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George Lynch
Dokken and Lynch Mob guitarist, one of the defining shredders of 1980s American metal. Lynch's tone on Back for the Attack and Tooth and Nail is a cranked, hot-rodded Marshall plexi — heads modded by Lee Jackson of Metaltronix with 6550 power tubes and pushed by a Tube Screamer — driving his custom ESP superstrats. His vocal legato, whammy dives, and midrange-forward lead voice made 'Mr. Scary' a shred landmark.
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