Guitar Villains

I Got Paul Reed Smith to Play THE FORBIDDEN RIFF Aug 05, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the guitar luthier Paul Reed Smith.
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0:00 - Introduction
4:15 - Paul’s supervillain alter-ego
11:20 - Burning Questions
14:30 - The YouTube effect
16:25 - “Guitars are the violins of our day”
18:06 - Paul’s thoughts on THE FORBIDDEN RIFF
24:17 - The Paul Reed Smith Music School
32:07 - Unfiltered Q&A
33:50 - Single cut or Double cut?
38:35 - How to build a truly beautiful guitar
41:01 - Paul’s opinion on other popular guitar brands
46:21 - The PRS Artist roster
51:20 - Paul screamed at Eric Johnson
52:23 - Paul’s supervillain advice
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St. Vincent Doesn't Need a Berklee Degree to Win Grammys or Shred Guitar Jul 05, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the St. Vincent guitar sorceress, Annie Clark.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:40 - Annie's opinion about Berklee and music college in general
4:15 - The REAL origin of the name ‘St. Vincent’
7:10 - Annie’s supervillain alter-ego
11:18 - Burning Questions
17”07 - Name Those Notes
17:40 - Perfect pitch versus relative pitch
19:50 - Annie’s manual whammy bar effect
21:00 - Led Zeppelin’s influence on St. Vincent
23:36 - Annie’s favorite guitar riff she wrote
27:10 - Annie talks about the brilliance of Metallica rhythm guitar parts
30:38 - The new St. Vincent guitar approach
35:08 - “I don’t love it when the guitar sounds like a guitar”
38:36 - St. Vincent’s influence on my guitar playing
39:30 - The MusicMan St. Vincent signature guitar
45:18 - The art of improvisation on guitar
47:53 - Songwriting tips from a Grammy-winning songwriter
51:50 - Annie’s supervillain advice
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Kyle Gass on the Best Tenacious D song, Tom Morello's "gimmick" & if Rock is Dead Jun 18, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the Tenacious D 6-string maestro, Kyle Gass.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:55 - Kyle’s supervillain alter-ego
4:25 - Burning Questions
8:50 - Kyle’s thoughts on Tom Morello
13:20 - Name Those Notes
14:16 - Kyle’s recorder-playing prowess
15:45 - The beauty of 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures
17:30 - Kyle’s best songwriting tip
18:35 - The truth about Tenacious D’s “Tribute”
21:44 - Is rock dead?
25:49 - The best Tenacious D song
27:57 - Jack Black’s songwriting style
28: 58 - Kyle Gass is going solo
32:34 - Kyle was a child prodigy… or… he wasn’t
34:44 - Kyle’s guitar approach
36:52 - Jack Black is a vocal savant
39:55 - The knifing at a Tenacious D show
42:12 - Kyle’s supervillain advice
Kyle's brand new song, 'Vaccinated'
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Lari Basilio on Bending the G String the "Wrong" Way and the 'Ibanez Generation' Jun 10, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the instantly recognizable Lari Basilio.
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Lari's guest solo on "Reverie"
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0:00 - Introduction
3:40 - Lari’s supervillain alter-ego
6:40 - Burning Questions
8:34 - Name Those Notes
9:35 - What does it take to be successful in the studio?
13:04 - How does phrasing work?
17:30 - JamTrack Central is the Shrapnel Records of the YouTube era
20:59 - Lari’s unique G bending technique
24:52 - The Ibanez LB1 and its origin
32:50 - The future of social media for guitar players
35:30 - Lari quit being a lawyer to play guitar
37:10 - Lari’s Brazilian roots
39:38 - The effect of the Ibanez generation
44:20 - Lari’s supervillain advice
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Mark Lettieri on the Art of Baritone Guitar and Perfect Rhythm May 28, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the funk master Mark Lettieri.
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0:00 - Introduction
3:15 - Collecting lanyards is an addiction
4:20 - Mark’s guitar villain alter-ego
8:27 - Burning Questions
10:30 - Name Those Notes
11:43 - Gospel moves on guitar
14:20 - Chord solos with melodic development
16:45 - When you know a guitarist by one note
18:45 - The art of baritone guitar
26:29 - Mark’s songwriting approach
27:50 - The PRS Fiore
33:15 - Tonewood is real
35:30 - The strangest tour moment of Mark’s life
37:49 - Mark likes beer
41:30 - Mark raises monarch butterflies
44:32 - The hardest and easiest thing about guitar
48:50 - Mark’s supervillain advice
Mark and my video on FUNK
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Zakk Wylde Says Who the Best Guitarist is and the Two Schools of Guitar Soloing May 10, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the almighty Zakk Wylde.
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0:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Who is the best guitarist?
5:31 - Zakk’s supervillain alter-ego
7:35 - Burning Questions
14:45 - How Zakk developed his guitar tone
22:00 - Name Those Notes
22:45 - The sacred history of the No More Tears guitar solo
24:10 - The two schools of guitar soloing
26:55 - Zakk’s approach to the recording studio
32:28 - Zakk’s use of music theory
38:25 - The future of Wylde Audio
44:50 - The feeling of playing live music
48:58 - Zakk’s supervillain advice
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Paul Gilbert Rants About Guitar and Melts My Face Apr 22, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the guitar monster himself, Paul Gilbert.
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0:00 - Introduction

