108 ROCK STAR GUITARS AT NAMM 2020: Stacy Blades
Stacy Blades has played with Fraidy Katt, Roxx Gang, Supercool, L.A. Guns, Let It Rawk, and Ratt. He has played on the L.A. Guns studio albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, Covered in Guns, and Hollywood Forever,. He authored the book Confessions of a Replacement Rockstar in 2009.
In 2009, Blades released his first guitar instrumental solo album called "Symphonic Slam" on Cleopatra Records.
At the end of 2012, Blades decided to leave L.A. Guns to pursue more personal opportunities for performing and songwriting. He worked with Sony Music designing and writing guitar loop packages. Blades was also the last artist to work with the legendary producer Andy Johns before his untimely death in April 2013. As of 2016, Blades is touring with Bobby Blotzer's Ratt Experience and also in an original project called Angels In Vein.