3 Tom Scholz Licks From 1979

Here's the next episode of Three-For-All with 3 Tom Scholz Licks From 1979. As I mentioned in this lesson, this entire episode revolves around fretboard tapping, while also revealing an elusive and misunderstood story surrounding Boston, Van Halen, and how countless players on the scene targeted Eddie's famed tapping technique during the late 1970s and beyond.

While I mean absolutely zero disrespect to Edward Van Halen or his legacy (after all, he's the entire reason I started playing the guitar), this lesson does shed some light on a few historically accurate stories circulating around the fact that Eddie's ferocious techniques, tones, and approaches impressed and influenced legions of guitarists - including some big-name players, such as Boston's Tom Scholz.

The licks in this lesson came from a live performance in 1979, which was a year after Van Halen opened for Boston at a stray festival gig, which was precisely when Tom noticed Eddie's jaw-dropping talent and borrowed his tapping techniques to explore creating his own music and variations using the idea. For those unfamiliar with this history, there are plenty of additional stories along this line surrounding Eddie's "eruptive" influence and impact on other players - including some big names such as Ronnie Montrose, Ted Nugent, Randy Rhoads, George Lynch, and many more!

Needless to say, Eddie Van Halen impressed the world with his musical talent and that noticeably includes influencing various guitar legends - such as Tom Scholz. I've always found these side-stories interesting and it seems you can get lost in reading/research when trying to make sense of these classic myths and elusive legends surrounding absolute giants of music and the guitar. I don't know about you, but I love this kind of stuff!

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