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Posted by admin in Friday, May 21st 2010
Vivian Campbell’s Dio-Era Gear Details
Posted by admin in Wednesday, May 19th 2010
Long Live Dio! \m/ \m/
As a tribute to the recent passing of Ronnie James Dio (RIP RJD), I thought it would be good to take a look back at the gear a young and fiery Vivian Campbell used on the classic early ’80s Dio albums Holy Diver and The Last in Line. Tone-wise not the [...]
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