Voodoo Child - Calvin Prior 13 Year Old Guitarist

[MrCockSlut]

the problem with covering a Hendrix song is its never gonna be better than the original

[TheJerseyHearts]

Wow! Blew my mind away! Good job Calvin! KEEP ROCKING! Lol

[trowerz]

Bloody Christ Calvin, if Hendrix saw that, he would be scared shittless! The RAH is just around the corner ;)

[SplatterGuitar]

Cool dude : )

[12345iloveguitar]

Flipping awesome!

[Mophisto666]

love voodoo child. loved that metal remix.

[storyslots]

feeling isn't just the guitarist; it's not his age; and it isn't any of the other reasons I've been glimpsing either. He needs a backup with feeling - rather than the plasticy backing track. This kid is a bona fide kick ass guitarist - everything's there. (speaking as a lifelong muso...)

[fusionfilmstv]

this kid plays 10x times better than me...

[jimigitar]

Great!

[johanzgomez]

you're the man!woow

[EYCity1]

wow



[JohnnyJ2x44]

im 13 and i look fking 18 xD

[Coleunodos]

jesus, look how long his fucking fingers are for a 12 year old! I think that as this kid gets older hell really develop into an even better guitarist that does more than speed for soloing and hell get more emmotion in his playing. Its still bad ass though i have to admit.

[oOCrossroadsOo]

Is this me or does his gear worth shit tons of money ?

However, excellent job though I may agree with the other about the lack of feeling. Those solos sounded like Zakk Wylde-like soloing.

[rhythmlines]

I think you should study the blues and then get back into learning Yngwie Malmsteen and that Genre the go into the Jam Band scene you will do well...

Get your blues together though slow down,, and perfect that feeling,, the soul of the tunes,, of the sound and then you can do anything....paginni,,,,and all that...

[melqui1997]

FUCK YALL HATERS HES BEAST!!!!!! :P

[D2F4Q9]

@melqui1997 not human

[turner593]

awesome ......

[hyperspeed7889]

your good dude but all of the fast bits are a bit old school

[guitarjrogers]

Here we go again people making comments on players and they don't even play. Or they no longer have an account. Anyway this is some good stuff. I would encourage all kids my age to get out and play live there is nothing like it. Peace bro. and keep on playing. Jake Rogers, Atlanta GA tHIS IS a great job on this song!!

[vxrxn20297]

How long hv u been playing guitar???

[shaboom0000]

holy crap man!! i pretty good at guitar, but you frikkin rock!!!!

[NickolozMcCool]

i started 1 year ago but when i watched this now i know i don't have a chance to be Guitarist :( Awesome By The way :)

[Rowanowanowan]

@NickolozMcCool Carry on mate. I thought that a while ago, I've been playing for 2 years now, i'm not amazing but im happy i diddnt stop, because you can only get better at it. ;)

[NickolozMcCool]

@Rowanowanowan Thanks I Am paying More Attention To My Vocal And Singing Coz Almost Anyone Can Play The Guitar But Not Many People Can Play And Sing At The Same Time :)

[ThePurpleCheezits]

Awesome !

[AudioRorschach]

"Kids" are capable of playing with feeling. This sounded extremely sterile, and he could have relayed some sort of phrasing that gave away feeling. Kids aren't too stupid to remember notes, either.

[joweerocks]

a little scarey he can remember all those notes at 13 years old, when I was 13 all I could think about was girls.

[DarkRising12]

wow u are very good

[Bandslayer103]

0:58 - 1:05 thats the feeling ok.

wtf does it mean to hav feeling, the kid is expressing his feeling

with his playing

[AmyDeniseH]

Is this for real? lol.

