Author Topic: Cole Rolland - possibly the best guitarist ive ever heard (Read 5993 times)

GraniteCityDon · « **on:** July 30, 2013, 05:48:25 PM »

This lad has an amazing incredible style, he can put guitar to anything and make it sound better than before. Honestly, i am shocked by how good this lad is..........

99 Bananas · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2013, 05:54:26 PM »

Better or worse no guitar thread is complete without:

Shockwave · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2013, 06:21:10 PM »

Something about his tone is really displeasing to my ear. I can't put my finger on it... kid can play, but that tone makes me want to kill myself.

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2013, 06:36:11 PM »

Quote from: Shockwave on July 30, 2013, 06:21:10 PM

Something about his tone is really displeasing to my ear. I can't put my finger on it... kid can play, but that tone makes me want to kill myself.

I found it irritating, as well.

IMO, the late great Billy Jones, of the Outlaws, had the best tone, ever.

He's the guy in the white shirt and black vest:

The True Adonis · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2013, 06:46:06 PM »

Quote from: GraniteCityDon on July 30, 2013, 05:48:25 PM

This lad has an amazing incredible style, he can put guitar to anything and make it sound better than before. Honestly, i am shocked by how good this lad is..........

That was complete shit.

The True Adonis · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2013, 06:52:14 PM »

Shockwave · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2013, 07:08:51 PM »

Quote from: BRO on July 30, 2013, 06:59:35 PM

That must go a step further than the "brown sound" that originated in the 80s

I think part of it is that terrible harshness that comes from a shitty solid state amp. I've heard some decent tones come from solid state amps... but IMHO, this was not one.

Fortress · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2013, 09:26:47 PM »

He's a fairly average upper-technique wanker. Nothing mind blowing.

SOMEPARTS · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2013, 09:52:01 PM »

Technical? Sure.

Playing endless scales and sweeps over a 3 note techno pop song? Attention whoring douche totally missing the point of playing.

15 minutes of this and you would go insane at it all sounding the same.

Dr Kincaid · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2013, 07:58:15 AM »

John Lee Hooker sat motionless looking at a point on the floor listening the the low drone sound from his amp, A circuit of electric aggression. Only yet too threaten hitting that string, they shook in fear. While the white made sounds with there mouths.

CalvinH · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2013, 07:59:57 AM »

Quote from: Thin Lizzy on July 30, 2013, 06:36:11 PM

I found it irritating, as well.

IMO, the late great Billy Jones, of the Outlaws, had the best tone, ever.

He's the guy in the white shirt and black vest:

Great underated band.

...Huey was no slouch himself

The Onion · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2013, 08:37:21 AM »

I like this one.

240 is Back · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2013, 08:44:42 AM »

Kid can play, no doubt... but I'm hearing multiple overdubs in that gangham style.

Kids today have loopers, ability to find anything on web, Adderall for concentration, 64-track recording on their ipad...

yes, he knows his runs, but pull that off live with a rock band, shitty monitors, a drummer with no dynamics, when it's 95 degrees out and you're in direct sunlight... THEN I'll be dazzled

There's a reason Satriani is Satch and this kid is acting milli-vanilli over something he recorded over the course of 3 weeks.

EDIT: LOL at his Line6 tone...

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_bruce_ · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2013, 09:01:17 AM »

Cool - a little bit over the top.

R.A.M. · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2013, 09:21:53 AM »

GraniteCityDon · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2013, 09:30:21 AM »

Im not able to pick apart guitar playing as, quite frankly, i dont play. I love to listen though and i think this lad is outstanding. I noticed a comment on youtube regarding his ability to play A7X's "Afterlife" so i sought it out and thought he did a cracking job putting his own spin on it.

liberty · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2013, 09:34:03 AM »

RIP Gary

bigmc · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:06:23 AM »

Quote from: GraniteCityDon on July 30, 2013, 05:48:25 PM

This lad has an amazing incredible style, he can put guitar to anything and make it sound better than before. Honestly, i am shocked by how good this lad is..........

very technical

but no feel

Ronnie Rep · « **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:31:12 AM »

Kids good! I agree he has no real feel, just fast and technically good!

Tito24 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:34:34 AM »

thats not mark knopfler

Rudee · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:36:44 AM »

If you're going to play fast, as least put some emotion into your playing, like Shawn Lane does.

ukjeff · « **Reply #21 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:40:12 AM »

lasted 15 seconds of the first video
Annoying as fuck.

Rudee · « **Reply #22 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:40:44 AM »

The king of tone, Eric Johnson

Tito24 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:41:02 AM »

but is the guy a bber too?

Rudee · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2013, 10:43:55 AM »

John Petrucci's solo from Live in Tokyo

Author Topic: Cole Rolland - possibly the best guitarist ive ever heard (Read 5993 times)

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