Shredding on an Ibanez 7-string guitar - Stephen Ross

[ahab2010]

Cool!

[HarisDT]

This guy should be on a world tour right now. For people who think shredding is garbage...I mean the ones who disliked...

/watch?v=0CeCtlbXc0M

[thompsonchd]

haha very nice shredding man brings joy to my ears well done thanks for keeping the shredding alive!

[InFN0]

woah... this is an ancient video, whers flinstones???

[MrPublic7enemy]

Recorded with an amp

[ljubes]

recorded with a potato

[SlyFoxzzz]

recorded with a toaster

[Dukebox69]

Truely awesome!

[teamSKDM]

MAN THIS TOASTER OVEN HAS GREAT VIDEO QUALITY

[XBOX360BEASTrul1]

dude that was the sickest shred ive ever seen man u rock!

[ZenDriveSeven]

A really great player and a humble guy. He was actually my replacement when I left the Michael Davis Band in the early 2000's. We both have completely different music styles and it was an odd fit for a typical NJ cover band. Not really a shred situation, but I really respect players that can do it.

[EvilDudeoftheDead]

I feel like he didn't even use the seventh string...

[guitar66shred]

Yeah, you are right. Didn't use it all for this section. I did for the other sections that didn't make the video though LOL.

[EvilDudeoftheDead]

@guitar66shred Ah, I see.

[Sooshdog]

id suck his wang.

[SuperMefisto6666]

And i jizzed, in my pants.

[VodooGuitarist]

Well you might as well take the 7th string off, ya didnt use it. Nice anyways

[PhysioProdigyMusic]

I like how guitarists don't know about the shred face, it sneaks up on you...

[rudessdfdf]

is this what u call shredding?

[tbilisiman]

anyone can share the tabs from 0.27-040. pleaseee

[raskolnikov1873]

Wow, what a fantastic player! I sometimes find it disheartening that there are so many great players out there that no one's heard of. But then, I suppose that we have to play for the love of the instrument and not for any recognition from the ignorant rabble. I hope Stephen will put out a whole lot more of his playing on youtube---he deserves to be heard and I, for one, would like to hear more. By the way, I'm buying his book on arpeggios from Amazon right now.

[TheOv3rlordK1ng]

He's gonna cum.. he's gonna cum! NO! WAIT! He is gonna cum! Any second now! HE'S GONNA CUUUUUM!!!

[MrFox7stringking]

cumface is goody

[WeAreUglyAsDeath]

it's ok you can play the guitar, but why cumface in every ten secs?

[suburbangal]

I think he is awesome. I give him thumbs up for sure!

I know of a guitarist who is very good and deserves more recognition. PLEASE go to my favs and click on SUBURBAN GUY ROCKIN OUT

he really feels his guitar playing, and has alotta SOUL to boot. the other 2 favs are him also ARIEL (awesome shredding) and ARIEL SIMANTOV (awesome sweeping) pls view comment and rate them as we think he deserves more recognition .thanks everyone!

[Jkicksbutt]

That's unaturally awesome.

[donottawaguitar]

nice

[Mrockers292]

Tapping solos 0:26

[jonyboy1212]

looks like he just jizzed himself

[michaelruelas]

great guitar player!!!

[kotzundspring]

i hate shredding, its guitar abuse

[distorsionneur]

@kotzundspring Ben alors vient pas voir des videos de shred si taime pas ça...

[nameiamusing]

holy crap thats the most sickest thing i heard ever in the history of awsome

[ivanhalencp]

Excellent Techniques !!!

[girocoffy1234]

sex face

[onixtheone]

what scales do you use in this solo?

[pownjhell]

@onixtheone it sounds like a combination of mixolydian and blues pentatonic in parts

[onixtheone]

@pownjhell nice thanks(:

[Metallicat8888]

I think that's brilliant. Well done.

Can you share any techniques on shredding? I can never solo well. I can play riffs really well, but not solo.

[wannabeserpento99]

yo guys is it hard to get used on 7 stringed guitars i have thought of buying one

[mandms4life]

@wannabeserpento99 i bought my first 7string a few months ago, just to try it, at first i was a bit confused and it felt weird but after a few days i got used to it and im deffinetly gonna buy 7strings in the future. but i do recommed to try a few out before u buy one (ibanez,schecter,agile etc.) hope this helps

[joelfwilson]

It is possible to solo with out cumming in your pants.