[kjkwrnm]

I dont think so , look at his fingers their so flanky, No afense to the kid, but i think he only plays a couple of songs he spent half his life on, Plus electrics really simple. But as a musican myself, you played hard kidAnd i respect that,But heres a tip,Play achoustic guitar first, It builds finger strength, Im playing Rythem guitar now, But ill move to lead sooner or later. By the way people, guitar is and illusion, What the kids doing is easy shit, trust me, ask him, Did he looklikehe was

[SethnRodney]

Ololol emo faget wears Skinny jeans...Your a Dickless faget

[leftystrat14]

i dont like the way he plays the song, hes super talented but the fast playing is taking the mood of the song, hendrix has so much mood and feeling when he plys and he really gets into the sonwg, i think you ould be really good at metal but to jam this song this way to me sounds bad

[loco7283]

his guitar cost around 2000 pounds 3000$ dollars, its a PRS

[i3i2ian]

and metal claims another sap

[yougotpownd]

Beast dude i love hendrix and nice prs too

[jonsey44]

Kin hell son!!! awesome!!!!!

[Moordendvermaak]

Jezus just play teh ritme and just play somthing gewoon spelen wat in je opkomt

[acdcofnorway]

feeling comes with time dont stop playing you do it good(Y)

[Witig]

WOW don't ever give it up Calvin.

[sammy4zac]

calvin its roy try learning the solo thats played at the end of cross roads if you fink u can do it :)

[dlm9293]

damn dude that was fucking good

[kjkwrnm]

@dlm9293 

[dlm9293]

@kjkwrnm what the hell?

[thebooloo1]

wowser

[Boxman0990]

Its mainly tapping.. and he has a shit load of effects. plus he has lightweight strings which makes it incredibly easy to bend the strings. but he is still pretty good.

[Ermftw]

yeah, and hes like 13 and has like a freaking 2 thousand dolar setup

[Boxman0990]

lol yeah

[ROYALNOZGUL]

@Ermftw No, his amp goes for around 300$ on ebay, guitar doesn't look expensive and wah's not usually over 200$

[heavymetalguitarer]

@ROYALNOZGUL

guitar is expensive man, im pretty sure hes playing a PRS.

[Ermftw]

@ROYALNOZGUL Dude your fucking insane. Thats a P R S!

[ROYALNOZGUL]

@Ermftw I don't like sound and look lol.

[kjkwrnm]

Yeah your right man, Dudes milking that guitar, That shits real easy to play. Its a simple illusion, Electric guitar fucks with your minds. Thts why its so cool.That shit was E.A.S.Y. But you know what.Hell yeah Kid, Youve created beat, Sum may have been faked out, But still, You got guts posting it, I respect that,Thats not talent either, Thats someones song your playing, You make your own shit man, Fuck around with it,Play them strings like theirs possibilities to be made.

[kjkwrnm]

@Boxman0990 

[nevercacha1]

No no no!

[myboyohboy]

There`s no adult in the background pushing this kid

[myboyohboy]

I like the whole package not just his great guitar playing . I`ve seen alot of kid guitarist on youtube that don`t have the love of the guitar like Calvin has - and it shows

[kelsihasacookie]

O_O!! Is all i have to say

[st0ckman]

your great man.

[soxfan44339966]

i could do this if i had the wah pedal, its kindda e-z

[musicalpooo]

He's definitely good, in fact he did this bit really quite well, but $2000?

[FrancisL9]

Damn dude.

You kick major ass.

[endurancemusic]

Good but that's all there's no feeling and it isn't a Hendrix sound , it's more shred metal rather then FUNK AN BLUES! I'd bet us be good on crazy train though ;)

[shredemigod]

awesome job, dude! you play better than mark tremonti. very articulate.

[litled432]

He goes busking, picking up about 70 pounds an hour

[musicalpooo]

That's some serious Gear for a thirteen year old, where did you get the cash?

[Geetarist2009]

I thought the idea was to keep your right arm still?

[flabbeyhjp54]

exactly like hendrix u rock

[CaptainCoupland]

Awesome, but where's the feeling?

[Geetarist2009]

he'll get the feeling as he gets older, kids dont play with feeling like that

[gu1tarl3g3nd]

who said we dont?

[aflak187]

@Geetarist2009 i do and im 13

[blobbym]

@Geetarist2009 no feeling is a pretty natural thing, youll either have it or you wont, bues players had it because of the lives they lived from a young age etc.

[slimyesli]

@Geetarist2009 not to be anoying to anyone but check out my account i have a blues solo jam i'd like to get people's advice on my playing

[bigman55434]

@Geetarist2009 Some kids play with feeling. Check out some of Cole Davis's vids. User name is customsrv.

[Dread098]

@Geetarist2009 That is generally true. But i've got this 12 years old student... man, he has such a vibrato, and an awesome rock phrasing. He jams like a rock pro.

[dustsmoke]

@CaptainCoupland

Lots of "artists" only show feeling. Is that what you're looking for or are you looking for somebody who can actually play the instrument? Its hard, and extremely rare, to do both at the same time. Especially when you're playing a harder rendition than the good man hendrix himself normally did.

[wwemattlord1]

@CaptainCoupland Exactly!

[AmyDeniseH]

@CaptainCoupland Feeling?? Are you human dude? This kid rules! Shut up and send us your video. And how old are you? LMAO. I know for a fact you are not this good and if so, I doubt but you are probably working on many more yrs. than him! Be quiet. I don't even like you. You are a jealous bastard of 57 or so. I bet ya. LMao. Ignorance like this and haters totally suck. You should be ashamed. I wanna see YOUR video. AmyDeniseH Send away and I bet I will be waiting on your message. Right!

[Pinkieweasel]

Feeling? You mean because he doesn't do stupid phoney ass posing and mouth contortions that he has no feeling. He's an electric guitar virtuoso. He's playing in his room all by himself, not on stage in front of 20,000 people. Stop looking at him and just listen bonehead. Maybe he's just not your "type".

Pinkieweasel

[Pinkieweasel]

Feeling? You mean because he doesn't do stupid phoney ass posing and mouth contortions that he has no feeling. He's an electric guitar virtuoso. He's playing in his room all by himself, not on stage in front of 20,000 people. Stop looking at him and just listen bonehead. Maybe he's just not your "type".

Pinkieweasel

[MrCoolTubez]

@CaptainCoupland - wheres your video then? Jealous prick springs to mind

[HendrixOpenPublic]

@CaptainCoupland you are rigth, the feeling is one of the most important facts of this instrument, people says he doesnt have feeling because he is 13 but im 13 and i try to play with feeling not shredding like some guitarrists that i wont name but anyway youre rigth and calvin can work on this.

[Geetarist2009]

it would be alot cooler if you gave us some more movement

[MMAEruption]

Awesome phrasing!

[JanzuS]

haha.. sound like zakk wylde in his mid twenties or something! that boy's got some talent. let's wait when he gets a couple years older.. then we will see where this huge potential has lead him.

[Chris92356]

Kid you kick ass!!!! and ur 3yrs younger than me!

-Christina

[armandoserna]

hell yeah, blow' em away bro!

[GetOverIt1213]

how the fuck do u do that im 13 look at sum of my vids i cant even come anywhere close... how the fuck do u do tht?

[111Buckethead]

really good man its not voddo child but YER REALLY GOOD!!!

[bobbyvmex]

get down with your BAD-SELF young blood....f 'cn awesome....i mean that was GREAT.. lol im jelouse.... guess ill be seing u on tour soon...keep it up, cause i know you will get there soon, if that is your goal ! keep rockin man.

[akilakila97]

damn thats amazing dude im 18 an just learning this song but damn rock on

jimi still got ya beat tho lol

[Timjr59]

Calvin,That Was Awesome!!

[oahuguy]

mutha fuka !! TOP SHELF

[pianomanmty]

see my shred video I am also 13

[TheGlow101]

Ok...you are pretty good for "just" 13. Keep up with the good work. Also : nice axe. Is it a PRS ?

[kbristow06]

of course man, that bird enlay is PRS's and PRS's alone. Its quite the guitar. I had a friend that took out the pickups for EMG actives, (having to shave some of the body to fit it), the dude was a dumbass.

