Stairway To Heaven - Michael Kollwitz

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Uploaded by on Nov 8, 2006

The Chapman stick is one of the coolest inventions in the musical instrument world in a long time. Michael Kollwitz is one of the original students of the inventor. He treated me to a beautiful interpretation of this classic song, Stick style. . .

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  • I apologize that the production quality isn't better. This shoot was intended only as a B-roll shoot for some action footage in a different video "Stick Man." There is an edit of it up on YouTube that doesn't use this footage but there is a version being broadcast soon on Current TV that has it. I just loved this version of the song so much I posted it even with it's camera and sound flaws.

  • its a shame the camera mic is picking up more of the room than the actual instrument. Kollwitz is amazing on the Chapman Stick...

  • This was shot outdoors. . . but yea

  • Michael Kollwitz is what I would consider a master of the Chapman Sick. He wouldn't say so, but I think he meets most of the qualifications that average people would come up with to meet that definition. He's been playing it almost since it was invented.

    The stick sound lends itself so well to "Stairway" that I just had to share it.

  • I thought it would be nice to offer something more unique than a guy in his room with a guitar and a webcam. Sorry it didn't work for you.

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  • Who's the guy with the can who walks across the stage at :33sec :) Is he perhaps one of Zeps roadies who got lost on one of their tours and hearing the music thought he'd found his way home :) Great version tho' Me like :):)

  • skills or not, that t-shirt is grim!

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  • @XxSaintPatxX That's sure what it looks like. But in reality, it's a guitar and bass on steroids - low strings in the center, flipped tuning, separate amp for each half, an extra fret to play what would normally be an open string, and a strap setup to hold the fretboard vertical for easy playing. It actually is played more like a piano than a guitar or bass, though...

  • SHUT UP AND LISTEN ...AND ENJOY ......

    

  • WooooW lift me uppppp to Heaven !!! man

  • Damn. This thing looks like a piano on steroids.

  • I'm tremendously impressed. He plays it very well. Bravo!

  • @Plisko1 lol you're "badly" produced video is still better than 95% of stuff on the website, awesome version of stairway!

  • cool

  • is this an acoustic or an electric?

  • its like he has 10 fingers, how AM I SUPPOSED TO COMPETE WITH THAT

  • i want a chapman stick but they cost over a thousand

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