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man incredible im inspired im 15 now and i get that feeling that i can play most stuff im self taught but it feels like there should be something else i can feel and even see in my mind what i want to play but finding it on the strings takes a while stevie is my favourite guitarist aswell, with a piano background ive had lessons and such and im thinking about going out to find someone who can help me channel everything into my guitar anyway great playing theres deffinitly soul behind your art
@HurricaneTBag I know what you mean, some speedy players are very talented but the don't do much for the musical inspiration side of the coin. But guys like Michael Landau I could sit and watch all night!
I'm not unhappy about my level of playing. I always feel there is room for improvement. People put themselves out there and upload these video's so that some people can find some inspiration from his playing or learn something. I'm 39 so the 14-20 something prediction might be a bit off track. I'm interested to know which guitarists inspire you and what you are unhappy about in your playing. All the best!
@srvgravesdime Well in all fairness, I honestly think he's earned the right to gel his hair and wear mascara if he wants to, because he's reached a pretty damn insane level of playing as it is.. Seriously, before you criticize him, watch some other videos of his, at the very least. Because from what I've seen, he can play some of the most beautiful and moving pieces ive ever heard, then in contrast, play a terrifyingly fast freak sweeping fiesta at the drop of a hat.
I have found that negative comments towards another player usually reverts back to you being unhappy with your own level of playing. I admit that I have been guilty of it myself in the past. Might I suggest that everytime you feel the need to criticise another player, resist and go and practise solidly for an hour. Before you know it you won't be bothered with try and bring other players down to your level!
@HurricaneTBag Hate is such a strong word. I don't hate any music, I just prefer not to listen to some and that may be my own weakness as a musician. If you can embrace all music then you are truly free and unrestrained by musical borders! I wish you good luck on your musical journey!
Yeah ppl, lighten-up on the hate (comments) for this guy. He not only seems rather pleasant and far from arrogant as someone mentioned, but he definitely shreds. I know his look/attire may be a little peculiar, but it goes with the territory for a lot of these guys and trust me, he gets a hell of a lot more pussy then we do. Keep on rocking Glenn and most importantly, THANX GUITAR WORLD!
@pepachet I am in no way trying to denigrate this guy, I wish I had half this dude's chops. But, I mean...at the end of the day there gets to be a certain point where increased skill doesn't really allow you to make better music. Devin Townsend said that you should never have more technique than creativity, you should develop your technique only as far as your creativity allows it to be useful.
@mattluvsvox921 when the colors are faded, bleached etc then that is 'vintage'. when the frets are packed with ass, ear and nose detritus then that is 'disgusting'.
That is the difference between ordinary guitarists like me who play for 30 mins-1 hr a day and the real deal, discipline is what you need. Plus time and starting at an early age. I guess I'l'l just stick to watching these guys and respect their zeal and perseverance.
i think you don't need 10 hours of practice every day. 4 hours are perfect. you practice musicality as well as technique. the hours 5 to 10 are many times nonsense. you ear is tired your fingers as well. doesn't particularly improves your playing. mostly you're improving your technique during these hours. but doesnt' make you a better musician. just brings you closer to a machine :-)
Neil Raouf I heard (or read? - can't remember) of guys like Tommy Emmanuel playing upwards of 16 hours a day. I've heard one other very good guitar player say 16 hours, but it seems like the standard for most virtuoso guitar players was more than 10. That's either how much they wanted it or they were just obsessed with getting better. But to say that 10 hours a day isn't "needed"? Needed for what? To be a phenom like these guys it probably is.
I am a guitarist too and I busk almost every day for like 7 to 8 hours. If I wasn't busking I won't be playing 8 hours cus I get bored, no one to listen, emotionally, mentally you get tired after 2 to 3 hours. the max I have played inside my room is up to 4 hours and that's once in a blue moon. 16 hours everyday is totally bullshit. Little advice is just be musical every now and then. Thats enough.
Garv Bomjan it's not bs man.. both of you are just giving your opinion about how much you think is enough, and all I'm saying is that it wasn't enough for these guys. I'm not even advocating playing that much, I'm just saying they did and that's probably why they're tremendous players.
and that's absolutely ok, my man. i think it depends on if one wants reach sheer technical perfection. but too much mechanics and motorics do overshine the part of an own and personal "storytelling-approach" in music. i come out of jazz. and there that's the essence of playin' cool.
