James Wetzel - PetrucciFever Guitar Solo Contest

[whereismyundies]

ouch, that's nice man, We're loving it... more of the same please

[aphexlane]

me rikey. 10 douches have bad taste.

[donottawaguitar]

nice

[eliasjabbour31337]

fuq man!! youv gone all hendrix on that guitar!

congrats!

[FunkinlikeaDuncan]

freakin nice. the competition for that was tough for sure. 4th place to you haha congrats

[12345JJBB]

sub'd

[vintastic319]

better player than me. lay off the wah peddle would be the only thing i have to say its a little rediculous

[kads95]

@vintastic319 ur ridiculous

[countrysucks1]

wow every vid i watch gets better and better amazing

[khaledddd81]

thats just amazing james ...

[jimchippington]

whats up with that ending ?

[hpirace]

he can do it !!!!!! ROCK-ON dude....

[booyeah101]

nice job dude! I just found out about this contest that was done just recently lol. Anyways, yours sound different than a lot of the other contestants but I think it's really creative! You're a talented musician

[GatsuTR]

Hey , that's a super-tone. I want to watch some other vids of yours

[SouthEasternLoey]

R.I.P.

[jackkelsall92]

That tone is so sick, if envy was a joint i'd be extremely high right now.

[jackkelsall92]

That tone is so sick, if envy was a joint i'd be extremely high right now.

[jackkelsall92]

That tone is so sick, if envy was a joint i'd be extremely high right now.

[suzie0517]

another good one James keep them coming

[r0llin92]

Sick stuff man...What Gear?

[funnycarrot]

This was great. I would just like to know how your soloing matches the chord changes. How do you do it!?!?!?!?

[BullhornGuy]

5 stars bro...enjoyed the bluesy feel so much more than all the neo classical wanna be/sound alikes.

[LeVictoriaLovesJosh]

Very well done. I love the way you break the notes apart, very bluesy or jazzy. You have a nice tone. Great job.

[MrUnit666]

dude you're better than my gf vanessa sundra... well... shes actually my ex...

[m3rcuryd3ath]

this is fucking sick...

i really only listen to heavy metal but seriously I really enjoyed this.

[Mensalex]

Awesome !!! ;)

[peacequinto]

That was Really really good! for some reason this gave me an "all along the watch tower" feel and something else of your own element. Take that as a huge compliment Lol

[physcosykes]

that was insane

[someonebigman]

damn you're a great guitarist!

[swttchild]

u tearin it up boi............ yh....... @--;<--

[jdizzinyaear]

damn this should of been a finalist

[zeffy00]

serious, make a band!

[randyrhoads01fan]

awsome

[munroe83]

Originality is the best ingredient in this peice. Of all the entries I have listened to this is one of the most unique approaches that I've seen. It has a very prominent Hendrix influence which is always welcome!

[jaibeniwal]

awefuckinsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stephen8690]

man! your tone sounds a hell of a lot like henry garza!

[KDuff501]

nice work man. I like the use of the octaves with repeating riffs. good stuff.

[FoxtrotXero]

AMAZING guitar work, it's people like you that inspire me to learn guitar.

[bergercurtis]

If you have a passion for it, and time to learn. It'll change your life. It's so much more than an instrument.

[FoxtrotXero]

I do, and I will learn, no doubt in my mind, this guy is just too awesome and always makes me want to pick one up and learn more, him and musicman1066. I know basic chords, but that's not even the surface.

[Coheednmadness]

you are soo right.

[samn49]

ounds cool

[DannyWright35]

amazing man brill

what setting is ure amb at

[jimmypage4ever]

dude, that was fucking sweet 5/5 for sure

[Driven30]

Very Very Nice!!!! Love that sound....keep it up man!

[gkl5gkl5]

sounds very santana like.. i love it! :D

[Oxtrack26]

Love that! Nice sound! That's what I'm searching for, crushy overdrive but still clear with a great tone. What do u use? .. if you wanna say hehe

[Oxtrack26]

Its okay I found it and thats funny cause thats a hot rod i'm searching for! lol peace

[wingeddemon5807]

its like a CRUNCH tone. w/ a wah wah pedal it would sound..

