the human abstract mea culpa solo

[mikester966]

haah i have the same a7x shirt! and i cut the sleeves off as well! xD

[metallica5252]

wtf, this is eluding me, are you using a pick or not? because it appears that you keep letting go of yours, but how are you not dropping it?

[ProgressiveMadness1]

@metallica5252 Hes using a pick hes just digging it into the strings. Probably why it dosnt sound so great.

[allova2710]

liking it a lot, but for the 10,9,7,10,9,7,9,7,5,7,6,4,6 its not played in legato, appart from that its nice, i used to be able to play this but i fucked up my middle finger while drinking and i have to retrain my middle finger to roll on sweeps :(, anyways nice one

[BYTHEFRAME]

do you not have a pick?

[kGmusicpage]

@BYTHEFRAME looks like it, he just holds it weird? between his thumb and middle finger? and when he sweeps up his index finger like points out i guess

[oldschooler1118]

i know it feels normal but don't ever ever ever ever never ever use your pinky to anchor, it's bad and hurts your progress.

[MariosGuy]

wtf your fingers that hold the pick open when you sweep downwards?? what lol

[roadkill1001]

its nice to see whats happening, good job

[rubrubaturservice]

u have some longass fingers

i guess thats good for guitar playing

coo vid

[danaleks29]

this is slowed waayyyy down!

[JuvA31]

This is good... But stop playing this in legato please!!!

[writhe14]

gj bro u got it that sweep ur playing at the 7th and 5th fret are actually away down at the 15th I think try it down there it should make more sense =]

[gh2halo3]

digging the rolling rock in the background

[metalone1987]

nice playing. like the guitar too. couple of the sweeps were an octave lower then they should be though? check out my cover for full speed :P

[thewarriorgabriel]

what model of guitar you hace?

[Kitsunobu]

It is an ESP-LTD Eclipse :)

[MattBoy16]

Haha, finally another guitarist who doesn't use a pick.

[Kitsunobu]

He's using it, but...not in common way ^^

Such a nice cover,though ^^

[Xxsynysterg8sxX]

doesnt picking like that hurt?

[xoxturtl3xox]

Really good but try to not pull off that little run at :39

[Nameless742]

well played, and that ain't easy sweeps either, Most of Syn Gates ones are alike to themselves.

[Xxsynysterg8sxX]

your right...i could say syns most diverse sweeps are only the wicked end. but i enjoy aj's sweep patterns much more.

[zacdarider]

this is from THA!! not A7X so why r u talking about syn gates??

[Nameless742]

It was in response to someone else, my love. a month ago.

[zacdarider]

oh ok srry

[RyanCmetal]

sick bro check mine out if you get a chance

[duff5000]

everything was great except , you seem to be doing pull offs and hammer-ons when you should be picking the note besides that awesome

[leecallaghan]

its an ESP LTD EC-1000

...i have the exact same one :P

[thewarriorgabriel]

whats the model of your guitar?

[antidrummer13]

good job dude. keep working at it

[EvanTRodgers]

are you using a fucking thumb pick?

[MetallicAsian]

I guess or he's using his thumb nail. I dunno, I don't usually see this tho.

[lpk12321]

its the exact way synester gates picks

[Rasengan0819]

nice job...thats a hard solo

[SNiPeZzzzZzz]

good cover and not so bad sweeping you'Re better than me so :P

[patofgod]

snoopdog myass...but nice cover daugh

[hellhammerjelly]

Haha, what you're doing with the little finger of your right hand, I do that too. Good for right hand stability.

[BitterAnger01]

kick ass man

[HeldThread]

sounds great. you use your thumbnail as a pick or something? looks really odd

[Darkfollower666]

old avenged is the way to go, i rep old avenged as well, new shit just fucking sucks

[PickUpYourLighters]

Hey mate, what guitar is that?

