Thanks for the logical breakdown of Eugene,s trick bag. Alex you make it look so simply easy. I give it a go slow and section by sections. cheers your the bestest Alex
Holy... Alex this was such a generous lesson to provide for free and it's awesome to hear some of your insights regarding this piece. Not to mention you changed to E standard for all us mortals haha. Thanks a ton man!
You have so much in your bag as a player. I did speak to you several years back in Liverpool but did not realize how good of a player you are. One of England`s finest players that`s for sure.
Hahah thanks man, yes I thought this lesson in standard but I played the performance in my Hybrid Tuning 4th's with Open E and B string. ;-) All the best man. 😎👍
@@AlexHutchingsMusic thanks Alex. Btw I commented on your other video which you do the playthrough on the song. I am never one to push another persons video but I thought you might like to check it out. He is another “Alex” :D and plays both guitar parts of the duel. It is very good and entertaining to watch. However his acting and script is a little different . Btw I like your blue G&L tele Take care
@@AlexHutchingsMusic here it is, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nZwwmo0jbT0.html . Like I said the script and actoring is unusual but the guitar playing is good 👍
@@hollywoodactress Hey man, thx for sharing... I checked it out, yeah I know what you mean it's quite random but fun... He did a good job of doing the whole thing.. very entertaining. All the best 👍
Hi, I want to thank u for such an organized and interactive video, this is the only tuto where hammer ones are used with the sweep picking it makes it way easier to play and memorize; I was about to stop trying to learn this song I really like, thanks for your help. Sorry my english:
for me, the most important part was missing: playing with the actual high speed technique, and focusing on your right hand shot from the neck. The most difficult thing with this piece is to figure out right hand picking, and playing slowly you sometimes alternate and sometime sweep between the strings. All that can be clarified when if you record yourself playing at 75% or 80% speed.Nice lesson.
Alex I know there are parts that I could perform with much practice, but my fingers and my hands have become stiff and less than good! But I accept these things that come with the aging process, but that surely won't stop me from watching and listening to you my friend. Thank you for all you do! I still do a rough version of Steve Vai's " For the Love of God" that is enough for me. Lol peace 🍻 Cheers Alex
Nice one Dana, hopefully you can pick up a few things here and there from this. For the Love of God is a great piece too, one of the classics. Thx again for watching. 👍 All the best
I'm 53 and have played on and off my entire life. Nowadays, however, when I do play I like to start slowly and build up speed...not that I've ever been a fast player. I'm saying when we get this age, we really need to warm up for just about everything first, lol. Don't give up.
This reminds me of learning this from tabs in a guitar magazine back in the 1980s. The shifting part is hard and I resorted to pull-offs too because it's so fast, even if it's supposed to be more staccato than legato. I think the tab had the last note as a bend to super high B (1/29), which is hard enough on a 24-fret, not to mention a 21-fret Telecaster like the one Eugene Martone was playing.
Brilliant as always Mr.H. I have just got up to the end of the arpeggios and now ready for the fast run to the end. It is so good to see this in a different light. I always used to get tongue/finger twisted because of the way the tab was written before. Didnt think to change it of course. lol. I still do the B diminished run diagonally. It just feels right to me. But thank you for putting the time into this timeless piece. One to enjoy for ever. Peace Mr.H
Nice one man, I'm sure you'll get it in no time.... Re B diminished, yeah course do what feels the most natural for you... Good luck mate and it's my pleasure to do this for you guys. Enjoy. 👍😎
@@AlexHutchingsMusic Dude. A lot of it is coming back to me. I can play it through start to finish slowly now. Just needs nice polishing and Im there. Also do you have any tips on the tone of the piece because your tone is so accurate, I would like to try and get that sound. Cheers again Mr.H/ You really are the BEST...Peace
@@thorndog100 Wow, that's great man... I'd be fascinated to see your take if you ever upload... As for the tone I used a crunch channel but not too high and a slight boost... More treble than I would normally use and a shit ton of Reverb... 😂😂 Good luck man....
I really want Vai to come out and do a lesson on the opening arpeggios on how exactly HE played it. Alex is one of the best guitarists out there - and I still don't like the way he transcribed this because it involves a lot of rolling (like the Dminor arpeggio) and you use the percussiveness of what Steve did.
I'm obviously really late to the party on this one mate but I'm an avid watcher of all you do👍🏼my question is "why does this piece (to this day ) give so many guitarists so many problems 🤷don't Think I've heard anyone play it "JUST RIGHT" to this day.
