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I have been given the job of listening to some guitar
solos, choosing my 3 favorites, and writing my
opinions of them. So here we go.
My favorites are:
- "Fuz_Meets_the_herd" by Bosch
- "Chase" by Joris Bos
- "Funky fingers" by Boudewijn
Bosch gets right to the point and lays down some
serious rock-fusion licks in the first few seconds.
His tone reminds me of John Scofield, but with some
metal influences in the distorted guitar sound. I
really like his mix of picking and legato sounds, and
his choice of notes is really interesting. The second
half of the solo is more Steve Vai-ish with some fast
runs and Vai-ish phrases. And then, having said what
he needed to say, Bosch quits while he's ahead and
let's the bass solo take it to the finish.
MP3: Fuz_meets_the_Herd - Bosch
Joris Bos has the best and LOUDEST guitar sound of any
of these solos. I also love his vibrato. And that's
IMPORTANT. If I needed another guitarist for a touring
band, I'll probably pick Joris because of the clarity
and power of his playing and tone and his awesome
vibrato.
He's not as flashy as the other guys, but I love the
sound of his fingers.
MP3: Chase - JorisBos
Boudewijn starts off with some safe but good funk
rhythm, then adds a melody with a kind of thin
auto-wah sound. I didn't have great expectations after
this, but wait... then a killer metal solo comes out
of nowhere! Great tone, phrasing, vibrato, super clean
licks. Wow! Uh-oh, then it's back to the duck-call
sound. then a fantastic fusion section and some
masterful licks worked out to go with the bass guitar
solo. This guy plays really well, he just needs to
stick the good stuff at the beginning of the song to
get the listener's attention.
MP3: Funky fingers - Boudewijn
So who do I choose to win the Pod?
I'm going to go with Bosch. He put his good stuff at
the beginning and got my attention with just one
listen. Joris and Boudewijn are fantastic guitarists
as well, and the more I listened to them, the more
depth and musicality I found. But Bosch hooked me
immediately, so I have to go with my first impression.
I hope all you guys keep playing guitar and have lots
of fun and success!
Thank you,
Paul
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Wouter Bosch, gefeliciteerd met je nieuwe aanwinst! De POD XT is ter beschikking gesteld door
Guitar Center in Wierden. Joris Bos en Boudewijn winnen de tweede resp. derde prijs, te weten een verrassingspakket met de nieuwste CD van Paul Gilbert (Acoustic samurai), set Elixir snaren, GitaarNet T-shirt en Line 6 T-shirt.
Benieuwd naar de andere deelnemers?
Hier de 10 nummers (MP3's) die uitgekozen waren door de forum-jury:
1. Backingtrack (original)
2. Riffcontest - Frank Schiphorst
3. Chase - JorisBos
4. Leaves are falling - Stratman 70
5. Motherfunker -Shaggy
6. Gert-Jan - Gert-Jan
7. Fuz_meets_the_Herd - Bosch
8. Funky fingers - Boudewijn
9. Cookiemonster - Charlie45
10. Partytime - Bouke
11. Only In Your Head-Segers
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Paul Gilbert is onder gitaristen vooral bekend om zijn onvoorstelbare 'chops' en techniek. Hij speelde in de bands Racer X en Mr. Big, maar concentreert zich tegenwoordig meer op zijn solowerk.
Zie ook: www.paulgilbert.com
Klik hier voor een indruk van zijn carriere.
Klik hier voor een eerder interview met hem op GitaarNet over Razer X.
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