Incredible guitar playing, Andy James, Angel Of Darkness on EMGtv
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2012
- Andy James, widely regarded as one of the U.K's best Shred and Metal guitar players, plays "Angel of Darkness" using his EMG 85 and EMG 60 humbucker guitar pickups.
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I've probably watched this upwards of 50 times in the past week haha. Andy, you are a god!
Love your work mr.Rolland
Tu também é mestre!
Being somewhat of a guitar player myself, I must say but one thing: everybody comparing Andy to other players, needs to wake up and realize how clean his playing actually is. No sloppiness, hands perfectly syncronized, long alternate pick runs, excellent note choice and modern approach to the guitar.
He's one of the iconic players of this decade for sure.
(I know, maybe Petrucci is even cleaner, Gilbert more creative and Batio faster, but you get my point).
SomethinWild somebody who gets it. I salute you sir.
whats the comparison anyways😑, he's so damn good.
SomethinWild bro, i love the three guys you mentioned and i listened to all of them many many years before i fell upon andy, but this guy is strait up a monster. His lick and pattern choices are stupid awesome haha.
A jack of all trades 💪
A jack of all trades 💪
Doesn't matter how unimpressed one may be. To do what he does takes years of dedication
jcruz04 beside years. You need to born with the rarest gift creativity to make amazing melodies and sounds
creativity is also something that can be learned
Giiggle Agree but im talking about native creativity not the one you learn or stealth
I would put it this way, you can learn to be more creativy simple by listening to lots of different music and studying it, but to some people that "out of the box" thinking comes more natural, and they have a way of writing that reflects their personality, which can't be replicated by others
Giiggle That's my point with a more literary vocabulary
Watching this on December 29 2023! The Best around Andy is!
His tone is nice. I usually don't hear a tone that's quite that clean on a lot of shred players.
I agree:]]
Just thank you Andy for being there
So great musician and melodic
THis guy quickly made it to my list of favorite guitar players, holy fuck.
Saw this gifted guitar god in a Dublin dive with about 80 others, 3 years ago. Words escaped me to describe the experience, musicianship on another level!!!
******* Awesome song , congrat ! Who dislike this video is a mad person or don't have any idee for what is the guitar instrument ....
Note to the producers of this video: The time I spent seeing how your fancy cameras can move all around the room, the less time I spent seeing this guys hands. I'm sure some people would be more interested in the cameras moving about, but not me. Just sayin'.
go to his website and buy the song I think the tabs are there too. Then you don't have to look on his hands.
bloodbrothers12345 He's a good player. I want to look at his hands.
responsibleparty
Yes he's a good player. And thats why he want your money. Not your eyes sucking on his fingers^^
bloodbrothers12345 ??? Last time I checked, this was RUclips. That is, a video site.That is, a website where you can post video of something people might find interesting. So now I'm sucking on his fingers? What the fuck's wrong with you?
responsibleparty
wtf is wrong with you. this guy spend his whole life to play guitar and make some new songs and stuff like that. He is not your bitch!!! He make great vids here on RUclips if you want to learn a song PAY HIM!!! ..... like the character in the game Payday the heist says "everyone needs a payday"
so much feelings in this song ... great job Andy
one of my all time favourite pieces by andy, been a fan of his work since a kid
Nunca me canso desse vídeo! Maravilhosa composição. ..
My ears found a soul mate!
instrumentals with perfect structures and a perfect balance of aggression and melody!
bought this album last year and its still amazing every time i listen to it!
cheers to one of the best teachers and performers out there!
This video. This, to me, is one of those performances that resonate so deeply in you that, no matter how many times you revisit it, it makes you smile because it exudes excellence and really inspires you to take the time to get your playing to a higher level.
Am I the only one that is most impressed by the run at 1:25?
No.
bad ass run,but i can pick runs that are amazing from this guy from every solo he has ever done,he is top 3(maybe 2 or #1) in the world for complete and total domination of metal guitar.he kills at every riff,solo,rhythm,note he is fucking amazing,period check out the wicked run at 3:33
wayne smith he and who else?
Obviously Petrucci has to be there... right?
carlos sammet
yes,he is a god among progressive metal guitarists
Nice, who else would you say belongs to that privilege position along with Petrucci and Andy James?
