Show us ya chops !

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:49 am

You can't go wrong with this:

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:20 am

Are you a Mathias Jabs fan?

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:39 pm

I do think he's a hot guitar player, very tasty lead work. I love his style.

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:09 pm

Even though the song has been extremely overplayed, I consider Mattias' guitar solos and fills on "Rock You Like A Hurricane" to be perfect and one of the best solos of all time.

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:36 pm

His work on LAFS is just excellent. Great tone and sound on the record, you can see why it was a super seller.

Lil' Jack Horny · Post by **Lil' Jack Horny** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:56 pm

I was never much of a big Scorps fan, I'm sure if I listened to their stuff that isn't played on the radio then I'd probably like it, but I did like the recording of Rock You Like A Hurricane with the orchestra I thought that was really cool. I also really like The KISS Symphony DVD I used to watch it all the time when I was but a wee lad ;D

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:03 pm

Go and get thyself teh Love At First Sting albums. Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism and Blackout are old ones I like. Face The Heat is newer but old and also an album I like.

Never got into Uli Roth's playing with them. I prefer Matthias on lead.

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:16 pm

Ahhhh, I got to jump in on this one. Respectfully, without Uli Jon Roth there would have never been a Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman or Neo Classical Fusion. I understand different strokes for different folks and certainly Mathias Jabs tasteful but much more symplistic playing was certainly more commercial. You also can't argue the long line of commercial hits following the arrival of Mathias Jabs for the Scorpions. With that said it was amazing the technique that Uli possessed as long ago as the mid 1970's. Uli was at the height of his technique as a solo artist but since your a Scorpion Fan check out the chops this guy had in 1977 or 33 years ago. He still amazes me! I like Mathias but he doesn't amaze me.

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:39 pm

The playing is impressive, but doesn't do much for me. I don't like Hendrix much either, don't listen to his stuff at all.

I'm not much into other shred type players like a lot of you guys. Vinnie does it for me, but not the rest. I don't listen to Vai or Friedman or even Yngwie, though some of his songs are ok.

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:44 pm

WOW!

Lil' Jack Horny · Post by **Lil' Jack Horny** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:24 pm

Totally agree with you Genebaby, I'm from Seattle, Renton specifically where Hendrix was born and raised. I could never get into the older guys like SRV, Paige, Clapton, guys like those probably because I was nurtured on Van Halen, KISS, and Bon Jovi, so the classic players really didn't interest me, especially since my family gave me the damn Clapton book for Christmas one year saying that I "have to like Clapton" even though none of them play any instrument and wouldn't know a guitar if it swam up and bit them in the ass and are telling me that I need to listen to this guy to become a better guitar player. The book now collects dust atop a shelf, never been opened.

Post by **Genebaby** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:37 pm

Yeah, when I think of chops, I wanna see something like this:

metatron · Post by **metatron** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:04 pm

mmmmmmmmmm...Chops

metatron · Post by **metatron** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:41 pm

Slayer wrote:Ahhhh, I got to jump in on this one. Respectfully, without Uli Jon Roth there would have never been a Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman or Neo Classical Fusion. I understand different strokes for different folks and certainly Mathias Jabs tasteful but much more symplistic playing was certainly more commercial. You also can't argue the long line of commercial hits following the arrival of Mathias Jabs for the Scorpions. With that said it was amazing the technique that Uli possessed as long ago as the mid 1970's. Uli was at the height of his technique as a solo artist but since your a Scorpion Fan check out the chops this guy had in 1977 or 33 years ago. He still amazes me! I like Mathias but he doesn't amaze me.

Gotta agree. Without the likes of Uli Jon Roth, Hendrix, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Brian May (short I've missed heaps) there would be no Vinnie. They were light years a head. Just listen to Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (http://www.guitarsolos.com/videos-led-z ... 8E%5D.cfm0) & that's basically VVI Ashes to Ashes. Great people create, Brilliant people imitate...

birnie · Post by **birnie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:25 pm

Slayer wrote:Ahhhh, I got to jump in on this one. Respectfully, without Uli Jon Roth there would have never been a Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman or Neo Classical Fusion. I understand different strokes for different folks and certainly Mathias Jabs tasteful but much more symplistic playing was certainly more commercial. You also can't argue the long line of commercial hits following the arrival of Mathias Jabs for the Scorpions. With that said it was amazing the technique that Uli possessed as long ago as the mid 1970's. Uli was at the height of his technique as a solo artist but since your a Scorpion Fan check out the chops this guy had in 1977 or 33 years ago. He still amazes me! I like Mathias but he doesn't amaze me.

That was definately a dose of fat tasty chops!
Never ever in my life listened to the Scorpions but will try and track that baby down on LP from ebay......Chop chop!

I'm much preffering old music that i have not discovered rather than recent stuff.
Got Neil Diamond - Hot August Night and that's not a bad listen. lp again.

On the list to get is some more Led Zep, maybe a pink floyd or 2.
Other than that i need suggestions.
Might need to start another thread.........

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:48 am

Genebaby wrote:Yeah, when I think of chops, I wanna see something like this:

When this thread started , this is what I initially thought of but was too lazy to post. Kudos to Vic !!!

Post by **Genebaby** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:04 am

And I made sure they were really tasty chops too!

poserboy71 · Post by **poserboy71** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:56 pm

You made those?

My mouth is watering !!!

Post by **Genebaby** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:33 pm

I wish....I made sure the pic I chose was delicious looking...lol....