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Post by bartman2001 on Feb 11, 2018 3:37:14 GMT -5
Nice interview with Brad and Johnny B. Sorry for the quote but it's the only way I could post:
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Post by bartman2001 on Feb 11, 2018 5:45:13 GMT -5
The magician's hands at work! (sneaks a 'lil "Combination" in there too!)
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Post by bartman2001 on Feb 13, 2018 10:47:51 GMT -5
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Post by bartman2001 on Mar 4, 2018 10:23:29 GMT -5
With Joe Bonamassa not the best sound quality but 2 fantastic blues players nevertheless!
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Post by bartman2001 on Nov 14, 2018 8:23:13 GMT -5
7 questions with Brad: www.guitarworld.com/artists/seven-questions-aerosmiths-brad-whitfordGuitarist Brad Whitford—of Aerosmith and Whitford/St. Holmes fame—recently sat down for the "seven questions" treatment. It went a little something like this. What influenced you to pick up a guitar? Like many, many players from my generation, I would have to lay it all on the British Invasion—the Beatles, the Stones, everything in the early Sixties. It just caught my ear, my soul, everything. I was just so drawn to it. Yeah… There was no escaping that. What was your first guitar that you owned? My very first guitar was a Japanese guitar called a Winston. At the time it probably cost around $25. It was one of those early Japanese guitars with the strings somewhere up in the stratosphere from the neck. But you know—it was a starter. What was the first song you learned? There was, obviously, the initial, you know, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and all that stuff. I’d probably go with maybe “Wipe Out.” Something by the Ventures. Tell me what you recall about your first time playing live? I remember going onstage and being scared to death, then walking off the stage feeling like I knew what I wanted to do with my life. It was actually like a recital for music school, so it was somewhere near my hometown in Massachusetts. Have you ever had an embarrassing moment onstage, or a nightmare gig? Oh, I’m sure I’ve had some embarrassing moments. I remember being given a guitar that virtually couldn’t be played—while I was onstage. The strings were actually sitting on the pickups, and I don’t know how it got past my guitar guy, but it did. So that was pretty interesting. What is your favorite guitar or piece of gear? You know, when I really got serious, I had a Les Paul, and I scoured the land to find a Marshall. And this is back in the late Sixties, so they were not easy to find at that point. But I would say that combination, which is exactly what I’m using right now onstage. It’s a 50-watt Marshall with a Les Paul. From that day until this day, it’s just been so much fun to work with. And it’s just a sound that I guess I will never grow tired of. The Les Paul and the Marshall, just—whoa. It’s been 40-somethin’ years and it has not failed me yet. Do you have any advice for young players? I guess most people that are probably gonna read this are serious, so I usually tell them to keep it fun. And if you really want to learn about the guitar, the best thing to do is learn songs. Don’t concentrate so much on technique. Of course, technique is important, but learning about what makes a good song is such a helpful tool. All through your playing career, it will always be a great way to learn stuff. Don’t just learn the solo—learn the song, learn the chords, learn the melodies, learn the rhythm.
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Post by jj on Nov 15, 2018 23:06:57 GMT -5
Glad to read Brad has settled back in with his Les Paul, moving away from the Strat as his main guitar. Fits his sound and role in Aerosmith way better.
And good advice for aspiring guitar players in the last Q/A. I fall into the rut of just playing solo/leads sometimes when I am bashing around on the guitar. Really need to get back into learning songs.
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Post by bartman2001 on Nov 16, 2018 10:24:14 GMT -5
^^ Not bad for a Strat just sayin'...
I do like the Les Paul solo on the preceding page of this thread a bit more but it's more the content than anything else.
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Post by jj on Nov 17, 2018 2:06:09 GMT -5
^^ Agreed. But within the context of the band I always like his Les Paul sound better than the stat, for both lead and rhythm .
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Post by bartman2001 on Nov 30, 2018 7:56:24 GMT -5
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Post by anaix3l on Feb 23, 2019 11:12:43 GMT -5
Happy birthday to the one and only!
Also, my cousin gave birth to a boy today. So he shares a birthday with Brad. Though I'm sure has no clue about it.
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Post by pillis on Feb 23, 2019 17:53:18 GMT -5
Brad should release audiophile guitar instrumental albums
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Post by redvers76 on Feb 24, 2019 8:13:22 GMT -5
Happy birthday to the one and only! Also, my cousin gave birth to a boy today. So he shares a birthday with Brad. Though I'm sure has no clue about it. You have to convince her to name him Brad
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Post by bartman2001 on Feb 28, 2019 9:08:05 GMT -5
Don't log on to Twitter much now do I?
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Post by bartman2001 on Jun 17, 2019 10:05:04 GMT -5
I wish Brad was more in the foreground in this one but I've never knew the two were on stage together ever:
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Post by kurt19 on Jul 2, 2019 14:35:16 GMT -5
Brad Whitford Saturday June 29, 2019
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