Tosin Abasi - Animals As Leaders: GuitarMessenger.com Masterclass Part 2 (Tempting Time)

[Mikesane]

That guitar could use some windex.

[IAMBRIANJOHANSON]

Everyone stop bitching his tone sounds great for an an interview like this. Insanely good guitarist.

[MrRafataff]

He seems like a cool guy but his playing sounds terrible. Imo

[ChaosBurnsWithin]

@MrRafataff incorrect. lol jk everyone has their own opinion... imo his playing sounds badass... idk if ur reffering to his tone or his playing style, his tone is iffy, but, yeah

[CombatWombat1995]

@MrRafataff You have issues

[LittletBeadles]

@MrRafataff Youre just a lame kid lol

[PassingPlanetsSUCKS]

When he play it "Slowly" I could probably watch this at 1/4 speed and still probably not be able to do it

[jokkefinnander]

2:20 ocarina of time ? :P

[MarkAlexanderYoung]

His Guitar is Sweating from being played so well

[TheAmericanFook]

Tosin Abasi was at namm and I got a chance to meet him! He seemed very shy but all in all a cool person

[BER2ERKER]

holy fuckin Peter piping shit skadoodles. That's the most absurd thing at 3:13 that I've ever seen on a guitar, hands down, no fucking questions asked. Had to double post that it was so diabolically beast

mode son.

[BER2ERKER]

3:13 holy fuckin' ballsack masters

[AVH5000ultimate]

Powerfull tone.

[SPYDDET]

I don't see why people constantæy say "I want to stop playing guitar now." When I watch videos like this it makes me want to become this godlike, it inspires me to keep trying to get better.

[jmaguerra]

@SPYDDET watch out, we got a baddass over here!

[SPYDDET]

@jmaguerra Watch out, we got a dumbass over here! That's not how you use that meme you 9fag cock lobster.

[jmaguerra]

@SPYDDET Enlighten me, then. You nipple shrimp.

[SPYDDET]

@jmaguerra Nipple shrimp, what an delightful name. Okay, you see if I had said "FUCK MAN IM SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS NEGROID I COULD TOTALLY KICK HIS ASS." It would have been much more apropriate, you see? 'Cause I was acting all "tough." But I was praising Tosin and complimenting how he inspires me, so I wasn't really trying to be a badass. But I can see how the misconception was made.

[jmaguerra]

@SPYDDET Civilized youtube arguing, nectar to the soul :D alright, that's fair. But if you see, the whole badass thing is about the attitude. The way you boldly stated your Tosin-inspired perseverance, true AND healthy as it may be (honestly that), came out waaaaay badass-y. To me anyway. But I was just messing with you from the start xD

Bullshit aside, the man's a fucking machine indeed.

[SPYDDET]

@jmaguerra Heh :D He's like a mix of Optimus prime, Odin, Spiderman, Superman, The flash, Rusty cooley, Bruce lee and Morgan freeman.

[JorgeAicrag]

@SPYDDEThahahahahaahaha yeah!!!

[ChrisPER15H]

I love his theory. He thinks in such interesting ways I would never think whilst writing music.

[killdistortion]

Can I just... no? I can't? Ever?

[LunarLionheart]

1:37. TOSIN ATTACK.

[mee887]

ok i think i quit playing guitar

[rippingthroughmetal]

I love how he plays the octave slow. It's got this awesome sci-fi sound to it.

[bootcamp661]

he makes this look INCREDIBLY easy, but if I were to try it, it would be INCREDIBLY unpossible..........impossible­. See, my mind is already f'd up.

[TheVahid321]

Blade is playing guitar?!))))

[tubamilk1]

This dude is one the most humbling musicians i have ever met. i love this dude! I also also love the jazz guitar he has in his songs!

[eastwoodize]

i practiced this tempting time thing about 10000000000 time and i´m still not faster than half of the real speed.

[Rockyroopam]

@eastwoodize keep going :)

[IdiotsForSale]

I'm shit I'm shit I'm shit...

[yabemand]

At 3:13 I just started laughing - obviously my mind is now fucked up!

[bigshoesdrummingco]

I didn't hear any "sweet child of mine". I'm disappointed.

[SirusTreir]

You're a God.

[XxxxxJamesxxxX]

At 3:11, instead of saying "and then um" he should say "prepare to have your face melted".... a warning would have been nice

[sheister]

@XxxxxJamesxxxX

Or..."If you want your asses blown out, stay in the room."

[PoetryEmotion94]

3:13  What in the holy cyborg superman fuck was that ?!?!

