OPETH's Fredrik Åkesson Answers Fan Questions; Video Posted
December 9, 2011, 12 years ago
OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson sat down to answer fan-submitted questions for the guitar website Fret12.com when the band was in Chicago on their North American tour.
It's in large part a gear-centered conversation: he takes you through his live rig and demonstrates his signature PRS model. But he also talks about his early history playing the guitar, reveals his favorite Opeth songs to play, and talks about what he likes to listen for in other players' work.
Check out the video below:
In the clip below, Åkesson discusses the signature riff for the song 'Deliverance', from the album of the same name:
This, along with other videos are bonus content related to the Holiday 2011 issue of Guitar World.
