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Ronnie James Dio : 1942 – 2010 – RIP
Gear-Vault is sad to report the passing of a true rock legend. Ronnie James Dio, noted heavy metal vocalist with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band, Dio, has succumbed to the stomach cancer he […]
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Puddle of Mudd – Guitarist Paul Phillips
Ground Zero- Traverse City, Michigan — The meeting of Puddle of Mudd’s guitarist, Paul Phillips… and crew. Wow, what a night! And boy do I have a story to tell. I wanted to publish a […]
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Playing Other People’s Music vs Playing Your Own
One of the biggest divides in this thing of ours is between those who play their own original material and those who play other people’s songs in cover bands. If you believe the arguments that […]
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Why Won’t The Blues Evolve – The Rebutal
I must admit, I was kind of happy to discover that fellow music scribe Sarssipius, who writes for muzicosphere.com, took enough gentlemanly issue with my “Why Won’t The Blues Evolve” piece that ran here on […]
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Slash Plays The Godfather Theme Song on Guitar
Ex- Guns N Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist, Slash, plays an eerie cover from the 1972 Italian-American mob flick, The Godfather. You’ll notice Slash’s tempo on guitar is a bit faster than the original […]
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How To Become A Successful Music Artist
Music is a funny thing. From the time we are first inspired to pick up the guitar or any other instrument, most of us dream of stardom as a musician. Our fantasies are filled with […]
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Fight Club: Chops vs. Heart – The Age-Old Question
When it comes to guitar playing, there seem to be two main camps that most of us fall into: those that value chops and technically-based music and those who prefer more simple, earthier, played-from-the-heart styles. […]
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You May Be a Poseur
You know Jeff Foxworthy’s classic saying, “You may be a redneck”. . . routine? Listen to my version of the poseur signs. -If you grown a goatee and mustache because you thought it would look […]
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Why Won’t The Blues Evolve?
I love the blues. Blues was my favorite music for many years and I have played it, listened to it, supported it, and written about it. I also realize its historical importance as one of […]
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Is Angus Young Overrated?
The topic of Angus Young, who is, of course, the lead guitarist in everlasting rock gobstopper AC/DC, comes up frequently in guitar circles, both with students and with peers. There are a lot of folks […]