Totally agree! I found Judas Priest when I bought Screaming for Vengence! I was 13 and they have been my favorite band since. Ritchie is a incredible player. He has a Schenker vibe that I love. Very humble and class act just like the rest of Priest! MetalGods4ever!
he bangs the daughter of steve harris from iron maiden and then becomes a member of judas priest...he'll die a happy man just off of that alone...this guy is the definition of cool
How eloquent and utterly decent this guy is. It's such a refreshing change to hear such a huge talent express himself in such a humble and intelligent manner. Cracking musician too!!!
I decided not to go to a Priest show in Bogota in 2013 because I was upset about KK leaving the band at the time. I thought ''no way is Faulkner replacing KK''. I've regret it ever since! This guy is a top class guitarist in his own right.
I love how Hendrix is STILL being revered, and continues to inspire younger guitarists to this day. He was my initial guitar "god" and still is, I'm happy his praises continue to be sung.
Honestly hes fast becoming my favourite guitarist, I love how he uses speed...it's not just for the sake of it! I'm kinda sick 'just shred' guitarists , speed just to sound fast and crazy but no 'voice' Richie gets the perfect balance I think, in my opinion! And such a nice guy it seems!
Never a truer statement. I used to play with Ritchie in an Alice Cooper tribute and I could tell then he would fly high. He just had the lot as a guitarist and a character. Total rocker.
Im a 35 year fan of Priest.Welcome to the Priest family Richie! You are an amazing guitar player and performer.They couldnt have found a better new member than you.You have talent -class-determination- loyalty and everything else that is positive for Judas Priest.They struck pure gold finding you.Im a huge KK fan and im sure KK would agree with all ive said.
Well..he was born in 1980.. Zakk first album with Ozzy is the No Rest For The Wicked in 1988...and the rest is history...No wonder Zakk Wylde is one of his influence..
Richie's ace...he can really rip but importantly and as he says 'gaps' matter not widdly widdly.... Judas Priest with RF and Sneap Producing/playing are re-energised and renewed to the extent that its a really exciting chapter in their evolution; Sneap has had some undeserved flack - the guy needs to be cut some slack and allowed to make his mark and find his feet as we all would - fuck me, landing that gig then playing live with the greatest metal band on earth - we'd all need time to settle in FFS.....Sneap can riff like a MF plus he's massively important to metal.....I love all the cap-doffing to Schenker made in this great video ....Schenker is my No 1 player.....thanks to Sweetwater for another great interview!
Great Interview. The new Priest record is one of the best metal albums I've heard lately. Saw them on the tour and they where great. Sad to miss Glenn but what are you going to do.
Richie reminds me of Doug Aldrich. Just the way both of them play with feeling and how they flow through fast runs and licks. Both of them are truly amazing
Schenker doesn't use the wah anymore, except on the older songs. He hasn't in at last 10 years but still gets those magical tones with just the guitar and his fingers. Ritchie's great and gave 'Priest an influx of energy. Great showman too, he really works the crowd. Good Interview.
Which one? There are hundreds of them, north America has about 4 accents, the UK has about 4 accents every town. America doesn't have much history before railways, when accents were developed isolated from all other accents, but Europe has thousands of years of it. Hence why Brits all understand each other but Americans only understand Americans, they are used to listening to far more accent variations than we are in America.
Analysing how to make music , speculating about which cord is going with which one, trying to make musik technical with a manual many seam to speculate in...is the biggest mistake of all time...THATS why Riche and guitarist music makers like him are totally right ;) its about making you're own, finding the things technical musicians will never achieve ..... thats a fact ;)
Richie is my favorite "new" guitarist. He's a monster player, and has breathed new life into the mighty Priest.
Totally agree! I found Judas Priest when I bought Screaming for Vengence! I was 13 and they have been my favorite band since. Ritchie is a incredible player. He has a Schenker vibe that I love. Very humble and class act just like the rest of Priest! MetalGods4ever!
Veeing Fly Hell yeah! me too!
He's great and a nice guy to boot
Richie is a down to earth person, humble and secure about himself, cool guy.
I love his attitude, great disposition
A very humble guy and a truly great guitar player, he is a credit to British Metal...
man ritchie is such a cool humble dude
One of the better interviews in quite some time. Ritchie comes across as a cool and humble guy.
Thanks Sweetwater!
Thanks for watching, Mark Bliss!
he bangs the daughter of steve harris from iron maiden and then becomes a member of judas priest...he'll die a happy man just off of that alone...this guy is the definition of cool
How eloquent and utterly decent this guy is. It's such a refreshing change to hear such a huge talent express himself in such a humble and intelligent manner. Cracking musician too!!!
Such a great interview. He really is the nicest guy and a killer player.
I decided not to go to a Priest show in Bogota in 2013 because I was upset about KK leaving the band at the time. I thought ''no way is Faulkner replacing KK''. I've regret it ever since! This guy is a top class guitarist in his own right.
Thats was a really stupid reason not to go to a JP show
He seems like a very grounded, nice guy. Terrific player! Looking forward to seeing JP again.
I love how Hendrix is STILL being revered, and continues to inspire younger guitarists to this day. He was my initial guitar "god" and still is, I'm happy his praises continue to be sung.
Honestly hes fast becoming my favourite guitarist, I love how he uses speed...it's not just for the sake of it! I'm kinda sick 'just shred' guitarists , speed just to sound fast and crazy but no 'voice' Richie gets the perfect balance I think, in my opinion! And such a nice guy it seems!
Brilliant interview, Richie is phenomenal, one of the best replacement members in metal history and one of the best modern guitarists in his own right
Richie is also my new favorite player. What a breath of fresh air for the Metal guitarist world.
