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How do Billy Gibbons solos sound SO awesome? We'll unpack it today so that your solo will sound amazing too!

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[thorny]

Billy is a personal favorite. I’ve always considered him a guitar player’s guitar player.

[tonylocke]

Billy’s father was an arranger for amongst other things, Hollywood orchestral soundtracks. So he had a great education in music, and this clearly allowed his natural talents to shine. I’ve been a fan since I was 13 (50 years), and it’s the musicality of his soloing that has always kept me coming back for more. Great video, as always.

[NealVio]

Billy is awesome. His style has never been duplicated, so unique, yet everything he does sounds so great.

[joew]

I've always felt that way about David Gilmour. He doesn't shred but makes his guitar SING tasty melodic solos with his signature sound. One of my favorite Gilmour solos is the intro to Coming Back to Life. So simple yet emotional you can sing it as a standalone song

[robdixson]

Bands like ZZ Top and AC-DC are masters of this sort of thing. There is a lot more wrapped up in their apparently simple songs than meets the ear.

[TheCanadianBubba]

Setting the instrument down so you don't do the thing you always do is genius 👍

[markrobinson]

Billy gibbons is the reason zz top is still A LIST ROCK BAND, A LEGEND

[robbysguitars]

Dude! You've done it. You went very deep to one of the fundamental cores of what being a musician is. Well done.

[rogergeoffrion]

Although I have been playing for many years and consider myself to be creative in solos, you open my eyes up to approaches I have not tried. Thank you David and God bless you.

[joedolenza]

David. I don't think that YOU even realize how brilliant your breakdown of this is thank you.

[mooseymoose]

They call “phrasing”for a reason . Billy is a master.

[stevenmonte]

I've seen them a few times, but didn't appreciate Billy until now that I'm just starting the guitar. Just what you said - His riffs, solos and tone... He's so good!!!

[patalbor]

You illuminate how we tend to focus on playing mechanics without developing our "musicality". It aint always what play, its how you play it. Mozart even said it. Passion over performance. Authenticity. There is sound and then there is music. Thank you so much for this.

[sixslinger]

very good tip. I don't do this enough. I try and noodle around until something pops up, but like you said, I just go back to the same old licks. This opens everything up when you hum or sing it out. Just tried it and came up with a killer melodic melody. thanks for reminder.

[mysticmusic]

This is great advice for improving guitarists, and a great reminder for long time players too. Shredding not needed. Well done.

[therealdoug]

This is just so true! Singing a lead before playing it is transformational.

[RexAWells]

There was a few guitar legends that said Billy was their favrrate player for just what was said .awesome approach and a memorable lesson.

[Peteripattaya]

This is Rocknroll, Yngwie! A lot to learn here!

[zacherymitchell]

I can’t wait to try this! I’ve always wondered how people write these amazing singable melodies on guitar and idk why it never occurred to me to do this!

[TwelveSticks]

I've been taking part in a weekly improvisation challenge recently. My approach isn't really improvisation, but what I do is similar to what David always promotes - I sing or whistle the licks first and build the solo that way, then approximatley replicate it on the guitar. I usually even record the whistles and hums to help me. Works a treat.