Hope you’ve enjoyed this video. For more on Alan Murphy, you can find my video looking at a great lick from his live ‘S.O.S.’ solo (Go West) here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nX2NpJaAeK6smbA.html

I absolutely loved Alan's playing and my prized CD I have of his time with the project SFX is absolutely amazing. What a band, what players. Many, many years ago Alan (and Felix Krisch - bass) were working as demonstrators playing for the Fender Roadshow. A local music shop hosted one of their appearances in a pub function room one evening showing off new guitars and amps. I turned up with about eight other people 🤣 and sat 10ft in front of Alan with my beer while he played guitar over backing tracks coming through a small PA system. I'd never heard or seen anything like it in my life and was absolutely blown away. After the demos finished, I sat with Alan and chatted with him, asking the usual nerdy questions about gear and the Strat he was using. At one point he picked up the guitar, handed it to me and invited me to try it. I will never forget what a dog of an instrument it was, really badly set up with the strings miles off the fretboard. I couldn't play a thing on it. When I quizzed him he laughed and just said 'it's better for tone when the action is that high and you just get used to it'. Righto! 🤣🤣🤣

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Thanks for the message, that’s really interesting, I wish I’d seen him play up close and got to chat with him. Fascinated what you were saying about the guitar he was playing - was it one off his, or something off the shelf? Never realised he favoured a high action on his guitars

@chillidogkev

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCallard It was a stock model Stratocaster as part of the new range (the Fender CEO was there and he acknowledged they'd suffered a drop in instrument quality as a result of their choice to manufacture in Mexico) Alan made a specific point regarding the very high string action which was a deliberate alteration he makes. I mean it was very high. In more detail he said the strings vibrate more freely and he got a much better tone that way. I get that...and if you could play like Alan on such an instrument then good luck!

@chillidogkev

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCallard I presume you've heard this? kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHidrNWvg5Wpg9o.html solo starts at 2:20. I read in an article that Alan walked into the session and after listening to the track nailed the solo in the 1st take. Strat and Fender Super Champ ❤️

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely - it’s a classic. I remember watching him do this live on the Old Grey Whistle Test when it came out with his modded Squier & 2 Superchamps

Yes yes yes I'm a huge Alan murphy fan this is amazing.

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, me too!

It's great to see this often overlooked guitarist getting some well deserved attention. Alan was a great guitarist (and a huge Allan Holdsworth fan). Always remember him using Aria Pro RS espri (I think that was the model). RIP Alan Murphy, a great guitarist.

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree, I always loved his playing and he deserves to be much better known. He was using the Aria on the Go West live at Hammersmith concert, from which I took the SOS lick in my other Alan Murphy video

Thanks Pete! Love Alan Murphy, thanks for your lessons - hope you're well!

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam! Been enjoying Pete’s clips of you from Roth Academy. I love Alan Murphy too, great to have the opportunity to revisit his playing

Alan Murphy had one of the coolest guitar sounds ever, and it was not just his distorted sound. The clean sound on Call Me by Go West is incredible.

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree, that sparkling, crystalline clean tone really cuts through the mix perfectly, & he comes up with great, creative rhythm parts

@tonykennedy8483

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteCallard That was the Aria Esprit DI'd into the desk or through his effects rack

Fantastic to see you looking at more Alan Murphy material pete great stuff :-)

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex, been meaning to transcribe this one for ages!

Great solo, and a great explanation as always Pete 👍

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al Just Al, it’s a great solo isn’t it!

no idea how i missed this video ! great tremolo arm usage , great lesson , great Suhr ! i couldve sworn ive seen this Suhr in the 2008 Shpongle Live ! been quite some time , hope to see you again soon Pete ! Cheers !!

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Exca Libur! You do have a good memory for Shpongle instruments! You’re right, I used it on that Roundhouse gig all those years back

Awesome. A lot more rock oriented than I expected.

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham! Yeah, it’s a lot less jazzy than my other videos, brut I wanted to do more Alan Murphy & I always liked this solo

it has always been the best part of the song (in my opinion) and as you said "very low in the mix" but it sounds great!

@PeteCallard

15 күн бұрын

It’s my favourite part of the song, & great to hear him rocking out a bit!

Hi Pete! I very much appreciate your music and your videos on Juggling molecules and dorset perception were really helpful. Could you give us a tutorial for Falling awake from Nothing lasts but nothing is lost? Thanks boss and keep up the work!

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the videos. I’ll add it to the list…

Great lesson Pete. Always found it a little slippery. More Murphy would be brilliant. Sfx too :)

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee! Yeah, it’s not super easy to pick out what he’s doing on this, it’s quite down in the mix

Great video Pete 👍🎸 don't know how in the world I missed this video 🙃 best to you brother!

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug, much appreciated! Hope you’re ok

@JazzStrat781

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCallard Thank you Pete, my meds are sure messing with me but I'm playing a lot and determined to improve on guitar everyday! Appreciate you brother 👍🎸

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug, sorry to hear that but glad you’re able to play. Best wishes to you

@JazzStrat781

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteCallard Hope you are well Pete, have missed your videos! Best to you man! 🎸

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

@@JazzStrat781 Hey Doug, thanks for your message. I'm good thanks, hope you're ok. Apologies for the lack of videos, I've been really busy and just not had the time to dedicate to it, but hopefully in the new year...

be great to see you soloing in C# over C. Doing a live Q&A transcribing pieces from a single take. Simply show casing the caliber of player you are. You can chuck out these licks all day long, however that's the skin of the onion, what about the rest :) how about snippets of your jazz gigs, insight into Pete Callard......PLEASE sent with love anonymously!!!!!!!!!

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts and for checking out the channel

One of my fave Alan Murphy solos that is just SO 'Alan Murphy' is this one he played on the Kate Bush song 'Violin'. He did a few versions and variations of it live but this rendition is the best for me. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6alttKzla6dmZs.html

@PeteCallard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the link, I’d not heard that before. Great solo & nice chromatic lines

The emg’s sound great on the Suhr. Wilkinson trem ? Done well on tone…..he was not overly gainy I don’t think

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, you’re right, this is about as high gain as he gets on any of his solos I’d suggest. It is a Wilkinson term 👏

I was at school with Pete.

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

Cool, which school was that?

@harrynewiss4630

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteCallard Pete I don't comment under my real name but it was Purbeck

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

I’m intrigued…

@harrynewiss4630

Жыл бұрын

@@PeteCallard Steve Hackett fan, sixth form common room

@PeteCallard

Жыл бұрын

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