Duff McKagan - How he got his sound

Duff McKagan Gear
Duff Mckagan bass guitarist from Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver stayed loyal with his gear that it gave him his sound, especially Rotosound Strings with for over 20 years. In 1986 when the members of Guns N' Roses got their record advance for the album, Duff went and bought himself some new gear, her knew what he wanted, a Fender bass, GK amp, and picked up some Rotosounds cause he liked the ads, and was done, he got his sound.

Check out the interview at NAMM 2009, he also talks about what he thinks of the new Guns album.



Here's a round up of Duff's current gear:
Basses:
Fender Aerodyne Jazz bass; White Fender Precision Special bass.

Amps:
2x Gallien Krueger 800 RB heads (live he will be playing through the 2001 model); GK cabinets.

Also check out the Velvet Revolver website, they go great information on all members of the bands gear.

Video of Bumblefoot and Line 6 Vetta II

Bumble foot (Ron Thal) guitarist with the new Guns N' Roses talks about part of his rig when touring with Guns. He uses a Line 6 Vetta II. He goes through the basic sounds, such as clean "Fender" sound, chunky Marshall sounds, and bluesy JCM 800. Bumblefoot then demostrates some of the other effects he likes such as auto wah, reverse delay.


For more information on Vetta II and Line products check out www.line6.com/vettaii

and for more on bumblefoot's gear check out http://www.bumblefoot.com/gear.php