The thing I've always liked about Wylde isnt the fact that he plays fast. It's the unique sound of his guitar. When he plays you instantly know it's him without a shadow of a doubt
The guy has wrote nothing. Plays other people’s songs. Put him on an acoustic and let’s hear what Great songs that have stood the test of time he has written. He would have loved to be a Ritchie,Randy or a Jimi but sadly he is not. It’s called pulling the wool over your eyes. I would advise you to listen to Robert Johnson, Django, Wes and Charlie C . Might open your ears to something more than inane wildlings. Real guitarists writ songs.
@@6string697 Are u serious? Take a look on Black Label society, its his band, don't talk if u don't really know. And btw, yes, he has songs in acoustic guitar
@@ferrandor8306 obviously from a different era than me. Take your blinkers off and your ear defenders out. Go listen to some Chet Atkins. If you are a guitarist, and I very much doubt that, go listen to the true greats as Clapton and Richards did. Get out your pigeon hole and off your perch. Music is way older than you.
@@ferrandor8306 no insulting no one mate. I find inspiration for my music from 1700’s to the present day. Hardly stuck in an era as you are. Rock, electronic, solo acoustic, singer songwriters and pushing boundaries is what happens in my studio. What happens in yours? Oh we want to learn every Zakk solo note for note so we can play like him. Rabbit hole. You know the guitarists that will be remembered and revered in the next 100 years and he ain’t one.
Hands down one of the most unique sounding guitarists. You instantly know it's Zakk Wylde when you hear it. Just an absolute powerhouse to the highest degree.
@federicoinnocente Marty is in his own category friend. He's very technical and tbh probably spins circles around zakk...but zakk will make him have hand seizures
It's sad that there's no respect for guitar legends these days. Although he is far from my favourite player, Wylde accomplished so much for a certain genre of guitar music but is criticized for fucking around to a backing track in a single youtube video. He may not be everyones cup of tea, but i guarantee if you ever met him in person you could tell he loves doing what he does and deserves none of the horrible things said about him in this comment section.
I doubt he cares, either. Every numbskull and their mother has something negative to say about someone who has vastly more talent than they have. Some idiot says he's not picking every note.. what a wanker who can't even hear sound correctly, then tosses out an insult like it has any meaning in the universe whatsoever. The guy plays rings around every single dude who comments negatively about him. I'm not even a fan of the guy, I can just recognize beyond light years technical ability when I see it.
Zakk is great. And I did get to meet him once real quick after a show, he signed my ticket stub. He is the real deal no doubt about it 100% genuine article.
So much in the world has changed since this video came out. I remember watching this right after Christmas, snow was on the ground. The amount of people I’ve known who have died since this video was released is crazy, not to mention, this was before covid and major political fights. We wasn’t conflicted with buying a Gibson or wylde audio guitar Lol Zakk was all in on Gibson and Marshall jcm 800 The world was an easier place back then. Let’s go back
@@e7thstar honest question, what makes you say that ? he is wildly regarded as a very influential and skilled player and has inspired and taught numerous likewise high profile players. so if you got a legit point id be interested to hear it and talk about it.
He actually uses a pick . I am not sure if it's this one or the one he Plays 'Low Rider' but if you watch closest you can see the pick pretty obviously. I think it's the other one, black Les Paul copy with maroon bulls eyes playing 'Low Rider' .
When I'm tired, bored or so I'm returning back to this video. Zakk is such a quality stamp. With Zakk you cannot go wrong. Thanks to EMG TV for recording this video.
So I'm a blues player who usually listens to like BB or Buddy Guy, and this blows my mind. Ton of haters on here are gripping about this solo like they could do better. It's not even my cup of tea and I would give up my left foot to have half the talent this man has.
GOLDBOND vs BALLS You're an absolute goofball! Zakk isn't trying to melt your heart his goal is to go total beast mode. That's it! And he does! He could slow down those m7th. progressions and solo over it with just a touch of gain and you'd blow your load! Again that's not his goal. Also, he is playing INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT scales! Very difficult and at a ridiculous speed. The dude is incredibly skilled on the guitar and ACCURATE! You would know all of this, if you played guitar...
You don’t need to be able to play better than the guy to have a fucking opinion on whether you like it or not. Dude clearly has a ton of skill but this fucking sucks. Get over it
GuacSucker to you, it might. But 40K + people hitting the "like" button suggests that it does not "fucking suck". So don't tell people "get over it" as if your opinion is a fact that people need to conform to. And don't be so vitrolic towards a professional guitarist especially when you have nothing better under your belt. As a guitarist I think some of the runs in this seemed a bit nonsensical, but others were quite musical. And there's also his amazingly developed technique. I liked it. You might hate it and that's fine but don't act like your opinion is a fact.
nope, i'm doing just fine in the music circuit. but i don't pick my fans,if i can make people happy in life through music then i've succeeded but i'm the last person to tell you that i'm a great guitarist,we all have offdays and it's not about beeing the best. but what i'm saying is that i'm not a front row black label society worshipper,but i like some of his work so. easy ;).
+arjan snijder clever, my jimmies were almost russled by all those smiley faces. Sort of reminds me of a scene kid that thinks they do anything more than make them look stupid. Cheers mate, good luck with your band, I'm sure I'll have never heard of you in ten years!
This video shows that you can do anything if you set your mind to it. He’ll tell you himself he’s not gifted, he worked his ass off to get to where he is. Much respect to Zakk for doing this on here and putting it all out there for everyone to watch. Love his style and spontaneity.
Remember people- Before you sit and cry- this man is responsible for some of the most mindblowing solo's in metal...and I guarantee the majority of the people here dont fucking play guitar... man Im sick of seeing people ripping these older hero's to shreds because "They havent got it anymore"- they arent 20- Christ, what have you done with your life?
John Walsh it seems to me that legends like zakk or saul (slash) have only gotten better as they age. The people who say shit like that are today's youth.
The solo is basically non-stop shred with a ton of chorus (aka: gets boring after 60 seconds), but his vibrato makes it so much better and listenable for the full thing.
I've watched this so many times now. The first time, I was slack-jawed. The more I watch it, the more it seems like a "punch the walls, screaming" expression of pain, loss, anger, what have you. Fighters fight harder. Painters paint darker. Track stars push harder to run faster. Singers sing more powerfully. Zakk Wylde shreds as hard and as fast as his abilities will allow him to express himself. He's amazing in his niche. Can't argue that. Instead of hating on this instance of his playing, maybe try to see a deeper meaning behind what's being portrayed, through a blistering flurry of notes that might be likened to someone crying, cutting, using. He's employing a MASTERFUL ability here to say something, and so many people aren't listening.
Hey Wyldeminded It is true and I agree. Well said there. When I first was hearing it, I was hearing it, but not listening to it. And it didn't make any sense. Just like when hunting, you cant focus on one small spot. You have to sit back and take in the whole field of view in your mind. Similarly, once I stepped back and stopped focusing, and allowed it all to come together in my field of hearing, for what it really is... It's obvious he has incredible amounts of experience on this instrument. It has become an extension of himself. And quite honestly, I can see how people dont understand it. But I believe its because he knows what he is doing SO WELL, that it actually goes above most peoples heads because they are listening too closely and not taking it in as he intenser and hears it in his own mind. Once I unlocked it, it became a wonderful expression to behold.
Guys... Common... Why the hate? Is it JUST because of the pentatonic scale? Or the distortion? Or the nails? I can get the hate if he played as bad as Lil Wayne, but this isn't Lil Wayne, this is Zakk Wylde. A guitarist, a musician, he has a line of signature guitars that are tacky yet awesome 😂. I'm not saying he's the best, that's all a matter of taste, but I am saying... he probably can use the pentatonic scale better than you and still probably sound better than most of the scales you can pull out of your music major. If you think you can though, I'll gladly watch and judge from my point of view 😊.
