Guitar World Shred the Web Final Round - Stairway to [Shred] Heaven

[bompiberlot]

AMIGO, NO QUIERO SER DURO U OFENSIVO PERO, TU DOMINAS LA EJECUCION EN LOS TRASTES ENTRE EL 24 Y EL 36 ? ES QUE NO TE VI TOCARLOS NI UN MOMENTO. MUY BUENA Y EXACTA EJECUCION DE ES ACANCION PERO CON UNA GUITARRA COMO ESA, CREO QUE PODIAS IMPROVISAR UN PAR DE NOTAS AGUDAS, NO CREES ???

[olsonuf9]

@bompiberlot Thanks for the compliment! In this case, using the extended range from fret 24 to fret 36 on this guitar just wasn't the point in this video. This was actually the only guitar I had tuned to EADGBE at the time, so that's the main reason I even used it in this video. Don't worry though, I'll be sure to use those upper frets in some other video. :)

[dimebad]

great tone!

[gorazdmircevski]

how much cost this guitar

[RazorReaver]

that was bloody awsome! rock on dude \m/

[zer0dahero]

Everytime I see anybody playing that song, I can't help think of the "wayne's world no stair way" scene. I stopped playing that song the moment I saw that movie and I would be way too ashamed to play it in a contest.

[ShredMentor]

That movie didn't really affect me on that level.

[zer0dahero]

It wasn't the movie affecting me, its that it was true. That song is so overplayed that i did notice people rolling thier eyes at guitar stores everytime anyone played it, like a "not again" sort of thing. Smoke on the Water also made people roll their eyes.

[Maestrp37388]

@zer0dahero Bro, I totally agree with the fact that Stairway and Smoke on the water are disgustingly overplayed. I would like to say though, I have seen probably thousands of stairway covers live and on Youtube, and I have taught it to numerous students, but that was one of the best interpretations of the song I have seen in a long long time.

[aragorn767]

@Maestrp37388 Espeacially the improved solo. Jason's freakin awesome.

[Maestrp37388]

@aragorn767 hah, where do I know you from eh? LOL, I will add to my previous comment the statement that not only is his cover imaginative but incredibly accurate. I can tell that this is the product of a complete stuedy of the piece.

[aragorn767]

@Maestrp37388 Lol. Well Jason's my instructor (ShredMentor). Check out all the Jazz pieces I put up, John. There quite good. (Specially Summertime)

[Maestrp37388]

@aragorn767 I been watchin em. I like good Jazz. Those really remind me of when my daughter was in Jazz band at college. I got a couple of those old vids on my page too, One Note Samba is particularly nice, go hunt it up at some point, and yes, i like to play and sing summertime in a country blues fashion with jazz chords embedded.

[wacko937]

how many frets does that thing have? that's a beast guitar!

[olsonuf9]

36 frets...I have a 29-fret guitar with the same body shape and cutaway in my other Shred The Web entry. The unfortunate thing is, that extended cutaway is built for access to the 29th fret on both guitars; so on this one, frets 30 - 36 are still not very easy to reach. :/ oh well though, I love it anyway! These guitars pop up on ebay every so often...I saved an ebay search for "Washburn EC36" and found mine.

[wesleybunch]

damn that was insane

[olsonuf9]

Thanks!!!

[NikitasTsaousis]

amazing guitar!!!! i have a KRAMER NIGHTSWAN custom!! nice 80s guitars!!

[NikitasTsaousis]

what guitar is it????

[olsonuf9]

It is a Washburn EC36. They were made from 1988 to 1989.

[AlphaBlackheart]

One of the best S2H improvs I've heard. Nice job!

[olsonuf9]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[axemanbiggz]

Enjoyed that very much. Thx man! :)

[olsonuf9]

Awesome, thank YOU!

[beaner2001]

hey shred the web 2 just started u going to enter

[olsonuf9]

Nahh, probably not this year. That's awesome that they're doing another one, but I have too much I'm working on currently to take on something that involved. Thanks for asking/letting me know though!

[adit6669]

omg !!!

i think,,you have the best guitar in the world !!!!

thats very cool guitar

[olsonuf9]

Thanks!!! :) I went hunting for it online in 2005 (with an ebay saved search's help)...I LOVE playing this guitar. I recommend getting one if you can find and afford one. Thanks for your comment!

[anne81707]

nice hair

[olsonuf9]

Thank you! :)

[ibanezjem224]

tabs for the solo please!This is awesome!

[eremicorama]

great stuff man... :)

how's your FCB1010 working with the podXT?

I'm thinking of buying one but I'm not sure will it work properly with my podXT pro...

