Spanish Fly by Van Halen (electric guitar vers)

[JetseTsCream]

you could have played without distortion

[klblackstar]

dude that's awesome!! great playing and great tone!!

[ragnaroksama]

do u think a clean tone would sound better?

[ANDERSL92]

0:28 love how it changes to a take 2.. so the whole song isnt played legit had to have a break.. PUFF.

[ANDERSL92]

I feel sick, look at his horrible peado finger nails..

[markus777]

@ANDERSL92

I also play classical guitar so I have the pima on RH slightly longer. It's necessary.

[BTBHSOHBOY]

Epiphone or Gibson? It sounds great, and I'm in the market for another Les Paul

[markus777]

@BTBHSOHBOY

Epiphone. They're pretty solid guitars. (Gibson parts

assembled in Epiphone factory, Gibson's first factory).

I will get a Gibson Les Paul but not until I like that particular

guitar: like Epiphone, you get some good ones and then

you get really great ones.

[dewycatt2112]

Awesome vid!! great Guitar" Great amp" great Tone!!!

[44inchvertical]

is it just coincedence that vai is obssessed w/ number 7--and your name is markus777 ? steve, please stop using brilliance of spanish fly to promote your own crap...how much longer are u going to use eddie's old stuff as a catalyst to your own pathetic career? like the transcription, but eddie does version of spanish fly on fair warning tour that u would have no chance with :) this guy markus is good, however...really like the transcription by you as well as playing by him...

[44inchvertical]

vai once said that if it weren't for hendrix and his use of feedback while playing electric guitar, that everyone who came after him would still just be playing acoustic guitar...well, if that's true, intro. to stairway to heaven and spanish fly would be two most popular solo's i.m.o., and maybe "sisters" by steve would be up there, as well...

[jonnyasprin]

That Gibson mixed with that Marshall should play that all by it self :D:D:D:D.

[rallyx33]

I love that !

[astcommando]

cut your claws xD

[44inchvertical]

eddie's original electric guitar version of spanish fly ( live '79 tour ) is 10x better ( AND faster ) than vai's version...he also does a variation of spanish fly on fair-warning tour that vai would have NO chance of transcribing because it's too hard even for him ( big compliment for eddie if even vai struggles )...

[44inchvertical]

where would steve vai be w/o eddie ? i saw a video concert of his ( steve's ) that dates around early 2,000's, and that's pretty much all he did the entire concert...i had to finally turn it off because i was experiencing an overload of two-handed tapping...

[markus777]

@44inchvertical

Ya, well, I guess Steve had a talent for survival: give em what they want to hear from a guitar star. However, way too much is made of "shredding" (gets monotonous exercise after awhile) and not enough on just writing a good solid melody/solo with a lot of feel. Flashy speed, tapping etc, gets tiring after a short while. Then, what? Melodies are timeless. Creativity. Guitarist don't listen to other musicians. What about finger picking? What about chordal explorations?

[44inchvertical]

@markus777 steve has said himself he's not a "shredder"...i personally think he kinda sounds more like randy rhoades w/eddie's two-hand techniques thrown in ( to an extreme )...steve's one of the better rock guitarists ever ( definitely in top 10 of all time ), eventhough his tone and overall songwriting leave something to be desired...brilliant technique is his forte', i.m.o...just listen to p. and warfare...b.t.w.--rhoades sound and tone wasn't the best, either ( at least on lead guitar )...

[musicv69]

what were the tone settings? it sounds amazing

[markus777]

@musicv69

There would be LOTS of settings to describe that sound. Let me first try and find the online filename of the preset and you can just download it onto your rig: must be PODXT or higher, however. Or, just gimme your email and I will TRY and send it to you--if I can find it again.

[davidingram24]

sounds better as acoustic tbh but still you are fkn gud

[16665150]

Thats the way it should be done

[halenizer5150]

awsome........like acoustic better tho

[Jokieish]

i think it isn't so bad

[HonRevPTB]

Ok that didn't suck!!!

 WOW!!! Thanks man, I just realized how bad I suck!!! LOL!

[TheJugglenut]

*favorites*

[lawdactyl]

you, sir, have given me a massive erection.

I tip my helmet to you sir. ;)

...too far?

[markus777]

@lawdactyl

..anx for watchin

[AceOfSpade1234]

@lawdactyl BAAAAHHHHH HAHAHAHAH!

[Blindheadshot44]

wen i heard the beggining i thought to much distortion but as soon as it kicked in I smacked myself for doubtin u tht was sweet

[ghostfaceteen14]

Awesome!!! 

[mnunez31]

DO YOU HAVE SOME NAPKINS CAUSE THIS GUY JUST MELTED YOUR FACE!!!! :D just letting you know XD

[TheDrMcDonald]

FUCK ME

[sonicmann101]

good playing, just no made for distortion

[tripfall224]

awesome....soooo cool!!! thanks for sharing!!!

[MattitudeEra]

Oh, dude, you montaged it, weak...

[markus777]

Steve did a transcription of 'Spanish Fly' for 'Frets' and others (1983). I don't know which issue.

[BrunoLovrinovic]

Where can you get the steve vai version? I'd like to hear that.

[markus777]

@BrunoLovrinovic

Hmmmm. Guitar Player magazine about 15 years ago! I'll have to look it up. Even if you did get ahold of it. You'd still have to interpret it and have a LOT of technique to pull it in Eddie's inimitable style. Might as well just work with the CD and you're own take on it.

[BlackWolfgang70]

yep ... i tryed to do my best for makig some nice van halen covering videos ! your spanish fly version is really great !

[BlackWolfgang70]

you're great !!! thumbs double up !

