I saw this vid along time ago and didnt comment, now ive come across it again and it sent me in a trance like most music does not, It is wonderful and played so well, Ive loved this song since its release in the 70s, and this version radiates passion. thank you.
I watch all of your videos and become more and more intrigued every day. I am that musician who never learned to read music ... properly, but will pick up any instrument. I'm curious to know what formal training you've had. The Chapman Stick is so unique and seems to be an newer instrument. This makes me curious as to where one would find training on the Stick. I figure you to be in the engineering or mathematical field with enormous patience and technical capacity. Am I right?
@PasqualeFLIX Thanks for the comment indeed I do have college degrees in computer science and music but I don't think it's a requirement, steady practice (even just a little a day) and dedication is more important. There are some good learning resources out there (books, DVDs, online lessons) and a little knowledge of some basic music theory like scales and chords will go a long way. Reading music is not a requirement (I read music but don't use it for the Stick) but it does help learning songs.
This should be the future of elevator music and get rid of that crap Muzac and replace it with stick music for hotels and stuff absolutely beautiful my friend, rock on!..you should do a duet with Ian Anderson..I bet when he watches this he is smiling somewhere even now Bravo..
I discovered this a couple years ago and never get tired of listening to it. Absolutely beautiful piece of music. This version is better than the original, in my opinion.
Golly, I don't understand the comments - standard, bunched, fret, arpeggios, bass, 5th, G, B, but this is so effing good - every now and again someone post something that makes you wish you could play - you BASTARD (!!!!) - you make me very, very envious...
thank you for posting - if you ever perform in Tunbridge Wells, let me know so i can sit in the front row! Thank you!
Holy good god in heaven, what the hell is that instrument? I've never seen one before and here I stumble across a master of it. . . That was gorgeous, thanks man.
Rob, this is Bob, the bassist for Several Species, Pink Floyd tribute in Baltimore. We talked via e-mail 2 yrs. ago. Just wanted to say again that you are very talented. Love your music!!
So...On a scale of one to ten...How difficult is it to learn how to play the Chapman Stick (even at a novice level...So learning how to play the most basic of pieces)? I'd imagine difficult.
it very much depends on your existing musical experience, but I know there are guys with little previous music background who could play a tune within a year of steady practice (that's the key). It wouldn't be too far removed (mentally) from learning a tune on piano as far as coordinating the two hands.
Basically you'll get back whatever time you put into it. :-)
Rob, that's amazing! I have never seen the instrument (I suppose it's a Chapman Stick) but it makes beautiful noise! You are quite talented. Thanks for sharing your video
Though Mr. Martino makes this look easy, I think we must be somewhat skeptical of just how such beauty the average guy can coax from the stick. In this video we do not see the bridge/lower endings of the strings, so it is entirely possible that he is strumming some notes with his toes.
As a long-fan of Tull and only a recent discoverer of the Stick, this video has made my mind up for me - I'm totally buying one. I think I'd like to make this my primary instrument. Very beautifully done. You've sold me.
I second that. These songs have made the stick my next big purchase... I would go on about how beautiful it sounds, but I think the music speaks for itself
Amazing that is all I can say. Completely amazing. I'm a huge fan of the Stick and you play it beautifully. Keep up the amazing work hope to see more stuff from you soon.
ok y would u say something like that? doesnt make sense to say that he never said was better than tull jesus cant sumonen post a video without getting unwantingly criticized
Thank you... a lot of these Tull tunes I learned to play on acoustic guitar years ago, so the left hand part is developed from that, then I just figured out the melodies by ear for the right hand.
I wondered about that (tuning) too. Is that so that you can keep your fingers slightly spread, whereas standard guitar tuning would have them often bunched on the same fret? - makes a lot of sense if you are playing flowing arpeggios. Is that typical for stick players, or is it just a case of you using a tuning that facilitates your playing style? Love your music by the way.
