Tori72 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Why am I getting the impression that @Darkenchantress is the perfect wife for Izzy? Playing the guitar like a (shy) pro, being into the blues and knowing all those guitarists names and music, loving dogs... and so on? So glad, they're already married. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkenchantress Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Tori72 said: Why am I getting the impression that @Darkenchantress is the perfect wife for Izzy? Playing the guitar like a (shy) pro, being into the blues and knowing all those guitarists names and music, loving dogs... and so on? So glad, they're already married. LMAO I think I might be a little too brunette and a little not model looking for his liking. But thanks, I'll take it as a compliment hahaha. I just realized I have less than two months left to see the holy trinity and friends live and I still don't know how the hell I'm going to react. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archtop Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) So do we have much on Izzy's main influences? Obviously The Stones, his mentioned Hanoi Rocks, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Pink Flyod in the past. I get a Tom Petty vibe on a couple of his songs, and I assume Bob Marley. Do we have any interviews were he discusses who he listens to. I know he has tweeted out Clapton, Chris Robinson and he has covered several muscians, It would be interesting to know who inspired him as a guitarist or even drummer. OK Izzy if you do read the thread, tweet out some of the music that shaped you as a musician, we need somthing to sustain us over the coming weeks ? Edited April 18, 2017 by Archtop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkenchantress Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Archtop said: So do we have much on Izzy's main influences? Obviously The Stones, his mentioned Hanoi Rocks, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Pink Flyod in the past. I get a Tom Petty vibe on a couple of his songs, and I assume Bob Marley. Do we have any interviews were he discusses who he listens to. I know he has tweeted out Clapton, Chris Robinson and he has covered several muscians, It would be interesting to know who inspired him as a guitarist or even drummer. OK Izzy if you do read the thread, tweet out some of the music that shaped you as a musician, we need somthing to sustain us over the coming weeks ? That would be awesome, to be honest! Come on, Stradlin, do it!! I've read an interview not long ago where he mentions his TOP 5 favorite albums, not so many surprises. I cannot find it right now so I hope I'm not mistaken. I think they were: -Exile on Main Street- Rolling Stones. -Never Mind the Bollocks- Sex Pistols. -Dark side of the Moon- Pink Floyd. -Road to ruin- Ramones -Toys in the attic- Aerosmith. I'd say he also has clearly some Johnny Thunders influences, as well as other punk bands such as The damned or The clash. Edited April 18, 2017 by Darkenchantress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 He must like AC/DC a lot if he got the Angus Young SG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicDwolfwood Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 32 minutes ago, Archtop said: So do we have much on Izzy's main influences? Obviously The Stones, his mentioned Hanoi Rocks, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Pink Flyod in the past. I get a Tom Petty vibe on a couple of his songs, and I assume Bob Marley. Do we have any interviews were he discusses who he listens to. I know he has tweeted out Clapton, Chris Robinson and he has covered several muscians, It would be interesting to know who inspired him as a guitarist or even drummer. OK Izzy if you do read the thread, tweet out some of the music that shaped you as a musician, we need somthing to sustain us over the coming weeks ? Pretty much spot on. To me his 3 biggest musical/stylistic influences are Keith, Thunders and Andy McCoy(especially club era GNR). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkenchantress Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 55 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: He must like AC/DC a lot if he got the Angus Young SG? Absolutely, everybody likes Angus! Learning to play the Thunderstruck intro is the goal of every guitar player as a kid. I'd also throw Faces and Bob Dylan in there as Izzy's influences. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoot Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I know he also liked (or probably still likes) the toots & the maytals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgnr Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Darkenchantress said: That would be awesome, to be honest! Come on, Stradlin, do it!! I've read an interview not long ago where he mentions his TOP 5 favorite albums, not so many surprises. I cannot find it right now so I hope I'm not mistaken. I think they were: -Exile on Main Street- Rolling Stones. -Never Mind the Bollocks- Sex Pistols. -Dark side of the Moon- Pink Floyd. -Road to ruin- Ramones -Toys in the attic- Aerosmith. I'd say he also has clearly some Johnny Thunders influences, as well as other punk bands such as The damned or The clash. Nice he has both Sex Pistols and Pink Floyd as his favorites. Never Mind the Bollocks is probably my second favorite album, right after AFD. Such an incredible album Pink Floyd on the other hand is not my cup of tea. 1 hour ago, Darkenchantress said: Absolutely, everybody likes Angus! I always liked AC/DC but I went to the Axl/DC show here in Portugal to see Axl of course. Nevertheless Angus absolutely conquered me. He's a god on stage. It's like you can't take your eyes off him. I had to force myself to look at Axl from time to time, because I was only