Wendy Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Guitar Parts and Her New Rig!

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Wendy Melvoin is a Grammy award-winning guitarist, producer, and songwriter who has written, recorded, and toured with some of the industry's biggest names (Prince and Sheryl Crow, to name a few).
Earlier this month, I built Wendy a new pedalboard using a Vertex Tour Compact with a TC3 riser. After taking the pedalboard on the road, Wendy stopped by the Vertex Showroom in North Hollywood to demonstrate how she's been using her new rig!
Working with Wendy was an absolute pleasure; everyone at Vertex is extremely excited to hear the music she creates with her new "Ambient Board".
Table of Contents:
00:00 Introduction
02:42 Signal Path Walkthrough
06:27 Pedalboard Demo
08:50 "Purple Rain"
14:56 Ambient Tones
17:05 "My Favorite Mistake"
18:57 How is the Clean Tone?
20:57 Wendy's Final Thoughts
21:37 Thanks for Watching!
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Host/Co-Production: Mason Marangella
Video: Ricky Chavez
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Audio Engineering: Hunter Harrison
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@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Do you have questions about Wendy's Pedalboard? Tell us in the comments below! Also, tell us which tones you dug the most!

@thanehtike 2 года назад

My favorite tone was from the Sheryl Crow song. I am curious about the JBL Mark 1's. I looked them up and they were monitor speakers. Was that what she used live on stage?

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

@@thanehtike JBL speakers in a Mesa Boogie Mark 1

@peterschaefer1665 2 года назад

Awesome interview. I remember learning this song by watching the video. Great set of chords for that one!

@thanehtike 2 года назад

@@VertexEffectsInc Ahhhh.... Got it! I'm not much of a gear head. My Strat plugs right into the Blues Jr and I call it a day. I'm a new fan... your videos make me wanna go out and buy "Stuff"... lol... keep up the entertaining content... cheers...

@micktheman6 2 года назад

No questions but looks good and very professional

@lucianoromero777 Год назад

Prince was a perfectionist and only surrounded himself with like minded musicians such as himself 💜 Wendy has my respect 🙌

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Agreed!

@gatorgrass3 8 месяцев назад

Prince was definitely an emotional player, that was very freestyle which is not a perfectionist, he might have been a perfectionist in finding people/players that fit his leadership and music ideas. If I’m wrong convince me, his show was full of people completely directed by him

@gatorgrass3 8 месяцев назад

Love Sheryl Crow and I’m sure her guitarist is full of thoughts 😮 listening to that rhythm of favorite mistake 😊, love your style but your board is something that belongs to you, it would take me hours to master changes, I would prefer a tech to program a boss 1000 into a nice pre tube for true dynamics 😅

@boomerdell 2 года назад

Wendy Melvoin! What a treat. She is such an incredible guitarist and artist, and I hope she gets so much more recognition as such. Absolutely deserves it.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@badumtss10 11 месяцев назад

God, that intro to Purple Rain. She could play it in a loop for eternity and I'd stay put, listening to it without ever getting bored.

@Anoalekontrieger 10 месяцев назад

It is a peace of heaven, what an amazing intro.

@danielfischer922 4 месяца назад

She was 19 when she did purple rain ... amazing

@SeanHollingsworth 2 года назад

So she was 19 when she had this riff immortalized. Incredible!!!

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

💜💜💜☔️☔️☔️

@diegorhoenisch62 2 года назад

I worked with Wendy's guitar tech at Ocean Way in the late 1980s and he was floored by her chord vocabulary. She has a remarkable ear for chordal harmony. Her father was also a fucking legend. Cheers, Alan Tomlinson

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Thanks for chiming in!

@jholtz9970 2 года назад

I'm sure it didn't hurt that her father Mike Melvoin was a prominent L.A. area jazz musician for many years. I'm sure it rubbed off!

@jessejordan8116 Год назад

Feel bad for the folks so triggered by how awesome she is to write negative comments. If Prince wants you to play guitar on his records, I’m open the idea you might be pretty amazing.

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Wendy is great, if they can't see it, it's their loss!

