Article and photos: http://bit.ly/KissRR Not many bands can claim as much influence on today’s hard rock and metal scene as the makeup-wearing, blood-spitting, pyro-shooting foursome. PG caught up with current guitarist Tommy Thayer, along with Francis and Michael Berger, to…
Month: October 2014
Dave’s Guitar Shop Tour
Jump ahead to your favorite brand/make: 08:51 — Fender Telecaster (vintage) 17:01 — Fender Stratocaster (vintage) 20:56 — Gretsch (vintage) 26:01 — Rickenbacker (vintage) 27:34 — Martin (vintage) 31:39 — Gibson Hollowbodies (vintage) 35:22 — Gibson Les Pauls (vintage) 38:24…
Rig Rundown – Brand New’s Jesse Lacey and Vincent Accardi
Article and Photos: http://bit.ly/BrandNewRR On July 7, 2014, Premier Guitar met with Jesse Lacey and his tech Joe Cannetti, and lead guitarist Vincent Accardi of the Long Island alt-rockers Brand New before their show in Louisville, Kentucky. Lacey spilled the…
Rig Rundown – Queen’s Brian May
Article and photos: http://bit.ly/BrianMayRR If there was a Mount Rushmore of British guitar heroes, undoubtedly, Queen’s Brian May would grace that mountain. We caught up with May and his longtime guitar tech Pete Malandrone on Queen’s summer tour with Adam…
Rig Rundown – Carlos Santana
Article and photos: http://bit.ly/SantanaRR On April 23, 2014, Premier Guitar met with Carlos Santana’s guitar tech, Ed Adair, before a show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Adair walked us through Santana’s collection of custom PRS guitars, a Pete Cornish-…