Guitar Villains

I Got Paul Reed Smith to Play THE FORBIDDEN RIFF

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the guitar luthier Paul Reed Smith. Thanks to American Musical Supply for sponsoring the show. Use code Tyler10 for a great deal: https://bit.ly/ShopAMERICANMUSICALdotCOM [https://bit.ly/ShopAMERICANMUSICALdotCOM] Sign up for the PRS Music School [https://bit.ly/PRSMusSch] Part of ticket proceeds go to Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Guitars given away to random students 8/9, international included. 0:00 - Introduction 4:15 - Paul’s supervillain alter-ego 11:20 - Burning Questions 14:30 - The YouTube effect 16:25 - “Guitars are the violins of our day” 18:06 - Paul’s thoughts on THE FORBIDDEN RIFF 24:17 - The Paul Reed Smith Music School 32:07 - Unfiltered Q&A 33:50 - Single cut or Double cut? 38:35 - How to build a truly beautiful guitar 41:01 - Paul’s opinion on other popular guitar brands 46:21 - The PRS Artist roster 51:20 - Paul screamed at Eric Johnson 52:23 - Paul’s supervillain advice Join Guitar Super System today: http://guitarsupersystem.com [http://musiciswin.com/]

St. Vincent Doesn't Need a Berklee Degree to Win Grammys or Shred Guitar

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the St. Vincent guitar sorceress, Annie Clark. Thanks to American Musical Supply for sponsoring the show. Use code Tyler9 for a great deal. https://bit.ly/SaveOnGear [https://bit.ly/SaveOnGear] 0:00 - Introduction 1:40 - Annie's opinion about Berklee and music college in general 4:15 - The REAL origin of the name ‘St. Vincent’ 7:10 - Annie’s supervillain alter-ego 11:18 - Burning Questions 17”07 - Name Those Notes 17:40 - Perfect pitch versus relative pitch 19:50 - Annie’s manual whammy bar effect 21:00 - Led Zeppelin’s influence on St. Vincent 23:36 - Annie’s favorite guitar riff she wrote 27:10 - Annie talks about the brilliance of Metallica rhythm guitar parts 30:38 - The new St. Vincent guitar approach 35:08 - “I don’t love it when the guitar sounds like a guitar” 38:36 - St. Vincent’s influence on my guitar playing 39:30 - The MusicMan St. Vincent signature guitar 45:18 - The art of improvisation on guitar 47:53 - Songwriting tips from a Grammy-winning songwriter 51:50 - Annie’s supervillain advice Check out St. Vincent on YouTube [https://youtu.be/VQ9iAlm-sJ8] Follow St. Vincent on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/st_vincent/] Join Guitar Super System today: http://guitarsupersystem.com [http://musiciswin.com/]

Kyle Gass on the Best Tenacious D song, Tom Morello's "gimmick" & if Rock is Dead

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the Tenacious D 6-string maestro, Kyle Gass. Thanks to American Musical Supply for sponsoring the show. Use code Tyler8 for a great deal. http://bit.ly/PickOfSavingsHere [http://bit.ly/PickOfSavingsHere] 0:00 - Introduction 2:55 - Kyle’s supervillain alter-ego 4:25 - Burning Questions 8:50 - Kyle’s thoughts on Tom Morello 13:20 - Name Those Notes 14:16 - Kyle’s recorder-playing prowess 15:45 - The beauty of 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures 17:30 - Kyle’s best songwriting tip 18:35 - The truth about Tenacious D’s “Tribute” 21:44 - Is rock dead? 25:49 - The best Tenacious D song 27:57 - Jack Black’s songwriting style 28: 58 - Kyle Gass is going solo 32:34 - Kyle was a child prodigy… or… he wasn’t 34:44 - Kyle’s guitar approach 36:52 - Jack Black is a vocal savant 39:55 - The knifing at a Tenacious D show 42:12 - Kyle’s supervillain advice Kyle's brand new song, 'Vaccinated' [https://youtu.be/ydedLa433q0] Follow Kyle on social media [https://linktr.ee/kylegass] Join Guitar Super System today: http://guitarsupersystem.com [http://musiciswin.com/]

Lari Basilio on Bending the G String the "Wrong" Way and the 'Ibanez Generation'

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the instantly recognizable Lari Basilio. Thanks to American Musical Supply for sponsoring the show. Use code Tyler7 for a great deal on your next purchase! http://bit.ly/GearSavingsStartHere [http://bit.ly/GearSavingsStartHere] Lari's guest solo on "Reverie" [https://youtu.be/eGAnk7szsuI] Follow Lari on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/larissabasilio] Follow Lari on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/laribasilio/] 0:00 - Introduction 3:40 - Lari’s supervillain alter-ego 6:40 - Burning Questions 8:34 - Name Those Notes 9:35 - What does it take to be successful in the studio? 13:04 - How does phrasing work? 17:30 - JamTrack Central is the Shrapnel Records of the YouTube era 20:59 - Lari’s unique G bending technique 24:52 - The Ibanez LB1 and its origin 32:50 - The future of social media for guitar players 35:30 - Lari quit being a lawyer to play guitar 37:10 - Lari’s Brazilian roots 39:38 - The effect of the Ibanez generation 44:20 - Lari’s supervillain advice Check out Guitar Super System: http://guitarsupersystem.com [http://guitarsupersystem.com]

Mark Lettieri on the Art of Baritone Guitar and Perfect Rhythm

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the funk master Mark Lettieri. Thanks to American Musical Supply for sponsoring the show. Use code Tyler6 for a great deal. http://bit.ly/SaveOnGearNow [http://bit.ly/SaveOnGearNow] 0:00 - Introduction 3:15 - Collecting lanyards is an addiction 4:20 - Mark’s guitar villain alter-ego 8:27 - Burning Questions 10:30 - Name Those Notes 11:43 - Gospel moves on guitar 14:20 - Chord solos with melodic development 16:45 - When you know a guitarist by one note 18:45 - The art of baritone guitar 26:29 - Mark’s songwriting approach 27:50 - The PRS Fiore 33:15 - Tonewood is real 35:30 - The strangest tour moment of Mark’s life 37:49 - Mark likes beer 41:30 - Mark raises monarch butterflies 44:32 - The hardest and easiest thing about guitar 48:50 - Mark’s supervillain advice Mark and my video on FUNK [https://youtu.be/KLicOA7wlhI] Check out Mark Lettieri [https://www.marklettieri.com] Join Guitar Super System today: http://guitarsupersystem.com [http://musiciswin.com/]