Hajduk6th January 2015Wow!! That was awesome Ben
Love it
Kristofer Dahl6th January 2015Thanks Ben, listening to Crazy Nights now - this is a piece of the 80s history I have missed. Thanks for bringing it up!
Monica Gheorghevici6th January 2015Great lesson and very cool tone!
HungryForHeaven6th January 2015Just awesome!!
Bogdan Radovic6th January 2015Love the riffs and 80s vibe in this one. Thanks Ben!
Ben Higgins6th January 2015Thanks Homies !
Lester6th January 2015Cool stuff! And just when I thought this was doable for me, the last few licks came :')
- Ben Higgins7th January 2015Cool stuff! And just when I thought this was doable for me, the last few licks came :')
You can do it, man. They sound harder than they are. Even if you can't play them at full speed you can learn them and use them
livoire137th January 2015Ah ! The last part is taken from your "another 30 shredders " video
Nice.
Guido Bungenstock8th January 2015Yeah, the britisch Master is back!! Just f.... great, mate!!! :-D
Ulrik11th January 2015Never heard of Akira, but it sounds great.
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The History of Metal...
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Welcome to my new lesson!
The focus this time is on Japanese guitar shred legend Akira Takasaki.
"Akira Takasaki (born February 22, 1961, in Osaka, Japan) is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness" - Wikipedia
Takasaki become known in the 80's as the lead guitarist and main song writer of the metal band Loudness. His riff writing at that time was reflective of the period, with commercial sounding chord progressions often sitting side by side with darker, more NWOBHM influenced riffs. His lead guitar playing was like Eddie Van Halen on steriods, with more speed picking and sweep arpeggios featuring in his style, the latter being something EVH has never done.
Takasaki's playing also sometimes featured neo-classical elements which were becoming popular by the mid 80's. His tone was typically provided by the crunch of a Marshall. In this lesson we're going to be working on:
-Palm muting
-Rhythm
-Tapping
-Picking
-Legato
It's time to grab that guitar and shred faster than a Kamikaze pilot flying through the air !
Tuning: E A D G B E - Standard Tuning
Tempo: 115 bpm
Key: F#m, Am
Gear:
Ibanez RG7421, Nick Crow 8505 Amp Plugin, Guitar Suite Tube Screamer, Poulin LeCab 2.
Scales:
