This is actually one of my favorite Zeppelin tunes. You don't see much of it on the Tube, so thanks for doing it! FWIW, I happen to like the Knebworth version.
You are the very first person that I found to actually - 'demonstrate' - how he did that crazy - whammy bar solo sound. That has been such a mystery to me. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. I saw Page & Plant on their 1995 Unledded tour. It was the only time I ever saw either one of them play this song & I have seen both live several times over the years. I wasn't old enough to see Led Zeppelin because they split up when I was 15 & didn't make it to the US on that tour. Seeing Page & Plant in 1995 was amazing & as close to seeing Zeppelin as I'll ever get. I saw them on their 2nd night at Boston Garden & they were great. I am a guitar player so I watched Jimmy close that evening. When they played this it was the only time/song I have ever seen him used a Strat on. I don't remember him using the bar that much on this song & Jimmy almost never used a bar. He does love his B-Bender on his Telecasters though. I have an excellent recording of the show I saw. I will listen to it when I have time within the next day or two. I am now curious how much of the bar I will hear on it. Thanks again, I will be breaking my Strat out real soon to play around with this song.
Dude,, i watch and enjoy many of your videos, sometimes you say exactly what i am thinking,, i dislike the whammy bar also,,, but Jeff Beck a day in the life will blow your mind,, David gilmour,,, these guys no how to use a whammy bar,,,
Great lesson (as always). Jeff Beck is a virtuoso with tremolo bar and has taken its use to levels before unknown and not quite duplicated. One has to only view “Live at Ronnie Scott’s” to see what Beck can do with the tremolo bar that is second to none, far from trite, and awesomely beautiful. Thanks again, for all you share here, JJ.
I have a 1990 Strat Plus with a Hipshot Tremsetter, roller nut and locking tuners. It stays in tune, even if you're bending a string and letting an open string ring out.
I remember when this was new music round about 79 , first time I heard it I was driving my 70 Camaro and the sun was going down, In the Evening , probably was stoned but wow it sounded so fresh
I have awesome memories from this album from when it was debuted in it's entirety on the radio. It really was a major event . Great lesson here JJ, thank you.
Omg I loved this one live, Jimmy must of just did a fix cos he was destroying that strat , and those face expressions sweating like a champ and just being jimi.nice lesson to my friend thanks on a few pointers too ,anyway take care.the knebworth show is what I was talking about anyway , of course right .
SRV, Beck, Vai, Gilmour , Satriani , Malmsteen , Brian May , the intro to death on two legs in dropped D with whammy . To even random guys like Michael Lee Firkins , who makes you think he is playing a slide , doing it all with a bar.
I saw a cover band do this on Long Island the week the album came out, Zebra maybe? opened their show with it. Think it was the second time I heard the song and was blown away. I was shocked how good they played it. JJ, think you were to young to be playing that night!
gonepickin' .....Alex had so many crafty solos throughout his entire career. He’s incredible and a top five player for me. That Limelight solo is fucking slick. Cheers ✌️
Nice one, great song love that slow part it just like floating, like a daze & then they go back into the main riff. Remember that brown paper over the album cover, wondering what was underneath, not like Queen's nude Bicycle race poster but still a mystery. Nice work James.
I was going to say, I want one strat setup like Jeff's, other than that I've never been into them I picked up a gem working in a Vintage shop, a piece of wood jamming up the tremlo so could not move, been using that now for 30 years. Dr. Russ does have a point I'm a Adrian Belew fan too since High School, now he just goes off on em, but I'm not gong to be trying to play any Belew in this lifetime. lol
Yeah I'm a LP/T player so I'ma have to pull some pre bending sort of silliness. Thanks for posting these. I can always find what I need to know. Also I'm a drummer😆
I work on 150+ guitars a year almost 75% or higher of the Fender/Squier Strats I see the wammy bar has been lost for years; of the 25ish % that have one less than half use it so I end up blocking a lot of trems. I am surprised David Gilmour didn't come to mind JJ as John F said tasteful and he seems to use it a fair bit on single notes or occasional double stops as an added accent. For some of the guys who do use trems you can actually "tune it" set it up to bend a half or full step or even a third.
@@toddmcintosh83 All that aside give me a hardtail any day but yes I have a trem on my DG inspired Black Strat I made and Bigsbys on a Wild Kat and Flame Kat. I'm more of a Les Paul guy 9 currently 3 Gibson and 6 Epi.
James, I know you said you use the Peavey Vypr constantly, not sure which one you have, but I was wondering have you ever owned a Line 6 75 watt version by any chance, and if so, or any Line6, are they any good? I see people seem to either love them or hate them for some reason.
I hate tapping, hybrid picking and the tremolo bar; all three ruin my groove, especially tapping, I have no clue how EVH got the energy to do it so much and, maybe it's just me, but I feel stupid doing it, like something a child would do or someone who's never played guitar just being silly.
