Comfortably Numb Improvisation - Sam Coulson

[ThaGuitarMan98]

The discipline and finesse you have is absolutely phenomena! Very big influence to me! Keep rocking my brother!

[smoothtalker2500]

Imagine having this guy play at your birthday party !!!!

[moonbeam1994]

fucking amazing man, creds to you!

[crazydiamondjr]

Comfortably numb has nothing to do with how fast you can widdle!

Its all about how it projects the emotion of what the song is about.....nice playing though!

[dibnah46]

this is ridiculous........in a good way!!

[dreamrider30]

WTF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[okusai3000]

You have an excelent technique, but take it easy. Feel what are u playing.

[StratMatt777]

It's ALL good, but the part starting at 2:13 really jumped out at me. Thanks for the reminder to practice more and make guitar the #1 priority!

[SirGinger76]

dude joe bonamassa is an inspiration.

[huskym6]

one really nice player... and so very "unspoilt" by your talent... wishing you all the high notes to come... you are one guy who just reeks talent... way to go Sam.... Husky

[MrGuitargod91]

Dude, you are fucking BADASS!

[hellsSG]

Is it the Alnico 5 or Ceramic in the bridge??

[Taldegardo92]

is it slash playing? oh, he's not slash... sorry!

[ImpThaW]

@Taldegardo92 slash can't do this ;)

[xxaleckzandurrex]

Man i just started learning the fretboard and the different pentatonic shapes and it's crazy how now i can tell what you're doing with the improv in like 5 diff shapes i just can't play with those licks nearly that fast >.<

Awesome job man, i definately wanna get on your level one day

[infinityjet]

@xxaleckzandurrex

yo he's not making up the super fast stuff on the spot...they're pre-learnt licks

[StratMatt777]

@infinityjet Hater alert.

[infinityjet]

@StratMatt777

no you fucking retard? how is that in ANY way shape or form hating on sam? im just stating that he's learnt those fast licks...wow some people are fucking stupid in this world

[StratMatt777]

@infinityjet It seems like on every video this guy has someone has to jump in and diminish his skill. Sorry for inaccurately and unfairly lumping you in with those guys.

[infinityjet]

@StratMatt777

Hi, and im very sorry for reacting in the way I did! It just annoys me too when people insult him out of jealousy!

[10piki10]

Hey i can see my Vdieo response!!! :D

[MrMalevolentCAT]

You have inspired me to pick up the guitar you are amazing

[MirrorAshes]

That was just awesome, man. Rock on!

[nikitofin]

please can you do a lesson showing your licks ? cheers

[lukathemusk94]

sam, in my mind this is your best video but i'm a super mega fan of pink floyd and i'm sorry but this isn't comfortably numb.. comfortably numb solo need passion and emotion.. this is a fantastic Bm improvisation, not comfortably numb improv..

[SmackThePanda]

Thats amazing, man. my name is sam coulson as well, i play guitar, and i love pink floyd. weird. im not nearly as good as you though.

[coulsonsam87]

@SmackThePanda Nice one Sam! Keep on ROCKING!

[Guitaristified]

Hey man beautiful solo! Congrats on that!

[Guitaristified]

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[suicidewillie]

Not really my thing but you can play the shit outta that guitar. Kudos.

[Bobby59]

Have you ever checked your birth certificate? Im pretty sure you will find Kirk Hammet or Slash as the father.

[Bobby59]

*******Wow...... NICE****



[blindsaquib]

what mode r u playing in??

[andrewmassacre1]

Dude, this is the best I've ever seen you play bro. Sick!

[TheJohnPetras]

You are very good with pentatonics! :) How do you record your stuff? I'm thinking of recording some stuff but I don't know how to get decent quality?

[heavymetalesayuda]

i just craped

[FilthyFloor]

Holy shit, you rock dude......!!!! *obey*

[HeyManYouFeelThat]

good shit man, check out my improv video

[BigFishingShop]

ok Sam, I've seen enuff of your videos now to have figured it out, you've been taking classic Les Pauls and grinding them up eh ? Can't fool this old bird ha ha, just let me in tho mate, what do you do with the grindings, boil em down to a tea and drink them or twist em up and smoke em ?

