RIP Harvey Korman

Who Are You

One of my fave movies -

Uncle Ernie

Acid Queen - I love the base line in that tune!

Rain Champagne

T, maybe some of these remedies in the vids can cure yer cold? :-)

Hi um Joe? If its possible to talk to him or not? i dont know. im 14 and been playing guitar for about a year and i preformed a concert at a local comedy club and i was wondering, when you soloing to a song, how do you keep momentum and not fall apart? because i started out fine but then i sounded horrible. :( anyways.. yeah. im new to your site and its really cool! all the pictures is an awesome touch to the site. : ) soo.. yeah. umm... i cant think of anything else. sooo see you in the chatroom sometimes? i guess? i dont know.

-CT

Cheese - welcome home , I like your pics. My favorite is the awesome shot of Stu. Glad you had fun!!!

To Tuesdayschild : Wow - two JS Guitars for the boys ! Well they deserve it and I hope they turn into Great Guitarists. I see you also like Revelation - this is a cool song, just what you need in the morning to get awake. Hope to see you soon on this site and take care !

to Flip-jsx, luckily although my kids have access to those two guitars at their Grans house - at our own house we have another couple, 'no names' as my sons proudly tell people (they think that that must make them extra special)

So we're all a bit musical, I've been playing piano for years took lessons up to Grade 4 and I've been strumming out a few chords on my acoustic too - and last year I took up the bass, and loving that - its the most enjoyable instrument I've found so far. But it's also sparked a re-interest in the guitar, since it's pretty much the same thing apart from the extra two strings. (ok so there are other differences I know)

I have a question regarding all of that for anyone who would like to help me out here.

Unfortunatly I didn't listen to my piano theory and now I'm stuck with tunes being in a particular 'key' and I think that means a root note with a scale of other notes in a predefined order...pentatonic scale maybe? I've found an online diagram and will be working on it.

From fiddling about with the bass I've figured out some scales (without realising it) and tried to improve the fluidity of my playing. And speed.

But I've been frazzled by Wikipedias explanation of scales and modes (modes!! what the hell are they?).

loll - I've just scrolled up and seen your reference to Joes 'Guitar Secrets', I'll be checking that out too online.

I am busy writing about my tour....

but its taking lots of time with only a dinner hour to do it in

lovely to meet

Maximagnet (again)

Joe Satrini (at long last)

NJBeast and Girl

Carlos Yabrudy

962 (at long last)

john & sylv

Joe Satriani, Jeff, Mike Manning, John, Mike, Emi, Jeff and Paul Gilbert!

Shame I missed

Anibur

Loll

Tuvster

boo hoo....maybe next time!

Tuesdaychild- If your just looking to play withiut all the blah blah blah, you should check out a book called Monster Scales and Modes by Dave Celentano

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Scales-Modes-Dave-Celentano/dp/0931759595

This book is extremly easy to understand, has all the scales and modes, as well as some exotic ones in the back of the book.

When I first heard songs like Flying in a Blue Dream and Time Machine I couldnt wrap my mind around how Satch was getting the guitar to sound like that; It sounded so foreign.

After someone told me these songs were based of something called a "Lydian mode" I got this book turned to the Lydian mode page, Found the key of the song by ear by using the 6th string as the root, looked at the pretty scale diagram and was able to play right along with it.

Many thanks Achoo I've just bought it online, it you're right it was cheap, cheaper than say....a burger!!

So since I needed to get my free delivery out of it I bought Joe Satriani's Guitar Secrets, and a Dream Theatre album while I was at it...so there's my retail therapy for today. I can't wait til they arrive.

Ola Satchland ! !

I know it must be super duper top secret, but has anyone caught wind of how much the "Satchurator Pedal" is going to cost? I'd like to start saving now...lol..

ZuperDave, yep....$119-$129, Guitar Center has it priced at $129 to pre-order.

If anyone is looking for GUITAR LESSONS - go to the best - Dave Weiner and subscribe to his channel Riff Of The Week on youtube.

:-)

Hey Joe and Band,

yesterday i was the thirdtime on your concert in Germany, Filharmonie Filderstadt. Your show was excellent as ever, top guitar professionality at its best.

My question: have you on tour your own man on the mixer or from the company which build up the PA ?

Sorry, sorry, but the sound was very very bad yesterday. The bassdrum and bass in deepest it punches all down. We stand near the Mixerarea in the middle of the hall. Your very fine and acribic phrases could not be recognized as well in the overload of the PA. I thought, the mixerman has taken the Heavymetall-Preset for your very fine guitarmusic. It was very sad, not to enjoy whole of details. In 2002 in Tuttlingen, Hohnberg, there was a little bit smaller PA, but with a better resolution and without the heavy overloads.

I hope you can have a look on this things in future.

I wish you a sucessful tour and a lot of fun in germany.

Greats

Tuesdayschild You got the book already!? Cool. Understand though you're not gonna be Satch overnight. It takes a minute to get your ears to tune in to the way the different notes sound in each scale and which ones sound good together.Goin' about it this way (without kearning to read music), there is a LOT of trial and error involved. This book is basically like a blueprint or road map that will help cut down on unnecessary errors

Like I said, when I first got this book I already knew a thing or two about scales and their application.

One more thing that might compliment that book is if you invest in a metronome so as not fall a victim to gazing aimlessley at the black dots. You can do things such as challenge yourself to play all the notes in x scale in x amount of mesures or make up.stretching exercises that focus on timing and dexterity.

If you need any further help with that book dont be afraid to click on my name and send an email....