Ragnar has some skills. Cool!
jjajajajjajajaja maybe ivar too......
there aren´t any because his playing has more balls than a gay porn
its guys like you andy who inspire me to practice everyday
Andy James's music always makes me feel and think without even putting words to it. He is truly magnificent.
This video should have at least ten times more views.
Hands down my favorite shredder next to govan and loomis. His style is more distinct my vibrato and alt. Picking is much better thanks to this guy.
Not sure Id say Andy's style is more distinct than Loomis's, but both are in my top 3 modern players list.
andy james is influenced by John petrucci , I can see a younger petrucci playing guitar on this video
no matter how many times i hear this ,,, im still in love with this piece
As far as I can tell, this is perfect in every sense of the word.
Andy is amazing, not only he's a shredder but he has melody, something that we as guitar players are missing, Andy you inspire me to become not only in a better guitarist but in a better musician !!
Andy James's pinky is his second appendix!
Love you been a fan for long time
Andy James is fast becoming one of my favorite guitarists
Is this is peak of guitar playing ability? It seems like this is the max level one can really get at, without inventing a whole new style of playing where no man or woman can fit in
for the realm of shredding that is. there's still jazz, classical and other forms.
i find dark matter by rusty cooley to be much more challenging to play than this song.
I'm quite sure guitar has no Bounds. If it takes inventing a style that only you can play then do it. If not for that you wouldnt even see a solo like that cause no one in their right minds 100 years ago would say " Hey lets try this " And start shredding like a bitch . Feel me?
Cole Ohanian Yup, the ultimate guitarist would be able to play everything thats possible.
caponi14 2 words: John Petrucci
"Anyways, here's wonderwall"
i still rewatch this all the time
10/10
For me, it's the best Andy James song ever!!! So much soul in this song!!
1:03 perfect shit ever
@EMGPickups : Can we get This kind of sound using the 81-85 pair?
Even though I will most likely never reach his ability, he inspires me everytime I watch him.
Thank you for EMGTV That you share this video
How old is he. I am asking because his skills of guitar playing are amazing. One of my favorite guitarist and probably the best of them.
he is 34 years old
You're not asking. A question ends with a question mark, not a period.
EMG = Electric Motor Guitar
LOL!!!...EMG=Evil Metal Guitarist!...LOL!
Extraordinary Musical Genius
CoproManiac Epic magnificent Geniuses
Enter Me George...
Electric Magnetic Goodness!
One thing about him that always really amazed me was how completely unique his phrasing is and plus the harmonies you get something completely and unheard of before and its incredible. And not only is it crazy that he was able to write and record this in the studio... he plays completely in time live with his backing tracks. Can you imagine playing harmonies that accurately at that speed that weave in and out of a sing like this?!
One of my Favorite Guitarist here for sure!
Does he ever play with the bridge pickup?
+TruthSurge Yes, just not often.
Alex Wright I get that the bridge helps you sound cleaner (for some reason) but I just almost always saw him using the neck pu. I did see him do Black Star and that was some bridge pu in there. He's a good guitarist.
+TruthSurge at 2:26 you can see him switch to the bridge. Not sure if he does this any other times
ezekeil33 just seemed he used the neck pu 95% of the time. Maybe not for the rhythms as much but for solos, melodies.
+TruthSurge Yea, I suppose he just likes the rounder sound of the neck for that kinda stuff. Who knows, ill ask him next time i see him xD
It's absolutely mesmerizing to watch his hands and fingers at war, slaughtering and mass murdering, while the rest of his body is absolutely at peace and totaly calm.
the main melody from this song is so good. the chorus part is extraordinary
Cleanest guitar shredder, Discovered this guy by the end of 2015 and learnt a lot from him
This guy is the FUCKING BOSS!!
that bend at 2:23 O_O
It's just another bend
Connor Deal You're just another bend!
I do bend a lot seeing ad I play everyday but it's nothing special
You mean that normal 1 step bend? :)
Superb!salutes!from KK Sabah,Malaysia🇲🇾🤘🏼👊🇲🇾🤘🏼
I know SMT is disbanded, but hope to see Andy perform Hourglass live on emgtv or his channel. That would be awesome.
Pretty good! Keep practicing!!!
AFTER 12 YEARS OF GUITAR PLAYING... I QUIT.
LOL i feel ya brotha.. after watching this i feel so amateur after playing 18 yrs.
3:33 its MAXIMUM TIME!
