Would you welcome a lesson from your guitar idol??

jrc2806

Just watched a YouTube vid of a guy who won a guitar lesson with Joe Satriani.

Although his playing ability was light years ahead of mine (I wonder how many times he practised Satch Boogie before the lesson...) it got me thinking about how many guitarists would actually embrace/enjoy such an opportunity?

I know that the chance is slim to none for most but I struggle to strum a simple chord progression in a guitar shop - let alone trying to nail the octave section at the start of Tender Surrender in front of Mr Val!!

Just wondered...

Teetonetal

Yeah. I think I'd go for Richard Thompson.

hassleham

So you’re saying if you won a one off lesson with Steve Vai you’d turn it down?!

JD50

Hmmm I'd probably go with Marc Ribot at the moment.

Rebar

I couldn't turn down the chance of a guitar lesson from Brian May. However, if he started on about badgers I'd have to call time on the whole thing. 

jrc2806

@hassleham - certainly wouldn't turn it down - although not sure how Steve would feel when he asks me to play something and my mind goes blank- hopefully he enjoys that classic go to track - smoke on the water!!

EricTheWeary

Makes me think about that Guitar SAM episode where he wins a lesson with Billy Gibbons and drives him mad talking about how to hold an open G. Well, it’s funny in cartoon form...

It’d be good, presumably they’d just teach me something at my level. Jim Campilongo please. 

richardhomer

Teetonetal said:

Yeah. I think I'd go for Richard Thompson.

He’d be a great one....

BRISTOL86

Hell yeah. Would love to sit down with Mayer for an hour. After 59 minutes of incredibly invasive and personal questions about Ms. Perry we can go over the bit from Gravity that I can’t play 

guitars4you

SRV or Robben Ford - seen a few R Ford video's that are very useful

However great players are not necessarily great teachers - they can do it themselves but not always able to communicate what is natural to them, to you - same applies to tennis, golf and football managers - many great players never made it as managers
In principle I'd say yes, but would hope to get something out of it that I can use and instantly take with me and add to my playing, as against having to try and understand how to split the atom

meltedbuzzbox

Django Rheinhardt all the way.

beed84

I'd love a lesson with Robben Ford too. Matt Schofield if he's busy.

Flink_Poyd

Dead would be Jimi
Alive probably John Frusciante 
As much as I love Gilmour I think I'd end up just thinking he's a bit aloof, calling him a knob then realising I'd  fallen into the "don't meet your heroes" trap 

DrCornelius

I had a Skype lesson with Greg Koch last year and honestly I was smiling so much that in hindsight  I don’t think I learned much at all.  I was awestruck and he was so entertaining that the hour whizzed by.

fastonebaz

Im going to a guitar clinic with Steve vai in March as part of Andertons shop.  Can't wait. 

Alnico

Steve Vai.

Gilmour got me interested in the guitar, Hendrix got me excited about the guitar but Vai kept me going with Inpsiration.

HAL9000

Mark Knopfler. Comes across as a normal guy but takes his music and guitars seriously. Think he’d be interesting and informative.

Nitefly

HAL9000 said:

Mark Knopfler. Comes across as a normal guy but takes his music and guitars seriously. Think he’d be interesting and informative.

Mmm, good call.  Also maybe James Taylor.

welshboyo

@DrCornelius I'm thinking of booking a "Greg" but like you I'd probably be awestruck!!!

And what do you ask to go over or does he get you to play and then give you ideas? I could end up completely cack handed trying to play in front of him..

DrCornelius

Well he will work on whatever you want really , he’s noodling all the time when he’s speaking to you and I just kept realising that I was just gurning like an idiot watching him and not actually playing. He is so comfortable in what he’s doing that he can respond to anything you ask - technical / music theory /mechanical technique / gear / the music biz etc etc.  

Best 100 dollars I’ve spent (actually it was a gift from my wife)

PhilKing

JD50 said:

Hmmm I'd probably go with Marc Ribot at the moment.

In the early 80's I played bass on a recording session with Marc at Right Track Studios in NYC.  I was also over at his apartment to go over the arrangements.  All the other players commented how good he was.  I remember that he had just got a boss CE-2 and wanted to use it.  We recorded 2 songs I think and spent the whole afternoon there.