It was getting very stodgy. I was getting so depressed by ’65 because I was 10 years too late to be around the Gene Vincent, Cliff Gallup thing, and I bitterly resent that.

The guitars have a vagueness and messiness – there’s a certain cloudiness that creates our perfect environment. That's our sound”: Blonde Redhead might not be the best of friends, but their otherworldly guitar textures are a match made in heaven It was a really dark time for Ronnie and for the band": Vivian Campbell on why Ronnie James Dio had no interest in doing the Hear 'n Aid project featuring Yngwie Malmsteen, Neal Schon, George Lynch and Iron Maiden Cause We've Ended as Lovers" is a very beautiful song. He had his moments with the Yardbirds (Roger the Engineer) but I'd still take his solo stuff over them. The amps onstage were an early ’70s Fender Champ and an Ampeg VT-40. I believe the Champ was only used as a driver for his Kustom “The Bag” talk box, and the Ampeg was his main guitar amp. I never have to think about strumming patterns – it’s all taken care of because the motor is always going”: Cory Wong is the modern king of funk guitar – he shares his tips for tightening up your rhythm playing

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I guess at that time I wanted some solidification; I had to be playing a tune, not just abstract flurries of noise. There had to be some nice chords to get the listener to draw an ear a bit closer. I mean, you can make it better with chocolate sauce, but it’s not right when you try to put another flavor in. Buchanan pioneered expressive playing techniques like creating tone and volume swells by manipulating his guitar’s control knobs. One of the best albums of the best guiratist alive IMO. This guy just turns any genre he touches in some outstanding performance. His latest electronic work is exceptional too. No. He didn’t know I existed. The awe I would have been in of him, and he would have been sitting there, wishing he was fishing.

Boss has delivered the RE-201 Space Echo and BOSS CE-1 Chorus Ensemble preamps in a single pedal for the BP-1W booster Amp: Early ’70s Ampeg VT-40 (Input One/Bright, Volume 1: 7, Volume 2: 0, Treble: 6, Midrange: 8, Bass: 2, Reverb: 0, Sensitivity 1: 0dB, Sensitivity 2: NA, Ultra Hi: Midrange switch: 2/1000Hz) with four Ampeg special-design 10-inch speakers (either CTS or Eminence) As an all-instrumental album it was a surprising commercial success, with a jazz fusion-like approach seldom seen on best-selling lists at the time. It was certified Gold in 1976. Interview with Carmine Appice". DMME.net. May 2000. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015 . Retrieved 29 March 2017.I was determined not to bore anybody with any jazz. Things like Blow By Blow were just unadulterated jazz, but I didn’t think so at the time. As producers, you struggle to get inspired if you're using the same thing. A lot of times, a piece of analogue gear can break you out of that rut" – Shaun Lopez on crafting synth sounds for the long-awaited second album from Crosses quote=Obi One Kenodi]Thats a shame, I was thinking of getting that.[/quote] It's worth getting if you can get it for a decent price, but otherwise I would probably stay away from it. That's just me, though. Do you dislike being perceived as a fusion player because you don’t feel you really are one, or because you don’t like the implication the label carries? Yeah, well that’s not necessarily a good thing. It’s like taking a bit of vanilla ice cream and pouring something else over it to cover up the vanilla. You either like vanilla or you don’t.

Freddie King does it like this, Eric Clapton does it like that…” Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan break down the blues masters in rare TV lesson This Was the Secret We’d All Been Searching for!" Discover the Key to Peter Green's “Magic” 1959 'Burst Les Paul ToneFirst of All, There Was No Guitar Player Who Had Ever Played Like That”: Van Halen Producer Ted Templeman Tells ‘GP’ How It All Began John Lee Hooker: "Out of the Younger Generation of the Blues Singers, Who Was My Pride and Joy? Stevie Ray Vaughan... He Could Do Anybody – Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, George Benson – Anybody's Thing. I'd Sit Down and Watch Him Do That"

Sometimes bad gear can give you a good idea! I’ll go with whatever’s around. There are no rules”: Code Orange’s Reba Meyers on writing “pure evil” riffs and why she’d rather play a guitar that “sounds a little sh**tier” than a studio classic I've been waiting for someone to do this album forever! Amazing album from one of the greatest guitar players ever! Good review too. This Message Edited On 12.26.05 I couldn’t even touch a guitar string because the pain was so bad… I had to re-establish the connection between my brain and my fingertips.” The Blasters' Dave Alvin on the highspots and the horrors of his career in five songs His best-selling album to date certified Gold in 1976, and was produced by George Martin. Featuring Stevie Wonder on keys. People forget that great rhythm guitar will help make your solo sound better”: YouTube guitar guru Marty Schwartz on the biggest mistakes aspiring guitarists make – and how to fix them

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Lukid: “Dance music can be a bit snobbish about melody - but for me, the marriage of rhythmic and melodic elements is where the magic happens” Strings/tuning: Unknown (probably Ernie Ball Super Slinky .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042)/standard Your solos are terrible!" How Todd Rundgren's harsh advice helped The Pursuit of Happiness’ She's So Young become a power-pop smash I had only one concern: Would Jimi Hendrix like it if he were here?" Carlos Santana on the making of the Supernatural album Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term.