neo classical with out the keyboards

[eakinj]

Can anyone give me some names of guitar driven neo classical bands with out keyboards? I'm really only interested in hearing guitar bass and drums and vocals i guess but mostly the guitar stuff. Seems like all the neo classical i hear always has a thick cover of synth keyboards over it and i'm not really into that.

[jgcable]

Malmsteens guitar sound is way out in front. You can hear every single note and nuance. Especially Rising Force and Marching Out. Listen to Uli Jon Roth too. His guitar sound is way out in front in the mix.

[mrrs]

I've never heard what you're looking for.....ever.
I doubt if it exists, they all have keyboards.

My favorites are Pagan's Mind and Symphony X.
If you've yet to hear them definitely check them out.

[eakinj]

Cool I will check them out. Uli Jon Roth is one I've been looking for,

mrrs what would be a good Pagan's Mind album to pick up? (Assuming they have more then one)

[mrrs]

Celestial Entrance is my favorite so far.
It also has the best sounding production I've ever heard on a metal release.

Here's a video from it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MwrAf83FDg

[MartinBarre]

Paul Gilbert has some neo-classical songs. And he kicks arse!

[Trem]

George Bellas, theres keyboards, but they are not dominant - you won't notice them behind the unhuman shred fest.

that Pagans Mind was sounding great until the singer, i couldn't take 5 seconds more of it.

[mrrs]

that Pagans Mind was sounding great until the singer, i couldn't take 5 seconds more of it.

HaHaHa!
I love his voice......I guess to each his own.

[Ben...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPGA3vjMLgE

Greatest song of all time? I think so.

[eakinj]

George Bellas, theres keyboards, but they are not dominant - you won't notice them behind the unhuman shred fest.

that Pagans Mind was sounding great until the singer, i couldn't take 5 seconds more of it.

I am digging this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imD9b3rPJ3k

[fuel0707]

I think Joe Stump is really worth checking out, though his solo recordings are without any vocals. Some of his band efforts (Reign of Terror, in particular) have featured little to no keyboards.

Here's a youtube clip of Joe doing a live solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOJeQ-0ZmFs

By the way, he's heck of a nice guy. I've emailed him a few times with questions and he's always written back. He even mailed me some picks several years ago.

[tanpsi]

I used to be into really into playing keyboards and the latest advances, but now that I'm older I agree that alot of times synths can sound cheesy and harsh when compared to "natural" instruments( there's actually some math/tuning reason for this)

But a B3!!!!! (Deep Purple, Rainbow etc.,) that's Gods favorite instrument!!! and pretty organic sounding

But to answer your question, I can't think of any but now that you mention it I would like to hear some

[eakinj]

I used to be into really into playing keyboards and the latest advances, but now that I'm older I agree that alot of times synths can sound cheesy and harsh when compared to "natural" instruments( there's actually some math/tuning reason for this)

But a B3!!!!! (Deep Purple, Rainbow etc.,) that's Gods favorite instrument!!! and pretty organic sounding

But to answer your question, I can't think of any but now that you mention it I would like to hear some

It's not so much that I don't like keyboards- i do- but I've noticed with a few bands the synth is there as fill noise and in some cases the guitar and keyboards just sound muddled together.

I'll try to find an example of what i'm talking about

[Dreamland_Rebel]

https://www.widowusa.com

[toejam]

www.widowusa.com

John, you're singing now? I haven't checked your site out in awhile, but didn't you have two chicks singing before? Cool video!