Eruption backwards by Taylor

[rensy101]

I feel like a retard on my guitar now

[Lunsker]

Good now play it backwards, oh wait...

[GuitarNinjahhh]

And instead of always refering to full gain as your only option, try setting it at a really crunchy level but not metal crunchy and turn up the master volume on your amp - youll get a much crunchier, yet more appealing tone from your amp (this may not apply to those amps designed for metal playing such as randall)

[johntg123]

@GuitarNinjahhh Several months ago I got a mesa boogie half stack but recording with a cheap sony camera still stucks. recently I figured out how to record with my Boss GT-10 directly to garage band - so I am getting there.

[GuitarNinjahhh]

A little reverb but only so it accentuates your playing - NOT SO IT DISTORTS THE CRAP OUT OF IT!!!!

[GuitarNinjahhh]

4/10 bass, 6/10 mids, 8/10 treble

= great, punchy high end (good for soloing)

6/10 bass, 4/10 mids, 7/10 treble

= better, beefy low end (good for driving power chords)

[GuitarNinjahhh]

ONLY ONE HOUR A DAY......... WTF that is incredible but if you never skack off like i do its quite believable.... Just some good critisism for better sound... Im doing a sound production course and i think you need more bass, a little less treble and quite a lot of mid...

AMP SETINGS

(4/10) A little reverb goes a long way for guitar playing - too much can distort guitar solos And it will make you sound shitty even if you are the best guitarist in the world.

(1/10) = settings on amp

~ 6/10 mi

[johntg123]

@GuitarNinjahhh I have been working on better guitar tone and better recording techniques. Yeah I practice one hour a day - it is not how long you practice but what and how you practice. people who practice four hours a day - that becomes the goal putting the four hours in - and when they do it makes them feel better - instead of focusing on getting better - that can be achieved through consistent focused practice every day of an hour.

[ripadeedoo]

FUCK YouUuUuUuU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!! Lolol

[worldhardweb]

Incredible skills! Subbed :D

[SouthernNoble]

well, if you were a few years older you could've been my valentine lol

[Megashawn4]

she is hot... just sayin.

[asdfgh6asdfgh]

who else clck here cuz they saw a beutiful girl playing gutair and then watched the rest of her videos cuz shes fucking amazing

[OpTicExtremity]

Lol then u don't put in the time in effort that she does hahaha that's a shame haha and BTW the video is fast forwarded

[johntg123]

@OpTicExtremity fast fowarded?...no I played it backwards I have a different vide where I play it forward. btw I practice one hour a day

[razorjules]

I've been playing guitar for 20 years, and i can't even play it forwards.

Doesn't seem fair...

[Hypermantrasoul]

It'd be interesting/cool to see you do a cover of "Voice of the Soul" by the band Death. Superb job on this, keep up the shredding, and making of original tunes. You're definitely going to be a player to follow, will be interesting to see where you end up down the road. =]

[emokidd8433]

prs is love :)

[Lusenrad]

Hey there do u have boyfriend? Damn you so sexy...

[CoolVidzfromtheEast]

Wow, thats speechless - you are very talented :) keep up the good work, and one question - what gear do you use, never seen that guitar before. thanks in advance :) god still cant believe your doing this, simply amazed! i love how people like you are so into this job and doing the imposible - simply outstanding! :)

[stefano9702]

wow shes buetiful at the guitar and in person :)



[BigFatNastyMan]

Smarty-pants! lol



[kellyjdrummer1]

Anything BUT "Freebird." Noooooooooooooo.

[johntg123]

@kellyjdrummer1 I burned out on Freebird a long time ago - great tune tho. I should probably change the description lol. thank you.

[kellyjdrummer1]

@johntg123 I have been playing drums for forty years, and have to say, you burn most of the guitarists I play with today to the ground. I played with Craig Wells of "Metal Church" back in Aberdeen, WA. in the years just before he got into the business, and you could easily stand next to him, and I regard him highly. I still talk with him on Facebook. Keep it up girl, your way is wide open. Just stay away from Freebird. It's already been done to death. You go. :thumb:

[ChadAustinWilliams]

I'm pretty sure the saying about asian parents saying "Now play it backwards" is just a joke. You didn't have to prove yourself to them ._.

[midiwriter53]

Speechless. Wow. Anyone wanna buy a guitar?

[mihalis1010]

i want that guitar.

[777endtimesnow]

wait a minute....Eddie Van who!!! Girl, I've heard more than my share of guitarists (as well as saw) and you are totally incredibly, amazing!!!!!

[cheeezstik]

You should try flight of the bumblebee, the worlds fastest guitar player can do it at 340bpm, maybe you could beat him. :)

[gooseDaJEW]

but can u play it forwards :L, and your really fit :)

[nimitzjr1]

Holy S*IT! GIRL you can JAM!

[Bacchus1983]

you play very well,Im impressed :-)

[shooter30066]

HOLY SMOKES!! You ROCK!

[smilystoll]

( . Y . )

[TheMarkster1957]

You and Cissie should get together and jam,ive watched her tear it up on some Metallica songs here on you tube,she's also very talented.

[CAPWoWHD]

Im 14, wanna teach me how to play guitar? ;)

[JuggaloSpector]

wait you've been playing for 7 almost 8 years and you're this good?! Girl you are a prodigy and a guitar goddess. When you get signed with a major band you have to tell us viewers which band it is. I know for a fact I'm going to buy all the cd's just to hear you play.

[johntg123]

@JuggaloSpector Thank you. I have some real sick stuff I am working on.  I just need a solid drummer and a bass player that can slap - a Chris Burton-Flea-Victor Wooten kind of bassist.

[pokesnorlax1]

@johntg123 Aww you don't need a rhythm guitarist?

[Hypermantrasoul]

@johntg123 I think Dominic 'Forest' Lapointe from Beyond Creation type of bassist would be a great choice as well, he could keep with you in terms of technicality and speed, probably versatility as well. ;]

[corycarnage420]

guess what my minds on the wall behind me because you just blew it out of my skull

[denfoerste]

я б вдул. несомненно. 

[chevy66driver]

This is note for note backwards? Did you learn this note for note and memorize it? How long did it take to learn?

[johntg123]

@chevy66driver I learned it forward then took the tab and tabbed it out backwards then played it - it did not take that long since - same skill level - it took the brain awhile to separate the two...but that was it

[fpetinati]

@johntg123 DIRETORIO NACIONAL BONECOS FARDADOS

[Pesiane]

You should really cover some glam songs :D Giant - I'm a believer or Cinderella - Back Home again ! :DD

[Nico082890]

hot girl guitarist who doesnt suck...... EXCELLENT!! SCHWING!!!

[KrazyFuckinCrackers1]

I think you might be the hottest girl in the world

[ThaJakobJ]

Guitargoddess!

[Rockosaurus1]

haha yup... keen to start a band? :)....damn thats right I live in NZ.... Nice work, you are definetly going to go somewhere with your music!!! haha yes!!!! finally someone who likes the same music as me, keep it up!!!!

[MiniJackAssChannel]

i love pretty girls and wicked crazy guitar solos... so im having a really hard time focusing on both XD

[PatrickStarGuitar]

How long have you been playing?

[johntg123]

@PatrickStarGuitar I am 15 now I started when I was 8 yrs old

[fpetinati]

@johntg123 

[johntg123]

@bayley10p  I am self taught

[AnotherSantaCruzSk8r]

nice. you should play some Pantera or Death. that would be awesome

[johntg123]

@AnotherSantaCruzSk8r I played Cowboys from Hell a couple of yers ago - Dimebag is a beast (R.I.P)

[AnotherSantaCruzSk8r]

@johntg123 ohh cool. do you have a video for it? and yeah he is! \m/ so is Chuck Shuldiner. he's a legend.

[Deadrinker01]

@johntg123 DO you know enter snadman by metallica?

[DEBRISTHEREOF]

great technique ! work on your legato id say ..slow it right down ..sometimes its easier to improvise to fast stuff, slow it down and let a slow groove guide you

ignore all the fools coming on to you... you dont need to show too much skin

if i were you id send some vids to orianti .. she has a youtube page and is a briliant guitarist

[bebriitisful]

she's my perfect girlfriend. <3. :D

[TheJackKnite]

I live in orange county too laguna hills

[DaFishbone]

awesooooome :D luv it. where do u come from? any performances?

greetings from germany

[DeSchmitt1987]

Sooooo.... umm.... you in a band?

[johntg123]

@DeSchmitt1987 Not anymore but I am looking for a killer rock band where everyone is way off the chain and the bassist has to be able to play slap bass

[Quilbo]

More vids??? Do something with more melody and less shred, come on, :)

Or put on a blues improvisation video, that'd be perfect !

[johntg123]

@Quilbo Ok I will put up some blues. I just like shred a lot. I am still developing on the guitar.

[MynZnusz]

That's a cool idea, you made this one up for yourself? Cool stuff : )

[johntg123]

@MynZnusz Thank you. Yeah I got bored with Eruption so I decided to learn it backwards. Good thing I did - while I was at NAMM last year I played Eruption at the EVH 5150 booth on the second floor.  The audience was pretty jazzed then I played it backwards and their jaws collectively dropped! lol

[MyachiTipsandTricks]

Chuck Noris just shat his pants

[chickabuka]

Keep on shredding girl, you rock !!

[JBL8863]

Great job! Please tell me your parrents are metal players..keep em comming I am very impressed with your playing.

Do some more EVH stuff when you can, thanks!

[jakeayala21]

Ive been playing for 5 years since I was 11, I think I just jizzed when i heard this haha

[Maffanio]

Yeah, keep the soul of eddie alive <3

[Branangeo]

@Maffanio Eddie isn't dead

[henrykoers12]

eddie would love this!

[lvbandmore]

LOL! Great idea. I wish you could record direct like through a Line 6 or something, would make the sound much better. OK Good luck!

