

Use Pattern Switching To Generate Songwriting Ideas With SPARKLE Native Instruments Session Guitarist Whether you’re after metal power chords, chart-friendly janglings, or heavily processed rhythm guitar, the Virtual Guitarist range is without doubt the quickest and easiest way to get it into your projects. Tone shaping, amplification and effects are provided via readily accessible macro controls, and the newest in the range, Carbon, introduced a number of new features to the Virtual Guitarist engine, including Instrument Mode, for designing custom riffs, and the Layerer, for positioning up to four guitarists in a virtual soundstage. Each one is built on its own vast library of sampled clips, which are triggered and manipulated within a perfectly straightforward interface – simply pick a Style, then keyswitch between phrases and chords within it to piece together convincing riffs, progressions and licks. Virtual Guitarists Iron, Sparkle and Carbon serve up chords and riffs for rock (humbucker loaded singlecut), pop (“customised vintage guitar with single-coil pickups”) and action-packed ‘cinematic’ contexts (”Nu Metal 8-string”) respectively. Chief among them is their reboot of the Virtual Guitarist series, which, at the time of writing, consists of five separate plugin guitars/guitarists: three electric and two acoustic, the latter of which we’ll look at in a future round-up. Formed by music biz heavyweights Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Peter Gorges, and the development team behind Steinberg’s groundbreaking Virtual Guitarist (released in 2002), UJAM are known for an ever-expanding range of virtual instruments and effects that successfully balance exemplary ease of use with impressive flexibility and stellar sound quality. However in Poison he used more pedals/rack gear. Deville has stated he doesn't like to use pedals and prefers direct to the amp. Home Brew Electronics HBE "Power Screamer" Overdrive Pedal (listed as a user) Soldano Hot Rod 100 head (he borrowed one of these for a tour) Peavey Triple XXX amp heads (used for bigger venues) Crate amp heads and cabs (looks like Crate VTX Series VTX200SH) Washburn guitars - Strat-style N-2 and a lime green (Dime Slime) Dimebag Darrell Signature Model

custom-made Strat with disco-ball mirrors on it As always, feel free to add to the list (leave a comment).Ĭlick the gear images for more info and specs at Guitar Center and Amazon Seeing as the whole VH1 Rock of Love show has reignited the band Poison, let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in C.C.

He has also acted in both reality television and television drama shows.Ī fun side note is that in 2004 Guitar World gave C.C the tile of Worst Guitar Soloist of All-Time. DeVille is best known as the lead guitarist of the American glam metal band Poison.
