I can understand the stigma surrounding acoustic solos, especially if you're the only one playing anything in a room. But I think in a band or harmony context, they can be really magical.
In my opinion, every instrument should be able to solo. Even vocals. But of course, every instrument needs a different approach. This was a fantastic video to showcase that. To me, one of the best acoustic renditions is David Gilmour’s acoustic version of Shine on you crazy diamond.
Yeah when I saw the title of the video my first thought was “David Gilmour.” Tons of acoustic solos on his solo albums then on the Pink Floyd side shine on, coming back to life, and in my opinion the song with the best acoustic solo wish you were here.
Two words: Tommy Emmanuel. Remember the first time you heard Victor Wooten play bass and went "wait, that can do THAT?" That's the acoustic guitar under Tommy's fingertips. What a monster player.
Something strange then, I guess? Slash's solo on "Patience" is one of the first things that made me wanna actually play guitar. The emotion, the feel, that shit just hit me. \m/
John Mayer’s Queen of California solo in his acoustic video is a prime example of your “chord style solo”. Also Billy Strings is a master in Bluegrass acoustic soloing that I just discovered just somewhat recently
Love that you mentioned Tony Rice, he's an acoustic legend that a lot of acoustic players could look up to, plus the likes of Doc Watson and even Billy Strings to an extent
I think Billy Strings hasn't had enough time to shine as a creator despite his incredibly solid albums recently. But I think around 30 years from now or so there will be plenty of blue grass country players citing him as a big influence.
I clicked this video and immediately went to the comments looking for this. If you're going to talk about acoustic guitar solos you'd better talk about Tony Rice.
I would also add percussiveness on the strings like rake, scrapes and double stop while mute one of the strings on acoustic, which can’t be replicated on electric because of the hollow body.
The greatest compliment I ever received was when a lady said I sounded like her old friend, Maury Meuhleisen. He was Jim Croce's lead player, and one of the reasons I took up the instrument. He combined folky finger-picking figures, almost a classical guitarist's (or a pianist's) way of combining melody and bass, and the most graceful string-bending you ever heard on the instrument. Choice cuts: "Operator," "I Got a Name," "One Less Set of Footsteps," "Time in a Bottle." A master, gone too soon in the plane crash that also took his friend and collaborator's life.
DAMN. I just watched the "Operator" live vid a couple nights ago, and was thinking how perfectly complimentary his leads were with what Mr. Croce was doing. So that is a great compliment indeed. Tasteful! \m/
Mate since I've been watching your videos I've gotten much better thanks to you, I have been playing for 16 years and I haven't improved so much in such a short amount of time, so thank you man, love all your content!
This is a fantastic tutorial for so many people!!! I found this out on my own years back, and when I did, I felt like I had discovered something that none of my friends or influences were doing!
Got me with that title.... clickbaited me. I was all like "WTF?! There are great acoustic solos! What is he on about?!" So I stormed in ready to be offended. And then BAM!!! The bait and switch! A sweet vid with some great insights into filling out those acoustic solos. EXACTLY what I was looking for and didn't even know it. Awesome.
There's one band that can do very straightforward acoustic solos in a way that work surprisingly well: Tenacious D. No, seriously! Listen to the solo on their song "Kyle Quit The Band" for example. The solo is an acoustic guitar trading off licks with an electric, which sounds like would make the acoustic sound even tinier by comparison, but KG makes it work and sound incredibly awesome. I really think this is an underappreciated part of their music, I haven't seen anyone pull off that kind of straight forward rock based acoustic soloing as well as them.
For me I really like acoustic soloing because it shows how skilled they really are. If you can play good on acoustic then you can usually play REALLY good on eletric. Because you can hear every time they mess up their rhythm, their picking, their string bends ect. Personally I'd pick an acoustic over and eletric but that's just me.
I do a lot of acoustic music often without other instruments, just with singers! I'm usually a fingerstyle player so I was comfortable with playing melodies incorporated with chords before these groups. I found it very useful to try and emulate this when using a pic if needed! Hold down the basics of the chord your soloing over and play your melody over top with whatever fingers you have left available! This allows you to play interesting melodies while still keeping the rhythm going :) hope somebody finds this useful :)
For the longest time I had no amp in my apartment so I spent my first year or two of paying my e-guitar unplugged, thanks to that, soloing on acoustic feels pretty natural to me
Def will try these out. I’ve been messing around with harmonics too. Favorite acoustic thing was the Math Rock Wonderwall cover. Love your work Sammy G!