@cjkupa Год назад

She is a amazing and so late need and who cares about those losers, so no need to give them any further platform

@mcirone Год назад

Agreed - There’s no way you’d hang with Prince (a prodigy) if you couldn’t hang musically or pass the vibe check. The avg listener or novice musician doesn’t realize the chords/progression from one chord to another are very difficult in some of Prince’s tracks. Not sure if this is due to Wendy being double-jointed, Prince writing songs on Piano first or what. Took me learning multiple tracks in his/their catalogue for me to grasp. Timing of simple funky riffs, variations on these riffs and surprisingly difficult chords are all small parts of the whole that makes the music and sound more complex. Simply underrated/under-appreciated due to the focus being on Prince, I think.

@Compassiron1 Год назад

What negative comments!? Not seeing anything but thoroughly deserved love and respect

@williamdon3442 11 месяцев назад

She played with prince. Enough said.

@poppycock6572 3 месяца назад

Wendy is just as cool as it gets. Talented and so down to earth.

@RJRonquillo 2 года назад

What a great chat. I hope she's aware of how many people play (or attempt to play) the Purple Rain intro whenever they try out chorus pedals. Such an iconic riff, paired with that effect It's like that and Message In A Bottle are my go-to chorus riffs lol.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Wow! Yes, so true! Know we all know her voicings!

@acemechanical275 2 года назад

Jamie West Oram/The Fixx is my chorus go to.

@kckrye 2 года назад

RJ! Da Maaaaan!

@RockyH. 2 года назад

I Love Wendy! She is truly a guitar hero to me. I know she misses her friend Prince and I hope she lives a long successful musical life.

@tomcoryell 2 года назад

Yo RJ. Thanks for everything I’ve learned from you.

@yzth3ory630 2 года назад

Purple Rain is an eternal classic .. can’t help but get goosebumps hearing it. It’s haunting .. it’s beautiful arrangement. Prince was fortunate to have Wendy on the team .. she’s badass

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Yes indeed!

@lauraveney1412 2 года назад

See here we go he was fortunate to have her when he employed her. She was lucking he gave her a job.

@rufuscrowder1309 2 года назад

@@lauraveney1412 Those Purple Rain chords and sound are historic. The first chord and the sound of it makes stadiums erupt. If those were Wendy's, then Prince was fortunate to have Wendy on the team. Wendy was very fortunate that Prince allowed her to be on the team. Two things can be true at the same time.

@TheMrdhyde Год назад

The guitar chords in Purple Rain is some of the most beautiful sounding guitar you will ever hear. ICONIC!!!!

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Yes!

@CGCEifel 9 месяцев назад

Just learned that she also did the intro to Sheryl Crow's "my favorite mistake". Damn do i adore that riff. What a legend.

@csharp57 8 месяцев назад

Never knew that 😮

@GabiWilsonTV 2 года назад

I spent 4 hours trying to dial in my daughters VOX amp effects, to get the tone Prince once used on the Purple Rain tour. I had to use a separate distortion and sustain pedal to get it close. I then paid her $100 to learn the “Purple Rain” solo on the night he played in Syracuse in 1985. I kinda already knew it myself so, she had a head start with me teaching her what I knew already.lol Long story short, she goes by the artist named H.E.R. now and has 5 Grammys and an Oscar. I was blown away when she told me she would be doing the Grammy Tribute to Prince show. She has a signature Strat now too and a guitar tech that doesn’t have to spend 4 hours dialing in her pedal board.😂👍🏾🙏🏾🎸🥰

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

👍👍👍

@TBoogy3 2 года назад

Is she really your daughter? Props to her. I dislike most new music but she's on a very small list of new artists I give props to whenever I'm in a musical discussion. I look forward to seeing her continued growth in the field. As good as she is, I know she'll only get better. After all, Purple Rain is actually Prince's 6th album.

@GabiWilsonTV 2 года назад

@@TBoogy3 Yes,Gabi is my oldest daughter. I have two other girls, no boys.lol I am more of a blues guitar player but Prince has been a HUGE influence on me since 9th grade of high school when Purple Rain debut in theaters. I always reminded Gabi that there has NEVER been a black female pop artist that could play guitar like Prince or Jimi and sing like Aretha Franklin.Sure, there are many female “guitar shredders” but in my opinion, their songwriting isn’t great and their vocals are mediocre. Gabi is a phenomenal pianist too by the way. It’s what I taught her how to play first. By age 12, she could play and sing better than most keyboard players I knew personally.😆

@TBoogy3 2 года назад

@@GabiWilsonTV were almost the same age. Your influence set her on the right musical path. Lol. Props to you too, for a job well done. And best wishes for your personal endeavors as well.

