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Tipton’s ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Comin” Gear

Posted by admin in Thursday, August 12th 2010   
Topics: DiMarzio, Echoplex, Judas Priest/Tipton/Downing, MXR, Marshall, Rocktron, SG, Strat    
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Cool riff, cool tune, cool lead and a WET tone. That’s what I hear and have always heard in the Judas Priest tune “Another Thing Comin’,” off 1982’s Screaming for Vengeance.
While I of course know it’s a two-guitar band, I always think of the chords/riff and Glenn Tipton’s solo on this tune, hence the look [...]

Vivian Campbell’s Dio-Era Gear Details

Posted by admin in Wednesday, May 19th 2010   
Topics: Boss/Roland, DiMarzio, Les Paul, Marshall, Seymour Duncan, Vivian Campbell    
1 Comment 1,425 views

Long Live Dio! \m/ \m/
As a tribute to the recent passing of Ronnie James Dio (RIP RJD), I thought it would be good to take a look back at the gear a young and fiery Vivian Campbell used on the classic early ’80s Dio albums Holy Diver and The Last in Line. Tone-wise not the [...]

Carlos Cavazo Details His Ratt Gear

Posted by admin in Friday, April 30th 2010   
Topics: Blackstar, Boss/Roland, Carlos Cavazo, Celestion speakers, DiMarzio, Gibson, Ibanez effects, Jackson guitars, Marshall, Rotosound, Soldano    
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Part 2: Gibson V > Tube Screamer > Soldano, Blackstar
Part 1 of this WoodyTone interview with former Quiet Riot and current Ratt guitarist Carlos Cavazo was about Carlos joining the band and writing the new album. Here in part 2 it’s all about the gear details – interesting because Carlos’ Ratt tone is quite different [...]

Jake E. Lee’s Badlands Tone: Woody or Not?

Posted by admin in Friday, February 5th 2010   
Topics: Boss/Roland, DiMarzio, Electro-Voice speakers, Fender, Jake E. Lee, Marshall, Seymour Duncan    
1 Comment 1,494 views

As a kid in high school in the ’80s (early ’80s!), Jake E. Lee was on my list of favorite guitarists – another one of the seemingly endless supply of amazing, cool-looking axemen coming out of LA. I wondered how Ozzy found these guys: Were they lined up on street corners? Hanging out under palm [...]

Dave Hlubek’s ‘Flirtin’ With Disaster’ Tone

Posted by admin in Wednesday, September 16th 2009   
Topics: DiMarzio, Explorer, Hamer, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Peavey, Seymour Duncan    
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And Why Hatchet’s First Album Sounded Like Skynyrd
I still love Molly Hatchet’s tune “Flirtin’ With Disaster”…and I know I’m not alone! A great song, fast tempo, some great guitar-playing, multiple leads – separated by the southern lead singer whistle which means “c’mon and play something” – harmony leads, it’s all there.
Tone of the woody variety [...]

Yngwie Can Play

Posted by admin in Tuesday, February 10th 2009   
Topics: Boss, Dean Markley, DiMarzio, Fender, Marshall, Strat, Yngwie Malmsteen    
1 Comment 331 views

Of course he can! But apparently there’s some doubt out there, as if all the stuff Yngwie Malmsteen does is “flash” or whatever. I’ve heard him get made fun of in some guitar and metalhead circles, and I have to wonder why.
Yeah, he has been conceited over the years, but that seems to have mellowed. [...]