Reversing the bass strings helps the fingers to be more stretched out and offers more accompaniment possibilities (same advantage for the more typical bass in 5ths). As for intervals, I chose 4ths over 5ths to suit my playing style. The 4ths are similar to guitar and bass tuning but without the inconsistent 3rd between the G and B strings (since there are no open strings there isn't much advantage to using the same intervals as guitar).
dear rpm! your performance of these tull classics and the love that you put in playing them really made the day for me. In fact I was nearly driven to tears, since i grew up with that music. thank you so much and please: more, more, more!!! btw: has Ian A. heard this? you definitely should contact him with that stuff...
the design allows the player to create the tone at the same time he plays the note, hence no plucking the strings to emit sound, and hence you can use all ten fingers to play notes. get it?
Thank you so much for sharing your talent. This beautiful song brings back so many memories for me...and the love of my life. Sadly, we are no longer together.
Since the instrument was designed from the ground up to facilitate tapping I think it has some advantages over a traditional guitar design. All fingers have access to all 12 strings, and the upright positioning results in an ergonomic and "centered" feel, easier on the wrists, with the arms and hands having a lot of leverage by crossing over to reach the strings. I find the belt hook also tilts the fretboard back towards the shoulder and twists it into better view than a traditional guitar.
Action is very low and the neck is completely flat, enough that strumming or picking the strings will cause a lot of fret buzz. But for tapping it's like butter. :-)
How long did it take to get the two hands co-ordination down? I guess starting out on a wind instrument helps that, huh? I'm a bass player and I can't even begin to imagine playing two different things with the separate hands.
I tried guitar for a year or so and would have thought this impossible then. I've since moved onto other things, and after 2 months of casual piano playing and a few years of drums, I would be much more comfortable on a stick than a guitar.
It not too different mentally from playing piano. Plus you're not really doing two completely independent things, they are usually related musically in some fashion, it's more about learning to switch attention from one hand to the other (whichever is doing the tricky part!)
YOU ARE THE BEST!! I love that song so much that I usually hate to hear it from anyone but Ian himself, but I would listen to you all damn day. Way to go, it was beautiful. Thank you!!
Sounds great, and I would like to learn, but currently teaching myself 12 string acoustic guitar...got a long way to go to teach myself to play a stick......Chris
my dad thinks its a stupid instriment and you might aswell stick a symbol on in and go the whole 9 yards, but personaly i think that kick ass, sounded sweet as. how long you been going at it?
Just curious. How hard do you need to tap the strings? And does it use a coil pickup system like an electric guitar, or is it a piezo mic like you'd use in an acoustic guitar?
Also, is it a stereo output? Can you split the signal in two and get bass in one channel and the higher strings in another?
Thanks for your comment. Since the string height is so low, and the neck straight (no relief) only a light touch is necessary. The pickups are Villex magnetic bars, more like guitar
revisiting this its wonderful
prestonplatform1 1 month ago
Just perfect...awesome...
How much did you pay for that instrument ?
DISMISSED375 2 months ago
Awesome!
PASSINGAS69 3 months ago
I saw this vid along time ago and didnt comment, now ive come across it again and it sent me in a trance like most music does not, It is wonderful and played so well, Ive loved this song since its release in the 70s, and this version radiates passion. thank you.
zinktrumpet 7 months ago
Absolutely beautiful !!! I love the "Stick" My best friend, Randy Strom used to play one before he switched to the Warr guitar.
racer500gp 9 months ago
Hi Rob,
I watch all of your videos and become more and more intrigued every day. I am that musician who never learned to read music ... properly, but will pick up any instrument. I'm curious to know what formal training you've had. The Chapman Stick is so unique and seems to be an newer instrument. This makes me curious as to where one would find training on the Stick. I figure you to be in the engineering or mathematical field with enormous patience and technical capacity. Am I right?
