Antoine Dufour FAQ

[11dancewme]

my rat is in my studio room with your autograph on it. It is a weird thing to sign but candyrat records radio helps my temper, ADD, lol, and my musical knowledge. So there is more to that signed rat hahahahah. Your show in columbus was what i needed to keep my musical head up. I wrote more songs and finished many that i wrote. ty antoine

[botchedup76]

We love your skills bro...I've been wanting to know the answer to all these questions...Thanks...can't believe I have not ran across this video yet...great!

[PrivateLJenkins]

2:58 Hey... hahahaha:)

[MickeyMacaroney]

tits or gtfo

[FellipePiresSouza]

well... i'm a musician too and i consider music one of the most important things in my life. i'm just commenting cause i think it's impressive the way you treat the gift you received from god, with simplicity and being generous with all of us for sharing your knowledge. so would like to thank a lot and congratulate you for all of the songs you have done. hope you go further and further!

[Pierstoval]

God (yea, I'm talkin' to ya Antoine) , you seem to be more at ease by speaking French ;)

I'm loving all your work, and I love to play "Memories of the Future", even hard it is...

[Effenchrist]

Mr Dufour... you kick so much ass! I am extremely impressed with your skills sounds and styles! I now know that I will always be a shitty hack of a guitarist cuz I cant play like that!! But its ok! I am cool with sucking in comparison.

[wsl3docmob]

Wow He Looks So Diffrent From This View. Awesome Musician Though :)

[XxSpatsaAddictxX]

Antoine, I'd like to ask if u can make a tutorial on the song Scratch please, lovin the beat to that song I just need to learn it, awesome music from an awesome musician thanks sir :)

[bmxtra211]

Antoine, please please please make an instructional DVD! Love your music by the way!

[Zopiate]

09:12 ..lol

Fruuuing

[Aran34X]

@marco43eur1 Almeno hai capito che è bravissimo, Non molti lo capiscono

[choumoumoumou]

dont ever tell a french canadian he is half french. he'll kick you in tha nuts

[choumoumoumou]

instead of focusing in his accent...listen to his music.you will be blown away

[BigJplkoplko]

i....I feel like...he...he might be french. Maybe.

[MySnowfox]

He speaks French accent

[iamjurell]

@MySnowfox I suspect thats because he's french.

[MySnowfox]

@iamjurell Yes, I know, he's HALF French. I just say it :D

[SeaOfTrees78]

@MySnowfox

He's not HALF french.... he's FRENCH CANADIAN.

You can't be HALF French.

[nominous1]

@SeaOfTrees78 actually, you can in fact be half french...

[SeaOfTrees78]

@nominous1

No you can't, French is not a race.

If French is a race then American is a race.

French is a language and a heritage.

[nominous1]

@SeaOfTrees78 I don't know if you are mentally retarded or what, I wasn't speaking about race, I was speaking about heritage. You could for instance be half french half german, or maybe half british half russian. I am pretty sure that most people aren't closed minded enough to assume you have to be mixed race to be considered half anything...

[SeaOfTrees78]

@nominous1

Or... you can have a British and German parent.... you can be of British and German DESCENT.

[SeaOfTrees78]

@nominous1

Also, I'm retarded?

Ouch my feelings.

I'm pretty sure most people aren't closed minded enough to think that anyone that they think is wrong about something is retarded.....

[nominous1]

@SeaOfTrees78 ACTUALLY, I believe you are only HALF retarded.... and half french.

[SeaOfTrees78]

@nominous1

Hypocrite.

Much like 95% of the people on this site.

Let us end this pissing contest, I have better things to do than argue with someone that isn't able to make their case without resorting to ad hominem attacks.

Adieu.

[nominous1]

@SeaOfTrees78 That's right, run away pussy.

[SeaOfTrees78]

@nominous1

Ahahahahahahahah

Wow.

I'm a pussy because I don't feel like arguing with some dumb kid over the internet?

You're just making yourself look like an even bigger fool.

Seriously, get the fuck out.

