55Redneck
Canadian Redneck
The part that impresses me the most is she's playing left handed but the guitar is still strung right handed.Very well, but shredding isn't everything. here's one of the best female geetarists ever to have lived:
The part that impresses me the most is she's playing left handed but the guitar is still strung right handed.Very well, but shredding isn't everything. here's one of the best female geetarists ever to have lived:
I know two guitarists who do this, both left handed obviously, one is a girl too......She plays like that because the only guitar she could learn on was strung right handed.....so she just figured it out herself how to get the chords right...The part that impresses me the most is she's playing left handed but the guitar is still strung right handed.
The part that impresses me the most is she's playing left handed but the guitar is still strung right handed.
I have been playing the guitar for 45 years, I have my own style, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Mick Ralphs, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Paul Kossoff are my main influences, I am not shredder, I do not listen to a lot of shredding at all.
However, I recognise the intense physical and mental aspect of playing like that, the co-ordination, muscle memory, the hours of practice, and combined with natural ability to play like that is extraordinary.
I have met Nita Strauss, she is such a honey and extremely passionate about playing music, she is a real show person and when she's on stage, you can see how much she loves what she does.....and that is what its all about.
You can say this about any of the Axe wielding women mentioned in this thread, I never diss another musician or their style as music is fuelled by passion and I feel its disrespectful from a human perspective.
I feel it is my obligation as a musician to appreciate what other musicians do, no matter what the style....
The girl playing the Comfortably Numb solo, is hardly shredding though? I thought that was really good...
Great thread though, some real gems being unearthed here.....
Indeed, good points there......^^^ and for the record (heh heh) I LOVE the playing styles, both "shredding" in my book, of Mr Vivian Campbell (w/ DIO) and Mr Steve Vai during his career phase touring w/ Frank Zappa. And then there's Kirk Hammet, another who can shred w/ the best of 'em. Shredding is ok but it STILL needs to be musically engaging, not merely "Wingnut" Malmsteening up & down the fretboard.
Ritchie Blackmore was sweeping arpeggios in the late 60's.......one of a bunch of innovators at that timeNot saying shredding doesn't have its place, it certainly does. Heck, John McLaughlin was shredding YEARS before Speed/Thrash Metal and whatnot "shredding", eh? And then there's paco DeLucia to consider: shredding @ an acoustic (flamenco w/ nylon strings!) geetar w/out a pick but fingers only. Sheesh he was an astounding player.
Hell, Steve Howe can shred.
Ritchie Blackmore was sweeping arpeggios in the late 60's.......one of a bunch of innovators at that time
Yeah, the ES335, correct.....Wring that Neck was epic!! Still is Epic!!Indeed he was, and @ that time was still (primarily) playing a Gibson Model ES-335 IIRC.
Yeah, the ES335, correct.....Wring that Neck was epic!! Still is Epic!!
Sharon Isbin.
She did play guitar as well, but mainly bass guitar.Didn't Carol also play geetar w/ The Crew?