PasqualeFLIX 10 months ago
@PasqualeFLIX Thanks for the comment indeed I do have college degrees in computer science and music but I don't think it's a requirement, steady practice (even just a little a day) and dedication is more important. There are some good learning resources out there (books, DVDs, online lessons) and a little knowledge of some basic music theory like scales and chords will go a long way. Reading music is not a requirement (I read music but don't use it for the Stick) but it does help learning songs.
rpmartino 10 months ago
And It's Only the Giving (that makes you) What You Are. Gods Watch Over You
jbharuch 10 months ago
Admire your Tullishness. Good on You!
jbharuch 10 months ago
Sweeter than Redemption. Thank You, Gratitude
jbharuch 10 months ago
This should be the future of elevator music and get rid of that crap Muzac and replace it with stick music for hotels and stuff absolutely beautiful my friend, rock on!..you should do a duet with Ian Anderson..I bet when he watches this he is smiling somewhere even now Bravo..
MrLordruff 11 months ago
i would be lost on that instrument...sounds wonderful...of course, playing J-Tull helps as well...great job!...
horonziton 1 year ago
I discovered this a couple years ago and never get tired of listening to it. Absolutely beautiful piece of music. This version is better than the original, in my opinion.
Mr5stringBob 1 year ago
That is just friggin awesome.
jm1072 1 year ago
Thankyou for this amazing video. THIS is what Youtube was made for. So beautiful, and a great choice of a song to play, also.
pazzensutra 1 year ago
I love this song. In every version I heard it.
stefanomelino 1 year ago
Emozionante, commovente, bellissimo.....ancestrale
ioioturbo 1 year ago
thanks man
clatau 1 year ago
he doesnt pluck the strings!
57bigjoe 1 year ago
Bravo.
burjazz 1 year ago
wow! one of my favorite Jethro Tull songs!! really nice!!
RollingRizla 1 year ago
talent...i wish i could do this on my guitar :(
PeeceSells 1 year ago
Very nice
Clockworkitis 1 year ago
nice arrangement and very musical performance!
casimsalabim 1 year ago
brilliant
fvkivn 1 year ago
Golly, I don't understand the comments - standard, bunched, fret, arpeggios, bass, 5th, G, B, but this is so effing good - every now and again someone post something that makes you wish you could play - you BASTARD (!!!!) - you make me very, very envious...
thank you for posting - if you ever perform in Tunbridge Wells, let me know so i can sit in the front row! Thank you!
guyosborn 1 year ago
Sweet interpretation of a lovely song, I love the tull
unplumbedgibbon 1 year ago
It's very impressive, have you considered leaving out the vibratos?
savemyplaylist 1 year ago
Holy good god in heaven, what the hell is that instrument? I've never seen one before and here I stumble across a master of it. . . That was gorgeous, thanks man.
SeanB201 1 year ago
Rob, this is Bob, the bassist for Several Species, Pink Floyd tribute in Baltimore. We talked via e-mail 2 yrs. ago. Just wanted to say again that you are very talented. Love your music!!
Mr5stringBob 1 year ago
damn its not on itunes.
ThatRandomGuy325 1 year ago
This is played so amazingly well-never seen this instrument before lovely mellow tones, so good to listen to
richardpeej 2 years ago
cojonudo!!!!! very well , manuel!!!! what a sound!
alcast42 2 years ago
Another wonderful shot, Rob. Great!
moonyfingers 2 years ago
WOW a Bard in 21 century. your bad ass dude
carbonout 2 years ago
So...On a scale of one to ten...How difficult is it to learn how to play the Chapman Stick (even at a novice level...So learning how to play the most basic of pieces)? I'd imagine difficult.
WeCamefortheDead 2 years ago
it very much depends on your existing musical experience, but I know there are guys with little previous music background who could play a tune within a year of steady practice (that's the key). It wouldn't be too far removed (mentally) from learning a tune on piano as far as coordinating the two hands.
Basically you'll get back whatever time you put into it. :-)
rpmartino 2 years ago 2
@WeCamefortheDead its extremely difficult put if you love it it becomes easy :)
ROlSDUMONDE 1 year ago
I've been listening to this same video for years now. Thanks for giving us something this beautiful to listen too, man.
dkennell998 2 years ago
Me too.
jmharrison51 1 year ago
Rob, that's amazing! I have never seen the instrument (I suppose it's a Chapman Stick) but it makes beautiful noise! You are quite talented. Thanks for sharing your video
Don St Louis USA
tulltree 2 years ago
quite talented? are you deaf? ;p
ikobikob 2 years ago
This is really a great version, Ian would be proud.
