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  • hearing this song, and how u play this solo makes me wanna punch someone in the face and jump in a mosh pit, love it!

  • Gotta love the harmonic minor run at the end. It takes some real skills to end a harmonic minor run with a blues lick. Chris you're killin me!

  • That was just clean the whole way through!! O:

  • Dude you are awesome, I've watched this video at least once a day for about the past month. You should've won it hands down. This is by far the best solo I've heard in a very long time.

  • you are the best ! i'm voting for you !!

  • that was tasty man! the first 30 secs has an alice in chains vibe, and the rest was also wicked! great job!

  • hey man if u dnt mind me askin...what scales and modes do you mostly use?

  • Is that string gauge was 12 too ?

    coarse string doesn't affect your vibtratos?

  • @neo69hk Nah, I was in standard tuning here, with 10 gauges.

  • Pretty darn good bro...I don't know why they picked Kevin Curry's solo...his is kinda bland...I guess they have to use something they can actually compete with since there are a ton of wonderful guitar players out there...somehow I keep going back to watch yours...

  • @2011MattyT 100% agree! Anyway, was it allowed to play the solo wherever you like? His one continued even after singing already started again?!? And that I liked so much about Chris' solo, it has a remarkable structure! Just the right sound at the right point whereas Kevin's solo sometimes doesn't fit to the underlying "background" music. Especially the solo together with Aaron's singing is already "too much".

    But as already said, I'll continue listening to Chris' solo. Thx again!

  • Hey Chris,

    amazing skill, amazing technique ... you're just amazing!

    But actually I have a little question. On your myspace page you have a song called Summit. I really love it!!! I even listen to it driving around in the car. Is there any version with a better quality available or even a little chance of a high-quality remake? I would really (!!) appreciate it and I'm sure many others as well!

    Greetings from germany,

    Black Widow

  • fuckin nailed it lol i hope you win! great work as always dude

  • you remind me of Jim Root! you are and amazing guitar player man!

  • "NOT AGAAIIN" lol after the solo, its like the video is asking me to stop re-playing it .. but yeah ... no.

  • Your kung fu is indeed strong...

  • did somebody win already? I sure hope it was you man...

  • amazing solo

  • should have won this man. the one they used for the song doesnt even compare. i think they didnt use yours because its too hard for the guitar player to play.

  • as an Alice & Chains feel to it....sick solo

  • This is so sick lol, better than the studio

  • dude, that second bend you do at :30 is haunting!

  • Did you win yet????

  • Dude! The guitarist for Staind cant play this!

  • Out of all the submissions, I love your interpretation the most. Especially the harmonized phrasing at the end and the intro melodic riff. I have an X3 live so I will have to try your settings. Is there anyway you could give me the full details about the tone and how you obtained it? Thanks again man. 

  • Pretty lame that you didn't win. The winner's solo sounded contrived and stale.

  • this one should have won...much better than the one they picked

  • @astreets1 they didn't pick it because people would like it better than the original :)

  • you must be a giant of a man, that guitar looks tiny on you! BTW awesome solo bro!

  • AWESOME!

  • Damn Chris, ever since I first heard your solo, it's been stuck in my head. It is amazing!

  • Shame you didn't win dude. Your solo kicks the winner's ass.

  • "Not Again" is what my parents are saying - i've just listened to this fucking thing like 20 times in a row! SOO GOOD!

  • hey sick solo, i was just wondering how long have you been playing the guitar for?

  • I listened to the top 20 and your by far the best , You should win this

  • Dude, yours is straight up the best, I've seen some of the others, some were kinda impressing, but dude, you blew them away.

  • Dude im gonna have to kick your fuckin ass for being this good lol

  • Cool man!!! I like your style!!!

  • I gotta say Chris. I think you have this one in the bag.. Your such a great player. the tone, Phrasing, technique, everything is just great. best of luck to you man.

  • That was sick.

  • Your solo is better than the original lol. Great job.

  • lesson to them all yours was the best hands down man

  • KICK ASS MAN!

  • the guitar is too good for staind

  • Chris what's this kind of wah? seems like a tube screamer

  • @6StringsShaped Tube Screamers are overdrive pedals. I used a Morley Mark Tremonti Power Wah!

  • @6StringsShaped FAIL!

  • I really like your entry, its amazing, great technique!

    since we both placed in the top 10 ,now its up to staind to decide :)

    Check my entry in my channel if you can :)

  • Is that Petruccis F1 guitar?

  • Wow. That was...wow.

  • I'm not into guitars much, but I was a little curious about this contest. I happened to stumble upon this solo. It really is amazing. If it doesn't win I'd be surprised.

