Greg Howe, amazing eclectic and humble guitarists ... Funny story, I was vacationing in Athens Greece and I walked into a small jazz club and you'll never guess who was on tour performing there ... Greg Howe!

@Not_Interested93

2 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty cool haha what are the chances of that?!

each lick: 1) 3:21 2) 4:50 3) 6:23 4) 8:23 thanks for your videos! I'm learning these now, the timestamps are for a quick reference. i really enjoy your spoken insight.

Greg Howe is a genius. Such unique playing

I’m 54, I was a big fan of shrapnel records.

@jeffreyp1855

4 жыл бұрын

Rick, I'm 50 and was high school pals with semi-famous guitarist Ira Black, who introduced me to Mike Varney's, Shrapnel. The guy had an awesome ear for talent! Yngwie, Gilbert, MacAlpine, Becker, Friedman, Howe etc. For a teenager who just got into playing metal guitar, it was like being a kid in a candy store. 🤘🏻

@DaveSteele07

4 жыл бұрын

Shrapnel opened my ears to how far guitar can be taken! I’m also glad to see younger players carrying on the torch!!

@dsalbert9572

4 жыл бұрын

Rick Allen Yep! Bad ass players on that label- brings back fond memories.

@kilterkaos1

4 жыл бұрын

David/Susan It was always a treat to find a band that was on a Shrapnel Label. You had to dig but on occasion you would find one. Sad thing was record stores kept shrinking the metal section and then eventually throwing it in with rock section. And then came Rap!

@shredhead76

4 жыл бұрын

Shrapnel really introduced a ton of great players that might not have been noticed.

Love listening to this dude explain these licks, it’s actually incredibly informative yet easy and relaxing. lol. Well done.

I live near Easton, PA. Greg did live here and we would see him all over from the Lehigh Valley Mall to Jimmy's hotdogs in Easton to many different music stores in the valley. Greg always took time to shake your hand and chat a bit. Don't know if he is still here, but the Lehigh Valley is very proud of Greg.

Greg Howe’s debut album too me is still his best & Varney’s best. As a player Greg has grown into a hybrid fusion playing monster leaving his peers in his dust. Phrasing, Technique, he has it all. The Jeff Beck of Shred often imitated but never duplicated. Thanks again 🍺‘Sky!🤘

@EricBourassa

4 жыл бұрын

Uncle Remus totally agreed he’s left everyone else in the dust!

@RobertoReyesChHC

4 жыл бұрын

He’s got mojo and is way up there but he still uses a mute for certain parts including tapping which seems unnecessary considering his level of chops and decades of playing. Still a certified boss though.

@EricBourassa

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobertoReyesChHC the mute is necessary for him now because he uses less gain today- greater chance for string noise to come through. in the 80's he didn't need the mute because he used so much gain that the compressed distortion destroyed any string noise beyond whichever note was being tapped.

@RobertoReyesChHC

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Bourassa That may be necessary for him but the notion is usually more gain = more noise. I use little gain now and prefer the sound of a p90 and I’ve never had that issue. I’ve seen folks do some complex tapping, including the guitarist of my band, on low gain settings and on clean settings straight to the amp with no issues. No need to boast but I do not see the logic or practicality in your argument. You also don’t strike me as someone who knows him and his rig personally but if there are any resources you can point to regarding your assessment please share.

@uncleremus5046

4 жыл бұрын

I personally cannot find fault in any of Greg’s playing. One thing to remember Howe always played nice lines not mindless six note repetitive patterns. He is an unbelievable player not shredder! Big Difference...

first guitar i had growing up was a white greg howe HM Strat. I still miss that guitar to this day!

Yeah Greg Howe is a complete genius, so musical with stunning technique. My favorite guitar player

More Greg Howe please Dave. That slippery triplet chromatic legato thing is killer. ‘Introspection’ totally blew my mind when I first heard it. That clean toned shredding!

I'm totally gonna steal that E7/D7 lick, and Dave is now an accomplice!

@EricBourassa

4 жыл бұрын

Haha lol. Not a bad crime to be associated with

@williamdon3442

4 жыл бұрын

It sure is a slick lick

Greg Howe is awesome! He's able to do so much while heavily using his pointer and ring finger extensively.

greg howe is an oustanding player! a big source of inspiration fo many guitarists!