[coffinfeeder2007]

Great, Amazing, Beautiful! thnx for letting my ear absorb that bro! 5*****

[DieAndThenCry]

Really inspiring specially the beggining love it

[vanillagorillafu]

You should of at least placed, the judges don't know feeling.

[SwampAshHSS]

yeah, they don't know tone either...like KillerBuckEye was one of the judges, dude plays out of a freak'n POD, and it sounds like shit.

[jwwetzel]

haha thanks guys - these contests are really subjective. That group of gentlemen are really into the compressed/chorused/thin/super gained sound/style. I just do it for fun, knowing that I don't really fit into that vai-ish style. I'm about fat, heavy, thick, dripping psychedelic blues rock. glad you guys dig!

[krazor8]

nice man, just got my first guitar, got a gibson sg.. got a loooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg way to go befor i get up there...

[StripeyStraw]

KillrBuckEye? He's great, don't try and put him down.

[bpolhemus15]

nicee dude!

[Eightballlsss]

Favorite Guitarist in the world is Petrucci. From my favorite band in the world! Dream Theater!

[chrisbenoitlt]

damn i love that funky riff <3

[manutddamn]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[thadawerk]

Just stopping by to check out your work again. Great guitar playing. Very cool.

[songpidgeon]

Sounds beautiful, James!

Too bad you don't live close... a jam session would be in order if you did :-)

XxSarah

[thadawerk]

you are truly a good guitarist. i hope you did well in the contest.

[stasgard]

Sounds like your channeling Tom Morello at some points. I bloody love this sound man! You are the walking definition of the word Virtuoso!

[fooly4]

Personally I see more John Frusciante more then Tom Morello, either way fantastic playing :)

[dothack200]

James has more soul and talent than both of them anyways

[djdiscomikki]

This guys a crazy guitarist, definetly sick! But erm... SHUT UP, you cant have much more soul than jf?!!

[SuzyQ020]

are u in a band yet?

[karemsecret]

man every new video is a new pleasure, 100000thnx...

[njdkidd1231]

how the hell are you not rediculously famous

[7characters]

I ask myself this every time i watch his videos!

[skelatorrokz]

WOW i wish i could do that THE ONLY WAY I COULD IS IF I WERE U

your amazing!

[Lillemy1]

You play SO GREAT! Awesome!

*****

much love

Hilde

[GordyDC]

James you are the best! Love that sound!

[Thalysiakeuh]

you should totally win that contest.

again an outstanding performance my friend 5*****

[GregoryLog]

5 Stars. I hope you win James

[bbavier]

Really good job James!!! killer tone, sweet backing track, and of course great talent !! rock on

[hayat1811]

wicked :p

[andy21212121rfggadg]

keep it coming james!

[testou34]

really good my friend!!! and really good sound!!

[andreastoh]

Fender Strat!!

[jacksonsoloist24]

sounds kinda hendrix-ish, especially with that wah. kinda reminded me of the solo from all along the watchtower.

[jttaylor63]

outstanding ! really enjoyed that james jams

[kakilia]

dude, James, wtf?

lol. you commented on your vids more than we did!!!

and maybe more than a friend ^_~ can i help it if i crush on an amazing guitar player on youtube?

<3 love you James!!

[jwwetzel]

haha i commented 1 for 1!

[kakilia]

i didn't actually count. i just guessed.

at least you reply back though =]

you aren't too busy to keep up with your fans =]

thank you James =]!!

<3<3<3

[Bwoods612]

you've kept your strat in great condition

though you've had it a long time.

does it havee one single nick in it?

[jwwetzel]

not a scratch :)

[jwwetzel]

titobandito - haha i love your username, makes me laugh everytime i read it :)

[jwwetzel]

aceman - thanks dude!! lock up your daughters!! hahaha

[GuitarEd48]

Awesome!Really great playing :D

[jwwetzel]

guitared - thank you :)  rock on EDDDDD

[mozrob2]

you're a GOD...

subrsciber happy...lol...

