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Picking up where we left off, this month I’ll present the remainder of an original rock guitar solo I composed called “Loop Appeal,” which is played over a funky groove and “i-IV Dorian vamp” and inspired by the Red Hot Chili Peppers song “Aeroplane.”
There’s something about this tempo’s “pocket” (around 100 beats per minute), the key of G minor and, specifically, the Gm7-to-C chord vamp that feels ideally suited to the timbre of an overdriven electric guitar and the way the notes ring, as well as the feel of the string tension for bending.
“You talk about PRS and some say, ‘They’re too nice.’ What’s too nice? You want that special vibe that only tuning every song can give you? You want bad intonation?!” John Mayer pays tribute to Paul Reed Smith at PRS Guitars’ exclusive anniversary show
![[L-R] Rita Haney wears round sunglasses and drinks a pre-mixed cocktail; Dimebag Darrell shreds on his blue lightning bolt Dean ML electric guitar at a 1991 Pantera show.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8G6Ke3CMs8F3fsfVe23SnV-1280-80.jpg.webp)
“It’s wonderful passing on anything about Darrell to fans old and new. He was an incredible person”: How Rita Haney, Dimebag’s soulmate and partner in crime, keeps the late guitarist's memory burning more brightly than ever
