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Title: Rocco prestia (tower of power)
Post by: keavin on January 16, 2008, 06:57:06 AM

Finger master >>>http://youtube.com/watch?v=N_5txk-Y9EM&feature=related (http://youtube.com/watch?v=N_5txk-Y9EM&feature=related)

Title: Rocco prestia (tower of power)
Post by: lowlife on January 16, 2008, 07:06:03 AM

That clip comes from an instructional DVD that I have, and it's well worth it if you can find a copy.  Aside from the fact that Mr. Prestia had and continues to have  a huge influence on my style, the video itself has some great split screens where you can see his technique from the front and from the top at the same time.
 
Ellery (Lowlife)

Title: Rocco prestia (tower of power)
Post by: David Houck on January 16, 2008, 08:08:06 AM

Cool!

Title: Rocco prestia (tower of power)
Post by: tubeperson on January 16, 2008, 09:45:27 AM

And only 4 strings!  Salieri could never say too many notes to Rocco!  A grand master of taste and cool!

Title: Rocco prestia (tower of power)
Post by: bigredbass on January 16, 2008, 01:33:39 PM

And he must have quite the set of ears:  I spend a fair amount of time on the Eden forum (www.eden-electronics.com (http://www.eden-electronics.com)), and it's been a continuing process to perfect his 810 cabinet (available now) and his signature head (possibly coming out of the black world finally at NAMM this weekend) even for David Nordschow.
 
Will be interesting to see the final product. . .  
 
J o e y

Title: Rocco prestia (tower of power)
Post by: fmm on January 16, 2008, 01:39:57 PM

I got to play with that amp & cabinet when Eden was still in Minnesota.
 
That thing moves a lot of air.

Title: Rocco prestia (tower of power)
Post by: briant on January 17, 2008, 12:12:06 PM

Rocco is a bad man.  There are a number of ways to get that same type of sound/definition when playing the fast staccato lines.  Resting your ring and pinky finger on the strings like he does is just one of them.
 
Too bad that was done during that era of the TOP band.  The 80's was a dark time for them... no Garibaldi, crap lead singer, and the weakest their horn section has ever been.