The Vinnie Vincent Forum - Where Freedom Rocks!

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"Fanatics here" ... that's not condescending in the slightest.

Well, I didn't see any threads dedicated to VV's rhythm guitar playing, so forgive this non-fan for starting (another) one.

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Excerpt from the book "Crazy Train: The High Life And Tragic Death Of Randy Rhoads": Grover Jackson on meeting Randy Rhoads/birth of Jackson Guitars: "We talked about guitars; we talked about music; we talked about guitarists; all sorts of things. He had come out with a little scrap of paper, like a...

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Red "strat" with different neck:

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This was outfitted with a Floyd and two EMG humbuckers, yes?

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The B.C. Rich:

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With Les Paul on COTN tour:

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The VV repainted silver:

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Vinnie's rhythm playing was not run of the mill IMO. And because of his over-the-top lead style, I think it's a part of his playing that is overlooked. On "Lick It Up," he brought a renewed energy to KISS' palette. There's a metallic bark and bite to the rhythm guitar, and I believe that was Vinnie ...

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And here's a close-up of the maple neck of that red Strat (fascinating guitar to me):

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Very cool. Thanks all. I've pulled a couple of photos/screen grabs, for some visuals. Fender Strat: "Instant Replay" video http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/Picture1_zps446f0ef6.png Gibson Les Paul: Vinnie's playing a LP on this "Top Of The Pops" performance. http://www.youtube.com/wat...

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I still have lots of my old magazines. Lots of players got on the cover. (Even someone Mark Kendall from Great White and the guys from Warrant, who didn't even play on their first album.) I think a VV cover feature in one of the mags in 1988, prior to ASG, was a missed opportunity.

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Interesting KISS/Angel tidbits (notice the salary he is quoting for KISS circa 1982): Angel on His Shoulder Punky Meadows' band left D.C. to rock arenas, party with Kiss, and test the limits of white spandex. He came back to run a tanning salon. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/23880/ange...

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I searched the forum so if it's here, can someone point me toward it?

Humble suggestion (as the former Co=Admin of KissFAQ): I'd make a sticky in this forum. Since this is Vinnie's Gear forum, his guitar list should be easily accessible IMO.

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Listening to Montreal and Quebec shows tonight. Good stuff. Curious what you all deem as the best-sounding COTN audio recording?

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"Guitar For The Practicing Musician," "Guitar World," "Guitar Player," etc. were quite popular in the '80s. Have always wondered why Vinnie didn't get a cover feature during his post-KISS/Invasion days. (Though he did have a poster feature in GFTPM...)

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Perusing this forum and was wondering if there is a simple list of Vinnie's guitars that he played throughout his career (pre-KISS, KISS and post-KISS). If not, perhaps we can make a list and include photos/specs?

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Top Albums The Winery Dogs, S/T Tom Keifer, "The Way Life Goes" Joe Satriani, "Unstoppable Momentum" Black Sabbath, "13" Al Di Meola, "All Your Life (Tribute To The Beatles)" Def Leppard, "Viva Hysteria" Top Concerts Fleetwood Mac The Winery Dogs Def Leppard ("Hysteria" residency) Winger (25th anni...

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Jotted down some quick questions... Can you shed any light on how Vinnie was approached/agreed to film an instructional video? Where was the video filmed at? (In the credits it says it was recorded at EQ Sound Studios. Was this the place and where was it actually located?) The video was filmed somet...

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Might be an interesting interview subject:

Martin Mayo, producer of Vinnie's Metal Tech instructional video:
http://www.martinmayo.net/MARTIN_MAYO_W ... DUCER.html
http://www.martinmayo.net/MARTIN_MAYO_W ... NTACT.html

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Big Vinnie news today! KissFAQ has the exclusive premiere of a new unreleased track from 1981 featuring a young hotshot guitar player named Vinnie Cusano... http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/Heatcover_zpse781e49a.jpg Just in time for summer, Heat -- an early '80s West Coast R&B/rock/fu...

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Hi all... part two of KissFAQ's interview with David Snowden is now live:
http://www.kissfaq.com/forum11/viewtopi ... 1#p1837131

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Thanks, all. David was extremely candid and fair, and very giving of his time. Part two should be coming by early next week.

