{{Short description|Canadian musical group}} {{Mcn|date=June 2025}}{{Infobox musical artist | name = Phono-Comb | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = Jad Fair & Phono-Comb | origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | genre = Surf rock, instrumental rock | years_active = {{Start date|1993}}–{{End date|1999}} | label = Touch & Go, Quarterstick, Shake the Record | associated_acts = Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet | website = | past_members = Don Pyle<br />Dallas Good<br />Reid Diamond<br />Beverly Breckenridge<br />Jad Fair }}
'''Phono-Comb''' was a Canadian instrumental/modern surf rock group that formed in 1993 in Toronto.
==History== Phono-Comb first materialized when Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet played with Jad Fair when he was performing in Toronto to promote a film about his band Half Japanese. Shadowy Men were planning a hiatus around this time, and guitarist Brian Connelly opted out of the planned follow-up recording project (although he is credited as a co-songwriter on all the songs). Don Pyle and Reid Diamond invited Dallas Good of The Sadies to step in, and 'Jad Fair & Phono-Comb' was born. They recorded a single in 1995 and a full-length album, ''Monsters, Lullabies...and the Occasional Flying Saucer'' in 1996. After this recording, Fair returned to his solo career, and the remaining trio recorded an instrumental single. In 1996, they added Beverly Breckenridge (of Fifth Column) on bass, and Reid Diamond switched over to guitar. As a quartet, they recorded a CD, ''Fresh Gasoline'' with Steve Albini producing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phono-Comb Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/phono-comb-mn0002295469 |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> The band toured throughout North America and one of their songs was featured on the soundtrack of the documentary film ''Pitch''. Reid Diamond died of cancer in February 2001. Dallas Good died from a heart condition in February 2022.
==Members== ''Jad Fair & Phono-Comb:'' *Jad Fair - vocals *Dallas Good - guitar, also with The Sadies *Don Pyle - drums, formerly with Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet *Reid Diamond - bass, formerly with Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
''Phono-Comb:'' *Dallas Good - guitar *Don Pyle - drums *Reid Diamond - bass, switching to guitar when Beverly Breckenridge joined the band. *Beverly Breckenridge - bass, formerly with Fifth Column
==Discography== ''Jad Fair & Phono-Comb:'' *1995 ''In A Haunted House'' 7" Derivative Records *1996 ''Monsters, Lullabies...and the Occasional Flying Saucer'', CD, Shake the Record
''Phono-Comb:'' *1996 ''The Crass And The Switchblade'' 7" Touch & Go/Quarterstick *1996 ''Fresh Gasoline'', Touch & Go/Quarterstick
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/phono-comb-p206174 Phono-Comb] at allmusic *[http://search.canoe-inc.com/jam/search?q=Phono-Comb&ie=ISO-8859-1 Phono-Comb] at Jam! *[http://www.southern.com/southern/band/PHONO/biog.html Southern Records' Phono-Comb biography] *[http://www.tgrec.com/bands/band/php?id=60 ''Fresh Gasoline'' Review] *[http://shadowy.brainiac.com/ The Shadowy Site On A Shadowy Web] (Unofficial Shadowy Men Home Page with a section on Phono-Comb)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phono Comb}} Category:Musical groups established in 1993 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1999 Category:Rock music groups from Toronto Category:Canadian indie rock groups Category:Touch and Go Records artists Category:Canadian instrumental rock musical groups Category:1993 establishments in Ontario Category:1999 disestablishments in Ontario Category:Quarterstick Records artists