Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound like Your Favorite Players
by Pete Prown, Lisa Sharken
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Author: Lisa Sharken, Pete PrownEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-06
ISBN: 087930751X
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Backbeat Books
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Book Review: Informative book and good transaction!
Summary: 4 Stars
Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends is a handy guide to the setups t hat some prominent rock and roll stars use. I found it to be very elucidating.
The setup that seemed the most exotic was that of Yngwie Malmsteen. His gear was set up in a recursive format. (That's a $500 word so look it up). You practically need a degree in Engineering to follow his setup's diagram and I got a headache until I finally understood the whole thing
Malmsteen was never my favorite guitarist. I like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix more and MXR made Eddie's pedals in the old days. Nowadays, Dunlop took over MXR and reissued a whole bunch of the gear EVH uses. As a side note, the late Randy Rhoads also used the MXR pedals like the Distortion + and I had one of those back in the early `80s. Zakk Wylde also uses the MXR Distortion + and I like some of his guitar work like the stuff on No Rest for the Wicked like, Devil's Daughter.
Personally, I would have liked to see a review of pedals that is general in nature and not just based on what some Guitar God uses. Guitar World magazine puts out a yearly guide, the new guide is out right now, but they didn't review a lot of equipment and I was not happy to see that a lot of companies were not featured and some companies that were featured didn't have their whole catalog in the magazine.
I like Boss pedals although I have owned some MXR stuff like the Distortion + I mentioned above and the MXR Flanger. I had some Ibanez stuff but phased their stuff out when I realized that Boss' stuff, although somewhat more expensive, was worth the difference in price. Boss's stuff s really good and these days, I use pedals made by Johnson a new company on the block.
I had the legendary Boss DM-2 Analog Delay pedal but I sold it when I needed to raise some cash. Boss discontinued the analog delay pedal (digital delays took over but a lot of people clamored for the return of the better analog wares) and so did most companies but finally some companies reissued them. Johnson has one and it's dirt-cheap. It cost me less than $45 shipped. I got it on Amazon too. I reviewed it too so look my review up.
I also got Johnson's wonderful Stereo Chorus pedal that has 5 controls and cost me 55 bucks shipped when MXR's similar pedal cost about 3 times that. There are savings to be had if you know where to look.
One of the really good things is that the pedals used by our favorite guitarists can be purchased in any music store or here on Amazon. In other words, even though Eddie made millions in the music industry, he buys pedals that are easy to procure, within most people's budget and are accessible to all.
There's a story that Ted Nugent of Cat Scratch Fever fame, went backstage to see Eddie's set up and he was amazed that he used common guitar effects. Eddie told Nugent that the secret to his music is in his fingers and not in guitar electronics. So there is hope for all of us!
Summary of Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound like Your Favorite Players
Explore the sounds of more than 30 guitar legends, from '50s rock'n'rollers to today's nu-metal practitioners. You'll discover the secrets of their classic tones, learn how they played their most famous rhythms and leads, and find out what gear they used to forge their unique styles. The CD walks you tone-by-tone through licks that characterize the signature sounds of: Clapton, Santana, Dave Matthews, Metallica, Van Halen, Korn, Bill Gibbons, Hendrix, Dimebag Darrell and others. Also includes essential discographies for each artist.Guitar Books
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