Then Adele said “I Hate Wah-Wah” Oh...Tim Pierce

In this episode my good friend Tim Pierce and I discuss session guitar playing from the 70's to the present. Tim has some hilarious stories.

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[laertixc]

I admire the fact that when Rick interviews he actually lets the guest speak without interfering.

[stringtheoryguitars]

Rick is the Oprah of music. Always asking the perfect question to allow THE GUEST to be the expert. He never makes it about himself, but only allows the guest to shine. This is how you educate and entertain at the same time. Premier Guitar should take note

[banditman]

I am not a musician. I am a 63 year old bloke who is a nobody. But gentlemen I have learned more today about music than I have learned in my whole life. This video is a masterpiece to me. I will never listen to a song in the same way again. I have an understanding about the structure and hard work that goes into song structure. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[Mr.Brightside]

This is the kind of interview/convo that any and every musician should watch. We're so lucky these guys take the time to make these videos for us

[adelmusic]

Tim is way too modest! I had the fortune to play with him on a Rick Springfield tour in 1983 & in my opinion he is nothing short of brilliant on the guitar (& he's a nice guy too).

[dantreview]

"What do you do when Adele says no wah pedal?"
"Uh... you turn it off."
LOLOLOLOL
Thanks for the laugh guys. Always good stuff here!

[garygeren]

The single most illuminating video on how music has been made over the last 50 years. The brilliance of a session player has so little to do with just musical skill; many musicians have the threshold talent to do it, but few have the wisdom—and I think that is the best word to explain what Tim is sharing here—to make it. What I most enjoyed about this video is that Tim sharing his path to success as a studio musician applies almost universally to any other job dependent on teamwork and process. I’ll watch this many times to come. Rick walks Tim through this perfectly, letting him take the entire video to answer one question and simply underscoring key points with his own insightful questions and comments. So very, very well done. “Adele hates wah.” That sums it up precisely. There is now a, “handbook.” Thank you, Gentlemen.

[RealBassPhat]

I don't play the guitar. I watch Rick periodically. Was brought in the by the video title on this one, thought I'd keep this in the background while I worked. And like so many others have said, this was mesmerizing. Rick, you're an incredible interviewer. Tim, you're a gem of knowledge. Together you're most definitely a masterclass, history lesson, and even inspiring for the future. Thanks Rick / Tim!

[icuday]

Tim’s insights on how to read your client, the situation, and adapt accordingly is precious counsel for session players and all professionals - thank you!

[j.p.f.]

When I used to sing in clubs, my guitar player liked to play standing on top of the bar with his wireless rig from time to time. I would run the Wah pedal with my foot from across the room and you would see people who knew guitar wonder how he was doing that. Fun times.

[TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

Me: Hey Tim how are you?
Tim: **tells the entire history of music in his life and what he has learned**
I just love how passionate this guy is and it's contagious!

[Car_Mo]

I'm not a musician, but i just sat through 45 minutes of guitar talk and i loved it =) Rick and Tim, brilliant as always.

[mikemcintosh]

I thought - 45 minutes - ah, I'll never make it all the way through this. Next thing I know - it's over! Love hearing these experts talk shop :)

[bass]

At first I was like, man, I don’t have the patience for a 45 minute episode.

45 minutes later. 🥰

[remarcsd]

What a fascinating conversation. The more I listen to things like this, the greater my ignorance of music becomes, but I still love it.

[Caddis]

First: are human beings ever more beautiful than when they're talking about something they're passionate about? These dudes are gorgeous, man.
Second: holy moley, Rick is an amazing interviewer. Sure, he's got a TON of personal experience and knowledge on the subject, but just... they way he conducts the interview... guy could be a late night talk show host or journalist of the highest caliber.
Third: the casual knowledge bombing from Tim Pierce in this video is... I'm so glad this interview happened and I got to watch. I'm taking away things that I'll be using in my personal practice session tonight. (e.g.: gonna crank my volume and default to a more gentle attack - the shifting the center on the dynamic range... what a simple little tip for completely different tone... can't wait to see where it goes for me.)

[IAM_Reedy]

Rick and Tim please make this a series. I watch and sub to both channels and love you both separately however, when the two of you get together in this context Rick seems to always be able to coax these amazing memories out Tim that he might not of shared on his own channel. Out of these conversations come some truly magical and brilliant gold nuggets for us to mine, if we listen as a student rather then as entertainment.

Case is point it awesome to hear that Tim thinks about spread triads as the backbone and the wet lightly strummed chords as the color, most of us would think about it the other way around, he didn’t directly say that but you could feel it when he was talking and demonstrating. Then he makes reference to opposites and how he always incorporates this method to get the big and full sounds. It true opposites do attract!

And the nugget about playing a loud amp soft! Pure gold Tim! That is an industry secret that many of us has known but wouldn’t tell, like revealing a magic trick to your audience. That is passing the baton and sharing decades of knowledge.

This is an honest look into the mindset of a gifted producer and a world class studio musician and how they communicate. Well done guys!

[russevans]

Rick, this feeds my need for what I call "peripheral data." I love to know the back story of how songs were recorded (same thing for how movies are made). PLEASE continue these interviews! Please also thank Tim for sharing these interesting stories.

[BWP-uy]

This may be my favorite RB video, ever! Tim has such great info, and Rick asked all the best questions.
Man, I could listen to you two legends for friggin hours!!!
Thanks for.

[KJT]

Thank GOD for real musicians like this to give us the real history and knowledge.

In 20 years, almost NONE of the "Top 20" artists around now, will be able to give info like this.