I think most of the people who bash on Adrian are just mad because he does not play exactly like John Sykes, and their narrow minds do not allow them to accept different. Both are amazing guitar players! Enjoy them both!
He played in Whitesnake with Steve Vai (the whole Donnington concert is available here). He is actually from Holland, that's where I come from, so that's why I know him. A serious whrist injury took him out of business for a long time. Sad story!
It's actually very good. As Laticat said there are no whammy bars tapping, double handstuff just fast fingers and he throws a bit of classical stuff in too. I saw him in 1982 and he was fantastic.
i saw the Adrian Vandenburg live in concert,in which Vandenburg opened up for Whitesnake and i can personally attest that the man is one of the greatest guitar players of all time, period.
just have respect he done it still doing it it's hard to do this without love and passion and practice. if you judge put video on you tube and lets hear your stuff otherwise pipe it
It's easy to provide a comment about how good or bad this solo is with the hindsight of 32 years experience. The early '80s was pretty much all like this as far as rock guitar was concerned.
Yeah people don’t think that everything is based on what came before. This was impressive technically at the time, and much better than what many can still do. But obviously technique advances over three decades. If you listen to Chuck Berry today you’d say that his playing isn’t great, but you miss the point that he was an originator and helped create the basis of rock guitar. And many players could still learn a thing or two from him.
You also have to give some credit to the guys that were 'post'-Yngwie, like Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, etc. They all had demos and/or released at the same time as Yngwie, and all were pushing the neo-classical sound. And wow, how could I forget Shawn lane? Not neo-classical, of course, but technique wise pretty much untouchable by any of the guys listed on this page.
unsung hero. neo classical edge, so fluid and shredding the fuck outta that thing. I think he wasn't as well known because their music was lame, but he's an amazing player
The original post has been removed, but I want to say that I never considered Randy to be a super human guitarist, and you're correct that the players you mentioned are technically superior in every way. I've been a fan since Blizzard, and it's not about nps. He wrote some timeless rock/metal classics, and the guitar bad-assery was just icing on the cake. Same goes for EVH. There are tons of technically amazing guitarists around today, but not many are writing music that is worth a damn.
@Za7a7aZ ....A guitar solo is not a fairy tale to tell it to your grandchildren....You cant describe music very much with words because is as mystical as love is....
get the "definitive vandenberg",a collection of many songs of his own band.A rock masterpiece and the best lesson about how you can properly use a les paul,a schecter strat and a marshall plexi
That's one name that doesn't nearly get mentioned enough when this topic pops up. Django was way more than 'shredding' though, so in a way I'm happy that he often gets left out.
Adje Vandenberg!!! His first2 solo albums are superb! I personally don't think he was too musically compatible with Vivian Campbell when he played in white snake.That all star line up was john koladner,s idea with Tommy Aldridge (my all time favorite drummer)playing with the tight unit of Rudy (the Cuban)sarzo on bass who he previously played with in the Blizzard of ozz.
They had one great record in the 80s and then he took Sykes place in Whitesnake. Then fell off the map like all the other bands except the HEAVY ones. :o) Andrian was cool and part of the great Whitesnake line up in 1988.
Okay, first off, he came out about the same time as Randy and Yngwie. If he's playing in other styles, it's most likely not because he's copying them so much as making a nod to them. Second, It seems like you people are all basing your tastes on what magazines like Guitar World and the general media feed you. Even those who mention people like DiMeola. Every time someone talks about who can "shred" it's the same people.
This wasn't even what he was going to school for...he fell into playing guitar as an art student i believe. made extra money playing classical guitar if i remember right.
What you're hearing are common influences among guitarists. Very few, if any, are completely 100% original. Everyone has been exposed for the most part to classical music and melodies, classic rock and blues riffs. The section of Crossroads you refer to was taken from Paganini. Yngwie's entire first album directly copied Bach, Vivaldi, Albinoni, and DiMeola. There wasn't an original riff on the entire thing. Randy did it too, copying directly from Albeniz. Ed borrowed from Kreutzer in Eruption.
There were lots of players in Yngwie's 'league' at the time as well. Uli Roth (who I think was a bigger influence on Yngwie than Blackmore was), Steve Morse, Al DiMeola, McLaughlin, Holdsworth, not to mention nearly every other jazz guitarist. Yngwie was far from the first virtuoso guitarist, listen to some Ollie Halsell (I think I spelled that right). He was completely insane, but stylistically too eccentric for most. I love Yngwie's first 2 albums, but have to keep it in perspective.
