Yngwie was on the cover of a recent Guitar Player magazine and it was a great article. So after reading it I felt I had to share my opinions on the man, the myth, the legend that is Yngwie J. Malmsteen. I hope you enjoy the show and my opinions on the his guitar playing. I’ve been a big fan of “Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4” and especially “Black Star” which you can see the video below.
Category Archives: tone
Episode 90 – My Emotional Attachment To Tone
This week I share my story of emotional attachment to tone and how far back these roots of the disorder go. I’m hoping many of you can relate. No tears were shed in the making of this episode so listen to it now!
Episode 83 – All Over The Place
This week I’m all over the place folks. I’m digging the love for Judas Priest by Honda’s marketing dept! You can listen by clicking this thing called a hyperlink!
- A little talk about coated strings.
- The special moment when an instrument speaks to you and you know it’s THE instrument for you!
- Developing your ear for tone.
- Auto rant
- Lots a talk about the Steve Vai interview in Vintage Guitar Magazine
- Rant in defense of myself and potentially other guitar related podcasts and attempting to clear up a potential misunderstanding
Episode 56: Tone Change, EVH, Protect Your Ears
This week’s episode is about how our ears change for better and sometimes for the worse. Check out how Eddie Van Halen’s taste and ear has changed through the years.
Episode 47: Ryan Dunn of ToadWorks USA Effects Pedals
This week I got to talk with Ryan Dunn of ToadWorks USA Effects Pedals. This was my first Skype interview so the audio fluctuates from time to time so it was a learning experience! Ryan provides a lot of insight into how and why he got started making and selling pedals as well as the future of ToadWorks.
Here are some key websites – one of which of course is the ToadWorks website, but a few others Ryan wanted to share! I hope you all enjoy this, I sure did!