[Wiz]

Aaa, I'm gonna go listen to Uncle Moe's Space Ranch again.

The guy is unbelievable. I love his phrasing, it always sounds so abstract and unique, you can immediately tell it's him playing. Does anybody know what scale / modes he uses in that video, I'm just curious if it's something weird or if it's something really basic but used in a marvelous way.

[DDDorian]

^^This doesn't really answer your question at all, heh, but you'd probably dig Scott Henderson. He's a fusion player similar to Garsed but he takes the fusion thing and applies it to blues, so it sounds really fresh. If you were to make a scale with Holdsworth on one end and Henderson on the other, Garsed would be in the middle, if you follow my drift.

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[FacelessUnknown]

Instant erection from this video....

[Pirelli]

Garsed is absolutely awesome. Everyone should definitely check out Big Sky, excellent album, his playing is just insane.

[cow 7 sig]

he was in my town the other week to help open/play at our new music shop.most down to earth bloke i have ever met.

[Apophis]

Garsed is great

[Thrashmanzac]

been to 2 esp clinics in warranmbool aus, went olny to see brets playing, he is amazing, hybrid picking is flawlessly executed, and he is one of the nicest, most easygoing blokes you can meet. i got him to sign a copy of big sky for me, anyone that doesnt have that album, i suggest you buy it, its a great investment for any guitar player!

[Naren]

Well, I sure hope he gets better soon.


Just kidding. That video was just amazing. I mean, wooow. He just looked like he was lazily playing and just barely touching the frets but they were coming out perfectly clean and peeeeeerfect. Wowie.

[Horizon Whore]

Originally Posted by Thrashmanzac

been to 2 esp clinics in warranmbool aus, went olny to see brets playing, he is amazing, hybrid picking is flawlessly executed, and he is one of the nicest, most easygoing blokes you can meet. i got him to sign a copy of big sky for me, anyone that doesnt have that album, i suggest you buy it, its a great investment for any guitar player!

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yes he is amazingly awesome live! still awesome for his age these days, best bit of all, i own his SS ESP

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by Wiz

Aaa, I'm gonna go listen to Uncle Moe's Space Ranch again.

The guy is unbelievable. I love his phrasing, it always sounds so abstract and unique, you can immediately tell it's him playing. Does anybody know what scale / modes he uses in that video, I'm just curious if it's something weird or if it's something really basic but used in a marvelous way.

I love that album!

Regarding his scale choices, I've heard him say in interviews that he doesn't use many esoteric scales; he uses the same modes that most people use, but adds lots of chromatic notes, and always targets the notes of the chords he's playing over, which is why his playing sounds so melodic and sophisticated, even when he's just jamming over a simple groove. He's a great one to study for any rock or metal guitarist who's interested in developing fusion-style phrasing, as he uses similar thought processes to jazz/fusion soloists, but in more rock context, and in his instructional videos he makes the thinking behind improvising a lot more accessible.