Allen Van Wert INSANE Tapping and shred

[aXover]

SICK PLAYING!!! but doesn't hear beautiful :\

anyway, INSANE JOB!

[tsotsc]

thats how they made the pacman sounds. LOL :)

[acdcguitarfreak]

all hail the mighty ROBOT!!! lol

[BaalofSouls]

wow man. I keep telling my friend's ur the shit and then i find this video. Now I have to tell my friend's I lied bc you are fucking godly!

[KingOfShadows1500]

wtf sounds like mario just had an orgasm inside of peach while getting raped by bowser!!!

[SharpMarksMan]

you are frigin fast

[euphoria480]

that's unbelievable......awesome chops

[sluxguitar]

Game over. Replay ?

[hellscreamWC3]

thanks.....just had a pacman orgasm...........

[GuitaristWayneWhite]

I want to learn a lot of the mechanics behind these moves. A guitar book would be great

[colosalguitarist]

im expecting supermario to turn big after eating mushroom

[EvoPogo]

make a tutorial :)

[TheGumbo13]

this sounds like old school video game music do you have any music out?

[musichopper]

@TheGumbo13 Yes, I have an album and also guitar books out.

[fundamentalofhate]

hey jack ass how about something actually musical? whats the point of being able to do that shit if you can't even make it musical.

[samuraichickdude]

fundamentalofhate WOw you're an idiot!

[Linhuu12]

Mas que diaxo seria isso ai?

[KGRMnVH]

dude wtf lol...this is fucking sick...where did u learn to play like that?!?!?!

[musichopper]

@KGRMnVH lol. thank you. I taught myself and invented the weird tapping licks.

[onesleeps]

Hey my friend told me about people contesting it...

It hard to believe because you edited and used a webcam. so you could actually be messy and have produced the sound.

Why not do a vid with live vid with live sound and no editing showing your setup? Also maybe play to a track that people know so its clear you haven't altered it?

Would love to see that :)

[musichopper]

@onesleeps I have a reply video showing it. there is also a live guitar clinic of me doing it. the only thing was I didnt have any of my actuall gear so it sounded a little weak compared to this for some of the stuff. I usually use a higher gain than they had at the venue.

[onesleeps]

In that case Kool.great dedication! Out of context and I suppose in a context its still a mad sound :p I mean I must admit I liked the throwing mushrooms comment someone had posted

[tnpbass22]

I feel like throwing fireballs and eating mushrooms

[yellfiremusic]

quite insane.... in a good way

[drcheezenstein]

I saw this video years ago and it still blows my mind robot you kick ass

[GeminoSmothers]

ATARI RULES!

Nice playing!

[Anarchyffan]

now if you could only write the soundtrack to a pacman game lol

[kalimoncho51]

do u use medium frets on ur guitar ??

[musichopper]

I forget.. they are pretty big but I do remember something about meduim.. like a combo of jumbo and medium or something..

[jexhua]

WOW:... like ATARI hahahaha...Dud... you're awesome...congratulations. God give to you an amazing talent

[musichopper]

thanks

[DeathBringer769]

Uh.. according to a craigslist listing, you live close to me... What kind of band are you starting? I've been playing for 11 years and I'd be interested in playing rhythm or leads/harmonies with you.

[bongolow07]

That sounds really cool.

[biffty77]

--+ my brain just exploded.......im suprised i was able to type this...haha

[Ch33ky360]

your better then van halen i swear

[Anarchyffan]

it doesn't take much lol....

[xSaintxSmithx]

nintendocore!!!

[GeminoSmothers]

ATARICORE!!

[Lemke68]

this is insane the tapping reminds me of nintendo haha i still don't know how he does it

[kyleChall]

Its like an evil Nintendo system was revived at an evil scientists laboratory and programmed to destroy all humans by scrambling their brains by playing annoying chromatic sequences.

[Dedalusalley]

Best comment ever! :D

[musichopper]

lol

[shytu]

lol  1-up

[reddeadrover]

did u get your amp out of mcdonalds happy meal lol? good playing

[musichopper]

HAH

[FatSlim666]

amazing whats that sund i want it

[AndyBloodvain]

ROFLCOPTER!! sounds just like the old video games :P pac man, lots of mario. 1up, through the pipes, everything!!! epic playing man.

