10 people are probably the typical teenie bopper kanye west, beiber, goo goo gaa gaa upside cross on her cross want to be's. #$%$ em' satriani, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy & black sabbath, Megadeth, Jason Becker, Stanley Jordan, Paul Gilbert, Chuck Schuldiner=just a FEW of the many REAL examples of PROFESSIONAL musician talent. they have better things to do than to work on their air humping, justin timberlake-sound-alike, "look at my bling bling with my $30k rim on my $50k escalde" LACK of skills.
The camera work is annoying. Like a cheesy 80's video, I just want a shot of joe and the others so i can see how they jam! Not an acid trip for my eyes.
Man, he was absolutely fucking SHREDDING this one! Gotta be the tightest, rawest & most aggressive Satriani live vid on here. An amazing track played like a possessed man!
@Nickdiaublow True it's simple but it get's tiresome to listen to it's boring personally my favorite guitarists are Dave Suzuki Buckethead Joe Satriani Yngwie Malmsteem and Patryk Dominik Sztyber. I have respect for him but i don't like his guitar playing he does have some nice solos though. But that's why I'm a metalhead I love crazy riffs insane shredding and solos that cause eargasms.
I don't know what is boring to you, but if you think that Malmsteen's shreds are interesting then you simply shouldn't have a say on what's boring and tiresome ;)
Satch is one of the few shredders who is interesting and enjoyable to listen to. He knows about restraint so it's not all a long stream of alternate-picked single notes.
That two-handed tapping part in the middle where the rhythm section do stabs is just fuckin' insane. I've been trying to play that at even slow tempos for years. I'll get it one day.
@whoiscuriousgeorge agreed. I love how he doesn't overplay the music, unlike many guitarist of his skill level (and higher). Great player / shredder and groover. And also a great attitude towards music.
satch is different style than evh so trying to compare them is trying to compare apples and oranges personally i like satch more and i hate malmsteen metallica and slayer really change metal along with gilbert
I can`t show him any respect because Mulmsteen don`t know to show that to another musicial because He`s all like `I the best` but he isn`t that special, he doesn`t have any real artistic inspiration like Joe, yet he`s all puffet up..
Yes dude, but I was reffering to a ordinary fast redardik scales thet Mulmsteen uses, Joe is playing them but in such a way that doesn`t remind me of a normal Metal quick - to proove scale..
Stop arguing! Satch, Vai, Malmsteen, EVH, Gilbert, Petrucci are all outstanding guitarists, and let's face it, you're not gonna argue with them in a guitar duel!
I prefer Satch, but that doesn't mean I respect the others any less. They all bring us music, and music isn't a competition!
While Van Halen is good, what has he given us besides one of the most played songs by teenagers and kids because it's "awesome" and "sounds hard", Eruption. Satch is a legend and has given us people like Vai, basically Metallica, and has come up with some of the most melodic songs there is.
Joe Satriani is the best guitarist in the world! Fuck Van Halen, Vai and that fat asshole Mulmsteen! They are posers with them scales, Joe has a great inspiration, and that is the one thing you can`t practise like a scale.. JOE YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!!!
You DO know EVERY guitarist uses scales right? Including Satch...
By the way, Vai took lessons from Joe and developed a unique style which carried him to where he is now, and malmsteen is another virtuoso, like slayer666metallica said, show some fucking respect.
You fck retards, offcourse that he uses scales but in an original way, with the inspiration, not like those others pricks, with no form, like dumbasses! Repeat! - Classic fast `wanna be the fastest` scales, not scales throught the inspiration like Joe does!
Malmsteen? a virtuoso? guitar god and shredder maybe, but he doesnt make his stratocasters SING anywhere near enough to be called a virtuoso. I respect the man for his style, but dont call him something he's not.
Yngwie plays neoclassical, it's a completely different kind of music from what Satch and Vai play, but you can't deny he is one of the most technically gifted guitarists out there. I'm sure if you see him playing black star live you'll change your mind about him not making the guitar "sing". In my eyes, he's a virtuoso as well as an amazing composer.
Joe Satriani is the best guitarist in the world!!! Fuks Van Halen, Vai and that fat pig Mulmsteen! They are nothing but posers with that scales of theirs.. Satriani have a great inspiration and that is one thing you cannot practise like a fucking scales! JOE YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!!!!
