Tosin Abasi, Live- Director Jeff Brockman

[360391incinerator]

This is a whole new level of music (porn)

[pegasusdesire]

MASTER***

[TheRedlah]

Perfect example of extreme hard work mixed with creativity...great performance!

[Enkiguy]

who in the FUCK disliked this!?

[arrman92]

This is one of the rare things that doesn't improve with narration by Morgan Freeman =)

[lordloligator]

2:17 proves he's human

[HoursToBurn]

My hero.

I honestly can't believe how good Tosin is. The fact anyone is so skilled.

[Ephrix]

@HoursToBurn

Theres always someone better. That being said, Tosin is a great and influential player but hes not the best. Nobody is.

[Magani79]

Dude has swag..

[stix471]

his tone is incredible O>O

[awretchlikebruce]

ignorant - Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.

when people say something like "He's pretty good for a black guy." its lacking in sophistication and tact as well as lacking in awareness that skin color does not dictate playing ability. its idiotic and pointless.

[r34perpwnz]

And that is how you serenade a man.

[somethinguncommon]

Badass guitar player slaying a sweet ebony guitar — this is the only black-on-black killing I like to see.

[11nephilim]

Gaaah -.- I'd be genuinely afraid to go to an AAL gig because I might die on the spot, my brain will just melt... Also I want your hat Tosin (:

[thewhiteafrican]

man he gives me such a boner. i mean, NO HOMO of course

[malteadotas4]

holy shit...

[MiseryFields]

That is a nice hat.

[kk6downing]

I heard this before?... YAH! I remember now, Chuck Norris did this while reloading his 24k gold Revolver.

[Gabysoficial]

@kk6downing Chuck Norris jokes are a little old dude

[falconer6439]

@MlKEPORNTOY Youre a faggot.

[baitsworld79]

my ass is scrambled eggs

[blackwidow21666]

Neat shit. Tosin Abasi is a primary influence for my guitar interests Check out my solo project. there's no flight to it yet. however I'm trying to get my name out so check it out!!! THanKS!

[Rockyroopam]

i love those add9 chords!!

[IbanezKing666]

My ass just exploded

[awretchlikebruce]

*insert unrelated tasteless joke about his race* It's 2012 people. Think we can get past the color of his epidermis to see the fact he just killed a guitar.

[arizonan4u]

@awretchlikebruce  I totally concur!!

[nomis101uk]

@awretchlikebruce Yeah and you know being black the police will get him for that...

[MlKEPORNTOY]

@awretchlikebruce But you cared enough about his race to post a comment about people caring about his race.

[awretchlikebruce]

@MlKEPORNTOY I don't care if he's purple. i am sick of seeing people post "he's pretty good for a black dude" and ignorant garbage like that.

[SeanStephensen]

@awretchlikebruce how is that ignorant?

[LeapingDodo]

@awretchlikebruce Bitch is still alive, now you can proceed with scraping your brain off the wall.

[JSpears90]

mind... consider yourself blown.

[lucasvincentcardoso]

@affenkind5 unfotunetly you're right. now in days looks are better than talent.

[TNA796]

@lucasvincentcardoso In the words of Shaun Morgan (Seether frontman)'s guitar tech.  "Music is more about packaging than product nowadays". Sad but true

[r34perpwnz]

My friend doesn't believe in Aliens so I showed him this video. He is now a firm believer of extraterrestrial life.

[StevenStormTrooper]

Justin uses little girls to supply his cash flow, using "sex appeal" as a form of gaining fans, while more respectable artist use talent, creativity and inspiration and generally good music to get there fan base.

and you know something's wrong when 90% of your products are aimed toward females while your a male. case closed d: not hating exactly, but not liking either lol

[BasoKeraton]

To the Bieber fans, I'm not trying to make a hateful speech or sort.

Technique is one of the essential components in music. And Tosin's doing it right within innovation, by using jazz scales in metal music, that is creative.

Well, I'm not saying Justin is not creative. I'm just saying there's a huge difference between Tosin and Justin which you can't compare with.

And you just got the wrong person to compare with Justin Bieber.

[trentnmiller]

Tosin is great but there is one main reason Justin Beaver or what ever makes more money, Justin spends his time talking people into liking him while Abasi uses talent to do his talking... And not to many people can understand talent now'a'days.

