5 Reasons why you love your Guitar hero

[il˙ti]

It's not Irony.

At the London guitar show, Pin told me that he was refusing to go on stage because the sofa in his dressing room didn't match the colour of the leather of his shoes.

Except he did play at London guitar show.

[Twinfan]

Cheers for the reply Jonathon - top stuff indeed!  The only thing I can think of that wasn't recorded on the Red Special was the solo to Crazy Little Thing Called Love, which I believe is a Tele.

I agree with you too - it's probably THE most iconic guitar in rock music.  TO me it's bigger than Page's #1, Blackie, the Woodstock Strat etc.  Even more impressive is that Brian and his Dad made it.  Fantastic!

[Mr Ed]

Anyone but Angus Young:

I have to agree, he's good and all but he's so one-dimensional to me.

and he also has a great deal of self-irony about his flamboyantness. ("Oh I wish I had my fan!")

Erm, that's not self-irony... that's gigantic ego.

It's not Irony.

At the London guitar show, Pin told me that he was refusing to go on stage because the sofa in his dressing room didn't match the colour of the leather of his shoes.

Zactly.

[Ratrod]

Great choise of guitar hero, Jonathan. And a great story to boot.

In the video clip of 'Crazy Little Thing' Brian May is seen with a Tele. I'm not sure if that was actually used on the recording, although a Tele is one helluva rockabilly guitar and would be perfect for that song.

[indysmith]

Great choise of guitar hero, Jonathan. And a great story to boot.

In the video clip of 'Crazy Little Thing' Brian May is seen with a Tele. I'm not sure if that was actually used on the recording, although a Tele is one helluva rockabilly guitar and would be perfect for that song.

it does sound like a tele...

[Transcend]

What is this Guitar Hero you speak of?

Oh yeah, the game that's going to be killed by Rock Band. PDT_008

+1

[TwilightOdyssey]

I think, ultimately, most peoples' guitar heroes have many commonalities, and what puts them at the top of players' polls year after year -- a combination of tone, chops, and sheer luck that put them in the right place at the right time.

[FernandoDuarte]

It's not Irony.

At the London guitar show, Pin told me that he was refusing to go on stage because the sofa in his dressing room didn't match the colour of the leather of his shoes.

Who???  :?

well... they said about almost all players I had as hero... I'm going to work, later I try something

[il˙ti]

and he also has a great deal of self-irony about his flamboyantness. ("Oh I wish I had my fan!")

Erm, that's not self-irony... that's gigantic ego.[/quote]
In that video, he's clearly joking.

[WezV]

Brian May
5)He made his own guitar and was an inspiration to me in this way too (although playing his guitar was an amazing honour & weird at the same time as it didn't play so well IMO)

same for me on that one, its got to be brian may that started me down that path - unfortunately my dad wasnt interested in helping

although everytime i see the red special i look at the neck carve and wince - frech stick style all the way

[noodleplugerine]

and he also has a great deal of self-irony about his flamboyantness. ("Oh I wish I had my fan!")

Erm, that's not self-irony... that's gigantic ego.

In that video, he's clearly joking.[/quote]

I've met the guy, and I can tell you - It's not irony.

He's just an ass >_>

[il˙ti]

Alright then.

[FELINEGUITARS]

It's not Irony.

At the London guitar show, Pin told me t

Who???  :?

Pin is the guitarist in a Tech metalband called SIKTH (plays Black Machine guitars etc) and was perfforming at the LGS.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Great choise of guitar hero, Jonathan. And a great story to boot.

In the video clip of 'Crazy Little Thing' Brian May is seen with a Tele. I'm not sure if that was actually used on the recording, although a Tele is one helluva rockabilly guitar and would be perfect for that song.

Yeah - Mack (the producer) made Brian play a tele through a Boogie for that song.
Live he uses 3 guitars - an acoustic till about half way through , then swaps it for the tele - then just after the main solo, he swaps to the Red Special to finish the song

[FernandoDuarte]

Let's do it...

Zakk Wylde (WAS hero, untill Blessed Hellride... )

1) Les Paul punchy tone
2) PINCH HARMONICS
3) Be yourself atittude and philosophy/things to say to young fans
4) Nice songs, solos not only fast but with good melodies (was it, nowadays he is not anymore)

Why nowadays I think he's "ordinary":

1) He is making almost only comercial songs
2) The songs/solos isn't as nice as they used to be
3) Endorsement whore
4) That 'atittude' he used (and still use) to speak now looks to me as hipocrisy