Man Jim's voice is so dependable. I don't think I've ever heard him fuck up in a live vid. Saw JEW live a few months ago and their performance was without fault
Jim Adkins, along with Ben Gibbard from Death Cab, Chris Martin from Coldplay, and Dave Elkins of Mae, all have (in my opinion) a unique vocal separation from most other artists today. Which is why I love all their bands so much.
@NoWhErEoUtThErE If I'm remembering correctly, it's just a trusty '91 Studio model. Nothing special. But he's also got a '70s goldtop Deluxe that he used to use live for songs in open E tuning, and a '70s plaintop Junior that was his main Bleed American era live guitar. I guess now he strictly uses his custom Telecasters. He used to use an American Std Tele back in the early days.
@ScottLowry41988 Yeah, just looks like a LP studio to me, but the finish on it doesn't look like it has the gloss like mine does. It's definitely not one of the "faded" ones that they started making around 2001ish or so.