Comments on: The guitar gods have returned

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:14:10 +0000

Thanks D. It looks like we’ve found yet another rare issue on which we agree…lol…see you

By: Diego

Diego — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:41:06 +0000

Chad,

Brad is only kissing butt. You in fact do suck. A lot. You suck. Meaning you, Chad, suck. A lot. Sucker.

Seriously, I was unimpressed with the the fret tapper. Stanley Jordan was doing that 15 years ago, and he does it with much more soul.

I think in many ways I’m kind of sick of guitar solos. The “shredders” are lame as far as I’m concerned. Very mechanical.

But I hear you’re pretty righteous, and although I’m skeptical considering you suck, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:55:26 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement, holmes. I think you’re right that some of the guys running in the shredmaster crowd can be repetitive, and therefore, boring–technically impressive for about five minutes, then the honeymoon’s over. But I still think the guys I featured on the post are awesome! Especially that guy from Brazil or Argentina…wherever the heck that was. I’m always looking at the total package, which is why I like the “Spaniard.” He seems to have absolute command over the instrument–blazing speed, articulation, dynamics, flash, and a diverse blend of techniques which he executes with diabolical precision.

T-Cocophony, on the other hand can shred with the best of em, which is why I don’t understand his preoccupation with the two handed fret tapping technique. I think he’d be even more incredible if he incorporated more techniques and styles into his play. Nevertheless, the guy is nothing short of amazing. He still gets props from this old dawg.

Glad you appreciated the technical skill of these greenies and thanks again for making this rock guitar veteran feel like I still got it.

Speaking of still having the right stuff, I’m waiting for the day when we’ll be banging out tunes together once again. I miss the old days of finishing each other’s sentences, musically. You’re still the Fretless Bass Hook King in my book–a real 70’s finger style groove monster. You need to move back here where the cost of living is reasonable and where we can start writing songs again. Now that we’re old, crusty, and independently wealthy, we can sit around and jam just for the sheer joy of it. Anyway, even if it sucks, the kids would get a chuckle…lol.

By: Realitology

Realitology — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:40:48 +0000

Yeah that was some pretty bad-a** technique. He made it look effortless. On the other hand I found it kind of boring to listen to. It was amazing for the flash and technique but empty of soul in my opinion.

As you know there are millions of guitar gods all over the world who can play amazing stuff technically. But for my money good song-writing, good melodies, and soul will always be more impressive and more rare than flashy technique.

I remember back in the 80’s and 90’s when people were amazed by Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai. Sure their technique was impressive but they had as much life as wet cardboard. One string bend from Stevie Ray Vaughn had more soul than all of those guys’ solos combined.

Chad, you’ve always been one of my favorite guitar players. You’ve got technique, style, creativity, and soul–the whole package. And like Forrest Gump says: “That ain’t something you can find just around the corner.”

So don’t worry Chad. You don’t suck. Of course I haven’t heard you play for a while