Re: You first guitar solo you learned ..

"moonpie" <mr_rc_moonpie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:qd6617tmm0tigitegfdpls5oabqe6j61se@xxxxxxxxxx
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:37:55 -0400, "RichL" <rpleavitt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


From those tunes, the Beatles "Boys" wasnt' much of a stretch since it's
basically a surf-style solo. Then I sort of aped George Harrison for a few
years. "I Saw Her Standing There" was a good one to learn; it showcases
George's early style.


At that point in the Beatles recording, was George allowed to overdub
his solos, or were they recorded live along with the rest of the
track?

I'm not sure, but I think that at the time of that tune's recording they were still doing two-track, plus I think they and George Martin wanted to capture a live feel on that song so they all played together. If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me :-)

Given all the flak George got from that one guy about his terrible
playing in the early days, I always thought the solo to that song was
pretty hot (for the time period)

You mean Geoff Emerick? He didn't like George, and I think you have to take what he says about George with a grain of salt.

George really wasn't the sort to improvise a great solo, he was the studious type and worked through them bit by bit until he liked what he had. I empathize with that, I'm more-or-less the same way. But it sometimes frustrated Paul, and Emerick liked Paul so the feeling rubbed off.

And yeah, it's a good solo!

.

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