String Division - "Sweet Child O'Mine" Sep.01.2007

[mrsholyshnitzel]

Amazing work. I emailed you a few months ago and I am still hopefully waiting for you to tour the UK. Alot of people would enjoy seeing you play :) My favourite thing about you is your love for the music you cover. It would take someone with a genuine passion for music to move out of the country they were born in to be able to listen to it and play it legally.

[KenSkaii]

have you ever played with a band?

[BLABLABLA22211]

hey can i please have the sheet music for this??! thanks

[etelgrin]

Thats an art dude.. *clap* *clap*

[MattyDCFCMatty]

sheet music would be greatly appreciated? iv wanted to learn this since i started playing 6 years ago so thanks in advance

[Amaya370]

O.O genial!! Genioo!!

[AquaticCheese]

epic win

[Queqsal]

:O hahahahi couldnt get it down on my viole:( hahahaha he will kill me on the violen any time

[fallendarkangel96]

What?!

You play an AMAZINGLY AWESOME violin solo and you only get...what...2 or 3 people to clap...those people don't know good music at all

someday I hope to be able to play as good as you...right now i play violin at my middle school

[aneal93]

I know!!

But at least they were taking pictures.

[playlists4work]

Ignorants! What can you do !?

When he'll be in the topline up there with Apocalyptica or the String Quartet they'll remember him and realize how stupid they were for not recognizing the talent behind this man, his project and his music.

For now, I believe I speak for everyone posting here when I say we're all clapping :)

It was even more amazing than the Unforgiven arrangement (and that one was incredible).

*clap* *clap*

Keep it up !

[orangeautumn42]

Lol, that's ridiculous. You played an awesome, amazingly expressive solo on the violin and like 3 people clap?!

[Mew7191]

Faints...that was so cool!

[nikosib]

amazin g man tha is rock!!!!!!!

asom!!!!

[alturnatx]

Bro,

Nice.

Thats all i can say.

Nice.

[IROHny]

hahahahah love it

[H34RTL3SSver2]

really good. looks like you had a alot of fun =3

[FalseAims]

Fantastic!!!

[jamolaydz]

lol very true synysteriam...very true

[synysteriam]

what?! man, that was amazing...

omg.. i cant stop listening to it

[kenniej1023]

I first heard Michael Shulman in the train station @ Union Sq. amazingly awesome. I had to go but I didn't want to. I bought a CD which sadly didn't have this song on it. It's all good though. I think you could very easily earn a spot in a metal band or something, but I don't think that's your style. You're good enough solo. Rock on.

\m/(o_o)

[natashapf2]

hey mike,

i play violin and ive never heard anyone play as great as you. For a fact I hate classical music. Love your playing. Rock on=)x

[Daskana]

The sound of that song is so good in your violin, you play it really well! Have you recorded an album? I tried to see a webpage of you but I had problems to enter. So I don't have any inforation :(

[Omaplata41]

your amazing

[cragman286]

Dude, u totally kick ass!

[hihikittycat]

i wanna play that in viola =D imma looking! YER AWESOME BTW!!! GOOD JOB!!! it made me cry its my song <3

[jjjanka]

beautiful wonderful .. really nice

[StringDivision]

Thank you!

M

[vi0linfr3ak]

holy fuck thats awesome!

[ricov6]

great song!!! good job

[willmo16]

"Is Axel Rose come out next or what?"

lol

wow you have a special talent!!!

u should come to britain and do a tour over here i would love to meet you and hear you in person! can you do that?

also go in for americas got talent or britains got talent! you will win!!!! ill vote everytime for you!!!

[StringDivision]

Thanks!!

M

[amadeus2490]

Very good. . .i've been wanting to hear this played by a violinist for awhile, now. I just wish it was a clean-tone.

[CptIncaino]

Make a cd...seriously you could sell this type of music to movies...probably already been done but it sounds good...Not this song particularly but like arabian song and the Stand By me

[StringDivision]

Well... lets see what will happen.

M

[gibsonlover123]

ok well im trying to play the song by litening to your cover, and ive gotten most of it but u know when u mean to switch 1 note down but u play like 5 notes in between before playing the note u actually wanted to play. how do u do that, do u know wot i mean by that?its hard to explain. but could u tell me how u do that

[StringDivision]

It takes time to develop your own style.

I play in my own unique way which I developed well over the years.

Most importantly - you have to follow your own intuition as to what sounds good to you and how your fingers can relate to that.

There is no "recipe" as I basically self-taught myself and in the process was able to put my ideas into musical reality.

This is just how I hear and feel the music.

M

[Ibdelfest]

This is good! You know where I can get more stuff like this? I've heard a couple of Bon Jovi Violin covers, but can't remember where. Would you cover It's My Life? Even Smells like Teen Spirit.