@TBoogy3 2 года назад

@@GabiWilsonTV of yeah, and I've seen her playing piano as well. :-) And that clip of her being interviewed as a child. She's definitely a prodigy, just like our friend Prince.

@pagejackson3389 2 года назад

Wendy is such an undercelebrated guitarist. I just love her.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Agreed!

@0LASE Год назад

That first Purple Rain chord is pure and absolute voodoo.

@El_Chuncho 5 месяцев назад

Wow so SHE played the opening part to Purple Rain. Mind blown 🔥

@jayandgem 2 года назад

Wendy's humility and grace, combined with Mason's reverence, equates to a beautiful interview. Wendy is the consummate professional, shaped by decades of legendary studio and touring experiences. I'm sure she has zero-tolerance for timewasters yet emotes such calm and warmth. Her beginner's mindset, youthful energy and purity of purpose prove that she is genuinely one of The Greats. Thank you, Wendy. You were an integral part of the sonic tapestry of my youth-your work on Seal II was glorious. Thank you, Sir Mason; you're going from strength to strength. As a studio player, I'd be interested in more videos on pedalboards strictly for studio use and how they differ from touring boards.

@jayandgem 2 года назад

That clean tone through the GC-2 and Deco was sublime.

@guitarzan2201 2 года назад

Well said and absolutely true.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Thanks for the kind words and suggestions! We'll definitely keep them under advisement!

@lauraveney1412 Год назад

She is a bit humble in this interview but that has not always been the case.

@peterpedersen1641 2 года назад

Would love to see her interviewed by Rick Beato! Get into it real deep and show her professionalism as a player, songwriter, arranger. Always dug her style.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

That would be cool!

@christopherspillman3870 Год назад

I love her candor and honesty. Not all techs are artists and not all artists are techs. She’s an artist who knows what she wants. I love it

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

The best!!!

@darincampbell467 Год назад

I have always loved Wendy. She is a top of the line guitarist. Prince thought so much of her to be in his band. Amazing that she was only 19 when she did Purple Rain. Prince had excellent taste in picking band members. i wish, Wendy, the very best moving forward in all that she does.Peace

@ccollins9981 2 года назад

I joined the Navy in June of '83 got out of boot camp spent 10 months in Millington Tennessee then on to aircrew school in Pensacola Florida..... When the movie came out. I was 21 driving a 78 Datsun 280Z burgundy with gold pinstripes blasting the movie soundtrack every minute of every day I was in that car. Man what some awesome memories! Thank you Wendy!

@KyOte13 5 месяцев назад

Wendy is one of the goats 🐐, don’t get it twisted. Her chord play & rhythm guitar work is legendary. Prince recruited nothing but the best, and she is absolutely in that pantheon. If you think different or want to throw shade on her for any reason,, you’re a fool.

@carlthomas4959 11 месяцев назад

She did that at 19? Wow. Legend.

@billwayzata Год назад

I was a bouncer at First Avenue 7th Street Entry and Sam's as it was called just prior while at the University of Minnesota. I saw the very first of Prince and crew as they played and hung out there. I worked most of their shows. I did appreciate their abilities for sure but I almost regret to say I did not appreciate them enough or certainly not as much as I do now. Awesome tech talk here.

@aniquinstark4347 2 года назад

I love seeing session musicians getting the credit they deserve. They're the unsung heros of the recording world.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Yes!!!

@nursebridgie 2 года назад

Absolutely!!!

@brusschen 2 года назад

Dont you just love this woman. I know i do! She is such a great guitarist, and a lovely person.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more!

@Redtenbachersfunkestra Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing. Wendy is obviously a TOTAL legend!

@kenjixiong12 7 дней назад

The goosebumps i get every time i hear that riff

@scramblerland2648 2 года назад

Can we just appreciate for a second the beauty of this woman? Magnificent proffessional, guitarist and artist. Thank you.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more!

