Gus G Interview and Lesson

[Va Beach VH Fan]

IMO, the jury is still out on this guy, but stumbled upon this....

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146951

OZZY OSBOURNE/FIREWIND Guitarist GUS G.'s GUITAR WORLD Guitar Lesson - Sep. 30, 2010
OZZY OSBOURNE/FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. discusses his influences, getting his current gig and shows you how to play the Ozzy track "Let Me Hear You Scream" in this exclusive lesson from Guitar World magazine. Check out part 1 below.

Gus G.'s new instructional DVD for Rock House, "Lead & Rhythm Techniques", will be released on October 17. In this program, Gus reveals the secrets that have propelled him into the guitar stratosphere and shows you how to incorporate them into your playing. Learn the natural minor and Phrygian major scales, patterns, scale sequences and full neck runs he uses to take control of the fret board to form soulful leads that rip into shred masterpieces. Learn diminished sweep and chromatic arpeggios, emotional bending techniques and how to create a minor 3rd harmony lead. Gus reveals the chords, voicings, syncopated, pivoting staccato, interval, and clean picked rhythms that form the foundation of his style. He analyzes many of his FIREWIND leads and song structures complete with full band backing tracks that you can use the apply what you learn.

DVD includes:

* More than 40 lessons
* 46-page interactive tab book you print from DVD
* Free lifetime web membership for online support
* Behind-the-scenes photos and video
* Interview, live performances & more
* iPod-ready video

Language: English
Length: 120 minutes
Zones: The DVD is zoned to play anywhere in the world

[jhale667]

Actually pretty cool to see him do that wacky intervalic thing he starts the "Let Me Hear You Scream" solo. VA ...feel free to put this in Gear Street if you wanna, dude...

[GAR]

He seems more mature than Zakk when he first joined Ozzy.

[ELVIS]

He's pretty good, kinda like Jake Zakk and Randy all rolled into one...

He's not the Musician Randy was, but he did his homework learing the material...

[ELVIS]

I hope they let him help compose the next album...

[ELVIS]

[binnie]

I don't really hear an individual stamp on his playing - could be anyone playing the really fast, technical stuff. Maybe he'll develop it as time progresses...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Actually pretty cool to see him do that wacky intervalic thing he starts the "Let Me Hear You Scream" solo.

I have no fucking clue what you just said....

[GAR]

.. the only youtube I perform in

[jhale667]

I don't really hear an individual stamp on his playing - could be anyone playing the really fast, technical stuff. Maybe he'll develop it as time progresses...

I'd agree with that statement. He's good -no doubt- but not great, y'know? And the tunes were pretty much done when he got the gig, so maybe if Ozzy continues to release studio albums, he'll take it to another level when HE starts writing the tunes. Y'know, if they LET him.

I have no fucking clue what you just said....

Sorry, guess I'm guilty of assuming the casual reader here has (like me, lol) a basic grasp of music theory (but forgot for a sec it was in House of Music, NOT Gear St...oopsie)....

Hmm...lemme see here...the opening lick (phrase, whatevs) is this descending octave pattern based on some sort of pattern based on intervals...


Nah, that didn't really simplify it, huh? Mmmm...beer.

[jhale667]

Gear Street...Bi-partisan, non-denominational.

He's pretty good, kinda like Jake Zakk and Randy all rolled into one...

He's not the Musician Randy was, but he did his homework learing the material...

IMO he's more like Zakk and Jake rolled into one, since he'd apparently hadn't heard the Randy versions of the tunes prior to getting the gig...he kinda sounded like a Zakk clone in the first clips I saw, but I'd be interested to hear his interpretations of the material now that he's had a chance to discover the master.

[ELVIS]

Japanese bonus track...

[Diamondjimi]

IMO he's more like Zakk and Jake rolled into one, since he'd apparently hadn't heard the Randy versions of the tunes prior to getting the gig...he kinda sounded like a Zakk clone in the first clips I saw, but I'd be interested to hear his interpretations of the material now that he's had a chance to discover the master.

Since Randy's passing Ozzy's music has lacked some originality and the classical undertones of Randy's approach to writing. (which I thought put his first 2 albums head and shoulders above most). It'd be cool to see Gus lock into Randy's approach to writing music other than simply churning out riffs that are similar to what other bands of today would write....

[jhale667]

Since Randy's passing Ozzy's music has lacked some originality and the classical undertones of Randy's approach to writing. (which I thought put his first 2 albums head and shoulders above most). It'd be cool to see Gus lock into Randy's approach to writing music other than simply churning out riffs that are similar to what other bands of today would write....

Exactly, exactly.

[ELVIS]

Here is a good Gus interview...