Rhythmic Relaxation.

Besides going on the buka puasa madness with random Starbucks partners, I was taking my off days seriously by doing assignments, and relaxing to really funky tones.

No Dream Theater this time, but

Back to the basics: Eric Johnson.

Undoubtedly, ask any guitarists out there, which clean-tone guitarists do they like to listen to, either live, or through DVDs, and they would tell you one thing:

Eric Johnson.

Even during the G3'2005 DVD special features under the Behind The Scenes: Steve Vai feedback about the G3 progress, he said that in terms of sound on stage, he respected Eric Johnson in capturing true tone.

Eric Johnson doesn't do much of the flashy stuff, but he has extremely good control of his tone, even if it's lead distorted. His warmth, delay, and feel just made music even better to listen, and his method of combining both finger-picking and picking together takes it another level to awe at.

This is the first song I managed to listen from Eric Johnson, entitled Cliffs of Dover. Also featured in PS3's Guitar Heroes III



But what really captured my ears and attention would still be this song, Manhattan:











When I'm not that busy, I'm going to try learning that song, Cliff of Dover. Manhattan sounds easier, but the artifical harmonics are probably going to break all of my fingers into a few more..