-TOM SCHOLZ's 17 Greatest Guitar Techniques! Check out all my lesson vids at: www.the-art-of-guitar.com Facebook: / fansoftheartofguitar / theartofguitar Thanks!!!
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@TheArtofGuitar5 ай бұрын
Gotta add that the leads on Long Time were played by Barry Goudreau. I'd change the video's name to "Boston's Greatest Techniques" but since over 90% of the techs are Tom I think I'll just leave it as is. Thanks to everyone who informed me.
@TheArtofGuitar5 ай бұрын
That's literally what I said in the pinned comment that you commented on. hehe. @@tonyolivieri3345
@tonyolivieri33455 ай бұрын
@@TheArtofGuitar LOL! Lazy me didn't read it..............apologies!
@in2livinit5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the hat tip to Barry, who's been credited with writing the leads to FP/LT. Tom is Def a studio master and innovator. But Barry is no slouch on the Axe. (Ref Orion the Hunter & RTZ) It's hard to know without actually witnessing it, how much Barry potentially influenced Tom during all the pre-Boston years of Mother's Milk. When Barry plays Boston, eyes closed, it's hard to tell both parts & playing apart. Great Video !!! 👍
@midiman50455 ай бұрын
@@TheArtofGuitarSorry I didn't see that. No offense . I must have had to many drinks.
@skullduggery33775 ай бұрын
Oh, you mean 'That other guy'?... The Don Felder to Joe Walsh?
@douglasmijangos33275 ай бұрын
The Solo on Hitch a Ride is in my top 3 best guitar solos of all time 🎸🔥❤
@KingXanadu5 ай бұрын
Agree!
@peterwinters85875 ай бұрын
The solo on A Man I'll Never Be is in my top 1
@dphachey5 ай бұрын
For sure! Hitch a Ride may be my all time favorite tune. Puts me right back to the late 70s. The ending of that song is epic and brings chills up my spine.
@williammartinez17515 ай бұрын
The solo always makes my eyes sweat and if you listen closely to the end of it, you can hear an audience yell out "Woooooooooo!!!!!". Pardon me while I play the song, now.
@BluesDelux12AX75 ай бұрын
@@williammartinez1751 Yeah, I’ve heard that. I think it’s Brad. My favorite singer.
@SO-ym3zs5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Tom Scholz is a true musical Renaissance man: inventor, producer, engineer, writer, guitarist/bassist/keyboardist. Boston's debut album is one of, if not the, greatest rock albums. (It's also the only one I know of where literally every single track ended up in regular rotation on rock radio, not just the official singles.)
@minkorrh5 ай бұрын
He was Boston.
@dominiquez56435 ай бұрын
This the exact, perfect right on the spot way of explaining Tom Scholtz to whoever doesn't know him!!!! Love it !!!
@raydelrosario23665 ай бұрын
He played most of the drums too
@Greggster15 ай бұрын
Spot on!
@user-du1yk7uk9v4 ай бұрын
Third Stage is at the same level of the 1st album
@robindavis7265 ай бұрын
Wow. Concise. No fluff. Thank you for your work and time in researching these and presenting them. Absolutely fantastic!
@gergemall5 ай бұрын
Wonderful video. Love the tabs and the foundations of the lead riff.
@tedgerard3335 ай бұрын
Tom Scholz is a genius. I've been down the youtube rabbit hole looking for all his videos.
@dwightvoeks99705 ай бұрын
Me too 😂
@metalkid81065 ай бұрын
1:52 Self-Harmonizing 2:31 Rhythmic Vibrato 3:17 Guitar Layers 5:26 Hyperspace effects 6:34 percussive mute strums 7:22 Melodic Line Solos 8:32 Single-Finger Barres 9:37 Scholz Scrapes 10:46 One-Man Dueling Duo 11:28 End of Solo Climb 12:16 Pre Bend Variations 13:41 Motifs 15:29 The Scholz Flutter 16:27 Dirty Arpeggios 17:22 Slip of the 5th 18:11 Bass Walk Rhythms 19:18 stretch 6th
@TheArtofGuitar5 ай бұрын
Tanks!
