News:
28-01-2008:
I forgot to post Greg's recent q1 year review, with lots of good things music wise:
The New Year in High Gear
Current mood: thankful
It's the day after NAMM and I'm kinda recuperating. NAMM is always fun and always exhausting. It was cool to hang out with old friends that I haven't seen in a long time as well as some of my sponsors. I saw Mike Varney briefly at the Spectra-flex cable booth and surprisingly he avoided giving me flack for not having the record done yet…very cool of him. The album is, however, coming along very nicely….a little bit slower than I hoped, but there are a lot of other things going on currently, making it difficult to dedicate the amount of time towards it that I would like, but like I said, it is coming along and is sounding pretty cool.
I talked at length with a friend of mine from Brazil who owns a very successful guitar company, and we have pretty much confirmed that we are going to go ahead with a signature electric guitar. We are going to be designing it from the ground up….in other words it won't be based on modifying a model that they already have. We are starting from scratch….body shape, neck style, scale length, wood, and etc… I'm really excited about this because it will be the first time in my career that I will actually have an opportunity to design something that feels and acts perfect for me…. Well, not the first time… but the first time I feel really good about it. There's a big difference between a company that says "we're willing to do a signature model" and a company that says "we'd really like to make you a signature model". These guys really want to do it, so I'm definitely excited.
Speaking of being excited, I'm really excited about the fact that we finally finished the "Introspection" tab book last week! Yes… I know it has taken over a year to complete and originally we predicted it would take only 2 months. Well, obviously I was wrong. It turned out to be one of the most tedious endeavors I'd ever been involved with. We might have pulled it off had we been able to dedicate 6 to 7 hours every day for 2 months straight, but unfortunately that approach would not have been very conducive to the overall maintenance of my career. Sorry to keep you guys waiting but I do feel good about the fact that I was there every step of the way and for every single note that was played on every one of those songs, so it won't be like so many other tab books out there that contain accurate notes and inaccurate fingerings. This will show exactly how it was played. We've begun the process of getting the artwork and duplicates made and we are aiming to have it out in about 2 months. Woops… did I just say 2 months? OK, we are aiming to have it out as soon as possible .
Well, what the heck, since we're on the subject of inaccurate predictions, I might as well add that the lesson website believe it or not, really is coming along and really is going to happen. I've had some major setbacks along the way but we're totally back on track now. You guys have been patient beyond belief so I promise not to let you down.
Thanks a million for hanging in there and I'll try to keep you posted as things progress.
Peace,
Greg
25-01-2008:
Greg Howe... wow check it out!
Greg improvising and shredding over the track "Bird's Eye View"
28-10-2007:
A really great blog ia available from Greg Howe for myspace fans: http://blog.myspace.com/greghoweguitarist
I t documents the current recording with Jon Reshard and for Shrapnel records. Gerg also visits Jason Becker...
Afterwards I came home and plugged in the hard drive containing everything we had done up at Prairie Sun studio only to discover that the drive was not being recognized by my computer. So, I plugged the hard drive into 2 other computers, but came up with the same results. A faulty hard drive…hmm…I would think they'd check that out before sending it off.
I won't spoil it for you...
28-09-2007:
Greg Howe shaking out the pepper on this old but great track!
22-09-2007:
Rich Murray from http://richmurray.typepad.com/ woke me up...he's just found two cool video, the first from Greg Howe. A big thanks to Rich for highlighting these jems...if your looking for more guitar news sign up to Rich Murrays rss feed.
25-07-2007:
Greg Howe release two more lesson on his bright cove web site.
Hammer-Ons-From-Nowhere
Random Runs
24-07-2007:
My woes with youtube continue...the impact is I may miss some videos...if you think I have just email me to let me know! In the meantime, on from guitar player TV new videos, check out one I missed from a long time ago.
greg howe improv
22-07-2007:
Some musical cheer, this time a couple of guitar lessons from guitar player tv.
greg 1
greg 2
21-07-2007:
Greg Howe talks about Xotic BB Preamp
20-07-2007:
Greg Howe appears along side Steve Morse, John Scofield, Eric Johnson, Adam Rogers, Jeff Richman, Mike Stern, Warren Haynes, Chris Duarte, and Walter Trout on the new CD Various Artists - Freeway Jam: to Beck & Back - Jeff Beck Tribute. The CD also has contributions from Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Phillips on Drums, Stu Hamm on Bass. Buy from abstractlogix
14-07-2007:
Greg Howe talks about the new Parkwood Hybrid Guitar
Parkwood Hybrid Ad
05-07-2007:
In very interesting news for hot guitar players!!! Greg Howe has a new competion. Greg Howe knows that a lot of you guys are great players, so here's your chance to show him personally.
Here's how it works. The 3 links below (Backing Tracks) enable you to download backing tracks from solo sections of "Jump Start", "Extraction" and "Direct Injection". These are the exact backing tracks to which Greg recorded his solos for those actual albums. So here is your Task:
Save the backing track to your hardrive.
Video tape yourself while playing to the backing tracks.
