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May 23: I interview Lita Ford today for HEAVY TV.
And that went real well. I fucking love Lita Ford. I remember hearing Gotta Let Go on the radio and thinking, “rad voice”. Then I saw the music clip and went, “Holy shit she plays guitar? And does the solo?…Goddamn!!” So yeah, when I saw her today, I got to tell her that. The only thing hotter than a chick guitarist is TWO chick guitarists. Doing Jason Becker harmony sweeps and headbangin’ like Angus!!!! (That’s Nelli Scarlet on the left, my interview partner)
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May 8: My longtime friend and Alice Cooper drummer Glen Sobel did a clinic last night at Cranbourne Music. If you didn’t go, you done fucked up. For reals.
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March 2: Great news!! Not only do I do HEAVY TV with the Magnificent Cassie Walker, I also write geetar stuff for the Skins and Strings column for HEAVY MAG!!!
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Jan 29: Alrighty!! I’m back to teaching metal/shred guitar from home, CHECK IT.
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Jan 9: James Ryan and I are doing 80′s cock rock/metal tribute band COKKEN. We need singer(s). Think you can do it? Go HERE.
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Douglas Steele IV with his wonderful Ibanez UV7BK
“Hello, welcome to my site. If you don’t know much about me, I’d say go HERE first.”
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So…Here are my three sons. To the left, the Ibanez UV7BK, the one in the middle is the very lovely Ibanez RG 3120, and the one I took on tour, the Ibanez RG1570.
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3 week European tour (Oct 5-25, 2012), the link is HERE.
Alarum: Progpower, Netherlands
First Doug Steele podcast interview
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The Signal. Progpower Europe. October 2012
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NON LINEAR PARALLELS
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Wanna learn your favorite guitar solo? Want a new technique to check out? I’m doing EXCLUSIVE Unlisted YouTube clips. Go HERE
Alarum at The Evelyn, supporting A Million Dead Birds Laughing CD launch
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LIKES: I’m into guitars and guitar gear (Ibanez guitars exclusively), EVH CLASSIC VH guitars, metal music (Meshuggah, SYL), true crime/serial killers, great white shark documentaries, scooters (ha ha!!), karate movies, docos, tattoos, hanging with friends, typical ‘guy’ shit. And I love animals; cats, dogs, birds, humboldt squid, etc etc.”
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Second Doug Steele Podcast interview HERE.
Germany
Prague
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Alarum gig. No idea where. But I know what song we’re playing based on the B Minor triad I’m playing, too funny. The Signal.
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I think James and I MAY be releasing an EP of sorts. When time permits, of course.
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My kinda girls…
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Facebook add: doug.steele@gmail.com (john sanders real name)
Skype: johnsanders1215
Instagram: dougfcknsteele
ph: 0402 363 039
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“I did not get lessons off Doug!!”
Looking good Dude !!!! Jason Hart
November 21, 2011 at 8:13 AM
Cheers dude!! Glad you dropped by.
November 22, 2011 at 7:50 AM
Doug
Hey..we used to talk years ago when you were on triplem. Glad to see you still fuckin shit up.
Kazz
April 16, 2012 at 1:38 AM
Hola!! How am you?
April 16, 2012 at 1:54 PM
A little older..but not so much wiser. Lol
you are looking good and shredding like a rock god
stay gold sexypants
April 16, 2012 at 8:36 PM
Ha ha, cool. You as well.
April 18, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Dude! You used my youtube quote (I post there as SkyNett). Awesome! I meant every word of it – since two of those teachers I mentioned are John Petrucci and Al Pitrelli – so yea, I know good teachers, and you are tops!!
May 3, 2012 at 5:44 AM
Ha ha, cool!! I have a friend on my FB who had a few lessons with JP and was not impressed. I’ve seen a vid with AP and was fairly perplexed by his video on modes.
May 3, 2012 at 4:10 PM
I studied with JP years ago – probably from 89 – 91 or so. I’m from Long Island, NY and he used to give lessons out of his parent’s house in Kings Park. I’m not particularly into prog rock but the guy has skills and he definitely taught me a lot. I studied with Pitrelli back in 86 or so for a few years when he was teaching out of THE local guitar shop at the time, a place called Focus II – it was the coolest guitar store in the area for many years. It’s still around – called Music Emporium these days. Anyway you rock dude – keep the great playing coming!! : )
May 4, 2012 at 4:51 AM
Cheers, I’ll try and do Dorian today.
May 4, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Always support all things Doug!!!
Shredder supreme and one funny guy!
I will be joining your guitar intstruction site
soon.All the best
November 23, 2011 at 6:34 AM
Cheers Max..make sure you hear the podcast on the main page. Rawk!!
November 23, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Sweet!
Yo!
November 23, 2011 at 9:53 AM
hey man it’s vanhalenworshiper, anything doug im in!!!!
November 24, 2011 at 6:58 PM
In wha??
November 24, 2011 at 7:13 PM
vanhalenworshiper from youtube what’s going man, awesome site!
November 24, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Cheers dude, I am busy!!
November 24, 2011 at 7:12 PM
Hi from the uk Doug …love the shredding
November 29, 2011 at 9:05 AM
Thanks, I need more time, I’m working close to 6 days a week, and my fat ass constantly needs naps. lord help me..
December 1, 2011 at 5:33 PM
Please send me the tab for the part that goes from 0:59 until 1:02, of the solo in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjcqMLi8WPQ the link. Please!
