Originally Posted by: maggiorHere's the video I had watch about a year ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Hwe24t0rc
I'm at work, so I can't watch it. He goes over his current rig, but as I recall, his rig is the same now as it was back "in the day".[/QUOTE]
That's what an article I've read on Gibson.com says too, so it must be true...
[QUOTE=maggior]I also found a you tube instructional video on playing the opening parts of Bridge of Sighs - a pretty cool blues riff. He definitely takes a minimalistic approach, but it is awesome in its simplicity!! Strip away the effects pedals, and it still sounds awesome!
This, I can only agree with. Even though I'm not that much of a Blues-listener, I'm still tempted to try and learn Bridge of Sighs, simply because it's a great song, regardless of genre. And it seems Robin Trower and I have a bit more in common than I had thought, purely style-wise. We both use a minimalist approach as you call it. Then again, nobody ever said that a lot of fast-played notes makes a riff great. Same goes for solos, for that matter. I'd rather have 3 or 4 truly great-sounding notes than 64 random notes played within a very short amount of time. Smoke On The Water and La Grange have some outright timeless riffs with only a few notes played in a great way.
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- Mika Vandborg, Electric Guitars, "Follow Your Heart"
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Gear:
Chateau PS-10 Cherry Power-Strat
Epiphone G-400 LTD 1966 Faded Worn Cherry
Epiphone Les Paul 100 Ebony (w/ Oil City Pickups Scrapyard Dog PLUS pickups)
Epiphone ES-345 Cherry
Fender 2014 Standard Stratocaster Sunburst
Martin DX1K Acoustic
Fender Mustang II Amplifier
Jet City Amplification JCA22H Tube-head and JCA12S+ cabinet
Pedals...
- Mika Vandborg, Electric Guitars, "Follow Your Heart"
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Gear:
Chateau PS-10 Cherry Power-Strat
Epiphone G-400 LTD 1966 Faded Worn Cherry
Epiphone Les Paul 100 Ebony (w/ Oil City Pickups Scrapyard Dog PLUS pickups)
Epiphone ES-345 Cherry
Fender 2014 Standard Stratocaster Sunburst
Martin DX1K Acoustic
Fender Mustang II Amplifier
Jet City Amplification JCA22H Tube-head and JCA12S+ cabinet
Pedals...