How does Bad Wolves’ Doc Coyle get some of those bad man sounds from his guitar? It’s a lifetime worth of playing that’s taken him through several bands and we dig deeper into his guitar inspirations in this episode of Loudwire’s Gear Factor.Like many other musicians, MTV was a major tool in the formation of his music tastes at a young age and he recalls his introduction to an iconic metal being his “superhero origin…
Zakk Wylde is one of many greats to hold down the guitar spot in Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band, but it didn’t come without its challenges. In this edition of Gear Factor, Wylde reveals how he carved out his niche in the history of Ozzy players and delves into some of his favorite guitar riffs that initially inspired him.When Wylde started with Ozzy, he knew that he was not interested in replicating what other players that…
Ken Horne has continued to deliver sharp, catchy and blistering riffs since joining the Bronx in 2006, but his guitar education started way before that. In this latest edition of Loudwire’s Gear Factor, Horne takes us through some of the riffs that helped shape the player that he is today as well as showcasing some of his own riffs that stand out from his Bronx history.Starting at the beginning, Horne reveals that being an ’80s…
Andrew Baena, Carcosa guitarist and master of metal pick-up lines on TikTok, is the latest musician to play his favorite riffs on Loudwire’s Gear Factor.The first riff that inspired Baena to pick up a guitar was “A Place for My Head” by Linkin Park. “It’s a pretty simple riff and it pretty much repeats throughout the whole song, but for whatever reason I thought that riff was really cool and I wanted to learn it.”The…