Last I saw George live a few years back at a small club down the street, he carried his Plexi head in himself. That was plugged into a single Marshall 4x12. He had a Variac and a very small pedal board with mostly Boss stuff and a Phase 90. He sounded like George Lynch.
I bought Back for the Attack on cassette tape the day it came out. I had just bought tickets to see Dokken at Monsters of Rock in Tampa (with Metallica, Scorpions and Van Halen!) the same week and was super pumped up to hear their new album. I listened and was kinda unimpressed... until I got to Mr. Scary. I was immediately dazed and confused. There were sounds I heard that defied explanation. Screaming dive bombs and sweeping arpeggios that I didn't think were possible. I was blown away. The only other songs I can think of that have that kind "guitar to the face" explosive punch are Eruption and Painkiller.
I've teched for GL here in Atlanta Georgia. His 68 plexi sounds incredible. (Svetlana el34 wing C power tubes) i believe Steve Vai gave this head to GL) He didn't use a variac here. The amp was pretty much dimed. He used the plexi with a ts808 pedal with a 412 cab as a dry and had a stereo power amp with effects on the other 412 cab. Used 4 mics! LOUD AS HELL!
Buck Dharma is simply superb, and I think much under-appreciated. I saw BOC when they were opening for Alice Cooper in the early 70's and was just mesmerized by Roeser's licks. Thanks to whoever asked the question. Dredges up very fond memory.
I loved the bits about life in Australia, I Iived in Exmouth, W.A. for a year in the early 1990's and hearing you talk about life there brings back lots of good memories about my happy times there. I had the privilege of seeing George Lynch with Dokken in the 1980's a couple of times, I also got to see George do a clinic/Q&A at my local guitar shop. All three times his rig was very simple; his guitar into a couple of pedals and then into the amp. He's one of those guys who started out with just a little bit gear and has just stuck with that. It's his creativity and love of the guitar that makes him the player he is and I think that's why he is so unique. I'm also pleased that you mentioned B.O.C. I recently have gone back and started listening to them again, they really are a great band!
I know Mondays worked out much better for you for Q&A...but I really miss Friday Q&A. Just made a great start for Fridays. Great to have another one. :)
I had the same experience watching Lynch. Saw him about 10 years ago and he was on fire. Had a small pedalboard and I believe he split off to a Park head and a Trainwreck head into two EVH 4x12s. Stood front row in front of those cabs and it ripped my face off. One of the best guitar sounds I've heard. Total religious experience!
Oh man. I saw BOC at the age of 15 on like 1976. They had lasers for the first show I'd ever seen with the lasers and man they shot those lasers everywhere. I heard later the government made them quit using them so much. When I saw them the singer had a laser on a wrist band and shot a disco light with it and it went everywhere. It was unbelievable. The song " last days of May" had one of the best guitar solos ever. I saw Buck Dharma with a bunch of other guys in my hometown with a local guy from down the road and he was playing this weird custom white guitar that sperm on the headstock. I swear ! 😂. He can play good. too! ❤ That was on the late 80s or early 90s. ❤ Be well sir and have a great week my friend ! ❤
Tyketto rocks. Wings, Forever Young are just badass songs. Had to play the Rain Song, thanks man. Bad news I played it for 30 mins, you get stuck in that one. And don't want to get out of it. Happy Friday mate.
George's bass player asked us if we were going to play Heaven Above which was a full circle moment. LM played "No Good" and "Paris is Burning" which made my night!
George would love "Heaven Above" I think. His influence is clearly there and serves the greater good of music, which is what he's always been about@@LeonTodd
2:50 Proof that the pickups, strings, pick, amp, & guitarist matter more than the “tone wood”. Outside acoustic or semi-hollow guitars I don’t know where anyone gets the idea that tone is influenced by the wood.
I might get to see Lynch with Dokken this summer, I'm tech for Avantasia and Dokken are on the bill at one festival at least as are Extreme, Priest, Scorpions and more... should be very interesting....he could play through a cheap practice amp it would still be amazing
I was a teenager in the 90s, if you've never seen Gargoyles I highly recommend it. Especially the 1st few episodes. I found it on Disney a few years ago. I'm now in my mid-40s and still think it's great.
Hey Leon 👍 after Hearing Mr Lynch play live , Knowing he’s playing a good old Plexi with a variac , did it tickle that nerve inside and make you wanna go back to cranking a killa tube head on stage with a 4 x 12 ? 😂
More of a favor than a question. If you get time,could you check out Jefferson Starship - Light the Sky on Fire. I have yet to figure out the solo and what effects Craig Chaquico is using. Thanks mate.
Great video bro I was wondering about that guitar when u was playing live I thought it was your PRS or the Hamer but it still looked different 😅no I know what it is what a sharp guitar the tune stability seems great, carbon fiber build very nice ,alot of guys are liking evertune,I would rather have a set up like that ,thanks for the highlight on George's Rig 🎉❤🎵🎶🎸🛸
@@LeonTodd Thanks for the extra info. Apologies if I missed it. That then suggests to me he’s browning his amp. Is that the proper parlance? Lol. Keep up the awesome work Mr. Todd!!!