I never understand hating on zakk,he's one of the best guitarist there is,great stage presence,I don't get it. I do get what's right in plain view,and HD sound,and its freaking talent
One of the greatest concert memories I have is seeing BLS in Toronto and he came right down into the crowd on the floor. We stood around him while he shredded, was insane!
great shred! people are just mad they cant alternate pick 2 note per string pentatonics that fast. zakks achievements as a musician are legendary. on another note: andy is among probably the best 3 guitarists ever in the history of electric guitar as far as technique and phrasing solos, and maybe the best alive right now. his riffs arent in the top 3 ever, but definitely his soloing, so why compare
Yahi Menezes what about alexi laiho he is considered a guitar god and one of the 10 fastest guitarists of all time and his ability to melodic sweeps with speed picking is unmatched
Lets not forget the roots , Zakk , knows who the blues legends are . He can play the blues very well . And we hear his influences from Rock . Some people just get it . And become naturals . I've heard Zakk slow it right down when he wants too and just plays good old rock and roll and blues . I enjoy it too . It's nice to see metal guitarists go back and just rock and put in their own feel to it .
I see so many complaining about his tone and his playing. It sounds awesome to me. Grab a guitar and sit down and shred with him. He'll eat you alive! Zakk plays what he feels at the time. I've heard a lot of his Black Label songs and he lives what he plays. Why criticize? Can you play what he plays? Shred on Zakk!
He knows what he does if these people complaining watch more than a few of his videos and study all of the stuff he knows we don't stand a chance lol! I study his riffs and solos and by the time I can hit 10 notes Zakk done hit 1500 lol! Absolutely Blinding speed, timing and riff, shred carnage. Who can compete?
+Marcus Lambert I see your point about people being harsh in criticism, I think. But I really do not agree with the whole "you can't even remotely play the stuff he plays, so don't criticize!" thing. I saw BLS live a few months back and he played a similar solo, only difference was it was about twice as long as this one. Style was very similar. Now I don't think there's a single doubt that this guy is ludicrously insane at playing guitar. I, for one, can barely play smoke on the water on guitar myself. But I still think I should be able to criticize his solo for being too long and point out that it affected the performance in a negative way for me. It's more like the stuff he does isn't all that much my cup of tea. I'm guessing that might have been what you were getting at in the first place anyway. Oh well..
+Marcus Lambert I think you nailed it Marcus........ I think Zakk nailed it as well. All these fuckin' butterfly boys come on youtube like a swarm of bitches in waiting and they enjoy picking someone elses shit apart and what makes it really humorous is that no one gets to hear their shit. They're all bitches........ Zakk rips on this tune.
+Marcus Lambert That "don't criticize unless you can do better" argument has to be the most used, but least thought-out argument on the internet. What sports team do you hate? Don't ever say they suck unless you can personally get on the team and perform better then! Hate Justin Bieber's music? Don't say he sucks unless you can get on stage and sing better! Hate country music? Don't say it sucks unless you can write a country album that sells more copies then. So basically with your logic you can't hate anything unless you can do better. Now is that really logical? Nope. Look at your argument further. With your argument if you can do something better than someone then its ok to criticize that person. With your logic its ok if Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali told all the amateur boxers of the world "all you guys suck!". Or if Donald Trump says the public sucks because they aren't as rich as him. Or if Yngwie Malmsteen said that Zakk Wylde sucks because he can't play as fast. Bottom line is, a person can say than someone sucks whether or not that person can do as well or not. Who was last in standings last year? St. Louis Rams? A person can't say they suck simply because that person isn't on a professional team that had a better record than them? That said, Zakk Wylde can easily play better than me, and yeah, I suck at guitar compared to him, but I have to agree with a lot of the comments on here...his playing on this vid is uninteresting and just non-stop wankery.
I've watched this video probably 50 times. I've downloaded it and converted it to an mp3 and jammed the fuck out to it in my car countless times. This video, to people who know how to play guitar - and have played for a long time - is one of the greatest representations of a human being at the top of his craft. It's better and more technical that Van Halen's Eruption. Long live Zakk Wylde.
I personally think you're giving him too much credit. I played guitar since 1972, grew up in a music store and have played in bands all my life, it's all I know except he doesn't have near the success that he did with Ozzy. He's almost gotten lazy actually , I think. Trills out a few notes then pinches a harmonic as he slams the 'wah' pedal trills out a couple more notes then pinches out an other harmonic. Almost like he has a template for his solos anymore. I would like to see him get out of his comfort zone an explore some other styles and come up with something fresh, otherwise your career is pretty much over and you're going to spend the rest of your life playing nostalgia tours.
You have to admit that Zakk is one bad ass guitar player. He shreds an acoustic guitar better than most playing an electric. That takes a lot of talent and strength in the hands. I wouldn't want to meet this guy in a back alley when he was pissed off!!!
That's a nice thing to post. Everyone is so quick to criticize him, when in fact, they don't know anything about him. All I know for sure is that he is a great guitar player and my ears don't lie. Thanks for the positive feedback!!!
Can you please send me a video of YOU playing. That's what I thought. You are a dreamer who has no merit to criticize anyone. I am waiting for YOUR Video that's not fucking garbage or sloppy pentatonics ??? LOL
That allows you to understand how sound engineering is godd for this guy. He doesn't need big tube amplifiers to create a unique tone like him.. Also if I have to say that his signature amp head is fu****ing amazing
I often don't care for Zakk's playing but one thing I do like about him is that he actually uses his Epiphone signature models and not just the Gibsons. So many artists put out cheap signature models who wouldn't even touch them
Absolutely love guitar sounds in this video as well as the entire composition! Andy's guitar sounds very modern (like most of all metal bands prefer these days) -- well compressed, tight sound with very pleasant low midrange. In constrast Zakk's crown sound, which is based on, we all know, on canonical and proven for a decades Marshalls boosted by EMGs via MXRs gives to the entire composition feeling of freedom, courage, inspiration, air, wind, spirit. Bravo!
And how precise he is with it! Getting your picking movements from the elbow is very complicated because at times it feels like you are not in full control of the contact with the string, but Zakk makes it work perfectly.
@@BullToTheShit strange, the audio doesn't seem sped up at all, even with 20% you hear a very significant, how do u say, not-realness. can i listen to it?
No one shreds with such ferocity. Epic Solo!!! Randy Standing Right Their Watching Zakk With Huge Grin. Torch was past to Zakk via Randy, Just took a Min. Love how You bend and sustain the high notes. Speechless when it comes to solos like this. Proud as hell of you Zakk!!!! Facts!!!
RR was a boss right out of the gate & destined for Hendrix like mystique before getting cut down early in his career. No torch passed. Just two different players & different styles.
It's just unreal to me how Zack let his thumb nail grow and uses that as his guitar pick my god this guy is the best on guitar rest in peace to my dad he loved this guy!!!!! Seriously one of the best ever to ever play a guitar!
@@oakenshanks you children, thinking the world is so fake because you know shit about it are absolutely pathetic. He's ZAKK WYLDE for fucks sake. Not to mention, he's not even the fastest out there. I've seen this man play live SEVERAL times, he does a 10minsolo in all of his shows, shredding just like this, just as fast, NON STOP. Lol. Fuckin, idiot.
People bashing on him because he mainly plays pentatonic scales are just jelous. As long as he sounds good, he could be playing whatever scale he wanted to and I wouldn't give a crap. And I'm a guitarrist myself. He's a monster and has more balls into his playing than most. And that's what really matters when it comes to being frontman guitar in a actual band situation (that and actually knowing how to play the guitar, of course).
What I love about his playing is he is a hard picker. A lot of the goofy shredders are all about the fretting hand. I want to hear the goddamned pick hit the string.
Cracks me up seeing people on here giving zakks style and talent a hard time. The ones doing so are probably the ones loving to go to guitar center shop and crank the amp up to show off their talent. They may be the same age or older than zakk was when he was recording albums and playing live with ozzy. Lol. You may be good but givin a chance...would you take a chair right next to zakk and say, "I can out play you." You could even choose the style of guitar or better yet...let zakk choose. You haters would shit your damn pants. He would take you to school.
Zakk can play just about anything his stuff with pride and glory is gold he can also sit in on just about any music and truly appreciate it..I'll never forget I was 11 years old and my stepfather noticed a tour bus pull into the hotel that was down the block up by the beach and a whole buncha people get out and go into the hotel..after a good hour me my stepfather mom and sister walked over just to scope it and my stepdad couldnt help himself he asked 1 of the roadies who it was cuz believe it or not they werent wearing they're jackets but it was bls..roadies name was Dagwood..cool as could be..stepdad asked if they can meet the band and they were so fuckin cool the dude said go right ahead but my stepfather had to run home to get his strat..thing was a frankenstrat had been rebuilt numerous times..but needless to say when we walked in they had a pianist playing classical music while zakk was eating dinner and we just walked in as the set was over talk about luck but zakks sitting there clapping and showing so much respect his body guard stopped us thought it was all over but he relented and taps his shoulder and you hear zakk go you kidding absolutely we walked over I was shell shocked cuz this is 1 of my hero's I couldnt speak plus I was 11 kinda kick myself for it now but my stepfather got his axe signed zakk actually sat and played it for a couple minutes signed it and handed it back all the while being the absolute most humble and nice musician i have still ever met..🤘
Matey boy, if we are talking about individual tastes, they are subjective and all worthy of the same respect. If we are talking about legendary, innovative, original, rule-breaking guitarists....Zak Wylde ain’t one of them. Period.
Giorgio Curcetti isn’t that an opinion though? What doesn’t make zakk innovative or “rule breaking” as far as his playing just curious as for you’re opinion? There is nothing original about zakks playing and on top of that then where does the originality fall into place with innovation and rule breaking? Zakk can do and play just about anything with a guitar as far as skills just as a player...on top of that if you’ve ever heard him on a piano or a banjo the guy can do it all...took diatonic modes and infused them into his own style...yeah he over uses pinch harmonics blah blah blah...the same monicker and opinion everyone has with him plays to fast this that and the third but if you take the time out to listen to all of his music you’ll see that that monicker don’t exist and the man can flat out play...
gotta love how he's playing out of a lunchbox amp down infront of that TSL cabinet and it still sounds badass, and shit that is one gnarly thumb nail he has going.
My problem with Zakk stems from the fact he was one of my main influences on guitar as a kid and he showed a wide range of talent for awhile, he would play some great melodic solos with a dash of fast pentatonic ripping here and there, nothing too overdone. The last 10-15yrs he plays the same crap over and over, he seriously just wanks pentatonic garbage over and over, no feeling or sense of melody..just fast runs and it's sad because he has proven he is capable of much more...he's been in this rut for almost 20yrs...doubt he will ever make good music ever again. Don't even get me started on the artificial harmonics every 2-3 notes.
^ This,I would like to see him make another album in the style of ''Book of Shadows'' but nowadays he even uses pickups and shitloads of effects,when he plays with acoustic guitars.
***** Exactly what I thought for a while. You never really hear a pure acoustic or pure clean or distorted electric tone from him. He processes everything with chorus, wah, phasing, flanging, that Dunlop Rotovibe, and God knows what else. It just creates a wall of noise. Maybe if he applied his shredding to other scales more frequently like he does with the pentatonic scale, he might break out of this sonic rut he's in. That and pare his pedal board down to just a wah and overdrive. Heck, if Angus Young can get by for 40+ years by plugging straight into the clean channel of his Marshall stack and getting his tone by turning up and playing hard, then Zakk can surely get by with only a scant few effect pedals. I've always believed that the fewer effects you have between your guitar and amp, the better off your tone will be.
***** hey everyone looks here, we have another 12yr old that knows no better. Never an intelligent arguement, simply "well you can't do better". Almost anyone could do better simply playing something melodic and in tune with the rythum instead of running played out penatonic scales over and over trying to jam as many notes in as possible with the chorus and wah engaged for that disgusting "tone"
Don't get why so many people bag on his use of Chorus/Modulation. Maybe he likes Chorus. I am a HUGE fan of chorus with this kind of depth/rate. I don't like chorus with a ton of rate to it but when it's silky smooth sounding and gives you that doubling effect, it sounds great for this style. That's just me. Maybe Zakk loves it. I don't use it for every thing I do, but if he wants to, that's his call.
Its like when u are talking and u move your hands wanting to express your words, Furthermore you can express music with your ''body''.Its something like that.I do it either when i am playing the guitar sometimes. (hope u understand,my English are weak lately)
This guy changed my vibrato forever!!!!!! How anyone could tolerate Kirk Hammet's vibrato after listening to this is beyond me. You can tell A LOT about a person by their vibrato, tantamount to their handshake.
this improv is better than a lot of things i think the long nails help with his unique picking and toggle switching it's kinda like marty friedman but zakk moves like his entire lower arm which really seems to help for leads
Listen! Zakk is Zakk! That's It! He plays from his soul! Yeah he can play the technical Neo-classical stuff just as well as he can do Rock/ Blues solos. I get tired of people who think they can Criticize someone playing with feel, and emotion. as if they should change something! It just sounds stupid to me.
No, no video. But just to play the RR catalogue he needed to know that early neo-classical style. I mean it's not like he can't do it. I guess the guy LOVES Pentatonic scales, what can you say....lol
I dont really have adequate words to describe how brilliant zaks guitar wizardry is, truly amazing player,like a bottle of fine aged scotch whiskey he just keeps getting better with age.
I wonder, how anyone who like rock/metal, can hate this guy?? I mean, yes. His style it's not everyone's cup of tea, but men.... U can realize that this dude, had light years of talent and practice. For me, just that is worth for a great respect.
This is simply balls to the wall, un-hinged SHRED!!!! Yes, it's far from the most technically proficient playing and a bit sloppy, but MY GOD THE MAN CAN ROCK!!!! too many guitarists tent to forget that. Listen to those bends, those furious chromatics, that lucid chorous effect, it fucking ROCKS!! and that's the point. Then again, it's RUclips, where every dumbass talks shit anonymously...
People always wanna try to compare every shredder to guys like Petrucci and Gilbert, who specialize!! In super technical playing. Its like comparing a cashew to a peanut
But the best parts in this solo are when he slows down and take a feeling. I love zakk, but I think he shredded a little too much (sounds weird, I know). It seems that nowadays his solos are always the same. He just plays stuff really fast... I think he's loosing it =(
Every player has a favorite scale/lick/riff they hinge themselves around. Zakk Wylde is no exception. The only thing I would criticize him on is his crazy amount of wrist movement when he starts playing faster.. but hey.. I've seen stranger ways to play a guitar.
Just let the man play guitar. No need to criticize his tone or his way of playing. Just like anyone who has ever picked up a guitar and has a great passion for it you still play for yourself! Sure if I got famous and successful I would play for my fans and make them happy by making good music but nevertheless would I change my playing style,tone,and scales I used just to make some whiners happy. He plays the way he does because it sounds good to him and he likes it.
Was loaded on shrooms when I first saw this... I could literally see this extremely talented artist, connected with all the energy from the universe and flowing out of his fingers. Was freaking awesome 😎
Pardon me, I didn't knew the guy. What an amazing talent. It's sick what he does, so complex. I play guitar myself, but this is no guitar playing any more. This is art!
I see people in the commemts saying "hes shredding just to shred" yeah i mean of course but if you want some soul and meaning out of wylde you need to listen to In This River its fuckin beeeeautiful
He plays pentatonic scale based lead but doesnt have much of a pentatonic sound....His phrasing paired with his tone is not condusive to a "good" pentatonic sound or feel...Atleast in my opinion.
@@dh4094 Rumor has it that back in the early 90's they were due to play in Reno after playing in San Jose - Caltrans couldn't clear I-80, they called Zakk and he got the 'snow remover' into action...
Zakk: “This Epiphone feels pretty comfortable and sounds nice.”
Guitar: “WTF IS GOING ON?!”
Haha this got me
He violated that guitar
Guitar went to the hospital for a
R A P E kit and filed a police report after that.
hahahahhahahahahahahahahhaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂....raaaaapeeee
He said wahhhhhhhĥhhhhhh
LMAOOO this comment is underrated hahhah
The thing I've always liked about Wylde isnt the fact that he plays fast. It's the unique sound of his guitar. When he plays you instantly know it's him without a shadow of a doubt
That's why he belongs to the Mount Olympus of metal guitar players along with Dimebag Darrell and Marty Friedman.
amazing Vivaldi's version of 'Four Seasons' on guitar!!!
ruclips.net/video/nO8WdJgiWy4/видео.html&start_radio=1
Its the chorus mixed with his vibrato and pick attack.
@@jelleleeuwis4353 yes, same thing with lana rhoades
The fact he picks everything aswell is insane. Some of his licks I've learnt I'm not ashamed to say I have to add a little legato lol
First Zakk Wylde solo I've ever seen.
Now I understand why he's such a legend.
fuck yeah my dude
Same here
See his stuff with Ozzy (particularly No Rest for the Wicked and No More Tears)
Allow me to save your life, Fire It Up, Funeral Bells, Suicide Messiah, Bleed For Me.
All of these songs are by : Black Label Society
Your welcome
@@ryanmaleki5170 Great choices....
One of the most underrated and under appreciated guitarists of all time. He’s definitely number one in my book
The guy has wrote nothing. Plays other people’s songs. Put him on an acoustic and let’s hear what Great songs that have stood the test of time he has written. He would have loved to be a Ritchie,Randy or a Jimi but sadly he is not. It’s called pulling the wool over your eyes. I would advise you to listen to Robert Johnson, Django, Wes and Charlie C . Might open your ears to something more than inane wildlings. Real guitarists writ songs.
@@6string697 Are u serious? Take a look on Black Label society, its his band, don't talk if u don't really know. And btw, yes, he has songs in acoustic guitar
@@ferrandor8306 obviously from a different era than me. Take your blinkers off and your ear defenders out. Go listen to some Chet Atkins. If you are a guitarist, and I very much doubt that, go listen to the true greats as Clapton and Richards did. Get out your pigeon hole and off your perch. Music is way older than you.
@@6string697 I actually know thats guitarrist, but u are insulting other guitarrist only because "it's not ur type" U should get more open dude
@@ferrandor8306 no insulting no one mate. I find inspiration for my music from 1700’s to the present day. Hardly stuck in an era as you are. Rock, electronic, solo acoustic, singer songwriters and pushing boundaries is what happens in my studio. What happens in yours? Oh we want to learn every Zakk solo note for note so we can play like him. Rabbit hole. You know the guitarists that will be remembered and revered in the next 100 years and he ain’t one.
Hands down one of the most unique sounding guitarists. You instantly know it's Zakk Wylde when you hear it. Just an absolute powerhouse to the highest degree.
Good way to put it
Not just his tone either like he has the most unique vibrato of anyone I’ve ever heard
@@carter3638 Marty Friedman?
@@federicoinnocente Zakk’s vibrato is very unique. Marty’s is as well.
@federicoinnocente Marty is in his own category friend. He's very technical and tbh probably spins circles around zakk...but zakk will make him have hand seizures
It's sad that there's no respect for guitar legends these days. Although he is far from my favourite player, Wylde accomplished so much for a certain genre of guitar music but is criticized for fucking around to a backing track in a single youtube video. He may not be everyones cup of tea, but i guarantee if you ever met him in person you could tell he loves doing what he does and deserves none of the horrible things said about him in this comment section.
Well said \m/
I doubt he cares, either. Every numbskull and their mother has something negative to say about someone who has vastly more talent than they have. Some idiot says he's not picking every note.. what a wanker who can't even hear sound correctly, then tosses out an insult like it has any meaning in the universe whatsoever. The guy plays rings around every single dude who comments negatively about him. I'm not even a fan of the guy, I can just recognize beyond light years technical ability when I see it.
I have met him. He is a condescending prickwad...
Fuck whoever don't like zack
Zakk is great. And I did get to meet him once real quick after a show, he signed my ticket stub. He is the real deal no doubt about it 100% genuine article.
Me: *bends a string*
Zakk: *cool vibrato, dude*
the harmonics is too him.
@@devosious7085 you're one to talk
@@devosious7085 Are you serious? He proved himself many years ago. Play something remotely close to his best work.
@@paul6string done
funny comment : )
Always loved Zakk’s style. He’s got this wicked twist to his notes
Fancy seeing you here. Love your stuff Jason, been a fan of your channel for years! \m/
I love how at 1:26 he looks like he’s trying to wrestle his soul back into his body with his guitar playing.
best comment
Still utterly ridiculous after all these years. So good.
I go back to this all the time for inspiration. Freakin' awesome...
So much in the world has changed since this video came out. I remember watching this right after Christmas, snow was on the ground. The amount of people I’ve known who have died since this video was released is crazy, not to mention, this was before covid and major political fights.
We wasn’t conflicted with buying a Gibson or wylde audio guitar Lol
Zakk was all in on Gibson and Marshall jcm 800
The world was an easier place back then.
Let’s go back
He's horrible
@@e7thstar honest question, what makes you say that ? he is wildly regarded as a very influential and skilled player and has inspired and taught numerous likewise high profile players. so if you got a legit point id be interested to hear it and talk about it.
@@IAmKingHomey these are fools. dont acknowledge them. zakk is one of the best guitarists in the world.
Every now and then I keep coming back to this solo. Dude left a part of his soul in that studio that day.
He's got the pick of destiny growing out of his thumb lmao
😆yeah
He actually uses a pick . I am not sure if it's this one or the one he Plays 'Low Rider' but if you watch closest you can see the pick pretty obviously. I think it's the other one, black Les Paul copy with maroon bulls eyes playing 'Low Rider' .
Made me chuckle a bit. So Tenacious, my man!
This man is absolutely amazing my inspiration for my style of lead him and and Syn Gates both
🤣😂
God, I hope that guitar was over 18...
Best comment ever!
It looks like a gangbang! haha. Zakk's done with this one.
HAHAAHAHHA
Preston Belgarde 15 best age
Now we know the inspiration for me tinkertrain back in 1991
When I'm tired, bored or so I'm returning back to this video.
Zakk is such a quality stamp. With Zakk you cannot go wrong.
Thanks to EMG TV for recording this video.
So I'm a blues player who usually listens to like BB or Buddy Guy, and this blows my mind. Ton of haters on here are gripping about this solo like they could do better. It's not even my cup of tea and I would give up my left foot to have half the talent this man has.
Ethan Rummel im sorry but there is no talent to see or feel
nuri metin önal are you saying there is no talent in this video? What is talent in your mind then
GOLDBOND vs BALLS You're an absolute goofball! Zakk isn't trying to melt your heart his goal is to go total beast mode. That's it! And he does! He could slow down those m7th. progressions and solo over it with just a touch of gain and you'd blow your load! Again that's not his goal. Also, he is playing INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT scales! Very difficult and at a ridiculous speed. The dude is incredibly skilled on the guitar and ACCURATE! You would know all of this, if you played guitar...
You don’t need to be able to play better than the guy to have a fucking opinion on whether you like it or not. Dude clearly has a ton of skill but this fucking sucks. Get over it
GuacSucker to you, it might. But 40K + people hitting the "like" button suggests that it does not "fucking suck". So don't tell people "get over it" as if your opinion is a fact that people need to conform to. And don't be so vitrolic towards a professional guitarist especially when you have nothing better under your belt. As a guitarist I think some of the runs in this seemed a bit nonsensical, but others were quite musical. And there's also his amazingly developed technique. I liked it. You might hate it and that's fine but don't act like your opinion is a fact.