Richie is Rock.
Never a truer statement. I used to play with Ritchie in an Alice Cooper tribute and I could tell then he would fly high. He just had the lot as a guitarist and a character. Total rocker.
Such a modest master of metal. One of my favorite guitarists. Rock on Richie!!!
Richie is such a class act!!! Love him!!
Im a 35 year fan of Priest.Welcome to the Priest family Richie! You are an amazing guitar player and performer.They couldnt have found a better new member than you.You have talent -class-determination- loyalty and everything else that is positive for Judas Priest.They struck pure gold finding you.Im a huge KK fan and im sure KK would agree with all ive said.
He is one of the first Guitarists I have ever seen who credits Zakk Wylde as an influence! \mXm/ Rock ON!
Well..he was born in 1980..
Zakk first album with Ozzy is the No Rest For The Wicked in 1988...and the rest is history...No wonder Zakk Wylde is one of his influence..
Deep , enlightened, spiritual, honest.. What s great guy richie is.
Anyone who is a hendrix fan has the roots..
best interview ever...bring him back for another!!!
I love him
Great interview. Thank you..!!!
That last riff at the end.. it's like if MoP and Through the Never combined haha.
Great guy, so humble. Real
Inspiration
Not only is Ritchie a great guitarist , he's a stand up guy!
Richie's ace...he can really rip but importantly and as he says 'gaps' matter not widdly widdly.... Judas Priest with RF and Sneap Producing/playing are re-energised and renewed to the extent that its a really exciting chapter in their evolution; Sneap has had some undeserved flack - the guy needs to be cut some slack and allowed to make his mark and find his feet as we all would - fuck me, landing that gig then playing live with the greatest metal band on earth - we'd all need time to settle in FFS.....Sneap can riff like a MF plus he's massively important to metal.....I love all the cap-doffing to Schenker made in this great video ....Schenker is my No 1 player.....thanks to Sweetwater for another great interview!
Humble man - wonderful!
Awesome interview of a very humble, down to earth and inspiring Richie Faulkner - Just Subd too because of it
that guitar tour is an awesome idea. I can totally see it branching out to all kinds of instruments. good luck!
best out there and humble. KEEP THE METAL ALIVE!!!!
Great job Mitch! This was a great interview!
Awesome player, love the raw sound.
Great interview, good questions, giving Richie all the time to answer and actually listening to the answers.
Highly informative , very entertaining.
Fantastic guy
An amazing player and such a cool guy, also Mitch always does the best interviews.
What a humble guy, refreshed the band and put your own mark.
Great Interview. The new Priest record is one of the best metal albums I've heard lately. Saw them on the tour and they where great. Sad to miss Glenn but what are you going to do.
Richie reminds me of Doug Aldrich. Just the way both of them play with feeling and how they flow through fast runs and licks. Both of them are truly amazing
A lot of folks have said it, but worth saying again; GREAT INTERVIEW!!!
wow great interview! You had him on his toes...Your attention to detail was great!
So happy for Richie ,for the honour of being a Band Member,not a hired gun!! Cheers
Awesome player, and he seems like a really nice guy!
I love how he doesn’t consider himself a shredder, but Is one of the best tasteful shredders I’ve heard
Only 4 miserable bastards give this a thumbs down. Says a lot about the man, a gentleman and a great guitar player. No ego, only chops and skill.
15:00 Note Choice - he uses that phrase a lot, I never heard it before.
great interviewer
great interveiw to show a true muscian
I need that damn V!
I hope his last riff at the end of the video will be maybe a new song in Judas priest :)
At first I thought he was playing Master of Puppets....too simular
Richie Faulkner is A Great Guitarist & A Great Fit For Judas Priest
Good Interview
max goodman r
AT 16:00 Wah pedal discussion, I noticed his foot style too ( well, it was in the frame, how could I miss it? )
Zakk uses Wah pedal too so here it is.
Schenker doesn't use the wah anymore, except on the older songs. He hasn't in at last 10 years but still gets those magical tones with just the guitar and his fingers. Ritchie's great and gave 'Priest an influx of energy. Great showman too, he really works the crowd. Good Interview.
It's amazing how Richie doesn't consider himself a shredder!
"I can't shred"
You can Richie, you really can lol
This guy is good...
I love british accent.
Which one? There are hundreds of them, north America has about 4 accents, the UK has about 4 accents every town.
America doesn't have much history before railways, when accents were developed isolated from all other accents, but Europe has thousands of years of it.
Hence why Brits all understand each other but Americans only understand Americans, they are used to listening to far more accent variations than we are in America.
Why no mention of the ENGL amps that they use now?
at 16:45 moving the hand between pickups
Can notice his zakk Wilde's influences at playing
Richie seems like an organic guy
EnormoDome \m/
Dude.
Apply the instrument according to THE SONG J.P....embellish acccordingly \m/\m/ Rock ON!
I like his man jewellery
Richie is so modest, though he is a damn great guitarist.. New blood for priest..
so the intro its a new judas priest riff????
mihalis dervos It's the main riff of the tune Organas Rage that he performed on EMGtv. Highly recommended!
Analysing how to make music , speculating about which cord is going with which one, trying to make musik technical with a manual many seam to speculate in...is the biggest mistake of all time...THATS why Riche and guitarist music makers like him are totally right ;) its about making you're own, finding the things technical musicians will never achieve ..... thats a fact ;)
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY JUDAS PRIEST
I hope you had a great birthday today sweetie this is your mother speaking. have a good evening.
you cant shred?? and i aint a human writing....
Did he ever get that guitar event thing happening?
Awesome interview of a very humble, down to earth and inspiring Richie Faulkner - Just Subd too because of it