Shawn Lane test driving a White Strat (13th Dec 1991)

Here is Shawn test driving a White Strat, at his home. This was taken the same day he went to play the "Sneaky Pete's" gig, on the 13th Dec 1991.




Thanks to Barry for taking this superb footage.

You can buy a selection of Shawn's live gigs on DVD from Shawn's mum, Diane, at ShawnLane.com

You can mingle and post with other fans of Shawn at : lanesblitz.com

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/
(you have to join up)

You can still read lots of interesting posts at the old Shawn Lane message board here :
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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[AtmaRising]

the best ever! Wish I could have witnessed the madness at least once. Maybe in another life. I'll recognize him and I'll call him Shawn.

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

@AtmaRising Nice comment. Quite an emotional thing to read for some reason. :(

[BoxenstienMusic]

so much spam on the voy site

shame on them :(

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

@BoxenstienMusic That's a shame, there never used to be. :( There are quite a few interesting posts there to check through from way back.

[lovekurt]

even if i was only doing air guitar, i don't think i can still move my fingers as fast as shawn could....

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

@lovekurt LOL!.. that made me giggle!! :D ... Really hope you're well matey!!! :-p

[bandit1311200]

Wont wonder if the gituar would glow in the dark after he finished :-)

[Flornmonk]

@shinybald36 nope! All in the wrist.

[ricaard]

Wonderful insight into his technique, far better for me than his instructionals...

[CTROCK]

COOL SHIT

[tico7464]

it works

[assholefuckerjackass]

lawl

90's mac, 90's strat.... what could be better?!

[kcarr1021]

OHH!! i didnt know it was the same day as sneaky pete's!! wow!

[back2backband1]

The early 90 strats are the best, I had a 92 Strat that was badass! that guitar was the baddest strat I have ever played i sold it in 2005 like an idiot!

[TangerineGroovin]

this is crazy!!!

[emeraldomusik]

though there are various possibilities of playing an electric guitar i think this is the real way and the best sound how it has to be . But who can copy that ???

[CoachG1000]

No porn on that computer...maybe Oregon Trail though.

[aurosne]

He plays way to slow for my tastes.

[BernietheShredder]

GODDAMN I love what this man did with the instrument!!! Rest his soul, I love how he can make those guitarists full of hubris who think they're super fast (AKA 'fastest in the world') cringe...I'm sure Marcus Paus and all them would just quit the instrument after really taking this guy in for a few minutes - especially considering he tends to hang onto his musical integrity even while she warp speeds his neck - not to mention how much soul he had when he didn't play uber fast :)

[georgesorosisgay1]

91-92 strats rule!!!! I have 3

[swingincharacter]

At 4:50 that is one cool soundin' lick.

[ghostfacedude93]

@MyShawnLaneVideos "I said hello satan, i believe its time to go."

[petermccoll]

yet again, shawn lane owns yngwie. and this time its on yngwie's guitar!

[TheHabit00]

AMAZING! WHAT kind of strat was that? year and name like (standard, relic, vintage)

[Nevanator7]

i love how you called test driving, was it a pun regarding to his fast playing?

[back2backband1]

wow!!



[JEESherazi]

I wish there was a 'Shawn lane lick dictionnary.'

[shred73]

Shawn is the best "good" fast guitarist ever cos there's alot of fast guys that are just shite!! awesome phrasing and blues licks and monster shred chops..

[bumbo612]

@mymotorcycle5 I agree with you;shawn's playing is a sort of "futurible"playing;yngwie's playing is a new type of playing surely more "traditional"based.

[mymotorcycle5]

@bumbo612

Thats cool too. But you cant deny that Yngwie popularized the classical sound and feel in electric guitar solos. He was the first giant of that approach. And for electric guitar he is a giant. But the 'classical' music he got that sound from existed for hundreds of years. Sweep-picking is a new thing, but fast arpeggios are not. Thats what I was saying. Yngwie is a giant, but he's part of a classical style. Shawn does not sound classical. Its not the blues either .and its not jazz.

[bumbo612]

@mymotorcycle5 i look at yngwie and i think"wow what ana amazing yngwie malmsteen"!!i think is really unique and not the paganini's replica.