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  • If anyone says tremonti sucks its just bcz they could never write 1 song that could even compare to every song he puts out I'm very looking forward to hearing his solo record when it comes out ! Also he don't just do leads.. he writes songs with feeling and thought.. I love all heavy guitar by many bands. Dimebag is why I play the guitar but I also love melody tremonti has the best of both worlds

  • .. He's good fo sho .. i don't personally care for his tone, or his lack of any emotion in his riffs .. but hey, maybe my tone sucks worse and maybe he would feel nothing listening to me play .... [[ shrug ]]

  • @MaestroJay lol watch a live one of open your eyes. then he gets emotion. but yeah other wise there aint much

  • @MaestroJay Bro... This video does not show you what Tremonti really is... You are verrrrrry uneducated and wrong when you say he has no emotion.. Its quite the opposite actually. And about the tone? Thats your opinion. :P

  • and melody has gone....

  • @CosmicSPC Lol. He is one of the most melodic guitarists of all time... Look up his music with Alter Bridge.

  • He uses so much delay because he likes it. If you don't that's your opinion people are so rude.

  • hes a decet guitarist...so fuck off all you people who say he sucks, and fuck off all you people who thinks hes amazing beyond belief...hes niether...hes a good guitar player...thats it..plain and simple

  • I love this man He is king is talent soars and rocks my universe Go tremonti! I'm only going nuts cause i can't find, the solo with find the real before in my favorites on my old computer @ download fest. i believe w/ sub3 by 3 that is un- pugged ready for move now I'm JOnesen :) a#1fan 81jewels

  • I think he is a sloppy guitarist and thats why he uses so much chorus and stupid line-6 processing.

  • How can anyone say this guy sucks? He is a fabulous musician. 

  • He can play well but there is no WOW factor, so I am impressed but not to the WOW factor alot of you seem to be

  • if i've got only dry hands...

  • i've read someone says that some people tinking Mark suck !!!????

    who's that people? i'm sure they've never played guitar and composed songs like he's doing and more than that he's a great technician.

    Maybe they're jealous... poor people....

  • this dude is SUPERMEGA HIPER AWESOME!!!! I play guitar just because of "open your eyes".......I would just like to know if he could sound as great as he does, but without the distortion.....you know....a real musician is perfectionist and precise with his technique....and the MOST important thing is to be able to play exactly what was written....of course if he can read......

  • I was able to ask him a question on Fret12. He is an amazing guitar player!

  • @guitarfan1977 Glad he answered your question...Did you know Fret12 sells Marks Signature Pedals and Guitars...they have great bundles too that include a DVD...check it out at their store.

  • Sick vid...Mark Tremonti is bad ass!!

  • Mark Tremonti is my favorite guitar player of all time. His techniques and playing style are great. I have bought his peddles and guitars all great equipment. His instructional video was very helpful in improving my playing.

  • Man he must have an extremely high action guitar! His strings must be only like an 8th inch from the frets. Haha. This dudes sick!

  • cioè....ci gioca con la chitarra!!!! Assurdo O.o

  • I like his playing, until he solo's.

  • Again-no disrespect, but another big disadvantage of using metal type (meaning-excessive), distortion is that annoying tendancy for the pick noise during picked passages to be louder than the actual notes, which drives me crazy-the pick noise is pretty unmusical and should be minimized imo. I suspect a lot of the fast pickers actually like it because it kind of makes them sound even faster-but if music is the goal, rather than showing off your speed picking, you don't want those loud clicks.

  • He seems to have a lot of chops, but I wish he (and the rest of the hordes of metal guitarists) would use less distortion. If I could play that fast, I'd want people to be able to hear every note-using that much distortion all the time is analogous to a photographer taking pictures that are always somewhat out of focus. I probably heard about 1/2-3/4 of his notes just because the distortion obscured so many of them, especially on the really fast riffs.

  • Why is everyone bragging about Creed all the time, you've loved the band once, you can't hate Creed just cos what scott stapp did, now they're back and they made a succes with the comeback. Love Tremonti, Scott, myles and everyone else in the band <3

  • @Degeneration51 ahmen

  • YOU IGNORANT FUCKS NEED TO STOP COMPARING MUSICIANS

    they are all different, with different style. and they would ALL tell you to stop fuckin fighting and enjoy the music. its NOT A BATTLE TO BE BEST GUITARIST ITS ART

  • He's the best.

    No hes' not, My guy's the best!

    This guy is better than that guy!

    Who cares.

    Mark Tremonti is a good songwriter that shreds on guitar AND writes music that even non-musicians like to listen to. 