Honestly, you are a great monster player too!

Great video! Greg was a beast right out of the gate. Thanks.

I’ve been following your channel for a couple of months now and I have become a better player because of you and the excellent teaching. THANK YOU for what you do.

@tanchokdewan9020

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you with such a coaching goes with this master.......

Awesome, thanks David.

Great lesson as usual. Thanks for sharing! 🤘

Instant thumbs up, Greg’s playing was so skilled and tasteful. Although I’m in the minority, I loved Greg’s neoclassical playing. 👍🏻 Fun watch...

@michaelblack5030

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@michaeldempsey3471

4 жыл бұрын

With that Vitali fellow? It was scary good!

@justinkantner7162

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, Vitalij Kuprij 👍🏻.

Superb lesson David. Of all the Shrapnel guys, Greg's my favorite. His playing has a bounce and swing that none of the other guys have. Love both you guys. Thanks for the Starship trooper lesson. Never got that beginning part till your lesson ( I know, amatuer).

Hoosier Daddy whipping it out !!!! You are shameless! We love it! Great job man! Greg Howe is in a league all his own...shreds, dips into the funk, slaps the pop and always totally rocks!!! Thanks for listening to my suggestion and I'm sure others. We appreciate ya

Thanks! Pure GOLD

YOU NEVER,EVER CEASE TO AMAZE AND IMPRESS ME..THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR LESSON'S.. I DO HAVE MY FAVORITE'S.. BUT EACH VIDEO LESSON IS EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE..THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING..

Allways great 👍,who gives you a thumb down,Vivian Campbell please

@voronOsphere

4 жыл бұрын

I love Vivian Campbell!

Great video, David, thanks for sharing this with us. You're a very gifted player and teacher.

Thank you so much for this lesson! Greg is a super melodic guitarist and a very, very interesting one!

One of my favourite lesson . You are awesome !!!

Dizzy licks, flirting with the sus 4...love it! Excellently played and explained, thank you.

When Greg released his latest album, Wheelhouse, he played at Southgate House in Covington, KY. Stu Hamm played with him. The concert cost me $18 in 2017!!! Stu Hamm and I hung out all night after the gig. Apparently Stu's dad taught athe the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music which why Stu always plays Foggy Mountain Breakdown as a nod to his family living in Kentucky. Greg is a great dude and a helluva player! Thank you for doing this lesson!

Excellent! Made me pick up my axe and practice at 5am hahaha

,,,,,,,,,hello,,,,,,,,,,,great vid..heard all these videos of MR.Howe,,,,long time ago!!!😯...tnx,,,,,,,,but,better is the T-shirt.!...I a proud to say I saw ACDC,1981..f.t.a.t.r..concert,Denver,CO....it was epic....so is your interpretation of Greg's playing! Wow,spot on....here for school!!! I have been schooled.......dude!..........pat.

Greg Howe is the one that started it all for me as far as seriously playing guitar is concerned. He opened a whole new world of sound, tricks and licks... He's still one my all time favs.

Well played that man. Greg's licks are magically exotic and you've got them down!

in my opinion Greg Howard one of the most well-rounded guitar players out there today and I love that band Marigold at that he did I wish I could come out with another album that girl's got a killer voice

Dude these are great. Just when I think I understand Greg’s thinking... here’s 3 more WTF ideas that are literally out of the box stuff

Dave , great job bro..Greg is an absolute beast , he does very original and out of the box licks . very fun player to listen to.. you explained some of Greg’s stuff very well… well done..!

This is great... I love his playing man. I think him and kotzen did an album or two... Incredible

Could listen to you all day. You're obviously an amazing guitarist in your own right,but it takes serious chops to demonstrate the licks of guys like Howe,Kotzen etc!

Wow!!! Nice job man. Thanks.

He hit the scene as an absolute monster and kept improving. Just one of THE most influential players I can think of that isn't mentioned too frequently. The first time I watched his REH Video with that intro solo......I nearly cried ;-)

@EricBourassa

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Thompson has anyone evolved their playing the way Greg has? I’d be hard pressed to find anyone that refined their playing over the years like he has

@MercutioUK2006

4 жыл бұрын

@@EricBourassacan't think of many folks who moved forwards - they either stayed as they were, pumping out the same licks, or actually took steps backwards. I mean, it is the nature of the beast and I'm not criticising anyone.

