# Quicksand's Guitar Shift

> Quicksand's guitarist finds lighter guitar after airline accident lawsuit.
- Title: Quicksand's Guitar Shift · Guitar World | Shortify
- Summary: Quicksand's guitarist finds lighter guitar after airline accident lawsuit. Quicksand's guitarist Walter Schreifels bought a Japanese-made Greco Les Paul copy…
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- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/quicksand-bring-on-the-physics
- Published: 2026-10-05T11:04:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: quicksand, walter schreifels, sergio vega, les paul, gibson, greco, airline accident, lawsuit
## Quicksand releases third album
Quicksand released their third album of its second act, Bring On the Psychics, in July after a hiatus.
## Guitarist Schreifels finds urgency
Guitarist Walter Schreifels says Quicksand wants to make urgent, live-like music that feels most calibrated.
## Schreifels draws from past bands
Schreifels finds inspiration for Bring On the Psychics from his late-eighties hardcore bands Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits.
## Schreifels' guitar sound
Schreifels plays with an Angus Young / Jimmy Page combo sound in a hardcore style for distorted yet clear guitar tones.
## Vega uses Bass VI
Bassist Sergio Vega plays a Fender Bass VI in the outro of Regenerate to create a drone effect.
## Schreifels buys Greco Les Paul
Schreifels bought a Japanese-made Greco Les Paul copy after an airline lost his Gibson Les Paul Custom in a lawsuit.
## Key takeaway

Quicksand's guitarist Walter Schreifels bought a Japanese-made Greco Les Paul copy after an airline lost his Gibson Les Paul Custom, which he says is lighter and has more soul than traditional Les Pauls.