Joe -is- a nerd, that's the beauty of it! :O He writes songs about the Enterprise and Borg and Kurt Vonnegut novels, that's nerdy. And it's cool! That's why Joe isn't just some guy who can play guitar really well.
That's correctly, but it's the same pattern as in a sweep arpeggio, and the right hand is to mute eventually blur and noices that comes with the distortioned tapping. (sorry if english sucks i'm from Sweden :)
why in the hell do you say that Satrianis a nerd?! you douche! the day you can play this song is the day I agree with you... thats right, ittl never happen.
I was at this show (g3 in Denver) and I gotta say, I've been to a LOT of shows since then, and this one still wins! The human capo during vai's set was ridiculously badass, especially with Billy Sheehan playing the bass.... They shoulda used Vai's band for the jam session, but that was still just amazing... Fuckin Yngwei though man.... jeez
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you measly potato cumcumber shithead, never state Hendrix name in vain, your filthy mouth does not deserve to excrete the name of such a talented individual as Jimmy Hendrix.
Alright... I'll clear up the confusion of this legato deal thing. He is playing a legato, however, he uses his right hand to... make the sound quality better? I don't know how to describe it, but if he doesn't cover the strings with his right hand, then the strings would vibrate and it would just sound nasty... he does a lesson on this, and it IS quite interesting :)
yeah pretty much, he uses his right hand to mute the strings, which stops any open string notes ringing. Then plays what i think is a major scale or a mode, which sounds cool.
he is tapping with his left hand accross the strings, its left handed sweep tapping and legato! tapping doesnt have to be two handed it just refers to the technique of hammer ons and pull offs together, and isnt Satch a genius on guitar for inventing it? i havnt seen anyone else do it before anyway!
what i am saying is that when picking there is a moment in time when the string is muted, if you froze time at the moment the string is being excited by a pick then the string will be at rest until the pick moves away from the string, with left handed hammer ons and pull offs this state of rest is reduced in time therefore creating a more legato affect, and im refering to playing on one string alone, on one string legato is technically impossible if you had ways to measure it perfectly
ibanezbloke...shut up, sereoulsy, no one here thinks your clever by putting pointless comments up, who cares and wants to know if he sweep picks? no one, so shut up and just pay tribute to the gods of guitar, dick....and satch ruuules!
yo lo conocí en persona al chabón y es un capo, uno de los mejores guitarristas del mundo con una expresión emocional imprecionante, parece que nunca se le acaba el potencial y lo sabe explotar muy bién, y fuera de eso, una muy buena persona salu2 joeeeeeee!!!
Sweep picking is a PICKING technique. At 2:36 Joe is playing legato, i.e., he's not picking AT ALL. He's reaching over with his right hand to mute the open strings basically turning it into a tapping instrument like a chapman stick or a warr guitar.
No doubt Satch is a capable, er, "sweep picker" but I didn't see him using that particular technique in this video.
Honestly, I cant remember where I heard it, but I know that satch imself said it. it was probably in a guitar world article or something. It might be in a youtube video, but I cant assure you of that
dudes it is legato...legato means no picking...alot fo poeple play legato without using the pick at all, its just easyer and cleaner if you start each string change with a pick
Actually legato really just means smoothly. Its easiest to do legato with hammer-ons and pull-offs, but its not impossible with alternate picking. I know legato is basicly accepted as being the technique of hammering and pulloffs, but it really just refers to the timbre of the music. Just saying, is all
latago doesnt mean no space in time between notes, it just means to play smoothly, and on guitar to play smoothly you dont pick so not picking is lagato and hes not picking so its lagato..
lol no..if you pick theres no time between notes, same when you dont pick, hitting the string doesnt change the time between the notes, dur..so saying that lagato means no space between notes is retarded.
it is retarded cos thats not what i said, i said no space in TIME between notes, theres no time between notes with legato. i.e. one note smoothly flows into the next, your the retard for not understanding what i said
if we plot a graph of time vs note loudness for a guitar and pick some notes we will find there is a space on the graph on the time axis between notes. If we play without picking for the same graph there will be no space on the graph between notes in the time domain.
