Elf Riffs #9 with Carl Roa - Paganini Caprice No. 5

[timoteijedi]

In my opinion without Paganini there wouldn't be heavy metal...

[6EELZE6U6666]

I'm amazed that a guy with you ability picks from the elbow

[BigShoeMusic]

@6EELZE6U6666 - you have to go with what works for you. There are no true rules ... I do believe an efficient pick stroke will give you the most speed. That and a ton of practicing! - Carl Roa

[15viceandvirtues]

Tubes indeed rule. Hahaha!

[NeufilmsInc]

Jason Becker's Version! Love it

[azkeyz]

actually I after this I feel like accusing paganini of ripping bach off

almost exact same riffs for bach fugue #13

I'm a guitarist not stupid

same situation in cross roads.

shit if it were about playin bach and paganini I'd have had a recording contract 5 damn years ago.

[azkeyz]

not certan why this does absolutely nothing for me.

if it was all about this , I'd call sony right now for a job.

[Ithyphallics]

@Chisuz Crossroads.

[SantomPh]

@Chisuz that was Steve Vai, and part of that duel was Caprice No.5 by Paganini, about 0.25 into this video you can hear it

[xKotobax]

@Chisuz its steve vai bro!!

[Chisuz]

@xKotobax damn it ^^ yourighman.. *sigh*

[D1vid3By0]

like a slightly different version of Jason Becker's.

[anival2sorto]

Who ever the 3 peoples are that gave this video thumbs down their dumbasses probably went to the link to the tab and couldn't play it fucking amateurs xD

[ExplorerFreak]

Dude can play, but how do you honestly name your band Magic Elf?

[deathscythekim729]

Nailed it!you're awesome

[RamiroFeichu]

PLEASE, PLEASE....backing track!

[PHALANX100BC]

Any chance on changing the bands name....????

[Conceptguy]

where on your site is the Tab?...looked but couldnt find it..

[danukenator123]

Yet somewhere Jason Becker is LoLing at how slow this guys version

[Solvi27]

cool

[Jontzgu]

Pretty beast playing, very nice tone, but it would be even better if he improved his picking tech. As you can see he's not using wrist enough, so his arm is also moving. Dunno if it is done by purpose.

[thelordofdarkcheese]

@Jontzgu man finally, i thought i was the only person who noticed

[GuitarsOfArp]

@thelordofdarkcheese Thats probably why he doesn´t seem to be able to play any fast

[Pooxer]

carl roa is a monster

[slashy04]

some paganini at 0:28 :D

[jamesmania99]

as sweet as this guy is, his tone is a bit off,

when he's playing low on you just can't hear his notes.

esp when shredding at the beggining.

i just cant hear it well.

[leopower7]

i wish i had that tone...

[ZepIV]

YES! I've been meaning to learn this piece, but have lacked the drive to actually find a good version.... now I've got one! Thank you once again, Mr. Roa (and Guitar World!) for these great lessons

[BigShoeMusic]

@ZepIV - Very cool! I have the TAB and Guitar Pro 6 files available for download off mywebsite. Link is under the Guitar World logo on my homepage. Good luck with the practicing!

Carl Roa

[nblax41]

Becker did it better...

[Arthurb06]

@nblax41 Fuckyes.

[RamiroFeichu]

Beautiful

[TheTyrantRaptor]

Fucking amazing!!!!

[artypiedra]

does anyone know what kind of pickups are in his guitar

[GuitarZenMan]

Great job Carl, all the best.

[MapleGunz]

That is one BEAST of an rig on his side O_o

(Does half the work)

;3

jus jokin ^-^

[ThatTallWhiteGuy]

what a beast! very impressive

[astaschak]

guitar pro 6 =( i have 5 =\ does anyone know if i can use gp6 files on gp5?

[kbkbabbie]

@astaschak guitar pro 6 files are .gpx format. You can't open them in GP5. There is the possibility to save as .gp5 in guitar pro 6 though.

[taraldsvik]

Haha look at his hand and his face.. IS HE JERKING OF? No sorry... :(

[Lynnanne15]

Totally sweeet! Amazing  chops! Keep em coming!

[dirkworld]

HOLY CRAP MAN.

AMAZING .

your classmate

dirk kennedy

[col33145]

cant find the pdf file ???



[JacksonGuitarsAbuser]

Jesus Christ! he is good!

[mindwalkr]

is the tab and guitar pro files up on your website already ? can't find them.. I just checked the ElfRiffs section but only PDFs for previous lessons :(

[BigShoeMusic]

@mindwalkr - Guitar Pro, MIDI and PDF files are posted now. Link below the Guitar World logo on my homepage. Thanks for the interest!

Carl Roa

[biglou250]

First reminded me of the riff from the guitar duel in Crossroads. Now I know where that riff originated. lol

[ESP4thaWin]

There is no lesson in here at all.

[digijams]

Holy crap Carl!!!!!! Amazing chops bro, would love to say that I am going to hit this one but who am I kidding!

[rockpwnsu]

is that a Suhr?

[BigShoeMusic]

@rockpwnsu Yes, it's a Suhr Modern. Mahogany body and neck ... flame maple top. DSV pickups. Love this guitar!

Carl Roa

[rockpwnsu]

@BigShoeMusic love the classical taste right there on your playing

[Mechansus]

Beautiful!

[davidetsonskate]

guitar looks easy XS oO wtf !!!!

[BigShoeMusic]

@davidetsonskate - Hey thanks ... it's not easy! Lot's of practicing involved. I do work on technique daily, and prefer music studies like this Paganini piece. Also the Bach piece I did last month. Help make my own music easier to play.

Carl Roa

[BUFFW]

nice rig there \M/

[TheSuperMerc]

i thought they meant Dio's band "Elf"

[gunraykilla]

@TheSuperMerc IK ME TOO

[Chainsawmaniacguitar]

@TheSuperMerc Haha! Yeh me too!

[cs80fred]

@TheSuperMerc - Carl Roa is from the band MAGIC ELF (not Dio's "Elf"), Magic Elf is an awesome heavy instrumental progressive fusion trio, they've been around since at least the mid `90's or so, have a few CDs out, featured in Guitar World a few times over the years, their stuff is kind of a cross between The Dregs, Rush, Jeff Beck, Crimson, Holdsworth, Mahavishnu, Yngwie, etc, pretty wild stuff with killer chops, very heavy, the drums and bass in that band are insane too, very intense music.

[bajholster]

I love his playing so much but his right hand technique makes me cringe

[TheKirkYates]

@bajholster i know

[GreatestSoloEver]

I hate to say it but every time I watch Elf Riffs I tend to just watch him shred.

[EuphorbusBTB]

Hey this is the guy from Fortin modded, now huge rack?

[BigShoeMusic]

@EuphorbusBTB - The rack is recording gear. I recorded this track using the Fortin Bones amp. Thanks!

Carl Roa

[Joskun]

Sick playing!

[9kjamal9k]

watch the crossroads guitar battle ;D

[dethklokfan254]

That is one sexy Suhr

[xXKNoXDViLXx]

Oh My God! Delicious!

[Yowzow]

amazing player but he looks like he's about to take a shit the whole time

[creation94]

@Yowzow maybe he is? XD

[dog5244]

That sounds sick!

[ModernManJohnny]

Amazing.....Very well played. On a side note you look like you have small hands :p

[suihkubad]

yay