Ben Lapps playing Going to California

[ruckerd2324]

August Rush!! lol

[vd8drum]

those strings gotta get some nasty dents

[LeeChavezMusic]

You're amazing man!

[bittu0206]

lol Jimmy Page cant play like that!

[computerfreak234]

This isn't all that hard all you gotta do is ɥ̝̲̱̙̼͚̐̍ͨ̉ͮ͊̆̍ɐ̙͓̺̼̫́̉ͨ̋̊͌̊ןͨ­­̨͌̎ͩ̍ͣ͆̚҉͇̺̜͖͓̘̲̤q̨̨͕̟ͩ̅ ̠̭̰̺͈͌̐'̛̛̦̩͇̼͓̼̟̯̥ͪ̔̑͒̉͡ɥ̈́ͣ͗̈­­̯̤̗̮̟̘͈͖̗ͫ̊ɐ̘̟͙͍͚̪͎̣̾̓ן̾ͬͤͨͫ̏­̧­͟͏͖̟͈̭̺̗̰q̵̘̹̬̺̰̘̥̝ͯ̌̒ͫ̿̓̒̑ ̞͉̣̘̦̀ͫ͠ͅs̢̞̼͇̯ͭ̈͗̌̒̓ͪͧ͊͝ͅı̾ͭ̆­­̣̥͎̞̑͊̈ͦ͗͟ͅ ͎̖̉̾̀͠ô͚̼̦̈p̡͔͍̭̍̃͆̃̀ ̣͉̦̣̯͎͖̠̍̏͛̈͆̐͐̀̚o͖̖̪͇̞͋̇ͭ͌̀ʇͤ­­̷̨͇̥̎͑͌̍ͫ̅͊ ̙͕̠̖̾̚͘͟͡ǝ̳̊̆ʌ̦̃̇̿ɐ̖̹͙ͪ̅͂̈́͢͝͠ͅ­­̞̥͖ɥ͎̫̩͔̼͇͓̭̤ͧ̍̏͛ͧ͋̐̈́͒̕͠ ̛̦̩̗̟͕̜ͤ̾͐̎ͭ̔̅n͉̳͉̈o̾̓̀̈́͒̓́̚͢͞­­̘̩͔ʎ̙̞̻͚̞͍̼̄̀̑ͨͦ͞ ̨̧̭̞̜̗͚̝̘̥̱́͘ן̱͎̓̔ͤͥ̓̒̃͊ן̃ͤ͗ͨ̚­­̸͚̗̖̘̗̺̔ͫͤɐ̡̫̮̱̠̹ͥ̿̄̀ͅ

[MrGetalife23]

What camera did you record this with?

[UnsungRaven]

i couldn't help but notice you made four people mad bro.

[tanello2]

not bad...

[d3wdman]

Freebird! Play Freebird!

[TuffBurnOutTeam]

TUFF BURN OUT TEAM .com.say"s YOU ARE FANTASTIC AT WHAT YOU DO ? GREAT TO HEAR YOUR MUSIC GO FORWARD IN LIFE AND WE HOPE YOU DO REALLY WELL FOR YOUR SELF

[nukex1989]

real Guitar Hero

[BizzarousTurtles]

hey if we want buy tabs , how we do?

[MrDanielson1012]

That was awsome. You,you,you have a gift :)

[CurtHowland]

Oh, so that's the name of that song.

[MercedesSL65AMG1]

Please get haircut

[ObscurePvP]

This is what happens when you eat Andy McKee cereal for breakfast every day for 2 years straight.

[MrGaburato]

who is shung jung??? lol

[andrekiwii]

@MrGaburato you serious? lol

[Torddik]

igor would be proud

[turtlliwdnifuoyehthr]

@Torddik

he is a completely different guitarist.he doesnt tap.

[ChasingFlies]

That piano sure looks alot like a guitar...........

[turtlliwdnifuoyehthr]

nice, but can you play smoke on the water?

[JentaroYusong]

@turtlliwdnifuoyehthr I bet he can't. :D

[Brentypooz]

@turtlliwdnifuoyehthr Why would he need to :P

[xXRoMpEcAmInOsXx]

Im sure that chick is a groupie

[owenm31]

@IIJustBecauseII

yeah, learnt it by ear so i dont have any tabs. sorry /: keep trying to learn it by ear and if you get stuck i guess i could try explaining it to you?

[owenm31]

okay, now i can play the whole thing.