(Feel free to improvise, or play the solo note for note, or combination of the two)
Upload your video to either:
YouTube
MySpace
Send the link of your video to playforme@greghowe.com
Greg will be looking for sincere musicality and conviction. His picks will be featured on his official MySpace page.
Backing tracks:
Jump Start
Extraction
Direct Injection
Now come on guys do me proud!! I know you can blow Greg away with your talent!!
13-07-2007:
Here's a short excerpt from one of Greg's performances here at Tone Merchants during NAMM Week, 2006.
Jump start
09-06-2007:
Greg Howe has contributed a solo on the new Jason Becker album to hopefully be released this year on Shrapnel Records. The song that Greg played on is a new song that Jason wrote and was recorded in Greg's studio in Long Beach, CA.
04-06-2007:
The Rafael Nery and the team at http://www.guitar-clinic.net/ have been busy, lots of new lessons, and interviews including this one with Greg Howe.
14-05-2007:
Thanks to Rich Murray's guitar channel
Greg Howe is set to tour Japan again with Tetsuo Sakurai and Dennis Chambers.
July 31st Maihama, Japan Club Ikspiari
August 1st Tokyo, Japan STB139 Sweetbasil
August 2nd Sendai, Japan Enn
August 3rd Yokohama, Japan Motion Blue
August 4th Yokohama, Japan Motion Blue
August 5th Fukui, Japan Hibikino Hall
August 7th Nagoya, Japan Blue Note Nagoya
August 8th Kyoto, Japan Rag
August 10th Matsue, Japan Matsue International Jazz Festival
August 11th Kobe, Japan Wynterland
05-03-2007:
Jump Start (Solo) - D'Addario EXL110 promo talk
05-02-2007:
Like InstrumentalCase, Rich Murry keep delivering the goods. A big thanks for finding a new Web 2.0 video site. I guess we can all argue if we need another video channel. but if it delivers quality like this : brightcove.com, NAMM 2007 show clip featuring Greg Howe....well...
Greg Howe "Giant Steps" video from NAMM 2007
don't forget to check out Rich's JAZZ ROCK FUSION GUITAR RADIO
24-01-2007:
The always amazing Greg Howe plays Present-Moment from the Greg Howe/Richie Kotzen album "Project" at a Russian guitar clinic. Awesome legato and tapping techniques and general improvisation.
Present-Moment
18-01-2007:
A big thanks to wiljay
Greg Howe (& Howe II) Live Guitar Solo (part 1)
Greg Howe (& Howe II) Live Guitar Solo (part 2)
Guitar Solo at AIM clinic - 1989
Greg will be performing at the Rosalie and Alva the evening of January 19, 2007 (Friday).Greg has put together an incredible band, which consists of extraordinare Drummer Billy Ashbaugh, Bass Player Jon Reshard, and Keybordist Dave Cook. Advance reservations are recommended. Call 1-800-403-3447 or e-mail info@alvas.com to reserve your seat EARLY!
Greg also will be kicking off the 2007 NAMM Week BASH with a concert at Tone Merchants the evening of January 18, 2007 (Thursday). Seats are $20.00 per person; advance reservations are required. Call Noel at 714-288-9583 or e-mail him at noel@tonemerchants.com to reserve your seat EARLY!
Rosalie and Alva
1417 W. 8th Street
San Pedro, CA 90732
United States
hot rock licks outro
10-01-2007:
Greg Howe will be performing January, 18 2007 at TONE MERCHANTS: NAMM PERFORMANCE
1521 W. Collins Ave., Orange, California 92867
Cost : $20.00
Greg is going to kick off the 2007 NAMM Week BASH with a concert at Tone Merchants the evening of January 18, 2007 (Thursday). Seats are $20.00 per person; advance reservations are required. Call or e-mail noel@tonemerchants.com to reserve your seat EARLY! Greg has put together an incredible band, which consists of extraordinare Drummer Billy Ashbaugh, Bass Player Jon Reshard, and Keybordist Dave Cook, so you can be assured that the performance will be jaw-dropping.
January, 19 2007 at ROSALIE & ALVA: NAMM PERFORMANCE
1417 W. Eighth Street, San Pedro, California 90732
Cost : $15.00
Performance with Drummer Billy Ashbaugh, Bass Player Jon Reshard, and Keyboardist Dave Cook! Call 1-800-403-3447 or e-mail info@alvas.com to reserve your seat EARLY!
03-12-2006:
A Delicacy
01-12-2006:
More embedding disabled by request...why?...anyway, in case you missed it, Justin Timberlake and guitarist Greg Howe while on tour with NSYNC: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TgA5ImfETyA
28-10-2006:
Collection - "The Shrapnel Years" contains Howe's best instrumental musical moments and is comprised of aggressive rock and fusion compositions which highlight Greg's incredible technique, memorable melodies and complex songwriting. These tracks contain standout performances by some of the greatest musicians in progressive music, including drummers Dennis Chambers and Atma Anur and bassists Billy Sheehan and Victor Wooten, among others. This compilation's focus is Howe's highly technical, yet very melodic, guitar style that has established him as one of the most innovative guitar instrumentalists of our time and a true guitarist's guitarist.
