Guitar Pr0n: The Sound and Style of the Cult’s Billy Duffy

January 15, 2017January 14, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Billy Duffy, Ernie Ball, Guitars, The Cult

How does Billy Duffy get those guitar noises for songs like “She Sells Sanctuary,” “Rain” and “Fire Woman?” This Ernie Ball/DirecTv special (via Michael) seeks to find out.

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is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

3 thoughts on “Guitar Pr0n: The Sound and Style of the Cult’s Billy Duffy”

Kristen M. Grandinetti
January 15, 2017 at 10:54 am
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Love the cult… still
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Chris F
January 16, 2017 at 10:30 pm
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The Cult were my favourite band growing up. Ian’s vocals. Billy’s riffs. They are an underrated 80s alt rock influence that helped bring about the boom in the 90s.
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- Alan CrossPost author
  January 17, 2017 at 8:48 am
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  Agreed. I once asked Billy what it was like to be a guitar hero, but he just shrugged it off.
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