Eric Johnson Style Solo

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No one can play like Eric Johnson, his sound is the result of phenomenal picking technique, precise left and right hand synchronisation and fingering, note choice etc. Not only is his technique hard to duplicate - but his sound is almost impossible. Mr Johnson has extremely sensitive ears, to the point he claims he hears the difference between different battery manufactures. So simply buying his amp setup won't help you (to my knowledge he sometimes switches between five different amplifiers) - you have to get the right batteries for your distortion pedal too! ;)

Because the technical aspects of his sound can get quite tricky, we are instead going to focus on the things which will make your playing sound more like Eric Johnson, regardless of your set-up. In this lesson we will break down an Eric Johnson style solo, later on we will have an "Eric johnson tricks" lesson in the matserclass. By nailing some of the licks in this solo, you will have taken your very first steps towards Johnson land...!

Theory-wise the solo revolves around A-minor and D-minor pentatonic and really hasn't got any rhythmic or tonic structure - it's more of a floating thing. The main idea here is for you to get some Eric Johnson style licks under your fingers.
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1 - Two boxes of D minor pentatonic
2 - Two boxes of A minor pentatonic

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Furia	1st September 2007
Member	I love this lesson, I can really feel the Ericy vibes on it.

Kristofer Dahl	1st September 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	Thanks Furia - and welcome to GMC!

Furia	2nd September 2007
Member	Thanks, it feels good to have finally found a place where it suits my learning style.

Ben N	29th November 2007
Instructor	wow Kris that was great really felt it was Eric.. I love this kind of playing it has a style that I never heard from someone else beside Eric and you did it great

fkalich	11th December 2007
Member	I agree Ben. It is one of the best on the site. A classic really.

Jenkinson	13th December 2007
Member	I will master this.

Xranthoius	23rd December 2007
Member	Sounds just like Eric!!! Awesome job Kris. P.S. You had long hair.

KloCkWorXx	2nd January 2008
Member	triple amp setup that consists of Fender Amplifiers, Dumble Amplifiers, and Marshall amplification along with effects pedals such as a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, TC Electronic Stereo Chorus, Dunlop Cry Baby wah-wah, Electro-Harmonix Memory Man Delay, an MXR Digital Delay, a Line 6 Echo Pro Studio Modeler, and a Maestro Echoplex tape delay of which all are connected to an A/B box to create sounds and tones that are both clean and distorted. Thats his gear....

Tolek	21st January 2008
Member	Wow, nice lesson. I would like to know which setting your are using on your amp. Thx

Joe Kataldo	23rd February 2008
Instructor	Cool I missed this one

mattacuk	4th March 2008
Lets go fishing!	This lesson totally rocks Kris! love it

Carlos Carrillo	31st March 2008
Instructor	nice lesson Kris!!!

Pi38	8th May 2008
Member	Great lesson, and it sounds remarkably like Eric. Very, very good lesson.