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Bernie Torme
Bernie Tormé only played seven gigs with Ozzy Osbourne – but he saved the Black Sabbath frontman’s career

By Rich Davenport Published

Flown in at short notice after Rhoads' death, the Irish Strat magician would soon leave Ian Gillan, Phil Lewis, and Tracii Guns – among many others – with blown minds

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“Sitting at an Ikea desk, shredding guitar, day after day… I don’t want any part of that”: Tracii Guns on his favorite modern players

By Andrew Daly Published

The LA Guns veteran has added to his long list of collaborations as he teams up with hard rocker Jack Russell for new album Medusa

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Tracii Guns and his pedalboard
“The SD-1 was my first important Boss pedal. I’ve always called it the $50 Marshall upgrade”: Tracii Guns reveals what’s on his pedalboard

By Andrew Daly Published

When it comes to stompboxes, the Sunset Strip stalwart endorses the popular pedalboard sentiment “Boss is best”

Effects & Pedals
Tracii Guns performs onstage with L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns' Tracii Guns names 12 guitarists who shaped his sound

By Andrew Daly Published

The Sunset Strip stalwart recalls learning the Crazy Train solo with Slash, names the saddest piece of guitar playing he's ever heard and reveals his pick for "the most straight-up brutal rock guitarist ever"

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Tracii Guns plays L.A. Guns gig from backstage bathroom after panic disorder flare up

By Sam Roche Published

The guitarist explained how heat can trigger his condition but proved he is a total pro by livestreaming the set from the restroom

Concert, Gigs & Tours
SviSound CockedZoid
SviSound CockedZoid review

By Paul Riario Published

A handwritten manual from Tracii Guns? Well, the CockedZoid is his signature boost/preamp/distortion pedal after all, and it is pretty darn awesome

Effects & Pedals
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Tracii Guns: “Everything I played on the new L.A. Guns record was recorded direct through a HeadRush – I didn’t use a mic’d-up amp for anything”

By Mark McStea Published

The hair metal survivor talks L.A. Guns' hard-riffing 2021 album Checkered Past, his Kramer Gunstar Voyager signature model and why he's content playing smaller venues over arenas

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Tracii Guns: “When it came to doing a signature guitar, there was no point in doing something ordinary, you know what I mean?”

By Richard Bienstock Published

The LA Guns guitarist walks through the design of his super-shreddable signature Kramer Gunstar Voyager

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L.A. Guns reveal details of new album Checkered Past, share hard-rocking new single, Knock Me Down

By Sam Roche Published

The band's new LP arrives November 12 via Frontiers Music Srl

Music Releases
Sunbomb
Tracii Gunns and Michael Sweet on the unlikely story behind their black metal-inspired side-project, Sunbomb

By Brad Angle Published

Black metal, NWOBHM, doom... Sunbomb sees the hard rock stalwarts reveal their dark side

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