@metalkid81065 ай бұрын
@@TheArtofGuitaryour welcome
@john564holloway5 ай бұрын
Thank you, metalkid8106!
@jasonjohnson41705 ай бұрын
@TheArtofGuitar you need more helpers like this
@greggcorbett93445 ай бұрын
That was a great video - how about doing one on Michael Schenker's techniques?
@jfo30005 ай бұрын
This!!!!!!
@lostinpa-dadenduro75554 ай бұрын
Got my vote.
@jeffthorup95035 ай бұрын
Love the video! Tom is one of my favorites. Keep in mind that all the solos in Long Time were actually done by Barry Goudreau along with the solo in Let Me Take You Home Tonight and Used To Bad News. Barry also did the intro solo for Don't Look Back. He contributed some great stuff.
@jfo30005 ай бұрын
The long sustained notes...sometimes the sign that Barry is playing. I've read that Barry taught Tom how to play guitar, you don't stumble across that too often. Maybe Tom keeps that hidden because of the bad blood that developed... It seems Tom played organ only, started jamming and forming a band with Barry, and Barry showed him lots of guitar. And Tom was playing great very quickly, super intelligent guy, of course. Other projects with Barry, like Orion The Hunter sound much like Scholz, so maybe it's largely Barry's style, possibly tone as well. The half-wah tone may have come from Schenker or Ronson, with Ronson being the originator, I'm pretty certain.
@TheArtofGuitar5 ай бұрын
Good to know. I always thought the first album was Tom geeking out in his basement. Great to learn that he allowed others to play main parts on this classic album, thanks.
@Lance37a5 ай бұрын
@@TheArtofGuitar I believe the whole band only played on 1 song on the debut album, and that's Let Me take you home tonight
@georgeprice42125 ай бұрын
@@Lance37acorrect. That song was reportedly cut at Capitol Studios, while Tom furiously and meticulously recut the demos in his basement studio - albeit between floods, freak snow storms and power outages!
@Lance37a5 ай бұрын
@@georgeprice4212 which is kind of weird because the band could play. I guess he wanted to control everything.
@daveshepherd75825 ай бұрын
I got hooked on Boston and the huge guitar sounds years ago and I’m still digging them today. Thanks for showcasing them!
@zaturnneo5 ай бұрын
Another great video, sir! I grew up hearing my mom blasting Boston, Foreigner, and Journey every Saturday while she cleaned. Always loved how precise and tight their music is. Then I learned how picky they were in the studio, so it made sense. 🙂
@FingersOnAFretboard5 ай бұрын
Despite never having to seek these band's music out, it was always 'just there', it became a musical influence in the rock guitar DNA. One day you ask yourself "Why do I know the lyrics to these REO Speedwagon ,Journey, & Bon-Jovi songs??? & sing along to the solos" Oh, thanks Big-Sister, Mom, etc.
@dwightvoeks99705 ай бұрын
What a great mom. I still do that 😂
@jonahguitarguy5 ай бұрын
Tom's the guy that inspired me to pick up a guitar. I'd never heard that pick scraping before. He's a monster player and deserves a spot up there with Clapton, Page and Jimi.
@thomasjohnson77355 ай бұрын
Excellent deep dig. Boston like Kansas were bands that weren't covered well back in the 70's or hardly at all. The muscle of their music was way out ahead. Tom's 😊tone was sought out by Def Leppard or even EVH. Huge influence. Your video is 11 minutes of encyclopedia for future pickers to take guitar in the next era. Us old guys appreciate your discipline and skill. Well done.
@davetheguitarplayer5 ай бұрын
The extra details in his pick scrapes you pointed out are SO cool! Even being the HUGE T.S. fan I am, I TOTALLY missed them! Thank you for sharing - killer video!!
