Staind is a rock band formed on November 24, 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. After meeting through friends and covering pop hits of the day in smalltime clubs for a year and a half, Staind self-released their debut album, Tormented, in November 1996, citing influences in glam and brutal latin thrash metal. Until recently, the album was difficult to obtain, as only four thousand copies were originally sold. Since then, the band's official website has released the album to meet the demand from fans. more
Staind's guitarist worked with Ibanez to develop the Ibanez MMM1 Mike Mushok Signature Bariton Electric Guitar with string-thru and neck-thru construction. The MMM1 guitar gives you the ultimate in sustain and tuning stability. The beautifully contoured mahogany body weds up to a 5-piece, 28" scale mahogany/purplewood neck with 22 jumbo frets. Custom Super pickups deliver ultrahot signals while the…
If you're addicted to the indispensable juice of a high gain amp or a string of stomp boxes, you need this pedal. Because along with your hot-wired tones, you're probably getting a generous helping of noise. Equipped with three selectable types of noise reduction, Hiss, Mid, and Full, the Smart Gate bites down on sizzle and hum but lets…