  • what amp/cab/delay/reverb are you using for your POD TONE? is pretty good.!

  • @TechcoreIsSexy Big Bottom, Green 25's Cab, FX Boost+EQ stomp, stereo delay and a touch of reverb!

  • @ChrisFeener brilliant tone, do you use the pod live? or do you have an amp for that?

  • Awesome! Good luck, man!

  • I think this is one of the more well composed solos in the competition.

  • If you dont win this bro, then something is seriously wrong with the music business. Artificial Fear's was good yes, but it didnt have the same flow as yours did, just didnt fit the song nearly as well. Best of luck to you man, definitely hoping to hear this solo every time I hear the song.

  • Hey can anybody tell me were i can find the tabs at or the tuning thanx

  • @crazystrings689 I think Staind plays in dropped Db (C#).

  • @ChrisFeener

    actually, Mike Mushok uses a baritone. Some of there songs are Db, but he uses his signature PRS Baritone most of the time. :)

  • this solo is perfect, i was kinda waiting for a last second neck ripping shred at 0:56, but holy shit im impressed. the double voicing really fills it and takes it to a level where its just hypnotizing. You're gonna blow all 454 away :) check out mine tho ;d currently 13th :)

  • Christ..... I'm a huge Artificial Fear fan and didn't think anything could potentially sway me from his entry but this makes it a tough call. Incredible sound man. Rock on \m/

  • Awesome Bro

  • I enjoyed the solo Chris. There are entries I like better, but your style and abillity is still absolutely kickass. Cheers mate, and I hope you're gonna transcribe it for IG sometime ;)

  • @James0543

    "Hey guys, I'm just gonna pop in here and randomly bash music industry and people who make money of their work. I'll release all this frustration and envy on this random guy from a somewhat recognised band, because in all my ignorance I don't care if he makes money of music or not. I'll wrap it all up in a steaming hot pile of excremental sarcasm that indicates that I have a sense of humour. But really, I just want to make someone feel bad, that's how badass I am."

  • Just voted for you dude. Good luck!

  • yo man i have this link here, up on my facebook account, asking for everyone i know to vote for you. you have to win bro... not just because you play for threat signal, but because your solo is the greatest out of everyone's and you deserve to win, your solo kills everyone elses!!! i swear to god i will cry happy tears if you win :) when i saw on travis's facebook that you entered this contest, it made me so fuckin happy dude!!!

  • Artificial fear isn't half the guitarist Feener is. I have been playing for over 30 years. No Comparison. AF just has 9,600 subscribers rooting for him. Feener is all around better player IMO.

    This contest is between Feener and Auer easy.

    The rest are either too showboat or bad recording. Both Feener and Auer compliment the song well IMO. I just liked Auer's feel better. He Seemed to make the solo exciting as well as Good quality with tasty chops. Best climax, which is what a solo is.

  • @RareMusicOnly You don't really understand music if you're basing solo' on technical ability only. A solo can appeal to people on such a wide range of reasons, and it's really up to the person listening to make a judgement of what sounds pleasant to their ears. I appreciate Chris's solo, but again I'm in the Artificial Fear camp, I just like the tone of his sound and the overall feel of the vibe his solo puts out. Everyone has their own opinion on what music is to them, there's no right or wrong

  • @mechahalcon Did you even read the second half of my Comment?

    I based my preference for the solo on Feel. I feel AF is too much noodling shred and Chris's was well composed. And he is a much better Guitarist. Hands down.

    Sure it's art.. Someone could throw paint on a wall and say it's as good as Vincent Van Gogh. I personally think that would be insulting.

    You like bucket paint, I like disciplined art. AF's solo does not fit the song IMO. (That stands for "In My Opinion") as in preference.

  • let me spare you the wait. you won!

  • chris is the shit, but i think highintel has you all beat lol his solo fits the song the best

  • @blndsk4 Man it's not about to beat each other. Just have your fun on playing the solo and enjoy the music. C'mon

  • This is pretty good, but i think Artificalfear is alot better! sorry bro!

  • im a bit confused about this . . do i only have to post my video on youtube or it has to be also in a different site ? vtw great job!

  • hey everyone check out my entry and let me know what you think :) take care

  • good job \\m//

  • Is that the John Petrucci Model? It looks/ sounds like one

  • yeah man great playing there i think you nailed it. it felt so natural that it sounded like just a cover or something.

  • Very cool bro. Great technique. Good luck.

  • very nice my brother..i hope you succeed in what you do..you deserve it! all the best from Greece!

