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- Re-release of the older videos: You shook me all night long
- Re-release of the older videos: Riff Raff
- Re-release of the older videos: If you want blood (you’ve got it)
- Re-release of the older videos: Back in Black full live version
- Science Proof That Adults Can Too Learn At Any Age To Play Guitar (and many more things)…?
- Update on the SVDS Replica: Production started!
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AC/DC’s “Riff Raff”, Studio Version, Schaffer-Vega Diversity Series
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Slash’s “Ghost” (SoloDallas’ Cover) – Playing a Zemaitis Guitar
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about 7 months ago
Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great work, and solo is mmmmmmmmmmmmmm fantastic!
Btw, don’t you think that Slash’ tone on appetite for destruction album is great too?
Little example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr-0CreXEL8
about 7 months ago
Brilliant as ever!
Great work on the solo – I love the speed and long runs that Angus used to play so much back then.
about 7 months ago
incredible! please phil, A tutorial of the solo would be life fulfilling.
about 7 months ago
Fil, have you ever wondered how the speaker breakup affects the sound? Im fortunately in an environment where I can turn my amp up to a level where my greenbacks start to break up, and I love the sound that way. When the greenbacks (talking about the 25 watters here) break up, they have a much fuller bottom end as well as a harmonically richer tone.
The problem with the 65s is that it’s a lot higher wattage, so you can’t push them into breakup with the normal 50W halfstack or 100W fullstack configurations. Maybe a 100W head into a single 4×12 would do it
It would be interesting to hear how the 65s break up.
I know you are not in a suitable environment for that, I’m just thinking…
about 7 months ago
Fantastic stuff!
Probably my favourite AC/DC track. I remember your Riff Raff live tutorial. Thats what made me want to pick up a guitar after years of being just a fan.This is even better, and the tone & notes are spot on as has already been said. I salute you sir.
about 7 months ago
Amazing cover, Fil, wow!! Keep them coming!
I don’t even dare ask for a tutorial for this one, this must be crazy hard to play
On to whole lotta rosie studio version?
Cheers, Renato
about 7 months ago
THAT would be one to see!
i would like to see Hells Bells and Shoot to thrill!! ohh the possabilities!!
about 7 months ago
When I grow up, I wanna be Fil.
Haha. Your playing is great, man. I know how you feel; you always feel like no matter how good it is, it’s never enough; but that’s because you’re always looking up at Angus. You gotta remember that you’re better than the rest of us! Haha.
about 7 months ago
Hahaha… made me smile
I know this: THIS is a good pathway (not the only one, but a “strong” one, a “healthy” one) to “rock and roll” guitar playing that will stay with you forever. This is exactly why I do this. It’s like a school of rock, and I am just a student like anyone else here. I shall never forget this, or I’ll be a turd!!!!
Me feet are well set on the ground: I know (well) I am not better: I may have more experience with this. And I am older than most here. And in any case, I have been doing exactly this for how long… 30 years?
about 7 months ago
Superb!!!!!!!
about 7 months ago
Wow, totally blown away Fil! The solo is incredible in this one and you nailed every note and not to mention that the tone was perfect! Watching you do the solo will help me out alot, I was missing alot of notes and little things that are hard to pick out. Gonna slow it down in audacity and try and conquer it!
about 7 months ago
Two great songs in a row…Fil you great taste
about 7 months ago
Sir.
about 7 months ago
This is really amazing!! The sound is stunning!! The guitars are sooo beautifull!! Love the colour of the first one a lot!! Love this solo!! This is one of the best videos I saw this year or maybe ever!! The best video u made with the Schaffer Vega for me!! Thanks a lot!! Grtz, J-L
about 7 months ago
Your playing is second to none Fil
one day, i hope to play like that
an insparation fil you realy are
Thanks
about 7 months ago
My playing – but thank you very much – is not only second, but third, fourth etc. mate. I am nothing special, really, I am not trying to be humble. It still is a tremendous effort for me, each time. Each single time I approach one of these songs, it’s almost a pain. This is also why I do enjoy these videos myself, it’s nice to see it coming out decently (at times). Thank you SO much Anthony, I am really not trying to be a foxy, smart “fake humble” guy. Yours, Fil
about 7 months ago
Fil, funny you say that, I kinda feel the same way about doing videos. It is lots of practice, it is a pain and it’s humbling. But I learn a lot in the process, even when they don’t come out decently
I’ve learned a lot because this site is what it is – thank you, always, for that, Fil.
Cheers!
about 7 months ago
Hehe Cheers!!!
somtimes i play realy well usaly when my mind, body and heart (plus rested ears) are in it and THAT i believe is the essence to play well, but also as you said many times before its all practice and that is totaly true
i never thought i could cover Free Bird that i just wouldnt be good enough but i stuck to it followed your tutorials and i did it (with a lot of fun and a wig lol).