[TheStevieD09]

is that a les paul with a floyd rose? isnt that like illegal? ;) jks

[LionessDeWinter]

Impressive! She has serious talent! :)

[anettexxxczarna]

Fucking good ! ;) yeah girl you have talent !

[BestTits]

hot



[Toddity76]

god dang!

[johntg123]

@HeyMcFlyProductions I get what your saying. I believe he shows a lot of restraint - you have to remember the time of Van Halen and when they blew up - everyone wanted to hear EVH play the guitar and would have been disappointed if he showed restraint. He is a great guitarist imo - restraint or lack thereof is a different issue...kind of like Buckethead was too much for GNR - but there is no denying that Buckethead is a monster talent.

[johntg123]

@HeyMcFlyProductions Ok so this is different then what you said before. Now you are saying it is ok to show but you have to be able to show restraint. Is that what you are saying? I totally agree with that. One clear sign of an undeveloped artist is overplaying.

[WoHDEMENTOR]

she is getting hotter and hotter... ups i mean better and better xD

[Metallimeister]

@WoHDEMENTOR Thin ice if she's only 14

[johntg123]

@HeyMcFlyProductions I disagree. Overrated in the since of difficulty - I agree; Overrated in the since of importance to the development of modern guitar - no way not overrated. Your comment on sloppy - that is like those surgically precise (but boring) shredders who think Hendrix is overrated because he did not shred - Hendrix was into playing music and connecting. "Showing off" isn't that what show business is - don't they all show off - is Neil Pert showing off? Victor Wooten? and so on

[raylegea]

that´s awesome babe :D

[CyValkarion]

Most overrated solo in the history of music, backwards? I like.

[johntg123]

@CyValkarion As far as modern rock/shred guitar...probably the most important solo in history. Eruption got the ball rolling introduced a new way of playing. EVH did not invent dive bombs, artifical harmonics and tapping but put it together really well. Eruption is not hard to play so I decided to play it backwards initially the clip was named "No It Pure" which is eruption spelled backwards.

[dillonmcannnell]

haha your cute

[TheLegitReaper]

Holy... fucking... SHIT

[GuitarStevO]

you are awesome! one million posts will happen for you!

[JacobCain86]

confucius say

[robibm2003]

That was pretty cool!

[vasinstreet]

she plays so good, i actually noticed the guitar playing part of the video, you know .....your picking style is very similar to carl roa from magic elf.i wonder how you sustain the speed with so much use of the arm........great playing and great idea

[johntg123]

@vasinstreet It is just my natural way of playing - it works for me.

[santuckee]

TAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYWWWWAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAA

- AJ :)

[ALexXxBeCKEr]

Looking good ;D

[soloman990]

NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sebasredspecialfan]

Haha this is nice, really sweet ;)

[MrJstreet557]

Damn girl you are so awesome!!!! I love your stuff.

[MARSHOMEWORLD]

This isTHE young lady to watch for in the future. There are several female "Best in the world" blah,blah,blah guitarists on YouTube, but none of them have this girl's skill. You can just tell she's gonna be deadly in a few years.

[ElizabethSouth]

Awesome!!!

[guitarrx3girl]

Taylor you are AWESOME!!!! ARE you playing this BACKWARDS????? or am I just confused here by the title... YOU ROCK GIRL!!! go, go, go :DDD

[shadowboto1010]

Saw you mention in Guitar World you play awesome great fret work . Tim

[rickeygottheblues]

insane skills for 13 you could be on stage somewere now keep rocking eddie van halen would be proud

[naranjano]

really fucking awesome

[doralman6661]

i play through a peavy 75 wat amp and a fender fromtman 212 r 100 watt amp with two 12 inch speakers and a digitech death metal distortion pedal thats ran through the clean channel

[underoath9952]

NIce job. Eruption backwards sounds pretty badass.

[doralman6661]

that is awesome i like what u did with it that so rocked btw what kind of amp do u use

[johntg123]

@doralman6661 I have an old Line 6 amp that I do not like. I have a Boss GT-10 so I run that through the Line 6 - with the Line 6 on the clean setting. I would like to get a Marshall (Not MG) or Mesa Boogie.

[doralman6661]

it sounds like somthing i have heard but im not sure is somthing that u came up with if so it rocks

[johntg123]

@doralman6661 It's Eruption backwards - that is why I called it "No It Pure" which is eruption spelled backwards. Just to be funny (:

[doralman6661]

you are a awesome guitarist and are those emg pickups thats on the guitar and if not what are they

[johntg123]

@doralman6661 Thank you. Yes. The guitar (Rock Candy Xtreme) was given to me by Daisy Rock - there guitars are awesome and yeah they are EMG pick ups - total badass. I played this guitar at NAMM 2010. I am surprised that no one has commented on the piece I am playing. It sounds like a pretty famous piece for a reason.

[naranjano]

fucking awesome

[gjralaska]

Great job Taylor, see ya Saturday. MTV is now curious.

[myrocker961]

KILLER!!!!