[aquaba17]

i am an owner of a beautiful Epiphone LP standard plus...I wish I had half of your skills man...your rock hard! i salute you!!

[adamepi8316]

dam you and your supernatural powers.....

[g0ttsche]

That's not the best backing track, but great playing.

[MysterioFan02]

should've named it solo improvisation instead, cause that didn't sound at all like something gilmour would play. you're really good, tho

[Freycal]

You sir, are fucking world class!

Absolutely brilliant!

[booREACHplayHalo3]

this solo was fucking jaw dropping like u remind me of a young buckethead.

you play so fast that it doesnt even look real. why arent you recognized??

[smithernator97]

who eva has disliked this u hav like no sence and need mental treatment coz this vid is amazing!!! lol :P

[mybinhasbroke]

I agree on comments re the guitar solo, however I like Snowy White's version when he played with Roger Waters, I was fortunate to be there in the flesh. Like it so much I want it played at my funeral.

[DarthBond11]

that backing track is in Em. actual song is in Bm

[skopex18]

that part from 3:15 - 3:25 is just F**KING SICK!!! so god dam quick!!! awesome dude!!!

[shuturface2010]

dude mad chops bro!!!! and i swear to god i have that same exact stereo you have lol its awesome

[wisesatyr72]

are those BareKnuckle pickups..?

[PiMpPiStOl]

this might be my official favorite improv on youtube!! this is amazing!!!!

[dazmyring]

Hell Yeah, I just heard The Pink Floyd version on the radio and it inspired me to download a backing track, thought I would have a quick look on You Tube to get some inspiration and I came across your video, very cool. Thought I would have a quick look a your profile and couldn't believe it; Hometown: Bromsgrove – Snap. Are you playing anywhere in the area soon?

Best regard,

Daz.

[kelvin24912]

you should have thrown in a few licks from the album and branched off from them with your own licks. your amazing tho

[shouldnotseeme]

This dude must get a lot of pussy don't you think guys? xD

[TristanMech]

Made my afternoon. Powerful stuff. If i may, how long since you picked up the guitar?

[randytauren]

fuck man, you are really good. hitting the subscribe button right now

[DRSATANXXX]

as this is major badass it loses some feeling when you add 100s of notes to another wise perfect feeling solo but good shit !

[Roadtomusicmastery]

Well, that's excellent skill on the guitar bro. Each has his own style and I totally respect that. But this particular solo in the original version has a lot of feel in it and hits the right notes and basically expresses itself with a very few notes where the notes blend in perfectly with the chords. I feel this solo is more skill then feel and has too may notes and is more or less patterns clubbed together. However, excellent skill and for that style of playing, great job.

[MUDSHARK111]

@Roadtomusicmastery faster beat much heaver pumping drums .his intention was never to go for the Dave melodic feel .hes rocking it out .more about drama and passion than the soulfully original .

[Luccaguitar]

excellet...improvise perfect

great job man

[farcryguy1]

Amazing video. You are by far my favorite guitarist on youtube.

[GuStereo]

Amp? pedals? effects?

[TheMercredid]

Really amazing!

Très bon!

[98gtpdriver]

bro that was sweet everything fit to a T Would love to giver ya 5/5 but ya know thumb up anyway

[jerk618]

I've listened to this improvisation so many times and I'm no one to judge...but I think its lacking patterns. This is still VERY godly and much better than I can, but this solo could be better without the same repetitive patterns moved up and down the neck. This dude is going places though and its great to see music like this is still alive and if more guys like Coulsonsam come along I think the guitar gods would be more than willing to pass the torch.

[TheFloydGiver]

3rd solo??????

[Metalfooll]

how do you get a wonderfull sweet tone like that isnt the nailbomb a really agressive pickup?

