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This guy is pretty good, no doubt, but this guy, and the last guy that replaced Chris Storey, Jason Richardson, made me realize why I always thought Chris was just such a sick guitarist.
Not only could he fucking shred like a bad muthafucker, but his vibrato was just fucking insane. His vibrato would always add so much fire and passion to his solos.
I saw the videos of Richardson play ASP stuff after Chris left and just wasn't the same.
Not because it wasn't Chris, but his vibrato just wasn't that great at all
And this new guy, fuck yeah he can shred his ass off, but his style of vibrato just doesn't do it for me, just doesn't have that wide and super firey and intense style that Chris had.
I would just love it if they got Chris back on guitars
Yeah, you can definitely tell that Chris was taught by and takes influence from Rusty, but he's definitely got better phrasing, note selection, vibrato and sense of melody. The thing that really worries me is that they've got a new drummer too and are going through members like crazy. With such an influx of new members, it makes me wonder if they can maintain their head and shoulders lead above the other bands of their genre. I adore this band, and it would really make me sad if they were to fold like a lawnchair.
Yeah, you can definitely tell that Chris was taught by and takes influence from Rusty, but he's definitely got better phrasing, note selection, vibrato and sense of melody. The thing that really worries me is that they've got a new drummer too and are going through members like crazy. With such an influx of new members, it makes me wonder if they can maintain their head and shoulders lead above the other bands of their genre. I adore this band, and it would really make me sad if they were to fold like a lawnchair.
This guy sounds pretty good!
From what I heard is that Chris Storey was kinda a jerk and ASP couldn't really stand him anymore. You can be great at guitar but if nobody likes you it is hard to be in a band. I know right after ASP he asked a few guitarist if they wanted to play in a band with him (including my teacher).
Sometimes humility and teamwork really is more important that having one great player in your band.
Please anybody correct me if I am wrong.
i heard quite the opposite, i remeber chris saying that the guys in ASP treated him badly and was getting someone behind his back
And this new guy, fuck yeah he can shred his ass off, but his style of vibrato just doesn't do it for me, just doesn't have that wide and super firey and intense style that Chris had.
I would just love it if they got Chris back on guitars
I agree with you there that it'd be awesome to see him back in the band, he's a great player, an awesome guy and a really good teacher. I took lessons from him for a few months via skype but had to quit due to lack of funds. I remember the first time I saw ASP when they were support for Job For A Cowboy on their headlining tour, I met up with Chris and he hung out with me and my friends and had a few beers before it was time for him to go backstage and warm up and even after their set he came out and thanked us for coming out to the show and hanging out... like I said really awesome guy.
Thats really good to hear. Guess my sources were incorrect
Is he permanent?