Dylan's Canon 12 string guitar

[dondd01]

it sounds like ocean by john butler (the beginning bit)

[YouMyWifeNowDave]

heh heh you look like your trying to squish ants on your fretboard with your left hand :D

[reebocken]

such a shame its bad quality. :(

[almosthonest4221]

difficult to keep twelve strings tuned and sounding perfect due to weighting in the neck and they are better for strumming but this vid is still cool...hard to do that stuff , like andy mckee and co.... good work

[shadowretseb]

Thanks!

[shadowretseb]

Hey! I can't find the tab that you played..could you maybe post it please? :)

[viniciovp4ever]

Is that tunned in E or D?

[Eatmypoo87113]

Awesome.

[JakeTheMussWoodnorth]

put up a how to play then you would be a guitar god m8

[Schufti17]

a little bit like trace bundys version but great version

and i would play it on a 6 string guitar

[wzatf]

souds like crap

[megadeth22885]

@wzatf agreed, i never understood how people believe playing fast was an alternative to playing well

[Luqmas]

sounds a lil' bit bagpipe-ish ... I LOVE IT!

[nacfohockey95]

amazing

[grritsmine]

I'm trying really hard to learn this on my 11 string, can't seem to get the tabbing right unfortunatly, I'd love it if you could give me a tab =)

[EugenePoluyachtov]

Why it reminds me of Trace Bundy?))))

[weseehotwings]

sounds like a repeat over and over of the opening of john butlers ocean.

[chrispehm]

Man. You really hate your ring finger and pinkie, don't you?

[billster96]

@negativepink yea I c your point.. I have improved..a lot.. I just bought a les paul studio and a 1000 dollar tascam

[billster96]

Really retarded and off beat needs work

[guitargods]

@billster96 You're absolutely right. And seeing as this was recorded over 5 years ago I can assure you that I have had plenty of time to improve.

[XmortdreadX]

@guitargods do you still remember the song?

[caesarx123]

@guitargods Mind re-record this performance? :D I really wanna hear how well this song sounds on a 12 string

[negativepink]

@billster96 well aren't you quite the articulate little bugger? seeing as how your only video is a poor audio version of come as your are, I'd say you don't know to much about composition or timing. So in conclusion, before you bash on this guy, take a look at where the improvement really needs to come from.... you.

[wrathogad]

@billster96

your only pissed cuz you have no talents

[turben94]

by any chance a fan of john butler??????????

[10kokesly]

fucken brutal lmao

[steeltoto]

Wow! That's really cool and clever!

[BillBrown101]

I just picked up a Guild D4-12 string and love it...it has inspired me to to start a facebook page for 12 string fans. I appreciate any input.

If interested search " 12 string guitar fans " on FB and join in.

Cheers

[JoeandSteve12]

trace bundy wanna be?

[shanegalang2]

bad ass!!!!!!!!! rock on brother :^)

[SLUguyMadrid]

You're a tiny bit off tune and that camera has a crappy mic but I got the gist of it. Great playing and great piece!

[danmang92]

simply amazing.

[Riotstarter100]

more like tracy bundy canon

YOURE A BIG FAT PHONY

no srsly fuck off its not yours

[dvp4life]

Almost 400,000 hits, atta boy Dylan! Btw, I know this guy, I used to jam with him all the time back in high school! P.s. Dylan, if you see this.....Lets jam soon when ur free :)

[ThatWhazUp]

EPICNESS

[nightfury300]

EPIC



[steelcantuna]

As we used to say as kids "very far out man." Very good job :)

[MrFranciscoFidalgo]

People claiming there's only 6 strings there need a new set of hears and brain.

[MadnessOfMarmots]

very nice execution, very well played. Of course, the only bad thing is the guitar's sound, other than that great!

[ClocktowerGuardian]

nicely played sir, your sound is similar to Jon Butler. Original, of course, but it reminds me of him.

[MrKoreanBach]

this is trace bundys canon.... your canon my ass

[austinmartin2110]

hahaha OOPS! It has a similar technique to Ocean (which is a great thing) I really liked it. Well done mate :)

[AngusSlash]

fuck yes a seagull

[KNEZOV5]

thats 8 strings man

[XSVJak]

@KNEZOV5 as far as im aware 6 + 6 = 12 not 8

[bhsguitarclass]

This is pretty damn awesome !!! Good job keep it up

[Megatallica12]

Good job, you are way better than me at the acoustic Guitar, lol

[dekitio77]

The tune if in drop D, so thats why it sounds "out of tune"

[MilkmanNOR]

cool :D :P

[oren4kill2]

YOU ROCK!!!!!

[dystinc7]

I like this rendition of it. Great job.

[benevolentz]

your guitar is way out of tune dude

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[exileinoblivion16]

Watch Sungha Jung do this song hes nasty at it and hes only like 14 in the video but this guy is awesome too.

[EnragedImp]

I don't get how ppl say it a 6 string? I mean can u not count the tuners!? WTF!!!!

[Cloud2424]

how long did it take you to learn and memorize?

[BananaHobo]

pretty nice, but i think if you streamlined it, it'd sound a bit better

[xXVampressaXx]

Reminds me strongly of Trace Bundy... Love him :]

[daplayer]

@xXVampressaXx I think it's the same version

[supertomdabomb]

thats just amazing dude. im going to learn it now.

[maartuh000]

awesome, you're really good

[marblehamburger]

YEAH SEAGULL 12 String. how old is that model. I have a 2009 coastline s12

[daoping]

Can someone explain me what 12 strings is?

I see 12 tune buttons and only 6 strings.

[TheSubnetGoblin]

@daoping There are 12 strings. It's 6 sets of 2. There really close to each other.

[daoping]

@TheSubnetGoblin Ah cool :D

[Drewsaphine]

@daoping its the same as a 6 string, but there is an octave string next to the bass

so standard tuning would be Ee Aa Dd Gg bb ee

(bb and ee because you can't get strings that would be the octave above) hope that helps?

[daoping]

@Drewsaphine Ah cool :D. Finally some people that don't freak out

[MidasValley]

dude... let's make out

[Romany1306]

Wow !! That was pretty damn AWSOME !! XD

[SubtleAcoustics]

Solid performance. Loving the Seagull, I'm planning to buy one soon. Great sounding guitar.

[EnragedImp]

they say its a 6 strung cuz they see the light on the higher gauges and of course the bigger reflect light better, but their ignorant ur an awesome guitarist dont take crap from anyone! :)

[coventrypunk]

can you play without the other 6 and play it like a normal of will that mess up the neck i was told you can but i was also told not to

[blablablaROCKIT]

dude that was amazing.

[demiurgosk8]

man you're so sick!!!

[sirsicklick]

Impressive legato! Nice guitar too!

[389rwhp]

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this. Truly remarkable! You're definitely not afraid to challenge yourself. Great job Bro!

[francast404]

claun

[sageb1]

I enjoy the way the 6 higher-note strings are used for melody, and the 6 lower-note strings are used for rhythm.

[LTmattYT]

you're saying it's appropriate that low notes are being used for bass, and the higher notes for melody?

that's fucking crazy, man

[LadyKay1818]

Wow.

[oneeyetoadkiller13]

Really good.....thanks for posting

[symmetrin]

nice seagull

[j311mann]

Hey nice you can play the graduation song on the 12 string!!! way to go!

[Alessandoctor]

canon 12 strings played by ibrahimovic !

[guitarfreak1363]

guys u gotta stop bin haters that was an awesome performance

[classtonowhere]

guys shut up its fine the way it is

[dajiaoma77777]

The guitar IS slightly out of tune, and before any of you guys say that it sounds like that because of the chorus effect, I have a 12 string; I know the purpose for it. It was ok, but it should only be played on a six-string; sounds much better.

[y3k23k]

@dajiaoma77777 i think it sounds really great out of tune its very dissonent and ethereal.

[SplinterCell37]

It's not even his guitar, people! The "out of tune" is probably accidental bending because he's not used to the guitar. Relax. ;)

I think it was a great performance.

[craigsmiley]

He's very accomplished, and no the guitar isn't out of tune... I'm just not fond of waht he was playing... I love 12 strings..

[AsYRalFIsHacK]

isn't Trace Bundy arrangement?

[ObakeGodOfShrink]

No. But it's mostly the same. I'm guessing this guy has got a 12-string, learned to play(thought not very well) the Trace Bundy varsion, played some parts differently(worse), and put his name in the title, thinking this will make him own the song. Quite pathetic... And BTW, the "oops" near the end was a mistake, because it made the viewer aware of the mistake. If you would've cared to be quiet, it would not have shown. And the expression didn't make the video any better.

[MisterKevinQuach]

lol harsh

[ObakeGodOfShrink]

And I'm sorry if this pisses some of you out. But you've got to face the facts. Don't be stupid. Just 'cause this guy cared to make a video here, doesn't make him a good guitarist or free of criticism.

[redredreddd1]

Nice. But what about those 2 spare fingers on the left hand. Surely it would help to use them in the picking part before the chords kick in

[overoath123]

i take it he's a fan of John Butler. :D

[mrcndrn]

Guitar is WAY out of tune. sorry, guys, where are your ears?

[Moleman0]

It's one of the points in a 12-string guitar. It causes that kinda chorusy effect.

[ecsta1]

don't know the original song but musicaly its right..i have a 12 string guitar and sounds allmost like it...its tuned with digital tuner one note down(mine)

[gcbassist]

damn nice dude

[82amcspirit]

If anyone doubts it's a 12 string...just look at the tuning pegs.

[ruchlik1]

I like it :)

[crashgangster]

lol even if it has 12 strings i can only see 6..man, am i blind

[pyromaniactard3]

the strings are pairs so they're coupled into six pairs

[crashgangster]

so that it sounds more harminic? can you still play only one string or are they so close to each other that you obligatorily have to play both?

[pyromaniactard3]

um well yes and no u can up pick to get the other strings but its hard not to play both, I have only played once or twice so not a pro lol

[TMerle]

they are just really really close together

[darkhill5]

no 12s ar like 6s but thay have a treble string along with a regler string thay are nice

[Rocker101257]

awsome :D playing

[gokusama666]

that was cool dude

[flyingknife123]

hey is on a amp?

[guitargods]

Not on this guitar. If i remember correctly this guitar didn't even gave pickups! My other videos are on my 6 string Takamine and plugged in.

[haropro2]

My sister has a 6 String Takamine there pretty good I like my Telecaster better :)

[bluy59]

feelin da luves mang

[7777777badong]

great men u are truly great

[flyingknife123]

HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU LEARN THAT i mean that is amazing. :D goood job. :D:D:D

[gooding1212]

fucking incredible, thx man

[sexiiboy789]

wowowowowowowowow amazing i play a six string and im literally in awe of you dude

[Inuway]

wonderful =)

[Jagersdad70]

Epic!!!!!!!!

[oscarman2]

awesome add another version but tune your guitar to concert pitch

[tjdrummer13]

ha that start bit was heaps like ocean....but not as good

[gronki1]

I'm truly amazed about your interpretation, but the tuning of the guitar really ruins the effect. Great performance anyway, so I give you 5 and wait for a better version :)

[GuitarGenius1000]

a wee bit out of tune?? MY EARS ARE BLEADING! but other than that AMAZAZING

[coopermazy]

That was awesome. I have the same guitar. You have to love Seagulls. I'm a newbie and I wish I could make 12 string sing like that.

[12stringsforme]

Great performance. A lot of the questions are answered in the link you gave for the tab.

Comments about "out of tune" should be approached with caution. Fretting too hard can cause this problem as well.

[vladisk]

AHUAHUAHUHUA

[alipiojoso87]

no me gusto la version :S, no se no es lo que esperaba...

[jakelaad89]

what tuning is that in? i play 12 string in a similar way and are always looking for new ways would love to gte hold of tabs or something

[6x6x6xRaZ0Rx6x6x6]

awesome nice tone on the 12string a wee bit out of tune but other wise great

[easbyu12]

i have the same seagull, i got mine from bills house of music in Catonsville MD, usa for 300 bucks. only thing is mine is unfinished wood

[mgsg50]

only bad thing about it is some of the high strings are out of tune. great job

[ironmaidenrocks1]

I could hardly even tell what you were playing. Jesus - butchery.

