Influences and Musical Gear
Ron has had a wide variety of influences over the years. He enjoys the guitar playing of Hank Marvin of The Shadows, Bob Bogle of The Ventures, Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Gary Moore, Dann Huff and loves heavy rock music (Lillian Axe, Giant, Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots for instance).
His guitar style has changed somewhat over the years as well. In the 1960s he played Fender Jazzmaster, Gibson ES-335 and Rickenbacker thru Fender and Ampeg Amps. During the hard rock/metal craze of the 1980s Ron wielded Charvel's and Ibanez guitars with Peavey Amplification. Today Ron's main axe is a custom-wired Fender Stratocaster (designed by legendary Syracuse musician, the late Dave Pasternack). He uses a combination of Peavey and Fender amps. Ron is a fan of Digitech pedalboards, and has used them widely throughout the nineties and the 2000s.
Ron Lauback has influenced many Syracuse-based artists over the years. Dan Elliott has stated in interviews that Ron and The Sabres influenced him to form his first band The Dimensions as well as the helping Jack Abert and John Wisnewski start The Monterays. Other Syracuse talent that Ron has influenced include Shane Prue (ex-Wishpool and solo artist), Brian Williams and Dan Wagner (Wagner), Steven Alexander (The Erika DeSocio Band) and Dan Stabile (ex-Distorted Views).
Ron and his son Ronnie Dark record music together under the name RLB. They have recorded seven albums together since 1992 and composed music for the 1999 motion picture The Secret Life of Horace Gimple. Their music has been featured on both The Homegrown Music Radio Network and Soundcheck, which is broadcast on TK99 (99.5fm).
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