Don Ross - Tight Trite Night

[TableEnMousse]

Is this standard tuning ?

[MesoNefon]

@TableEnMousse Baritone standard.

[Kontomify]

Orgasmic!!!!

[valeo1337]

His grin at the end... :D

[BraneBrain]

Strumming flageolets takes some guts!

While I prefer Andy's interpretation for groove, Don surely got the sound and originality on that one. Big piece of music right here.

[Tribefull]

That guitar is fucking with my eyes.

[petahbread14]

what is the tuning for this? would it be possible to tune to with a regular guitar?

[FireIwithoutIwire]

@petahbread14 sure...on any Guitar, just figure out the Tuning

[xgeneralzimx]

@petahbread14 If you have the strings for it. He's playing a Baritone which has a longer scale length for tuning down lower, so chances are he may be in standard Baritone tuning (BEADF#B)

[slthomas02038]

29 people think this video is unforgivably short!

[Jouwl]

looks like he lost weight. Awesome!

[sahilcc7]

I can see how Andy Mckee's song 'Art of Motion' was made.

[RMCultOfficial]

This is McKee's Father!!

[kdnse]

211 - 223...one of the most appropriate bridges in music history !

[TheVkont]

класс!!!

[AndreasC81]

Don is one of my absolute favourite guitar players. One of the most original and interesting players for sure.

How someone can not like this is beyond me. Let me ask a question. If you don't like this, what do you like? I listen to a lot of different music and can't understand how you can not like this. If you don't like this, you simply don't get music and should probably stick with Bieber.

[bmd900]

I used to wear pants... then I took an arrow to the knee..

[bmd900]

@bmd900 I used to wear pants... then I took a Don Ross to the knee..

[ernstbuerer]

Don is the man. But Chuck Norris would make that guitar play all by itself.

[joohj1187]

i used to play guitar like that...until i took an arrow in the knee

[jhowe67]

@joohj1187 no, no. it's "I used to be a good guitarist like you...... but then i took an arrow to the knee."

[miratengocuentamira]

sounds like if you were jackin off a unicorn, wearing a cowboy hat or something

[ahkahk2000]

2000 people knows exactly what there doing

[420bluemongoose]

i wish i was Canadian....

[callicles21486]

has he got some effects happening here? chorus pedal maybe?

[Made4EvilUsed4Good]

@callicles21486 nah...maybe it's the bassiness of the baritone...i DO hear a bit of a delay but it might be reverb coming from his sound hole

[Fraseshotjonson]

@callicles21486

yep. thankfully it's only for a short section - it's so wide it makes me feel sea sick

[K1LL14N]

@callicles21486 yeah I believe there's a chorus in the bridge section, he does that live too

[TheApeman01]

I caught Andy McKee in Pittsburgh 10-26-11. He opened with this tune and gave a nod to Don Ross. Great to hear it from the origin!

[classicalgarse]

If I could play like this, I would never wear pants.

[FireIwithoutIwire]

@classicalgarse if i bought this Guitar, i couldnt afford pants :/

[FTR01]

@classicalgarse If I could write and play like this I would play whilst having sexy time.

[MrJoreilly12]

It's the wry smile at the end of this that gets me....not a hint of smugness....

[MrJoreilly12]

So I come home from the town with another guitar under my arm and my wife says....don't you have enough guitars? As all we musicians know you can never have enough guitars....then I watch this guy play...............anyone want to buy six guitars???

[420bluemongoose]

@MrJoreilly12 YES

[ELPepinoCosmico]

@MrJoreilly12 This particular piece isn't that hard to play. Keep practicing. Anyways.. others Don's pieces are totally impossible lol

[Made4EvilUsed4Good]

wow....a Baritone Fanned-Fret...rare beauts,they are!!

[Seabass9211]

@Made4EvilUsed4Good It Built Itself Just For Don Ross!

[Made4EvilUsed4Good]

@Seabass9211 ha!! that's a good one ;)

[xquisitaz]

Great ross original and i love it. I do however personally like andys version better.

[saenulpark]

can u give me 1 guitar? u have lot there~~

[Seabass9211]

Who's Pickin The Banjo Here?

[turbomoonie]

fuck, if i played like that, id lose all my weight too. U LOOK GREAT DON!

[PaladinHludwig]

You are a god.

