Guitarists Tend to Focus Too Much on Gear, Matteo Mancuso Says: Here’s What They Should Do Instead
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by David Slavkovic
15h ago
According to the young and talented Italian guitar virtuoso Matteo Mancuso, guitar players these days are a little too focused on gear instead of their actual playing. Mancuso is easily one of the finest guitar players of the younger generation. With his impeccable classical-style fingerpicking stance, he’s able to a variety of styles on electric guitar, often even sounding as if he’s using a plectrum. But apart from technicalities, he’s also an all-around awesome musician. So it’s a combination of a great attack on strings and his incredible choice of notes. Speaking to Volume 11 in an interv ..read more
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Joe Satriani Names Difficult Aspect Learning Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Parts, Reveals Gear He’s Using for Van Halen Tone
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by David Slavkovic
20h ago
Reflecting on his upcoming tour with Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham, and Michael Anthony, guitar legend Joe Satriani revealed some of the difficult aspects of learning and performing Eddie Van Halen’s music. Dubbed “Best of All Worlds,” the announcement of this tour was a dream come true to many. It’s the closest thing we’ll get to a Van Halen show after Eddie’s tragic passing in 2020. Nonetheless, Joe still faces major challenges, and expectedly so. Appearing on the Talking Shred podcast, Satriani spoke up on this new lineup and explained some of the issues of learning how to play this stuff prope ..read more
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Mick Mars Reveals Why He Was Never Into Shredding: ’I Like Something That You Can Hum’
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by David Slavkovic
2d ago
According to Mick Mars, playing fast was just never his thing and he always preferred to keep his lead guitar parts simple enough so that people could sing them. Of course, during his long time in Mötley Crüe, we’ve only heard them do superb solos, so it’s not like Mars is making any of those stereotypical excuses that unskilled players often have. He’s more than a capable guitar player, and he continues to prove that with his solo material on his debut solo album, “The Other Side of Mars.” And as he told Ultimate Guitar in a recent interview on their On the Record podcast, his hands just “did ..read more
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Ex-Iron Maiden Guitarist Reveals What It Was Really Like to Tour With Kiss, Recalls How Ace Frehley Played
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by David Slavkovic
2d ago
Guitarist Dennis Stratton looked back on his tenure in Iron Maiden and reflected on the metal band’s famous tour with Kiss back in 1980. At the time, Iron Maiden was a different beast (no pun intended about the first album with Bruce Dickinson). Apart from Stratton, the lineup also featured vocalist Paul Di’Anno and drummer Clive Burr. With one very raw-sounding record getting ready to be released, Maiden went on a tour with Judas Priest in early 1980. But it was the tour with Kiss that really helped them make a breakthrough, while their self-titled debut was released not long after the tour’s ..read more
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Riff Wars Episode 1: Nickelback
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by Brian Kelleher
3d ago
Today we’re premiering a new segment on our YouTube channel – Riff Wars! In this series, we’re playing through 5 of the best riffs by your favorite bands, starting with Nickelback. Leave a comment to vote for your favorite, and don’t forget to let us know what band you want to see in round 2! The post Riff Wars Episode 1: Nickelback appeared first on Killer Guitar Rigs ..read more
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Steve Vai Explains Why He Stuck With Ibanez for So Long, Reveals Why He Didn’t Like Single-Coil Pickups
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by David Slavkovic
3d ago
According to Steve Vai, Ibanez was the only company that could really put his vision into action. The JEM series of guitars, as we know them today, were initially conceived by Vai as the perfect combination of classic Fender and Gibson traits, along with some other improvements. And before striking a deal with Ibanez, he was in talks with a bunch of other companies who were willing to promote themselves by teaming up with Vai. But although Steve almost exclusively uses Ibanez guitars to this day, getting to this point wasn’t that simple. Speaking to Ultimate Guitar for their On the Record podc ..read more
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Yngwie Malmsteen Shares Opinion on Jimmy Page, Says Angus Young Is ’Underrated’
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by David Slavkovic
4d ago
Yngwie Malmsteen recently discussed some of the guitar players that he admires, explaining what’s special about Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and AC/DC’s Angus Young. One of the biggest — and perhaps the biggest — pioneers of modern shred guitar, Yngwie is all about his no-nonsense attitude. So, knowing that he’s all about “more is more” and being the epitome of fast playing, it’s always interesting to have him weigh in on more of the bluesy and, shall we say, “boomer”-ish kind of guitar players. In his recent interview for Guitar World, he discussed guitar players that he loves, but tha ..read more
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’It’s Not in the Fingers’: Uli Jon Roth Explains How to Master ’Technically Difficult’ Guitar Parts
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by David Slavkovic
4d ago
Uli Jon Roth went into more detail about how guitar players should deal with creative blockages, as well as how to tackle technically demanding parts. The former Scorpions axeman, and one of the pioneers of the neo-classical movement in rock music explains that it all starts in your head. Appearing on the Rock Interview Series podcast, he reflected on the problem of blockages while discussing his Sky Guitar Academy, offering (transcribed by Killer Guitar Rigs): “There are a lot of things that I think that a lot of players — and a lot of people who want to play the guitar — could benefit from t ..read more
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Herman Li Explains Why You Shouldn’t Focus Too Much on Shredding: ’Finding a Balance Is Always a Challenge’
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by David Slavkovic
1w ago
DragonForce legend and guitar player Herman Li discussed the matter of shredding and why focusing too much on the virtuosic aspect might be a little counterproductive in the bigger picture. This may seem a little strange to hear coming from Herman Li, knowing that he’s famous for his fast playing. After all, DragonForce has often balanced between catchy power metal and insane speed metal. Nonetheless, be it a change in tast over the years or his general preference, Herman insists that you shouldn’t overdo it. Speaking to Guitar World, he touched upon this issue while discussing DragonForce’s ..read more
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Joe Bonamassa Names Technique He’s Not Good at, Explains Downside of Internet for Musicians
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by David Slavkovic
1w ago
Although one of the greatest living encyclopedias of blues and a guitar virtuoso in the genre himself, Joe Bonamassa admits that there’s one technique that he’s not particularly good at. Actually, scratch that — he admits that he has “zero” skill. Although a blues rock player, which is what immediately brings up those boomer-type guys who lack the skill and call it all on their “feel,” Bonamassa is actually one of the purest-sounding guitar players you’ll hear today. On top of that, he does an incredible job at replicating the playing of some of the greatest blues legends, down to all the dirt ..read more
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