i am 67-saw the stooges live many times in the 60"s and 70"s always my favorite-and love and appreciate your lessons on the stooges-now i can rock to the tunes i love=Thanks Again
J Mascis said that Ron Asheton taught him how to properly play TV Eye. He said “when you bend the 7th fret of the G string, you also play the 8th fret on the B string.” I don’t think you are supposed bend the 8th fret B string, just keep it straight while bending the 7th fret G string, but I’m sure a little bend won’t be a problem lol.
Ron Ashton, such an influential yet somewhat overlooked guitar player. Everything here is amazing. I wanna be your dog has to be one of the greatest riffs in all of rock. Simple. Original. Brilliant
The 1st album is mostly Flying V into a Marshall and a strat for funhouse. the fuzz is a vox tonebender, which is a brighter version of a fuzz face, some people say he used a fuzzrite too. There are live photos with the tonebender so he definitely used that at least live.
Iggy told this weekend in his superb radio show on BBC4 "Confidential" that they were totally influenced by first Pink Floyd album, specially with guitar phrases and tones by Syd Barret. He played Interstellar Overdrive to ilustrate that, think now in I Wanna be yr Dog main riff and connect the spots. Syd was a primitive player but his tone ideas were incredible. East Bay Ray of Dead Kennedys also recognizes that when developing that piercing killer short-delay tone. 🤘
Great video with some fantastic Asheton riffs. But I have to admit I shake my head at so many comments focusing on the gear. "Actually, it was a flying v into a vox tonebender...with this specific model Marshall..." It's amazing how obsessed some fans are with the gear, far more so than the artist themselves who created it. The irony of that mentality is that it also misses the entire point. If all Asheton had was a Danelectro with lipstick pickups he would have turned everything to 10 and it would have sounded just as good. And today, the gear obsessed would be saying, "Actually, he used a Danelectro with hand-wound pickups into a Marshall speaker with a 2 1/4" tear. But first you have to pour half a Heineken, warmed to 78 degrees, onto the speaker terminals..."
Oh man, yes that is an insanely good record. Raw Power is awesome, but for me Funhouse is the best. If I end up on a ventilator I really want them to put headphones on me and loop "Loose". I'm pretty sure they will find me with the tube pulled out and thrashing against a wall with my ass hanging out of the hospital gown. If I don't make it, well I can think of much worse ways to go out.
Isn't that a killer riff?! I love James Williamson too, but Ron is my man. He played a killer bass on RAW POWER. I was lucky enough to see THE STOOGES on their reunion tour. RIP ASHETON BROTHERS
Saw Ron a bunch of times in late 70s/early 80s with Destroy All Monsters in Chicago. Not sure if more than 2% of the audience even knew who he was. And thanks for putting 1969 in your video, man.
My friend, you are one of the best posters ever. I watch everything you post. You’re the only musician that I can watch the whole channel, let it flow...
The Stooges are my favorite band. Full stop. Ron knew how to rip a simple line that could make you move. He hits the essence of rock/blues guitar, make the people move with as little effort as possible while feeling good. Awesome video man
merci merci encore merci pour vos influences pour votre pédagogie et votre passions pour Ron !! comme vous je pense qu'il est les plus grand du son Proto !! YEAHHHH
Ron Rocked a candy apple red strat with a fuzz and wah through a wall of Marshalls but this video is about his best riffs not tones. And this is awesome I'm glad someone is giving Ron some love!!!
It’s interesting that the “secret” to the riff to Be Your Dog is the droney E, it gives the song such a cool vibe. Since John Cale was the producer and he loved droney stuff, like Venus in Furs etc, I wonder if he had an effect on Ron’s playing
Thanks so much for all your posts. I am across the pond in the US, as they say. Feel like I found a kindred soul in terms of a teacher who likes almost exactly the music I like. So much that I became a patron. Thanks so much!
So glad to see someone doing this I’ve been subbed for ages absolutely love the channel! Ron Asheton is so underrated and definitely too good to play bass in my opinion haha amazing player and also amazing video!
