Strings on Fire Entry by Sean Currington

[DunlopTortex05mm]

Nice, It's sound like Megadeth and I love it !

[dollarmoose]

Very Nice. I love this style of riffing. Thanx

[metall551]

Hi. String on Fire is in G major?

[jorgec1994]

mis respetos

[hammerfication]

Yeah buddy!!

[HuhnK0t]

hey seriously man. what hit you when you got that idea from 1:00 to 1:16? i think these 16 seconds are in all aspects the best part of the whole top 3 entrys of this contest. man did you already know that stuff like this makes the difference between good musicians and genius musicians? keep it up, seriously. i need more of that stuff!

[xtremeguitar95]

@HuhnK0t lol, it's just a simple diminished scale but few people can play it clean :P

[Sentencedgr]

@thrashermasher can you please tell me which programms did you use to make this video?

[ThrasherMasher]

@Sentencedgr Magix video editor

[ccman666]

Awesome classic thrash solo! Particularly love the bit where you do some crazy friedman style lick then add tapping :)

[xtremeguitar95]

@TrasherMasher hey man, any tips on sweeping 5 string arpeggios ??

[zucc2]

Way Past Smooth,

The Smooth of Smooth

Really Rockin' !

[Jasaxos]

Where did you learn all those techniques and how can I learn how to play then to?

I'm only 2 years and 1/2 on guitar but I like to try and learn different things like those scales and stuff?

[SiK0Fuzz1es]

This entire video is amazing, but my favorite part is the end.. with the accoustic an hammer-ons... awesome.. keep it up man!

[guitarknight10]

Fucking Awesome!

[WencesWasHere]

this is an awesome piece of music, even though the contest is over, I listen to this everyday. Sean, you are a really talented guy! keep it up man!

[nunofrg]

your the best guitarrist on all youtube.

[brutaltxdm]

Great musicianship man. Keep rippin it.

[Sphericalcycle]

Solid!

[Ethricje]

That thing you have going on at 1:04 - 1:10 is incredibly tasty. Good job!

[edgeoflight01]

good job man.

[Aghatio]

God: Let's make a guitar contest...Look is ThrasherMasher let's troll him :D

(and that's why you didn't win the contest -.-)

[WNCL987]

that was fuking sick

[TheMarty915]

who pickups do you use?

[ThrasherMasher]

@TheMarty915 EMG 81s

[guitarman122508]

One word: orgasmic.

I can tell you are influenced by Megadeth. You can hear it in the riffs.

[OzzyKingofRock]

i think you should have won

[TheDeathGrowler]

thats cool sound ;) nice work.. keep \m/

[WARBEASTxAPOCALYPSE]

This is the best one! like this sounds sooooooo much better then all the finalists and other entries you actually sound original and have so great style and musicianship!

[whiteboywithaguitar]

Nice

[ReapersShredder]

sounds like marty friedman playing megaman,

lol jk,great stuff dude

[Alaskanandrew42]

How long you been playing man?

[ThrasherMasher]

@Alaskanandrew42 For about 8 years

[nospheratvm]

Men...that was great... for me.

[robertbombino999]

its good man should work on your phrasing a little but all in all it was good

[flare12312]

This is what REAL metal should sound like ;) This vid is 2 years old and it STILL blows my mind man.. Keep rocking

[KalleBlomquist93]

THIS is how to bend.

[ThaThing1337x]

the tapping intro was so lame xD

Amazing solo though!

[NoZZram]

@ThaThing1337x u mean u think its lame,

and i think its good, coz somehow it fits

ok it's easy, but who cares

[ThaThing1337x]

@NoZZram no, it doesn't fit at all.

and if it should the break before the song kicked in should be shorter.

[BabylonWhore666]

You sir are fuckign great.

TYou are also a fuckign bastard - you coudl at least TRY and make it look difficult.

Do I detect some loverly Testament influences.

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[ryancornall]

i can see your marty influence haha goodjob

[Sentencedgr]

everytime i hear it i am fucking STUNNED!! Good job man!!

[debbieluvsibanez]

luv the little tapping intro ;-)

[MrSloppy95]

Nice use of intro/outro! I also loved the harmonies ^_^

If this was a musicianship contest, you would've won.

[zebercet22]

great!

