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- ElGanyan, on 07/15/2008, -12/+65Maybe I'm just jaded, but after having seen this and similar slap/tap style videos for the umpteenth time, it has gotten old very fast. Technically pretty amazing, but it just doesn't do anything for me melodically.
- inactive, on 07/15/2008, -8/+38my jaw is currently located on the floor
- tripledjr, on 07/16/2008, -4/+20As skilled as this guy is.
And as reposted as this video is.
Its not a guitar solo. - ElGanyan, on 07/16/2008, -4/+17What part of "technically (as in technique) pretty amazing" did you not understand?
- inactive, on 07/15/2008, -3/+16Fantastic piece!
The guy's site is at http://www.erikmongrain.com/News.asp
He's got mp3s and tabs. - LTAnderson, on 07/16/2008, -3/+14He's good, but can he play Guitar Hero on expert?
- inactive, on 07/15/2008, -4/+14Their are a few of these on YouTube they all are very good.
- ChrisWickenscom, on 07/16/2008, -2/+11Ok, that's NOT a solo by any means.
- Qong, on 07/16/2008, -8/+16I agree with you in saying that it doesn't do much for me musically, but you can't deny the talent of the people in the videos.
- wonderbriefs, on 07/16/2008, -0/+7Technically it's really not that amazing. Standard guitar tunings would make this nearly impossible. The trick to it is to tune all the strings so that a clean chord is played when the guitar is strummed open. From there you can mostly hold down on fourths and fifths to create your melody.
Try it out. Tune your guitar as follows...
C E G C E G
Now you can easily freestyle slap your guitar without holding down any strings and you get a basic C Triad. Pick the strings individually and you will never break harmony. Now as you slap a rhythm, hold down any string at it's fifth fret and pluck. Still staying in key.
I'll admit that getting the rhythm down takes a bit of talent, but overall the technique is really more of a parlor trick when compared with playing classical guitar in which quickly switching between different chords is neccessary. - preppypoof, on 07/16/2008, -1/+8god how hard is it really to know the difference between their, there, and they're?
- Yusami, on 07/16/2008, -1/+8Major dupe, been submitted a lot.
Also, it's true, this is not a guitar solo. This a song relying on a solo guitar, there is a difference. - Surferess, on 07/16/2008, -3/+9The guy is seriously talented!
- Slade605, on 07/16/2008, -1/+7Are their?
- Egress99, on 07/16/2008, -5/+11pfft...i can do that too...with no hands.
- smashingmonkey, on 07/16/2008, -0/+5Mongrain is impressive for sure, but McKee is a little more musical.
- Metaleks, on 07/16/2008, -4/+9That wasn't a solo. When I clicked the link I was expecting some killer shredding. This is fingertapping + random ***** that sounds good. In any case, that was impressive.
- Aldanga, on 07/16/2008, -0/+5Do we have to keep on rehashing the same videos over and over and over? I've only been on Digg for 9 months and this is the third time this video has hit the front page. Seriously...
- andrewcubbie, on 07/16/2008, -2/+7Not saying Mongrain isn't great, because he is, but for some reason Andy McKee just has that certain awesomeness in his sound.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4 - Uberpog, on 07/16/2008, -4/+8Does anyone know how he does this without deadening the strings above where he's tapping. Tapping like that on an acoustic usually sounds awful because you get two pitches, one from both sides of the fret you're on. If you listen closely to andy mckgee's songs you can hear it. Anyway if this isn't doing something for you musically, then i suggest you listen to more music because there are more chords than G D and C.
Ah i just looked again, there's either a pickup or a fancy microphone of some sort across the hole in the guitar, anyone know what that is? It'd be nice to free up my index finger i usually use to deaden strings. - shogan191, on 07/16/2008, -2/+5Kinda cool but I don't like the end result. The technique is interesting but it just doesn't grab me.
- wellyuk, on 07/16/2008, -1/+4Like you jerks from reddit have made your way over here?
- Straat, on 07/16/2008, -3/+6While impressive....it sounds pretty gay
- eugooglie, on 07/16/2008, -0/+3Actually, if you listen to it, he rides the root chord through most of the song, and only changes here and there (usually to the IV and V chords (ie C and D in the key of G)). That's why the song doesn't sound really pleasant to your ear because there isn't much harmonic shift. (tension and then resolution).
