Kyle Gass on the Best Tenacious D song, Tom Morello's "gimmick" & if Rock is Dead

06/18/21 • 44 min

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the Tenacious D 6-string maestro, Kyle Gass.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:55 - Kyle’s supervillain alter-ego
4:25 - Burning Questions
8:50 - Kyle’s thoughts on Tom Morello
13:20 - Name Those Notes
14:16 - Kyle’s recorder-playing prowess
15:45 - The beauty of 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures
17:30 - Kyle’s best songwriting tip
18:35 - The truth about Tenacious D’s “Tribute”
21:44 - Is rock dead?
25:49 - The best Tenacious D song
27:57 - Jack Black’s songwriting style
28: 58 - Kyle Gass is going solo
32:34 - Kyle was a child prodigy... or... he wasn’t
34:44 - Kyle’s guitar approach
36:52 - Jack Black is a vocal savant
39:55 - The knifing at a Tenacious D show
42:12 - Kyle’s supervillain advice
Kyle's brand new song, 'Vaccinated'
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Lari Basilio on Bending the G String the "Wrong" Way and the 'Ibanez Generation'

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the instantly recognizable Lari Basilio.
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Lari's guest solo on "Reverie"
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0:00 - Introduction
3:40 - Lari’s supervillain alter-ego
6:40 - Burning Questions
8:34 - Name Those Notes
9:35 - What does it take to be successful in the studio?
13:04 - How does phrasing work?
17:30 - JamTrack Central is the Shrapnel Records of the YouTube era
20:59 - Lari’s unique G bending technique
24:52 - The Ibanez LB1 and its origin
32:50 - The future of social media for guitar players
35:30 - Lari quit being a lawyer to play guitar
37:10 - Lari’s Brazilian roots
39:38 - The effect of the Ibanez generation
44:20 - Lari’s supervillain advice
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St. Vincent Doesn't Need a Berklee Degree to Win Grammys or Shred Guitar

Welcome to Guitar Villains! Today's guest is the St. Vincent guitar sorceress, Annie Clark.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:40 - Annie's opinion about Berklee and music college in general
4:15 - The REAL origin of the name ‘St. Vincent’
7:10 - Annie’s supervillain alter-ego
11:18 - Burning Questions
17”07 - Name Those Notes
17:40 - Perfect pitch versus relative pitch
19:50 - Annie’s manual whammy bar effect
21:00 - Led Zeppelin’s influence on St. Vincent
23:36 - Annie’s favorite guitar riff she wrote
27:10 - Annie talks about the brilliance of Metallica rhythm guitar parts
30:38 - The new St. Vincent guitar approach
35:08 - “I don’t love it when the guitar sounds like a guitar”
38:36 - St. Vincent’s influence on my guitar playing
39:30 - The MusicMan St. Vincent signature guitar
45:18 - The art of improvisation on guitar
47:53 - Songwriting tips from a Grammy-winning songwriter
51:50 - Annie’s supervillain advice
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