Advanced arpeggio tapping guitar lesson ala Howe Van Halen Bumblefoot Satriani

[SteveChandlerFTW]

Hey I have a question that ive been wondering about for a while,does guitar quality affect sweeping?like is sweeping on a 1000$ guitar easier than sweeping on a 200$ guitar?hope I don't sound like a noob,been playing for 5 years but my guitar is a piece,hope to hear back thanks a bunch

[Stratocat93]

@SteveChandlerFTW A better quality guitar will most definately effect how well you can play sweep arpeggios. The difference in the clarity of the pickups alone can make a good sweep sound crappy.

[MrIndeeply]

you are right this is challenging thanks man much respect

[MrIndeeply]

Are you hitting string s on the down stroke to get that effect and are you muting your string from the top portion? I understand the hammer on also are you using a lagato technique are you coming back with a upstroke with your guitar pick

[lazarodaniel2011]

aprendi kk!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheBran1262]

MY FUCKING GOD HERE WE GO WITH THE FUCKING BLACK JOKES AGAIN YOU FUCKIN ASSHOLES

[ElGingero505]

OMG, he totally says penis at 4:47. haha, I enjoyed that :')

[XneoclassicaloverX]

@ElGingero505 You enjoy that!??? Soo Gay!

[Guitarmanblue]

The only thing that screwed this lesson, was the distortion. A clean guitar would have sounded a lot more better. (y)

[koukirippy]

What kind of guitar is he using? Is that a PRS?

[DReidGuitars]

@koukirippy YES. BUT NO BIRD INLAYS. THATS NOT A PRS ITS A PR

[Cyrix166]

nice video but fuck california. bunch of fucked up trashy, dirty etc. freaks

[imyourgodmachine]

11th string.. wait, oops lol. Funny stuff.

[helldx07]

is that the key to the states national anthem.

[zumacon]

great lesson

[Twixgtx]

"on the 11th string..." haha, i wonder what that would look like if the guitar was like 20 strings with one neck and none of the strings were paired up.

[epic voice]The All New, 20 string guitar with a 15 inch wide neck! Shred your way through 50 octaves!

[MrSpeedgtrst16]

Ugh i wanna learn something advanced! This is not hard at.all

[casdebom2]

House brought me here.

[metalstarscream]

this guy is awesome,, cheers man n much sucess

[MrTattoogun]

thanks man!!!!for some odd reason i get it!!! all the rest lose me. your the best!!!!

[jallis12]

i dont get how guitarists do this shitttt ugh.

[metalstarscream]

@jallis12 n you never will cause you are a fucking moron, simple man, is not for evryone, relax

[jallis12]

@metalstarscream i'd be offended if that made sense.

[stoltobot]

modern day what???

[chopperharris100]

if for the glys? thingy would it matter if i dotn hit the exact notes of the scale :P i mean if you do it further than two frets for example?

[JacobHilbrich]

this is great

[MoonWalkerTexsRanger]

I saw Bumblfoot (with the guns'n'roses) making sweep peeking in live... He's freaking awesome!!!

[MrTattoogun]

@MoonWalkerTexsRanger wow i wish i could do sweep peeking!! idoit !

[Got1binge]

Good lesson, but BASIC STUFF. NOT ADVANCED at all.

[ragglefraggle09]

@Got1binge

this is advanced lol, it might be "easy" for people like you and me but still keep in mind on a technical and musical theory level this is somewhat advanced, so don't make an ass of yourself by saying this and make some kid who's starting to learn stuff like this feel like crap lol =P

[fenderboy6969]

@ragglefraggle09

I agree with this whole-heartedly.

Took me a while to get sweeping down.

So I understand the frustration of a beginner.

[deapwavelio]

@Got1binge From your comment I got the impression you suck on guitar. But maybe not.

[MrTattoogun]

@Got1binge why arent you on youtube giving guitar lessons??or let me guess, your to good right?? YEA RIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zed1967]

I got to hand it to the guy, that was some awesome playing. It really showed off his timing and accuracy skills big time.

[PhuckHue2]

I don't understand when a Black man plays rock guitar it's always an issue of race? The posts to this video are just ignorant.

[fenderboy6969]

@PhuckHue2

That's the beautiful thing about music.

It doesn't matter a damn bit what color your skin happens to be.

When it's music, it's heart, soul, blood, sweat, and tears.

