Shawn Lane Tone

Pauly · 11-02-2006, 11:16 AM

Woah that was in depth, and also triple post ftw! ^

DDDorian · 11-02-2006, 11:34 PM

I have an old Guitar Player lesson in which Shawn talks about "one-note-per-string shredding". He mentions that he doesn't particularly like sweeping as the technique brings undue attention to itself and then goes through an example or two of how he might play sweep patterns without sweeping, using hybrid picking or subtle muting.

(for the record, I really don't like his tone at all, at least not on any of the recorded stuff I've heard)

includao · 11-02-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DDDorian

I have an old Guitar Player lesson in which Shawn talks about "one-note-per-string shredding". He mentions that he doesn't particularly like sweeping as the technique brings undue attention to itself and then goes through an example or two of how he might play sweep patterns without sweeping, using hybrid picking or subtle muting.

(for the record, I really don't like his tone at all, at least not on any of the recorded stuff I've heard)

undue attention? tension? i dont get it.

are you going to transcribe what exactly he teachs/says like you have done before with others articles and lessons? Like in the DDDorian's Guitar Lesson/Column DDDirectory?

Durero · 11-03-2006, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DDDorian

(for the record, I really don't like his tone at all, at least not on any of the recorded stuff I've heard)

I'm not crazy about his tone on his solo album 'Powers of Ten', but I really like his tone on 'Temporal Analogues of Paradise'. I love pretty much everything I've heard of him playing with Jonas Hellborg(<- is that a metal name or what?)

Pauly · 11-03-2006, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by includao

undue attention? tension? i dont get it.

What he means is that the actual 'sound' of a sweep itself is very identifiable, to the point where he feels it detracts from the music because you listen and go 'sweep picking!' rather than paying attention to the actual notes. Or something like that.

distressed_romeo · 11-03-2006, 10:11 AM

Here's an example of the kind of lick DDDorian is talking about...

Incidentally, the ascending version of this arpeggio sounds pretty cool if you substitute the pluck from the middle finger with an upstroke of the pick, Al DiMeola style...

kmanick · 11-03-2006, 04:32 PM

Vinnie Moore does a lot of that as well, "sequencing" I believe is the term, makes playing arps much more "musical", he's got some great exercises
that focus on this technique on his first instructional video.

distressed_romeo · 11-03-2006, 04:34 PM

Greg Howe and Michael Romeo do too, although they tend to tap rather than pick patterns like that.

includao · 11-04-2006, 01:57 AM

Thanks for the file example DD! You are one of the coolest guys from sevenstring.org

right_to_rage · 02-23-2008, 01:29 AM

I decided to bring this back from the dead because obviously Shawn had a phenomenal picking technique.

My thumb bends backwards like his, and I've been picking in a similar way to him for like 5 years. The only difference is that I don't hold the pick with the pad of i, and the tip of p, but rather the pads of both i and p. Weird.

Also, can anyone give insight into Lane's right hand muting techniques? It kind of looks like he uses his palm and sometimes the front thumb flesh of his hand. Did he use any anchoring?

11-02-2006, 11:16 AM	#11
Pauly Not so local lefty Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orpington, SE London, UK Posts: 3,179 Real Name: Paul Main Seven: Feline Custom 7 RG Thanked: 22	Woah that was in depth, and also triple post ftw! ^ Lefty Musketeer

11-03-2006, 10:11 AM	#16
distressed_romeo I R not Chthulu... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Albion Posts: 9,535 Real Name: I have many... Main Seven: C7 Hellraiser Main ERG: Aria bass tuned in fifths Rig: POD v2.0 Thanked: 198	Here's an example of the kind of lick DDDorian is talking about... Incidentally, the ascending version of this arpeggio sounds pretty cool if you substitute the pluck from the middle finger with an upstroke of the pick, Al DiMeola style... Dreaming in infared... http://farsideguitars.blogspot.com/ Last edited by distressed_romeo; 04-19-2007 at 05:00 PM.

02-23-2008, 01:29 AM	#20
right_to_rage ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 132 Thanked: 0	I decided to bring this back from the dead because obviously Shawn had a phenomenal picking technique. My thumb bends backwards like his, and I've been picking in a similar way to him for like 5 years. The only difference is that I don't hold the pick with the pad of i, and the tip of p, but rather the pads of both i and p. Weird. Also, can anyone give insight into Lane's right hand muting techniques? It kind of looks like he uses his palm and sometimes the front thumb flesh of his hand. Did he use any anchoring? www.soundclick.com/paulwalshcan

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DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,363 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 137	I have an old Guitar Player lesson in which Shawn talks about "one-note-per-string shredding". He mentions that he doesn't particularly like sweeping as the technique brings undue attention to itself and then goes through an example or two of how he might play sweep patterns without sweeping, using hybrid picking or subtle muting. (for the record, I really don't like his tone at all, at least not on any of the recorded stuff I've heard)

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