What Lita Ford Really Sounds Like on Guitar
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my band opened for her at The Stone in SF back in the late 80's... yep, I was impressed at their sound check.... she's legit !👍
Awesome!
Met her in a mall in SanAntonio… 85-86’.. I was in the Army, her mom sat next to me on a bench, Lita walked up and we chatted, she asked about my hair, liked the fact I was military and knew who she was. Very nice folks
Cool story!
What a coincidence! I got the tech job in San Antonio. Where I was born and raised
I went to a NAMM show one year, and while walking around with my swag bag, checking out everybody's booths. .. when out of the blue.. some chick grabbed me, kissed my cheek and said "hey darlin'.. "would you watch my booth real quick..I gotta' go pee" it was Lita..and off she went ... so I did.
Of course she can play, and pretty well. She’s not Yngwie or EVH but she’s better than almost anyone talking shit in this thread.
She was the lead guitarist for the Runaways, and the fact she was a hell of a lot better than Joan Jett (rhythm guitar) was likely one of the several issues as to why she and Joan never got among.
@@justsomeguy6133 She also played with Tony Iommi. So, it’s her.
My uncle worked with Lita Ford in the studio back in the 1980s. I have no idea what he thought of her playing, but he said good things about her as a person.
She can play better than I can 🙂
Lita is the real deal. I have been a fan since the 80's and have many times over the decades. She plays and sings, not an easy thing to do for anyone. If it weren't for her we wouldn't have such great acts as Halestorm or The Warning.
Great point!
Now we know who to blame for another dude pretending to be a woman
It's interesting how many folks are angry she had a successful career. Is she the best guitar player ever? No. Did she claim to be? No. Did anybody market her as such? No. She had/has what the music entertainment industry deemed relevant, at the time, and capitalized on it. She can definitely play the guitar. She can definitely sing while playing the guitar. The cherry on top is she is also a pretty lady who knows how to play the part of rockstar on stage. It's not rocket science. She had a dream and pursued it. I'm happy for her.
For a person to be butt hurt because he or she can (allegedly) play guitar better than Lita Ford, is, well, childish. Just sayin'
She's a true musician. Thanks for your excellent comments and view! 😎
Kim Fowley put the Runaways together billed as a all girl band....this in a male dominated industry. And a crooked one at that!...still is...always has been. An all girl band was a big thing back then....so yeah some novelty involved, but they still rocked!
And inspired many other girls to start bands. It all exploded after that!👍😜
@@dananorth895100%
You sound like a crying child.
Rock music is not always about being the best player per se but rather so many other factors considered to make it. Lita Ford was/is a freakin trooper. There is room for everything and Lita filled her space quite effectivity.
Damn, she was so fine back in the day !!! Ahh, the 80's and 90's, what a better time it was !!!!
Amen
I would still hit it
It's a man, baby..lol
@@katjay3125 Nope we wasn't playing that sh in 80s
She's an average guitarist I'd say at best. She worked hard, looked hot, and sang well. Like Lemmy said, "Good luck to them if they're pretty. I wish I was."
Looks help, but it's the music that keeps them buying the albums. If you've ever watched American Idol, you'd remember that Simon took a lot of criticism for not looking at the performers, but he WAS paying attention. You can distract the audience from mediocre playing/singing with great stage presence, so the reason he looked the other way was to se what it really sounded like. Pretty and average don't count for anything if your purpose is to sell your music.
Lemmy also said, she's better than you. In Lemmy I trust
No "average" guitarist gets to the level she did. She's a rocker. Truth
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Remember, friends. Lita was also the guitarist in The Runaways. She may not be an Yngwie genius, but she can play.
She was definitely a force in her own right.
The runaways were a garage band at best
@prd004.2 you're very generous
@why_the_etude_matters she doesn't even make my top 20 female guitarist list
The Runaways were famous for other things than their musical skills. If a bunch of guys had come out with the same music, they would've gotten nowhere.
She’s definitely legit. Never understood the shade and always assumed it was some weird jealousy cause she’s a looker.
I had the privilege of seeing her perform live.Some of her equipment failed and she said I’ll go old school and plugged in from the guitar and went straight to the amp for the rest of the show.
The Runaways kicked ass and her solo stuff kicked ass. No Autotunes and no digital garbage. She killed.
I saw Lita during a sound check before the Runaways show in Baltimore in the 1970s. She can play. No doubt.
So can millions of other guitarists and better!
