Eddie Van Halen Hates Copycats! It’s true, Eddie Van Halen hates copycats. Back in 1979, Eddie did an interview with a well known guitar magazine , just as his band Van Halen was making it’s way up the ladder popularity wise. In mid 1978, Van Halen opened for mega pop rock outfit Boston when[…]
Eddie Van Halen Hates Copycats!
By fearzero General Music Lessons, Guitar Lessons, Lessons Jul 20, 2020
I’ll Be Bach – Guitar lesson
By fearzero Guitar Lessons Jun 21, 2020
I’ll Be Bach – Guitar lesson Hey, today I we are going over a partita for violin on the guitar. Doing this kind of thing is great for getting new ideas into your guitar playing. Many well know guitarists take pieces for violin, saxophone and other instruments and adapt them for guitar. There is no[…]
Hey everyone, in this lesson I run through 6 devilish riffs from Malcolm Young and Angus Young from ACDC and I teach you how to count and play to improve your ability to play in time. ACDC riffs often have very interesting syncopation (playing on weak beats) that propel them very nicely. Keep in mind[…]
Yngwie and Vai’s favorite guitarist. Who is it? It is always interesting to find out who your favorite guitarists call their favorite guitarists. Everyone knows Yngwie and his shredding, baroque era, neoclassical riffs and songs, and certainly Steve Vai’s space guitar flying on a whammy bar sound is as familiar as grandma’s apple pie to[…]
Did Angus Young Say Steve Vai Has No Rhythm? Hey everyone, it might be subjective, but I believe that rhythm is more than 50% of what makes up music. Think about it, if someone starts singing a random melody, how many people will jump and start dancing vs if a drummer starts playing a[…]
Who Played That Guitar Riff? Joe Bonamassa vs Eric Johnson I have transcribed 5 riffs from these two great guitarists and it will be on you to guess “who played that guitar riff?” Both of these gentlemen are very well respected guitarists in the blues rock genre and I suggest you go listen to them[…]
Was Yngwie Better At Guitar Pre-Accident? This time the subject is the once infamous guitar god Yngwie J. Malmsteen who, back in the mid 80s, revolutionized guitar technique and was basically the final piece in the puzzle for rock guitar. Yngwie was a technical dynamo with chops so ferocious guys like Eddie Van Halen would[…]