Sonata Arctica "The Cage" solo

[wixitax]

muy wena

[gabvendramini]

You're a living legend! I'd rather you than Elias on Sonata!

[schwarg]

looks like fredrik thordendal

[Kanydja]

You are awesome mate... I wish so bad that one day, maybe one day i can play like you!

Keep the metal \m/

[TheVymroth]

Nice!

[phdotsco]

hey ive just started to watch your videos and i just want to say your great at what you do, i admire your modesty and your ability speaks for itsself.

very cool and inspiring and thats alot these days :)

[jmrocker]

would you mind tabbing that out?

[mynameismatej]

The pick tapping part inbetween is amazing, your very good!! :D

[pertinogeripo]

Oh God!! I love this solo!!! And you do it perfectly!! Jesus you're really good!! You rule! Go to see my videos if you have just a little bit of time!! Greetings from Italy!!

[AppleCaster]

it looks like it has a little bit of delay, is it because of the video or is this all made up?

[zebaxtiantd]

tommy at guitar, amazing

[ArcTiiKArmyClan]

the 9 ladies who didn´t lke this video arwe your ex-girlfriends

[afer95]

you should cover the keyboard solo too! is just sweep picking.

[tpmhehehe]

OH MY G-O-D

[Migez93]

Is it possible to get the presets you use on these solos cuz your tone is absolutely awesome and don't even get started about playing :D

[vman456]

Good job, man. Thumbs up

[samarzijadado]

better than the original :DD

[heartabear]

fantastic man congratulations for your solo eheh

what is your guitar _

[iNewbiees]

please make a tab cuz i cant figure out this solo and the other tabs are just weird

[XOTAB2000]

Парень это реально круто!!!! 5+ молодец

[Shadowlord73]

Well Done !

\m/ X . X \m/

[SiK0Fuzz1es]

VERY well played sir!

It does not get any better than Jani Liimatainen!

[todote]

awesome my friend!! sonata rules!

[dino19788]

great performance ! Is that fast run starting at 0:16 all pure alternate picking or also legato or economy picking?

In any case: DAMN FAST :-)

[AmazedAndAddicted]

: O

[Gytis3749]

Thats the reason why u watched it? -_-

[iNewbiees]

that was some shit awesome tapping i wish i was good at pull offs and tapping :(

[atrickpay11]

NIce, this song rips! I used to listen to it everyday.

[GhostRcon]

tja, fett nice du spelar haha :D skulle lätt kolla in ditt band live men, har du nå tips för hur man gör fett nice whammy effects och pinch harmonics tips? :d 5/5

[maurobgoode]

you´re just sick!!!!! my godd!! i play like for about 3 years now..but you, man are just absoloutley amazing....and i´m used to criticize a lot other people´s playing...but you´re just incredible....it´s honestly the best sound i´ve heard from an ibanez by a novice (if i shall say)...and i´ve heard you play by ear..so ...holly crap!! haha ...question...: are u using any pedals¿? i´m on my way to buy one...so i coud use some advice :P

[nachune]

es una jackson dk-2 =)

[FullUser]

OMG!!!!!!!!

[kotty16]

you guys in Sweden were born to MUSIC ! you're awesome !

[ivankiller57]

O.0 you re awesome please send me some of your talent by e-mail XD

[zprhapsodyoffire]

wow man

that is very very amazing

good job

congratulatios

[zogdor]

you are the best why isn't you famouse???

[dikvetwijf]

haha .. cool! This works only with a Jackson right ;)

[taux9]

oh! man

you are the best!!

teach me!!!

[Ross666DreamCatcher]

brilliant solo, the best sonata solo cover i have seen so far on youtube! You played it with great feel and clarity and not just went through the motions like most of the guitarists on here. Congrats

[hyperdrak]

fucking awesome!!!

i want to learn that solo.

[nicksoawsome]

OHHHHH god i just nutted all over the place...

[Winterhe4rt]

yah.. maybe he should get rid of guitar and vocals and just hit the drums! xDD

[bkinblack]

tommy!!!!! =O=O=O

[Aiyoros]

You look like Tomy Portimo :P

[baila54]

the begin of "the cage", with the keyboards, is very difficult to play with guitar, I think You should try ^^

[En1990]

It makes me feel bad that i know i'll never be this good:P

[GryphonGuitar]

Of course You will - You only see the best take ;)

[lucretia59130]

Jackson Powaaa !!

[jhnloureiro]

looks like Tommy Portimo...

[GryphonGuitar]

I've heard that before!

[Dioptrickz]

Wow... fucking amazing! are those fast passages towards the end alternate picked or legato?

