Satriani on a Lester - seriously

alanohagan · May 2023

So this is like 10 years old but I only just found it - hot dammm

axisus · May 2023

Why not! I liked it.

I remember years ago someone on the Petrucci forum did an excellent cover of Vai's For the love of God on an LP. It sounded equally good.

fretmeister · May 2023

Unusual pick holding!

Lovely job.

I find everything much easier on gibson scale instruments.

Cranky · May 2023

Amazing.

I wish I could relax like that when I play.

I even just wish I could learn to stash my pick like that when I need to fingerpick for a quick stretch.

But it’s funny. Deep down I know I’ll never learn to play like this because it’s not what I hear in my head when I play.

Jalapeno · May 2023

Great playing !

(I had expected a pic/vid of Joe playing a Lester)

soma1975 · May 2023

Cranky said:

But it’s funny. Deep down I know I’ll never learn to play like this because it’s not what I hear in my head when I play.

It's not what ANYONE hears when I play.

mudslide73 · May 2023

I was expecting to see this:

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Dominic · May 2023

great guitaring but it just bores my arse off

Kilgore · May 2023

He needs to change that pick holding technique if he wants to improve. A few lessons with a decent teacher should sort it out.

Hootsmon · May 2023

That boy can INTONATE!!! very nice

Hootsmon · May 2023

Kilgore said:

He needs to change that pick holding technique if he wants to improve. A few lessons with a decent teacher should sort it out.

Are you being funny? It's perfect for him.....improve that?

Ever seen Steve Morse and would y'all tell him the same?

Kilgore · May 2023

Hootsmon said:

Kilgore said:

He needs to change that pick holding technique if he wants to improve. A few lessons with a decent teacher should sort it out.

Are you being funny? It's perfect for him.....improve that?

Ever seen Steve Morse and would y'all tell him the same?

Apparently not.

I don't usually go for the shreddy stuff but I thought it was awesome.

wizbit81 · May 2023

You know Holdsworth played an SG for a long time right?

KDS · May 2023

That was great

roberty · May 2023

Super clean playing. I love watching this sort of thing but I wouldn't listen to it really

IvanMC · May 2023

Mind-blowing playing. I'll go pick up my guitar and knuckle down to work on the spot. If I get to learn some 0,01% from this video, well... that'll be massive. Thanks for sharing this!

Vibetronic · May 2023

Kilgore said:

He needs to change that pick holding technique if he wants to improve. A few lessons with a decent teacher should sort it out.

He’s just slanting it the opposite way to normal, all good, does the same as slanting it the conventional way. Only ever had one student do that, and one other player apart from him (in person). Unusual but if it works it’s fine (it does look odd though!).

DLM · May 2023

This Preston Black cat was brought to my attention on the Cracking The Code forum. Monster alternate picking chops. \m/

AK99 · May 2023

The kid's fantastic.

Gawd only knows how good he'd really be if he took all the solid TFB advice on plectrum technique n' the like

Keiko · May 2023

It's not from the 'good wood era' though, so obviously the tone just isn't there and that's a shame.

Rocker · May 2023

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

monquixote · May 2023

Rocker said:

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

The thread isn't about if you like Satriani so keep it to yourself.

Philly_Q · May 2023

Rocker said:

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

Yeah, yeah, I know, B.B. King, Paul Kossoff, Peter Green, just one note, etc etc.

But if you can't appreciate the sheer joy of this young man's playing, then it's your loss.

viz · May 2023

Rocker said:

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

I think it’s pretty widely acknowledged that Satriani has a very natural harmonic and melodic understanding that has produced some memorable songs; a fantastic sense of rhythm, which gives his music a lot of groove and feel; and of course he’s a true collaborator who has worked with many other brilliant musicians, giving us some notable recorded and live performances. I wouldn’t think there’d be much doubt about him being a natural musician, especially amongst other musicians. Of course, that doesn’t mean we all have to like him, and he may be running out of ideas after all these years, so his later albums are possibly repetitious. But yep, he’s a natural all right.

bobacco · May 2023

Rocker said:

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

Yeah, he’s no Rick Parfitt. Probably all that jazz training and encyclopaedic musical knowledge that has reduced him to drivel.

