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LuigiCabrini
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LuigiCabrini
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07/23/2000 10:33 pm
"There's some more of that attitude I was referring to. Just because a guitarist is the best, doesn't mean he is everyone's favourite, nor vice versa. Or else we would all love yngwie, wouldn't we?"

Hmm, can't tell if that's sarcasm. But seriously, there is so much more that can be done on guitar than fast harmonic minor scales and sweep arpeggios. I suggest you check out Jimmy Bruno, he does some very technical stuff that yngwie couldn't dream of, but he never shows off. You will not find him shredding through an entire song, or even at all, in most songs. In addition to that, he uses beatiful chord voicings very well, making for great chord melody. Yngwie would probably thing that playing chords isn't flashy enough, but a good guitarrist knows his voicings and can use them in soloing and accompanying. Check out Allan Holdsworth for that too.