[babbersabber]

There is an e-guitar in the background! Antoine play some metal. ^^

[NEXutTORUSramenMETAL]

lol for 7:36 when he starts giving nail advice. Seriously though, he could talk about the wierdest shit and still be a legend

[Xxexcaliburr51xX]

3:00 ".............hey..." lmfao

[ryanhuerta1]

this is why he is my favorite guitar player.



[millantoo]

omg gotta copycat your bandana

didn't think it had any purpose hahaha

thanks for the info : P

[minxydude]

Cayypo!!

[ssddffgghhjjkkll]

:3

[GRAFq]

I love Stonebridge / Furch guitars...they are very, very good value for money.

I think furch's 23CR model is about as much as a Martin 000-15M over here.

[jacecrawford]

stonebridge - cedar top, rosewood back and sides ( bright tone , great sustain , really well balanced too )

Spruce and Mahogany ( deep sound with big torque )

[Astraios91]

Ayreon Shirt! Awesome! :D

[GRAFq]

Hey.

[Tissublanc]

@ haniblectre You're right! His first language is french.... I do the same when I'm nervous and I try to speak english....I read somewhere that it takes more time to the brain to access information when trying to speak another language... I guess it explains the hesitations!

[Dudemansweet420]

Why does he put a hankerchief of whatever it's called on his guitar? O.o

[DJchuffbucket]

@Dudemansweet420 It kills the resonance that comes off the neck.

[PedroMeuca]

@BrownEyesBlueSoul they disliked just a little bit in order to make the bar look like a joint. Take a puff :)

[neontok1o]

OMG! I use a bandana on my guitar too for the same reason!

[chicken6111]

is that a bandana on his ibanez back there? hahaha

[MrFantasioSpirou]

hey, he's cute!

[granpastreetz]

FRING lol 9:14

[madmoney190]

this guy is very chill fella. 

[gtryio]

This is true progressive and artistic spirit:Sharing without expecting direct reward.Of course you create value so you DESERVE all the indirect rewards possible!Keep up the good work Antoine!

PS:The bandana info rocks!!!

[ottou22]

@rastamaniakTHC So, just because he thinks about what hes going to say, he's a retard? Your logic is fucking stupid. Antoine is way more intelligent than you, stupid cunt.

[madmoney190]

@rastamaniakTHC

usually people like you who have big egos have big mouths......IQ of 156 don't mean anything. the way your manners are is how you're being judge. of course, pussy like you don't have the balls to say this in front of a person who has lot's of talent to show. so where is your 156 IQ now bitch?

[rastamaniakTHC]

@madmoney190 You just said some empty words hahahahaha... How come you know what i would and wouldn't do? Judging have nothing to do with intelligence, especially if someone(like me) shit on what other people think :) hah, you're pathetic :D damn... :D hahahahah

[haniblectre]

@rastamaniakTHC

I'm pretty sure he isn't speaking his first language. Lots of people stutter and make excessive "umm" and "ahhh" noises when they speak their non-native language. This doesn't mean they are retarded. Besides, anybody that can play an instrument at that skill level is not a retard. FYI, I'm a genius software engineer with an advanced engineering degree. Who gives a shit? Want to have a dick measuring contest now?

[TheDJNaylor]

@haniblectre Not disagreeing. But ever heard of idiot savant?

[KZFisher]

Wow - Antoine! Merci beaucoup for the teaching & FAQ video

[swimmerforlife789]

I would love to see him shred on that JEM!!!!

[whitelotus808]

ha, coll. he has an ibanez jem in the background

[pwilliams1888]

is that a bong on the dresser? lol lmfao blaze it up antoine.

[DrBromiAndufEwd]

Haha, I love this video. If i had any money...i would give all of it to hang out for a couple days with this guy!

[teddybundy118]

@DrBromiAndufEwd I only discovered Antoine 2 days ago, actually heres a true story, we all know the "Four hands Guitar" video with Tommy, well i found that by mistake a year ago and thought that geezers fucking good on that guitar then i deleted it by mistake and forgot about it 2 days ago a bird i know dropped me a line and said look up Antoine Dufour if you fancy a mind fuck. Im up 4 that when i saw him it clicked into place and watched all his vids. Couldnt believe what i was seeing.

[Pen2AndyP]

1:53 That is definitely the hax.

[Metalrulz7]

@AntoineDufour Hey salut man! Jme demandais juste tu jouais aek quel accordement dans ta vidéo de Spiritual Groove avec Tommy Gauthier, Parce que moi j'ai appris la toune en DADGCE, mais un de mes amis la joue au violon, et ce n'est pas le meme tuning on dirait :S

[dabawla]

Never thought to file down the thumb pick. Gonna try that for sure. Thanks for the great info. I really dig all your stuff. Keep it up!

[pdpg3]

and the nails plzzzz who you do your nails?

[Artthas3]

what' s the guitar you are using at 9:16 ?

[barbajoloco]

acho voce o melhor!Parabens sou seu fã 

[jkshoujk]

I came across Light-Medium Elixir Phosphor Bronze strings today. Instead of the regular just 12-53 and 13-56 gauges, it's 12-56. Is this a new release from Elixir due to Antoine? :O

[D3m0nhunter719]

I LOVE YOU ANTOINE!

[DuskY1991]

Haha, if he didn't bring up that string-ringing-above-the-nut I wouldn't have known about it. Frankly now I hear it too I find it just as annoying. =D

[JoeLaFigue]

merci de prendre le temps de répondre à nos questions Antoine =)

mais j'en ai encore une s'il vous plait x) : Pour la technique de frappe avec le pouce sur les cordes graves qui donne un effet percussif, j'ai remarqué sur votre vidéo de "Ashes in the sea" que vous ne frappiez pas toujours sur la même corde. Est-ce fait expres ? la technique requiert-elle beaucoup de précision pour ce morceau en particulier ? (j'ai quelques problemes pour l'intégrer dans vos morceau et ceux de Craig D'andrea ^^')

[yanidoodle]

lol he's so adorable :P

[darkvallee]

it's a jumbo hum G sorry J05 :) On aime sa :)

[espacemusiquegcollin]

Bravo Antoine, pour ton aide, pour avoir pris le temps. Longue vie!

[SuperBeanson]

he's a fun guy

[nichols9286]

3:00 .... Hey...... ;)

[Online8D]

6:11 fifteen .

soo funny :D

[sublimeloudog86]

Oh my god, I didn't know he had an accent! lol

[nanosky007]

thank you antoine ¡¡¡ for your videos :)

[RayZavesky]

ayreon is the bomb!

[guitarholic999]

haha...... 09:16 ''cruuuing!!''

[K1LL14N]

I love how he raises his eyebrow at 1:03 when he says: 'TONE' xD

[jkshoujk]

So that's why it's 23-CR... Cedar Rosewood. Wow I'm pretty behind here xD, but MAN that sounds nice even with a webcam... it's hard to hear your voice over it! :)

[UrbanCOwBoy32]

you think a guy that knows so much classical would have some nylon's very interesting music choice. so creative....

[yalatac]

merci à toi pour ta simplicité !

et pour ta musique qui est un enchantement !

see you man

[kdheithaus]

I am so impressed with you - there are so many talented guitarists out there - but you seem to have a balance that many don't - truly inspirational! Thanks, again

[Outie1179]

I use a bandanna too.

[ShamrockKitty]

You cheater! You used fake nails. I did mine the old fashioned way with lots of jello and patience.

[ZebMacahan]

Antoine, when is your instructional DVD coming out???

[SocksInPanic]

His voice and his english may be annoying, but I really think he's one of the best acoustic guitar players.

[D3m0nhunter719]

@SocksInPanic

I like his voice, it's neat.

[DuskY1991]

Can somebody tell me whether that is a G23-CR or a GS23-CR?

Ordered a third hand capo, also have a bandana hanging on the headstock of my guitar. Cool video.

[CToyeIV]

i thought the bandanna was just for looks! that's awesome thank you for teaching me something.

[AngelOfDeath1897]

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!!!

/,,/

[Tuloisboss]

9:14 loool, that makes me laught :-D

[BarmanMasterX]

Grate.... man!!!! Thanks

[glauberanadao]

I can see an Ibanez RG in the back of the video, hahah Antoine playing electric guitar must be awesome too

[Solncevorot09]

What is the scale length of your guitars?

