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Plus get a closer look at his GhostHorse guitar and hear a bit of the song that shares its name.

Metalocalypse co-creator Brendon Small is our guest for this edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor, and it should come as no surprise that a rock classic inspired the future Dethklok and Galaktikon musician to pick up a guitar for the first time. Small says that while he was inspired by the riffs of Prince and Eddie Van Halen's work on the 5150 album, inevitably it was Guns N' Roses who first motivated the young rock loving musician to test out the guitar. "I think I heard that at the orthodontist when I was getting my braces tightened and it made the pain go away," said Small, recalling his int...

For many kids, tab books are a great way to get started, and in this edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor, Tetrarch's Josh Fore and Diamond Rowe reveal the importance of tab books in their early development as musicians. "One of my first memories of guitar was this old beaten up tablature book that my dad had for ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ by Guns N’ Roses. I just remember practicing that thing all day long and I finally got it," recalls Fore. "I was super excited and showed my parents. It couldn’t have sounded very good but I was just so proud of myself for getting it.”

Myles Kennedy Plays His Favorite Riffs on 4 Different Instruments Alter Bridge and Slash vocalist Myles Kennedy doesn't just have killer pipes, but he also plays a mean guitar. In this edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor, he showcases some of his favorite instruments while reflecting on a bit of his history. We've heard many a rocker reveal Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" as the first riff they ever learned to play, but you haven't heard it quite like this. Kennedy showcases his 1954 Fender Lap Steel guitar, breaking out the slide to add some extra nastiness to this already classic riff.

Mike the Music Snob (Become the Knight) Plays His Favorite Riffs You don't become "the metal snob" without having some pretty solid music taste. In this Gear Factor episode, Become the Knight YouTuber and Crusade guitarist Mike the Music Snob plays his favorite riffs. “Metallica is one of my favorite bands. They were my favorite band for a decade of my life and I remember back when I was 10 or 11 and my brother had gone into the Marine Corps. He was at Paris Island and I had his CD collection. Amongst that CD collection were multiple Metallica CDs including the