Eric Johnson stye guitar solo (Kristofer Dahl)

No one can play like Eric Johnson, his sound is the result of phenomenal picking technique, precise left and right hand synchronisation and fingering, note choice etc. Not only is his technique hard to duplicate - but his sound is almost impossible. Mr Johnson has extremely sensitive ears, to the point he claims he hears the difference between different battery manufactures. So simply buying his amp setup won't help you (to my knowledge he sometimes switches between five different amplifiers) - you have to get the right batteries for your distortion pedal too!

Because the technical aspects of his sound can get quite tricky, we are instead going to focus on the things which will make your playing sound more like Eric Johnson, regardless of your set-up. In this lesson we will break down an Eric Johnson style solo, later on we will have an "Eric johnson tricks" lesson in the matserclass. By nailing some of the licks in this solo, you will have taken your very first steps towards Johnson land...!

Theory-wise the solo revolves around A-minor and D-minor pentatonic and really hasn't got any rhythmic or tonic structure - it's more of a floating thing. The main idea here is for you to get some Eric Johnson style licks under your fingers.

For a step-by-step video breakdown of this solo visit www.guitarmasterclass.net

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• Eric
• Johnson
• pentatonic
• guitar
• solo

[SlimyTurnips]

1. that is the worst tone ive ever heard

2. that sounded NOTHING like eric johnson

3. your guitar is out of tune

4. that is the worst tone ive ever heard

5 that backing track is pure shite

6 that is the worst tone ive ever heard

[MrNebelful]

Well, according to the vid's description, I guess batteries of that distortion pedal are a pice of crap, and I don't have Johnson's ears to notice ;)

[GuitarGare]

my viewing of this lasted 2 seconds at best.

[theviolator23]

wouldn't be so bad if the tone wasn't crap and if the backing track didn't sound like a dial-up computer.

[bajspackare93]

I really like Kris, he's a professional but this just awful. Possibly the worst cheap tone I've ever heard. Sounds nothing like Eric at all and it's .. just really bad. Sorry.

[DERRRREEERR]

eric johnson dont use distortion

[bulger020]

This guy is usually very skilled, must have had a bad day or something.

[ShortFingeredShreder]

Damn, was I the only one that thought it didn't suck?

[k1kac0]

@Bli7z 0:33 and in tune?

[ourkillerbeat]

Nope. Eric Johnson has a cleaner style, cleaner tone and much more soul

[Jweb5]

Nothing in this video resembled anything close to Eric Johnson's musical style, tone, or playing style. This video terribly misrepresents itself.

[Slashpower156]

uffffhhh .. .... oh no . thats horrible !!