I really enjoyed all of this! Vibrato is so important in any way.... It's ESSENTIAL for making your guitar SING. It gives notes character and personality. You can do a rip roaring guitar lead and if the last note doesn't have vibrato, then the whole thing is just "meh", but if you end the guitar solo with some sweet vibrato then the whole this is amazing. Bends need to be practiced over and over again......I've been playing guitar for 27 years, much of that blues guitar, and I'm still ALWAYS practicing bends (and vibrato on the bend). It's awesome that he talked about gimmicks, because every guitarist has them, and they WORK. If you don't have separate volume knobs for the pickups like on a Les Paul, something similar you can do is turn the tone knob all the way down the neck or middle pickup, play your note while on the bridge pickup, and rapidly flip the pickup switch. My favorite gimmick -- which works well because I use a copper or brass pick -- is to rapidly tap the edge of the pick against the string while bending a note high up on the fret board. You can do this with a nickel (that you keep in your pocket while on stage for just such a purpose). All these little (and big) things come together to create your personal sound and attitude.
I never get tired of watching this series of videos! I'm a great estimator of Doug and his playing! Thanks for posting! He also named John Sykes, another of my favorites, a great bending and vibrato master!
Trying to emulate these other players is cool, but he doesn't sound like anyone except himself! Actually that's the true testament of an actual stand alone player. Bravo!
he is one of my favorite g players with Whitesnake and it's the spiritual John Syke' son who is my guitar hero too with Daryl Stuermer, Aubert, Bertignac, JJ Goldman, M Jones and more like Clapton and Santana and Bb King and Zurita and Gary Moore and Satriani
@Phrygian Dominant GREAT choices!! Ironically John Sykes took Gary's style and his particular vibrato sound (from 'The Black Rose' album), and developed from there to obtain his true [satisfied sound] to be used. *Since John was the guitarist in THIN LIZZY, post Gary Moore's departure [albeit a few years later] that had John playing Gary's guitar parts / solos in the songs (as Scott was obviously playing his own parts of the songs), as well as Robbo's parts / solos of the songs! Zakk when he first joined OZZY's band stated he wanted the same tone as John Sykes to shine through with his recorded parts. **Zakk (Jeff) is a huge fan of both Gary and John...John is a Huge fan of Gary...so the 'link' is all there!! They are all EXTREMELY talented as well as nice (I have been fortunate to have met them all), and John did a brilliant job on Bob Daisley & Friends 'Tribute to Gary Moore'! Take Care!!
Guitar World ' Man Doug Aldridge you are one of a kind . Your Style And Tecnik Excellent . A young Zak Wild . We need moure Hair Bands Music Two Day Metal Music . You're ALSOME Man Playing Guitar on that Les Paul . Keep Rocking Doug On Guitar World . TroyFrost Troyster 👍 🤘 Rock On 🎵 🎵🎵 🎵
Man I wish Gary Moore had of once done a vibrato lesson. Even at half speed you can't copy it. Can nail anyone's but his and his is the best ever. This guy sounds exact like Pete thorn or maybe it's vice versa
It's all about finger strength ain't it? If you have none you'll hardly ever develop a good vibrato even if you put hours of practice in it. Some people are just gifted with finger/wrist strength they make it look easy and effortless
Ken T finger strength is something you build up eventually. Anyone who puts in practice can do vibrato like this. Applying it in a real song and making it sound good is where these guys are gifted.
