Play Like Gang of Four’s Andy Gill | Post-Punk Guitar Lesson
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Thumbs up,
Gang of four were fantastically under the radar,
Andy Gill was a genius with his sound.
One of the most influential post punk bands.
That is worth more than all the money a corporation can throw at you. ✊️
Awesome! Finally found some tabs that actually sound like Ether!
Any thoughts on Geordie from Killing Joke
Love it! Can you share how do you make the guitar tone? That sounds really close to their album
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I just KNEW you had some Gang of Four videos in there somewhere. ????
Would love more background on what your doing to get the sounds you use across your brilliant lessons.
Absolutely love Andy Gill's approach on feedback. It had bite and control. To Hell with Poverty is a prime example of his feedback being an integral part of the song.
For all those nay sayers in the comments. Gill played in this angular way as an artistic choice. He can rip a traditional solo – listen to Cadillac. Page Hamilton is a killer jazz player, but most Helmet stuff is drop D easy. He uses jazz time sigs and altered voicing on occasion but it is driving rhythmic Drop D at its core to serve the songs. Gill and Hamilton are engineers, stripping away everything until just the necessary remains. Then when they bend your ear with something unexpected, it is that much more effective. The rhythm comments are right on. Listen to how Gill is always interjecting his staccato attacks between Tom Tom hits in drum patterns. The aggressive staccato guitars on top of what are essentially dance grooves is what made GOF so unique.
Andy Gill’s tone and Paul Weller’s tone tortured me in the 1980’s – I had a Carvin X-100B stack and couldn’t come close. Finally figured out I needed an EQ pedal and to ram max treble through the front end, that *sorta* did the trick…
Loving your work here! THANKS !
ooo thanks! so glad to find this. Most excellent! I'd love to see how you might play Paralyzed
amigo si podes compartir las notas de temas como paralysed, i party all tyme time me encantan, me encanta lo que hizo la leyenda andy
a truly original
Loved his playing. Thanks for the lesson
Thanks! Excellent stiff! Want to join my band:)
Good one
Exactly the good vibe for reproducing Andy Gill'style. Perfect, guy !
Wonderful lessons. I wish you'd do "Natural's Not In It"–my favorite G of 4.
Dude, you did an awesome job on this video! I think Andy Gill is a 'genius' punk guitar player!! He is terribly underrated and I think that's a crime. R.I.P.
tysm for this!
Gill (RIP) played his instrument like 'twas a WEAPON. as I adore a twin-guitar attack more than tequila or girls in tennis skirts, the gang are one of the few single-guitar bands I love.
It would be awesome if you could do some PYLON riffs
can u do a lesson for i found that essence rare? please ????????
That is quite abrasive and obnoxious! So, no need to go on a tone quest then! Strueth. Dead already? What is the world coming to? My favourite was always I Love a Man in a Uniform, but it has never occurred to me to try to play it on guitar (not enough handy female vocalists). Congrats for flagging him up though!
I saw Gang of Four live when they brought the first album out. The key is that the sound is semi random with variation. It's almost percussive as well as a guitar sound with harmonics ringing amongst the sharp half applied chords and variations.
Does anyone know: Is there a Gang Of Four tribute band in Britain?
Good stuff! On Damaged Goods the first chord may be this: (Ascending) X77787. Andy used this one a fair amount. It's on He'd Send In The Army, for one. See what you think. Thanks for the second chord though. I've struggled to find that one for ages. Maybe you could do some XTC stuff too? The verse guitar on Helicopter and the main riff on Living Through Another Cuba would be good!
Please make a vid for "at home he's a tourist". I fuckin love that song but i can't get it right by ear alone. As you said his sound is really unique (aka GREAT).
Sir 007 please…
I think you mention it in this video or another one of yours Big Gold Dream, about the Scottish post-punk scene. Thanks for that tip-off, it was great! Really enjoyed watching it.
Any chance of a Josef K – Sorry for Laughing, or Fun 'n' Frenzy lesson? I tried writing my own tab for Fun 'n' Frenzy out, but it's clearly way off haha.
That Andy Gill sound,Weller's early sound in the Jam and the Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers got me playing guitar.
Looking back on it you can see why.
Excellent ! 10/10