When you hear this and his early Vandenberg stuff you get why Coverdale wanted him in his band. Fine guitarplayer but no Sykes or Vai, but then again how many players are? The problem with Adrian after joining Whitesnake is that he only played on the underrated and ignored ‘Restless Heart’ album. For a number of reasons Vandenberg never got to shine on a WS album. Just now with his own band you hear flashes of the Adrian V from the early days.
He's using his pinky on the volume control knob like Eddie Vh did in cathedral..its a guitar trick not an effect in this case.. they have a pedal for that out now but they didnt way back then.. its always good to know how the old fashioned way :)
Awesome, thanks! This might be a dumb question, but from clean, could you tell me exactly how I might get a sound like that? I have a guess of everything that's going in to make that sound, but I'm really curious, and I have no way of checking. Thanks! Is he just swelling in with a lot of distortion?
I would post the link but they don't allow that here so you'll have to paste and copy to the search engine on youtube..Type in "how to do volume swells - quick and easy guitar lesson" by yourguitarsage on youtube..he'll show you how to do it with just the control knob..there are a few other vids on the volume swells but they are using more effects
The problem with people like you is that you call people know it alls when they disagree. If you really were as close to him as you say, you wouldn't criticize him. If you're as familiar with his playing as you claim, you would know he was years ahead of other musicians, often playing styles that would later be explored by people like Yngwie. You're trying to tell me something like I Love The Night is Blues? You need to develop your ear then.
he's a great player! very underated. funny how he missed one or two notes, i meean not missed them but they choked, did not sustain, way down the fingerboard around the 15 th fret or so, you can hear the notes die qucikly funny
He is a MAESTRO! You bitches are lucky to hear the likes of him & will be even more lucky if U ever hear the likes of anything close to him ever again.
Now THIS is Adrian Vandenberg at his very best, armed with a classic Les Paul. Badass tone and technique! Idk wtf happened to him as the decade wore on. I hate those stupid ass puzzle-art guitars. Took the endorsement money and with it, his soul...anyone that disagrees can kiss my fucking ass, lol
Adrian was a totally underrated guitarist. He should have achieved much more success but I'm glad he is still playing. A Dutch maestro.
I think most of the people who bash on Adrian are just mad because he does not play exactly like John Sykes, and their narrow minds do not allow them to accept different. Both are amazing guitar players! Enjoy them both!
He played in Whitesnake with Steve Vai (the whole Donnington concert is available here). He is actually from Holland, that's where I come from, so that's why I know him. A serious whrist injury took him out of business for a long time. Sad story!
I wanted ti see this live. Thank you .🥰🍀🍀🍀🍀🎸
It's actually very good. As Laticat said there are no whammy bars tapping, double handstuff just fast fingers and he throws a bit of classical stuff in too. I saw him in 1982 and he was fantastic.
I've always loved the tone here,,,I don't use that much distortion in my tone either and those notes and runs sound so clean,,,,Forever a Fan!!!
i saw the Adrian Vandenburg live in concert,in which Vandenburg opened up for Whitesnake and i can personally attest that the man is one of the greatest guitar players of all time, period.
George Parsard Jeff Beck is laughing his ass off over your post.
Jeff Isles Why? Saying that Vanderberg is one of the greatest makes Beck worse or what?
just have respect he done it still doing it it's hard to do this without love and passion and practice. if you judge put video on you tube and lets hear your stuff otherwise pipe it
There are several exemplary guitarists. Because one is liked does not make the other bad.
Would have loved to see Vandenberg in concert. They rocked.Another under rated band
from 2:38~3:24 is Japanese national Anthem
Most of the time, those that criticize, can’t do themselves. Jealousy is ugly.
Adrian is classically trained and has been since he was a kid. Check the scales!
no he said not so
playing guitar live is hard - if you get up there and can do this your doing pretty good
It's easy to provide a comment about how good or bad this solo is with the hindsight of 32 years experience. The early '80s was pretty much all like this as far as rock guitar was concerned.
mykewright1 yes, because in the 80s everyone was wanking with the exception of Michael Schenker
Yeah people don’t think that everything is based on what came before. This was impressive technically at the time, and much better than what many can still do. But obviously technique advances over three decades. If you listen to Chuck Berry today you’d say that his playing isn’t great, but you miss the point that he was an originator and helped create the basis of rock guitar. And many players could still learn a thing or two from him.
You also have to give some credit to the guys that were 'post'-Yngwie, like Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, etc. They all had demos and/or released at the same time as Yngwie, and all were pushing the neo-classical sound.
