Beside this, can Ralph Macchio actually play the guitar?
Did Macchio actually play guitar in the movie? – The short answer is yes, in some parts. Director Walter Hill had hired guitarist Arlen Roth as a musical consultant and to teach Macchio to play, sort of.
Secondly, can Ralph Macchio play Eugene’s Trick Bag? Ry Cooder indeed performed most of the other songs during the movie (but not all), including Ralph’s part from the Head Cutting Duel, but Eugene’s Trick bag was performed entirely by Steve Vai.
Correspondingly, did Ralph Macchio play Eugene’s Trick Bag?
-Eugene’s Trick Bag from the guitar duel between Eugene Martone (Ralph Macchio) and Jack Butler (Steve Vai) in the movie Crossroads. … Eugene’s Trick Bag was composed and recorded by Steve Vai (NOT Ry Cooder) for the movie. Parts of it are based off of Paganini’s 5th Caprice.
In response Ralph Macchio plays this thing called “Eugene’s Trick Bag” which is just an alternate version of a Paganinni caprice(not sure which one). It’s really Steve Vai playing it, but you see Ralph Macchio’s character Eugene(who is given a “trick bag” shortly before the duel) playing the song.