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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese
I would have killed for those isolated tracks as a kid. I wore out tapes trying to learn all that stuff on guitar. It really shows you how amazing his playing was. Panama or Unchained just as isolated tracks are up there with the best classical composers..
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I have a buddy who's brother, back in the early 80's, traded some mind altering substances to a girl for a cassette tape she swiped from EVH's home studio. Here it is in his words....
"In the early 80s (prior to their "1984" release), my brother acquired a cassette tape of Eddie jamming at home by himself, practicing licks and what not. This tape was literally swiped from Ed's home by some disreputable girl that my brother knew. Ultimately, she ended up trading the cassette tape to my brother for some mind-altering substances.
Brother: 1
Druggie Chick: 0
I always wanted to get my hands on that tape, and after months of begging, I finally compelled my brother to dupe me a copy—which I've lovingly kept inside my desk drawer for nearly 40 years. It's fascinating to hear a master guitar virtuoso at work. Although he's essentially noodling without any real discipline, Eddie is so good that every note he plays sounds thoughtful and deliberate. At one point in the recording, you can actually hear him working out the seeds of their hit song, "Panama". Ask any guitar player and they'll tell you the same thing—EVH was a total game changer."