Don, this is smokin'. Your right hand technique is really interesting, too--a variation of what most folks call the "Benson" technique. I use this technique, too, for jazz, but I change to a more traditional pick angle/style with string damping for blues, rock, and fusion.
@SPGGuitar251 If Mickey Mantle could hit home runs from both sides of the plate WE guitarists can angle the pick both ways....RIGHT? I mean LEFT? I mean.....
You've probably heard it way too often by now, but I need to tell you that you're an amazing jazz guitarist. I will be doing my fair share of transcribing on this solo for sure. THANK YOU! Greets,
@weskoki they are enough but it doesn't sound as a live session !!! it sounds like playing with a play along ! i wish to buy his cd....any hint where i can but it?
@acappellaworld Just trying to keep up with the backing track{when I'm able}.Please check out my slower version with far less CLAMS..The best player{players} in the world don't need any advice from us......RIGHT??????
You are a great player but nevertheless I quote Pat Metheny:'The number of notes you play is not that important. Just think of that one note that can make a difference'
@acappellaworld Jazz guitar great JIMMY BRUNO got a lot of public flack by commenting on Metheny and the endless masses that seem to believe he{Metheny} is the 2nd comming.... I better keep my mouth shut..
It is a wel known fact that many jazzguitarists are stinking jalous of Metheny's lucrative way of merchandising but they seem to forget (or don't want to hear) the marvellous things he did (and does) with his trio. Moreover Bruno is so stupid that he even doen's realise that he has been influenced by Metheny himself! Just listen to his solo's and you know what I mean.
@acappellaworld I think you're a bit confused. There seems to be some sort of stigma to any player who plays fast nowadays. Did it ever occur to you that it's not always about showing off, and that some times that's just the way people play? Yes, you'll hear many stories along the lines of "I used to play fast in my younger days, but I learned not to". It doesn't have to be negative. Who are you to say that someone who plays fast doesn't express as much emotion and musicality as on who does not?
@acappellaworld Context. This tune is approx 300 bpm depending on the chart you have. So that means the lines Don is playing are eighth notes. Listen to any up tempo tunes like this and most players do the same type of phrasing. Even the famous Coltrane recording of this tune is up near 300, and he blows through it non stop. Just my 2 cents worth.
I love listening to music like this with a good player playing on the edge! To me that's as good as it gets, playing just on the edge and not falling off!
PS...look for the upcoming method book based on Don's soloing style over "Giant Steps" (including full transcription) soon. Very soon, we hope! Until publication, it will not be available. But, you can contact me or Don, and we will put you on a notification list when the book becomes available. Many thanks! Tim Quinn
@strwy2hvn94 I expertly transcribed Don's soloing on Giant Steps & also created a method book based around his soloing on this song. Don's classic jazz lines, economy of motion, and classic tone make him the perfect study. "How to Solo Over Giant Steps for Guitarists" ( a collaborative effort from Don & me) is unlike any other out there, because it starts with an actual performance of someone who can actually tear over the changes...as opposed to an academic "how to" from an author who can't!
@ZurabMelua ....Yes and NO---I know the Phrases before I play them...but they NEVER fit together the same way twice....a larger collection of phrases would have made this solo seem more "IMPROVISED"
I saw this video and I put my guitar down, I should just quit!!!! Nah, just kidding... Awesome! Loved the sound of that guitar, too. What kind of guitar is it?
Hey, let the camera roll for a take, start to finish. Pretty interesting to watch the challenge at this tempo. But the lines are so smooth most of the time.
I've just started seriously woodshedding this piece and the whole Maj 3rds cycle concept in general and I must say this is inspiring and intimidating in equal measure! Btw the poster just behind your right shoulder looks like you with either Tal Farlow or Les Paul - am I right?
@hakanozelguitarist NICE GUESS--but wrong....it'sthe late jazz drumming ICON LOUIE BELLSON......the kindest gentleman I ever met....he put up with me for 8 years....THANK-YOU LOUIE................good-luck with Maj3rds.....be carefull--it's addictive
@str4to "jazz shred crap"...actually dude, you probably don't feel anything with insight like that. You try "feeling it" when playing that song, at that speed. There's nothing to feel except concentration, which is what he is doing. "jazz shred crap"...pfft.