And wow, how could I forget Shawn lane? Not neo-classical, of course, but technique wise pretty much untouchable by any of the guys listed on this page.
Adrian Vandenberg!! One of the absolute best guitar players to ever walk planet earth man! AMAZING SOLO!!
it would nice to see vandenberg and skyes make album
Every famous guitarist has done this at one time or another. The Japanese crowd appreciates anything. Think "Paul Gilbert"
Them power chord shapes @3:24 and some of the lead thereafter, were utilized by Paul Gilbert in a Japan solo.
always been one of my favorite guitarists. Does not get the respect or acknowledgement he deserves.
unsung hero. neo classical edge, so fluid and shredding the fuck outta that thing. I think he wasn't as well known because their music was lame, but he's an amazing player
The original post has been removed, but I want to say that I never considered Randy to be a super human guitarist, and you're correct that the players you mentioned are technically superior in every way. I've been a fan since Blizzard, and it's not about nps. He wrote some timeless rock/metal classics, and the guitar bad-assery was just icing on the cake. Same goes for EVH. There are tons of technically amazing guitarists around today, but not many are writing music that is worth a damn.
One of the BEST! Too bad he doesn't et the credit he deserves.
@Za7a7aZ ....A guitar solo is not a fairy tale to tell it to your grandchildren....You cant describe music very much with words because is as mystical as love is....
that guy can play that GUITAR WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ONE OF THE BEST
Never heard of this guy, but oh boy NOW I have!
Adrain vandenBERG
get the "definitive vandenberg",a collection of many songs of his own band.A rock masterpiece and the best lesson about how you can properly use a les paul,a schecter strat and a marshall plexi
One of the most underrated guitarists out there.
That's one name that doesn't nearly get mentioned enough when this topic pops up. Django was way more than 'shredding' though, so in a way I'm happy that he often gets left out.
Adje Vandenberg!!! His first2 solo albums are superb! I personally don't think he was too musically compatible with Vivian Campbell when he played in white snake.That all star line up was john koladner,s idea with Tommy Aldridge (my all time favorite drummer)playing with the tight unit of Rudy (the Cuban)sarzo on bass who he previously played with in the Blizzard of ozz.
Adje is zonder enige twijfel de beste Nederlandse hardrock-gitarist ooit..........nou samen met Eddie Van Halen dan.
Eddie komt wel op no.1
Great then, great now.
look for vandenBerg-this burning heart, he also played in Whitesnake.
He is a unsung legend!! VANDENBURG!!!!
Don't get wrong, the guy is amazing!!!!
one of the best
They had one great record in the 80s and then he took Sykes place in Whitesnake. Then fell off the map like all the other bands except the HEAVY ones. :o) Andrian was cool and part of the great Whitesnake line up in 1988.
Give the guy credit its 1984 for gods sake...he is himself!
Yes, this guy is VERY good!
@Kenn71 I admire AvdB as a guitarist and composer but you must admit that this solo isn't something you would remember to tell your grandkids...
very good Dutch guitar player, still rocking these days.
UNDERRATED! Kick ass guitarist for sure.
Livin the dream
やっぱりエイドリアン最高！
Okay, first off, he came out about the same time as Randy and Yngwie. If he's playing in other styles, it's most likely not because he's copying them so much as making a nod to them.
Second, It seems like you people are all basing your tastes on what magazines like Guitar World and the general media feed you. Even those who mention people like
DiMeola. Every time someone talks about who can "shred" it's the same people.
This wasn't even what he was going to school for...he fell into playing guitar as an art student i believe. made extra money playing classical guitar if i remember right.
What you're hearing are common influences among guitarists. Very few, if any, are completely 100% original. Everyone has been exposed for the most part to classical music and melodies, classic rock and blues riffs.
The section of Crossroads you refer to was taken from Paganini. Yngwie's entire first album directly copied Bach, Vivaldi, Albinoni, and DiMeola. There wasn't an original riff on the entire thing. Randy did it too, copying directly from Albeniz. Ed borrowed from Kreutzer in Eruption.
to the most experienced ones, can you please break down the section from 1:00-1:20?
Rock on youre licks kills ...salute
oh my God!!!
Один из Великих Гитаристов!
The best guitar player everrr!!! R.I.P.
Looking forward to your video on here. :)
beautiful lp
Anyone else notice "Kimigayo" being played?