@MascarasMil5 ай бұрын
I’m a 15 year old when Boston came out. I was blown away. Mesmerized. One of the things that was most fascinating was that Tom was a MIT graduate and built these devices to fit his needs. That’s just incredibly insane. Watching you unravel the sound is beyond amazing. Thank you!!!
@bryandean55635 ай бұрын
This is weird, I hadn't heard Boston in a while so I turned it on on the way to work this morning. I get to work and you post this video. You must've known I needed this. Love Tom and Boston.
@SuperdangerStudios5 ай бұрын
Tom is one of my favorite guitarists and heroes. Thank you for this video.
@jasonwest32835 ай бұрын
Every video you do is done extremely well! Thanks for putting in the time.
@jeffyoung87265 ай бұрын
Mike, you definitely need to do more of these kinds of videos. They're AWESOME!
@Zerofluffsgiven5 ай бұрын
Geez, no wonder they're so hard to replicate for the average cover band. Now I appreciate them even more! ❤️🤘🏼
@gilbertnorum43665 ай бұрын
Great explanation of Tom´s guitar playing
@johngutierrez5915 ай бұрын
Some of the best leads in all of guitar, sweet video!
@rockhead695 ай бұрын
Fantastic, dude... you're a hell of a guitar teacher !
@catsofsherman13165 ай бұрын
That was a great episode. I'm a huge Boston fan. I think some of those things seeped into my playing through osmosis without my conscious work on it. It was the artist technique videos that introduced me to your channel in the first place. Glad to see you return to it, especially with an old favorite of mine. Cheers.
@stephend39615 ай бұрын
Love Boston, listened to them a lot in the late 70s and through the 80s, when I was in my 20s -- really miss those years. Anyway, it always amazes me how artists can put music together, and I listen a lot to music anymore just to try and pick out the different musical components. Thanks for the memories.
@kevink27315 ай бұрын
Just a quick thank you. You're becoming on of my favorite channels now. I really enjoyed this.
@Silas-lc9op5 ай бұрын
Love your videos man. You have a great enthusiasm!!
@takat11135 ай бұрын
Good choice of guitarist for this video. Love the layers in a Boston track.
@VaGdude5 ай бұрын
Man that Les Paul is my favorite …what an eye candy and amazing sound and quality
@TheArtofGuitar5 ай бұрын
I fall in love all over again whenever I play it. Still can't believe it's in my life.
@abtechgen29435 ай бұрын
@TheArtofGuitar can you leave a link for it, so I can windowshop online for that piece of beauty lol
@TheArtofGuitar5 ай бұрын
Link to what? I’m not selling this thing. ;)
@VaGdude5 ай бұрын
@@abtechgen2943 just Google it bro there are dozens of shops online
@jono59005 ай бұрын
@@TheArtofGuitarI think he meant what model Les Paul is it specifically..
@JTB--5 ай бұрын
Great Video. Tom Scholz's may be one of the most overlooked Guitarists and Musicians ever. Even invented his own pedals. Guy is a genius
@jeffokriya33895 ай бұрын
Yes Scholz is one of the 70s best Rock guitar players very neat style and his devices were genius . . I have some pedals . . I´m a bit surprised because you are pretty young and have an appreciation for this music . . you can´t go wrong. . keep on rocking. Very nice video.
@Halenrocks51504 ай бұрын
I love your Greatest Techniques series! So fun, informative, and they make me realize the subtle guitar specialties that makes these artists unique! Tom Sholtz and Boston rule!
@OddTimeMan4 ай бұрын
Scholz
@edwardippoliti6265 ай бұрын
Thank you for the lesson ,and video!!
@jeffgilbert1475 ай бұрын
Well done. Clear and concise. I really liked this.
@keithmartin10675 ай бұрын
Excellent seminar - thank you. Rock on!
@joebarrera97415 ай бұрын
Thank you ..i love your playing and insight on Tom Sholtz
@OddTimeMan4 ай бұрын
Scholz
@geraldhartley5 ай бұрын
It's probably already been said, but at 2:53 that intro solo for Long Time is all Barry Goodreau. You should properly give him credit! He's a master and taught Tom a lot of tricks.
