Micah Scoville 8 Finger Tapping Crazy Guitar Solo Pt I - Improv

[maryjaneclurricane]

where are u ?

[thecoldnovrain89]

that is evil vibrato.

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

That tone reminds me kind of Tony MacAlpine. Awesome! :D

[NOBAMAftw]

@flowerFOG oh yeah i love buckethead but no.... His eight finger technique is terrible in my honest opinion its almost always atonal

[NOBAMAftw]

@flowerFOG eh he's prolly matured hella since the god forsaken eighties, take away all those bends and its sick as hell. Just for kicks check out Daniel Gottardo for some genious eight finger improv

[flowerFOG]

this is too fucking good

[hahahahaha23]

eddie van halens so boss

[DescentFromHeaven]

How hard is it to do this...?

[flowerFOG]

@DescentFromHeaven only one who comes close is buckethead.

[HillaryHitler]

The effects are annoying, a cleaner tone mioht make this sound bad ass

[jma111000]

I couldn't get over the hair lol

[mickeyb1000]

wtf is the point of this tapping bullshit, play sum music

[DescentFromHeaven]

@mickeyb1000 Tapping is a way to add more flavour to music. IT IS MUSIC. So when you tell him to play music, HE IS playing music.

[bigmoney4635]

and what planet is he from??

[sel0422]

I have to laugh, pull up this guys current videos. He looks like my Dad!!! Amazing how 20 years can change you

[azkeyz]

It's even rumored that if you say anything bad about buckethead in Texas that blackie lawless may come through a wall and cut your head off with his saw blades.

That could be real ugly.

[azkeyz]

I still can't believe anyone would say that about buckethead , I mean steve via is maybe a little gay but never say that about buckethead.

Yahuvah God will smite you if you do.

[azkeyz]

For those who are talkin bout steve via and buckethead being homosexuals.

I hope you do realize that's the perfect way to destroy any guitar career you might have had in mind.

You can talk that kind of trash about steve via , but I would advise never sayin ANYTHING negative about buckethead , it could cause you to get beat down in a dark alley.

[azkeyz]

Um this is a difficult assessment for me , I'm going to give it the buckethead nod.

Also I'm going to give it 50 buckethead points.

and just to be a good sport about it , I'm going to give it the George Lynch nod.

[LinkinParkSiske]

are you from the 80' man what's with the hair

[tonymlg91]

whats with the towel on the neck

[itsdrpepper567]

@tonymlg91 it eliminates background noise.

[fenderwangcaster]

Steve Vai and Buckethead had hot steamy gay sex, one of them shat this baby out, learned how to play guitar better than both of them put together, and was exiled from popular media so that he would never achieve the same fame and glory as his inferior rivals.

[uidsea]

It was also recorded over 20 years ago....

[JovialDaze]

tap tap tap bend tap tap tap bend tap bend bend tap tap tap

[petegiant]

I didn't know poodles could play guitar ?

[xxcannibalxchristian]

Too many bends on the 14th fret bro. Gave me a headache. But it's still cool

[paldri]

That must be his wanking sock (you know, for wanking on your guitar)

[DigitaIGhost]

impressive but completely useless... only the part through 1:32-1:46 was kinda intriguing

[paldri]

@DigitaIGhost It's not completely useless. It helps compliment the fury of his mullet !

[DoctorLawyerWhatever]

A lot of useless noise.  Write something. You know. An actual song.

[UnknownSect333]

@DoctorLawyerWhatever Yep. That's not a sign of jealousy...

[lgjoe10]

@MikeMikeNana haha yeahh, it's pretty crazy lol

[lgjoe10]

he's my guitar instructor at the college i go to...haha never would've imagined him like this lol

[MikeMikeNana]

@lgjoe10 Thats your instructor now? :o

[Luckystrat13]

Excuse me while I go throw my guitar into a lake.

[imawesome89100]

here i am putting fine cloth under the string at the top , when i could of just put a sock around it -_-

[Constanse22]

tbh i only counted about 4,267 of the same bend

[HairnationVH1]

those bends are cool until like the 712 time

[metalhammer104]

this dude is fuckin sick, i never even heard of him. i wonder how the hell he gets that crazy warped tone. btw i find that if you listen to this at a much lower volume, the notes sound even richer.