Tip 6 is really my go to technique. I've learned to solo around chords by using inversions and suspensions. You can really make a solo stand out in your strum pattern just by moving one finger up or down a fret or two. Playing around with working non-chord tones into your strumming pattern sounds really great.
I love that solo. Its got such a great rhythmic feel in line with the drummer and builds up to a tense dotted 8th note thing then he just let's loose for a bit amd its just great I really like it because its still a "wordy" solo at the end with a lot of notes but its done well
The only thing I really don't like is acoustic bends tbh. I find they kind of fade away as you bend and don't have as much power as electric. Sidewinder by Avenged Sevenfold has a really cool acoustic solo at the end I'd recommend checking out.
Ever since I heard Kurt play Man who Sold the World and that simple yet awesome solo when I was 13, that was good enough. Acoustic solos are cool when done right
Hi, just wanted to say thank you for your continued uploading of videos. I don't play guitar too often these days but still retain an interest and I always find your videos the most engaging online. Your personality and attitude come across so well on this medium and your inventive topics and approaches result in an account that I value greatly. The k you and I hope you continue to do great things and live a happy life.
if youre a guitarist that hasnt heard any of doc watsons playing, i would recommend listening to some, such as deep river blues, docs guitar, and black mountain rag.
The chord solo idea stuck with me the most. I personally love acoustic solos but sometimes when I play them they feel empty and without shape. Especially if I'm playing note for note. Acoustics in my opinion are most fun when you're either strumming or fingerpicking. Adding a rhythm approach to acoustic solos by using chords sounds so gratifying. Looking forward to giving it a shot
A real game changer for me was to study classical and flamenco. These styles both use lots of open strings and drone notes, especially music that was composed with the guitar in mind.
For those thinking of getting into Bluegrass from a more rock background, I would suggest the band Nickel Creek, especially their later stuff. Sean Watkins is a killer guitar player.
Great advice! Changed the solo in 'your decision' from Alice in Chains to play with open strings. And it sounds so much better on the acoustic. Thanks!
When I first saw the title of this video, my first thought was "What about Days of the New's first album?!" My first thought was "Touch, Peel, and Stand," but immediately, I thought,"The solo from 'Now' is so much better." Indeed, one of the better examples of acoustic-styled hard rock available. You can tell they took a great deal of inspiration from Alice in Chains' 2 acoustic EPs. At least, it seems so to me.
Using an open string in a scale is known as la campanella in the classical world, meaning 'little bell', as the successive notes ring out like bells. A beautiful technique :)
I'd just like to shine a light on the outrageous acoustic playing ( and soloing, naturally) on the live "Friday night in San Francisco" album by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucia. Leaving aside subjective aspects, it is arguably one of the best acoustic guitar live performances ever from the perspective of technique and execution.
No 2 is so true. I struggle with my acoustic guitar a lot. Then once I start to figure out how guitar works, I cut and lower the action a bit. Its so much easier to play now
Thanks for the video man! Found nothing quite like this online, it was really helpful, I´m used to electric guitar, agree to do a gig with an acoustic and it is a different thing, I was doing the Slash thing :S, thanks for the tips! Keep rocking!
Yessss! Tony rice! I first heard him mentioned recently and they guy went on and on about how perfectly he play and there’s no filler garbage really so I had to give him a listen. It checks out. He’s a master. Love this video btw! Thanks again!
The reason I started thinking about acoustic guitar as a proper instrument was one piece (Blackbird) and one solo, and that one solo is on the track "Forever" by Kiss. The most magnificent, simple use of a major scale I've heard in my life, and I've heard a lot of music. It's a real treat.
You can keep it pretty simple and still end up with something really enjoyable--I often think of the studio version of Dylan's "Desolation Row," which has fairly basic acoustic fills all through it that sound great.
