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‘What I would do is, I would get up, I would play guitar, I would take a food break—which was breakfast—and then I would play guitar again, play until the afternoon, take a short break, run some errands, maybe grab a snack, come back, and play some more.’ Kirk Hammett

‘I just said, I’m not going to be that longhaired guitar player plugging into a set of Marshalls anymore. I’m just leaving that behind. I’m going to do something different and artistic.’ Joe Satriani

‘After I had heard Edward and Yngwie, I realized that you could create tone where the notes are really clear.’ Steve Vai

‘Well, one person’s shred is another person’s slow hand…’ George Lynch

“How fast can you play?”

“What guitar do you have?”

“Who is better, Van Halen or Steve Vai?”

For metal fans in the 80s, these were common and important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more often than not you’d be exposed to what is now known as shredding—the fast, virtuoso soloing popularized by musicians like Vai and Van Halen, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads and Dimebag Darrell. Inspired by these pioneering guitarists, thousands of young musicians would spend hours at home in their bedrooms, perfecting both their playing and their poses.

Though shredding fell out of favor during the grunge/alternative rock era, it has become increasingly popular again in recent years, spurred by the rise in popularity of bands like Children Of Bodom, DragonForce, and Trivium. Drawing on more than seventy exclusive interviews with key shredders past and present, author and guitarist Greg Prato has assembled the definitive guide to the fastest players of them all.

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Musique

Culture musicale

Music

Genres

Styles

Heavy Metal

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Publié par	Jawbone Press
Date de parution	01 février 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781911036227
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	5 Mo

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‘During that time, it was guitar players galore. Every band had a virtuoso guitar player.’ Mark Wood

A Jawbone ebook
First edition 2017
Published in the UK and the USA by Jawbone Press
3.1D Union Court,
20–22 Union Road,
London SW4 6JP,
England
www.jawbonepress.com

Volume copyright © 2017 Outline Press Ltd. Text copyright © Greg Prato Writer Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this book covered by the copyrights hereon may be reproduced or copied in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews where the source should be made clear. For more information contact the publishers.

The photographs used in this book are from the following sources: Eddie Van Halen (2), Alex Lifeson (2), K.K. Downing, Ace Frehley, Ritchie Blackmore, Randy Rhoads, Michael Schenker, Ronnie James Dio, Metallica (2) © Richard Galbraith; Billy Sheehan, George Lynch, Paul Gilbert, Ronnie Le Tekro, Billy Corgan, Al Jourgensen, Kim Thayil, Ty Tabor, Dimebag Darrell © Steven J. Messina; Curt Kirkwood © Greg Prato; Mark Wood © Maryanne Bilham; Uli Roth photo courtesy of UDR Music.

Editor: Tom Seabrook
Jacket Design: Mark Case

contents

foreword by alex lifeson
introduction
cast of characters

chapter 1 pre-shred
chapter 2 eddie
chapter 3 randy
chapter 4 yngwie
chapter 5 neoclassical metal
chapter 6 shrapnel records
chapter 7 racer x & cacophony
chapter 8 practice makes perfect
chapter 9 modes & scales
chapter 10 stevie ray
chapter 11 jeff
chapter 12 gary
chapter 13 the ozzy gig
chapter 14 tapping
chapter 15 sweeping
chapter 16 trademarks & techniques
chapter 17 soloing vs. songwriting
chapter 18 steve
chapter 19 joe
chapter 20 eric
chapter 21 bass
chapter 22 floyd rose
chapter 23 git
chapter 24 namm
chapter 25 mags & tabs, vids & stores
chapter 26 the man who sang
chapter 27 megadeth’s bassist on megadeth’s guitarists
chapter 28 rex talks dime
chapter 29 king of pop = king of rock?
chapter 30 big break
chapter 31 not just metal
chapter 32 the end of shred?
chapter 33 modern day
chapter 34 standout players, a–m
chapter 35 standout players, n–z
chapter 36 crucial shred
chapter 37 tools of the trade
chapter 38 ‘shred’

afterword by uli jon roth
photographs
endnotes
about the author

foreword
by alex lifeson
On these pages, Greg Prato has delivered a fascinating presentation of not only the history but the personal observations of all things rock guitar from many of the great guitarists of the past half-century, in their own words.
A clear, in-depth chronicle told honestly from the perspective of the players who have learned and showcased their skills from a long line of talented predecessors and providing an insight that frankly could not come from a casual observer.
In these chapters, the reader will glean a bounty of information regarding individual players and their impact on the music scene of the time—opinions on technique and gear, the value and differing forms of practice, support from the industry, and many other points of interest.
For anyone with a deep interest in the role rock guitar and its diverse myriad of players have played, Shredders! will satisfy completely.
ALEX LIFESON, NOVEMBER 2016

