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Fast Eddie Clarke’s Loud Rock Rig

Fast Eddie Clarke’s Loud Rock Rig

A buddy of mine recently bought the track “Say What You Will” by Fastway. I remember when the video for that tune first came out – the Internet says it was 1983. Full into my Eddie Van Halen phase, I (and many others!) thought Fastway was “behind the times, man.” The guys looked “old” or […]

October 7, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
A Different Simple Rig: Robbie Blunt

A Different Simple Rig: Robbie Blunt

Do you know who Robbie Blunt is? Sure you do. He’s the guit-slinger who played in Robert Plant’s band during the “Big Log” era – the less-mature of us never forgetting that name because in high school it meant a turd in a bowl (snicker).

September 23, 2010 | By | 8 Replies More
EVH’s 2008 Rig Details, Photos

EVH’s 2008 Rig Details, Photos

The one and only Edward Van Halen was roundly criticized for his tone on the most recent VH tour. (Everyone’s a critic on the interweb!) I was at two shows on that tour, one in New Jersey (sounded bad), one in Madison Square Garden (sounded good). Neither guitar tone sounded particularly warm, but then again, […]

September 9, 2010 | By | 4 Replies More
Steve Morse’s Volume/Expression Pedal Setup

Steve Morse’s Volume/Expression Pedal Setup

First of all, Steve Morse! How ’bout it! Love the guy’s playing. Sick, sick stuff, brilliant playing, seen him many a time, mostly with the Steve Morse Band. I watched a recent vid (below) of Steve’s tech, Tommy Alderson, running through Steve’s rig.

August 19, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
You Can/Can’t Sound Like EVH

You Can/Can’t Sound Like EVH

The latest of the perennial debates about Edward Van Halen’s early tone/rig, the post You Too Can Sound Like Angus and this AmpGAS! post got me thinking: Can anyone with decent chops – say, “Running With the Devil,” “You Really Got Me,” “Dance the Night Away,” maybe “Everybody Wants Some” and “Unchained” – get close […]

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Show Review: Jimmy Somma and The Doors

Show Review: Jimmy Somma and The Doors

And the Skinny on Robby Krieger’s Rigs So there I am at New Jersey’s infamous Starland Ballroom, in scenic Sayreville NJ, on Friday night. I’m there to see the band Wiser Time, with Jimmy Somma of Sommatone amps on lead guitar. I’m there because Wiser Time is a very cool classic rock, Black Crowes-ish band, […]

June 14, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
Getting AC/DC Tones for Black Robot

Getting AC/DC Tones for Black Robot

More Volume, Less Volume Knob… What is Black Robot? If you guessed a Japanese comic book, you’d be…wrong. It’s an LA-based band, a new one but made up of veteran players who wanted to make classic-sounding rock. And they did, thanks in large part to producer Dave Cobb. Dave is a kung fu master of […]

May 24, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
Vivian Campbell’s Dio-Era Gear Details

Vivian Campbell’s Dio-Era Gear Details

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 […]

May 19, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Carlos Cavazo Details His Ratt Gear

Carlos Cavazo Details His Ratt Gear

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 […]

April 30, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
PG’s Eye-Opening Townshend Interview

PG’s Eye-Opening Townshend Interview

Advised Hendrix On His Rig? Pete Townshend could never be accused of understating things. In some ways he always seems like the classic artist, in the “here’s the way I see it and F you if you don’t like it” sense. In a new-ish and excellent PremierGuitar.com interview, Pete is all that and says some […]

March 22, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
Jake E. Lee’s Badlands Tone: Woody or Not?

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

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 […]

February 5, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
Black Country! And the ‘New’ Old Marshall…

Black Country! And the ‘New’ Old Marshall…

Have you heard about Black Country yet? This is the newly announced band with Joe Bonamassa (awesome chops and tone), Jason Bonham (awesome kabooming beats and tone), Glenn Hughes (awesome song magic) and Derek Sherinian (awesome augmentation, if you dig keys). Kevin Shirley is producing, and not only does he produce Joe but also has […]

January 20, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
Semi-Lost Interview: Rhoads on His Gear

Semi-Lost Interview: Rhoads on His Gear

I’ve been a Randy Rhoads fan ever since I heard the Blizzard of Ozz album. Many people can say the same thing. I’ve read all the guitar magazine interviews (Guitar Player only?) with Randy, and while I can’t quote from them verbatim, I know the gist of his gear details. It also seems to me […]

October 27, 2009 | By | 2 Replies More