Yngwie Winds Pickups for Haiti ...

[Mark Hammer]

Went to see him at a festival earlier this past year, and made sure to get there several hours ahead of time so I could stand in the front row and get a good look at both hands. He makes prodigious use of the false harmonics produced at the 3rd and 4th frets on the wound strings. Indeed, many sounds that I used to think were ring-modulator based were those very notes.

[David Schwab]

One of the guitarist in my band saw him last week. He said it was a great show. I need to keep in the loop, I didn't even know he was touring!

[Mark Hammer]

Touring? This guy is showing up everywhere.

Here's a video of him and Clapton doing "Moon River" of all things, and Beck just tears it up with the most lyrical and buttery of solos. Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton together.....Moon River

Here's an all audio concert from the past 2 weeks: http://www.archive.org/serve/EricCla...donArenaUK.wma

Here's one from last fall that has him doing tunes by the Shadows and the Shangri-Las, and even Green Onions.
http://www.archive.org/serve/JeffBec...o2LondonUK.wma

His new album even has him doing "Nessun Dorma", something I am looking forward to hearing very much.

[Possum]

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Its funny that all the other famous players of his generation have declined in their playing skills, like the fire went out or something, yet Beck just keeps getting better and better at his craft.

[Guitarist]

David, you should be writing for a magazine or a book of your own!

I went to a G3 here in Vancouver, and Malmsteen was with Satch and Vai. I was surprised to so that Yngwie stole the show. Especially girls in attendance gave huge cheers and applause. His music does please the ears, and like Hendrix, his "show" is very entertaining. Hey it's a live show right?
In that vibe but more melodic is a band called Narnia from N. Europe.

Possum: Good observation about declining skill. It is hard to keep an extreme level of playing. Some end up asking themselves, "Why"? Or for who? Because they're not playing or recording. So now it's a problem or inspiration or purpose or...

[Mark Hammer]

Its funny that all the other famous players of his generation have declined in their playing skills, like the fire went out or something, yet Beck just keeps getting better and better at his craft.

How true. I get the sense that Mr. B. will never be a nostalgia act.

[David Schwab]

Its funny that all the other famous players of his generation have declined in their playing skills, like the fire went out or something, yet Beck just keeps getting better and better at his craft.

Very true! Probably because he was always trying new things.

[Possum]

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Beck is a true artist, he's always been an innovator. Clapton was a good player in the beginning and sure Creme was innovative but Eric just never did anything other than what he started out with. Same with Page, great player, maybe, but always just did one thing. Beck certainly doesn't need money, none of them do but yet he continually excels and breaks new ground.

[tedmich]

Very true! Probably because he was always trying new things.

along those lines Yngwie in Alcatraz (or Varney's Shrapnel) sounds exactly like Yngwie today.

Once you are "cool/rich/laid/worshiped" you stop trying.

[David Schwab]

Once you are "cool/rich/laid/worshiped" you stop trying.

I suppose it's all about what the goals and motivation were. He might have reached his goal and hasn't set another one.

I like to find new things to do every day if I can.

I wouldn't mind the rich part though.

[jwendt2003]

I wish Clapton would have stayed with the SG. I like that tone better from him. Not sure what he uses for 'overdrive' with his strat, but some times it almost sounds a little buzzy. What's that song; "..I get off on screamin guitars.." and then you hear this banjo twangin lead fill. What's up with that?

[other1152]

wish i woulda the forum joined sooner.. one man can solve this shred vs. soulful thing that pops up everywhere.

GARY MOORE.

read 'em and weep. its over.

(also, i dig malmsteen, impellitteri, becker, friedman ect.. TONS of skill there, and right up my ally. though i could see myself in 30 years doing nothing but thin lizzy covers.. or perhaps gilmour-esq stuff..)

[Possum]

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When Clapton used Lace pickups, him and Buddy Guy left me behind, horrible tone, souless treble fuzz. I think they have both gone back to using real single coils again, thank God.

Yeah, Gary Moore, with Peter Green's guitar especially, the guy can rip out fat notes aren't just a bunch of practiced scales. If you can find the live video of Gary doing "Blues For Greeny" show its a great watch, a great lesson in PAF tone. He also did a CD of the same name, both are tonal references for me and I use one of his licks in my PAF demo video...
Actually I see Youtube has clips from that video, his tone on this song live is alot darker than the actual CD recording...
YouTube - Gary Moore - Driftin'

[David Schwab]

When Clapton used Lace pickups, him and Buddy Guy left me behind, horrible tone, souless treble fuzz. I think they have both gone back to using real single coils again, thank God.

That was a horrid tone! I would cringe every time I saw Clapton on TV back then. His phrasing also sucked. I don't think it was the pickups as much as the pedal board he used. Clapton had one of those big Bradshaw switching things, so you were hearing a fuzz and not his amp.

I never liked the Lace Sensors, except the blue one, but someone gave me a silver one that I put in the neck position on my Charvel Strat, and I have to say that it sounds very nice. It certainly doesn't sound like that Clapton tone. Sounds like a single coil, which actually it is. They aren't noise canceling pickups. It has that nice round hollow neck tone that you would expect from a good single coil. I was quite surprised.

[Possum]

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No, it was the pickups, both Buddy Guy and Clapton's strats had that same shrill noise, I can't even describe it except very unpleasant. How the hell they ended using that stuff is a total mystery to me. Probably made a million in sales for Lace though