truthinshredding - ShredThis! Competition (Mark McGuigan)

[wilcooper64]

Back again <3

[wilcooper64]

Still to this day, this is one of my favourite youtube videos :) keep rockin!

[lbanezjs1000]

TOM CRUISE!

[wilcooper64]

@lbanezjs1000 Charlie Sheen :D

[bravia15]

is that tape or something on top of the neck?

[markmcguigan]

@bravia15 It's a little homemade string dampener made from velcro to help with muting when tapping and other Ninja moves ;)

[wilcooper64]

Geez, your fucking skilled. Somehow your improv just fits the backing track so well.

Always watching your videos <3

[GuillermoSmyser]

gotta love those tapped sleeve harmonics!

[TheiPodTouchFreak]

how often do u change ur strings? mines always rust a couple of days after i put them on

[ramones4ever1]

pick up a pack of black beuties from a local guitar center and when your fingers sweat take a break and also dont play after showering calises tend to hold water till you squeeze them out onto your strings =(

[vhguy]

Awesome brother!! Way to rawk it.

I'd also just like to say, that is a killer finish on your guitar!

PS please check my vid out if you get a moment!

[RomanianDanIrukandji]

Really nice playing, as always. Every note sounds so crystalline with you. No idea how you manage that, but very well done! Good luck!

[jareds1007]

big fan! hope you get all you deserve (that's more than you can imagine!)

[SaleoMkd]

Great solo. I saw your mayones entry solo some months ago, and now this one. Awesome playing, good job

[Eagleeye4042]

that was amazing. finally someone who understands how to incorporate speed and emotion. keep up the great work, bless your hands

[Teh9Taco]

Man, crazy crazy shred/improv man.. its amazing, great talent, know where i could get the back track?

[markmcguigan]

Thanks! :)

If you click on the link this video is a response to or check out the youtube link in the vid info you should be able to get info on where to get the Backing.

[kgtbest]

great stuff man, incredible tone and phrasing

[starlinginspector]

Great job Mark!

[markmcguigan]

Thanks Rick! :)

[Adji87]

AMAZING as usual Mark. Glad to see were duelling side by side again in another comp. Im sure youll come out near the top, great stuff man. One of the UKs hidden gems!

[markmcguigan]

Suhrs at dawn!? ;)

Thanks man :), really enjoyed your take too.

Peace

Mark.

[tq105]

Yeah man! Great playing! I'm gonna have to get myself a pilot style chair now after watching this! Shredding in comfort! Nice!

Thanks for entering mate and I hope you enjoyed my track.

All the best,

Tom

[markmcguigan]

Thanks Tom! :D

I can highly recommend IKEA Markus chair for all your shredding needs. ;)

Backing track is awesome BTW, so groovy !

[tgcsystems]

like the economy picking technique...

[RUIZMIC]

great phrasing....

nice sound!!

5 stars

Michèle

[enicmatic]

Great entry Mark, great sound and ajecution, good luck.....

[RobChappers]

Really nice mate! ;-)

[maracaibero27]

yeah men i agree with the other guys i think you should start writing ur own song men this one is awesome and you should continue like this...

Leonardo Marin from Venezuela

[amateuraddiction]

good stuff

[sportsportsport]

Does that neck play like a strat but the humbucker give you that rock tone?.. Nice playing. Thanks.

[markmcguigan]

Yeah the mix of single-coils and humbucker gives you that strat like option with full out rock mode on the bridge \m/

[sportsportsport]

Thanks for commenting back.. Specifically.. does the neck feel like that of a stratocaster or something else?

[markmcguigan]

Ah, the neck is what Suhr call their 'Even C slim' which is about 20mm at the nut and 22mm at the 13th fret. It reminds me alot of the neck on my blue Jem, probably why I love it :)

[sportsportsport]

Oh I see .. thanks for the description. I would also like to congratulate you for having a spot in a guitar magazine I picked up a few weeks ago!.......

[Hezus3Christo]

lol... "whoa sleeve harmonic" haha , great jam but then again i always love your stuff. Keep up the awesome work!

[DudsTheFattty]

i cant say youre as good as like satriani, vai or those guys but you deffinately have enough skill to be out touring and writing your own songs....if i had the skill id love to be doing that, but yeah youre awsome man

[DudsTheFattty]

actually you are pretty close to their skill level, i just havent seen any of the crazy solo type stuff they do but im sure you can do it

[markmcguigan]

If only! :)

I'm a huge fan of both Vai and Satch so hearing such a thing is a huge compliment, many thanks :).

[lauriemonk]

Cool Mark, great job... highly enjoyable!

[VideoGuitarLessons]

great job man really nice vibe to this

[fenrirloupblanc]

Could be fun, the Backing track isn't an insane speed... I should see if I could find time to set things up for a quick recording.

In any case, you're leading the way again man, hard to keep up \m/