Cool video and everything, but didn't Jimmy use the tele, b-string bender on this song? I seem to recall an early 80's interview, where he said this was the first song he wrote after getting that guitar. Its been like almost 40 years since i read the interview, but thats how i remember it.
Jimmy was using the B-bender on the 77 tour, well before he wrote this. Also, the bends are mostly on the G string, not the B string. Beyond all that, there is video and photos of Jimmy using the Strat on this song, even the official Knebworth clip.
What a fun album, I got when it came out, I was way ahead of the kids I went to school with, from the City moved to the Country for High School, they wanted to know where did you get all this music from.
I'm not really objective on Jimmy, since I adore the man. But when he became a heroin user, his playing changed dramatically. If you listen to Heartbreaker in 1970 then listen to one of the 1980 versions, you can't believe it's the same guy. Watch the Seattle 1977 show, if you can stomach it. It's just dire, he was barely functioning. But a month before Seattle, he was in top form for the LA shows. I think his playing was terrific at Copenhagen in July 1979, then two weeks later at Knebworth, he was really off. Through 1973, his playing was so consistent, and ever since then, it's been a coin toss as to which Jimmy you'll get on any given night. Regardless, I love his playing.
I'd guess there might be a Seven Degrees of Ringo type thing. Ringo hanging with Moon when Bonham drops by and they all drink themselves into oblivion.
@theconstruct67 Well...not quite. You just combined about three different stories into one. And it was Bonzo's birthday in '73, not Robert's. And Robert wasn't climbing up a tree when he said that, he was on a balcony at the Continental Hyatt House. And he didn't say it in '73, he said it in '75. Other than that, you nailed it. :)
Jimi Hendrix wasn't to bad with a whammy bar, and I like the old surf guitar players using the jazzmasters, they knew when and where to use and not use them
The original intro to this song is one of the most otherwordly unique pieces I've ever listened to, the only comparable level of otherworldly are violin solos of Eddie Jobson on UKs in the dead of night album. Unfoetunately the rest of the song is sh*. It was also played live in 1995 unfortunately with orchestral intro.
By using his wang bar right the way thru all the notes live - page effectively sabotaged his own riff imo. I love the studio version of In The Evening - but the live version does nowt for me at all - now I know why ! Thanx Mr James. R x
Well, from 1975 onwards, I think they were very hit and miss. A lot of it depended on how trashed Jimmy was. But all the way through the 1973 tour, they were just about untouchable onstage.
This is actually one of my favorite Zeppelin tunes. You don't see much of it on the Tube, so thanks for doing it! FWIW, I happen to like the Knebworth version.
Yeah, people are so busy talking about what a failure _In Through the Outdoor_ was, they forget one of Page's greatest riffs (on it).
You are the very first person that I found to actually - 'demonstrate' - how he did that crazy - whammy bar solo sound. That has been such a mystery to me.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. I saw Page & Plant on their 1995 Unledded tour. It was the only time I ever saw either one of them play this song & I have seen both live several times over the years. I wasn't old enough to see Led Zeppelin because they split up when I was 15 & didn't make it to the US on that tour. Seeing Page & Plant in 1995 was amazing & as close to seeing Zeppelin as I'll ever get. I saw them on their 2nd night at Boston Garden & they were great. I am a guitar player so I watched Jimmy close that evening. When they played this it was the only time/song I have ever seen him used a Strat on. I don't remember him using the bar that much on this song & Jimmy almost never used a bar. He does love his B-Bender on his Telecasters though. I have an excellent recording of the show I saw. I will listen to it when I have time within the next day or two. I am now curious how much of the bar I will hear on it. Thanks again, I will be breaking my Strat out real soon to play around with this song.
I’m loving the Swan Song logo shirt! Classic Zeppelin! Thanks for the lesson! Blessings!
Gilmour and a whammy bar rocks LOL totally tastefull.... ill start the comments rolling. thanks for this I thought it was more difficult
Dude,, i watch and enjoy many of your videos, sometimes you say exactly what i am thinking,, i dislike the whammy bar also,,, but Jeff Beck a day in the life will blow your mind,, David gilmour,,, these guys no how to use a whammy bar,,,
dude these days you are just making my dreams come true im really grateful
Another solid James jam. Thank you, Sir.
Great lesson (as always). Jeff Beck is a virtuoso with tremolo bar and has taken its use to levels before unknown and not quite duplicated. One has to only view “Live at Ronnie Scott’s” to see what Beck can do with the tremolo bar that is second to none, far from trite, and awesomely beautiful. Thanks again, for all you share here, JJ.
love this guy
I have a 1990 Strat Plus with a Hipshot Tremsetter, roller nut and locking tuners. It stays in tune, even if you're bending a string and letting an open string ring out.