One of the best bluesman, Stevie Ray Vaughan, white boy.

And even B.B. King agrees, he's one of the best bluesman he's ever heard and jammed with.

So I agree, man.

[PhuckHue2]

you make it look so effortless. that stuff is hard! I'll get there one day

[Jiminibobster]

How much is that guitar? :|

[Zed1967]

@Jiminibobster

An educated guess. About £2000 ( over $3000) maybe a little more. Its a PRS but I'm not sure which one even though I did a little Googling to find out. It has dot inlays so it is prolly in the ''mid'' PRS price range.

[fenderboy6969]

@Zed1967

But you have to understand also, that this guy probably had custom fretting, his choice of custom pickups, same with the neck and body, so that guitar's probably worth 3,000 American.

I don't know if that's what you were talking about, and if I'm wrong, I feel like a jackass and I apologize.

[KEMTEN]

WillBilly Kicks ASS!!!

[zgolijan]

Groovy, nice. However you need to add a heap of gain so it sounds good. What pedal is Wilbilly using?

[DavidCharlesAlbert]

That is absolutely bananas.

[MrLoveplayer]

thank you very much!

[magirecords2004]

Awesome!

[philipkatsotas]

amazing

[ingeewung]

willbilly you rock!!

[blitzspeer]

How about the classical guitar player's who predate jazz or blues by hundred's of year's.Spain,Italy,France,Engl­and known for producing a lot of great guitar composer's through the age's as well as Morocco.Blues/jazz was is ethnic and was a music made by people that waren' t properly trained but played anyhow and it's all feel,but blues is very basic in comparison to jazz because jazz adopted proper element's through the year's.

[ThePariah13]

i liked this lesson, he actually took the time to not just show you something but was telling you not to put too much drive on it for that sound he's getting, most people just run through there lessons, even though im a metal guitarist so there for drive and gain is pretty essential. but i though it was a good lesson non the less.

[azteksk]

I didn't care to much for this lesson.

[superjesus117]

I much prefer tapping the seventh and sliding to the root, though I guess on the major triad it won't make too much of a tonal difference. Just not a fan of the sixth in arpeggios...

[SingingSexCoach]

Love it!

[giantbabywolf]

dude! you suck!!!!

[ThrashDeth17]

It is weird looking at black hands play a guitar and actually be good.

[explosivejohnny]

@ThrashDeth17 lol cause by "good" you mean. metal is for faggots

[knowthisonce]

@ThrashDeth17 is It weird that you're a complete dumbass. Don't you know that the first "shredder" on guitar was Charlie Christian? He was the first to use the guitar as a lead instrument. -A black guy. So why don't you forget about Hendrix, B.B King and countless others that changed the way the guitar was played forever...everyone admits influence. Someone as musically and historically stupid as yourself probably does'nt even know who the father of rock and roll is...Not Elvis, Its Chuck Berry

[xelad1]

Thrash's statement was pretty rediculous but Charlie Christian was definitely NOT the first player to use the guitar as a lead instrument when guys like Django predated him. Lets not forget that in Classical guitar the guitar is a solo instrument which predates jazz. You could make the argument that jazz predates rock and roll and that jazz started in the African American community, I just don't like when any race tries to assume responsibility for one genre of music since influences run deep.

[knowthisonce]

yes I know about Djando Reinhardt...and I know it definitely IS arguable...are we talking about recording dates or actual fact? are you just counting the time he played with Benny Goodman in 1939? AND oh yeah I forgot about blues guitarists that predate all the jazz guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson who sang the blue notes he played on the guitar in the early 1920's..

[knowthisonce]

.and equally I don't like when credit is taken from those it belongs to.... its like the Chinese saying they invented the light bulb. but maybe they did because Thomas Edison could have been influenced by fire works. Let's give Edison his credit. Classical guitar in its very nature is not like saxophone lines or related to pre-dated blues or jazz, maybe Tal Farlow or Joe Pass style of playing which came much later....I wasn't talking about solo guitar but lead playing... anyways thanks for the

[knowthisonce]

...respectful conversation.

[knowthisonce]

I could continue you on but we both have a life to live, but If you wish to continue, we can....

[xelad1]

@knowthisonce haha no its not necessary, thanks for the well thought out response. I think at the end of the day its enough to know that Thrash is a racist idiot and we agree about that.

