Guthrie Govan Discussion

I don't know if there's a history here, but while window shopping at Guitar9, I couldn't help but notice Erotic Cakes isn't listed there. What gives?

Apologies if this is an old subject, I just fou ...

A mixed bag for me.

Usually parallel, particularly if I'm on the chord for a period of time - but sometimes derivative, particularly if using a substituted pentatonic scale, or a minor/major 7 arpe ...

Wouldn't be Pete "also-needs-to-pull-his-bleedin-finger-out" Callard by any chance?

Coming from a shred/metal background, I have been into jazz and fusion for about 4-5 years ands found the whole changes/outside/altered thing quite a culture shock and found myself feeling like a begi ...

I got it from Amazon today, the girlfried took the piss out of the cheesy lyrics... Sad

I'll concede that it's a bit like the Kotzen/Saraceno Poison & Timmons Danger Danger records, where you h ...

Hiya Guthrie *waves*

My question:

I consider you at the forefront of a wave of astonishingly talented, fairly young, rock/fusion guitarists, a group I'd consider to include guys like Rich Halleb ...

Many of you may know me already...

..but for those who don't, I'm a 35 year old UK based guitarist in a very cheesy heavy metal band; I'm way into fusion like Guthrie as well as older players lik ...

Sorry to turn this away from Guthrie for a second, Embarassed

, but there are some other players who have rock chops and cool jazz changes, mind you Guthrie's amongst the very best of 'em!

I should pro ...

All of the above is really impressive, however it's Guthrie's playing over changes that separates him from the many technique endowed rock guitarists, IMO.