Love and greetings from Amsterdam, Holland.
artiekaghi 2 years ago
Complimenti sei fantastico.....
8YK0 2 years ago
That's great.
foobar678 2 years ago
omg so beautiful, thank you for putting this online
navelgazeing 2 years ago
You cought the spirit of the song, THANK YOU
ThHirtz 2 years ago
incredible, sounds beautiful. from Argentina
manueloidefunes 2 years ago 2
WOW grazie you've touch my soul so much!!
ilmarziosonoio 2 years ago
i bet wish you were here from pink floyd would sound really good on the chapman stick.
yogaman1919 2 years ago
fantastic.
xmrbojanglesx 2 years ago 3
this is so awesome!
love it
cesarromo1 2 years ago
Is Perfect, thank you , from Argentina
Leankhatru 2 years ago
Beautiful arrangement. Long time Tull fan
and a Touchstyle player... Mr Martino makes that look easy... It is not. BRAVO!
jestes100 2 years ago
Though Mr. Martino makes this look easy, I think we must be somewhat skeptical of just how such beauty the average guy can coax from the stick. In this video we do not see the bridge/lower endings of the strings, so it is entirely possible that he is strumming some notes with his toes.
wankerj 2 years ago 3
amazing bass/guitar. really smooth playing, awesome job. Tull FTW x2!!1!
funkengruven91 2 years ago
It's neither a bass nor guitar, it's a chapman stick :P
But you're so damn right :)
Kuchenwurst 2 years ago
Tull FTW
Cygnus421 2 years ago
As a long-fan of Tull and only a recent discoverer of the Stick, this video has made my mind up for me - I'm totally buying one. I think I'd like to make this my primary instrument. Very beautifully done. You've sold me.
MandrakeSauvignon 2 years ago
I second that. These songs have made the stick my next big purchase... I would go on about how beautiful it sounds, but I think the music speaks for itself
BrighamHB 2 years ago
Hey Rob, well done. I would love to hear more of Tull! :)
doulos737 2 years ago
i am so trying to get me a stick
comicreaper 2 years ago
Superb. Excellent, sir.
armywalaby 3 years ago
wohaaaaaaa.... that's great!!
taribo99 3 years ago
beautiful.
Sibarit1973 3 years ago 2
hah, damn. i love that song too.
jedbeetle 3 years ago
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rhythmtandemplayer 3 years ago
That was beautiful. And a perfect song to perform on the stick. One of Ian's finest songs, for sure.
LordFancourt 3 years ago
Could you do Minstrel in the Gallery and Cold Wind to Valhalla
FroggyOne2 3 years ago
This was just beautiful!
One of my favourite Tull-songs and you dit it great!
Cheers from Sweden! :-)
matsjoelandersson 3 years ago
wow
comicreaper 3 years ago
Amazing that is all I can say. Completely amazing. I'm a huge fan of the Stick and you play it beautifully. Keep up the amazing work hope to see more stuff from you soon.
acehole2002069 3 years ago
wooooow. if i was a king i'd have u well paid to wonder around my castle playing this instrument :D
BigMilan 3 years ago 14
That would be awesome! Please conquer some land soon and make it happen. :-)
rpmartino 3 years ago 15
well i don't have those kinds of resources, but i did subscribe :D
BigMilan 3 years ago
amazing!
guajinho 3 years ago
I thought I had seen it all...very impressive....never seen one of those before...thanks again..
AqualungsTull 3 years ago
do you know Dun Ringill?
pythonflying 3 years ago
simply wonderfull , your works are great, congratulations..!!
caballerodecydonia 3 years ago
supergut
potifant 3 years ago
hammerhart
potifant 3 years ago
A lovely song played lovely. Great interpretation of a classic - 5 stars.
sobellfanatic 3 years ago 2
that is amazing...keep playing till your fingers bleed
nirvanafan2737 3 years ago
can this be compared to playing a piano that is split in two facing two different directions?