It's smexi =]

[snoopdogg49r]

esp ltd ec-1000 deluxe...they retail for $800-1000 but I found one on ebay for $550...its a great guitar for sure

[emmanuel1004]

he has his pick against the thumb and middle finger lol

[MiggyPage]

pura pedra

[rhcpjohn444]

are you playing without a pick?

[Dvicious]

it looks like he flips everyone off at the end lol , nice cover even at slow speed , better than me , i need to practice mah sweeps

[sickenedblood]

well we know you were hard at work ......(alcohol in the background)...... you're farther than me....lol

[FlamingGuitar92]

You're definitely on the right track, man. Don't worry about playing at only 75%. All the great players start off slow. Well done!

[coty120]

a few sour notes man, but the fact that you got this awesome solo down is badass great video

[lucasadverse]

nice video

nice shirt

[smartguytaytay]

not bad, you index does something really weird when you sweep down, but i anchor my pinky the same way :D

[blndside90]

yea dude great job, just keep up-ing the speed until ur there... good job keep practicing.

[bobadankfett]

this solo isnt all that its just a bunch of sweeps. if you can sweep then its pie which most people can

[LambOfGodFn]

dude that was amazing because it was SOOOOO clean...it made it awsm

[masterofthestoneage9]

awesome attempt...even at 75% speed :-)

[Xtreamedrummer]

even slowed down it still looks difficult as shit...AJ was a monster

[xSoothsayer]

haha you look like you're pinching something when you sweep.. good job!

[xakep202]

it's because of your shirt.

[SickHypnotize]

good job man, you almost have it

[soyelmore]

you kick ass

not anybody could do that

so keep trying

you'll get it perfect in a few time

=]

[ayjayguitar93]

awesome sweeping man! and i like ur shirt! A7x ROCKS!

[kobefan131]

no. they most certainly do not.

[leadshadow]

agreed.

[blkmike]

agreed 7x, hahahaha!

[snoopdogg49r]

i rep the old avenged....not the new stuff

[pmitchinson]

i was expecting crap but this is pretty accurate man

[poke1dan]

I HAVE THE SAME GUITAR AS U. but mines the see through black cherry

[prsguitarist56]

id rather hear u play it slow and accurate than fast and sloppy

great job!

[Shinsen88]

Absoultely. Nice job, man.

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Yep. Me too.

[cawnur18000]

Bro you did a hella tight job.

you have really good technique and i like your style

all you gotta to do is keep playing it slow and the speed will gradualy come to you

dont rush because thats when it gets sloppy

[danerchik]

sir you fucking rock harder than 88% of everyone else on this joint..just keep grindin and the speed will come naturally...keep rockin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Noodles6464]

awesome man, must be so hard to play

[pointblank78]

how hell are you doing this without a pick?

[mackjaco]

he has a pick

[xakep202]

no he doesn't.

[Arto345]

Damn I think you're right... looks like its his thumb nail.

[musicguitar]

are you playing without a pick?

[killswitchcraig]

i think it looks like he isnt cos he lets go of it on the down sweeps, weird technique, mite try it :P

[xakep202]

he's using a thumbnail.

[mjoeyson]

is that an eclipse?

[xNGxJohnson]

Sorry man ur good but my friend Kevin can play this at full speed with no mistakes.

type. AMAZING MEA CULPA SOLO

it's worth listening too it's amasing.

[boing88887]

great job, a lil faster!! (although i dont play guitar, dont want to look like a hypocrite) good job though,

felt grape- i agree, micheal angelo batio is really fast and amazing. He is like ambidextrous

[rawr121]

Ehh dude dont sweat it.

Youll get it up to speed

[feltgrape]

Close, your on your way to getting it. The only thing i'd say that was bad about your playing is don't anchor with your right hand pinky. Its technically "bad", a lot of the greats play like that, but its supposed to be proven to slow you down because there are more muscles in your hand fighting against the way your picking.

Its not really a big deal unless you want to play twice as fast as michael angelo batio.

