Welcome to episode 2 of 'This Week In Guitar', the podcast where we round up and discuss the latest and greatest guitar videos on the net from the past week!
A playlist of all the videos discussed in this podcast can be found here:
https://guitarapp.com/topics/this-week-in-guitar
In this episode, Paul Davids' simple riff breaks our brains and gets us chatting about Tommy Emmanuel's approach to complex guitar parts, Konnakol and Dan's beef with complex time signatures.
Next up, we explore JHS's video on cheap overdrive pedals, the Bad Monkey-gate fallout and delve into the pitfalls of tone-chasing and why limitations are good for creativity.
Rhett Shull's video on what separates pro guitarists from the rest sets us off on the importance of good time-feel, AC/DC, clapping on the 2 & 4, and metronome tricks.
Jens Larsen's 5 easy songs to teach you jazz gives Dan hope of breaking into jazz 25 years into his guitar-playing career.
Extreme are back with 2 new singles! We react to Banshee, #Rebel and explore why they sound so refreshing, what makes Nuno Bettencourt so good and why tonal harmony may have arisen in Europe of all places..
Peter Gabriel's open letter about A.I. sparks a discussion about sampling, Grimes and David Bowie.
Bryan tries to make sense of Polyphia's success after Dan watches Tim Henson POV video.
Rick Beato's video on Ed Sheeran vs. Marvin Gaye sparks a discussion on the state of music copyright.
0:40 - Paul Davids' simple riff that broke our brain
1:19 - Tommy Emmanuel's approach to complex guitar parts
3:28 - Using Konnakol to understand Paul Davids syncopated riff
3:53 - Modern musicians using Konnakol (Andre Antunes, Mattias IA Eklundh & Mohini Dey)
5:11 - Notation using shapes
6:27 - Dan's beef with complex time signatures
7:35 - Pink Floyd - Money's use of time signatures
8:24 - Frank Zappa teaching time signatures on stage
9:11 - Josh from JHS brings awareness to more cheap overdrive pedals
9:50 - Bad Monkey drama backstory
12:24 - 4 cheap overdrives (Lumberjack, Rust Driver, Tubulator & JDS50)
12:49 - Dan's thoughts on the pitfalls of tone-chasing
13:11 - Tom Morello is done with tone-chasing
13:44 - Get the most from the gear at hand
14:13 - The benefits of limitations for creativity
14:55 - Early hardware limitations lead to more creative video game music (Donkey Kong Country)
16:00 - What separates pro guitarists from the rest - Rhett Shull
16:15 - The importance of great time-feel (Phil Rudd of AC/DC)
17:12 - Using a metronome on the 2 and 4
17:50 - What to do when the audience claps on the 1 and 3
18:35 - Metronome tricks (the disappearing metronome)
20:08 - Jens Larsen's 5 easy songs to teach you jazz
22:22 - Bryan's done with Autumn Leaves
23:10 - Extreme are back! Reaction to the 2 new singles, Banshee & #Rebel
23:50 - Why Nuno Bettencourt is the best
24:23 - Extreme's use of blue notes
24:47 - Origins of the blue notes (African and western music combined)
25:47 - Why tonal harmony arose in Europe
26:44 - More reaction to the 2 new Extreme singles, Banshee & #Rebel
29:10 - Peter Gabriel pioneering sampling on Security
29:43 - Peter Gabriel's open letter about A.I.
30:38 - David Bowie predicting the impact of internet
31:10 - Tim Henson from Polyphia's POV vid. Lessons coming soon?
31:58 - Bryan tries to make sense of Polyphia's success
33:46 - Rick Beato's vid Ed Sheeran vs. Marvin Gaye
34:02 - Ed Sheeran's multiple copyright battles
34:58 - Can you copyright the blues?
35:24 - Ed Sheeran standing up for songwritng
36:01 - John Williams story
36:47 - Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
37:21 - More thoughts on Ed Sheeran vs. Marvin Gaye
38:18 - Why Ed Sheeran is right
38:51 - Grimes on copyright
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