[DanielPowell357]

Clearly you are the deserved winner. No question. I'm not anywhere near your skill level, but if you could, would you give me some criticism on my original piece? Titled "As I slumber".

As I said though, you are Godzilla skills and I'm Barney.

[jakeEsteel]

nice guitar skills and nice t-shirt!

[RockZord]

how in the fuck did you not win?

[rokenrol17]

@RockZord he won, 3rd place

[RockZord]

@rokenrol17 third place isn't first place -_______-

[rokenrol17]

@RockZord ya.. u r in the 3rd for them..u r amazing

[hxcfull2]

I can not get this song?

[jopce14]

@hxcfull2 

[robibm2003]

Totally brilliant.

[delelectro]

youre inspiring, you have awesome skills i wish you could teach me. :)

[Blackberry7620]

Awesome job, my favourite entry by far. :D

[EVHfanxz]

dam man how long have you been playing?

[lamametal]

this is my favouirte version of that competition ... Sean you're the best

you're a fucking great guitar player ;)

[thetalkingbathroom]

what guitar is that??

[DJCHECK06]

How many Guitars do you have?

[3TWELVE5150]

YOUR SWEEPS ARE SICK AS HELL MAN... NICELY DONE

[TheMetallica227]

is amazing, the best invention created by a "not yet famous

[TheMetallica227]

you should have won the competition for strings of fire

[TheMetallica227]

vos tendrias que haber ganado el concurso de strings of fire

[juanito304]

This was way better than Daniel's entry... this one was so much more raw, soulful, and of course more METAL!!

[5431joshua]

definitely the best entry

[timsmude]

Hmmm...I should probably throw my shit away I suppose...

[icedbananatea]

Herman li is retarded, you shouldve won

[rednek316]

@icedbananatea Herman Li didn't pick the winners...

[Lymesloop]

@rednek316 Actually he did :P Petruccifever (the contest holder and arranger) said that in a later vid when some complained about the winning entries.

[rednek316]

@Lymesloop Hmm...looks like I just picked a bouquet of Oopsie Daisies...

What about the people commenting on the players in the SoF video? What were they there for lol?

[Lymesloop]

@rednek316 Honestly I don't know haha. I think they talked with Herman and told him what they think about their favourite entries. Although they got a chance to express their opinions Herman had the chance to decide everything for himself (what I personally think he did). And I agree haha, when I found out I was like wtf!? >.<

[Faxter313]

Nicely done.

[igor230693]

O_o Holy Godamm cow wtf!?!?! how did you did that O_o Holy Shit you rocks man!

I'm fucking noob shit ¬¬

[MartinSynan]

that was truely amazing

[Heavy1021]

awesome man

i want your skills

xD

[motlencore89]

best one ive seen out of all the submissions ive seen!!

[emoticons48]

if I were the best in the world would do the same

[redkiller777]

you hsould of won the contest you rock!

[RyanMartinIsForYou]

1:27 that is one of the best sweeped arpeggio's i have ever seen, and its soo clean! Congrats :)

[fakematteo]

I prefer this solo than rezende's one.

[BBOY09LEONSIN]

no mames que pasado de verg...

que improvisacion mas perra

respect man..!!!

[Katzmusic112]

i didnt know jay played guitar? wheres silent bob? lol good jam though

[Sentencedgr]

man please could you give me these tabs.. that track is awsome.. please..

[Sentencedgr]

which guitar is that??

[PGBUCKETHEAD]

awesome!!! my taste of music!

[junkerde]

i dont understand why the other guy one, his wasn't as creative.....imo. this is way more creative

[Azhale000]

Love the shirt!

[PGBUCKETHEAD]

top 1 for me....very good phrasing...appegios , tapping....awesome!!!!

[snowbladetaki]

This is a pretty beautiful solo, compared to most of them being dark like the backtrack is.

[bringhente]

I know Daniel Rezende and he is really good ... but its composition in my opinion was the best of all ... should have won in the first place .... if you can send the tablature by email ... . christopher_bringhente@hotmail­.com

[ThrasherMasher]

I am pretty much just using the pentatonic scale, but instead of playing one shape I'm playing 2 and taping into the 3rd shape if that makes sense.

[beanslattz]

FUCKING UNREAL!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThatBigMetalhead]

do you have a coil tap in that jackson?

