Brian Vodinh Gear List – Guitarist of 10 Years

Brian Vodinh is one of the founding members of alternative metal band, 10 Years. He started off as the drummer for the band, but later switched to guitar. Some of his band members say he is a guitarist first, a drummer second.

Brian started taking guitar lessons at the age of 11 years old. He grew up around music as his father was a first-chair violinist in a symphony orchestra and his mother was a huge Elvis Presley fan. Brian says growing up with rock ‘n roll meets classical helped shaped his style.

Brian’s guitar influences growing up was bands like Deftones, Metallica, and Korn. Brians says you can hear a James Hetfield-style in his guitar playing, especially in his right hand attack. What helped him develop that style was his determination to learn Metallica songs, especially Master Of Puppets at the age of 13. See pictures of Brian Vodinh’s gear taken from the Carnival Of Madness Tour at the DTE Music Theatre in Clarkston Michigan.

Brian Vodinh’s gear list

• Talor Standard Guitars (single cut)
• Demeter TGA-2 guitar amplifier
• Bogner Custom Shop Shiva guitar amplifier
• Roland JCM120 2×12 combo
• Bogner 4×12 speaker cabinets

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“Evil” Genius: Metal’s Moment of Zen

On Tuesday, June 22, metal fans in Sofia, Bulgaria got a rock-gasm to rattle all the bedsprings of the bowels of hell: for the first time in history, members of the founding fathers of thrash metal, the infamous “Big Four” — Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and Metallica — were all onstage together for an epic rendition of Diamond Head‘s “Am I Evil?” Read more

The Man Behind the MESA BOOGIE History

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Is It Wrong To Be Popular?

Music is a funny thing. From the time we are first inspired to pick up the guitar or any other instrument, most of us dream of stardom. Our fantasies are filled with visions of sold-out world tours, buses, hotel trashing, groupie wrangling, and all the rest. We dream of legions of loyal fans supporting us and our creative efforts who buy each CD we release, wear our t-shirts, and come out to our shows. Read more

JAMES HETFIELD takes Pie in the face for 46th Birthday

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Ampeg Bigger Than Ever For Summer Touring Season

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Metallica vs. Megadeth

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ESP Guitars – EX, EX Diamond Plate & FX

ESP Guitars is proud to announced 12 new models to be released this fall 2009. The new Standard Series models include some juicy updates to the Eclipse, EX, and V lines, plus two new 7-string guitars and a whole new body style for ESP: the Phoenix-II. Click the hyperlink to view pictures and the specs of each new Standard Series ESP guitar models. p://gear-vault.com/esp-guitars-phoenix-ii-phoenix-ii-bass” title=”ESP Guitars Phoenix-II & Bass” rel=”dofollow”>Phoenix-II. Click the hyperlink to view pictures and the specs of each new Standard Series ESP guitar models.

EX, EX Diamond Plate & FX
The ESP EX/EXP models have been the source of some great music in the past. Down through its development, this model has been the favorite of many great players including James Hetfield of Metallica. Well it’s time to bring the EX back into the ESP family! The new ESP EX comes in the classic 24.75” scale and features a mahogany body, maple neck and rosewood fretboard and EMG 81 and 60 pickups. Black nickel Gotoh tuners and bridge look sweet on the black finish.

Now, take that same guitar, beef it up with an anodized aluminum diamondplate body shield and you have the EX Diamond Plate! This guitar is so metal, it’s actually made from metal…at least the top, anyway.

If you’re into the EX shape and a natural finish, check out the ESP FX. It’s a natural mahogany-finished guitar in the EX body style, with the headstock shape from our F series. It features Sperzel locking tuners, a Gotoh bridge, and those amazing EMG 81/60 active pickups.

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EX

Spec:

• Set-Neck
• 24.75” Scale
• Mahogany Body
• Maple Neck
• Rosewood Fingerboard
• 42mm Bone Nut
• Thin U Neck Contour
• 22 XJ Frets
• Black Nickel Hardware
• Gotoh Tuners
• Gotoh TOM Bridge & Tail
• EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u.
• Finish: SW, BLK

EX Diamond Plate

Spec:

• Set-Neck
• 24.75” Scale
• Mahogany Body
• Maple Neck
• Rosewood Fingerboard
• 42mm Bone Nut
• Thin U Neck Contour
• 22 XJ Frets
• Black Nickel Hardware
• Gotoh Tuners
• Gotoh TOM Bridge & Tail
• EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u.
• Finish: BLK w/Diamond Plate

FX

Spec:

• Set-Neck
• 24.75” Scale
• Mahogany Body
• Mahogany Neck
• Rosewood Fingerboard
• 42mm Bone Nut
• Thin U Neck Contour
• 22 XJ Frets
• Black Nickel Hardware
• Sperzel Locking Tuners
• Gotoh TOM Bridge & Tail
• EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u.
• Finish: PBS (Padauk Brown Satin)

ESP Iron Cross ESP James Hetfield Signature Guitar

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