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  1. Yngwie Malmsteen;
    some say he knows picking,
    other say he nose picking

  2. Go SWEDEN!
  5. That's a skill.

    Your punnery, Fabian, it's as good as the picking
  6. I much prefer Eric Johnson when it comes to guitar virutouso players:


    Just listen to that tone, and his phrasing is unbelievable. He knows his way around the fretboard so well, the chords and notes he uses are just beautiful. Also, I met the man! He came into my work one time. If you wanna hear the story just ask.
  7. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:I much prefer Eric Johnson when it comes to guitar virutouso players:
    [YouTube Video]

    Just listen to that tone, and his phrasing is unbelievable. He knows his way around the fretboard so well, the chords and notes he uses are just beautiful. Also, I met the man! He came into my work one time. If you wanna hear the story just ask.


    I know the story, he walked into the store (supermarket?) you were working at the time, and you asked him if he was really Eric Johnson... Wasn't it something like that? I remember we talked about his tunes too. Manhattan is one of my favorite guitar-only songs ever, together with Samba Pa Ti by Santana and Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits. Manhattan is pure beauty merely translated into a guitar song. That intro to Cliffs Of Dover is pure awesomeness as well, it shits over Malmsteem, Vai and all the other virtuosos, without losing the sense of rhythm and key. Perfect.

    For those who might not know Manhattan, here is it. The best well known version, at the G3 back in 2006:
  8. An Strat Donn (Brown)?

    Found a clip of U2 miming NYD (France TV - 1983).



    Interesting gear. At first glance, the drum kit looks to be similar to what Larry normally used in the period but the bass, piano and drums... no.

    The Precision bass that Adam has is a 3 tone tobacco. I think his 1972 was two tone. I don't remember it having the amount of red in it that the one in the video has.

    As for Edge's gear in the video... The piano isn't the Yamaha CP-70 that Edge used in that time frame. And I haven't seen that brown Stratocaster before or since.

    So I am guessing it was loaned equipment for the video / TV taping.

    Still cool to see. Nice that after all of these years that I still happen across video that I've not previously seen.


  9. Sure about that? The ONLY one?

  10. Nay, it hasn't. It was in Db during pretty much every tour up until Vertigo and 360. Again, I'm not certain about JT era but it certainly was Db during Lovetown onwards.
  11. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:I much prefer Eric Johnson when it comes to guitar virutouso players:
    [YouTube Video]

    Just listen to that tone, and his phrasing is unbelievable. He knows his way around the fretboard so well, the chords and notes he uses are just beautiful. Also, I met the man! He came into my work one time. If you wanna hear the story just ask.


    He's bloody good. My favourite guitarist for such is Malcolm Jones, might have dropped him in before. Amazing musician on all kinds of stuff, but he gives me the chills whenever I listen to him.




  12. No, I'm not sure, that's why I wrote an interrogative sentence and not an enunciative one
    Originally posted by WojBhoy:Nay, it hasn't. It was in Db during pretty much every tour up until Vertigo and 360. Again, I'm not certain about JT era but it certainly was Db during Lovetown onwards.

    Damn hell, you're absolutely right I always though it was in D all the time, and fuck, it was in Db until the Vertigo Tour!!!! I have doubled checked it with two bootlegs per tour and holy shit, you're so damn right that I can't face my own shame right now
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