@HarryFlashman. Год назад

Wendy? Yes Lisa Is the water warm enough? Yes Lisa. Shall we begin? Yes Lisa. Love this talented lady x

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

💜💜💜

@mcirone Год назад

Real fans of Prince recognize the brilliance in Wendy. As a prodigy, I doubt he’d waste time on musicians that couldn’t hang. I replied to another commenter re: chords and her being double-jointed. I’m a huge fan of Prince (& The Revolution) and have played guitar for many years. By no means an expert, but most have considered me “good” - The avg listener or novice musician doesn’t realize the chords/progression from one chord to another are very difficult in some of Prince’s tracks. Not sure if this is due to Wendy being double-jointed, Prince writing songs on Piano first or what. But I am 100% on your side with this. Took me learning multiple tracks in his/their catalogue for me to grasp. Timing of simple funky riffs, variations on these riffs and surprisingly difficult chords are all small parts of the whole that makes the music and sound more complex.

@punkywozza4330 Год назад

Let's not forget that this is the woman who could hang with Prince and sometimes even out shine him on guitar

@psandvik 2 года назад

The first Wendy and Lisa record is a must listen.

@dannyllerenatv8635 Год назад

This is one of those interviews I cannot stop watching, especially since Wendy played such a huge role in the magic Prince put out during this era. People have to remember that she absolutely floored Prince, who similarly to Michael Jackson was notoriously difficult to please.

@lifeisbeautiful9455 Год назад

Amen to that!

@JeromeKJones 3 месяца назад

Just seeing this. I have to say that just hearing her play the "Purple Rain" riff, with Prince being gone now and knowing she played it in to history, is pretty magical. Sitting next to her probably has 10x the magic.

@sterlingspencer2934 Год назад

Wendy and Lisa are fantastic musician and Prince as great as he was , was lucky to have them!

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Hear hear!

@despayre3914 2 года назад

Here I am watching this, almost 40 years after first hearing a Prince song.....in the car with my dad, a song on the radio that I really wanted to know who it was from. At a stop light (I know exactly where) I asked to turn the radio louder hoping the dj would say the artist's/bandname.....and he did....Prince - When doves cry. Soon after I bought the album, dad in tow liking me getting an own musical taste....he liked the Purple rain song too....even my mother, who wasn't that into music at all, kind of liked it. Saw the movie, bought all earlier records, my first big concert was a Prince concert......my musical hero. And with the Revolution it was arguably the greatest Prince era....although everything he did was just marvelous. But come on....Wendy & Lisa were f-ing great, dr. Fink, Bobby, Dez.....I tried to keep up with everything Prince related too....lots of albums, of course Wendy & Lisa's solo stuff. My son walked by and said 'who's that then?' and I hummed the Purple rain intro saying 'she's the one who came up with that'........and we forever love you for it Wendy and everything you did.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

💜💜💜

@ozziemartinez1484 2 года назад

The gift of music harnessed by Wendy priceless. Thank you for Purple Rain riff.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

💜

@uomatko 25 дней назад

Thank You Wendy!

@jaybobd Год назад

holy crap she was 19 then. What a legend.

@scflair6916 5 месяцев назад

I am mesmerized by how she played the Purple Rain intro. She is a real pro!!

@youngum78 5 месяцев назад

She wrote it

@MusicFed 2 года назад

FINALLY confirmed it was a CE1!!!! Finally we heard it from her and no more “theories” The pedal has now become even more collectible by a factor of 10

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Yes!!! In mono no less!

@MusicFed 2 года назад

@@VertexEffectsInc I had heard she used a Roland jazz chorus amp JC-120 which essentially has the equivalent of the CE1 built in but now it’s all clear. Thanks so much for finally asking her THE question

@kspan-xj4gs День назад

I remember watching Purple Rain when it first came out, ... I fell in love when I saw Wendy for my very first time. She was the most beautiful and talented girl in the whole movie. Watching her here now, leaves me in awe of her skills. I just love the sounds her fingers produce on the fretboard. After watching the movie was when I decided to learn to play guitar, ... Wendy's intro she plays here was and has been the inspiration that has kept me playing and enjoying guitar ever since she played it in the movie... Thank you so much Wendy, ... you've been a big inspiration throughout my whole life.

