Young_Gun Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) You know why Axl doesn't like the whammy.A. There's rarely any to none on CD and it doesn't reflect GNR's musical direction.B. The whammy is for overrated pussies like Eddie Van Halen and that emo girl from Avenged Sevenfold.Eddie Van Halen was an innovator and a pioneer in rock music. Overrated? Please.Great logic that the whammy bad doesn't reflect GnR's musical direction. Sorry I had to laugh about that. All a whammy bar does is raise or lower the pitch of the note, similar to vibrato, bending a note or release bending a note. It is just another tool in a guitarist's arsenal, not a pivotal part of any sort of musical direction. Edited January 9, 2013 by Young_Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flayer Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 It is a very funny image. And yes, a huge deal of talent must have gone through those auditions untapped; money was not an issue and he was looking through the best of the best of studio players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRose14 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuHezFweJ40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardNixon Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Jason Becker rocks! Jason's not in the video, as he was too ill at the time. Lots of babes though, and midgets. Edited January 9, 2013 by RichardNixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I read somewhere that Axl looked at Derrick Trucks too. But i don't know if he auditioned. That would of been... I still hope ,in my heart of hearts that maybe someday he'll join GN'R.http://texasrat.com/gunsnroses/h/guns_n_roses_news_016.htmlDerek is a fantastic player, but he is mostly a slide guitar player and therefore would be kind of weird to have him in GNR. Plus he doesn't really play that kind of syle anyway, he is more of a deep blues guy than a hard rockerI saw him with Clapton a few years back and he was incredible, channeling the greatness of Duane Allman and the like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cosmo Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Man, I'm not surprised Jason Becker thought Axl made the wrong choice. Lol'd at that Roth vid. The song is cheesy but fuck -- that vid is unimaginably ridiculous. And that is exactly the guitar sound and style I hate. If the dude Axl rejected sounded anything like that, or anything like he looks like he'd sound in that fucking dreadful photo in the OP, well, thank God he never made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Great story! LOL Is that Torque? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Jimi Hendrix used the "whammy bar", end of thread... Edited June 24, 2015 by Iron MikeyJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jesus Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 So if we convince DJ Ashba to use the Whammy non-stop... what would happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 So if we convince DJ Ashba to use the Whammy non-stop... what would happen?Well I'm his case, it couldn't make things any worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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