[IIJustBecauseII]

@owenm31 did you learn this by ear? O:.. if tabs could you send it to me?

[owenm31]

i can play this whole thing except 0.40 to 0.43, its so annoying.

[GetWild15]

I wish I could play that song! Lol

[jess40dias]

Hot chick again

[jess40dias]

The whole time he only held the guitar neck

[Bitchflakes666]

@jess40dias omg ? i love people who dont play guitar cause you amazed by the basics, only other musicians see actual talent or something different

[MuLLlEHb]

guitar god

[ltuomela]

to much Eddie Vanhalen tapping n to much pull offs..its not close to the song...but pretty cool..he will grow outta that shit and get real with a guitar someday..its nothing new what he is doing ..fact its old..but if the kid studied classical he would be amazing in my eye's i guess im just hard to please...lol..

[HopeForaLostCause]

You sir are so amazing!

[kaspermaertens]

I love how the dark guy looks, smile's and thinks hmmm that's good!

[MrAnymeansnecessary]

The urge to sob is overwhelming

[Sondretheman71]

can the people get the fuck of stage? this kid needs so much more respect

[boredstudent]

the Eddie Van Halen of acoustic guitar

[hellomoney333]

i think you would pass in america's got talent

OR BETTER CANADA GOTS TALENT!

[bonham1981]

@2:06 dude in the background is enjoying the music, too, trying to look busy for a moment

[RareMusicAtAll]

It's nice, but it doesnt even remind me of Going to California

[ltuomela]

@RareMusicAtAll just said that im not impressed at all..lol..sorry but im not..

[lettybones]

*listens to actual song* thank god for Jimmy Page. hammer-ons aren't attractive to listen to constantly

[monoko258]

ummmm who's justin bieber

[TheGrizzley23]

that is amazing

[coquihalla1]

Shiiiiyyyyytttt ! If dude is playing like this at age 15 you can only imagine what he's going to be like at 25 years old. Rock on...we're definely going to see the demise of Justin Beiber soon because there's obviously way better talent out there.

[archie977]

kids amzing

[DieMonkeys]

I'd like to see his interpretation of Michael Hedges' Ritual Dance

[captocat]

I can't even strum a guitar, so after watching this.......I took an arrow in the head!

Rock on Ben!

[NaturReise]

how the heck does he do that

[PanteraReloaded]

Good for him, a great power, comes with a great responsability

[tahnahorahdohpau]

Someone must show this video to Jimmy Page!

[Matthew9444]

@tahnahorahdohpau So he can weep after seeing how his song was butchered.

[KCBarr1]

Did John Butler somehow clone himself as half his age? Well done my boy, very well done!

[budzugan]

amazing interpretation

[scottm43211]

Not note for note? No big deal! Songs are more than notes, they're emotion and interpretation too. Great Job!

[djanigav]

Crazy shit much respect.

[FloridianAsshole22]

i cant watch these guitar videos anymore.

[RustyCyler]

fantastic 

[MiniatureTuxedo]

I would hate to be the band that has to play after him :D

[MeredithSedai]

@HahaSpastic Justin Bieber obligatory response.

[TheGwolo]

@MeredithSedai atleast this kid's got talent unlike beebs

[mutley2209]

where can i get tab for this?

[Brentypooz]

@mutley2209 If you think your good enough to play like this then you should use your ears! :)

[mutley2209]

@Brentypooz good enough no, enough time to practice yes hence the tab request

[argent162]

We meet again, Parkinson's camera man.

[thewhistler]

@argent162 that comment made me laugh out loud for real.. :-)

[sisystemsltd]

@argent162 Lol, I'm sure it's pretty tough without a tripod...

[rstewart0516]

ive never understood how somebody learns how to play this way....its ridiculous...awesome...but ridiculous.

[Duckstaped]

You sir, are very gifted

[irishviking924]

HOW IS JUSTIN BIEBER MORE FAMOUS?!

[vsTheVendingMachine]

I wanna see you go big kid.

[Brentypooz]

@vsTheVendingMachine lol giggety

[712vids]

@vsTheVendingMachine theres no way this kid will ever make it big, he is WAY too talented. maybe if Ke$ha would give him a few lessons on how to suck at music, he would be top 3 on itunes.

[TheBillybob789]

@vsTheVendingMachine THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!

[PalantirBlackMetal]

This is awesome...