Blasgaroth 3 years ago
In some respects I suppose so, if the keys on the left hand are bigger than the ones on the right. :-)
rpmartino 3 years ago
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i dont like it.
ALanSaidTrujillo 3 years ago
me too :P but amazing technique and lovely sound
GregOOs4string 3 years ago
that was amazing!
mioluce 3 years ago
jethro tull rocks!
it sounds awesome!
tumult91 3 years ago
play matalica-one on that stick!, i bet it wood sound cool
windoes98se 3 years ago
yes!!! beautiful job dude. from :38 to :50 was absolutely spot-on! keep playing you crazy ambidextrous bastard! :)
tjack1516 3 years ago
Those chapman sticks are amazing - really kind of an electronic grand piano with reverb..
znarf541 3 years ago
ooooooooo i want a chapman stick so bad now!!!!
iamtheshitbitch 3 years ago
beautiful absolutely beautiful. Thank you
azreal420666 3 years ago
That was really beautiful, man. Thanks for sharing it.
3stringovation 3 years ago
hey man youre AMAZINGLY EXELENT;)......i love thatvery relaxing sound of chapman stick;)
Zetto129 3 years ago
talent
ackera 3 years ago
Beautiful!
bluesoulsplash 3 years ago
One of my favourite Tull songs, well played! Very relaxing at the end of a tiring day. Cheers! :)
typ15t 3 years ago
aaaamazzzing!!!
kubastrobos 3 years ago
Thanks for sharing... but you'll never capture the indefinable roguish charm of the original. Tull can't be tamed.
doobedoo22 3 years ago
ok y would u say something like that? doesnt make sense to say that he never said was better than tull jesus cant sumonen post a video without getting unwantingly criticized
kosephdrums 3 years ago
You're right, that was harsh. Sorry all!
doobedoo22 3 years ago 6
watch?v=WcbSjC9tAY8 <- works also
papaginseng 3 years ago
I'm going to be getting a megatar. Eventually. I love the possibilities of two handed tapping.
That was awesome.
atimholt 3 years ago
You are the fucking TRUTH on the Stick.
madtiger111 3 years ago
Superb. A song I know well. Is this an adaptation of a piano arrangement?
skip108 3 years ago
Thank you... a lot of these Tull tunes I learned to play on acoustic guitar years ago, so the left hand part is developed from that, then I just figured out the melodies by ear for the right hand.
rpmartino 3 years ago
Yes, I agree...Dun Ringill would be fabulous...This sounds wonderful, maybe I should start saving for one o' those!
RaelWander 3 years ago
wo ive never seen that instrument b4
Mystro2008 3 years ago
Really Nice! I would like to know which tuning you prefer.
rwbmusic 3 years ago
Thanks! I use a non-standard mirrored 4ths tuning (E to F on bass, B to C on melody).
rpmartino 3 years ago
I wondered about that (tuning) too. Is that so that you can keep your fingers slightly spread, whereas standard guitar tuning would have them often bunched on the same fret? - makes a lot of sense if you are playing flowing arpeggios. Is that typical for stick players, or is it just a case of you using a tuning that facilitates your playing style? Love your music by the way.
jmharrison51 1 year ago 2
Reversing the bass strings helps the fingers to be more stretched out and offers more accompaniment possibilities (same advantage for the more typical bass in 5ths). As for intervals, I chose 4ths over 5ths to suit my playing style. The 4ths are similar to guitar and bass tuning but without the inconsistent 3rd between the G and B strings (since there are no open strings there isn't much advantage to using the same intervals as guitar).
rpmartino 1 year ago
One of the most romantic songs ever written-and this has to be the best cover version I have ever heard...
