3 Dann Huff Licks From 1989

Here's the next Three For All lesson with 3 Dann Huff Licks From 1989.
Dann Huff is a legendary guitarist/studio pioneer going back to the late 1970s, not to mention he's also a founding member of the groups White Heart and the mighty Giant in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Over the years Dann's musical talents have filtered into highly-successful songwriting, production, and engineering work with a plethora of famous, popular, and successful modern artists in rock, pop, country, and several other musical styles. You may not know his name, but you have definitely heard him or his music somewhere, either on the radio, in television/film, and pretty much anything needing his "touch" in Nashville over the last 30 years.
This lesson focuses on a famous intro solo from the Giant song 'I'm A Believer' which is an often-overlooked tasteful display of some fretboard fire along with a little Hendrix-flavored string-bending heat. It will surely challenge those looking for some new licks and ideas to play around with in addition to exposing you to some great music from a guitar/producer/engineer/songwriting legend.
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[@shanan40]

Dann Huff is amazing,so much melody and blistering technique in his playing,everyone of his solos on the first 2 Giant albums are masterpieces.

[@chrislestermusic]

shanan40 The 3rd Giant album is awesome too.

[@MikeStoddart]

Two incredible albums that every 80s rock fan should listen to.

[@mickdebergerac1143]

Any guitarist should listen to...

[@barkeater9606]

I always liked his solo on I'll see you in my dreams

[@jeremydean6320]

Dann is one of the best guitarists of all time. I've been obsessed with those first 2 Giant albums since I was a kid.

[@giovanni_3020]

me too :-)

[@brianjones8432]

Myself and all my band mates were huge Giant fans after Last of the Runaways came out. Saw them on the tour for Time to Burn and it was kind of sad as they were already back to being a club act at that point. Which was great for us, standing 5 feet from the guy I idolized, but sad to see that genre of 80's rock die the way it did. Huff was an absolute monster, and the band was horribly underrated.

[@The_Macaroon]

That was great. I can still remember standing in a record shop in Glasgow hearing the intro solo to 'I'm a believer' fir the first time and being blown away.

[@lnkd70]

Dann Huff is a guitar legend.

[@crusheverything4449]

Thanks for giving Dann some long overdue props. He’s one of the best guitarists of the past forty years and at the height of Giant’s popularity was also a really good singer! If only the first two Giant records were maybe a year or two earlier, I think everyone would know his name. Great video, man and nice playing yourself!

[@kimchi2780]

Dann Huff is a freaking legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Giant is amazing. Innocent Days was my jam as a kid.

[@JuddOakes]

Man your killing it with these vids Love me some Dan Huff and Giant licks

[@cravertom]

Dave!!!!! for anyone who plays guitar Dann Huff and Giant and specifically I'm a believer is a must!!!!! the quirky thing about this tune is all the damaging " lure you in" guitar shredding is the lead in to an otherwise billboard type dare I say "TOTO" style tune. Thanks for making us so much better....you are the man!

[@drockny]

You keep impressing me with the artists you do these chordplays and live licks. Just when I forget about a shredder from the 80's and 90's you come with a video. Those 1st two Giant albums were so killer. Not a bad track. And Dan was the kind of guy who could write a beautiful melody and then attack with a speed legato run. I believe he and John Sykes were the most talented singer/guitar player combos to ever live.

[@lucasdeliramendonca3546]

Awesome! I'm a huge Giant fan. Dann Huff is one of my heroes. Thanks for sharing!

[@michaeleaster1815]

Thanks! I always appreciate these unsung heroes from this time period. These vids really turn me on to "new" stuff from the golden age.

[@SuperHorsecow]

Dann Huff produced two Megadeth albums; 'Cryptic Writings' and 'Risk'.

[@davidsparks6146]

All 5 studio albums are awesome and Dan & his band are amazing. My top ten of all time guitar players include Dan Huff and Michael Casswell ... both need to be remembered.

[@stratcat9432]

Michael Casswell was an amazing melodic player! A fantastic teacher and class act gentleman as well

[@eddiejr540]

Brewster...you are too freakin cool...I wore that first Giant cd out when I was a kid...and that solo was just like eruption to me as a kid trying to figure it out...you and most subscribers, it’s like we’re cut from the same cloth...rock on my brother!!!

[@jfree336]

Love this one, Dann Huff is soooooo good. Definitely some woodsheding is in order...

[@birderybirdery]

I feel like we had similar cassette collections growing up!

[@godawg1023]

Great job!!! DANN is a hero of mine since his white heart days. Thanks for all you do for us struggling gtr players..

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

Huff is a monster musician and a great singer too, I love Giant! he is one of my favorites guitarists ever with F. GAMBALE , Jake E LEE , Rik EMMET , Marcel DADI and few others

[@BridgeGuitar]

Whiteheart’s Freedom album is a great one too! Thanks for sharing. Well done!

