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Nov 10, 2017 · As a lead guitarist, I can play to a level… but that guy that could stand up and play solos all day long by himself. That’s the difference - I need a band. I need Robin Zander, a good drummer and bassist.
- Brett Milano
- Jimi Hendrix. Let’s face it, rock will never come up with a more visionary guitarist. Not only did Jimi Hendrix expand the sonic possibilities of what a guitar could do, but he also found uncharted places that a guitar could take you to.
- Chuck Berry. The blues had a baby, they called it rock’n’roll, and the guitar intro on Chuck Berry’s “Maybelline” was the moment of conception. Berry was a master of the short and tasty solo (though you can check out 60s albums like Concerto In B Goode if you want to hear his solos at length), and there’s been no worthy rock guitarist who hasn’t absorbed a little Chuck.
- Wes Montgomery. During his too-short career, this jazz great was rightly renowned for his octave technique (playing phrases on two strings an octave apart, giving a clear sweet tone), and his aggressive thumb strokes (something Jeff Beck and others emulated).
- BB King. You might say that BB King was half of the greatest vocal duo in blues history. The other half was his guitar, Lucille, whose elegant, pleading tone said everything that the words couldn’t completely express.
Jan 21, 2022 · “I’m not a virtuoso. I’m a songwriter that plays rhythm guitar – and once in a while I have to play lead. So, once again, it’s like the song tells me what the [song is about].” Most days Nielsen isn’t too far from a guitar. During our interview, he’d occasionally strum his ’62 Dwight Coronet, one of the many models he collects.
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Feb 28, 2022 · Under the Southern Stars brings together a formidable line-up and we will be catching up with many of them them in the lead up to the March shows. First of course it had to be Rick Nielsen – the man with the guitars and creator of some of my favourite tunes! Rick: Hello Mark! Mark: Hey Rick, how’s things? Rick: Good, how you doing?
Aug 23, 2021 · It’s been 43 years since Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Cheap Trick released their self-titled debut, and on the eve of unveiling their 20th studio offering, In Another World, guitarist Rick Nielsen is all too happy to share the band’s enduring formula for success.
- Tom Beaujour
Apr 20, 2021 · Effortlessly combining Beatles and Beach Boys harmonies and melodies with power pop and hard rock riffs, the band core of guitarist Rick Nielsen, singer-guitarist Robin Zander and bassist Tom Petersson are in exemplary form, with Rick’s son Daxx now occupying the drum stool no slouch either.
Jul 14, 2016 · By Tom Beaujour. published 14 July 2016. (Image credit: Chris Schwegler/Atlasicons.com) This 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has penned such timeless classic-rock hits as “I Want You to Want Me” and “Surrender” and owns more guitars than you or almost anybody else. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is….
