"Strings on Fire" with Herman Li - Guitar Solo Contest Entry by Shawn Serrano

[VibeTheString]

my god, love the tone!!

[mabsucksshit]

amazing man REALLY GOOD!! 5/5

[bakoer1]

todos savemos que ese sonido no es 100% proviniente de una guitarra real

[chuggernaut871]

by far the best man i hope u fuckin in dude this was fuckin incredible

[kgtbest]

Hey shawn I gotta say this is the best I've heard you, yet great stuff man I keep coming back to this I'm really proud of you man from KG.

[sssShawnnnn]

Thank you so much Kara Gordon! Your words mean a whole lot to me.

[DBZ4life111]

haha mario coins lmao, sounds like its directly from the nintendo

[sssShawnnnn]

Haha, I just had to put those in there. :D

[Sosthene57]

Chech out the MattRach's Contest now ! ^^

Good luck for you, man ! :)

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man! I checked it out MattRach's contest, and it looks like something I would be eager to enter. :D

[xbackburn3rx]

So much talent here man. Love the melodies so much. Keep up the great work and good luck!

By the way, how did you get your killer and clean tone?

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man! I just used Guitar Rig 4 and an EMG 81 in the neck position.

[Alonetime5]

lol some of those noises sounded like herman him self nice job voteing for u

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man! There was a lot influence from Herman Li, especially at :30-:40. I feel honored to make your top 3 list. =]

[metalkung]

Awesome dudee!!!

It was very interesting!!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Pakin!

[metalkung]

You're welcome dude

anytime

you're great!

[barwlface444]

LOL at .35 sounds like marios coins

[sssShawnnnn]

Haha of course. :D

[ezequieles]

Really good, fantastic, you fucking rock! I give you a six!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thank you Oscar! Your solo is amazing as well! Good luck in the competition my friend!

[erlol128]

this fucking rocks man, good luck.

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man!

[evvee345]

dude...that's hot.

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man!

[xAlbert246810x]

AWESOME SOLO!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Albert!

[kgtbest]

Hey man great stuff, love the harmonising tapping and MAB like picking, your playings come a long way man best of luck.

[sssShawnnnn]

Thank you KG! Best of luck to you too! :D

[Falling12Shadow]

Holy Fuck.

That Was Insane Shawn. Hope You Win!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks David! Kevin, Jay, and I went to the mall while you visited your cousin.

[Falling12Shadow]

Thats cool man,

What did u guys do did I miss out?

[sssShawnnnn]

We didn't really do anything other than walk around. You didn't miss anything.

[Falling12Shadow]

Oh sounds good man.

When is the next practice?

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Elad!

[burnedoutgolfer]

Great job man! Love the arpeggios and harmonizing! Top notch!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Sloth! I liked your entry too! You have a nice guitar by the way.

[AJSOLO666]

Awesome solo!:P

[sssShawnnnn]

Thank you once again Andrew Soto!

[officernarc]

p.s: did i hear some midi bits in there around 1:12?

[nanthil]

no... you obviously don't play guitar...

[officernarc]

@nanthil

thanks for your opinion on my guitar playing abilities. now go wipe the cheeto dust off of your fingers before it gets all crusty and sticks to the keyboard.

[Lymesloop]

Why do you think he doesn't. A guitar is fully capable of creating those sounds if you know what you're doing. It's really not that hard. Otherwise very good solo. Love that you put in some Super Mario licks ;)

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Lymesloop! =]

[nanthil]

i think he can play just fine, you misunderstood me if you didn't. And by the way asshole, I mean office narc fucking dip shit, get a fucking life away from youtube.

[Lymesloop]

Obviously it was a misunderstanding, since you said "no, you obiously dont play guitar" I thought you meant shawn:P And one more thing, when someone tells you off or expresses their own opinion, don't rage and tell them to fuck off. That is probably the arrogant thing to do if not the most childish too. Everyone has the right to their own opinion without anyone else telling them to " fuck off". Freedom of speech. Watch what you're saying you arrogant little infant.

[sssShawnnnn]

Nope, it's all guitar my friend! :D

[officernarc]

a hahaha, oh god. i absolutely loved the way you included the mario sound effects in there. fucking rad.

[sssShawnnnn]

Haha thanks man!

[6shred6demon6]

nice a lot better than my entry

i like your tone alot

good luck to all of us

btw can i ask how do you do the mario coin sound?

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Knicks! The Mario coin sound is made up of natural harmonics directly above the 5th fret of the high B and E strings.

[thevoiceoffire]

Very nice, man... Greets from Serbia!

[sssShawnnnn]

Much thanks my friend!

[MoRZiLLo]

Good soloing!!!!

Good Luck and late happy birthday to your Mom!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man! Good luck to you in the contest!

[sssShawnnnn]

The video is going to take a while, as Sony Vegas crashed upon waking my computer from sleep mode. I apologize for the inconvenience.

[Aymanband]

GREAT!

I LIKE IT!

yesssssss

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man! I liked yours too!

[PINGPONGDYNASTY]

nice!!! u r destined to do great things in rock!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks for the kind words Johnny!

[PINGPONGDYNASTY]

im sorry but i forget how u learned my name?

[sssShawnnnn]

Your name's been on your channel description ever since I've met you on Youtube. =]

[PINGPONGDYNASTY]

makes sense. well thanx for fillin me in. and thanx for actually acknowledging my channel!

[harrilizer]

Holy shit that was amazing. Ha way better than my entry lol would've been way better if we saw a video of you playing this.

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Harry! :D

[vidi74]

Wow, really like your ideas and also your synth-like tone. What gear did you use?

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Vidi! I liked your entry too! For everything but the Egyptian-sounding, video-game-sounding, and riff parts, I used an EMG 81 pickup in the neck position almost half an inch away from the strings(flushed out a lot of the pick noise) and the Guitar Rig 4 demo.

[markensen2003]

the tone is...*ahem*...reminiscent of a keyboard

[sssShawnnnn]

Haha that was my first thought the moment I recorded this.

[ocelah2009]

Wow, this is awesome. Wish you all the luck man... you rock!!!

[sssShawnnnn]

Maraming salamat po! Your entry is equally as awesome too! :D

[nekromoogle]

Oh bro!... great job!

Mario coin´s! 0:34 =D

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks nekromoogle!! :D

[MasteRemy74]

hey your solo is pretty cool horns up ;)

5*

cheerzzz Remy

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Remy! :D

[MegaGVM]

bang-up:)

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man!

[MrLeedsman]

Sounds awesome! Best of luck with this great entry.

[sssShawnnnn]

Thank you MrLeedsman!

[togglenuts]

Thank you!!!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thank you too my friend!!! :D

[carlosalbertolira]

AWESOME.

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks man!

[PetrucciFever]

Unreal man LOL

Nice editing job!

[sssShawnnnn]

Thank you PetrucciFever!!! :D

[AJSOLO666]

Nice clean shredding:)

Would of been coool to see a video.:

[sssShawnnnn]

Thanks Andrew Soto! Your entry was among my favorite ones! Good luck in the contest!

[AJSOLO666]

@sssShawnnnn Thank you.

Good luck to u as well.:)