If he spent half as much time working on his emotive playing as he does gelling his hair and putting mascara on, he'd probably be a much better player.
@pepachet Ehhh, some guys' styles you just hate. Either you find their playing to be facile, think they're just a rip of, or you think they're just a joke and don't really contribute anything to music. This guy kinda seems like MAB for a new day, which is fine if that's what he's going after...but keep in mind that's not everyone's cup of tea. Shred for the sake of shred really gets old really quick.
I CHALLENGE ALL THE GUYS WHO HAVE BAGGED GLENN PROUDFOOT FOR HIS PLAYING, TO PUT THEIR VIDEOS UP..AND MAKE SURE YOU STATE THAT YOURE PUTTING UP YOUR VIDEO TO PROVE YOURE POINT >>THAT YOURE BETTER THAN HIM.......COME ON GUYS I FUCKING DARE YOU AND DONT CHANGE YOUR USER NAME...I WANNA KNOW ITS THE REAL DEAL..MAYBE LABEL IT.... "GLENN PROUDFOOT CHALLENGE" AND THEN PUT YOUR NAME NEXT TO IT..COME ON> THE WORLD IS WAITING ...DO IT ...DO IT .
while you are still young you need to develop Travis picking because if you don't learn it now you will b stuck in the " look how fast I can play" mode which is sterile and generic...Chordal modality a la Ted Greene...and the HUMBLER...Danny Gatton. for. virtuosity on a stick...
He's obviously got a ton of talent and technique but it's really strange that he was that heavily influenced by SRV and EJ and this is the tone he developed? Unless they just has some overly distorted piece of crap amp laying around at guitarworld for him to use?
Glenn is a nice fella, but hell, he was training 10 hours a day to play licks, not even arpegios? or sweep picking? Hell, every boy on the street can play faster... If we give him Paul Gilbert song, he will commit suicide? And for Jeff Loomis parts he will spent rest of his life training? Maybe he is more technical in other videos?
There's not a hint of blues in his playing. It's all just tons of distortion and zillions of notes. Pointless, boring, heard before, no signature sound. I don't hate him, I just don't think he adds anything. But I don't like Bonamassa either -- when I want to listen to Eric Johnson I listen to the man himself.
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I love his technique it really inspires me, makes me wanna play my guitar!
Wow,love the guitar sound.
Thanks for the simple and genial ideas you gave in order to "think out of the box". Really useful and addictive!
He really shares the true secret to learning his style..practice
so clean
really inspiring !
thanks :)
awesome playing .. !
he interests me a lot. and i don't have that with many guitar players. i want to see more from this guy!
I love that guitar!!!
Never heard of this guy until now. Wow!
man incredible im inspired im 15 now and i get that feeling that i can play most stuff im self taught but it feels like there should be something else i can feel and even see in my mind what i want to play but finding it on the strings takes a while stevie is my favourite guitarist aswell, with a piano background ive had lessons and such and im thinking about going out to find someone who can help me channel everything into my guitar anyway great playing theres deffinitly soul behind your art
His Eric Johnson referencing is gratifying. I first encountered Johnson on the inaugural G3 tour and I thought he took Satch and Vai to the cleaners.
This video pushed me past especially point love Glenn
Nice Style...
thats an epic fucking sound he has
This guy ain't no joke.
what pedal or presset does he use??? it sound so amazingly clean!! is it a chorus effect??
@zbarneyz why what did he do?
that tone is wicked
@RoathRipper how rock n roll of you
nice guitarrist and nice guitar!
@leopower7 . . . . . I totally wasn't expecting that :P
His technique is damn near flawless.
@HurricaneTBag I know what you mean, some speedy players are very talented but the don't do much for the musical inspiration side of the coin. But guys like Michael Landau I could sit and watch all night!
This guy really have some chops.
Of course there are! Everything to do with guitar tuition involves levels of understanding and competence.
Holy fuck, this guy can play.
damn it!
I'm not unhappy about my level of playing. I always feel there is room for improvement. People put themselves out there and upload these video's so that some people can find some inspiration from his playing or learn something.
I'm 39 so the 14-20 something prediction might be a bit off track. I'm interested to know which guitarists inspire you and what you are unhappy about in your playing. All the best!
You really can hear Eric Johnson....... Your both fantastic players....
+John Chalmers lol yeah and malmsteen who invented all this sweeping
What the fuck. This guy`s awesome.
I agree with you. This guy is a genious !
watch his song ,,evangel" its awesome! and he is an awesome guitarplayer
FIRST!!! XP
YOU'R AWESOME!!!
Not really in to shredding all that much but my god > 3:37 that was sick.
great vid i actually quite enjoyed this lol
reminds me of jerome frim flight of the concords.
@odgeUK You know it brother, you know it!
it is actually
Nice one Glenn. You're a monster musician. My young boy is on a similar journey it seems. Check out Joshua Meader from Amsterdam/Sydney.
@xdivinebladex Yeah...I didn't even know that people lived there until this video! :)
@ghostinthesnow11 Proudfeet!
if you really want to take a journey to "I wish I could play like him"...The Humbler....check out Danny Gatton...The Telemaster.
@L33tP1ckL He looks f***ing cool to me, and a really interesting player too. Bet he'd be an awesome teacher.
But all that practice. And no one even no this guy
@srvgravesdime Well in all fairness, I honestly think he's earned the right to gel his hair and wear mascara if he wants to, because he's reached a pretty damn insane level of playing as it is.. Seriously, before you criticize him, watch some other videos of his, at the very least. Because from what I've seen, he can play some of the most beautiful and moving pieces ive ever heard, then in contrast, play a terrifyingly fast freak sweeping fiesta at the drop of a hat.
I have found that negative comments towards another player usually reverts back to you being unhappy with your own level of playing. I admit that I have been guilty of it myself in the past. Might I suggest that everytime you feel the need to criticise another player, resist and go and practise solidly for an hour. Before you know it you won't be bothered with try and bring other players down to your level!
@Killer9299 thats why his hair is like that
@HurricaneTBag Hate is such a strong word. I don't hate any music, I just prefer not to listen to some and that may be my own weakness as a musician. If you can embrace all music then you are truly free and unrestrained by musical borders! I wish you good luck on your musical journey!
I'm not sure what the hate is for with this guy, he seems alright to me and is good.
Yeah ppl, lighten-up on the hate (comments) for this guy. He not only seems rather pleasant and far from arrogant as someone mentioned, but he definitely shreds. I know his look/attire may be a little peculiar, but it goes with the territory for a lot of these guys and trust me, he gets a hell of a lot more pussy then we do. Keep on rocking Glenn and most importantly, THANX GUITAR WORLD!
he needs to add 'cleaning my instrument' to his practice regime.
great guitarist named david hasselhoff???
@dora101billy really? cause i'm pretty sure when he bought it he was like "i bet in 20 years this will start lookin good."
2 or 3 he say
@wackyoneone Well if you dont enjoy it, why would you?
he definately knows his stuff lol
Tab..Chicken picking country ....Jam with Johnny Hiland...on your part.
@pepachet I am in no way trying to denigrate this guy, I wish I had half this dude's chops. But, I mean...at the end of the day there gets to be a certain point where increased skill doesn't really allow you to make better music. Devin Townsend said that you should never have more technique than creativity, you should develop your technique only as far as your creativity allows it to be useful.
Listen to shawn tubs .andy wood might help u out a bit
Orianthi is about to get totally over shadowed(thank god!!)
@juggalo57 hahaha
@zbarneyz why?he looks like a bad guy but he seems nice on these vids if you ask me.
@dobsonone Wow. Maybe you should put down the guitar and start writing for a fashion magazine.
0:30 lol
My Pal Foot Foot?
Travis picking will open many other doors of playing you won't be able to enter if you don't learn it while your young...
@mattluvsvox921 when the colors are faded, bleached etc then that is 'vintage'. when the frets are packed with ass, ear and nose detritus then that is 'disgusting'.
10 12 hours a day???????
That is the difference between ordinary guitarists like me who play for 30 mins-1 hr a day and the real deal, discipline is what you need. Plus time and starting at an early age. I guess I'l'l just stick to watching these guys and respect their zeal and perseverance.
his hairstyle suggests that he's austalian :P
Never heard of him...