No worries man, and thanks for checking out the vids.... Well I could talk in great length about this but let's just say it is a tricky piece for a variety of reasons and personally I believe the original could well have been a comp of a few takes together as it's very difficult to 'perform' it all the way through well.... Each section has difficulty and you could play it 100 times and 1 time you'd play the first bit perfectly then the middle bit suffer or visa versa... Now that also being said I'm sure if someone was really adamant they wanted to play it it IS certainly possible but it's a question of time and intent. I like the piece but was only prepared to spend a matter of days on it whilst other may invest more time into it.... HAhahah Just realised I've basically given you the long answer.. 😂🤣 but in short it's a matter of time, I don't think most people are willing to spend the time required to get this fully up to Performance Standard, but acceptable standard is good enough for me. Goodness I think this is my longest comment ever... And I'm sure I really answered your question either really 😂🤣😂 Anyway thanks for watching mate and all the best 👍🎸🙏
@@AlexHutchingsMusic I'm honoured 😀for some reason my phone didn't alert me to your reply 🤷bloody phones🤦thanx heaps for doing what you do mate,your an inspiration 👍🏼🇦🇺
@@AlexHutchingsMusic PS:your answer is kinda what I knew deep down but didn't want to hear😞 I was 10 when crossroads come out and playing eugines trickbag was every guitarists dream!! I had that chance my great 10 farewell assembly and butchered it😩🤣I've never tried to play it again but your lesson nearly got me back on board 🤏... nearly 🤣
I still play this track today. It’s very rewarding and still a challenge. I love it. Is it still folklore that vai picked every note of this in alternate picking. I can only find one video of vai playing this live. Good lesson Alex butler. Good to see it broken down in chunks. Look forward to the next video.
Thank you Andrew, yes it's a challenge for sure... I'm sure Vai did pick it alternate and I used to play it that way years ago but since becoming an economy guy it was hard to go back. I'd be very interested to see the one of Vai playing it... Cheers for watching mate. 👍
If you type in Steve vai crossroads dual live in RU-vid it comes up. It’s him and mike keneally. That’s the closest I’ve seen it to him playing it live.
@@beedomguitars Nice one man, I just watched it.... Interesting he omitted the Arpeggio section... but still, nice to see him do it live.... Thx for the tip. Cheers for now.
@@beedomguitars I think you're right mate... still it's very cool that he played the rest of the scene too, it's such a cool ending to a movie... All the best 👍😎
Hey Chad, I'm not sure If you're referring to the arpeggio at the beginning or the main Paganini section, either way there are many ways to play both, so I guess it's a matter of preference. This way is very comfortable for me so I thought I would share that, But of course I would suggest you play it the way that's most comfortable for you. Thank you for washing and all the very best. 👍
Amazing as usual sir! Quick question...what are the 2 knobs centered under the before? Apologies if you've already answered this, I looked in the comments and didn't see it being asked. Cheers!
Hi Tanay, I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson... I'm afraid I can't remember my settings now but what I would say is I used a crunch channel but turned the gain way down low... I hope that helps. All the best 👍
Oh wow now I can play it! Na I’m jk I have been working on this for a couple years on and off and I cannot get the Paganini part up to speed (after the arpeggios)
Alex were you playing through the iron heart? How do you rate them all round? Thanks in advance and wicked content. Content is getting better and better!
Hey mate, yes I used the Iron heart, i think it's pretty great all round, I've been using it pretty exclusively for the last 18 months I'd say.... Really pleased you're enjoying the content. Speak soon 👍😎🎸
@@daynenichols3745 It's the 120w head I think... but Cab wise I'm actually going through something called a Waza Tube amp expander by Boss. It allows you to take the signal from the head straight into your sound card... but otherwise yes I love 2x12's. Cheers for now.
He is not playing it from the 5th position. Every video on RU-vid teaches it wrong. Everyone is seem to be using the PDF transcription from the internet. The magic happens when it's played as if on a classical guitar starting from the 1st/open position arpeggios and running up and down the neck...
Hello Great lesson. How play steve vai the arpegios orginial? Is it econemy picking or pur alternate picking? I think orginial alternate picking???? Greetings from germany . You are amazing guitar player!!!
Thanks man, well it might be my new high quality Cable I started using... I did a review of it here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lwXuko4pKvo.html I definitely think it helps. Thanks for watching,
Hi mate, traditionally yes but in recent years I've adopted the Economy approach, so that's what I'm using in this video.... Good luck with it and all the best 👍
@@AlexHutchingsMusic yeah I wish I could alternate pick this part quickly but I just find it so unnatural to use outside picking so I use economy when I can.
3 -4. lol just subscribed to your channel.Borrow your guitar for 15 minutes mate:) Just kidding:)))). Always Be safe mate. Stay safe ever then. Good Luck. Take Care. My nice and humble friend here love humble person ever. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Brad, well I decided to teach it in standard to appeal to most guitarists out there however my performance version I played in 4ths. Well actually in my Hybrid tuning, to allow for the open strings in this piece. You could always slow it down if you're learning it in 4ths... Link below for your convenience. All the best and thx for watching 👍 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rKlu5fKx5hM.html