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No Guitar Is Safe

16 - Frank Gambale

No Guitar Is Safe

Jude Gold

Music

4.8869 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2015

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Sweep picking pioneer Frank Gambale plugs in with host Jude Gold to talk about his online guitar school, his band SoulMine (featuring Boca on vocals), his years with Chick Corea, his Carvin/Kiesel guitars, his DV Mark amps, the "Gambale tuning," and how he created one of the most exciting guitar styles in rock/fusion history.

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0:00.0

No, guitar is safe.

0:07.0

Okay, if you ever get the chance to sit down face-to-face, guitar to guitar with Frank Gombali, do it.

0:15.0

Because, man, I'm telling you, it's not something you'll ever forget.

0:29.9

It's just not fair. Now, of course, Frank doesn't always play that fast.

0:40.7

That's a little preview from later in the interview when I prompt him to do so.

0:45.1

Because why not?

0:47.3

If you've got a Lamborghini for a day, you want to get it out of neutral.

0:54.0

Yeah, Frank, it just seems like there's no limit to how fast he can play with that

0:58.7

signature technique that he developed.

1:06.6

For which he's known, I mean, he put sweep guitar on the map.

1:18.8

Yeah. for which he's known. I mean, he put sweep guitar on the map. Especially when he joined Chick Korea's electric band. He joined the band of his hero,

1:24.6

Chick Korea in the late 80s.

1:28.6

I'm your host, Jude Gold.

1:31.0

This is episode 16 of No Guitar is Safe.

1:37.9

That's the Chick-Correa Electric Band.

1:40.8

Make a Wish Part 2.

1:42.7

Frank's stretching out there.

1:44.8

It's an unmistakable sound.

1:46.9

Of course, Frank has had many great bands over the years.

1:50.5

Tons of solo albums.

1:52.1

His latest album, and he has a new one on the way they're working on.

1:55.1

It's called Frank and Bali Soul Mine featuring Boca.

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