Matteo is simply the guitar player of his generation. Tone, time, phrasings, fluency, versatility, expression, personality, pick any aspect, his is worldclass.
He will play just about any genre you want to name. Heavy metal, blues, flamenco (check out his piece on nylon strings.) great pedigree too. His dad is amazing.
It amazes me how so many Rock/Metal based guitarist still have this aversion to Fusion when so many of your favourite Rock guitarists have all been influenced by this genre. From Vai, Van Halen, Shawn Lane & Gregg Howe have all sited McLaughlin, Di Meola, Holdsworth, Scott Henderson & Frank Gambale as major influences on their playing. Matteo is amazing. To take his classical training then add distortion is clever but his phrasing is unique because he incorporates different musical styles. What I like about Rock/Fusion is that it takes away the pressure of just playing standard rock arpeggios very, very fast. Cheers.
Hi Andy thank you for reviewing Matteo. I grew up as well with shredding (and still love it), but Matteo has an unique way of playing, style, maturity, that makes me appreciate fusion.
Check out some of the different styles he does. Nails a country piece, which blew me away! Blues too. The guy is the real deal and his interviews reveal a maturity and knowledge as impressive as his chops.
He's basically using conventional classical technique, plus flamenco, for the really fast stuff. You can tell from the angle of his fingers that he has done some serious classical work. He is the most exciting guitar player I've heard in years. Most shredding is tedious but he's a real musician and lets the music breathe.
If you haven't heard of Al di meola he's been at it since he was 19 and he just turned 69 and he travels all over the world with acoustic and he shreds really well on electric and on the acoustic as well and he is a fast very fast pick Shredder
Matteo KILLS playing blues or country too, whilst the vast majority of guys who are excellent in those styles CANNOT cross over into his fusion style because they don't have the harmonic knowledge. For example, check out his cover of Brent Mason's "Hot Wired" or his "Blues Shuffle in G".
Not Steve Vai, Joe Satriani instead in the final part (mixolydian). Both (Steve Vai and Joe Satriani) are very fond of the Lydian scale. Beautiful. Very rare.
Il merito più grande di Mancuso è quello che sta richiamando una marea di persone al mondo dells musica jazz e soprattutto a quello della chitarra. Questa è una cosa meravigliosa. Bravo Matteo...w jazz fusion....
As a contrast to the Jazz feel, check him out playing the Kinks song "You really got me" instrumentally , with a small orchestra. It will show you his versatility and the guy is a shredder in the most tasteful way. I think he is the best in the world. 🎸 Google all you can find, including his "Drop D" video. He is insanely good. Praised by Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa, and several other top Guitarists.
Another super talented guitarist. Have to say I prefer Max's style and melodic sense more. To me Max is just on a super rare level and has been since really young. His technique and musical maturity at 13-14 was astounding. I think he is 18 now, just mind-blowing.
I prefer Matteo. Sadly, this video was not doing Matteo's skill justice...he showed way more on other videos(he was playing perfectly for his track, but not showcasing that much) .Check these videos: ruclips.net/video/BdUbrUQ7lcM/видео.html ruclips.net/video/yr3rur_Hqjo/видео.html ruclips.net/video/156BLcycMAA/видео.html There is a reason why so many great guitarists mentioned Matteo as an absolut monster and inovator and not Max(guitar greats like Steve Vai, Joe Bonamasa, Al Di Meola, etc).While Max can improvise with incredible flow on fairly easy harmonies (or more natural sounding harmonies), with not so many changes, Matteo has the same incredible flow on Giant Steps, or any complex harmnoy or genre(which is one of the reason he is not that appealing or understood by people that arent at a very high level muscally). His phrasing and laguage is way above what Max showed , and that is not to take anything away from Max. It's ok if you prefer Max, I also like him, just wanted to make the distinction between the two. Also, with his fingerstyle, Matteo can do stuff that is basically impossible to do only with a pick.
