Van Halen Eruption

[baltohero22]

omfg my head just exploded

[ljaomb]

This soooo totally rocks! Especially 1:49 on...love it!

[TheInvalidChronicles]

damn dude nice!!! is that an rg 370? cause i m getting that for mah b day comming up :D but the white one

[cousinx]

@TheInvalidChronicles thanks for the comment. This is an Ibanez RG520QS - I love it! The RG370 is so sweet too! You'll love it! Take care and keep on rockin bro! - James

[JuanRockRick]

wow! i love your guitars lol

[xGu1tArPlAyERx]

just a little tip play everything a little faster but anyways it was great!

[xGu1tArPlAyERx]

that was awesome



[cousinx]

@xGu1tArPlAyERx Thanks bro! You've got some rockin' videos too! Nice job. - James

[TheThingamajig]

I was gonna buy a guitar very similar to yours but it was custom.. didnt have enough funds to buy an amp for it so i left it :(

[Zombiesami]

Hey Uncle James! I love you! I am having some of my friends that are into music watch your video now and they are very impressed!! Love-Sami :D

[Zombiesami]

Hey Uncle James I love you! I am having some of my friends that are into music watch your video now :D They are all very impressed. Love- Sami :D

[Zombiesami]

Hey Uncle James I love you! I am having some of my friends that are into music watch your video now :D They are all very impressed. Love- Sami :D

[cousinx]

Hey Sami! I Love You Too! Tell your friends I said thanks for checking out an old guy! We'll catch up soon! Kay? - Uncle James.

[JOSHnotPOSH147]

is that a flying v in the background

[cousinx]

Hey Josh, yes it is a Hamer Vector in Cherry Red Sunburst. Thanks for watching. - James

[aSadSon]

omg Joe satchriani. totally,

[aaannddrreeww]

fake! lol jk bro good work sounds good

[art77fun]

I like the tone of your guitar.

[clutchchuck]

Ibanez GRG 270 B?:P

[Zombiesami]

BAH!! Uncle James you rock :D

[Blader999]

I see an LP, i see a flying V...

[ljaomb]

My Romeo...my knight in shining armor (a.k.a. sunglasses)! Perfect :)

[Assb0y]

yer pro

[RIPSNZ]

Great job and I'd love to play as well as you but as you say Pete thorns version is unreal and as perfect as I've heard anywhere, rock on man

[dennis6666666666]

good job!!!! nice hair cut buddy!!!! try michael romeo...... more power to you a.k.a. joe satriani!!!

[RandyRhoadsIsAwesome]

i heard ur strings creak when you held down the whammy lol

[flyyspit]

DAMN...thats all I can say except subbed..

[Mineav]

Some nice tapping.

[LZRusty]

hahaha u look like joe satriani

[guitarshreder91]

whats wrong with that lol

hes a god

[Reds0xNation77]

"Hi im joe satriani"

lol

[cousinx]

LMAO, that's so funny! - James

[Hevensnow]

great talent

[XxAdam15xX]

hey is there lik a technique to pick faster? i cant find a good way for me. : /

[cousinx]

Hi Adam,

I'm still looking for good techniques myself, but if you haven't already, look into alternate (down/up) picking and if you are more advanced, look into sweep picking.

Hopefully, some speed demons on YouTube will see this and give us some more pointers...

Good Luck Bro!

James

[MrXorHomer]

Also when picking try putting your pick on an angle. like \

[DaEvILPeAcE]

that's what i do

[mike0957]

nice Ibaneze bro! sounds sweet!

[dominskater]

ohhhhhhh crazyyyyy

[toughassMOFO]

nice im an ibanez fan myself i have the S520EX with emg 81 and 89

[cousinx]

Sa-weet! The S520EX is a nice ride too! Take care and keep on rockin' bro! - James

[toughassMOFO]

ya thanks  you rule

[oldgeezstolemymoney]

NICE IBANEZ

[cousinx]

Thanks bro! I loves me some RG520!

Take care,

James

[stackedhippiechick]

You have talent yourself!

[cousinx]

Hi, thank you for your comment, I'm flattered. Take care - James.

[XB0XFR34K]

ya the rockstarboy guy below me is actually better than i thought he would be you should check him out

[cousinx]

Hey XBOX, yeah, I checked him out! He's definitely a forced to be reconded with! So young... yet so much talent! Take care - James

[XB0XFR34K]

ya and im 12 and i thought i was good than look at him!

[cousinx]

Hey XBOX, you are an awesome axeman in your own right. Take care and keep on rockin' lil bro! - James

[XB0XFR34K]

thanks when im older i want to be very good

at my middle school i am the second best guitar player there

[cousinx]

Keep on practicing, you'll move into that #1 position!

[XB0XFR34K]

yep i will do that

[rockstarboy97]

UR AWESOME SIR! ! Im just 11 year old ,pls check out my eruption...

[a7xwoman83]

Dude you are amazing. Just amazing. Great job dude

[ledzeppelin240]

dude ur a god

[GuiTaRn3rd55]

5/5* !

[jeterrulzny2]

awesome sustain

[cousinx]

Thanks bro. (Jeter is from my hometown of Kalamazoo!) - James.

[nednarbb]

that was asome! is the tapping hard in it?

[cousinx]

Hi,

Thanks for watching. No, the tapping isn't really that hard, just takes practice, practice, practice... Good luck with it! Take care - James.

[madie31]

amazing joe satriani play eruption

[alex1495]

so how long have you been playing

[guitarguy219]

dude, you should make a video of you playing that v in the backround,

[rekercher]

Dude!! is that an RG? The glasses are a nice touch too! You still shred like no one else! Keep 'em comin! -Ryan

[cousinx]

Thanks bro! Yeah, this is an Ibanez RG520, with the vintage pickups (V7 & V8). This model has a very, very fast neck! Take care - James.

[ShredWithMe]

subed u, pretty much every guitarist can play this but urs sounds really cool, 5/5

[leitegabriel]

Im thinkin of learnin it

[1dragonman3]

i love you uncle james

[cousinx]

I love you too! - James :)

[turkturk123]

By any chance whats the tuning on guitar to make your guitar sound like EVH?

[cousinx]

Hey turk,

EVH tunes one half step down for Eruption. Hope this helps. - James

[Denis543]

sounds amazing! you should try some rage against the machine songs they rock! if you do covers of them i will subscribe =] sike i already am

[cousinx]

Hey Denis, Tom Morello is the MAN! I think I will take a look at some Rage Against the Machine tunes! Thanks for subscribing bro! - James

[ljaomb]

This would make a kickin' ringtone -- wish I had it on my Blackberry :)

[fretboardwonder]

Hey nice job. I made a video of eruption and crazy train too.

[motocrossfreek1020]

dude very nice. i cant play it like that. i can barely play it. one f the best i have ever heard very nice dude

[cousinx]

Thanks bro! You don't seem to have any problems with it, you rock! Thanks for the friend invite! Take care and keep on rockin' - James

[wintersnowboard]

nice guitar collection

[cousinx]

Thanks bro! I started out with a 'Sears' special and it grew from there! LOL. Dude I love those clips from 'Friday' on your page, that is one of my favorite movies! FUNNY! - James

[rekercher]

Why don't you go on up to the corner and get yourself something to eat.. I know you hungry!! LOL!!

[cousinx]

LOL! I'm freakin starving! - James

[cluch9]

lol,, that was awsome

[ozzyman1108]

great job, what kind of phaser do you use?

[cousinx]

Hi Ozzy, it's a MXR Phase 90, at about a quarter turn. Thanks - James

[mattster11111]

dude, nicley played, i think your better then van halen himself!!!!!!!!!!

and nice guitar

[cousinx]

Hi Matt, thanks for the kind words... I wish! Take care and keep on rockin' - James

[dlite95]

dude sick job for real and u got quite a fw desirable guitars too lol

[catsniper08]

sick job man what kinda guitar is that cause it sounds sick

[cousinx]

Thanks Sniper, this is an Ibanez RG520, with vintage pickups. - James

[slashwylde85]

u goin 4 the satriani look lol?

[DemonOfDownhill]

amazing

[BiggysmallsAL]

Hey, this is pretty amazing. The tapping parts really are great, and some of the other parts sound great.

Does the wammy bar (I think thats what you are using) play a big part in this solo, because I see you using it a lot to create some of the sounds.

[cousinx]

Hey Biggy, thanks for your compliment. Yes the tremolo bar is used quite a bit on this piece for the dive bombs and such! - James

[Chronologo]

it's insane!!!, the tapping is great, keep going, wish I had the half of the the talent you have.I liked the Les Paul you got back there, it's a 59 or 60??