I really appreciate your lessons thanks👍
Alf my Love AND In the Evening? I’m in heaven! Don’t even need the stairway to get there
I remember when this was new music round about 79 , first time I heard it I was driving my 70 Camaro and the sun was going down, In the Evening , probably was stoned but wow it sounded so fresh
You must have been hangin out with my crew
I have awesome memories from this album from when it was debuted in it's entirety on the radio. It really was a major event . Great lesson here JJ, thank you.
Omg I loved this one live, Jimmy must of just did a fix cos he was destroying that strat , and those face expressions sweating like a champ and just being jimi.nice lesson to my friend thanks on a few pointers too ,anyway take care.the knebworth show is what I was talking about anyway , of course right .
I do like the use of the whammy bar by Blackmore on “Made in Japan”
Wow I've always loved this song but never thought about how the guitars went. Very interesting.
Thank You for Lesson saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷
SRV, Beck, Vai, Gilmour , Satriani , Malmsteen , Brian May , the intro to death on two legs in dropped D with whammy . To even random guys like Michael Lee Firkins , who makes you think he is playing a slide , doing it all with a bar.
I saw a cover band do this on Long Island the week the album came out, Zebra maybe? opened their show with it. Think it was the second time I heard the song and was blown away. I was shocked how good they played it. JJ, think you were to young to be playing that night!
Tremolo by Alex Lifeson on the Limelight solo is masterful.
gonepickin' .....Alex had so many crafty solos throughout his entire career. He’s incredible and a top five player for me. That Limelight solo is fucking slick. Cheers ✌️
Another great T! That’s a classic. ✌️
Nice one, great song love that slow part it just like floating, like a daze & then they go back into the main riff. Remember that brown paper over the album cover, wondering what was underneath, not like Queen's nude Bicycle race poster but still a mystery. Nice work James.
“No one’s done anything useful with a whammy bar since Hendrix...” Two words: Jeff Beck
Adrian Belew, also.
I was going to say, I want one strat setup like Jeff's, other than that I've never been into them I picked up a gem working in a Vintage shop, a piece of wood jamming up the tremlo so could not move, been using that now for 30 years. Dr. Russ does have a point I'm a Adrian Belew fan too since High School, now he just goes off on em, but I'm not gong to be trying to play any Belew in this lifetime. lol
I play a wicked air guitar whammy. Way better then Beck or any of those guys.
I love your comment
Eddie Van Halen
The whammy bar is there to insure that the guitar is never in tune.
There is a new trem out I forget the name but it stays in tune pretty well & for 300$ it better.
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Yeah I'm a LP/T player so I'ma have to pull some pre bending sort of silliness. Thanks for posting these. I can always find what I need to know. Also I'm a drummer😆
Yeah, as if taking the quiz for the ultimate zeppelin fan wasn’t enough, you put out this video
Thx JJ for doing this one!!!
learning to do some of this jam!!
Awesome bro! Thank you much my friend!! 🎸👍👍
I work on 150+ guitars a year almost 75% or higher of the Fender/Squier Strats I see the wammy bar has been lost for years; of the 25ish % that have one less than half use it so I end up blocking a lot of trems.
I am surprised David Gilmour didn't come to mind JJ as John F said tasteful and he seems to use it a fair bit on single notes or occasional double stops as an added accent.
For some of the guys who do use trems you can actually "tune it" set it up to bend a half or full step or even a third.
notjoeaverage nicely said!😉👍
@@toddmcintosh83 All that aside give me a hardtail any day but yes I have a trem on my DG inspired Black Strat I made and Bigsbys on a Wild Kat and Flame Kat. I'm more of a Les Paul guy 9 currently 3 Gibson and 6 Epi.
Thank you for the tutorial
James, I know you said you use the Peavey Vypr constantly, not sure which one you have, but I was wondering have you ever owned a Line 6 75 watt version by any chance,
and if so, or any Line6, are they any good? I see people seem to either love them or hate them for some reason.
No, I've never owned any Line 6 stuff. I've gone back to basics, just a Peavey Classic 50 with no pedals or effects.
@@jamesjames9275 Oh, I see, I thought you were using a modeling amp. A Peavey Classic is a monster amp for sure.
You may have mentioned it and I didn't hear it....is this standard tuning
Well done!!!
Awesome t-shirt!
I never got used to the whammy bar. To me it's like tapping, sounds good in bursts/bits or else it gets too much...imho....
I hate tapping, hybrid picking and the tremolo bar; all three ruin my groove, especially tapping, I have no clue how EVH got the energy to do it so much and, maybe it's just me, but I feel stupid doing it, like something a child would do or someone who's never played guitar just being silly.
