I will politely allow the Flyguy to post if he pleases. You never know, she could have a brother/uncle/father on here...I am steering clear of those waters, I'll leave it up to the fishermen.
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Mike, I'm happy to post a pic, but your wife better not be looking over your shoulder. This former flame of mine, who I was friends with in college and dated post college, also happens to know your wife and sister in law, as well as several others that run in our social circles so it may be best if I just show you next time I see you. The picture I have is PG-13 so we can't get in too much trouble.
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Aside from her features, which we can all certainly agree are phenomenal, she can play the hell out of Little Wing by Hendrix. Not to mention, she can sing too.
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That's a hard song to play. Hendrix and SRV made it effortless and soulful. This is really good, but for my money, my favorite is actually SRV's version.
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I'd agree that Stevie Ray did it oh so well, but Jimi did it before guitars did all that. I would still have to rate Hendrix at the top of the Little Wing chart for his innovation and raw passion, with Vaughan right behind him, having polished it to a high gloss.
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Just meant that Jimi did stuff most of us hadn't heard the likes of on guitar. While his style, which I, for one, saw as unique, inspired a lot of serious guitarists, I must, upon reflection, also admit that I don't know diddly about HIS inspirations. What I have read, though, is that some pretty heavy musicians were going out of their way to catch his shows and praising his innovations. Not a music history guy, but I was alive and aware back in them there days. And, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!
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Jimi made guitars wail like no one ever had. He could manipulate feedback and distortion effects to take his early rock stuff over the top in a way that's hard to describe. Find some clips from the Monterrey Pop Festival and you'll see what I mean. Pre-Jimi, feedback was bad; he used it like a monster he had tamed.
There were also several effect pedals that were invented for Jimi, or for which he otherwise pioneered the use. The Roger Mayer Octavia is a great example. Listen to the "Purple Haze" solo; that's the first real coming out party for an octave shifter. He also got Dunlop to custom-make a wah pedal for his specific taste; it's more subtle than most. The Vox wah in the mid-60's that all the British guys used (and actually that Jimi ended up using at Woodstock) has a higher treble and a bit of a harder sound. The custom Dunlop wah is softer, with a mellower top end. A great example is the solo in "All Along the Watchtower." It doesn't "bite" quite as hard as a normal wah of the era. I actually have both pedals (and a 60's era Fuzz and Octavia, for extra awesomeness) and if you play a riff with one after the other, it's actually a pretty profound difference. "Little Wing" was also played through a Leslie organ speaker rather than a normal guitar amp, which launched the whole "phaser" craze.
From a technical/physical perspective, Jimi blended together a wild mix of Southern blues, folk, British pop, and emerging rock, using a combination of playing skills from all of them. He would fluidly mix a BB King "butterfly" vibrato technique (which takes great hand strength) with absolutely shredded riffs (which requires very fluid, light movement). It's a very hard style to play. He was also an early proponent of using the thumb wrapped around the back of the neck to fret on the low E; the blues guys did that all the time, but the rock guys didn't. They were largely stuck in standard chord shapes, octaves, etc. Jimi's style gave you full use of all five fingers in a different way, and in different physical combinations, and you can mute the low A with the tip of your thumb, giving you the ability to play any of the top four strings with your remaining fingers.
That, and he did a lot of drugs, so shit got crazy in a hurry.
As you may tell, I have devoted much of my playing time to Hendrix and rockers of that era. There's a reason for my Twitter handle.
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Agreed. Jimi did things with the electric guitar that completely revolutionized the instrument. It's just insane the wailing guitar tones he could get back in a time when the only way to get much appreciable distortion was to crank his Marshall plexis to 11. The tones he created with the octavia, univibe, fuzz, and wah are just so unique. A lot of pedals I have bought have been in an attempt to emulate some of his sounds.
Another absolute game-changer guitarist for me is Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. He was definitely influenced by Hendrix and other proto-metal players, as well as a heavy blues and jazz influence. Tragically, he has his finger tips on his fretting hand sliced off in an accident working his day job in a factory. He fashions some plastic tips to place over his fingers in order to play, but the string tension made it somewhat uncomfortable. So what does he do? He starts to detune his guitar significantly to lessen the tension, and that, combined with his loud distorted tone and blues/jazz playing influence basically gives birth to heavy metal. His fuzzy and heavy guitar riffs basically further revolutionized the electric guitar. It's just so awesome listening to all the greats and appreciating their individual impact on the instrument.
