Author Topic: Andy McKee is firmly established on my list of guitar gods! (Read 4649 times)

Mr Ed · « **on:** October 29, 2007, 11:20:51 AM »

His simply amazing cover of Africa by Toto.

The first song of his I heard about a year ago, called Drifting.

My personal favourite, Rylynn.

*worships*

sgmypod · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2007, 11:22:52 AM »

damn he's good..lot of these tappers about at mo..erik mongrain etc

He does one call rylynn sure i've heard that before?

Mr Ed · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2007, 11:33:21 AM »

Not a clue amigo, but that's deffo my fave.

sgmypod · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2007, 11:40:03 AM »

bitch to play....damn capo *L*

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2007, 11:52:03 AM »

Ah ofcourse.

Youtube has opened the world to bedroom geniuses everywhere.

PS: I have the same capo as him! :o

sgmypod · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2007, 12:04:18 PM »

I have the shubb one which does he have, can just about do it on my seagull but could do with a better one neck is quite slim

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #6 on:** October 29, 2007, 12:10:50 PM »

Quote from: sgmypod

I have the shubb one which does he have, can just about do it on my seagull but could do with a better one neck is quite slim

When he's augmenting all strings he uses a G 7th.

sgmypod · « **Reply #7 on:** October 29, 2007, 12:26:31 PM »

is it the nashville or original

kevincurtis · « **Reply #8 on:** October 29, 2007, 01:01:39 PM »

Now this is proper slapping and tapping

http://youtube.com/watch?v=356ViUx1Ktc

still makes me smile seeing this having first seen Preston Reed at the london guitar show back in 1998.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #9 on:** October 29, 2007, 01:25:35 PM »

Quote from: kevincurtis

Now this is proper slapping and tapping

That's nice and all... but Andy McKee's not about slapping! He's just mixing the percussive sound.

kevincurtis · « **Reply #10 on:** October 29, 2007, 02:54:37 PM »

I only had a chance to listen to the Africa cover and found it odd that he did use percussive elements and then stopped for the verse...just listened again and it still sounds odd to me...reminds me of when the reverb is taken off of the main guitar after the intro in 'money for nothing'...suddenly sounds a little empty, but maybe a few more listens and it will blend better...cant fault his playing of course.

Kepu · « **Reply #11 on:** October 29, 2007, 03:01:34 PM »

damn I wanna learn atleast some parts of the Africa cover :lol:

it says that "Transcriptions Available at: www.candyrat.com" but I can't find anything
Are they even there or am I just blind?

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #12 on:** October 29, 2007, 03:50:08 PM »

Quote from: sgmypod

is it the nashville or original

The original one.

wintersun · « **Reply #13 on:** October 29, 2007, 05:52:41 PM »

Quote from: kevincurtis

Now this is proper slapping and tapping

http://youtube.com/watch?v=356ViUx1Ktc

still makes me smile seeing this having first seen Preston Reed at the london guitar show back in 1998.

Maaaan... Makes my thumb hurt just by watching it!

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2007, 05:20:16 PM »

Sigh.

Damn you Mr Ed.

now I'm infected with addiction to Andy McKee.