@upT3mpo it's kind of sad you think that way, music is way more than just concentration (especially in jazz) and improvisation becomes really interesting when it comes from your imagination, not from the fact that you know you can play a F diminished arpeggio on a G7b9 because G is a half step lower than Ab which is the b3rd of F diminished... music is not about what you know but what you hear...
@upT3mpo you really don't get the meaning of my comment do you? forget the theory play with your ears... what Don Nick plays is a good application of the theory I'm sure he's learned, but I think he's too thinking way too much. what he's playing there is not improvisation to me. don't get me wrong (again) you can improvise fast and be creative (metheny, coltrane,...) /watch?v=ApI-zA6suXE listen to his improvisation, his guitar is singing.
@str4to Young man from Belgium...everthing you say is very true...but keep one thing in mind...the most important thing that you will ever learn......is what you learn AFTER you know it all.
@NickPycks6 you're 100% right, working and learning theory is mandatory in music, but I don't get the point of filming exercises and put them on youtube to impress people. If I say that to you it's just becauseI believe you could be a great guitarist (a lot better than I am right now!) if you were playing with your ears and not with your brain. Learning theory is good but getting stuck in it is sooo bad.
@upT3mpo you fucking hater I'm just telling what I feel and think by watching this video and you're trying to push me into a "who's got the biggest" game. I have never claimed I'm a better guitarist ("better" is not a word to use in art I think). I am studying jazz theory atm and never said its unnecessary. If you don't even try to understand what I say just piss off please.
@upT3mpo I think getting advices and comments is what youtube is made for... If he'd got only good feedback he'd be the next Coltrane... Come on this is about music not brain wanking. he's got well enough good comments, no need for ass licking.
@upT3mpo --THANKS for watching my back.... TWO choices...you BLOCK them..or you...."SUFFER FOOLS GLADLY".....He's not the first jazz guitar infant to visit and he won't be the last
@NickPycks6 No worries Nick, loved the video (and the first Giant Steps one) - fantastic work! True, "only a fool takes up a fools argument". There are always going to be people who find it easier to talk it up than play it up. I think they're called..."singers"? All the best mate :)
@NickPycks6 Thank you. I am working very hard on my Jazz right now. Love mixing the blues and Jazz chordal , octaves its all good. Peace Jake Rogers, Atlanta Ga
@franco6719 These lines are far from "near perfect"the process of trying to improve is on-going.The level of"precision"is subjective.The "WORK IT UP" part olny stops when you do.
@NickPycks6 Oh, I know that alright. That is why I DON'T stop (although I was forced to for some time for health reasons) and will continue improving on this and other tunes by working all of the time and 50 times harder than the next person. ;)
Hello Nick! I am really impressed. Your playing is awesome! I would love to see some tutorials/ lesson from you. And you play so fast. I have often problems with a slippery pick. Sometimes it doesnt feel natural.. anyway, awesome video my friend! I will take a look at the "benson grip". Thank you for uploading!
@BeatBay---Mel Bay guitar author Tim Quinn has transcribed and analyzed both GS solos{mistakes and all} Hopefully we can make them available to interested jazz guitarists soon Thanks -DON-
@NickPycks6 Thank you for all your kind answers! That would be awesome. Please tell me, if releases them! I would love to learn more about the technic! Thank you very very much!
I guess he is having a "better" day cause on his previous recording of Giant steps he "sort of" has some "thinking". Nevertheless I wish I could play like this guy, CRAZY.
Awesome, Don. Thanks for sharing...I plan on doing some transcribing. 16 bars, 10 key centers/modulations, and at a break-neck pace. Fantastic playing!
@totsmarkopolis --- I've never learned the rest stroke...On this video I'm goofing with the so called Benson grip..Does the rest stroke work with that?
I am a guitar major at a college in pennsylvania, I am doing giant steps for a recital. This is a tough piece and you are really playing it nicely. Are you still working off the chords or is this based more off of longer scalar runs?
I'd be honored if you'd take a look at my vids, there are a few solo guitar clips on my channel where I practise GS, and a few other tunes. Maybe you have some advice concerning my playing?
Really impressive. I'm practising this tune for some time now, but at slower tempos, so I can appreciate the mastery in your playing. What's interesting is your different right hand technique compared to the slower version. I think it supports the even eights at this blazing speed without getting tired or tense, while making the sound a bit thinner.