introduction
by greg prato
‘ How fast can you play?’ ‘What make/model guitar do you have?’ ‘Who is better, Van Halen or Vai?’
All common and seemingly important questions if you were a guitar-playing teenager living on Long Island, New York, in the mid-to-late 80s—as yours truly was.
For much of the decade, if you were to tune into MTV, flip through the pages of a publication aimed at guitarists, or stroll through your local store that sold musical instruments, you were exposed to what is now called ‘shred’—guitarists who spent many an hour in their bedroom, perfecting their playing … and poses. In fact, for some, being able to show off your skills on the six-string was the most crucial component of their musical expression.
And as a result, it was very necessary for grunge and alternative rock to ‘cleanse the pallet’ in the early 90s, and get the focus back to the importance of songwriting and quality of lyrical content. But throughout my changing music listening tastes, I never parted ways with my trusty recordings of Van Halen/DLR, Rush, Thin Lizzy, Queen, King’s X, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Steve Vai’s Flex-Able —and continued to listen/inspect them throughout the years.
In fact, if you were to ask me, post-grunge, what one of my favorite rock concerts I’ve ever witnessed in my life was, I would most definitely have said the David Lee Roth/ Eat ’Em And Smile tour stop at Nassau Coliseum (on Saturday, January 23 1987, to be exact)—which of course spotlighted the exceptional talents of both Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan.
But over the years, I have always wondered what a lot of the guitarists that I spent so much time reading about and listening to way back when were currently up to. And after going on a serious 80s-guitar listening spree ( Not Of This Earth , Surfing With The Alien , Eat ’Em And Smile , Disturbing The Peace , Master Of Puppets , etc.), I was determined to do what was right, and tell the story of the shred movement that thrived throughout the 80s, hit hard times in the 90s, and then was seemingly reborn—as nimble-fingered as ever—in the early twenty-first century.
After conducting nearly seventy all-new interviews with shredders past and present (as well as a few ‘anti-shredders,’ to get both sides of the story), I believe for the first time ever, we now have the full story of speed guitar.
Prepare for blast off!
GREG PRATO
Questions? Comments? Feel free to email me: gregprato@yahoo.com

The author hard at work, 1986.

cast of characters

Trey Azagthoth Morbid Angel guitarist
michael angelo batio Nitro guitarist; solo artist
Jennifer Batten Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck guitarist; solo artist
Corey Beaulieu Trivium guitarist
Jason Becker Cacophony, David Lee Roth guitarist; solo artist
Adrian Belew Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads guitarist; King Crimson singer-guitarist; solo artist
Graham Bonnet Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, Impellitteri singer; solo artist
Ross The Boss The Dictators, Manowar, Death Dealer guitarist
Rex Brown Pantera, Down, Kill Devil Hill bassist
Chris Caffrey Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist
Vivian Campbell Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard guitarist
David T. Chastain Chastain, CJSS guitarist; solo artist
Phil Collen Girl, Def Leppard guitarist
Billy Corgan Smashing Pumpkins singer-guitarist; solo artist
Roger Costa Archivist, co-administrator of the estate of Jeff Healey
Duane Denison Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk guitarist
K.K. Downing Judas Priest guitarist
Adam Dutkiewicz Killswitch Engage guitarist
David Ellefson Megadeth bassist
Rik Emmett Triumph singer-guitarist; solo artist
Lita Ford Runaways guitarist; solo artist
Ace Frehley Kiss guitarist; solo artist
Marty Friedman Cacophony, Megadeth guitarist; solo artist
Frank Gambale Chick Corea Elektric Band, Vital Information guitarist; solo artist
Paul Gilbert Racer X, Mr. Big guitarist; solo artist
Craig Goldy Rough Cutt, Giuffria, Dio guitarist; solo artist
Guthrie Govan Asia, The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson guitarist; solo artist
Steve Hackett Genesis, GTR guitarist; solo artist
Stu Hamm Joe Satriani and Steve Vai bassist; solo artist
Kirk Hammett Metallica guitarist
Chris Haskett Rollins Band guitarist
Warren Haynes Allman Brothers Band guitarist; Gov’t Mule, Warren Haynes Band singer-guitarist
Gary Hoey Solo artist
Greg Howe Howe II, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, ’N Sync, Justin Timberlake guitarist; solo artist
Ron Jarzombek Watchtower guitarist
Al Jourgensen Ministry singer-guitarist
Curt Kirkwood Meat Puppets singer-guitarist
Richie Kotzen Poison, Mr. Big guitarist; The Winery Dogs singer-guitarist; solo artist
Bruce Kulick Kiss, Union, Grand Funk Railroad guitarist; solo artist
Alexi Laiho Children Of Bodom singer-guitarist
Ronni Le Tekrø TNT guitarist; solo artist
Herman Li DragonForce guitarist
George Lynch Dokken, Lynch Mob guitarist; solo artist
Steve Lynch Autograph guitarist
Tony MacAlpine Solo artist
Wolf Marshall Guitar World , Guitar For The Practicing Musician , Vintage Guitar magazine columnist; Wolf Marshall’s GuitarOne magazine editor-in-chief; tablature transcriber
Jim Matheos Fates Warning, OSI guitarist; solo artist
Dave Meniketti Y&T singer-guitarist
Steve Morse Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple guitarist; solo artist
Jas Obrecht Guitar Player magazine editor (1978–99)
Vernon Reid Living Colour guitarist; ; solo artist
Karl Sanders Nile guitarist; ; solo artist
Blues Saraceno Poison guitarist; solo artist
Rudy Sarzo Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio bassist
Joe Satriani Chickenfoot guitarist, solo artist
Michael Schenker Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Temple Of Rock guitarist
Billy Sheehan Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs bassist; solo artist
Hank Shermann Mercyful Fate guitarist
Alex Skolnick Testament, Alex Skolnick Trio guitarist
Steve Stevens Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Vince Neil, Bozzio Levin Stevens guitarist; solo artist
Joe Stump Solo artist
Ty Tabor King’s X guitarist; solo artist
Brian Tatler Diamond Head guitarist
Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal Guns N’ Roses guitarist; solo artist
Kim Thayil Soundgarden guitarist
Steve Vai Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake guitarist; solo artist
Mike Varney Shrapnel Records founder; magazine columnist
Jeff Waters Annihilator guitarist
Jeff Watson Night Ranger guitarist; solo artist
Mark Wood Solo artist; violinist
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pre- shred
A study of the guitarists who helped pave the way for the shredders of the 80s and beyond.
JOE SATRIANI [Chickenfoot g