Never had an issue with acoustic solos since one of the first acoustic pieces I fell in love with was Extreme / Nuno Bettencourt's Midnight Express. Three minutes of some of the greatest soloing of all time on an acoustic.
Another place you could look to for inspiration is Eastern European/Middle-Eastern music, because they play a lot of acoustic string instruments in styles that are kind of like constantly soloing.
Good information. Good techniques. but - I'm not as concerned about filling in the spaces as I used to be. Overall, in recent years I prefer the natural guitar sound of acoustic and electric.
Sammy - I really enjoyed the bending tip. I try to force the bend on my acoustic and it never sounds great to me...I thought I just sucked at it. Not that you should avoid something you can't do well, but I really liked hearing how instead of bending you slid up to the note. Thanks for that I'm going to work that into my practicing
You’re right in regards to how people approach the acoustic guitar all too often like an electric. It’s a much different discipline. If anyone wants to hear a killer acoustic solo check out Bodas de Sanger by Pata Negra. Killer acoustic solo!
when I was a kid I always heard the guitar in songs I always wanted to play and it was actually the acoustic guitar solo in Forever by Kiss that tipped me over the edge to learn and now I've been playing and making guitars for 7 years now
One of my favorite acoustic solos is actually from a random video of John Mayer playing "Belief" backstage on an acoustic guitar. It's surprising to see how differently he approaches playing acoustic compared to playing electric
John is such a master of dynamics in both acoustic and electric. I do think that his acoustic work is giving his electric work a run for his money especially back in the day. At least he somewhat came back in Born and Raised with his “Americana” style but man I wish we could hear more. Of course who could forget Neon btw?
They're almost two different instruments, so you have to approach them differently if you want them both to sound good. Like bass; you can't just go at it like it's an electric because it'll sound shit!
@@samme79 I barely knew who John Mayer was (I'd heard "No Such Thing" on the radio a couple times), I just thought he sounded a bit like Dave Matthews (which is not necessarily a bad thing, to me). I got home one night and turned on the TV, and Carson Daly, of all people, had a show on NBC really late at night (I never could stomach Carson Daly, he just always seemed too smarmy to me....anyway, I digress), and John Mayer was his musical guest. So he comes out, alone, with his acoustic guitar, sits down, and proceeds to play the living CRAP out of "Neon." I was stunned. At that moment, I was like, "This kid is someone to watch," and I was so right. I feel he's a bit underrated. Not WAY underrated, just a bit.
I wish I found this video 5 months sooner XD to use these new techniques in the studio. In my band Belle Dame, before taking our chaotic bluesy song to the studio I never would have considered using an acoustic for the guitar solo. This was despite originally playing it in the park with the front man on acoustic guitars and when we play it live, we play electric. It just worked so well in the studio, the licks aren't complicated, nothing to flashy, just a great compliment to the accompaniment, jumping in and out of sync homorhythmically. This song is unreleased but keep an eye out for updates.
David Gilmour has a solo record from 1984? called 'About Face" the last track called 'Near the End' he does acoustic solo on outro that morph's perfectly into his signature electric sustain. check it out.
I'd add that there is more to be learned about acoustic guitar soloing by listening to acoustic blues artists like Robert Johnson or contemporary blues players like Steve James, Del Ray, or Mary Flowers. Also not mentioned is finger picking styles in which you thumb and fingers are acting independently.
I can understand the stigma surrounding acoustic solos, especially if you're the only one playing anything in a room. But I think in a band or harmony context, they can be really magical.
corrido 12 string solos sound so good
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In my opinion, every instrument should be able to solo. Even vocals. But of course, every instrument needs a different approach. This was a fantastic video to showcase that. To me, one of the best acoustic renditions is David Gilmour’s acoustic version of Shine on you crazy diamond.
Yeah when I saw the title of the video my first thought was “David Gilmour.” Tons of acoustic solos on his solo albums then on the Pink Floyd side shine on, coming back to life, and in my opinion the song with the best acoustic solo wish you were here.
was gonna mention Gilmour but you beat me to it
Yeah dude, appoach is a keyword there
Even viola (according to Frank Zappa in 'Bogus Pomp')
Triangle solo
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Two words: Tommy Emmanuel. Remember the first time you heard Victor Wooten play bass and went "wait, that can do THAT?" That's the acoustic guitar under Tommy's fingertips. What a monster player.
