Agreed! I may get laughs for this, but, my favorite guitar solo of his is on Sergio Mendes' "Real Life". Check it out if you've never heard it. Love that sound of his, the most!
For those who don't know, this guy, along with Steve Lukather and Michael Landau, was one of the most prolific studio guitarists of the 1980's and along with Michael, Steve, Dean Parks and Bruce Gaitsch, did almost EVERY well-known guitar solo and rhythm guitar line in all the well-known songs and hits of the 1980's. :-D
Better than ALL the LA guys. A truly brilliant musician. Moved to Nashville, because a producer, and built a career like no other. An absolute LEGEND in the industry.
What a badass! He's one of those rare players that does MANY things well. Kickass sound, killer vibrato, chops for days, fluidity and poise, and that awesome swagger that made the 80s era players so rad! Not to mention he can sing his ass off! It's a shame he's so underrated!
hes not underrated....in the music business he is extremely well known....just not to the world.....but he prefers that over being known all over the world
I just dug a Giant cd out of a box today and listened to the whole thing twice on the way to work and home! Such good 90's music. Then I came home and learned some of his solos. Awesome!
Wow, glad someone pointed me to check Dan Huff, now I have another favourite. His style is like combinations of Lukather, Malmsteen, a bit of Paul Gilbert too. Awesome guitarist.
Yeah Dann Huff is one of those bad moffo that has amazing skills on instrument and with voice too.BTW it may be easy to play FOR SOME,but do it in that absolutely right timing and with every touch perfect and .....no so easy.I saw a lot of guys who said how they can play,but what lot of people don't get is that people like Dann can do play after play perfectly.
Funny how it works .. I used to hunger for instructional tapes, guidance, etc, regarding note choice, right/left hand technique, theory, all that jazz .. Now I can appreciate a tape like this or Brent Mason's "Recording Guitar" way more than any of those, because it's practical, go-to-work shit. Once you know how to play, learning how to record is just another ball game .. And you need both! Great post!
Unfortunately this record came out after grunge. It was the late nail in the coffin . Most of the music sounded like a beer commercial. Great guitar solos though!
He moves his hands around when he talks. I can see his guitar pick between the fingers. I wish I knew what kind of guitar pick he used. Maybe somebody out there who's personally worked with him knows what he used back then.
There are two Dan Huffs,both are Christian rock guitar virtuoso's .Both have brothers named Dave and were in bands with the name Giant in the title."David and the Giants+Giant.
Were these supposed to be instructional? lol Dan: "Just do this (plays something insane)." Student: "..... Uhhhh." Dan: "Or if you want, you can give it some attitude (plays something insane)." Student: "......"
Has Dann ever mentioned here or anywhere else what kind of guitar pick he uses, or is that one of his "secret weapons" in getting the tone that he gets?
@Gonzoidzz @Gonzoidzz I don't think he's underrated. Look at all the stars he worked with. This guy made history. Somehow. ^^ Optically he's behind the scenes but all the world knows some of his works. He's unknown to the masses but not underrated. Great uploads btw. missgotthard
+Nomad Patriot Philip Eric "Phil X" Xenidis is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. He replaced Richie Sambora as Bon Jovi's lead guitarist in 2013 after his departure from the band.
dan mate jason the one who did last of runaways in sydney for australian release hows thingsmate deck me out forthe giant style la strip album in queensland
He played the solo on the radio edit version of Here I Go Again (the slow solo not the album version with the fast run at the end). Sykes was a n absolute beast. No wya is Sykes not good enough.
Camera guy sucks. I can't count the times Huff said he was showing us something and both of his hands were not in the frame!!! It is like the camera guy didn't realize both hands are used when playing a guitar. Huff plays and does everything at lightspeed. Most people watching this learned nothing except how darn good Huff is. Haha
Totally sittin on the stoop attitude. I hate him. Totally amazin'. Two licks from this guy and I shake my head and say lame stuff like "Well, I'm basically a strummer/singer and he plays the ummmm lead thing." So smooth. So accurate. Yeah, I hate him.