@joshuafreedman77033 күн бұрын
Grossly incorrect.
@HannahCope885 ай бұрын
🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻 Yess!! I've been looking forward to this. I have always loved the sound of Boston. That harmonizing is just quintessential Boston to me. I love that solo on More Than a Feeling, makes me feel pretty happy when I hear it. I think that one has to go on my Happiness Playlist. Definitely a unique sound for sure :-) That Les Paul just looks and sounds killer. I can't wait til the day I get to own one 😊
@zeus0145 ай бұрын
A large part of that Boston sound was in the way their vocals and guitar work were so inter-twined. We often could not tell exactly where Brad's vocals ended and the guitar mind-fuckery began. Pure genius...
@LordLarryWho4 ай бұрын
Barry Goodreau said in an interview once that the key to the Rockman sound before the Rockman was a wah pedal locked in a permanent position, but it was paralleled with the guitar's dry signal rather than exclusively in series. The rest was just basic tools like a compressor/expander and a good old Marshall. He continued to use this on his first solo album and Orion The Hunter, he never used a Rockman, even though it may have sounded like it.
@kaynesantor81365 ай бұрын
Boston really is GOATED, in my book. The instrumentals are ridiculously tight and, lack of a better word, perfect, in every way. Execution and writing wise. Also, if you ever get the chance, check out the isolated vocal tracks. Mind, and ear blowing performances. And that's all natty, no pro tools, no bullshit. Just brilliance. Nice work, Mike.
@richardtaylor81895 ай бұрын
Very nice job! You captured a lot in this video.
@marcelbelanger44244 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you for this! It's truly one of the best guitar videos I've seen in years of watching. I've loved Boston since they came out when I was a kid, and I got chills when you layered all the parts at 4:19.
@jcstevegigs5 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff! Your production quality is fantastic
@JoeChecketts-bi6xs5 ай бұрын
Nice video, Mike. Your sound and production was great as usual. Thanks for bringing back the Artist Series.
@allthegoodnamesareinuse5 ай бұрын
Wait, KQRS? I didn't realize that you were a fellow Minnesotan. Rock on!
@andrewjensen86424 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing - was listening to KQ today!
@danmcveigh61394 күн бұрын
I thought the same thing when I heard kq92! Another Minnesotan! Tom Schultz and Tom Bernard rock on!
@gregcharles65285 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved it! You are a tremendous teacher and I promise to use what I've learned immediately. Thank you for all that you do 🎸✌️
@Antman-cy8ch5 ай бұрын
Barry Goudreau is a big part of the playing and sound of the first two albums also.
@tommccann92694 ай бұрын
Not big part, but monster lead on Long Time, slide on Let Me Take You Home, and intro/outro on Don’t Look Back. That’s pretty much it. The rest is all Scholz, including bass guitar.
@joshuafreedman77033 күн бұрын
Barry is a fantatic player, yes; Tom is the only one who played ALL guitar and bass parts on the first record.
@lbarj4 ай бұрын
Many great tricks to add to the bag. Thanks -Cheers
@bertonorr83935 ай бұрын
I love your descriptions and analysis of things. The ability to accurately intuit then translate and express. This is why you're about the only guitar guy I pay attention to.
@sauletto15 ай бұрын
Excellent video, Mike !
@musicmanj16425 ай бұрын
Waking up to find a new Art of Guitar video is the best! thanks mike, from one guitar teacher to another
@valuedhumanoid65745 ай бұрын
One of my other favorite music channels is Rick Beato. He does this series "what makes this song great?" and he breaks down iconic songs to their cores. He's done two Boston songs and really digs into not only the guitars, but the bass played by Tom and the keyboards. If you haven't seen them, I HIGHLY recommend them. But the one thing Tom does is pushes the mid frequencies way up. The graphic eq is the opposite of scooped, it's the Anti-Metallica curve. That pushes it so far forward into the mix and makes it jump out at you. Very aggressive tone. Heavily distorted and his playing is so tight. My local rock station is WFBQ Q-95 in Indy. Same as yours, nothing but Boston, Aerosmith, Forigner, Journey, Eagles, etc. It was so ingrained into how my music taste developed.
