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Vernon Reid of Living Colour - gear?


Jerry

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In February of 1981 who was the best guitarist in the world? In 1979 it was Eddie VH, in 1981 Randy would smoke his ass any stage, any time, anywhere.

 

 

Doesn't mean his tone was good:cop:

 

Jimi Hendrix kicked all sorts of guitar ass but I still think his tone isn't great

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Billy, that rig is definitely pre'93.

 

His '94-'9? rig was much simpler than the 3 refrigerator rig.:

 

triaxis

GSP2101

Mesa amp switcher

Lexi Jam Man

Eventide Harmonizer

Lexicon PCM multi fx unit

Mesa simul 2:90

 

cabs = whatever the venue gave him to use.

 

 

This was from the '94 GW buyer's guide.

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yeah, that solo in Cult of Personality sucks hard. He came up with cool riffs, but soloing on those LC albums are for the most part- terrible.

 

I saw Corey Glover live a few years back, and his guitarist had 10 times more taste, technique, and feel when it came to soloing.

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The Cult of Personality solo is fantastic. He was going for a very frenetic sound and he nailed it. SRV style pentatonic wanking wouldnt have worked in that song.

Anyone who thinks that he was not going for that specific sound (ie. was picking faster than he was technically capable of) has not seen him live.

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