Hi guys, I’m Mario Solinas I don’t like boring you with the story of my life … so I tell you just some things about me. I’m from Sassari a town in the beautiful Sardinia, an island of Italy. I was born in 1980 October the 11th. When I was 9 my father bought a cd of Guns ‘n Roses live in Tokyo…then my life changed. Slash became my reason to play music, with his incredible sound way to play, he closes his eyes and lets the fingers roll in the fingerboard of his Les Paul …. simply great, Slash is my inspiration. I’ve got some Slash’s autograph and a pic (that I keep jealously), I’ve got all of his albums …. From Guns ‘n Roses and Slash’s Snakepit to Velvet Revolver .
I want to spend few words about Slash’s tech, Adam Day, he is the man behind the guitar player, he switch all Slash amps, effects … I wrote him some things for asking about Slash’s settings and he always answers in writing. Thanks a lot Adam !
I listen other great players, my 2nd favorite guitar player is Zakk Wylde, amazing brutality heavy player, speed pentatonic licks, screaming wah licks, he makes me go crazy, then Micheal Schenker too, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Doug Aldrich, Eddie Van Halen … Since I was a kid I played with several bands: War Machine, O.M.F., Mind the Gap, I was playing in a project band, we played Quintorigo songs, but now my official band it's called SHIVER and we rocks!! My home-made pedalboard is simply like Zakk Wylde pedalboard plus the loop effect pedals. I don’t like much to step on various pedals, I like to play a good guitar (my Les Paul) and a good amp (Marshall), the stompboxes aren’t necessary at all, but if I have them I jump on them.
I’m sorry if there are some mistakes, but . . . . . I’m not English.
LET'S GO FUCKIN' CRAZY !!
MXR GEAR:
PEDALS:
DUNLOP SW-95 Slash Signature Crybaby
MXR MC-401 Boost / Line driver (Custom Audio Electronics)
MXR ZW-44 Zakk Wylde Signature Overdrive
MXR M-134 Stereo Chorus
KORG DT-10 Pedal Tuner
AMP LOOP EFFECT:
BOSS GE-7 Equalizer 7 band
BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
BACKUP PEDALS:
DUNLOP JH-1 Jimi Hendrix Wah
BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive
POWER SUPPLY
DUNLOP DCB-10 Dc Brick
GUITARS:
GIBSON Les Paul '58 reissue Custom Shop Iced Tea Sunburst VOS (Sheptone AB Custom pickups)
GIBSON Les Paul Standard Cherry Sunburst (Seymour Duncan Alnico II pro pickups)
B.C.RICH Mockinbird
Epiphone Flying V
AMP:
MARSHALL JCM 2000 dsl 100
MARSHALL 1936 ext.cabinet loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
PICKS:
DUNLOP Tortex Black Gold Standard 1.14 mm
STRINGS:
Ernie Ball Power Slinky Nickel Wound 10-46
Ernie Ball Power Slinky Nickel Wound 11-48