Gina Stile

Gina Tagliente (born January 19, 1965), better known as Gina Stile, is an American former guitarist. She was lead guitar player of the reformed female hard rock band, Vixen, from 1997 to 1998 and 2013 until her departure from the band in March 2017.

Early years At the age of 9, an uncle bought her a four-stringed guitar, then at the age of 11 she started with a Japanese six-stringed guitar. Gina Stile got into a band with her sister when she was 13, Revelation. At that time, a studio made a recording and played it for Dee Snider. Snider played it for Twisted Sister's management, and they signed the band. At 14 her first big gig was opening up for Leslie West and Mountain.

Music career Poison Dollys and Envy After some family issues, she joined the Poison Dollys, which was her first experience with an all-female band. At 19, they opened up for Aerosmith, a nine-show string of dates with them in front of 15,000 people. At 21, Stile left the Poison Dollys and got back together with her sister in Envy, and they were signed to Atlantic Records' sub-label, Atco. Snider produced the record, titled Ain't It a Sin. It was Envy's lone album and is the only one in Stile's career that was released by a major label.

Vixen part I After Vixen disbanded in the early 1990s, Roxy Petrucci contacted Stile about working on a new project. Although nothing became of it, Roxy Petrucci eventually introduced Stile to Janet Gardner, and the two of them started writing together. The music that they were working on was never intended to be Vixen. Gardner and Stile began working with their own band in New York with Mike Pisculli on bass along with another male drummer. Around that time Petrucci called, asking about doing a Vixen tour. Envy Ain't It a Sin (1987) (In 1986, she was asked to help develop a 3/4-size guitar geared toward women and children.)

Guitar gear Amps – Mesa/Boogie Dual and Triple Rectifiers through a Marshall cab with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. Guitars – Kramer Assault Plus, Gibson Les Paul, Snake Guitar, Rick Kelly Custom; Carmine Street Guitars. Effects – Boss pedalboard (Octaver-Chorus-Delay-Flanger) along with MXR Fullbore Metal.