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Long before mainman David Coverdale remoulded Whitesnake into the stadium-striding behemoth it is today, Bernie Marsden, alongside his equally revered guitar partner Micky Moody, were the blues-soaked drive and guts upon which a legend was built.
By 1985 Old Cov™ had decided that the band's new direction should include what turned out to be a constantly changing selection of the world's hottest guitarists - John Sykes, Steve Vai, Vivian Campbell and Adrian Vandenberg for starters - but more grizzled rock fans still wistfully recall the old days when Messers Marsden and Moody, both with late fifties Gibson Les Pauls in hand, ruled the roost.
This writer's second-ever gig was seeing Whitesnake on 11 June 1980 at the Birmingham Odeon. Support came from Gary Moore's G-Force...now there was s bill!
Here's one of Bernie's best and most famous solos from back in the day. Hardly Kitten's Got Claws, we'd venture...
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“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe
“Notes dance rhythmically, almost creating a reverb diffusion. Those notes are held together with tape-style effects”: Keeley Electronics and Andy Timmons unveil the Halo Core – same modulated dual echo magic, simplified controls
