The Glow Inc. Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Check out his IRS solo on this video ( better than Ron's as far as I'm concerned ) Even Axl bursts a smile DJ is very far from being a lousy guitarist IMO...He might just lack a bit of flair ( the little somethign that turns a great solo into a fantastic one ). Besides, he has a connection with the audience that no other NuGnR guitarist has had so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 When he can play the This I Love solo right, I'll be impressed.For the record, I do love the little flair he adds at the end of Better underneath the "Now I, now I, now I" part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gunns5 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 no one can beat the bumble./end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 When he can play the This I Love solo right, I'll be impressed.For the record, I do love the little flair he adds at the end of Better underneath the "Now I, now I, now I" partTo be fair, I doubt that even Robin could replicate his own solo live...One just has to listen to the few times he played his own Chinese Democracy solo to understand what I mean...The TIL solo isn't hard to play as far as technique is concerned, but it isn't the most natural and melodic solo either so it isn't easy to replicate the feel it has on the album ( just like the Estranged solo, sounded very original on the album because of all the controlled feedback but sounded like shit live... ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheapJon Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 bring back finck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Lol, are you insane? it sounds like a bad youtube cover of the real solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerman Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 bring back finck hush your mouth..shhhhhhh quiet now...Robins in a much better place and space for Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 When he can play the This I Love solo right, I'll be impressed.For the record, I do love the little flair he adds at the end of Better underneath the "Now I, now I, now I" partTo be fair, I doubt that even Robin could replicate his own solo live...One just has to listen to the few times he played his own Chinese Democracy solo to understand what I mean...The TIL solo isn't hard to play as far as technique is concerned, but it isn't the most natural and melodic solo either so it isn't easy to replicate the feel it has on the album ( just like the Estranged solo, sounded very original on the album because of all the controlled feedback but sounded like shit live... ).No no no, Robin could pull off Street of Dreams solo even better live than on the album. And the TIL solo isn't hard, but it demands bends of more than half note - and that's where DJ has trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 A pick trill is not proof that he has chops. He didn't even do anything worthwhile with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lose Your Illusions Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 When he can play the This I Love solo right, I'll be impressed.For the record, I do love the little flair he adds at the end of Better underneath the "Now I, now I, now I" partI think DJ isnt trying to copy it note for note. He said b4 the tour that he was looking foward to playing TIL more than any other song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axl_on_drums Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I need another GNR show BTW, DJ is the best thing to happen to GNR in a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 god he can't even bend to the correct pitches, what a piece of shit guitar player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 When he can play the This I Love solo right, I'll be impressed.He already does it way better than it's done on the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I've tried several shows from all through the last tour and they all sound like shit to me. The dude just doesn't play it with nearly the right feeling. As I said, I don't "hate" the guy overall. I love what he adds to Better near the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFormerSoul Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 DJ doesn't have chops, we know this.He seems to me to be someone with talent, but took alot of shortcuts as a guitar player to get where he is now. Taking shortcuts will get you some degree of proficiency on the instrument, but it will leave you unbalanced and lacking in essential areas as a guitarist.I like Dj, he brings some fun to the live show, he has good tone, and loves the band. But he does lack in the skill department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderick Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 that solo is kinda bad (it just has a fast part that the original didn't have). rest of the band, specially axl, does a great performance. bring robin back he is sloppy but does interesting stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 DJ doesn't have chops, we know this.He seems to me to be someone with talent, but took alot of shortcuts as a guitar player to get where he is now. Taking shortcuts will get you some degree of proficiency on the instrument, but it will leave you unbalanced and lacking in essential areas as a guitarist.I like Dj, he brings some fun to the live show, he has good tone, and loves the band. But he does lack in the skill departmentHe's probably 1000 times better than a certain guitarist that used to be in the band. in his dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCPUNK Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Check out his IRS solo on this video ( better than Ron's as far as I'm concerned ) Even Axl bursts a smile DJ is very far from being a lousy guitarist IMO...He might just lack a bit of flair ( the little somethign that turns a great solo into a fantastic one ). Besides, he has a connection with the audience that no other NuGnR guitarist has had so far.He's got chops, I just think he's generic and kinda lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeetarMikey Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) DJ doesn't have chops, we know this.He seems to me to be someone with talent, but took alot of shortcuts as a guitar player to get where he is now. Taking shortcuts will get you some degree of proficiency on the instrument, but it will leave you unbalanced and lacking in essential areas as a guitarist.I like Dj, he brings some fun to the live show, he has good tone, and loves the band. But he does lack in the skill departmentHe's probably 1000 times better than a certain guitarist that used to be in the band. I'll give you a hint who he is......he has recorded with none other than Fergie.Those bends at the end of the solo are excruciating, so out of tune I think they only picked DJ because he looks vaguely 'rock n' roll', but hey, it's not like I'm playing guitar for them so can't really having a massive go at him haha. Did you HEAR 'Beautiful Dangerous' by the way? It's a lot better than some of the songs from Chinese and at least HAS a video, although I still think Chinese is a better overall than Slash's album.Mikey Edited February 2, 2011 by GeetarMikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipfel Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That is my only big problem with DJ... Although Robin screwed up a lot in live shows, he still always managed to write interesting, "unexpected" guitar lines, which is why I love his studio work on Chinese Democracy. With DJ Ashba, I always feel like his choice of notes is so predictable, it could be played by anybody. The IRS Solo is actually a pretty good example of this in my eyes. To be a little bit more precise, I absolutely hate it, how he doesn't let the notes "ring", instead he always moves down the fretboard, so that you only hear a small amount of the notes (hope that was understandable ) Good examples of this are his Sorry solo and the ending of the Street of dreams solo. Because of that, and his sometimes weak bendings, I just don't understand why Ron doesn't get more of the solo spots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 DJ doesn't have chops, we know this.He seems to me to be someone with talent, but took alot of shortcuts as a guitar player to get where he is now. Taking shortcuts will get you some degree of proficiency on the instrument, but it will leave you unbalanced and lacking in essential areas as a guitarist.I like Dj, he brings some fun to the live show, he has good tone, and loves the band. But he does lack in the skill departmentHe's probably 1000 times better than a certain guitarist that used to be in the band. I'll give you a hint who he is......he has recorded with none other than Fergie. Come talk to me when GNR is playing songs he had a hand in writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 DJ doesn't have chops, we know this.He seems to me to be someone with talent, but took alot of shortcuts as a guitar player to get where he is now. Taking shortcuts will get you some degree of proficiency on the instrument, but it will leave you unbalanced and lacking in essential areas as a guitarist.I like Dj, he brings some fun to the live show, he has good tone, and loves the band. But he does lack in the skill departmentThis. People who keep saying he's the best thing that ever happened to the band are far more concerned about his look IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashFinck666 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 When he can play the This I Love solo right, I'll be impressed.For the record, I do love the little flair he adds at the end of Better underneath the "Now I, now I, now I" partI can play the This I Love solo better than DJ Ashba hes useless,all image and no feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 DJ playing NR Robin playing NRhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvNtF2AJL6cJust sayin...But yes, Robin had awesome material on CD and is way more original. But as far as performing...MEH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ha, even with the fuckup, I'd go with Robin's take on this solo 100x than what Ashba is trying to copy.Also, wonder why you didn't use a better video like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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