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What tuning for this song?
Thanks James
Im no expert but I think John cippolina has mastered the whammy In his own way . Any Quicksilver messenger service fans here ?
Good point about a whammy bar: I think people think that's just 'cause it's there you have to use it (that's what she said).
Though that said, this amzing (In the Evening) riff wouldn't have been possible without one.
Thanks James 🏆☺️
Agreed on hendrix
Cool video and everything, but didn't Jimmy use the tele, b-string bender on this song?
I seem to recall an early 80's interview, where he said this was the first song he wrote after getting that guitar.
Its been like almost 40 years since i read the interview, but thats how i remember it.
Jimmy was using the B-bender on the 77 tour, well before he wrote this. Also, the bends are mostly on the G string, not the B string. Beyond all that, there is video and photos of Jimmy using the Strat on this song, even the official Knebworth clip.
Adrian Belew has had a damn good career playing the twang bar. Twang Bar King!
What a fun album, I got when it came out, I was way ahead of the kids I went to school with, from the City moved to the Country for High School, they wanted to know where did you get all this music from.
Would LOVE your opinion on Jimmy from 77 onward
I'm not really objective on Jimmy, since I adore the man. But when he became a heroin user, his playing changed dramatically. If you listen to Heartbreaker in 1970 then listen to one of the 1980 versions, you can't believe it's the same guy. Watch the Seattle 1977 show, if you can stomach it. It's just dire, he was barely functioning. But a month before Seattle, he was in top form for the LA shows. I think his playing was terrific at Copenhagen in July 1979, then two weeks later at Knebworth, he was really off. Through 1973, his playing was so consistent, and ever since then, it's been a coin toss as to which Jimmy you'll get on any given night. Regardless, I love his playing.
Just wondering, did Led Zeppelin ever meet the Beatles?
Not that I know of. The Beatles were winding down as Zeppelin was getting started. But the individual members would have met each other.
Paul, Linda and Dave Gilmour went to see Zep together back in the day.
Paul attended the O2 arena show in 2004
I'd guess there might be a Seven Degrees of Ringo type thing. Ringo hanging with Moon when Bonham drops by and they all drink themselves into oblivion.
@theconstruct67 Well...not quite. You just combined about three different stories into one. And it was Bonzo's birthday in '73, not Robert's. And Robert wasn't climbing up a tree when he said that, he was on a balcony at the Continental Hyatt House. And he didn't say it in '73, he said it in '75. Other than that, you nailed it. :)
George Harrison told Jimmy that Zeppelin couldnt write ballads, and so he wrote the Rain Song
Great lesson. I think Jeff Beck knows what a whammy bar is. Lol.
If you get the feel of a Women like Jeff does on some of his subtle work you be set for life.
I read that Jimmy used the gizmotron on the opening noises.
Gizmotron and bow, he explained recently.
any rockabilly guitar HAS to have a whammy bar.
JJ what about JBeck
I love Jeff Beck. I hate tremolo bars.
No disrespect meant. I agree with you on whammy bars
I don't mean any disrespect to players who use whammy bars. A lot of great players use them. I just have no use for a whammy bar.
Same here
Nice, thanks. I can't figure out anything Jimmy Page does besides Stairway.
Come on, what jeff beck did on amazing graze with the whammy is amazing
What amps do you use??
That's a Peavey Vypyr 100.
James James that futuristic looking one?
Andrew Eldritch: "the whammy bar is THAT PRONG which can ruin a perfectly good chord."
since hendrix? how about david gilmour? hes the king of the whammy
No whammies big money. JJ speaking the truth.
I Enjoy your yacking, it is entertaining.
Jimi Hendrix wasn't to bad with a whammy bar, and I like the old surf guitar players using the jazzmasters, they knew when and where to use and not use them
The original intro to this song is one of the most otherwordly unique pieces I've ever listened to, the only comparable level of otherworldly are violin solos of Eddie Jobson on UKs in the dead of night album. Unfoetunately the rest of the song is sh*. It was also played live in 1995 unfortunately with orchestral intro.
The "swam song".
By using his wang bar right the way thru all the notes live - page effectively sabotaged his own riff imo. I love the studio version of In The Evening - but the live version does nowt for me at all - now I know why ! Thanx Mr James. R x
Don't care for the whammy much either with the exception of a Chris Isaak-like soft shimmer
Gilmour did some good whammy stuff..........I too am not a fan of that bar
You hate what Jimmy plays like I hate what Jimmy plays
Overall that is why Led Zep wasn't very good live...
Well, from 1975 onwards, I think they were very hit and miss. A lot of it depended on how trashed Jimmy was. But all the way through the 1973 tour, they were just about untouchable onstage.
@@jamesjames9275 Good answer...
With the exception of Deep Purple,lol...