what technique is Satriani using?

Brucehum · #1 October 18th, 2007

Hello friends!

I was wondering, what technique is this which Satriani uses in Midnight:
Youtube - Satriani - Midnight

He is playing with his right hand in the neck too, just a bit lower than his right hand.

Has this got some standard name, or is it one of his things?

Stratrat · #2 October 18th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Brucehum

...He is playing with his right hand in the neck too, just a bit lower than his right hand.

Has this got some standard name, or is it one of his things?

I've most commonly heard it referred to as "tapping" or "double-tapping". It's not a 'Satriani thing', per se - many guitarists utilize it. The most prolific one that comes to my mind is Eddie Van Halen, although there are plenty others also.

__tsidewinder__ · #3 October 18th, 2007

Stratrat is right.

Heres a link, it might help.

Tapping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

eXperiment63 · #4 October 18th, 2007

That would be tapping... Some of the more advanced tapping. I've seen Satch, Vai, and Buckethead use that style of tapping a bit... Not many others though.

GT · #5 October 18th, 2007

Thats not a hard thing to play. There are so many great guitarists that could tap technically harder stuffs.

Van Halen is a joke near Stanley Jordan. Why?
See this....please yourself:

YouTube - stanley jordan

He have "The Touch"

I know your gonna ask for the name of the song: "Street Talk"

SprayTech · #6 October 18th, 2007

Stanley has been doing it a LONG time , he is one of the first I seen way back in the late 70's or very early 80's on the Michael Douglas Show , and Johnny Carson show when he was just a kid .

Kirk Lorange · #7 October 18th, 2007

I saw Stanley when he came out to do a clinic in Sydney, way back in the late 80's I believe it was. He's an incredible player, that's for sure, but (GT) I wouldn't call EVH a 'joke'. Eddie is (at least was ... I can't vouch for him these days) a wonderful player too, in his genre. Technique means nothing if the end result -- the music -- doesn't cut it. Eddie paved the way for many that followed.

Brucehum · #8 October 19th, 2007

I'm discovering lots of 'new' artists (new for me), such as Stanley, Ben Lacey, etc. This is one of the great things of this forum.

I hope with practice and in time (a long time) I'll be able to play almost like them.

coldethyl · #9 October 19th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Kirk Lorange

He's an incredible player, that's for sure, but (GT) I wouldn't call EVH a 'joke'. Eddie is (at least was ... I can't vouch for him these days) a wonderful player too, in his genre. Technique means nothing if the end result -- the music -- doesn't cut it. Eddie paved the way for many that followed.

Very true!!

scott58 · #10 October 19th, 2007

Good thread. I've been listening to alot of Satriani's stuff lately. It will be years before I even attempt some of it. I guess that's why they call some of these guys guitar gods. Some of them are what we all aspire to be. I'll probably never be 20% they player most of them are, but my appreciation for what they can do will never diminish and I have great respect for anyone who picks up a guitar and tries.

GT · #11 October 25th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Kirk Lorange

I wouldn't call EVH a 'joke'. Eddie is (at least was ... I can't vouch for him these days) a wonderful player too, in his genre. Technique means nothing if the end result -- the music -- doesn't cut it. Eddie paved the way for many that followed.

Well certainly he´s not what he was right now. His music didnt get me before and didnt do it now.

He cant even get in the right tone now, look:

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/1...es-microtonal/

coldethyl · #12 October 26th, 2007

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Originally Posted by GT

Well certainly he´s not what he was right now. His music didnt get me before and didnt do it now.

He's been through some difficult times with cancer, divorce, and rehab etc. But overall, I think you'll find even the Satriani's, Vai's, Petrucci's, Hammet's, etc of this world would do the honorary bow before EVH with what he has achieved and with the influence he has had on them and countless other players since he came bursting on the scene back in '78.

I recently read an interview with Joe Satriani regarding the G3 series and the success they've had with it. Asked if their is anyone he really would love to have on the G3 tour with him and Joe's answer was simply: Eddie Van Halen!

But like you say, he doesn't do it for you and no doubt, their are others out there whom he doesn't do it for either. But love him or hate him, he can't be ignored with his overall talent and genius.