  • Awesome, this should be the winner! Can you tell me what tone you used with your PODxt or if it's custom maybe you can send it to me :)

  • Sweep picking like satan himself. you got my vote.

  • Awesome, but Artificial fear's solo is just a tad better.

  • @mechahalcon Just checked his out, it's good - better is subjective, though. We take different approaches.

  • @ChrisFeener agreed, both solos are good, however Mr Feener's flows and slowly leads the way to the next part of the song while growing in intensity. I found ArtificialFears solo to be all over the place, and more like a bunch of "ideas" put together. My Vote is for Chris

  • @mechahalcon come on man. chris solo is way better in any way he's gonna win..

  • @mechahalcon artificial fear was an assistant band teacher at my school 2 years ago. pretty cool to see him mentioned in the comments on a youtube video

  • @mechahalcon No, it's not, lol.

  • @gandalph915 In my opinion it is, and he's number 1 at the moment so it appears a lot of people agree with me. Still, no not knocking Chris's solo, both are amazing. I just prefer Mat's style.

  • Awesome Playing!

    It's between Chris Feener and Brian Auer's entry for me. Hard to decide.

    Brian's has a lot more dynamics and fits the song perfect with amazing technique and originality to the approach IMO. One of a Kind!

    Chris's is totally awesome but sounds like Satch, Andy James, Malmsteen, and others etc.. I don't really hear Chris in there.

    We'll just have to see what the judges say.

    Those are my top two.

  • I think we have a winner!!! That was sick dude!

  • You're insanely good Chris!!! All the very best! You should come to Monkeyfest 2012 ;)

  • That was sick!!

  • Best one on youtube man :) ive watched a bunch and urs is the best, just my personal opinion though. U have a nice feel and tone that i dig. The others try to fit too much into a small spot. AND unlike the others ive watched u accent the stop as the music starts building up again....thts cool dude :) best of luck to u

  • Speechless. Just speechless.

  • sweet stuff bro

  • Is it me or am I getting an organism everytime I hear this song?

  • absolutly nasty man! freakin sick! I actually watched this 3 times in a row b4 i worte this comment lol :)

  • Unfreakingbelievable!!! Good God your good man!!

  • Dude you're good hope u win

  • very awesome - very melodical and not too much of that shreddin stuff - i like that!

  • is this song drop c

  • GREAT job man! Very catchy lines. All the best!

  • wow man that was FANTASTIC!

  • @AkiraSpectrum I would love to be able to do half of what you did there man, some day you should throw up a tab cause i'd love to learn how u did that ^_^

  • I know you've heard this already but still.... I hope you win!

  • This fits perfectly with the song plus it kicks ass.

  • Dude... You're sick, you know that? :) You're winning this for sure... That is an awesome, awesome solo... :)

  • FUCKIN BOSS!

  • You better win. i want to hear that solo everytime i listen to this song

  • @CrimsonAX Ahh, thanks a lot bro! We'll see when the guys make their decision!

  • An Awesome job as always! ^_^ Can I know what gears have you used to record that?

  • @IlVanza I simply imported the backing track into Nuendo 3.0 and tracked the guitar live while recording the video. I used a Line 6 PODxt. That's it!

  • You. Are. A. Beast...

    

  • 0:38 on is very Dimebag-esque... awesome!

  • great job!!!

    good luck man!

    Marc

  • holy fuck haha, staind uhh this is it, it dosent matter who else enters, winner right here. You know damn well he felt like the shit haha HE SHOULD!

  • @James0543 I work like a bitch to pay off my dream guitar (one of the only three that I own) and that means I'm exempt? And... Shit tons of money? Have you ever even spoken to a person involved in the metal industry? If I was Kirk Hammett, you might have a point. At least understand what you're being a dick about before... being a dick about it.

  • @ChrisFeener he's just another internet troll who'd never say shit to your face in person, but he's superman behind the keyboard. Rock on Feener, rock on.

  • @ChrisFeener you deserve the guitar man ;) u rock :P goodluck with the competition!

  • @James0543 You sir, fail.

  • @James0543 Hahahaha. You fucking fail at arguing a point.

  • @James0543 dude you suck. i mean really you just fucking suck.

  • @James0543 He used to be a normal guitarist just like everyone here. He worked hard for what he is now... who are you to stop him? No pain, no gain bitch! f***ing jealousy...

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  • @James0543 God damnit, I hate retards so much. and then there are people like you. who go beyond retarded and honest to god make me want the world to end. just so morons like you wouldn't be able to breath anymore.