[GerMaj7th]

Thr phrase at :30 ish (with the tapping) was great :)

[mouldycarlo1996]

wow

[MetalHead510]

Youre pretty good, but you couldve done all of this on a 6 string. You didnt even use the 7th string!

[cooper1101]

@MetalHead510 Yeh, I agree too, wanted to hear some 7 string action, but yeh, 6 string guitars do the same. Not declining that it's awesome playing.

[MetalHead510]

@cooper1101 Well I suppose the 7th string doesn't really sound good for shredding, it's more for riffs and rhythms.

[tempermentel]

@MetalHead510 It's great for melodic tapping too (I guess any kind of tapping)

[5tartawar]

i wish ibanez would actually make decent seven strings with more than one volume knob again that isnt a signature model and not that awful blue colour

[TheBigDickInYourAss]

cool

[rtsoccerplayer]

I like!

[nicok58]

no po si jejeje deberias de cambiar tus gestos jejeje se ven bien asi como que te estuvieran dando un sexo oral jejejeje no ma jjaja chido tocas super

[jamesredfield]

@nicok58 -.- 

[mikecampos420]

WOW.

[mario4526]

have a question if i where to play a sone in drop b tuning would i have to down tune it or leave it a regular tuning.beacuse i realy want this guitar and not sure how it works on a seven string if soo is drop tunings better on a seven then a six.....

[PIMPZproduction]

theres no way your actually jason becker

[thedukewestern]

this is great! I just started working out of your book on arpeggios.

[raiphdude7]

Guge rock yor balls inyor ass

[bkinblack]

@MrSlightReturn jajaj because you can`t play it.. looser :P

[Ray199149]

well...i think Blues and Rock can't really compare

isn't it?

[Tanikaze2]

bb king fucking sucks, almost as much as this guy, vai, and the rest.

[monkeybutler20]

Tanikaze2 hey b.b king kicks ass .just becuse you dont understand the soul put in the blues/rock dosent mean you can say he sucks i think you [Tanikaze2] are the one that sucks and this guy rules and steve vai used to play whith frank zappa so[Tanikaze2] quit listining to your britney emo shit you conformist and WAKE UP YOU FAG [Tanikaze2]

[MonkeyPowers]

@Tanikaze2 If you arnt uploading videos better then this or your not even famous then your out of place to judge. go back and listen to your "artist" because the reast of us here are trying to enjoy some real music made by a Musician.

[nanda7509]

@Tanikaze2 you're a fuckin idiot...

go listen to Jonas...

[jamesredfield]

@nanda7509 Aye! , that kid rules

[ibanezxiphos700]

@MrSlightReturn

did it ever occur to you that some people find this musical, even if you dont? i dont like b.b king but im not gonna go to his videos and trash talk him just cause i dont like him.

[guitfiddleblue]

In an attempt to show emotion, dude looks like he's taking a dump!!! Ouch, I ate too much salsa last night and I'm playing guitar while I go poddy!!!

[diaryofthedead]

@guitfiddleblue

either way he still plays circles around u

[beano1eye]

lol I thought it looked like he was JACKING OFF!

[Lehhd2Destruktion]

he didnt even use the 7th string. lol wtf hes good tho

[pdm636]

very nice, shred on!!!!!!!!!

[iceman8067]

This dude's good. The problem with shredders, I've found though, is that because they CAN shred, they feel they MUST use this ability in songs. Not good in any kind of modern band.

[supermassiveshrek]

@iceman8067 ha thats bullshit

[JamesDJohnson]

hes spent so much time on being able to play that fast that he has forgotten to add feeling

[Fender1976uk]

How many videos are there on youtube right now that shows someone shredding a bunch of notes at fast speeds?? yawn! go watch a blues/jazz video I say! too much of this 'wow, he can play a scale real fast?????'

[fenderstratplayer14]

that gave me a guitargasm

[666wrathchild]

whats the ibanez model?

[THEguammer]

@666wrathchild looks like SA body.  I have SA 6 with the same finish.

