It's dying because people aren't writing songs with WORDS. I'm sorry, but guitar is best applied as a songwriting tool (same as piano). We have a generation of kids who are getting less and less by way of voices which actually can speak to them directly in a socially relevant way. While I love virtuoso techniques, even EVH had SINGERS in his band. I'm sorry, but this always feels alien to me. I've been a guitarist for 24 years, and a songwriter the entire time. I'm also trained audio engineer who worked for top 40 engineers, etc. too. I just feel that technique is a means to an end. Songwriting should be the goal (as you said). I totally agree with your video 100%. i just hope you're not shutting down your channel now that you're making this shift. =)
@@CaryMillerOfficial I hear ya. It has turned into gigantic talent show. Just a bunch of guitar players trying to sweep pick faster than everyone else. And to top it all off they all use the exact same gear. So everyones sound is the exact same too. Theres nobody that sticks out that has their own sound. Yeah they're uber talented, but equally lifeless. It's not downloading that killed music. We had limewire and Napster and were able to steal music well before music went down the shitter...the real reason is theres just nothing good that anyone wants to hear, so why would they buy it. The average joe doesnt care that you can sweep pick at 1000 beats per second. Take pantera "walk" the song is one of the most iconic badass metal songs of all time...and is only 3 friggin notes and written by the greatest guitar player ever. If you're a guitar player Dime is in your top 3. Yet everyone misses what he was doing the whole time...just cuz you can doesnt mean you should. Once this happens I guarantee you see money in music again
I don't care how fast someone can play. How well can you play? Can you make me feel something other than "wow, that's fast"? That's what I want to hear.
Lucas Mann said: we're not in a competition with you guys. Music is not about competition, it's about creativity. I think that's something everybody needs to understand.
Heck many people consider a guy nicknamed "slow hand" as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Because he was so prolific in quality. Not because he could play insanely fast.
Dave Mustaine once said something like ‘You can have the best solo in the world but it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t have a good song either side of it.’
Wow, I agree 100% with what you said in the video! That's exactly how I'm feeling these days. I'm not planning on quitting guitar, but I do understand the feeling of pressure to play fast, especially being involved in RUclips as a guitar teacher. Yes, it does seem that guitar playing has turned into a giant pissing contest, and guitarist/musicians should focus on feeling rather that speed, and listen to all kinds of different music, not just guitar songs. What's the point of practicing shredding for years and years just to play notes that no one can hear. As far as the decline of guitar playing goes, maybe people are getting discouraged by all the speed guitar playing they see on social media.
I became so jaded by this situation I haven't played in almost two months. I'm a person who would play on average five to six hours a day. I really need to rediscover why I fell in love with guitar, and what it means to me as a vehicle of creative expression. Great video.
free yourself and go ambient. 100% ad-lib on a general theme. then you have to think on the second track or playing over the looper so it matches. and now you have the coloration to think about. what effects, what patterns, what to keep it fresh and contrasting. you follow your own path.
Everytime I'm hearing this, I always think of specific techniques to do when playing, i.e. vibrato. You can start a melody or a solo the way you like, but I think that a nice vibrato is just a perfect way to kick the solo in. Therefore, the thought alone of trying an awesome technique or compositional device should be enough to make you wanna fall in love with your instrument again.
@@Cthulhu_Awaken Hey! Yea, I usually end short harmonic minor runs with some nice vibrato. Probably far too often :) A few months back I got a bit burned out working technique for hours. I'm more of a song writer that wants to be a shred player. I'm at a crossroads. I'll choose to either focus my strengths or walk away from it forever. I still listen to music daily. Some good advice given in these comments. Thanks.
@@DatKundalini You're welcome, but my suggestion wasn't about the techniques per se, rather what makes you want to try a positive approach to the guitar. That mindset is one step closer to come up with fresh and new things to write.
For me the main reason i like to hear fast shredding and such, like archspire, rings of saturn, is because they make me feel like im in another dimesion, fast and exotic notes everywhere. But i hate it when it becomes an orgy of nonesense for speed shake.
Hell yes, the current tech death scene has some legit stuff going on. I just saw Beyond Creation and Equipoise live, such chill dudes and such amazing groups. Archspire is hard to beat though. Inferi is an amazing blend of technicality and more traditional metal riffs.
marchristiansen fair point, each one should be a work of art and sound amazing and have detail, soul and character, I just can’t stand cheap shitty guitars, they sound like ass (this from a guy who’s owned a few and been majorly disappointed after spending 3 months bar job savings or more on something)
Tbf the guitars that were shown in the video are big brands that are designed for more old fashion players with a big asking prices while modern players prefered guitars that are affordable has modern features such as thin necks, 24 frets, unique styling, and hotter pickups, that’s why most people play Kiesel, Musicman, Schecter, Ibanez, Ormsby, LTD etc
@@MarkToast99 that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard man. I've seen people become exceptional on hundred dollar guitars then they upgraded. my dad always told me at a young age is not the guitar it's you
That and so many are outpricing the population. Basically you gotta be rich to start but at the same you gotta start to be rich. It's not just the guitar it's all the other thousand plus dollar equipment to even just do it from home.
You're right. Musicians have fallen victim to what social media can do (causing you to compare yourself with others and feeling insecure). They lose sight of what real musicianship is about: feeling and what you want to say through your music. Thank you for putting this out there. You've got a new subscriber!
The popularity of guitar waxes and wanes in cycles. For example in the late 80s guitar lead wanking got so excessive that it became a parody of itself; then guitar in the 90s became quite stripped down for an entire decade. It has since risen in popularity again; but the fretboard athletes on RUclips have revisited that same issue. And there you have it....
This is honestly one the best videos about playing guitar that I have seen. Not only does it tell the truth about how dangerous social media/competition insecurity is to musicianship and finding joy in the instrument, it transitions into a nice mixed-skill guitar lesson that is helpful and easy to follow.
Every time I hear his evil laugh, the depression goes away. Every time I hear his music, the headbangs come back. Every time I see that hair, I think: “L’Oreal, cause shred is worth it!”
I find this technique arms race funny cause the reason I subbed to this channel was cause there was a lot of focus on song writing and music theory and not just outright technique.
I have a buddy who plays by ear and just "gets it". I need the theory and understanding as to what's going on. Unfortunately I always feel like I've skipped a lesson with shred. He needs a website with a curriculum so I can throw my money at him.
I don't shred on guitar. Partly because I don't want to but mainly because I'm not good enough at it (I'm comfortable to admit that). But I am SO glad this video was recommended to me. This needs to be watched by guitarists everywhere. We all need to chill out and just enjoy the beauty in the instrument and be glad we can connect with others through it. I personally can't abide the mentality of one-upmanship. It's not a good look on anyone. I just love playing guitar - I'm honestly not that great at it, especially not for how long I've been playing for - why can't that be enough?