[sireddie12345]

Someone needs to upgrade from an 8-bit amp :)

[pablo5550123]

i'd laugh if his friend screamed at the end of the video" Allen, im on level two of Pac-man!!"

[musichopper]

LOL

[AK1231234]

supermario!

[borntoit1]

I believe taht this is real but it sounds like you have a video game in the background.

[CURSEME88]

WHERE'S BUCKETHEAD??

[nitrus202]

haha i was gunna say the same exact thing lmao

[thorodinson89]

this is real good. real nice guitar by the way.

[victorfurbacken]

this guy needs a hobby

[xTeam5150]

idiots of course this is real its just 4 finger tapping buckethead does the same thing live all the time quite impressivee may i add

[largemoose]

Duck Hunt dog laugh 1:45

[largemoose]

I'm not sure what was impressive about the one hand legato?

tapping tricks are neat though.

[makingtheband990]

buckethead already does that sort of thing

[musichopper]

You mean.. playing guitar Tapping?... Using more than one finger to tapp on the guitar? Thousands of people do that. I am doing some things different in this old video. Most people who dont play much wouldnt catch them though and sum it up to sounding odd... who else sounds odd...buckethead...hence you saying buckethead already did this.. however, you would be incorrect.. perhaps.. unless he did it in secret for some reason.

[makingtheband990]

buckethead is pretty weird he might have for all we know

[blondebadass]

holy crap its sounds like my old game nintendo lol

[thygod]

Definitely makes me want to Join the Nintendo Fun Club Today!

[SaulRowntreeCFC]

this is crazy

[tgquagmire]

wow ALMOST inventive if i didnt hear DRAGONFORCE, BUCKETHEAD and how many OTHERS you rip off?

[musichopper]

I was doing this stuff long before Drangonforce was a band or even known at all. Their fame came from guitar hero alone.. and their guitar work is all chopped up and heavily edited. They are sub par in actual live situations. Buckethead doesn't do what I do.. He has a weird random tapping thing sometimes, but it is not the same as what I am doing. Either way. Guitar is fun and I just enjoy playing and creating. I dont listen to buckethead or dragonforce to be honest. I like eric johnson.

[Pitchaxistheorem]

shit i feel like using the nintendo again

[gusthepugisownt]

amazing but i dont really like the tone

[yangsta717]

WOW....amazing

great job

[bradwylde88]

this guy should be the second guitarist for Beneath The Massacre. I would shit everywhere.

[TheBestGuitarSoloEVR]

This is NOTHING!!! I have videos of me SKYDIVING playing FREEBIRD!!!

[Metal0ftw666]

lets see them then...!

[morrora]

Got REALLY annoying. But it's not fake. It's pretty cool, dude:)

[GUHTARGUY]

check out psyopus on myspace

[GUHTARGUY]

that is some fucking amazing shit man!

[guitarandfood123]

youre a robot haha, thats a compliment

[neto666]

when mario kicks a kopa troopa sounds!!!

[mahbrocigarettes]

this guy fuckin sucks. YEAH i did it all for the nookie, YEEEEE the nookie YEEEEE that is a fuckin banger. none of this, "raw talent" and "flawless and original technique" shit.i want something i can drink and shoot my fully automatic rifle with, UHMERICUH...UHMURUCUH....MUH MUH MUH MUH....MUHHHHHH....UUUUUNGHHhh­h...NNNNNNGhhh

[chromakey84]

fucking stupid

[nofxrulez1]

lol in the box-NO FX are used

NoFX ftw!

[nofxrulez1]

what A Douche...why try to show off like that?! Manyreasons why i hate shredding bastards like that! Do something decent! Like Buckethead or Gilbert! Not Atari

[ekikoo]

It's called having fun with your instrument. Pretty much what guitar (or any instrument) playing is all about.

[mahbrocigarettes]

its called little dick syndrome. you have it.

[yontaru]

ok ,nofxrulez1 this is what buckethead sounds like -_- . also this is not ment to sound nice . its to show a technique he developed, not copying someone else.

[Nunez87]

a perfect reason why I hate tapping.

[flibidobo]

he done something from a buckethead solo

[hill99907]

lol nice, next time play something that makes a lil more sense...like a solo, and not ripped off atari noises. yea i actually do have atari. fake

[guitaralbert0]

that's a SHITLOAD of distortion lol buckethead!!!!

