Learn the Last Child Solo With Aerosmiths Brad Whitford
b'The Aerosmith axeman recounts how he ripped the blazing lead on the Rocks hit, dishing some critical history along the way.\\n\\nBehind Steven Tyler\\u2019s unhinged howls, Aerosmith\\u2019s twin-guitar attack with Joe Perry and Brad Whitford cemented them as one of the greatest hard-rock bands of the \\u201970s. \\u201cLast Child,\\u201d the street-strutting, hard-blues hit off their breakout 1976 record Rocks, is one of the greatest demonstrations of this dangerous duo\\u2019s interplay. While Perry holds down the funky rhythmic chord stabs, Whitford burns through a volcanic, first-take solo. Did any pedals help snare that screaming tone? Nope. Just a \\u201957 goldtop Les Paul and a 100-watt Marshall.\\n\\nThat combo just \\u201cmakes you play real good,\\u201d Whitford says with a grin on this week\\u2019s episode. Whitford gives Shifty the background story on how Rocks came together between the band\\u2019s Massachusetts rehearsal space and the Record Plant in New York. They dig deep on Aerosmith\\u2019s influences and the guitar players that shaped Whitford\\u2019s lead style, including the shredders that knew when to pause. \\u201cWhatever you play, you\\u2019re still replicating the human voice for the most part, and you have to take a breath,\\u201d Whitford notes.\\n\\nLater on, Brad\\u2019s son Graham\\u2014an established player in his own right\\u2014joins the episode to talk about raiding his dad\\u2019s guitar and amp vault, and Brad muses on a big question: Will Aerosmith\\u2019s upcoming tour be their last?\\n\\nClick below to subscribe to the podcast!\\n\\nFull Video Episodes: http://volume.com/shifty\\xa0\\n\\nApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1690423642\\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4B8BSR0l78qwUKJ5gOGIWb\\niHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-shred-with-shifty-116270551/\\nPandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/shred-with-shifty/PC:1001071314\\n\\n\\nFollow Chris Shiflett:\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisshiflettmusic\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shifty71\\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chris.shiflett\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/chrisshiflett71\\nWebsite: http://www.chrisshiflettmusic.com\\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tv5SsSRqR7uLtpKZgcRrg?si=26kWS1v2RYaE4sS7KnHpag\\n\\nProducer: Jason Shadrick\\nExecutive Producers: Brady Sadler and Jake Brennan for Double Elvis\\nEngineering support by Matt Tahaney and Matt Beaudoin\\nVideo Editors: Dan Destefano and Addison Sauvan\\n\\nSpecial thanks to Chris Peterson, Greg Nacron, and the entire Volume.com crew.'