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zestystrat
Silver Member
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 Posted - 01/27/2009 : 18:49:48
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Listen, if I looked to modern music to be inspired most of the time, I'd give up playing. That said, I find I can learn something from most good performances, regardless of the amt of shred.
Most of the time I look to artists that I may have missed during my younger, more closed minded days.
A great example is Jeff Beck Blow by Blow.
I was a big EC fan and when I read about BBB I was all over the record. (This was well after it came out BTW) I got it, listened to it once and HATED it. I dumped it into a drawer and didn't listen to it for 3 or 4 years.
But when I listened to it again, I was ready for it. My ears were ready for it.
I�m not saying that there may or may not be the next EVH (or whoever) out there, but I�m guessing that there is already music out there that you have not heard that will inspire you or blow you away.
I think at the time, Tuck Andress �Reckless Precision� CD taught me more about funk then a lot of JB & Funkadelic records. While one would hardly call Tuck a shredder (Lotsa shredders cover Cole Porter ha ha ha) he�s a bad MF�er. I wanted to throw my gtr out the window and give up playing.
Maybe look at a different style of music. |
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redundant
Silver Member
Turkey
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Posted - 01/27/2009 : 18:55:38
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Originally posted by zestystrat
Maybe look at a different style of music.
I know this one: there was this folk player back in Ottawa - Terry Tufts - used to play at a cafe I worked at once in awhile. Brilliant finger picker - I'd watch him & wouldn't touch a guitar for a week. |
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zestystrat
Silver Member
USA
283 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 19:21:25
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I guess my point is how many blues great are there going to be like SRV? Maybe once a generation?
I saw hime 5 times b/f he died and literally no one of his generation (and quite a few before and after him) in the blues touched his talent. D Trucks comes close, but he's really the next gen.
Mayer? Please. He's good no doubt but even he admits he's still not shed his SRV influences. When I hear him all I hear is SRV.
Back to my point.....
There are a ton of AWESOME jazz players out there. Do I really care if they came out today or 25 years ago? IF the point is to be inspired then no. If this is a comment on music today, we have a lot more issues than good gtr players...and I'll stop posting in this topic.
Go listen to Scott Henderson, either his solo blues stuff or Tribal Tech.
If you are a big EC fan and maybe not a Floyd fan, maybe you missed Water�s �Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking� - a great almost Floyd record with some great gtr work by EC.
Lotsa ways to feed your head�..
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 01/27/2009 : 21:59:23
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If we're moving outside the world of electric, there are some more recent heroes..
for bass - Tony Levin, Victor Wooten, even Flea
for acoustic - Michael Hedges, my own is Don Ross
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nion
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 01/27/2009 : 23:41:41
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Originally posted by verivorax
If we're moving outside the world of electric, there are some more recent heroes..
for bass - Tony Levin, Victor Wooten, even Flea
for acoustic - Michael Hedges, my own is Don Ross
For acoustic stuff, I love Andy McKee. He's on YouTube for those unfamiliar. |
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DarrinPA
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 06:23:01
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4
CHECK OUT ANDY MCKEE IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM.
It may restore some of your hope in current guitar players.
Great suggestion Nion. I actually came on the board to make the same suggestion then saw your post.  |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 06:48:13
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| Andy McKee and Don Ross have several videos together.. he also lists Ross and Hedges as primary influences. Check out their stuff if you haven't heard it. Not a lot of BOSS pedal potential, but, hey, nice sounds. |
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DarrinPA
Silver Member
USA
221 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2009 : 07:25:29
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Most people have probably seen this video of acoustic guitar tapping. If you look closely at 1:53 Erik useing a Boss pedal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbndgwfG22k |
Edited by - DarrinPA on 01/28/2009 07:26:00 |
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Pedalhead
Silver Member
USA
245 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2009 : 05:04:44
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| Man I haven't been inspired by a "guitar hero" in a long time. The rock dinosaurs died along time ago for me. I gave up on the radio at least ten years ago. I mean I don't listen to it at all(so boring and predictable). Finding new music for me, much less a "guitar hero" is almost painful. I know this doesn't help at all, but I really understand where you are coming from. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
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Posted - 01/30/2009 : 06:13:28
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That's an awesome link DarrinPA!
Tks.. I loved it. |
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The world needs a guitar Hero