[Gaishredic]

*Kneels down on one leg :- Hail ROBOT Van Wert, master of the tap!

[mahbrocigarettes]

at 1:45 it sounds like the dog from duck hunt laughing.

[n30l1nk]

It sounds EXACTLY like the dog from duck hunt laughing.

[AreaQNH870]

HI SCORE

[kbowen88]

that's awesome

[jakerismitology]

You should do a pacman sound track.

[deadfed]

It stings your cochlea at first, but then it's really good.

[HoboSapien23]

sounds like tom morello or somethin from mario

[awesomeguyman]

its Buckethead!!!

[oneoctavebelow]

they should put this on guitar hero 4!

[LickMyHairBrush]

Sounds Like A Fucking Arcade That Solo Is Driving Me Insane :P

[IDBChops]

That was the most annoying shit ever,

Anyone can play fast with no life and plenty of time to repeat patterns a million times.

Try to make some music instead.

[Minkar]

what scale or mode is played at 1 20? sounded like D# aeolian but im not sure... anyone know?

[sensarekewl]

nice

[youngb1ood]

dude... i say contact nintendo ... and theyll probably put your stuff on "supersmashbros" game or something rad. anyways... sounds weird but its good for game music.

[c0olmind]

Lol!

Song for old videos games hahahaha

[Dylan159Nowherest]

they should put his on gh

[munkeey1123]

this is weird.... its not incredibly difficult but its so creative i love it! most people just play the hardest stuff but this is bringing creativity back into it

[NojusArturas]

Buckethead does some shit like this.

[brainpolice2]

Yaa it's somewhat similar. I've known Robot for a long time from online. A unique player.

[Dylan159Nowherest]

no thats real but tom morello is proof that this real so insane man

[noguitarnopride]

son of a bitch!

that gets annoying...

nah, seriously, thats really good

[NiTrOuSoXiDe16]

your like herman li's dream

[trevorftard]

doesnt sound great, but definately original, so i gave you a five.

[oneoctavebelow]

It sounds like old video game music. Can you send me the tabs for this?

[66Lane66]

sounds like a gay mario song..

[Dipshiter]

this guy just made the next pacman theme song congrates....

[ozzyman1108]

wow, i see why they call you robot

[TheLostTruckDriver]

Just like Ben Swanwick!!!!!!!!!

[noangels]

vibetronic!!!!!

[TheLostTruckDriver]

You should put this in a pinball game.

[vgrzen34]

wow, i've been watching your instructional videos and i've been wondering just how much you can do. i have to say i'm impressed that's up there with bucket head easily

[ibanezbloke]

buckethead is SOOOOOOO overrated

[TheLinuxFairy]

actually, your wrong.

[Tris67]

you are nuts, obviously you haven't listened to Big B

[sandman366]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaamn thats...

so fuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking fast.......

shit man slow the vid down so i can hear the song i mean DAMN THATS FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but u do that all the time? go join some band. ud get sell outs in like the 2nd-3rd show lol

maybe even 1st with those skills damn........

[manger2me]

sounds like a nintendo from the 80s but it cool.keep it brutal

[blank9870]

Holy shit! i that made me shit my pants!

[DrShrinker]

Holy shit, the WOPR is freaking out! Here comes WWIII!

[pkarpiozo]

Fucken savage. Deadly1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[camaronandlilith]

why does every one keep on calling everyone a fag shut the fuck up shit

[cosmojh]

Okay, let me try speak your language. Ehhh hmmm (clearing my throat) "you'd have to be a fag to want to play this. And you'd have to be a fag to like this." I know, there weren't enough misspelled words in this. But, my gawd this track sounds hysterically AWFUL. IT'S NOT MUSIC!! Fag! Ur gay!

[iscareuiknowit]

*Cough* (clearing my throat) In English, FUCK YOU.

[cosmojh]

Just standing up for MUSIC and MELODY. I guess I should just leave this alone and let it fall, forgotten, by the wayside.

[Vandatta1]

hahahaha it takes so much skill but sucks so bad

[nform84]

its friggin duck hunt... when the dog laughs at you... and some mario.. totally friggin great

[suburbangal]

I think this is interesting! it does sound like a video game. good though.