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Back in the day, there were countless talented guitar players who could master everything-from Hendrix to Stevie to Van Halen, and maybe even better than the stars themselves. Money was scarce, but that didn't stop us. We set up our gear, tuned our guitars, and hit the stage. It didn't matter if you were a man or a woman; if you could hit those notes, you earned your place.
Those were the days when the crowds went wild, and I'm proud to say I was part of it. We played our hearts out, and the energy from the audience fueled us. It was about the music, the passion, and the thrill of connecting with people through our songs. Looking back, those memories are cherished-they remind me of the magic that happens when talent and dedication collide.
I 100 percent feel this. Diddo
thats not true. women never get respect for playing guitar. or drums or any other instrument. they barely get respect singing. i know a lot of women rockers and have read woman musician memoirs. they all say how dissed they were and not given a chance. look at L7. they actually made it pretty big and were on MTV but when you find out what they made moneywise...its an insult. i saw Lita btw....back in the 80s.
Roy, You forgot about the drugs. "and the energy from the audience fueled us" The Meth craze was in full swing. That's what fueled the audience.
AMEN BROTHER!! It was INDEED ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC!! I was part of that era myself, and now, at 66, I miss it. It was different then. It was about the SOUND, THE MUSIC, NOT THE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES OR THE MONEY. IT'S THE GREEDY AGENTS, AND CORPORATE TYPES THAT CORRUPTED OUR ART, AND OUR SOCIETAL STRUCTURE. How I miss the "good ol days of playing music, FOR MUSIC'S SAKE!!
She Kicked many arsess back in '76 with the Runaways...and she was only 18! She may not be a shredder but the girl rocks very hard! Show some respect
Naw she’s a shredder.
Solid player and Stone Cold Fox.
Lita may not be the best guitar player of all time, but she‘s definitely better than 99% of the guys hating on her!
You have no idea if that’s true.
She can play there’s no question. She is better than Paul Stanley .
She can play
Much respect to Lita as a player AND a pioneer, when there were few women lead players. My late wife, Ronni Crooks, was the “other” female guitarist/endorser at Crate Amps for years. She and Lita looked a lot alike and they would both be at trade shows. Crate Amps wanted the two of them to do a U.S. clinic (amp demo) tour back in the mid-90s but wanted my wife to do most of the playing because she was an amazing player. Lita got mad and threw a guitar at the head of Crate Amps when he suggested the idea, so it never happened. Sadly, my Ex was run over by a drunk, off duty NYC cop, the day after we returned from playing in Europe. She was actually a fan of Lita’s and even covered one of her tunes.
I remember Ronni Crooks she was a very good player ,sorry for your loss
What a story! So sad your wife Ronni passed away in those circumstances. I'll look for videos of her playing. Thanx for sharing!
DANG! She was GOOD! Yeah, better than Lita Ford, I’d say.
I’m sorry that I’m only just now hearing of her. 😞
Thanks for sharing this story. Sorry for your loss.
Damn! Sorry for your loss. Ironically I had a relative who was hard of hearing and walking on the sidewalk one evening when he was ran over by a drunk driver. Who happened to be the Chief of police in Portland, Or. on his way home in his squad car from a party. Needless to say his/their lawyer($) got him off!
Seems true. She definitely has chops. Definitely above intermediate level. Sounds pro.
It's Better than what I could do.👌🏾
Just saw her live last night. Yes, she can play. She’s 65 now and still doing it.
I saw her play live when I was 16. She's good
She's the real deal. Met her once, for about 3 seconds. Long enough for her to trip and land on me at a WASP concert. 😂😂 She's also humble, and very cool. 🤘😎
Whoa, lucky you!
If that is her goofing around ,then it's pretty clear she can play.
As someone that did sound for over thirty years I’ve seen more shows than most people ever have or will, obviously this chick can play. Seriously it’s so easy to hate on folks.
Exactly.
HELL YA, I have a couple of cassette tapes and a album of hers. She sounds just as good as she looks 🤘❤🤘❤🤘
She's been playing most probably EVERY SINGLE DAY of he life since she was like 12 years old.
Anyone that maintains that kind of dedication to their craft for 45+ years is going to be on a level beyond professional.
The chick is a old school head banging shredder that found success in the most brutal, and cutthroat industry in the world.
Mad RESPECT 🙏
BC Rich player. Nice. Friend of mine has several, I mean, several original ones.
"original" probably crap and the new ones are better
'Dancin' on the edge' is a damn good song , sometimes tone is King !