Zakk is a true virtuoso. He can play pretty much any style but what makes him an absolute beast is his ability to sing and write beautiful songs
Sing?
@@NinjaRunningWild yea he sings
@@NinjaRunningWild you have to listen to his solo songs...
i'm no wylde fan in particualir but keep in mind tht this is done on the top of his head. it's a cool shred for an improf,
nope, i'm doing just fine in the music circuit. but i don't pick my fans,if i can make people happy in life through music then i've succeeded but i'm the last person to tell you that i'm a great guitarist,we all have offdays and it's not about beeing the best. but what i'm saying is that i'm not a front row black label society worshipper,but i like some of his work so. easy ;).
+arjan snijder you probably suck, if you're even I'm a band. Also the circuit doesn't pay fuck all fuck boy.
+arjan snijder what are you gonna kiss me now?
+Zachary Meekins no go ask another boy to do that for you ;). i'm not of that sort ;).
+arjan snijder clever, my jimmies were almost russled by all those smiley faces. Sort of reminds me of a scene kid that thinks they do anything more than make them look stupid. Cheers mate, good luck with your band, I'm sure I'll have never heard of you in ten years!
in this one session.......this guitar has seen more finger action than a porn star
Lol Obviously sped up by 20%.
Good one
Pretty good. But can he play wonderwall?
kkkkkkk
+Bill Cipher ..even when he is sleeping...i mean, is there anybody out there who can't play wonderwall?
MrSpeedyrocks
Yep that was the joke
+Bill Cipher I said maybe
+MrSpeedyrocks me
This video shows that you can do anything if you set your mind to it. He’ll tell you himself he’s not gifted, he worked his ass off to get to where he is. Much respect to Zakk for doing this on here and putting it all out there for everyone to watch. Love his style and spontaneity.
When Zakk plays, I get scared the guitar and amp might just explode.
I have allways side that too 🤣🤣🤣
i wish they would. anything to make that god awful soulless wanking stop.
This is some of the funniest shit I’ve seen in a while.
Try being there live from only 3 feet away lol
@@mikemiddleton8847 someone didn't love you enough as a child, did they?
You all say what you want this guy's a f****** Legend
agreed. he plays as fast as a speedracer but the notes don't really accent the back track that much. its like a physical exercise
He is but his playing here is nonsense
So legendary that the devil went down to Georgia, saw Zakk Wylde, said "fuck I better get the hell out here." Left and never went back.
He has gotten sloppy....seen him in his prime...way better.
Very average compared to what’s out there
Remember people- Before you sit and cry- this man is responsible for some of the most mindblowing solo's in metal...and I guarantee the majority of the people here dont fucking play guitar... man Im sick of seeing people ripping these older hero's to shreds because "They havent got it anymore"- they arent 20- Christ, what have you done with your life?
Idc what is said about this man. He's a legend in music. He knows his shit. Fast or slow. Intricate or not.
John Walsh it seems to me that legends like zakk or saul (slash) have only gotten better as they age. The people who say shit like that are today's youth.
Saw him live a few months ago, Zakk is still an absolute beast.
John Walsh true metal head knows this kicks ass
+Gabrihel I don't believe in god but anyone any person without injuries can learn to play fast.
That was an adrenaline rush, one of the most underrated metal guitarists
By underrated, do you mean one of the most respected and highly regarded guitarist of a generation?
@frederich, Underrated?
Wow, the stench of shit that came out of your mouth reached here!!
his vibrato is insane, never seen such agressive bending
Sailor Perrins it always made for some of the most "soul filled" solos.
Anton Oparin
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39:33
Lol Zakk's bending is kindergaten level at best to Marty's bending
yngvie also
The solo is basically non-stop shred with a ton of chorus (aka: gets boring after 60 seconds), but his vibrato makes it so much better and listenable for the full thing.
I've watched this so many times now. The first time, I was slack-jawed. The more I watch it, the more it seems like a "punch the walls, screaming" expression of pain, loss, anger, what have you. Fighters fight harder. Painters paint darker. Track stars push harder to run faster. Singers sing more powerfully. Zakk Wylde shreds as hard and as fast as his abilities will allow him to express himself. He's amazing in his niche. Can't argue that. Instead of hating on this instance of his playing, maybe try to see a deeper meaning behind what's being portrayed, through a blistering flurry of notes that might be likened to someone crying, cutting, using. He's employing a MASTERFUL ability here to say something, and so many people aren't listening.
Well said.
You good bro?
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Jesus so dramatic.... It's a guitar solo weirdo... chill out.
Hey Wyldeminded It is true and I agree. Well said there. When I first was hearing it, I was hearing it, but not listening to it. And it didn't make any sense. Just like when hunting, you cant focus on one small spot. You have to sit back and take in the whole field of view in your mind. Similarly, once I stepped back and stopped focusing, and allowed it all to come together in my field of hearing, for what it really is... It's obvious he has incredible amounts of experience on this instrument. It has become an extension of himself. And quite honestly, I can see how people dont understand it. But I believe its because he knows what he is doing SO WELL, that it actually goes above most peoples heads because they are listening too closely and not taking it in as he intenser and hears it in his own mind. Once I unlocked it, it became a wonderful expression to behold.
Guys... Common... Why the hate? Is it JUST because of the pentatonic scale? Or the distortion? Or the nails? I can get the hate if he played as bad as Lil Wayne, but this isn't Lil Wayne, this is Zakk Wylde. A guitarist, a musician, he has a line of signature guitars that are tacky yet awesome 😂. I'm not saying he's the best, that's all a matter of taste, but I am saying... he probably can use the pentatonic scale better than you and still probably sound better than most of the scales you can pull out of your music major. If you think you can though, I'll gladly watch and judge from my point of view 😊.
The hate is cuz zakk is better than them
@@HELLCHILDFAN101 no way
I never understand hating on zakk,he's one of the best guitarist there is,great stage presence,I don't get it. I do get what's right in plain view,and HD sound,and its freaking talent
Lol what pentatonic scale is 4 note per string because he did about 20 runs like that
because he's playing an epiphone
One of the greatest concert memories I have is seeing BLS in Toronto and he came right down into the crowd on the floor. We stood around him while he shredded, was insane!
great shred! people are just mad they cant alternate pick 2 note per string pentatonics that fast. zakks achievements as a musician are legendary.
on another note:
andy is among probably the best 3 guitarists ever in the history of electric guitar as far as technique and phrasing solos, and maybe the best alive right now. his riffs arent in the top 3 ever, but definitely his soloing, so why compare
don't forget about Guthrie Govan
Yahi Menezes
what about alexi laiho he is considered a guitar god and one of the 10 fastest guitarists of all time and his ability to melodic sweeps with speed picking is unmatched
Lets not forget the roots , Zakk , knows who the blues legends are . He can play the blues very well . And we hear his influences from Rock . Some people just get it . And become naturals . I've heard Zakk slow it right down when he wants too and just plays good old rock and roll and blues . I enjoy it too . It's nice to see metal guitarists go back and just rock and put in their own feel to it .
Nazarij Kolacz Definitely not unmatched. Jeff Loomis.
true
I see so many complaining about his tone and his playing. It sounds awesome to me. Grab a guitar and sit down and shred with him. He'll eat you alive! Zakk plays what he feels at the time. I've heard a lot of his Black Label songs and he lives what he plays. Why criticize? Can you play what he plays? Shred on Zakk!
Marcus Lambert FUCK YES...
He knows what he does if these people complaining watch more than a few of his videos and study all of the stuff he knows we don't stand a chance lol! I study his riffs and solos and by the time I can hit 10 notes Zakk done hit 1500 lol! Absolutely Blinding speed, timing and riff, shred carnage. Who can compete?
