Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Even though my wife refers to this as ‘Husband Murdering Music’, I decided to record a Joe Satriani piece. It turned out to be my most ambitious guitar recording yet scaling five octaves using taps, hammer-ons, harmonics, pinch harmonics, scrapes, whammy bar dives, palm muting, double track slap-backs and of course wah-wah rhythms. It was meant to be less of a cover and more of a tribute. Ritchie Blackmore made me fall in love with the guitar, but I loss that feeling somewhere along the way. That is until I heard Not of This Earth on the radio in the late 80s. Joe reminded me that a guitar can wail, scream and even cry. It is the only instrument that when I pick it up I can express exactly what I am feeling at that moment. In addition to the acoustic track, three electric parts were recorded using the Line 6 guitar and Helix stomp box.
Even though my wife refers to this as ‘Husband Murdering Music’, I decided to record a Joe Satriani piece. It turned out to be my most ambitious guitar recording yet scaling five octaves using taps, hammer-ons, harmonics, pinch harmonics, scrapes, whammy bar dives, palm muting, double track slap-backs and of course wah-wah rhythms. It was meant to be less of a cover and more of a tribute. Ritchie Blackmore made me fall in love with the guitar, but I loss that feeling somewhere along the way. That is until I heard Not of This Earth on the radio in the late 80s. Joe reminded me that a guitar can wail, scream and even cry. It is the only instrument that when I pick it up I can express exactly what I am feeling at that moment. In addition to the acoustic track, three electric parts were recorded using the Line 6 guitar and Helix stomp box.