4:40 - Vocal melodies on guitar

7:55 - Paul Gilbert’s supervillain alter-ego

13:20 - Burning Questions

14:50 - Paul’s DIY Ibanez Roadstar RS-525

21:54 - Name Those Notes

23:17 - The history of Technical Difficulties by Racer X

27:55 - The “Paul Gilbert Lick”

38:44 - When Paul finally ‘got’ Hendrix

41:10 - Paul’s guitar tone evolution

1:00:31 - Paul played all the instruments on his new album

1:07:44 - Paul’s online guitar school

1:11:45 - Paul’s supervillain advice (rant)

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Andy Timmons Grabbed Steve Vai's Guitar From Him mid-Song Apr 01, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the unmistakable Andy Timmons.
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00:00 - Introduction
1:45 - Andy grabbed Steve Vai’s guitar from him?!
6:25 - Advice for nerves playing in front of crowds or family and friends
13:34 - The epiphany of blending jazz with rock
18:02 - Andy’s supervillain alter-ego
19:55 - Burning Questions
21:57 - Name Those Notes
25:00 - Andy’s perfect guitar tone
28:05 - A bending lesson from the best bender in the business
40:50 - Andy live streams gigs every Saturday
47:03 - What makes a great guitar teacher?
57:25 - Andy’s supervillain advice

Yvette Young: "Guitar is a Horrible Instrument to Start On, and it's Not Good for Songwriting." Mar 18, 2021

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the phenomenal Yvette Young.
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0:00 - Introduction

2:54 - The weirdest tour experience ever

11:01 - Yvette’s supervillain alter-ego

14:53 - Burning Questions

17:20 - Name Those Notes

19:20 - Yvette’s many alternate tunings

27:05 - Yvette loves Emo

30:45 - A big conversation about the term “Instagram Guitarist”

38:50 - The “FACADE” of the music industry and the importance of management

44:37 - Yvette’s dream songwriting camp

47:22 - Yvette’s post-it note songwriting strategy

52:35 - “Guitar is a horrible instrument to start on”

Steve Vai Made Me a VERY Special Promise Mar 01, 2021

Welcome to Season 2 of Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the incomparable Steve Vai.
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0:00 - Introduction

