This Eddie Van Halen biography and tone guide looks at classic Eddie Van Halen amp settings, Van Halen guitar tone and guitar gear behind the brown sound, then follows his journey from a Dutch childhood and Pasadena garage bands to reinventing rock guitar with Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen amp settings and guitar tone at…
This Stevie Ray Vaughan biography follows his journey from Dallas and Austin clubs to leading the 1980s blues revival, and looks closely at the guitar tone, gear and touch that made his Texas blues sound a reference point for players from John Mayer to modern Strat fanatics. Early life and first steps in Texas Stephen…
Guide to John Mayer electric guitar tone: the Strat-style guitars he plays, what guitar John Mayer uses today, plus his amps, pedals and a short bio from Connecticut clubs to worldwide success. John Mayer electric guitar and tone at a glance If you had to sum up John Mayer guitar tone in one sentence, it…
This guide to David Gilmour guitar tone follows his journey from Cambridge to worldwide fame with Pink Floyd, his solo career and the guitars, amps, effects and tone settings that made his melodic solos some of the most recognisable sounds in rock history. Early life and musical beginnings David Jon Gilmour was born on 6…
This Mark Knopfler biography follows his journey from Glasgow and the North East of England to worldwide fame with Dire Straits, his long solo career and the guitar tone and gear that made his fingerstyle sound so distinctive. Early life and background Mark Freuder Knopfler was born on 12 August 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland. His…