[GeneralPhilipLee]

did i already tell ya that you're epic?

no?

now u know it!

nice solo,u deserved the third place!

but u know,this solo was my personal first place!

one day i want to be as good as you :)

[TheHornet79]

uhm...........tabs?

lol

[ThrasherMasher]

@TheHornet79 I don't have any sorry man maybe one day heh

[redponk]

awesome!!!

[papasmurf530]

UGG THAT first few notes is epic lol then the rest is like amfg im J.I.M.Pin

[patrickb421]

your is definately the best!

[DigitisedAbyss]

excellent dude , nice fingerwork

[faizal5271]

best melody of all!!!!

[mrdoode420]

on the outro, can someone describe that effect with his jackson??

[ThrasherMasher]

@mrdoode420 I did volume swells with my volume knob.

[mrdoode420]

@ThrasherMasher right on bro 1 more question, what did u use to record this? ive recently been lookin to upload some shit

[ThrasherMasher]

@mrdoode420 I used a condenser mic and this 8 track korg portable recorder then transfered it to my computer and mixed it and for the video I used this flip camera I have and just synced them up best I could in a video editing program.

[jimmyhobbit]

i like how he sits in Classical position...........cool

[Katzmusic112]

the facial expressions and head movements are almost as epic as the song itself.

[razorslice17]

Some awesome hand stretching at about 1:01 :D

[adamjcarpenter]

Hey man, this is immense! It should have taken the win!

Hopefully someday I'll be able to write solos as good as this :)

[Mr2FunK2DruCK]

Herman is a fag who wishes he was from europe. fuck that chink faggot. he aint shit compared to my man sean here.

[Mr2FunK2DruCK]

FUCKING BEASTLEY Hey man you won that SOF Comp in my eyes.

[DanielPowell357]

I saw the winner, and I am disgusted.

This is 1000 times better, and I hate whoever made the decision.

I will beat them with their guitar.

This ftw.

[DanielPowell357]

Incredible playing dude. You're probably sick of hearing it by now, but you should have won "strings on fire." Well done. You've inspired me to become a better guitarist. :-)

What he said.

[shredevil]

I quit shredding my axe about 4 years ago when I enrolled in law school--until now... Thanks Sean for reviving my passion for guitar-playing...

[failedguardianangel]

what software did you use to make this video?

[ThrasherMasher]

@failedguardianangel I used sonar 8 for the audio and magix video editor.

[DanielPowell357]

Best arpeggios in the world.

[drook666]

Holy shit, that outro was fucking incredible!

[telecinesi098]

sean currington resembles facha of flor

[doraemonbambi]

liked

[imakazero]

what tuning is this in?

[ThrasherMasher]

@imakazero standard

[twler0]

@ThrasherMasher Man i love it u got 3rd and live in wisconsin man i love it i live in wisconsin to but i have only about a year of guitar experiance and i mean id love to jam sometime and ima check your bands music out just ganna show the love

[CollectiveSin]

Incredible playing dude. You're probably sick of hearing it by now, but you should have won "strings on fire." Well done. You've inspired me to become a better guitarist. :-)

[ThatBigMetalhead]

dude you are fucking badass.

[k24civic]

u should have won

[DimisWargame]

aah if i had money i would be a real guitar

i hate cheap corts

[williamgag]

you have the coolest tone of all the contestants ! your the only own that did multiple tracks on the backing one

[LuteroReforma]

Dude, really dig your style

[parkourfreak321]

O_O FUUUUUUUUUCK UUUUUU MAAAAAAAAN!! YOUR A FUKCIN MANIAC PLAYING THE GUITAR :D VERY AWSOME U ROCK MAN l..l,

[riseagainstrul33]

you should have won!!!!! congratz on the 3rd anyway! you and andrew soto are the 2nd best guitarists on youtube!

[Manikdrummer666]

You are definatly my number 1 in the competition! and you are also an idol for mi now : D great work! and great style of music^^

[ImperialArmour]

nothing sort of a deliberate piece of art, you should've gotten first!

[Guitarzoink]

Wow!!!

[RockZord]

I personally think you won this competition. You're as original\talented as the others, but above all you didn't resort to bending between licks when you ran out of ideas. Seamless transitions and everything seems to fit where it should, well done sir.