Lynch pedalboard i think it is how should be for 99% of rock hard rock guitar players.. I mean to me or you play a certain style of music like maybe Steven wilson or at the end the effects will be always the same..
@@LeonTodd I get a GoDaddy "this domain has expired" message when I go there. Maybe it's a country-by-country thing? I thought domains were registered worldwide thought...
Lynch is the metal Jeff Beck. He keeps getting deeper in the zone, killer tone and greasy phrasing. Legend
This!!!!
Last I saw George live a few years back at a small club down the street, he carried his Plexi head in himself. That was plugged into a single Marshall 4x12. He had a Variac and a very small pedal board with mostly Boss stuff and a Phase 90. He sounded like George Lynch.
Lynch is my top 3 guitarist ever... He is so unique
That Lassie is a stunning instrument to look at Leon.
Incredible to play too. So ergonomic
I saw Lynch Mob open up for Nelson and Cinderella back in 1991. Great show.
I saw them open up for Yngwie one time about 20 years back. Amazing show!
George is incredible! One of the handful who you can tell its him with just a handful of notes! Man, awesome you got to have that show experience!
I bought Back for the Attack on cassette tape the day it came out. I had just bought tickets to see Dokken at Monsters of Rock in Tampa (with Metallica, Scorpions and Van Halen!) the same week and was super pumped up to hear their new album.
I listened and was kinda unimpressed... until I got to Mr. Scary. I was immediately dazed and confused. There were sounds I heard that defied explanation. Screaming dive bombs and sweeping arpeggios that I didn't think were possible. I was blown away.
The only other songs I can think of that have that kind "guitar to the face" explosive punch are Eruption and Painkiller.
Yea... George is awesome, back in the day when MTV was a sea of rock shredders....you could always hear and tell when a George solo came on.
I've teched for GL here in Atlanta Georgia. His 68 plexi sounds incredible. (Svetlana el34 wing C power tubes) i believe Steve Vai gave this head to GL)
He didn't use a variac here. The amp was pretty much dimed. He used the plexi with a ts808 pedal with a 412 cab as a dry and had a stereo power amp with effects on the other 412 cab.
Used 4 mics!
LOUD AS HELL!
Cool
Tech’d for him a night in 09’ … used the SLO through a Hiwatt 4x12- interesting player. Kinda cool he’s always changin things up
That must have been incredible!
Buck Dharma is simply superb, and I think much under-appreciated. I saw BOC when they were opening for Alice Cooper in the early 70's and was just mesmerized by Roeser's licks. Thanks to whoever asked the question. Dredges up very fond memory.
Shooting Shark is so awesome
I loved the bits about life in Australia, I Iived in Exmouth, W.A. for a year in the early 1990's and hearing you talk about life there brings back lots of good memories about my happy times there. I had the privilege of seeing George Lynch with Dokken in the 1980's a couple of times, I also got to see George do a clinic/Q&A at my local guitar shop. All three times his rig was very simple; his guitar into a couple of pedals and then into the amp. He's one of those guys who started out with just a little bit gear and has just stuck with that. It's his creativity and love of the guitar that makes him the player he is and I think that's why he is so unique. I'm also pleased that you mentioned B.O.C. I recently have gone back and started listening to them again, they really are a great band!
Exmouth is one of my favourite places on earth. Ningaloo reef!
I know Mondays worked out much better for you for Q&A...but I really miss Friday Q&A. Just made a great start for Fridays. Great to have another one. :)
I had the same experience watching Lynch. Saw him about 10 years ago and he was on fire. Had a small pedalboard and I believe he split off to a Park head and a Trainwreck head into two EVH 4x12s. Stood front row in front of those cabs and it ripped my face off. One of the best guitar sounds I've heard. Total religious experience!
GL on a Trainwreck would be so awesome
Triple MP1s in the back. Makes me want to find a fuse for mine and plug that thing in.
Great guitarist! one of my favourites... do you have any suggestions for getting closer to his tone on Fractal or QC? Thank you!!
Oh man. I saw BOC at the age of 15 on like 1976. They had lasers for the first show I'd ever seen with the lasers and man they shot those lasers everywhere. I heard later the government made them quit using them so much. When I saw them the singer had a laser on a wrist band and shot a disco light with it and it went everywhere. It was unbelievable. The song " last days of May" had one of the best guitar solos ever. I saw Buck Dharma with a bunch of other guys in my hometown with a local guy from down the road and he was playing this weird custom white guitar that sperm on the headstock. I swear ! 😂. He can play good. too! ❤
That was on the late 80s or early 90s. ❤
Be well sir and have a great week my friend ! ❤
Lynch... 100% a LIVING LEGEND. Love his playing so much
So good!
my number one guitar player ❤.
George lynch is a phenomenal dude
Georg is my one favorite guitar nerd.Mr.Scary hearing my jaws dropped."Love power from the Mama head" is beautyfull instrumental.Pozdrav iz Njemacke.
GL forever!
Awesome! Big Lynch fan here. Please do an episode covering his tone on the Back For The Attack album? It's insane!