[theclassicrockkid95]

@metalhammer104 You're right, same here.

[princesscake]

MOAR! MOAR HIGH BENDS! they're like vitamins to me!

[Liquidlex6]

@princesscake

your post was the best out of all these.

[romandtlopez]

O.o so much win

[malaouas66]

Oh he's that guy from that 80's band! You know! With the hair!!!

[44SuperShredder]

Steve Lynch wannabe

[HairnationVH1]

@rockSldBrute No offense BUT SHINEDOWNS A POSER BAND. Like everything else

[Drumtariano]

haha this sounds rediculously amazing. Why haven't I heard of this guy?

[NOBAMAftw]

technically good, musically gay :(

[vincentedd]

@NOBAMAftw It's the 80's man, everyone one of them was about technique back then

[flowerFOG]

@NOBAMAftw no that is actually not true here, this is fucking genius but that bending oh god...

[HairnationVH1]

AWESOME GUITAR

[SnoringMonkeyExhibit]

Sounds beautiful ^_^

[kunimaro15689]

i betcha cant count how many of those starwars laser pistol ass bends he does

[xxPSYCHOSLUTxx]

@kunimaro15689 i didnt get the comment at first, now i cant stop lolling

[MetalShin0bi]

Poor kitty.

[riot23k]

wow, thats my freshman seminar teacher....

[millionsdollars]

@rockSldBrute if youre 19 and youve been playing your whole life and just discovered 8 finger tapping, you must be mentally challenged

[AnnaAnnaYes]

Say what you want, i'd rather listen to this than the new crap anyday!!

[hehaheadshot97]

Pac-man had a seizure.

[vincentedd]

: )) Pacman throwing up

Funny how the boy tied a sock on the neck to mute the strings, I guess that's the secret of his technique.

[ChemoTherapy87]

Straszliwie pokurwione.

[thek3rmit]

fuuuuuuuuuuuckk hair metal

[notrombones]

Great,  liquid tone!

Not bad tapping either.

:)

[kkane6able]

WTF. It's the same thing and he needs a haircut

[HairnationVH1]

@kkane6able YOU NEED A HAIRCUT NOT HIM. DUDE

[p1rz666]

stop bending the same tone all the time!... freak

[ArmAngdiabolo]

@p1rz666 I dont see you 8 finger tapping

stop calling people a freak,freak :)

[Stonewallboy]

Dude that guy has such a bad ass fur hat I want one just like that with the extra long ear flaps!

[koenikick]

he is using an echo

but it is danm fucking unbelivibile

[ryan4951]

@rockSldBrute it keeps the strings from ringing (open notes) so you only hear fretted notes and when he takes his finger off the string you dont here the open note

[TheBuonocore]

WTF

[sircarterello]

proud to say this man lives down the street from me

[microkorgboy]

ATARI!!!!

[TruNikkaz]

his technique is good but his phrasing is annoying; repetitive bend on that same note.

i'd still like to have a tab of all these shapes

[skinsunit2]

it sounds very ugly. especially the annoying bends

[otherrandomhero]

this is why people make fun of the 80s

[MadHatterHEB]

one day i shall be that good

a long time but it will happen mark my words :')

you god!

[guitarmaniak8]

What's up with the socks tied to the neck?

[leekwesi]

@guitarmaniak8 string dampener

[cgtrademark]

@leekwesi not it's a sock that's used to dampen the strings. I do that from time to time

[leekwesi]

@cgtrademark yeah.... I know its a sock I was just telling him what the purpose of it was

[evenmoee]

@guitarmaniak8 To dampen noise from loose strings

[Psygnus]

the same god damn bend each time

[c3d342]

WOOOT B.C. Rich

[BurnRoddy]

LAWL Galaga 1989

[Rentboy6969]

Okay, the technical ability is amazing,no doubt about it.

But the tune that he's playing is just shite.

And let's face it, he's a bit of a knobber is'nt he?

