Recent content by matic22

LP Custom was never used on SOTC. Always the Classic.

No. It wasn't played. It's also unknown which Lado is on tour, if there is one. But from Madrid videos, it looks like there is a guitar with 6 a side angeled headstock, so I assume it's one of the Lados. Only other option is the Destroyer, but that one would be easily distinguishable. Also, the...

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1760651311519303 What a fucking solo by Richie. Kotzen has those nights when he unleashes himself. I was lucky enough to witness one of those at a Winery Dogs gig.

Some guitars are in the background of the Madrid videos. There are no racks. Going by the rehearsals it is: a few front end effects (Tube Screamer being one) into a full JVM210 stack with Line 6 HXFX in the effects loop. Pretty simple.

So, going by the videos Adrian's guitars are a bit of a mix with his Maiden rig for Smith Kotzen: All guitars tuned to Eb. Standard tuned songs: #2 production green sunburst Jackson, previously used as the backup for the main green custom shop Jackson, main standard tuned guitar during the...

It's not the primary drop D guitar with Maiden. It was used in standard during BNW tour and in both tunings during Maiden England. Last appearance was as a 5 string open E guitar for The Great Unknown (DADAD, capo 2).

LP Custom is used on Scars and White Noise. And the pickguard has been reinstalled. Seems to be the primary drop D guitar. The black LP Classic also seems to be on the road.

Interesting that they are doing Wasted Years again, despite Maiden playing it currently. Also, it seems like it's a different set of guitars for Adrian this time. This looks like the #2 green Jackson. In the background, it seems there is the LP Custom, a white Jackson and possibly one of the Lados.

Does anybody have any setlist news from Madrid? Nothing on Setlist FM as of yet.

Surely. No Maiden touring activities likely means an extensive solo tour.

Bruce is recording at 606, the Foo Fighters Studio. Jeff Scott Soto was there. https://www.facebook.com/share/1SNFwGu1Cy/

Yes. And song length is not a problem. I'd even say that Future Past tour was more challenging than the RFYL setlist would be with the Aces-Alex swap arrangement-wise. Celts and Hell On Earth have difficult arrangements on the level of Rime IMO.

Mostly speculation. But the JB/'59 is the classic Duncan combo, so it's most likely that. Could be the JB/Jazz (also known as Jeff Beck setup too). BTW, a bit of trivia for you: JB = Jazz Blues humbucker, not Jeff Beck. However, the JB (SH-4/TB-4) and the Jazz (SH-2) were in fact designed for...

The Birthday Strat's HSH configuration is a mystery, however, it's safe to assume that the pickups were the same as in the black Jason Smith Custom shop one. The black Jason Smith one went from JB - a SD single coil, possibly one of the SSL's - Jazz (Alice Cooper's new year Maui), zebras to...

The green ones are in Europe in the Maiden rig. He used to fly with the 2016 prototype, but it seems like this time he is carrying the 50th anniversary Jackson with him. They will likely be used on tour.