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Aug 5 2013, 06:45 PM
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I focused my latest lesson on the guitar style of Dave Murray from Iron Maiden
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Dave-M...y-Style-Lesson/ As we know, Dave's style is essentially built around the skilful use of hammer ons... and pull offs. Just two humble everyday guitar techniques. Yet he's incorporated them in such a way that they sound incredibly smooth and rival the legato techniques of many guitar players who make use of 3 note per string shapes, myself included. With just 2 simple techniques, he's built a guitar identity recognisable to most metal fans around the world. What guitar players (any genre) can you think of that have built a unique identity using mainly 1 or 2 techniques ? |
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Aug 5 2013, 09:46 PM
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Very interesting thread and question!
 I think that John Frusciante has a very unique style that is built on very basic techniques. I would say the signature techniques for him are bending and long sustained notes (vibrato). He is really melodic and manages to make really powerful solos using basic techniques that are fairly doable. -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Aug 5 2013, 10:20 PM
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It's an interesting thread... I suggest that Hendrix wouldn't have sounded the same without his chord embellishments
This post has been edited by Headbanger: Aug 5 2013, 10:20 PM |
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Aug 6 2013, 12:20 AM
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Maybe Mr. Vai? He does a lot of stuff but on a smaller scale compared to sliding and whammy usage, but it sounds awesome and whammy became Steve's identity sort of
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Aug 6 2013, 08:36 AM
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I'd ague that we wouldn't know who any of these guys are if they couldn't' write a decent tune (write a melody)
and play musically. Those, IMO are the defining elements. There are literally thousands of players out there who utilize either the same techniques as the influential players or even have their own unique technical thing going on but no one really knows them because there's no compelling 'music' to go along with the technique. This post has been edited by klasaine: Aug 6 2013, 08:42 AM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Aug 6 2013, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Aug 6 2013, 04:36 AM)  I'd ague that we wouldn't know who any of these guys are if they couldn't' write a decent tune (write a melody) and play musically. Those, IMO are the defining elements. There are literally thousands of players out there who utilize either the same techniques as the influential players or even have their own unique technical thing going on but no one really knows them because there's no compelling 'music' to go along with the technique. This is so true, but besides this I find very interesting what Ben said on this thread. There are some guitar players that make their own style and identity just repeating 2 or 3 techniques. Another example that I can give is Vah Halen, he can play different techniques but he made his recognizable style using tapping everywhere. -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 6 2013, 07:06 PM
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Not the end of the thread at all:-)
These guys that pioneered a technique had/have something extraordinary in their head. EVH was trying to play wide intervals as fast as Holdsworth and he couldn't do it with one hand ... so he used two. Technique in service of an idea. * I do believe that solid body instruments and the volume levels available with them def influenced the newly emerging rock and roll music of the mid 50s. Many say it was the adoption of the electric bass (fender bass) that allowed everybody else to 'get loud'. Volume, maybe not a technique in itself but certainly causal, probably influenced what Hendrix, Townshend amnd Jeff Beck started to hear in their heads - ? -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Aug 6 2013, 10:52 PM
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Preston Reed and his 2 handed slap guitaring !
QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Aug 5 2013, 05:45 PM) I focused my latest lesson on the guitar style of Dave Murray from Iron Maiden https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Dave-M...y-Style-Lesson/ As we know, Dave's style is essentially built around the skilful use of hammer ons... and pull offs. Just two humble everyday guitar techniques. Yet he's incorporated them in such a way that they sound incredibly smooth and rival the legato techniques of many guitar players who make use of 3 note per string shapes, myself included. With just 2 simple techniques, he's built a guitar identity recognisable to most metal fans around the world. What guitar players (any genre) can you think of that have built a unique identity using mainly 1 or 2 techniques ? |
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Aug 7 2013, 04:22 AM
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And what about this guy?
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Aug 7 2013, 07:38 AM
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QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Aug 7 2013, 03:22 AM) And what about this guy? I was going to say that aside Buckethead, Morello is the King of the Kill.....switch
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