Excellent playing Don! 1st off: I personally love how you phrase the qtr note lines. It gives the music a chance to "breathe." Phrasing is damn near flawless. ? for you: I'm sure you've studied all the digital patterns, arpeggios and various chord subs, different scales/modal ideas and what not, but what is your thinking in connects the various chromatic patterns intervallically while keeping a very fluid phrase? That's the type of playing I've always wished I had. I suppose gotta start slow 1st
Nice job, Nick...great technique and a sense of humor to match it. Trying to read the headstock but is that a Benedetto? You're endorsing those - yes?
No-it's an Eastman..a poor-man's Benedetto...I was added to the Eastman roster by the late Jim Fisch..an irreplaceable jazz guitar patron..missed by all who knew him
very clean riffs, awesome. As far as what lwoods was saying, I think its cool if you were trying to do a motif on it... but if youre doing it because you have trouble on those chords continuing your lines then id say keep trying to push through them. very nice though :)
You rule it old man ... Haha
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Cazzo!!!
patrizioserni 1 day ago
Don, this is smokin'. Your right hand technique is really interesting, too--a variation of what most folks call the "Benson" technique. I use this technique, too, for jazz, but I change to a more traditional pick angle/style with string damping for blues, rock, and fusion.
SPGGuitar251 1 week ago
@SPGGuitar251 If Mickey Mantle could hit home runs from both sides of the plate WE guitarists can angle the pick both ways....RIGHT? I mean LEFT? I mean.....
NickPycks6 1 week ago
7 people went home and burned their guitars
jakeg12345 1 week ago
@jakeg12345 Hendrix School of Guitar?
NickPycks6 1 week ago
Is this improvised?... This is pretty crazy man. Need to transcribe. If anyone has a transcription please message
COOLBIAN57 1 month ago
great!!!
bajiru175 1 month ago
That's some serious picking right there! I hope I get to see some new videos from you soon, they always inspire me to work harder.
AmundLauritzen 2 months ago
You've probably heard it way too often by now, but I need to tell you that you're an amazing jazz guitarist. I will be doing my fair share of transcribing on this solo for sure. THANK YOU! Greets,
Martin.
ElWischi 2 months ago
@ElWischi Thank You-- Martin..I'm the worlds worst transcriber....this solo has so many goofs --GOOD-LUCK --have fun DN
NickPycks6 2 months ago
Holy Shit !!! It's back to the drawing board for me !!!
Magnificient playing !!!
TheGibsonFirebird 2 months ago
@TheGibsonFirebird thanks....remember---the drawing board is never ends
NickPycks6 2 months ago 2
VERY QUICK RIGHT HAND, COOL !!! WHERE CAN I HEAR MORE TUNES WITH MUSICIANS , NOT AEBERSOLD PLAY ALONG? THANKS FOR SHARING :-)
razsekeles 2 months ago
@razsekeles Mark Levine (p); Lynn Seaton and Todd Coolman (b); Barry Ries are those not musicians enough for you?
weskoki 2 months ago
@weskoki they are enough but it doesn't sound as a live session !!! it sounds like playing with a play along ! i wish to buy his cd....any hint where i can but it?
razsekeles 2 months ago
@razsekeles---SORRY I have no pro-quality cds...I'm affraid the home made jobs that I have done are just as bad as this is :>(
NickPycks6 2 months ago
@weskoki -- these guys are GREAT---good thing they don't know I'm playing with them :>)
NickPycks6 2 months ago
Awesome thanks for the inspiration.
Treetopper 3 months ago
Why so fast? The best player in the world (Pat Metheny) always plays it in medium tempo!!
acappellaworld 3 months ago
@acappellaworld Just trying to keep up with the backing track{when I'm able}.Please check out my slower version with far less CLAMS..The best player{players} in the world don't need any advice from us......RIGHT??????