[magirecords2004]

@knowthisonce Now they are tryna steal credit for funk.

Wild stuff.

[lutton34]

How much of a twat are you then..

[djbelac]

4:47  penis?

[Mauhadeeb28]

@djbelac With modern electronic gear, the penis is a certifiable force in music. Get with the times, man LOL

[MaRkGuiTaRiSt182]

will smith !!!!

[ThrashDeth17]

It's not Will Smith. I can tell because he isn't saving the world.

[nicciticket]

@ThrashDeth17 Yes he is.

[BuserJordan]

hey sorry if this was already answered but when coming down after taping on 16th and then 14th taped then is the 12th fret on the high e on the way down picked or a pull of with your right hand taping finger still or what?

[gunsnrosesslash1]

hancock ?

[suicidevampire666]

lol

[55485143]

@gunsnrosesslash1 ahuahuahuahuhahahahuauahhuahua­huahuahuahuhauua

[MrTattoogun]

@gunsnrosesslash1 dude are you for real ?you must are ready know how to do this?? or your just mad you cant!!!

[HorseCalledBen]

has anybody ever tried the shawn lane way of practicing speed... just wonderin??

[DistortedV12]

i thought a paul reed smith would sound a bit better than that, i know theres some gain but the sound is just plain annoying

[zero2kx]

It's not the guitar. It's the craptastic modeler amp he is playing through.

[Th3yCaLLM3M0nK3y]

can u do a lesson on how buckethead sweeps...lol im just kiddin. no one can do it except him.

[ThrashDeth17]

He hardly sweeps. He just taps every note on the guitar in under a half of a second non-musically.

[AZARTI5]

and what u think u ;re? buckethead sucks, you too, and this video too, real typing is iddies one, stop listening to shit and get to the real music

[zugu0202375]

buckethead is amazing what the fuck are you talking about?

[brownshit1]

San Diago the indians named the city roughly translated it means whales vagina, lol lil anchorman quote there. sorry couldnt help myself

[MmisterPinkston]

he's not as energetic as usual.

[JonDeth]

Just a bit of a tip-

Realize he has a really high gain here, some chorus and balanced tone. Your slides will never sound like that if you're a "muscle" player like myself-I tap so hard I've dented fingerboards from letting my nails get too long.

Like the tone btw.

[TravuhsWree]

If you tapped that hard wouldn't everything you play be sharp? I don't know exactly how hard to tap but if you dent the fretboard... not only is that bad for the fret board but if you're doing tapping like the guy in the vid is doing... wouldn't you be hitting your nails against the strings? Not the fretboard? I don't really know.

[JonDeth]

I do a combination of tapping and pressing depending on the sequence,. If it's a true 8 finger arpeggio, which hardly anyone actually does regardless of claims, that's more of pressing or what's known as "touch technique". It's sort of a pressing hard and releasing technique for complex sequences.

For sequences that use say 4-6 fingers but may involve using whichever of your 8 fingers that suit the pattern best(the false 8 finger taps), that's generally where I tap.

Fingernails happen!

[TravuhsWree]

I seeee....

[Jbsg09]

lol pause at 1:55

[acousticroots66]

oh thats sick i didnt know you were based in san diego..i live in clairemont lol

[Rascal157]

modern day uhh.. penis can do!

Nah, he said Pianist.. like piano :) lol grat video... i think im just not even gonna embarass myself trying that

[chillernz]

Nice but at 4:43 it sounds like U say:

Like a modern day penis can do.

xD sorry man. Sweet lesson

[NailedSolo]

LOL

[UselessFingers]

cool!!

[fuzzyslippuh]

Great lesson. Best tutorial I"ve seen, clean edited and well executed...

I'm no critic, but I really like this one...

Keep up the good work.

[Jazzman5456]

Could you do a tutorial on Papa Roaches Blood Brothers? That'd be sweet u rock man :))

[marshmelow]

the guy is giving a free lesson bro. I'll wait for your kick ass lesson...ok? In the mean time I am grateful for his free knowledge.

[faggotgiraffe]

0:42 - 0:44 reminded me or Herman Li

hammering... hammer... hammer-on!

[alekzzito]

@faggotgiraffe ...........I tought he was going to soy something about hemorroids!!!

[JimmieLMS]

this sounds really wierd

[alansmithz]

First finger on the g-string... oh yeah.

