I haven't played this guitar in several months now. So, it's time to give it some exercise! And what better band to do it with than Boston? 'Rock & Roll Band' is from Boston's 1976 self-titled debut album and is written by Tom Scholz. SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Ibanez RG421 - No mods other than the custom inlay stickers I bought for $10 from Amazon - The guitar is $300 on zZounds.com . AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: Guitar Rig 5 Pro with "Boston Soldano '76 - MST" preset I made DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (DAW): Reaper 64-bit AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING: OBS Studio (Free) EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): https://equipboard.com/axe2084 SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @Axe2084 Instagram: @axe2084 #Boston #IbanezRG #RG421 #BudgetGuitars #CheapGuitars ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX99ecI-wBE

Well, I just put my chosen gauge strings (9's) on this lovely beast and it's a lot easier to play! My fingers just don't work with 10's. It's a lot faster for me and I'm getting used to her a lot more easily now. What a great guitar! She's a great addition to my other Les Pauls - especially my 2 other Goldtops and she holds her own very well! 'Renegade' is from the 1979 Styx album 'Pieces Of Eight' and is written by Tommy Shaw. It charged at #16 on the Billboard Charts in June of 1979. SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Monoprice Indio 66 DLX Plus - Stock. No mods. They go for $250 on the site. Mine was sent to me by Monoprice in exchange for making some jamming videos that they can put on their social media! AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: Guitar Rig 5 Pro with 'Stereo STYX' preset I made DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (DAW): Reaper 64-bit AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING: OBS Studio (Free) EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): http://equipboard.com/Axe2084 SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @Axe2084 Instagram: @axe2084 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWyJhrA8_Fk

This is what I do at 6:00AM when I've been up all night due to my insomnia and I'm frustrated: I upload songs I just barely learned the night before with my favorite Les Paul I own! So, here's some Sykes-filled Whitesnake! 'Give Me All Your Love' is from Whitesnake's self-titled 1987 album and is written by John Sykes and David Coverdale. SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Firefly 'Elite' Les Paul Custom (named 'Maddie') - Bought from Guitars Garden for $210 shipped! It came to me in a defective state. I gave it a full fret leveling, put a new GraphTech Tusq nut on it, put GraphTech 'RATIO' Locking Tuners on it, and now 'Maddie' is AWESOME! The new nut almost fully fixed the intonation problems I was having. Sure, it's not perfect. But, it's intonated! The guitar plays and feels like THE best Les Pauls I've ever played now - including the many Gibsons I've played. No, I don't care if you disagree with that. AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: Overloud TH-U (Slate) with "80s Hair III" preset I made DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (DAW): Reaper 64-bit AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING: OBS Studio (Free) EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): https://equipboard.com/axe2084​ SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Axe2084​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axe2084/​ #FireflyGuitars​​​​​ #FireflyElite​​ #Whitesnake #JohnSykes #LesPaulCustom ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvWjvL5rPA0

'After The Fire' is from Roger Daltrey's 1985 album 'Under A Raging Moon' and is written by Pete Townshend. I decided to fine-tune the preset a bit because I wasn't completely happy with the sound. 1. The Ibanez pickups had too much mid-range for me with this preset. 2. I want the lead to be a little more present without so much reverb-echoing. Let me know if it sounds OK to you all! SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Epiphone Les Paul Standard Goldtop with DiMarzio Super Distortion (Bridge) AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: Guitar Rig 5 with '5150 Arena Majestic' preset I made DAW: Reaper 64-bit A/V RECORDING: OBS Studio EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): http://equipboard.com/Axe2084 SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @Axe2084 Instagram: @axe2084 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcNzSnHnqw