I think this guy's a good guitarist

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

His newest vid. One-chord vamp, yes?

 

[scottl]

Yeah he plays great. I liked the first 30 seconds or so best.

On another note, how come all these new fangled rock/fusion/jazzy guys use the same tone?? I'd love to hear just one of them use a more organic warmer horn OD.

 

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

He varies it quite a bit, I think, especially in live situations.

 

[thornie]

Guthrie Govan inspiring a slew of new guitarists. Cool.

 

[oldschoolguy]

Whenever I see a younger person playing like that I ask myself how is it that he hasn't got his pinkie going for him? He leaves 1/5 of the possibilities on the wayside just trailing along. Somewhere along the way they must have considered it and then discarded it--maybe prematurely (or at least that is my argument). Wouldn't he play all that much faster and with more depth? I'm a first class hacker who will never play to this level but I use my pinkie.

 

[Lance]

I bet it's more just habit carried on from when they were really young, with tiny little fingers. They gradually develop over a long period of time, and old habits die hard. I'm sure people that play this well, have been at it since they were 5 or so years old.

 

[jms6668]

His newest vid. One-chord vamp, yes?

Cool. I saw him play in Dresden, Germany when I was on the road. I had a night off and he was playing in a fusion group that night. Really good group, great player and nice guy. Knocked back a few cold-ones afterwards, as expected in Germany

 

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

Whenever I see a younger person playing like that I ask myself how is it that he hasn't got his pinkie going for him? He leaves 1/5 of the possibilities on the wayside just trailing along. Somewhere along the way they must have considered it and then discarded it--maybe prematurely (or at least that is my argument). Wouldn't he play all that much faster and with more depth? I'm a first class hacker who will never play to this level but I use my pinkie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lgAOgQDgt3E#t=78s

Two demanding licks that necessitate pinky action. Sounds kinda fast, too.

 

[sgv]

Bravo! I really like some of those licks. I might have a steal a few.