![]() Basically, the only thing left was pentatonic scales. No sweep picking, and no arpeggios.' I did that to separate myself from everyone else. No harmonic minor stuff or diminished runs. And I'll get rid of the tapping, so I don't sound like Ed or Randy. "Years ago, I made a list of things everyone else was doing, and consciously stopped doing those things," says Wylde when the topic of how he forged his style comes up. Now, they're face to face with one of their heroes, watching him blaze up and down the neck as he fills the air with white-hot blues/metal fusillades. Clearly, Wylde felt their performances were the most kick-ass of the bunch. ![]() The lucky quintet-Warleyson Jose, Daniel Mahanger, Emily Hastings, Adrian Carey, and Dana Bradshaw-were among the thousands of entrants who submitted renditions of Wylde's new single, "Sleeping Dogs," in hopes of a scoring a free trip to California to hang with Mr. Aside from Guitar Center Artist Relations manager Jake Cheung (who is also the event's emcee) Michael Cirovolo (President of Schecter Guitar Research, the company that distributes Wylde's new guitars) Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (Wylde's personal manager), a few camera operators and staffers, and this journalist, there are only five attendees present-the five people Wylde has chosen to attend. Today, Wylde is holding his first official guitar master class, and, even by Hollywood standards, it's an exclusive affair. That, of course, is not the sort of topic the roguish guitarist is actually here to address. Bleaching is part of the music business as well." "After we do this and maybe a jam a little bit, we're all going out for an anal bleaching appointment on me. "I have a surprise for you," jokes Wylde. Wylde is keeping things fun and informal- very informal. "How's everybody doing?" the always unpredictable guitar hero asks the small crowd in attendance after he finally stops playing. He gets his power and ferocity from one place and one place only-his fingers. As is the case with any true titan of guitar, Wylde doesn't need heavy sonic weaponry to deliver heavy tones. ![]() In actuality, the powerful sound filling the room is coming from the tiny, boot-high Marshall practice amp at Wylde's feet (which is miked up and running through the room's modest P.A. The cabs, however, are just there for looks. With no less than four 4x12 cabinets behind him, the sound is ferocious and immense. The guitar he's wielding, though, is far from old-it's one of his brand-new signature-series Wylde Audio solidbodies (the Odin model). With hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of vintage guitars serving as his backdrop, Zakk Wylde is seated on the cozy stage of the Vintage Room at Guitar Center's Hollywood, California, location.
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