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"Ball and Chain" by Le Combo!
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Q-What happens when 3 musician buddies get together during lockdown? A- They form a band! Le Combo! with Jorgen Carlsson (Govt Mule, Chris Cornell) on bass, Toss Panos (Toy Matinee, Steve Lukather) on drums and yours truly on...
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How Do I Live Without You (LeAnn Rimes) Shane guitar solo
From the wayback machine! Back to 2005 when I was working with the great LeAnn Rimes. "How Do I Live Without You" guitar solo (complete with the LA $ lick at the end!) I worked with LeAnn for a while in 2004/05 and then again...
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I Saw the Light solo with Todd Rundgren
This one is tricky to play on the slide....The original version was overdubbed with a few guitars. The last really high note is actually off of the fretboard. When we started rehearsals for this tour Todd told me that his...
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Live From Daryl's House back in production
Quick view from my position during a taping of Daryl's House the other day.
These guys make my job easy!
Stay tuned!...
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Look Ma No Pick
Off the Top of My Head Tuesday...a little 30 second jam called "Look Ma No Pick"
Happy Tuesday!...
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Ball and Chain (full video)
Here is the first single from the upcoming EP by my new power trio "Le Combo!" featuring Toss Panos on drums and Jorgen Carlsson on bass. Nov. tour dates coming soon.
Video by Greg V.
INSTAGRAM...
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Ruler by LeCombo! Full video
"Ruler" One of the new songs from the upcoming EP (available in 1 week!)
from LeCombo!- my new project with Jorgen Carlsson (Gov't Mule) on bass and Toss Panos (Robben Ford, Steve Vai) on drums. We are about to hit the east...
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Sara Smile guitar solo PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ Aug 13 2021
Sara Smile guitar solo PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ Aug 13 2021
Classic song by Daryl Hall and John Oates.......Daryl likes when I play it differently each night so to keep it fresh I try and play off of his piano and vocal ad...
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"What's Pho Lunch?" Bayou Degradable Live in LA
Recorded Live in Los Angeles Jun 2021
Joel Taylor-drums
Travis Carlton-bass
Matt Rhode-keys...
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Raining in the Desert
This little ditty is called "Raining in the Desert" - The idea for this song actually started taking shape years ago, as some songs tend to do.
I remember being on tour and riding through the desert somewhere looking out of...
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Soundcheck fun
On show days we do soundchecks at each venue, sometimes we have a little fun and break out some old faves to jam on....Here's a little video from soundcheck in Michigan the other day. My friend Steven Volpp just happened to...
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Blue Runner Jingle
As a "working cat" you never know what kind of session or date you will run into....you have to be ready for anything.
Here's an example of a session specifically used for TV or Radio (known as a jingle). My friend and Emmy...
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Backstage fun
Sometimes you gotta keep yourself entertained while waiting to go onstage....here's a short little video of drummer Brian Dunne and myself cutting up before a show. I found a guitar backstage that someone had left and...
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Touring Rig breakdown for 2021 Live Shows
Here's a closeup of the touring rig I used for 30 shows with Hall and Oates in 2021. Thanks to my tech Bill Lanham for filming this at soundcheck a few days ago.
What i meant to say at 7 seconds in was "one of the best rigs...
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My old Fender Bassman amplifier gets a new lease on life.
After UPS beat the hell out of her, I got a great amplifier repair/builder in Los Angeles named Roy Blankenship to put her back together. She's purring like a kitten and roaring like a lion now......My 1968 or 67? I dunno...
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La. Jukebox TV show- live set 2001
This was a live 3 song set I did in 2001 for a TV show called La. Jukebox. I think besides the regular host Aaron Neville was co-hosting this episode at the time. The tunes we did are "Ain't my Fault", "Bayou Chicken" and...
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Starfish (Bayou Degradable Live)
Recorded Live in Los Angeles Jun 2021
Joel Taylor-drums
Travis Carlton-bass
Matt Rhode-keys...
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Some of my Hamer guitars
Back in the early 2000's I endorsed Hamer guitars, some of which I still play to this very day. (The green guitar I play alot is a Hamer Daytona strat style guitar. ) I thought it might be interesting to show you some of...
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rehearsing with Robben Ford
Here's a little clip of Robben Ford and myself rehearsing his tune "Go" from his new record before his livestream on June 12th....
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Playing Mike Stern's guitar though his stereo rig
During the time I lived in NYC I had an apartment right around the corner from Mike and Leni Stern and used to go over quite often to jam and play tunes. (I've been friends with his wife Leni for almost 20 years and have...
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Funky Riff
I still work on trying to make things groove and "feel" right. This is just an example of a riff of mine that uses some open strings and is a little tricky to play. It's from a song called "You'd Rather Forget" but makes a...
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Dirty Power Trio with Kirk Covington and Ben Sheppard
This footage is from my performance at the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Montana a few years ago. I performed with my trio featuring Kirk Covington (Tribal Tech) on drums and Ben Sheppard on bass.
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Mobile Recording Rig (On-Tour Hotel Room Version)
Here’s a small but really powerful recording rig that I travel with when I’m on tour. We have so many off days on these Hall and Oates tours so it’s nice to stay productive and keep the creative juices flowing. ...
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Inner Flame (with Mark Egan and Arjun Bruggeman)
In 2018 legendary bassist Mark Egan asked me to contribute some guitar and lap steel to a project he was working on with a great percussionist named Arjun Bruggeman. This resulted in the recording entitled "Dreaming Spirits"....
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Outro improv solo on "Kiss on my List" with Daryl Hall and John Oates
Live in Paris, France 2019- a little moment at the segue from "Kiss is on my list" to "Private Eyes" where I stretch out for a few bars. I apologize to the kind Parisians in the front row that bore the full wrath of a Soldano...
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Daryl Hall and John Oates/ guitar rig for start of tour.
Getting back on the horse after a long time off from this gig. Feels great to play with old buddies again and make music together. Trying out a few new pedals and amplifier heads for the rehearsals- (still waiting on another...
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Soloing over 2 Key Centers
Here's an easy chord progression that could prove challenging to improvise over. In this Mini- Mojo Lesson I discuss how to approach soloing over a chord progression that shifts key centers....
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