Anyone can play guitar if they realy wanted to! and this is the place to be if you want help getting better
Your Padawan
Ant
p.s im still waiting to see that stormtooper helmet
about 7 months ago
Fil, Astonishing! Timing is outstanding, overwhelming sound and tone.
The solo seems the be so hard, I have never pushed myself learning the studio version.
Is there any effect on the rhyhtm part? How do you pick those single notes in the main riff in order to make them sound so clear and punchy? Whenever I play this song, the A-chord is just to present compared to the single note part.
Cheers
about 7 months ago
This solo “seems” hard, because it is extremely fast. I have learnt it in one hour (the notes! – via tempo slow down). It is SO fast that I barely was able to keep after Angus. Angus had several abilities, not only the feeling, but speed as well. I don’t. I was barely able to cut a few “working” versions of this solo, and I did a number of takes to grasp it. The speed here – for someone like me, who isn’t able to play fast – was overwhelming. It was instructive for me to approach this solo, I had never done it. It taught me that Angus could really almost do what he wanted back then. Impressive indeed!
about 7 months ago
It sure was awesome, you certainly captured the feeling, even if you didnt hit *every* note 100% correctly
I dont mean to hi-jack your awesome thread, but I wanted to show this to you:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h205/SellSword26/keepcalm.png
about 7 months ago
I put reverb and EQ both in rhythm and solo
about 7 months ago
Whoaaw. I bed this was the hardest solo you’ve ever learnt..
Searching so long to get the right notes now !
Stunning
about 7 months ago
It was the fastest I have ever learnt. I felt like a beginner once again. Which is a common thing with guitar: constant frustration lol
about 7 months ago
A new cab, you have there Fil
This gets more and more interesting 
about 7 months ago
Yes mate, I am glad you notices. Cabinet is a 1979 original and near mint slanted cabinet with original Celestions G12-65s. Bascially, it could be one of the same models/years that AC/DC had back then. I am firmly convinced more and more that Angus (especially) started using G12-65s in 1978 (when they first came out) and used them extensively for years afterwards.
about 7 months ago
Amazing !! Great cover and killer tone !
Did you post a tutorial video for this track ?!
about 7 months ago
I have one tutorial for this one – an older one – but it covered the live version. Will re do!
about 7 months ago
Amazing! To me the timing makes this track and You’ve nailed it perfectly! =) Needless to say that the tone of Yours was incredible.!
Also i liked the way You panned the tracks (left and right). The way You did it really lets us hear You playing.
about 7 months ago
Yes, exactly my thoughts. Awesome performance again, and the tone makes your drool. Big huge wall of sound coming over. whoah!
about 7 months ago
You did great!
I’am not sure if you lift your index finger of if you are moving the fingers on the frets, hard to see, i often lift the finger but not sure if that’s correct, in the starting riff i mean.
about 7 months ago
I don’t lift it, I slide it (I think)
I have no idea what is correct, interesting of you to wonder! 
about 7 months ago
Well i think lifting the finger , ”bodobombodobum” so to speak sounds pretty close playing wise, do you know how i mean?
about 7 months ago
As always very good Fil!!!
What SG is that?
about 7 months ago
Looks like a 1970 SG.
I don’t really recall this one (with a stopbar).
Just bought ?
about 7 months ago
Thank you,
it’s a 1971 SG Standard, all original except the removed vibrola. I bought this one months ago. It came to me with the stopbar, but also the original vibrola inside the case. I decided to keep it with the stopbar, as it does simulate Angus’ first SG when he removed the vibrola
about 7 months ago
Was on a festival yesterday… should have been playing some AC/DC stuff…
There was a cover band of AC/DC, named Kingstone, everyone told me,: You’ll see, these guys are very good.
Ok I tought, let’s check it out…
First big mistake… Fender Stratocaster for AC/DC… ( no comment… )
Second mistake, almost full Presence on both amps
Third mistake, the guitarist only used a pedal for the solos, didn’t change his volume on the guitare at all
Fourth, the rhythm was just, crap, wrong chords, wrong notes, no feeling, nothing at all…
I should have been playing a few songs after these guys…
BUT, they looked at my 94 SG, for a while… and then told the organisation they don’t want to let me play, the want to move their amps ( btw, the amps weren’t JTM or JMP … )
I didn’t really care… I knew I know the songs… I just wanted to play for the people coming for me…
And well, 4 hours after their show, the amps were standing there…they didn’t move… I could have killed them
Back to serious stuff, this is AMAZING Fil, I was just blown away by the first chords…
That SVDS is incredible, your playing is incredible again
The day starts very good, will take Gone Shootin’ now