Rock Fusion Improvisation

[amteursongwriter]

awesome Tom!!!

[markway16]

silly faces mean ur a real musician , u have passion for music

nice solo man, was this melodic Minor ?

[mrmogensen]

nailed it

[CrummyNails]

sick

[julienthome]

Not bad at all. Nice guitar too.

[DihColorado]

only the one who plays the instrument knows that something like these requires LOTS of talent and technique to create

[SteeleInd]

Constant orgasm face.

[TheSonsofHorusx]

dude suhr's are sooooo nice lol u lucky goose u

[MrDoMiniCanPrinCe881]

@tq105 How long have you been playing the guitar ?

[ChristofferKeizer]

Such amazing phrasing and note choices...great technique over all...love it. \m/

[Dristicks]

Brother, God bless you more and more. Who doesnt like, we just feel sorry for then cause they dont play from the heart, is just about technike, so keep going my brother!!! BIG UP!!!! BLESS AND LOVE FOR YOU!!!

[Guitareben]

Lovely!

[xPurpleDrinkx9001]

baby making music.

[haurlame]

wow! rediculous this is fantastic and who ever doesnt like this go to hell! and what scales are you using? i definately wanna play stuff like this

[heavymetaldude1234]

nice

[molina21000]

ESPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[bailey12444]

Does Anybody Knows the guitar specs?

[Situious]

It's like A minor / D Dorian, but idk which is the actual key of the song, I don't know which chords are being played

[LtotheULZ]

sorry for the newbie question, but i'm curious. what scales are you mainly using here?

[ostkapi]

pfffff, ridiculous....3:10 to 3:22

[kobay87]

amazing

[Hitchwithhitch]

what scales are you using? i wanna improve stuff like this!

[georgesorosisgay1]

1:05 on brilliant! great job mate nice feeling!

[highrollerzzz]

Man, it's 4:30am here where I live, I grabbed something to eat and thought:''what can I do to entertain myself on a high level?"

so here I am

[Serragatti]

I declare myself oficially Jizzed!

[Notturno81]

I can't find any appropriate words for you playing man. I wish I had this kind of brain to fingers connection. You don't seem to think about the gutar neck at all. I struggle all the time with that but still have the order: mind - guitar - music and work hard to get rid of the guitar in the middle.. Great playing.

[rancidhotmail]

hey man, amazing vid really loved it.

everyone i know who plays guitar pulls faces when theyre soloing, usually when hitting nice bends and shit. Its awesome that u can get ur face off on so much more awesome licks.

[alexmatrix1995]

this is acutally the real porn

[aleksandersucharski]

you will be probably the first one to make me interested in hybrid picking. before seeing you use that technique i had found it extremely useless, apart from country playing. what you do is inspiring in, i believe, every aspect. amazing phrasing.

[freesalute]

can i have your eyes? it doesn't look like you need them

[astrojamman]

I love this. Plenty of space. Superbofantasticadilicious

[beejaystrings]

i really love your videos man! its inspiring. thanks for sharing all of this.

[another148]

4 people doesnt know what fusion is >:|

[another148]

wow , great guitar , and looks like you never even touched it ! i mean , look at it ! theres no scratch , its like raindrops were the only thing that touched your great suhr . great playing , amazing , soooo great , guitar god . :D

[MrHelloGuitar]

Holy motherfuck. Sorry about the language... This is pretty remarkable.

[BlindF3ith]

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned guthrie govan here yet, so i'll say it.

Guthrie Govan. It's actually mainly the intense journey your face goes on that reminded me of him, your style is quite different

[Devinwc1113]

awesome stuff man. i love your style, great technique, and you hit all of the right notes

[beejaystrings]

nice! great skills dude. hope u can teach me. im willing to learn

[rodrigoblswylde]

nice song, man! : )

[DeaconVerter]

Wow. Double wow.

[congiufrancesco1981]

i love it!

[merryvinbock]

What chords are in the loop? =) 

[longination]

perfection music!

your face becomes most funny from 3:45. incredible range dabbling in the facial arts of anger, concentration and the release of tension. congratulation on existing.

