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Gotta love those MiJ Les Pauls! Picked up an Edwards Sykes clone a couple of years back. Totally scratched my Les Paul itch. Paid about 1/3 what a decent Gibson would’ve cost. Had Graph Tech nut and saddles installed, so it’d stay in tune. Swapped out the Duncan SH-6 at the bridge, for a Pariah...

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Scarified

It was killer. Getting to see those guys play thst shit live, was insane. My amigo, who was a photographer, and I, snuck in his camera and a lens, in our jacket collars under our hair. So, he got the photos. I saw Cacophony about a year later in SF. No photos, sadly.

From the Racer X show, at The Omni, in Oakland, 1988. We were right down in front.

My Top 10(in no order) EVH George Lynch Eric Johnson Steve Vai Allan Holdsworth Jeff Beck Shawn Lane Michael Schenker And for 9 and 10, all the players from Shrapnel’s golden era ‘85-‘95.

Works for me.

I have a Duncan “Alternstive 8” in my LTD Desert Eagle. I like it. It’s sorta dark sounding, and it’s pretty hot. But, I would think it would work really well for modern metal applications.

At least Ed was playing loud enough to cover the acoustic sound of his guitar.

Cool! Thanks for digging that up!

Yeah. As I said, it’s been a looooooooooong time since I read those first 2 GP interviews. As for getting the classic early VH tone, the closest I’ve ever gotten to the tone that inspired me to play guitar, is with my Bogner Helios 100, on 30w setting, no preamp EQ, hot input, 70s setting...

Ed mentioned that Marshall PA amp in his 1980 Guitar Player interview. It was the house PA amp from the Rose Palace in Pasadena. Interesting. *i’m probably remembering this wrong, it’s been over 40 years…

Play acoustic guitar.

In no order; Van Halen II-it’s the album that made me want to play guitar. Allan Holdsworth-“IOU” Jeff Beck-“There and Back” Yngwie Malmsteen-“Rising Force” Lynch Mob-“Wicked Sensation” Steve Vai-“Passion & Warfare” Racer X-“Second Heat” Eric Johnson-“ACL ‘88” Haji’s Kitchen-s/t: the album that...

At about 3:08, Holdsworth doing his subtle whammy bar magic. However, Mr.Vai earned my undying fandom with this little number.

I’d like to think that every time I sit down to play/practice, I get a little better. Even after playing for 45+ years, I am trying to play new things.

Yep. I use the Eventide Micropitch.

Oh, what color is the guitar itself? Ibanez Deep Tide Blue.

It’s sorta darkish. Not cosmo black.

Ibanez 2027XL