Azasatruer 3 years ago
That was bloody loverly that was!
sectsession 3 years ago
dear rpm! your performance of these tull classics and the love that you put in playing them really made the day for me. In fact I was nearly driven to tears, since i grew up with that music. thank you so much and please: more, more, more!!! btw: has Ian A. heard this? you definitely should contact him with that stuff...
fraternemo 3 years ago
Wonderful. I might have said this before, but I'd absolutely love a Stick rendition of "Dun Ringhill". Do you take requests? :)
IaIaCthulhuFthagn 3 years ago
very nice man!
congrats :)
Zuzenena 3 years ago
i bet tuning that thing is a bitch
shadow2006ft 3 years ago
Not at all. :-)
rpmartino 3 years ago
Ian Anderson would be proud. Amazing instrument.
surfingsuicune 3 years ago
wow pretty cool, i never have seen that instrument before...nice work.
cgeo5150 3 years ago
Ace work man. Perfect temperance for that song :)
Komodoensis 3 years ago
very nice!
dianaroo12 3 years ago
Amazing :)
Tuthur 3 years ago
Very nice! U got the SKILL...
nunbiz12 3 years ago
Excellently played.
coryskawaffle 3 years ago
I will never understand why this instrument was made or how it is played. Not that I don't like it.
stwla888 3 years ago
the design allows the player to create the tone at the same time he plays the note, hence no plucking the strings to emit sound, and hence you can use all ten fingers to play notes. get it?
neverneverlandearth 3 years ago
AMAZING! one of the best vids on youtube.
the stick sounds sooo good especially played to an awesome song like that! Jethro rules
great job man!
WLLYLOMN 3 years ago 2
Wow!
mromero32 3 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing your talent. This beautiful song brings back so many memories for me...and the love of my life. Sadly, we are no longer together.
Cherry501 3 years ago
Excellent. With a 10 strings stick will sound like your performance?
JaJa959 3 years ago
Thanks. I use a different tuning (bass in 4ths) than most 10 string Sticks so it might not be easy to sound the same.
rpmartino 3 years ago
Super!!!
hind02 3 years ago
I did not know this song, but I recognized after a few notes, that it is Jethro Tull. Great interpretation.
BokorugroRR 3 years ago
dude!
bikejen 3 years ago
Thanks for sharing. It sounds great!
dontbelate2468 3 years ago
Beautiful man!! You're really good!
samuelthepirate 3 years ago
Now THAT's impressive. Easily the best Wond'ring aloud cover i've seen on YouTube yet.
hippiphreeq 3 years ago
wow youre amazing dude!! congratulations keep on the good music
elmorph6 3 years ago
Dude, with playing like that you should be IN TULL , Beutiful.
McMinnManiac 3 years ago
I am wondering why this instead of 2 guitars or double necks? Nice sound though...it still seems to be a guitar to me...
646879 3 years ago
Since the instrument was designed from the ground up to facilitate tapping I think it has some advantages over a traditional guitar design. All fingers have access to all 12 strings, and the upright positioning results in an ergonomic and "centered" feel, easier on the wrists, with the arms and hands having a lot of leverage by crossing over to reach the strings. I find the belt hook also tilts the fretboard back towards the shoulder and twists it into better view than a traditional guitar.
rpmartino 3 years ago
hmm, hows the action on one of those? i suppose its a lot easier to hammer than guitars... or else it would be a VERY hard intrument
Brothergeppetto 4 years ago
Action is very low and the neck is completely flat, enough that strumming or picking the strings will cause a lot of fret buzz. But for tapping it's like butter. :-)
rpmartino 4 years ago
sweet. im thinking of buying one. that sound is just amazing.
oh, and btw, Tull rocks, and you do this song justice.
Brothergeppetto 4 years ago
How long did it take to get the two hands co-ordination down? I guess starting out on a wind instrument helps that, huh? I'm a bass player and I can't even begin to imagine playing two different things with the separate hands.
