Steve Lukather deconstructed

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Re: Steve Lukather deconstructed

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To put that solo into context, it's the outro "jam" solo. It's meant to be a little loose / widdly widdly / wanky. There is a far more succinct and tasteful solo done earlier in the song. It's not amazing, but well done and it incorporates some techniques that I directly stole from this song and use often at gigs (most notably placing the pinky one fret up at the peak of a full step bend). I think Dimebag also credited Lukather for his use of that technique.

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I think the outro solo is great in context - seems pointless when listened to in isolation, but put the band back into it and all the jazz fusion passing note touches really start to land. Really cool stuff, and kinda out of my basic pentatonic wheelhouse so I admire it just a little bit more.
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I agree it sounds better in the context of the song, but it's still widdly widdly bleurgh :lol:
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New thread topic: Stevie Ray Vaughan Deconstructed. Then add pictures of the chopper crash.
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Kinda depressing how much practice I have ahead of me just to sound like Lukather not giving a shit
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TmcB wrote:Kinda depressing how much practice I have ahead of me just to sound like Lukather not giving a shit
very true, Randy Rhodes is another, the solo on Crazy Train at the end when he is just shredding like crazy, during the fade out. crazy stuff
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mrmofo wrote:
TmcB wrote:Kinda depressing how much practice I have ahead of me just to sound like Lukather not giving a shit
very true, Randy Rhodes is another, the solo on Crazy Train at the end when he is just shredding like crazy, during the fade out. crazy stuff
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Frey wrote:
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I've tried over and over again to sit through a Jeff Beck performance and just can't. I'll never 'get it'.
My dad listened to a bit of Jeff Beck when I was growing up, I don't get it either. For the most part he seems to be trying to be clever for the sake of it and using the trem to make whale mating call noises.
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Can't say I am a Lukather fan, have a couple of his solo albums and they didn't do much for me.

Saw him live a few years ago on the G3 tour with Satriani and Vai, again didn't find his music particularly memorable but he did have a rather gorgeous lead tone.

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Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:Can't say I am a Lukather fan, have a couple of his solo albums and they didn't do much for me.

Saw him live a few years ago on the G3 tour with Satriani and Vai, again didn't find his music particularly memorable but he did have a rather gorgeous lead tone.
Yeah he was trying too hard on that tour I thought - too busy and not as melodic as is his usual wont. Maybe being onstage with Vai and Satriani caused him to get too shreddy.

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werdna wrote:New thread topic: Stevie Ray Vaughan Deconstructed. Then add pictures of the chopper crash.
Bruh.

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i love these isolated tracks stuff not just the guitar but you appreciate how much is lost in the mix(but also what it adds to the mix aswell)
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sidewinder wrote:
werdna wrote:New thread topic: Stevie Ray Vaughan Deconstructed. Then add pictures of the chopper crash.
Bruh.
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