[thedeadliest]

oh god, i've never liked les paul's sound...and besides you put a shred into this solo...double trick! i'm sorry but i don't like it, you're phenomenal ok, but i don't feel a thing. les paul :S fender :)

[paulyboy911]

you should title this "Technical Difficulties improv" since your playing is more in the style of Paul Gilbert and he uses the same progression for the solo in that song

[josody]

Incredible feeling..

Wow, this was a little bit mind blowing ;-)

[ROCKERSLASH1]

i love this amazing impro dude, and that pinch harmonics may me chill at 2:24

[cybermind]

this is some fine playing. love the les paul. looks like a 54 special edition les paul...

[custommade21]

sam you are inspiring, ill be looking forward to meeting you in 20 years when your bigger than everyone else ;)

[calebpoliquin15]

Oh an to the guy who asked why key if you wanna stick true too David he almost always played in b minor or g minor..... And that was the keys for the third comfortably numb solo 2 he did e b and g minor for comfotably numb

[calebpoliquin15]

Wow you did davi gilmour proud him and pink Floyd were the band that even got me into guitar I think I'm gunna post a response to this eventually

[knigt4321]

HOLY FUCK DUDE YOUR AWESOME!!!!

[bazworld]

excellent awesome talent.

[elijahinky]

dude you had the guitar talkin to me at 2:13 on......brilliant

[RootsOfJarnwid]

oh fuckt that :D

this is so damn sick!!

Godlike

[futebalmakedonia]

can youpost a video to show how you do some of your licks? like the patterns ???

[kalmahman48]

dude this is awesome

[dylanbuchanan94]

Man ur sick! wut scales are u basing ur playing off of?

[JamesHughesMusic]

I've been through several of your videos. Your playing is truly sickening.

[nickbaldeagle01]

Don't you just hate it when someone so young is so talented?

I hate him. I don't really, but I hate him.

I'm only jealous.

[dymondgeezer2003]

your a cunt

i say that out of jealousy lol

[riley3006]

i agree.

[FoamingGypsy]

haha and he's doing the whole "proper capitalization and periods" thing to sound like a professional critic or something.

Mitchb2 I invite you to enlighten us, please!

[brossej07]

@mitchb2 *sigh* I still wait for the day when all this purist bs ends... Welcome to the 21st century people! Guitar playing has evolved. The only people still posting idiotic comments like this are the people who don't have the determination to improve their playing and GET WITH THE TIMES! There is a time and a place for purists... and it's long gone by now.

NOTE: I don't hate against purists or w/e, but different styles beg for different playing techniques. Quit hating on modern stuff.

[jotus1979]

WOW-fantasic version 5*

[YaacovRoniCohen]

bravo man - fantastic

[bartekrpl]

un fuck belivable!

[Gralho]

awesome

[AraGuitar]

your playing reminds me of Garry Moore

[creedynotechnique]

Nice move dropping it to E dude ,never seen anybody else do that, your setup sounds great. It makes a refreshing change to see a fast fluid player that has a real feel for melody and that knows how to blend it all [speed, melody and timing] in a way that works. Your a great player man and you should make it your career.I been playing on/off 20 yr and you are way better.I,m gonna upload my improv version of the solo for a laugh. Keep up the good work

[matt50210]

dude I love your style and technique

[Linzyjjj]

Awesome song! Also one of my favorite solo's altime. You play awesomly!

[ItsStephenSON]

Wow your so clean and fast, how did you learn? a private instructor?

[TidiSnail]

I've seen people play with speed and rape the poor guitar but hell you know how it's done. Damn go die in a hole! That's saying that you really know how to play.

[GuitareStew]

dude awesome! it doesnt remind me of comfortably numb but those were some really cool licks. it was a long solo though, it would have been nice to hear like a wah-wah-climax part to keep it interesting.

5 *s

[Sputnic4848]

wow...amazing

[octoclock]

fucking amazing. best of luck to you man

[acdc01234]

i dont think ratings go high enough for man. this is awsome ive been listening to it for ages now. how long have you been playing?

[thejack1212]

great job man

sounds kinda like zakk wylde to me

oh and great tone

[Rrracket]

Love the way you shift octaves. It's nice that you're so humble, but I'd rather listen to you than David Gilmour or Paul Gilbert. Excellent as usual.

[sgrateful]

So far i enjoy everything I've listenend to.

Thanks so much for sharing.

[sorrowwarrior]

i dont know....my music teacher gave me that back track to improvise above...but those licks facked me over omg..... make a tuturial with some of those licks !!! just a suggestion!!! 5*

[razormusik]

This is badass. But that doesn't sound like the comfortably numb progression...

[tuborgsommer]

Denne var faen meg feit :)

[ROCKERSLASH1]

wow this is really awesome u have feeling

dude u play faster and sound clean

i want to play like u really 5*

[EnsiGeetard]

fuck me that was awesome

[coulsonsam87]

your right, its a 50s neck, the finish is calles lightburst, so its not realy faded. it does look that way though

[RandomTask90710]

Nice playing bro,, and I can tell your a fan of paul gilbert,, I can hear those licks and you play them almost as well as paul does,, keep up the good work man

[coulsonsam87]

thanks mate, im a huge Paul Gilbert fan

[someonebigman]

yeah we can hear that

[Boredguy82]

That was amazing playing! how long did it take you to be able to shred like that?

i love that song :D what key and scale (or whatever) is it in?

love the les paul btw :D what kind of pickups does it have?

[slashdelbarrio]

Barenuckle Nailbombs, check his test video for them, the song he plays is just too cool

[rconnie]

That sounds AWESOME dude! btw Nice Les Paul too!

[ChrisGleckman]

I can tell you are using the same licks over and over again which gets a little bit repetitive. But I really like the way you play.

[EddieVJJ]

Yeah man, ROCK!

[pumamokeev]

this is soo awesomee ......you rock.... i need to hawe it on my mp3 player.... can you please do it agan whit somm better sound quality... awesomee if you did

[lowa91]

that was awesomee!!! and I love that sound! could you tell me what amp you used please??? :)

keep rockin'

[arathorngr]

Yes, it is really cool.

Could you upload it somewhere and provide the link? Or maybe send it by email?

If that's not big trouble for you, of course...

[arathorngr]

Hello there!

Excellent video. Great playing, great sound.

Is it possible to tell me where did you find the backing track?

Thank you very much in advance

[coulsonsam87]

i made the track myself. im glad you liked it.

[bapttistte]

grosse maitrise !

[FaNwlnG]

that's a pretty tasty scale ;)))

[imsorryfortomorrow]

I knew I felt some Paul Gilbert in there. Very nice.

[LedZebbelin]

That was sick. I'm amazed.

[lowa91]

woww, that was awesome!!! keep rockin' ;)

[wewereborntofly]

Hey, you are reallyyyyyyyyy good!!!! gratz! Is this improvisation based on Bm Aeolian?

[AndeDK]

That is very nice!

[nm1187]

Great improv.

[Taffstreet]

Just watched a few of your videos, an man, you are awesome..

Well done..

[xx1201zjxx]

You are a fucking amazing player dude!!! You seriously need to go pro, you are better than most guitarists out there in my opinion

[Burhan122]

Just love your vids!

Awesome feel, awesome tone awesome skills!

Love the way your combine shredding licks and feel to it!

and awesome pickup control, you just know when to switch pickup! - Burhan

[Stiffmeister1973]

Dude, you ROCK! Nice shredding and superb sound out of the Les Paul! I just LOOOOVE D. Gilmour!

[musicfunkydude]

Mate, thats was outstanding , loved the sassy quick pentatonic stuff and a no shortage of feel aswell,Me thinks you need a good band to take it to the next level but not the typical hard rock band your style might suggest, listen to scottish rockers Gun,great backdrop for you, all the best George.

[coulsonsam87]

thanks very much george, funny you should mention Gun, last year my band at the time ninetysix4 opened up for them in december at the glasgow carling academy

[musicfunkydude]

Your welcome,its a shame but the left overs of Gun are a shadow of the real deal when they had a young dude called baby face i think, very played very similiar to your style, Its yout time now!! All the best for the future.

[Zepheniah2012]

caleb00000 pick was tucked between his fingers

[fusedblue]

I saw you in kijiji the other day and damn you are sick!! Are you performing in calgary?

[Uthred50]

You are actually too good :p

Made any deals with a dude with big red horns lately? Aha

Loving mix of speed and soul your playing as well.

It's clear that your skills are a bit above the average guitar player, but I have to ask: how long have you been playing?

uth

[Caleb00000]

this is one of the best guitar videos on youtube!!! but what i really want to know is.... where did your pick go at 3:32????

[HobieTyourtube]

Excellent!!------your "control "ïs amazing!

Get your self some good players and form a group!

A lot of people "hunger "for good Rock and Roll

[Fr3derick]

Awesome!!!

Grandma mary

[elipoop123]

my god that was great. say have u ever heard of buckethead? its a really cool guitarist that was taught by paul gilbert. he was in guns n roses for 2 years before bumblefoot, and i really think u should check him out if u havent already.

[winrar]

cool vid man, i like the paul gilbert inspired licks

[MUDSHARK111]

I always found when improvising over CN I am unable to get daves solos out of my head and end up drifting back into what he did , ending up frustrated sounding like a terrible version of him . You do well making it yours. Obviously you know you have a bit of zakk and doug aldrige about you on this .

[mojo292]

This is god-like mate, Rob Chappers wasn't kidding when he said your a hell of a player!

[coulsonsam87]

thanks very much, chappers is a great guy! ive spent hours on the phone to him, he is one of the most talented guitarists i have ever heard, and yet somehow completly down to earth. :D

[mojo292]

Much agreed mate, I've learned loads from Chappers. I'll begin stealing licks from your videos next, haha =) Take care bro.

[coulsonsam87]

steal away my friend! licks just fill the spaces between ear blistering vibrato!!

[mojo292]

Haha, you speak the truth!

[barfield76]

dude wheres my face

[18onurdog1991]

SLASH

[18onurdog1991]

You are fucking Good man,, ladies and gentlemen let me introduce the nieuw slach

[Musichelll]

I still love this video.

[DarkRider988]

awesome! you are soo great! nice man

[hillbillygenius72]

not that this isn't great guitar playing, I just don't think it would fit with Comfortably numb except for a few parts.

[coulsonsam87]

yeah maybe it wouldnt fit over the original song but this is my interpretation. i just love the chord progression and its alot of fun to improvise over

[BeneethTheSurface]

You are insanly talented, i love your thrill is gone style video, 5 stars dude!!

p.s. lovin' the slash seymore duncans! are they the alnico II's your using?

[coulsonsam87]

thanks very much, im glad you like my videos. the pickups are actually bareknuckle nailbombs

[moosehead789]

sweeeet playing!!..and the part where you finger-pick..mindblowing man!!..way to go

[nemmonav]

Hey great playing man! where did you get the backing track??

Ps. I subscribed!

[coulsonsam87]

there's no speeding up of my video footage buddy. ive just got fast hands, cheeky monkey!

[dragonforcesuks]

I could see where he thought that tho, you move your hands fast as hell, but nice job man

[imit]

lmao ur funny. haha its not sped up, some ppl just really play fast like sam here

[trout5076]

amazing dude, amazing

[SpidersGuitars]

You got the chops young man.

Kid you got one helluva future! I hope everyone watching this remembers your name cuz they'll be seeing it lighted up on marque's very soon!!

Move over Joe, Sam is here!!

[SpidersGuitars]

I'm old enough to be his grandfather

[11Phutureprimitive11]

cool dude.