[Daxten]

i think this is a 3 star vid... and i think that most people who comment this can't even play a single note of it O_o

[theheadninja]

practice more

[Aspartamebraintumor]

Arch your fingers more and use only 1 finger per fret movement, don't bar

[vampier886311]

what is that Guitar Pro or Power Tab? i like the fact that every one has a video of their version.. im no defferent check mine out suckas!

[snoopdogg49r]

guitar pro

[mikebeecher]

is this the program you are using?

[snoopdogg49r]

yep guitar pro 5 or maybe its 6 now..not sure

[whatymcwhat]

form is a bit shaky, but just keep at it and you'll be amazing onne day.

[ElysiaLovesCakes]

hmm u dont seem to be using a pick

[downdown44]

nice guitar.

i've been thinkin about gettin it.

is it worth it?

[VASEntertainment]

niiiiiice

[novelera67]

you are too slow! Keep at it.

[alexmetal]

cool dude, where´s the tab men post the adrees dude!

[narcoticdruid]

still better than anything i can do =D

[11507jennie]

It was a little dirty that's for dsure, but that's REALLY HARD to do, I give you credit for even being able to sweep pick period. Good job. :)

[ryanbass12]

tab PLEASE!!!

[TenthWall]

that wasn't too bad.

[DyersEve0]

using ur nail as a pick?

[riverdragon666]

hey man check out my version of this solo

[pavoloco]

Dude, how the hell are you picking like that? Does that technique have a name?

[DyersEve0]

sweeping

[pavoloco]

hah, no I know that.

I mean your right hand.

[xakep202]

it's called letting your thumbnail grow.

[missmurder99]

turn down the midi track... it's annoying as hell.

[ESP4Metal]

I'm glad you did it at that speed. I've learned the first half of the sweeps but thanks to you I got the rest. Thanks!

[Grich26]

Pretty good. I'm surprised by the low rating this video got. And where did u learn to pick with your fingers like that?

[G4DUB]

alright. i know that on the human abstract's myspace there is a tab for this. but the funny thing is that it's wrong. but only two sweeps of it. if you listen to the cd, and play along, you'll hear what i'm talking about. the last two sweeps in the two arpeggio phrases that A.J. plays don't start on the 4th fret, then the 5th. instead, they start on the 16th, and then the 17th.

[AlbertoLaiho]

ure right, on the recording AJ does play it that way, but theoretically its the same as their tab on their myspace, just an octave lower.. its up to the player learning the song which way to play it.. i personally like to play those two sweeps on the lower octave.. a harmony with those two octaves being played together would sound nice i think =P..

[TonsOfFun411]

Sweeping was a LIL sloppy but I can say much cause I couldnt do any better. But anything you messed up on is excused because of that BEAUTIFUL guitar you have!

[elwero666]

good speed. practice practice practice!! thats all that i can say cuz i do it slower lol.pass me a rolling rock lol

[riverdragon444]

great job!

[YeshuaHamashia]

this was awesome and im glad you're not trying to rush it with the sweeps. playing it at that speed is probably the best thing to do so that once your speed builds up you'll nail it perfectly.  keep up the good work! and nice shirt too.

[stareandwonder]

Good stuff, youll get better man. Its there, just need to practice more, you got it all down just sit there and practice it over and over like ive been doing lol.

[duderichard15]

dude where did you learn that.. i cant pick it all out by ear..

[OneisneO]

what are you doing with the index finger of your right hand and your pick ??? it's fucking weird :S keep on practicing at low speeds. you'll got it perfect in a few months

[smiff0009]

yeah a7x sucks, but you did good.  Just try to get faster.

[riverdragon666]

i wouldnt say its ruined keep practicing and it will be great. to make it better take off the a7x shirt:) keep up the good work

[mynameneededtobecool]

my bad i meant liked

[mynameneededtobecool]

nice i lick how its slow dont take it off