2:37 - Settling the score on Steve’s “Joint-Shifting” technique

12:36 - Steve’s greatest guitar solo

17:30 - Steve’s supervillain alter-ego

19:55 - Burning Questions

21:21 - Name Those Notes

22:56 - The importance of finger tone

27:00 - Steve’s most technically difficult song to play

31:42 - Music theory versus following your ear

40:24 - Steve made me a very special promise

44:06 - Playing Bohemian Rhapsody perfectly with Generation Axe

49:17 - Steve is teaching music on a giant ship

52:34 - The most important advice I took from Steve

1:03:55 - Steve wrote a song with one hand

1:06:40 - Steve had hand surgery because of a crazy guitar chord

1:10:42 - Steve’s supervillain advice

Herman Li on Women Crying Over DragonForce, S***-Talking Fans, & Mastering Twitch Dec 16, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Herman Li. A blistering shred god heading up the Grammy-nomninated metal band Dragonforce, Herman is so good he sometimes sounds like a video game with his extremely creative and acrobatic licks, which makes sense, because THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES might be the most famous video game song in the world thanks to its Guitar Hero lore. Herman has also become a major figure in the online guitar community, with his Twitch streams amassing millions of views for their fun and unique segments and guests. This one is extremely fun, so prepare to have an absolute blast on this season finale of Guitar Villains.
Intro and Herman’s supervillain alter-ego: 0:00
Burning Questions: 11:05
Name Those Notes: 12:52
S***- talking fans: 29:17
Underwater guitar playing: 34:05
Looking back on Herman’s instructional stage: 36:20
Crying Women over DragonForce: 41:49
The easiest and hardest thing about guitar: 44:02
Learning to play guitar on a livestream: 49:46
Herman’s favorite airplane album: 49:14
Herman’s dream band: 51:20
Herman’s supervillain advice: 54:08
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Rick Graham on Killer Shred Technique, Picking Like the Wind, & Positive Adversity Dec 09, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Rick Graham. Rick is easily one of the most humble guitar players on the planet, and you know what that means when the word humble is used to describe a guitarist: that’s right, they’re an absolute monster player. Rick can play things most people would think is impossible to do on a guitar, and yet his musicality is what stands out most–he’s a true maestro and an even better person, and throughout this episode you’ll understand time and again why Rick is one of the most respected guitarists on the planet, on today’s episode of Guitar Villains.
Intro and Rick’s supervillain alter-ego: 00:00
Burning Questions: 07:40
How to play guitar as fast as humanly possible: 09:38
Name Those Notes: 13:57
The competitive edge of guitar players: 27:32
Rick’s music school experience: 29:48
How ‘regular jobs’ will us to unlock our destiny: 31:48
The greatest teachers all do this: 34:10
Two-note per string scale design: 36:30
The hardest and easiest thing about guitar: 41:20
Rick’s favorite airplane album: 43:05
Rick’s dream band: 45:25
Rick’s supervillain advice: 47:39
Lessons with Rick
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Cory Wong on the Best Metallica Solo, What Musicians Overlook and Pick-hand Motors Dec 02, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Cory Wong. A groove master with a pocket deeper than Warren Buffet’s, Cory is one of the leading forces in the world of funk and is an equally competent arranger, producer, and tone aficionado. From his awesome playing in the cult band that is Vulfpeck to his solo music which just featured friend of the podcast Joe Satriani, Cory has made a name for himself through his rhythmic artistry and attention to detail as a musician. Cory also has his own podcast, called Wong Notes, so you know the two of us are gonna be right at home, on this episode of Guitar villains.
Intro and Cory's supervillain alter-ego: 0:00
Burning Questions: 7:35
Name Those Notes: 10:50
The first Metallica solo Cory HAD to learn: 24:12
The transition from jazz cat to funk freak: 25:57
The importance of movement and energy as a guitarist: 26:53
What most musicians overlook: 30:20
How to be an entrepreneur disguised as a guitar player: 34:45
The Cory Wong Archetype plug-in is awesome: 38:30
How life-threatening events can inspire you: 40:15
Cory was in high school drumline–it all makes sense now: 46:25
The trope of 'less is more': 48:25
Cory's supervillain advice: 50:40
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Bumblefoot on Fretless Guitar 101, THAT Guns N' Roses Album, and Spooky Guitar Picks Nov 18, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Bumblefoot. The unmistakeable wall of sound behind the bands Asia, and Sons of Apollo, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal is one of the most creative and staggeringly good guitar players you’ll find. With his trusty double neck Vigier, containing both a standard and fretless six string neck, Bumblefoot crafts riffs and licks that will make you wonder if what you’re hearing can actually come from human fingers. With an obsession for hot sauce and a powerful braided beard that would make even John Petrucci do a double take, you’re in for a real treat on this episode of Guitar Villains.
Intro and Bumblefoot's supervillain alter-ego: 0:00