[theyoungmanreese]

suck on me

[lvnonTheEdge]

very well played

to be honest though its tuned a bit off

sounds great though

[clcarbo1]

That was awesome!

[cheshirerc]

Very nice. Very nice indeed.

[minomalet]

ur cool

[killakid443]

is this aa joke!!!! XD nah just kiddin it good :D

[odin5469]

it sounds like ocean by john butler

[AJFA88]

Nice! I love the sloppy legato

[mcgigglish]

er I think that needs more muscle power per finger than I can bring to bear...can just about do it on 6 string acoustic. See one of my video.

Good stuff. You could work on keeping time (as if I can talk about that!)

[MrSKATER654]

man your fucking good man

[avx89]

YOU RULES!

[QueenMoonDiana]

You rock! OMgosh you're good! And just wondering...are the chords, when reading a song sheet, different since you're using a 12-string guitar? Because one of my campers had one and I never got a chance to ask her and since i saw your video first thing on google I was wondering if someone could tell me (mostly people who own and know the answer to this question) Plus in the middle the Canon, it sounded familiar but soo wicked when you played it! I hope you're continuing on this cool instrument!

[psycho666rebel]

thats sick

[4sawmill]

8BallBass is my hero for saying that. btwz around two minutes his guitar is mad out of tuneee. but easy fix still hes got talent

[easbyu12]

do u know that the tuning, is Dd Aa Dd Gg aa dd?

[thomlaur]

listen

i will say this . the group of brothers friends , and cousins that come to the defence of my SIMPLE opinion are to say the least .are really good and it seems you have a fan base

but if you think even for a second i will recind any comment made about this you're sadly mistaken

[shingongo829]

that was great! a lot of hammer ons-and pull offs!

[DylanKershawStudios]

that was amazing but there was one thing that was really putting me off... your guitar is out of tune. just a bit off putting, but five stars for the playing : )

[everysinglenamesgone]

Ha, come on, it's hardly out of tune at all. It's a 12-string. Have you ever tried to keep one of those things in tune? Give the fella a break.

[DylanKershawStudios]

yeah i have. it's quite easy.

[crmy]

i just got my first 12 string and i need to learn this

[thomlaur]

Cut ,print, gay!

[epicenur]

you watched the video, so shut up.

[thomlaur]

no i did'nt watch the video or at least

any longer than 12 seconds

the number of strings are irrelivant

[8BallBass]

YOu know what put up or shut up...lets see you do any better...or your just like everyone else a talentless 10 year old who thinks they are a guitar god because they can play the main riff of smoke on the water

[thomlaur]

FHAUUK YAHOO

[willkookoo]

you know how stupid yu just made your self i front of so manyy people don't hate

hater hater hater hater hater

[kingcarrotflower]

SO TRUE!!!!!

[saber1992]

the number of keys on a grand piano is irrelevant too but seems like you dont understand that much about music or natural talent

[moemo477x]

hey could you upload and mp3 we want it on a cd

[crmy]

fuck you dylan this is awesome jesus christ

[Pistyy1991]

not bad but when u tapping u should take some kind of silencer up to the first fret

[GroovyGuitar02]

ust ask one of "these things that keeps her hair attached" (don't know the english/american word for this) to your girlfriend ;)

stick it around the neck . it will mute the strings just fine :)

[WolfsGimpyWrath]

hairband

[smartarted]

Very nice, a little choppy, but that's probably because it's an improvisation. Good shit man, keep it up and post more videos.

[420NinjaAttack]

why just tapping? Strum that 12 string bro!

[Mormagor666]

only tapping?!

[XxIBoneIxX]

U do a very good job!

[gerald1on1]

why?

[KurdtKobain09]

eh iv heard better but FUCKING HELL LOOK AT THAT THING

[RmZpowaA]

Outch...

Very hard, and very good

[TomasBodeTurner]

This one, hun.