How to play guitar like Andy Bell

#ride #andybell
Learn the essential techniques and gear of one of the most important guitarists of the 1990's. Andy Bell is joint Ride frontman and is famous for his use of Rickenbackers - 6 and 12 string 330's and 360's being coupled with a variety of effects. He then became the chief songwriter, composer and lead guitarist of Hurricane#1 where his best lead guitar playing can be heard. In 2000, he joined Oasis on the bass guitar for 9 years before going back to the 6 string for Beady Eye in the early 2010's. RIDE reformed in 2015 and he has been with them ever since, which is a big relief to many as Andy's best musicality and most creativity arguably reaches its full potential within RIDE.
0:16 - Andy Bell signature pick/plectrum
1:18 - Andy Bell's rhythm playing
9:25 - Andy Bell's Lead playing
17:17 - Effects
20:20 - Roland GP-16 with expression pedal
24:23 - Amplification

[@id.unknown1283]

Nice demo. I watched Andy Bell try to explain how he plays in a video, and he was soft-spoken that i had no idea what he was saying. You've done a better job explaining it than he did.

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

Neil Halstead from Slowdive played a Rickenbacker, how did you afford to buy a Rickenbacker guitar? just out of curiosity

[@shoegazer93]

Bailter Space, Adorable, Andrew Sherriff of Chapterhouse, Graeme Naysmith RIP - Pale Saints. Jeremy from Airiel. All of them use Ricks. I took out a loan to get it mate :)

[@HenryBoyer313]

Can you buy his guitar pic online anywhere?

[@shoegazer93]

I don't think so. I got mine from a roadie at the recent Ride gig I attended.