1. Bad Racket
2. Jump Start
3. No Place Like Home
4. Faulty Outlet
5. Howe 'Bout It
6. Joker's Wild
7. Quiet Hunt
8. 3 Toed Sloth
9. Abrupt Terminal
10. Blindfold Drive
11. Crack It Way Open
www.shrapnelrecords.com
09-09-2006:
An interview with Greg Howe on the new web site All Out Guitar
28-08-2006:
Greg Howe video interview: Introduction, BB Preamp
13-08-2006:
Greg Howe Interview from Jemfest
04-08-2006:
Greg Howe pre fusion and in more rockier times:
Greg Howe (Howe II) - Ferocious (Live at GIT 1988, Bootleg)
Greg Howe (Howe II) - Bad Racket (Live at GIT 1988, Bootleg)
18-07-2006:
Lets all move to Chile...
07-07-2006:
Lets all move to Italy...
Contigo - with Alessandro Benevenuti
20-05-2006:
You can keep up to date wih all Greg Howe's news or join Greg Howe on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/greghoweguitarist
jump start namm 2006
10-04-2006:
Greg Howe met Allan Holdsworth at Tone Merchants... just makes you wish you lived tnear there!! check out the details and photos on the Guthrie Govan forum
08-04-2006:
Live NAMM 2005
26-03-2006:
A snippet of:
Extraction
Proto Cosmos
16-03-2006:
Greg Howe will be the new guitarist for Planet X according to Derek Sherinian:
ok here it is- We have met with Greg yesterday. He is open to joining Planet X - unfortunately due to contractual obligations, he will not be able to commit with us until 2007. I think that this is worth the wait, as Greg is a phenomenal player. Regarding the current Planet X record, we will issue a status report at the end of the month. We are sorry for all the delays, we just want it to be the best it can be. Thanks
Derek
Now what does that mean for the CD? Holdsworth and Garsed are both supposed to have recorded for the next CD...watch this space?
A little Greg and Tetsuo Sakurai from Gentle Hearts DVd while we wait...or visit his myspace web site where you can check out his Italian tour dates.
02-03-2006:
2006 NAMM Show clip - Jump Start (wmv) from www.stratakat.com
19-01-2006:
Some more YouTube videos:
13-01-2006:
A snippet of Greg on Google Video
13-12-2005:
Greg Howe, will be performing at winter NAMM on Jan 21, 2006 with Jon Reshard, bass phenom.The perfromance will take place at the infamous high-end guitar and amp store Tone Merchants. Thanks to instmania.exblog.jp for spotting this one.
09-12-2005
A new web site for Greg Howe! Loads more video and transcriptions...Check it out!
Also, Greg Howe is now teaching at Tone Merchants. The location will also provide the headquarters for Greg’s recording studio and video lessons studio.
"I’m really psyched about it…plus I’ll get to play with all the new gadgets as they come in"
Will this mean Guthrie Govan and Greg will record together... watch this space?
for fans of the old web site design
10-09-2005:
Greg Howe is serious about focusing on his incomparable brand of rock/fusion music and is moving out to the LA area from his hometown of Pennsylvania. For more on this new story check out the Memphis monster
19-06-2005:
Greg has a new discussion fourm at http://www.online-discussion.com/GregHowe/
05-05-2005:
Greg Howe has provided recording assistance to Francesco Fareri for his "Forbidden Dimension" release on 28th July 2005.
Background:
Greg Howe has appeared many times on truthinshredding as a key influence of many guitar players. So he is a premier league player and a recommend guitar star who has extended the field of fusion guitar playing, so should appear in your CD and DVD collections.
He started playing guitar from the age of ten, and as he moved into his teens he became heavily influenced by Eddie Van Halen. He concentrated on learning music theory and created a band with his brother Al.
Things were set to change for Greg when in 1988 he was picked up by Mike Varney Shrapnel records label, following on from Mike's signing of players like Tony Macalpine, Vinnie Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen. But he broke the Shrapnel neo classical mould delivering the self titled Greg Howe album, setting the guitar work alight with his own brand of blues rock fusion. The album featured the bass talents of Billy Sheehan and drummer Atma Anur.
Greg then recorded to vocal rock album with his brother Al and the band Howe II.
These CD's:
- 1989 - High Gear
- 1990 - Now Hear This
Then in 1993 he released an altogether more serious work, Introspection, that was the start of the more jazz fusion based blues rock playing that we know and love today.
These were followed by:
- 1993 - Introspection
- 1994 - Uncertain Terms
- 1995 - Parallax
- 1995 - Tilt with Richie Kotzen
- 1996 - Five
- 1997 - Project with Richie Kotzen
- 1998 - Ascend
- 2000 -Hyperacuity
- 2003 - Extraction
He's also spotlighted upcoming players like Prashant Aswani providing them him with production duties for the "Revelation" release and Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Acoustic Guitar, Production, Engineering, Mixing on 2002 "Duality" release.
Check out these really great interviews:
- Essential Guitarist and great Greg Howe guitar tab by Simon Badham
- Guitarist Heaven interview by Bumble foot
5 stars!
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