[NextLevelUsername]

look at his thumb from 1:54 to 1:58

[NahaleGuitar]

JESUS CHRIST! I never heard such different talent! The variety of music has just now expanded immensely! I am utterly amazed on the different scales and chords he is use! I can barely determine only by sound but it sounds a combined of augment/diminished with added jazz melodic minor! the chords I can't name but i know they're jazz and diminshed chords! this is spectacular!

[GrizzLBD]

at 2:18, a god did stutter.

[GrizzLBD]

@GrizzLBD *** 2:15 timestamp

[BeckEhster]

Ibanez!

[579461sf]

Fuckin' great! I don't care about technic stuff, this music is really cool!

[cjpatterson21]

I think its great how racism isn't mentioned until people talk about how they're not racist and that its ok that he's black. When I was watching this I was thinking "damn he's good". Not, "Its a black guy playing guitar. But I'm ok with that".

[driftdemon43]

@cjpatterson21 I didn't notice he was black until I replayed it a couple of times

[jacksonshredder123]

this guy is very unique, i love it!!

[smsphl]

anyone else sick of that chuck norris world of warcraft commercial? -_-

[MrZachman420]

@smsphl GTFO

[smsphl]

@MrZachman420 what the fuck did i say for u to comment that i honestly cant remember shit that i said

[masonghc]

@smsphl You said is anybody else sick of the chuck norris WoW commercial. Then he freaked out being a WoW fanboy.

[smsphl]

@MrZachman420 ooh lol okay, get a life im sick of that commercial, its shit, wow is shit, chuck norris is shit, yorue shit, good night

[6ixstringslave]

Tosin's on a different level altogether. Literally, he's composing music meant for solar system no wonder its so unique....... n yea screw racism ... he's an extremely talented human being.

[lago4]

He's just "tosin" those notes around! <--- see what I did there?  (0_0)

[ShadowBrave21]

@lago4 lol



[4tepianino]

@lago4 Don't you think that he has Abasi tune with that 8 string? ;)

[lago4]

@4tepianino he can just tune it to G, to give it a nice, round bottom end (get it? G-string?)

[MrRiccardoSava]

The EMG 808x is in the bridge position or in the neck position?

[ConcretePie]

@MrRiccardoSava Both! The Pan-lever-thingy is set for picking up the frequences from both mics.

[Stuu157]

he's using the famous 'cotton picking' technique

[coolstorybrooooooo]

I hate how you can barely hear what he's actually playing.

[kashifbilgrami]

METALL grhhhhh

[MEv1551]

What a fucking genius.



[CuddleShit2]

he looks like a modern day Robert Johnson

[Adamclayton5]

What I like is how he just sits still while he plays, unlike other guitarists like that ego-maniac Yngwie Malmsteen.

[HispanicImpression]

@Adamclayton5 I don't have a prob with guitarists freaking out while playing; it gets just ridiculous, when they're playing bullshit... like Yngwie Malmsteen does...

[thanostsaboukas]

aliens on earth!

[faridzayish]

wow his thumb :O fucking bend

[boggsty]

if this guy should make tabs for every song he does, he would rather quit.

[Antxoi]

What model of ibanez is that guitar?

[robsmors]

amazing!

[capturethelife]

Jimi hendrix reincarnated in a cyborg from

[cdav4czar]

@capturethelife Hahaha, I love that description, man. He really is.

[salsa066]

Justin Bieber earns more then him. Wtf is wrong with the world.

[loudspeaks]

@salsa066 Marketing

[tusinukas02]

@salsa066 Well, Bieber earns more money and hate.. but Tosin earns more love and respect

[SLOnTheRoad]

@salsa066 Because this kind of music need a big intellectual potentiel to be understood... and since when amount of talent is a matter of money???

[Gu1tari5t]

@salsa066 not saying that justin bieber is good, but this music is no where near as appealing as the shit bieber makes. This music isn't great either though, ya its technical, but its made to be hard to play, not to sound good.

[walshy0001]

@Gu1tari5t Too bad this sounds absolutely amazing. Have you even heard the whole album?

[TNTLLYftw]

@Gu1tari5t Can't tell if trolling, or just really stupid.

Tosin abasi's music isn't just about being technical.

It's the easy listening to music I've ever found (except for Evan brewer's alone.)

Even the heavy parts have a groove to them.

Tosin doesn't make it for the sole fact it's hard to play. He plays what sounds good.

I've talked with the man before, truly an inspiration.

And btw, every single animals as leader s(even the new album) is good/amazing ;)

[falconer6439]

@TNTLLYftw Agree with most of your points, but saying "every single animals as leader s(even the new album) is good/amazing" would probably lead someone that doesnt know any better to believe they have more than just 2 albums....

