Archive for August, 2008

I’ve posted some direct links to filtered areas of e-bay that sell Guitars and Amplifiers.
Click on the links above - GUITARS @ EBAY and AMPLIFIERS @ EBAY if you want to see the latest stuff up for grabs in online guitar auctions at Ebay.com

Let me know if you find anything thanks to my specific searches!

- KRONiS of GuitarTechnician.com

I had the opportunity to check out the stage prior to the gig as my guitar tech and friend was working for Ace Frehley’s replacement guitarist, Thommy Thayer who I believe used to be Ace’s tech and was rumored to have played a few gigs when ‘Ace couldn’t make it’.

Check out the Stage, it spins around between bands and after the second band starts, they can strike the first band’s gear off stage and setup a finale set at the back. Pretty cool idea and very efficient.
Kiss Played first and put on their full stage show as though they were headlining. The number of explosions in their show deafens you and makes Aerosmith seem quieter. I’m pretty sure that this was Pyrotek’s plan with the pyro. At this show, Steven Tyler ran out during the first song and I some him look a bit confused and touching his wireless receiver…I think it was not on or dead or something and he missed the first vocal cue in the intro to Sweet Emotion. (You think he’d know that by now! - but he was obviously distracted and fucked it up). After the show he was yelling and screaming as someone amidst the mob of people walking him out to his limo. I felt better about any in-ear monitor issues I’ve had..which isn’t many, I love my UE-10s!

Here’s some Pictures:

Live Stage Rig - Aerosmith’s Guitar Amps stacked up on Stage.

Another Photograph of Aerosmith’s Guitar Amps on Stage.

Aerosmith’s Amps never looked this good!

Live Drum Setup for Aerosmith - Closup Shot taken before the show on stage.

Here are some photos of Gene Simmon’s Bass Guitars that I took whilst checking out their stage setup before the show with Aerosmith at the Palace in Detroit in Nov 2006.

Here are Gene’s Basses. All ready for the show.

Here are all the Picks that were given away later on. Notice his ’stuntman’ harness for the part where Gene ‘frightens the crowd’ by flying up into the rafters not unlike a Gotham City bat.

My view from side stage.

Notice my friend’s hair. I asked her to not touch anything so she sat on this small round seat thingy. Shortly afterwards someone grabbed it and put it on stage for Peter Criss to sing Beth on. If you look closely you can see Steven Tylers Mic stand next to the stage with the Green and Red shit hangin on them. If you are under 13 that was green and red sh#@t hanging on them.

I was lucky to be invited along to see the Aerosmith / Kiss tour by Ace (well Tommy Thayer)’s guitar technician. I have a lot of great photos of Gene Simmons’ basses close up and some other interesting clips and pics. - Next post.

For now here is a video of Fran, the guitar tech for Paul Stanley explaining a bit about what he does for KISS.

More coming. I wish the flash didn’t do what it did on this pic!