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Clapton Interviews and Gear, 1967 and 1976

Posted by admin in Monday, April 19th 2010   
Topics: ES-335, Eric Clapton, Ernie Ball/Music Man, Music Man, Strat    
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‘Cocaine’ Rig Photo!

I’ve been sort of back-of-the-mind obsessed with (really more like “puzzled by”) Eric Clapton for a bit now. Ever since I saw him play on Joe Bonamassa’s Albert Hall DVD. I mean, there’s ERIC CLAPTON! – the fact that he’s Eric Clapton is cool on its own, but I wanted him to thrill [...]

The ‘Dark’ Bonamassa Interview, Part 2

Posted by admin in Thursday, March 11th 2010   
Topics: Bogner, Ernie Ball/Music Man, Joe Bonamassa, Les Paul, Marshall, Music Man, Paul Kossoff, Van Weelden    
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Part 1 of this interview was about the music Joe Bonamassa has been recording lately. In part 2 below, it’s all about tone and gear (yeah!). Joe has a great ear for tone (for woody tone), so it’s always interesting to see what he has to say.
WoodyTone: There’s Black Rock, Black Country and now I’m [...]

Roger Fisher’s ‘Barracuda’ Gear (and Other Tidbits)

Posted by admin in Friday, December 4th 2009   
Topics: Bassman, Celestion speakers, Howard Leese, KISS, Music Man, Roger Fisher, Strat, Telecaster    
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Howard Leese’s Gear Too; Replace Ace?

To me, the Heart tune “Barracuda” is one of those perfect songs. Everything’s great: guitar, drums (watch it on YouTube) and the singing, which is just amazing. We’ve all heard the song hundreds of times, but there’s precious little about the gear Roger Fisher and fellow guitarist Howard Leese used [...]

Perry and Whitford Gear Post-Toys Live (1975) and Beyond

Posted by admin in Wednesday, August 12th 2009   
Topics: Ampeg, BC Rich, Bill Lawrence, Brad Whitford, JBL speakers, Joe Perry, MXR, Marshall, Music Man, Strat    
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It’s tough to pin down the Aerosmith guys as far as what guitars were used when because they definitely didn’t stick with any one instrument too long, even during any given concert. But amp-wise, after Toys they switched over to the new-at-the-time Music Man amps which had 6L6 power tubes (like Fenders) but solid-state preamps.