Browsing all articles from January, 2011
Jan
24

Jimmy Page Vs Pete Townshend

Jimmy Page Vs Pete Townshend

Here we have an old-school battle coming from two masters of their craft. Both have had tremendous impact on music even today, and both were parts of epic bands – Led Zepplin for Jimmy and The Who for Pete.

Both displayed a sense of style while playing on stage that truly set them apart from their contemporaries. Both play with seemingly reckless abandon, yet it’s entirely under control due to their years of practice.

Jimmy:

Pete:

Who was more influential? Who is the one you’d want to hear play live?

Jan
20

Angus Young Vs Ace Frehley

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Angus Young Vs Ace Frehley

Here we have two of the thumpiest guitar players around. With AC/DC, you know that you’ll get pounding, driven riffs with blazing solos from Angus. When Ace was with KISS, besides creating all the killer licks and leads, there was the “entertaining the crowd” element always present.

While Ace enjoyed some success with his solo projects, he is still primarily remembered and regarded as part of the original KISS line-up.

Angus:

Ace:

Who do you think is the better guitarist?

Jan
4

Buckethead vs. Slash

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Here is another match in which I am completely biased towards one contestant over the other. So, I’ll leave it up to you, dear reader, to determine the winner.

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Jan
3

MXR M-116 Fullbore Metal Distortion Effect Pedal

This pedal finally puts to rest the aging Boss MT-2 Metal Zone pedal. Solid construction and a sound to match. Full control over the mid tone without getting unnatural tones. Palm mutes like a Marshall Lead. It’s found a permanent place on my pedal board.

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