Hey Leon, great videos! Just curious. Did you keep the 11gauge strings on the dgt, or did you switch them to something lighter?
I've been listening to George Lynch since 1984 and I still can't believe he is ending Lynch Mob. I don't know how to comprehend this yet...
Just go with it and move on
@@gwhiz3708 excuse me? #gfywithasharpstick
@@gwhiz3708How about NO!
Well, he is still on tour. I’ll be listening on March 9th
$42 well spent
Whener BöC is mentioned my brain just screams "I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell"
Tyketto rocks. Wings, Forever Young are just badass songs. Had to play the Rain Song, thanks man. Bad news I played it for 30 mins, you get stuck in that one. And don't want to get out of it. Happy Friday mate.
February has been a well deserved fantastic time for Leon Todd and his best mates!
George's bass player asked us if we were going to play Heaven Above which was a full circle moment. LM played "No Good" and "Paris is Burning" which made my night!
George would love "Heaven Above" I think. His influence is clearly there and serves the greater good of music, which is what he's always been about@@LeonTodd
Ragdoll cover of Burnin' for You, please.
2:50 Proof that the pickups, strings, pick, amp, & guitarist matter more than the “tone wood”. Outside acoustic or semi-hollow guitars I don’t know where anyone gets the idea that tone is influenced by the wood.
A question for next week.... are you still using your Kemper rig(s) anymore with the newer updates & have you tried the Kemper player as yet?
Leon - I have the FM3. Exclusively a home player. Worth it to upgrade to the FM9 Turbo mkii?
I might get to see Lynch with Dokken this summer, I'm tech for Avantasia and Dokken are on the bill at one festival at least as are Extreme, Priest, Scorpions and more... should be very interesting....he could play through a cheap practice amp it would still be amazing
Man I listened to that first Avantasia CD a LOT when it came out!
@@LeonTodd it's going strong, not as much power metal now but some great playing and pretty big in Europe.
George lynch is a beast he is my hero.one of the best tone ever produced by this beast.scary??yes sir he is .⚘🙏🙏👍❤❤❤⚘🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥
I was a teenager in the 90s, if you've never seen Gargoyles I highly recommend it. Especially the 1st few episodes. I found it on Disney a few years ago. I'm now in my mid-40s and still think it's great.
Been meaning to go and finally watch it all! I remember catching glimpses as a kid, so fun. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs was my fave as a kid
How good were Tyketto? Caught them in Sydney and boy, has Danny's voice stood the test time.
He's a marvel. Band we're so good too
I'm a big George Lynch fan thanks to Dream Warriors. One of my favorite films as well.
Hey Leon 👍 after Hearing Mr Lynch play live , Knowing he’s playing a good old Plexi with a variac , did it tickle that nerve inside and make you wanna go back to cranking a killa tube head on stage with a 4 x 12 ? 😂
Trying to catch up ❤
Question re: AX-8....can I plug the AX-8 straight into a Marshall Combo?
More of a favor than a question.
If you get time,could you check out Jefferson Starship - Light the Sky on Fire.
I have yet to figure out the solo and what effects Craig Chaquico is using.
Thanks mate.
Sounds like a flanger or phaser with quite a fast rate and lots of feedback
My favorite guitarist, saw him in France for my first concert with Dokken open up for Accept (Russian Roulette Tour 1986) Fanstastic 🤘
I saw Lynch Mob open for Yngwie many years ago, they were sick
Great video bro I was wondering about that guitar when u was playing live I thought it was your PRS or the Hamer but it still looked different 😅no I know what it is what a sharp guitar the tune stability seems great, carbon fiber build very nice ,alot of guys are liking evertune,I would rather have a set up like that ,thanks for the highlight on George's Rig 🎉❤🎵🎶🎸🛸
Rubato Lassie!
Love George Lynch i have a black 80s esp reverse bannana headstock h/s
😍
How the f..k did i not know about this gig? 😂 i woulda been there!
I’m guessing Lynch is using a variac because his amp runs at 120V.
Could be. I saw a step down transformer behind his amp (same brand I have for my US voltage stuff) as well.
@@LeonTodd Thanks for the extra info. Apologies if I missed it. That then suggests to me he’s browning his amp. Is that the proper parlance? Lol. Keep up the awesome work Mr. Todd!!!
Now I’m randomly curious as to how tall you are…
Same
Lynch pedalboard i think it is how should be for 99% of rock hard rock guitar players.. I mean to me or you play a certain style of music like maybe Steven wilson or at the end the effects will be always the same..
Rubato out of business? My Google searching takes me to dead links.
Looks ok here www.rubato.guitars/
@@LeonTodd I get a GoDaddy "this domain has expired" message when I go there. Maybe it's a country-by-country thing? I thought domains were registered worldwide thought...
The Rubato should be your Signature, I know you love your PRS but this one is black and has your Logo, for that would be the one 🤘
I'm sure they could print my logo on a guitar if anyone orders one and wants it :p
A Leon Signature? Absolutely …would be an honour for the Rubato team
:D