[affenkind5]

@salsa066 unfortunately in the music industry it seems to be that looking good is more important than making good music D':

[stupidksjfh]

this dude can fuckin play. makes me want to start playing guitar again

[joefulllove]

omg. Robert Johnson reborn ' -'

[DashingTrout]

hey im tosin and im the best fuck off

[ray625164]

@DashingTrout Tosin abasi is actually a very humble guy and the nicest guy ever XD I don't see him saying " hey im tosin and im the best, fuck off"

[DashingTrout]

@ray625164 well, he just did

[ray625164]

@DashingTrout he didn't at all dude, lol

[DashingTrout]

@ray625164 he totally did dude, lol your just a fuckin idiot that sucks at guitar is all

[ray625164]

@DashingTrout HAHa okay you won a internet argument with go tell all your friends, I bet that will make your penis bigger.

Dude all my videos were taken over a year ago, lol i have progressed a lot from those shitty vids XD.

but its not like you have ANY videos proving you are a better guitarist than me.

lol XD fuck off newfag.

[DashingTrout]

@ray625164 lol umad? the best part is that your argument holds no water, because i have a monster cock and i know im better at guitar because i toured with/am close friends with steven from wretched you little fucking nutsack

[hjalmarBuoi]

let me see a hendrix E7

[BlackMosesDub]

...who could dislike this

[Vincere]

Tosin is a great down to earth guy too, I got to chat with him after a show once and he's good people through and through.

[xpaulinox]

Like what size will be the arm of the guitar? .....27" ???

[Mindlessfroot]

.......HOW!? the fuck? is this possible???? wow... he is the black jesus

[BlackMosesDub]

@Mindlessfroot jesus was black lol

[Mindlessfroot]

@BlackMosesDub and apparently was moses also? hehe

[ConcretePie]

racism, you have been prooven invalid.

I mean, seriously. There is no point of disliking black people. I mean, look at this talented badass motherfucker.

[garfito1]

@ConcretePie so if he couldn't play that well racism would be a valid point???

[ConcretePie]

@garfito1 nopety-nope. search Oceano for another awesome black musician. Google "black man" and lurk for more examples.

[garfito1]

@ConcretePie that is not the point!! you´re judging black people by their musical talent!! so you think that non talented black people are animals??? they deserve to be considered as inferior??? so if all black people were non talented, racism would be a valid point?? DO ME A FAVOR JUST STOP TALKING BEFORE YOU SINK ALL THE WAY!!!

[ConcretePie]

@garfito1 first, calm the fuck down. Other hand, i do not judge people, i question racism in a way to get a thumbs-up comment, then everyone will see my point, but you seem to misundertand that. My point by the first comment was to, not just to make a funny comment to make people agree, but to spread the word of equality (in a way that youtube-users would understand with their lack of intelligence, haha) And by the way, you asked if "all black people would be non-talented". You call ME racist?

[falconer6439]

@ConcretePie The singer from Oceano could hardly be called a musician as he plays no instrument (and Oceano is breakdown core bullshit), now if you had said Josh Travis (The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza), Terrance Hobbs/Mike Smith (Suffocation), or Steve Jones (The Faceless) that would have been a different story. In regards to your views on race, youre obviously the product of lower class inbreeding.

[falconer6439]

@ConcretePie Awww, sensitive much? My main point was that you named someone who is in no way a musician in any sense of the word. I gave you some specific examples of people who are musicians in the metal genre.

[ConcretePie]

@falconer6439 Hell man, are you really that obsessed with winning pointless arguments?

[AnnaAnnaYes]

@ConcretePie No point in disliking anybody just because of skin color.

[ConcretePie]

@AnnaAnnaYes of course not. i never did.

[AnnaAnnaYes]

@ConcretePie Oh! i know not you!!

[ConcretePie]

@AnnaAnnaYes apologise accepted. Let's now enjoy some Abasi.

[minkowski198503]

@ConcretePie

[ConcretePie]

@minkowski198503 Yes, i agree with you.

[wmxx2000]

@ConcretePie cause people are jealous lol

[donkekis]

Tosin Abasi is the new chuck norris

[chazdaspazman]

kewl i want that axe =)\mm chaz likes

[Mattyomatt23]

I have that GUITAR

[deathByScissors101]

Probably the classiest motherfucker on the planet.

[xXChronicmetalXx]

Dogma was right, Jesus is Black!