If anybody know...?

[yihwei90]

u r really nice, great playing too!

[Waarhl666]

Salut Antoine et bravo, on te le diras jamais assez souvent!

As-tu déjà essayé les ongles en acryliques? J'ai essayé tout plein d'ongles et c'est vraiment la meilleure solution que j'ai trouvé. Mes faux ongles finissent par fendre au millieu tandis que l'acryliques restent tels quels pendant 2-3mois!

Si ca peut aider un autre guitariste.. Les ongles c'est tellement dur a négocier...

[MrNerazzurri]

Thank you very much

[dreamyguitars]

Thanks for the tips on the nails !...I was always put off using the fake ones because I'd heard that it damages the real nail underneath..and mine are already pretty thin !

[unshutoptic1]

He said Don Ross, Michael Hedges, and who?

[billykrut]

leo kotke

[canucktheclown]

Leo something.

[Blade686]

Leo Kaki? o.o

Kaki means poop in Hebrew.

[00Dakka]

kottke you retard

[Dgc2003]

Kottke -.-

[Blade686]

Dude it sounds like Kaki, you can't blame me. XD

[AcousyJoe]

lol@ antoine at the cash register buying fake nails and the cashier looking at him crazily, and him saying "yeah, im buying fake nails, and im the best guitar player you'll ever lay eyes on" .lol. u rock dude

[DenshaBoy]

Vous êtes un génie de la guitare, et de la musique en général. La recherche de la perfection dans les moindres détails et la volonté de transmettre ce que vous êtes directement dans le coeur des gens. Continuez d'être sincère, et merci beaucoup =)

[Northorseman]

Ayreon's great.

[omgwtfbbqalekx]

C'est l'fun d'avoir des quebecois comme toi sur youtube pour nous influencer! Laches pas antoine! :D

[meanFACEmikey]

i hope you sleep well at night knowing you are fueling the artistic drive in MANY up and coming musicians. I personally love everything about your style and content. thank you for answering all of our questions u are an inspiration to us all.

[fcbtim]

holy shit the second acoustic sounded BEAUTIFUL

[DaVv3e]

hard to say Half if you're from quebec :) GREAT video though !! I love your way of playing guitar :D thanks for uploading

[BlazzingSaber]

Your a different person when your with your guitar.. ^^ thanks for this ^^

[chriscruse1989]

lol, funny ass dude

[damnthesystem]

Guitar god!

[carlosplim]

I appreciate you not just by being a totally magnificent composer and guitar player but also your very positive attitude. I hope you continue and make more songs that will touch peoples lives. Because of you and Andy, after years of not playing music, I bought again a guitar. (^^ ,) Hope you can come over and perform here in Calgary.

[gothrulz2003]

Antoine, your the man! I love your music, and I love playing it. And I always thought your nails were real. lol

[pbhushanbsb]

Dear Antoine,

u have a very strong likeability factor associated with you and a good sense of humor too.

u r my admiration ..keep rolling.

[MoGiMaL]

Excellent video Antoine! Very humble of you! Thanks for being so humble and real.

[prognjen]

ayreon t-shirt! :) niiice:)

[MarryMeSyn]

HAHAHAHAHAHHA Ai love his description of the bandanna thing!!!! SHWRING!

[immortelsprod]

The guy is a huge guitar star, but he is recording himself just as us guys behind our screens in our bedrooms. Love that spirit. And love your music too. Vive le Québec !

[TheSwdishAtheist]

@immortelsprod thats cuse serious musicians thinks its a normal job like plumming or anything like it and a huge star isnt a singer/musician who cant get out of their house without bodyguards a huge star in music a a guy/girl that do what they love and can live on it/not have so much money they cant spend it all.

[hd53exw]

Antoine - just have to say that I absolutely love your music and am buying your CDs. I originally saw you on youtube in the Two Handed Guitar video and thought you were obviously very good but some of your other stuff is just unbelievable. Hope you tour the UK sometime.

[patrickforgey]

The music academy I work at is a Larrivee dealer. Incredible guitars :)

[peden64]

love my larrivee's.....i suggest you all look into purchasing them..