@XoXo475 9 месяцев назад

She plays her chords just so dang clean. Beautiful

@destiny-theseries 2 года назад

One of the most underrated, under appreciated musicians of all time.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

💜💜💜

@khismet 2 года назад

Underrated, yes, but she still shines so radiantly💜deep respect for her talent and wisdom.

@Bob-jl2oe Год назад

How do you figure? How do you know she’s “under appreciated”? How are you measuring that?

@erikhendrickson59 Год назад

The "Purple Rain Tone" is just *_unbelievable._* What a player.

@lifeisbeautiful9455 Год назад

Why am I crying 🥲… hearing those sounds brings back to my childhood… I miss my mom, sister, brother so much who passed! Things were rough back then but we always had music. We were so connected. I was 4 when Purple Rain came out… changed my life as a kid. I always wanted to be in the band.

@mattmorris2867 Год назад

Man up.

@elnavales 4 месяца назад

Wendy in Purple Rain = My first Woman guitar player crush. I taught my daughter to play guitar and I've always referenced Wendy for examples and inspiration. She loves rock guitar playing.

@ericgelders 2 месяца назад

Happy to know I'm not the only one who had a crush on her 😅, which got only reinforced with her appearance in the 'Kiss' video 😊. Great woman, great musician, love her craftsmanship and playing.

@TheCrazybusa 5 месяцев назад

I could just get lost listening to her play anything! Phenomenal talent!

@sebastienbeaubois9195 Год назад

Flood of beautiful memory filled with joy and melancholy swept over as soon as she strummed that first chord.

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

She's the best!

@thebeatnumber Год назад

@@VertexEffectsInc I always thought Prince composed EVERYTHING on Purple Rain and that he was a control freak type who wouldn't allow other band members contribute musically to the project .

@hightreestess 4 месяца назад

Wendy is so badass! I feel like Prince knew that. He knew what was up & appreciated her, but did Prince fans really grasp just how bad ass she is? For example her completely badass hard af solo in Computer Blue! 💙

@joesimonetti 8 месяцев назад

It's amazing how down to earth she is...just the stories she could talk about in her lifetime would be outstanding.

@bathstreetblues2588 2 года назад

Do not care what anyone says this lady has that special touch all musicians hope to have, she's fantastic.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Agreed!!!

@jaltsch1 2 года назад

Amazing! I didn't know the first chord of Purple Rain had a D (3rd) on the bottom! I always played a plain Bb sus2, but with the D on the bottom adds something real special! That's what was missing! Thank you Wendy!!

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Rock on!

@RyanMaziarz 2 года назад

Yep, that D is the key to getting it to sound right. Also, a couple times on the album version and in many live vids from that period she was adding the third (A at the 2nd fret on the G string) to that big stretched Fsus2 chord too, which is a super awkward fingering, but again nails the sound. A lot of tabs show it as a normal F major - nope.

@jasoncherry3404 3 месяца назад

She an amazing artist that has a deep knowledge and passion for music, she really is a master of her craft with a broad range of musical skill and knowledge. If Prince gives you a solo in his show and brings her into his band that says volumes about his impression of her skill set. What an incredible talent and amazing artist.

@mcole442 2 месяца назад

She was all of what, 18 or 19 years old, when she joined the band? Whatever she had to offer, it was good enough for Prince, so it was good enough for me🤣 Go Wendy👈

@Swalker20659 3 месяца назад

She's outstanding. Prince was a master musician so you can be sure that anyone he played with was the best of the best.

@brucekulickfan4206 3 месяца назад

Well said.

@BigBass-xf5yi 2 года назад

I could listen to that delicious first offering all day long. She really is a super talent.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

We agree!

@eddievongrape2177 2 года назад

She’s a legend!!! Her playing is iconic and shaped the development of popular music. What talent!

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Agreed!

@psychodelicide 8 месяцев назад

Wendy is so down to earth and cool.