@EricBourassa

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Thompson agreed

Thanks for sharing! It is a shame (such a loss for the guitar world, actually) that we don't have mainstream publishers publishing book titles with in depth analyses of Greg's style and his approach to outside playing in Rock fusion. And that goes for Richie Kotzen too! Truly hidden treasures!

Great Lesson!!!

Awesome sauce... Greg Rocks!

Awesome lesson Dave! Greg is an awesome player!

Greg is a great Blues player and these are some tasty examples of his Maj/Min 3rd moves. Great choices for a lesson. Well done and thx.

Thanks. More Shrapnel. And your tone is awesome for a phone recording.

Just wanted to say that you are my favorite channel on KZread! I've learned SO much from watching this channel its unreal.

A Lesson from Al PITRELLI...,please!!! 1 of the most complete & underrated guitar players

Right on.

Lick 1 .... 03:22 Lick 2 .... 04:49 Lick 3 .... 06:23 Bonus Lick .... 08:21

Cool licks!

Could we do a lesson on Nick Johnston

finally :) thank you

Very cool!

LATE NIGHT LESSONS, thanks for the greg howe lesson. I have watched greg howe VHS lessons in the 80's but didn't understand what his trademark licks were and still are. You gave me some insight looks like his likes to "slide his pivot notes" into different positions i have noticed in your video. But you also were saying something about what kind of 7th arpeggios greg howe theory he uses.

Do something on Roy Clark ! That would be cool to see

Fantastic lesson and you are far from sloppy man - you’re an amazing player!

Hahaaaa! Finally! Thank you thank you brother!

great vid, anyone into early Van Halen Roth era albums (1978-1984), check the 2 Howe II ‎- High Gear & Howe II ‎- Now Hear This...overlooked albums

Nice break down... So I was fortunate enough to live in the same town and take lessons from Greg. I can tell you that there's a lot of stock things he does you seen in these licks he's very masterful at combining these licks. On their own they could sound like an exercise but he makes them sound so different in what he plays but the core idea is based from those stock licks.. Years later I'm just finally able to at least understand what he was doing, playing it though is a different story.. :)

Congrat on 20K subscribers. 👏

Love your "'Space Invader" screensaver. Brings back memories. Bruh I am all ears with your lesson. GH is another fave, but his stuff is super slippery.

Greg was/is a monster. The sound was in the EVH vein but on steroids. Going to have slow this a bit to learn it...thanks Dave!

@EricBourassa

4 жыл бұрын

RipVW68 EVH on steroids is a good way of putting it!

Great Stuff! Loved his most recent album; Wheelhouse.

Some of my favorite vids are yours David! Question....how the heck do you learn all these licks in such a short time? How much practice time do you think you use? Keep up the GREAT lessons!

Very nice

thanks for this

Howe fantastic !! Another great licks lesson. How about 3 Spanish style licks from 3 different musicians. Thanks Dave.

Fender just reissued that 80's super strat looks rad!

I would love to see a lesson on The working Man guitar solo .. Alex Lifeson

David, amazing ! And SO damn clean , almost more precise than the joined footage video that shows the original lick?! 👀 thanks again for the amazing content! When possible , I will be joining your patreon to support you and your awesome channel further man. So, speaking of *shrapnel*...you've mentioned howe, kotzen, Moore and others from the introductuon of varneys shrapnel era. Now how about for *the next free for all* be the one to cap off that era in 1990' imo the most unique of the crop: * *michael lee firkins* * Firkins style really picked up where Jeff beck , kotzen and Becker left off but with that mix of country blues swing , late 80s soloing and pseudo slide action with the whammy bar that is the closest to sounding like a lap steel in that shred context similar to how Jeff beck was the best example of that technique in more of a rock context" but I definitely digress and that's just my opinion! * The free for all" videos specifically from your channel were the best thing to expand my playing in late 2019, cannot wait to watch many many more (while continuously learning and revisiting the old ones lol). Thanks mate and cheers from Niagara falls canada! 😊🙏🤟 - Adam

Good one bro!!! 🤘😎👍🖤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Your lessons are always great thank you dude. Greg Howe was an influence on tom quayle you should do tom quayle three-for-all

@voronOsphere

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Quayle is a new discovery for me. A super unique Modal Monster!

just recently stumbled upon your channel. i'm really enyoing your videos! thanks!