[Dethronedlnside]

"So you know ahm... obviously you could work this out slowly and then ahm... you get to a point whe-" *DULDLDLDLDIDIODIODLKDLKODIOID­JDA*

You don't say.

[HeScreamsEpic]

coolest sweep ive ever heard

[DuringCreation]

im going to amsterdam today to see these guys+btbam! CAN'T FUCKING WAIT!:D

[anotherdefgod]

@DuringCreation

I think you mean tomorrow cuz i'm going to see them to with btbam

Today is the 15thand they play on the 16th @ the Melkweg

[Infuzor]

3:14 WAT

[cowcrusher]

That ending arpeggio is like something Gilbert would play, he likes to do strange interval arpeggios that sound awesome. =P

[ICreamsodAI]

@cowcrusher i was just thinking the same thing. i believe the #4 he puts in there is borrowed from lydian, which paul gilbert is very fond of for it's 'spacy' sound.

[psychostew911]

I don't know what I'm more impressed with, his killer chops and creativity, or his vocabulary!

[CobTheDrummer]

I love how this is filmed in what looks like his dining room :D

[bloodmeat10]

"Obviously you can work this out slowly and then uhh.. you get to the point where"

Sure... obviously...

[PoetryEmotion94]

3:12 HO...........LY.............SH­IIIIIIT !!!

[williamindragunawan]

I can never conceive a sweep across all 7-strings... until I see this video. Thank you Tosin!

[xTLovex]

@williamindragunawan There's actualy 8 strings..

[111iAm111]

cosmic

[BEforSirius]

Is it me, or is how cool your name sounds directly proportional to how good you are at guitar?

[jacksonguitarsrule1]

@BEforSirius name... choice of clothing... all that stuff seems to matter.. 

[guiltybystander77]

Ok. ONE dislike. I almost think it would be cool if you had to provide a reason for clicking the 'dislike' button if it is beyond a certain threshold ratio. Not out of any protective or defensive impulse, but simply to foster discussion. To try and see the point of view of someone who dislikes whatever vid, and try to understand the bad points of it. Whatever.

[rippingthroughmetal]

"So it's definitely a cool use for all seven strings"

"Tosin, that's eight strings."

"What? Really? I've been playing eight strings the whole time?!"

[ARTROXproductions]

1:43 "We try to maintain a core note pulse..." Try.. but it doesn't always work that way.. usually we just f**k sh*t up all the time.

[TheJoeFisher]

who disliked this video? WHO

[NoaOno]

I am so happy I have my 7 string guitar Tosin really makes it worth it, thanks to him I'm improving, Periphery only brings you to a point. ;)

[shaunhatesyou]

*Sweeps across 7 strings* *looks bored* "That's a cool way to use all 7 strings" o_O

[makenziestage]

"I started tapping and this is what came out..."

[vgmaster777]

I jizzed myself when he played that sweep at that speed :O

[musicfreak8580]

if you look at his left hand it looks like a spyder creeking up a wall

[musicmaster555]

"and obviously you can work this out slowly and (plays)" WTF!?!?!?! I JUST SHAT MYSELF!!!!!

[DontSpeakFightFair]

he literally has the perfect mix of classical musical knowledge and modern metal. beyond amazing

[Iliketacos091]

he loves ending on that F (13th fret) on the E string.

[borko92]

@Iliketacos091 It just fits well with the intro

[incangold]

@Iliketacos091

Also, that's a C on the B string one time. The second time he ends the riff, he ends on B.

[RyEBreaD757]

And eventually you can get to a point where "fhnsufgashegjfsdbfvhasbgvysdg­fakefwe yfgywefuguy egwykwfwydfjsd SEX nhjghdsugws" yeah, he knows he's a boss.

[DDSnags]

@RyEBreaD757 lmao yup, I was just fine until he went "fhnsufgashegjfsdbfvhasbgvysdg­­fakefwe yfgywefuguy egwykwfwydfjsd SEX nhjghdsugws" after that I was like ?O_O

[RyEBreaD757]

@DDSnags LOL xD

[shcusmc]

Watching Tosin play makes me truly realize how much I am NOT good at playing guitar...

[allhailpantera123]

Turn on audio transcription (beta) and go to 2:17

[retardguitarist]

@allhailpantera123 audio transcription just made this video LOL

[PumpersAndTumblers]

@allhailpantera123 i like how the guitar apparently says "I am" and "and"

[thecoldnovrain89]

"so obviously you could work this out slowly and then um get to a point where you still aren't this fast" 3:07

[7Alex10]

"obviously, you can work this out slowly and then you get to the point where.." NO, no one can get to the point where you can play it that fast Tosin xD

[standalonee]

Hi, I'm Tosin Abasi *playing one note* *laughing*

[Improvisata]

Oh wow, that arpeggio at 3:10.. I was looking at, thinking 'Hey that sounds pretty cool and not too hard. I can do that.' And right after that, he plays it up to speed and my face just went O_O' 'Never mind'.

