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AD: Steve Vai for Ibanez
Light Without Heat Here’s Steve Vai at his most Steve-Vai-like, touting the Ibanez Jem 7VWH. Steve was embarking on the Sex & Religion journey at the time this ad appeared in Guitar for the… more →
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REVIEW: Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot I & II (1977, 1978)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: None of these people are Frankie BanaliNone of these people are Frankie Banali QUIET RIOT - Quiet Ri … more →
AD: Steve Vai for Ibanez
wrote 1 month ago: Light Without Heat Here’s Steve Vai at his most Steve-Vai-like, touting the Ibanez Jem 7VWH. S … more →
AD: Nuno Bettencourt for Washburn
wrote 2 months ago: 1991: Get the Funk Out In ’91 Extreme were still rolling with the success of the multi-platinu … more →
AD: J. Yuenger for Peavey
wrote 2 months ago: Jay Noel Yuenger Though this ad was still running in early ’97, White Zombie had issued their … more →
AD: Phil Collen for Jackson
wrote 2 months ago: Philip Kenneth Collen Def Leppard’s Phil Collen is a longtime Jackson man. This ad touting Col … more →
AD: Michael Hedges for Takamine
wrote 5 months ago: Michael Alden Hedges The inimitable Michael Hedges in a fitting Takamine ad. Hedges was between the … more →
AD: Mick Mars for Kramer
wrote 6 months ago: “… rock solid guitarist …” There’s lots of goofy text in this Kramer a … more →
AD: Michael Lee Firkins for Yamaha
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wrote 6 months ago: Michael Lee Firkins Have you ever listened to Michael Lee Firkins? You really should. This ad for th … more →
AD: Gibson Corvus, Challenger, Invader
wrote 6 months ago: “Ready to rock when you are.” The Gibson Corvus has to be one of the ugliest guitars eve … more →
AD: Jeff Worley and Jimmy Stiff of Jackyl for SIT strings
wrote 6 months ago: “POWER WOUND” Not sure how many endorsement deals Jackyl had in the ’90s, but this … more →
AD: Andy Timmons for Hughes & Kettner
wrote 7 months ago: “Guitar Wizard Andy Timmons” Ads featuring Andy Timmons are always a hit here at Pointy … more →
AD: Paul Gilbert for Fernandes
wrote 7 months ago: The Guy in Mr. Big May we never run out of classic Paul Gilbert ads. This one for the Fernandes Sust … more →
AD: Zakk Wylde for EMG Pickups
wrote 7 months ago: Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt Zakk Wylde has amassed quite the discography since first appearing on Ozzy … more →
AD: Kim Thayil for Ernie Ball Strings
wrote 7 months ago: Questions? In the chronology of Soundgarden, surely nothing can top 1994. That was the year of the 5 … more →
AD: John Christ for D'Aquisto Strings
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wrote 7 months ago: John Wolfgang Knoll Though Danzig isn’t mentioned, John Christ was still very much a part of t … more →
AD: Paul Gilbert for Laney
wrote 8 months ago: “British watts are louder” Here’ the Union Jack draped Paul Gilbert with a monolit … more →
AD: Dweezil Zappa for Peavey
wrote 8 months ago: The former Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa. Here’s our first example of any Zappa in the epheme … more →
AD: Earl Slick and Kevin Russell for Guild
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wrote 8 months ago: The guitarists of NYC Earl Slick has had a long and storied career playing his own music and joining … more →
AD: Jesse Pintado for DOD
wrote 8 months ago: Jesus Ernesto Pintado Andrade I don’t recall grindcore legend Jesse Pintado, RIP, being in man … more →