[imakazero]

bbot09leonsin is right THRASHERMASTER your fucken awesome, BY THE WAY dude what type of guitar is that your useing.

[markinInsGuit]

you´re the best ! which pick you use ?

[ThrasherMasher]

@markinInsGuit just thicker standard picks I guess...whatever is laying around haha

[777zippy777]

@ThrasherMasher No problem, man! I mean, just 8 years and you're already playing unbelievably advanced stuff with flawless accuracy and as smooth as it gets. With you, there's never that feeling that there's a sour note coming up, y'know? It just flows so fluidly. If anything, I'd suggest incorporating some other flavors in your playing, like some jazz or blues, if you haven't already. You could be blowing Petrucci-style licks in no time! That is, if you're not already doing so.

[SiK0Fuzz1es]

@777zippy777 I appreciate your grammar. :)

[konnifamily]

You definitely should have won. Your entry better flowed with the backtrack. Awesome solo, my favorite was 1:29-1:34

[DarkKnight896]

Hella fucking balls to the wall awesome!!!

[TYLERtheBRUTAL]

wow man, this video has given me the incentive to keep on playing, thanks bro

[imakazero]

this guys a fucken beast!!!!! he sould of won!

[SiK0Fuzz1es]

1:02 - 1:10 is some dank material.

[imakazero]

fuck man! you should of won... daniel shouldnt of won. he cant even speek english!

[platinummaster9]

he was best

[ArturoL2009]

this is fucking insane

[BLACKDOGCAT1]

is this a song? if it is one can u send me the name pls (message)

[kamikaze756]

@BLACKDOGCAT1 nah man this isnt a song. they made a backing track for the contestants and he made his own solo for the back track.

[bryan1113b]

i think your video should have been higher it sounded like it had formality but anyway i lov ur style kinda like mine if i was hella better

[TheJordangaval]

Dude, I listened to the other top 2, you got robbed man, my favorite of the top 3's. This entry has soo much feel and fits so well with the backing track especially with the intro and outro. The guy they picked for first was good but all he really did was just play a bunch of scales really fast it just seems to me you put alot more effort and time into your track... #1 in my book

[manuelfernando123]

wow!!! 5 stars

[angelcozofyou]

the outro's fucking amazing rock on dude!

[lionrock3]

Epic, FTW, IMBA, Dwarf...guys this is not World of Warcraft, this is a metal song...so stop using these words at your normal life

[MrGameposter]

Dwarf is an actual medical term.

[Soulfulshreddify]

Epic is a word describing something top-notch, why not use it in the outer world?

FTW is a term, not only used in The World of Warcraft, but also a lot, but also on YouTube.

IMBA is something that declares it contains imbalance in the system, in other words, it's super wicked.

Dwarf is an actual medical term, for short grown people.

INB4 OWNED!

[furiousmat]

honnestly you had the cleanest performance of all top 3. very professionnal playing. It's easy to shred it's hard to do it reliably and so clean as you did. good composition skills too and amazing sound when you sweep. only thing it would be cool if you'd include some tremolo work. could make your bends epic. The 1st wasnt exactly as accurate as you but he used his tremolo a bit and it added something. great performance anyway

[alterI4]

herman li blows

[Soulfulshreddify]

By the way, you really look like a dwarf in this video..... Dunno what it is.... But all of a sudden my eyes got raped... xD

[Soulfulshreddify]

Alexi replica ?

[mbkilgannon2113]

u shoulda won. just saying.

[ICubanoI]

Agreed.

[Kjutte1]

way too good player to play such a shit guitar!

[lionrock3]

0:53 killing

[lionrock3]

You are a real guitarist, you have the passion and the feeling.

I really love the melodies and the parts you did on this song

keep rocking man \m/

[holylightsss]

man you r awesome just I can say more than anything you can think about, I love your solo \\m//

[produccionesmiranejo]

can some body tell what key this is in

[furiousmat]

@produccionesmiranejo he didnt stick to a single key but if you jam in E harmonic minor you should sound good.

[produccionesmiranejo]

thanks i got it already

when i started jamming

i discovered it was e minor

[ThrasherMasher]

@produccionesmiranejo Its mostly in e minor but switches over to A too and i think B also for moments.

[produccionesmiranejo]

@ThrasherMasher

too late the contest is over :/

hahaha thanks anyway