Teemu Mäntysaari kertoo, mitkä Megadethin kappaleista ovat vaikeimpia soittaa
Teemu Mäntysaari oli hiljattain Guitar Worldin haastateltavana. Aiheena oli luonnollisesti Mäntysaaren tie legendaarisen Megadethin kitaristiksi mutta myös bändin vaikeimmat kappaleet soittaa. Ensimmäiseksi Mäntysaaren listalla on yksi hänen suosikkikappaleistaan ”Hangar 18” siinä olevien lukuisten pienten soolojen vuoksi. Maininnan saavat lisäksi ”Holy Wars…The Punishment Due” ja ”Tornado of Souls”.
Mäntysaari kommentoi aihetta seuraavasti:
“Every song has details where, once you pick up a guitar and begin learning, you discover nuances you didn’t know. The style of Megadeth is where I’ve been coming from for a long time, so there’s a lot of familiarity. But there’s always room for improvement in terms of vibrato and intonation; it’s an ongoing process.
Artikkeli jatkuu mainoksen jälkeen Mainos päättyy“As far as the touches, I’d say ‘Hangar 18’ because there are so many little solos – but it’s one of my favorites. Another is ‘Holy Wars… The Punishment Due’. It was a tough one that was very cool to learn. It’s a complex song for the riffs, and so is ‘Tornado of Souls’, which also has a legendary solo. I spent a lot of extra time getting the muscle memory and the details down for those.”
Dave Mustainen soitannasta Mäntysaari kertoi:
“Dave is a very confident guitarist. He has a great sense of rhythm and his tone is great. As a writer, he’s a master of both riffs and solos. He chooses special types of notes, uses cool techniques, and all these very interesting tapping parts.
“There’s a lot of groundbreaking stuff; to think he came up with a lot of it in the ’80s and how influential he’s been is crazy. We still feel that influence even today.”
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