[jwwetzel]

mozrob - haha right on :) thank you!!

[baka86]

If I were a girl, I'd have your babies James.

[jwwetzel]

baka - ok but i'm not paying child support :)

[BillyHguitar]

i may have just had an orgasm!!!

that was way too good!

[jwwetzel]

billyhguitar - HAHAHAHA right on!! :)

[adusia14321]

Great job!! pure talent :)

I can't stop listening ! ;)

I'm sure you win! ;D

[jwwetzel]

adusia - :) thank you so much!! you've been with me a while, and i really appreciate it!

[adusia14321]

you're welcome;)

[chiefmegadeth]

fucking awesome alot of heart and talent...

mines nothing compared to urs!

Rock on!

[jwwetzel]

chiefmegadeth - lol i'm sure yours is great!! thanks man :)

[juliemusic87]

wow james this is just fantasti just like all your other videos then!!!

5 million stars to you james

[jwwetzel]

julie - that's a lot of stars!! :)

[leofender22]

Wow I love the thermostat/outlet, or whatever it is back there. It really brings everything together.

[jwwetzel]

leofender - dimmer switch!! haha i didn't even realize, it's like dead center in the frame! total accident! AND WAIT A SECOND... THE THING THAT IMPRESSES YOU ABOUT MY VIDEO IS THE DIMMER SWITCH?! hahahaha

[dothack200]

Absolute win !

[jwwetzel]

dothack - :) thanks again man

[kReEaYtEr]

I love watching amazing guitarists' facial expressions when playing something awesome haha

[jwwetzel]

kreator - hahaha it's out of my control!!

[hillbillygill99]

great stuff

[jwwetzel]

hillbillygill - thanks man!

[acoustickatie24]

ladies and gentleman, i believe we found our winner......

:)

[jwwetzel]

katie - RAWRR

[kakilia]

i love you james!!! (fan wise anyway)

and i love your music. you definately should win the contest!!!

[jwwetzel]

kakilla - only fan wise??  :(

:)

[KingTaargusVII]

That was like sex.

But in my ears.

[jwwetzel]

kingtaargus - hehehe sick! lol thanks man

[motorpsych0]

Where do I vote?

How often can I vote?

You know what they say...

...vote early and vote often!

You are one of the best players on YT, James!

[jwwetzel]

motor - HAHA oh yes, often and early :) I'm glad you think so :) rock on my friend! i truly appreciate the support :)

[Jesslovesyou2010]

ooo Wetzel!! me gusta! muy bien!! I love new vids from the guitar god! haha! the sprinkles to my cupcakes!! :) wheres the wetzel tour???

[jwwetzel]

jess - WHERE ARE MY CUPCAKES?!

[Jesslovesyou2010]

where's my tour?? lol. Im working on them!!!! im adding my secret potient!! haha. :)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WETZEL!!!!!!!!!!!

:)

[Yozo84]

iF U DON'T WIN I DON'T KNOW WHO WILL

[jwwetzel]

yozo - hahahaha we'll see!!

[guitargod1448]

i love your style man

good luck dude

[jwwetzel]

guitargod - ;) thank you!

[bagrat22]

Nice hammer-ons, Wetz. You have my vote. Be cool dude.

Wetz+Strat=awesome.

[jwwetzel]

bagrat - yea, gotta love the ol' strat!! she's mah baby

[twilightlover86]

Awsome, hope you win

[jwwetzel]

twilight - hehe, thank you :)))

[armymat007]

i predict of WIN!

[jwwetzel]

armymat - :) i hope you're right!

[dienoobszomg]

if you dont win then the contest is rigged lol

[jwwetzel]

dienoobs - haha i like your attitude hahaha

[klasek]

James always has my vote! Lotsa sweet tonal variety in there!