Heres what wikipedia says "the Italian word legato (literally meaning "tied together") indicates that musical notes are played smoothly. That is, in transitioning from note to note, there should be no intervening silence." No intervening silence i.e. no time between notes dick head
lol when u pick a note there isnt a silence your left hand is doing the exact same thing as if you was playing lagato, all your doing is keeping the string vibrating. lagato is the same as picking but without the pick, so how can you say there is a silence when you pick? all there is, is a louder noise from when the note is picked. and since this is about guitar dont start bringing stuff into this that is out of context, lagato on other instruments means differnt things.
i understand what you are saying but it can get confusing when guitar musicians think differently to all other musicians (i myself am a guitarist but i prefer to think of music holistically rather than being pidgeon holed into one narrow minded state) As for picking, like any other form of picking (particularily harpsichord) it is impossible to play legato because pick pull on the string causing it to be temporarily muted rather than say bowing a string or striking a string which is different
OK so i dunno how we got into all this but i think the first question was something like was that thing satch was doing left handed tapping or legato, and in guitar as far as i know tap is done with the right hand and legato is done with the left hand, and are basically the same technique, so since satch did it with his left hand, it legato right?
primo version. who is the bass player?? - he is slaying it... this song is my favourite reading from the gospel of joe.. like johnny depp in edward scissorhands - this guy - he make-a-me cry!
Joe made the G3 tour though so he'd have to be in it. So I guess it would have to be called G4. But anyway that would be one kick-ass line up for sure!
Joe Satrani is no doubt the best guitar player in the world hands down. He has the tech.....the tone.....he understands how to create music and what a fucking guitar player. Thanks joe for all that you have done for music and us guitar players. I have a Js 1000 and a Jsx amp and a peavey xxx amp and they sound amazing.
he can shred...thats it...there is no way this guy is the best guitarist in the world....do yourself a favour and listen to gilmours solo on comfortably numb...then see if you still think satriani is the best guitar player in the world
10 people are probably the typical teenie bopper kanye west, beiber, goo goo gaa gaa upside cross on her cross want to be's. #$%$ em' satriani, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy & black sabbath, Megadeth, Jason Becker, Stanley Jordan, Paul Gilbert, Chuck Schuldiner=just a FEW of the many REAL examples of PROFESSIONAL musician talent. they have better things to do than to work on their air humping, justin timberlake-sound-alike, "look at my bling bling with my $30k rim on my $50k escalde" LACK of skills.
chronofusion 7 months ago 3
9 people think Rebecca Black has actual talent
axion9 11 months ago
The camera work is annoying. Like a cheesy 80's video, I just want a shot of joe and the others so i can see how they jam! Not an acid trip for my eyes.
Terga2010 11 months ago
the close to jesus as you'll ever get....
callingjay89 1 year ago
joe is a bad mufuggar
fenderbass 1 year ago
matt bissonette shows his awesome talent on bass guitar in this song. i almost listened matt during the song.
luckyluckycharm 1 year ago
LOL 2:56 People are like :O
skippy127 1 year ago
Man, he was absolutely fucking SHREDDING this one! Gotta be the tightest, rawest & most aggressive Satriani live vid on here. An amazing track played like a possessed man!
Big thumbs up from me! Thanks for uploading!
itsallinthezero 1 year ago 3
that song is INSANE!!!! you are the BEST Joe!!!!
ljguitarman 1 year ago
I painted this guitar! Nicholas DelDrago
ndsquared 1 year ago
@ndsquared Really? Thats really cool if you did
Nickdiaublow 1 year ago
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prefer angus young
gabrielbeastmaster 1 year ago
@gabrielbeastmaster all angus young does is three simlpe chords he sucks
UpxInsider 1 year ago
@UpxInsider Hes really good actully i bet you couldent make a song like his with 3 chords. sometimes things can just be simple
Nickdiaublow 1 year ago
@Nickdiaublow True it's simple but it get's tiresome to listen to it's boring personally my favorite guitarists are Dave Suzuki Buckethead Joe Satriani Yngwie Malmsteem and Patryk Dominik Sztyber. I have respect for him but i don't like his guitar playing he does have some nice solos though. But that's why I'm a metalhead I love crazy riffs insane shredding and solos that cause eargasms.