Just "Classical Gas" alone is enough to make you drop your teeth.
Paul Gilberts solo in "To be with you" is nice and fits the song super well.
Yep excellent solo
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Something strange then, I guess? Slash's solo on "Patience" is one of the first things that made me wanna actually play guitar. The emotion, the feel, that shit just hit me. \m/
Yeah great solos on it
John Mayer’s Queen of California solo in his acoustic video is a prime example of your “chord style solo”. Also Billy Strings is a master in Bluegrass acoustic soloing that I just discovered just somewhat recently
Love that you mentioned Tony Rice, he's an acoustic legend that a lot of acoustic players could look up to, plus the likes of Doc Watson and even Billy Strings to an extent
I think Billy Strings hasn't had enough time to shine as a creator despite his incredibly solid albums recently. But I think around 30 years from now or so there will be plenty of blue grass country players citing him as a big influence.
Yes my thoughts exactly!
I clicked this video and immediately went to the comments looking for this. If you're going to talk about acoustic guitar solos you'd better talk about Tony Rice.
Gotta get some Dave Rawlins in the mix.
I would also add percussiveness on the strings like rake, scrapes and double stop while mute one of the strings on acoustic, which can’t be replicated on electric because of the hollow body.
The greatest compliment I ever received was when a lady said I sounded like her old friend, Maury Meuhleisen. He was Jim Croce's lead player, and one of the reasons I took up the instrument. He combined folky finger-picking figures, almost a classical guitarist's (or a pianist's) way of combining melody and bass, and the most graceful string-bending you ever heard on the instrument. Choice cuts: "Operator," "I Got a Name," "One Less Set of Footsteps," "Time in a Bottle." A master, gone too soon in the plane crash that also took his friend and collaborator's life.
"I got a name" is one of my long term guitar goals, including that amazing solo. I'm still a total beginner, but someday maybe.
I'm a big Jim Croce fan. Never did learn the name of any of his musical collaborators, so thanks for introducing me to his guitarist.
@@robswystun2766 Interesting fact - the last song Croce ever recorded was "Salon and Saloon," which Meuhleisen wrote but did not play on.
DAMN. I just watched the "Operator" live vid a couple nights ago, and was thinking how perfectly complimentary his leads were with what Mr. Croce was doing. So that is a great compliment indeed. Tasteful! \m/
Yeah he’s one of my favorites and one of if not the most criminally underrated guitarists.
Mate since I've been watching your videos I've gotten much better thanks to you, I have been playing for 16 years and I haven't improved so much in such a short amount of time, so thank you man, love all your content!
Soloing on the acoustic guitar has always been fun
Really cool insights. I never thought of the acoustic electric dilemma that way. Learned something new from the samurai today
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This is a fantastic tutorial for so many people!!! I found this out on my own years back, and when I did, I felt like I had discovered something that none of my friends or influences were doing!
Got me with that title.... clickbaited me. I was all like "WTF?! There are great acoustic solos! What is he on about?!" So I stormed in ready to be offended. And then BAM!!! The bait and switch! A sweet vid with some great insights into filling out those acoustic solos. EXACTLY what I was looking for and didn't even know it. Awesome.
Some really cool acoustic solos that come to mind are in Byblos by Chicago and the unplugged version of Layla by Eric Clapton
Congrats on 1 Million Subs! Totally deserved. Makes me really happy to see you hit this milestone
There's one band that can do very straightforward acoustic solos in a way that work surprisingly well: Tenacious D.
No, seriously! Listen to the solo on their song "Kyle Quit The Band" for example. The solo is an acoustic guitar trading off licks with an electric, which sounds like would make the acoustic sound even tinier by comparison, but KG makes it work and sound incredibly awesome.
I really think this is an underappreciated part of their music, I haven't seen anyone pull off that kind of straight forward rock based acoustic soloing as well as them.
Rize of the Fenix has a beautiful acoustic solo too (not sure if it's in the music video version, gotta listen to the full 6-minute track)
Cuz kyle plays it hard asf
I fuck with the D
How 'bout the power...to move you?