You have one of my favorite guitar channels on youtube Shred. I took lessons for years and think most teachers only focus on technique. I could play fancy, complicated things with tabs but could never figure out how to write songs until channels like yours popped up.
I just happened upon your page and watched a few of your videos. And this happens to one of the best videos EVER!!! I went to college back in the early '90s and took music classes and we had to learn music theory. And I could never really get the general idea behind it because we had to play everything on the piano. And being a stubborn youth I only was open to learning it by playing it on the guitar. Watching your Bach vs videos and REALLY listening to what your saying in this video finally clicked. Music should be more about how you feel and the composition and expanding your writing abilities. I am not a Shedder. But I do like to write songs. Watching this video has opened my eyes and ears to exploring new ways of writing and relearning music theory. Thank you.
Not only do you make excellent criticisms to the "debate" but you offer a solution as well as take the time to expand on that solution to teach and educate. This is why you are the master 🤘🏻
you've got so much great advice. Been working on my self-confidence for a while now and I found that I am over-thinking music-making, and just throwing my feels and intuition out of the window. My lack of self-esteem made me totally buy into this novelty-craze that is this technique-fetish. I tried and tried and tried practicing playing super fast and the most ridiculous arpeggios but I ended up forcing novelty. My core strength is my use of intervals thanks to ear training. My best songs are still the simplest. Ironically, I discovered Tesseract's Altered State a few weeks ago and it has become one of my top 5 fav albums. I am absolutely in love with it. There is no shred whatsoever on the album. The incredibly immersive feels and the fact that the feels match with my own so much made me do a 180 real quick. Also what helps is my current co-composer who is great friend. His chops are Adam Jones level at best but in spite of this he comes up with so many cool rhythmic figures and has great taste in sound design. And we're writing kick ass non-shred prog with all kinds of feels.
love this video. thanks guitar jesus i’ve been enjoying your videos since the beginning of my guitar journey and i’m glad i’ve looked up to you for some tips
THANK YOU. I totally love the message of this video!!! I swear it's so hard to ever improvise or talk musically with other guitarist. All they know is pre-made riffs and how to do it fast.
Shred, I hope, they will show this before any shred-contest from now on! Thanks for this video - it should be awarded "best RUclips guitar video 2019" - let me know where I can subscribe for this, and thanks (again) for making me pick up my guitar again!
Playing super fast/technical used to be my end goal, now I'm all about that feel/soul of what I'm trying to convey when I play. Shred is fun sometimes but it's not everything. Great video man. You got a new subscriber.
Amazing arguments and I definitely agree. People forget that music isn’t a competition or about who can out shred who. Rather, its about unity and expressing emotion and awareness on certain issues whether it’s about love, happiness, hate or even political and societal issues.
Really dug this video, I notice it is easier to visually understand the explanation of theory when shown on a piano rather than on a guitar. Thanks for this video.
I am so glad you put this video out. I have heard a number of great guitarists say, John Lennon was one, somone mentioned Dave Mustaine, that a killer lead is nothing if it isnt accompanyig a great song.
Im so happy to see this video being made, ever since I picked up a guitar all the internet has told me is to be fast and earn these 10 cool shred licks- and ive never really moaned about that but always personally rejected it. It predisposed me to feel scared of other guitarsits because hell they might be able to sweep pick and I havent learnt to yet but now im proud of my sloppy playing. Because, my note choice is meaningful and emotive- I have plenty of work to do on dynamics but Im glad to see somebody encouraging people to become musicians instead of guitar players
100% spot-on shredmaster. Players today have no desire to focus on the craft of writing a great song, it's all about compensation for their insecurity.
Really appreciate youre doing this. This is basically mini compilation of music lesson, composing and philosophy all in one video. This is awesome. This is really beneficial for beginners and intermediate guitar players especially those who dont know theory
2:34 Ecactly! Neither guitar playing nor music in general is a competition. I've never been that kind of musician who wants to "out-play" other guitarists etc. I also never understood how playing super fast or complicated stuff makes one a better player. If you can play such things - good for you, awesome. It has to have a appeal to your audience, or at the very least to yourself. If it sounds good, it's good. Simple as that. I don't mind if you write complicated stuff or rather easy-to-play songs/compositions. Just keep in mind that it's about the vibes/emotional aspects the music brings up, and staying true to yourself. With that being said, great video as usual! Keep it up, bro! 🤘🏼
Damn, you're Overture is sick! i'd love to hear more about your music education or past experience getting you to your level. also love the explanation throughout the whole overture. good work my man!
- This is a great question I believe it is worth asking oneself from time to time. To shred to impress or to shred to convey a particular emotion or feel. That may be the key. Like for example, when I hear a guy like Ben Monder shred, not only he really shreds with dexterity and precision but, he builds his music / solos towards that "moment of laser-like precision" where he shreds. Thanks for this video, good sir. It is a great reminder to do music the best way possible we can rather than just turning it into a mechanical nonsense !
This arms race is just dangerous. I remember reading an interview with Yvette Young where she stated that, because of her parents pushing her to participate in piano contests, she developed an eating disorder. Now she plays some really technical guitar but she seems more interested in soundscapes than anything else.
1st test: #1: Perfect fifth (power chord) #2: Tritone #3: Major Third 2nd test: #1: minor #2: major #3: minor 3rd test: 1#: Major 2#: Minor 3#: Augmented I recently started learning music theory and I definitely agree with you about the pressure that comes from social media. Sometimes I really want to quit guitar but on the other hand it is a relieve to me when I need to chill and just had a rough day. Great video. 🔥
The fact someone HAS to say these things depresses me to an all time low. I love guitar, I absolutely love the instrument. I love hearing it, I love playing it, I love seeing how people play the beautiful instrument and make even more beautiful music with the instrument. If the guitar dies then we might as well say a major, MAJOR, like 99.9% of music will die with it. I don’t care if I’m bad at guitar, good at it, or if someone else is bad or good at it. It’s the most creative, beautiful, and fun instrument. Long live guitar
Why the hell do you think guitar playing is dying? I don't know what kind of music all you people listen to but from my point of view the guitar is as big and important as it has ever been
@@tubandt84 The music you personally listen to is not a factor in the development of popularity of instruments. My mother plays and teaches the piano. She sees and hears nothing but piano. Yet the piano saw the height of it's popularity in the 19th century. In the 20th century, the electric guitar was invented and became more popular than the piano. Lately we see DJs with computers become popular. There still are guitarists and there still are pianists. These instruments are just a less popular choice among youngsters. No problem, the violin is also still around. Just not as popular as it was in the 18th century.