And to answer an earlier question, yes I did interview Bobby Rock for the FAQ in 2010:
http://www.kissfaq.com/KissFAQ-wiki/ind ... Bobby_Rock

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All Systems Go With David Snowden David Snowden: The KissFAQ Interview By Tim McPhate http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/Vinnie-Vincent-All-Systems-Go-554818_zps24444b4e.jpg When Vinnie Vincent Invasion's sophomore album, "All Systems Go," was released on May 2, 1988, hopes were sky hi...

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Those images were provided for KISS fans' enjoyment by engineer Rob Freeman and John Storyk (who designed Ace in the Hole), respectively. And they are part of an interview I conducted with Storyk for KissFAQ. If you're interested in these sort of left-of-center parts of KISStory, you can read about ...

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Hi All, I went to the annual winter NAMM Show yesterday in Anaheim. Lots of fun stuff, per usual. (No Vinnie guitars this year, unfortunately.) I had an opportunity to meet and briefly chat with the legendary Grover Jackson, who was exhibiting his new GJ2 Guitars line. I introduced myself, made some...

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Loved reading this. Thanks. And loved reading Vinnie's advice for budding guitarists. Nice words of encouragement there.

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Tough to whittle it down to 10. These are in no particular order, but "That Time Of Year" is definitely my favorite Vinnie VIncent-penned song of all time (and the list would likely change next week): That Time Of Year Ashes To Ashes Gypsy In Her Eyes Love Kills Burn Not For The Innocent A Million T...

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John is a nice guy and a master luthier. He's worked with quite a stable of artists over the years and I am sure he's got some great stories. He's done some work on quite a few of my guitars, including my one of my Vinnie-inspired recent guitar purchases: a gold Jackson RR24. http://i130.photobucket...

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Who are all the dweebs in the photo holding the guitar??? Obviously excluding timstar78 if he's one of them! That's definitely not me.... When I was at the booth taking photos, someone tried to pick up the guitar and Les (Vinnie's father-in-law) told him not to take it off the stand. So I figured I...

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Just one other tidbit I forgot to share. When I was leaving yesterday, Diane starting talking to John5, guitarist for Rob Zombie (formerly of Marilyn Manson). John5 is a huge KISS fan, as well as a Vinnie fan. In fact, he's one of the few popular guitarists I know of who is a big Vinnie fan. In an a...

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Let me clarify the "rumor/forum" comment. Again, she said it in regard to hateful comments about Vinnie, notably the rumors about him being homeless and being a female.

I didn't broach any other subject (box set).

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@Rap Man 127: Diane did not mention any specifics about the music, whether it would be archived or new. For what it's worth, she said that Vinnie still plays and records, so we at least know there is the likelihood of something new existing. When I asked Tom the question about whether Vinnie has pla...

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Silver/Purple model: http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1671.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1658.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1640.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1629.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/...

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Gold "Anniversary" model: http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1668.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1660.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1646.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1644.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/al...

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Pink/Silver model: http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1677.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1656.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1656.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1621.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p2...

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More pics... White/Gold model http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1665.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1659.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1638-1.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/IMG_1635.jpg http://i130.photobucket....

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My other video. Enjoy...
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Here is my report, as well as another video, and some more photos below. (I know I am new, but I won't go into a long introduction about myself...I'll post something along those lines at another time.) Seeing Vinnie's new guitars at NAMM was a great feeling. It almost took me back to being a teenage...

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First video posted, edited very quickly:
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(Sorry for the shaky camera work at times.)

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A couple of more photos:

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Just back from NAMM. Went by the VV booth twice. The second time, I was there for almost an hour and chatted with both Tom Palecki and Vinnie's wife, Diane Cusano, who was very nice. WIll have a full report shortly, and I have plenty of photos and video to share. As for the photos, I took many, and ...

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Hi all... Big VV fan like all of you. I'm at NAMM, and got some photos and video. I will upload and share later tonight. Also, I'll scan the flyer they are giving out. Guitars are very cool up close, but as stated previously, the prices are crazy. Tim

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