This one is great, but he doesn't show off his other technique at all where he essentially turns his hand and plays like a bassist. Check out a good example of that with his improv here: ruclips.net/video/BdUbrUQ7lcM/видео.html
Great tone and great technique...can not be other than his knowledge about music theory is equally good. However...Ostrom has his chops just as cemented and his music education stands like a house too...to be honest Max is at a higher level if you ask me. What max does must be close to the border humanly possible..
Matteo has earned a chapter in the history book for his right hand for sure. Also, should do a reacts to LARI BASILIO, a Brazilian rock guitarist turned jazz you'll like. Her taste and tone are off the chart. She does such great note displacement in her solos. ruclips.net/video/LoGMCYSvgaw/видео.html
next level, no doubt. gambale was doin this for decades, tho not as effortless never get rich doin that. he has to write a hotel California, and consider playing simple memorable licks.
Why don't you let the whole thing play and make comments later most people don't like the stopping and going and turn the volume up on the sound of the guitar you can barely hear it and then you can talk with a low voice while you're watching it and in between the times he's playing that's how you do that😊 he has no pic he never uses a pic I know this kid well I have all of no one can lick him he is the best out there 😎
Hey Andy, brand new subscriber here, fell down a shred hole and a Max Ostro video brought me to your channel. Loving your content, and I agree with Jimmy D - check out Abim Finger Guitar Ballad Solo Improvisation. The opening lick of it ...proper musicality!!! ✌️
Out of respect, you should post the link to his video as well so he can get some views if people get curious. Or at least just post the title of his video. Nice reaction video.
Right so first of all. Matteo is not your standard guitarrist. Al Di Meola and Steve Vai have both called him the future of guitar playing. Second this is not his most impressive work. And third here's a video of him shredding to John Petrucci, NOTE matteo is 18 in this vid. And another vid of him playing something non jazz/fusion, where he plays the *BEST* guitarsolo there is on RUclips atm. Change my mind. ruclips.net/video/1l8uhDREpA4/видео.html - john petrucci ruclips.net/video/7w0l18M3d0Q/видео.html - Best guitarsolo on youtube
Hey dude! Never said he was bad at guitar, just that I wasn’t a fan of jazz fusion. I’m really impressed with his playing! Thanks for sharing those vids man. Absolutely beautiful solo’s! I might do another video on him again some time as I now realise Falcon Flight might not have been the best song.
I'm not trying to be unkind here, and I respect all musicians, but I have to ask, why do you think your opinion matters? Matteo has millions of views on his videos, and as someone else commented, he is a once in a generation player. I have watched your videos Andy and you are a good player, but I'm not sure you are in a position to critique Matteo. Neither am I, and I would like to see what the great players of our time think about him. He is incredible!
Haha I appreciate the honesty dude and thanks for the compliment! I don’t get your comment though, as this is just supposed to be a fun little entertaining video that subscribers had asked me to do. Reaction videos tend to do pretty well on RUclips and I like making guitar related vids. As far as critiquing his playing as if ‘I know better’ I don’t remember doing that in this vid as I honestly don’t 😂 it’s no question that he is A LOT better than me in every possible aspect of playing.
Actually with no disrespect to Matteo they are a few guitarists who use the exact approach as him… Julio Silpitucla comes to mind… an incredible guitar player… after all said and done Guthrie is the greatest of them all… being able to do with a pick what these guys do with fingers… sometimes he actually plays just with his left hand’s fingers… Josh meader is a beast as well…
If you're not talking over the video you're reacting to (which I appreciate), you might as well keep the volume the same. Now, I increase the volume of the video to listen to it, and then your volume is over the top.
yes matteo is the best lol ! but just very boring ! cold and superficiel ! i love jazz i mean benson lol but mancuso man i cannot ! 10 mn and i fall asleep !
Fantastic guitarist with groundbreaking technique, but musically it's derivative and very middle of the road. It's simply a vehicle to show off. Where is the spirit?
Matteo is simply the guitar player of his generation. Tone, time, phrasings, fluency, versatility, expression, personality, pick any aspect, his is worldclass.