+Marcus Lambert I see your point about people being harsh in criticism, I think. But I really do not agree with the whole "you can't even remotely play the stuff he plays, so don't criticize!" thing. I saw BLS live a few months back and he played a similar solo, only difference was it was about twice as long as this one. Style was very similar. Now I don't think there's a single doubt that this guy is ludicrously insane at playing guitar. I, for one, can barely play smoke on the water on guitar myself. But I still think I should be able to criticize his solo for being too long and point out that it affected the performance in a negative way for me.
It's more like the stuff he does isn't all that much my cup of tea.
I'm guessing that might have been what you were getting at in the first place anyway. Oh well..
+Marcus Lambert I think you nailed it Marcus........ I think Zakk nailed it as well. All these fuckin' butterfly boys come on youtube like a swarm of bitches in waiting and they enjoy picking someone elses shit apart and what makes it really humorous is that no one gets to hear their shit. They're all bitches........ Zakk rips on this tune.
+Marcus Lambert That "don't criticize unless you can do better" argument has to be the most used, but least thought-out argument on the internet. What sports team do you hate? Don't ever say they suck unless you can personally get on the team and perform better then! Hate Justin Bieber's music? Don't say he sucks unless you can get on stage and sing better! Hate country music? Don't say it sucks unless you can write a country album that sells more copies then.
So basically with your logic you can't hate anything unless you can do better. Now is that really logical? Nope.
Look at your argument further. With your argument if you can do something better than someone then its ok to criticize that person. With your logic its ok if Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali told all the amateur boxers of the world "all you guys suck!". Or if Donald Trump says the public sucks because they aren't as rich as him. Or if Yngwie Malmsteen said that Zakk Wylde sucks because he can't play as fast.
Bottom line is, a person can say than someone sucks whether or not that person can do as well or not. Who was last in standings last year? St. Louis Rams? A person can't say they suck simply because that person isn't on a professional team that had a better record than them?
That said, Zakk Wylde can easily play better than me, and yeah, I suck at guitar compared to him, but I have to agree with a lot of the comments on here...his playing on this vid is uninteresting and just non-stop wankery.
Kick ass solo with a kick ass rhythm. I wish Zakk would release an instrumental album.
I've watched this video probably 50 times. I've downloaded it and converted it to an mp3 and jammed the fuck out to it in my car countless times. This video, to people who know how to play guitar - and have played for a long time - is one of the greatest representations of a human being at the top of his craft. It's better and more technical that Van Halen's Eruption. Long live Zakk Wylde.
that improv is so bad like how dude lol
Fuckin amazing, Of course I would expect nothing less from Zakk Sabbath himself, Legend
@@aykutaydogdu269 that was not an improve . He'd rehearsed it many times.
I personally think you're giving him too much credit. I played guitar since 1972, grew up in a music store and have played in bands all my life, it's all I know except he doesn't have near the success that he did with Ozzy. He's almost gotten lazy actually , I think. Trills out a few notes then pinches a harmonic as he slams the 'wah' pedal trills out a couple more notes then pinches out an other harmonic. Almost like he has a template for his solos anymore. I would like to see him get out of his comfort zone an explore some other styles and come up with something fresh, otherwise your career is pretty much over and you're going to spend the rest of your life playing nostalgia tours.
I've played for over 25 years so I should fulfill your criteria, but I still think this is absolute garbage.
You have to admit that Zakk is one bad ass guitar player. He shreds an acoustic guitar better than most playing an electric. That takes a lot of talent and strength in the hands. I wouldn't want to meet this guy in a back alley when he was pissed off!!!
although I have not personally met him ive talked with a few people that have and every one of them say he is the nicest coolest guy you could meet.
That's a nice thing to post. Everyone is so quick to criticize him, when in fact, they don't know anything about him. All I know for sure is that he is a great guitar player and my ears don't lie. Thanks for the positive feedback!!!
This is fucking garbage. Sloppy pentatonics played fast.
Can you please send me a video of YOU playing. That's what I thought. You are a dreamer who has no merit to criticize anyone. I am waiting for YOUR Video that's not fucking garbage or sloppy pentatonics ??? LOL
Trve Kvlt
like Johnny Collins said if your so much better than Zack prove it...
Plot twist: he's using the mini marshall here, the other amp is off
The big Marshall amp is on just not plugged in the red light indicator is on
Maybe its plugged from fx
Yep, it's the one that's been microphoned
@@tonycrenshaw9879 that amp is on standby
possible
I'm surprised the guitar didn't burst into flames.
So no one is gonna talk about how the amp that’s miced up is the mini Marshall combo amp?
Omg yeah that’s freaking funny.
That allows you to understand how sound engineering is godd for this guy. He doesn't need big tube amplifiers to create a unique tone like him.. Also if I have to say that his signature amp head is fu****ing amazing
I just realized after watching this several times before..the mic..is in front of the small Marshall lol
Holy fuck you're right. He has a bigass Marshall' stack sitting there and doesn't even use it
I have that Marshall it's a great sounding loud little amp.
I Stabz I literally just commented about how many people noticed that ahhaha
davids11131113 What is it?
On a lot of gigs the full stacks are empty and backstage a combo is being micd
I often don't care for Zakk's playing but one thing I do like about him is that he actually uses his Epiphone signature models and not just the Gibsons. So many artists put out cheap signature models who wouldn't even touch them
Ur right!
i love how it looks like an audience of badass guitars standing around in awe watching a badass play guitar haha
I love Zakk’s playing. He looks like he’s buffering but at high speed. 😎
how come his guitar survived that improv?
plus the strings didn't brake
he has been using his signature strings built to take it
Guitar got used to same pentatonic scales . Kappa. Im just kidding I love him
I can't believe my ears that this is an improvisation. I have been listening to this for 2 days now.
made of carbon fibre and the strings are carbon as well... he still broke it...
Mannnn..that bending at 2:14
Crazy timing on the wah pedal and control over it
He is really insane
Floating tremolo is for lesser beings
one of my most favorite guitarists of all time, i love listening to this
The internet will NEVER have enough Zakk content, even if he makes 5 vids a day for the rest of his life.... I love his playing.
Absolutely love guitar sounds in this video as well as the entire composition! Andy's guitar sounds very modern (like most of all metal bands prefer these days) -- well compressed, tight sound with very pleasant low midrange. In constrast Zakk's crown sound, which is based on, we all know, on canonical and proven for a decades Marshalls boosted by EMGs via MXRs gives to the entire composition feeling of freedom, courage, inspiration, air, wind, spirit. Bravo!
Anyone else notice what amp he's actually playing thru???
I can't believe my eyes, but I think he is playing through MG2...Nothing but sick!!!!
He's playing through that mini Marshall w/ a mic on it.
JunaiTV you are correct sir...
i'm too late..
its a 4000w Big Wank
That nail man, Jesus.
+Ashton Wilkins OMFG
I saw a women that has all nails like that... Imagine how she is playing... :)
+Ashton Wilkins
That's why he nails it
+Ashton Wilkins The another pick?
Not the first time I've heard the words "nail" and "Jesus" in the same sentence.
+Ashton Wilkins that nail is the influence of Randy rhoads.
Saw Zakk Feb. of 2020 in San Diego. Best show I've seen him do. The other guitar player is incredible too.
I never realized how much of an arm-picker Zakk is until seeing this.
And how precise he is with it! Getting your picking movements from the elbow is very complicated because at times it feels like you are not in full control of the contact with the string, but Zakk makes it work perfectly.
I've seen the original uploaded version of this video. The uploaded version you see here had been sped up by 20%.
@@BullToTheShit strange, the audio doesn't seem sped up at all, even with 20% you hear a very significant, how do u say, not-realness. can i listen to it?
I listening to peoples bullshit.
I was wondering about that. The video totally looks sped up.
No one shreds with such ferocity.