[pranasun7]

every person is different, with a unique capacity for self-expression. As a result, we all have the ability to be unique in the way we express ourselves musically. A lot of people don't believe this, and find themselves copying others and sounding like someone else. They end up frustrated with themselves because they feel they can't "slack up" with the competition. But how can you compete with individuality? The only one you're competing with is yourself. ~VAI > And bravo man, because you got it

[Heroeshere]

I'm not a huge fan of shredders, but I like this guys playing. Mixes a bit of classic rock in there.

[xxEnalxxNamwenxx]

not a fan of shred really, but that sounded great :). it didn't seem like random notes flying all over the place. good job!

[robs70986987]

@xxEnalxxNamwenxx I completely agree

[xxEnalxxNamwenxx]

I think we can ALL agree that this was pretty good... 5 stars for funny facial expressions! :D

[liamzuid]

@xxEnalxxNamwenxx The main idea of shredding is scales and if scales are random notes than I will cry.

[Yoman1634]

I agree. This guys facial expressions make me want to punch him.

[LtGenTrooper]

you could pass for alex skolnick if you had that one patch of white hair. awesome playing man!

[WeWantMooreNow]

Sounds like Vinnie Moore, but with less technique.

[SP2333]

@foxns7

Haha thats awsome

[boonec5]

he reminds me of steve vai.

[TheBlackmetalhead]

wow ur dumb lol jk but he looks a lil like steve but he dosent play like him

[judomouse]

All the charisma of a ferret on crystal meth.

[encoded0]

Midnight Drive was an awesome record! Thanks!

[skull10001000]

nice playing but it kinda looks like ur haveing a orgazm lol

[zackoman123]

holy shit

[Phagedaena]

Nice playing

[bubblezen]

Beautiful tapping there, man!!! And that´s a really sweet guitar! Take care!

[bossisdead]

i shit everywhere..... love it want 7 string

[AiC133]

I think I just shit in my pants.

[zomgrandomtext]

I think I just came

[OpethAndy]

AWESOME!!!

[johnkemp79]

how is that possible?

[pool741]

just bought your book its great =)

[JerseyStar88]

amazing

[GorgonTheMagicMan]

This guy is close to Peter North :D You know what I'm talking about...

[bloobear1]

Good playing mate. 'play some music' wtf kind of comment is that.. lol Its easy to 'play some music' as you probably mean play some simple stuff so that it doesn't make me feel like shit!! Anyway, good stuff

[glynnracing79]

i agree.i miss this stuff.wish guitar players would start showing off their shit again.music and musicians today dont do anything to impress anymore.

[MonkeyPowers]

@glynnracing79 Its because your listening tot he wrong music. Want crazy solos and tapping? gotta look to more of the underground stuff or Metal. When i say metal i dont mean Metalica or radio bands but bands like, Adagio with stephen forte , Angra with Kiko, Wintersun with Jari , Old Children of Bodom Albums with Alexi Lahio and Sinergy with Jesper or ALexi. for sinergy i strongly sugest "I spit on your grave".

[samathanwataguan]

@MonkeyPowers YEAA WINTERSUN!

[gringochucha]

@glynnracing79 What godforsaken planet do you live on? And what the hell kind of music do you listen to?

[birdmetal90]

@glynnracing79

have you heard any metal from the past 30 years? Might not be you're cup of tea but... just saying.... alot of fancy guitar wankery

[glynnracing79]

@birdmetal90 yes i have.and this style of playing isnt 30 years old.this was still being played by popular bands in the mid 90's.

[glynnracing79]

@birdmetal90 yes i have.and this style of playing isnt 30 years old.this was still being played by popular bands in the mid 90's.

[sk8orscream]

@glynnracing79 Accept the people before us pretty much said 'Im tired of people showing off, i wish they would put more soul into it." too bad they dont put soul into it. now its all SHIT

[VIIZEROIIV]

@glynnracing79 No, they do, just musically not by showing off, you're such a prick to comment on something like this, you don't deserve to be alive if you call this musical, you are so stupid, just go and sit in a corner with a knife and hack at your throat until you are dead, I hate people like you, I HATE YOU, nuffsed.

