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Arash

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Andy McKee

i am pretty sure many of you know this guy already...but anyway, in case you don'r ...... he is amazing !!!!!

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Ron.M

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

Hey, pretty good stuff Arash..

But let's get this Forum back on track.

F*ck the fancy stuff....THIS is Bulerias guitar playing!

Listen to the applause of his simple thumb driven "solo" piece...

It's because it's El Arte!

cheers,

Ron

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 2 2012 19:47:45

Elie

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

yea Andy is a real great talent

I love Ewan

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 2 2012 19:57:18

lowden

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

http://www.candyrat.com/

You can find these guys and more here. Tabs available as well

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 3 2012 7:46:14

Munin

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

Didn't we have a thread on these guys just a couple weeks ago? Anyway, can't stand them.

For once I agree with Ron even if his response was meant in jest.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 3 2012 9:07:59

odinz

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Munin)

I dont have any real problems with them, but I am not really a fan either.

I have liked somestuff from Andy actually but...

He and other guitarist just seems sort of overrated, especially technically.
Not that it really matters either.. But I guess opinion can make him amazing, or dull.

That being said, I totally respect him still, hell I would even want to collaborate with him, and I also think he really does deserve to earn money doing what he does, I mean I really really think he deserves that.

He has a talent, thats for sure.

BTW Ron nice video!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 3 2012 14:12:43

Arash

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

Man i love stuff like this.
Simple but beautiful. I really don't care about how technically advanced this is. When it comes to this type of music, i really don't care.
I am really thinking about buying one of these Lakewoods and play fingerstyle (in Flamenco free moments

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2012 11:26:13

Ron.M

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

Hi Arash,

My favourite open tuning steel string sound is DADGAD as played by Bert Jansch (in 1966).
This is the song that influenced Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.

(solo bit starts at 1:26)

(Bert's voice takes a bit of getting used to

I like it myself.)

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2012 12:05:07

Arash

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Ron.M)

Hey Ron, this video is not available in Germany because of the F.ing GEMA organisation. Nearly half of music videos are not available here.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2012 12:12:36

orsonw

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Ron.M)

quote:

This is the song that influenced Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.

Blackwater side=Black mountain side:

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2012 12:57:18

Ricardo

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

since we are on off topic acoustic guitar players, here is one of my favorite rock players when was a teen. Watching it now, I still think he has great "soniquete", and this tune in 3/4 mostly (there is a little spot in 4/4) has a lot of cool contra accents and stuff, even though it is mainly rock.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2012 14:11:18

Arash

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Ricardo)

Nuno Bettencourt...wasn't he the lead guitarist of a band called extremist or something like that ?

My teen time: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Vinni moure, Tony MCAlpine, a heavy metal band called Europe (loved them)..... i remember always going to a local record shop and looking for new E-guitar solo lps (or cool metal stuff)...
Sometimes i miss my Ibanez and Mashall Amp...and those little BOSS effect processors on the ground...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2012 14:48:52

ralexander

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

Andy is a great guy - I was fortunate to study with him for a weekend, and it was a pleasure seeing him play up close. He is composing some very interesting stuff IMO.

And he can hang with the metal dudes

Does some pretty badass covers as well:

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2012 15:51:48

laughing_stock

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RE: Andy McKee (in reply to Arash)

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Man me too if it weren't so hard on the nails. I'd buy a breedlove though. Alex deGrassi (early stuff) and Micheal Hedges are my favorite players in this genre.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 30 2012 6:35:07