Improvising on Eric Johnson Stratocaster

Playing my EJ strat through a Blackstar Artisan 30, pedals used are Blackstar HT Distortion and Line 6 Verbzilla.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• guitar
• blues
• improvising
• eric
• johnson
• fender
• stratocaster
• blackstar

[stchrismusic]

Nice jam man, that guitar sounds sweet.

[joshuaspeed1991]

@stchrismusic thanks :) feel free to view my other videos this one's a bit old and i don't play very well :P

[jp6l6]

Wow ! You get the sound and the playing !

Hope you gig and don't only play in your living room.

Could you tell me if that amp does feature a fx loop and if it is available only as a head ? I've a cab featuring two Eminence Red Fang alnico speakers and imagine it would fit good with that amp too, wouldn't they ?

[joshuaspeed1991]

hah thanks xD and it's kind of a sad story cause that's quite true, me and my mate have a little band between ourselves, just me and a drummer, no bassist or singer, we barely ever get gigs cause we don't really go out of our way to advertise ourselves with no bassist/singer :( i dunno what FX loop means but if you're on about effects the amp doesn't have any, that's why i have to use a distortion and reverb pedal with it, and i don't think this model comes only as a head, just a combi.

[dconrad1987]

@joshuaspeed1991 i don't know what the hype about his playing is all about... he's too harsh, constantly! it takes away from any feeling that could've been there. the chops are okay, but based on the same scale forms - and little (if any) phrasing, just a constant assault on the poor EJ...

[joshuaspeed1991]

@dconrad1987 im only playing like that because of the style of music i was playing, it was a fast rhythm so it's hard to play soulfully, tbf i don't really think this video is very good, lots of mistakes and stuff, mind you it is all improvised

[dconrad1987]

@Fendershred50 i never said he had to play EJ licks / grab his tone. read my comment more carefully :p He's on the right track, I just don't want him to get robbed of constructive criticism. I only wish I put up my improvs on youtube back when guitar was my life, just to hear what others thought I could improve on etc.

[aektzis91]

@dconrad1987 agreed man.

[Fendershred50]

@dconrad1987 he's playing blues, just because he has a EJ strat doesn't mean he has to play his style, maybe he just liked the tone?

[PilotDoofy]

That EJ sounds good with the Jimi and SRV you played through it. Keep rocking man, subscribing to your videos, do the same for me if you like. We play the same kind of music. Take care young rocker!

[01Justin010]

wow..

[benjthorn]

It doesn't have an effects loop, mate, which is the only down side to an exceptional amp. I'm tempted to see if I can get a tech to mod one onto my amp. Yes, you can buy the head by itself. I think they're going for about £799 on ebay.