michael romeo - of sins and shadows

[NixxerJixxerWixxer]

Of Lards and Cheeseburgers

[Masterguitarmaniac]

OMG! I'm gay for Romeo! LOL

[Jimmyl2spell]

Wow, Romeo is amazing, comparable to the likes of Petrucci.

[argoszombie]

QUIT COMPARING OTHER GUITARISTS WITH MICHAEL, MICHAEL BEATS ALL NO CONTEST PERIOD!!! XD

[aandc2005]

just wanted to state here, wish mike would make another solo album...I'll bet it would kick ass!! btw looking forward in hearing the new Symphony x album when it comes out in june it's called Iconoclast, I'll bet it's going to be great!

[skingaz]

I agree, his style is different to Malmsteen. Sure, they could both be categorised as Neo-classical, but so could a LOT of other players; Impellitteri, Stump, Vinnie Moore to name just 3. As for his weight, Shawn Lane was overweight, but a more AWESOME player you would rarely find. What I'm curious about is where the Caparison Dillenger II is.

[aandc2005]

@skingaz Yes I agree, I think he was signed on to ESP guitars before making this dvd in young guitar magazine, then went to Caparison guitars...I don't know I could be wrong...

[skingaz]

@aandc2005 Makes sense! Dunno why he ever changed though, cos' he sounded awesome on the ESP M-II :)

[aandc2005]

@skingaz Well if your a fan dave mustain like I am, I remember reading in guitar world last year or maybe the year before that, he said that he used Jackson guitars for a while and the deal was they were going to give like 3 or 4 (could be more..) a year (u.s.a custom models) and they kept getting less and less until they weren't giving him any so thats one of the reasons he moved to dean guitars, maybe thats what happened to mike with esp guitars...just a thought..

[skingaz]

@aandc2005 Not really a fan of Mustain, much as I like some early Megadeth (Symphony of Destruction - for example) but I can totally understand him getting hacked off with Jackson. Similar reason Vinnie Moore left Ibanez behind I think. (cos they wouldn't offer him his own model)

Considering how many mediocre guitarists (by MJR's standards) have sig. models at ESP, it's shocking that he wasn't given one!

[aandc2005]

@skingaz Yes I agree, ESP should have made a sig model for him. That would have been great!!

[skingaz]

@aandc2005 Totally agree. Such a missed opportunity. :(

[SensyProject]

not kidding because he's fat : he plays so fast that has lowered his METALbolism

[ozzy1jack]

64 Bits synth

[fuckyoufuckindouche]

Reason people comparing malmsteen to romeo is its basically impossible to be a neoclassical type player without being influenced by malmsteen.

[louche1985]

how to play like that hahahaha

[metalpsips]

omg whats wrong about his weight?it has nothing to do with his skills!omg.and even if it had he is not THAT fat as u say....

[bosnaisgreat]

the bend at 1:18 is epic o_O how to do it :O

[Malmsteen1990]

I'm Guitar player, and I've never been able to play the guitar solo, but i can play the Keyboard solo and I'm not Keyboardist :(, that means, the guitar solo is a zillion times more difficult than the keyboard.

[scrofascrofa]

sembra un insaccato.

la scala con tapping finale è da orgasmo

[Mwz92]

he looks damn alot like malmsteen

[x0ryuga0x]

of sins and shadows ! of sins and shadows! :D

[AstraVex]

I dunno why, But I prefer the Keyboard Solo's tone in the background on this video to the actual one on the album, it's smoother.

Other than that, Romeo can shred like a motherfucker!

[F3R1984]

@deathmetalwins no way dude u have no point malmsteen is sooooooo much better faster and more accurate michael is good but he tries to copy malmsteen and not only the basics as u assumed.......malmsteen is better 10,000x10000000000 light years

[albertomalder]

diooooooooooooooooosss que maquinon!!

[Eodemus]

You can not compare michael and malmsteen.

Skillwise malmsteen would'nt even be michaels roadie ;)

[F3R1984]

malmsteen copy nothing new

[deathmetalwins]

@F3R1984 yeah, cept for he took the BASIC principles malmsteen used and blew him out of the water 10 fold. Dont be jelous he is much better and far less of a cocky asshole (like malmsteen). :)

[Juneca09]

Muito Bom... O Melhor que Já Vi tocar, parabéns....