@@vent676 cmon, then give me indications, numbers (and context), whatever that really says that the guitar is dying not just some feeling because some people don't like what it is used for. Just because you don't see doesn't mean it is not there
@@tubandt84 Look at the declining sales of guitar manufacturers. Gibson filed for bankruptcy protection in 2018. Look at the changing programming at the largest venues. DJs make millions. The guitar isn't dead by a long stretch, so Peter Danklage may be exaggerating. But we can't get around the fact that the new generation has alternatives, and they are using them.
None of those doofus youtube fake guitarists will ever compose a solo akin in overall quality (ex., melodic interest, PERHAPS coupled with some innovation, etc.) to, say, the one in ‘Highway Star.’ Not. A. Single. One of them. This dude is absolutely right: Concentrate on what matters, like theory and composition knowledge, etc., and then use those things as a means of actually reaching people emotionally.
I love guitar and will always love guitar. I like playing fast sometimes because I like the things I can create with it/causes a different feeling to me. I will always love fast and feelsome guitar.
Your videos really make me regret I can't play and therefore not utilize all the cool ideas you share. That overture was kick-ass. And that diabolical laugh gets me every time :D
I actually stopped playing guitar for about 7 years and concentrated on the sitar and the dilruba. The guitar came back to me; but it was new again, and I heard it with a new perspective. In recent years, I've put time into learning orchestration. I'm glad I walked away from guitar for a while. I burned out on it. And you hit the nail on the head with the whole shred thing. I can't stand to listen to it. It means nothing. This reminds me of back in '79 when I had 13th row center for Andres Segovia. He could play fast. But that was irrelevant. Every phrase was poetry, every note was a work of art. I was in tears. Or the time I saw Ravi Shankar for the first time. At one point, he played one note; and it was the most perfectly executed musical note I ever heard. I can still hear it. If I can play one note with that same level of beauty and sublimity, mine will not have been a wasted life.
Im not even a guitarist yet Ive binged most of your videos. I love the messages you send and the passion behind your craft! Kinda wanna pick up a guitar and learn to shred 💀 but one instrument at a time. Stay awesome my man
In the economy of guitar, the supply is outgrowing demand for content, and we need to full the crap and go for quality. Go for making music and not subscriptions. Also be honest like Shred here and it's so much more fun. Thanks Shred!
Guitar is dying cuz in my day literally every single white male with a pulse owned a guitar. And maybe like 1/50 white males own any other instrument other than a guitar. The guitar really isn't that Superior to every other instrument. Also I really got far less beef with pointless wanking then I do with the talk about buying gear on gear on gear on gear on gear. It kinda makes me want to puke in my mouth
@@unruler Guitar and rock is dying because people are underexposed and are kind of passively forced to get used to boring, cheap, shitty music in the radio
Guitar is not dying, it smells just a little funny. Fake shredders came, and they will go soon enough. You hit it right on the spot with everything you mentioned. Back in 1972 when I bought my first guitar, it was all over tone. We judged fellow guitarists by the sound they could produce with given equipment (i.e. cheap japanese copies and italian tube amps with some sort of speakers in there). Speed was not important, since we thought Peter Green's tempo in "Albatros" was quite normal (ok, Alvin Lee being the exception from the rule). The Spandex-Era changed everything, but not for me. I still love guitarists who can sing on their instrument, no matter how slow it is.
nice to see you have a keyboard. it is easy to lay down ANY 3-note chord, then just move 1 or 2 fingers and check out the new chord. stay in the key and after a little poking around you can assemble a new chord progression. that is a big part of my composition and for sure, live ambient sets. There is so much delay and tails etc, many notes are in the haze, so I just stay in key. Bridges can be made from the relative minor or major and use all the same notes still. those are my tricks since I am not much of a shredmeister. The guitar is great to match to a song because you just move the form to transpose
Spot on analysis. I'll add this … BB King (RIP) probably had more net worth than the YT & IG "shredders" combined. Dude made his bones before social media and his solos were slow & emotion evoking.
Thank you for making this video. I've seen so many sport-based music videos and dialog about them being fake or real, I wonder if people's priorities regarding music are out of whack.
I absolutely agree! I don’t want to the best guitarist to ever live; I want to be the best guitarist that I can be so I can use my technical ability to write great music. Composition over technique everyday.
Thank you for this video Shred. I haven’t shared any of my stuff because of these web guitarists. I really enjoy a lot of their stuff but I feel like my stuff doesn’t compare, so I keep it hidden.
Intervals P5, Tritone, M3 Chords Maj, min, Aug You're exactly right. Next time you're at a music store and some guy is ripping on a guitar ask him if he knows what he's playing. Theory is absolutely a good thing and should be practiced every day. You have a new subscriber. :)
They shredded till they were dead... Great video btw. I used to feel this way about bands and riffs. It used to be a race to who could groove the hardest or play the fastest double kick but now it’s even more compartmentalized with the instrument fully removed from even a band. I think one of the problems is kids are now able to grow up hearing Only deathmetal or insane tech and never have enjoyed Pink Floyd or Led Zepplin or Frank Zappa and experience the musical compostionally experience and THEN bring that back to creating said deathmetal or tech. The soul is gone, we gotta bring back the soul. Funny you don’t see anyone trying to shred like Dimebag, because it was the ultimate fusion of shred and Soul. I think everyone needs a history lesson mixed with their theory lesson. Obi Wan Sensai Shredmaster! You should do more Instagram live sessions, the kids need you haha!
You. Are. 100%. Right. I've played guitar 18 years. I've trained as a classical singer for 5. I've worked with many other instrumentalists (Pianists and strings mainly) and no other instruments have the same issues. A bedroom guitarist can play complex arppegios at light speed without knowing the notes that make up the arpeggio and their relation to the harmonic backdrop! You've got a subscriber.
that's because a few people can understand beauty, but everybody is impressed by fast playing. However, there is something in shredding or doing hard stuff very fascinating and related to beauty, it's like soul overcoming human limits. Anyway, that robotic stuff you see around on social media it's just bullshit. I agree that musicality is the only deal of a musician
Good video! You pursue the types and level of technique that you are happy with man! and if you just happen to get better? So be it! Regardless, keep jamming my dude, you’ve earned a fan, also he’s all of the best guitarists don’t treat it like a sport
First of all, I've been watching your videos for a couple of months and I really like them. I found very interesting all your explanations about the way J.S. Bach used to write, to compose pieces of music and the way it's possible to apply to the guitar. Great job!!! Now, as far as shredding guitar is concerned, I don't really know to think about!! Younger, I really was a big fan of fast shredding guitar but as years went by, it's something that really started to bore me, to get on my nerves. Each time I see all those guys on you.tube trying to play as fast as possible, I think : "But what the hell are they trying to do??. It's not only dead boring but they also literally kill the music, neither more, nor less. Young musicians have to understand that guitar and generally speaking, music is not a race, is not a competition, it's not about playing fast!!! Music is above all based on melody, feelings, emotion, atmosphere, chords, variations (crescendo/decrescendo,...) and some of them tend to forget it. Guitar players such as Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tony Iommi, David Gilmour, Slash, Brian May,...are not considered as shredders and when I listen back to some of their records, in less than 10 seconds, they are still able to give me goose bumps and I could say the same thing about some jazz, flamenco guitarists,... Speed can be from time to time a good "tool" but must be judiciously, wisely used, otherwise, it can quickly become some kind of sickening cacophony.
This is sorta what I have been working on; improving my composition. In specific, I am trying to understand harmony, modulation, and how to make certain progressions work. I'd love to see a video on something like that from a metal perspective that isn't waay over my head.
This is exactly what I thought when I started playing 10 years ago. Never interested me to play fast. For me it's more about creating an atmosphere for storytelling. It's very impressive what I see but it's nothing that I would put hours into to be able to perform. So I started singing to tell the stories I enjoy. No hate - everyone's allowed to spend their time as they wish. 🙂
This is exactly why I have stopped referring to myself as a metal head. I now just say I love music that just happens to be on the heavy end of the spectrum. All the techdeath and such just bores me, it feels like nothing has any soul anymore. I could go on for quite a while but I won't. I greatly appreciate this video, very well put and very well put together!
“Nothing has soul anymore” I’m very sorry you feel that way, and I realize that many others feel the same way as you do. But I can’t quite agree with you on that point. There are still amazing musicians out there (CHON, plini...) that still play with “soul” as one would describr. I’d encourage all who feel as you do to check these fellows out. Music is amazing, don’t fall out of love with it!!
I'll happily look into them, but note that I directly said metal as that is my primary interest and I feel as people have become so concerned about ability they have forgotten how to compose and make people feel.
Same here man. I will always consider myself a metal fan but I just don't fly that flag any more because of the reasons you mentioned. Especially if you say you're a metalhead and you play guitar...sometimes that's just not worth the conversation :D Fortunately there are so many subgenres of metal that are far from soulless and overly technical. I like a lot of folk metal and progressive metal which obviously includes a lot of different instrumentation other than distorted guitars. My point is to branch out within the metal scene; it's a wondrous land with many hidden recesses filled with raw emotion. Check out Eluveitie if you haven't heard them, and Electric Sunrise is a great song by Plini.
Gotta find those caveman riffs my dude. I can't stand anything that sounds over produced or over technical anymore, but as it turns out there are plenty of others who feel the same way. Get some Malignant Alter and start grunting like a rock man.
@@sahamal_savu the prog and folk stuff is hit and miss with me. Alot if it depends on my mood... I tend to keep going back to insomnium, evergrey and the last couple sentenced albums. There are tons of subgenres, unfortunately from my perspective, it seems to be flooded with meaningless shred, there is a time and place for it. I do play guitar and I'm also one who doesn't get the 8+ string shit and playing in drop z. Opeth, Sabbath hell even Lamb of God are pretty damn heavy and they don't tune way down.
Why do you think the guitar is dying?
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Because there's no more authors as it used to be, imo.
It's dying because people aren't writing songs with WORDS. I'm sorry, but guitar is best applied as a songwriting tool (same as piano). We have a generation of kids who are getting less and less by way of voices which actually can speak to them directly in a socially relevant way. While I love virtuoso techniques, even EVH had SINGERS in his band. I'm sorry, but this always feels alien to me. I've been a guitarist for 24 years, and a songwriter the entire time. I'm also trained audio engineer who worked for top 40 engineers, etc. too. I just feel that technique is a means to an end. Songwriting should be the goal (as you said). I totally agree with your video 100%. i just hope you're not shutting down your channel now that you're making this shift. =)
Guitar, like the locust when it becomes overcrowded, changes and becomes cannibalistic and pillages.
Shred your eyes are dark as if your under possession 🙄
@@CaryMillerOfficial I hear ya. It has turned into gigantic talent show. Just a bunch of guitar players trying to sweep pick faster than everyone else. And to top it all off they all use the exact same gear. So everyones sound is the exact same too. Theres nobody that sticks out that has their own sound. Yeah they're uber talented, but equally lifeless. It's not downloading that killed music. We had limewire and Napster and were able to steal music well before music went down the shitter...the real reason is theres just nothing good that anyone wants to hear, so why would they buy it. The average joe doesnt care that you can sweep pick at 1000 beats per second. Take pantera "walk" the song is one of the most iconic badass metal songs of all time...and is only 3 friggin notes and written by the greatest guitar player ever. If you're a guitar player Dime is in your top 3. Yet everyone misses what he was doing the whole time...just cuz you can doesnt mean you should. Once this happens I guarantee you see money in music again
I don't care how fast someone can play. How well can you play? Can you make me feel something other than "wow, that's fast"? That's what I want to hear.
Lucas Mann said: we're not in a competition with you guys. Music is not about competition, it's about creativity. I think that's something everybody needs to understand.
Exactly.
Heck many people consider a guy nicknamed "slow hand" as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Because he was so prolific in quality. Not because he could play insanely fast.
Guitar-playing is like sex: it ain't about being fast, it's about doing it well.
Just listen to compftably numb... it's never been about speed
Dave Mustaine once said something like ‘You can have the best solo in the world but it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t have a good song either side of it.’
Dave knows who can play the best solos..Kiko, Marty, and Poland.
Ian Hargest I know
Ian, that's true !
Que dave mustaine's solo in dream theater's pantera cover
I will listen to a badass solo even if it was in a cardi b song. Just fast forward haha.
I speed up my guitar videos so I can play smoke on the water at the proper speed
embarrassing
Shred it’s not a race god damn it
@@conormurphy4328 amen brotha
I always se you on Mikes videos
LMAO that's bad
This is the best video in regards to this youtube tantrum.
You are rad.
Wow, I agree 100% with what you said in the video! That's exactly how I'm feeling these days. I'm not planning on quitting guitar, but I do understand the feeling of pressure to play fast, especially being involved in RUclips as a guitar teacher. Yes, it does seem that guitar playing has turned into a giant pissing contest, and guitarist/musicians should focus on feeling rather that speed, and listen to all kinds of different music, not just guitar songs. What's the point of practicing shredding for years and years just to play notes that no one can hear. As far as the decline of guitar playing goes, maybe people are getting discouraged by all the speed guitar playing they see on social media.
1st test: perfect fifth, tritone, major third
2nd test: minor, major, minor
3rd test: major, minor, augmented :)
correct
So I won 1kk $? Niceeeeeeeeeeee xd
Hmm... I didn't get the 1st test except the tritone...
@@WarDimensionOfficial And I failed test 2 except the 1st minor scale...
Czesc Łukasz xD zabrałeś mi odpowiedz
I became so jaded by this situation I haven't played in almost two months. I'm a person who would play on average five to six hours a day. I really need to rediscover why I fell in love with guitar, and what it means to me as a vehicle of creative expression. Great video.
free yourself and go ambient. 100% ad-lib on a general theme. then you have to think on the second track or playing over the looper so it matches. and now you have the coloration to think about. what effects, what patterns, what to keep it fresh and contrasting. you follow your own path.
Everytime I'm hearing this, I always think of specific techniques to do when playing, i.e. vibrato. You can start a melody or a solo the way you like, but I think that a nice vibrato is just a perfect way to kick the solo in.
Therefore, the thought alone of trying an awesome technique or compositional device should be enough to make you wanna fall in love with your instrument again.
@@Cthulhu_Awaken Hey! Yea, I usually end short harmonic minor runs with some nice vibrato. Probably far too often :) A few months back I got a bit burned out working technique for hours. I'm more of a song writer that wants to be a shred player. I'm at a crossroads. I'll choose to either focus my strengths or walk away from it forever. I still listen to music daily. Some good advice given in these comments. Thanks.
@@DatKundalini You're welcome, but my suggestion wasn't about the techniques per se, rather what makes you want to try a positive approach to the guitar. That mindset is one step closer to come up with fresh and new things to write.
As a non-musician, my advice-and it is perhaps naive advice-is to listen to music you love and ask yourself what you love about it.
For me the main reason i like to hear fast shredding and such, like archspire, rings of saturn, is because they make me feel like im in another dimesion, fast and exotic notes everywhere. But i hate it when it becomes an orgy of nonesense for speed shake.
Axel Va none of their note choices are exotic
Hell yes, the current tech death scene has some legit stuff going on. I just saw Beyond Creation and Equipoise live, such chill dudes and such amazing groups. Archspire is hard to beat though. Inferi is an amazing blend of technicality and more traditional metal riffs.
You got the point man 👍
Trevor Carl true, never heard of inferi, i will check them right now.
Their name does not dissapoint they are good
@@axelva2635 try Obscura aswell
Some good songs are Septuagint, Akroasis, Emergent Evolution, None Shall Be Spared and Incarnated
The reason guitars aren’t selling is because they made more guitars than there are people.
marchristiansen fair point, each one should be a work of art and sound amazing and have detail, soul and character, I just can’t stand cheap shitty guitars, they sound like ass (this from a guy who’s owned a few and been majorly disappointed after spending 3 months bar job savings or more on something)
Tbf the guitars that were shown in the video are big brands that are designed for more old fashion players with a big asking prices while modern players prefered guitars that are affordable has modern features such as thin necks, 24 frets, unique styling, and hotter pickups, that’s why most people play Kiesel, Musicman, Schecter, Ibanez, Ormsby, LTD etc
@@aliray1165 They have their place. Some people really want to learn but can't afford a nice guitar
@@MarkToast99 that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard man. I've seen people become exceptional on hundred dollar guitars then they upgraded. my dad always told me at a young age is not the guitar it's you
That and so many are outpricing the population. Basically you gotta be rich to start but at the same you gotta start to be rich. It's not just the guitar it's all the other thousand plus dollar equipment to even just do it from home.
Losing popularity?? That's cool, more guitars for me.
I still stand by the saying, "innovate, don't imitate"
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Actually immitate and dont try to innovate unless ur actually good lol
Or you can be like Apple and imitate and pass it off as an innovation.
Trendkiller same
@@Exploshi so if I aint Eddie Van Halen, I cant try to make up something of my own, or my own son
You're right. Musicians have fallen victim to what social media can do (causing you to compare yourself with others and feeling insecure). They lose sight of what real musicianship is about: feeling and what you want to say through your music. Thank you for putting this out there. You've got a new subscriber!
Check Zappa's interview from the late 80s where he stopped playing guitar for about two years because of the guitar speed arms race.
And what told Zappa to Steve Vai in his audition to enter in the group. Steve has been shocked until today and remember it in any interviews.
Guerino Mazzocchetti “I hear Linda Ronstadt needs a guitar player” and “always keep your publishing”
Bela Bartok once said
"Competitions are for horses, not musicians."
@Ameretat010 Marcin N: 31 thumbs up, you: 0.
@@alrisan71 ok so you like cocomelon or kati perry and hate metal music? popularity means nothing
@@alrisan71 but I do think musicians shouldn’t be competitive
The popularity of guitar waxes and wanes in cycles. For example in the late 80s guitar lead wanking got so excessive that it became a parody of itself; then guitar in the 90s became quite stripped down for an entire decade. It has since risen in popularity again; but the fretboard athletes on RUclips have revisited that same issue.
And there you have it....
And the early 80s was often more about the synth for many pop genres....there were a few years that the guitar was just part of the background
@John Klecker. Absolutley 100% bang on the money. Very well said sir.
Exactly
I love this, brother!!
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This is honestly one the best videos about playing guitar that I have seen.
Not only does it tell the truth about how dangerous social media/competition insecurity is to musicianship and finding joy in the instrument, it transitions into a nice mixed-skill guitar lesson that is helpful and easy to follow.
Every time I hear his evil laugh, the depression goes away.
Every time I hear his music, the headbangs come back.
Every time I see that hair, I think: “L’Oreal, cause shred is worth it!”
TheDevil OfMetal 🤦♂️
That's hilarious
I find this technique arms race funny cause the reason I subbed to this channel was cause there was a lot of focus on song writing and music theory and not just outright technique.
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i'm right there with you. I like to look under the hood and know WHY
I have a buddy who plays by ear and just "gets it". I need the theory and understanding as to what's going on. Unfortunately I always feel like I've skipped a lesson with shred. He needs a website with a curriculum so I can throw my money at him.
I don't shred on guitar. Partly because I don't want to but mainly because I'm not good enough at it (I'm comfortable to admit that). But I am SO glad this video was recommended to me. This needs to be watched by guitarists everywhere. We all need to chill out and just enjoy the beauty in the instrument and be glad we can connect with others through it. I personally can't abide the mentality of one-upmanship. It's not a good look on anyone. I just love playing guitar - I'm honestly not that great at it, especially not for how long I've been playing for - why can't that be enough?
You have one of my favorite guitar channels on youtube Shred. I took lessons for years and think most teachers only focus on technique. I could play fancy, complicated things with tabs but could never figure out how to write songs until channels like yours popped up.
I just happened upon your page and watched a few of your videos. And this happens to one of the best videos EVER!!! I went to college back in the early '90s and took music classes and we had to learn music theory. And I could never really get the general idea behind it because we had to play everything on the piano. And being a stubborn youth I only was open to learning it by playing it on the guitar. Watching your Bach vs videos and REALLY listening to what your saying in this video finally clicked. Music should be more about how you feel and the composition and expanding your writing abilities. I am not a Shedder. But I do like to write songs. Watching this video has opened my eyes and ears to exploring new ways of writing and relearning music theory. Thank you.
Nice! Can relate. Also loved the quiz. I was happily delighted by answering some of the questions correct :)
Not only do you make excellent criticisms to the "debate" but you offer a solution as well as take the time to expand on that solution to teach and educate. This is why you are the master 🤘🏻
you've got so much great advice. Been working on my self-confidence for a while now and I found that I am over-thinking music-making, and just throwing my feels and intuition out of the window. My lack of self-esteem made me totally buy into this novelty-craze that is this technique-fetish. I tried and tried and tried practicing playing super fast and the most ridiculous arpeggios but I ended up forcing novelty. My core strength is my use of intervals thanks to ear training. My best songs are still the simplest. Ironically, I discovered Tesseract's Altered State a few weeks ago and it has become one of my top 5 fav albums. I am absolutely in love with it. There is no shred whatsoever on the album. The incredibly immersive feels and the fact that the feels match with my own so much made me do a 180 real quick. Also what helps is my current co-composer who is great friend. His chops are Adam Jones level at best but in spite of this he comes up with so many cool rhythmic figures and has great taste in sound design. And we're writing kick ass non-shred prog with all kinds of feels.
You're doing a noble thing calling out fake guitarists in the Gram and RUclips Shredmaster.
love this video. thanks guitar jesus i’ve been enjoying your videos since the beginning of my guitar journey and i’m glad i’ve looked up to you for some tips
I'm so happy I found your channel today. There is much wisdom in you.
THANK YOU. I totally love the message of this video!!! I swear it's so hard to ever improvise or talk musically with other guitarist. All they know is pre-made riffs and how to do it fast.
Shred, I hope, they will show this before any shred-contest from now on! Thanks for this video - it should be awarded "best RUclips guitar video 2019" - let me know where I can subscribe for this, and thanks (again) for making me pick up my guitar again!
Playing super fast/technical used to be my end goal, now I'm all about that feel/soul of what I'm trying to convey when I play. Shred is fun sometimes but it's not everything. Great video man. You got a new subscriber.
Amazing arguments and I definitely agree. People forget that music isn’t a competition or about who can out shred who. Rather, its about unity and expressing emotion and awareness on certain issues whether it’s about love, happiness, hate or even political and societal issues.
Moral of the story:
Schooled aint Fake.
I play Guitar because i love it. 😘🎸
That's all. ❤🤘🏻
Really dug this video, I notice it is easier to visually understand the explanation of theory when shown on a piano rather than on a guitar. Thanks for this video.
I am so glad you put this video out. I have heard a number of great guitarists say, John Lennon was one, somone mentioned Dave Mustaine, that a killer lead is nothing if it isnt accompanyig a great song.
Im so happy to see this video being made, ever since I picked up a guitar all the internet has told me is to be fast and earn these 10 cool shred licks- and ive never really moaned about that but always personally rejected it. It predisposed me to feel scared of other guitarsits because hell they might be able to sweep pick and I havent learnt to yet but now im proud of my sloppy playing. Because, my note choice is meaningful and emotive- I have plenty of work to do on dynamics but Im glad to see somebody encouraging people to become musicians instead of guitar players
Take your ego out of your playing and put your soul in.
That was the clearest example of music theory I have seen on youtube. Nice quick pace through the basics to start as well.
thank you shred!
i agree in every point
100% spot-on shredmaster. Players today have no desire to focus on the craft of writing a great song, it's all about compensation for their insecurity.
Really appreciate youre doing this. This is basically mini compilation of music lesson, composing and philosophy all in one video. This is awesome. This is really beneficial for beginners and intermediate guitar players especially those who dont know theory
2:34 Ecactly! Neither guitar playing nor music in general is a competition. I've never been that kind of musician who wants to "out-play" other guitarists etc. I also never understood how playing super fast or complicated stuff makes one a better player. If you can play such things - good for you, awesome.
It has to have a appeal to your audience, or at the very least to yourself. If it sounds good, it's good. Simple as that. I don't mind if you write complicated stuff or rather easy-to-play songs/compositions. Just keep in mind that it's about the vibes/emotional aspects the music brings up, and staying true to yourself.
With that being said, great video as usual! Keep it up, bro! 🤘🏼
Finally someone mature talking about this issue. I feel really bad for Lucas. He was wronged really bad and got just a half assed apology.
Damn, you're Overture is sick! i'd love to hear more about your music education or past experience getting you to your level. also love the explanation throughout the whole overture. good work my man!
- This is a great question I believe it is worth asking oneself from time to time. To shred to impress or to shred to convey a particular emotion or feel. That may be the key. Like for example, when I hear a guy like Ben Monder shred, not only he really shreds with dexterity and precision but, he builds his music / solos towards that "moment of laser-like precision" where he shreds. Thanks for this video, good sir. It is a great reminder to do music the best way possible we can rather than just turning it into a mechanical nonsense !
This arms race is just dangerous. I remember reading an interview with Yvette Young where she stated that, because of her parents pushing her to participate in piano contests, she developed an eating disorder. Now she plays some really technical guitar but she seems more interested in soundscapes than anything else.
Nate Breidenbaugh R.I.P. Amy Winehouse
@Nate Breidenbaugh what eating disorder is that? Is it like you dont eat for 3 days?
1st test:
#1: Perfect fifth (power chord)
#2: Tritone
#3: Major Third
2nd test:
#1: minor
#2: major
#3: minor
3rd test:
1#: Major
2#: Minor
3#: Augmented
I recently started learning music theory and I definitely agree with you about the pressure that comes from social media. Sometimes I really want to quit guitar but on the other hand it is a relieve to me when I need to chill and just had a rough day.
Great video. 🔥
The fact someone HAS to say these things depresses me to an all time low. I love guitar, I absolutely love the instrument. I love hearing it, I love playing it, I love seeing how people play the beautiful instrument and make even more beautiful music with the instrument. If the guitar dies then we might as well say a major, MAJOR, like 99.9% of music will die with it. I don’t care if I’m bad at guitar, good at it, or if someone else is bad or good at it. It’s the most creative, beautiful, and fun instrument. Long live guitar
Instruments come and go. If guitar playing goes out of fashion, something else will take its place. Music as a whole will not suffer for it.
