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Q&A With Gus G of Firewind/Ozzy Osbourne
Between Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne, Gus G’s got this whole guitar thing pretty well stitched up. And he knows his gear too: he has signature equipment from Blackstar, ESP and of course Seymour Duncan, and he’s got the technical knowledge and musical intuition to put it all to good use on albums like Ozzy’s Scream and Firewind’s latest, Few Against Many. We recently caught up with Gus for a chat with our Facebook fans. Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass
Tagged Blackstar, ESP, Facebook, firewind, Gary Moore, gus g, Gus G Fire Blackouts, nightrage, ozzy osbourne, Q&A, randall, Rosewood, Sh-1, SH-6
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Breaking Down the Barriers: Understanding Modes of the Major Scale, Pt 1
Understanding what modes actually are is the first step to using them effectively as an improvising guitarist. It is all part of understanding what we like when we’re listening to or learning a song. For me, I heard all this great music but didn’t understand how the guitarists picked those particular notes to create a solo or chord progression that reached me. Knowing this allowed me to see the ingredients to a song’s recipe. Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room
Tagged Aolian, Cool Rails, Dorian, gus g, Ionian, Locrian, Lydian, Mixolydian, modes, music theory, Phrygian, scales
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Catch The Fire: Gus G. FIRE Blackouts
Gus G. requires a huge range of tones to cover his gigs with Ozzy Osbourne and Firewind, and he needs something with organic warmth and detail, but with enough output for modern metal styles too. Enter the Gus G FIRE Blackouts System. Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Product News
Tagged firewind, gus g, Gus G Fire Blackouts, ibanez, Liberator, ozzy osbourne
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The Ultimate Prog Metal Rhythm Tuning
One of my favorite alternate tunings is Open C, or CGCGCE. As you can see, it’s mostly made up of a bunch of Cs and Gs in different octaves. What I really like about it is that it can be a brutal low tuning for aggressive chugging, but it also gives you a nice sense of atmosphere and additional harmonic complexity on the middle strings and it’s laid out on the fretboard in a way that invites some pretty interesting sweep picking patterns too. Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room
Tagged CGCGCE, gus g, Gus G Fire Blackouts, ibanez, Lesson, metal, Open C, rhythm guitar
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Firewind Takes a Wall of Sound to Europe
Gus G. is a busy man these days, having just finished a tour with Ozzy Osbourne that paired him up with Zakk Wylde & Slash and then add to that his new album and world tour and you get a man that is determined to make his mark on the music scene. Plans have already been announced for a series of free clinics across the United States. Given all that has happenend, we figured it would be a good time to check up with Gus and see how things are going. Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass
Tagged AHB-11S, ESP, fire blackouts, firewind, gus g, ozzy osbourne
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Wall of Sound – Gus G Gears Up For Ozzy & Firewind Tours
When Black Sabbath announced plans for a reunion album and tour last year, the metal world went into a frenzy. The legends were back! But then Tony Iommi announced his diagnosis with cancer, and the band scaled back its planned … Continue reading
Gus G Checks In From Ozzy & Friends Rehearsals
Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G has checked in with us from preparations for the Ozzy & Friends Summer European tour, where he’ll be performing as the main axeman in Ozzy’s band, with special guest appearances by Zakk Wylde, … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass, Seymour Duncan Artists
Tagged Black Sabbath, firewind, gus g, Gus G Fire Blackouts, Ozzy & Friends, ozzy osbourne, Slash, Zakk Wylde
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Win a signed ESP guitar with the new Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System
CLICK HERE TO ENTER Have you ever dreamed of owning a guitar and pickup system that could give your playing a powerful edge? Seymour Duncan has teamed up with Guitar World to give you a chance to win the guitar setup … Continue reading
Posted in Giveaways
Tagged active pickups, contest, fire blackouts, firewind, giveaway, gus g, ozzy osbourne
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Introducing the Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System
Hard rock and metal guitarists no longer need to choose between the power of active pickups and the response of passive pickups. The Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System blends the best aspects of both. “This system combines the massive tone, … Continue reading
Posted in New Product, Product News
Tagged active, ahb-1, AHB-11S, ahb-2, Blackouts, firewind, gus g, metal, ozzy osbourne, passive
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Frets of Fury Tour – Firewind, Arsis, Nightrage & White Wizzard
Today, we are announcing our sponsorship of the Frets of Fury tour. Greek metal band Firewind is going on tour on October 9th with Arsis, Nightrage & White Wizzard. Firewind features Gus G. fresh off his tour with Ozzy Osbourne and … Continue reading
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Tagged arsis, firewind, frets of fury, giveaway, gus g, nightrage, ozzy osbourne, tour sponsor, tweetstakes, white wizzard
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