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Mapping Randy Rhoads to the Shamisen
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- title
- Mapping Randy Rhoads to the Shamisen
- description
- What is your main (or favorite) instrument? Consider it, then take a step back. For example, I love guitar. But what is guitar but a stringed instrument like a lyre or a lute or a shamisen? When you think of it that way, there's a world out there to learn, then apply to your instrument. Never stop learning, even if you can shred like Randy!
- status
- complete
- date
- 2026-07-28
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- solo
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- listenUrl
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovemusicmore/episodes/Mapping-Randy-Rhoads-to-the-Shamisen-e3mj7ob
- spotifyUrl
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UdBPd0coCsygNKaPvqKW8
- appleUrl
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mapping-randy-rhoads-to-the-shamisen/id1567355195?i=1000778660420&uo=4
- topicsDiscussed
- Guitar
- Japan
- Bass
- Jazz
- Touring
- Shamisen and koto mapped back to guitar
- Randy Rhoads taking lessons on the road
- Primary instrument vs borrowed colors
- hostNote
- Guitar is a stringed instrument, like a lyre, a lute, or a **shamisen**. I took a shamisen lesson in Japan after reading **Randy Rhoads** taking guitar lessons on the road: never stop learning, even if you can shred. The bachi attack, the three-string layout, the koto sitting next to it in a geisha-trio picture: all of that can come back onto the guitar. Some players dabble with no primary instrument. I think that can be dangerous. Grow a dominant hand, then steal colors from the unfamiliar one.
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- label
- The essence of musical growth
- startSec
- 91
- note
- I emphasize the act of creating music and the importance of returning to one's primary instrument.
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- Randy Rhoads as an inspiration
- startSec
- 137
- note
- I discuss Randy Rhoads' approach to guitar and his commitment to continual learning.
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- Exploring the shamisen
- startSec
- 225
- note
- Describing my experience in Japan and how the shamisen differs yet relates to the guitar.
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- Impact of playing different instruments
- startSec
- 319
- note
- Explaining how skills from the shamisen can transform my guitar playing.
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- Musical insights from a shamisen lesson
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- 407
- note
- Sharing a conversation with my teacher about the differences between the shamisen and the koto.
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- Composing through different lenses
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- 541
- note
- I reflect on how merging familiar and new techniques can inspire creativity.
- excerptQuotes
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- What is your primary or what is your dominant instrument? Just like a right hand, left hand kind of situation.
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- 58
- reviewed
- true
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- There are some musicians that don't have a primary instrument. They kind of dabble. And I actually think that can be very dangerous.
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- 89
- reviewed
- true
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- One of the things that stuck with me most about his guitar world... was that he loved to go on the road and take guitar lessons.
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- 134
- reviewed
- true
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- The shamisen, literally three strings is very different than the guitar but fundamentally is kind of laid out in a similar way.
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- 272
- reviewed
- true
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- That is what you picture kind of like a geisha trio, they're playing shamisen, they're playing koto, they're playing together.
- startSec
- 405
- reviewed
- true
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- When I was doing that shamisen lesson, the woman that was teaching me also played koto, which is a large horizontal stringed instrument.
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- 363
- reviewed
- true
- text
- How can you attack the sense of emotion that you're trying to bring through both the thing that you're most familiar with and something that you're unfamiliar with?
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- 452
- reviewed
- true
- faq
- question
- What is the connection between Randy Rhoads and shamisen?
- answer
- My discussion highlights how Randy Rhoads' dedication to mastering his instrument compels me to explore the shamisen, enhancing my musicality.
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- How can learning new instruments improve my music?
- answer
- Learning different instruments helps to apply new techniques and perspectives, enriching your primary instrument's expression.
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- What insights did I gain from my shamisen lessons?
- answer
- The lessons taught me about the unique qualities of stringed instruments and how to apply those insights to my guitar playing.
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