But by imaginatively combining, extending and refining these techniques, Eddie Van Halen created a minute and 42 seconds of music that turned everybody’s head while raising the bar in terms of rock virtuosity. Van Halen’s techniques in this song were not new: tapping, fast single-line playing and rapid picking, use of “classical sounding” music, and dive-bomb vibrato-arm swoops were all employed by previous guitarists.

'He was a mesmerising performer,' writes Townshend. Since picking up a guitar at the age of thirteen, Andy has made his mark as an. Jimi Hendrix cradles his Rickenbacker on a first meeting with The Who in 1967. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists. According to him, the two songs-“Running with the Devil” and “Eruption”-illustrate the range of Van Halen’s guitar mastery and his legacy: Andy Summers, guitarist of The Police, composer, photographer and author. This list of guitarists includes notable musicians, known principally for their guitar playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. In an opinion article for CNN, rock historian John Covach writes that behind the musician’s “blistering guitar solos” was an “exceptional musical gift and keen pop intelligence.”Ĭovach, who is the director of the University of Rochester’s Institute for Popular Music, a professor of music in the Department of Music, and a professor of theory at the Eastman School of Music, analyzes the opening tracks of the band’s self-titled 1978 debut album. Eddie Van Halen, the lead guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, died earlier this week after a battle with cancer. John Petrucci is best known as the guitarist, producer, lyricist and founding member of the Grammy Award Winning progressive metal band Dream Theater as.

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