secondtube Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 is this as hard as it looks, cause it looks mighty hard to do... but i'm thinking its a gimmick, and its actually easier than it looks... check it out, and tell me what you think. http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/video/guitar.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Wow...I play acoustic..but in no way could I do that! Last person I ever seen be able to anything like that was Stanley Jordan. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I am only getting an image and the video isnt playing, but I am guessing that it seems faster than it is, or is faster than it seems. Everything is gimmicky since Jimi and Jerry left...... They're ALL a bunch of pedal wankers now! By the way, I was going to request Machine Gun from The Band Of Gypsies last night, but I didnt. Can you play it next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 In my opinion it isnt somthing easy to do,but I am not that talented at the acoustic so I wouldnt know. Makes a hell of a guitar also. {edited to correct who I thought was playing...my mistake} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I'm an acoustic guitar hack and I'd like to think a bit of a connoisseur when it comes to acoustic guitar. I'd say he's brilliant. His technique is excellent. He reminds me a lot of Kaki King on guitar and Victor Wooten on bass. Throw in a little Leo Kottke for good measure. I don't think his 'feel' is quite as good as Leo's but he's f*&king brilliant nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 wow! he's shredding on an acoustic! i wonder if thats an open tuning he's using everything sounds more impressive in open tunings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 On the Larrivée web site you'll find a video on the making of their guitars and it includes this dude playing at various times. I think the other snippet is just cut out of that video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakis Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Found out it is Justin King playing. Downloaded some of his stuff..dont like it to much, but his guitar playing does sound impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 His web site can be found here. Maybe someone should book this lad for a show up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 damn homie thats some sweet playin, like slapfunk-bootybass but on the acoustic. reallllly good stuff for damn sure. it sounds like a keller tune i think but i didnt listen to the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I agree with Esau. Stanley Jordan is a pioneer tapper who could do that stuff no problem; same with the late great Michael Hedges ( he was strictly an acoustic jazz/world guitar innovator ). Lenny Breau could whip his ass any day. The death thing gets in the way unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 i new what he was doing wasn't innovative... i was more curious if it was as hard to do as it looks... on 'another' board, people are putting him 'already' ahead of keller. i hear very little melody or tune in his playing....just rhythm. still, a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B & Z Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 The guy is clearly brilliant. No melody? He keeps coming back that slightly bluesy theme just a pluck' that low string. This is typical. Some guy is clearly a wonder and people are so friggin' jaded all they can do is piss on him and compare him saying what he is not or who he is copying or who is better. Shame on you secondtube! You are normally such a class act. Pedal wanker? Jimi and Jerry? Not a pedal in sight. The only "trick" I detect is that he is using very light strings and dropped D tunning (at least the E string). Steve (NOT Norm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 hey now, not only did i NOT say who he was or was NOT better than, i didn't mention pedal wanking... i'm sure booche was joking about it. anyways, yes a basic theme is the best i got out of the playing... i heard very little, if any melody. i think its a little early for you N_n. reread both my posts, and tell me if you weren't a little quick to judge there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 reminded me of don ross. ya. one day i'll play like that. in my dreams, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Yeh, I was also immediately thinking Don Ross and Michael Hedges as mentioned. Also Tim Reynolds, best known for playing with Dave Matthews but a scary-good acoustic player in a similar mold as well. Of course, it's not fair to judge a guy completely on this one clip. Comparisons to Keller Williams or Don Ross I can see to some extent, but both of those guys do a lot of other things as well. And this guy probably also does a lot of other things too, this is after all just a 2 minute clip. Is what he's doing here technically impressive and tricky to do? Absolutely. Is he extremely talented? Absolutely. Has he worked his ass off for years to get this good? Absolutely. Anything else, I don't think you can judge from this one clip, but I'd certainly personally want to hear more based on this. My two-cents. Peace, Mr. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ftgroove Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 how many guitar players does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 7 one to do it... ...and six others to say "I could of done it better than that." (bu-dum-bum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giggles Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Nobody can touch Breau...not yet anyways...it's common knowledge amongst guitar players in the know... May the blessings be, Gawpo Giggles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 quote:Originally posted by 6ftgroove: how many guitar players does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 7 one to do it... ...and six others to say "I could of done it better than that." (bu-dum-bum) No, it's 100. One to change the light bulb, and 99 to stand around and argue that Steve Vai could do it better. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Lionlocks that retort was sooo smoken dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 This immediately reminded me of Don Ross as well.. Don Ross is touring Ontario with some dudes in February by the way. Looks pretty good. click here for dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I'm with stupid above me, although I don't necessarily need to hear more. Technically speaking he is very good, especially the tapping up near the headstock. Tonewise I'm not sure but he is well practiced in the Humber College Music Studies sort of way. But I wouldn't be interested in hearing more because I don't like arranged rehearsed music all that much. That's just me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 quote:Originally posted by ahess6488: I'm with stupid above meHey, I resemble that remark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionLocks Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Willy has the right idea, Book the cat! That was sooooo smoken dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionLocks Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Wow, So you don't like "arranged reahearsed music" eh? ......lol, uhhhh ok.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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