[cousinx]

Hi Bro! Thanks for the kind words. I love my Les Paul too, it's a 1960, Les Paul Classic.

[codyisabox]

this frigin shreds man KEEP IT UP !!!!

from cody

[cousinx]

Hey Cody, thanks for checkin' it out! Stay cool and keep on rockin' - James

[codyisabox]

this fuckin shreds man !!!! you rock bortha

keep it up !

Cody

[Hallman88]

another great vid your awesome man keep it up

[cousinx]

Thanks Hallman! That's really cool of you to say! Take care - James

[xboxmaster90210]

wow that was spot on amazing

[91DreamTheater]

Really great work

[cousinx]

Thanks for the cool comment bro! - James

[91DreamTheater]

Wish I could do this as good as you ;)

[cousinx]

Hi Andreas, I bet you could play it better! - James

[91DreamTheater]

Haha! Nice try cheering me up :D No, I´m not a soloman. I´m more of a crazy rythman ;)

[metallica6191]

what methods and exercises do you use to warm up and practice?

[tallandme13]

that was uhhhh .... sexy lol! awesome im suscribing!

[cousinx]

Thanks for subscribing! - James

[metallica6191]

thats amazing bro you rock

[cousinx]

Thanks for the comment! You're the one who rocks bro! - James

[Ecmredsoxslipknot]

You have an amazing talent and your videos are great to watch!! AMAZING!

[cousinx]

Thanks for such encouraging words! That's so cool of you to say! Take care. - James

[mattynthefunkybunch]

what pedal were u using in the middle there? some type of wah?

[cousinx]

Hey Matty,

It's an MXR Phase 90, at about a quarter turn.

[ACEFREHLEYMAN102]

Love it, love it! 5 starts great playing, and i like your style, subscribed =)

[cousinx]

Hey, thanks for your comment and for subscribing! Take care and keep on rockin' - James

[hsharper59]

Cool.  Very nice

[navezou94]

excellent cover

[cousinx]

Thanks bro! - James

[BASEBALLf0rLIFE]

good job it sounds great, but this song isnt really that hard bc its mostly strumming and you dont need to move your fingers too fast... but that sounded pretty much perfect to the real thing... nice job

[ManeliFerreira]

then why don't you make a video of it if it is so simple???

[mentalpreouts]

wow

[Uthred50]

wow that was brill! I like the attention to detail at the beginning too so its just like the record.

You're a fast player but i can see you care about more than just playing lightenin' fast. gd job

[cousinx]

Thanks for your comment!

[wenonah2]

great job dude but you realy shouldn't give out your name on the internet

[kiritateruryu]

Probably one of the best covers I've seen yet for Eruption.. Nicely done

[cousinx]

Thanks for the kind words! - James

[softkittysocks2]

like your tone

[stanleycup2008]

Nice finger work cousinx. That had a very warm sound to it. Nice job. Have you seen that 8th grader doing his "Eruption"? Lots of great guitar players out there. ROCK ON!!

[cousinx]

Thanks for watching, I hear ya. There are so many talented guitarist on YouTube! I learn so much from all of them! Keep on rockin' - James

[mcleanm1]

You like Satch James? Nice glasses

[cousinx]

LOL, yeah, I've been working on my bald look for a while! - James

[Bikerdude0997]

holy! you strum fast! Your awsome dude. Keep up the good work! Im sure you be a rockstar some day!!!!

[cousinx]

Hey BikerDude! Thanks for watching bro! - James

[buttmunch10]

Eddie would be proud man.

Ian

[nantharak]

thank you for watch vdo..and you play verry nice.

[PDXguitarlegend]

Hey man, that was great and the effects were spot on. What were using for amp and effects?

Dave

[cousinx]

Hey Dave, what's goin' on, bro!

Thanks! I'm playing through a Line 6 Spider 212, on the factory insane setting, added +4 reverb, and an MXR Phase 90 at quarter throttle. I bought a Boss PH-3, took it back for the MXR 90 (didn't get the EVH version)! I love that thing! Take care - James

[PDXguitarlegend]

Ahhh, it's the Phase 90 that I was detecting! Very cool - it totally had the Ed vibe. Rock on bro.

Dave

[xXxBorknagarxXx]

fukn perfect!!!

[han1of1norway]

good man!!!!!!!!!!

[ljaomb]

fab-u-lous!

[MistaT24]

amazing!!! rock on man!

[Johnnnyxtreme]

very nice