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Carlos Cavazo Details His Ratt Gear

Posted by admin in Friday, April 30th 2010   
Topics: Blackstar, Boss/Roland, Carlos Cavazo, Celestion speakers, DiMarzio, Gibson, Ibanez effects, Jackson guitars, Marshall, Rotosound, Soldano    
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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 different [...]

DETAILED Warren DeMartini Gear Rundown

Posted by admin in Monday, April 12th 2010   
Topics: Celestion speakers, Charvel, Diezel, Rotosound, Seymour Duncan, Soldano, Warren DeMartini    
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Part 2 (Here’s Part 1)
Warren DeMartini is yet another example of the fact that much of someone’s tone is in the hands. I say that because Warren played an alder/maple/maple super strat with a Floyd Rose bridge and Seymour Duncan JB humbucker through a 100w Marshall head into Marshall cabs. A typical setup for the [...]

Warren DeMartini Talks ‘Infestation’ and Gear

Posted by admin in Friday, April 9th 2010   
Topics: Carlos Cavazo, Charvel, Diezel, Soldano, Warren DeMartini    
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Part 1
Warren DeMartini (yeah!) – one of the best, tastiest guitar-slingers from the ’80s – has a new album out, Ratt’s Infestation. Is his playing still tasty? Yep. Fluid and fleet? You bet. The album’s good, Warren’s playing is great as usual, and I wanted to talk to him about it. The folks at Roadrunner [...]

Gov’t Mule’s By a Thread: Tone to the Bone!

Posted by admin in Thursday, November 19th 2009   
Topics: CD/DVD, Casear Diaz, Gibson, Les Paul, Marshall, Soldano, Tone Tubby, Warren Haynes    
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There’s more woody tone in Gov’t Mule’s new By a Thread CD than in just about any album I can think of off the top of my head since the ’70s (maybe Derek Trucks’ latest?). Many other albums have great tones, but it’s pretty rare that everything sounds this woody in a vintage rock way. [...]

Mick Mars Uses Vintage Gear: Who Knew?

Posted by admin in Wednesday, July 29th 2009   
Topics: Celestion speakers, Charvel, Eventide, Marshall, Mick Mars, Rivera, Soldano, Strat, Vox    
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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 [...]

Warren Haynes’ Current Gear

Posted by admin in Monday, May 18th 2009   
Topics: Caesar Diaz, Celestion speakers, Firebird, Les Paul, Marshall, PRS, SG, Soldano, Speakers, Warren Haynes    
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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 WoodyTone.
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