Burning Questions: 9:30

Name Those Notes: 12:20

The best guitar teachers all do this: 33:00

The power of the bebop scale: 37:00

The melody is not for itself: 39:40

The hardest and easiest thing about guitar: 41:13

A fretless guitar mini-lesson: 44:15

The weirdest tour stories you’ll ever hear: 47:26

The spooky tale of the haunted stage and ghostly guitar pick: 49:15

Bumblefoot’s favorite airplane album: 52:48

Bumblefoot’s dream band: 54:04

Bumblefoot’s supervillain advice: 55:03
Bumblefoot's Website
Bumblefoot's Hot Sauces
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Misha Mansoor on Pioneering Djent, Why Tonewood DOES Matter, and Driving 190MPH Nov 11, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Misha Mansoor, a key founder of the beguiling genre of Djent and an overall machine of a guitar player. Misha is the mastermind behind the wall of sound that is the band Periphery, a signature artist of Jackson guitars and BareKnuckle pickups, the founder of the excellent Get Good Drums software, and an avid sports car enthusiast. Misha is also the founder of Horizon Devices, a company featuring some truly spectacular guitar pedals like the Apex PreAmp and Flux Echo, and now, most recently, they’re making guitar strings. With that resume, you better prepare yourself, because it’s time for this episode of Guitar Villains.

Intro and Misha’s supervillain alter-ego: 0:00

Burning Questions: 6:14

Misha’s backward sense of harmony: 11:10

Problem-solving in songwriting: 15:10

Name Those Notes: 16:44

The re-release and return of Bulb: 27:35

Guitar playing from the producer perspective: 30:14

The hardest and easiest thing about playing guitar: 32:22

The most important skill guitar players ignore: 34:34

Writing music starting with a drum groove: 37:02

The problem with drum loops: 40:29

The difference between delay and echo: 42:00

Misha’s dream band: 45:59

Misha’s favorite airplane album: 48:56

Misha’s supervillain advice: 49:39

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Jason Richardson on Playing Guitar as Fast as Humanly Possible & Dying in Austria Nov 04, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Jason Richardson, a technical master of guitar playing and an equally adept composer of complex and interesting music. If you tabbed out his guitar solos, they’d look like barcodes. If someone asks Jason, "Hey Jason, how fast?" Jason simply responds "YES". We’re gonna break the speed limit and have a great time doing it on this episode of Guitar Villains.
Intro and Jason Richardson's supervillain alter-ego:
Burning Questions: 7:50
The best $1,730 ever spent: 11:50
How to play as fast as humanly possible: 13:40
Name Those Notes: 16:55
Blending cinematic and classical genres with metal: 26:05
Jason's new signature EBMM Rorschach Red Cutlass: 31:17
Almost dying in Austria: 41:28
Jason's favorite airplane album: 46:16
Jason's dream band: 48:25
Jason's supervillain advice: 51:30
Jason's new signature Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass
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Tommy Emmanuel on Tuning Perfection, Playing for 2.85 BILLION people, and Taking a Screwdriver to a Guitar Oct 28, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Tommy Emmanuel. One of the most musical guitar players you’ll ever hear, Tommy has been dropping the jaws of audiences for decades with this impeccable acoustic guitar playing that sounds more like an entire band than just one person. With flawless rhythm, unreal technique and a way of playing that just makes you laugh, Tommy’s musicianship is captivating in a way that will inspire you to pick up your guitar, or, maybe, just set it down and watch. Tommy’s way of explaining things is another testament to his world class talent, so you may yourself coming back to this one over and over, on this episode of Guitar Villains.
Intro and Tommy Emmanuel's supervillain alter-ego: 0:00
Burning Questions: 7:14
The sound of tuning perfection: 11:12
Name Those Notes: 15:19
Dress up, show up, and do your best: 29:09
The difficulty of instrumental songwriting: 31:10
Tommy's unique approach to guitar playing: 33:35
The hardest and easiest thing about guitar: 37:49
Tommy Hollywood is working on a movie, The Tiger Rising: 38:42
Tommy's favorite airplane album: 42:10
Tommy's dream band: 42:46
Tommy's supervillain advice: 43:35
Tommy Emmanuel on YouTube
Tommy's website
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Tim Henson on Hendrix Inventing Rap, Bad Instagram Guitarists, and Acid Trip Art Oct 21, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is Tim Henson. An innovator of the guitar and a no-nonsense straight-shooter, Tim has cemented himself in the guitar world as a cutting edge riff-writer, combining elements of tapping, slapping, harmonics, and rhythmic displays second to none. Fronting his instrumental prog outfit Polyphia, Tim has produced some of the most unique and fun guitar moments to fill your eardrums with, and the only thing more refreshing than his music is his no-bullshit demeanor. You’re gonna enjoy this one, so let’s kick off this episode of Guitar Villains. WARNING: Explicit content.
Intro and Tim Henson's supervillain alter-ego: 0:00
Burning Questions: 17:03
Tim's Guitar Approach – Hooks and Flexes: 19:35
Blending rap and instrumental music: 23:50
A bad acid trip yields a great music video: 26:20
Name Those Notes: 30:00
Tim's love of Jimi Hendrix: 37:27
New Polyphia music: 41:06
Tim's unique guitar technique: 44:46
The hardest and easiest thing about guitar: 49:29
Tim's favorite airplane album: 54:34
Tim's dream band: 55:20
Tim's supervillain advice: 1:00:05
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Joe Satriani on Telling Stories With Notes, Alien Love, and Being Bitten by Jagger Oct 14, 2020

