1993 was a pivotal year in my life. I was about to get married, and I had been working as an apprentice to Senior Master Builder Roger Giffin at the Gibson West Custom Shop. Gibson was going through some restructuring …
The ERG requires …
The rise and fall of the pedal board
by Gene Baker, editor, Music Insider Magazine
ear in any industry goes through fads. In the guitar world, much of these gear trends are driven by technology and its perpetual wheel of …
Mean Gene Baker with Music Insider Magazine, knocking out his 1st video article covering rehearsing to recording dead silent. With the use of a few simple gadgets you can capture your favorite LIVE amp sound and avoid the cops shutting …
Diffusing the chain reaction bomb
by Gene Baker, editor, Music Insider Magazine
The thought process leading up to this article has somewhat pained my mind to say the least, almost dreading the idea of putting words into text.
Band drama …
Truly loved and forever remembered
by Gene Baker, Mean Gene Band
Since we last left, the Mean Gene Band was headed off to San Francisco to take part in a memorial tribute to legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose. It was a …
Tribute to a true legend
by Gene Baker
This is my first article for Music Insider Magazine and I’m very glad to shed my point of view being a struggling artist, and all the trials and tribulations that I deal …