[flight324]

yes yes yes dude dude killer!!! omg im creaming

[riskotibor80]

5 stars for the wig

[flight324]

@riskotibor80 thats not a wig

[jacobcallen423]

@riskotibor80 best comment all day, had me laughing ( oh crap, coke all over keyboard.

[nneevveerrmmoorree]

This is very good .....I am an istant fan

[scottmackeen]

This is not music. It's amazing skill no doubt. But It's just noise. It's a talent show. Still, gotta love the dirty tube sock tied to the fretboard!

[UnIXbLueStar]

@scottmackeen it wasnt meant to be a music. No need to tell us all this endless bullshit we see in every shred video.

[Killer9299]

BALLER AS SHIT

[Killer9299]

wtf

[buckeyelover1978]

this is what happens when you use drugs

[NokturnalMortom]

Sounds like Legend of Zelda. Badass

[Swaggtastical]

Way to show off asshole

[freedomgrooves]

this is realy rad but ya your totally right about how annoying those bends get when they are done that often especially cause he keeps doing that same note as the bend he could at least switch it up

[bosnaisgreat]

does he use distortion

[Alexiscorchado]

MULLET!!!!!!!!!

[Fabio626]

anyone have the tablature of this solo?

[tankadin5k]

I was the singer of one of this guys bands...during this time...all it is is the chapman stick bullshit on guitar...nothing more...band was called impact from vermont

[RockXStarEvan]

I wanna learn these arpeggios holy shit xD

[dudefrombarrie]

whats with the sock? yeah the vibratos were killin' me to but the arpeggio section was sweet.

[yu1and1]

@dudefrombarrie

Sock mutes open string noise. Kinda like cheating, but still good nonetheless,

[dudefrombarrie]

Couldn't he have used like a cool bandana or something? I guess if you don't have a cool bandana a sock will work. Thanks for letting me know on the noise thing

[TheOneWhoLived]

probably so that it doesn't sound like shit, that sock is stopping the strings from vibrating too much so when he's tapping it doesnt make those loud distorted noises, the BUZZ sounds or w/e

[HairnationVH1]

Hey whats not up with the sock, its cool ok .. LOL im just joking ha..

[CharlieTennant1989]

does anyone know who this guy is? is this clip from an instructional video??

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

@CharlieTennant1989 He is a teacher now I think...

[killyou45]

yep he teaches at SUNY Adirondack in upstate NY. cool guy and great player.

[IxMAKExUxGOxLOL]

He really should've done something else when he needed those mental pauses than bend. Seriously, they ruin it all... But the arpeggios make up for it. They're so beautiful and melodic... But then those goddamn bends return for a 69th round...

[p4ulg1lb3rt]

i wish he would use less delay so we could hear it more clearly =(

[guitaristmasaya]

I...i can't...

[GuitarHeroOfIbanez]

yeah sounds like magic

[aeAustiin]

That would be cool if was like a 2 second lick.. but not a whole solo like that. It's kind of annoying

[thehuman371]

This would be annoying to hear for a whole song, but, the arpeggios earned this video a 5 from me.

[wenkebach99]

this could sound alot better if he didn't bend so much.

[complimentsheck]

sounds awful and those bends just sound horrible too

[gimblethethimble]

@complimentsheck dude u need a new pair of speackers

[juker59]

dope

[1286038423]

WOAH AN EXPANSION OF EVH's TECHNIQUE

HOW ORIGINAL

[IronR4pt0r23]

your gay. this isnt music.

[tankadin5k]

Wow sounds like a cat being raped!

[hunterjackkelly1]

@tankadin5k hahaha its annoying dude wuaahahaha whuahahah

[CreatureLuva13]

@tankadin5k  i agree...great technique but yeah cat rape is definitely on my 'sounds like' list

[HairnationVH1]

@CreatureLuva13 how do you know what it sounds like ..... O.O

[Hayacafrita]

@tankadin5k There's a biut that sounds like mario bros when mario grows

[darkdudironaji]

pretty talented but i dont like the tone

[mvp49rb]

thos bends that he adds get annoying when you do it so often

[Cracksmacknhash]

@mvp49rb

thats cuz you dont know how to play

[mvp49rb]

@Cracksmacknhash your right bud

[jochiasson]

love tha hair..his guitar is as hairy as him!