On a completely different subject.....I'd be interested to hear what you can do with slide guitar. I'd be willing to bet you would make some unearthly (in a good way) sounds with a slide!

[jwwetzel]

Keith - hmmmmm some sliiide eh? I'll have to see how it plays on my strat, the action is sooo low, it's beautiful, but I'm not sure how well that makes for slidin, but i have plenty o guitars to try it on :)

[Indieguitarist85]

pretty sick, dude :P

[jwwetzel]

indieguitarist - haha, sick like vomit, or sick like radtacular?

[Indieguitarist85]

like radtacular!

[emprise]

u have the skills

[jwwetzel]

emprise - thank ya!

[KalliopeLove]

Wow! u've gotta win. amazing!

[jwwetzel]

KalliopeLove - :) thank you, I'm glad you liked mah video haha :)

[CosmoJoe360]

None better 1st in my eyes James!!

[LiamBamBam]

what about mr. john frusciante?

[jwwetzel]

LiamBamBam - what about him?

[jwwetzel]

cosmojoe - :) thanks man!!

[KaleyLive]

damn that is soo crazy good. :)

you better win!

[jwwetzel]

KaleyLive - YOU BETTER WIN! OK?? I CANT STAND ALL THE PRESSURE

[Kabzeel123]

Champion!!

[jwwetzel]

Kabzeel123 - :) thankyouuu

[HappyBunny001]

FIYAH!!!! OUCH OUCH OUCH MY EARS JUST GOT BURRNNNNNNEEEDDD WITH ALL THE FIYAH!!! NICE!!! 5 stars + FAV...I predict you win!!!

[jwwetzel]

HappyBunny - YOU ARE SUCH A HOMO

hahaha

[HappyBunny001]

U tell DPG to "EAT MY ASS HOMIE" and you call me a HOMO??? hmm.....me thinks there is some wishful thinking going on inside your poor excuse for a brain. Oh snap!!!

[jwwetzel]

hahahaha!!

[HappyBunny001]

Joo just got served bunny style biotch! :P HAHAHAH

[jwwetzel]

haha nope not at all actually.

[HappyBunny001]

shut up! let me have it! :P

[brewerhawaii]

sweet bro.....1of my top 5

[jwwetzel]

brewerhawaii - right on!! thank you :) am i still in your top 5?

[levitheguitarplayer]

wow that rythm part is pretty difficult too play al the time you did a good job!

how long do you practice each day ! :P

[jwwetzel]

levitheguitarplayer - haha not so much anymore :( but at most 2-3 hours a day, it's not quantity! it's quality!

[atlkeepitreal]

you're insane on that guitar and i hoping you win.

[jwwetzel]

atlkeepitreal - thank you, i appreciate your support :)

[dothack200]

Of course he is gonna win ain't no doubt about dat !

[jwwetzel]

dothack - HAHA well, it's up to the judges!

[enjoiNirvana]

you cant possibly lose man this is like the best stuff yet

[jwwetzel]

enjoinirvana - thanks man!! seriously!

[mattwash32]

good job james

[jwwetzel]

mattwash - thank you sir

[gofguitarKP]

Fantastic playing! You have serious chances...

[jwwetzel]

gofguitar - thank you!! It was a lot of fun!

[jwwetzel]

gofguitar - thank you :) it was a lot of fun !

[pubstuati]

ay yea dude i have doubt your going to win.

[jwwetzel]

pubstuati - :) rock on :)

[LisasForkedChicken]

wowzers!!

JWWETZEL, thats insaaaane! you're insane! im insane.. everything's insane! but that was INSAAANE!!

i love 0:29-0:32.. gave me chickenbumps!

[Akitsuya]

You're totally gona win with this!^^

awesome solo!

[jwwetzel]

akitsuya - thank you!! i appreciate it!

[Cameragirl803]

Sounding fantastic James! 5*****

[jwwetzel]

Jane - :) arf arf!

[dpg35000]

Damn dude, Absolute insanity!!! Soooo freakkkkking good!!!! Im hoping you win this mang, off to check the other entries..