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8th June 2011, 07:33 #1
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Slow guitar players
I noticed that these days I quite enjoy slow melodic guitar playing in rock as opposed to my heavy metal youth twenty or twenty five years ago. Today I was listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers and John Frusciante amazed me once again with his moody and colorful textures as much as his melodic solos. Yesterday I gave a spin to an old Bad Company record. Mick Ralphs proves that you do not need to play scales and play them fast to make a great solo. Jeff Beck is brilliant with his one note melodies. Michael Schenker did some fine acoustic work, which I rate much higher than his heavy bombast. I mean, all of these guys know how to play fast but choose not to, in order to show a gentle melody.
What other axemen could you name who prefer melodies to speed?Llibertat
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8th June 2011, 10:45 #2
Frusciante's problem is that he only sounds good on records - he plays the same way live and his guitar just sounds terribly thin.
Clapton can play some nice slow stuff. Mark Knopfler plays some good melodies and chooses not to play fast.
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8th June 2011, 20:17 #3
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Jeff Buckley is massively underrated as a guitarist mainly because his vocals where so amazing... but his guitar skills, and wide reaching influences really make for some amazing music.
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9th June 2011, 13:03 #4
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Originally Posted by Andrewmcm
Playing with the slider is a nice way to slow things down. Dicky Betts and Ritchie Blackmore can be pretty fast but they get slower and more melodic when they use the slider.Llibertat
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9th June 2011, 13:08 #5
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Dave Gilmour.
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Quite liking the google tribute to Les Paul today.
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10th June 2011, 16:34 #7
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+1 for David Gilmour (I heard somewhere he dosen't like to be called Dave!)
How about Gary Moore for another?
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10th June 2011, 18:51 #8
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14th June 2011, 05:52 #9
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Afaik Mike Schenker is great, as is one of the best bassist Mike Porcaro. His improvisation playing bass fascinates me. Sorry mate, not too much listen to solo guitar lately, bollywood times.
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14th June 2011, 06:18 #10
I also enjoy slow guitars, like in the Pink Floyd music.
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