I liked her and her music
I seen her on tour with Yngwie and not only did she look phenomenal her playing was spot on. I was only about 10-15 feet away from the stage, it was a good show.🍻
She is much better than Yngwie.
Cool!
@@anthonyb5279
Stop with nonsense like that. She’s always been a bare minimum guitarist from the Runaways to her solo career. That’s not a knock, what she plays she does it well but she is nowhere near the caliber of someone like Yngwie.
@@12floz67 I have worked with both I even have one of Yngwie's guitars (I hate scalloped frets). Lita can play circles around Yngwie, He will tell you the same thing... now that he is older and more chilled out. Man he was a pain in the ass when he was younger.
@@anthonyb5279
Bullshit
I love her first two albums. To me, far better than her later hits.
IMHO, she was (and is) a complete artist, who happened to also look good.
Respect.
I’m so old that u remember years ago when she first got started in the music business she was with the Runaways. That was the late 70s.
Oh yeah Lita is the real deal she's an old school bad B with the chops to back up her look. She's a shredder for sure. Loved this woman since the Runaways.
Cool!
Great buns, great runs, great fun.
Peace on earth.
Sounds like she's rocking it.
Solid player, always liked her musicianship. Thanks for posting this.
I'm so glad this shows Lita in a good light. She was my teenage love lol. She really was and still is great and DAMN she was HOT.
There was a descending run she did twice towards the end of her jam that sounded pretty much exactly like Highway Star. I point this out because in her early years with the Runaways she met and became "friends" with Ritchie Blackmore. She mentioned once in an interview back in the 80s that Blackmore taught her the snake charmer scale (which I'm sure has a double meaning, if you catch my drift) and she probably showed him a few things (non guitar related) in return.
Interesting observation!
She can definitely play.
Lita can play. I saw her a bunch of times in the 80s, when she was running her band to showcase herself … Robbie Donati, her guitarist, got to do very little lead playing. It was all about her and she could play. Her playing on *_Out for Blood_* is still some of my favorite stuff … very raw
For sure. Just like any guitarist, she's had peaks and valleys. 😎
Went to a Lita guitar clinic maybe 25 years ago & she was the real deal, believe me!
🤘
You rock babe ! 🤘☘️💕
Absolutely gorgeous have a wonderful weekend ❤😊
Great!
I love Lita . Always have Always will. She has the looks, voice,attitude and can play. Lita ROCKS all the way around.
Her first solo album is a favorite of mine. She plays all the guitar on it, in a trio setting. It's when rock was mutating into metal, a perfect encapsulation of that moment. For some reason, she did not follow up with the same set-up; a shame, as I was a fan. Her next album is also good, but when she went "glam" things changed.
She is one of the best !!!!😊❤
That's not bad at all. Very solid.
She been doing this for forty years plus you are actually gonna question her guitar skills solid writer and player keep rocking it lita
Good analysis. She sounds like a pro. That’s not that easy, and all it takes to be legit. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, playing within yourself makes you sound good. That takes discipline and a good ear.
Appreciate your support!
Sweet crate flex wave
She used to jam with Tony Iommi, and that eventually led to her playing and recording a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, “If I Closed My Eyes Forever”.
She definitely can play and has her own distinctive playing style just like most guitarist.
I don’t understand why anyone would doubt her ability to play the guitar, she is certainly not the only proficient, nor the first professional female guitarist either. As a matter of fact, there are so many talented female guitarists now around the world, that are all very good, and we should all be prepared to hear many many more in the years to come.
Thanks for sharing!
Please have an excellent and awesome day!
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Lita Ford is a legend
I had a bootleg of the Runaways live from the late 70's when she was still a teenager and Litas playing on that was great.
Bet that bootleg rocked!
She has alot of great influences in her playing, and great tone and feel........she's also pretty easy on the eye's as well 🤘
“Was” easy on the eyes😂
Alas nobody was influenced by La Ford.
@@trikkke11 Thank God for that...When i see people posting she has great tone and feel,it's time to go....
I saw her in a guitar store. She can play. I saw her in Plano, Texas. Girl can get down. It was early 90's as well.
Cool!
I saw her live, up close, two years ago, she's legit.
I think she is a damned fine guitar player! Hell, she does better than I can
I remember seeing that video of her playing at a guitar store, she definately is the real deal.
She's an advanced guitar player.
She was successful at a time when there was a sea of extremely talented guitarists. She earned her place. I have no issues with her at all
I wonder who recorded Lita while she was just trying out a random guitar (likely, a BC Rich). Having listened to this recording, I was VERY impressed. Some great chops and licks happenin' there. Yet, not going into overkill mode. I have always been a fan of hers. How cool it is that she has maintained an ongoing career in the music industry, and is now likely viewed as a legend!!!