  • @Kasharicdaims y u mad tho

  • @James0543 Lol, the only person you reply to is me... fair enough. I'll tell you. You clearly haven't done the slightest bit of research, you're running your mouth and talking shit. and you insinuated that having talent at something and entering a contest with said talent is wrong... should samus refrain from entering drum comps? how about corey taylor and singing comps? if your good enter, WOO he's in a band... so fucking what? I'd rather listen to his entry than some idiot who can't play.

  • @James0543 Seriously, you don't know what your talking about. You don't go into the music industry if you want to make money. Musicians are notoriously broke most of the time, even the guys in well established bands. You go into making music for the love of the music. Can you blame a person for seeing if maybe they can win a guitar in a contest, even if they are already in an established band, no. I don't see you making music, so before you start spewing nonsence, think for the sake of yourself.

  • @VanishmentMatt you couldn't be more wrong, a lot of musicians are in it for the money, just look at pop music in general as well as hip hop and rap.

  • @James0543 Pop, Hip Hop and Rap don't constitute as forms of music :P (this is a joke for those retards who would take it seriously)

  • @James0543 I do believe that you are the one who is wrong, look at the amount of musicians who make it rich, and then look at the amount that don't, there are vast amounts more who are struggling to make ends meet and get buy, musicians DO NOT make a lot of money, yes a few do, like Chris said, Kirk Hammet for example, he makes a shit ton of money, yes, but there are probably a thousand musicians for ever one musician who makes a "shit ton" of money, at least that amount.

  • @VanishmentMatt i think your absolutely right. I know soo many great musicians and great bands, who cant even make a living from just their music, and its a pain to see so many "talentless" people on MTV who can barely call themselves musicians, getting damn rich. its a shame, but hey, i get to see awesome bands without having to pay a shitload of money for a ticket :P

  • @James0543 Shut your mouth, you biggity bitch.

  • Feener you're above any skill that staind possesses! Props for entering ,but Staind does blow compared to you my royal highness! BTW throw an Axe FX 2 manual to Travis's face is he doesnt own one yet!

  • I love the tags: "chris alone battle metal you not" :D

  • @TenjiF Haha, I clicked a bunch of the random "suggestion" tags. Came out pretty sweet! :P

  • where can find the competition contest ?? plz i want to improuv a solo over it ...!

  • I hate you so much right now. You made me like part of a Staind song. I feel so dirty.

  • Very nice ,Chris. Didn´t expect less

  • Badass!!!

  • Funny thing is that Feener is listed as the rhythm guitarist in Threat signal. If thats not an oxymoron I don't know what is.

  • @chillichomper Rhythm when we play the stuff from the first two albums, live. Me and Travis are doing 50/50 leads on the new record!

  • man how awesome!!! I hope you win. could you tell me how you submitted your solo, I cant see any place to down load your solo for the contest. I probably wont win anyway but it doesnt hurt to try.

  • yeah man... that rocked! \m/

  • Great video and awesome talent!

  • I watched this about 10 times so far, right after another

  • Wow! If this entry doesnt win then Staind should stop making music.

  • wow :DD your my new favorite guitar player<3

  • great job i hope you win!

  • hi.

  • nice to see you back... :)

  • You make it seem so easy to play O.o

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  • @DimitrisPrasakis thats because it is... for him :P that's what "Good Technique" really means :P

  • this is too good... now I don't know if I should try lol!

  • @mindwalkr

    always keep at it. Chris never stopped and look at the player he has become. Don't give up dude, it just takes time.

  • @Bgags23 yep that's true... more or less! It's not just time.. it's also about discipline. Practicing the right stuff.. wasting time correcting errors.. forcing yourself to play new stuff.. time alone won't help :)

  • Dat beard.

  • it must be awesome entering a competition knowing you're gonna kick everyone's ass!

  • easily the best one

  • That's an easy win for you. Haha, you totally destroyed the other entries!

  • I don't know which I like more, the playing or the facial hair.

  • @danohrly haha!! fuckin great comment!

  • Haha, if you do win, Staind probably would never be able to play this song live because of the lack of guitarists who can solo for it unless you tour with them.

    Brilliant stuff as always, Chris.

  • Really good

  • fucking sweet man ....i love when you bust out that JP its awsome

  • I was going to enter, but anymore! Should've known you would trounce everyone else, just like in The Absence's contest that you weren't allowed to enter.

  • Awesome Solo!!!!!!! Looking forward to new stuff from Threat Signal!!

  • Great Stuff, Chris. Really stoked for the new Threat Signal stuff!

  • Was hoping for "Not Again" by Shawn Lane! But anything from you is great.