What ? He s musician, composer and genius ......envy is bad ...sorry
He will play just about any genre you want to name. Heavy metal, blues, flamenco (check out his piece on nylon strings.) great pedigree too. His dad is amazing.
Though the technique and the amount of practice needed to accomplish this is terrifying, what's more frightening is the note choice. Mind blowing 🤯
I grew up watching his dad Vicenzo Mancuso playing in Sicily, He was also an amazing guitar player
It amazes me how so many Rock/Metal based guitarist still have this aversion to Fusion when so many of your favourite Rock guitarists have all been influenced by this genre.
From Vai, Van Halen, Shawn Lane & Gregg Howe have all sited McLaughlin, Di Meola, Holdsworth, Scott Henderson & Frank Gambale as major influences on their playing.
Matteo is amazing. To take his classical training then add distortion is clever but his phrasing is unique because he incorporates different musical styles.
What I like about Rock/Fusion is that it takes away the pressure of just playing standard rock arpeggios very, very fast. Cheers.
This is Claudio Quartarone's guitar technique. I believe he had a significant influence on Matteo Mancuso; they are both Sicilian.
It is the best guitar in the world, the number 1
Yes he's really good, i love his technique! Do You know Luca mantovanelli? He's pretty good too!
Un Italiano fenomenale, 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🙏
maximum affect
minimum effort
Hi Andy thank you for reviewing Matteo. I grew up as well with shredding (and still love it), but Matteo has an unique way of playing, style, maturity, that makes me appreciate fusion.
Check out some of the different styles he does. Nails a country piece, which blew me away! Blues too. The guy is the real deal and his interviews reveal a maturity and knowledge as impressive as his chops.
Yes his "pick it apart" rendition blew my mind...and I'm no fan of country & western music...
He's basically using conventional classical technique, plus flamenco, for the really fast stuff. You can tell from the angle of his fingers that he has done some serious classical work. He is the most exciting guitar player I've heard in years. Most shredding is tedious but he's a real musician and lets the music breathe.
He’s equally as amazing on classical guitar…
Lenny breau was playing flamenco.Harmonically Ted Greene and Lenny Breau is much more andvanced.
If you haven't heard of Al di meola he's been at it since he was 19 and he just turned 69 and he travels all over the world with acoustic and he shreds really well on electric and on the acoustic as well and he is a fast very fast pick Shredder
“What the hell has happened there” is the correct reaction
A A such talent at this age is rare ,
Matteo KILLS playing blues or country too, whilst the vast majority of guys who are excellent in those styles CANNOT cross over into his fusion style because they don't have the harmonic knowledge. For example, check out his cover of Brent Mason's "Hot Wired" or his "Blues Shuffle in G".
Matteo is the best, the very best. There is no one like him in all respects.
Not Steve Vai, Joe Satriani instead in the final part (mixolydian). Both (Steve Vai and Joe Satriani) are very fond of the Lydian scale. Beautiful. Very rare.
All technique a side, his understanding of jazz modes/scales is off the charts.
He is an alien...another planet...he bring us the future...
It's a classic guitar posture he's using. I study for 5 years. Anyway, Matteo is a master
Best guitarist in the world. Please. That remains to be seen. Big bag of tricks indeed.
Il merito più grande di Mancuso è quello che sta richiamando una marea di persone al mondo dells musica jazz e soprattutto a quello della chitarra. Questa è una cosa meravigliosa. Bravo Matteo...w jazz fusion....
This is not one of his better videos… Keep watching. I’m not big on jazz fusion either… I’d love to see him play straight rock.
If you liked this, you will love his version of Room 335
Just found out about this guy. Insane.
Guy is a Holdsworth-Govan-Vai all in one love it!
As a contrast to the Jazz feel, check him out playing the Kinks song "You really got me" instrumentally , with a small orchestra.
It will show you his versatility and the guy is a shredder in the most tasteful way. I think he is the best in the world. 🎸
Google all you can find, including his "Drop D" video. He is insanely good. Praised by Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa, and several other top Guitarists.
