Stretching the Limits of the Acoustic Guitar | Trace Bundy | TEDxBoulder

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  • Опубликовано: 7 июл 2019
  • The fan-dubbed “Acoustic Ninja” must be seen to be believed, using harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live experience. Listening to his intricate arrangements is one thing, but seeing him play live confounds even the most accomplished music lovers as to how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten fingers. Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy shares his musical artistry with us this year. Fan-dubbed “The Acoustic Ninja,” his music must be seen to be believed, using harmonics, looping, and multiple capos to confound even the most accomplished music lovers as to how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten fingers. Trace’s witty banter and stage presence delivers an unforgettable live concert experience.
    Trace is based in Boulder, but his unique career has brought him across the world, with concerts in 28 countries and counting -- from high-tech performance halls in South Korea and Italy, to remote villages in Zimbabwe and Guatemala. His video clips have circulated virally, with over 43 million RUclips views to date. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @GotWarren
    @GotWarren 4 года назад +2026

    Stretching the limits of how many capos you can own

    • @imjustaguy4340
      @imjustaguy4340 4 года назад +21

      😆i have one

    • @munky1806
      @munky1806 4 года назад +38

      Most underated comment ever i would give this 20k likes if I could🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂

    • @subratakumarboro1238
      @subratakumarboro1238 4 года назад +1

      Lmao

    • @bob7429
      @bob7429 4 года назад +11

      Dude you win the internet lol

    • @cactustree505
      @cactustree505 4 года назад +29

      Those are antenna to the mother ship not capos

  • @douglassmith9445
    @douglassmith9445 3 года назад +7

    It drives me nuts when over a million people can watch a video and no one chooses to give it a like. I am sure more than 16k people were inspired by his playing. Give back people.

    • @cnred7987
      @cnred7987 3 года назад +1

      dude who cares, they mean nothing, its a youtube video

  • @greymatters14
    @greymatters14 Год назад +5

    He’s defiantly put in his 10k hours. Fantastic musician.

  • @Po1itica11yNcorrect
    @Po1itica11yNcorrect 3 года назад +10

    Some people have just a ridiculous amount of talent. He is one of them.

  • @loganmowry2687
    @loganmowry2687 9 месяцев назад +19

    He played at my high school years and years ago. I still remember getting full body chills when he played Where the Streets Have No Name

  • @davidwong1288
    @davidwong1288 4 года назад +98

    I love how he just CANNOT stay still! The music is flowing through him. He is music.

    • @TherealDsizzle
      @TherealDsizzle 3 месяца назад +1

      I think that’s the ADHD 😂

  • @xiongpaolee
    @xiongpaolee 11 дней назад

    WAOW, absolutely magical! ❤👏👏👏👏👏

  • @rcandrews4334
    @rcandrews4334 3 года назад +73

    Say what you will and apparently many have, but to deny this guy's ability to understand the soundscape and his ability to own his instrument is disingenuous.

  • @ricknelson7824
    @ricknelson7824 3 года назад +130

    After seeing Trace twice in live concert, in a very small theatre; I am still in awe at his talent and abilities. Simply mesmerizing.

    • @patmccrotch5373
      @patmccrotch5373 Год назад +3

      A very similar artist to Trace (this is my first time discovering Trace by the way, and wow, what an amazing, creative talent!) I've discovered is a guy named Mike Dawes.. check him out if you like Trace, hopefully I hit the nail on the head and pointed you to someone you haven't come across yet just like I did with Trace. Cheers!

  • @RCSxMaverick
    @RCSxMaverick 4 года назад +64

    So this is what August Rush is up to these days!!

    • @adamdukes5900
      @adamdukes5900 4 года назад +5

      Awesome reference. Great movie too

  • @geniusinsaan8425
    @geniusinsaan8425 11 дней назад

    The guitar is blessed 😊

  • @billyyee1618
    @billyyee1618 3 года назад +124

    This is really great. He really made the guitar sing with sweet melodies and harmonies. I can hear him play all days... bless

  • @andybaldman
    @andybaldman 4 года назад +19

    As a guitarist, there's nothing he's doing here that's really that impressive. Many others have done all of this stuff before him, and none of it is really that hard.

