"The longer you're with Priest, it becomes more about what we are doing, what can we do to make this bigger, better. But at the core of that is the guitar. That's still what drives me every day." In the latest episode of String Theory, we talk with Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest about some of his early musical influences and career highlights.
Richie Faulkner uses Ernie Ball Power Slinky strings: https://www.ernieball.com/guitar-strings/electric-guitar-strings/slinky-nickel-wound-electric-guitar-strings/6-string#P02220
String Theory is a web series from Ernie Ball that explores the sonic origins of some of music's most innovative players. Watch additional episodes of Ernie Ball: String Theory here: http://ernieb.al/1QtdTx9
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Learning to play guitar
04:15 Interpreting influences
05:18 Discovering Ernie Ball strings
06:43 Early music career
08:10 Joining Judas Priest
11:20 Rob Halford motorcycle story
13:32 Playing with Judas Priest
15:38 What keeps you interested in playing guitar?
16:52 Fitting into Judas Priest as a guitar player