Thomas Leeb - Upside Down - acoustic fingerstyle guitar

[Untitleder]

The more I listen to your music the more I love it :D

[GanjaWeedMan]

Your obviously a really exceptional musician, your music is reminiscent of Michael Hedges who is probably my favorite musician of all time.

Its good to see true individuality in a musician these days, so much music has become tainted by the ebbs and flows of popular music.

[metamorphosis316]

luckily I already watched your other video because this really doesn't showcase your talent very well

[Amylouthomas]

Why are you not more famous, is there an album i can get?:D .. I'm loving this!

[BrianGriffin96]

Absolutely amazing...what a guitar god! Just became my hero :D

[strumdown18]

this is truly amazing as is all of your work im a big fan :)

[sevenup19945678]

really like your compositions.. thanks so much for the great music.

[jaylovesbarcelona]

ur amazing bro

[tetsuky]

looks like i really overestimated this guy, i thought that he was a bit better than sungha jung XDDD

[AlwaysAbiggerFish]

Hey, do you know a good book for finger picking excersises in standard? Or maybe a website!

[AlwaysAbiggerFish]

Oh even better, would you give me a lesson via chat?

[janklosowski]

really good last name

;) ha ha ha

[dlggnation]

yep your now my favorite guitarist =)

[Keenonbass]

Why should it?) there's a magnetic pick-up)

[robcastellani]

@Keenonbass

As well as a condesor mic and transducers. He simply has one of the biggest guitar sounds live.

[DerSchlaueBaer]

how come the guitar doesn't sound piezo-like?

[TonyKeck]

very very fresh!!

[anduritoco2004]

blew my mind....

[tomasheavymetal]

what did he say about brazil? [2]

[michaelatdi]

"I started writing this on tour in brazil"....i think

[Gnoeger]

To me It sounds like:

"I started writing this on tour in brazil."

[kiaranjay]

@Gnoeger I listened to it over again and still hear that, what does he say?

[lip333]

what did he say about brazil?

[Boyd89]

That's a hell of a challenging rhythm man, where did it come from?

Stunning composition with perfect execution, but I expected no less from a man of such calibur XD

[mindvibe]

I love this song

[flososo]

Sind diese Aufnahmen alle mit dem intergrierten Tonabnahmer aufgenommen oder mit externen Mikrofonen?

[Herrdesrings]

Ich schätze mal, dass es sich bei dieser aufnahme um ein Kameramikrofon handelt und nicht den direct input vom Pickup.

[ehsanul]

Really offhand rhythm there, it's really taking me a while to "get it", but I am sure it's a deficiency on my side that I don't really understand it.

[mikedawesofficial]

great song thomas

looking forward to seeing you and jon play on the 18th

Mike

[IAmJeffWest]

Really good, but Leeb is a really weird last name.

[thomasleeb]

there's much worse - I'm pretty happy with it!

[IAmJeffWest]

I like it, it's unique, but strange.

[thomasleeb]

well, while we're talking about last names 'west' is a really bland last name.

[IAmJeffWest]

Yes, it is, but people love it. Most people can't help but call me Jeff West. Hardly anyone actually calls me Jeff. But, I deem this conversation too silly. Overall, great video. I really like desert pirate (at least I think that is what it's called).

[loranalary]

@thomasleeb haha.. good one ! and well it's true isn't it ?? sometimes I wonder why when ppl have nothing to say they insist to leave a comment ... hehehe

btw , good song man , i like what you do . :)

[melancton]

@IAmJeffWest

Mr. Jeff West, you were just insulted by one of the world's best guitarists. How does it feel, sir?

[ComradeDragon]

You know, you're awesome at playing guitar, but may I ask, Do you have german ancestors?

Leeb really sounds, German.

Anyway, awesome playing!

[vincentizghra]

@thomasleeb Take mine, it's Zghra!

[ArrowsOfSound]

@IAmJeffWest Who cares about names dude,

its about the music, wich is really nice in this case :)

respect

[BryanRason]

your so good man......you got some serious soul......

all the best to ya........one day maybe we could jam

[NarutoMajere]

I can listen to this over and over.