[RazorSharpLukinhas]

28 people do not know how to play guitar xD

[Jmyster4]

@RazorSharpLukinhas no, 28 people just deserve to rot. period.

[bc2208]

@RazorSharpLukinhas That or they like pants.

[Zeeph0s]

I like how Don doesn't look like a Yeti anymore

[SirMikeys]

@x1abel1x Wtf? This is Don's song. Not Andy's. Andy covered it.

[adnan271]

better than andy

[hiphopsucks96]

@adnan271 whoa there, this isn't a competition...

[adnan271]

@hiphopsucks96 i Know it is not competition but i like this one more. that is all

[hiphopsucks96]

@adnan271 k...that's fair

[grumblekin]

That Beneteau fanfret is gorgeous! A Beneteau guitar has a 24-month wait and a price tag of $7000 minimum...

[JcWongAndCompany]

@grumblekin Bye-bye Taylor :D found a new baby ^^

[69Scatterbrain]

Who is this man!

[TexasDeanAK91]

who stupid...dont liked that?

[cheesemouth6]

3:44 "yeah...I'am awesome"

[cheesemouth6]

their is a God!

[salmansixxx]

u fat ass mother fucker i love you.....

[rushnik50]

Ай молодца!Он мне нравится!

[mynameisdanfattyLOL]

Thumbs up if Andy Mckee brought you here

[cheesemouth6]

I just tripled myself :O

[MySnowfox]

They should have invited Don Ross to be the main actor of BEASTLY

[MrIbanezExclusive]

Song sounds ten times better played in Eb

[oriohoodlum]

i like the tone on andy mckees baritone more.....much more bright

[AlterEgoOlly]

@monktrane325 noone can push Bonamassa aside!! But if someone could, it would be Don Ross ;) I had the pleasure of seeing him live last week and he is just as brilliant on electric as acoustic, though he only played a few songs with it.

[monktrane325]

good lord can you imagine what he could do on electric. Maybe push bonamassa aside.

[roygift]

nice guitar but it seems to be out of tune

[Seikenguy]

@roygift Either that, or your head is. I'd go with the second.

[roygift]

@Seikenguy Had a pleasure to talk to Don about these baritone guitars and heard him admitting it gets a bit out of tune when you strum harder as strings are not that tight. Are you always this fucking retarded or just today? I would go with the first.

[Seikenguy]

@roygift No, I stand by the second part of my comment. First of all - you curse at random people with foul language, making me already less mentally defected than you. Second - being out of tune at 1 or 2 points in the song is not "guitar being out of tune", which presumes it being out of tune all the time. So try to clarify what you mean first next time, before sticking your tongue in the dirt.

[smgman13]

@roygift just not in standard tuning! its a baritone guitar i believe

[Made4EvilUsed4Good]

@smgman13 it IS in standard isn't it?...my teacher is teaching me this song and the only thing wrong with playing this is that he drops his Low E to a B...and yes it is a Baritone Guitar

[0JustinWilliams0]

@Made4EvilUsed4Good it's in standard for a baritone guitar.... Meaning that the tuning is BEADF#b, a fourth below EADGBe standard tuning. This is because baritones have a longer scale, thicker neck, etc. and handle lower tunings better. You could play this song in standard and it would be the same, just higher-pitched.

[misteranonymousguy]

I see the top edge of the guitar is chamfered under don's right arm... I wonder if that's a design feature, advanced wear, or if the finish is sublimating from sheer awesomeness....

[beefcakeDS]

@misteranonymousguy it is a design,its a armrest cutout so your arm doesn't fall asleep while playing

[MUMachulini]

He twisted those frets with his mind

[IHatePowerSaws]

Flows better than Mckee's 

[KauzIV]

whats the advantage of the biaswise frets?

[MrIbanezExclusive]

@KauzIV They handle dropped tunings beter

[ThomasAWilliam]

@KauzIV Well in this song, as it is in baritone standard tuning, it makes for better intonation as well.

[misteranonymousguy]

@KauzIV Also it's more ergonomic..It follows the natural bend angle of the hand as the forearm rotates slightly between fret 1 and 18. This reduces strain on the player. I'm guessing anyone who's played hours a day, for years, would notice a positive difference.

[NuMetalfans]

i really want to know how fast can he plays..

[Twiztedshot]

he shouldnt of cut his hair man it was just him ay

[MattLGreer]

Who the heck can dislike this video???

