For all you accoustic guitar guru's

[Darfion]

http://www.retardedfun.com/ingentop.php?post=213

Just imagine what he could do with a proper guitar :shock:

 

[MDowdey]

That was the coolest thing ive ever seen.


md

 

[graigdavis]

wow. that was amazing. goes to show its not the guitar, its the player.

 

[ormia]

That. Was. So. Cool. :shock:

I tried a guitar class in highschool and I could barely get a G chord to sound right.

 

[pilgrim]

woah that was awsome!
err, whats wrong with his guitar? just not a big brand name?

 

[cypilk]

ive seen that somwhere...its called something..the way he plays.. i forgot though =\

 

[Canon Fan]

That is absolutely awesome! I love acoustic virtuosos like that. With the heavy percussive factor to that piece I can't see it working on any other format the same way! Besides as far as brand goes I don't care if he bought it at wal-mart because it sounds just as good as any accoustic I've ever heard!

P.S.- My axes include a Fender 12string accoustic and an ESP Mirage Custom.

 

[Canon Fan]

ive seen that somwhere...its called something..the way he plays.. i forgot though =\

Usually that type of playing is used with a bass guitar called and is called "slap bass" (for an example>> see The Red Hot Chili Peppers or Primus). I don't remember the term used for normal guitar though.

 

[voodoocat]

That's nothing... I can do that in my sleep :roll:


*snickers

 

[Harpper]

This guy is really good!

I don't remember the term used for normal guitar though.

The part where he plays way up on the fretboard is called guitar tapping. I don't know what the guitar term is for the wickly fast thumb strumming though. Tapping is pretty hard to do on an acoustic guitar because of the thicker strings. Most people I see tap on electric guitars, but tapping is pretty hard to do in general.

I've tried it myself but I think I'll just stick to strumming and finger picking. When I try tapping it makes me look like I've just picked up a guitar for the first time.

 

[Canon Fan]

Tapping is pretty hard to do on an acoustic guitar because of the thicker strings. Most people I see tap on electric guitars, but tapping is pretty hard to do in general.

I've tried it myself but I think I'll just stick to strumming and finger picking. When I try tapping it makes me look like I've just picked up a guitar for the first time.

Actually if you play an electric all you need to do is turn the gain up a little more it is quite easier with lots of volume!

 

[Harpper]

Actually if you play an electric all you need to do is turn the gain up a little more it is quite easier with lots of volume!

Yeah, that's one of the reasons why it's easier with an electric. You can just increase the sound volume on your amp so you can just barely touch the strings. With an acoustic you have to do a combination of "pluck tapping" to make more volume which is harder to do on thicker strings. At least from what I've experienced it's harder to do on an acoustic.

 

[Canon Fan]

At least from what I've experienced it's harder to do on an acoustic.

Most definately.

 

[aggiezach]

That was spectacular!

 

[vonnagy]

the percussive accoustic style has been around sometime, michael hedges probably brought to the mainstream during the eighties.

Personally its jaw dropping technically, but must be tempered melodically. The person here is quite exceptional technically but i already forget the tune :roll:

The best all rounder that i've heard who plays this style is billy mclaughlin followed by phil keaggy. michael hedges is another good name, was considered the best before he karked it.

Watching Adrian Legg is also pretty amazing, he has a special built ovation guitar which hey drop tunes in the middle of the song. But aside from his technical wizardry, his music is pretty boring.

links:
billy mclaughlin:
http://www.billymclaughlin.com/
michael hedges
http://www.bucksworld.com/hedges.htm
phil keaggy
http://www.philkeaggy.com/
adrian legg
http://www.adrianlegg.com/