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Thanks for saying what I couldn't have said if I'd spent the next week to...nah, who am I kidding, what I couldn't have said if my life depended on it.
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No tutorial needed. I am not unfamiliar with the history of rock guitar playing and equipment. I could quote you chapter and verse about the nuances of pre and post CBS Fenders, etc, etc.
I just didn't know what the phrase meant. I initially read it as though he was saying that SRV was playing with eqpt that Hendrix didn't have access to -- which is mostly untrue except for the Tube Screamer and the flattened neck radius of his guitars.
I have no disagreement that Hendrix was an massive innovator. But I would say Jeff Beck was attempting similar things at around the same time.
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What song?
Lost my train of thought....what were we talking about again?
One or both of those puppies is seeking freedom.
She is British you know... Freedom is what we Americans are good at.
There is a song playing?
edit: Damn she can shred!
I wish I was a guitar....
Is that one of Seths daughters?!?
No, but Paige is definitely a very cool girl and attractive
I watched it on mute and still got the full effect.
Science.
Did you mean full effect? or did you just spell it wrong?
Ehhh...effect, affect...the actual emphasis was on full, from my research, anyway.
Or did he mean full erect?
I see what you did there.
That was the joke...went over so many heads. I'm definitely not a grammar Nazi. Oh well.
Beautiful and talented.
Well that's one way to get YouTube views.
She left off the jumping part:(
A yeah, nothing as dramatic as a leap to freedom.
...but not the bouncing....
I used to have that guitar! Ibanez exotic wood series. Used to love that thing.
...then I traded her towards a Taylor.
You made a wise decision. Smoothest acoustic I ever played was a Taylor.
Yep, I haven't looked back since, man. Absolutely love my Taylor, and the sound gets better every year.
now she has some JUGS....
Thats not envy Im sensing is it JUGS?
Jugs being envious of other Jugs... mhmm not sure about that, just admiring.
Ah yes I completely understand, but I had to think of it in terms of cars lol
Give the wood a rest...
I'd be willing to bet those are bolt ons
Nothing wrong with some aftermarket bolt ons. Especially ones that increase horsepower that much.
They are real if I can't touch 'em.
Oh I agree, my former Hokie GF decided to get them post college. I didn't complain
Pics or it didn't happen
I unfortunately know HokieFlyGuy, he is truthful on this.
Soooo, we need your pics too.
I will politely allow the Flyguy to post if he pleases. You never know, she could have a brother/uncle/father on here...I am steering clear of those waters, I'll leave it up to the fishermen.
Some waters, indeed, are just tooooo dangerous to wade into.
Mike, I'm happy to post a pic, but your wife better not be looking over your shoulder. This former flame of mine, who I was friends with in college and dated post college, also happens to know your wife and sister in law, as well as several others that run in our social circles so it may be best if I just show you next time I see you. The picture I have is PG-13 so we can't get in too much trouble.
Well, while I can't speak for Mike, the rest of us are now beyond curious, but again, some waters....
hey, if it's PG-13....
not really a song that translates well to acoustic. points for trying though
-_-
Why the hell is she not jumping up and down?
Heavy thoughts tonight, and they aren't of Snow White...
Aside from her features, which we can all certainly agree are phenomenal, she can play the hell out of Little Wing by Hendrix. Not to mention, she can sing too.
Thanks. That was also worth a watch.
That's a hard song to play. Hendrix and SRV made it effortless and soulful. This is really good, but for my money, my favorite is actually SRV's version.
Oh I agree - SRV's version is killer. He just makes the guitar talk on this one.
I'd agree that Stevie Ray did it oh so well, but Jimi did it before guitars did all that. I would still have to rate Hendrix at the top of the Little Wing chart for his innovation and raw passion, with Vaughan right behind him, having polished it to a high gloss.
What does "before guitars did all that" mean?
Just meant that Jimi did stuff most of us hadn't heard the likes of on guitar. While his style, which I, for one, saw as unique, inspired a lot of serious guitarists, I must, upon reflection, also admit that I don't know diddly about HIS inspirations. What I have read, though, is that some pretty heavy musicians were going out of their way to catch his shows and praising his innovations. Not a music history guy, but I was alive and aware back in them there days. And, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!