[mwilson70201]

The kid has fast hands but shouldn't I be able to recognize the song without reading the title? All these techniques and tricks should be sparingly used to enhance, when they become the song it's just noise to me. Music should be beautiful and melodic, this isn't.

[mydogboris]

@mwilson70201 Yeah exactly... like Gauguin and Cezanne.... shouldn't I be able to recognize the pictures! Wait ... what?

[mwilson70201]

@mydogboris Unlike music a painting is a static object you can examine in detail at leisure while music has flow, movement in real time. A canvas packed with an over abundance of colors and forms can still be seen bit by bit but music that is over done becomes noise. They are two completely different forms of expression each with it's own boundaries, if you are capable of distinguishing the different intonations and they please you enjoy but don't expect everyone to share your taste. I don't.

[Zintendo]

@mwilson70201 Well if you know the first thing about music and the way the human mind works, you'd know why Eddie Van Halens eruption starts off slow and builds up, making for the 'sopposed' best solo ever, when it's just an ingenius method of building up, the only point Wilson was trying to make. Why are you talking about paintings?

[mwilson70201]

@Zintendo I mentioned painting in response to mydogboris using Gauguin and Cezanne, French impressionist painters, to make his point. Look, the kid has some technical expertise but that fails to convey the soul of a song. His over use of hammer-ons are too mechanical for me. It's like acoustic techno pop.

[Zintendo]

@mwilson70201 I think we're on the same page

[neamworld]

@mwilson70201 Are you kidding? It's obviously going to california and it is melodic. What you don't like is complexity, so stick to "Old McDonald had a Farm" and "Happy Birthday to You," and you'll be fine.

[iamyoyoyodude45]

@neamworld that dude is a fundamentalist christian...rational thought and interpretation is not his forte to start with, much less complexity haha

[UncleJohnSawbriar]

This kid knows how to interpret a song to solo acoustic guitar much like Hedges would have.

[sirgreggins8824]

why couldnt i be born like that. FUCK. i'll never be that good

[RockNRollNinj]

Is this for real? My mind has just been blown.

[cubed3169]

this is cool

[thetoughgetgoin]

As a huge Zepp fan, think Jimmy and Jonesy both would approve of this awesomeness

[lozerisdead999]

That is incredible :)

[GhentMusic]

LOV'IN IT!!!!!



[Jov3r89]

Amazing talent! Iii|;)'

[TheStripedTie]

what model taylor is that?

[fishskateboard]

do a tutorial please..

[LithuanianGuitar]

You crazy motherfucker...

[b4d27]

This kid shouldn't be between bands filler, he should be the headlining act!

[xXLoveAlways]

i think i want to marry him

[AtoForestmountain]

Ben-Im home from the guitar lessons.

Father- well did you learn anything new?

Ben- Actually, i wasn't being teached.....It was actually me teaching.

[ROFLMAOROFLCOPTER]

@AtoForestmountain taught you dumbass

[insaneass]

@ROFLMAOROFLCOPTER You're a fucking moron.

[AtoForestmountain]

@ROFLMAOROFLCOPTER Holy crap, are you a grammar teacher? Who cares if someone spells wrong, we all do, we don't however need to get so upset about it :P

[ROFLMAOROFLCOPTER]

@AtoForestmountain take one in the ass you bitch nigga

[RattAndMouse]

@AtoForestmountain taught*

[Bitchflakes666]

@AtoForestmountain this was a stupid comment

[hopethisisthelast]

Bravo!

[bringinSXEback]

what tuning are you in?

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[whitespaniards]

@bringinSXEback DADGAD

[bringinSXEback]

@whitespaniards Thanks dude. Your an extremely accomplished musician. Have you considered doing tutorials? I have the beginning picked but your hands are moving to fast during the verse/chorus to understand whats happening. Just a thought.

[hellomoney333]

@whitespaniards Where did you learn this type of way to play?

[BRIAN928S]

Ben, you are good on the stage, but you have to carry it on. Do straight guitar for solos!

[atomicbomba]

this kid rocks!

[isabelle2958]

OMFG :D

[tald64]

Truly amazing.... keep it up! do American Pie by Don McLean :)

[yokomodrifter]

amazing!!!!!!

[Finatic13]

Just read about you in the Cincy Enquirer. I am a fan of Michael Hedges and Stanley Jordan so YOU RULE DUDE!

[Ianf28]

I enjoyed this thoroughly. Thanks.