Geared Up: Mt.Onsra Guitarist Russell Cleave on His Favourite Guitars and Dream Set-Up

Simon Allen and Russell Cleave, aka Mt.Onsra, started their musical journey and friendship in 1995; however, it took a global pandemic before the pair would sit down and write a song together. That song became ten songs, which resulted in their debut album, Written In Silence. Building on that debut and their wealth of talent, the pair of multi-instrumentalists took a similarly organic approach to writing the follow-up, Sacred Time, a raw, soul-searching album which saw release late last month through their own South of Devon Records. Following the album’s release, V13 sat down with the guitarist for the latest Geared Up to discuss the set-up he used to record Sacred Time and the gear he used to nerd out about as a kid. First things first: what’s your current setup? Russell Cleave: “I play...

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