Lol, I guess it goes by what type of music you listen to and how often you practice. I can play this song and I've only been playing guitar for like 2 years. I practice literally everyday for 8 hours.
good for you.
Francesco R. i am with you
It sounds incredible. I wish I could play like that!
amazing love this guy
I understand that there are 7,962 lovers of this. But really haters? really? If you don't like it hen don't come here just to fucking show it. Keep your negativity to your selves!
people happen to stumble upon videos too its not like everyone that doesn't like an artist is a troll dude, not saying that i don't like this guy though
It's not there type of music.... fair enough.... but god damn andy is a god
Alex Shcherbakov It's not there type but there's no reason to dislike on this page, just change the video but he's a God playing guitar, doesn't matter if you like or not, it's simply amazing how he plays
Carlos Moreno Exactly.
these haters are the ones who are skinhead and started to play guitar :)
But can he play like Lil Wayne?
Loled so hard.
No, he cant.
Thank god he can't! Lol!
That's a stretch man lil Wayne's the greatest guitarist this world had ever saw. You saw how he was playing that guitar without an amp on top of the limo. Hes got skillz. Lil Wayne and his guitar for president 2016.
IrokoSalei I guess he can't, too much for him. Lil Wayne is the greatest guitarist in the world :D
eargasm. what a wonderful playing
Simply outta this world!
Well I'll start picking up the remnants of my face now....
Damm king Ragnar can shred !
Andy james could and can play anything he is beyond amazing
Dime will always be my favorite player, but this is STILL my favorite single performance by anyone. Breathtaking and mindblowing are a gross understatement.
Waiting for the "soul less" comments.
+bob marley look man everyone's got their own opinion
now look I'm into all sorts such as zz top,Hendrix,Guns n Roses hell even Slipknot (big time maggot)
but as much as I like this guys skill I still got to admit that it is boring
I know this seems dumb but I've seen it all before
Satriani saw him live, great player yet i was bored the entire show
probably because I think sweeping is boring but still none of his songs had lyrics and I think it's OK to have an occasional instrumental but to have all you're songs instrumentals then you'll find your style will get stale pretty quick
Rory Carey I know right?
Rory Carey ..hey.. it's really no problem...it's ok..all the things you don't like about it,are the the things we like the best..so you don't have torture yourself listening to it..we'll take care of it....if you don't mind ...thanks..by way..you can keep those vocals too..we don't need 'em....we're sick of 'em..that's why we listen to instrumental music.....(and watch RUclips)....and I go back way before Guns and Roses... lol..\m/
@@rorycarey2553 Wait... you're saying you saw Satriani live but didn't like it because you don't like sweeping? I think you never saw Satrianilive as he doesn't sweep pick much and is more focused on melodic lines, tapping and bends.
@@MeshuggahFan-iy6tb I don't agree with you. Listen to Andrey Korolev he is faster and more technical and versatile than Andy James but Andrey composes music that has a soul.
What the hell??? He's like some kind of Wizard. I'm gonna burn my guitar after seeing this - I don't deserve it.
Wow... It s fantastic!
Very good James.
yeah, but can he play "Smoke on the Water" ?
😂😂😂
Haha when people ask me that question after showing them my guitar hahah (face palm)
the anthem for guitarist.
Fyre Hawk nope lol
Gold star for being the 5000th commenter to submit that 'funny' zinger.
Nice, but can he play Californication?
OmnipresentPlatipus fuck u. dumbass can u evem play happybirthday ?? bitch
@OmnipresentPlatipus are you kidding ? or you know anything about it ?
why so butthurt? do you even know humour? and Anish the bitch I can play happy fucking birthday, thank you.
OmnipresentPlatipus sorry...
Just Listen to BURT WEEDON, he makes Andy James look like a Schoolboy
STILL the greatest performance I've ever seen. Can't wait to see you and Angel Vivaldi bring Italy to its knees \m/
What amazing technique you can hear every single note perfectly. I don't even know what to say expect that it was awesome.
Entire Universe - Andy James
Technically Andy James is a monster.There is just no comparison.Kirk is just a good guitarist that had the luck to be in one of the greatest bands of all time.
Metallica is my favorite band of all time, and you sir are absolutely correct
Hahahahahahahahaha
I've seen this song playthrough at least four times. I did buy your album. Another thing when listening to this song The rhythm section you wrote is good and chunky in the right places.
i can't understand how you master all those technicks , truly great & awesome m8.
fan here .
so can somebody tell me how often does he needs to change his bateries ?