    • @josephbreza-grappling9459
      @josephbreza-grappling9459 4 года назад +2

      andybaldman, agreed. This is by no means “stretching the limits of the acoustic guitar.” No way he doesn’t know who Hedges, Dufour, Graham, Ross, etc are. Bold title for someone who wouldn’t be 100th string (pun intended) to open up for any of those men

    • @Young.Supernovas
      @Young.Supernovas 4 года назад +6

      It's fairly advanced technique. Takes years to learn.
      But you're right. Nothing truely unique here. He's talented but "pushing the limits of acoustic guitar" is kinda overselling it

  • @markrogers6833
    @markrogers6833 4 года назад +24

    Human Voice....
    Still the greatest instrument of all time... when attached to the human heart.

  • @christiantobar4125
    @christiantobar4125 Год назад +1

    No big deal just 20k of acoustics on stage…
    Beautiful guitars 🥺❤️

  • @GNSK3
    @GNSK3 Год назад +1

    He has reached the astronaut level.

  • @fdownes1
    @fdownes1 4 года назад +71

    My wife and I love watching Trace and have seen him perform live many times. He is a great entertainer, always bringing the audience right into the music with him. To top it off he is just a super person in real life. Come back to Texas Trace. Soon.

  • @flyingfire476
    @flyingfire476 3 года назад +154

    You know you're passionate about guitar when you can't sit still while playing it

    • @deekshas7533
      @deekshas7533 2 года назад +4

      Exactly 😁

    • @tabathastaples7884
      @tabathastaples7884 2 года назад

      Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Pastor Murray is an Anointed Servant of GOD who teaches the Word of GOD with Authority!!!!!!!

    • @Fant01
      @Fant01 Год назад +1

      He’s got worms 🤣🤣

    • @kyleop1
      @kyleop1 Год назад +1

      Called being a musician and keeping time lmao

    • @briancharles1141
      @briancharles1141 11 месяцев назад

      Brill love it

  • @demunckv
    @demunckv Год назад

    finding my way home to a blakean world of eternal delight

  • @danielgreen5735
    @danielgreen5735 4 года назад +46

    T. Bundy at a Ted talk killing some strings 😂

  • @Stealthfox109
    @Stealthfox109 3 года назад +3

    Where the streets have no name, that was amazing traveling will open new doors

  • @TheMcquabbie
    @TheMcquabbie 4 года назад +83

    A true artist that appreciates music theory, can paint a picture in your mind without lyrics.
    True art, 👍

    • @adamkumpmusic
      @adamkumpmusic 3 года назад +1

      true but there is always a title to the song isn't there, and some backstory.

    • @markbernhardt6281
      @markbernhardt6281 Год назад +1

      There doesn't have to be

  • @johnallison9514
    @johnallison9514 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you Michael Hedges.

  • @augmentedkeys5971
    @augmentedkeys5971 3 года назад +5

    Thank you, Michael Hedges.

  • @binaykumar139
    @binaykumar139 4 года назад +10

    He was dancing with the guitar. Beautiful

  • @ekfilmmaker111
    @ekfilmmaker111 3 года назад +14

    "stretching the limits of acoustic guitar"
    Marcin Patrazalek : Hold my capo.

  • @tomburton1037
    @tomburton1037 3 года назад +45

    Tommy Emmanuel "limits! On a guitar?! Hold my beer."

    • @parkinsontatak
      @parkinsontatak 3 года назад +1

      Ok now I will search for this Tommy guy...

    • @parkinsontatak
      @parkinsontatak 3 года назад +3

      Holy....... he is great!!! and doesn't even own a single CAPO!!!

    • @hectorvillela5445
      @hectorvillela5445 2 года назад

      If u like him check out ichika nito, tim Henson and manuel gardner fernandez, these guys are great guitarists too

    • @ThatKa5p3r
      @ThatKa5p3r 2 года назад

      Eddie Van Halen: "You're already holding my beer, I did all this back in the 70's. Without loop pedals."

  • @anoopsayaani2123
    @anoopsayaani2123 4 года назад +36

    7:57🔥🔥gem of a riff.