NickPycks6 3 months ago
Quote Pat Metheny: 'The number of notes you play is not important. Just think of that one note that can make a difference.'
acappellaworld 3 months ago
@acappellaworld for that one "great perfect note" I'll take KENNY BURRELL.....you can have your hero
NickPycks6 3 months ago
You are a great player but nevertheless I quote Pat Metheny:'The number of notes you play is not that important. Just think of that one note that can make a difference'
acappellaworld 3 months ago
@acappellaworld Jazz guitar great JIMMY BRUNO got a lot of public flack by commenting on Metheny and the endless masses that seem to believe he{Metheny} is the 2nd comming.... I better keep my mouth shut..
NickPycks6 3 months ago
Metheny influenced a whole new generation of jazzguitarists.
acappellaworld 3 months ago
@acappellaworld---- Good for him....I'm very glad not to be one of them....I was influenced by a whole OLD generation of jazzguitarists.
NickPycks6 3 months ago
It is a wel known fact that many jazzguitarists are stinking jalous of Metheny's lucrative way of merchandising but they seem to forget (or don't want to hear) the marvellous things he did (and does) with his trio. Moreover Bruno is so stupid that he even doen's realise that he has been influenced by Metheny himself! Just listen to his solo's and you know what I mean.
acappellaworld 3 months ago
@acappellaworld ...JIMMY has his own site---- I'm sure he'd love to communicate with someone as SMART as you :>)))
NickPycks6 3 months ago
I communicated with him already. And he promised to mend his ways.
And now back to study Nick, there's so much to learn....
acappellaworld 3 months ago
@acappellaworld I think you're a bit confused. There seems to be some sort of stigma to any player who plays fast nowadays. Did it ever occur to you that it's not always about showing off, and that some times that's just the way people play? Yes, you'll hear many stories along the lines of "I used to play fast in my younger days, but I learned not to". It doesn't have to be negative. Who are you to say that someone who plays fast doesn't express as much emotion and musicality as on who does not?
strwy2hvn94 3 months ago
I don't mean it negative, it just makes me nervous.
acappellaworld 3 months ago
@acappellaworld Context. This tune is approx 300 bpm depending on the chart you have. So that means the lines Don is playing are eighth notes. Listen to any up tempo tunes like this and most players do the same type of phrasing. Even the famous Coltrane recording of this tune is up near 300, and he blows through it non stop. Just my 2 cents worth.
jonjacquemoud1 1 month ago
This is just fantastic.
polylyth 3 months ago
I got arthritis just watching this
ZombieLincoln666 3 months ago
rofl this guy is mr obvious when he makes a mistake 0:45
just kidding, hes a genius!
loborneta 4 months ago
@loborneta .... the term genius has just been kicked in the groin
NickPycks6 3 months ago
I love how his face gets redder as the solo progresses. Seriously though top notch!
Jimclak 4 months ago
MARAVILLOSA SU INTERPRETACION ! SUPERA A TODOS.... FELICITACIONES
(TIENE USTED MUCHO SWING )
juangenesyjazz 4 months ago
This is how you "shred"
jass820 4 months ago 5
I love listening to music like this with a good player playing on the edge! To me that's as good as it gets, playing just on the edge and not falling off!
ufoolme 4 months ago in playlist More videos from NickPycks6
Mother of christ
nicklinnik 5 months ago
that soloing is great, how do you solo like that, what scale modes and arpeggios do you use and how do you pick like that ??? please reply
Ben123456789Clarke 5 months ago in playlist More videos from NickPycks6
JAJAJAJAJA VIEJO QLIOOO BRIGIDOOO JAJAJAJA
monometal69 6 months ago
Incredible playing, love this video!
ChrisBieniek 6 months ago
i really loved that , just wonderful . There are quite a few big name players who could learn quite a bit from you , more . moRE , MORE !!!
jimmijune 8 months ago
wow ! you're awesome ! Do you think you could play those incredible licks slowly so that I could try to play them ? ...would be great ! :D ...