Matteo he play very enique style I really love he play his style most especially tune of the notes wow!
check out technical difficulties played by mancuso without pick
I actually watched that the other day… incredible.
Another super talented guitarist. Have to say I prefer Max's style and melodic sense more. To me Max is just on a super rare level and has been since really young. His technique and musical maturity at 13-14 was astounding. I think he is 18 now, just mind-blowing.
I agree bro!
I prefer Matteo. Sadly, this video was not doing Matteo's skill justice...he showed way more on other videos(he was playing perfectly for his track, but not showcasing that much) .Check these videos:
ruclips.net/video/BdUbrUQ7lcM/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/yr3rur_Hqjo/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/156BLcycMAA/видео.html
There is a reason why so many great guitarists mentioned Matteo as an absolut monster and inovator and not Max(guitar greats like Steve Vai, Joe Bonamasa, Al Di Meola, etc).While Max can improvise with incredible flow on fairly easy harmonies (or more natural sounding harmonies), with not so many changes, Matteo has the same incredible flow on Giant Steps, or any complex harmnoy or genre(which is one of the reason he is not that appealing or understood by people that arent at a very high level muscally). His phrasing and laguage is way above what Max showed , and that is not to take anything away from Max. It's ok if you prefer Max, I also like him, just wanted to make the distinction between the two. Also, with his fingerstyle, Matteo can do stuff that is basically impossible to do only with a pick.
The best guitar technician on the planet right how, what a shame the video audio is a fraction as loud as your commentary.
This one is great, but he doesn't show off his other technique at all where he essentially turns his hand and plays like a bassist. Check out a good example of that with his improv here: ruclips.net/video/BdUbrUQ7lcM/видео.html
Great tone and great technique...can not be other than his knowledge about music theory is equally good. However...Ostrom has his chops just as cemented and his music education stands like a house too...to be honest Max is at a higher level if you ask me. What max does must be close to the border humanly possible..
Genius
Amazing Player. Guthrie was 19 when he wrote the majority of His album "Erotic cakes" BTW
Matteo is like Mark Knopfler after an 8 ball and some speed mixed with some Aderol. Amazing guitarist. Oh and throw in some Eric Johnson
Tip turn the volume up!!
Haha! Yeah, I have no idea how I missed this when editing
the hairband muting makes for easier cleaner legatto
You need to watch him play Donna Lee - Charlie Parker lines
Matteo has earned a chapter in the history book for his right hand for sure.
Also, should do a reacts to LARI BASILIO, a Brazilian rock guitarist turned jazz you'll like. Her taste and tone are off the chart. She does such great note displacement in her solos.
ruclips.net/video/LoGMCYSvgaw/видео.html
Thanks for the recommendation dude! I follow her on IG but haven’t watched her in a while. I’ll add her to the list for a future vid. Thanks again!
Wow it’s like he has 6 fingers on one hand, how the hell does he do it!
i FENOMENI più li studi e meno ne capisci.......è una grazia che ci sono. buon ascolto
'This guy can play the guitar 'really well'... LOL
He plays with 5 picks actually :D
Haha good point!
next level, no doubt.
gambale was doin this for decades, tho not as effortless
never get rich doin that.
he has to write a hotel California, and consider playing simple memorable licks.
Also check Claudio Quartarone
Check out Matteo playing Charlie Parker song-Donna Lee
Why don't you let the whole thing play and make comments later most people don't like the stopping and going and turn the volume up on the sound of the guitar you can barely hear it and then you can talk with a low voice while you're watching it and in between the times he's playing that's how you do that😊 he has no pic he never uses a pic I know this kid well I have all of no one can lick him he is the best out there 😎
Matteo is new plauer and he is on top level
Claudio Quartarone???
Check Alipbata (finger style guitar) from Indonesia , Yoyo Liu from China, and Abim Finger 15 yo from Indonesia
Thanks Jimmy! I’ll have a look 🎸
Hey Andy, brand new subscriber here, fell down a shred hole and a Max Ostro video brought me to your channel. Loving your content, and I agree with Jimmy D - check out Abim Finger Guitar Ballad Solo Improvisation. The opening lick of it ...proper musicality!!! ✌️
If you're going to show case great player you should have volume turned up so you can hear it better.