Today’s Guitar Villain is Joe Satriani. Known in his truest form as a literal alien, Satriani’s music can certainly transport you to various places in the universe, and after paving the way for so many guitar players after him, Satch is still the master of the six-string sonic highway we’re all driving down. With dozens of Grammy nominations and what seems like an endless catalogue of music, Joe is constantly innovating and always inspiring in the realm of guitar, and if you know me, you know how pumped I am for this episode of Guitar Villains.
Intro and Joe Satriani's supervillain alter-ego: 0:00
Burning Questions: 13:45
Name Those Notes: 29:33
Joe's latest album, Shapeshifting and his studio recording tips: 44:45
Joe's Shapeshifting gear choices: 48:35
Joe's favorite airplane album: 53:15
The Satriani title-track phenomenon: 55:03
Joe Satriani's dream band: 57:35
Joe's supervillain advice: 59:40
The brilliance of Eddie Van Halen (this podcast was recorded just hours prior to the news of Eddie's passing–I thought I'd timestamp this comment Joe made): 1:01:45
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John Petrucci on Crying at Concerts, Perfect Guitar Tone, and His Secret 8-String Oct 07, 2020

Today’s guitar villain is John Petrucci. A legendary riff-writer, almighty shred-lord, dedicated gym-rat. purveyor of fine bourbon, and all-around nice guy, this bearded phenom who some believe to be a wizard or even God himself is here to spill his guitar secrets. John has recently dropped on us his second solo album entitled Terminal Velocity, which we’ll dive deep inside. I’ll also be challenging the prog prince in ways he’s never been challenged before, and I am honored to have him as the inaugural guest of the very first episode of Guitar Villains.
Intro and John Petrucci's supervillain alter-ego: 00:00
Burning Questions: 9:10
Name Those Notes: 18:20
John's new album, Terminal Velocity: 33:34
John's craziest G3 story and reuniting with Mike Portnoy: 47:25
The evolution of John's guitar tone and his secret 8-string signature guitar: 55:35
John's favorite airplane album: 1:03:10
John's dream band: 1:04:23
1:05:40: John's supervillain advice
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Introducing 'Guitar Villains' Sep 26, 2020

Welcome to Guitar Villains! I'm your host, Tyler Larson. Why Guitar Villains? Because villains are cooler than heroes, it’s just a fact. Premiering Wednesday, October 7, 'Guitar Villains' is a podcast by guitar players for guitar players and over the course of this series we’ll talk to some of the most creative and innovative minds in the community about how they’ve achieved the things they have on the instrument and how you can become a better player yourself. Season 1 of Guitar Villains features some of the world's greatest guitar players, including Tommy Emmanuel, Tim Henson, Bumblefoot, and the show's inaugural guest, John Petrucci.

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