It's a variety of elements. If finger strength were the most important thing then rock climbers would pick up the guitar and in a few months have amazing vibrato. Very few people on the planet who have normal use if their hands and digits are incapable of developing vibrato. They have high E strings ranging in gauge(fraction of an English inch) from as light as .007" (banjo strings), .008 (used by Yngwie, Gibbons), .009 (Page, Van Halen and most metal players) .010 (most electric guitar use tens as this gauge is commonly referred to), .011 (Bonamassa), .0.12 and 013 (Stevie Ray Vaughn to bend and employ vibrato on these is only possible with insane finger strength). Take away: small females (Jennifer Batton) can have killer Vibrato and huge men (Albert King, Howlin Wolf) can as well. There is a string gauge for everyone and some with strong fingers like Gibbons, Page, Hendrix, Ingwie, EVH prefer lighter strings than they are capable of using because it makes bends and legato effortless. A larger string unamplified or using a bone dry clean tone have thicker tone and higher output but Gibbons has insanely fat tone with thin strings. The Ear is, therefore, most important because it providea the player with critical information so that the player may make adjustments to perform near-perfect vibrato. meaning in perfect with even smooth transitions from 1 pitch the next which requires a well-coordinated nervous system. your central nervous system known as the brain tells the peripheral nervous system including the fingers wrist shoulder and elbow how to work in unison to match what the brain is telling the body to do based on what the ear hears. in other words I need to have a well-integrated body and mind that's you can only developed through years and plenty of hours a regular practice using your ears and eyes focused and deliberate fashion. anything less no matter how naturally talented you are will result in less desirable overall skill. the main point is work your ass off to develop good vibrato and never stop listening
I really enjoyed all of this! Vibrato is so important in any way.... It's ESSENTIAL for making your guitar SING. It gives notes character and personality. You can do a rip roaring guitar lead and if the last note doesn't have vibrato, then the whole thing is just "meh", but if you end the guitar solo with some sweet vibrato then the whole this is amazing. Bends need to be practiced over and over again......I've been playing guitar for 27 years, much of that blues guitar, and I'm still ALWAYS practicing bends (and vibrato on the bend). It's awesome that he talked about gimmicks, because every guitarist has them, and they WORK. If you don't have separate volume knobs for the pickups like on a Les Paul, something similar you can do is turn the tone knob all the way down the neck or middle pickup, play your note while on the bridge pickup, and rapidly flip the pickup switch. My favorite gimmick -- which works well because I use a copper or brass pick -- is to rapidly tap the edge of the pick against the string while bending a note high up on the fret board. You can do this with a nickel (that you keep in your pocket while on stage for just such a purpose). All these little (and big) things come together to create your personal sound and attitude.
I never get tired of watching this series of videos! I'm a great estimator of Doug and his playing! Thanks for posting! He also named John Sykes, another of my favorites, a great bending and vibrato master!
So much value in these lessons. How you manage to take all these people! Thank you guitar world!
He named STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN. I’m sold. This man is a killer player and a HUGE inspiration!!
It’s like he loves the INSTRUMENT. Not the genre.
Michael Schenker has awesome vibrato
adore this guys style and sound. Hope his next video is about his guitar, pickups, amp and signal chain.
Trying to emulate these other players is cool, but he doesn't sound like anyone except himself! Actually that's the true testament of an actual stand alone player. Bravo!
Keep these coming...great content by a stellar dude !!
cool and humble guy, killer playing for sure
Doug's vibrato and bending are both cool! The coolest guitar player playing Les Paul is the Doug Aldrich player.
he is one of my favorite g players with Whitesnake and it's the spiritual John Syke' son who is my guitar hero too with Daryl Stuermer, Aubert, Bertignac, JJ Goldman, M Jones and more like Clapton and Santana and Bb King and Zurita and Gary Moore and Satriani
Nobody ever mentions slash's bending, it's just beautiful perfection! The man puts his heart and soul in, and it really comes out in his playing!
Unique distinctive widest vibrato : Schenker Moore and Sykes 🤘🤘
Killer tone.
Building my skills with Doug.
A shout out to Dave Meniketti! Thank you Doug!
his thing is being the whole package and being rock n roll
Think I’ll smash the Murphy lab Les Paul Custom that I borrowed from my dear friend this weekend and this dive bar gig if the feeling strikes.
Fave guitar vibrato guitarists: John Sykes, Zakk Wylde and Gary Moore
Gary Moore is insane!!!🤘🏻
@Phrygian Dominant GREAT choices!! Ironically John Sykes took Gary's style and his particular vibrato sound (from 'The Black Rose' album), and developed from there to obtain his true [satisfied sound] to be used. *Since John was the guitarist in THIN LIZZY, post Gary Moore's departure [albeit a few years later] that had John playing Gary's guitar parts / solos in the songs (as Scott was obviously playing his own parts of the songs), as well as Robbo's parts / solos of the songs! Zakk when he first joined OZZY's band stated he wanted the same tone as John Sykes to shine through with his recorded parts. **Zakk (Jeff) is a huge fan of both Gary and John...John is a Huge fan of Gary...so the 'link' is all there!! They are all EXTREMELY talented as well as nice (I have been fortunate to have met them all), and John did a brilliant job on Bob Daisley & Friends 'Tribute to Gary Moore'! Take Care!!
