Reb Beach Interview: “Make Your Own Thing — Don’t Be a Clone of Someone Else”

In his interview, Reb Beach, joined by Nick Bowcott, talks piano-playing roots, tapping techniques, waiting at a mafia-owned lobster restaurant, and advice for aspiring guitarists. See the latest Suhr guitars at Sweetwater! 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0G66WE Chapters: 00:00 — Intro & Play-in 00:26 — ’80s Nostalgia 01:07 — Reb’s Roots: Playing Piano, KISS & Pentatonic Beginnings 04:06 — Going to Berklee: The Ticket Without the Show 05:00 — Reb’s Award-winning Composition & Whitesnake Days 07:08 — Berklee Redux & a Lobster Restaurant Owned by the Mafia? 10:38 — Reb “Whammy Bar” Beach, Bob Dylan & the Blues 12:05 — Suhr, Twisted Sister & Reb’s 48th Street Days 13:26 — Soloing, Pt. I: Reb’s Approach & Making Up Scales 15:31 — Soloing, Pt. II: Tapping Techniques with Reb Beach & Saxophone Inspirations 21:57 — Soloing, Pt. III: Musicality, Melody, Madness & Joy 25:11 — Lennon to McCartney: Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Synergy & “Time to Surrender” 28:52 — Dark & Heavy: Which Winger Riffs Surprise People the Most? 31:41 — The “Whitesnake Chords” 33:22 — The Mob & Working with Doug Pinnick 34:46 — Advice from Reb Beach: the Importance of Originality 35:50 — What’s Next for Reb? 36:52 — Outro & Play-out    Subscribe and follow for the latest gear news and giveaways! 👉    / @sweetwater   After you watch, visit Sweetwater.com today for all your music instrument and pro audio needs! 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/shop Visit DealZone for the best deals on demos, bundles, B-stock, and more 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Dealzone_Demos Shop used gear 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gear-Exchange Learn what it takes to become a content creator 👉 https://www.sweetwater.com/discover/c... For more from Sweetwater, follow us:  Facebook:   / sweetwater   X: https://x.com/SweetwaterSound Instagram:   / sweetwatersound   TikTok:   / sweetwatersound   #RebBeach #Suhr #Interview