username Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVHVXopRmI8It's all impressive, but skip to about 11:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- antem Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Would love to see Bumblefoot and Buckethead try to play like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 That's all well and good but there comes a point in songcrafting where going that fast becomes pointless and the sounds disintegrate into dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 there was almost zero note definition at 600bpm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOUCOULDBEMINE. Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 That's all well and good but there comes a point in songcrafting where going that fast becomes pointless and the sounds disintegrate into dust.This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxocubeingravy Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's not about sounding good, it's obviously just about the technical achievement. Pretty damn amazing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 The only people who read the Guinness Book anymore are people prepping for Jeopardy. You get an award and a mention, your name might be on a trivia game, but you figure they'd throw in a year's supply of their beer. Other than "how do I prevent carpal tunnel and minimizing hand cramps"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheapJon Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 he's probably imagining fiddling on a gurrrl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 That's all well and good but there comes a point in songcrafting where going that fast becomes pointless and the sounds disintegrate into dust.songcrafting doesn't enter into this equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Would love to see Bumblefoot and Buckethead try to play like that!They will just write better songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) That's all well and good but there comes a point in songcrafting where going that fast becomes pointless and the sounds disintegrate into dust.songcrafting doesn't enter into this equation.That's exactly what you should keep in mind here. It's an exercise of pure speed. And it's awesome for that. As some of you may know I'm not a big fan of shredders song-wise at all. But this is fun just to see it can be done. One of the very few great examples of shredding in a song would be Alvin Lee with Ten Years After at Woodstock playing I'm Going Home. Otherwise, it rarely ever "touches" me. From 7:50 onwards it's a fucking out of control rock and roll frenzy. Leo Lyons is a fucking great bass player too! Edited March 3, 2012 by username Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdo242 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Too bad it was wasted on that horrible tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnRDuff1 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Just because you can play fast doesn't mean you can't write a great song. Why don't peopple fucking get that? In fact, proper technique and theory give you the tools to write a good song and reasons behind why songs sound good. The people who said something about BBF or Buckethead writing better songs are the same as the people who talk.about Slash writing better songs/having no soul. Just at a higher level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 That's all well and good but there comes a point in songcrafting where going that fast becomes pointless and the sounds disintegrate into dust.songcrafting doesn't enter into this equation.That's exactly what you should keep in mind here. It's an exercise of pure speed. And it's awesome for that. As some of you may know I'm not a big fan of shredders song-wise at all. But this is fun just to see it can be done. One of the very few great examples of shredding in a song would be Alvin Lee with Ten Years After at Woodstock playing I'm Going Home. Otherwise, it rarely ever "touches" me. From 7:50 onwards it's a fucking out of control rock and roll frenzy. Leo Lyons is a fucking great bass player too! Is that shredding? I thought it was just really good guitar playing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Is that shredding? I thought it was just really good guitar playing...That it certainly is! But I think it's sort of where shredding started too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Is that shredding? I thought it was just really good guitar playing...That it certainly is! But I think it's sort of where shredding started too... I doubt that any one song or performance could be credited as starting shredding. It seems more like the thing a lot of kids picking up guitar would do just for the hell of it, "hey, how fast can I play this thing? Maybe it'll piss off my parents!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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