Meet the "Acoustic Ninja", Trace Bundy...

[ChromeFang]

That looks tiring!

[pHattypAch]

Trace Bundy uber +1

[cmacmuiris]

here's a kitkat......what r u on about?

[Bejk]

the song is called "Dueling Ninjas"

[digink]

simply amazing.

[sosendiyou07]

Does anyone know HOW he does this?

[Khorney]

Tapping mainly =)

[ooaimoo]

hammering...

[saidsimplified]

Magic. : p

[HaloRelated]

ya i play it so yes i know how

[dylancousins]

tuning:

DADGAD

[Lewdavgo3]

He came to my chrch and performed HE IS AWSOME

[VinizaoD]

wanna know the tune for this

please tell meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeee!!!

thanks

[KokotKyri]

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[kevinskiy91]

@KokotKyri hahahahahahah its DADGAD man not DAGDAD

[gazelms]

Actually sounds ugly

[joejohnjackson]

can i get a whoa bundy

[allensugar]

carpel tunnel ftw?

[ginagat]

How can he tap like this???? haha

[direngr3y]

tommy emmanuel does acoustic w/o nail fyi..

[Artin01]

That's sweet

[iamthebyron]

This guy is incredible!

[tastetherainbow55]

fucking stupid is more appropriate.

trace bundy is amazing.

[nrc141]

the long finger nails are acrylic and used for finger picking and his harmonics.... nothing really weird about it, they come off after every show

[empiremonkey]

I love this music, but guys with long fingernails are creepy.

[InstantHellMurder]

Thats a pretty stupid post

[hardslammin]

are you fucking kidding this guy is amazing, just look

[kinslayer120]

it is pretty normal to have long finger nails when playing acoustic guitar, all the best guitar players has it, makes better sound of the guitar

[garymillard]

i think its quite good & i been playin for 50 years!

[benny354]

I believe thats Pepe D'Agostino' song.

[lacrosse112]

lol this guy visited my school a little while back and played for us

[syke84]

fuckkkkkkkkk dammm its greatttttttttttt

[AGEAGE8]

that guy is nuts. reminds me of Andy Mckee who's got some videos on here.

[shizueleven]

He's alright, I guess. Sounds a bit folk-ish but that's pretty much it.

[skatesav99]

i think tommy emmanuel would kick this guys ass at guitar!!!

[Georgio89]

what I like about trace bundy is that not only has he got skill but I like his music. there are some good guitarists out there, probably better than him but they sometimes just play stuff cos its difficult, not cos it sounds good

[AlexeiSarutobi]

I wud have to say John Butler Is better check him out

[floamfloam]

I think i just found my god.

[8ulls3y3]

looks like what Michael Manring does on bass guitar, amazing tune

[DEPSUA2001]

Yo! Enlighten me to Michael Manning. Where can I check him out?

[8ulls3y3]

just look for 'my three moons' or 'the enormous room' vids here on youtube. there are more funky and speedy songs out there,but now I can't remember. Oh, and btw, he's michael manring, not manning. otherwise you'll never find him ^^

[gussie01]

This is about as good as it gets,,,,fuckin incredible...  beautiful tune

[wildstock]

Awesome video. His Myspace has some cool songs on it too.

[Reezafratzitz]

oh further more i want to see you try and do slap harmonics with your right hand while tapping with your left.

[Reezafratzitz]

fredikolsson do you even know how to play thunderstruck cause your a bender if you think thats how you play it.

[todd44044]

And?

[skarules111]

haha "dosent look that hard", these are the people who obviously have never picked up a guitar in there life some people cant even hit a harmonic this guys pulling them of perfectly while keeping a nice rhythem going without strumming f**kin noobs

[fourganger88]

Maybe they're joking...ever consider that?

F**kin noob.

[dayblue350z]

fucking amazing

[fourganger88]

I can play this easy. Slow it down by maybe 100, and yeah, I'm good to go.

[Barko20]

this is nice... I must learn this style... :)

[jseiler]

the guy's nick name is Acoustic Ninja everon

[johnnyguano]

hm... pretty sweet...

[fredrikolsson]

Thunderstruck + you slap the guitar once in a while? Garbage.

[wannaxseexmexdisco]

Who ever said the piano was superior...tut tut

[cuntedfuck]

Doesn't actually look that hard.

[LoyaltyMusicGroup]

interesting guitar

[sonnyjimshot]

if you like this check out ocean by john butler. that man, without dissing mr. ninja here, can play.

[Everon42]

This is Dueling Ninjas not Acoustic Ninja.

