Guitar Music - Studying the greats from recorded
works, is a time honoured and effective way to
boost your guitar playing skills. Here's a few I and
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particular guitar.
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Guitar Music Vital Learning Tip Since the early days of guitar slinging, many players have
learned from record collections. Back in the 50s when Pop Music reared it's adolescent acned
head, it was exciting to hear and work out the latest vinyl offering from across the Atlantic Ocean.
Blues players like Eric Clapton sat down and learned from the likes of Muddy Waters, Elmore
James, Freddie King... The Beatles picked up on Bob Dylan - The USA went crazy for the Beatles
and turned out their own version - the Monkees, Yngvie J. Malmsteen digs Paggini ... the list goes
on.
Today we have the advantage of new guitar learning techniques such as online, software, DVDs
and the rest. These are great learning tools to be sure and I love them myself, but it's still vital to get
that all-important ear training which you get sitting down and working out records, guitar in hand. It's
a great way to learn fast, and player's devote various amounts of time to this method - from zero to
infinity.
I think it's ultra important to keep this up whatever stage a player is at.
Beginners Guitar Music Learning Tip This "borrowing" and mix 'n matching from various
styles and fave players, is probably part of your learning methods already, but aim to put your
own stamp on it from the beginning - this is probably the hardest thing to achieve on any
instrument I suppose.
Beginners Guitar Music Learning Tip A clear example of this type of approach would be
a player like Eric Johnson He often mentions some of these influences and players in
interviews and you can hear them in his playing, but he has his own instantly recognizable
signature sound too, and a distinctive approach to the instrument.
Beginners Guitar Music Learning Tip For fastest results, structure your lessons
Guitar Music: Featured Stratocaster Artist - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Stevie Ray Vaughan (RIP), Texas Flood A complete Blues Master on the Stratocaster and
beyond.
SRV - Guitar Music Learning Tips Great feel and technical skills, but easy to learn some of
his favorite intervals and so on.
SRV - Learning Tips - Texas Flood is his first album and a good place to start, good
selection of songs and instrumentals too.
SRV - Learning Tips Unbelievable tone - worth studying his set up.
SRV - Learning Tips Instantly recognizable - 10 out of 10!
SRV - A true Blues master and relatively modern with it.
Player/Strat Study Tips Here's a few more Stratocaster Master Blasters worth taking apart.
Guitar Music/Fender Strat Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland. There's a ton of bad
re-released/mixed/bootleg Hendrix albums out there, here's one of the original and best, featuring
of course Stratocaster and Hendrix Magic. Always a great study source is our Jimi and a huge
influence on the modern guitar world.
Another master in a completely different field, Yngvie Malmsteen - Trilogy (has his Hendrix
influences too). Over the top Neo-Classical, with some truly ripping Strat sounds from the man.
Yngvie puts the Strat under severe pressure! Speed fans will have plenty of inspiration.
Guitar Music Speed Tip Yngvie Malmsteen uses a very special "scalloped" Strat - built for a
very light touch and mega speed! You can order this signature model.
Guitar Music - To hear the Telecaster at it's best try these guys - Albert Lee, The Hellecasters, and
the late great Danny Gatton - some unbelievable stuff.
Guitar Style Tips This hi-powered Country Style is a great source for right-hand motor skills
study.
Guitar Study Tips Listen out as the Hellecasters do crazy harmonics and string bends from
behind the nut.
Guitar Study Tips Albert Lee has some cool tutors out on DVD and Video - you can see
and study his incredible technique close up with these, but don't forget that it's vital to try and
learn his stuff by ear too - Vital! How many times is he gonna say that ...
I have to show one of my fave albums and covers - Jailbreak. I learnt so much from Philo and the
boys - Howiya Brian... contains some excellent Twin Lead Les Paul sounds.
Guitar Music Thin Lizzy Tips The twin lead line-up includes Brian Robertson and Scott
Gorham.
Thin Lizzy Study Tips The quickest way to instant twin-lead, is to play the same notes and
inflections as guitar 1 but a third higher in the scale.
Thin Lizzy Tips Jailbreak is one of the best albums representing Lizzy as a 4 piece band.
Thin Lizzy Tips This was Thin Lizzy's 6th album and biggest in America
Thin Lizzy Study Tips Brian Robertson's expressive Wah work is well worth a listen. Hear
an excellent sample of it on the track Warriors from the album.
Thin Lizzy Tips For a great example of their 3-piece line-up, have a listen to their 3rd album
- Vagabonds of the Western World - my fave ... especially the outro solo on the track The
Hero and the Madman, hi Eric ;-).