Why the hell do you think guitar playing is dying? I don't know what kind of music all you people listen to but from my point of view the guitar is as big and important as it has ever been
@@tubandt84 The music you personally listen to is not a factor in the development of popularity of instruments. My mother plays and teaches the piano. She sees and hears nothing but piano. Yet the piano saw the height of it's popularity in the 19th century. In the 20th century, the electric guitar was invented and became more popular than the piano. Lately we see DJs with computers become popular. There still are guitarists and there still are pianists. These instruments are just a less popular choice among youngsters. No problem, the violin is also still around. Just not as popular as it was in the 18th century.
@@vent676 cmon, then give me indications, numbers (and context), whatever that really says that the guitar is dying not just some feeling because some people don't like what it is used for. Just because you don't see doesn't mean it is not there
@@tubandt84 Look at the declining sales of guitar manufacturers. Gibson filed for bankruptcy protection in 2018. Look at the changing programming at the largest venues. DJs make millions.
The guitar isn't dead by a long stretch, so Peter Danklage may be exaggerating. But we can't get around the fact that the new generation has alternatives, and they are using them.
None of those doofus youtube fake guitarists will ever compose a solo akin in overall quality (ex., melodic interest, PERHAPS coupled with some innovation, etc.) to, say, the one in ‘Highway Star.’
Not. A. Single. One of them.
This dude is absolutely right: Concentrate on what matters, like theory and composition knowledge, etc., and then use those things as a means of actually reaching people emotionally.
I love guitar and will always love guitar. I like playing fast sometimes because I like the things I can create with it/causes a different feeling to me. I will always love fast and feelsome guitar.
Great video! You are 100% correct about "quitting guitar" and getting back to music.
Thanks for supporting my man and Rings of Saturn.
You're absolutely spot on correct, again! Thanks for the video.
Thank you Shred !!! Agreed on all the speed means nothing if that's the only goal..play w heart!!
Dude! I don't even know how to say this but you're the best thing I've found on RUclips this year. Really rad content. Keep it up 🤘🏽
For me the Prince my guitar gently weeps solo is how you play the guitar. So much emotion.
Your videos really make me regret I can't play and therefore not utilize all the cool ideas you share.
That overture was kick-ass.
And that diabolical laugh gets me every time :D
1. Perfect fifth
2. Tritone
3. Major third
I actually stopped playing guitar for about 7 years and concentrated on the sitar and the dilruba. The guitar came back to me; but it was new again, and I heard it with a new perspective. In recent years, I've put time into learning orchestration.
I'm glad I walked away from guitar for a while. I burned out on it. And you hit the nail on the head with the whole shred thing. I can't stand to listen to it. It means nothing.
This reminds me of back in '79 when I had 13th row center for Andres Segovia. He could play fast. But that was irrelevant. Every phrase was poetry, every note was a work of art. I was in tears. Or the time I saw Ravi Shankar for the first time. At one point, he played one note; and it was the most perfectly executed musical note I ever heard. I can still hear it.
If I can play one note with that same level of beauty and sublimity, mine will not have been a wasted life.
The evil laugh cracks me up every single time, can't get enough of it.
Great video buddy.
Damn man this was a great video in so many ways, your channel just keeps becoming awesomer
1- perfect fifth 2- tritone 3-major 3
1-minor 2-major 3-minor
1-major 2- diminished 3- augmented
Im not even a guitarist yet Ive binged most of your videos. I love the messages you send and the passion behind your craft! Kinda wanna pick up a guitar and learn to shred 💀 but one instrument at a time. Stay awesome my man
In the economy of guitar, the supply is outgrowing demand for content, and we need to full the crap and go for quality. Go for making music and not subscriptions.
Also be honest like Shred here and it's so much more fun. Thanks Shred!
That's not Shred. It's SHRED MASTER SCOTT for you.😈😈😈
The conformity of designs and finishes is why guitar is dying.
I'd like a return of heavy metal shapes and non-locking tremolos.
Nah, guitar is losing popularity because rock music is declining.
Non locking tremolos? Why. Hardtail makes you more creative with limitations
Guitar is dying cuz in my day literally every single white male with a pulse owned a guitar. And maybe like 1/50 white males own any other instrument other than a guitar. The guitar really isn't that Superior to every other instrument.
Also I really got far less beef with pointless wanking then I do with the talk about buying gear on gear on gear on gear on gear. It kinda makes me want to puke in my mouth
@@unruler Guitar and rock is dying because people are underexposed and are kind of passively forced to get used to boring, cheap, shitty music in the radio
@@MidnaFeetEnjoyer can't agree more.. It is all about the industry monopoly
Thanks for the Video, it was Necessary for the Community.
Couldn't agree more. The best musicians are not those with the craziest chops, but those who are able to express themselves musically.
Guitar is not dying, it smells just a little funny. Fake shredders came, and they will go soon enough. You hit it right on the spot with everything you mentioned. Back in 1972 when I bought my first guitar, it was all over tone. We judged fellow guitarists by the sound they could produce with given equipment (i.e. cheap japanese copies and italian tube amps with some sort of speakers in there). Speed was not important, since we thought Peter Green's tempo in "Albatros" was quite normal (ok, Alvin Lee being the exception from the rule). The Spandex-Era changed everything, but not for me. I still love guitarists who can sing on their instrument, no matter how slow it is.
nice to see you have a keyboard. it is easy to lay down ANY 3-note chord, then just move 1 or 2 fingers and check out the new chord. stay in the key and after a little poking around you can assemble a new chord progression. that is a big part of my composition and for sure, live ambient sets. There is so much delay and tails etc, many notes are in the haze, so I just stay in key. Bridges can be made from the relative minor or major and use all the same notes still. those are my tricks since I am not much of a shredmeister. The guitar is great to match to a song because you just move the form to transpose
That overture sounded really cool!! This inspires me in my theory studies, so thanks a lot! Subscribed!
Really good video man, I'm learning music theory now at least in part because of you.
1. Perfect 5th
2. Tritone
3. Major 3rd
1. Minor
2. Major
3. Minor
1. Major
2. Minor
3. Aug
As fun as they are these videos always make sense to me, I never find that in any other music lessons channel
Spot on analysis. I'll add this …
BB King (RIP) probably had more net worth than the YT & IG "shredders" combined. Dude made his bones before social media and his solos were slow & emotion evoking.
Amen, brother.
Intervals: 1 Perfect Fifth. 2 Tritone. 3 Maj Third ; Scales: 1Minor 2Major 3Minor; Chords: 1Maj 2Minor 3Aug
Dude I can’t believe Jared riled everyone up like this.
Thank you for making this video. I've seen so many sport-based music videos and dialog about them being fake or real, I wonder if people's priorities regarding music are out of whack.
