Members Taylor704 Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Please don't hate me, i never bothered before. But judging by general talk and Cliffs Of Dover (the only song i'd previously heard) i was expecting a classical shredder in league with Yngwie Malmsteen. From what i've listened to so far, it's like jazz with the occasional guitar solo. I haven't listened to much, granted, i just typed Eric Johnson into YouTube Anyone got songs i should definately listen to, or some "definative" Eric Johnson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksears Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Cliffs of Dover, Trademark (aptly titled) and East Wes (all from 'Ah Via Musicom') are pretty much the quintessential EJ tracks (IMHO). Covers the jazz/blues/rock territory pretty well. A REALLY cool one he did years ago was with Stu Hamm on 'The Urge'. The track was called 'Lonestar' and was on the radio (classic rock stations) for a while. I liked his newest album ('Bloom') better than 'Venus Isle'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onyxrhino Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Get thee to the TGP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chisa Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 manhattan is a nice tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nwtsnma Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 pedestrian smooth jazz shred for 40 y/o ex-zappa freaks who have finally succeeded in getting laid and no longer feel the 'edge' they once used to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AaronF Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 manhattan is a nice tune. One of my favorites. The live version of Red House from G3 is great. There is a cool version of him playing Rain live on youtube, last time I checked. Victory is another favorite of mine. His version of My Back Pages is great too. You really can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Last Nerve Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Search YouTube for his song "SRV." I really dig that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kyrreca Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 pedestrian smooth jazz shred for 40 y/o ex-zappa freaks who have finally succeeded in getting laid and no longer feel the 'edge' they once used toI don't really see the connection between Johnson and Zappa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubezipper Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 he has the most {censored}ed up pedalboard i've ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whoismilan Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 ^ Where the pedals are in relation to each other has a huge impact on tone. Didn't you know? Look at the drawings on the board beneath the wah, and on the left of the Echoplex. This is just a guess, but I'd say that they are so he knows where to move it for different tones. The sharper markings near the tube driver, and on the Echoplex probably also serve the same purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubezipper Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 ^ Where the pedals are in relation to each other has a huge impact on tone. Didn't you know? Look at the drawings on the board beneath the wah, and on the left of the Echoplex. This is just a guess, but I'd say that they are so he knows where to move it for different tones. The sharper markings near the tube driver, and on the Echoplex probably also serve the same purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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