For retro to modern mayhem on the Gibson Les Paul, try out The Darkness' Permission to LandCD - it's got that "grows on you vibe". Nice to see the head nod of respect to Lizzy - other big Lizzy
fans? Bon Jovi and almost every guitar player in Ireland - waheyyy.
King of the Blues Gee-tar by Albert King. Great for listening AND learning players. Here's one of
his finest blues moments - There's a lot of bad blues CDs out there, this one one is an
acknowledged classic.
Albert King Study Tips Excellent study solos - short but carefully mixed into the song.
Albert King Study Tips Brilliant vocals and tunes too.
Albert King Study Tips He strung it hi E nearest to face and bent a lot of notes away from
himself. He achieved some serious wide bends and played and sang on some classic
recordings including this one of course.
Guitar Study Tips It's also worthwhile checking out the other Kings - Freddie and BB if
you're a Blues fan.
Guitar Study Tips Also hear the Flying V at it's best on UFO's Lights Out in the hands of
Michael Schenker. Features very fast "Rapid Fire" guitar licks.
Guitar Style Tips Iommi is a master of churning out amazing riffs, one after the other and
uses a lot of Power-Chords.
Guitar Style Study Tips He mixes it nicely with some Jazzy-Blues chords n' riffs.
CD Backround Tips This album Black Sabbath was the band's Horror-Movie inspired
first, and recorded in 48 hours. It's very dark and still sounds fresh today, a favorite and big
influence of many current heavy pros.
CD Backround Tips Features a very young and vibrant Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, he of
"The Osbournes" MTV family from hell ;-) - sounds great and very raw.
Guitar Study Tips Iommi sometimes uses dropped tunings to achieve a heavier and
grittier sound. eg He'll tune the low E down to D, or even tune down all the strings. Sounds
great live and recorded, with an overdriven guitar.
Guitar Sound Tips The SG uses Humbucking/noisefree Pickups, ideal for this heavy style.
SG Masters on CD Tips For another SG master don't forget to check out early Carlos
Santana - I suggest the double-live album (live) Moonflower. I'm not normally a huge fan of live
recordings, but this contains some serious solo work and songs - and it's a very high quality
recording that captured the night for both Carlos and the band.
1984 Great songs and playing throughout on this CD. This was a big release worldwide for the
band and they hit the big time here with the likes of Hot For Teacher and my fave - Panama.
Guitar Study Info This album features all of Eddie's trademark sounds tastefully added into
the songs. Listen out for his Pentatonic blues-solo influences on 'Teacher and Panama.
Guitar Study Info For a listen to his explosive earlier stuff try Van Halen This album raised
the Guitar playing stakes to new levels all over the world.
The designer/creator of the Gem instrument is no slouch when it comes to playing it! World-Class
technique and composition skills are present throughout his innovative Passion & Warfare CD.
Guitar Tip Steve Vai uses a Guitar Harmonizer (think it's an Evantide) a lot.
Guitar Tip For more Hi-Tech stuff like this trySurfing With the Alien A then groundbreaking
CD from Vai's one time teacher of 3 years Joe Satriani.
Did U Know? My favorite Satch track is called The Crush of Love ... Thanks Fran - Your
Majesty ;-).
Guitar Tip I read somewhere something in a Guitar Player mag, that Steve recorded his cat
for part of an album, after inserting a thermometer where you check the temperature - I'll get
back to ya on that one.
Did U Know? I always wondered if Vai and Satriani have "other" real names. Clarence
Pilkington and Fred Pugh perhaps? hmmm ...
Here's one of my personal guitar-playing favorites, a player and CD which belong in a category on
their own...
The Incredible Allan Holdsworth - Roadgames
What can you say about Road Games that hasn't been said already? Simply incredible legato,
Intervals of the Gods , uncanny chordal swells. Hard to believe that there's no keyboards still after
all these years.
Not forgetting the absolutely brilliant and innovative rhythm section of Jeff Berlin and Chad
Whackerman - Berlin's Electric Bass solo's are out of this world too.
An album to either Love or Hate, but you gotta hear it at least - it's on the Jazzy, Fusion-ish mode I
guess - real "Muso's" stuff I reckon but hey.
CD Info Also features one time Cream frontman Jack Bruce on vocals.
CD Info No less than Eddie Van Halen himself is one guy who was blown away by this one.
Guitar Study Tips Holdsworth is a big fan of Sax players like John Coltrane and often
emulates this style of playing on his guitar.
Guitar Study Tips Holdsworth picks very few notes with his right hand, preferring to slur and
hammer-on with his left wherever possible. This gives him an incredibly fluid style.
Guitar Style Tips He often use's a Synth Axe, and he's constantly experimenting with new
sounds.