[tootlesflubb]

Now all the kids with all those questions can go out and buy Elixir strings, Keyser and Shubb capos, and drop a fortune on a Stonebridge. Then they will go home and cry, because Antoine is a master and they still don't sound like him! Haha...

[stalkarl]

But the Elixir Srings are realy the best.

And i have a Furch and this guitars are realy perfect. Stonebridge is Furch !

But you right, he is a Master. And his Guitar have 2 Pickups Systeme inside.

[stalkarl]

And the 3Hand Capo is realy perfect.

[Reymo0on]

wonder if you play electric guitar

[TheXxtra]

LMAO 9:15

SHWRING!

[5489614]

i wanna see you in the electric guitar

[GetnFunky]

hahaha

[seoncope]

BOSS

:+:+:JAMAICA:+:+

[yellowchairreviews]

i KNEW he was Canadian.

[darksideofthemoo]

I never noticed that ringing after strumming before and now I can't stop hearing it now I know it's there. Damn!

[Lynxwound]

Same thing here!

[14SIXPOUNDER88]

right... my guitar... i have a takamine g series.... and ive had it tuned down yo baritone tuning for quite a long time now lol... a few months.... what would you say? would you say baritone tuning is good for a takamine or bad... i really enjoy the low sound but i really want an upgrade... maybe a taylor or a martyn... id love to know were i can get a baritone guitar from.. please reply

[st0na4lyfe]

The MAN!!

[huevitoisback]

u rock

[ShatOnATurtle10]

this guy is chill for being so good

[Zlobisha]

What is the shape of your Stonebridge? Which shapes you prefer and why?

I want to get a Frantisek Furch 23CR but i'm not sure which shape to get...

Thank you!

[lexmon420416]

Thank you for everything you've posted on youtube. You've almost instantly become the biggest inspiration to my guitar playing and song writing. You've made this Canadian boy proud! I'll have to post a couple of covers in hopes you'll see them someday!

[DeficitDestruction]

Is it just me or did he completely lose his accent a bit at 0:47?

[nancyl2]

Dear Antoine is just pronouncing names correctly of certain musicians, he did not lose his beautiful accent. Sorry. But you made me check it out. : -)))) That is a "Hoot" AND really does it matter when you listen to his OMG music. THIS is a Master that we get to enjoy. Truly one of the greatest on the PC. A friend shared his Vids with me because of the level of his cosciousness showing forth. Truly a god send. Peace and Love.:-)

[janlucsof]

thx

[racketman90]

what's the song from 3:35-3:43?

[Deankillz]

its just some improv, its not an actual song

[SSC686]

Cool antoine que tu prend le temp d'expliquer ça a tes fans !!!!!

[barret707]

Loving the ayreon t-shit

[LilKels0]

"hax" haha

[xuluk]

Outstanding guitarrist!!! You are from another galaxy I'm sure!! Just one question...if you want to answer it...

Do you use standard tunnings on your guitar, or open tunings (on most of your songs)?

[NONAMEWTF]

thx antoine. i love ur music and this video answered much questions for me. hope i can see one of ur shows in germany sometime?!

[ItsTheMatthias]

It's official. I'm getting a bandana.

[americafirst101]

you are Great..........

[sakafonk]

Salut Antoine,

Super ta vidéo explicative! Vraiment pour moi tu es certainement le (meilleur) guitariste que je préfère avec Andy Mc Kee, un gros bravo pour ton travail de composition, ta technique, c'est splendide!

[Gerillieros]

Well done, Antoine! Keep it up!

[julie1300]

wow and I just thought that the bandana was just for looks. HAHA. It has some purpose and makes sense !

[babbersabber]

I prefer the Fingerplecs ;)

[IanWillingtonberry]

awesome...you rock! go canada!

[proudzfriend]

One of the best acoustic guitar player.

Realy awesome.

Regards from Spain.

[lepoler2000]

incredible im from santo domingo , just incredible, i like your music, God bless your art

[completelydisabled]

how crazy would it be if he posted a video of him playing some metal !

[Mugenloo]

I hope he does this :D