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Frank Hannon (born October 3, 1966 in Sacramento, California), is best known as the guitarist, songwriter and a co-founder of the multi-platinum band Tesla, and is now established as a solo singer/songwriter with his album Gypsy Highway. Top. Back in the day, pioneering guitarists like When the electric guitar is plugged into the amplifier and played, the pickups in the electric guitar produce a small amount of electricity as the strings vibrate.

Then that small amount of electricity is increased dramatically inside the amplifier by the use of transformers and several tube circuit stages.Because it is truly an imperfect generation of the guitar’s sound! The Pup Arena Posts: 1454 Joined: Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:39 pm. He also played the B3 organ, Bass Guitar and Drums. Add any text here or remove it.I believe that it is the sound of the harmonic distortion that comes from the overloading of the tube amp circuits, and the flexibility to control this distortion sound with the knobs on the amplifier’s face. Hannon started playing guitar and writing songs when he was 10 (1976). Frank played at Halftime Bar & Grill (formerly Coaches) in Rocklin for the Wounded Warriors Project (a benefit fund raiser for wounded soldiers) on Dec 31, New Year’s Eve of 2010-2011 and made another New Year’s Eve appearance in 2012-2013 with his new Frank Hannon Band line up, Aaron Leigh (bass), Cortney DeAugustine (drums).

Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Frank's guitar rig. Frank Hannon The Heavy Metal Hippie.

Top. Frank Hannon of Teslas amps. Post by Mats A » Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:09 pm Anybody knows or read why Frank Hannon of Tesla stopped using the JVM and uses the 4100 instead? He has recorded and performed with many musicians over the last 25 years. He formed the Frank Hannon Band with Robbie Furiosi, Joel Krueger, and Billy Raney. The sessions included song from the his newly released album Six String Soldiers, a project written and produced with Dickey Betts, Pat Travers, Dave Meniketti, Rick Derringer, Mike Araiza (guitarist from Albuquerque,NM) and lead vocalist Jeffery Sandoval (Albuquerque, NM).

He uses guitars such as Gibsons preferably his ’96 Cherry SG, ES 335, Les Paul Goldtops, Doubleneck 12/6 strings and acoustics and he uses a Dove, J50. TESLA guitarist FRANK HANNON details the mechanics and importance of amplification. Post by The Pup » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:15 pm Freewill. He formed the Frank Hannon Band with Robbie Furiosi, Joel Krueger, and Billy Raney. Hannon later learned to play piano from his mother at a young age. acoustic & electric guitar, bass, mandolin, blues harp, keyboards, piano, organ, backing vocalsThe story is that Frank broke his leg one summer and learned to play guitar while he was in a cast. There is a creative beauty in this imperfection, and it is also affectionately known as “fuzz” or “crunch.” (Stay tuned here at BAM Magazine for my next article!Follow the link below to find your local Blackstar DealerFrank Hannon earned international fame as the guitarist, songwriter and a co-founder of the multi-platinum selling band TESLA. Re: Frank Hannon of Teslas amps. Drawing on his early childhood influences of American Folk artists such as Bob Dylan, John Denver, and Willie Nelson, Frank Hannon has showcased his lyrical, vocal, and "acoustic" storytelling song writing abilities on the self-produced album.

Others that he has played with include Dickey Betts, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Moe, Def Leppard, Roger Fisher, Gary Hoey, Steve Morse, Jeff Watson, Night Ranger, Eric Martin, Y&T, Jon Anthony, Jackyl, Skid Row, Scott West, Cortney DeAugustine, Rogue, Pat Travers, and Kevin Hampton.Hannon formed a band called Moon Dog Mane, who released one album in 1998.In 2005 Hannon released his first solo effort Guitarz from Marz, released exclusively through his website frankhannon.comFrank played at Halftime Bar & Grill (formerly Coaches) in Rocklin for the Wounded Warriors Project (a benefit fund raiser for wounded soldiers) on Dec 31, New Year’s Eve of 2010-2011 and made another New Year’s Eve appearance in 2012-2013 with his new Frank Hannon Band line up, Aaron Leigh (bass), Cortney DeAugustine (drums). As the years rolled when Tesla started he and other band mates met Jeff Keith on a local radio station.He has recorded and performed with many musicians over the last 20 years.

Apart from recent Tesla concerts, Frank Hannon has been performing In my last article “THE ELECTRIC GUITAR LEGACY, Part 1” I discussed the endless possibilities of the electric guitar as a musical instrument that can showcase each individual artist’s unique playing style, and how the simplicity of its design has not changed much since its conception in the 1950s.

He joined/started the band Tesla at age 19 but had also played with and produced many artists. Signup for our newsletter to get notified about sales and new products. Frank Hannon is a rock guitarist, best known for being a member of the rock band Tesla. Frank Hannon, is best known as the guitarist, songwriter and a co-founder of the multi-platinum band Tesla, and is now established as a solo singer-songwriter with his album Gypsy Highway.

Others that he has played with include Dickey Betts, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Moe, Def Leppard, Roger Fisher, Gary Hoey, Steve Morse, Jeff Watson, Night Ranger, Eric Martin, Y&T, Jon Anthony, Jackyl, Skid Row, Scott West, Cortney DeAugustine, Rogue, Pat Travers, and Kevin Hampton.“Carlos Santana’s unique sustain and Eddie Van Halen’s signature tapping techniques were fueled and encouraged by the harmonic overtones of their over-driven tube amplifiers.” Raised on the psychedelic sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, and others from the San Francisco era as a child, he then developed his love for hard rock throughout high school in the 80’s.