[mewnsplash]

i read about you in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, just wanted to say the article didn't do you justice, your better then i imagined

[ifsale]

There are no words that can actually describe this guy's talent!!!!

[Shirmia]

Grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

E eu não sabia da sua existencia!!!

Wonderful!!!

Hugs

Mia and Maxi

[Raziel555666]

Thomas thank you for all your work and inspiration. Would we be seeing any more videos soon? Thanks again!

[nocapitalshere]

Sweet!Thanks for that! *thumbs up*

I'm gonna start saving my pennies...extra hard.

[nocapitalshere]

Hey Thomas,

I am a 19 year old from sunny Cornwall in England and I was wondering, which Lowden model is yours based on?

Cheers.

[thomasleeb]

hey!

it's a standard F35c quilted maple / spruce with no frills except my personal dings and scratches.

[slashwylde85]

i read u used Benjamin guitars along with some artists in this style

[aguaviva96]

hey, what kind of acoustic guitar are you playing? what brand that makes this loud and clear sound!

[timquanny]

hes got a custom Lowden

[iocisofar]

si nu vommicu non si capiscia nu cazzu

[thomasleeb]

if ? vomit not one understand no dick ???

[Raziel555666]

what!?

[BlackTopRevival]

The beats in this song are out of this world man! How did you come up with them? Did you hear something in brazil or what? Cuz damn! Oh yeah and whats that thing clip on your guitar?

[thomasleeb]

funny you spotted that one - that song is essentially about brazil. Congratulations! And that thing's a tuner.

[BlackTopRevival]

Just one last thing, Ive been checkin out those tuners, like the one you have and I really wanna get one. Do you recommend a particular model? Cuz im really frustrated with the one I have now. Thanx Man!

You are a blessing!

[thomasleeb]

it's a crafter - the cheapest one around too

[BlackTopRevival]

Hey I just wanted you to know that I put your quote about how you get a kick out of people who write original music in my facebook profile! BRILLIANT!

[doggypunchedme]

Are you really friends with Sungha Jung??

just wondering...

[thomasleeb]

He came to see me play when I was on tour in Korea and we sometimes e-mail back and forth.

[JESUSFAN7777777]

You are the best EVER I need you to teach me, it's like magic within the fingers and you have fun with it. Please let me know your myspace of yahoo. I also play the guitar, but am not as nearly as good as you, God made a piece of gold out of you.

[mattcali22]

i love how he bumps into the microphone at :38. He's so good you don't even notice.

[thomasleeb]

Thanks very much. I felt really stupid though :-)

[Biology9876]

Man you are so good, your are a GENIUS

[mspumperer]

This song takes me on a beautiful journey to a place I have never been before.

A stunningly powerful piece of music, this has profoundly affected me!

I am sure you will hear how good you are all the time Thomas Leeb, but I don't think you will ever be able to appreciate the impact your music has had on my life.

On a side note: technically awesome and brilliant dynamics!

[naitrose07]

This is simply amazing and stunning, just like your other pieces. It is truly inspiring to a felllow guitarist like me, who dreams of one day being able to get on a stage and play my music..that at the present moment has its own sound (similar to your style) but in no way shape or form is it ready to be played in front of anyone but my friends and family...and the occasional person who will put a few coins in my case , HA!!!

[naitrose07]

So did you take professional lessons, or are you completely self taught with minor help here and there? I am at a point where all of my guitar buddies have gone away and I am starting to get stuck revolving around the same licks and patterns, I need something new. I am decent and know a lot of theory, but could really use a teacher to move me a long! What are your thoughts on teachers?

[frusciante123456789]

Even after seeing you live once and watching all your videos here when I heard this song on your album I presumed that there was a percussionist. You have completely amazed me again with this.

[capo420420]

awesome .. i'm 5 star'in all your vids .. :)

Jeff Williams / guitarist / songwriter