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Mike Mushok (born April 10, 1970) is the lead guitarist for the hard rock/post-grunge band Staind, who hails from Ludlow, Massachusetts.

Equipment

Mike is well known for his use of baritone guitars and odd tunings.

These are some of the equipment he uses:
  • Ibanez MMM1 Mike Mushok Series Baritone Guitar
  • Ibanez Custom Baritone Guitar based off of the Joe Satriani JS-Model body shape
  • Ibanez Artist Electric Guitar
  • Novax Fan-Fret Baritone Guitar
  • Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst Guitar
  • Alvarez Baritone Acoustic Guitar
  • Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Pre-amp
  • Diezel VH4
  • CAE RS-10 Controller
  • Shure U4D UA Dual Receiver
  • Whirlwind Multi-Selector
  • Korg DTR-1 Rack Tuner
  • Marshall El34 100/100 Power Amp
  • CAE 4x4 Controller
  • CAE Custom ISO Box
  • Boss NS-2
  • Lexicon MPX G2
  • Marshall 300-Watt 1960B Straight-Front 4x12 Cabinets
  •  • [ e] Staind
Aaron Lewis | Mike Mushok | Jon Wysocki | Johnny April
Discography
Albums: Tormented | Dysfunction | Break the Cycle | 14 Shades of Grey | Chapter V
Compilations:
Singles: Just Go | Mudshovel | Home | It's Been Awhile | Outside | Fade | For You | Epiphany | Price to Play
So Far Away | How About You | Zoe Jane | Right Here | Falling | Everything Changes | King of All Excuses
DVDs: MTV Unplugged |
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Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar and drums.
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Staind (IPA: /steɪnd/) is an American alternative metal group[1][2] from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
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Aaron Lewis, (born April 13 1972 in Rutland, Vermont, U.S.), is the lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist of the hard rock group Staind.

Background

Lewis grew up, largely, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
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Jon Wysocki (born January 17, 1971), is a United States musician and the drummer for hard rock band Staind.He was born in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Jon is also married and was featured in DRUM WORLD magazine during the release of "Break the Cycle"
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Johnny "Old School" April (born March 27, 1965), is the bassist for the Alternative Metal/Hard Rock band Staind. He is not one of the original members of the band but has performed on every Staind album since Tormented.
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Tormented
(1996) Dysfunction
(1999)

Tormented is Staind's first recording, self-released in 1996.

Previously only available in limited quantities in New England, Tormented
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Dysfunction is alternative metal band Staind's second studio album and their first release under the Flip/Elektra label. "Just Go," "Mudshovel," and "Home" were released as singles.
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Break the Cycle
(2001) 14 Shades of Grey
(2003)

Break the Cycle is Staind's third studio album from 2001 (see 2001 in music). It is Staind's most successful album to date, and what broke them into the mainstream.
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14 Shades of Grey is Staind's fourth album, released on May 20, 2003.

Overview

The album is softer than the group's previous efforts, with the exception of the first single and first track, "Price to Play".
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Format Digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Length 3:38
Label Hollywood Records
Writer(s) Jesse McCartney, Adam Watts, Andy Dodd, Dory Lobel
Producer(s) Andy Dodd, Adam Watts
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Released June 26, 2001
Format CD single
Recorded 2001
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 4:25
Label Elektra Records
Producer(s) Staind
Peak chart positions
  • 1 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)

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Released 2001
Format CD
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 4:52
Label Elektra Records
Peak chart positions
  • #56 US Billboard Hot 100
  • #1 US Mainstream Rock Tracks
  • #2 US Modern Rock Tracks

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Released 2003
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre Alternative Metal
Length 3:36
Label Elektra Records
Producer(s) Staind
Peak chart positions
  • 2 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)

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Released September 18, 2003
Format CD single
Recorded 2003
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 4:05
Label Elektra Records
Producer(s) Staind
Peak chart positions
  • 1 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)

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How About You is a Anthony Byrne film set for a 2007 release. The film is based on the short story by Maeve Binchy.

Plot/Synopsis

How About You tells the story of a young woman named Ellie.
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Released 1993
Format CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded 1992
Genre R&B
Length 3:49
Label RCA
Writer(s) John Bettis
Brian Alexander Morgan
Steve Porcaro
Producer(s) Brian Alexander Morgan
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MTV Unplugged is a DVD, released in 2002 by the band Staind. The DVD's main feature is Staind's unplugged performance, recorded at MTV studios at Time Square, New York. The show was recorded just before the band's third album, Break the Cycle, was released.
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