Shawn Lane talks about speed (Radisson Hotel, 17th Apr 1993)

Here Shawn Lane answers a question about developing speed, at a clinic at the Radisson Hotel, Memphis, TN, on the 17th April 1993.




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You can read back through litterally hundreds of cool and very informative posts at the Shawn Lane Yahoo group (dating back to 1999) here :
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/shawnlane/
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http://www.voy.com/88684/
and
http://www.voy.com/88684/1/

Thanks to Mick for supporting Shawn over the years, as well as taping (and organising the taping of) many of Shawn's shows!


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[dreamforfreedom]

At 5:50 who does he mention after Charlie Parker??? Campbell who??

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

@dreamforfreedom Cannonball Adderley.

[partlyshady]

Can someone please tell me if he alternate picks or economy picks? thanks

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

@partlyshady Shawn used both at different times, depending on the note number groupings he was playing.

[HelloAgain151]

Wow, this is really a fantastic video!! Thank you so so much for posting this !!

[ZachMetalAsFuck]

after hearin him talk, i'm even more convinced, he's ralphy may

[algrand90]

@PGspeed88

" very little is truly out of my ability to play" waw that's one of the most pretentious statement i'v heard in a while

[PGspeed88]

@tbcass

Well I do thank you for the compliment.

I hope to be in a band someday, as a way of life; however, I know it's a longshot, so I plan to go to college and come out a high school band director (or with the qualifications of), just in case. In band now I play trombone, and can play some piano, saxophone, and baritone. I will keep at it with the guitar, though, as a sort of side project from my high school teaching career (extra cash). Again, it's an endless journey, but worthwhile.

[tbcass]

@PGspeed88 You have a very realistic and mature attitude about music. You will go a long way. Too many young musicians think that once they master the technique it's all they need. Consequently they never get any better.

[PGspeed88]

@tbcass

I agree completely. Here at age 16, very little is truly out of my ability to play (Shawn Lane and rare others are my only real challenges), but I still have much room for improvement. Once I finish learning proper technique (I can shred like crazy, but it's not as clean as I'd like), then I can move on to more musical things. It's a never ending process really, with no real stopping point, but it's a fun process nonetheless, one I don't plan to stop anytime soon.

[BucketheadWraith]

One day after my birthday, :)

[wseeback]

Yes, this technique is totally true. You can develop mental blocks unless you go for it.

[mehtabb1]

This technique totally works although i cant really jump by too msny bpm

[WeepingBurma]

This guy is far from discouraging me. I played about 10 hours yesterday, and now I realize I'll have to do more to catch up. If anything, this guy gives me drive I never could imagine a year ago. I will be this good, even if it kills me in process. This man is an inspiration.

[ElixirOnMuteOfficial]

@MapleLeafAce Allan Holdsworth didn't pick up an electric guitar until he was 17