Two Hand Tapping 1965!
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 5:01 am
im in no way diminishing evh's contribution to music,but i found this really interesting!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7M8L1rAUsI
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It's hard to realize how much of an influence he was looking back. A lot of guitar players now move like Ed did back in the day, but, obviously, that's because of Ed.oth wrote:besides being the greatest rock guitarist,evh was the greatest showman guitarist...and if i think about it,he was probably better than dave himself.EVH was very physical in concert and had more moves than townsend et al.
You're right, those bands didn't show a VH influence, but they were also precursors to VH. Look to the Sunset Strip party bands (of which VH was one) - Motley, Ratt, Poison, et al got what VH started. Winger was another one that got the movement down. You may not like their music, but we're talking visuals here.oth wrote:if ed s jumps and strutting had any influence i havent noticed it... Most bands i saw back in the 80s like ozzy,dio,sabbath,priest pulled all the cliche moves like headbanging or devil horn stuff...
Can you post something of Stanley Clarke? I've Youtube'd this guy and watched four different videos and he didn't do any finger tapping like Eddie.Paul Wolfe wrote:I hate it when people post videos saying "EDDIE VAN HALEN DID NOT INVENT TAPPING" no shit, no one really thinks he did. Ed made it famous by being really fucking good at it. Stanley Clarke is better at it, but never got famous the way Ed did because Ed did it in really cool songs.
Stanley Jordan wrote:THE TOUCH, OR TWO-HANDED TAPPING TECHNIQUE can provide limitless possibilities for exploration on the guitar. The earliest documented guitarist using this approach was Jimmy Webster in the 1950s. It has now begun to enjoy considerable use among guitarists. The essence of tapping is this: By hammering the string against the fretboard with your finger, you can produce a note with one hand. You don't need to pluck or strum, because the impact of the string hitting the fret causes the string to vibrate. Either hand works, and you can even use both hands tapping simultaneously on the fingerboard, performing independent parts.
A lot of the great guitarists really haven't been able to communicate outside of their fellow musicians or guitar aficionados. But you look at a piece of music like "Jump" -- that sold more than the other guitar hero-types put together. When you hear an Ed Van Halen solo, you're not just wowed by technique. There are other solos that are faster and more burning -- and may even be more difficult to play -- but his solos still have the greatest impact. It's all a matter of style.
Paul Wolfe wrote:Billy Sheehan has the best comment I've read on the EVH subject:
A lot of the great guitarists really haven't been able to communicate outside of their fellow musicians or guitar aficionados. But you look at a piece of music like "Jump" -- that sold more than the other guitar hero-types put together. When you hear an Ed Van Halen solo, you're not just wowed by technique. There are other solos that are faster and more burning -- and may even be more difficult to play -- but his solos still have the greatest impact. It's all a matter of style.