George Vodden of Illinois is the winner of the Steve Stevens autographed G-5 VG Stratocaster. In this video, Gary Lenaire of BOSS and Roland guitar products, congratulates George and sends off the prized guitar. The Roland & BOSS team is currently working on the next giveaway, and YOU could be the next winner!

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• Win a Steve Stevens Autographed G-5 Strat
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Published by Jude Gold

Jude Gold is a true Renaissance man in the world of guitar. He splits his time between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, working as a session player and sideman for many artists, including Jefferson Starship, Brendon Small, Miguel Migs, JGB, Eddie Money, and more. He’s also a noted guitar journalist with Guitar Player magazine, with hundreds of interviews and articles to his credit. To top it all off, Jude is a devoted educator who served as the Director of the Guitar Program at the esteemed Musicians Institute for four years and is currently an instructor there.

Catch Jude Gold this weekend in L.A. for the debut of Brendon Small’s Galaktikon at The Roxy during Wesfest.

While he’s a highly versatile player and proficient in many different styles, Jude is noted for his signature “full-contact” slap-guitar playing. With a unique, energetic approach, he abuses his axe with slaps and taps to produce rapid-fire rhythms, harmonics, and raw funk grooves. You can sample Jude’s impressive and entertaining playing in this style by firing up YouTube and searching for his debut music video, “Funkytown.”

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Jude has been a BOSS player for a long time, and he currently uses a wide range of BOSS stomps for his various playing activities. He also employs the Roland G-5 VG Stratocaster®, which he loves for its instant access to different sounds and altered tunings. For Edition 35 of the BOSS Tone Radio podcast, we talked with Jude about his diverse career, favorite BOSS gear, and more.

To listen to the complete conversation, visit BOSS Tone Radio.

You’ve played a lot of gigs with Jerry Garcia’s band, Eddie Money, Greg Howe, Stu Hamm, Jeff Berlin, and others. Are there any that stand out?

Oh man, there are so many. I guess for me, it always comes down to the same thing though, which is the reason why many of us play guitar—once in a while, we all have those gigs where your feet don’t touch the ground, you know? For whatever reason, everything is just working and the music is flowing through you and you’re playing stuff that you didn’t even know you could play. I live for those moments, and those moments can happen anywhere. I think that’s the beauty of music. You never know when that magic can happen, and I do remember those gigs.

You’re definitely into the groove, and you describe your playing with the terms “deep pocket” and “evil funk.” What do they mean to you?

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In this video Steve Stevens demonstrates the Roland G-5 V-Guitar and the plethora of sounds it covers. We could continue to write about the demo but it wouldn’t give justice to Steve’s  talent or the product so just check out the video.

The G-5 features the following guitars and tunings:

MODE knob: 5 types

N: Normal (non-modeling mode)
S: Stratocaster
T: Telecaster
H: Humbucker
A: Acoustic

TUNING knob: 6 types

N: Normal tuning
D: Drop D
G: Open G
d: D Modal
B: Baritone
12: 12-string guitar

Guitar legend Steve Stevens is perhaps best known for his nearly 30-year association with ‘80s icon Billy Idol and his pyrotechnic playing on Idol tracks such as “Rebel Yell” and “Eyes Without a Face.” Additionally, Stevens boasts an impressive resumé of achievements as both a solo artist and sideman, working with a diverse range of artists, including such greats as Joni Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Vince Neil and many others. In 1986, his contributions to the Top Gun soundtrack earned Stevens a Grammy Award. Join Roland, Guitar Center and Steve Stevens for an evening of insight, discussion and live performance.

Published on May 24, 2012 by Rolandmedia

Location: Guitar Center #110 7425 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90046

When: Thursday, November 8, 2012

Live streaming here via GuitarTV.com. Live streaming begins at 7:00pm EST

7-7:30pm: Steve Stevens V-Guitar demonstrations
7:30-8:00pm: Q&A with Steve, autograph session

Giveaways include:

Roland G-5 Strat autographed by Steve Stevens
Roland Micro Cube guitar amp
BOSS TU-10 Clip-On chromatic tuners
Lots of T-shirts

V-Guitar 2012 World Tour:

9/22 Calgary
10/2 Nashville
10/4 Birmingham
10/6-7 Copenhagen
10/10 Redmond
10/11 Portland
10/12 Keizer
10/17 Torrance
10/25 Budapest
11/3 Sterling
11/5 San Antonio
11/6 Austin and Warsaw
11/8 Hollywood
11/10 Albuquerque
11/13 Pensacola
11/15 West Seneca
11/17 Fukuoka
11/18, 22-23 Tokyo
11/24 Saitama
11/25 Osaka

Links and related articles:

Michael “Nomad” Ripoll Demos the Roland G-5 V-Guitar
Billy Duffy (The Cult): How I Discovered My Signature Sound
Mike Scaccia (Ministry): How I Got My Tone