Guitar Tricks Insider March / April Issue | Page 18

To get your skills together you ’ ve got to know the fretboard and work on your chops . Those things you study and do alone . But for getting a sound together , you ’ ve got to start with what thrills your ears . You start by listening to the sounds of other players . This is what we asked Brian May , what guitar sounds have knocked you out ?
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To get your skills together you ’ ve got to know the fretboard and work on your chops . Those things you study and do alone . But for getting a sound together , you ’ ve got to start with what thrills your ears . You start by listening to the sounds of other players . This is what we asked Brian May , what guitar sounds have knocked you out ?

I ’ II never forget when I first heard The Who “ My Generation .” It was on a tiny radio and me and my friend raced out and bought the thing and played it over and over again . To me it was that sort of enormous clang that killed me . That was one of my moments . There ’ s a few of the Who ’ s early records which were like that . For lead sounds I would say Jeff Beck . Jeff hates this record “ Hi-Ho Silver Lining .” Apparently he was pushed
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