...thank you for this video !
mapucho 8 months ago
now why havent i heard of this player before? #%$@#@$%@#% .. off to search
AlterGTR 9 months ago
beauuuuuuuuuutiful
lettheangelscry 9 months ago
Excellent.
diabeticmonkey 9 months ago
PS...look for the upcoming method book based on Don's soloing style over "Giant Steps" (including full transcription) soon. Very soon, we hope! Until publication, it will not be available. But, you can contact me or Don, and we will put you on a notification list when the book becomes available. Many thanks! Tim Quinn
quinnguitar 11 months ago
@strwy2hvn94 I expertly transcribed Don's soloing on Giant Steps & also created a method book based around his soloing on this song. Don's classic jazz lines, economy of motion, and classic tone make him the perfect study. "How to Solo Over Giant Steps for Guitarists" ( a collaborative effort from Don & me) is unlike any other out there, because it starts with an actual performance of someone who can actually tear over the changes...as opposed to an academic "how to" from an author who can't!
quinnguitar 11 months ago
The technique is so god damn good that it makes it seem like child's play. I hate you so much for that.
handicappedhoods 1 year ago
@ZurabMelua ....Yes and NO---I know the Phrases before I play them...but they NEVER fit together the same way twice....a larger collection of phrases would have made this solo seem more "IMPROVISED"
NickPycks6 1 year ago
excellent playing this always brings a smile to my face
SLAYER0429 1 year ago
Good.
narancor 1 year ago
I saw this video and I put my guitar down, I should just quit!!!! Nah, just kidding... Awesome! Loved the sound of that guitar, too. What kind of guitar is it?
edteaches 1 year ago
@edteaches--Ed.. keep playing-- keep teaching!!! ---It's an EASTMAN...flat wounds on this version.
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@NickPycks6 I didn't realize guitar strings came flatwound...
philandthelowend 4 months ago in playlist More videos from NickPycks6
awesome, i love your playing!
aJazzcat 1 year ago
すげーーーーーーーーーー！！！！！！！！！！！！
hideajajajaj 1 year ago
@hideajajajaj Thanks...I think
NickPycks6 1 year ago 8
@hideajajajaj I don't know what this says but I'm pretty sure I agree with it. Thumbs up.
2skyland 7 months ago
Don, that was well executed and your passion for Jazz is certainly felt in your playing.
Very nice. Actually, that was a burner!
Do I sense some Joe Pass or Barney Kessel influence?
Bravo Performance my friend
seandamondotcom 1 year ago
@seandamondotcom...YES--they are 2 out of a 100-- I'm stuck in a 50s time warp...and LOVE IT!!!
NickPycks6 1 year ago 3
Great,great Don Nick___gid bless you
CRRochaGuitar 1 year ago
great great great guitar player!!! by the way....how the fuck can you pick so clear, quick and fluid???? is a very strange motion
EduardoAllo 1 year ago
Wow! This is awesome.
Kameron87 1 year ago
I wish I lived next door to you Don.... That is awesome!!!
dangreenwood 1 year ago
omg !! ONE screw up !! he IS human after all !!
KanuZankoro 1 year ago
IMPOSSIBRU. but seriously, how? .. and so effortless...
i double the opinion, it's best Giant Steps guitar solo on youtube. if the 'normal tempo' take wasn't good enough.
aleksandersucharski 1 year ago
lol
one99ful 1 year ago
Brilliant playing Don ! There's a life's work in there !
philgar5 1 year ago
@philgar5 ...NOT YET!!!!
NickPycks6 1 year ago
I think it's the best version of giant steps on guitar I have heard
....I think you found the secret of this pice man!Good job
MicheleGammarota 1 year ago
Hey, let the camera roll for a take, start to finish. Pretty interesting to watch the challenge at this tempo. But the lines are so smooth most of the time.
quinnguitar 1 year ago
I've just started seriously woodshedding this piece and the whole Maj 3rds cycle concept in general and I must say this is inspiring and intimidating in equal measure! Btw the poster just behind your right shoulder looks like you with either Tal Farlow or Les Paul - am I right?
hakanozelguitarist 1 year ago
@hakanozelguitarist NICE GUESS--but wrong....it'sthe late jazz drumming ICON LOUIE BELLSON......the kindest gentleman I ever met....he put up with me for 8 years....THANK-YOU LOUIE................good-luck with Maj3rds.....be carefull--it's addictive
NickPycks6 1 year ago
looks like he's enjoying himself.
jazz shred crap, this guy doesn't feel anything.
str4to 1 year ago
@str4to--- My babys good to me you know...cause she said so...I'm in love with her and" I FEEL FINE"
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@str4to "jazz shred crap"...actually dude, you probably don't feel anything with insight like that. You try "feeling it" when playing that song, at that speed. There's nothing to feel except concentration, which is what he is doing. "jazz shred crap"...pfft.
