Joe Walsh - Zeppelin guitar secret

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KillerBee

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Yea - I just watched "History of the Eagles Pt 1 "
he was also good at Hotel Room destruction :)
 
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bradley

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Amazing how Joe never strays from being fresh, spontaneous and inventive; he's probably a savant in that way.

His first six solo records are all classics, my favorite still being the debut Barnstorm.
 
twinrider1

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edro said:
And by underrated, you mean one of the greatest of all time, right?
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Maybe respected is a better word. People love him, he rocks. But I don't know that the masses see past his laid back personality. Great player with a great ear. But in tone conversations you always hear about the Eric Johnsons of the world.
 
Fritzo

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Jimmy does that harmonic bend a lot. It gives a "chorus" effect to fatten up notes. Since Mr. Page practically taught me how to play guitar I tend to do that a lot too, especially during solos.
 
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I was listening to the James Gang, Best of at work yesterday and took it down for someone else to check out. They were impressed with the song they didn't mention, Rocky Mountain Way. (which is a solo JW effort). Never any confusion by me why he joined the Eagles (the next video that popped up on YouTube, is it the same for everyone?).
 
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Craig234

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I remember seeing Joe Walsh at Disneyworld. Next to the Cirqu Du Soleil which was also incredible.

In that nice mood I flew to New York Ciry, still feeling the warmth of Disneyworld. As we got off the bus, a man helped people with their luggage.

For some reason I needed to change a $100 bill and he said he could. Never saw him again, turned out he was a criminal posing as a bus employee. Welcome to New York.
 
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Always a pleasure to hear Joe. I saw him with the Eagles in the 80's, great show.
 
Fritzo

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Craig234 said:
I watched it but have no idea what he showed about that Jimmy Page technique.
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During Whole Lotta Love, the 2nd and 4th D notes are bent up 1/4 step while the base B note is held. You don't just play the straight D note. It makes a big difference in the "fatness" of the riff.
 
KillerBee

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Fritzo said:
During Whole Lotta Love, the 2nd and 4th D notes are bent up 1/4 step while the base B note is held. You don't just play the straight D note. It makes a big difference in the "fatness" of the riff.
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I think the secret was to bend them - while also hitting the open D string at the same time
 
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Fritzo

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KillerBee said:
I think the secret was to bend them - while also hitting the open D string at the same time
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Forgot to mention that (which was the whole point of my response :p). That open D with the slightly bent D gives a chorus effect.

I tend to screw up posts when I'm on my phone so don't mind me :)
 
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Fritzo said:
During Whole Lotta Love, the 2nd and 4th D notes are bent up 1/4 step while the base B note is held. You don't just play the straight D note. It makes a big difference in the "fatness" of the riff.
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Yeah, 30 years of playing and I still cant do this. Man, now I wanna go home and play with my geetars!
 
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