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Pretty sure it was cause Dave said he could do better doing his own thing, pretty much "I don't wanna be shown up by a 16 year old"
Somehow, I just don't see Jeff Loomis' current playing style getting along very well with Megadeth nowadays. As we all know, he's huge into his diminished solos, which would just sound awkward with Megadeth. While he could obviously play something else, it wouldn't really be what makes Loomis... Loomis. Either that or he'd have to reach back into the past and seriously channel some Dreaming Neon Black.
Somehow, I just don't see Jeff Loomis' current playing style getting along very well with Megadeth nowadays. As we all know, he's huge into his diminished solos, which would just sound awkward with Megadeth. While he could obviously play something else, it wouldn't really be what makes Loomis... Loomis. Either that or he'd have to reach back into the past and seriously channel some Dreaming Neon Black.
Anyway these days Nevermore is just as big if not bigger than Megadeth, no?
The real dish for me in that story was Mustaine's opinion on using standard tuning .. His exact quote was " I feel a guitar needs to be tuned to A440 so you can get the correct response out of it. And I believe that if you play some of those low-tuned songs on a guitar in standard tuning, you'll hear that a lot of them don't have good melodies."
confirmation: yah basically thats it, not that Mustaine hides the fact he's not the best. The quote (rough quote) Mustaine said was "your too young" as well as saying he'd be an excellent guitarist in the same quote. It'd be kind off awkward having a guy nearly a decade younger then you in your band (not sure Loomis's age) TBH.
side note Dave also SFSGSW era wanted Dimebag as a guitarist but Dime wouldn't take the job without Vinny as drummer and Megadeth already had Nick Menza for drummer
I'm pretty sure it was because back then, Dave was still all drugged out and didn't want a kid around. Whether that was a selfish move to have more fun or a benevolent one to prevent Loomis from getting mixed up is a mystery, but that's my take. With the host of incredible guitarists Dave recruits, I doubt he'd be worried about being shown up.
...No.He should get them both and rename the band as Neverdeath
He should get them both and rename the band as Neverdeath
Thank god that he didn't join Megadeth, it would be a really, really sad day if Jeff Loomis left Nevermore for Megadeth.
The real dish for me in that story was Mustaine's opinion on using standard tuning .. His exact quote was " I feel a guitar needs to be tuned to A440 so you can get the correct response out of it. And I believe that if you play some of those low-tuned songs on a guitar in standard tuning, you'll hear that a lot of them don't have good melodies."