[niawi004]

i now have a new respect for my music appreciation teacher. hmm

[musicPMA]

thats impressive, but no ones gunna want to listen to guitar playing that sounds like a video game for more than 5 min.

[n1a2c3k4z5]

HE IS FUCKIN AWESOME!

[Masterkeyboardsgavo]

kiko loureiro is best....

[KemperFA24]

He's my guitar teacher.. I watched im in the guitar recital today. AMAZING. =D Micah, if you see this, sorry I had to leave early. Work at 2!! lol

[Zenthral]

It's Buckethead without the mask. :)

[thebarkeaters]

yea this guy was my guitar teacher... you should see him play classical...

[Thompaam]

lucky you. but I got an kickass guitar teacher too.

[viper1991]

I would love it a million times more if he didn't do that little bend he does after every riff.

[Mariofan7]

Yeah, that is fucking annoying xD

[metalhammer104]

true its a sick ass guitar solo overall but 1:32 - 2:00 omfg that shit sounds so beautiful in a creepy way. I can definitely see myself wanking to this don't you guys agree? Lol

[HEREclickPlease]

Agreed - that's the best part of the solo. Do you mean "wanking" on a guitar, or the other way (lol)

Jeff Watson was the first 80's 8 finger rock player, but this guy does so much more with it !

[bosoxfreak826]

thats my guitar instructer!!

[g0atf1sh]

time to get a hair cut dont ya think

[norulesjono]

i hope he never cuts his hair

[HEREoverHERE]

it was 20 years ago

[supersonicfingerz]

my fuckin ears hurt cuz i had it up so loud buit omfg wdf that was so fucking pwnerific dude nice fucking ob bro keepin playin lmfao as for me..im gonna go learn to play it...ohh btw.....i think we all shitted our pants a FEW times..i know i did ;D

[lambaboy0]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! its buckethead without his mask!

[viper1991]

buckethead ain't got shit on this guy.

[thespirtofrocknroll]

omg 2;04 2;10

[fastbackstudios]

that was awsome

[lilbill681]

I JUST SHIT MY PANTS! HOLY FUCK!

[residualrevenge]

I think I may have shit mine too.. .lol

[kidninja7]

sooo awesome sound... u look like an 80's rock star btw!

[DarknessRayne]

uh... if you looked at the info... he IS an 80's rock star...

[blockopastorius]

haha dude this was recorded in '89

[dragonmastersteve]

i think best metal and rock was made in the 80s

[blockopastorius]

ehh if we're talking legit metal like black metal death metal grindcore so on, i like modern sound

[BuLLeTzTAKEuDOWN]

holy sh............................­.it!!!!!!!

[XxcrazygoldkillaxX9]

nut from 1:21-1:28 was deffinitley the sickest part

[fashank22]

funny thing is that's the easiest part of his playing here

[XxcrazygoldkillaxX9]

:O rlly r u serious

[fashank22]

haha yeah it's a lot of tapping and pull-offs to open strings. which is true also with Van Halen's Eruption. that's one thing i love about the arts. sometimes simple is better

[XxcrazygoldkillaxX9]

that one guitar bend ruined the whole thing but all in all it was sick

[fashank22]

damn i know but when peolpe improv there is usually one thing that they go back to doing when they are done with an idea and are about to start another one

[XxcrazygoldkillaxX9]

dude totally true

[WAVOone]

dude.....

[metalguitarist11]

wow..

[biscuit0luver]

Sick of hearing tht exact same bend all the time

[MS7911]

Awesome! Check My Solo's Too !!

[terryfunk500]

This guy was my music professor in college. The funny thing about this video is he scorns rock guitar now and is strictly classical. I laughed my ass off the first time I saw this just cause this is the exact opposite of his current style.

Besides that, he's an amazing guitarist and teacher.

[guitargod02]

does he still use the bc rich lol

[jackfenderrox]

When i first saw this video i looked around i couldnt find any info on him

Where does he teach?