Epic Solo!!! Randy Standing Right Their Watching Zakk With Huge Grin. Torch was past to Zakk via Randy, Just took a Min.
Love how You bend and sustain the high notes. Speechless when it comes to solos like this. Proud as hell of you Zakk!!!! Facts!!!
RR was a boss right out of the gate & destined for Hendrix like mystique before getting cut down early in his career. No torch passed. Just two different players & different styles.
Learn something new every single time I watch him play. A LEGEND!!!!
Beer challenge
*Take a sip everytime he changed the pickup position*
I tried and ran outta beer
Going to get more now
Take a shot every time a note is played
Blackmore did that a lot.
@@thirstycobras9190 lmfao
Needs more Chorus
hahahaha
Who needs chorus when you can shred solo the whole fucking song?
Setnomessej lol
I was thinkin more waa waa
NOOOOOOO
HOLY CRAP!!! I am humbled by the absolute guitar mastery!!! ZAkk.. thanks
Everyone astounded by this needs to watch andy James play over an andy james track. Zakk is a legend, andy is the GOAT
It's just unreal to me how Zack let his thumb nail grow and uses that as his guitar pick my god this guy is the best on guitar rest in peace to my dad he loved this guy!!!!! Seriously one of the best ever to ever play a guitar!
My dad just asked: "Is the video played at normal speed?"
theres a couple spots that look sped up...just saying..
@@oakenshanks you children, thinking the world is so fake because you know shit about it are absolutely pathetic. He's ZAKK WYLDE for fucks sake. Not to mention, he's not even the fastest out there. I've seen this man play live SEVERAL times, he does a 10minsolo in all of his shows, shredding just like this, just as fast, NON STOP. Lol. Fuckin, idiot.
@@knocknevis7390 True. There are even faster guys like Angelo Batio and such.
@@CptSlow89 I bet batio can't play wylde licks faster. Lol, no way.
@@CptSlow89 but every other part of the guitar, probably
People bashing on him because he mainly plays pentatonic scales are just jelous. As long as he sounds good, he could be playing whatever scale he wanted to and I wouldn't give a crap. And I'm a guitarrist myself.
He's a monster and has more balls into his playing than most. And that's what really matters when it comes to being frontman guitar in a actual band situation (that and actually knowing how to play the guitar, of course).
facts
BALLS..... Thank you.
Opposite of Hammet for example, his pathetic whiny vibrato makes me sick.
He ain't dat good
@@conradmadden8441 yes, he really is
What I love about his playing is he is a hard picker. A lot of the goofy shredders are all about the fretting hand. I want to hear the goddamned pick hit the string.
I don't think he was even listening to the backing track.
Underrated
The backing track listened to him and tried to pick up the tempo.
@@cheersbro7347 lol
He was if you listen again
are u joking? its zakk wylde wtf..
I liked the part where he played a note
o really
+TheMashingNibblet It was a joke calm down
+TheMashingNibblet he wasn't even bashing zakk lmao
I agree. that one note bend sounds awesome.
I hated the part where your mother forgot the condom...
Cracks me up seeing people on here giving zakks style and talent a hard time. The ones doing so are probably the ones loving to go to guitar center shop and crank the amp up to show off their talent. They may be the same age or older than zakk was when he was recording albums and playing live with ozzy. Lol. You may be good but givin a chance...would you take a chair right next to zakk and say, "I can out play you." You could even choose the style of guitar or better yet...let zakk choose. You haters would shit your damn pants. He would take you to school.
Zakk can play just about anything his stuff with pride and glory is gold he can also sit in on just about any music and truly appreciate it..I'll never forget I was 11 years old and my stepfather noticed a tour bus pull into the hotel that was down the block up by the beach and a whole buncha people get out and go into the hotel..after a good hour me my stepfather mom and sister walked over just to scope it and my stepdad couldnt help himself he asked 1 of the roadies who it was cuz believe it or not they werent wearing they're jackets but it was bls..roadies name was Dagwood..cool as could be..stepdad asked if they can meet the band and they were so fuckin cool the dude said go right ahead but my stepfather had to run home to get his strat..thing was a frankenstrat had been rebuilt numerous times..but needless to say when we walked in they had a pianist playing classical music while zakk was eating dinner and we just walked in as the set was over talk about luck but zakks sitting there clapping and showing so much respect his body guard stopped us thought it was all over but he relented and taps his shoulder and you hear zakk go you kidding absolutely we walked over I was shell shocked cuz this is 1 of my hero's I couldnt speak plus I was 11 kinda kick myself for it now but my stepfather got his axe signed zakk actually sat and played it for a couple minutes signed it and handed it back all the while being the absolute most humble and nice musician i have still ever met..🤘
Matey boy, if we are talking about individual tastes, they are subjective and all worthy of the same respect. If we are talking about legendary, innovative, original, rule-breaking guitarists....Zak Wylde ain’t one of them. Period.
Giorgio Curcetti isn’t that an opinion though? What doesn’t make zakk innovative or “rule breaking” as far as his playing just curious as for you’re opinion? There is nothing original about zakks playing and on top of that then where does the originality fall into place with innovation and rule breaking? Zakk can do and play just about anything with a guitar as far as skills just as a player...on top of that if you’ve ever heard him on a piano or a banjo the guy can do it all...took diatonic modes and infused them into his own style...yeah he over uses pinch harmonics blah blah blah...the same monicker and opinion everyone has with him plays to fast this that and the third but if you take the time out to listen to all of his music you’ll see that that monicker don’t exist and the man can flat out play...
What it's weird fan fiction you're writing, stop it.
lest be honest. his riffs usually sucks. and all his solos are the same over and over
gotta love how he's playing out of a lunchbox amp down infront of that TSL cabinet and it still sounds badass, and shit that is one gnarly thumb nail he has going.
This is one man who LOVES his guitar more than most guitarists I have ever seen. Scary!
My problem with Zakk stems from the fact he was one of my main influences on guitar as a kid and he showed a wide range of talent for awhile, he would play some great melodic solos with a dash of fast pentatonic ripping here and there, nothing too overdone. The last 10-15yrs he plays the same crap over and over, he seriously just wanks pentatonic garbage over and over, no feeling or sense of melody..just fast runs and it's sad because he has proven he is capable of much more...he's been in this rut for almost 20yrs...doubt he will ever make good music ever again. Don't even get me started on the artificial harmonics every 2-3 notes.
^
This,I would like to see him make another album in the style of ''Book of Shadows'' but nowadays he even uses pickups and shitloads of effects,when he plays with acoustic guitars.
***** Exactly what I thought for a while. You never really hear a pure acoustic or pure clean or distorted electric tone from him. He processes everything with chorus, wah, phasing, flanging, that Dunlop Rotovibe, and God knows what else. It just creates a wall of noise. Maybe if he applied his shredding to other scales more frequently like he does with the pentatonic scale, he might break out of this sonic rut he's in. That and pare his pedal board down to just a wah and overdrive. Heck, if Angus Young can get by for 40+ years by plugging straight into the clean channel of his Marshall stack and getting his tone by turning up and playing hard, then Zakk can surely get by with only a scant few effect pedals. I've always believed that the fewer effects you have between your guitar and amp, the better off your tone will be.
***** hey everyone looks here, we have another 12yr old that knows no better. Never an intelligent arguement, simply "well you can't do better". Almost anyone could do better simply playing something melodic and in tune with the rythum instead of running played out penatonic scales over and over trying to jam as many notes in as possible with the chorus and wah engaged for that disgusting "tone"
Don't get why so many people bag on his use of Chorus/Modulation. Maybe he likes Chorus. I am a HUGE fan of chorus with this kind of depth/rate. I don't like chorus with a ton of rate to it but when it's silky smooth sounding and gives you that doubling effect, it sounds great for this style. That's just me. Maybe Zakk loves it. I don't use it for every thing I do, but if he wants to, that's his call.
agreed. Zakk's music turned into garbage.