Jimi made guitars wail like no one ever had. He could manipulate feedback and distortion effects to take his early rock stuff over the top in a way that's hard to describe. Find some clips from the Monterrey Pop Festival and you'll see what I mean. Pre-Jimi, feedback was bad; he used it like a monster he had tamed.
There were also several effect pedals that were invented for Jimi, or for which he otherwise pioneered the use. The Roger Mayer Octavia is a great example. Listen to the "Purple Haze" solo; that's the first real coming out party for an octave shifter. He also got Dunlop to custom-make a wah pedal for his specific taste; it's more subtle than most. The Vox wah in the mid-60's that all the British guys used (and actually that Jimi ended up using at Woodstock) has a higher treble and a bit of a harder sound. The custom Dunlop wah is softer, with a mellower top end. A great example is the solo in "All Along the Watchtower." It doesn't "bite" quite as hard as a normal wah of the era. I actually have both pedals (and a 60's era Fuzz and Octavia, for extra awesomeness) and if you play a riff with one after the other, it's actually a pretty profound difference. "Little Wing" was also played through a Leslie organ speaker rather than a normal guitar amp, which launched the whole "phaser" craze.
From a technical/physical perspective, Jimi blended together a wild mix of Southern blues, folk, British pop, and emerging rock, using a combination of playing skills from all of them. He would fluidly mix a BB King "butterfly" vibrato technique (which takes great hand strength) with absolutely shredded riffs (which requires very fluid, light movement). It's a very hard style to play. He was also an early proponent of using the thumb wrapped around the back of the neck to fret on the low E; the blues guys did that all the time, but the rock guys didn't. They were largely stuck in standard chord shapes, octaves, etc. Jimi's style gave you full use of all five fingers in a different way, and in different physical combinations, and you can mute the low A with the tip of your thumb, giving you the ability to play any of the top four strings with your remaining fingers.
That, and he did a lot of drugs, so shit got crazy in a hurry.
As you may tell, I have devoted much of my playing time to Hendrix and rockers of that era. There's a reason for my Twitter handle.
Agreed. Jimi did things with the electric guitar that completely revolutionized the instrument. It's just insane the wailing guitar tones he could get back in a time when the only way to get much appreciable distortion was to crank his Marshall plexis to 11. The tones he created with the octavia, univibe, fuzz, and wah are just so unique. A lot of pedals I have bought have been in an attempt to emulate some of his sounds.
Another absolute game-changer guitarist for me is Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. He was definitely influenced by Hendrix and other proto-metal players, as well as a heavy blues and jazz influence. Tragically, he has his finger tips on his fretting hand sliced off in an accident working his day job in a factory. He fashions some plastic tips to place over his fingers in order to play, but the string tension made it somewhat uncomfortable. So what does he do? He starts to detune his guitar significantly to lessen the tension, and that, combined with his loud distorted tone and blues/jazz playing influence basically gives birth to heavy metal. His fuzzy and heavy guitar riffs basically further revolutionized the electric guitar. It's just so awesome listening to all the greats and appreciating their individual impact on the instrument.
Thanks for saying what I couldn't have said if I'd spent the next week to...nah, who am I kidding, what I couldn't have said if my life depended on it.
No tutorial needed. I am not unfamiliar with the history of rock guitar playing and equipment. I could quote you chapter and verse about the nuances of pre and post CBS Fenders, etc, etc.
I just didn't know what the phrase meant. I initially read it as though he was saying that SRV was playing with eqpt that Hendrix didn't have access to -- which is mostly untrue except for the Tube Screamer and the flattened neck radius of his guitars.
I have no disagreement that Hendrix was an massive innovator. But I would say Jeff Beck was attempting similar things at around the same time.
I'm starting to think that she's wearing that same top on purpose...
Really like this video, but I just can't put my hands on th...I mean can't put my finger on why
Wow.
I started watching because, well, she's gorgeous.
But let's be honest, she can jam.
She's the total package.
Speaking of jam, do you know the difference between peanut butter and jam?
horrible and creepy joke
I have heard the joke as the difference between jelly and jam, but either way I think its a classic.
She certainly knows how to get views.
i believe she's flat chested and the guitar is a push-em-up.
something something boobs
Cleavage....it'll get after ya
Not often you see someone who has a personal flotation device surgically implanted.