staring at Angus, thinking 'Holy fuckin shit' Edited April 18, 2017 by dgnr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlingrl03 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 25 minutes ago, dgnr said: I always liked AC/DC but I went to the Axl/DC show here in Portugal to see Axl of course. Nevertheless Angus absolutely conquered me. He's a god on stage. It's like you can't take your eyes off him. I had to force myself to look at Axl from time to time, because I was only staring at Angus, thinking 'Holy fuckin shit' Awww, lucky! I wished that Axl/DC had played on the west coast. I literally watched every single concert on Periscope....it never got old! Both Angus and Axl together freakin crushed it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BorderlineCrazy Posted April 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) I was going through Izzy's rig on google and found this interesting article. They put him in #4 in the list of most underrated rhythm guitarists. Izzy Stradlin Think of the band Guns N Roses. Think of them right now. The image swirling up through the cracks of your brain is most likely one featuring a certain lead guitarist and singer. This is understandable, of course. Axl Rose and Slash indisputably provided the sonic and visual candy in the band. Undergirding the band’s sound however, was always the loose and jangly tone of Izzy Stradlin’s rhythm guitar. With respect to the theme of ‘underrated’, the point to be made here is that Guns N Roses was defined by Izzy Stradlin, who was the rhythmic lynchpin of the entire band prior to his departure. Bolstered by a great rhythm section, he provided the canvass for Slash to play almost all of his most iconic solos over. Not widely known in GNR’s heyday, it has also come to light that he was also the principle songwriter of the band during the fabled Appetite for Destruction era, duly complimented by Slash and occasionally Duff McKagan. Open about his eclectic pool of influences, Izzy’s sensibilities as a rhythm guitarist lie roughly at the confluence of upbeat punk music, and more traditional classic rock. This is reflected clearly in song composition; Guns N Roses are a band who married the guttural energy of punk with accessible and occasionally even predictable chord movements. Stradlin favoured some truly beautiful semi-acoustic Gibson guitars. Tonally, this provided a warm and resonant counterweight to Slash’s more invasive Les Paul sound. As amplification, Izzy has favoured deeper, less distorted Fender amps. The idea we want to hammer here is one of interplay between the guitarists, an understated attribute of all the best bands. GNR are a prime example, where this interplay manifests in both complimenting tones and interlocking guitar parts. It wouldn’t require the biggest stretch of imagination to picture two budding guitarists sat together in a rehearsal room trying to work out guitar parts, only to decide out of laziness or inexperience to play the same chords in the same way for a ‘thicker’ sound. This would be a terrific waste of frequencies – guitar parts can always be double-tracked in the studio if need be. Izzy Stradlin’s genius however, was to create rhythm guitar parts which would not only carry across the song, but also dance around and underneath Slash’s more prominent lead rhythm. The result being that the guitars never competed but instead worked together and around each other, weaving in and out as the song demanded. https://www.uberchord.com/blog/10-rhythm-guitarists-izzy-stradlin/ If you check the site, they show some examples of Izzy and Slash's guitar interplay (they're wrong about Mr. Browstone, though, Slash is the one who plays the power chords at the end of the riff while Izzy plays the cool lick). Now moving to what I was originally looking for, I wanted to ask you what's your favorite guitar among the ones Izzy's played? I have a weakness for Les Pauls (nothing to do with Slash ) and love this Goldtop Izzy's played: For some reason, my favorite Izzy guitar is the Gibson ES-175, though. This is what Izzy said about this one: "The Gibson ES-175s were a big favorite of mine when we first started. I could get them for $300 or $400. I like Les Pauls, but the hollowbodies are great, because I can play them in hotel rooms or anywhere without an amp. I just love the look, the feel, and the sound those things get." - Guitar Player magazine, May 1993 I think nothing beats this combo, Izzy with the ES-175 and Slash with the Les Paul EDIT: Here are some of Izzy's guitars and amps in case you want to take a look. Not 100% accurate, though, but still useful. http://equipboard.com/pros/izzy-stradlin Edited April 19, 2017 by BorderlineCrazy 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzyarg Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 First Duff and Slash... now Del James? ... Maybe things are ok now, and that's it... but... oh my poor heart https://twitter.com/roldan_laly/status/854546283700342788 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicDwolfwood Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, BorderlineCrazy said: Now moving to what I was originally looking for, I wanted to ask you what's your favorite guitar among the ones Izzy's played? I have a weakness for Les Pauls (nothing to do with Slash ) and love this Goldtop Izzy's played: Im a Les Paul player, So im into the Les Paul Customs that he used. He played 3 different ones, 2 black ones, one with 2 pickups, the other 3 pickups, and a white one. However, him with the White ES-175 is iconic, due to the Ritz 88 show. Edited April 19, 2017 by NicDwolfwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorderlineCrazy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 20 minutes ago, Izzyarg said: First Duff and Slash... now Del James? ... Maybe things are ok now, and that's it... but... oh my poor heart https://twitter.com/roldan_laly/status/854546283700342788 Let's not forget that the first sign that Slash could be back was Del James wishing him a happy birthday!