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Hear Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and Eddie Ojeda team up with Rudy Sarzo and Mike Portnoy for a thunderous cover of Theme For An Imaginary Western
By Jackson Maxwell published
The hard-rocking version of the Pete Brown/Jack Bruce-penned tune – famously covered by Mountain – features on Legacy, the forthcoming all-star Leslie West tribute album
Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album
By Jackson Maxwell published
Hear the album's first single – Wylde's loving, tough-as-nails interpretation of Mountain's Blood Of The Sun – now
Eddie Van Halen-owned Frankenstrat, gifted to Leslie West, sells at auction for $50,000
By Matt Owen published
The Steve Ripley-made model is thought to have been understudy to EVH's main axe on tours in the mid-'80s, and was gifted to the legendary Mountain guitarist soon after
Eddie Van Halen-owned Kramer Striker/Ripley Frankenstrat, gifted to Leslie West, goes up for auction
By Matt Owen published
The unique guitar, which was made by renowned luthier Steve Ripley in 1984, is thought to have been EVH's backup guitar on numerous tours in the mid-'80s
Leslie West: "I wanted the biggest tone, and vibrato like somebody who plays violin in a 100-piece orchestra"
By Alan di Perna published
The life and times of a titanic presence in hard rock and a trailblazer for tone
Leslie West, 1945-2020: the guitar world pays tribute
By Matt Owen published
Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa and Joe Satriani are among the players who have paid their respects to the influential Mountain guitarist
Leslie West talks jamming with Jimi Hendrix and seeing Eddie Van Halen for the first time in this classic 1987 Guitar World interview
By Gene Santoro published
The trailblazing Mountain guitarist discusses life on the road in one of the heaviest hard-rock outfits of the time
Guitar legend and Mountain frontman Leslie West dies aged 75
By Richard Bienstock published
Best known for his scorching guitar work on Mississippi Queen, West influenced generations of players
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