  • @LargestClassifieds
    @LargestClassifieds 4 года назад +35

    I see high level of artistry with magic touches

  • @Markgeoghegan100
    @Markgeoghegan100 3 года назад +2

    U2 would be proud...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 brilliant... Irish viewer 🇮🇪

  • @saljsg1886
    @saljsg1886 3 года назад

    He is very good with his fingers.

  • @nollaf126
    @nollaf126 4 года назад +137

    "I capo my capos."

  • @stroller8676
    @stroller8676 4 года назад +10

    At 11:24, it's felt like people starts singing along but it was just eco,, hats off 🙌

  • @ronaldjacobs8169
    @ronaldjacobs8169 3 года назад +1

    So many dislikes, so les likes? I don't understand. Because this man is amazing !!!

  • @parthamp4751
    @parthamp4751 2 года назад +4

    Awesome, if i was listening only, i wouldnt have believed this was one musician and one instrument.

  • @AagyaPradhanang
    @AagyaPradhanang 4 года назад +4

    Thanks to RUclips I get to listen to these brilliant musicians.

  • @knoxy_de
    @knoxy_de Год назад +1

    it*s not only amazing!... it*s fantastic, gorgeous,,, there*s no superlative to describe it... thank you!...

  • @carldenton1618
    @carldenton1618 3 года назад

    as great as they come

  • @njdsoxrule45
    @njdsoxrule45 4 года назад +21

    Trace is a good friend of my Cousin, Met him at his wedding. Great guy and amazing musician

  • @uum6
    @uum6 4 года назад +25

    The return of Ted - Bundy!

  • @jerrytalley802
    @jerrytalley802 Год назад

    So cool people with the gift!

  • @ChroniclesofWonders
    @ChroniclesofWonders 11 месяцев назад

    Pleasant music!

  • @AmitSimant
    @AmitSimant 3 года назад +7

    I wish I could have played guitar like this in my college days 😉

  • @paulandlesson
    @paulandlesson 3 года назад +4

    Just like the progression of life, these outstanding guitarists are bringing new tech and ideas to amaze us! However, young guitarists do not be dismayed play the best you can with what you have. Some of the finest classical players I know can blow an audience away playing a Bach Suite on a $300.00 Yamaha. I say this taking nothing away from this fabulous player! PEACE

  • @KatsuroFPS
    @KatsuroFPS 2 года назад +1

    Saved in every playlist i have on RUclips! 🤍

  • @jacquelineconerly9150
    @jacquelineconerly9150 2 года назад

    With hints of YES! in "Bristlecone."

  • @toshadavinci5379
    @toshadavinci5379 Год назад

    Other world finger dexterity and great melodic compositions

  • @princeb.thoppil3620
    @princeb.thoppil3620 4 года назад +4

    Amazing... do check his last play... wow.. I didn’t want him to stop.. love from India

  • @jeffinsheff
    @jeffinsheff 3 года назад +5

    Never heard of the bloke but he is absolutely brilliant (Y)

  • @giveawhey8899
    @giveawhey8899 6 месяцев назад

    great... reminded me of the great Michael Hedges!!

  • @brownbonesape9904
    @brownbonesape9904 4 года назад +3

    I went from sleepy eyes shutting to as soon he starts playing I became the sun ☀

  • @kevinsrocks71
    @kevinsrocks71 4 года назад +18

    I didn’t know Ted Bundy could play the guitar too! Wow that guy was a man of so many talents

  • @rinmorie7185
    @rinmorie7185 2 года назад +30

    I love how he explains the story behind the music,I do get that wild adrenaline rush flowing vibe when you get get a tone trying to evolve around your head ready to be sorted out and you suddenly get restless ready to play

  • @CamCarvalhoPoetry
    @CamCarvalhoPoetry 11 месяцев назад +1

    Ted is so good!

  • @jeanlawson9133
    @jeanlawson9133 Год назад

    I can dig it 😎 Thanks Scotty

  • @PaddyOBrien1971
    @PaddyOBrien1971 Год назад +20

    8:50 Will be forever my absolute favourite rendition of this track!!! Just incredible!!! 💚💚💚

    • @ughlygirl64
      @ughlygirl64 Год назад

      which track is it please??

    • @Bluntbono42
      @Bluntbono42 11 месяцев назад

      Yes please share, it sounds like some other famous songs but with some alterations.