Greets

[olsonuf9]

Thanks!!! The FCB1010 actually works great with the PodXT and PodXT Pro. I've used it in my live rig with my band Todesbonden for about 2 years so far. Overall the FCB1010 is just a great all-around MIDI controller (although programming it seems complicated at first) for any purpose (guitar, keyboards, even MIDI arranging). Thanks for commenting!

[eremicorama]

I'm buying it then, it beats the FBV Express for the same money... :)

Thanks!

[millionmilesawayy]

im dying for the ending solo

[millionmilesawayy]

like realing dying for it

[olsonuf9]

Hey hang in there man, I'll try to finish up the tab for it in the next day or two. I'm really glad you like it! :D

[dragonmancse]

nice! If you could get me the tabs too, I would really appreciate it ^^!!!

**with the tabs which you played with your EC-29

Thx man :P

[Stephen10d]

can u send me a tab of how u play the solo to the ending pls??

[JacobYeager]

what kind of axe is that

[olsonuf9]

It is a Washburn EC36. They were only in production from 1988 - 1989, but although they're rare they can be found on eBay from time to time...that's where I found mine. I also have the EC29 which I got new back in 1993 (it sat in the store for a loooong time), which I played in my First Round video entry.

[millionmilesawayy]

how many frets is that? i can see the 24th

[olsonuf9]

36 frets

[Stephen10d]

how much was the red guitar?

[olsonuf9]

It was roughly $1300 USD over eBay in 2005.

[Stephen10d]

dude you are amazing in that video love that ending

[olsonuf9]

Thanks man! :)

[dominikracker]

could you tell me how to shred like that and go along with the F G and A chords that are played in the background?

[olsonuf9]

I will actually be making the tabs this week, so I'll post a link to the PDF of it in the right-hand sidebar.  As far as playing to those particular (or any) chords, I always aim to land on one of the 3 notes in each chord with my melody, composition-wise. Technique-wise, I tend to use a lot of sweep picked arpeggios and scale runs.

[beaner2001]

That sucks you didn't win yours was by far the best and most original!!!! Keep shredding

[rabelj2]

Realy nice version of STH. I voted for you and i hoped this is the wining video. But it didn"t win. Well I think is great and i bet I"m not the only one that think so. Good luck with next contest..

[Kentai17]

Dude this is great (It's Hunter). I love your solo, especially the sweeps. I voted already, and I'll post it on my facebook a little later to get my friends to vote. Sick Fucking job!

[olsonuf9]

Hey Hunter, thanks man! I really appreciate your help, and I'm glad you liked it!

[reau66]

you deserve to win this competition man, your additions to the solo was really nice

[olsonuf9]

Thank you so much for such an awesome comment! I really appreciate the support, and I'm happy to know that you liked my solo! :)

[JordanFlayer]

can you send me the tabs for the solo after the solo? it was amazing!!!!!!!

[metalguitarman23]

awsome!!!

[olsonuf9]

Thanks to everyone for commenting! :D

I have updated the information to the right, and added a link where you can vote for this video. Thank you all for your support!

Jason

[aragorn767]

lol awesome

[idragosani]

Nice job! I heard 'Stairway' playing in the vet's office this morning and it got me to wondering how you were doing the Guitar World contest and lo and behold! Here's the video! At least they didn't make you play Freebird...

[therag]

dude... sick fucking job!!! cant wait to see the other videos entered in tomorrow!!! good luck!!!

[somarriba333]

Weak! You should have shredded the ENTIRE 8 minutes! Shred over the vocals and everything! Seriously though, that was cool. Good luck.

[olsonuf9]

LOL! Thanks man! The video's live on the guitarworld site now. :D

[somarriba333]

How do I vote. I clicked on Vote Now but I don't think anything happend

[olsonuf9]

You have to be logged in (that's how it tracks the votes), and then when you vote it will pop up a window saying you can only vote once, then click Yes. Sometimes Internet Explorer causes issues loading their site properly, so if you have Firefox or Safari that's better. Thanks man!

[somarriba333]

DONE! I voted for Nader.

[Ozzycanada1966]

Awesome Jason !! ready to get $10K ? Good luck and STAY HEAVY

Eddie

[JerichBlakk]

man..I hate that song..hahha!! but the playing is excellent man..and 36 frets...KILLER!!!backdrop and fan help add to the mythic look...at 5:43 it really kicks in and is worth the wait!!!at 7:02 i new it was comming...you had the stance....

[olsonuf9]

haha thanks man! yeah the fan was not really for effect...aside from me not being a sweaty bastard on video... lol!

lol...the stance! :D thanks man! The video finally went live on Monday on the GW site (I put a link up on this video's info).

[malygostwinks]

@JerichBlakk its like the most memorable songs of all time how can you hate it?

[tucker2012]

@JerichBlakk You hate this song?

are you fuckin gay? lol