Etude Op. 60 #7- Carcassi

[ronjazz1]

Is that a Kenny Hill custom guitar with the angle for standing up? Just curious, I went to standing up playing (after 40 years of sitting either with footstool or Paco de Lucia position), and I like it a lot.

[JohneJarvie]

@ronjazz1 I make my own guitars, this one uses a Fleta design. I have a video on youtube called "Stand-up Guitar" that describes the strap I use. Standing to play is easier on the back and especially the sit bones.

[lukefromdownunder]

do you grow your fingernails for playing? mad song too you play it at like 4X the speed I can haha

[JohneJarvie]

@lukefromdownunder  I do use fingernails, although I know some very fine players who don't, it's a personal preference.

[kentin27v]

Très bien joué

[Vyerabend]

allegro =/= prestissimo

still very impressive tho

[Noobiele]

no doubts , you got some great skills , but it sounds very dirty .in my opinion you should play little slower.

[ramK08]

That's not a classical guitar. The original song is for classical guitar, but here is played on acoustic guitar.

[JohneJarvie]

@ramK08 The only difference from a conventional classical guitar is the cut-away. In construction, this instrument uses a variation of the 'Fleta" nine strut bracing system, the wide classical fingerboard, and nylon strings. So I do consider it to be a classical guitar. The cut-away became necessary for me when a wrist injury from my 20's finally began to limit my ability to play comfortably above the box.

Respectfully, John

[ramK08]

@ramK08 Oh! Excuse me, please, I didn't wanted to sound rude, I was just doubting cause is unusual to see that cut-away in a classical guitar.

I've forgotten to say to you that this is very well played.

Greetings, Niko.

[MyNamka]

Wow szok ja gram 5x wolniej :D

[Solea61]

Wow! Nice playing.

[JohneJarvie]

@Solea61 Thanks!

[shanabe09]

My great uncle is pretty darn amazing and talented beyond belief.

[TobbeCrazy]

That was fantastic! I was afraid that Gilberto Stefan was the only person on youtube playing this piece of art at a high tempo, but luckily I found this! While many others obviously like this piece played slow, I love it fast. When played slow, the tremolo texture in this song kinda gets forgotten, and I like it being emphasized instead. Especially since this piece was written for guitarists that wanted to improve their technique.

Thanks so much for uploading this, it's my new favorite!

[JohneJarvie]

@TobbeCrazy Thank you for your kind words.

[asteck123cas]

I never could dream that this could be played so fast. I can't so that even if a practice forever staccato

[OnlyMyProduct]

Hard arpeggio ,very nice playing

[theindividual21]

omg, i think this is the fastest version on youtube.. best tone too.

[jacobcs]

while he played this song really well i think its a song thats better off left way slower than that. it lost a lot of its musicality in being played that quickly.

[GabDyl]

what is the fucking tempo

[divinegod102]

@GabDyl 1/2...?

[loganguitar121]

i love playing this song and ive been practicing it for the good part of a year and i cant play it near that fast

[MrGrandsOuttakes]

Holy smokes!!

[snelgrov]

Christ... This is amazing... Fantastic!

[jvickers2001]

Yep. It's a great job playing this to speed. It's almost too fast, though. A few parts break tempo when I don't think they really should. A little slower might be better. But just a tad slower...

[GodBlessPepe]

i dont like it

[ClassenGuitars]

GARBABABABABAGE

[luppo3]

Sounds so beatiful from your hands :)

[jksuva]

WOAHHH it's supposed to be played THIS fast??? I had no idea

[JohneJarvie]

Play it at the speed your comfortable. It works well at any speed, it's such a nicely composed study in counterpoint. Your version is very nicely played, by the way.

[xeker1]

BAD!!!!

[0216pelon]

OMG!!

[monsterborn12]

WOW Awesome playing!!!

[Pananda]

holy hes amazing! this vid needs way more recognition

[JohneJarvie]

Thanks!

[JohneJarvie]

I have so much fun playing this piece. It's an interesting study in counterpoint, I've played it forever, and I just rip as fast as I can!