    Not many of those around.

  • Personally i think Mark is a better musician then Petrucci etc...His songwriting and vocals are fucking insane, and he's an awesome guitarist too :)

  • My fav guitarist mark tremonti:D

  • its not about how fast you play, its about the quality of the tone and the music that ur making, i rather play something slow and beutiful than fast and just noize

  • tremonti! YOU R A FUCK-ING BEAST!!!!!!!!

  • no dening hes an amazing guitar player

  • is that a Johnson Millenium he's playing in the first part of the video? I didnt even know they made them anymore!

  • @ESPsandEmgs I dont know anything in particular about this amp, but yes. Thats his backstage amp. He was still using is on the November 08 Tour with Alter Bridge as practicing and what not amp backstage.

  • Yea! I havent seen one of thoughs, since high school, way back in 99! I herd the company was bought out, but I dont remember by who. Too bad they dont make them anymore!

  • yes it is, and no they dont make them anymore, great amp!

  • Are there tabs for what Mark is playing at 2:09 to 2:25? I pretty sure its not improv because I've heard him play it before.

  • yes

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  • I'm a tremonti fan, a big Creed fan, but these solos are just mediocre..his legatos are nothing compared to Rusty Cooley/Richie Kotzen, Steve Vai.. but Mark is good in his own right, so it' all good.

  • wow amazing.........

  • i love the down to my last solo, i dunno what it is about it, it just gets me everytime.

  • He's pretty good. Not the best, but I still think Laiho is the best of this generation

  • Hahah not the best?

    Hahahah...., you surely don't know a single shit about Music theory neither about what an E minor is.

  • Yes actually

    1. I play guitar - so yes I know what an e minor is.

    2. It's all a matter of perspective. Now let's compare Mr. Tremonti here of alter bridge/creed to someone like John Petrucci of LTE/Dream Theater. Petrucci dumps tremonti off the cliff as far as overall skill goes. Not to say that Tremonti is no good....he's just not the best

  • Hi there, Thanks for not getting mad, at first..

    Now , let's get into the business

    I replied you because I desagree with your comment, I don't think Laiho is the best of this generation, In fact I think Mark Tremonti is one of..

    I mean ONE of a few...

  • go say that to on a petrucci video... and stop trying to piss tremonti fans off go get a life the "best" is more of a opinion and yours doesnt matter here

  • im not trying to piss people off...im just saying that i like some other guitarists better. tremonti isnt bad, but other people are a lot better. If you want other examples (you probably don't, but i'll give some anyway) take a look at steve vai or jeff loomis

  • @AsatorTOX

    HAHAHAHA

    Fucking idiot, those guitarrist are shredders, they job is to shred, Mark Tremonti is a musician, he writes songs, sings and also plays the guitar.

  • john petrucci and steve vai are much better guitarists...tremonti is better at fast runs than petrucci ill give u that. but laiho its incredible at writing melodies

  • @AsatorTOX

    Petrucci > Mark Tremonti speedwise.

  • @DreamusMusic Mark Tremonti > you

  • Nothing special!!!

  • You just have bad taste in music. Tremonti is the greatest guitarist if this generation and when he's done, he will be considered one of the greatest of all time. Michael Angel Batio said Tremonti is one of the best guitarist he's heard in a long time and thats says alot coming from him

  • Nah tremontis not the best of this gen....that would be alexi laiho. but tremonti is good though

  • Haha...That was a good one.

  • it is true

  • In YOUR eyes, yes.

  • exactly. anything either of us says on this page is out of our own oppinion

  • dude if you actually listen to tremontis work with AB and creed you'll realize that he focuses more on the melodic rtyhum melodies and shit he even said himself that its cool to be able to play fast but theres really no point to it

  • Im sorry, if you dont like his style then okay fine but youre a damn idiot if you think he sucks. He's an amazing guitarist regardless if you like his style or not.

  • Comparing Vai's tone to Satrianis, and then comparing those to Malmsteen must be a joke.. all completely different tones and completely different players.

    Now, im not defending Tremonti, because im honestly not the least bit impressed by either his playing or his tone, but seriously, Steve Vai has THE smoothest distortion known to man, and Satrianis tone is sooo articulate and crunchy.. Malmsteens tone however might be a bit sharp, just like Hendrix tone(Same gear, so no shock there.)

  • muito louco!!!!

  • lets see you battle with tremonti

    but you have a record deal your a beast

  • people say mark sucks but he was 3 times guitarist of the year

  • @untamed169 You know that doesn't really mean anything right?

