I thought I'd share, mostly because well, I think this sort of music is both fun to play, and slightly humorous in how silly it is. Early '80's metal, lotsa fun...

This one's a bit less rehearsed than the last one as I've actually been doing a lot more stick stuff lately. Just making it up as I go after the arpeggio bit. Anyways, it's Friday so I thought I'd torture y'all with some guitar. Like, zero tapping in this... heheh Enjoy...

Wow!!!! Just wow!!! Now get up here and show me that with the stick. I know you can do it!


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Excellent!

Blazing! A tour-de-force of Yngwie-ness and Kerr-ness! Wow!

Guys, thanks for checking these out. I know that there isn't much "sticki-ness" going on in them, but you watch 'em and comment anyways - it's really appreciated! The musical open-mindedness of this community continuously amazes me. Doing an Yng riff is pretty easy (well, not that easy!) while I work on Frank Gambale and Alan Holdsworth stuff. And the end result strikes me as being kind of funny while still being a lot of fun to play...

I am practicing Stick a lot, but I am trying something new - instead of just rattling something off, videotaping it, and posting it, I am trying to really put an effort into getting the pieces I play a lot more polished, and at the same time maybe a bit more individual... hopefully unique to me!

I have realized that an instrument with 'even' numbers of strings is much easier for me to play, mentally... 6 and 8 str guitars as opposed to 7 and 9. 12 str Chapman Stick (6+6) as opposed to 10str (5+5)

That's just me, though!

Anyways- thanks for checking it out, guys!

Extended range instruments sure are fun. Are you an Animals as Leaders fan? I often feel that group has really explored and pioneered some of the outer limits of what an 8 string guitar is capable of.

I am aware of them, and I have an album or two - really a great instrumental metal act but I actually got into extended range guitar because of 3 guys - Steve Vai, John Petrucci and Charlie Hunter. Tosin and co. are really awesome, but I am a lot more interested in what Charlie does haha I like Tuck Andress, Les PaulChet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Lenny Breau a lot so that figures in as well... Not metal shredders, but those guys really tear it up.

I've had 7 strings on and off for years, I think I still have a Universe and a Prestige laying around although I gave one Universe to the late great Shawn Lane... He needed a guitar, and was having some troubles... I miss Shawn, brilliant musician and such a nice guy!

I bought a 9 string just before I got a Stick, thinking that it would "help" with Stick studies but jeez did I hate that thing. sounded bad, unplayable, etc etc... not my bag.

I always wanted to get into a Charlie Hunter kind of thing, I've been aware of him for quite some time (He is utterly fantastic!) and I enjoy what he does - I'd like to maybe emulate that and mix it in with what I already do as a guitarist. I took the 8 string plunge recently, and these videos are just me messing around and getting familiar with the layout.

Fun stuff. Oh hey, thanks for checking out my video!

Jay rules [emoji3]


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Awww, thanks!