Out of respect, you should post the link to his video as well so he can get some views if people get curious. Or at least just post the title of his video. Nice reaction video.
Right so first of all. Matteo is not your standard guitarrist. Al Di Meola and Steve Vai have both called him the future of guitar playing. Second this is not his most impressive work. And third here's a video of him shredding to John Petrucci, NOTE matteo is 18 in this vid. And another vid of him playing something non jazz/fusion, where he plays the *BEST* guitarsolo there is on RUclips atm. Change my mind.
ruclips.net/video/1l8uhDREpA4/видео.html - john petrucci
ruclips.net/video/7w0l18M3d0Q/видео.html - Best guitarsolo on youtube
Hey dude! Never said he was bad at guitar, just that I wasn’t a fan of jazz fusion. I’m really impressed with his playing!
Thanks for sharing those vids man. Absolutely beautiful solo’s! I might do another video on him again some time as I now realise Falcon Flight might not have been the best song.
@@andydavid9 hehe never said you said he was a bad guitarrist😂 I'll be looking forward to see you do more vids on him cheers✌👍
I'm not trying to be unkind here, and I respect all musicians, but I have to ask, why do you think your opinion matters? Matteo has millions of views on his videos, and as someone else commented, he is a once in a generation player. I have watched your videos Andy and you are a good player, but I'm not sure you are in a position to critique Matteo. Neither am I, and I would like to see what the great players of our time think about him. He is incredible!
Haha I appreciate the honesty dude and thanks for the compliment! I don’t get your comment though, as this is just supposed to be a fun little entertaining video that subscribers had asked me to do. Reaction videos tend to do pretty well on RUclips and I like making guitar related vids.
As far as critiquing his playing as if ‘I know better’ I don’t remember doing that in this vid as I honestly don’t 😂 it’s no question that he is A LOT better than me in every possible aspect of playing.
Actually with no disrespect to Matteo they are a few guitarists who use the exact approach as him… Julio Silpitucla comes to mind… an incredible guitar player… after all said and done Guthrie is the greatest of them all… being able to do with a pick what these guys do with fingers… sometimes he actually plays just with his left hand’s fingers… Josh meader is a beast as well…
Govan is INSTITUTION bro..
This is nowhere near the level he's at now. He has a whole different right hand technique which he didn't use in this video
He plays a Yamaha. Not a Gibson nor a Fender or Ibanez
No need to shred using a pick you can do it using your fingers
Also check out Sophie Lloyd
Thanks for the suggestion man! I’ll add her to the list 🤘🏼 thanks 4 watching
If you're not talking over the video you're reacting to (which I appreciate), you might as well keep the volume the same. Now, I increase the volume of the video to listen to it, and then your volume is over the top.
Yeah this annoyed me when I uploaded it. It was completely fine in final cut but just went soooo quiet when I watched it back after uploading it 😕
Find out from which Planet this wonderful God came to Earth too good to be human
Credono di sapere tt loro....credono....appunto
Your volume is too low
Volume ......
😂
He IS better than Guthrie...
ruclips.net/video/5Xe8fzs8Woc/видео.html Matteo Mancuso.
music is not sport ! (a rubinstein) and don't forget franck Gambale!
Wearing a wool hat is not enough, bro . . .
its not clean legato he is picking every note
yes matteo is the best lol ! but just very boring ! cold and superficiel ! i love jazz i mean benson lol but mancuso man i cannot ! 10 mn and i fall asleep !
the goofy music media machine is working overtime to give us the "next big thing"....only time will tell....why ?
Fantastic guitarist with groundbreaking technique, but musically it's derivative and very middle of the road. It's simply a vehicle to show off. Where is the spirit?
Matteo Mancuso è unico al mondo.. attualmente è il più grande chitarrista al mondo...👍💪