Guitar Messages by Darren Hightower

1. Re: Rain Song Vid
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Miscellaneous Forum · 26 Hits · 2/19/2007 12:38 PM
   Yes, that's the tuning on the original studio recording. I think he may have played it in EADADE on some of the live recordings, but it's the same intervals regardless. It's fairly easy to play in that tuning; I think it's more straightforward t...(more)
2. Re: Steve Stevens/Billy Idol on the road again...
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Artists Forum · 47 Hits · 3/18/2005 12:20 AM
   Just got back from the show and the band was fantastic! It was general admission and we arrived early enough to get front row over on Steve's side. I saw Billy and Steve in 1986 on the Whiplash Smile tour and this show was easily better, of cour...(more)
3. Steve Stevens/Billy Idol on the road again...
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Artists Forum · 90 Hits · 3/17/2005 9:10 AM
   One of the greatest guitarists to come out of the 80's and one of the original punks from Britain in the 70s are back at it again. Go catch these guys on their new tour if you like great guitar playing, high energy rock or both. Or if you just w...(more)
4. Re: favourite songwriter/guitarist
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Artists Forum · 53 Hits · 3/5/2005 10:02 AM
   "I dont think that Pagey is all that good as a songwriter though. " It's true that Plant wrote most of the lyrics, but if that's how you judge songwriting, your missing the most important aspect, the music. Page wrote the majority of melodies ...(more)
5. Re: favourite songwriter/guitarist
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Artists Forum · 58 Hits · 3/4/2005 1:31 PM
   Pat Metheny - by far the most talented guitarist/songwriter I know of. He's so prolific that he often stops the roadies from tearing down the stage completely after a gig because he has an inspiration that he wants to work on right then. He's be...(more)
6. Re: favourite songwriter/guitarist
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Artists Forum · 39 Hits · 3/4/2005 1:26 PM
   They did borrow a lot of riffs for their blues based tunes, but the great Zeppelin songs were all originals - "Stairway", "Kashmir", "Ten Years Gone", et al.
7. Re: Di meola, Mclauglin, de Lucia
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Artists Forum · 47 Hits · 2/8/2005 8:58 AM
   Yeah, I should get to see him in April when he comes to Oklahoma City, I can't wait.
8. Re: Di meola, Mclauglin, de Lucia
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Artists Forum · 46 Hits · 2/6/2005 9:22 AM
   There are innumerable great acoustic artists and albums out there if you look around. Some of my favorites (primarily steel string): Tommy Emmanuel - "Only" and "Endless Road" Michael Hedges - "Aerial Boundaries" "Breakfast in the Field" also...(more)
9. Re: What's going to give me the best sound through a Fender Twin
   
   Darren Hightower (695)
   Equipment Forum · 42 Hits · 1/30/2005 10:51 AM
   Dick - I should qualify my statements by saying that the Fender Twin delivers a warm clean tone in the normal volume range, but you either have to make people's "ears bleed" to get it to overdrive at all or you must use some sort of signal proce...(more)
10. Re: What's going to give me the best sound through a Fender Twin
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Equipment Forum · 44 Hits · 1/30/2005 8:44 AM
    An important point for the Fender Twin is that it will reproduce the natural sound of your guitar very well. So it's not really important which brand guitar you get, but whether it has a sound you like (and playability, looks, etc.) I have a '6...(more)
11. Re: TONIGHT SHOW GUITARIST-WHAT GUITAR
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Equipment Forum · 55 Hits · 1/29/2005 9:43 AM
    Kevin Eubanks guitars are custom made by a Puerto Rican luthier named Abe Rivera. There's some info on his website about them at: http://www.kevineubanks.com/guitars.aspx
12. Re: String Skipping & Stretches
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Instructional Forum · 27 Hits · 1/28/2005 7:53 AM
    String skipping is a critical technique to learn, especially if you want to play arpeggios other than just up and down the strings (which get's really tiresome to the listener). Eric Johnson is a master of string skipping because that's just th...(more)
13. Re: What's Everyone Currently Been Listening To?
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Artists Forum · 22 Hits · 1/28/2005 7:36 AM
    Tommy Emmanuel - "Only" & "Endless Road" Pat Metheny Group - "The Way Up" Wagner's Ring Cycle Alex De Grassi "Southern Exposure" LOTR soundtracks Velvet Revolver "Contraband" Steve Howe "Not Necessarily Acoustic" Norah Jones (both albums) Sarah ...(more)
14. Re: ipod, what do you think about it
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Miscellaneous Forum · 31 Hits · 1/25/2005 8:48 AM
    I've had an IPOD for 18 months now and it's the single most used gadget that I have. I have set up my car stereo with an RCA jack so that when I drive, I just plug in the IPOD. I also use it when I exercise. I use it every day without fail. The...(more)
15. Re: Acoustic players
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Artists Forum · 31 Hits · 1/17/2005 8:05 AM
    I'll third the recommedation for Tommy Emmanuel, definitely one of the most exciting and inspiring musicians out there. I'd also recommend Pete Huttlinger, Michael Hedges, and the acoustic work of some "Electric" players like Steve Morse, Steve ...(more)
16. Re: Where do I find free backingtracks?
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Instructional Forum · 79 Hits · 1/15/2005 12:34 PM
    These two sites are pretty good resources: <span class="small"><b><a href="http://www.guitarbt.com/index.php?">GuitarBT</a></b> </span><br /><span <span class="small"><b><a href="http://www.guitars101.com/vb/forumindex.php?">Guitars101</a></...(more)
17. Re: I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I Suck So bad!!!!
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Instructional Forum · 17 Hits · 1/15/2005 10:55 AM
    Lighten up, "Uncle Rex"! The kid is acting like a kid, but I think his request for help is genuine. Are you an administrator with the power to remove people from this board? If so, just have him change his user information to something a little...(more)
18. Re: I lost a pinky-now what?
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Instructional Forum · 26 Hits · 1/14/2005 4:09 PM
    Django Rheinhardt made some of the most amazing music of the twentieth century while only using his left hand index and middle finger because of a horrible burn to his hand as a boy. Have you thought of playing with just your index, middle and r...(more)
19. Re: A Question for fingerstyle and acoustic players...
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Instructional Forum · 26 Hits · 1/13/2005 2:56 PM
    Thanks Antonio and Steve. You have both brought up pieces that I have considered eventually learning. I hadn't really thought of Dust in the Wind as a Travis picking song, I'll have to take another look at it. I think that might be a good ramp u...(more)
20. A Question for fingerstyle and acoustic players...
    
    Darren Hightower (695)
    Instructional Forum · 66 Hits · 1/13/2005 7:53 AM
    Looking for some ideas here. If you had to pick one song to learn over the course of the next several months, what would it be? My current playing level is "Mood for a Day" by Steve Howe which I have almost got down, it's now in a state of gradu...(more)