I absolutely agree! I don’t want to the best guitarist to ever live; I want to be the best guitarist that I can be so I can use my technical ability to write great music.
Composition over technique everyday.
Thank you for this video Shred. I haven’t shared any of my stuff because of these web guitarists. I really enjoy a lot of their stuff but I feel like my stuff doesn’t compare, so I keep it hidden.
Intervals
P5, Tritone, M3
Chords
Maj, min, Aug
You're exactly right. Next time you're at a music store and some guy is ripping on a guitar ask him if he knows what he's playing. Theory is absolutely a good thing and should be practiced every day. You have a new subscriber. :)
Wow, was not expecting a lesson in this video. Respect man
Yep!!! This!!!! Music aint a sport, its art!!! Its all about communicating emotion!!! Good on you bro, GREAT VIDEO!!!
Best video you did so far. So many truth bombs!
Great vídeo, bros. And great lesson. Aguante 😎.
They shredded till they were dead... Great video btw. I used to feel this way about bands and riffs. It used to be a race to who could groove the hardest or play the fastest double kick but now it’s even more compartmentalized with the instrument fully removed from even a band. I think one of the problems is kids are now able to grow up hearing Only deathmetal or insane tech and never have enjoyed Pink Floyd or Led Zepplin or Frank Zappa and experience the musical compostionally experience and THEN bring that back to creating said deathmetal or tech. The soul is gone, we gotta bring back the soul. Funny you don’t see anyone trying to shred like Dimebag, because it was the ultimate fusion of shred and Soul. I think everyone needs a history lesson mixed with their theory lesson. Obi Wan Sensai Shredmaster! You should do more Instagram live sessions, the kids need you haha!
Well spoken on this topic of "phony" guitarists! And the metaphysical analysis...spot on.Good Shred advice!✨🎼🙏🏼🎼✨Death Metal Seal is a MUST!
This is a really good video. Quality content. Good job m8.
I've heard you play.....you're doing the right thing.
You. Are. 100%. Right. I've played guitar 18 years. I've trained as a classical singer for 5. I've worked with many other instrumentalists (Pianists and strings mainly) and no other instruments have the same issues. A bedroom guitarist can play complex arppegios at light speed without knowing the notes that make up the arpeggio and their relation to the harmonic backdrop! You've got a subscriber.
Oh and I was guilty of all that prior to training as a classical singer 😂.
that's because a few people can understand beauty, but everybody is impressed by fast playing. However, there is something in shredding or doing hard stuff very fascinating and related to beauty, it's like soul overcoming human limits. Anyway, that robotic stuff you see around on social media it's just bullshit. I agree that musicality is the only deal of a musician
Good video! You pursue the types and level of technique that you are happy with man! and if you just happen to get better? So be it!
Regardless, keep jamming my dude, you’ve earned a fan, also he’s all of the best guitarists don’t treat it like a sport
you are a great teacher..would make an awesome dad....i hope God blesses you with many children
First of all, I've been watching your videos for a couple of months and I really like them. I found very interesting all your explanations about the way J.S. Bach used to write, to compose pieces of music and the way it's possible to apply to the guitar. Great job!!!
Now, as far as shredding guitar is concerned, I don't really know to think about!!
Younger, I really was a big fan of fast shredding guitar but as years went by, it's something that really started to bore me, to get on my nerves. Each time I see all those guys on you.tube trying to play as fast as possible, I think : "But what the hell are they trying to do??. It's not only dead boring but they also literally kill the music, neither more, nor less.
Young musicians have to understand that guitar and generally speaking, music is not a race, is not a competition, it's not about playing fast!!! Music is above all based on melody, feelings, emotion, atmosphere, chords, variations (crescendo/decrescendo,...) and some of them tend to forget it.
Guitar players such as Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tony Iommi, David Gilmour, Slash, Brian May,...are not considered as shredders and when I listen back to some of their records, in less than 10 seconds, they are still able to give me goose bumps and I could say the same thing about some jazz, flamenco guitarists,...
Speed can be from time to time a good "tool" but must be judiciously, wisely used, otherwise, it can quickly become some kind of sickening cacophony.
you are so talented man. you write music beautifully. hope you dont stop playing but you do what you need to.
Subscribed. You’re awesome, man! Thank you.
This is sorta what I have been working on; improving my composition. In specific, I am trying to understand harmony, modulation, and how to make certain progressions work. I'd love to see a video on something like that from a metal perspective that isn't waay over my head.
This is exactly what I thought when I started playing 10 years ago. Never interested me to play fast. For me it's more about creating an atmosphere for storytelling. It's very impressive what I see but it's nothing that I would put hours into to be able to perform. So I started singing to tell the stories I enjoy. No hate - everyone's allowed to spend their time as they wish. 🙂
This is exactly why I have stopped referring to myself as a metal head. I now just say I love music that just happens to be on the heavy end of the spectrum. All the techdeath and such just bores me, it feels like nothing has any soul anymore. I could go on for quite a while but I won't. I greatly appreciate this video, very well put and very well put together!
“Nothing has soul anymore” I’m very sorry you feel that way, and I realize that many others feel the same way as you do. But I can’t quite agree with you on that point. There are still amazing musicians out there (CHON, plini...) that still play with “soul” as one would describr. I’d encourage all who feel as you do to check these fellows out. Music is amazing, don’t fall out of love with it!!
I'll happily look into them, but note that I directly said metal as that is my primary interest and I feel as people have become so concerned about ability they have forgotten how to compose and make people feel.
Same here man. I will always consider myself a metal fan but I just don't fly that flag any more because of the reasons you mentioned. Especially if you say you're a metalhead and you play guitar...sometimes that's just not worth the conversation :D Fortunately there are so many subgenres of metal that are far from soulless and overly technical. I like a lot of folk metal and progressive metal which obviously includes a lot of different instrumentation other than distorted guitars. My point is to branch out within the metal scene; it's a wondrous land with many hidden recesses filled with raw emotion. Check out Eluveitie if you haven't heard them, and Electric Sunrise is a great song by Plini.
Gotta find those caveman riffs my dude. I can't stand anything that sounds over produced or over technical anymore, but as it turns out there are plenty of others who feel the same way. Get some Malignant Alter and start grunting like a rock man.
@@sahamal_savu the prog and folk stuff is hit and miss with me. Alot if it depends on my mood... I tend to keep going back to insomnium, evergrey and the last couple sentenced albums. There are tons of subgenres, unfortunately from my perspective, it seems to be flooded with meaningless shred, there is a time and place for it. I do play guitar and I'm also one who doesn't get the 8+ string shit and playing in drop z. Opeth, Sabbath hell even Lamb of God are pretty damn heavy and they don't tune way down.