There were lots of players in Yngwie's 'league' at the time as well. Uli Roth (who I think was a bigger influence on Yngwie than Blackmore was), Steve Morse, Al DiMeola, McLaughlin, Holdsworth, not to mention nearly every other jazz guitarist. Yngwie was far from the first virtuoso guitarist, listen to some Ollie Halsell (I think I spelled that right). He was completely insane, but stylistically too eccentric for most. I love Yngwie's first 2 albums, but have to keep it in perspective.
suprisingly good.....
Excellent in every way. A supreme stylist.
Never seen this..
Cross between yngwie and Paul Gilbert.
Awsome
Whitesnake кращі гурт сучасності.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊
He's doing a lot of shredding here in 1984. When was shredding invented? He must be one of the first ones.
He could play Randy Rhodes in a movie.
When you hear this and his early Vandenberg stuff you get why Coverdale wanted him in his band. Fine guitarplayer but no Sykes or Vai, but then again how many players are? The problem with Adrian after joining Whitesnake is that he only played on the underrated and ignored ‘Restless Heart’ album. For a number of reasons Vandenberg never got to shine on a WS album. Just now with his own band you hear flashes of the Adrian V from the early days.
I felt the same way until he was in White Snake and he just seemed like a whole different player.
great
Vandenberg!
Could i say that he equals the mastership of Michael schenker?
Dude got the babes
Rocks!
Excelente!
What effect is that when he starts playing just before 2:00 ?
He's using his pinky on the volume control knob like Eddie Vh did in cathedral..its a guitar trick not an effect in this case.. they have a pedal for that out now but they didnt way back then.. its always good to know how
the old fashioned way :)
Awesome, thanks!
This might be a dumb question, but from clean, could you tell me exactly how I might get a sound like that?
I have a guess of everything that's going in to make that sound, but I'm really curious, and I have no way of checking.
Thanks!
Is he just swelling in with a lot of distortion?
I would post the link but they don't allow that here so you'll have to paste and copy to the search engine on youtube..Type in "how to do volume swells - quick and easy guitar lesson" by yourguitarsage on youtube..he'll show you how to do it with just the control knob..there are a few other vids on the volume swells but they are using more effects
Great, thank you! I've got a lot of practice ahead of me - but then again, don't we all? I really appreciate the help!
Sounded like a delay pedal and distortion to me..
Vandenb...E...rg please :-D
I'll check it out thanks bro
McLaughlin played standard Jazz riffs? That's hard to even respond to.
shredding with A 70s hard rockish tone/gain has some flaws
The problem with people like you is that you call people know it alls when they disagree. If you really were as close to him as you say, you wouldn't criticize him. If you're as familiar with his playing as you claim, you would know he was years ahead of other musicians, often playing styles that would later be explored by people like Yngwie. You're trying to tell me something like I Love The Night is Blues? You need to develop your ear then.
Siiiick🎸
VandenbUrg ???? VandenbErg !!!
I could smoke that solo
Great harmonics
I like his solos in a group context like "This Is War" better than this kind of thing.
1:15 David St.Hubbins
Who said you can't shred a les paul?
dam how come he didnt play this good in whitesnake? he was very aggressive here compare to conservative how he was in whitesnake :/
he's a great player! very underated. funny how he missed one or two notes, i meean not missed them but they choked, did not sustain, way down the fingerboard around the 15 th fret or so, you can hear the notes die qucikly funny
Phil Maison What’s funny about uneven frets? He was overbending on purpose which causes that to happen on lots of guitars. Typical.
He is a MAESTRO! You bitches are lucky to hear the likes of him & will be even more lucky if U ever hear the likes of anything close to him ever again.
Essa época boa cabo.nem os próprio n fazem isso hj
Really not that great
Its Adrian vandenBerg not vandenBurg !!!!
Vandenburg???
Impressive to amateurs.
Adrian Vandenburg and Edie van Halen and Richie Blackmore ar the best guitar playiars.Sorry for my Bad Englisch.
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Adje van den Berg we used to call him in his hometown Enschede when he started with his band Teaser , before he formed Vandenberg.
Vandenburg??? \oo/ Would not Vandenberg be?
アートにも優れていて彼は天才だ。
Its actually ok
Today he was talking with Dave Friedman
Now I understand why he had a surgery on his hand.
Brad sinsel.sounds like bert
Now THIS is Adrian Vandenberg at his very best, armed with a classic Les Paul. Badass tone and technique! Idk wtf happened to him as the decade wore on. I hate those stupid ass puzzle-art guitars. Took the endorsement money and with it, his soul...anyone that disagrees can kiss my fucking ass, lol
Hell....i could have played this solo back in high school. Mostly hammer-on scales and harmonics.