I'll talk today about one musician in particular. On awesome guitar-player who all guitarists already know. I am talking about Joe Satriani.
source wikipedia
Born in 1956 he grew up with jimmy Hendrix as an idol. Then in 1986 he started his career as a world-class guitarist. He became famous very quickly, playing as a solo-guitarist in many different places. He was the guitarist of Deep purple for a few moments, an awesome hard rock band, which i command you to check out! But he stayed alone doing many collaborations, working with bands like Dream Theater for instance.
He has also his own Ibanez-guitar series. How cool is that?
Satriani is well known for mastering all kinds of guitar-techniques. His variety of play-styles really defines him. He uses legato, two-handed tapping and arpeggio tapping, volume swells, harmonics and extreme whammy bar effects. He also developed his own style, also influenced by fusion jazz and blues. He is recognisable.
Some of my favourite songs are :
- I believe (for the amazing intro)
- crying (because of the amazing round sound of his guitar)
- Surfing with the alien ( just a masterpiece)
He also had the initiative to organize the G3 where 3 guitarist play together. Many good guitarist already participates with an awesome result. I invite you to check that out. G3
Hi Yann
ReplyDeleteI had already heard about Joe Satriani but I didn't know he was such an idol for the guitarists. By the way I also didn't know that they were so many guitar-technics. Nowaday there are so many people playing the guitar that it sounds a bit common. But by reading your text, I have now the impression that I missed something. However I actually find this G3 concept really cool, because they are all sharing the scene with their guitar in the hands.