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Thought I'd start a guitar centered music thread. Any other players or fans, add anything cool whether it's music, instruments, amps, whatever.

I saw video of this lady Joanne Shaw Taylor on another site recently and was really impressed. And she's playing a Squier. Brand snobs look down on Squiers, but they are really some pretty good instruments.



 


Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson 12 string Bass
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CamelPowered said:
Thought I'd start a guitar centered music thread. Any other players or fans, add anything cool whether it's music, instruments, amps, whatever.

I saw video of this lady Joanne Shaw Taylor on another site recently and was really impressed. And she's playing a Squier. Brand snobs look down on Squiers, but they are really some pretty good instruments.



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She's pretty impressive. Squier is just Fender's budget line. They are still quality instruments. My wife has a beautiful, red Squier Strat. Ms. Taylor may or may not have upgraded the pickups and or a few other things to customize her sound but most all major players do that no matter what type of guitar they start with.
 
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That is nice. I really like Orianthi! She plays my favorite brand, by the way, Paul Reed Smith. Conversely, the last one of those I played at Sam Ash Music was about $4700. It's still all about the player though. If you can't play you're gonna sound horrible on a great guitar but if you can play you are going to sound good on crap equipment as well.

This is a great song from Orianthi

 
Benevolent One said:
What a great song! I wan't a huge fan of theirs. They only had like 2 or 3 songs that I liked but those were really great songs.
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Same thought here about just a few songs.
 
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This is probably my favorite video I've seen of him. I've seen it a few times but for some reason I haven't been able to find it again when I wanted to. This is one of his songs that I really want to force myself to sit down and learn when I reach a point where I can play for very long at all pain wise with my back.
 
Although Stevie is my favorite, I certainly enjoy all types of guitar and various musical genres. There are tons of guitar players who I really enjoy hearing play.



 
Benevolent One said:
This is probably my favorite video I've seen of him. I've seen it a few times but for some reason I haven't been able to find it again when I wanted to. This is one of his songs that I really want to force myself to sit down and learn when I reach a point where I can play for very long at all pain wise with my back.
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It's from the Live at the El Mocambo dvd. A brilliant performance of a great song.
 
Benevolent One said:
Thanks for the info, and for posting!
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Glad to help. I couldn't guess how many times I've watched that show; I was getting the SRV dvd's even before I had a dvd player because my vhs tapes were wearing out. I'd watch them over and over trying to copy his licks. Never have managed to sound like him though .

While we're on SRV, here's his MTV Unplugged performance:


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In the 70s I worked at a gas station pumping gas while in high school. The a.m. station WQOK played "do you feel like I do' alot. It was the highlight of my evening while at work.

Later on WQOK sold out to Disco, I never forgave them and I am glad they went out of buisness.
 
CamelPowered said:
Glad to help. I couldn't guess how many times I've watched that show; I was getting the SRV dvd's even before I had a dvd player because my vhs tapes were wearing out. I'd watch them over and over trying to copy his licks. Never have managed to sound like him though .

While we're on SRV, here's his MTV Unplugged performance:


And Hideaway:
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If it helps, the biggest thing that helped me in getting his tone was using 12 gauge strings. He used 13's. I tried 13's and 12's both and it seemed that 12's still gave me the fuller, richer, beefier tone that he had but still played a lot better for me. The 13's sounded just a touch better but, while my hands are very strong for most guitar players, I did notice that I had a harder time achieving full bends in a hurry. It takes some getting used to but it is critical to his tone.
 
Greg said:


In the 70s I worked at a gas station pumping gas while in high school. The a.m. station WQOK played "do you feel like I do' alot. It was the highlight of my evening while at work.

Later on WQOK sold out to Disco, I never forgave them and I am glad they went out of buisness.
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Great song live!
 


I always liked the guitars in this song
"Always Somewhere "
by the Scorpions
 
Benevolent One said:
If it helps, the biggest thing that helped me in getting his tone was using 12 gauge strings. He used 13's. I tried 13's and 12's both and it seemed that 12's still gave me the fuller, richer, beefier tone that he had but still played a lot better for me. The 13's sounded just a touch better but, while my hands are very strong for most guitar players, I did notice that I had a harder time achieving full bends in a hurry. It takes some getting used to but it is critical to his tone.
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Yeah, to really nail the tone the thick strings matter. I can't handle strings that heavy though. And he played them with a super high action.

Maybe it's just me, but more than the tone though there's just something in his playing that is really hard to imitate; a "feel" that isn't easily duplicated or totally captured in transcriptions or tutorials.
 


Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing,"
 
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