- HouseofEl, on 07/16/2008, -1/+4I'm sorry, but this stuff just does nothing for me. It's just weak.
- NiceGuyMike, on 07/16/2008, -0/+3I agree also. I find it technically impressive and anyone that does it to this guy's level has serious talent. But it is not standard guitar usage. Maybe there is another name for it (like finger boarding), but calling it a guitar solo is a bit misleading.
- inactive, on 07/16/2008, -0/+3It's come to my attention that diggers know very little about really good guitar playing.
This is inventive but not that hard to pull off with open tuning and an understanding of harmonics. - r4ge, on 07/16/2008, -0/+3Ohh this one... again...
- serif69, on 07/16/2008, -2/+5Same style, but not quite as good as Justin King.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh_24DXNy8E - foolosophy, on 07/16/2008, -2/+4Reminds me of another Canadian guitarist (deceased now, RIP Jeff Healey):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJh3KaIKDAw
He was blind though, so I suppose that's why he plays his guitar like that. You should also check out Rodrigo Y Gabriela. They're another talented duo of guitarists. - bmac12, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2In all honesty, it's not terribly difficult to do. This was one of the first "cool" and "pro" sounding/looking techniques I learned back when I was a newbie 15 years ago, back when I couldn't really play a solid lead cleanly.
Probably the most difficult thing about this for new guitarists is having rhythm. You either have it or you don't. I'm horrified by the number of newbie guitarists who can't even keep a beat let alone play guitar. - sassyt, on 07/16/2008, -2/+4Excellent stuff... I wish I could do that!!
- inactive, on 07/16/2008, -1/+3Yeah, I could tell from all the other instruments playing. Definitely not a solo.
- alphavision, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-gram ...
- pentaneman, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2Thank you foolosophy.
Farewell, Jeff. You will not be forgotten. - natesnotjewish, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2I think you mean "latter".
- natesnotjewish, on 07/16/2008, -1/+3Another stupid open tuning tapper. Sure it's cool, but there are plenty of people doing this. There is nothing special or amazing about it.
- Dibou, on 07/16/2008, -1/+3so·lo [ sṓlō ] noun (plural so·los or so·li [ sṓlee ])
Definition:
1. musical piece performed by one person: a piece of music performed by one musician or singer, or a passage for a single player or singer within a longer piece for two or more, a choir, or an orchestra
2. performance by one artist: a performance by a single artist such as a musician, singer, or dancer with or without accompaniment - inactive, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2Well, I don't want to turn it into an e-penis measuring contest, but I've been on Digg for almost 2 years and I've never seen this.
If only I didn't have that pesky job and social life keeping me away from digg for long enough to actually miss something. :( - mcj2a, on 07/16/2008, -1/+3Dupe - http://digg.com/people/Best_Acoustic_Guitar_Solo_I ...
- Fixthemedia, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2I did. :
- nibus, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1good. Now do it in standard tuning.
- wonderbriefs, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1Now that was impressive!
- bone625, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1Pretty good instrumental. Can't touch JBT's "Ocean" for me though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0
One of my favorite songs ever. Ever ever ever. The video gets out of sync, but the other versions don't have the thumping, which adds a lot to the song. - wonderbriefs, on 07/16/2008, -1/+2It fits the loose translation, but is not what any guitarist would actually consider a solo.
- wonderbriefs, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1August Rush was tripe.
- mugwumpz, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1Well, when you remove the requirement that any actual MUSIC be involved, it becomes a lot easier to masturbate technically on the instrument like that. You can't HONESTLY tell me you'd have that piece of crap on your iPod.
- ziyue, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1what the.... what's so impressive about that? plus it's not a guitar solo. It's a solo guitar piece, but not a guitar solo. Man, why does digg freak out every time one of these things get posted? This stuff have been around for years.
- nicheplayer, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1Go see Pat Metheny sometime. THAT will blow your mind.
- nibus, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1exactly - someone please post a piece in standard tuning
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