[GryphonGuitar]

Little bit of column A, little bit of column B, but mostly economy picking (down up down, down up down)

[fedemallo]

Hi there! nice job!!

keep rockin'

[jrampestamp]

great one o/

[CheezeFox]

So, what is the best pick thickness for playing stuff like 15:00-End?

Or... Does the thickness make any difference at all?

[GryphonGuitar]

Hi!

I think as thick as possible, basically, You want the pick to be nice and stable in Your hand against the string, and not flipflop like a fish tail... My picks are 1.5mm

[CheezeFox]

Thanks, I'll try to look for some of those.

[xerogamma]

Get Dunlop Jazz III picks. They're great for any and every style of playing. They're all I use.

[CheezeFox]

Oh, you mean those small picks? I think I have a couple of those lying around... Thanks!

[xerogamma]

Yep, they're really small, and really heavy. It was a weird transition for me going from my usual standard dunlop tortex picks to the Jazz III's, but I couldn't be any more satisfied. They're really great all-around picks, especially if you want to play things like in this video.

[fedemallo]

Excelent pick!! I totally agree!

[JamesPierreRead]

hey man i love this solo can you help me sus out how to play from 0:15 onwards

coz the tabs i found are bad but you are bad ass!

rock on \m/

[GryphonGuitar]

*lol* clever language ;) It's basically just an ascending minor scale, and I start over after a beat and a half and go all the way, it would sound pretty simple played slow...

[GryphonGuitar]

Of course, I play huge triangular picks, so I guess just find what You feel comfortable with :)

[masterthehate]

You must share with me the secrets of your greatness.

A pact with satan, am I right?

[tpmhehehe]

@masterthehate like futurama xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[Metalhead022]

mmmmh.. too large for me.. :D

[khristian9292]

THAT'S OK...i'm talking about your spanish hehe but I thing I understood...yo hablo espanol ps...

[TyranuM]

Wooooooooooow!

[Peluri92]

Damn..You make it looks like so easy

[GryphonGuitar]

As I've said before - it's cause You see the best take ;)

[jedivolt]

Hej,

kan du ge mig GuitarProTab av solo?

Det finns ingenstans en Tab som är korrekt.

Min svenska är ganska dåliga, eller hur? xD

Mange tack och hejdå

[GryphonGuitar]

Hej!

Din svenska är inte dålig! Men är är dålig - dålig på tabs, jag kan inte använda tabs, så jag har inga tabs åt dig. Jag spelar som jag hör...

[751104]

I love the sound.... Which kind of amp are you using?¿

[GryphonGuitar]

I'm using a POD XT, the patch is available if You want.

[FacuDF]

woooooooooA1!!.. men!!...woa..!

i need the tab of the solo!!!

..pd: soy argentino, mi ingles es muy malo

me preguntaria si me podrias enviar la tablatura de ese solo, si de guitarrpro mucho mejor!..espero tu respuesta

[GryphonGuitar]

Hola! No hay la tabulatura de ese solo, por que no utilizo las tabulaturas, lo siento. Sorry for my Spanish ;)

[sibirc7]

O jeaaa..... You roxxxx:Dyou rulz man you rulz:D That is awsome

[yellowmonkey0013]

awesome!

cool sounds and play.

thank you! five star;>

[TOMMYQWERTYUIOP]

either getting a jackson dk2 or dk2m what shud i get? and is ur dk2 a gd guitar?

[GryphonGuitar]

Hi! Depends on Your taste. Maple fretboards = more top end and attack, and H/H versus H/S/S pickup configuration. I love the tone of rosewood fretboards, and of Hot Rails pickups so the decision was easy for me.

[guipsycho]

you're just awesome!

can't find the right tab, could you send me the one you used?

thx, ;)

[GryphonGuitar]

Hi! Sorry, can't do tabs, never use them, can't even read them well. I figured it out by ear, so it's not 100%, but it's mine!

[vilkku93]

Hey, i saw ur vid of ur music staff, could you tell/send me ur settings on pod xt to that sound, i really want to get that ssound , its so cool :)

Nice vid btw, u play that same way i do :)

[GryphonGuitar]

No problem - my patches are in no way secret. Should be coming in the mail if I just get Your email address :)

[jedivolt]

man i really need to have a say right now: the thing is.. your shreddings sound so brilliant... so warm and so i dont know how to call it.. almost "sweepy".. i hope you know what i mean ^^

man is that your pickup or what the hell^^

as i am using the PODxt too i'll be interested in the soundpatch as well to achieve such kind of sound *laughs*

[GryphonGuitar]

Yeah, a lot of it has to do with the pickup I've chosen. The HR-101b (my neck pickup) really has a wonderful sound for shredding, You lose a lof of pick scrape and just have that wonderful mudwrestling noise.

Of course a lof has to do with picking technique and coordination of left and right hand, and also the guitar tone itself, but the pickup is a large part of it.

[chapametal08]

ure a monster dude

greetings from argentina

[Funkster3]

kovaa setti hemmo!

[MicaScrappy]

awesome man:P you have to be one of my influences:D keep up the awesome job!

[GryphonGuitar]

Thanks :) It's amazing that You say so.

[captainplanet777]

that seriously kicked ass man..on all the vids in fact.

awesome job, keep it up!

[GryphonGuitar]

Sure, just fire away and it's in the mail :)

[Unas1]

dont lsiten to twitty666 keep it

[twitty666]

I never said shave it off... I just said that if he didn't have it he'd look like Tommy.

[twitty666]

Without the beard you really would look like Tommy :P Awesome playing :)

[Chensy7]

YOU are the best!

[GryphonGuitar]

Thanks :)

[jonielement]

great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gearsofwarkid13]

u look like tommy lol

sick gj

[imadrumplayer]

I'm glad I found your video, it helped me get some fretwork done.. although I'd still appreciate some help on the tuning, and the exact frets you're using, 'cause the guitar pro tabs really suck..

- what are the frets for the 2-hands tapping?

- any help with the tuning?

[GryphonGuitar]

Hi!

Can't really help You on the exact frets I'm using, I'm afraid. I never use tabs, I just try and figure out the solos as I go along, and end up with something that's almost like the original, but still my own...

[portaltoken]

dude your very fuckin cool

[jeropa03]

can u tell me what is the scale for the solo? cause i need it fot the fast part?

thx!

[fireboatband]

Great job!

[needle1988]

Great job man!!!

[Avaruusnuija]

the 4th note of the solo sounds fuckin' amazing :D

[jedivolt]

so you record with a PODxt?

did you run the POD through an amp or direct into the PC?

and what about your soundpatch?

[GryphonGuitar]

I run the POD via USB cable, directly into the PC. The patch is available if You PM me Your email address...

[jedivolt]

hej it's me again, i don't know whether you received my pm or not (because of the patch)..

i just resend it to be sure

rock on and kill for fuckin metal

[Ziqwy]

AWESOME!

[prtpuma]

how do you get that fucking incredible sound at the first bend on the 16th fret?? it's awesome

[GryphonGuitar]

It's just a pinch harmonic, I sort of 'touch' the string with my thumb once I've picked it... Kind of like the Zakk Wylde squeal...

[ibanezdudeck]

That was extremely good. You need to get more videos up.

[GryphonGuitar]

I know - I'm swamped with this thing called 'real life' but I'm trying to get my nose above water to get some time to record more videos!

[ibanezdudeck]

I know what you mean. I was going to put up Wickerman by Iron Maiden about 3 monthes ago but I didn't like the way it turned out and I still haven't had time to redo it. But thats the way life is.

[Plaustic]

You should really play it from the beginning..Really nice!!

[GryphonGuitar]

Yeah, I know - my camera can't take long enough videos...

[hellojordo10169]

whoa shreddin ha

[Pojkenutanframtid]

bloody awesome =D

[Metaltopunk]

Dude! U rock!

[Steve92crue]

wow thats really really fucking good

[Chensy7]

Master!!!

[superpiratepants]

nice! i cant believe how clean you have that down. im freakin jealous, but one day ill get there :-D

[Travelershockey5]

are you going straight from the pod right into your computer???

if so, how???

[GryphonGuitar]

POD to PC via USB connector, the POD is acting as my soundcard (Set through Windows control panel) - I open the Gearbox Software and run my POD from there.

[akesplu]

theres some nice stuff going on in that video mate! Wanna swich skills with me? (A)

[GryphonGuitar]

Don't think I can, but I will switch tips and tricks with You if it helps :)

[akesplu]

Would be very kind of you =) I send you a message on your profile

[agent123jp]

Ｇｏｏｄ　Ｊｏｂｓ！

[ne0ven0m]

can you do black sheep?

[samerika]

First thing i have to say, I hate sonata arctica. Second thing you played really good, i'd like to see you mabe trying something by dragonforce (cheesiest name ever!) maybe idk....through the fire and flames?

[Winterhe4rt]

you must be a guitar hero player .... -___-

Sonata Arctica eats Dragonforce for Breakfast before they even wake up ....

[samerika]

actually no i'm a guitar player,

and sonata articas guitarist isn't soo good,

there are much better guitarists in this genre (which i really dislike) and i think that herman li is one of them.

