Wanna hear some REAL guitar playing??

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: Waylay00

Originally posted by: Triumph
I'm convinced that for most people, as soon as they hear a technically proficient guitarist they are preprogrammed to think, "He lacks feeling." And yet no one ever accuses proficient classical musicians of that. It's become accepted practice in the rock & roll world that you don't actually need any real skill to be "good", and thus anyone who does have skill is labeled cold or devoid of feeling. Play a Chopin or Beethoven piece on the piano and it's well received. Transpose it to guitar, and those very same people will tell you that you're just wanking.

Couldn't have said it better. Steve Vai has so much emotion in his music that people don't even realize it is emotion. And to those who say his guitar play is "processed", you are wrong. He just happens to be able to get many, many more sounds out of the guiatar than your average guitarist.

I totally agree. I saw Vai in Vancouver in April. Tony McAlpine, Billy Sheehan, and a new guitarist named Dave Weiner. What a show. I flew in from Calgary and it was worth every penny. I play myself, mostly Satriani, Vai covers. I just like that style of music, and I'm a sucker for the whammy bar.

 

[olds]

Link no workie.
SRV
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[klod]

The Mrs. and I saw Lawrence Juber last night at Botanica Gardens here in Wichita. Amazing finger picking. He did a version of Little Wing that blew me away. Different than SRV's version, very cool. Also an awesome Strawberry Fields.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: klod
The Mrs. and I saw Lawrence Juber last night at Botanica Gardens here in Wichita. Amazing finger picking. He did a version of Little Wing that blew me away. Different than SRV's version, very cool. Also an awesome Strawberry Fields.

Jimmy Hendrix's version?

 

[klod]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: klod
The Mrs. and I saw Lawrence Juber last night at Botanica Gardens here in Wichita. Amazing finger picking. He did a version of Little Wing that blew me away. Different than SRV's version, very cool. Also an awesome Strawberry Fields.

Jimmy Hendrix's version?

Here, have a listen.

 

[Waylay00]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: klod
The Mrs. and I saw Lawrence Juber last night at Botanica Gardens here in Wichita. Amazing finger picking. He did a version of Little Wing that blew me away. Different than SRV's version, very cool. Also an awesome Strawberry Fields.

Jimmy Hendrix's version?

No, SRV also did a very good cover of Little Wing, and many people compare it to his than to Jimi's.

 

[IndieSnob]

While I think Vai has great technique, I find his solo stuff abit boring. I much prefered his work with Zappa.

Ry Cooder on the other hand, is a freakin stud. His early guitar works with Beefheart's Magic Band was phenomenal!

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, I hate to say it, but I agree. I've always thought that all Via does is play guitar lessons as quickly as humanly possible.

I'd rather listen to someone like Neil Young, who actually has a terrible technique, but he spills his guts when he plays, and the notes actually convey the emotion he's trying to express.

 

[PatboyX]

link ded?

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Triumph
I'm convinced that for most people, as soon as they hear a technically proficient guitarist they are preprogrammed to think, "He lacks feeling." And yet no one ever accuses proficient classical musicians of that. It's become accepted practice in the rock & roll world that you don't actually need any real skill to be "good", and thus anyone who does have skill is labeled cold or devoid of feeling. Play a Chopin or Beethoven piece on the piano and it's well received. Transpose it to guitar, and those very same people will tell you that you're just wanking.

Untrue. Classical pieces are very complex, so they're open to interpretation as to how they're played on a guitar. Keep in mind most of the pieces from the Baroque and Classical eras were written for huge instruments and entire symphonies. When playing classical on the guitar, you have to convey that entire piece using just 6 strings. It's very important to stress the bass and the treble sections, but to keep the tones separated, as in this type of music the bass sets the mood, where as the treble tells the story. Every classical guitarist you hear has a different technique for doing this, so each portrayal will be different.

 

[crisscross]

link dead

 

[chuckywang]

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