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Black F-ing Dog! Jimmy Used…No Amp

Posted by admin in Friday, July 2nd 2010   
Topics: Jimmy Page/Zep, John Bonham, Les Paul    
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F the iPod, my brothers. Nothing sounds as good as blasting tunes out of speakers, particularly in the car. I don’t know what it is – the enclosed space, the audio engineering, the proliferation of high-end audio stuff in vehicles…. Don’t know and don’t care. The bottom line for me is that when I crank [...]

What Else Affects Tone? A Great Drummer

Posted by admin in Thursday, December 31st 2009   
Topics: Alex Van Halen, John Bonham    
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Bonzo! Alex!
When you’re pondering how to improve your tone and playing next year, think about this: It’s inspiring to play with a good drummer. You might play differently, you might be inspired to new heights in riff-dom and all that could change your tone – much of which is in your fingers anyway.