For me I really like acoustic soloing because it shows how skilled they really are. If you can play good on acoustic then you can usually play REALLY good on eletric. Because you can hear every time they mess up their rhythm, their picking, their string bends ect. Personally I'd pick an acoustic over and eletric but that's just me.
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Yes!! So happy someone made a video about this!
Acoustic will always be my first love.
I do a lot of acoustic music often without other instruments, just with singers! I'm usually a fingerstyle player so I was comfortable with playing melodies incorporated with chords before these groups. I found it very useful to try and emulate this when using a pic if needed! Hold down the basics of the chord your soloing over and play your melody over top with whatever fingers you have left available! This allows you to play interesting melodies while still keeping the rhythm going :) hope somebody finds this useful :)
George Harrison’s nylon string guitar solos on “Till There Was You” and “And I Love Her” are simple, melodic and beautiful.
For the longest time I had no amp in my apartment so I spent my first year or two of paying my e-guitar unplugged, thanks to that, soloing on acoustic feels pretty natural to me
Def will try these out. I’ve been messing around with harmonics too. Favorite acoustic thing was the Math Rock Wonderwall cover. Love your work Sammy G!
Tip 6 is really my go to technique. I've learned to solo around chords by using inversions and suspensions. You can really make a solo stand out in your strum pattern just by moving one finger up or down a fret or two. Playing around with working non-chord tones into your strumming pattern sounds really great.
The first exception that came to mind was "Touch Peel and Stand" by Days of the New. That's got a pretty wicked acoustic solo.
It does?
@@Atlas_Mohler hell yeah. Check it out man.
I love that solo. Its got such a great rhythmic feel in line with the drummer and builds up to a tense dotted 8th note thing then he just let's loose for a bit amd its just great I really like it because its still a "wordy" solo at the end with a lot of notes but its done well
@@meeserbaker the 8th note bit is an electric solo played through an acoustic guitar. I just get really jazzed every time I hear it.
Days Of The New... Period!! They were so awesome!!
Thank you so much for putting your courses on sale Sammy G. I love your style.
Paul McCartney's acoustic solo on the Beatles song Mother Nature's Son is a shining example. His playing is super expressive.
The only thing I really don't like is acoustic bends tbh. I find they kind of fade away as you bend and don't have as much power as electric. Sidewinder by Avenged Sevenfold has a really cool acoustic solo at the end I'd recommend checking out.
Aw man I've always loved that outro! Always wanted to learn it someday myself.
You can't bend the same as on an electric, but that doesn't that it can't sound good in the right hands.
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Ever since I heard Kurt play Man who Sold the World and that simple yet awesome solo when I was 13, that was good enough. Acoustic solos are cool when done right
Congrats on 1M, Professor Samurai!
Hi, just wanted to say thank you for your continued uploading of videos. I don't play guitar too often these days but still retain an interest and I always find your videos the most engaging online. Your personality and attitude come across so well on this medium and your inventive topics and approaches result in an account that I value greatly. The k you and I hope you continue to do great things and live a happy life.
if youre a guitarist that hasnt heard any of doc watsons playing, i would recommend listening to some, such as deep river blues, docs guitar, and black mountain rag.
The chord solo idea stuck with me the most. I personally love acoustic solos but sometimes when I play them they feel empty and without shape. Especially if I'm playing note for note. Acoustics in my opinion are most fun when you're either strumming or fingerpicking. Adding a rhythm approach to acoustic solos by using chords sounds so gratifying. Looking forward to giving it a shot
congrats on 1 mil!!!
I love acoustic solos, especially from Stephen stills
Acoustic solos are gorgeous and so much fun to play. If you do a lot of bending just make sure you have light strings
A real game changer for me was to study classical and flamenco. These styles both use lots of open strings and drone notes, especially music that was composed with the guitar in mind.
For those thinking of getting into Bluegrass from a more rock background, I would suggest the band Nickel Creek, especially their later stuff. Sean Watkins is a killer guitar player.
Billy strings too 😁
My personal favorite bluegrass band is a smaller, local band called Pert Near Sandstone!
Was thinking about the song Out Of The Woods the moment I saw this video pop up.