[GorillaGuerilla]

You're obviously a very misinformed guitarist.

Look up videos of Jani. He's great, and he's a shitload better than Herman. Herman does not know any theory above the chord names of the sweeps he's playing -- and scales. Jani, however, actually has a sense of melody above Super Mario Bros and Pacman.

[GorillaGuerilla]

That was directed to Samerika.

[samerika]

ok i'll search some of his vids and come back later ;)

[GorillaGuerilla]

Jani is the guitarist of Sonata Arctica. Search Jani Vs. Syu. Although I admire Syu very much, as he is my idol, Jani really shines in this video, and he's not playing at this full potential. By now, you should realize that guitarists in bands don't always apply the fullest potential to their music. I 've met Herman Li backstage at a concert, and I tried to discuss the theory of Operation with him, and he did NOT know what he was talking about at all.

[samerika]

was he drunk haha?

[samerika]

you were right (gorillaguerilla) he's a good gutiarist, cheers samerika ;)

[metal93metal]

The tecnique isn't the most important thing for a guitarist

[samerika]

mate, i love you comments it's soo not needed ;)

[jia200x]

agree

[thfanallthway]

that was a kick @s* solo

5*!!!

[narutoshamanking]

YOU ARE MOTHER FUCKING LEDGEND, lookin at these vids as a begginner guitarist, im loving these vids. Im feeling inspired to shred to hell and back. With emoction in every pick of the string. Keep on rockin dude!

[GryphonGuitar]

My God man, thanks! Believe me, Your passion is felt through the letters on the screen. Thank You so much for sharing Your inspiration with me, and for letting me become a part of what drives You! Let me know if there's every anything I can do to help You put me to shame :)

[narutoshamanking]

I dunno how to start off tho, Tryin to learn some simple stuff then move onward but dunno what song to try.

[narutoshamanking]

You are fucking ledgend, Im just starting off playing guitar learning the basics but man im lookin at these vids of yours and being in fucking spired to keep playing with heart soul! keep the gd work up dude!

[JarpsHellRider]

....yeah!!!

[JoeyaFate]

Great playing :D I can say that you must be a huge insperation for players on youtube

[kink911]

COOL

[RoosterboySWE]

seriöst as skillat :) du är värdig att spela sonata låtar ^^

[esparcia7]

GREAT job man! :D why didnt you join sonata instead of the new guy? :P

[MonsterZero28]

Holey smokes bro...that ripped!

[SomethinWild]

I haven't commented any videos for a long time, but here I have to make my stand. Man, I must get in contact with ya, this was just awesome! I go and chack out just webspace. Drop an e-mail if you like.

[GryphonGuitar]

Thanks man :) Warms the heart - PM me Your email address and we'll talk!

[TheBlackRacist]

OMG!!!

[Paikudesu]

fantastiskt bra!

[Matt19M]

Great sound...!!!

I see you´r a sweden guy.

Once the best Metal came from GER now it comes from Scandinavia ^^

[Plaustic]

Not from Scandinavia..From FINLAND!!!

[crazysmok]

Nice

[jia200x]

hey, is your picking from the elbow or the wrist? =)

[GryphonGuitar]

*lol* I don't know to be honest, I'm trying to picture it right now but I don't have my guitar here... I guess all I know is that the shoulder isn't into it :) But there's an element of elbow, I'm sure of it, especially when I'm economy picking (down-up-down-down-up-down) when switching strings... I'll get back to You on that one! :)

[jia200x]

nice picking!!! =D

[syn56]

your alternate picking should be from your wrist,or you can use your thumb or smhng like that,dont know about economy picking but for alternate picking its not from your elbow

check out into eternity videos or something when youre picking with your wrist but the dude from into eternity also uses his thumb i guess and it looks cool

anyway gryphon i hope you get famous

great feeling for guitaar and great playing :)

[jia200x]

NICE! =D

[theguythatcould]

that was awesome

[MrJoey132]

awesome!!

[krissymae91]

omg!!! that was so fuhreakin awesome!! you are good man

[verredoh]

awesome, you're so good, i'll never be as good as you =(

[Turgah]

This must be the best version of this solo I've ever heard.. Also, you make it look so easy! God.. You're extremely skilled, and I'm looking forward to watch your future videos. Peace!

[laiahcc]

Oh God!!! This is awesome. Congrats to you... sound and solo in general are perfect!!

PS. you look like Tommy Portimo xDDD

Greetings from Spain!

[GryphonGuitar]

Thanks guys :) I guess I can put up San Sebastian, but right now I'm on vacation in sunny Croatia! :)

[zebaxtiantd]

you need play san sebastian