[Fretophonic]

I am mesmerized by this guy's playing. Adam Rogers used to be my fav until Lost Tribe became one of the 'great bands that was'. More percussive than AH, more rhythmic and melodically inventive than...I wont say the name...TQ has the 'stream of consciousness' playing DOWN...this stuff is therapy.

Btw TQ, don't worry about the faces or the spaces bro...you and that sweet groove--it was a brunette, right LOL--were dancin' together just fine.

[quicknic1982]

great as always...love your notechoices on this one;)

[musadrino]

TOM the master!!! respect!

[geisterbahn1]

Hi Tom ,I take it your a big Steely Dan Fan , I d say so . Sound like SD on acid

[blekoldshaflo2]

You're one of the best out here.

[OpulenceOfKnowledge]

I brought Toms instructional on outside playing, he is a really good teacher. I am definitely going to buy some more, highly recommended!

[pepetteamamy]

yeah ! a bit more instictive  would be the final touch for you, great guitar player !!! Cry, Scream, Laugh, something from your body and your soul... but I love your playing and technique ;-) (sorry for the english, i'm french)

[nathapol1992]

It's amazinggg

what is "epic lick" ?

[JensHappe]

Hi Tom, cool playing. Can you show us the fast hybrid picking lines, slowly ?

Thx

[CamW91]

What scales are you using here? And what is the progression? Awesome stuff man. Just incredible.

[SpicerGovan]

Tom's playing is amazing and so mellifluous, but imo i think one big thing he is missing and needs to add is those guthrie-esq bends.Whole step-whole step and a half bends every now and then. Just my opinion, Great playing Tom, Huge influence on me. thanks, All the best.

[D4rkW4rrior90]

niente da dire sul modo di suonare la chitarra... ma quella merda elettronica di sottofondo che è? che schifo...

[TonskiTAS]

So smooth it'll liquify your shit.

[MichaelKDeSouza]

So Fluid!



[saumier1]

I have a fusion backing track, but I suck at it. I can only make it work with pentatonics and exotic bends.  what modes should I use? the box scale starting to bore me

[arthurjohnblond]

I like it... thanks for sharing!, Arthur

[todomusika]

you are absolutely amazing!!

[OpulenceOfKnowledge]

Great playing!

[GuitarArt]

Muy bueno!!!

[artie3254]

dude u r fucking amazing im not even half as fast as u with those arrpegios, but im gettin ther

[LickMyAxecom]

Man that was nice!

[Lossaavedra]

This is what call beautiful playing. I understand that almost every guitar player has a huge influence from other guitar players, but I consider amazing to listen to guys like Tom who takes that influence to a next level based on creativity, feeling and of course virtuosity. Lider of follower, Tom is guy to follow, listen and learn.

[alexcico23]

Backing Track ===PLEASE=== u rock fusion man \m/

[alexcico23]

backing track PLEASE \m/ U ROCK MAN!

[mkt980]

Hi, what's that distinctive "stopped" sound in your phrasing? Are you muting a lot of notes with the right hand palm while phrasing or is more of a combination of both hands action that gives you that timing? thx

[guitarmasterfinn]

Anyone know where i can get good fusion bt at? All the ones i find are junk.

[guitarmasterfinn]

Anyone know where i can get good fusion bt at? All the ones i find are junk.

[enicmatic]

Imcreible Tom.....your playing is perfect, melodic, tecnique and feeling....

Congratulations...............­........

Peter

[navraid]

nothing's wrong with the silly faces.....

music is all about expressing one's feeling.

it adds an extra weight to the music, i guess.

[TruNikkaz]

hey tom, if you can find the time im interested in a short video explaining your perfect 4ths tuning and some concepts/licks behind it, and maybe some of your hybrid concepts as well?

it would blow up im sure, you're amazing and i anxiously await your album

[wolechair]

1:10 is the most original lick i ever heard .. wonder if there is a tabbed lick for that style

[Birdinsky3]

GOD DAMN SMOOTH LINES MAN

KEEP IT UP

[JezzyLewis]

Amazing! you Rock!! :-D

[zioband]

nice & strong..ciao

[netoolv]

I know it says ignore the silly faces, but eerhmm... Kinda hard to ignore the buttface you pulled around 3:30 when you're REALLY in the zone hahaha! Awesome playing man! You're GREAT!