AK99 · May 2023

Rocker said:

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

You not even like the riffs in there @Rocker ?

I think its got some cracking ones. I'm not a Satriani fan per se - but first heard Surfin' on a rock compilation album (without having a bull's notion who it was) and thought it was brilliant. Doctors differ as they say

CaseOfAce · May 2023

Seeing this thread actually had me reaching for my credit card, making Jeff Bezos's bank balance just that little bit bigger and purchasing the Jam With Joe Satriani book.

I used to have the Surfing... tab book but I guess like most here learnt the signature licks and gave up.
Now I've got a "little" more command of the instrument I'm now learning the stuff note for note.
A 22 fret guitar is essential - he uses every last inch of the fretboard.

My god there's a multitude of techniques he employs in the services of real songs.
I'd forgotten just what a fantastic creative (and melodic) player he is.
What's more with a bit of practice it's attainable - as in the vid in the OP's post.

It's become fashionable of late to bash on Satriani ("never written a song as good as Louis Louis", Blackmore's "never really searching for notes") - not to mention general toolery on here. How very wrong they are.

I've spent the weekend revisiting that ingenious intro riff from Circles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5doS06EH-w

Rocker · May 2023

AK99 said:

Rocker said:

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

You not even like the riffs in there @Rocker ?

I think its got some cracking ones. I'm not a Satriani fan per se - but first heard Surfin' on a rock compilation album (without having a bull's notion who it was) and thought it was brilliant. Doctors differ as they say

In order to get to like the riffs @AK99 I would have to hear them first. There might well be some crackers in there but they are coated with drivel and masked by technique.

I have always maintained that a guitar is a very poor musical instrument, excellent at backing a singer, but virtually useless on its own. It appeals to young males who are easily impressed.

The sad aspect is that there are good and harmonically pleasing sounds to be got from a guitar. Very few guitar players seem to know where these notes are.

BTW, my response was not written to generate conflict or annoyance to anyone. Most members here already know my opinions about guitar music..... (I play guitar, bass and a few chords on a piano, so I am commenting on the guitar, despite my limited playing ability on it, but with a firm idea of the sounds I like)

roberty · May 2023

Rocker said:

AK99 said:

Rocker said:

That is exactly the drivel that is, for some, guitar playing. I have always thought that music and Satriani were distant cousins. Very distant cousins.

You not even like the riffs in there @Rocker ?

I think its got some cracking ones. I'm not a Satriani fan per se - but first heard Surfin' on a rock compilation album (without having a bull's notion who it was) and thought it was brilliant. Doctors differ as they say

In order to get to like the riffs @AK99 I would have to hear them first. There might well be some crackers in there but they are coated with drivel and masked by technique.

I have always maintained that a guitar is a very poor musical instrument, excellent at backing a singer, but virtually useless on its own. It appeals to young males who are easily impressed.

The sad aspect is that there are good and harmonically pleasing sounds to be got from a guitar. Very few guitar players seem to know where these notes are.

BTW, my response was not written to generate conflict or annoyance to anyone. Most members here already know my opinions about guitar music..... (I play guitar, bass and a few chords on a piano, so I am commenting on the guitar, despite my limited playing ability on it, but with a firm idea of the sounds I like)

And this time tomorrow you'll be visiting your local Indian restaurant to announce that you don't like curry, followed by a brief follow-up lecture

AK99 · May 2023

Rocker said:
In order to get to like the riffs @AK99 I would have to hear them first. There might well be some crackers in there but they are coated with drivel and masked by technique.

If you listen to the first 20 seconds of the video - it has the main riff, and nothing else. It does drive the song (can I call it that with no vocals ?) throughout - you can't really miss it

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As rock guitar riffs go, a pretty damn good'un if you ask me!

spev11 · June 2023

My Nan always said "If you got nothing nice to say then say nothing" , if you don't like it don't comment on it, it serves no purpose. She was hard as nails my nan.
I like a bit of Satriani, its all ingredients to stir into the pot as far as I'm concerned.

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