[glynnracing79]

@VIIZEROIIV such a computer tuff guy,shut the fuck up.go play with your boyfriend fag.

[LessthanJake14]

@glynnracing79 That's not what music's about...?

[glynnracing79]

shut up asshole.dont hate cause you cant play like that.

[memekjames]

suck my balls ,i can play with your mama!!!

[glynnracing79]

jealous fag.only thing you can play is the skin flute.

[bloobear1]

I've never stumbled upon so many jealous people in one blog. They're totally missing the point and are in denial

[SweeetLoo]

idiot

[shaunisbrootal]

You look retarded when you play, but nice playing nonetheless.

[rockingbuddah]

RETARDED!!!! jajajajajajajajajaja LMAO, you're right...shredders are very stupid sometimes.

[redghost105]

shredders arnt stupid....

not everyone can play fast

anyone can take a scale and mix it around then play it slow

but playing it faster then everyone else is the hard part

dont bash people that are better then you

[nonpoint666rocks]

u act like if u were havin an orgasm, but still, theres somes skillz men, u rock

[Perfecttargetstudios]

it was an eargasim,

[nonpoint666rocks]

lol, true

[Hammet17]

you got some damn skilles there man! great job :)

[paul12131410]

pretty sexxy

[col33145]

wicked \m/

[Scottmaster84]

Made me smile like "WOW" :-)

[JamieLeeFletcher]

SICK!

[TimatorA]

Focus

[jimbang]

real awesome playing!

[zappaelcrappa]

ha ha nice!

[royrockerfella]

how many hours do you practice a day?

[JonB83]

lol shredding. sounds like a video game not music.

[danpluso]

lol 0:25 reminds me of the NES classic Galaga :D

I love shredding though

[JonB83]

Ya! That's the game I was thinking of actually!

[forglegorktheork]

HOW the fuck is shredding like that possible??? Do you need an effects pedal that lets the note ring for longer or what? Someone please help me out here.

[Nissmo33]

how many frets is that?

ive been looking for a 27 fret 7 string..

[Rg1527]

24, the only 27 fret is the new Xiphos

[STorpedo]

They don't sell em. You might find a caparison somewhere that's a 7 and has 27 frets, but yeah, best bet for a 7 with 27 frets is a custom shop one, and those are expensive as hell. Don't get a Xiphos like that guy's telling you, the guitar's allright, but the trem SUCKS big time; just get a 24 fret guitar and bend up if you need the extra notes.

[spoilt14]

This guy sucks... at something, but it ain't the guitar.

[alaindetresloin]

look, he jizz in his pants!!!!

[kritikkal]

Nice "I'm gonna cum" facial expressions. What a gaylord.

[RoGuExXxAsSaSiN]

That POD is Full of Itself I still prefer the GT series from BOSS (GT-8/10 own)

[3tittiefreak]

lol @ the porno face. Damn @ the skills.

[BlessedCore]

Imagine a 16 string guitar! F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E

all the sting are doubled xD

[VilkacisMusic]

That'd be a nightmare with distortion. Clean could be nice though.

[giveemhell24]

9 strings holy shit most i've seen is 8 this emiliano sumn awesome player

[harmonicminorshred]

Must be fun being able to play this well.

[jakitar]

why do my fellow guitar players feel the need to put a look on their face as though a 13 inch black rubber cock was just shoved up their ass....it just shows how pretentious you are. Trust me. It isnt inspiring and ruins an otherwise entertaining performance.

[STorpedo]

Not so, at least not to my opinion; granted some people take it a bit overboard, but would you REALLY want to look at somebody who has a dead face, completley expresionless; your eyes are bored at that point, might as well just listen to him. But you're not. You're watching him. Ergo, the guitar player tries to put a spin on his preformance by accentuating the music with some visual flair. It might seem pretentious at first, but if you think about it some more, I'm sure it'll make sense.

[jakitar]

Thats just it.. Some take it way overboard. I might of been a little harsh with my description lol. I musta been havin some Hienekens when I wrote that.

[Caconymic]

If you want to watch someone have no expression on their face, go watch bluegrass or something.

[ShredLi01]

dude that is what I call talent, we need more people like you man keep it up