EMG's needs to have the 9V changed about every 2000 hours. Some change it more often. 2 best ways to tell in my experience are to either A) Use a battery tester about every 6 months or so (depending if you gig or just practice), or B) Listen to your sound. They will start to lose tone and gain with a dying battery. I usually replace all mine once a year when I do my setup in the spring after the weather gets warm again.
Andy sounds quite similar to Petrucci, great player
This is just great.
Very well played. I am impressed, amazing chops!
How can I be great like you :( fuck I play guitar since I was 15 years old and I still being a fucking scumbag on guitar :(
how old are you now?
I have 22 now :'( hahaha, I play songs like fermented offal discharge (necrophagist), I knew the solo but it was stressful because I practiced and practiced it but I could never can play it fluidly :/ so, there is my guitar, lying on the music stand xd when I was child, I always dreamed to be a great guitarrist, but no... I can't, I cant proceed...
+Andres Contreras i started when i was 15, too... i am only 17 now tho :D the hardest solo i can play is from "follow the reaper", but i always have to be totally warmed up to play fast :/ i guess we just have to keep practicing ;) keep it up man, you don't play bad, i saw your video
Thanks man, your words give me so hope hahaha, well, you're right, practice makes a master, and we must be so patient in this path :/ good luck for you, you are younger than me hahaha you have more time!
Andres Contreras Play all day long, as long as it takes.. and try to learn as much as you can. In order to become great in something, you have to be totally obsessed with it ;)
did he electrocute his fingers before playing? cause they never stopped moving!
He makes it look so easy 😎, the best.
never get bored of this!!\m/
Thats Incredible! awell as the fact he is only using 4 fingers lol
+Evolutionz lmao damn
Awesome song. Lots of speed but not too much to where it gets annoying.
I think Andy just melted my face off with that preformance
after all these years still here. fucking epic.
Yeah, he's okay I guess. But I can play sunshine of your love, so someone get this scrubmuffin out of my recommendations
Now I know God is bald!!!
that's it? this was enough for you? smh
My favorite Shredder!
I HEAR THIS SONG ABOUT 20 times now and it s still AWESOME!!!!!!!
>.
Every song of this guy sounds exactly the same. He has no musical dinamic. Is like a computer trying to sound human.
You not enjoying his music, and his talent are two completely different things. I enjoyed your uploads though.
Kameron WilliamsI do not to like to sound like an asshole, this guy has an ability that is beyond incredible. I was just putting my point of view that It is impossible for me to listen more than 2 songs of the guy. He has an incredible technic,despite his little finger being short and kind of crooked.
No he doesn't. You know nothing. Seperation sounds completely different and so do a ton of other of his songs
Tyler J Well, I am a classical musician so I do know what I'm talking about. This guy is horible as far as music is concerned. And my oppinion is my oppinion and it is not opoen to dicussion. There are many other guitar freaks that are better than him, becuase they have the technic and the ability to do music.
Well you're a classic musicians so keep to classic music then. This style is way different. That's like Jimmy Hendrix talking about Andy it's two whole different things.
That fast lick at about 3:32 sends shivers up my spine, I would pay good money to see andy play live!!!
correction 3:33
ruclips.net/video/WGPqH9Jednk/видео.html
he is so great
Just the perfect instrumental track....dude puts the "mental" into it.....fuckin great tune, hes definately underrated and I hope he gets more recognition cause he definately deserves it. Just a flawless song....
Totally. I'm not 'in love' with everything Andy's done but this performance in particular just spoke to me in a way that very few have. Granted, the players you mentioned are BRILLIANT in their own right, but this one just floors me. Every time I watch it, I get something new. Thankfully, it's not essential to be as good as these guys to make music or I'd have to quit. Personally, I dig everyone from Dime to Holdsworth, Roy Clark, Page, Morello, Cazares, Govan, Loomis, Friedman, Abasi, Vai...
talented, smooth arpeggios, and great guitar player and shredder, I like it man sounds good.
Darn! It's 2:59 in the morning and I'm watching this. Now I am very much awake! Good shredding. I love this man and that guitar too! 😅🤘🏻
I wanted to post a comment about awesomeness and then I forgot it. In any case it brings back memories when I used to listen to Andy's music.
Flawless technique!!!
Very nice...sweet picking....
Love you Andy James
Superb buddy!!!