[SyKrash]

are you in standard tuning or do you have it tuned in perfect 4ths like previous videos?

[carlos198125]

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[beret37]

Your standard equipped with a Tremol-No?

[DiatonicPotato]

@beret37 He doesn't need a Tremol-No. His guitar has a hard-tail.

[beret37]

@DiatonicPotato No it's not :-) It's a Gotoh 510TS-FE1 bridge, just like I have on my Suhr Custom Modern. That doesn't mean he doesn't have it blocked, but by default, it's not a hard tail.

[jazzdarkside]

is this chamber body ?

[bioxava]

Great stuff Tom and very impressive! Best regards, Pablo.-

[nezmaster1]

Someone needs to transcribe Tom's jams... I need it!

[Hezus3Christo]

haha you can just see those gears a turning in that head haha those faces looked prety painfull lol you dug deep to improv that stuff without looking you can tell your concentrating all you got into it. its damn awesome tho!

[Hezus3Christo]

TOM! your a effin bastard man but in the best of ways. To play with such control, fluidity, tastyness and dexterity is unreal especialy when someones not looking at the GOD DAMN GUITAR THE WHOLE EFFIN TIME!!! ... this kinda pissed me off haha im soooo damn jealous man! do you still give lessons online and are you taking students? cuz damn! just damn!

[brandon2784]

AND!! I could never play like that.

[brandon2784]

flawless

[tubo777]

cool man, everything is perfect, 50 stars are not enough. I love how you use your hybrid picking, and how tastefuly you trew the fast runs only now and then, always in control, PERFECT!!! congrats from r. argentina friend.

[theblackhalo]

You sir, have the most impeccable timing! I love everything you do! Your tone, your guitar, your phrasing and overall playing! It's all killer! I would love to get a hold of some of those backing tracks!

[burnedoutgolfer]

I found the bt that Him and Rick Graham jam on. It really makes you appreciate how awesome of a player he is when you try improvising over it yourself :)

[theblackhalo]

@burnedoutgolfer So true man!

[RequiemAmad]

Hey Tom. You may wanna take a look at your guitar while you're playing ahah great improv. hope to see you at GI!

[Jadguitare]

Love your playing as always :)

[MrRhysSir]

loving the 'Stevie wonder' style! i kid i kid, awesome man ;D

[TheGreyMaster]

Great impro Tom!

[aaronbergAPB]

Beautiful playing. The faces are cool too.

[SOULography]

Another great improv Tom! .....Such mature and unpredictable phrasing. You remain one of my favorite fusion guitarists. Looking forward to the album!

[tq105]

Thanks for all the cool comments guys. I'll try to finish my album this year!

[JewelJammin]

I'll be waiting across the pond to get it when it comes out.

[yellowshadow92150]

@tq105 oh yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MyLifeChanger]

@tq105 Cool. But please don't kill the music with planning EVERYTHING. Please make room for some improvisation and be loose. That's where the magic come from!

[Camelo71]

@tq105 i wanna hear that man! I love your stuff, your technique is smooth and awesome it's very nice, keep up the good work man! Cheers.

[openmind1984]

amazing like always Tom .... are u using any time of compression in this video ?¿?

[johnyprestige]

I echo all the good things that have been said in the comments below about your playing... it is immaculate...However, i feel that if you left more space your playing would really come into it's own! this is not a dig at you or your playing because you're a far more competent guitarist than myself and i am so envious of your command of rhythm that i feel like an idiot just leaving this suggestion. Miles Davis was a genius because of the notes he didn't play not vica versa. Real Great playing!

[tq105]

@johnyprestige Cheers mate! I was thinking the exact same thing! It's something I'm thinking about my playing more and more. I need to love the space more! Haha! Thanks.