  • if you dont like him then dont click on this video and/ or rip on him

  • no, its just arrogant how u go to a video about mark Tremonti to talk shit about him... why?? just to piss off his fans r something

  • What is he playing at 0:40 to 1:15?

  • its the solo in Down to my Last. x)

  • Thanks brother

  • @guineapig750 and what a great solo...

  • No matter what anybody says... this guy is amazing. He was awesome even when he was WITH Creed.

  • He is actually writing a new album with Creed (with Scott Stapp) and they are going on tour. Crazy I know.

  • what effects does he use from 0:41 until 1:15 except the delay?

  • i think its just delay and wah

  • He may be the next randy rhoads

  • mark tremonti 4 ever

    best guitarist on earth

    mark u rock

  • everyone thought he was a pussy cuz of creed

  • listen to alter bridge hes the lead guitarist of their band now and they rock

  • well in creed he foucused on making the songs sound more melodic, and lets just say he made up for the lack of solos with the awesome clean riffs, and the heavy riffs he put in creed songs to

  • Yeah, But in creed you could barely realize his one of the greatest guitar player, if not the best. In alter bridge you could see his creativity.

  • HE IS A GENIUS!!! :D

  • I guess you would rather his gear sound like ass, like most heavy metal guitarists that you problem like.

  • Absolutely brilliant guitar player. One of my guitar idols, I wasn't happy when I saw some of the criticism he got on the sweep picking video. If people did a bit of research on him and his songs they would see sense and understand how good he actually is.

  • wow awesom guitar player

  • resumindo GOD of GUITAR!!!

  • Mark Tremonti band is king

  • You probably know A LOT about balls, right.

    Talk shit...but where's your record deal? Hmm?

    That's what I thought. Sit down fool.

  • WELL SAID! xD

  • Hey man...record deals aren't what it's about. Theres a lot of bands that stink and have record deals (not to say the same about tremonti or anything)

  • i agree with dangerclark07 im 16 and i can play most of his stuff but i still think hes a amazing guitar player dont critize just cause ur not a guy who can be big like him and hes one of the best for sure in the world

  • Why do so many of u have to shit talk him. So what if you can or cant play his riffs? Why not just appreciate what he's done with music. Being a somewhat skilled guitarist myself, I try not to look at what i can or cant play that others have come up with, but rather just sit back and try to enjoy what others can create

  • hey machnawe...look where you are and then look where he is...think before you talk crap

  • seriously man this machnawe guy is a faggot

  • thank you...i mean if he sucks so much why does he have his own signature guitar from a major company...millions of cds sold...picture on the front of guitar magazines...idk just seems stupid to knock a guy who has accomplished as much as mark has

  • RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT

  • so where's your instructional dvd then machnawe? I fancy learning to play with my feet too... Anyway - you're all missing the point. The songs are great... if they make you feel good then who cares about what technique they fucking use, huh? I could alternate pick at a million notes a minute with a wah and sound just like Vai and every other wannabee technique obsessed retard who never had anything original to offer... It's all been done - just write some decent fucking songs, eh ;-)

  • there's a guy who play just likke him.!!! jts from convey and confess... but tremonti is great!! his parnership with myley is brilliant!!

  • Tremonti is amazing. I personally like the work he does in Alter Bridge a little better than what he did in Creed. Maybe it's because Stapp was such a douchebag.

  • oh ok man

    my bad

  • lmao idiot

  • your seriously saying tremonti isnt good?

  • what im saying is

    he is not good enough to have all these ppl talkin about how great he is

    i mean i could play that shit that hes playing

  • Yearh.. But can you create it?

  • thats your opinion...and everyone that can get the tabs and practice enough can play his stuff...he also has plenty of credentials for people to be talking about how good he is

  • ur not 1 of those a7x fans who thinks syn gates is the greatest are u?? coz those types of a7x fans are really strating to piss me off

  • no im not..

    syn is just my favorite guitarist.. i know that theres alot of ppl better.. randy rhoads is the greatest.. but no i just like him alot

  • i dissagree tremonti writes the best melodys,and his solos are fuking awesome,u can hum the melody in his solos,the shit he is playing now are just warm up techniques they have no meaning they just get his fingers prepared

  • Absolutely spot on, that solo at the end is most likely his warm up Ive seen in an interview he warms up his fret hand first, his actual album solos are always very inspiring, his improv is getting honed as of lately too, not the "best" guitar player ever, but who is? worthless arguement, enjoy great players, have your favorite, mark is my fave because overall hes an outstanding musician.

