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Here's a cool couple of riffs and melodies from popular Irish band Horslips. Featuring one of the best loved trad rock guitar riffs from "Dearg Doom". Also in there is the classic "Trouble" riff, "King of the Fairies" and a bit of the Fury's "Lonesome Boatman" thrown in for good measure.
I programmed the backing track for this bit of Rock-Diddley-Aye on Cubase, using a Roland JV30 Keyboard + an Alesis SR16 drum machine. It always goes down well and livens up any gig!
Btw the video reponse I posted on this page is just the tunes no chattin'. UniGTR+
Steve Vai at the Mothership Studios in Hollywood. This cool video reveals some of the thought processes used behind the track Freak Show Excess. In it he demonstrates on Pro Tools and his Gem guitar, how he came up with the intro riff and licks in the tune.