  • @hectoraguilar770
    @hectoraguilar770 3 года назад +17

    Wow! I'm surprised how many great persons play so greatest the guitar. God gave us this talent...I'm glad to listen these people!

    • @peliusrex2730
      @peliusrex2730 3 года назад

      Talent comes from practice and perhaps genetics. I fail to see how it could come from anywhere else.

    • @macheavage1058
      @macheavage1058 2 года назад

      @@peliusrex2730 where do these genetics come from, or the motivation to become so practiced? From the Christian perspective these are answered with God

    • @peliusrex2730
      @peliusrex2730 2 года назад

      @@macheavage1058 Genes come from a combination of the parents genes and random mutation.

  • @deborahanthony8838
    @deborahanthony8838 Год назад

    Amazing from acoustic guitar

  • @TheManDownstairs13
    @TheManDownstairs13 3 года назад +1

    I've never seen someone with so little talent, get that much applause.

  • @mindbabble
    @mindbabble 4 года назад +7

    Bro, all you need to play is the beginning of “nothing else matters”... Guitar god instantly

    • @imjustaguy4340
      @imjustaguy4340 4 года назад +2

      😆its easy tho

    • @alfons2041
      @alfons2041 4 года назад +2

      I'm just a guy fr?

    • @joshuabackhouse_
      @joshuabackhouse_ 4 года назад

      Alfons yeah bro

    • @wotizlove
      @wotizlove 4 года назад

      @@alfons2041 yea the intro is easy and a lot of blokes already practice it as soon they know which string is what named lol

    • @alfons2041
      @alfons2041 4 года назад +1

      an Hylian damn people have a hard time catching sarcasm

  • @Biscuits2
    @Biscuits2 4 года назад +3

    Trace BUNDY as a TED talk.

  • @leasalazar3788
    @leasalazar3788 2 года назад +1

    He played the guitar like a piano, drum, violin, and a guitar. Woah😳

  • @davekyle433
    @davekyle433 5 месяцев назад +1

    First time watching this.. im awestruck. Fantastic performance

  • @arjununhale4031
    @arjununhale4031 3 года назад +10

    his guitar looks like a mad scientist

  • @ride-paddle-repeat
    @ride-paddle-repeat 4 года назад +101

    This brings me back to the days when I would replay "duelling ninjas" on the DVD in slow mo trying to learn it. So much talent before Andy Mckee and Candyrat became big.

    • @harry_burnsworth
      @harry_burnsworth 3 года назад +1

      Man, agreed. Mckee and the folks on the Candyrat label almost made me stop playing guitar, knocking me down a few pegs because for a while there, I thought I was actually good.

    • @nsaik
      @nsaik 3 года назад +1

      That album was seminal in my guitar education. Actually, a couple buddies and I worked it out so that Trace came up to Canada and played a show we could attend. It was amazing. Back in the green-pedal DL-4 days.

    • @TOCS94
      @TOCS94 2 года назад +1

      Everything is build on the shoulders of what came before. Recording acoustic guitar solos wasn't really a thing until Fahey got in the game and started Takoma Records. Hedges came later with an entirely different approach through Windham Hill. It's not that different from how people carry e.g. the blues or jazz tradition in different directions today.

  • @johnlindeman5183
    @johnlindeman5183 6 месяцев назад

    Wonderful!

  • @mike6571
    @mike6571 Год назад

    Love the harbor freight commercial

  • @saracahn
    @saracahn 3 года назад +3

    This was a feast for my ears.

  • @carlomezzacapo638
    @carlomezzacapo638 4 года назад +4

    Dude! Thank you! Where the streets have no name made me shiver... love it!

  • @SerkanErturk
    @SerkanErturk 3 года назад +2

    Delayed sound becomes the background melody for the tune, genius!

  • @multibusa
    @multibusa 8 месяцев назад

    A street without no name just blew my mind,EPIC!!

  • @sharoondaud9604
    @sharoondaud9604 4 года назад +1

    there are no limits to acoustic guitar.. it’s an orchestra itself

  • @noodlemans
    @noodlemans 4 года назад +3

    I saw this guy play with multiple capos back in 2004, back in the MySpace days. Blew my mind. Good to see he’s still out there!

  • @harendersingh3992
    @harendersingh3992 4 года назад +8

    Cant have words to describe the feelings.

