Guitar pioneer Wray finds way to rumble; Echo: The legend keeps pounding out the heavy chordsCAIN BURDEAU
Martin Barre always got his big moments in a way that enhanced the structure of Jethro Tull’s pieces. For this one, he and Ian Anderson came up with a structural device – playing the verse chords in half-time, then speeding them back up – that worked. The famous story is that Jimmy...
he pointed to Link Wray and his menacing 1958 instrumental masterpiece, “Rumble” (see video). For those unfamiliar with this razor sharp slice of rockabilly, it was one of the first records to feature power chords, distortionandfeedback. “Rumble” (slang for “street fight”) has blown ...
It seems incredible to think that Eddie Van Halen was initially reluctant to show his bandmates his song “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” fearing that his satirical commentary on the punk rock scene of the late 1970s was too simple. “It was a stupid thing to us, just two chords. It...
It astonishes with how much resonant, living tone swells out of it with the lightest touch, and how that glow increases as chords and picking patterns sustain over time. And the response to nuanced playing and the ultimate payoff in tone only increase as the top brakes in and the guitar ...
Said The Who's Pete Townsend: "If it hadn't been for Link Wray ... I never would have picked up a guitar." Photo by Redferns SHARE Joni Mitchell Using what she called "Joni's weird chords," Mitchell's guitar playing was uniquely her own. "Joni had mastered the idea that she ...
So whilst working on a video for my friend A.C. Hampton, Sr. View‘rumble bugs‘here and‘morning fog’here. I got to the end of the project and wanted something to indicate my efforts in this regard. As I was doing my amalgamation of animating techniques I realized I do not have ...
using his dobro and the others' contributions for both interplay and background, setting him apart from many guitarists who record in a strictly solo setting. Mize concentrates on subtle variations and occasionally creates tension by playing melodic lines or chords outside of a tune's predominant...
using his dobro and the others' contributions for both interplay and background, setting him apart from many guitarists who record in a strictly solo setting. Mize concentrates on subtle variations and occasionally creates tension by playing melodic lines or chords outside of a tune's predominant...
While there are a few professional tricks to employ while EQing acoustic guitar, most of the time less is more. That means less plugins, less tracks, less recordings from fewer mics, less overdubs, etc. The instrument and sound is complex enough, especially when playing chords, that too muc...