Interview w/ Dorian

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03/04/22 • 75 min

In this week's episode of The Guitar Man Cave, I had the pleasure to sit down with my friend Dorian, who has been a musician for a long time.

He starts off by telling us the story of how he got started in music (and how it's similar to Eddie Van Halen's own story), what the music scene was like in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas in the 90s and 2000s, and then he also shares stories from his days on the road as a touring musician.

On the second part of the episode we start talking about his favorite amps and pedals, the intricacies of guitar tone, and which musicians he would feature in his all time All Star Band.

In this week's episode of The Guitar Man Cave, I had the pleasure to sit down with my friend Dorian, who has been a musician for a long time.

On the second part of the episode we start talking about his favorite amps and pedals, the intricacies of guitar tone, and which musicians he would feature in his all time All Star Band.

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Interview w/Gerry From Totally Rad Christmas

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We also talk about some of his favorite gear, which legendary album recording session he would have liked to witness, how 80s songs were drenched in chorus and reverb, among other things. And, he also shares a story of how he barely survived a close encounter with a killer flying cymbal.

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