Originally Posted by: Poundhound3) I've never seen Crossroads 😄 The scene is famous in it's down right. Personally, I prefer Tenacious D's duel with the devil in Pick of Destiny.[/quote]

It really is a fun movie every guitar nerd should see at least once!

Originally Posted by: Poundhound4) Christopher - thanks for those links.[/quote][br]You're welcome! Fun stuff! When I was young I also started with the Beatles. I just added Deep Purple to the mix. :)

[quote=Poundhound]5) For the record, I'm not a big Vai fan. Like Christopher, I find a great deal of his music unlistenable. I much prefer Joe Satriani, who appears to me to be less technically gifted but clearly a superior composer.

Interesting! I think Satch puts more work into making his melodies "hummable" & chord progressions & rhythms straight forward. Whereas Vai likes to be a little more tricky or sideways in his compositions.

[quote=Poundhound]6) As if by magic, the very excellent Rick Beato has just posted a video on YouTube with Eric Johnson discussing style, tone and inspiration.

Outstanding! Thanks for the link.