Ron Thal Bumblefoot YG /2

[MrRandomjayy]

Anybody actually manage to learn how to play it then? I've got pretty close but its not exactly up to speed yet

[thorsr]

Does anyone know if the piece he is playing at 06.33 is an actual song from an album? And if so, what´s the name of the song?

[mastreticator]

@thorsr "Guitars still suck" from the 2008 album Abnormal

[thorsr]

@mastreticator Thanks dude!

[HiFiVibe]

set your metronome to infinite

[petitponey64]

does he use his right hand fingers to play the intro of Guitars Still Suck (6:33)? I can't really see and he's too fucking fast

[jaranarm]

@petitponey64

Yup, he's using some hybrid picking there.

[horacrux]

i like that it says "example 3" uhmmm ya,go ahead and figure that out

[BrokenWingman]

As impressive as Ron Thal is, I can only listen to his music for so long before my ears just get tired of it. Not quite sure why.

[synesthesia67]

wtf???...I thought I had seen all the riduculous chicken pickin shred...I hadn't...mind blown....

[sweeppickable]

3:01

[willeng84]

Nasty thumb nails cousin.

[maxmaxnyc05]

After watching this video I think I can make my guitar into a coffee table now. Or a nightstand maybe.

[NipplesMagee]

After 6:33, you're adopted!!

[Estranged68]

0:00-10:04 is beast.... Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is better than Slash

[PeteLewis1917]

He's playing 'guitars still suck' differently to how I transcribed it, therefore he is wrong. JK, but it's good to know the bits I thought were tapped were done with hybrid picking (I hate tapping). *goes back and alters an hours worth of work*

[ryankuisti]

wats with his thumb nail?

[nickmarkham69]

THE FIRST NOTE IS REAL EASY TO PLAY... AFTER THAT I KINDA GET LOST...

[jlange73]

@nickmarkham69 LOL

[GuitarGuruLessons]

what song starts at 6:33?

[DeHoTr0cK]

@GuitarGuruLessons

This song is a "guitars still sucks "

[Roflmop]

After one year, it's still impossible to play...

[zookiethe2nd]

who the fuck is steve vai?

[ThrashDeth17]

He played Guitars Still Suck pretty sloppy... But it is within reason. Most difficult thing EVER to play on guitar...

[borbetomagus]

@ThrashDeth17 His hands were most likely wore out. 'Guitars Suck' sounded great, but it was at the beginning of this filming session. Even at the end of that song he was still shaking his left hand to improve the blood circulation and relax his hand muscles. 

-- /watch?v=SUx6yRXoo-E&t=3m35s

He's still human.

[kgkologlu]

Ron Thimblefoot Thal! I love every note this man plays.

[Guitareben]

yes been looking for guitar still sucks for AGES!! Thanks :D. Bumblefoot is crazy good :O

[himalchulicup]

got an exercise for this whole month

[encguitarist]

Awesome! thank u. now i don't have to find some ridiculously wrong tab for this HA!

[HiImJerry8]

ok, he played a neoclassical tapping thing, a classical piano/guitar duet thing, and a country twang thing? how the hell does he still have fingers!?

[Fendershred50]

He kinda reminds me of Jason becker in the sense that he's a virtuoso with several styles, he's creative, and has a sense of humor.

[nicolas1p2001]

now i put my guitar in flight case and i play with playskool lool

[thepaulguy67]

That's some wicked tapping.  Holy sheet. How do guitarist come up with these insane licks!

[alexprincel]

@thepaulguy67 This is a guitar adaptation of classical music (written by Chopin ?).

[inesenthm]

@alexprincel Fantasie impromptu. Chopin.

[heavytetal]

@inesenthm This song is in the album 'Ominous guitarrists from the unknow', I advise this album =)

[johnaiton]

@heavytetal Thanks for the recommendation. Great stuff

[necrofilic0profago]

great i think nobody is able to play guitar still sucks besides him

[revolT62]

do you think someone else than him can play guitar still sucks?! O_o really impressive!

[tugginecologo]

luz maria!

[piipejulieta]

Grande Bumblefoot master como no lo va ser po si es de Guns N' Rose

[comasmoky]

This is absolutely ridiculous. Damn, Bumblefoot.

[SEbGk]

este weon es la raja, weon!!!

[toscanoww]

bumblefoot the master!!

[djd904]

Wow, Romantic Chopin meets modern metal. This is some good stuff being that Fantasie impromptu is my favorite song of all time.

[MetalguitarlessonsUK]

I only just noticed he uses a string dampener...I thought he had the best muting technique in the world for a while there.

[ibanezbloke]

Oh, he does, case example being the solo to Turn Around - he only uses the dampener for the tapping songs like Guitars suck. If he picks hes just amazing at muting

[MetalguitarlessonsUK]

Michael Romeo does similar style tapping licks without the use of a string dampener, his accuracy must be astonishing.

[ibanezbloke]

Yeah, but Thal has technique AND musical ability, and the latter is all that matters.

[MetalguitarlessonsUK]

Agreed...but but so does Michael Romeo.

[Steve128967]

yeah Michael Romeo has amazing tapping skills, like his Betcha Can't Play This is 32nd notes at 172 or something crazy.

bumblefoot only uses the dampener for the tapping things.

[Hardysamnin]

@Steve128967 - Not to mention that the hybrid picking for guitars still suck on this vid is infintely more technical than the afore mentioned Romero tapping lick.

[amanuelamanuel]

you still gotta admit that's some amazing tapping!

[ShredST]

I think it comes with his new signature. He didn't use one before.

[TruNikkaz]

this is from Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu

[Radhazardman]

You hear it in full swing and think "Damn that's ridiculous"

But hearing it slower allows you to hear how beautiful it actualy is

[v2vroth]

smooth playing!

[gitarmats]

I love how he gives the thumb up at the beginning

[schecterman123]

@gitarmats cocky thumbs up ftw

[purplewound]

After 6:33, welcome to hell.

[guitarristaheavy616]

yeah, that's "Guitars Still Suck"

[HighZombiesRule]

I think he just meant in general.

[Roflmop]

@purplewound The REAL hell starts at 7:25.

[msnevada99]

@purplewound

heaven. not hell! ;-)

[kgkologlu]

@purplewound Guitars Still Suck is a song that stuck in my brain after even the first time I listened. :)

[musicomaniac62]

@purplewound The helle really started here:

7:24

[bordertown]

@musicomaniac62

That part is such a bitch to play!