PLEASE go to my favorites (I only have 3) click on SUBURBAN GUY ROCKIN OUT

he doesnt read music,really feels what he plays and improvises (makes up songs as he goes along) really nicely (the other 2 favs are him also ARIEL (awesome shredding video!) and ARIEL SIMANTOV. pls view comment and rate them as we think he deserves some recognition.  thanks everyone!

[MariosGuy]

his sleev is touching the bridge area and has to be touching the strings so i wonder...

[antiemogod]

ever thoght of touring with tom morelo or bucket head for that mater "jordan 2.0!!!!!"

[willemap]

for the record, playing the same thing over and over again isn't entertaining...it's retarded

[cosmojh]

I'm guessing this is a joke.

[Pentatonic12345]

its real you fag look at his other videos

[LP0FireBird0LP]

i feel sorry for anyone living near you...

[elluart0609]

video game sound effects!

[DaColt88]

yea thats what i was thinkin lol where did i here this before

[GATOTEJADO]

sounds like pacman pure gymnastic thing

auch!!

[Cyberwolv]

This is amazing, but it kinda hurts my ears after a while...

[w00tkid]

wow, some of your guys' idea of "music" is pretty pathetic. this stuff is amazing. in the right setting, this stuff could go a long way. wish i could play like this!

[AdamDallas]

Sure he's fast and probably THE fastest i've ever seen, but... where's the musicality? Who's gonna walk around singing this?

[ryharsth]

you dont sing guitar

[AdamDallas]

Sorry, my bad, i thought all guitar parts on songs were sang into a microphone..

[stiltonzilla]

ermmm fake..........

[jess1541]

Lol pac man! Super mario perhaps?

[cosmojh]

I don't detect an ounce of music here. This is sad.

[malevolentj]

Open your fucking ears. Yeah.

[maidenlover101]

lets see dragon force do this. dude, u should play dragonforce. either that or go on tour

[speedtrix66]

haha sounds like atari ftw

[PrestoLangPlayer]

OMG I CAN'T LISTEN IT!!!

[traxx19rw]

Great stuff, Allen. It is the best I've heard of its kind. I have stumbled across some of this technique while playing myself but never considered taking it this far. The upslides at the 45 second mark are insane - keep innovating...

[carnalito81]

robotz baddazz

[afroXcore]

it sounds like an NES...

that is so fucking cool.

[evmaal]

wow O_O

[TriWizard]

very impressive, i like it. sounds kinda like buckethead, which is def a compliment i think

[musichopper]

I put up a video reply to these people who keep saying I am using some sort of fx or trick audio wise to make the sounds. I am not. check the reply video and get back to me on what parts you think are fake.

[daledoh]

haha this is the 2nd time ive seen this video now and i still say this is fake u r definantly using a digitech wah

and knowledgable guitar player would agree with me there

[traxx19rw]

Uh... I am a knowledgable guitar player. Can you specify where you are hearing anything but clean notes? And if you think that there is a wah being used - what exactly is it doing and where exactly is it being used?

[daledoh]

it sounds like hes using an effect the 1st few times u hear it

it definantly doesnt sound like clean notes

but since i learned to do this i know its not fake

[VIPERPRESTO]

Knowledgeable guitar players are doing exactly what they should be doing!!!! BUYING THE DEBUT ALBUM IN DROVES!!! 'Bot, do yourself a favor and stop trying to prove your TALENT to an inferior mortal such as daledoh...consider the last 3 letters in his choice of screen names "DOH"...REMINDS ME OF HOMER SIMPSON!! GRET WAY TO EXPLAIN THE TECHNIQUE. STAY REAL AND HONEST...YOUR FANS WILL ALWAYS RESPECT THAT!!!

[daledoh]

i hear digitech wah so i thinks ur bullshit

[daledoh]

either its fakeor hes using a digiech wah pedal

u cant do that with that distortion and that guitar

no way in hell

[pinoyboyhoohoo]

hater

[Tuubor]

I bet U made all the sounds and music to all the games for the 8bit Nintendo!

[czecka1]

1. no matter how fast it is, it sounds DISGUSTING!!!!!

AND ": it IS a fake jaykzo is absolutely right. well the tapping parts are just speeded up so the notes sounds far to hi!

the shred parts i think are true...

[pinoyboyhoohoo]

hater