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8-string guitar wankage
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:58 am
by MehYam
Musicality (and whether or not you think there is any) aside, this guy plays
fast. That's an 8-string.
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:27 am
by Tricord
Yeah, pretty slick if you can do that. But I was much more impressed by that Tommy Emmanuel guy posted earlier, with his Blues/Boogie solo on a country guitar. It was technically more varied, it was actually music and it was more in my own line of work
I have that video clip hosted <a href=
http://tricord.cjb.net/stuff/boogie.wmv>here</a>.
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 7:10 am
by Scorch
You can't fool me! That's Michael Angelo!
The guy's fast, no doubt about that. Very fast. Do you think the video kept fading in and out because he can only play for so long before his hand gives up and dies?
There are more videos on his webpage, and with each one I watch, I am more and more convinced this guy is the offspring of an unholy matrimony between Yngwie malmsteen and Michael Angelo.
Technically amazing, but lacking soul and emotion.
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 9:59 am
by Dedman
I second Scorch's opinion. The guy is a technical wizard but so what. It has no soul.
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:27 pm
by HaAGen DaZS
jaco only needed 4 strings.
..mmm looks like he only needs 4 too. heh. 1 min 25 is pretty cool. I liked teh last clip.
Ah I love that video, Tri !!
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:02 pm
by Nitrofox125
Ah I wish I could play the guitar. Worth learning, everyone here who knows it?
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:40 pm
by MehYam
Extremely rewarding. Learn just three chords and you can play 1000's of tunes. And if you want to get better from there, it's like Descent - there's always room to improve.
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:22 am
by Sting_Ray
That guy pales in comparison to that blues guy. Loud? Yes. Fast? Yes. Musical? No. Talent comes from the soul. Not the fingers.
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 8:33 am
by Tricord
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:09 am
by KompresZor
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 3:49 pm
by Scorch
Tri: that's pretty good! But you're still no Jordan Rudess
nice playing though!
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:17 pm
by Tricord
I just realised I have creepy hands to look at when I play
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:18 pm
by Iceman
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by KompresZor:
Like SR says Talent comes from the soul</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Now that's Soul baby ...
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:30 am
by KaTaNa
Kick@$$ Tri....
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:02 am
by Clayman
<font face="Arial" size="3">Do you think the video kept fading in and out because he can only play for so long before his hand gives up and dies?</font>
Nah, he's a machine. He has a bunch of clips that are longer than that of non-stop shredding. It's all he does all day long anyway.
And, believe it or not, I thought some of it was pretty melodic. Most of the stuff he plays sounds computer generated with 0 feeling. He played some of this one pretty slowly.
<font face="Arial" size="3">Ah I wish I could play the guitar. Worth learning, everyone here who knows it?</font>
Yep, definitely worth it. Just don't turn into a shredding robot like Rusty Cooley, Franceco Fareri, or some of those other guys.
<font face="Arial" size="3">I can be fast too</font>
Nah Tri, that's not fast, that's just cool. Something like Flight of the Bumblebee would be Fast.