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Review: EVH Frankie Pickup Worth Every Penny

Review: EVH Frankie Pickup Worth Every Penny

Ed’s Sound: Priceless If you’re a fan of Edward Van Halen, ask yourself this question: How much money would you pay for a pickup that EVH personally designed with Seymour Duncan? Bear in mind that good humbuckers can cost anywhere from $40-$50 made by single-person boutique shops to $75-ish for a Duncan or DiMarizio, to […]

March 30, 2009 | By | 16 Replies More
Lynch Rock Tone, Vintage-Style Gear

Lynch Rock Tone, Vintage-Style Gear

George Lynch of Dokken fame tends to provoke fairly strong like/don’t like reactions from guitar-slingers. I’m a little perplexed by that, probably because I’m in the “like” camp. Obviously George can play like a house on fire, and his work with Dokken and particularly on the first Lynch Mob disc is simply great. He has […]

January 28, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
End-Of-Year News: Becker, Vai, Lynch, GNR

End-Of-Year News: Becker, Vai, Lynch, GNR

Kind of a news round-up: New Jason Becker Guitar (and more) If you don’t know who Jason Becker is, do a Google search on him. He went from being one of the hottest six-string gunners on the planet to one of the most enlightened human beings on the planet (which would you rather be?). The […]

December 31, 2008 | By | 1 Reply More
Attack of the Pick

Attack of the Pick

Years ago I was watching a Steve Morse instructional video (yes, on VHS) in which he talked about how he holds his pick. Specifically, if I remember right, he holds it with his thumb and first two fingers — contrary to the grip 99% of people seem to use, which is thumb and first (pointer) […]

October 20, 2008 | By | 3 Replies More