[CeLt74]

With both the haircuts, I think Don Ross and Andy McKee are trying to become one person

[mattdcs15CORK]

In playing some Don Ross tunes recently, I've found that this one of his easier songs....if you can even say that 0.0 How this man doesn't have more fame is beyond me!

[CStanza420]

Damn!! I'm just head over heels in love with those fan-fretted guitars!!!! Must have one to tinker with

[kaiviti88]

I wonder how many times he's played this song?

[Xcelerometer]

From solely a preference standpoint, I think I like the way Andy McKee covered it better. It's just... funkier. I dunno what it is.

[hijituso]

he made a terrible mistake at 3:47!!

[JanJanco]

@hijituso you so funny. i wish i was funny like you.

[hijituso]

@JanJanco thank you i takes many years to be that funny

[Nickflatpick]

@hijituso AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :)

[shaznay1185]

what does that white thing wedged in the sound hole do???? x

[GarretsShadow]

@shaznay1185 it's a pickup

[primogenitum]

The best cover I see

[89elms]

don rips it so rediculously hard.

[rezo11184]

28 people are brain dead...

[DarkFlyder]

what has happened with your guitar frets? :D

[mattdcs15CORK]

@DarkFlyder They're called Fanned Frets. They're angled to keep the guitar in better tune they the traditional vertical frets I think. I'm not sure. Look it up. They're an interesting design.

[DarkFlyder]

@mattdcs15CORK Ok thanks. Are Fan Frets the same Ones?

[mattdcs15CORK]

@DarkFlyder Oh sorry, yeah they are. :)

[timpovikings]

@mattdcs15CORK

The fanned frets allow a less restrictive wrist contortion down the length of the fretboard. If you look, the bridge is angled to alter the tuning to fit the fans. The frets effectively occupy the places where the fingers fall more comfortably. Once upon a time this was partially achieved with a wider fretboard.

I'm still waiting to see this type of material from an acoustic player who manages to do it with inverted strings, in Doyle Bramhal style!!!

[bmxryder95]

for those wondering about the frets: its called a multiscale or fan-fretted guitar.google it

[lonewolf975]

hair.. gone? :0



[emilianoponzio]

28 people have cultural disorders.

[BAIXISTASCHOLES]

the ANDY MCKEE version is best

[dtdyvr]

@BAIXISTASCHOLES WRONG!

[slthomas02038]

Your not supposed to hit that guitar!

[saminisam1]

dude andy his way better but its not bad

[bluedagger46]

horrible time

[Drei7717]

my face was like Xo for like 3 minutes and 46 seconds

[HaythemMohamed]

Almost as funky as that curtain.

[deepfreez09]

when my guitar heard this it slapped me in the face gave me the finger and said why dont you play me like that?!

[0JustinWilliams0]

Yeah, lower strings need more tension than higher ones. That's why bass guitars and baritones have longer scales overall. So fanned frets gives lower strings longer lengths which means more tension and better intonation, vice versa with the higher ones.

[SuperGuitarAssassin]

Watch andy's cover of this song.

[thejakeyboi]

Love this song. All about the albumn version though. Very fun to play as well!

[dawnr1980]

The best way to understand the frets, is to think of a harp. The lower strings are longer. The guitar is the same concept, it keeps intonations better by having the fret divisions essentially different for each string, and the length of each string different. It equalizes string tension, and compensates the fret division for each individual string, hence better intonation up the neck when compared to a standard straight fretted, or even baritone guitar.

[MrCalebpaul]

Don Ross is BOSS

[FireForHighr]

Andy McKee's cover is good yes but Don's original it like light years better

[CohorsUrban]

@FireForHighr I dunno...I think they're equally good but for different reasons. Andy's is more polished, and Don Ross' is a bit more wild...or something like that.

[MrEnerico]

- Hey, Don, why i can't play like you?

- Because you are just human, my son.

[tbones1979]

Respect must be afforded to such a talented musician. Having said that...Andy took this song to the next level and then some



[AcousticGuitarism]

@tbones1979 preach it brotha

[Puppenmuff]

bor was???

[HandreyAlex]

what is the advantage of that kind of frets actually?