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzyarg Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 minute ago, BorderlineCrazy said: Let's not forget that the first sign that Slash could be back was Del James wishing him a happy birthday!! And Izzy removed the tweet about not participating in the Reunion ... you had to say that I'm crazy Borderline Cra ... oh wait .. we are crazy .. are we? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkenchantress Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 2 hours ago, BorderlineCrazy said: Now moving to what I was originally looking for, I wanted to ask you what's your favorite guitar among the ones Izzy's played? As I've said before, the fender tele is my favorite guitar and I loved to see Izzy playing one back in 80's-90's. BUT, in terms of iconic or the guitar I'd love to see him playing again, of course, it has to be the hollow beauty. The aesthetic is flawless and the sound is powerful, I love that in the Ritz show you can tell his and Slash's sound apart so easily, even though camera people are so clueless during the Nightrain solo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 7 hours ago, dgnr said: Nice he has both Sex Pistols and Pink Floyd as his favorites. Never Mind the Bollocks is probably my second favorite album, right after AFD. Such an incredible album Pink Floyd on the other hand is not my cup of tea. I always liked AC/DC but I went to the Axl/DC show here in Portugal to see Axl of course. Nevertheless Angus absolutely conquered me. He's a god on stage. It's like you can't take your eyes off him. I had to force myself to look at Axl from time to time, because I was only staring at Angus, thinking 'Holy fuckin shit' I think AXL/DC is the best rock show I've ever been to in my life. Angus Young is unreal. I'm glad Axl was back on his feet by then too, because the first time he went walking down that runway was something that sticks in my mind, he should get himself one to use with guns - an ego ramp, somehow it really suits him ---- Izzy has a lot of guitars I really like, I love his black Les Paul, the more plainer one he had. 2 hours ago, Izzyarg said: First Duff and Slash... now Del James? ... Maybe things are ok now, and that's it... but... oh my poor heart https://twitter.com/roldan_laly/status/854546283700342788 What's he said? He posted something else about Izzy a while ago causing us all to think things were ok again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzyarg Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 minute ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: I think AXL/DC is the best rock show I've ever been to in my life. Angus Young is unreal. I'm glad Axl was back on his feet by then too, because the first time he went walking down that runway was something that sticks in my mind, he should get himself one to use with guns - an ego ramp, somehow it really suits him ---- Izzy has a lot of guitars I really like, I love his black Les Paul, the more plainer one he had. What's he said? He posted something else about Izzy a while ago causing us all to think things were ok again A fan from Argentina uploaded a photo of the original 5 saying "Some things should be eternal" and Del James gave a like 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Izzyarg said: A fan from Argentina uploaded a photo of the original 5 saying "Some things should be eternal" and Del James gave a like Is it Spanish? Maybe he just liked the picture without knowing what it says? Or maybe he can read Spanish, I don't know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killuridols Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 37 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: Is it Spanish? Maybe he just liked the picture without knowing what it says? Or maybe he can read Spanish, I don't know He can read and speak Spanish. I think I talked Spanish to him for 3 hours but sometimes my mind plays tricks on me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 minute ago, killuridols said: He can read and speak Spanish. I think I talked Spanish to him for 3 hours but sometimes my mind plays tricks on me You talked to Del James for three hours? Did he start going on about politics and it felt like three hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killuridols Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: You talked to Del James for three hours? Did he start going on about politics and it felt like three hours? Lolololol It was my friend who talked to him a bunch of crap and it must have felt for him like three hours Spanish p.s.: Trump had not won yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerenityScorp Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, killuridols said: He can read and speak Spanish. I think I talked Spanish to him for 3 hours but sometimes my mind plays tricks on me Probably learn from Beta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killuridols Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Just now, SerenityScorp said: Probably learn from Beta Beta is from Brazil, they speak Portuguese in Brazil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkenchantress Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 minute ago, SerenityScorp said: Probably learn from Beta Does she speak spanish? i mean, brazilian people speak portuguese, not spanish. 6 hours ago, Izzyarg said: And Izzy removed the tweet about not participating in the Reunion ... you had to say that I'm crazy Borderline Cra ... oh wait .. we are crazy .. are we? To be fair, Izzy removes pretty much all the tweets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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