upT3mpo 1 year ago
@upT3mpo it's kind of sad you think that way, music is way more than just concentration (especially in jazz) and improvisation becomes really interesting when it comes from your imagination, not from the fact that you know you can play a F diminished arpeggio on a G7b9 because G is a half step lower than Ab which is the b3rd of F diminished... music is not about what you know but what you hear...
str4to 1 year ago
@str4to Hey thanks for the theory lesson buddy, really great. Do you have a book out? Pfft.
upT3mpo 1 year ago
@upT3mpo you really don't get the meaning of my comment do you? forget the theory play with your ears... what Don Nick plays is a good application of the theory I'm sure he's learned, but I think he's too thinking way too much. what he's playing there is not improvisation to me. don't get me wrong (again) you can improvise fast and be creative (metheny, coltrane,...) /watch?v=ApI-zA6suXE listen to his improvisation, his guitar is singing.
str4to 1 year ago
@str4to Young man from Belgium...everthing you say is very true...but keep one thing in mind...the most important thing that you will ever learn......is what you learn AFTER you know it all.
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@NickPycks6 you're 100% right, working and learning theory is mandatory in music, but I don't get the point of filming exercises and put them on youtube to impress people. If I say that to you it's just becauseI believe you could be a great guitarist (a lot better than I am right now!) if you were playing with your ears and not with your brain. Learning theory is good but getting stuck in it is sooo bad.
str4to 1 year ago
@str4to You really are a douche. Please post videos of you playing (with your ears) so we can critique as easily as you do.
upT3mpo 1 year ago
@upT3mpo you fucking hater I'm just telling what I feel and think by watching this video and you're trying to push me into a "who's got the biggest" game. I have never claimed I'm a better guitarist ("better" is not a word to use in art I think). I am studying jazz theory atm and never said its unnecessary. If you don't even try to understand what I say just piss off please.
str4to 1 year ago
@str4to LOL! You really are insecure! Nobody really cares what you have to say, or what you think about music. Keep studying.
upT3mpo 1 year ago
@upT3mpo I think getting advices and comments is what youtube is made for... If he'd got only good feedback he'd be the next Coltrane... Come on this is about music not brain wanking. he's got well enough good comments, no need for ass licking.
str4to 1 year ago
@str4to--Are they putting something weird in the Belgium water??? ALL the good feedback on the planet...could NOT make me the next Coltrane
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@upT3mpo --THANKS for watching my back.... TWO choices...you BLOCK them..or you...."SUFFER FOOLS GLADLY".....He's not the first jazz guitar infant to visit and he won't be the last
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@NickPycks6 No worries Nick, loved the video (and the first Giant Steps one) - fantastic work! True, "only a fool takes up a fools argument". There are always going to be people who find it easier to talk it up than play it up. I think they're called..."singers"? All the best mate :)
upT3mpo 1 year ago
@str4to Who cares about your comment, you are off on some self important music wanker lesson which nobody asked for or cares about.
You called Nicks playing "jazz shred crap"! What a small minded and ignorant thing to say for such a so-called "expert" on music.
Show me your youtube video of you "singing" to giant steps at that speed on guitar, or else shut the hell up.
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Tabs?!???
jk
y2zgt 1 year ago
Great stuff! Burning!
ricaard 1 year ago
You're waaaaaaaaaaaaay cooler than my dad ):
raven66614 1 year ago
Cool! Love it . Jake
guitarjrogers 1 year ago
@guitarjrogers---Checked your vid---- Good-Picking Jake
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@NickPycks6 Thank you. I am working very hard on my Jazz right now. Love mixing the blues and Jazz chordal , octaves its all good. Peace Jake Rogers, Atlanta Ga
guitarjrogers 1 year ago
wow wow wow!!!!! that's sooo Awesome!! :D
JezzyLewis 1 year ago
@JezzyLewis JEZZY---Your jazz guitar video was FANTASTIC...young players like you and Andreas Varady are so good it's-- SCARY--..
NickPycks6 1 year ago
Outstanding Don!! How long did it take you to work it up to that high a level of precision and near-perfect lines?
franco6719 1 year ago
@franco6719 These lines are far from "near perfect"the process of trying to improve is on-going.The level of"precision"is subjective.The "WORK IT UP" part olny stops when you do.