Perfect cover image with the Fender NAMM '20 releases on the way

Hey! Great video I think there may be a resurgence in all things Greg Howe and that’s rad. I came upon him years ago for his Fusion playing but then delved head first into his 80s shredder roots with the classical tinges. Good to see people making videos on his older licks. The re-issue HM strat may be in my possession later this year...

More Greg

Big influence on Guthrie Govan I’m hearing.

@vladjones2446

4 жыл бұрын

mattyoxide I’ve always said this. Greg is funkier, more creative, has the edge for me.

@mattyoxide3650

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah true. I liked his first shreddy album - I’ve got the original VINYL - but hated his guitar sound. Just a little too harsh. Got INTROSPECTION later and really noticed a big improvement in his sound and style.

You have to love the HM Strat, which Howe used for quite a while. I have an 1990 American chrome red HM with the fairly rare HS pickup config. It's 30 years old and plays like a dream and sounds like a beast. That DiMarzio Super 3 humbucker is really hot. I'm a sucker for the HM, so I just picked up a white 2020 reissue a couple months ago. I'm having a blast playing it and love all the tones I can get with the HSS. I think Howe really brought the HM as a super-strat to life while he played them. If you're a Gibson person, you'll probably hate it. Then again, I don't like playing Gibson guitars.

I own an HM Strat identical to the thumbnail.

I'd say your a pretty darn good player sir.

Could you please do a lesson on nick Johnston? He’s such an awesome player but there’s very little on KZread on him

@EricBourassa

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan Clancy I saw nick Johnston live twice by accident and was blown away both times. The dude is killer

Random thought from last night - Remember Guy Mann-Dude? I think that was the tail end of Shrapnel records. Name popped into my head 30 years later for no reason.

Daaang!

Just insane. How to even get started

Mantap pak nor.. u must post greg howe more maybe.. i need to learn what him play .. really cool man .. cheers

Would really appreciate if you included time stamps in your description for the licks. :) Love all the lessons you upload!

it's hard, but you play it like easy and clean 😄

Man, I'm so loving your lessons since I subscribed. I've played for many years but been lazy with getting my mind set into working these out due to 13 hours to maintain surviving .Is there tabs or do you recommend working my ear or slowing the track?

Aww yiss! Been anticipating this one for a bit now. Thanks so much for this one!

Daym your a good player an daym those licks are awsome tasty

I have a request. Check out the "Brett Garsed Solo" video. "playscroll" is the name of the uploader. Brett is playing some godlike legato stuff at 01:52. I believe this is the same solo from "Uluru", a song on Nelson's live album from 1991.

@latenightlessons what scale are these runs based off of it's def a weird the g,a,c,db, is weird combo i would love some exposition on the theory aspects of these licks thanks man great lesson as alaways.

Could you tell me what kind of pickups do you have on that strat? Thanks very much.

@jnh73

4 жыл бұрын

David posted a video about his setup a few days ago. Check it out.

Great video with awesome licks, would love to see tabs but will have to try and work some of it out by ear. Greg is playing an HM Strat in the video, presumably you’ve heard about the HM Strat limited re-release 😀

@InvisibleJiuJitsu

4 жыл бұрын

wait, what????

@keanuuuu

4 жыл бұрын

Invisible Jiu Jitsu Yep google it, more news at NAMM 2020 very shortly

is that a x2 on your strat in the neck slot? sorry can you do a rig rundown would be cool

That was a refreshing set of licks there, very nice playing. Will there be a 3 Dave Brewster licks? That would be difficult to select only 3.

@voronOsphere

4 жыл бұрын

I'd learn just as much from David teaching his own style as I do from the other lessons!

@centaurus5676

4 жыл бұрын

@@voronOsphere yes I know what you mean exactly. thanks.

Wow youre good

Hey David, how are you getting your tone ? I've always played with a lot of distortion, but I'm trying to get away from that and play with a cleaner tone

07:29 - 07:32 oh yeah! :-)