Shrapnel guys that kept growing musically

[Donnie B.]

I could name a bunch but it'll be more fun if ya get one pick per post.

This guy humbles me probably as much as anyone these days

Then:


Couple decades later: (FF to 1:50 for the solo)

 

[marvcus]

Funny story about Brett Garsed. Around 1998, my buddy and I met up in LA. We did a tour of all the guitar shops, Mesa Hollywood, etc.

I was trying to find EVHs house, and my friend was big into Brett at the time. He kept mentioning him and was playing some of his stuff while we were there.

One day, we happened upon Musicians Institute and he said Brett was teaching there and wanted to check it out. We literally open up one of the first doors and some guy introduced himself to another guy, “Hi , I’m Brett Garsed.” I laughed and I think my friend passed out.

 

[John 14:6]

Vinnie Moore, Jason Becker, Tony MacAlpine and Paul Gilbert come to mind. I took lessons from Darren Housholder and he is Shrapnel guy who can play anything

 

[sivad]

Paul Gilbert is the only one I have listened to in yrs from any of that Shrapnel bunch.

 

[stratjacket]

Yep, good list. Tony Macalpine, Paul Gilbert and Vinnie Moore were the ones I was thinking of. Tony Macalpine’s Death of Roses album a couple years ago is completely badass, give it a listen if you haven’t. Heavy, melodic, awesome chops.

 

[panhead]

Kotzen

 

[Donnie B.]

Kotzen

Thought his Shrapnel debut was the scariest of them all.
And then he kept going and going.

 

[John 14:6]

I can't believe that I forgot Greg Howe.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Joey Tafolla caught the tail end of it but the dude was already playing with swing and all sorts of tasty chops. Wasn't Blues Saraceno also a Shrapnel guy? Both guys can still kick all sorts of ass and swing their asses all over the place phrasing wise.

 

[John 14:6]

Joey Tafolla caught the tail end of it but the dude was already playing with swing and all sorts of tasty chops. Wasn't Blues Saraceno also a Shrapnel guy? Both guys can still kick all sorts of ass and swing their asses all over the place phrasing wise.

Blues was not a Shrapnel artist as far as I know.

 

[Gitfiddler]

Michael Lee Firkins. Went from a whammy slide technique to actual slides. I like all of his work

 

[mystixboi]

Kotzen for sure.... he's grown so much musically since the first album. i heard in a recent podcast that Jason Becker actually produced his first album. pretty wild

 

[Devin]

Kotzen for sure.... he's grown so much musically since the first album. i heard in a recent podcast that Jason Becker actually produced his first album. pretty wild

You can tell haha....the production on that album was abysmal

Electric Joy was amazing though Fever Dream was solid too

 

[mystixboi]

You can tell haha....the production on that album was abysmal

Electric Joy was amazing though Fever Dream was solid too

yeah it was... can't really listen to it. =)

 

[bigviolin]

Blues was not a Shrapnel artist as far as I know.

Yeah, I think his debut came out on the short lived Guitar For The Practicing Musician label.

Didn't Michael Lee Firkins carve out a career post Schapnel?

 

[Exo-metal]

I took leassons from Becker, he smokes anyone who ever signed with that label by a country mile....

 

[thenine]

Kotzen for me

 

[Exo-metal]

Maybe u need to listen to Jason again....

 

[Donnie B.]

You can tell haha....the production on that album was abysmal

Gotta agree.

 

[Metalhex]

Shawn Lane. Lol not a single mention of YJM, rightly so.