@justinhorn23955 ай бұрын
The Beato Boston Breakdown is one of Beatos best, that speaks volumes.
@tony69rocks5 ай бұрын
GREAT Job on this one! Really very helpful, and not just for Boston songs. Bravo!
@dennisdewinter19975 ай бұрын
What a great video. Thanks so much.
@LowFlyer12004 ай бұрын
Good stuff man. Sound is spot on. Subscribed.
@ragnadrabinowitz76295 ай бұрын
loved this! thank you!
@user-wu8db6dv2i4 ай бұрын
I love that band and was my favorite back in the day and today!! Great video!
@SandcastlingGuy5 ай бұрын
This was a lot of fun to watch. Great job on the solo harmonies. You really showcased how Tom pushes those notes to a whole new level. And another thing, been listening to Boston since the debut album and never picked up on the addition of adding a "quick 5th" into a solo. As soon as you played it I had one of those, "Oh man! THAT's what I was missing" moments. Isn't it fantastic how music can surprise even after close to 50 years?
@bendurrence5 ай бұрын
Ill always remember Boston as my first album, my dad still had his old cassettes and luckily for me he was willing to share
@analytics80555 ай бұрын
Great material… See that you really appreciate and understand music and guitar solos. Had the joy of playing guitar on many of these songs in a 1977 cover band…in Humboldt county, CA.. Wild times…
@ExpatZ2665 ай бұрын
Nice! I grew up with Boston. Tom always had a super unique tone, so huge, wall of sound stuff.
@suzannecoholic14675 ай бұрын
Great expose on Tom Scholz's techniques!
@JHoliday3305 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! It'll be a huge 'refresher course' help as I've been getting back into practice post-surgery with a steel plate in one shoulder. I was just starting to advance from Rhythm to Lead as a guitarist in '86 when the Third Stage album was brand new. The 'Dirty Arpeggio' technique just naturally found its way into my emerging style of lead playing without me or my guitar teachers (in two different towns, one during semesters and the other during breaks) ever really analyzing it and breaking down the exact source(s) of what was becoming my style at the time.
@magic25065 ай бұрын
Always enjoy Mike's videos. On point every time.
@bobirving60525 ай бұрын
Good stuff! Thanks!
@jrenaud225 ай бұрын
That was such a great video! I grew up on Boston and as a kid in the 70s, many many years before I started playing guitar, I always thought I'd love to play like Tom Scholz because he has a one-of-a-kind sound. When I started trying to learn some of his riffs, I was bummed to find out most of them were multi tracked guitar parts. We're Ready is one of the songs I can max out the volume when I'm alone in my Jeep and it doesn't distort the speakers or hurt my ears.
@anthonyw52615 ай бұрын
Even the demos from the first release sound insanely awesome. Great video
@Maxreverse5 ай бұрын
Great video. Grew up in Boston in the 70s listening to Boston all the time. Own several Rockman rack units. They nail the sound of the 80s.
@logix98815 ай бұрын
Amazing video as always, do you think you could do more of these, I love these!? (Maybe Devin Townsend, The guitar players from Mastodon, or even Eric Johnson?)
@54fighting54 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing.
@robshrock-shirakbari18625 ай бұрын
The most I've enjoyed a YT video in months. I'm a huge Boston fan; they were my favorite band growing up and my first concert (Sammy Hagar opened). Great video... many thanks.
@hughjanus55184 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. My long since passed father always told me about how Great Tom was and now as a guitar player myself you have inspired me to learn the entirety of their debut album.
@craig35405 ай бұрын
Absolutely! It is an awesome solo. Good call!