[kiaranjay]

its a paul reed smith custom 24 in whale blue i think, i could be wrong, it says on his myspace though

[contagioushotdog]

sickkkkkkkkk

[thee12gates]

Now all he needs,is to right some hit songs. Keep Rocking Cal

[rhodochrosite123454]

What style..Head for the stars young man!!!

[LeopardJoy]

Mercy, Calvin! Wait...have no mercy...keep up the awesome playing :)

Subbed, FAVEd, put in Best Electric Guitarists playlist...

All the best,

Joy

[twrules1]

10/5

[almightyskater]

nice mashell man m dad has one 3 times the sizes tho but dont get me wrong you are good tho real good

[KirschsteinPeter]

You Great,

just play a little bit cleaner.

But you much better than me, and I am 18.

[gitar64]

yeahhh man! keep it up! your amazing! 5/5

[bengrockson]

shit man nice

[Pond03]

wow cool Rock on....

bye uwe ;-)

[th1sd0rkl0vesy0u]

thats some sick shit keep it up!!!

[jemdave13]

Cool playing man, keep it up :)

[R1CKtheR0CK]

Yeah, you play really really good! Fat sound!

Best Regarts!

Richard

[Therdarkknights]

Omg hi's so bat.....

[aledalesk]

Is very good big guitarist!! I Am BRAZILIAN Hugs!!

boy big sucesso

[ky2534]

dude that was amazing im 13 too but im not nearly as good only been playing for about a year though u should try playing some lamb of god songs

[patrickwalson]

i challenge you to a guitar duel. im 13 years old too. get it on!

[BilliHeathMusic]

To: calprior; Voodoo Child - Calvin Prior 13 Year Old Guitarist.

Hey my friend, Jimi is smiling!!! :-)

Great Job! God bless you and yours

Billi

[OlympicSong]

That's some guitar playin Calvin! Cheers n a Fiver !

[Explicit305]

Dude i WISH i had that talent.

Keep it up dude, youre going to be amazing.

[takeout4]

how long have you been playin for, ive been playin for about 2 and a half years and i can play hole of hey joe (nice playing...im same age

[bond171106]

u r the best 13 year old guitarist in the uk

[Alkali64]

Backing track needs to be louder. Otherwise amazing!

[frimairexxxlemure]

Nice!..^_^

[Pinhead298]

dude, your insane! keep it up.

but just my opinion, take it easy on the tapping and super fast solos. its way over played and old. thats too much for this song but dude, keep it up. you rock!

[0pposite0reo]

good but terrible beginning scratch btw nice PRS (Paul Reed Smith)

[6rosebudX]

thats incredible!

but with that amount of gain and wah everything is possible ;)

[j4mes12345]

i seen you in total guitar and on the news were do u busk cool amp n guitar

WOW

[hawdonater]

omg!!! i read about you in total guitar. how often do you practice a day cuz your fucking amazing

:)

[eveningted]

wow! and u even had urself a page in total guitar! in the almighty metallicas issue i might add! u done good!

o btw do u like pantera? u should enter dean shredder search if u do! u might stand a chance!

x

[DejaV0oD0o]

Try writing your own Im betting your gonna go far...

,...l

[LedZeppelin4LIFE1221]

Jimi? Try VAN HALEN!

[6rosebudX]

or dream theater ;)

[LedZeppelin4LIFE1221]

amen to that.

[norwayfinland]

this is so fucking great very good playing jimi would be proud keep on puting the video,s on im your fan:-) rock on dude;-)

[lovechrisb22]

well done cousin calvin! your well good. se you soon :D

[pjc5150]

Brilliant stuff mate !

Thanks for the invite Calvin.

[ZippoTragedy]

face-melter. rock-it. simply awesome m8

[moniange]

ohhh after listening to you I have to say I don't know how to play guitar even if i do, never ever like you!!!

[Bocist]

wow is all I can say !!!!!!

