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Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: kellar on February 09, 2008, 09:22:49 AM
This solo just makes you want to pick up your guitar!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6LotiAcF1w
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: DeanS on February 09, 2008, 09:35:28 AM
Phew!, don't normally like his stuff but I liked that- looked like a Cornford MK50 II he was playing thro?
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: kellar on February 09, 2008, 09:52:17 AM
Not sure what he's playing through there, although I know he endorses those Marshall mini stacks as his practice setup. Nonetheless, such emotion. Just goes to show you the kind of power you can conjour up with a guitar. Good stuff!!
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: gwEm on February 09, 2008, 10:44:28 AM
liked his use of the volume control
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Fourth Feline on February 09, 2008, 11:29:11 AM
Nice one  :D

I usually inhabit the mellow side of guitar, but I still ended up with four B.L.S albums and the 'Storm Troopin' DVD ( thanks to the peeps on here offering guidance).

We sometimes tend to forget that Zakk has solid roots in the blues and has more dimensions to him than his current projects.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: MrBump on February 09, 2008, 12:12:35 PM
Yeah, really good.  Makes me want to pick up the guitar initially, then when I realise that I'll never have that talent I want to put it straight back down again...

 :?

Definitely makes me want an LP though...  And long hair.

And a beard.

Which is all more likely than talent...
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Crazy_Joe on February 09, 2008, 02:32:12 PM
His fingers are so powerful!
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Johnny Mac on February 09, 2008, 02:52:48 PM
I've seen him live twice with Ozzy and once with BLS. He is an amazing player with a massive stage presance. I love his pentatonic stuff it sounds great for his kind of music. That super locrian stuff is for poofs! His tone is evil and his phrasing is just so tasty. I know he can be a bit of a sell out but so $%&#in what, if your mug enough to fall for all that then thats not his problem is it!!  :twisted:
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 09, 2008, 03:16:01 PM
Quote from: DeanS
that- looked like a Cornford MK50 II he was playing thro?


yep, I think it was for Guitarist magazine as it the credits show it was recorded by Jan Cyrka (a Cornford user)

yep, some nice playing from Zakk there - slightly more restrained than usual.
Title: Re: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Philly Q on February 09, 2008, 08:43:01 PM
Quote from: kellar
This solo just makes you want to pick up your guitar!

Or give up!  :cry:

Either way, fantastic stuff.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Will on February 09, 2008, 08:57:22 PM
Not going to say its cr@p, as its not, but that doesn't make me want to give up, or to go and pick it up. The first time I heard it, yeah, I did want to pick up my guitar, just to play that very first lick he does, and that was about it.

Just wish he played like that more though. Atleast he didn't have his damn chorus on  :shock:
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: JamesHealey on February 09, 2008, 09:59:19 PM
Zakk is incredibly versitile from songs like "spoke in the wheel" to Miracle Man to Machine Gun Man to In This River to songs like Grave Yard Disciples. I think a lot of his stuff gets lumped together without a fair judgement of everything he's done.

His first album with ozzy is my favourite ozzy album by far, but I also like Jake E Lee quite a lot.

Top guy, he's obviously caught up in a lot of marketing and image but thats gotta come with someone as high profile as Ozzy and I think through his music he's really stated how open minded/receptive and talented he is.. Although sometimes he does waffle a bit in his solos.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: JamesHealey on February 09, 2008, 10:01:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udYEPmetgjw
^^ Spoke in the Wheel, live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA0kx9ZbOzI
^^ Machine gun man Live
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Kilby on February 09, 2008, 10:08:39 PM
Yeah it was done in Jan Cyrkas house for guitarist, a couple of years ago (a whole series of them one afternoon apparently)

I can't remember which cornford, but it was also a stock Epi ZW model guitar (apparently he wanted to prove you didn't have to choose a Gibson LP to get a decent guitar)

The sad thing is on the series that he proves that he is versatile and tasteful, and then spends all his time trying to disprove the fact
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: noodleplugerine on February 10, 2008, 10:47:29 AM
He only plays what he's told to - but he is truly a spectacular guitarist, and doesn't get even a fraction of the recognition he deserves - My personal fave of his stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYVr1Q9xyA

Superb song.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Ted on February 10, 2008, 10:55:59 AM
I like the original video up to 50 seconds, after that its loses its effect.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Will on February 10, 2008, 11:08:00 AM
Quote from: Ted
I like the original video up to 50 seconds, after that its loses its effect.


Quote from: noodleplugerine


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYVr1Q9xyA

Superb song.



Completely agree to both of those.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: kellar on February 10, 2008, 01:09:24 PM
Not sure what you mean by that. I think it is a tremendous display of melody and power, something most guitar players do not use effectively together. I do wish Zakk would do more blues inspired stuff but that doesn't make what he is doing any worse than what it really is. The guy is a living guitar legend. Incredible talent.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Philly Q on February 10, 2008, 01:49:29 PM
I still think Pride & Glory's the best thing he's done, although I haven't heard all the BLS stuff.

He's a lot more complex than the "beer-guzzling bear" image he likes to portray, that's for sure.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 10, 2008, 06:54:44 PM
Quote from: Philly Q
I still think Pride & Glory's the best thing he's done, although I haven't heard all the BLS stuff.

He's a lot more complex than the "beer-guzzling bear" image he likes to portray, that's for sure.


+1, the P&G stuff was great but it obviously didn't have a market.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: Mr Ed on February 11, 2008, 10:31:17 AM
Zakk has all the technical skill in the world but he lacks one important thing - humility.

Too many pinchies, he needs to tone it down and learn to hold back a bit. I had the same criticism against Nuno for years until the Dramagods album dropped and he actually had some melodic stuff on there and it was a pleasure to hear.
Title: Zakk Wylde
Post by: noodleplugerine on February 11, 2008, 04:46:45 PM
Quote from: Mr Ed
Zakk has all the technical skill in the world but he lacks one important thing - humility.

Too many pinchies, he needs to tone it down and learn to hold back a bit. I had the same criticism against Nuno for years until the Dramagods album dropped and he actually had some melodic stuff on there and it was a pleasure to hear.


Check out some of the videos in this thread - There's all the modesty and humility of a brilliantly melodic guitarist in there...

Its no suprise he doesn't play like that for Ozzy :P