@percynorris2498 11 месяцев назад

Give this woman her flowers man she's something special 🌹

@rb032682 2 года назад

I got off the road and was playing guitar in a local cover band in 1984. I was told to learn Purple Rain. Fortunately, I was able to watch Purple Rain and learned how to play the 4th chord, the E-flat add 9. A most lovely chord. Thank you, Wendy! And, Thank You, Prince for featuring Wendy playing the intro to Purple Rain so I could learn that magic chord.

@itsdonaldo 2 года назад

That was THE chord shape of 1983. It was all over "message in a bottle" and "every breath you take".

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Rock on!

@jkro30a 2 года назад

Wow, I always assumed Wendy just played what Prince wrote but now I'm even more in love with her, and she nailed the iconic solo in the tribute too, what a player. And so normal. What a sweet person.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

💜💜💜

@RJ-go3sn Год назад

Wendy has ALWAYS been a fantastic guitarist....Prince knew that! She is so fun to watch and such a talent. Have loved her for over 40 years now!(Only wish Prince and she could rock together still today.) Great interview and tour of her rig!

@elisaquinzi2021 5 месяцев назад

let me tell ya.......prince was never the same without the revolution. wendy and lisa were essential to the magical sound that was prince and the revolution. not to mention i had a MAJOR crush on wendy! xo

@rakabash2081 2 месяца назад

You right, Prince got even better with the New Power Generation. He could do even more with funk, jazz and rock.

@xaniiu Месяц назад

1000%

@davidzachmeyer1957 Год назад

Her opening on "Purple Rain" is the single most iconic chord in the entire history of rock/pop.

@goldenultra Год назад

What is the strumming pattern for that chord that she played. Though for the intro the chords are just played with no strumming.

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

One of the best of all time!

@stephenwares8317 2 года назад

I feel like I've waited 37 years for this video! Thank you! Always loved Wendy's guitar tones!

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@300rivers7 Год назад

I would LOVE to see her play today. I really enjoyed her when she was with Prince, then her stuff with Lisa Coleman. Those were the days!

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

She's the best!

@jazziccoolcat 9 месяцев назад

I love you, Wendy. You and Prince made history.....R.I.P. Prince.

@frednance3988 2 года назад

I saw Prince, Wendy and Lisa for FREE @ The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in spring 1985. It was LOUD! It was the 1st live performance i've seen ever.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Wow! Cool!

@russeli1941 2 года назад

Wendy is a legend in her own right as far as I'm concerned. I could watch and listen to her play all day. She's got a style and sound that leaves me mesmerised and wanting more. I love her! And for sure, she's on my 'Guitar Heroes' playlist😁😁

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more!

@jermainebradshaw5143 9 месяцев назад

I have always loved Wendy as an Artist. Thanks for this...Really! R.I.P. Prince.

@jeraldgarner1636 6 месяцев назад

Love you Wendy and and what all of you with Prince and the Revolution brought to us in this life. See you in the eternal life of the Dawn.

@kelz4198 2 года назад

I had such a crush on Wendy as a teen. This is a great interview. It's great to hear her "nerd" out about her gear.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

💜💜💜

@BangBang-hk4rg 2 года назад

That Purple Rain tone is absolutely HEAVENLY

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

☔️☔️☔️💜💜💜

@billboballs 5 месяцев назад

I could listen to that dreamy American ambient space float for hours on end. Just Put me in a floatation chamber with that on and I don't know where I'll end up. Wendy is a pedal magician and that fella has polished up her magic with love and respect in his heart. Uber cool...👍

@someguy9440 Год назад

Listen to that tele weep. 💗 Great to see you still playing, Wendy.

@dewaba1 Год назад

Wendy is an absolute talent, her sound is all over Prince's best work.

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Sooo good!

@frankstudent Год назад

Wendy and Lisa are an integral part of Prince’s music.

@rushmore3927 Год назад

Seems Prince was a better judge of talent, than the negative posters here. 😂

@07foxmulder 11 месяцев назад

Sometimes it’s not “talent” artists are looking for. They want people who understand music. People who aren’t going to make the song about themselves.