@jaykrao5 ай бұрын
Great job!!!!
@TSGEnt5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the Boston episode. Truthfully, my all time top favorite band is... Boston. And yes Somethig about you. Great Song! -Gotta gotta have you! Brad delp's vocal intro. Beautiful. and arguable the best rock scream in rock music history happens at about 3:16. Sorry. I had to pause your video to go listen. I went back to 1976 for a moment. It was nice. Thank you Mike. Thank you Donald (Tom) .
@marcmedina43765 ай бұрын
Do I love this this is so great! Thank you and keep up the good work!
@Pac_man6675 ай бұрын
Boston was a huge influence on me getting started on guitar. I chuckled as I have definitely used several of these techniques in my playing and solos. I didn’t realize how much I had picked up and interpreted in my own playing.
@dandtintennessee76755 ай бұрын
Solos don't have to be blazing fast. Tom and David Gilmour both are masters of making simple solos sound incredible.
@jfo30005 ай бұрын
He pick scrapes down the unwound strings too, like Ronson did (last Spiders From Mars concert) several examples. Lifeson does it too, check out live LA Villa solos from the 1970s. Also, the "flutter" is called a mordent, it's used often in classical music. Gave Boston a classical sound right out of the box. Just trying to help out, great video BTW.
@failingdisciple9385 ай бұрын
Great breakdown! I heard Scholz does that flutter on his solos while descending because he’s a fan of classical music.
@musemuser7775 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike 🔥🎸🔥
@gsmeeuwsen5 ай бұрын
GREAT video, Mike! Tom is one of the most underrated guitarists AND bassists!
@john564holloway5 ай бұрын
Great lesson, Mike! I know any Boston fan who plays guitar will keep this lesson handy!
@Datimdavis29005 ай бұрын
I remember buying the first album when it was released and seeing them live about a year later in Greensboro NC. Tom has always been a big influence in my playing.
@str8shooter1595 ай бұрын
I always liked playing boston songs when i was a kid and now 38 yrs later i still do😅 smokin is my favorite song by boston.
@Lukefox23165 ай бұрын
thank you thank you thank you so much Matt!!
@joeysawdust4 ай бұрын
Great vid! Happy that you mentioned Something About You - one of my favs too! Boston's been my favorite band since 1976 and I think one of the many reasons why is that you can blast the music and the guitars don't go right through you (i.e. are painfull) like some bands. Thanks!
@BillyE51505 ай бұрын
Dude, this is one of the best videos EVER! Thank you 🙏 for doing it. I love the music of Boston & Tom Schultz. Got to see them on the south terrace of the Biltmore Estate with the sun going down several years back, had no dream I would ever get to see them. Some of the first albums I bought in the Columbia House 10 for a penny. Been a fan since they started. Have some of their album art tattoed on me somewhere…
@theblueblanket26985 ай бұрын
Dude - loved this vid!
@NickNicometi5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the no-fluff, humble presentation. Great job Saved to my YT Boston🎸 album.
@jfmax20005 ай бұрын
Oh Yeah... Tom is So Underrated.. I've Always Absolutely Loved His Work and Studio Production 😎👊💯💯
@bobsbarnworkshop5 ай бұрын
If you listen to Grand Funk’s early albums you will hear Mark Farner perfecting the “chucka-chucka” percussion on his guitar! Like “Into the Sun” for example
@stratt2815 ай бұрын
Awesome presentation thx 🎸🎸👍🏻👍🏻
@monstrok5 ай бұрын
Well done and well researched!
@clayw68504 ай бұрын
Boston fan here!! And I must say that you are both a great artist and teacher yourself..tyvm
@donaldyoung98385 ай бұрын
Awesome video I have the Tom Scholtz Soloist it's awesome thanks
@ryanpeterson14185 ай бұрын
Such an underrated guitarist and engineer. Great video!
@joestefanoni52635 ай бұрын
Great stuff!
@music2heart4u5 ай бұрын
Honestly one of the most tasteful guitar channels well done !