| Just phoned up Eddie...he sez tickets are not in yet, so I was advise
to call back in two weeks when they would probably be in. Wasn't
able to reserve them now.
I missed Gilbert in NH ... everyone said he was the best, so I wouldn't
miss out on this clinic for anything!!!!
Buck
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| I have been trying to get Eddie to set up something for us
since November. They originally said they would like to
get a guy named Youngblood (from Roland) to come in and
do a demo, however this guy is in big demand.
I wonder if this will be limited to Ibanez guitars and
effects, or if it will cover other equipment as well.
Mark
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| I went to this clinic Saturday night. I noticed Bill Buckley was
also there. The place was pretty well packed, with about half of
the people (myself included) standing. Paul started off by telling
us that he has just finished with Racer X and has a new band in
the works called "Mr. Big". He warmed up along with some sequenced
backup, and sounded great. He was using a black Ibanez 760 guitar
with hot-pink f-holes painted on. His rig consisted of a single
ADA MP1 pre-amp, in a rack with other effects, including a HushII,
and 2 Marshall slant cabs. He says that he also uses a Metaltronix
preamp.
The "Clinic" part consisted of about an hour of Paul showing us his
"boring guitar licks" which incorporate alternate picking techniques,
and 3 note/string scales, and arpeggios. The techniques are simple enough
and quite useable, but getting them up to his level of speed and
proficiency could take years.
The clinic was followed by a question and answer session.
After the clinic ended, they gave out a few prizes. First of all
they gave out 8 posters, then about 10 tee-shirts. Since I have
never won anything in my life, and neither were overly exciting,
I wasn't too dissipointed not to win one. The last prize was a
copy of the Paul Gilbert video (which they had placed on sale for
$39, normally $45), and guess what, I won !! I was sort of wondering
how I was going to remember all those licks (since they didn't have
enough copies to go around). The video covers pretty much the same
material he did Saturday, with lots of clowning around in between.
For instance, his first guitar trick is to pull a rabbit from behind
his guitar, while his beautiful assistant stands by. His second
guitar trick is to wrap his guitar in a strait jacket and then his
guitar magically escapes. Pretty cornball, but it breaks up the
monotany, and gives you time to get down the licks before he goes
into more new stuff.
Overall, a pretty good video, and the best part....It was free !!!!!
Mark
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