December 1, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Nah, I think i cover it on my shred site..
December 1, 2011 at 5:34 PM
http://www.vhnd.com/2011/12/09/unearthed-photos-van-halen-1978-in-store-appearance/
Doug check out these old Van halen pix!
December 10, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Brilliant!! Thanks for bringing those to my attention. I love it..
December 11, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Great pics! Thanks for sharing!
April 19, 2012 at 12:23 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43908441@N00/4038419521/
more old van halen pix
December 14, 2011 at 8:11 AM
You still fucking rock! I love you man. Have a great holiday. I’ll be seeing you soon. Oh, the rockers at the Fire house in Oakland, think you are the man. Many are amazed. I’m honored to know you.
December 21, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Dude you guys are my family. You made my teen years an absolute joy and I tell many a story about many a friend. Tell the Oakland firefighters to stay safe at all times, and hopefully we’ll see you when you get out here. You may not wanna come back.
December 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM
VanHalen 1/5/12 she’s the woman
cafe wha? nyc
January 6, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Nice guitar u Have! Ibanez (which model?)
and btw. that action is freaking low, right?
Pozdrav (greeting) from Croatia.
January 18, 2012 at 4:16 AM
RG 1570, Prestige. The action is as low as I can get it, ha ha.
January 18, 2012 at 7:54 AM
Hey Steel we Gunna get you that singer tomorrow we hope he’s home when we knock down his door his names Pete Stark well let him contact you let it rocking with ya cockken out
February 9, 2012 at 12:44 AM
Cool, I also left a message on his FB, there’s a few mad dudes who wanna do it. We’ll see how we go!!
February 9, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Hey Doug, are you going to do any youtube clips / tips on the new Van Halen album? If there is anybody that can steer us guitar players in the right direction it is you. You the Man.
February 10, 2012 at 4:49 AM
February 12, 2012 at 2:26 AM
LOC, Love it!!
February 13, 2012 at 5:58 PM
Hey Doug fn Steele
Yer old bud Jeff Steele cool site and cool vh lessons on you tube you really do your homework when it comes to Edward . At the moment I am building a pre chainsaw trimmed shark out of a epiphone korina explorer as 78 Ibanez destroyers are as hard to find as respect theese days do you still work at the store I saw you at last.I want to quiz you on some pick ups. and a dth kit for my strat mongrell workhorse.You were talking bare knuckles last time we spoke are they any good?
Kind regards Jeff Steele…
ps since I saw you last I have had my lh pinky and ring finger rebuilt but they had to fuse my knuckle so my shredding days are over as well as busting my index and middle lh knuckle .anyway how bad can it be the girls are out the sun is shining and van halen sound like van halen again.
February 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Doug i’m thinking about getting a ibanez s420,is this a
decent guitar?
April 7, 2012 at 5:01 PM
No idea, read some reviews. I’m actually thinking of buying parts online and just assembling them.
April 10, 2012 at 6:55 PM
damn cool site ! i’m drinkin one for you *chuggs beer * *burp* i’ll be back !
April 10, 2012 at 2:18 AM
Ahhhh good man!! beer is good beer.
April 10, 2012 at 6:54 PM
hey doug! nice site dude!
hows “Cokken” commin along? (love that name! makes me chuckle every time!!)
Get off that NEZ and play ur baddass evh guitars more!!!! (what u thinkin about “a different kind of truth” BTW???)
greetings from rainy-ass, merry ole england!!
April 10, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Alarum will be out in the UK in october..Cokken is dead in the water, everyone’s busy, but we will do it.
April 10, 2012 at 6:54 PM
So beautiful, I forgot how to spell my name.
April 12, 2012 at 3:56 PM
BOOOOMMM it’s been a while since I dropped by this joint
April 14, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Well there ya go!!
April 14, 2012 at 1:24 PM
April 18, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Cool.
April 18, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Fuck yeah! Never knew Yngwie did this.
April 19, 2012 at 12:36 PM
That the King’s X singer?
April 19, 2012 at 2:35 PM
yes doug from king’s x
April 24, 2012 at 9:49 AM
cool. great voice.
April 24, 2012 at 10:57 AM
April 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM
April 24, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Hello Doug, it’s TheBigRedViking in Northern CA. Plz recommend anyone that makes a very good 5150 guitar copy. Meanwhile I’m working on one myself, and old red Kramer that I’m adding white stripes to. Did you ever obtain any of your VH guitars from this guy? http://www.meanstreetguitars.com/ I’m very impressed with his craftsmanship and have emailed some price quotes to him as he works closely with each person requesting a custom order. I’d appreciate any other soure(s) you recommend for a good 5150 guitar replica, except I don’t care about the 5150 sticker. brew cheers from CA
May 29, 2012 at 1:05 PM
email me, we’ll go from there.
May 29, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Hi DOug, ‘Thought you’d enjoy this photo of my guitar project.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m605/knightlydv/pro6-3.jpg
It’s finally starting to look Van Halen-ish. ‘Using Frogtape to make the stripes sharp. ‘Lots more work to do. Going to their San Jose show on Tues 6/5!!! I really enjoy your guitar work, man. Do you ever plan to cover “She’s the Woman”? ‘Keep on playin’!
June 4, 2012 at 8:08 AM
Hello, cool guitar!! And no on the VH song, ha ha..I won’t be doing many songs after 1984.
June 4, 2012 at 5:37 PM
June 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Ha ha!!!
July 3, 2012 at 3:24 PM