When Dann Huff "Goes Van Halen"

[@craig_ingram]

Richard, I absolutely love your explanations. Every video feels like an academic masterclass on theory, technique and music appreciation. These must be a lot of work to compile and create. I just wanted to say thank you!

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, Craig! Means a lot, man!

[@jayboy6895]

Richard. Bless You Brother. Love this mate.

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, brother! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChrisMuellerMusic]

Yeah man! I reeealy dig your Huff Solo's. You nail it every single time. Amazing Job! Thanks

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, Chris!

[@nogotrobot7954]

I found your awesome channel after repeatedly watching a dan huff solo from clint black's "summers comin" 😆. Instant sub.

[@RichardWatson]

Haha! Thanks man!

[@kwright3929]

Great playing and great explanation of theory. I always get something new from these videos. More Van Halen content would be great!👍🏻

[@RichardWatson]

Glad to hear it, man - thank you!

[@RobJohnsonGuitar]

Great tone Great Playing as always , Love the Dann Huff solos !

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks Rob! Hope you're well, man!

[@CindyLatta]

Great album, great track and amazing lesson Richard!

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, Cindy!

[@DaveWeberMusic]

Your videos are the best!

[@RichardWatson]

Ah bless you, Dave! Thanks man!

[@peterjepps1229]

Thanks Rich, pure class 🤘

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks Peter!

[@guitarnatedawg]

Richard, your channel is a treasure trove for me. I grew up idolizing Dann Huff, Jerry McPherson, Gordon Kennedy…all those guys. I really appreciate the work you’ve put into these. Your play is outstanding. Do you have any other social media or a website where we can connect with you?

[@RichardWatson]

Hey man! Ah thanks so much! I truly love creating content like this and plan to continue doing so for a long, long time! You can find me on Instagram at deadwoodmusic or sessionheroes. My website is richardwatsonmusic.com

[@kylekarich]

Awesome lesson, thank you!

[@RichardWatson]

My pleasure, man- thank you!

[@jmp-es1gv]

Thanks Richard - as always excellent topic, playing and explanation What was signal chain for this ? Imho the delay seemed brighter than some previous videos ? Homework assignment accepted - cheers 👍🏻

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks man! This was a Mesa Boogie Mark III profile with Sound Toys Primal Tap delay added in the DAW!

[@johnboy10]

Love It !!

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks John!

[@DeadMansPartyFilms]

Hells yeah!

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks brother!

[@thigarciaable]

Awesomeeeeeee

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks man!

[@jojolapraline]

Go see the sun my friend, it's not good for you to stay always in this room.

[@RichardWatson]

Can't risk catching a tan, man! It would spoil my "is he ill?" musician aesthetic!

[@emdblues]

​​@@RichardWatson lol Btw that delay was awesome, specially the trail at the end :D

[@seanvanblaricom9619]

Mislabeled... Dan Huff goes Steve Vai as that is an obvious influence.

[@RichardWatson]

Again, maybe, but I'm not so sure! Simply because I've never heard Dann talk about Steve Vai as an influence. I far as I know, Dann was listening to a lot of jazz fusion records; Steely Dan, etc when he was growing up and, later, was more influenced by the previous generation of session players (like Steve Lukather) then he was people like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani.

[@seanvanblaricom9619]

Phil X is a more pure interpretation... imho.

[@RichardWatson]

Perhaps. However, the timeline wouldn't quite line up. Dann was doing sessions from the early 80's onwards (so had been on the scene 10 years when he released this record with Giant). Phil came onto the session scene at the very end of the 80's/early 90's - Dann's playing style was well established long before then.