Elswalbe 4 years ago
I would guess piano is a big help
ohsh1rt 4 years ago
I tried guitar for a year or so and would have thought this impossible then. I've since moved onto other things, and after 2 months of casual piano playing and a few years of drums, I would be much more comfortable on a stick than a guitar.
maddpiklz48 4 years ago
It not too different mentally from playing piano. Plus you're not really doing two completely independent things, they are usually related musically in some fashion, it's more about learning to switch attention from one hand to the other (whichever is doing the tricky part!)
rpmartino 4 years ago
gorgeous...
goodcorn 4 years ago
I read on your website where you started out on the flute. That bit o' knowledge helps put the Jethro Tull affinity in perspective.
Wonderful music, and wonderful talent!
kaysandesses 4 years ago
Amazing sound. Congratulations on all of these fantastic pieces. You should be extremely proud :)
destrucktor 4 years ago
once again my favorite song, great job Rob...
Plezur 4 years ago
very very cool
lemmingstabber 4 years ago
DUDE
YOU ARE THE BEST!! I love that song so much that I usually hate to hear it from anyone but Ian himself, but I would listen to you all damn day. Way to go, it was beautiful. Thank you!!
marketdemon 4 years ago
very very nice version of this song, it sounds wonderful on the Stick.
DrFluffelz 4 years ago
What are you, the Cliff Burton or Victor Wooten of CS? :)
destruction143 4 years ago
Man how do you get the data rate right when you upload these things? your audio quality and video quality are awesome.
Jebbis 4 years ago
* * * * * *
Excellent.....
DISMISSED375 4 years ago
How many strings, and what is the common tuning?
Sounds great, and I would like to learn, but currently teaching myself 12 string acoustic guitar...got a long way to go to teach myself to play a stick......Chris
Webendowed 4 years ago
This is a Grand Stick which has 12 strings. Common tunings use a bass in 5ths/melody in 4ths system but I use a mirrored 4ths tuning.
rpmartino 4 years ago
beautiful song.:)
I just got Stick yesterday. But, I don't understand how to play :(
osadatoru 4 years ago
i think its done by tapping on the strings
55markinator55 4 years ago
Damn i wanna play chapman stick so bad but theyre expensive :S
7SteveVai7 4 years ago
yea me too
Rakhtael 4 years ago
Sweet! Thank you! :)
ElaineDiMasi 4 years ago
not only is this one of my favorite songs, but i have had the priviledge of jamming with a stick player on occasion, great work!! fantastic!!!
starrdrums 4 years ago
i bet that warps the shit out of ur hands
smithson876 4 years ago
There are some techinque flaws in these videos of mine but actually I think playing the Stick is much easier on the hands than guitar or bass.
rpmartino 4 years ago
my dad thinks its a stupid instriment and you might aswell stick a symbol on in and go the whole 9 yards, but personaly i think that kick ass, sounded sweet as. how long you been going at it?
bazzman13 4 years ago
Got my first stupid Stick around 12 years ago but started focusing on it more seriously about 3 years ago. :-)
rpmartino 4 years ago
that is the best sringed instriment known to man
weijskate 4 years ago
Man, are you sure you have only 1 brain?
:|
manthisprog 4 years ago
I'm not even sure I have one whole brain!
rpmartino 4 years ago
i think that the stick must be the hardest instrument to play. great job
HolyShitBatman3000 4 years ago
I thought that was beautiful. Thank you very much.
nnormal 4 years ago
what is the tuning of that stick ?
tyrantx888 4 years ago
That was very nice...loved it...keep doin what ya doin...
Gaz07 4 years ago
Great instrument, great player. Nice performance!
Napster921 4 years ago
Just curious. How hard do you need to tap the strings? And does it use a coil pickup system like an electric guitar, or is it a piezo mic like you'd use in an acoustic guitar?
Also, is it a stereo output? Can you split the signal in two and get bass in one channel and the higher strings in another?
You're a brilliant sticker :) Thanks for sharing!
GitarStu 4 years ago
Thanks for your comment. Since the string height is so low, and the neck straight (no relief) only a light touch is necessary. The pickups are Villex magnetic bars, more like guitar