Finally! I've been waiting for the final part of this interview. And I remember those days back in the 80s all of us talking about Chris, Yngwie, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, Etc. Those were fun times.
So cool seeing Chris rip during the interview - it was so cool to hear him give credit to his good friend Jimi Bell - that was so great to hear - again, just another example of what a great person Chris is - and thank you so much for this awesome 3 part interview Max ! Great job man!
I have one of those Charvel Legacy strat's Chris is playing here and it is just like the old originals from 1981. Grover and the rest of the Charvel crew did a amazing job at cloning the old feel and tone of the 1981 Charvels. The neck on these is one of the best Strat necks ever!
So that's how Chris sort of fell under the radar: he didn't want this 'competition' vibe... And I can definitely understand that. Al DiMeola never got into that "let's just play faster!!!" thing either, but rather went the opposite way. So did Gary Moore and (another mostly unsung hero) Frank Marino... It just got too silly. I think Chris also felt a bit more akin to George Lynch, considering their more 'metal'-based approach. Excellent interview!!! Happy to see Chris is doing well 👍😎🙏
Magnificent interview. It was really just a conversation with input and response as if you were not being recorded. Excellent interview skills on display Max.
Awesome interview! Chris impellitteri was the first VHS guitar solo tutorial I ever bought. I was so amazed at the style of playing it influence me into wanting to be a lead guitar player, and I never forget my influences even from the beginning 🤘
Awesome interview Max!!! So cool to see Chris open up ....he is a phenomenal guitarist! I could tell he was very relaxed around you... that definitely helped him open up for the interview. I bet the neck on his guitar felt smooth as butter.
@@lelandgaunt7130 you can ask some of these little fucktards that refuse to sub to my channel because one time or another i was critical toward their playing or other times ive only liked their channel so go figure.. So ego is a big factor on youtube and in the guitar community i hate to reveal.
Great stuff but here we are in 2023 and have all these great small portable amps and Chris is playing unplugged where we cannot barley hear him? A small Katana amp or one similar would have been a real plus for this!
He one of the guy that made my jaw dropped in my early guitar learning, maybe to early lol. Amazing tone, powerful technique, precision, dat palm mute shred ❤, havent talk about speed yet lol.
My whole life changed when I heard between nothingness and eternity or by the mahavishnu orchestra and that sent me down a spiral descent into hell lol, But I also remember when I heard stand in line from impelliteri and I was just blown away by the technique. And I said I have to try to do that. I was moderately successful but it came at a price nerve damage in my fretting hand So you kids out there know your limitations and don't play through pain. I was actually always a bass player really, but I think that Chris's underestimated for his compositional prowess too. And his chicken picking stuff is just amazing I mean it's amazing. But when I first saw that v HS tape his speed soloing thing I just couldn't even believe it
Chris is so underrated. His chicken picking and string skipping might be the best ever honestly....Im not gonna even talk about speed which is simply ridiculous....Had 4-5 records, but once "Beast" came out it was instant buy. I just had to have them all.
LOVE Chris !!! IMO, and I know this sounds stupidlyness, but if he used a different band name, he may be far more recognized for the genius he is. No, really... been a fan for 30 years and no one I tell about him can recall his name, or let alone, how to friggin' spell it. Never thought he sounded anything like YJM.
Jimmy never played anything like Malmsteen. He's literally just a great guitarist who went nowhere in life nor music likely due to his 'amazing personality'.
dude that circular picking is the shit. i noticed a long time ago i was doing it for the mechanix and it blew my mind lol. i suck, but it helped me improve a lot with the finger flying stuff
