Ernie Ball: String Theory featuring Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest

“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: 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: #judaspriest #ernieball #stringtheory 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