He is best known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for Cliff Richard, and subsequently for Marvin, Welch & Farrar. Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England Guitars Played: Fender Stratocaster Also ranks #31 on The ...
He is best known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for Cliff Richard, and subsequently for Marvin, Welch & Farrar. Nationality: England Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England Also ranks #31 on The Best Instrumental ...
d unleash in the middle of all the musical insanity. The surprise was how lyrical he could get; checkJoe’s Garagefor the beautiful “Watermelon In Easter Hay.” For a deeper dive, check out hisShut Up ’n Play Yer Guitarcollection, loaded with enough guitar instrumentals and improvisation...
Flatpicking guitar master and accompanist supreme Bryan Sutton has played with just about everybody who’s anybody in country and bluegrass, winning scads of awards along the way. He’s also made a number of albums himself, like this flawless disc of instrumentals played by a red-hot lineup ...
Blue Note star Grant Green was a master of creative ingenuity and his beautifully subtle descending riff at the start of “Idle Moments” (accompanied by the deft piano playing of composer Duke Pearson) provides the perfect start to one of the most serene instrumentals ever put on record. Gree...
Single coils all the way. That’s the classic sound of surf-rock instrumentals. You love classic rock. Humbuckers powered much of the rockier side of the ’60s and ’70s, so it’s hard to miss the mark with humbucking pickups. You want a subtle yet stout sound that adds dimension to...
Glenn Jones doesn’t see open tunings as an alternate to standard, but rather as the core to his approach to playing and composing on guitar, including on his album ‘Vade Mecum.‘
Neil Percival Young, OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician, producer, director and screenwriter. He began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Spri...
At first listen,Snakes and Arrowshas all the makings of a quintessential Rush album: it's focused, inventive and even risk-taking. But once that initial excitement fades from view, so do the songs, many of which are instrumentals.
Michael Landau - Organic Instrumentals Landau's first instrumental album since 1990's Tales From The Bulge is one of my favorite guitar records in many years, let alone this one. Awesome tones, dynamic playing, deep writing. A must-have for serious guitar geeks. Wayne Krantz - Howie 61 Kr...