[goony555]

I think michael romeo is a great player

I want to play like him some day!!

[Alex25CoB]

what pickup is he using??! pls if someone knows it tell me = )

[hehebabycakes]

Im guessing active EMG's like 81 and 61 or something, but this was done a long time ago, now days he uses Dimarzio and has a signautre Caparison Guitar

[johnpeluco]

In this video and time he used an ESP guitar with active EMGs... you know, 81-60 probably.

Now, as hehebabycakes said, he uses a Caparison Dellinger Michael Romeo signature, with a DiMarzio X2N in bridge and DiMarzio Tone Zone in neck position. It is a bolt on neck guitar, that sounds... well, I think we all know very well the way it sounds

[sk8ordie97]

you can tell by the color of teh EMG logos on his Pickups

its 85 and 81

[CannedBrisket]

haha? (EMG) IMO, passives sound way better but to each his own. Active does work superbly in uber-shred though.

[Malmsteen1990]

That's EMG-81 i guess

[TheMinusBlindfold]

Damn! does that solo comes with fries and coke?

[quintellabio]

i found this solo so incredibly amazing... he doesn't uses strengh at all! so technical and precise... sometimes it just seems that he is barely moving his hands or touching the strings.. what a muthafucka uheuhe

[melodicdeadmetaldude]

nice

[gregdantas]

isso deve der anica coisa que esse gordinho consegue fazer rapido ahahha...

[maliceheart18]

he looks like Andy milinakis

[aandc2005]

ok what do think is good then?

[tamametal]

@moliklulin sorry, i think u sucks

[TheWhocares233]

@moliklulin you think it sucks cause you sucks =)

[PeikkoKuningas95]

@moliklulin sorry, i think it's GODLIKE!

[wipeoutband]

@moliklulin WHAT ARE FUKING GAY GO EAT BIRD SHIT YOU FUKING DUMBASS OMG I WILL SHIT ON YOUR FUKING CHEST KIL YOU THEN SACRIFICE YOU TO MICHEA L HIM SELF THEN SINCE YOUR SUCH A WORHTLESS PIECE OF SHIT MICHEAL ROMEO WILL FART ON YOU AND THROW YOU IN A HOLE YOU BITCH

[aandc2005]

why dose everybody say it remminds me of malmsteen? his style and music are differant then malmsteen, is it becuase of his weight? Who cares about what he looks like why do people got to dog one of the best guitarist on earth about his weight?

[ilikeshred]

Their is one of best or best they're is, only preference.

[Caboose2320]

@aandc2005 He sounds alot like him to me! And its the hair I guess.

[tburn66]

@aandc2005 i think its the scales and modes he uses.

[dethNiCk]

@aandc2005 actually his style is a lot like malmsteen, because de neoclassical influence. only that!

[pnennu]

@aandc2005 well kinda looks like malmsteen to me but i must say i love michael !

[masterkudjo]

wow, he kinda reminds me of malmsteen.

[Vacketed18]

Malmsteen is his idol :D

[oilkills]

I was sure that Romeos idol was Shawn Lane!

[nicometal88]

it's sure...he said that in an interwiew.....and also paul gilbert,michael angelo batio,rusty cooley...buckethead they said that Shawn was the greatest electric guitar player ever

[BenMc1981]

Romeo for president, he's already God......Best guitarist on the planet, no comparison, Romeo and Symphony forever!

[undeadlord2]

steve vai. hands down

[TheMoonsD4rkside]

I agree steve vai

[BenMc1981]

attention! we have 2 homosexuals in the house, lol steve vai

[BenMc1981]

LOL, you must play the flute yeah?

[undeadlord2]

naw drums nice try tho.

[Henry14arsenal2007]

Hes really good, but i think Muhammed Suicmez from Necrophagist is better

[RE4Freak]

Muhammed is great but he doesn't have as much variety in his playing as Michael.

[Henry14arsenal2007]

Maybe, i havent listened to much Symphony X to really tell, but i think Necro riffs are more brutal and technical.

Michaels riffs are also technical as ****, and have that power metal feel.

Both are great in their own way.

[RE4Freak]

Yeah i love Necrophagist too. I think Muhammed is one of the greatest guitarist.

[matheus101290]

the bend in 1:10 is orgamastic

[ultimateRupture]

one of the best guitarists although not such a good writer...