  • @Master_Mayhem_Official
    @Master_Mayhem_Official Год назад +2

    Wow. Absolutely amazing. I have no words beyond that.

  • @danih9523
    @danih9523 Год назад

    Yes that was amazing

  • @thejoebeaz
    @thejoebeaz 3 года назад +27

    Incredible performance, skill, talent, ability, etc. Simply amazing.

  • @freespirit060481
    @freespirit060481 3 года назад +4

    Wowww! That was an impressive performance. 👍👏

  • @scottfarley2946
    @scottfarley2946 Год назад +2

    We were so lucky when we lived in Colorado to see Trace live on multiple occasions. This video reminds me how great and gifted guitarist he truly is.

  • @scubajeeper1
    @scubajeeper1 4 года назад +1

    I don't have a Trace of his talent

  • @ARCHDEACONMUSIC
    @ARCHDEACONMUSIC 3 года назад +13

    I do live looping and have been playing the guitar for 30 years and that was VERY impressive! AWESOME!!! :)

    • @baselbob8012
      @baselbob8012 Год назад

      Any idea why he has 4 capos on that guitar?

  • @majortom2540
    @majortom2540 3 года назад +7

    This is just the most amazing thing on an acoustic guitar. Trace Bundy is a master.

  • @rubervamdosanjos7225
    @rubervamdosanjos7225 3 года назад

    Show at the ball

  • @gonzo3915
    @gonzo3915 Год назад

    Unreal.

  • @CanalulDeScurgere
    @CanalulDeScurgere 4 года назад +11

    10:31 Epic !!!

  • @jerryarcher6916
    @jerryarcher6916 4 года назад +5

    Amazing what these guys can do with a acoustic guitar and amplifier setup...Bravo.

  • @animeshthakur873
    @animeshthakur873 Год назад

    Beautiful

  • @jaredhengst929
    @jaredhengst929 Год назад

    Waiting for through the fire and the flames

  • @anncherielicausi8108
    @anncherielicausi8108 3 года назад +10

    I had to keep replaying this because I love how you create on your guitar just as it it were a canvas. I like it when I do my Art, it's a very individual style and I love it!

  • @edwardskinner651
    @edwardskinner651 3 года назад +7

    Some people have never heard of Michael Hedges. He was playing like this, and better, 25 years ago, without the effects, and with maybe one capo.

    • @johntatman9168
      @johntatman9168 3 года назад

      Michael did it with sheer mastery of the guitar not all the tech gimmickry. If you take the tech away I wonder how many of these players could really play and how well.

    • @aseriesoftriangleswecalltr6065
      @aseriesoftriangleswecalltr6065 3 года назад

      He was waaaay better. This guy is a poser, a mediocre guitarist

  • @renzodeantoni4309
    @renzodeantoni4309 2 года назад

    Non è mai troppo tardi di sentire e capire chi è bravo

  • @JimmyLaurino-ju8gn
    @JimmyLaurino-ju8gn 24 дня назад

    Galing!!!

  • @dgalansilk
    @dgalansilk 3 года назад +4

    Who dislikes a video like this? What's not to like. The guy is incredibly talented and engaging. Rhythm and bass lines are really cool, given he is a one-man show. Well done!

  • @JohnGalt53
    @JohnGalt53 3 года назад +3

    Cool rendition of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Names"

  • @akshayabhuyan8892
    @akshayabhuyan8892 Год назад

    One of the best performance in my life I m looking

  • @SONUJUN3
    @SONUJUN3 4 года назад +3

    10:20 The best part

  • @freeslickpulla
    @freeslickpulla Год назад +5

    Shout out to U2 for writing one of the greatest songs of all time and shout out to this guy for paying homage.

  • @417swoop
    @417swoop Год назад

    Amazing.

  • @christiansperisen
    @christiansperisen Год назад

    Incroyable!!! Jamais entendu des sons pareils sortir d'une guitare. À New King of the strings!!!
    Good luck Boy.... Don't stop till the End !!!!! Bye bye Man. Chris. France

  • @wclawyer1
    @wclawyer1 4 года назад +3

    Amazing skill and creativity, a gift for sure.. but the passion behind it! Thank you for sharing it with us.