[x44jackal44x]

same here bocist

[dennison1094]

holy F***!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kimra333]

AWESOME U are a SHREADER !!!!!!  ROCK ON < ENVY

[ryanjohnston82]

Are you kiddin me????? That was amazing wow!!!

[CaptainRock]

Wow...I am so Proud of You!!!!

This also goes to my Fav's!!!

[Bflatblues55]

Jeeze Calvin ... this is a thrill to hear/see!

Swear it ... if I close my eyes... I'm at a concert ... the kind you pay a MESS of dollars to go see then talk about for three weeks straight.

Really impressed and more than that ... completely humbled that you friended me.

[funtworock]

OMG

Man, Take This From Me.

YOU. CAN. PLAY. You Probably Already Know That, But Im Just Making Sure xD

You Are Frikking AWESOME

[xxDARKFIRExx07]

fuckin sick...

[thehankstank]

I just came....

[Kumiko50]

Ohmygosh you're like a friend of mine, he's playing guitar too and he had exactly the same face as yours XD

Actually, you're playin' guitar really good ;D

Keep rockin' little bro <3

[devilsleftnipple]

dude nice bro...ur awesome man...keep it up mr hendrix...lmao,peace n much respect rich \m/ \m/

[kingcr055]

I SAW U IN THE SUN! (NEWSPAPER) pleeez add me on msn IF U GOT, WE NEED TO TALK :p

[Mrn00bermAn]

I would probably play this if I had a wah....

Good job for 13 it's incredible!

[JoMySpace]

It seams, you are very talented, keep on rockin'

[lauraangel95]

OMG! you are amazing its so much better live though!

have you got msn if you have PLEASE get back to me!

[JCrunch87]

Damn... The kids are getting so good these days... This guy has a nice axe too. Looks like a Custom 24.

Keep playing Hendrix (and other good stuff), stay off crack, and don't sell out.

[jethro69tull]

I saw you in Eastbourne during the Airshow. Wicked Mate! Your Gonna be a Star! Geoff Joyce!

[frieza95]

amazing!

[clarricoates]

AWESOME!! Whats the make of your guitar?

[swampig]

yep wot dgoth said!!!

[darkestgothlady]

brilliant!!! keep it up, your goin a long way, get ready

[darkestgothlady]

brilliant!!! keep it up, your goin a long way, get ready

[downtobring]

You're a BEAST!! Keep em' coming!!!

[nachov20]

MAN!!!! you kicked ass!!! do you have tabs for that?

[calprior]

I dont have the tabs, it's just a jam, but try ultimate guitar tabs.

cal

[xaliceciahx]

OMG YOU ARE WICKED !!!!!!

[PW140282]

Know any Pink Floyd?

[bodsterbug]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[thame2010]

THIS IS INSANE!

[spacemonkey999]

Thank you Calvin! The music of my youth has just come alive again. Only its LARGER than life. You've just left an older guy with tears in his eyes. I hope you go greater than all the greats. I sincerely believe you will. You're well on your way already.

[InterstellarPyrate]

way to go, young stringmaster!

[MidnightMinstrel]

That isn't just Talent...Thats Hard work and dedication as well...Keep that up and one day you'll be as big as Gilmour, Hendrix and Clapton,I'll put money on it! they ALL started the same way. You have the whole world waiting for you.

[hellomottogotto]

I see you got the amplifier you wanted, man I wish i had that too!

[woin14]

Jesus died for you to have that talent. Well used!!!

Shit hot, wish i had 1oz of you ability!!

[rhysdad]

You Git. You are fucking shit hot on that guitar. I wish i could play like that........

[mspratz]

Hey Calvin! If you want to fall in love check out 'guitar girl'!!!

[DASLIBERTINE]

saw you on the bbc news today man,you just kill it dont ya! great stuff :-)

[Terva100]

I like you'r playing keep it up!

[mspratz]

This young Chap's good! Can he do his own stuff yet!

[AJEngineTuner]

I have a tear in my eye! truly astounding, an amazing talent.

[StoneFree94]

I wish I could play like that. Jimi would be soooooooo proud of you!