[TurdFurgusonABF]

That was good, but can he play Smoke On The Water?

[thraxx457]

@TurdFurgusonABF that was his version of smoke on the water didnt you know lol

[DelichonUrbicum]

@TurdFurgusonABF Yes, he can

[ibanezz3212]

@TurdFurgusonABF Who cares? He's Tosin Abosi.

[MrZachman420]

@TurdFurgusonABF with his toes, eyes closed, and ears plugged i'm sure.

[SuperTowlie420]

28 people are racist :(

[invis19]

2:50 What the fuck did i just hear

[AcousticSerenity]

my fav guitarist

[sigiF1]

EMG should prepare proper backing tracks for tosing adter this kind of filming, the "backingtrack" is the track of the album itself... Still, amazing to see him playing

[mario1136]

Lil Wayne is better (SARCASM DUH)

[jondabudz]

if this dude was making music like this in the eighties people woulda thought he was jesus

[stevescondition]

hes got the maddest swag

[linkmaster0008]

FUCKEN BOSS!

[METALdude1195]

when i saw this live i was like "'AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH"

[Ragnarok0Aeirk]

I like how its like jazzy-metal-progressive-transi­ent-different-whateveritis. And the dude also proves to all you ppl that you don't need to dress a certain way to play music. Fucking amazing.

[thefistheserpent]

0-3-5-0-3-6-5-0-3-5-3-0

[UnknownSect333]

@thefistheserpent Which part is that?

[ray625164]

Hi im tosin abasi and i betcha I can make you give up your hopes and dreams of being a guitar god.

[PhoenixDawnOffical]

@ray625164 I disagree, Tosin has inspired me to get my chops up to his level so maybe one day I could jam with him.

[ray625164]

@PhoenixDawnOffical IT was a joke :P He inspired me also

[PhoenixDawnOffical]

@ray625164 Sorry :) Looking back at the comment I can see how it was a Little Flamey :)

[ray625164]

@PhoenixDawnOffical Haha its okay :P It was just a joke you know? Gotta keep a good since of humor :P

Tosin really influenced my style with getting my rhythms better and experimenting with different chord shapes and power chord shapes.

[ray625164]

@PhoenixDawnOffical He really inspired my rhythm, like to get really good at rhythm also, And doing weird chords and progressions that don't sound like every other guitarist out there. :D

Plus it really made me venture into using other scales in my soloing like the wholetone and japanese pentatonic scales. XD

[djrmusicdude]

Gobsmacked: aaaaaaammmmmazzzzzzzziiiinnnnn­ngggggggg

[Schuytown]

The raddest thing in the video is the outfit.

[laff4fun]

Wow, this is incredible.

[Mrflashdrive]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaat tttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­he fuck

[dxroadduke]

Good Lord; I think I'm gonna stick to six strings-- not sure if I can handle eight like Tosin! Beyond awesome...

[UnknownSect333]

Holy... Crap...

[marcelosoy1]

wtf? I can barely play a 6 and this guy owns with an 8, this is just epic

[metalpunkx666]

warning: watching this video will make you want to dress up as jesus and ascend from the heavens in an attempt to please Tosin Abasi, it will not work. he plays 8-string guitars, we are dealing with no mere mortal...

[elfGR]

coś niesamowitego!

[TheGUnit101]

hi im tosin abasi and i betcha cant play this

[BVisionProductions]

i got a chance to talk to tosin for a bit back on summer slaughter 08 when he was filling in for BOO. Such an awesome guy to talk to. Humble as all hell.

[I3LUD]

THIS IS ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!

[Frontwhoreism]

This is great!!! ... Fuck you because of that!!!

[clanbigger4]

I want him to lick my children one day so they get just a little bit of his talent...

[extremeguitarshredr]

@clanbigger4 HAHA WTF XD

[clanbigger4]

@extremeguitarshredr It's a good idea. I know :) lol

[extremeguitarshredr]

@clanbigger4 haha!

[Xcelorat0r]

All the rappers out there should be rapping to this beat.

[BuddleTrouble]

I bet this isn't even him at his best he doesn't even look like he is trying

[4everRock666]

i like how he doesn't spam on the F string

[AndyDusa1111]

@4everRock666 i like how he doesn't have even have an F string

[BVisionProductions]

@AndyDusa1111 bottom string would be F# but i'm willing to bet he has it in Drop E

[AndyDusa1111]

@BVisionProductions I know he has it in drop E..