[MTVdontplaymusic50]

@HandreyAlex it helps with the guitar be in perfect tune

[HandreyAlex]

@MTVdontplaymusic50 i don't really understand about the way it works. i think if the frets are made like that, the note we're played is not the note it's supposed to be anymore, no? and i like your username xD

[MarijnvdZaag]

@HandreyAlex I don't understand the frets either. Anyone?

[Hal0Elite42]

@MarijnvdZaag Fanned frets. Google it

[Sophenomenos]

i wanna see this guy play slap bass

[digitusmedio]

Is the tuning here the classic "DADGAD" or is it something else? Anyone know?

[LifeIsMovement]

@digitusmedio its a basic EADGAD but he plays with a baritone guitare, so its lower than that. You can either play it wit hthe basic tuning or lower your tuning of a tone or 2 if your guitar can handle it

[digitusmedio]

@LifeIsMovement Ah, thank you kindly sir, I appreciate it.

[pvail06]

@digitusmedio The tunning is standard , no drop D nor other things said on this post. Ordinary standard tuning. The baritone guitar is probably tunned to a low B or C depending on the scale length. Theres a real good three part tutorial on youtube . I know ive just been learning it for two days .

Peter

[giovannipadrigo]

Hey Cutty is right this guy IS an absolute beast .. amazing

Very nice guitar too Very cool fan frets. I'm sure they do something but i'm just as sure he doesnt need any help, i'm certain he can play a 2 x 4 and make it sing like no other.

[Pmv223]

The frets are so awesome on this guitar! I want it!

[MrIbanezExclusive]

@Pmv223 it has fanned frets . . . it handles drop tunings better

[Pmv223]

The inlays are so awesome on this guitar! I want it!

[djangas]

the real guitar hero

[THEBEASTLEDAVE]

@djangas ya its nice to see whats done when the talent is a gift from god all is there!

[jlyh55]

He didt it by only using 1 GUITAR"???!!!!

[smokindnd]

damn nice quitar

[dgbgermanicpride]

Give credit where credit is due, a shame this man is so underrated compared to his other "labelmates". Proof of people's ignorance to true musical skill.

[thearabianmage]

This tune is fucking sick.

[SONGSTICKS]

BRILLIANT... As usual !!

Anyone know what that guitar make is?

The slanted nut and bridge is rather unique and it sounds sublime !!

[SONGSTICKS]

@SONGSTICKS

Forget that question... I just spotted it in the details..oops

[MrChevyMetcalf]

@SONGSTICKS they are called fanned frets. Look up Andy McGee with that in the search and you should get a clip where he explains why they use them. Basically, regular guitars are not quite as good for several reasons...

[SONGSTICKS]

@MrChevyMetcalf

Actually..Thinking about it, before I even go look at Andy McGee, it's pretty obvious really.

The frets follow the natural position of your hand, but I guess there's a bit more to it than that.

I'll go look...cheers !

[DuskY1991]

@SONGSTICKS It's basically the same principle as on a harp or piano. The lower strings are longer and the higher ones shorter. And it seems that the intonation is off with non-fanfret guitars. But I'm not quite hearing that yet! ; )

[SONGSTICKS]

@DuskY1991

You mean we all been sold duff intonation guitars... gadzooks !!

Be interesting taking a guitar back to a shop and saying.. Excuse me.. I want these frets fanned please,

The manufacturer got it wrong , the intonations buggered !!

Think the answer might end with OFF !!

[tastefulphrasing]

His frets are trippin me out haha.

[TheLooLss]

I suppose it's really difficult to play on this guitar?! 0_o

[mmarzl]

@TheLooLss it is, not because of the fanned frets but because of dons huge hands ;)

[RMJGuitar]

I like his quilt...

[lax2440]

@josiahmoulton

I like both versions too but this version is def. better if only because Andy couldn't play it correctly and had to play a less technical version inorder to compensate.

Don't get me wrong, I love his version too but he replaced clean note playing with muted fills to keep up. Check out this interview where he explains it.....

youtube /watch?v=6WmwcoHcMwI

of course when Don is asked to play he screws up but you get the drift

[AndyvanKayne]

Pure talent for guitars. Very well done... he's not playing on guitar anymore - HE IS LIVING WITH IT. Epic awesomness

[josiahmoulton]

Gotta say I like Andy's cover better. Still epic though.

[rmsprs]

strings don't melt because they are made of metal...nooh wait..it does

[Sharkyjake]

tuning?

[MrJporter18]

*Don*