29
Oct
2010
A jam with Raf
I’ve just returned from a great week in Sydney. While I was there I spent a couple of days with my friend Raf and we recorded a one-take virtual jam over a Robben Ford backing track “Help The Poor”. I got to play on Raf’s most excellent “Catherine” guitar, which was a dream to play and sounded fantastic 🙂
Here’s the video:
16
Sep
2010
A quick video test of the Frankenstrat
I had a couple of minutes spare, so threw the camera in front of myself and did some noodling on the Frankenstrat.
The lighting makes the guitar looking a much lighter shade of red than it actually is!
Amp is the lead channel on my Crate V30H through a Marshall VS112 cab. Volume was quite low on the amp as well.
P.S. yes, I know I spelt Frankenstrat wrong in the video intro [superemotions file=”icon_redface.gif” title=”Redfaced / Embarassed”]
30
May
2010
Guitarnoize.com Anti-shred
Jon at Guitarnoize.com is having an ‘Anti-shred’ competition, it’s more about melody than flash, so I thought I’d give it a crack! The backing track is a short, but very tasty, slow ballad-type progression and lends itself really well to big bends and sustained notes.
Here’s what I came up with:
The hat was a last minute addition to the outfit, but judging by the comments on the video, it was a popular move [superemotions file=”icon_razz.gif” title=”Razzberry”] Oh, and it was pretty dark in the room, so the video quality is abysmal!
25
Jan
2010
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (tapping)
A nice version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow played using 8-finger tapping. I wish I could convince my brain to be able to play chords and lead at the same time like this!
21
Dec
2009
Andy Timmons Interviews
Some new Andy Timmons videos from DiMarzio [superemotions file=”icon_cool.gif” title=”Cool”]
14
Dec
2009
Paul Gilbert – Using Rhythm To Write Guitar
Paul Gilbert talks about writing guitar licks using different rhythms.
7
Dec
2009
Gustavo Guerra plays Andy Timmons’ “Electric Gypsy”
A fantastic cover of the Andy Timmons’ tune Electric Gypsy: