Career
He played guitar in British rock band from 2006 to 2012. During the recording of "s second album, Empire, Christopher Karloff, one of the band"s guitarists and songwriters, left the band due to "creative and artistic differences". Jay Mehler was his replacement.
While he is not credited on Empire, Jay plays on the b-sides to the singles released off the album and also features in the video for the song "Empire".
On March 7, 2013, it was announced that Jay was leaving and had joined on bass guitar, filling the void left by previous bassist Jeff Wootton. Mehler stayed with the band until its disbandment in October 2014.
Jay utilises Gretsch guitars live accompanied by Vox amplifiers, notably the AC30CC2X. He also has been seen utilising Marshall Bluesbreakers. He uses a Blackstar HT-Dual pedal to create his tone, with him saying the pedal is the "base of his live sound".
He has also been seen using a Univibe pedal, a Boss TR-2 Tremolo, a Boss tuner and the Small Clone and Small Stone from Electro Harmonix.