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. 12Archives MOST READ1“If a modern shred axe with a bayonet-sharp headstock and a floating Floyd suits your musical vibe, you’ll be thrilled with how useful this new guitar is”: Jackson American Series Virtuoso review 2“I was playing the Breeders' Divine Hammer, and my whole hand cramped up, I couldn’t move it... It seemed so simple, but it was something I would never play”: J Mascis went electric for his new solo album, but (mostly) without his usual Jazzmaster3“I was using a Telecaster because it had a really clean tone for my fingerstyle approach. Fleetwood Mac's pre-existing sound was much fatter, and they felt the Tele really didn’t fit”: Lindsey Buckingham on his turn to Turner guitars 4“I went to Mickie Most's office with an acoustic guitar and played it. It was almost like one of those clichéd movie moments: he said, ‘That’s going to be a hit!’”: Session guitar ace Chris Spedding reveals the stories behind five of his best songs 5“If Seven Worlds had come out at the time it was ready, instead of being held back, he would have been as big as Jeff Beck”: Stevie Ray Vaughan details his friendship with Eric Johnson
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.