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Elliot Easton (born Elliot Steinberg, December 18, 1953) is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars. His melodic guitar solos are an integral part of the band's music.
Dec 12, 2023 · A young Elliot Steinberg tries out a new weapon on Rockaway Place. Courtesy of Elliot Easton. “I went over,” Easton says over the phone from his California home, “and Ben was sitting in a...
Jun 9, 2023 · Playing with Jerry Lee Lewis on his "Young Blood" LP, produced by Andy Paley and recorded by Mark Linett! You can even hear Jerry say "play it Elliot!" at the beginning of the solo!
Oct 20, 2019 · Mike Coppola, Getty Images. The Cars did “a lot of healing” before the death of singer Ric Ocasek, guitarist Elliot Easton said. Ocasek passed in September, 18 months after the band reunited ...
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Dec 7, 2020 · See all prices. We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices. TONE TIP: Easton’s solo tone here is all about midrange and gain. The Nazgul pickup has similar construction and output (ceramic magnet, 13k ohm resistance) to the Fender Lead I’s Seth Lover humbucker.
Dec 18, 2023 · Southpaw shredder contributed meaningfully to the canon. Elliot Easton, impossibly tasty guitarist of The Cars and the first real guitar hero of New Wave music, turns 70 today. The Cars’ debut record exploded onto the radio in the summer of 1978, with its perfect single “Just What I Needed.”.
Aug 22, 2021 · To hear my full interview with Elliot Easton–and my 1997 interview with John Fogerty as well–subscribe to my Patreon page, where you can eavesdrop on over 250 of my uncut, one-on-one conversations with: Wayne Kramer from the MC5, 2004 Bob Rock, 1992 Nick Gilder, 1985 Roy Buchanan, 1988 Klaus Meine of Scorpions, 1988 Jason Bonham, 1989