@@joshfairbanks33 had to go listen again lol such a tasteful solo
I kinda misread it for nickelback creed
Great advice! Changed the solo in 'your decision' from Alice in Chains to play with open strings. And it sounds so much better on the acoustic. Thanks!
My favorite guitar solo of all time is hands down the solo in "Now" by Days of the New.
That entire album is acoustic rock at its finest, imo.
When I first saw the title of this video, my first thought was "What about Days of the New's first album?!" My first thought was "Touch, Peel, and Stand," but immediately, I thought,"The solo from 'Now' is so much better."
Indeed, one of the better examples of acoustic-styled hard rock available. You can tell they took a great deal of inspiration from Alice in Chains' 2 acoustic EPs. At least, it seems so to me.
Yeah, Days of the New pulled off acoustic rock better than anyone I've ever heard!
The open string idea is especially cool on bass, and its a fun challenge.
It's like you're in my mind lol I've always hated soloing on acoustic because it's hard to translate electric guitar techniques with am acoustic
Using an open string in a scale is known as la campanella in the classical world, meaning 'little bell', as the successive notes ring out like bells. A beautiful technique :)
la campanella
@@smorrow sure
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I'd just like to shine a light on the outrageous acoustic playing ( and soloing, naturally) on the live "Friday night in San Francisco" album by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucia. Leaving aside subjective aspects, it is arguably one of the best acoustic guitar live performances ever from the perspective of technique and execution.
No 2 is so true. I struggle with my acoustic guitar a lot. Then once I start to figure out how guitar works, I cut and lower the action a bit. Its so much easier to play now
Billy Strings.
Bluegrass acoustic solos are great!
Thanks for the video man! Found nothing quite like this online, it was really helpful, I´m used to electric guitar, agree to do a gig with an acoustic and it is a different thing, I was doing the Slash thing :S, thanks for the tips! Keep rocking!
Alongside Tony Rice, I recommend listening to Norman Blake, Doc Watson, and Clarance White for more bluegrass legends.
Yessss! Tony rice! I first heard him mentioned recently and they guy went on and on about how perfectly he play and there’s no filler garbage really so I had to give him a listen. It checks out. He’s a master. Love this video btw! Thanks again!
The reason I started thinking about acoustic guitar as a proper instrument was one piece (Blackbird) and one solo, and that one solo is on the track "Forever" by Kiss. The most magnificent, simple use of a major scale I've heard in my life, and I've heard a lot of music. It's a real treat.
You can keep it pretty simple and still end up with something really enjoyable--I often think of the studio version of Dylan's "Desolation Row," which has fairly basic acoustic fills all through it that sound great.
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Wow! For some reason I really like the bends you did on that acoustic more than the slides. I'm a big fan of sliding...
Imagine having Samurai as your teacher, u would be so comfortable and confident to ask questions. Lets just say...
He is definitely Canadian.
The acoustic solo in “year of the cat” is one of my favorite solos of any instrument
That's a nice one indeed!
Try using open triads to expand the range a little!
Never had an issue with acoustic solos since one of the first acoustic pieces I fell in love with was Extreme / Nuno Bettencourt's Midnight Express. Three minutes of some of the greatest soloing of all time on an acoustic.
Trains by Porcupine Tree. Amazing acoustic solo, probably my favorite.
Awesome song
The first one I thought of too. Probably the first acoustic solo I learned, and still probably my favorite.
Was just about to comment the same thing, it really is a magical solo
Great song!
Was gonna say this and Sentimental, SW knows how to do it for sure
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YESSS! Thank you for the shoutout to Tony Rice and bluegrass in general!
The best acoustic solo is on the song Touch, Peel, and Stand by Days Of The New. They are a great band👌🏻
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Another place you could look to for inspiration is Eastern European/Middle-Eastern music, because they play a lot of acoustic string instruments in styles that are kind of like constantly soloing.
Hey man, congrats on 1 million subscribers!!
Congrats on 1 million subs !
Willie Nelson is a great acoustic soloist, as is Jerry Garcia, and David hidalgo and Cesar Rojas of Los Lobos.
