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slawie
Senior Member
Username: slawie

Post Number: 434
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 10:05 pm:   Edit Post

Nothing Alembic just great skills

http://www.ted.com/talks/usman_riaz_and_preston_reed_a_young_guitarist_meets_his_hero.html

slawie
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1782
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 7:05 am:   Edit Post

Wonderful, thanks!
pauldo
Senior Member
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 872
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 8:19 am:   Edit Post

Always fun to watch and listen to.
People with this type of skilll make me ponder who was the 'inventor' of the style - Michael Hedges was my first introduction to 'heavy mental' (and two handed tapping on acoustic) music and he holds a special place in my heart.

It is refreshing to see the style continues and grows.
tubeperson
Advanced Member
Username: tubeperson

Post Number: 372
Registered: 5-2005
Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 8:28 am:   Edit Post

Keep in mind Stanley Jordan, and of course Emmett Chapman and the Chapman stick. That instrument is the ultimate in tapping (and a real challenge to master, but worth it).
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 1273
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 12:44 pm:   Edit Post

He kept his left hand in the traditional alignment & didn't drum on the box, but I saw a vid of Chet Atkins doing the two-handed tap in the '50s. He probably learned it from someone older.

Peter
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 10872
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 7:21 pm:   Edit Post

That was nice!
jzstephan
Intermediate Member
Username: jzstephan

Post Number: 115
Registered: 1-2012
Posted on Friday, August 24, 2012 - 5:20 pm:   Edit Post

I've got no kick against modern jazz,
Unless they try to play it too darn fast
And lose the beauty of the melody
Until they sound just like a symphony

-Chuck Berry
tubeperson
Advanced Member
Username: tubeperson

Post Number: 375
Registered: 5-2005
Posted on Friday, August 24, 2012 - 7:04 pm:   Edit Post

I had the chance to see John Pizzarelli live a few weeks ago on a lovely evening for an outdoor concert in Stamford CT. John played with melody, and speed (not too many notes). It was a performance Mr. Berry would probably have approved of.

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