Stairway to Heaven solo redone

JerkMoans

DrCornelius said:

I think we ought to do that here - does anyone have a backing track ?

If I ever get my 12 string in tune  

yorkio

I think I'd rather have heard Phil X being Phil X than doing a Stars In Their Eyes version of EVH. 

I'm not sure any of them really brought anything terribly useful to the song though. I'm not particularly a Jimmy Page fan but the Stairway solo really is the guitar solo for that song - it's what it all builds up to and it works perfectly in that context. It didn’t seem to me that any of of them really considered that and instead just played guitar over those chords without thinking about the six minutes that had come before that and what they'd been building up to.

lasermonkey

I was far more interested in hearing the construction of the backing parts. A deconstruction/reconstruction of classic songs is far more up my street.

Alterlifeson

I enjoyed it, just a bit of fun. I'm guessing the breif was to play as 'stereotypically' as possible in each of the the guitarist respective styles. I'm sure EVH would have used the brown sound and all of his clichés if he were actually playing it himself for example.

underdog

gubble said:

Phil X - awesome player, plays in one of the world's biggest bands, his solo band is great and also seems like a properly nice chap !

The world needs more Phil X

He is brilliant, he's not the type of character I usually find enjoyable but in his case it works for me. His playing seems to effortless no matter he's doinf, and he always seems to be enjoying himself.

springhead

I think for EJ it was just a cock-up in the video editing - that was him practicing scales and arpeggios in order to warm up and play the carefully crafted solo he'd worked out that would bring something to the song.

Jalapeno

JerkMoans said:

DrCornelius said:

I think we ought to do that here - does anyone have a backing track ?

If I ever get my 12 string in tune  

LOL'd. 

Before I tired of the endless 12 string tuning I gave up trying to tune in E, preferred Eb or D

Dan_Halen

Tough crowd some of you. Like others said - think it was just a supposed to bit of fun and I just took it as that.

Always brave posting a link to a video here. If you like something you'll be sure to be told what's wrong with it.

darius

Enjoyed that. A bit different and a fun listen. 

hotpickups

I certainly am always in favour of hearing someone else’s take on iconic solos. Nothing worse in hearing the same old solo down the dog and duck by a guitarist thinking they sound just like the original who has probably spent hours and hours trying to get all the little nuances down of someone else’s ability. I just find it hilarious and it will never sound as good (mostly) and just opens themselves up for criticism etc. 

I get far more joy in listening to a creative and in some cases brave guitarist with the above in mind doing a loosely based solo around the original etc.  

guitars4you

Recall a story from the past - Aussie TV program Terry Wogan chat show style - And artist had to perform on the show and they all had to do Stairway to Heaven in their own style, or say the style of the Beatles etc - Rolf Harris did it with his digerydo (how ever you spell it) - Many others tried their own format

Blueingreen

Quite enjoyed it.  The obvious problem is I don't think any of them (and particularly Rick) would have played it like that if they didn't know the original solo inside out.  And the original is a very famous solo for a reason - the law of reversion to the mean means your chances of equalling it are minuscule, no matter how good a player you are and even if (like me) you're not the biggest Page fan on the planet.

Philly_Q

guitars4you said:

Recall a story from the past - Aussie TV program Terry Wogan chat show style - And artist had to perform on the show and they all had to do Stairway to Heaven in their own style, or say the style of the Beatles etc - Rolf Harris did it with his digerydo (how ever you spell it) - Many others tried their own format

And he had a Top 10 single with it.  His version was definitely ripped off from Spirit.

Sassafras

guitars4you said:

Recall a story from the past - Aussie TV program Terry Wogan chat show style - And artist had to perform on the show and they all had to do Stairway to Heaven in their own style, or say the style of the Beatles etc - Rolf Harris did it with his digerydo (how ever you spell it) - Many others tried their own format

He was actually playing it on his Wobbleboard.
  

Longtallronnie

EJ's solo was utter garbage imo, great player but it just sounded like mindless noodling. Never really been a fan of EVH but I really enjoyed Phil X's take on it and the Frampton version was just nice if a little boring. All far better than my sausage fingers could pull off though. 

andy_k

Phil X has done a few recreations of Ed's stuff, he gets it.
Imagine how he feels having had this released a day or so before Ed dies?
Weird choice, weird timing.
Produce like a Pro released a vid a couple of days before as well, The genius of EVH, so I think there was some inside info going on.
It didn't come as a complete shock to me either, and to look on the bright side- we will probably get to hear some new stuff soon, I do know Wolfgang has an album in the can.
RIP EVH.

Hattigol

Longtallronnie said:

EJ's solo was utter garbage imo, great player but it just sounded like mindless noodling. Never really been a fan of EVH but I really enjoyed Phil X's take on it and the Frampton version was just nice if a little boring. All far better than my sausage fingers could pull off though. 

You have saved me from writing what I thought - absolutely all of the above.

joeyowen

This vid reminded me of a funny EVH story (I'm doing my best to remember it)

So Phil X borrowed the strat off Jeorge Tripps of Way Huge.  I've posted before about a talk I went to of Jeorge's as he is my favourite builder/designer by some distance!

So whilst MXR/Jeorge Tripps were designing pedals for the EVH sound, their 5150 pedal I think.  Mr Tripps was over at a rehearsal studio where EVH was rehearsing with all of his gear.  He was a huge fan and was quite nervous about the ordeal listening to EVH and what was wanted/needed and the sounds from the amp etc...  At one point he found himself alone in the room with all of the gear, and couldn't help himself but turn the amp on and hope no one notices, he said he played quite timid through nerves.

Less than a minute after turning the amp on, Eddie storms into the room and yells at him, if you are going to play it, at least play it properly.  Thrust the frankenstrat to him and puts him on the spot and watches him trying to play haha.

soma1975

Seems like people in the know were aware this was coming so the timing is no coincidence. 

Thanks to YouTube I haven't heard so many awful attempts at tapping since me in my bedroom aged 16.

scrumhalf

Interesting idea but the original solo is so well-known that I found it difficult to listen to the others without hearing the original in my head as they were playing.