Good information. Good techniques. but - I'm not as concerned about filling in the spaces as I used to be. Overall, in recent years I prefer the natural guitar sound of acoustic and electric.
Sammy - I really enjoyed the bending tip. I try to force the bend on my acoustic and it never sounds great to me...I thought I just sucked at it. Not that you should avoid something you can't do well, but I really liked hearing how instead of bending you slid up to the note. Thanks for that I'm going to work that into my practicing
We definitely have room for acoustic solos! One band that mastered it and came in my mind is Sublime, in the song 'What I got'
You’re right in regards to how people approach the acoustic guitar all too often like an electric. It’s a much different discipline.
If anyone wants to hear a killer acoustic solo check out Bodas de Sanger by Pata Negra. Killer acoustic solo!
when I was a kid I always heard the guitar in songs I always wanted to play and it was actually the acoustic guitar solo in Forever by Kiss that tipped me over the edge to learn and now I've been playing and making guitars for 7 years now
One of my favorite acoustic solos is actually from a random video of John Mayer playing "Belief" backstage on an acoustic guitar. It's surprising to see how differently he approaches playing acoustic compared to playing electric
John is such a master of dynamics in both acoustic and electric. I do think that his acoustic work is giving his electric work a run for his money especially back in the day. At least he somewhat came back in Born and Raised with his “Americana” style but man I wish we could hear more. Of course who could forget Neon btw?
They're almost two different instruments, so you have to approach them differently if you want them both to sound good. Like bass; you can't just go at it like it's an electric because it'll sound shit!
@@samme79 I barely knew who John Mayer was (I'd heard "No Such Thing" on the radio a couple times), I just thought he sounded a bit like Dave Matthews (which is not necessarily a bad thing, to me).
I got home one night and turned on the TV, and Carson Daly, of all people, had a show on NBC really late at night (I never could stomach Carson Daly, he just always seemed too smarmy to me....anyway, I digress), and John Mayer was his musical guest. So he comes out, alone, with his acoustic guitar, sits down, and proceeds to play the living CRAP out of "Neon." I was stunned. At that moment, I was like, "This kid is someone to watch," and I was so right. I feel he's a bit underrated. Not WAY underrated, just a bit.
In open G with a bottle neck slide, on acoustic it's soooo cool !!!
One of my favourite acoustic guitar solos that really shines in the song context is Black Masquerade by Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore on guitar)
"Jeanne" by Leila Martial. Best acoustic guitar solo played on a marvelous tune. Period.
I think as long as the solo is short and sweet it'll sound great on an acoustic. Yours by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is a great example
I wish I found this video 5 months sooner XD to use these new techniques in the studio.
In my band Belle Dame, before taking our chaotic bluesy song to the studio I never would have considered using an acoustic for the guitar solo. This was despite originally playing it in the park with the front man on acoustic guitars and when we play it live, we play electric. It just worked so well in the studio, the licks aren't complicated, nothing to flashy, just a great compliment to the accompaniment, jumping in and out of sync homorhythmically.
This song is unreleased but keep an eye out for updates.
The solo in The Guitar by Guy Clark is definitely my favorite acoustic guitar solo ever. It's perfect imo.
I think another thing that helps is percussive playing to spice up your phrases, you'd be surprised how well a good chka chka helps
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Rise Against - Swing Life Away (the acoustic solo)
Dude that martin is just to gorgeous
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congrats on 1M!
David Gilmour has a solo record from 1984? called 'About Face" the last track called 'Near the End' he does acoustic solo on outro that morph's perfectly into his signature electric sustain. check it out.
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HAPPY 1 MIL SAMMYG
Days Of The New have some truly amazing acoustic solos
I'd add that there is more to be learned about acoustic guitar soloing by listening to acoustic blues artists like Robert Johnson or contemporary blues players like Steve James, Del Ray, or Mary Flowers. Also not mentioned is finger picking styles in which you thumb and fingers are acting independently.
“What I got” is the exception that proves the rule.
very insightful, thank you!
Congratulations on 1M subs Sammy G. 🙌
One in a Million GnR has one of the best solo's to every be written.
One of my favorite acoustic solos is from testament’s musical death. I feel like it perfectly combines a metal solo with spanish and flamenco elements