[StoopidShane]

what guitar does he have??? im guessing a PRS.....

[roccckkerrr]

yes prs.,,custom 24?

btw that sounds so sweet

[Vic3D]

PRS yup

[28monkeyking28]

I just had a random question i thought of now.

Do you guys know of any song that uses the conventional guitar solo sound with the addition of a chorus?

[Takunrsx]

i think cliffs of dover by eric johnson uses chorus

[pak066]

great vid. one of their better ones. im from San Diego too :D

[logeybear5150]

id say steve vai is quite obscure with his tapping, take building the church for instance, insane 8 finger tapping intro thing

[Mike2133]

G string!

[JohnR242]

Super great lesson Thanks so much.

John (62 year young disabled rocker)

[tulio84z]

modern day penis ? (4:47)

[drewek]

pianist :p

[xtort1220]

Pianist

[Nameless742]

tee hee sounds like penis

[chuckbuntz]

im struggling with the sweep picking part

[guitarj92]

There are a lot of lessons on youtube to help you but really the only way is to practice slowly until you get coordination with both hands, then slowly increase the speed. Nobody learns to sweep over night =P

[Steadno]

sweet!

[giDDRu]

incredible lesson!

[ShinobiBoiX]

this is excellent, i shall add it to the standard sweeps

[216trixie]

where are the comments?

[wolfisloose]

2fist ftw

more marty lessons!

[tmobil8]

Thanks McGee! Hi Dave... thanks for the info , i wonder what kind of strings your using. - Best Regards - Thomas

[JonDeth]

Nice work but...haha there's always a but with me, I'd say that's intermediate as opposed to advanced. Very good lessons though, all you guys probably make big bucks as teachers.

I'd say advanced is 6-8 finger sequential patterns.

[jdiddy27]

LMAO.. i swear it sounds like penis on 4:47

[healthyenuftodie]

lol, im pretty sure he said Pianist.. like a piano player...

[jdiddy27]

Yeah i know.. but sounded like penis...

[GuitarMeastro]

penis haha

[leamonlesson]

YOU ARE A FREAK .... IN A GOOD WAY LMAO.......... WAY  OUT OF MY LEAGUE. I will try real real real slowly. THANKS

[FazlokAaAaAaA]

asdfgjole

[useyourdelusion]

cool! i'm going to learn this right now

[wiiwouldntliketoplay]

lol, good vid, but looks like someone forgot he wasn't playing a 12 String, or a Jimmy Page guitar, (damn I forgot what model that was, I'll probably remember in a few minutes.)

[atshapi13]

A lot of metal vid like I asked ^^ thanks dav

[RiderDugzy]

fuckk i cant do it.

[jKazej]

Pretty damn impressive.

[redslownight]

this sounds.......weird....i dont like it.

[pyrocycle786]

his guitar has great sustain =D

my strat doesnt but it still rox

[Chilloutman33]

Crazy

[xxPanteraxxx]

Nice!!!!

[mattyoz0]

He's a better guitarist then i thought!

[96JUSTIN]

his pinky is like as long as my pointer finger!!! god damn

[Celmer77]

check out george lynch

[crazzydude7]

two fists is officially a god to me now

[robicool]

I love how David is always in the background shouting things out!

[suh1289]

man i love that guitar!!!

[catfishmudflap]

Way cool!

[IBRockin]

Thank you. Definitely helpful.

[Rob8036]

lol the modern day penis

good video tho, learned a lot

[jamboy711]

ROFL you idiot, he said pianist XD

[DigitalMarine]

finally some REALLY good 'HEAVY' lessons.

Two Fizz, you are AWESOME!

[Vic3D]

Two Fizz or Two Fist?

[DigitalMarine]

Is it two fist? Haha, i thought it was Two Fizz lol!

[JANO66]

san diego rules!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Glew1992]

WillBilly !!!!

[kuki383]

you have an incredible speed!

i ll practice it

[dopemcee]

u got the coolest name ever...loll...i still dont know how to say it..but it sounds cool

[rantanen1]

indeed

[Vic3D]

Will Billy Two Fist McGee

[Laimonel]

Very usefull lesson, nice lick, thank you.

[hasanmahdiink]

great

[ZBones23]

His lessons keep getting better and BETTER!!

[strandskate]

Great lesson!