Ron was a phenomenally impactful and, influential guitar player!!! He was an even more phenomenal bass player...a relentless and ruthless bass assassin
Ah that’s for me Adrian! Thank you so much! And I noticed you stand up when playing now .... 0:55 - TV eye 3:42 - No fun 7:16 - 1969 10:38 - Down on the street 14:15 - I wanna be your dog 17:40 - gear
Hi Adrian, when did you start playing guitar and who was your influences? Have you ever been in any bands? This is easily the best channel on RU-vid for learning guitar, thanks
One of my favourite online lessons. I often watch this just for fun. Loving the standing up . I try to practice standing up when possible, I don't sit down live. Thanks for the quality lessons. Nicely leftfield
Thanks so much for this, Adrian! Such simple riffs but there's so much attitude and expression in them. I've never been able to get the feel for "TV Eye" but after watching this I think I know what I was doing wrong. You've inspired me to try and teach myself "Loose" today! Cheers!
Thanks a lot Adrian! It was nice to see you moving around for the first time--a reminder that music like this is not appropriately played sitting down. (And congratulations on the haircut! I really must try that sometime too.)
I like Ron like I like The Ramones. It inspires us who don't have our 10, 000 hours in with guitar, that with 500-1000 hours total playing time with the guitar, we can make some damn good rock music too! :). Hence I get encouraged to trudge along rather than discouraged that I can never get there!
Buzzing to see this cant wait to learn these over the weekend, new JHS legends of fuzz bender just came today funnily enough 😎 loved learning the nile rodgers riffs too
Photos from the first album sessions show Ron playing a Strat, but there’s also definitely the sound of a Gibson Flying V on there too. So he probably used both guitars on the first LP. I hear a silicon based fuzz on that too. On Funhouse Ron told me he used a Strat through a 50 watt Marshall head and a 8x10 Marshall speaker cab. Good job on nailing those tones.
Thanks for this. Ron was a guitar God !! Full on germanium fuzz box misuse all the way 🖤 You're the best guitar tutor on here ! Keep up the good work 👌
Your LP is at the optimum position/strap length for you ,meaning weight distribution, personally ( cos it's different for everyone, of course)-to make the strong,finger vibratos go on forever, if you choose.A joy to behold !
Hey man. Thanks very much again. I can't believe how much you are giving. I guess, like me, you are mad for music. One band I'm a fan of - influenced by The Stooges - is 70s Australian band Radio Birdman. I wondered if you were inclined to do a study into Deniz Tek's chops and his sound. ..because people need to know. He played a 3 humbucker Epiphone which supplied the sweetest OD I've heard.
Ron Asheton is one of the greatest ... an Hard Rock way of riffing but brought so essential end penetrating that came to be an example (with Mick Ronson) for the early Punk. I think he used a Mosrite Fuzz instead of a Fuzz Face in JH Style. I think that for the Funhouse LP he used a Stratocaster, because the videos of the concerts and the sound of the LP put in this direction.
I think it was a Maestro Fuzz or Tonebender Mk1 on the first album and a Vox Super Beatle amp. He switched to a Fuzzface later on in his 'career' and used Marshall amps live.
I played Bass with Ronny and produce records with him. (Dark Carnival) you can RU-vid it.Your fingering the E chord wrong. So(Dog) intro would be G bar chord F# bar chord then lift your 1st finger and slide down to E keeping fingers 3,4,&5. All songs he played E that way. Down on the st.,No Fun etc. He never played E like your 1,2,3 fingering. Also on (Dog) the low E string rang out but so does the high E & B strings. Those open ringing strings was truly his vibe. Alto Stefony comment about "No Fun" is correct. You bar A at the 5th fret and stay barred at the 5th fret for the D chord moving fingers 4 and 5 up to make the D chord and yes when he goes to the E chord its fingers 3,4,&5. I fingerd them wrong to until we played together. Anyone can play those chords but Ronny's fingering was the stooge sound.
