Searcy Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbJJJnHwt5g&playnext=1&list=PL3EA4870DA4A52C73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Man, that sound/production style takes me back to high school. Feels like cruising in someone's car and scoring beers by having the local wino buy you a case in exchange for paying for his MD 20/20. The quality of that video makes me think of those old cassettes that were copies of copies of copies. It was the only way to get that music in small towns. Was that a hint of wow or flutter I heard? I always liked Jake E Lee. His tone was different and his playing was a lot more tasteful than a lot of the hot shots up there wanking away. Kind of how I feel about Randy Rhoads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Hello! Jake's great! He really stands out of the crowd. What He did on "Bark at the Moon" and later on "Voodoo Highway" are benchmarks of tasteful, elegant, yet virtuoso guitar playing. Too under-rated!!! Listening to this record reminded me of those videos on Youtube of the teenage Randy playing with Quiet Riot. Pieces of a forming great talent. Thanks! Another great post! Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Man, that sound/production style takes me back to high school. Feels like cruising in someone's car and scoring beers by having the local wino buy you a case in exchange for paying for his MD 20/20. The quality of that video makes me think of those old cassettes that were copies of copies of copies. It was the only way to get that music in small towns. Was that a hint of wow or flutter I heard? I always liked Jake E Lee. His tone was different and his playing was a lot more tasteful than a lot of the hot shots up there wanking away. Kind of how I feel about Randy Rhoads. I would definitely compare Jake to Gary Moore pre-Still Got The Blues. It's very melodic, tuneful shredding. His tone was great because it wasn't super processed as others (as much as I love Alex Lifeson, his tones can be a little...you know). As far as I know, he used his Charvels/modded Strats ran thru a Boss OD-1 and BF-2 Flanger into a JCM 800. His tone was better than both Randy and Zakk's because he didn't over-track like Randy, and he didn't have that chorused EMG sound that Zakk has. Keep in mind, I think Zakk's live tone is great (on the Ozzy "Live At Budokan" DVD, they added a bunch of production effects like they do with every other concert video), especially when he was doing Pride & Glory back in 1994. Oz definitely has good taste in guitar players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 and he didn't have that chorused EMG sound that Zakk has. you do know that Zakk runs a chorus pedal right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbJJJnHwt5g&playnext=1&list=PL3EA4870DA4A52C73 Man you sure know how to find great videos. This video takes me back to the early 80s. Great time and fond memories. The rock/metal scene around the Los Angeles area was booming at the time as well as guitar stores all over the place. Man, I would not trade that experience for the world, nothing like it is today for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Jake emerges briefly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJjjNWrAwbE&feature=youtu.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 on the other hand, the man HIMSELF debunks any myths about him being on any RATT recordings Rumours have been flying around about some demos he recorded with the band. "Which demos? I've seen Dr. Rock by Ratt advertised as "featuring Jake E Lee" but, I've never played that song in my life. The only stuff Pearcy would have with my playing on it would be a rehearsal tape we once made in his garage, recorded with a cheap boom box. I can't remember which line-up that was, but I believe Stephen was playing the rhythm guitar," he reveals, and continues. "With Rough Cutt, we recorded two songs with Dio producing. Both of them were songs written before I had joined the band. They were written by Claude, and a bit keyboard heavy, unlike the material we were doing later. In fact, the riff for Bark at the Moon was originally a song I wrote in Rough Cutt. I just changed the pedal note eighths to sixteenths for Ozzy." http://www.jakeelee.com/html/modules/Interviews/JakeSep2005.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Too bad he went AWOL. Such a talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Too bad he went AWOL. Such a talent. he did? he's been in Vegas for the latest 10-15 years and has put out atleast 6-7 albums...as a solo artist. there's a bunch of guest appearances too and the new album he's putting out this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 he did? he's been in Vegas for the latest 10-15 years and has put out atleast 6-7 albums...as a solo artist. there's a bunch of guest appearances too and the new album he's putting out this year Well, he's a recluse (he's coming back out now). I think Ray Gillen's death jilted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Well, he's a recluse (he's coming back out now). I think Ray Gillen's death jilted him. a recluse in the sense that he doesn't make many interviews, yes. but in the sense of releasing music, I'll have to say no... A Fine Pink Mist (1996) Dusk (1998) Retraced (2005) Dissonance (2009) ...and there's a bunch of session work and tribute albums in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 a recluse in the sense that he doesn't make many interviews, yes. but in the sense of releasing music, I'll have to say no... A Fine Pink Mist (1996) Dusk (1998) Retraced (2005) Dissonance (2009) ...and there's a bunch of session work and tribute albums in between. He played on a Rush tribute album titled Working Man: A Tribute to Rush (or something like that), which was put together by Mike Portnoy and produced by Terry Brown (Rush's producer from the first album up through Signals in 1982), in 1996, playing on a medley of "Working Man" and "By-tor and the Snow Dog" (the solo section of "Working Man" went right into the solo section of "By-tor"). I like it very much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl2uvVPS21A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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