@le_th_ 11 месяцев назад

@@07foxmulder Wow, did the point rushmore was trying to make go right over your head. WHOOSH!! smh

@kraz007 2 месяца назад

Prince is a guitar god and he worked with Wendy, what more do you need to hear? My favorite version of Purple Rain has Wendy for 3:30 minutes... Amazing intro.

@mikeferris408 Год назад

Her ability to fret the purple rain cords are INSANE!!!! its probably in my top 5 favorite of all time ballad guitar pieces.

@ducksoff7236 Год назад

It's "INSANE!!!!" because why?

@phunkyjunkee Год назад

Wasn’t she in the band? Lol

@thomascampbell2624 Год назад

If I saw her on the street, I would have no idea what kind of a legend she was. I remember seeing her on stage with Prince, but now she just looks like someone's mom. I don't have a musical bone in my body, and I have no idea what they were talking about most of the time, but I can hear the result, and the result is nothing short of perfection. I am so glad people like her exist.

@robthemactv Год назад

Looks like someone’s mom…. 😁 time has a way of changing us all - except Prince 👑

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

One of the best of all time!

@richone2540 Год назад

If she’s good enough for Prince (RIP), she’s good enough for me. Shows how humble and secure Prince was too.

@jimkirk4357 Год назад

I SO remember her. Good to see her. Like a part of my life I'd forgotten and thought lost she's alive and doing well. God bless you Wendy!

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Icon!

@jwmiller9267 Год назад

...love Wendy...so glad to get an opportunity to hear her talk about what goes on behind the curtain...

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Yes! She's amazing!

@dannycr06 2 года назад

I appreciate that the interview wasn't all about Prince, but about her, her tone, her experiences and her current projects, and some extra Prince sprinkles. That's very respectful. I really dont like when they interview musicians and it's all about their past, like they are no longer valid or talented anymore.

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

I wish we had more time to talk about Seal...my only regret here

@dianam9028 2 года назад

It's nice seeing Wendy. 😊 Brings back so many good memories. I saw Purple Rain numerous times and I saw the Purple Rain tour. Crushed when we lost Prince...such a genius. 💜

@VertexEffectsInc 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@jessjoy85 8 часов назад

This makes me so happy that she was the guitarist for purple rain 🙌

@psychodelicide 8 месяцев назад

Wow, all this tech talk is going right over my head - lol. It's cool to hear Wendy talk about it.

@chuckhelson3744 2 года назад

Damn it…. This Girl is a magician. Not in my wildest dreams would’ve considered All of these sounds and depths could come from One guitar. Wow !!

@Jaake-my2rq 4 месяца назад

Back in the early 90's I picked up a copy of 'Eroica' out of sheer curiosity because I love everything about The Revolution, and of course by that time Prince had reinvented his sound and approach at least three times. So after I had put that album on steady rotation it became very obvious to me that Wendy and Lisa had been a big part of creating that absolutely LETHAL melancholy push-pull that defines my forever infatuation with the Purple Rain album. And yes, Eroica is a fantastic record with strong material from start to finish. Thanks for the music Wendy; you'll always be one of my favorites.

@thesmoothloveradioxrelaxlo2628 Месяц назад

BEAUTIFUL LADY MELVOIN!! That intro always makes me cry

@babubabumand 5 месяцев назад

I may be a rocker, but I've loved her sound and playing since I first heard the opening chords to Purple Rain. She's a true master.

@russelldavis8415 7 месяцев назад

Great guitar playing on purple rain both lead and rhythm, one of my all time fav tracks.

@rickdee7179 11 месяцев назад

The Revolution and Prince were the perfect match. Wendy & Lisa were a massive part of that sound - she is such a wonderful guitarist who was pushed, cajoled, encouraged by Prince to produce amazing guitar parts. I miss Prince so much.

@Smokemifugotem Год назад

18:23 so beautiful! I’ve loved Wendy since 85. She was my first girl crush and still keeps me entranced with anything she does. 💜💜

@VertexEffectsInc Год назад

Wendy rocks!

@jcool9748 Год назад

Wendy melvoin. I swear she never ages. I just love how Wendy's voice and god her and Susannah talk about twins. Every time she does that beginning of purple rain. I tear up. She's the original of that beginning. She owns that. I hope u get a chance to see her live and give her the flowers she deserves. #LilWendysParade4eva