The headless Van Halen player

Kent Carlevi is a “headless” Van Halen fan who plays like Eddie. He has a series of videos, mostly, er, Van Halen tunes. What’s good about his headless videos is that you get to see him play up close. He has placed a video camera at the end of the guitar neck, just after the nut. This gives you a good point of view of the neck, the fretboard, and his right hand strumming, picking and doing dive-bombs with the whammy bar. Cool!

Here’s a sample:

Jack ‘ala Satriani’

His one of this year’s Guitar Idol Finalists. He’s from Thailand and he can play a mean, Joe Satriani-like piece.

Eric Johnson & his Fender

One of the things I love about Eric Johnson is his tone.

He’s no metal head. But when he plays his Fender guitar, you can hear his notes float. His string-skipping technique is also something that I’ve been trying to study for years. Try playing the intro of the Cliffs of Dover and you’ll understand what I mean.

Anyway, I found this video on how he phrases his notes to create beautiful arpeggios.

Here’s Eric playing Cliffs of Dover.