Vinnie DeMasiSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Vinnie DeMasi Alex Skolnick: My Career in Five Songs By Vinnie DeMasi published 21 September 20 Preamp abuse, bebop scales and flamenco guitar duos! The Testament guitarist explores key tracks from his career. Hamish Anderson on Taking Blues out of the Box in Search of Something Spiritual By Vinnie DeMasi published 7 August 20 Hamish Anderson is finding new, thrilling ways to put his signature spin on the blues, but it all goes back to the Kings. How to Hack the Five Pentatonic Scale Shapes By Vinnie DeMasi published 11 June 20 Learn how to use the five pentatonic box shapes in real-time soloing over a groove or song. Vinnie Moore: My Career in Five Songs By Vinnie DeMasi published 28 April 20 UFO's shredder-in-chief talks us through the tracks that define his discography and capture a super-gifted player at his best Spruce Up Your Pentatonic Scales with Note-Repositioning By Vinnie DeMasi published 17 April 20 Conceptualizing your scales as a collection of notes that relate to one another and not just as a set pattern to be played in position by rote can open up a number of musical doors Exploring Ty Tabor's Guitar Magic By Vinnie DeMasi published 16 April 20 Although he remains something of an unsung hero outside of rock circles, Tabor’s sonic innovations have become permanent parts of the heavy guitar lexicon. Decoding the 12-String Tapestry of Early Genesis By Vinnie DeMasi published 16 April 20 The early music of Genesis should provide you with a largely untapped wellspring of inspiration. How to Get the Most Out of Your Delay Pedal By Vinnie DeMasi published 14 April 20 A column that can help demystify delay newbs while teaching old dawgs a few tricks. 1 2 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1"I took the top E string off. I originally wrote it on a guitar with four strings. I didn’t really know what I was doing’ ” John Rzeznik reveals how his odd alternate tuning resulted in a song that's reached 2 billion streams2“People had so many crazy ideas about what the song meant. But it was complete B.S." His song about a killer and a haunted lake launched an urban legend. Thirty years later, some fans still think "Possum Kingdom" is true3"There was a guy walking down the street, singing it at the top of his lungs. I thought, 'Wow — that song can be interpreted a whole different way.' " Warren Haynes explains the lucky break that led to his transformational take on U2's "One"4“It took me months of searching through tens of thousands of photos. And there we had it: George Harrison at home with his collection of guitars.” An unusual guitar is at the center of a mystery about the Beatles' White Album, released 56 years ago today5"It came down to saying, ‘Man, you’re playing better than I am. You gotta take the part.’ You gotta be honest with each other, or it’s just going to be crap.” Scott Gorham recalls finding his footing with Thin Lizzy’s 1976 classic “Emerald”
Alex Skolnick: My Career in Five Songs By Vinnie DeMasi published 21 September 20 Preamp abuse, bebop scales and flamenco guitar duos! The Testament guitarist explores key tracks from his career.
Hamish Anderson on Taking Blues out of the Box in Search of Something Spiritual By Vinnie DeMasi published 7 August 20 Hamish Anderson is finding new, thrilling ways to put his signature spin on the blues, but it all goes back to the Kings.
How to Hack the Five Pentatonic Scale Shapes By Vinnie DeMasi published 11 June 20 Learn how to use the five pentatonic box shapes in real-time soloing over a groove or song.
Vinnie Moore: My Career in Five Songs By Vinnie DeMasi published 28 April 20 UFO's shredder-in-chief talks us through the tracks that define his discography and capture a super-gifted player at his best
Spruce Up Your Pentatonic Scales with Note-Repositioning By Vinnie DeMasi published 17 April 20 Conceptualizing your scales as a collection of notes that relate to one another and not just as a set pattern to be played in position by rote can open up a number of musical doors
Exploring Ty Tabor's Guitar Magic By Vinnie DeMasi published 16 April 20 Although he remains something of an unsung hero outside of rock circles, Tabor’s sonic innovations have become permanent parts of the heavy guitar lexicon.
Decoding the 12-String Tapestry of Early Genesis By Vinnie DeMasi published 16 April 20 The early music of Genesis should provide you with a largely untapped wellspring of inspiration.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Delay Pedal By Vinnie DeMasi published 14 April 20 A column that can help demystify delay newbs while teaching old dawgs a few tricks.
