Guitar World: April 2006 - Learn to Satch Boogie

Although I have never really been a big Satriani fan, nobody can deny that he is an amazing guitarist. The subtitle of this month’s Guitar World reads “He taught Kirk Hammett & Steve Vai… and now he teaches you!” That’s pretty exciting if you ask me because all three of those are some crazy guitar players.

This issue really is focused on the guitar solo. Each article has some relation to that underlying theme and if you can master everything this issue has to offer you will be a better player because of it.

Superhero

Joe Satriani talks about his new album and gives us some tips on how to write rock solos. He stresses playing slowly to learn and that its not always what you play, but how you play it. He says “if you pick every note identically in an absolutely plain way, the succession of notes will not sound very interesting.” The article has 22 different tabbed learning licks with audio on the CD to accompany them.

Boogie Man

Joe Satriani gives a step by step walk through of playing his 1987 hit Satch Boogie.

Reinventing the Steel

Trivium talks about being accepted by the elders of thrash, playing with ex-Pantera members (RIP Dime), the necessity for guitar solos, and their upcoming album The Crusade.

Young Guns

An interview and harmonizing solo lesson with Trivium’s Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu

Magazine also includes the following articles:

The Cover Story: Randy Rhoads - Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne’s Guitar Genius!

The tribute is actually a series of articles that give a rounded overview of Randy’s career and his tragic demise.

Randy Rhoads & Ozzy Osbourne

A dove, a bat, an airplane. Launching his solo career with guitarist Randy Rhoads, Ozzy Osbourne found both fortune and tragedy in the form of flying objects.

The Diary of a Madman Tour

In an excerpt from his forthcoming autobiography, bassist Rudy Sarzo recalls his crazy life on the road with Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and assorted midgets and meats.

Randy Rhoads: The Quiet Riot Years

Kelly Garni recalls his wild-and-crazy teenage years with Randy Rhoads, his best friend and Quiet Riot band mate. Plus: A special pictorial of artifacts from Kelly Garni’s personal collection of Randy Rhoads memorabilia; and the night Randy Rhoads met Eddie Van Halen.

The Making of Blizzard of Ozz

Producer Max Norman describes the recording of the album that launched Ozzy Osbourne’s solo career and made Randy Rhoads a guitar god.

Poster of the Month

Side one: Randy Rhoads, Side two: Atreyu.

Betcha Cant Play This

Doug Doppler plays a two bar tapping lick.

All of that and much more in March 2006’s Guitar World.

Posted Saturday, April 15th, 2006 at 9:42 pm under Magazines.

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