Keep on playin'! Just pure amazing

[StringDivision]

I like to cover more obscure songs...

it also depends on the quality of the backing track.

You can check out my /ShulmanMusic channel.

M

[Ibdelfest]

Ok, I'll check it out =]

[Bettie5150]

Oh and I was wondering...do you know how I can improve my improvisation skills? I have been practicing, but everything I Come up with sounds absolutely boring and horrible! Thank you so much for reading this! I really appreciate it and I agree, this video should have ALOT more views.

[StringDivision]

One of the good ways to improvise is to play along with your favorite songs and try different ways of playing them. Record the result and listen to what you like best in your playing - then keep improving the preferable aspects.

M

[Bettie5150]

Hello! I was wondering if you had this written down or if you did this completely by ear...I wanted to know how to play this and what special effects you used to create this sound. Please message me and let me know, I am desperate to achieve this same sound and I have been working so hard, but I am recieving poor results, if you have any advice for me...I would greatly appreciate it!

[StringDivision]

I picked it up by ear completely, and I hardly know the song so I followed my memory without trying to actually play exactly the way the actual song melodies were written.

It takes time to get the sound you want. But if you keep working at it eventually it will happen.

There is nothing "special" about the effects. Take any guitar multi-effects pedal and modify the sound to your liking.

There is no easy solution. It is a personal choice for everyone.

M

[solidusm88]

fucking scary!

[jbabad17]

Nice Vid! Do you have a perfect pitch?

[jerahmeelpaulus12]

where can i get the music sheet for this one?

[StringDivision]

Please read up on the thread...

M

[william9545]

this video needs alot more views it is very cool

[StringDivision]

Thank you and I totally agree - more views, please!

M

[littlebrittishdoll]

better than guns n roses :)

[StringDivision]

Well, not better!? Just different...

M

[gfdasi567]

man you rock!!\m/ ///(-_-)\\\ \m/ how did you learned to play?how many years you been playing? i am 18 and i just started few months ago...i wish i could express that pasion some day too:)

[StringDivision]

I've been playing for a while. Been in school as a kid, but am mostly self-taught since 18 years of age. It's been a long and tedious road... sometimes.

Good luck to you!

M

[pnj1106]

ohhhhh! awesome!

[MikeShakes]

This is so awsome do you have sheet music for this and if you do can you put it on your website for me to print out.

[StringDivision]

Hi there, I don't want to repeat myself. Look earlier into this thread and you'll find the answer to your question.

Thanks.

M

[StringDivision]

Nah... it's OK...

but thanks anyway!

M

[horseradishrules]

That was awesome, where's the frigging applause ? Sheesh what is wrong with people?

[jhnstn1]

Outstanding Sir!

[squrm]

You need a wah pedal!! That would be the roxxor!

[StringDivision]

I try my best...

M

[MoleSnyper]

crazayzeee.

[StringDivision]

I might do something like that (tutorial) in the future, but not any time soon.

Establishing an original style takes time.

At least you can play the song now.

Just give it time, have patience and keep practicing!

M

[MasterK1ller123]

I know this is alot to ask, but cant you make like a little tutorial on improvising solos or something? I can play the song now, but I cant do the awesome solos that you do!! :D

[MasterK1ller123]

what kind of scales do you do when you improvies?

[NBADR]

how long did it take you

[NBADR]

alright, thanks i'll try

[StringDivision]

Hmmm.... one way to go about it is to put on the original song and try and play with the recording. Take it 1 part at a time... figure it out, then move on to the next one.

M

[NBADR]

well, how?

[StringDivision]

Guys and girls! I don't have a sheet music for the song. I picked it by ear.

M

[NBADR]

dude, i've been looking for notes on the violin for this song, how or where can you get them. Can you show me them?

[MasterK1ller123]

Do you have sheet music? :D, i'd love to do an acoustic cover of this :D

[StringDivision]

The strings require a certain amount of tension in order to generate a good pitch.

The distance from the nut to the bridge on this electric violin is 7 mm shorter than it supposed to be, which means the strings don't have the right amount of tension and are unable to produce a correct pitch at all. There's not one note on any of these videos that has a good pitch (considering I usually have a perfect pitch on any violin that is not defective).

M

[marazm1]

the paganini strad was shorter too :) I dont know what "intonation" problems you are talking about. this perfectly in tune, for a live recording this sounds great.

[StringDivision]

Thanks.

M

[UnIXbLueStar]

lol you rock

[StringDivision]

Cheers!

M

[eddie5671]

I Fuckin Love This Song!!!

Great Cover!

Awesome Job!!!=)