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@NickPycks6 Oh, I know that alright. That is why I DON'T stop (although I was forced to for some time for health reasons) and will continue improving on this and other tunes by working all of the time and 50 times harder than the next person. ;)
franco6719 1 year ago
@NickPycks6
franco6719 1 year ago
impressive
djEssatu 1 year ago
This guy is BOLD! The gauntlet of 'Giant Steps" at high-speed. Who else will step up to the challenge? Don is a really GREAT musician.
quinnguitar 1 year ago
@quinnguitar Well, I posted my own attempt at it.
franco6719 1 year ago
fuckin' pro!
i love this!!!
AMK361Fanatiker 1 year ago
that was awesome!!!!!!!!!
777stevo 1 year ago
AWESOME!
NailujMa 1 year ago
That's how you play changes folks.
misteredwino 1 year ago
Hello Nick! I am really impressed. Your playing is awesome! I would love to see some tutorials/ lesson from you. And you play so fast. I have often problems with a slippery pick. Sometimes it doesnt feel natural.. anyway, awesome video my friend! I will take a look at the "benson grip". Thank you for uploading!
BeatBay 1 year ago
@BeatBay---Mel Bay guitar author Tim Quinn has transcribed and analyzed both GS solos{mistakes and all} Hopefully we can make them available to interested jazz guitarists soon Thanks -DON-
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@NickPycks6 Thank you for all your kind answers! That would be awesome. Please tell me, if releases them! I would love to learn more about the technic! Thank you very very much!
BeatBay 1 year ago
I guess he is having a "better" day cause on his previous recording of Giant steps he "sort of" has some "thinking". Nevertheless I wish I could play like this guy, CRAZY.
josh78413 1 year ago
Great as always. Thanks for the Ted Greene link. I love the evenness and swinging sixteenth note lines on this video.
KABRIS1 1 year ago
Awesome
sudhirks 1 year ago
Awesome, Don. Thanks for sharing...I plan on doing some transcribing. 16 bars, 10 key centers/modulations, and at a break-neck pace. Fantastic playing!
quinnguitar 1 year ago
Oh my this is so fun. I loved hearing and seeing this Very Much, Thank you for posting.
wadecottingham 1 year ago
how do you not look at your hand??
seirra1170 1 year ago
@seirra1170 Don't move your eyes
NickPycks6 1 year ago 14
@seirra1170 They teach you not to look at your hands.
KABRIS1 1 year ago
@seirra1170 the guy's playing too fast to play with his eyes as well as his hands.
gotemcoachbuttslmao 1 year ago
Please could your make a youtube lesson about your approach to the tune and maybe share some ideas? Would be appreciated by us all!
RAevenman 1 year ago
Just saw other vid and now this! ***** !
BlueRoseRocketBand2 1 year ago
sweet lord that's fast. are you using the rest stroke?
totsmarkopolis 1 year ago
@totsmarkopolis --- I've never learned the rest stroke...On this video I'm goofing with the so called Benson grip..Does the rest stroke work with that?
NickPycks6 1 year ago
Dude, you looked like you getting a bullet taken out without some gas!!! That was awesome.
beau5375 1 year ago
@beau5375 On my slow version--the advice was to pass gas
NickPycks6 1 year ago
How long did you spend on this song? Also did you sight read it?
shadowknight132 1 year ago
Did I sight read the solo...-No-.....How long? I don't know...I'm still spending
NickPycks6 1 year ago
@shadowknight132 This is an improvised solo.
KABRIS1 1 year ago
awesome!
DavidGardea 1 year ago
I am a guitar major at a college in pennsylvania, I am doing giant steps for a recital. This is a tough piece and you are really playing it nicely. Are you still working off the chords or is this based more off of longer scalar runs?
JeremyBassGuitar 1 year ago
@JeremyBassGuitar The "longer scale runs" are based on the chords---they are NOT seperate items.
NickPycks6 1 year ago
At last a youtuber who really can blow over the tune at a fast tempo!
Man, you sound great!
