Shawn Lane - Epilogue for Lisa - Guitar cover 🎸 скачать в хорошем качестве

Shawn Lane - Epilogue for Lisa - Guitar cover 🎸

It's been years since I uploaded a cover to YouTube, and I thought what better place to start again than with one of my favourite tunes of all time, the heart-wrenching 'Epilogue for Lisa' by the greatest to ever do it, Shawn Lane (@ShawnLaneMemphis). Written as a tribute to his sister Lisa who died of complications following a car crash, the original version (exquisitely played on a nylon string guitar) can be found on Shawn's iconic 1992 debut album, Powers of Ten (which, amazingly, has just been re-released digitally as of the beginning of this month, March 2026 - a huge moment, which many people have been waiting for a very long time - please go out and by it NOW!). During his subsequent Powers of Ten tour, Shawn always played this wonderful slower tune in his live sets, demonstrating his complete mastery of technique at any speed, and showed the full potential of the electric guitar as an instrument which can convey, at least in my humble opinion, greater emotion than any other. This particular version that I'm playing was captured live at the New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, on the evening of 19th November 1992, and represents probably the best example of this tune played live (or certainly the best example recorded at sufficiently high quality for it to be released). The same recording features on the later live album release 'Powers of Ten; Live!', and I would highly encourage you to listen to this (and watch his performance), since Shawn plays it better than I will ever be able to:    • Shawn Lane - Epilogue (for Lisa) (New Dais...   I'm lucky enough to own a rare original Charvel 750XL ("toothpaste logo") from 1989, which is almost identical to Shawn's, apart from the depth of the horn cutaways - mine is an early model, which has shallower cutaways than his did. Like he did, I've also swapped the stock Jackson pickups (which are average at best) with DiMarzio PAF Pro's, and this makes a world of difference, turning it into a monster. It's an exceptionally well built Japanese guitar, maybe the best ever, and its fine construction allows for an impressively low action of roughly 3/64ths of an inch on both the high and low E strings (although I might be able to get it a bit lower if I try). Otherwise, this is a hobby which I invest in heavily, and my high-end Two Rock Traditional Clean is a very decent match for the clarity of Shawn's fabled boutique Gjika 10^n amp. Coupled with an original Guyatone TD-1 tube overdrive from the 1980s (which is identical in terms of its internal circuitry to Shawn's Westbury W-20), and a Boss DD-2 Digital Delay from the 1980s (a Japanese "long chip" version, just like he used), it's possible to achieve a tone which comes so close to Shawn's as to believe that the setup is identical.. which of course it essentially is! And lastly, yes, I did fail to use enough gain for this cover (versus the original), which I only realised afterwards. Next time I'll be more careful to run tests before I record a full take! I'll readily admit that some sections could have been played better, but overall the effect is there and it's a faithful reproduction. Next up I'll probably record 'Get You Back', so keep an eye out for that soon. Gear used: Charvel 750XL (with DiMarzio PAF Pro pickups) Lehle Mono Volume Pedal Keeley Compressor Plus Guyatone TD-1 (early 1980s) Two Rock Traditional Clean Combo 40/20w Fryette Power Station PS-2A Within the amp's effects loop: Boss GE-7 Equalizer Boss DD-2 Digital Delay (mid-1980s) Boss RV-6 Reverb Recorded with: Shure SM57 Scarlett 2i2 Logic Pro Backing track created using original recording and LALAL.AI. All copyright in the original recording belongs to Shawn Lane's estate. Copyright © 2026 Charlie Cazalet