1:15 to 1:22 GOT IT GUYS ???
i think you don't need 10 hours of practice every day. 4 hours are perfect. you practice musicality as well as technique. the hours 5 to 10 are many times nonsense. you ear is tired your fingers as well. doesn't particularly improves your playing.
mostly you're improving your technique during these hours. but doesnt' make you a better musician. just brings you closer to a machine :-)
Neil Raouf I heard (or read? - can't remember) of guys like Tommy Emmanuel playing upwards of 16 hours a day. I've heard one other very good guitar player say 16 hours, but it seems like the standard for most virtuoso guitar players was more than 10. That's either how much they wanted it or they were just obsessed with getting better. But to say that 10 hours a day isn't "needed"? Needed for what? To be a phenom like these guys it probably is.
I am a guitarist too and I busk almost every day for like 7 to 8 hours. If I wasn't busking I won't be playing 8 hours cus I get bored, no one to listen, emotionally, mentally you get tired after 2 to 3 hours. the max I have played inside my room is up to 4 hours and that's once in a blue moon. 16 hours everyday is totally bullshit.
Little advice is just be musical every now and then. Thats enough.
Garv Bomjan it's not bs man.. both of you are just giving your opinion about how much you think is enough, and all I'm saying is that it wasn't enough for these guys. I'm not even advocating playing that much, I'm just saying they did and that's probably why they're tremendous players.
and that's absolutely ok, my man.
i think it depends on if one wants reach sheer technical perfection. but too much mechanics and motorics do overshine the part of an own and personal "storytelling-approach" in music. i come out of jazz. and there that's the essence of playin' cool.
no idea who this guy is. but once he stfu and started playing he actually is good and obviously knows his shit. \\m//
@ledzeppelinfan12 xD
Who gives a fuck how he wears his hair or whatever. He kicks ass on the guitar.
If he spent half as much time working on his emotive playing as he does gelling his hair and putting mascara on, he'd probably be a much better player.
first comment... just saying....
@pepachet Ehhh, some guys' styles you just hate. Either you find their playing to be facile, think they're just a rip of, or you think they're just a joke and don't really contribute anything to music. This guy kinda seems like MAB for a new day, which is fine if that's what he's going after...but keep in mind that's not everyone's cup of tea. Shred for the sake of shred really gets old really quick.
But wouldn't that just be mixolydian?
I CHALLENGE ALL THE GUYS WHO HAVE BAGGED GLENN PROUDFOOT FOR HIS PLAYING, TO PUT THEIR VIDEOS UP..AND MAKE SURE YOU STATE THAT YOURE PUTTING UP YOUR VIDEO TO PROVE YOURE POINT >>THAT YOURE BETTER THAN HIM.......COME ON GUYS I FUCKING DARE YOU AND DONT CHANGE YOUR USER NAME...I WANNA KNOW ITS THE REAL DEAL..MAYBE LABEL IT.... "GLENN PROUDFOOT CHALLENGE" AND THEN PUT YOUR NAME NEXT TO IT..COME ON> THE WORLD IS WAITING ...DO IT ...DO IT .
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Not proundfoot.. PROUDFEET!!
I mean he doesn't add anything even slightly new. He adds more of the "same as always".
He's a hobbit. Proudfoot!!
while you are still young you need to develop Travis picking because if you don't learn it now you will b stuck in the " look how fast I can play" mode which is sterile and generic...Chordal modality a la Ted Greene...and the HUMBLER...Danny Gatton. for. virtuosity on a stick...
He's obviously got a ton of talent and technique but it's really strange that he was that heavily influenced by SRV and EJ and this is the tone he developed? Unless they just has some overly distorted piece of crap amp laying around at guitarworld for him to use?
i LEARNED NOTHING HERE
man kurt cobain sucks at guitar.... shit... is he secretly amazing?
Glenn is a nice fella, but hell, he was training 10 hours a day to play licks, not even arpegios? or sweep picking? Hell, every boy on the street can play faster...
If we give him Paul Gilbert song, he will commit suicide? And for Jeff Loomis parts he will spent rest of his life training?
Maybe he is more technical in other videos?
dude hes actually a really good player, but still 10 hours a day? no thanks
Hahaha, I hate this guy! I hated him from the intro!
ridicolous
There's not a hint of blues in his playing. It's all just tons of distortion and zillions of notes. Pointless, boring, heard before, no signature sound. I don't hate him, I just don't think he adds anything. But I don't like Bonamassa either -- when I want to listen to Eric Johnson I listen to the man himself.