[markus777]

@BlackWolfgang70

Thanks, it looks like you've created a goldmine of great uploads on Eddie.

[SuperJaykay93]

@markus777 is that a gibson?

[markus777]

@SuperJaykay93

Epiphone actually. Same thing, some say. All genuine Gibson parts but assembled in the original Gibson factory (only difference is the headstock corners), Epiphone. I replaced the knobs with "LP 1974" style ones.

[rookie229]

OMG insane

[ibanez7227]

what do you mean it was originally Vai's?

[markus777]

@ibanez7227

I mean if memory serves me correct, I believe it was based upon a old Steve Vai transcription.

[ibanez7227]

@markus777 yeah I got that but which transcription do you mean?

do you know the story behind it?

[markus777]

@ibanez7227

I honestly don't remember which transcription (maybe Guitar Player magazine? Ida know). Ya gotta understand that when I was learning this, it was on vinyl (not just leaning on Steve Vai)! 16 speed, 1 octave lower than usual. CD doesn't quite give the same effect because digital is terraced and discreet data instead of like smooth analog. I learned alot of songs that way. 

[markus777]

@ibanez7227

Nowadays, the young bucks got all the conveniences you could ever imagine: TABS, Tutorials, Lessons, etc--even YouTube.

[LetArtsLive]

wow

[shredder1965]

Nice, but I would have liked to hear it with less gain.

[markus777]

@shredder1965

I'll have to re-record it on my Ramirez soon.

[shredder1965]

@markus777 i look forward to hearing that brother. You can obviously play it well.

[KARRF233]

Epic

[BlackWolfgang70]

really cool

[stevysoundmusic]

There is a really cool video os Steve Vai playing this live

Great job on the Eddie solo man @

YOU ROCK

[barnabyjones786]

Would you mind sharing the tuning to this song?

[markus777]

@barnabyjones786

It been awhile but I think it's just standard tuning--otherwise, it would likely be tuned down a minor 2nd:

6 5 4 3 2 1

Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

I'm writing this in Starbucks (LOL) so I can't grab my guitar and compare it to the original recording. But, it seems to me that he tuned his guitar down 1 half step for this. Still, I might be wrong.

[barnabyjones786]

thank you!

by the way awesome cover

[markus777]

@barnabyjones786

Okay! :}

[KRichards0270]

its all tuned down one step

[lemurido123]

wow, amazing! ne of the best try that I have ever seen!

Good job! Keep going like this!

Pretty pretty awesome !

[junior775]

that is so badass, how long did it take you to get it down flawlessly like that?

[markus777]

@junior775

Hours and hours of referring to Steve Vai's transcription and working with LP's at 16 speed (leaving everything at an octave lower than normal). I don't claim it to be the best or anything but it's just a version I do. Thanks for you interest.

[mikoyano]

good job dude.. but there are songs that are better in a normal guitar... this one is a good exemple...

[markus777]

I agree. However, when I recorded this, I had a crappy classical to use and they simply don't sound good in a home studio environment. When I rented a Ramirez, the recorded tone of that guitar was like night and day. I just basically have to borrow a camera again and record the audio separately. I've played the piece on nylon string for years. I will re-record it for all those purists (just to make my point)--when I get around to it.

[omjurmom96]

best cover i've seen on electric yet, you have a really great fast, smooth style.

[markus777]

@omjurmom96

Thanks for watching!

[omjurmom96]

ur welcome. Thanks for rocking! I wish i could play this good. The hardest song i can play is spoonman by soundgarden, lol.

[pogopope89]

sounds good, but prefer the acoustic version. Non-the-less, good job dude

[markus777]

The idea was to hear it on electric with the "Eruption" style sound so that the hammer-ons parts sound as intense as Eruption, not like say 50's Dwayne Eddie. I was borrowing a camera and I just did three of them real quick on the spot:

Heartbreaker

Eruption &

Spanish Fly. :)

[metalhead6777777]

tutorial please? :)

[markus777]

@metalhead6777777

I gotta hold of another camera and I'll do it all on a Ramirez classical guitar I have be renting.

[metalhead6777777]

@markus777 k kthanks if you get the lesson recorded send me the link when u can

[markus777]

@metalhead6777777

Thanks, man, will do!

[Ajbadboy252]

U gotta have some serious reach to pull of those taps

[ErikaKrogstad123]

Great job!

[theheckwithit]

awsome

[KARRF233]

es gibson o epi?

[markus777]

ah, just an Epiphone...LOL...some day soon a Gibson. The parts are all Gibson parts, just assembled in Epiphone factory--the original factory, I'm told.

[CarlosCampdera]

sound of gibson but looks like epiphone

[TheInvalidChronicles]

damn that was good ending taps man it sounded epic on electric great job!

[SimonDC008]

noob spanish fly is from eddie van halen, not steve vai

[markus777]

I know who wrote it, Eddie. I said this transcription is based on Steve Vai's.

[Ryu12543]

Terrific.

[dazzitboy]

i mean tap harmonics. you tap on the string over the fret to create the harmonic sound.

[dazzitboy]

aren't those on the intro suppose to be tap harmonics?

[osopolar4ever415]

mmm eres muy bueno, pero es mejor en acustica!!!!!!!!

[markus777]

Gracias por mirar!

[KARRF233]

increible

[MetalChild96]

awesome you could easly play eruption

[theliizardkiing]

ezta de ptm la rola man!

te la chupazte (Y)

xd

[marc726]

that was great!! loved it.

[Cgolfsoccerguy]

fantastic make a how to vid lol

[colbypizza20]

WOW. thats all i can say