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did anybody notice he shakes his left leg when he pauses after each lick?
hes using a wa wa thats why his legs shaking
his right leg uses the wah wah.. his left leg is free
Zeezo R.O. Seems to me like he's actually thinking about what to play next, rather than just regurgitating licks like many shred-robots these days
lol that may be true..
Its like when u are talking and u move your hands wanting to express your words, Furthermore you can express music with your ''body''.Its something like that.I do it either when i am playing the guitar sometimes. (hope u understand,my English are weak lately)
After all this time still gives me goosebumps
I could listen to him crank it out every day. Zakk fucking rocks.
This guy changed my vibrato forever!!!!!!
How anyone could tolerate Kirk Hammet's vibrato after listening to this is beyond me.
You can tell A LOT about a person by their vibrato, tantamount to their handshake.
this improv is better than a lot of things i think the long nails help with his unique picking and toggle switching it's kinda like marty friedman but zakk moves like his entire lower arm which really seems to help for leads
i dont get what people are complaining about! this is amazing!
Right on my man
yeah, Zakk makes that guitar his bitch
I've always called him Zakk '' sickness'' Wylde, you know why. He is a shred monster.
Listen! Zakk is Zakk! That's It! He plays from his soul! Yeah he can play the technical Neo-classical stuff just as well as he can do Rock/ Blues solos. I get tired of people who think they can Criticize someone playing with feel, and emotion. as if they should change something! It just sounds stupid to me.
Could you show me a video of him playing Neo-Classical music?
No, no video. But just to play the RR catalogue he needed to know that early neo-classical style. I mean it's not like he can't do it. I guess the guy LOVES Pentatonic scales, what can you say....lol
OnkelTomAngelripper1 bahahaha, nice on friend! nice one!
OnkelTomAngelripper1 yes he play that stuff. just look at the first ozzy album with zakk and also to the RR catalogue.
soul ? what a soul its soulness this shitful noize
0:22 Lumber Jack level over 9000.
I dont really have adequate words to describe how brilliant zaks guitar wizardry is, truly amazing player,like a bottle of fine aged scotch whiskey he just keeps getting better with age.
Zakk Wylde is amazing, nuff said. Fuck the haters.
I wonder, how anyone who like rock/metal, can hate this guy??
I mean, yes. His style it's not everyone's cup of tea, but men.... U can realize that this dude, had light years of talent and practice.
For me, just that is worth for a great respect.
I think he's badass and you know its him when he plays. The haters just hate that they cant play like him. This solo ripps.
What will happen if the Beard got tangled with strings?
***** You must be fun at parties
***** Not literally haha, it's a phrase you say to killjoys
***** It's a joke dude,No one can make jokes anymore even if they sound stupid because they'll make you a kid,Oh how cool,Jackass
***** Yeah my name is a joke,Unlike yourself :)
Nazar Prosto We'd have a Black Label Society song :) JK
This is simply balls to the wall, un-hinged SHRED!!!! Yes, it's far from the most technically proficient playing and a bit sloppy, but MY GOD THE MAN CAN ROCK!!!! too many guitarists tent to forget that. Listen to those bends, those furious chromatics, that lucid chorous effect, it fucking ROCKS!! and that's the point. Then again, it's RUclips, where every dumbass talks shit anonymously...
Finally, someone who sees sense.
People always wanna try to compare every shredder to guys like Petrucci and Gilbert, who specialize!! In super technical playing. Its like comparing a cashew to a peanut
But the best parts in this solo are when he slows down and take a feeling. I love zakk, but I think he shredded a little too much (sounds weird, I know). It seems that nowadays his solos are always the same. He just plays stuff really fast... I think he's loosing it =(
Every player has a favorite scale/lick/riff they hinge themselves around. Zakk Wylde is no exception. The only thing I would criticize him on is his crazy amount of wrist movement when he starts playing faster.. but hey.. I've seen stranger ways to play a guitar.
I will agree, he does have a tendency to put awkward sounding shreds where they shouldn't be, like his new song Angel of Mercy
Spoke in the wheel changed my mind on modern country music zakk has soul technique, and knowledge a mix any musician is lucky to have.
I feel for the man who had to tab this.
Linn Motionless Poor guy
xD
Just let the man play guitar. No need to criticize his tone or his way of playing. Just like anyone who has ever picked up a guitar and has a great passion for it you still play for yourself! Sure if I got famous and successful I would play for my fans and make them happy by making good music but nevertheless would I change my playing style,tone,and scales I used just to make some whiners happy. He plays the way he does because it sounds good to him and he likes it.
Wylde is proof that there is no "correct" alternate picking technique lol
Justin Kadoura James hetfeild has a different technique I guess not many do. He usually plays picking in downward strokes.
Not really, check out gipsy jazz picking style
marty friedman.
Zakk can also pick with his teeth.
@Matthew Davies Better is completely subjective. Depends on what your goal and the sound you're trying to achieve is.
I can't thank Zakk enough for getting me through some bad times. God bless u Zakk. God bless the family also.
I went home and my guitar just left me a note on my pillow...
Was loaded on shrooms when I first saw this... I could literally see this extremely talented artist, connected with all the energy from the universe and flowing out of his fingers. Was freaking awesome 😎
Gnarly!
This is how I wanted to play.
Like a god.
Another great video ,from the greatest guitar player ever, and beautiful all of his music is.
Love to watch him play. Thank you. 🕇🙏🕇☺☺
Zakk Wylde is the reason why I play guitar!
Pardon me, I didn't knew the guy. What an amazing talent. It's sick what he does, so complex. I play guitar myself, but this is no guitar playing any more. This is art!
I see people in the commemts saying "hes shredding just to shred" yeah i mean of course but if you want some soul and meaning out of wylde you need to listen to In This River its fuckin beeeeautiful
Most underrated musician around today people should give him a listen and his band black label society 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Brutalidade + talento = Zakk Wylde
One lick looped. Zakk, pls, go back to the good old days, when your solos had melody.
One of the Kings of pentatonics, and of course, "wah pedal" solo.
You mean Kirk Hammett?
+Larry Camarillo you made my day XD
It's just part of his tone
He plays pentatonic scale based lead but doesnt have much of a pentatonic sound....His phrasing paired with his tone is not condusive to a "good" pentatonic sound or feel...Atleast in my opinion.
The lyrics are heart touching
Well I've uhh... Never seen a picking technique like that before o_O
+CPOMendez117 ya I don't get how he does it really, it's such an ugly style but he's so good at it.
+CPOMendez117 marty friedman
+CPOMendez117 john browne
+CPOMendez117 thats why he cant play faster
try pickin with balls
Dam his thumb nail is long. That's a shank. Lol. But seriously the man is a genius
he is so fast that the video lag's
It's not from lag, it is because it's been sped by 20%. It's comically obvious.
@@BullToTheShit lol just no
@@CptSlow89 Lol, obviously yes.
@@BullToTheShit lol no
@@BullToTheShit Use video eiting software and slow it down 20% just to see the result... And where you find 20%? How you get that number?
This is the greatest solo I’ve ever watched lol mans a goat
I just hope he's left handed when he's "playing guitar" on his wife lmao
Preston Belgarde I was thinking the same thing till my vagina literally closed up through fear
I’m hoping he does use his right, his left is fast but uhhhh look at the strength on the right and the nails
His nails..... Kill me.
He doesn't need a pick, with that thumbnail.
Bro he just do insane cocaine bumps with that big ass nail!! Fucking Ozzy, what a good influence 😂😂
thought the same thing, had to stop the vid just to check that nail out myself
The Devils right hand. Especially with those fucking claws!
@@dh4094 Rumor has it that back in the early 90's they were due to play in Reno after playing in San Jose - Caltrans couldn't clear I-80, they called Zakk and he got the 'snow remover' into action...
Can't fingerpick without nails. Check out the nails on classical guitarists. Same deal.