FabianDaurat 1 year ago
@FabianDaurat Hail, Hail!
quinnguitar 1 year ago
impeccable technique, wow
Kjutte1 1 year ago
hey Mr. Nick, you're awesome!!!, please check out my version! :)
elguille84 1 year ago
What a great guitar player. Great lines. Excellent time. Great chops.
meirrose 2 years ago
Superb
nylonsteel 2 years ago
damn thats sick...a true don.
5 stars....
thedingalingz 2 years ago
look at ruggero robin version of this song.... it's 100 time much better....
iacosite 2 years ago
no its not
glguitarman 2 years ago 5
killer
HermerTV 2 years ago
Best guitar version of this song
HermerTV 2 years ago
BURNING Don!!! Whew!!
toddjohnsonmusic 2 years ago
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groove40 2 years ago
I'd be honored if you'd take a look at my vids, there are a few solo guitar clips on my channel where I practise GS, and a few other tunes. Maybe you have some advice concerning my playing?
leidischd 2 years ago
Checked your clips...you're on the right track... 50s JG is a long slow road....keep swingin.....good-luck
NickPycks6 2 years ago
Thanks, it sure is a lot of work! Best wishes to you!
leidischd 2 years ago
Really impressive. I'm practising this tune for some time now, but at slower tempos, so I can appreciate the mastery in your playing. What's interesting is your different right hand technique compared to the slower version. I think it supports the even eights at this blazing speed without getting tired or tense, while making the sound a bit thinner.
leidischd 2 years ago
The so called Benson picking is still kicking my backside...I haven't surrenderd yet!!!!
NickPycks6 2 years ago
When I tried, it really sounded crappy and felt odd, but I'll spend some time practicing it.
leidischd 2 years ago
Excellent playing Don! 1st off: I personally love how you phrase the qtr note lines. It gives the music a chance to "breathe." Phrasing is damn near flawless. ? for you: I'm sure you've studied all the digital patterns, arpeggios and various chord subs, different scales/modal ideas and what not, but what is your thinking in connects the various chromatic patterns intervallically while keeping a very fluid phrase? That's the type of playing I've always wished I had. I suppose gotta start slow 1st
gtrpimp76 2 years ago
flawFULL is more like it...after I trip the 2 half notes let me start running again....I've sent you a note reguarding your chromatics question.
NickPycks6 2 years ago
Fantastic, Don! Nice tone. Fantastic flowing lines. Thanks for the inspiration! Tom
tomnordlund 2 years ago
incredible!
CliffBurtonspuppet 2 years ago
Nice job, Nick...great technique and a sense of humor to match it. Trying to read the headstock but is that a Benedetto? You're endorsing those - yes?
rrksevilla 2 years ago
No-it's an Eastman..a poor-man's Benedetto...I was added to the Eastman roster by the late Jim Fisch..an irreplaceable jazz guitar patron..missed by all who knew him
NickPycks6 2 years ago
I was thinking of getting an Eastman archtop. How do you compare it to a Benedetto?
rrksevilla 2 years ago
@NickPycks6 I forgot to give thanks to GORDON ROBERTS---a great english gentleman who was kind enough to introduce me to Jim Fisch..
NickPycks6 1 year ago
very clean riffs, awesome. As far as what lwoods was saying, I think its cool if you were trying to do a motif on it... but if youre doing it because you have trouble on those chords continuing your lines then id say keep trying to push through them. very nice though :)
dimensionx28 2 years ago
As long as it's not Phil Woods or Tiger Woods---I'M SAFE
NickPycks6 2 years ago
BRAVO!!!!!!!!
Joey Lodes
joeylodes 2 years ago
Nice playing, great control, it's not an easy standard, even Coltrane repeated himself through all the takes!
forget the negative bullshit, I loved it, please keep on playing and posting
softspoken33 2 years ago
keep doing your thing just because iwoods can explain what you're doing doesn't make it sound any less good
kalpal67 2 years ago
Can you play one of birds' tune?
Morahman7vnNo2 2 years ago
You keep playing that same little phrase when you slow down. It sticks out like a sore thumb.
lwoods95757 2 years ago
oh my god! that is sick!
how much of that improvisation was prepared? if you know what I mean..
cheers
smartwood11 2 years ago
I started preparing in 1964...I hope to keep preparing for while..know what I mean....cheers
NickPycks6 2 years ago