Nice update from the rehearsals for the upcoming tour:
I was at one of their rehearsal's a few weeks ago and then todays was the full production run at a arena here in LA. I have to say, these guys got it together! All three guitar players are just monsters who each stand on their own as players, and then play really well as a unit. What's also cool is the fact that they are all quite humble and good people. For any skeptics, I can assure you that they treat the early hit's with respect by keeping the parts true to the record, yet with their own vibe and flare.
On to the fun stuff....
Richard Fortus is using his
Jose Marshall ('73 I think) paired with a
Friedman Marsha as well as
Friedman modded
Randall Modules...powered with a
Randall RT-2 poweramp. He has a few pedals incorporated and all of the above is racked and switched via a custom system built by
Dave. He is using two iso cabs with Golds and G12H's. He has a load of cool guitars including a
Chet A. Gretsch, 335, tele's, and LP's.
DJ Ashba is their newest guitarist and sounds amazing as well. He also nails the 'classic'
GN'R tones via another
Marsha paired with a
Boogie Dual Rect.
The Boogie feeds a 4x12 with Golds while the
Marsha is using V30's. He plays a variety of LP's. He's also quite a talented businessman as his graphics company did a lot of artwork for the
Virgin Mega Stores and another one of his clients is
Ovation (plus many others). Not bad for a rock star!
Many here know
Bumblefoot and his playing famously sick! He relies on his
Engl heads through
Marshall 4x12 (may be using and iso but I did not have a tour of his set up. Guitar wise he sticks with is
Vigier's....both standards as well as his double neck with the fretless.
They all share lead duties and then rhythm wise,
Richard covers the
"Izzy" vibe with his various guitars.
DJ nails the
Slash vibe, and
Bumblefoot sits between them.
The rest of them are very solid as well.
CREDITS:
TGPWebzine &
GNRDaily