[rmoraespinto]

@johnyprestige Hi. Like you, I really enjoy TQ's playing a lot. I think that he is one of the best shreders around - exactly because he is not gratuituous as the majority of them is. Your "jazzy" comment comes to place alright. But I feel that, with TQ's jazz background, he has been able to develop space more and more. And, by doing that he is THE candidate to become THE most cherished guitar player of his generation - that's the opinion of a drummer and an incipient guitar player.

[streather]

Impeccable playing as always dude

[TheMusicCop]

Great improv! I have to say ( if you don't mind) that i can hear some wayne krantz and greg howe in your playing!

watching you play inspires me to practice, so that i can have more fun, while improvising, feeling more confident! Thank you!

[nezmaster1]

Oh my god, 3:38- 3:42... SHIT!

[stringsnsticks]

Awsome playing!

Man i gatta try shur guitars someday :)

[mraggrovator]

You should put all these improvisations on cd. I know i would by it.

[Undercurrentuk1]

don't know whats better his tone from 2.20 or his playing

[Adji87]

Brilliant as usual Tom!

[markmcguigan]

That wiz right guid so it wiz.

[Solvi27]

this guitar is so awesome !!!

[Grapowi]

I love your guitar, playing and t-shirts :D Excellent again as always!

[13guitard00d]

I HAVE BEEN BLINDED BY YOUR AWESOMENESS ONCE AGAIN!!!!lol ;)

You are simply amazing :).

[jardous]

excellent

[persini]

I'm so glad i'm not a guitar player! cause theres just not way to compete with you Tom!! haha! ultra tasty phrasing!

[tbh101]

holy wow... my new favorite video of yours

[thegreatgarry]

2:58...tom's signature licks....

[guitarnoize]

Got that Greg Howe style going on, awesome!

[IPawnNoobs]

Loved it , you really need to post more. You don't realize how big of a impact you are on a lot of people on here, we love your playing Tom !

My only complaint is that it ended where it did lol

That appeared to be the start of a MONSTER lick !

Great playing as usual ! :)

[applewhiteroad]

i love your tone....

[JewelJammin]

Wow!! My new favorite!

[ShredST]

Release an album already.

[jgy777]

Genial!!!

[viktorgrafika]

Yeah! *****

[Nawa910]

the face and the phrase at 4:54 are amazing

[sportsportsport]

Bloody good! =)

[derrylgabel]

Tom, I never get tired of your playing man. Wonderful improv!

[murisv]

Not much to say but great as always. ;)

[andyvicius]

great stuff tom. nice backing and superb playing! thanks for posting new videos...

[lauriemonk]

pop the kettle on... super playing Tom... always looking forward to your amazing playing... keep up the good work.

[MrBlueEyes123]

Amazing! smooth and tasty fusion!

[ClaudioMariola]

your tone is bad and your phrasing worse.... NOT!!

Tom, you're a real master, please keep posting your awesome videos. Hope to see you live soon!

[ShredReviews]

Fantastic, I'll raise a cuppa to that - literally :)

[Nawa910]

yeeeeeeeeeah!

[Putrefraction]

excellent man, you can cope with key changes, mental improv, perfect legato, you can make your chromatics sound good unlike some.. jesus may be in my dreams i'll get that good haha

[Putrefraction]

@Putrefraction *jesus, maybe in my dreams

[atanasshishkov]

Superb and tasteful playing, Tom!

[SteveHubbardGuitar]

epic licks

[mraggrovator]

Fusion master.

[mordred90]

great!

[starlinginspector]

stunning.

[theguitfiddle]

BRILLIANT!! Gotta love those liquid lines of yours!

[MatthewBearne]

As always, your t-shirt choice is excellent :P

Do you play many jazz gigs? I'd love to see some footage.

[tjchep]

I was laughing through this video. Realizing, "Man, this guy is F'in nuts."

[col33145]

Yeah Tom nice playing my friend love your tone,, sounds sweet keep it up mate