Snaking through

Not too long ago, it's VH (CLICK). Today, it's Whitesnake. Don't see too many people who are keen to  manifest their rock affiliations on their rides. 

Thanks & goodbye: John Sykes

Another guitar great had left us - John Sykes (20 Jan '25). Many of us would have known him for his Whitesnake stint but do take time to check out his Blue Murder stuff where he had a bit more guitar authority going. It is unclear what kind of cancer he was battling with before passing on but from one cancer patient to another - our time will come & we bid goodbye with thanks.

Sykes was a Les Paul guy through & through & his LP Custom with metallic appointments was an unmistakable i/d. It's an open secret that the Edwards brand kept the JS version of their LP Custom-esque range in a John Sykes iteration (hence the JS monicker in the model citation). If you own one (depicted above), please hold on to it as Edwards had stopped / will cease production of this guitar.

Pics: ESP / JS official

Bernie Marsden: 1951 - 2023

Pic: PCN

Late Friday night / early Saturday morning - the news of Bernie Marsden's passing would surely break the hearts of Whitesnake fans. I'm not a die hard follower but I do have Whitesnake songs on my phone's playlist.  

Pic: Andertons

Not too long ago (pre-2020 if I got it right), PRS did a Marsden signature available in the SE range. The guitar had a 24.5" scale length with only one master tone control at the helm. That would have hinted at how important Marsden was to the PRS camp & we know he had some hits up his sleeve back in his Whitesnake days.

Two of the most prolific Marsden tunes with Whitesnake are Fool for Your Loving / Here I Go Again. Leaving you with the former as a tribute to the late & definitely great, Bernie Marsden.