[@brightboydesigns8325]

Dann doesn't play on that album, only the first two (White Heart and Vital Signs)

[@rodzillarox4882]

@@brightboydesigns8325 might have been Gordon Kennedy on tht one or Brian Wooten

[@SandcastlingGuy]

@@rodzillarox4882 pretty sure it's Gordon Kennedy, but seems I remember some liner notes of him thanking Dann for letting him borrow one of his amps.

[@uncleremus5046]

Amazing skill set as a player. His style personifies what my teacher always instilled in me. “ You can Never have too much Technique “. His ability to play anything made his career.

[@onethingeverything]

One of my favorites! Thank you very much for this! Couldn't ask for a better lesson or teacher!

[@chrisaldridge85]

Cracking job. Thanks so much for covering this.

[@tel5690]

Dann doesn't get enough credit.... awesome guitar player and producer..

[@jameshh5150]

nice video and a great subject. Have admired Dan Huff's playing for a long time.

[@stephengrove8296]

Awesome thanks for the lesson - love Giant and Dann!

[@BigHairyGuitars]

LOVE THIS 150%

[@brainynbrawny9562]

ANOTHER GREAT LESSON, DAVE!

[@vancedean9699]

I had to watch this again. Thanks David for a great lesson. Dann Huff is one of my all time favorites.

[@allthingsclassicrock]

New subscriber. I love your lessons and all the new guitar players you’ve introduced to me. Keep up the good work!

[@playingpedals3730]

Thanks for this, I've been a Dann Huff fan for a long time. 'Last of the Runaways' and 'Time to Burn' are both go-to albums when I need a shredy fix!

[@dennisbeheler7637]

thanks for doing one on dann and you played that great ! good job !

[@JeffJE44]

David thanks for another awesome video! The "I'll see you in my dreams" video is still amazing after all these years and an amazing production. So much thought and creativity put forth in the writing of that song and the video production. 👍

[@Mooselola]

You are the best at giving background and history of the music. Very relevant and interesting stuff. Thank you!

[@gsmeeuwsen]

Love your videos, David! Thank you!

[@mikeromanowski1379]

Great Lesson, Sir !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kellykettle4529]

Thank you so much for this!

[@brownsfan7753]

Love these videos

[@JazzStrat781]

You're a great player, love your videos! I think it's awesome you are highlighting monster players that may be unknown to lots of guitarists! Dann Huff is sure one of them, best to u man!

[@garypatrick2881]

Badass dude! You have great feel. I remember driving around with those two albums just going, wait.. what.. how.. geez..

[@howardlaster2031]

Great stuff man. Thank you! Huge Huff fan. Have Rockmid Ii still in my 90s rack

[@ClassofEighty2]

Huge thanks for tackling that run. Always wanted to hear that slowed down. Huff just absolutely scorches that run. Giant III has some good stuff as well. Love your videos.

[@Elshonio]

Absolute class, I’ve missed the past months worth of vids so I’ve obviously got some treats in store. Last of the Runaways was a huge album for me. I know every note of that intro in my mind as I’d listened to it to death. A majorly underrated player Mr Huff. Thanks again Dave

[@patrickkish6662]

A string bend warning....This is why Late Night Lessons kicks so much butt🤘

[@HEADBANGRR]

Interesting licks. Cool lesson thanks

[@guitarmemoir]

That bending lick is indeed cool. Thanks for offering that up.

[@gregorybrown9101]

More Dann Huff licks!!!

[@Jesse_Johnson]

You explain things really well. And you have an approachable personality which goes a long way.

[@davidbartch8917]

More More it takes time for a giant to grow up!

[@thigarciaable]

Man, I really enjoy your videos and learn a lot from them... But this is so far the best for me... I'm a huge fan of Dann! Thanks for sharing!

[@JPTyler]

Ah yes! That classic behringer V combo amp tone that it's always present in these videos.. absolutely love it for some reason and it is to die for! 😁👍

[@joebalusikiii5811]

Glad to see this....Dann deserves to be outed as the monster player he is!

[@caleshtcincredibles]

tasty licks , man I will using these in my solos going forward

[@LiveeyePhoto]

The first album of Giant is so amazing. The third album had a few good hits too

[@jmp-es1gv]

Inspired choice -Huff an all round monster player and a fine vocalist too - Giant were just peaking at the wrong time ... Looking fwd to the Patreon tab ...

[@GMHG777]

Forgot about Dan, man what a smokin' badass player !!! Good stuff !!

[@vsixx4330]

My god! About time! YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Such a tasty player. ANYONE who says speed is soulless has never heard Dann Huff. Such taste and tone and timbre as well as technique - he's like the shred version of David Gilmour.

[@drewandrews8673]

Love that Tortoiseshell pick guard got on the guitar!!! (I’m getting one!!!)

[@jamespierce9714]

Awesome

[@christianneumann9027]

Great lesson!

[@KarlKarsnark]

Stevie Ray Vai sounds like an awesome guy that should exist. Happy New Year!!!! Here's hoping the channel grows by leaps and bounds.

[@gonget]

And he can sing👍👌

[@derbanger1097]

Awesome! You got the chops man!

