Is Eric Johnson a liar?

[somebodyelseuk]

Every man has his price.

Newsflash: Every quote, in every ad., has been paid for.

 

[Amp360]

The first few times I saw Eric "John" Stone, I thought Melissa Etheridge had taken some guitar lessons. They could be brother and sister.

 

[Dave P]

Remind me when Joe B starts tossing in Ted Greene style chords live like EJ does.

 

[DrewB]

Remind me when Joe B starts tossing in Ted Greene style chords live like EJ does.
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No kiddin'! He changes to those chords on a dime, too! That man has spent serious time with a guitar in his hands, and it shows.

 

[Dave P]

No kiddin'! He changes to those chords on a dime, too! That man has spent serious time with a guitar in his hands, and it shows.

Absolutely, you don't get that good without serious woodshedding. Playing all those complex chords while singing and not even looking at the neck. That impresses me more than his lead playing.

 

[DrewB]

Absolutely, you don't get that good without serious woodshedding. Playing all those complex chords while singing and not even looking at the neck. That impresses me more than his lead playing.

It's good to see you around here again, Dave!

 

[Dave P]

It's good to see you around here again, Dave!

Thanks. I've been playing my Les Pauls a lot lately so I thought it might be fun to check things out here again.

 

[Amp360]

What's with these supposed quotes (see links below) from Eric Johnson? Are these boutique amp makers paying him to use his words or is he actually hearing the "best sounding......amp......" every other week? This is getting ridiculous. Who do you believe?

http://www.mojaveampworks.com/1Amplifiers/Coyote/Coyote.asp

http://www.fultonwebb.com/dr45.htmgen

When I've had to listen to EJ it sounds like a GSP-21. Too much goop for my tastes.

 

[xfitxl]

Saw him live in Boston probably 4-5 years ago, he did the complete Venus Isle album and many cuts the tones and ah via musicom albums… he was using a Marshall head, 2 Fender twins and a Two Rock head and his pedalboard was the usual suspects including a fuzz face, BK Butler tube driver, TC Stereo Chorus flange, EH memory man and a tape echoplex as well as a few others (I was lucky enough to get to chat with him after the show and he graciously invited me to peruse his set up.. such a kind soul and humble and yes a gearhead at heart always searching for that elusive tone like so many of us…his tone was superb live that night and his band was kicking… The Wilbur is a great venue and he has played there many times over the years, his small acoustic and piano set was also amazing…