Vernon Reid

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Vernon Reid with his upcoming Reverend signature guitar
Vernon Reid gives us the closest look yet at his forthcoming Reverend signature model – and it’s got googly eyes

By Matt Owen Published

The Living Colour icon has a series of signatures in the works at Reverend, but it will be hard to top this especially eye-catching 'Mystery Tramp' variant

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Vernon Reid on the Jimi Hendrix riff that inspired Living Colour's Cult of Personality

By Janelle Borg Published

The Living Colour guitarist has also paid homage to Hendrix's influence on fusion music

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Vernon Reid is working with Reverend on a signature guitar

By Phil Weller Published

Believed to be called Talisman, the guitar might be arriving sooner than you think

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Vernon Reid of Living Colour in a photo studio in Chicago, Illinois December 21,1989.
“Prince liked the band. He would come see us. He would mysteriously appear and disappear, which always made me mad – ‘Damn it!’” How Vernon Reid’s expressionist shredding juiced Living Colour and won fans in Prince and the Rolling Stones

By Matt Wake Published

From Vivid to Time’s Up to Stain, Vernon Reid’s radical solos and effects experimentalism set Living Colour apart from every other guitar band in the grunge era

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Guitarist Vernon Reid of the rock band Living Colour performs at The Fillmore on August 14, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.
“A song like Eruption is about the guitar itself, but Machine Gun is about the nation at a specific point in time. Jimi Hendrix plugged into that at an unprecedented level”: Vernon Reid names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

By Andrew Daly Published

The Living Colour guitar icon explains what made George Harrison a guitar revolutionary, how John McLaughlin influenced Cult of Personality, and the underrated player who “should absolutely be included within the pantheon of rock music and guitar”

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“This situation is unacceptable”: Vernon Reid has launched a campaign to give under-appreciated guitar geniuses more recognition – and it’s working wonders

By Matt Owen Published

Five influential players have been highlighted by the Living Colour guitarist – and now their online profiles have exploded

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Vernon Reid of Living Colour performs on stage at The Mill on July 17, 2019 in Birmingham, England.
Forget broken guitars – what the TSA did to Vernon Reid’s pedalboard is something else

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The Living Colour legend had his rig torn apart ahead of a recent flight, and touring guitarists can’t believe the state it’s in

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Vernon Reid with his Laney amps
Vernon Reid announces he’s joined forces with Laney Amps and talks through his playing past and present

By Matt Parker Published

The pairing's official announcement video is sliced up with sequences of Reid’s blistering and inimitable lead work

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Steve Vai (left) and Vernon Reid perform onstage
Hear Steve Vai and Vernon Reid trade volcanic, high-wire shred licks in new studio remake of Living Colour's Cult of Personality

By Jackson Maxwell Last updated

The re-recorded version of Living Colour's biggest hit follows the band's high-profile jam with Vai at the recent 2022 Rock In Rio festival

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Best of the '80s: Warren DeMartini, Steve Stevens, Lita Ford and more on their favorite things from the decade of excess
Warren DeMartini, Steve Stevens, Lita Ford and an all-star panel share their guitar highlights of the ‘80s

By GuitarWorld Staff Last updated

Some of the biggest names in guitar look back on the era of big solos and even bigger hair to share their favorite riffs, shredders and, yes, haircuts of the decade

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