[@paulst3859]

Haha, so cool! I was going to request this. He's from Nashville if I remember correctly. Saw Giant live in Amsterdam early nineties, awesome! Thank you for this one! The Last Of The Runaways is such a great album with some of the tastiest guitarplaying ever. III is cool is welll!

[@jtbranman]

Thank you very much!

[@steveschimleck7148]

Well done!!

[@lenw812]

great stuff!! The Last of the Runaways album is full of fabulous guitar work.

[@brown.dogmcgee]

awsome lesson ! thx ! you have a tasty tone man !

[@voronOsphere]

Holy smokes. I have Giant's "Time to Burn" on CD! I'm gonna have to dig that out! Thanks, David!

[@adriankoski2876]

Could you cover some Harry K Cody from Shotgun Messiah maybe I missed a lesson ?

[@drockny]

Great request. Cody is a monster player!

[@davidsollenberger2998]

My all time favorite player! It was a shame he didn’t get more attention.

[@hesch-tag]

Shout it out, shout it louder, take this suckerrrrrrrr then amazing solo. Great choice.

[@seanstevens4635]

Shotgun Messiah was a great band.. I recall Heartbeat Boulevard and he did the string scrape that kinda sounds like a flanger which when I saw him do that in the video I had no idea EVH did that on Unchained.. and that clicked in my playing back in the day. Also the singer also played guitar however with Shotgun he didn't do much and shotgun Messiah singer later on down the line was a member of Marilyn Manson's band as a guitarist.. Strange days indeed most peculiar 🙃

[@hotriffsofthrash]

Very cool licks

[@nathansavage541]

Great tone and playing

[@ITheFight]

Thank you!

[@jaycareaga9929]

Dann would have been 3rd call behind Luke and Mike Landau. Mike took most of Lukes work after 1984.

[@jantzenallen3077]

Don’t forget Michael Thompson

[@juanma5268]

Very Cool man!!!

[@michaelblack5030]

Giant last of the runaways was awesome

[@surbas100]

Dan Huff is a beast! Great lesson Dave! And it looks like you got a haircut LOL

[@lancejasper7708]

Those are all killer awesome thank you Dan Huff is badass GIANT made a lot of killer songs like Save Me Tonight...or Innocent Days..I'll see you in my dreams

[@timwoodruff]

Giant is amazing.

[@BigJohnDeere100]

Broooo..me n my bud were jammin and I mentioned Dan Huff...super shred super producer! Great video brother 🌡💯 Subscribed 😎💯🔝🔥🔥

[@josephweiss3931]

You. Are. The best 🤘

[@josephweiss3931]

Always wondered what that fast as heck run was

[@ak_zombie]

Another great "sleeper" guitarist!

[@Blue_3rd]

Very nice! I just found your channel by accident. I really like your relaxed presentation style and you’re obviously a great player. I have heard of Huff but not Giant, I’ll investigate more 👍Subbed.

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

Paused before I watched, to say this. Dann Huff is a super monster killer player. I learned those albums note for note, so lets see...... edit: ok this guy is nailing it. A little long in the verbal/discussion, but the fingers are doing it right. Excellent job brother.

[@bobowrathsovine.]

I had a Giant music video I recorded off Night Tracks in 1989. Had it for years on video cassette.

[@haraldstein2987]

Same Guitar Heroes and the same stormtrooper cup -thumps up, and good tone

[@josephweiss3931]

If u haven't heard of them, check out the first album of the band riverdogs; viv campbell is the guitar player

[@michaelblack5030]

Still hoping for a threefrall from vivian

[@voronOsphere]

@@michaelblack5030 Yes! Vivian Campbell would be a fantastic lesson!

[@ciboserio]

Giant were such an incredible AOR and hard rock band, Dan Huff is a little musical genius in my opinion

[@jayboy6895]

More Dann Huff licks Brother. Come on now . Throw us guys a 🦴 😂 Love you man. Excellent

[@williamvammen6248]

You should really do a rundown of your rig, i think a lot of us are interested in learning about that monster of a guitar youre using there. Keep up the great vids :)

[@JohnW335andTele]

william vammen I agree!

[@dwightnicholson2647]

Two of My Dan Huff Sleeper Favorites : Wynonna Revelations and Martina McBride / Delbert McClinton Two More Bottles of Wine

[@calebstitzer8530]

Always thought Dann's solos were top notch. Cool to hear I am not alone in my opinions

[@eddiea3251]

I saw Giant open for Heart in Memphis Tn. I think around 1990.

[@seanstevens4635]

I remember Giant.. I can't believe his resume..

[@_Suzuka_Joe]

Dann Huff is a legend.

[@Sthunderrocker]

My favorite Dann Huff leads are on Place in This World and Emily by Michael W Smith. Don't judge me. Megadeth's Cryptic Writings is a killer production job too.

[@patrickmckay6621]

Yes, Damn Huff, great! . ..maybe give Scott Henderdson a chance in 2020😬?!! His unique rock-fusion-chord-melody-open-string style is so great! That would be amazing! Thx David!

[@rodzillarox4882]

Love Dan Huff . He also produced Megadeth Risk I think. Loved Giant