[naigt]

are you kiddin?

[ultimateRupture]

no i dont

[GunwallsJoBailey]

Those scales are really exotic, and they would sound really beautiful in a Michael Amott type solo

[Rammstein133]

i saw symphony x live last year at graspop it was awesome

[drawnacrol]

Me too!!!!!

[BECK26x]

HAAHAAHA xD

[armandeira]

Blu, Blu, Blu, Blu....

[BlackAxes]

Michael Romeo and Symphony X are awesome. The string skipping tapping that started at 2:04 reminds me of Ritchie Kotzen's string skipping tapping lick from his Rock Chops video released in 1992. heheheh memories!

[TheGoddessInanna]

Michael Romeo must be god...

[phanghos]

yes those are some EMGs but remember that he is now using his own caparison guitar with a X2N in the bridge and a Tone Zone in the neck if my memory doesnt fail ^^ both Dimarzio

[fyoselfforealz]

those emg pickups there? if so ballin'... my shecter has emgs

[jessejesse1]

malmsteen?, michael romero is god compared to him, and his main influence was shawn lane... :D

[DeTru7h]

How many of these Yngwie wanna Bees are there? This stuff has been done over and over. I'm waiting for the next guitarist that will shape and take it to the next level. All these guys serve Malmsteen as their master,can't be greater than the master one serves.

[landocalrrissian]

damn you you pig man with marvelous guitar skills!!!!

te maldigo hombre cerdo con maravillosas habilidades en la guitarra!!!!

este tipo es dios

[xavierfux70]

I'm wondering who's the fucktard who gave me a -1. The guy asked where Michael puts his pick when he do some tapping, I guess I correctly answered.

[cub29]

anyone now where the fuck michael put the pick while tapping?

[benix13]

good question. been trying to figure that out myself

[xavierfux70]

Either between his middle finger and his third finger or between his third finger and his little finger.

[bahamut008]

Michael Romeo does not need a pick, lol.

[thelegendofbob]

maybe he has one of those on-finger picks

[FritarioAlabre]

Michael can't possibly have any friends.

[aandc2005]

Why do you say that? I'm pretty sure he's got a ton of friends in the music biz...

[Eivind91sa]

@aandc2005 I'm pretty sure he says that because of the amount of time you've gotta put down to be able to pull off something like that on the guitar. Doesn't leave much room for socialising. As humorous as it may sound, it's true :P

[69Thrasha69]

@aandc2005 I think what he means is that when Michael was young he didnt have friends. Shit im 17 and can play this solo and what do ya know... Im Anti, Im Antisocial!

[Roflmop]

@aandc2005 He said that because MR probably played guitar all the time when he was young instead of going out with friends.

Or he is just a douche and he said that because MR is fat.

[synth002]

I would gladly have gone without hanging out with friends when younger to get that good.

[MetalChild96]

@FritarioAlabre so the rest of symphony x hate's him?

[SensyProject]

@FritarioAlabre his sexy wife confirms the opposite

[froththegrothy]

Romeo, why are you not commander and chief of the Universe by now?

[jeanmouldi]

Has anyone seen the vid comparing Lahio and Romeo. It's pointless.

Maybe, i'll post a video comparing a formula1 and a moped, if you guys know what I mean.

Romeo is amazing.

[EmotiveShredding]

Haha good one. And yea, i can agree.

[sbguit]

@jeanmouldi alexi sucks compared to romeo plus hes is a pompus a**hole so...

[AMDT1991]

Jesus fucking christ thats fucking beyond amazing *jealous*

[sophiegromit]

Beyond AMAZING! Romeo KILLS!

[snfxxalfo]

este wn para mi el mejor del mundo wn!

best of the best

[ljguitar91]

this is stunning. the first tapping part he plays is amazing.

[Arathien]

I would kill to play anywhere near this..

Back to the practice room for me!

Romeo rules!

[dmian1994]

seguro vo eri mui bueno po weon

[Vanamutt]

Mine persse raisk räägi keeles millest me aru saaks!!!

[Wyldez0r]

This is one massive man

[OllieIkeBarron]

This man is a god!!! Caught his guitar pick on thursday?!?!! BOOOM

[FritarioAlabre]

That's so unfair!

[breeze010]

w t f so good

[ofelleandro]

[i] toka nada

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