Triumph's "Rock 'n Roll Machine" solo

[Steve Savicki]

Is 2 finger tapping all that considering Rik Emmett was able to do the solo without using that technique? Heck, I could've sworn the two artists were the same when hearing the solo for the first time!

Did Rik have a special technique of his own?

[ThrillsNSpills]

this is all that

Don't know about rik Emmet but my fingers aren't happy with me for working on this move.

[Diamondjimi]

Re: Triumph's "Rock 'n Roll Machine" solo

Originally posted by Steve Savicki
Is 2 finger tapping all that considering Rik Emmett was able to do the solo without using that technique? Heck, I could've sworn the two artists were the same when hearing the solo for the first time!

Did Rik have a special technique of his own?

In Triumph's early days Rik was a major Jimmy Page fan. Go figure Rik's R&R Machine solo and Page's "Heartbreaker"solos are in G !
There is no tapping in either solos. only pull-offs.....
Had both solos nailed when I was 15. Fun stuff !

Thanks for the Holdsworth link Steve. He's the most under appreciated and scarriest guitarist on the face of the Earth !

[Steve Savicki]

Re: Re: Triumph's "Rock 'n Roll Machine" solo

Originally posted by diamondjimi
He's the most under appreciated and scarriest guitarist on the face of the Earth !

Straight from allmusic:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:995k8qztbtm4~T1

"Guitarist Allan Holdsworth is widely considered to be one of the finest instrumentalists in all of jazz fusion, yet has never truly received the recognition that he so rightfully deserves."

[BrownSound1]

Two handed tapping is the easy part of Ed's playing...it's all the other shit that is difficult.

[Diamondjimi]

EVH's phrasing is amazing. In tabliture , some of his licks look very
traditional blues/Clapton-ish. But it's the way he blazes through them
is what makes them unmistakably him.

[Steve Savicki]

Hey Brownie, do you have Triumph's solo nailed down?

[ThrillsNSpills]

Steve is there a link to this solo online.??

[Steve Savicki]

A list of their tabs is at http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/triumph_tabs.htm .

[ThrillsNSpills]

I've never heard the solo.

Have you a file of him playing it?

I'll tell ya if it's a bugger to do or not if you want.

[ThrillsNSpills]

by that I meant hard to play

[Steve Savicki]

So you picked up on the solo immediately?

[ThrillsNSpills]

No I've never heard the solo.
I was asking you to post a link to it so I could check it out, then tell you if it's hard to do.
I was curious to hear it.
I can't find it online.

[Steve Savicki]

Sorry, don't know any off the top of my head; I just did the search for "Triumph Rock and Roll machine solo tabs."