[Pzawalski]

LOL the first 3 notes of the tempting time arpeggio is

Meet - The - Jet - sons

fuck yeah Tosin!!!!

[contremisart]

obviously

[chezyboi]

3:48 "Make use of all seven strings" - But its a 8-string guitar??

[MineSweepingKent]

@chezyboi He only uses the 7 for Tempting Time.

[iExisttt]

@chezyboi he's talking about the solo. He is only using 7-strings for it. Pretty sure he doesn't use his 8th string at all in this song.

[chezyboi]

3:48 "Make use of all seven strings" - But its a 8-string guitar??

[DRA60NF1R3]

so God really is black

[nielper]

whoa...wait ok go to 2:25, do you think Tosin got that lick from Jason Becker? Here's Jason playing it at a clinic, 1 and 1/2 steps lower watch?v=WnySdc7dnEA

[CleverNameHere81]

@nielper Very similar lol, good ear

[Tobluesmetal]

@nielper im pretty sure its just genious' using scales

[tristan344]

@nielper Great minds think alike.

[iExisttt]

@nielper they are using very similar scales. The way Tosin plays it makes it unique ;). Good ear tho

[ComfyNumb1989]

@nielper It does sound very similar, but that's most-likely just because their using similar scales.

[g0ltes]

"and obviously you could work this out slowly, and then, um... get to the point when DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­RRR"

[E3tiger]

That has to be my favourite AAL lead lick. It just SCREAMS aliens to me for some reason!

[grievous56]

That tone is so Boss.

And god also. :D

[slipknotsk8ter89]

@TheRitzyRedneck lol I get where you're coming from, but I had this name since conception and will not go through the hassle of starting all over again.

[cikarda]

I thought that jokes about god being black was only jokes..

It's so hard to admit that I was wrong.

[tor4g]

@cikarda You were so wrong x), god if definatly black

[slipknotsk8ter89]

this man is gonna make me cry of how beautifully structured his compositions are. I've seen AAL once and I must see them again and again and again..........and again and again and again.........

[xenochrist15]

NASA should send out another Voyage probe with an AAL song on it because I'm pretty sure any intelligent life that would find the probe would be like "WTF I gotta hear some more of this shit!" and then come and destroy Earth because of there are actually people who believe Fox News is a "no spin zone".

[SorryArchitect]

For those who came to beat off to his playing, skip to 3:12

[GaLiF94]

i love his bends with the pinkie! haha

[4stringFanatico]

No Tosin. i CAN NOT work my way slowly till i can * splurg of a shit load of notes* -_______________-. i am not a demigod, unlike u.

[SkelpYourHead]

hey my comment made highest rated!

[filiodiputana]

Tosin Abasi, he fucking loves it! :)

[Nialzzz]

this is obscene. tosin is a new era god

[TeamTwinsanity]

duh duh da do do do duh do do do duh do do do duh duh duh da

[koranae]

Anyone else hear something reminiscent of the FFXII intro in that sweep?

Freakin' beast of a player, oh my word.

[jaaakkke]

best guitarist ever

[SkelpYourHead]

if tosin could get misha's sister pregnent they would have the greatest guitar player ever.

[TeamTwinsanity]

@SkelpYourHead Great sentence. :D

[SpartanLaserCanon]

@SkelpYourHead They already have the greatest guitarist player ever. It's Buckethead be plays every genre. no kidding look on wiki.

[Spacecowboyy]

@SkelpYourHead or if he could get misha pregnant thatd be even better.

[SkelpYourHead]

@Spacecowboyy  your sick.

[TermofDeath]

@SkelpYourHead If tosin and misha had a baby...

[baker2440]

@TermofDeath Mishsin Abasoor

[ZaKyouseiKinzoku]

@TermofDeath I hope that you understand thats impossible since both of them are males.

[Ollievarium]

@SkelpYourHead Tosin is Misha's daddy.

[Sbephan]

@SkelpYourHead BUT! Would he be able to play free bird???

[Jonathansernel1]

fucking epic guitar!

[Gorbs413]

1:37

[hecknot14]

@Gorbs413 what about it..

[Gorbs413]

@hecknot14 keep clicking it. it looks funny as hell

[7heory777]

Yeah GUITAR MESSENGER! (Y)

[Rockbignole]

Always been a fan of Guitar Messenger. Keep up the great work!!