Good point that she wasn't in overkill mode. She was just low-key warming up. 😎
Thank you for this video. I always liked Lita Ford. I thought she played very well. She had great stage presence. To top it all off, she was a stone-cold fox. I am glad she had some success. The music industry is a tough business. It chews people up and spits them out.
Yeah, she definitely can play. Cool video.
Appreciate your support!
The cool thing about Lita's fingers are not only are they great at playing the guitar but they've also been inside Joan Jett.
Ewwww Joan Jett is gross
😂
@@Steph_7d7so is Lita
We could have lived a longer life without that.
Are you OK??
She played a run in there that was a lick from the solo in Space Trucking by Deep Purple.
actually it was Highway Star.
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Everybody forgets she played on stage live with her all girl band with Joan Jett ! She can play !
Sounds good to me.
I worked at PCI in Rochester NY back then when she was recording there. Ummmm.... Yep she can shred not phony at all. Nice lady too.
Cool story thanks for sharing!
For the type of metal she did it was not critical to be the best technical player in the world. Putting on a good show and having good songs is way more important. She had the looks and stage presence and was a decent rocker but that doesn't mean she had it easy by any means. She is a trooper beyond countless other better musician's that could never get to her level.
Good points!
She sounds like a competent player 👍😬
I was Lita's tech for 3 years, 85, 86, 87, and part of 88. I had to retire since my vision was failing enough to no longer be able to see on dark stages. I can tell you with all certainty that she played everything, all the time. Her ear was golden for dialing in tone on any amp. It was the best 3 or so years of my life. Back then she traveled with so many guitars, my work was cutout for me. Bernie Rico gave her anything she wanted; so I don't blame her. She was incredible to work for, I've worked with other bands while she took time off tour legs. She was the most approachable, serious artist ever. Thank you for featuring her. New generations need to learn who she is, and all that she's accomplished.
Thanks for this post! Incredible background! 😎
She played on That Metal Show, just watch the episode
Wish I could find it! I loved that show.
Lita tears it up no question
When I first saw her on MTV in 1982-83(?) I thought she was the coolest rock chick ever! Cooler than Joan Jett, Ann Wilson, and even Chrissy Hynde! She was hot AND could shred!
She is a solid player.
Hell Yeah. Get down Lita.
Nah, her peak was Kiss Me Deadly, or the ballad with Ozzy, in the mid 80’s.
I met her, when she lived in Panama City Beach. She would play at a bar once and awhile, snd I saw her play the lead from a few songs. She’s not amazing, but she was able to play some 80’s metal leads, and blues ones. She mostly played rhythm by then. It was the late 90’s.
Dime a dozen. Every town in America has someone better.
Happy to see a lot of positive comments. Except from the guys who get no action.
“May not be J Page?”Heard him live twice,based upon that,you’re giving Lita a compliment
Lita Ford is a legit badass metal guitar player. 😎👍
She sounded good.
Sounds fine to me.
Lita Ford's primarily a singer/songwriter, and came up during the 70s, when pentatonics were king, so of course she's not going to shred like Steve Vai, nor does she have to. She put herself out there at a time when the hard rock / metal scene was a complete sausage party, and rocked her way to the top!
Shes the real deal
She can really play so she rocks.
I think Lita Ford plays guitar really good and sounds really good on guitar!
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Check out her Jam Play ... Of course she can .. she made it as a singer and guitar player, for sure. 🤘👍
I GRADUATED H.S. 76' FROM VERDUGO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL SUNLAND TUJUNGA CA .THEY HAD A LOCAL TV STATION VHTV-8 I REMEMBER LIDA FORD PLAYED ON IT MAYBE YOU CAN TRACK DOWN THAT RECORDING I THINK IT WAS POST RUNAWAYS
Yes, she can play. And a lot better than me.
I played bass for Lita for one show in Atlantic City about 12 years ago. She is not only a legit player, she is a super cool human being.
I think most that complain about her playing never made a cent playing, I could be wrong but I enjoyed her music and she was nice to look at as well.
Been playing for fun for 30 years and still I am not good. So just my thoughts as a casual player.
Definitely plays better than me.
In the Runaways she sounded like she was heavily influenced by Ace Frehley of KISS because that was what was popular back in the 70's, but during her solo career she sounded like she was influenced by guitar shredders of the 80's because that what was popular at the time.