  • i think he could be the best guitarist.he might not be the best "shredder" or whatnot but he can make Great songs and still add these awesome solos without wrecking the song,everytime i play a metallica song(no disrespect) its just shredding on 1 string,its hard but it bores me,tremonti deserves alot more respect i think.

  • Metallica is hardly a benchmark for shredding. Kirk Hammet is beyond overrated.

  • this guy is pure guitar.

  • he is not especial...

  • you are not especial. You a are a Retard.

  • For having the effects he has going there it's really clear. He's so accurate, I love his stuff probablly my fav style of guitar playing to listen to...

  • what the stickers on his guitars

  • he has a picture of dime on his guitar :)

  • critics..why then all go straight to hell ..

  • this is insane....d best modern rock guitar player

  • man y the fuck is everyone so quick to judge him.HES FUCKING INSANE

  • Idiots.

    This guy is a fucking guitar machine!

  • ya i think mark tremonti is great too, but he always uses delay in the instructional videos, which makes it sound a little too cluttered

  • I agree

  • He doesn't always use delay, he likes to use delay. He's showing you not only a technique but also a style and effect you can add to it. I like it, besides this new instructional dvd I think is going to be a pretty basic either clean or distortion effect depending on what hes playing. Theres a vid showing different patterns that he uses and it has sdistortion but nothin else on it. I dnt knw if uv seen it but you should check it out if you havent its pretty cool...

  • he needs to realize long delay sounds cool at times really clutters and ruins playing fast. the notes run together too much and it just sounds bad regardless of his great technique

  • but if he did it more clean it wouldnt b as growly or pure rock for that matter

  • he is guitar god

  • He's a fuckin good guitarist

  • Mark goes from 0-60 in less than a split second, doesnt sound natural...but hey..hes signed..and im not.

  • thats a LONG delay hes using... too long actually but good solos though

  • the reverb its anoying

  • tremonti is actually latin for god ;)

  • LOL

  • mark tremonti is a fucken legend man he is awsome id love to meet him and i love his paul reed smith he plays i thought about buying one of his signature guitars but there like 2 thousand but i say there worth every penny

  • I met Mark and Myles in Orlando at the first show on the Blackbird tour. These guys are class acts all the way and the show was the greatest live show I have ever seen. Tremonti rules!

  • dont like the reverb...

  • amazing

  • whats the name of that song that starts at 1:44, i cant think of the name of it

  • Alter Bridge - Open Their Eyes

  • solid is the only word to describe mt he is a great player and is very dedicated to his guitar and that s what he continue's to make strides with each band and record that he makes

  • Wow! Can this guy shred or what?!

    I love the way he uses his wah from 1:17 to 1:43. Totally awesome.

  • Mark is god of guitar

  • Mark Tremonti was this good even when he was in Creed. He was held up by Scott Stapp who himself wanted all eyes and attention on him. Now.....Mark practically owns Alter Bridge and can be himself more. From what I've heard, one of many inspirations for creating Alterbridge was to show the world who Tremonti really is. It was rumored that in creed he needed studio musician's to fill which is not true, and he proved that with Alter bridge. Good job Mark!

  • I won't deny that Mark has always been a great guitarist; you have to be in order to gain the kind of popularity that Creed, and Alter Bridge, have.

    However, Mark has admitted in interviews that he worked on his chops after Creed disbanded, citing Petrucci's Rock Discipline, Troy Stetina, Bill Peck, Michael Angelo Batio, Toshi Iseda, and many others for his newfound skills.

  • god, i never thought creed was any good & i still don't but this guy can fucking rip it up. Kodos Mark

  • damn, is this guy like better than buckethead or steve vai

  • i wouldn't say better than them...definitely not. but he's right up there. he's my favorite guitar player

  • :) hes my favourite alive guitarist lol

  • TREMONTI IS GOD!!!!!!!!

  • stupid motherfucker lol

  • was he originally a classical player because the first two clips show him playing in the classical position

  • no he only started to play classical when he left creed and got more serious.

    an sum metalheads do play like that.

  • God!

  • what show is that from 1:17 to 1:43

  • Guitar862 it is a performance of find the real, the whole vid was on here but not anymore.. only the sped up version is still on youtube.

    I don'T know which show it actually is^^

  • Interesting way of setting the guitar...looks like it'd smash yer nuts...

  • many guitar players play like this way. it's a better way to develop your technique because it's actually more natural

  • sweeeeeeeeeeeett...

  • he's really good

  • guitar god

  • damn, I remember a few years ago I read an article where Mark said he was trying to get a lot better at guitar, this was right after Creed broke up and Alter Bridge had released their first single. Guess he was really serious about getting better, good for him.