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Mick Mars Uses Vintage Gear: Who Knew?

Mick Mars Uses Vintage Gear: Who Knew?

The September 2009 issue of Vintage Guitars magazine has Mick Mars of Motley Crue on the cover. My first thought was: Another guy who makes a lot of dough and buys a bunch of vintage stuff. But after reading the interview, I was surprised to find out that Mick actually uses this stuff, in the […]

July 29, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Alex Lifeson’s Permanent Waves Gear

Alex Lifeson’s Permanent Waves Gear

Vid: ‘The Spirit of Radio Lesson’ from Alex Even though I played in bands that copped multiple tunes off Rush’s Moving Pictures album, my favorite Rush album is Permanent Waves. The band was just on fire for that recording. Lots of energy, great parts, great arrangements that are complex yet understandable. Did I say great?

July 23, 2009 | By | 7 Replies More
Jimmy Page’s Heartbreaker Tone Details

Jimmy Page’s Heartbreaker Tone Details

Solid-State Amp; Heartbreaker Guitar Audio Below! Jimmy Page: Les Paul and Marshall plexi. Live, yes – mostly. Studio, no. And for Heartbreaker? Heck no, apparently.

July 21, 2009 | By | 5 Replies More
Gibbons: New Details on Pesos, 7s and…Amps?

Gibbons: New Details on Pesos, 7s and…Amps?

Uses Marshall Valvestates on Tour?! Yes, that’s right, Marshall Valvestates – if you can believe it. That’s what the Rev. BFG said (sort of…more below), among other things, in a recent audio interview on MusicRadar.com. Highlights of that interview are below. Hats off to Joe Bosso, who conducted the interview, for asking a few gear-related […]

July 6, 2009 | By | 4 Replies More
More Early EVH: First Frankie, Kramer Days, Studio/Pickup Tidbits

More Early EVH: First Frankie, Kramer Days, Studio/Pickup Tidbits

Wayne Charvel Suggested an Ash Body to Ed? Here are some more Edward Van Halen “back in the day” tidbits, though not as far back as last week’s article. We’ll go from farthest back to most recent. As with all Ed-related info, it’s best taken with a grain of salt because there’s been so much […]

June 29, 2009 | By | Reply More
Exclusive: Recollections About EVH’s Early Setup

Exclusive: Recollections About EVH’s Early Setup

One Man’s Recollections, Anyway… And: Why Ed Used a Variac and Greenbacks? [A quick request: Please do not copy and paste this entire post somewhere else. Thanks!] Not too long ago I had the pleasure of connecting with a guy who grew up with Eddie Van Halen. Ed went to the same high school, they […]

June 24, 2009 | By | 7 Replies More
Paul Kossoff’s ‘All Right Now’ Tone

Paul Kossoff’s ‘All Right Now’ Tone

Does Angus Channel Koss? Almost 40 years since it was released in 1970, and still one of the all-time classic tunes: Do I need to say more? You know the riff, you know how to play it (or think you do, sorta) and you might even think you know what Paul Kossoff used gear-wise: a […]

June 10, 2009 | By | 7 Replies More
Derek Trucks Tone Info and Arcane Tone Secrets

Derek Trucks Tone Info and Arcane Tone Secrets

Leaving the Allmans Soon? Lots of slide typically doesn’t do a whole lot for me. But I do love what Duane Allman, Sonny Landreth, Derek Trucks and a few others can do with a slide. They are truly expressing themselves, not just playing the guitar. And they’ve got TONE – of a Woody nature, of […]

June 1, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Rickey Medlocke on Blackfoot and Skynyrd

Rickey Medlocke on Blackfoot and Skynyrd

Part 1: Blackfoot and Skynyrd Gear I love Blackfoot. One of the best bands ever to be on a stage, period. If you missed ’em, I feel for you. It was all good ‘ol rock ‘n’ roll: loud, fast, Les Pauls and Explorers through Marshalls, hitting the skins hard. No BS, no ballads – during […]

May 22, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Warren Haynes’ Current Gear

Warren Haynes’ Current Gear

No Les Paul for the Dead Gibson.com continues to make every effort to do justice to musicians who play their instruments, the latest being an interview with Warren Haynes. Warren, as we all know, is a player’s player – meaning a working musician with lots of talent, a thirst for playing and an ear for […]

May 18, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Thin Lizzy: John Sykes and Scott Gorham Info

Thin Lizzy: John Sykes and Scott Gorham Info

No One Touches Sykes’ Les Paul! I happened upon a cool, recent interview on PremierGuitar.com of Scott Gorham. Good stuff there, but not a lot on his Thin Lizzy-era gear, maybe because it was Les Pauls and Marshalls and that’s it. But I had to find out, which led me to a Performing Musician interview […]

May 8, 2009 | By | Reply More
SICK Eric Johnson Vid!

SICK Eric Johnson Vid!

Diehard Eric Johnson fans may have seen this one, but then again maybe not. My buddy Sean (thanks man!) unearthed this gem deep on the Music123.com site – a vid of Eric going through his pedalboard, guitars and amps in the studio, and playing some stupidly amazing stuff.

May 1, 2009 | By | Reply More
Ritchie Blackmore’s Tone and More – part 1

Ritchie Blackmore’s Tone and More – part 1

Strat + Modded 200-Watt Marshall + Boost = Wood Before he got on his Medieval music trip, Ritchie Blackmore’s tone was all wood. I heard a Rainbow tune the other day on Internet radio, and I just sat there wondering how the heck he could get that fat tone out of a Strat’s bridge pickup. […]

April 20, 2009 | By | 7 Replies More
Concert Review: All Hail Beck!

Concert Review: All Hail Beck!

Wow. I caught Jeff Beck at the Scranton, Pa. Cultural Center last night on the first night of what looks like a short U.S. tour, and it was incredible.  Just absolutely mind-blowing.

April 7, 2009 | By | Reply More
Robin Trower’s Bridge of Sighs Gear

Robin Trower’s Bridge of Sighs Gear

The first time I heard Robin Trower, I had the same thought everyone probably did: That guy sounds like Hendrix. Actually, it may have been: That guy ripped off Hendrix! But man, Robin did it well because his tunes sounded so goooooooooood. If you don’t have Bridge of Sighs on CD, you must…go…get…it. Right now! […]

March 23, 2009 | By | 6 Replies More