UpxInsider 1 year ago
@UpxInsider
I don't know what is boring to you, but if you think that Malmsteen's shreds are interesting then you simply shouldn't have a say on what's boring and tiresome ;)
whatshendrix 1 year ago 3
@Nickdiaublow Malcolm Young makes up all the riffs, Angus just solos. Both are great, despite not being shredders.
12inchvertical 1 year ago
@Nickdiaublow
I bet you can't take a shit while doing a handstand, but that doesn't mean that shitting in a handstand constitutes artistic talent.
whatshendrix 1 year ago
@gabrielbeastmaster Angus is great throws on an amazing live too
Nickdiaublow 1 year ago
One of these days I'm going to be like Joe.
I don't think anyone believes that, but like everyone reading this, we have to have faith, right?
You never know...
Jam on!
bobshouse123 1 year ago 4
who could seriously resist clicking this video? the mystical potato head groove thing.... title like that you cant go wrong
themachine43 1 year ago 2
great techniques from joe awesome than others
ramgieboy 1 year ago
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sonic115 1 year ago
Man that riff at 3:23 is sweet!!
188metalhead881 1 year ago
Geez I love that guitar. What is that an Ibanez or a Jackson?
188metalhead881 1 year ago
@188metalhead881
its his signature Ibanez
AtanasL 1 year ago
@AtanasL Sweet!
188metalhead881 1 year ago
Fucking exciting song!
MrMarcolaus 1 year ago
i threw all my hannah montana cds after listening to this.
emmanuelrodulfo 1 year ago 10
@emmanuelrodulfo Made me giggle. Indeed great talent.
Tacomadome24 1 year ago
Satch is one of the few shredders who is interesting and enjoyable to listen to. He knows about restraint so it's not all a long stream of alternate-picked single notes.
That two-handed tapping part in the middle where the rhythm section do stabs is just fuckin' insane. I've been trying to play that at even slow tempos for years. I'll get it one day.
whoiscuriousgeorge 2 years ago 3
@whoiscuriousgeorge agreed. I love how he doesn't overplay the music, unlike many guitarist of his skill level (and higher). Great player / shredder and groover. And also a great attitude towards music.
ThaTyger 1 year ago
gotta love the Satch ...
he is a guitar GOD !
ChrisHaspeck 2 years ago
This is so Sweet! That guitar is freakin' sick!! I wish I could have one! This song rocks! I think I should try to learn it. :)
MABdragon561 2 years ago 3
satch is different style than evh so trying to compare them is trying to compare apples and oranges personally i like satch more and i hate malmsteen metallica and slayer really change metal along with gilbert
Beanerscantfight 2 years ago
@DJspin88988 correction... James is the only one LEFT, their was Cliff but he left us to play for the man in the sky.. R.I.P.
AdamDaBomb11 2 years ago
This is the reason Joe Satriani is God. He's just... the creator of the eargasm.
gannooon 2 years ago 4
joe is master of all classes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bestfragger 2 years ago 3
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Killerrayzz 2 years ago
God I love that!
Anarchy2014 2 years ago
Luister en huiver,Satriani.
EdSpyk 2 years ago
this was the first joe satriani song i ever heard
H3Vtux 2 years ago
I can`t show him any respect because Mulmsteen don`t know to show that to another musicial because He`s all like `I the best` but he isn`t that special, he doesn`t have any real artistic inspiration like Joe, yet he`s all puffet up..
CrazyJerry80 2 years ago 5
Yes dude, but I was reffering to a ordinary fast redardik scales thet Mulmsteen uses, Joe is playing them but in such a way that doesn`t remind me of a normal Metal quick - to proove scale..
CrazyJerry80 2 years ago
Nobody's mentioning Michael Angelo batio, i don't personally love his music or i am totally devoted to him, but holy fucking mother skills!!!!!
PabloakaChuck360 2 years ago
Stop arguing! Satch, Vai, Malmsteen, EVH, Gilbert, Petrucci are all outstanding guitarists, and let's face it, you're not gonna argue with them in a guitar duel!
I prefer Satch, but that doesn't mean I respect the others any less. They all bring us music, and music isn't a competition!
Criddington 2 years ago 3
While Van Halen is good, what has he given us besides one of the most played songs by teenagers and kids because it's "awesome" and "sounds hard", Eruption. Satch is a legend and has given us people like Vai, basically Metallica, and has come up with some of the most melodic songs there is.
streetskater03 2 years ago
everything you said was true. but the Metallica thing is wrong. James Hetfield IS Metallica. He's the only one
DJspin88988 2 years ago
Awesome. the song's name is weird lol but damn we know Joe ownz that song big time
Blazerdsx 2 years ago
pro-tip for people saying Vai and Malmsteen are poser's because of scales and what not, Satriani uses them too!
ninja609 2 years ago
John Petrucci and Steve Vai share the "Best Guitarist In The World" spot I think. But Satriani and Gilbert are close behind them in my opinion.
guitarmaniac705 2 years ago
Joe is the Best
-God
somaliCABdriver 2 years ago
Joe Satriani is the best guitarist in the world! Fuck Van Halen, Vai and that fat asshole Mulmsteen! They are posers with them scales, Joe has a great inspiration, and that is the one thing you can`t practise like a scale.. JOE YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!!!
CrazyJerry80 2 years ago
Fuck Van Halen? You're fucking retarded, Eddie was the second icon after hendrix to literally change the way people play a guitar. Dumbass.
Show some respect.
slayer666metallica 2 years ago 2
You DO know EVERY guitarist uses scales right? Including Satch...
By the way, Vai took lessons from Joe and developed a unique style which carried him to where he is now, and malmsteen is another virtuoso, like slayer666metallica said, show some fucking respect.
juliesses 2 years ago
You fck retards, offcourse that he uses scales but in an original way, with the inspiration, not like those others pricks, with no form, like dumbasses! Repeat! - Classic fast `wanna be the fastest` scales, not scales throught the inspiration like Joe does!
CrazyJerry80 2 years ago
Malmsteen? a virtuoso? guitar god and shredder maybe, but he doesnt make his stratocasters SING anywhere near enough to be called a virtuoso. I respect the man for his style, but dont call him something he's not.
ShadowLancer128 2 years ago
Yngwie plays neoclassical, it's a completely different kind of music from what Satch and Vai play, but you can't deny he is one of the most technically gifted guitarists out there. I'm sure if you see him playing black star live you'll change your mind about him not making the guitar "sing". In my eyes, he's a virtuoso as well as an amazing composer.
juliesses 2 years ago 2
in your eyes, yes.
ShadowLancer128 2 years ago
Joe Satriani is the best guitarist in the world!!! Fuks Van Halen, Vai and that fat pig Mulmsteen! They are nothing but posers with that scales of theirs.. Satriani have a great inspiration and that is one thing you cannot practise like a fucking scales! JOE YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!!!!
CrazyJerry80 2 years ago
dude joe uses scales too...
backslur 2 years ago
eddie van halen is the true guitar god, much better than joe satriani. joe sucks compared to EVH :D
tmoneylove21 2 years ago
theyre both amazing. but Satriani is much more complex dude..
hurricaneofrock 2 years ago
joe satriani is the best but satch boogie is the best song ever made
denizkurdak2 2 years ago 4
He dubbed it with his name... obviously it'll be the best song ever :P
curlyfryexperience 2 years ago
best song ever (for now)
Maarksmana 2 years ago
I'm seeing chickenfoot at this same venue in denver in a few weeks.. can't freaking wait!!
frozenfarm 2 years ago
what is that chord at 1:22?
hurricaneofrock 2 years ago
D5..
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They need vocal Lol
Alexthesemigreat 2 years ago
shithead, his guitar is singing better than any human voice
Feitze 2 years ago 51
Amen
MaeseTrancos 2 years ago
His guitar does the singing for him..Toolio
jemibanez 2 years ago 5
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AndreFTG 2 years ago
Kickass song... love the bass line.
CzechGuardian 2 years ago
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Music doesnt get any better than this.
1000travis 2 years ago
Joe -is- a nerd, that's the beauty of it! :O He writes songs about the Enterprise and Borg and Kurt Vonnegut novels, that's nerdy. And it's cool! That's why Joe isn't just some guy who can play guitar really well.
CjadtheNord 2 years ago
He's a geek that can shred like no other, and he's not ashamed of being a geek.
That's what gives him his charm.
theredhorseman 2 years ago 3
amazin joe at his best
vi70h 2 years ago 2
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Check 2:59. the drummer messed up.
vakerozario 2 years ago
keep your fucking uneducated opinion to yourself, you dumb mother fuck
gr1llh0l3 2 years ago
hearing this song a year ago made me pick up the guitar that had been gathering dust on my wall for years. Thank you Joe
12inchvertical 2 years ago 21
which is the exact model name of that guitar?
mangus 2 years ago
It's either a JS1200 or JS1000 I think. I could be wrong though.
Axerty1234 2 years ago
my favorate satch tune love the vibe on this one check out my channel for more
trevmm 2 years ago
that name is hysterical...
hurricaneofrock 2 years ago 2
where could i get exactly this version to my mp3?
i would need a fast answer please, thanks.
N1ko312 2 years ago
I think there is a CD version of this show, maybe you can look fot it.
mondoke 2 years ago
you can rip youtube movies and save as FLV.
then with FLV to MP3 converter....
xx837 2 years ago
I've been practising that 6-string sweep for 2 years in the way he does it; still to no avail.
Brilliant player.
ACWDeo 2 years ago
Don't cry!
Satch says that he has to practise it daily to be able to perform it live...
GamlaJosef 2 years ago 2
is not sweep picking because he does not use the pick
priest1989 2 years ago 2
That's correctly, but it's the same pattern as in a sweep arpeggio, and the right hand is to mute eventually blur and noices that comes with the distortioned tapping. (sorry if english sucks i'm from Sweden :)
ItsDahMonstahMan 2 years ago
Poor rhythm guitarist is drowned in the mix.
Ibanez00rock 2 years ago 5
I love the part where he do those legato.
rohan23496 2 years ago
im the one whos brainwashed? and hes your god?
Broodkill 2 years ago
Oh no he means it. Joe Satriani is the God christians pray to every night
dvsdez 2 years ago
why in the hell do you say that Satrianis a nerd?! you douche! the day you can play this song is the day I agree with you... thats right, ittl never happen.
hurricaneofrock 2 years ago
any idea where to get a shirt like his, ive been looking for it forever, just cant find it :(
1337neilio 3 years ago
it's from Electric eyewear (CA) u ass licker :P
nixondelima 2 years ago
Damn all my T-shirts cost no more than like 5 bucks...... hehehe
donxbringer 2 years ago
wonder what specs his mystical potato ibanez has compared to his other ones...
12inchvertical 3 years ago
no they canceled on him because he was too badass
aligatorsandwitch72 3 years ago
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satrianis a nerd
Broodkill 3 years ago
His guitar <3
Niles2508 3 years ago 4
The best live cover
rezameli 3 years ago 5
I was at this show (g3 in Denver) and I gotta say, I've been to a LOT of shows since then, and this one still wins! The human capo during vai's set was ridiculously badass, especially with Billy Sheehan playing the bass.... They shoulda used Vai's band for the jam session, but that was still just amazing... Fuckin Yngwei though man.... jeez
eeyore870621 3 years ago 3
how chunky is 2:59 ... my favourite part of the song. heavy! ;) love you and your heavenly music satch forever!
dvsdez 3 years ago
better than anything hendrix did
StoneMaestro 3 years ago 7
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you measly potato cumcumber shithead, never state Hendrix name in vain, your filthy mouth does not deserve to excrete the name of such a talented individual as Jimmy Hendrix.
j/k im your friend buddy
EvilWitDaKronic 2 years ago
lol what a spazed up name for a song XD but i like night elfs better i think they got more dps on there weapons :)
godssent2 3 years ago
um what?
agm2004 3 years ago
Alright... I'll clear up the confusion of this legato deal thing. He is playing a legato, however, he uses his right hand to... make the sound quality better? I don't know how to describe it, but if he doesn't cover the strings with his right hand, then the strings would vibrate and it would just sound nasty... he does a lesson on this, and it IS quite interesting :)
guit4rpl4yer08 3 years ago 5
You're right, he's muting the strings using the right hand so the legato still sounds smooth and the notes don't ring off.
xiphoscss 3 years ago 2
yeah pretty much, he uses his right hand to mute the strings, which stops any open string notes ringing. Then plays what i think is a major scale or a mode, which sounds cool.
if only he played surfing with that guitar
flyinginabluedre 3 years ago
haha i love how you can't see the frets on his guitar
eggplant1994 3 years ago
Satriani is amasing
kvikzor 3 years ago
i would kill for that guitar!
cshackelford1 3 years ago
man we totally took over the comments on this page lol
element1988 3 years ago
he is tapping with his left hand accross the strings, its left handed sweep tapping and legato! tapping doesnt have to be two handed it just refers to the technique of hammer ons and pull offs together, and isnt Satch a genius on guitar for inventing it? i havnt seen anyone else do it before anyway!
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
what i am saying is that when picking there is a moment in time when the string is muted, if you froze time at the moment the string is being excited by a pick then the string will be at rest until the pick moves away from the string, with left handed hammer ons and pull offs this state of rest is reduced in time therefore creating a more legato affect, and im refering to playing on one string alone, on one string legato is technically impossible if you had ways to measure it perfectly
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
all of you need to stop acting like u know what ur talking about EnragedGoat has agood point about ibanezbloke cuz he needs to shut the hell up
inmaree 3 years ago
ibanezbloke...shut up, sereoulsy, no one here thinks your clever by putting pointless comments up, who cares and wants to know if he sweep picks? no one, so shut up and just pay tribute to the gods of guitar, dick....and satch ruuules!
EnragedGoat 3 years ago
It's amazing. A lot of times, when I watch Satriani play, I forget that he's in his early fifties. He's Outstanding!!
litled432 3 years ago 2
The point is: how cool is Joe's guitar? Simply amazing
Ultrazone91 3 years ago 3
one of satriani's best songs!
simply love it!
Saether123 3 years ago
yo lo conocí en persona al chabón y es un capo, uno de los mejores guitarristas del mundo con una expresión emocional imprecionante, parece que nunca se le acaba el potencial y lo sabe explotar muy bién, y fuera de eso, una muy buena persona salu2 joeeeeeee!!!
expressionality 3 years ago
What happens at 2:59? Two of his back ups turn their heads quick and look over like he messed something up.
goudie666 3 years ago 2
lol that looks pretty funny
jonwon17 3 years ago
I wish I had that guitar :(
bluestrat88 3 years ago
Sweep picking is a PICKING technique. At 2:36 Joe is playing legato, i.e., he's not picking AT ALL. He's reaching over with his right hand to mute the open strings basically turning it into a tapping instrument like a chapman stick or a warr guitar.
No doubt Satch is a capable, er, "sweep picker" but I didn't see him using that particular technique in this video.
ProgHead777 3 years ago
Well, wouldnt you call it tapping? I see what you mean by legato, but theres no picking involved at all, so isnt it just left-hand tapping?
ibanezbloke 3 years ago
I don't know if there's already a name for that little trick he does but, if not, "left hand tapping" sounds as good as any to me. :)
And how do you know he hates sweeped arpeggios?
Satch, is that you?! ;P
ProgHead777 3 years ago
Honestly, I cant remember where I heard it, but I know that satch imself said it. it was probably in a guitar world article or something. It might be in a youtube video, but I cant assure you of that
ibanezbloke 3 years ago
dudes it is legato...legato means no picking...alot fo poeple play legato without using the pick at all, its just easyer and cleaner if you start each string change with a pick
element1988 3 years ago
Actually legato really just means smoothly. Its easiest to do legato with hammer-ons and pull-offs, but its not impossible with alternate picking. I know legato is basicly accepted as being the technique of hammering and pulloffs, but it really just refers to the timbre of the music. Just saying, is all
ibanezbloke 3 years ago
haha somones been on wiki
element1988 3 years ago
legato means smoothly between notes i.e. no space in time between notes, i think i would call it one handed sweep tapping, Satch is a
fucking mint player!
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
latago doesnt mean no space in time between notes, it just means to play smoothly, and on guitar to play smoothly you dont pick so not picking is lagato and hes not picking so its lagato..
element1988 3 years ago
i dont think you understand the physics of what not picking means, it means theres no time between when the notes begin and end duh!
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
lol no..if you pick theres no time between notes, same when you dont pick, hitting the string doesnt change the time between the notes, dur..so saying that lagato means no space between notes is retarded.
element1988 3 years ago
it is retarded cos thats not what i said, i said no space in TIME between notes, theres no time between notes with legato. i.e. one note smoothly flows into the next, your the retard for not understanding what i said
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
if we plot a graph of time vs note loudness for a guitar and pick some notes we will find there is a space on the graph on the time axis between notes. If we play without picking for the same graph there will be no space on the graph between notes in the time domain.
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
Heres what wikipedia says "the Italian word legato (literally meaning "tied together") indicates that musical notes are played smoothly. That is, in transitioning from note to note, there should be no intervening silence." No intervening silence i.e. no time between notes dick head
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
lol when u pick a note there isnt a silence your left hand is doing the exact same thing as if you was playing lagato, all your doing is keeping the string vibrating. lagato is the same as picking but without the pick, so how can you say there is a silence when you pick? all there is, is a louder noise from when the note is picked. and since this is about guitar dont start bringing stuff into this that is out of context, lagato on other instruments means differnt things.
element1988 3 years ago
i understand what you are saying but it can get confusing when guitar musicians think differently to all other musicians (i myself am a guitarist but i prefer to think of music holistically rather than being pidgeon holed into one narrow minded state) As for picking, like any other form of picking (particularily harpsichord) it is impossible to play legato because pick pull on the string causing it to be temporarily muted rather than say bowing a string or striking a string which is different
StoneMaestro 3 years ago
OK so i dunno how we got into all this but i think the first question was something like was that thing satch was doing left handed tapping or legato, and in guitar as far as i know tap is done with the right hand and legato is done with the left hand, and are basically the same technique, so since satch did it with his left hand, it legato right?
element1988 3 years ago
Also, I just want to say, Satriani doesnt really sweep pick because he usually hates the sound of arpeggios played up and down like that
ibanezbloke 3 years ago
he is the best...
littletownpictures 3 years ago
i have the album of that show, simply incredible.
eleph4nt 3 years ago
primo version. who is the bass player?? - he is slaying it... this song is my favourite reading from the gospel of joe.. like johnny depp in edward scissorhands - this guy - he make-a-me cry!
12inchvertical 3 years ago
bass player is Matt Bissonette. he is awesome :D
p0pkorn88 3 years ago 2
Where exactly did he sweep? ...
howlinggoat 3 years ago
2:36
Spydrfish 3 years ago
those arent sweeps..they r arppregios in a B minor with an added 11th...no sweeps.
stupid200 3 years ago
well, it doesn't matter who the best guitarist in the world is.. all that matters is the music...
ermonski 4 years ago 16
i tottaly agree with you!
for me kirk hammet is the best, but he's nothing compared to other guitarrists .
(i am portuguese sorry my stupid english)
mattandjeff 4 years ago 5
there's NOTHING wrong with your english there buddy lol
although take into account, Kirk was taught by Satch lol
Satch n Gilbert are MY personal faves
CorpseCris 4 years ago 3
yeah they'r very good but i love the way kirk plays xD
mattandjeff 4 years ago
LOL....duh, its called a joke?!
skeletalwreck 4 years ago
Jerry Sienfelds performance on the drums here is very good.
skeletalwreck 4 years ago
you mean THAT Sienfeld ? in the serias?
Nirvana87 4 years ago
the Jerry Seinfeld . . . wow if he did play those drums hes cool.
DiMErOkzMaN 4 years ago
Joe made the G3 tour though so he'd have to be in it. So I guess it would have to be called G4. But anyway that would be one kick-ass line up for sure!
FretFryer001 4 years ago
He's so good and so creative it's unbelievable.
mogaard07 4 years ago 5
joe sat..it's juste the best!
willthetwill 4 years ago
can't compare, two different play styles.
thehighlander9999 4 years ago 2
There is no real list, but I would call him the best.
suihkubad 4 years ago
This guy is literally my absolute favorite guitarist, mainly because he blew my mind when i first heard him when i was 4, and he still does.
MetalEagle95 4 years ago 2
Joe Satrani is no doubt the best guitar player in the world hands down. He has the tech.....the tone.....he understands how to create music and what a fucking guitar player. Thanks joe for all that you have done for music and us guitar players. I have a Js 1000 and a Jsx amp and a peavey xxx amp and they sound amazing.
liquidbend 4 years ago
he can shred...thats it...there is no way this guy is the best guitarist in the world....do yourself a favour and listen to gilmours solo on comfortably numb...then see if you still think satriani is the best guitar player in the world
bled3030 4 years ago