Originally Posted by: dakine80First you said your guitar was in the shop, but now it was in your hands?
Which was it? In the shop or in your hands? Or were you in the shop with it in your hands writing the post? I'm confused. :confused:

As far as Castles in the Sand, I learned that when I was a teenager and it took me much longer than an hour. If I were to learn it now (if I hadn't learned it before) it would probably take a an hour.

While two handed hammer-ons are the main feature of Eruption, it's the easiest part of it. You've never even done them before and you're going to mimic the master of them?!
I would LOVE to hear you play Eruption note for note, as it's played on "Van Halen 1" (not the mp3 schmannge posted;Eruption was done on the first take.) Take 18 sounds like it may have been recorded after Eddie had 18 beers. I'll give ya a month, sound fair?

All apologies if you prove me wrong. But you won't.

Good Luck!

I had my guitar in my hands, I have 8 of them, so you would figure just because two of them are in the shop, I would be playing one of the other six.

Had a bout with tapping today, quite fun, not exactly easy, but if you get the compressor set just right, all you have to do is brush your finger over the fret and it picks the note up real nice.

Luckily for me, I have my dad to help me out with the tone, I'm crap at tones, I just play the guitar. He's been playin' for 40 years, so I should hope he has all that wired. :D

now isnt is just so convinent that when a challenge comes, your guitar is in the shop for a week or so

...I smell somthing iffy... :confused:

It's not convinent, I want the damn thing back (and my '58 Les Paul which is in there too), but best let the techs run their magic.

Well, back to playing me Tele, lates all,

RedZep