We can't forget about Angus!
this man is amazing. thanks friend,
Who is Doug Aldrich talking about at time 9:40 he says the guitarist name is Dave Medickatie, who is that?
Space Ace Vibrato is what got me wanting to play ...
Guitar World ' Man Doug Aldridge you are one of a kind . Your Style And Tecnik Excellent . A young Zak Wild . We need moure Hair Bands Music Two Day Metal Music . You're ALSOME Man Playing Guitar on that Les Paul . Keep Rocking Doug On Guitar World . TroyFrost Troyster 👍 🤘 Rock On 🎵 🎵🎵 🎵
I think he’s actually older than Zakk Wylde..... They just arrived at similar styles by listening to ALOT of Gary Moore, John Sykes etc.
If you left this video wondering about his rig, you have missed the point.
Man I wish Gary Moore had of once done a vibrato lesson. Even at half speed you can't copy it. Can nail anyone's but his and his is the best ever.
This guy sounds exact like Pete thorn or maybe it's vice versa
That tone...
Not a Gibson LP? That’s a first for Doug! Killer as always! 🤘
I love this guy. Doug yeah! !!!!!!
Mart Froedmans both bends and vibratos are the most impressive ones in my humble opinion!
That's one beautiful headstock! This ain't a Gibson - what brand is this?
Vibrato is guitarrist´s fingerprint
Love Doug
I like this man.
Anyone know where I can get the tabs for this series?
A soulful slow vibrato over an aggressive riff gives the entire thing a totally different vibe. Try it.
I want that guitar.
what guitar is he using?
I gave that pitch vibrato. Pitches love vibrato.
Gary Ritchrath has great vibrato
Ok Sorry for the Mistaken I didn't know that . TroyFrost Troyster.
Show Gostei 🔱
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Suhr Les Paul with Adlrich Humbuckers, wow. That's one expensive guitar.
SN95 Mustang Garage his tone is killer with that rig
Phil X is a behind the nut wizard..
"You'd be winning" haha
Missed out Simon mcbride
Bet he's not smashing that axe anytime soon
Illuminati confirmed 😁
Chris Andersson they are Everywhere
It's all about finger strength ain't it? If you have none you'll hardly ever develop a good vibrato even if you put hours of practice in it. Some people are just gifted with finger/wrist strength they make it look easy and effortless
Ken T finger strength is something you build up eventually. Anyone who puts in practice can do vibrato like this. Applying it in a real song and making it sound good is where these guys are gifted.
Wrong
It's a variety of elements. If finger strength were the most important thing then rock climbers would pick up the guitar and in a few months have amazing vibrato. Very few people on the planet who have normal use if their hands and digits are incapable of developing vibrato. They have high E strings ranging in gauge(fraction of an English inch) from as light as .007" (banjo strings), .008 (used by Yngwie, Gibbons), .009 (Page, Van Halen and most metal players) .010 (most electric guitar use tens as this gauge is commonly referred to), .011 (Bonamassa), .0.12 and 013 (Stevie Ray Vaughn to bend and employ vibrato on these is only possible with insane finger strength).
Take away: small females (Jennifer Batton) can have killer Vibrato and huge men (Albert King, Howlin Wolf) can as well. There is a string gauge for everyone and some with strong fingers like Gibbons, Page, Hendrix, Ingwie, EVH prefer lighter strings than they are capable of using because it makes bends and legato effortless. A larger string unamplified or using a bone dry clean tone have thicker tone and higher output but Gibbons has insanely fat tone with thin strings.
The Ear is, therefore, most important because it providea the player with critical information so that the player may make adjustments to perform near-perfect vibrato. meaning in perfect with even smooth transitions from 1 pitch the next which requires a well-coordinated nervous system. your central nervous system known as the brain tells the peripheral nervous system including the fingers wrist shoulder and elbow how to work in unison to match what the brain is telling the body to do based on what the ear hears. in other words I need to have a well-integrated body and mind that's you can only developed through years and plenty of hours a regular practice using your ears and eyes focused and deliberate fashion. anything less no matter how naturally talented you are will result in less desirable overall skill. the main point is work your ass off to develop good vibrato and never stop listening
I was 667th. Sorry.
What? I wouldn't smash a Chinese made guibson 😒🎸