[AngryYoungMan110]

No shit. Notice how it says "Meet the Acoustic Ninja." It's an introduction. I'm sure the kid knows that it's called Dueling Ninjas.

[futtbuck3r88]

holy crap...those harmonics....

[DerisedEgami]

very cool. nice work.

[patpark]

wow. that was really nice.

[salm37]

Just because your technically gifted doesn't mean your great it has to sound like music!...

[skaterbob4]

What? what was the most amazingly musical thing I've ever heard on an acoustic guitar. That was quite beautiful.

[guiltengine85]

You don't think this sounds like music?? How far up your ass IS your head anyway???

[TaRoDaKto]

ninja fingers!

[guitarrocker999]

does anyone know where u can find tabs to this?

[lbholls]

Nice work...sounded very Tubular Bells. I bet he like Mike O lol

[giorgiopicker]

aint he got a ninja pinky?

[Flamencoguitar]

Amazing Bro!!

[xxTHINLINExx]

very nice work..........

[gelalik]

yes a nice work stolen

[Trac3Bundy]

wow!!! amazing!!!! man, ur my idol!!! i am learning this song too. but i am not as good as u!! hope to see more of ur amazing videos!!!! keep it up!!

[NevermorePsalm]

ummm, im not to sure, but sounds like the beginning was a michael hedges song/exercise.

[BoyLT]

cool style, awesome skill, i wonder how much steroids i would have to inject in my fingers to be able to hammer like that!

[ElhonasFIN]

fucking awesome

[exitthegame]

strong fingers

[wtfmadafoca]

i wish i had a good guitar just like he's

hes pretty good btw

[disgizethelimit]

i'm gettin a webcam...i'll show you people some riffs.. i dont compare though..haha

[nixoblivion]

i really like this type of playing!! great

[phunkyphred]

groovy, very michael hedges inspired. :)

[scottgibsonfender]

you know who owns all of these guys! rusty cooley

[levyshady]

dont visit the website!! pure scam! it'l inject trojan to ur system!

[Antigone05]

What the hell are you talking about DaRomantik1.

How is this Irish and how does Irish music 'seem to have no melody'.Seem??taking a stab in the dark there arent you?! you sir,are a moron

[Padrenoe]

Muscianship is not measured in terms of "this guy owns this other guy" or "this dude makes this other guy look terrible". It is obvious you are a fan of Andy and it is great you enjoy his music. But please don't play that immature game of this guitarist is so much better that this other guitarist. I have seen Andy's videos before and he is obviously a great talent.

[kikesu59]

andy mckee owns this guy...seriously everyone type in andy mckee and search and click on the guitar solo vid. trust me this guys is nothing compared to the andy

[anhzor]

andy mckee is good but his music is actually easier to play this trace bundy.

[glebrial]

i can do that

[natiasdeus]

if you dig what this guy's doing, check out preston reed, he is mind blowing...if you listen to his stuff, it's all recorded with just an acoustic guitar...

[IcySapphire64]

Amazing how he can make the notes without even plucking the strings!

[mike1mike1mike1]

its called hammer ons adn pulls offs u piece of shit

[edcaryl]

What's up with you mike1mike1mike1? You seem to rag on everyone. Are you that envious and struck with awe that you can't control yourself? Please, take a break and give them their due. I believe what he's doing is great.

[ZiggyZaggyPapers]

Ur a fag. he asked me how he did it and i siad u fagget

[splittenseams]

i can't do that. I don't really get how to hammer on like that. Every time I try it, I can't actually hear any sound. It just douns like a thump.

[SteakFetish]

Although his tapping technique is sufficient, it's nothing that hasn't been done before (and more proficiently) on the acoustic guitar by the likes of Michael Hedges, Preston Reed, or Billy McLaughlin. What's worse, this piece of "music" is completely devoid of any melodic content at all. Music is nothing without communication, something lost on novices who think great technique=great composition.

"Acoustic Ninja"... could he be more proud?

[punkrockpirate]

Do you really think such a haughty attitude serves any constructive purpose? This is certainly music, no need for the quotes. I am not sure why I'm defending this guy (even though I did enjoy the video), your attitude just offends me.

[DarkOmegaReign7]

yea i can imagine that...though my comment before was totally out of amazement and thats how i respond to such display of talen and skill.

i dont have the hand coordination to even hold a guitar let alone play that piece

[DarkOmegaReign7]

i can do that

[Padrenoe]

That's great. One of my friends can play that song also. It takes a lot of skill and coordination to play that piece, so it is to be commended. Now, the REAL talent is when you can not only PLAY difficult pieces like that, but also WRITE and RECORD pieces such as that.

[allensugar]

i can do that