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Title: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Twinfan on April 26, 2011, 11:44:22 AM
Stuart Ryan was at the PRS Clinic I went to last week and played this piece.  My jaw nearly hit the floor  :o

He prefaced it saying he would play three parts at once on a guitar.  Yeah right we thought  :roll:

He starts with a bass line, then adds a chord sequence, then finally the melody.  His finger dexterity is amazing, and Paul Smith was in total awe as we were!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u0H-aNSXYY
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: nfe on April 26, 2011, 12:14:12 PM
Will get a watch when I get a chance a bit later.

The finest acoustic player I've ever seen is Antonio Forcione, is usually at the Edinburgh Festival and is always amazing. Lots of jazz guys (and no doubt folky fingerstyle cats) do the bass/rhythm/melody thing at once.
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Lezard on April 26, 2011, 06:43:48 PM
That's insanely fantastic , I guess he never gets to show off like that when doing stuff for GT magazine .
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Andrew W on April 26, 2011, 09:31:32 PM
That's pretty astonishing. In the line of flashy acoustic guitarists, I've seen Clive Carroll a few times and he's an amazing player:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Jy9L8KXMk
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: sgmypod on April 26, 2011, 10:07:22 PM
left me cold....
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Frank on April 28, 2011, 12:59:05 AM
I think the subject line here says it all ... it's amazing to see.

Unfortunately it's lousy to listen to.
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 28, 2011, 11:10:49 AM
left me cold....

^ +1

all flash and no soul - was bored after 30 seconds.

this is so much simpler, but also much more satisfying musically... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j8mr-gcgoI
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Twinfan on April 28, 2011, 11:48:32 AM
I was trying to point out the serious skills this guy has.

Ah well  :roll:
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: JDC on April 28, 2011, 08:21:58 PM
Cheers Dave!

I attempted something similar ages ago, tis interesting how he does some of the lead notes staccato so he can still move around the fretboard.

All I managed was 2 chords with with a basic melody on top, or just holding bass notes while adding a random melody.
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Philly Q on April 28, 2011, 10:45:43 PM
Mind-boggling!

I've just realised this chap is the previous owner of my Tyler Mongoose Retro.  Sublime to ridiculous....  :|
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: sgmypod on April 28, 2011, 10:51:38 PM
left me cold....



all flash and no soul - was bored after 30 seconds.

this is so much simpler, but also much more satisfying musically... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j8mr-gcgoI


^ +1
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2011, 08:27:55 AM
I've just realised this chap is the previous owner of my Tyler Mongoose Retro.  Sublime to ridiculous....  :|

:o - any clips of him on youtube playing it?

Probably a bit like when you realise your new girlfriends ex was a porn star (this has never happened to me although I would feel inferior if it had)
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: tomjackson on April 29, 2011, 08:56:24 AM
Will get a watch when I get a chance a bit later.

The finest acoustic player I've ever seen is Antonio Forcione, is usually at the Edinburgh Festival and is always amazing. Lots of jazz guys (and no doubt folky fingerstyle cats) do the bass/rhythm/melody thing at once.

+1

I've seen him a few times in Manchester.  Great technique but without that he'd still be great for just having the coolest vibe of anybody you are likely to see, also with a good sense of humour. 
I've never seen anybody use the a downtuned bass string like him either, like a double bass and sliding his finger underneath the string and lifting it way off the fretboard.

Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Philly Q on April 29, 2011, 10:15:13 AM
I've just realised this chap is the previous owner of my Tyler Mongoose Retro.  Sublime to ridiculous....  :|

:o - any clips of him on youtube playing it?

Not that I can find, I'm afraid.


Probably a bit like when you realise your new girlfriends ex was a porn star (this has never happened to me although I would feel inferior if it had)

To be honest, I'd probably feel inferior if my girlfriend's ex had been a librarian, never mind a porn star.

Highly unlikely scenario though.  If I'm ever lucky enough to actually get a girlfriend, the relationship's not going to be based on my studly bedroom skills....  :|
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2011, 10:28:31 AM
Back on a relatively serious, and sort of in keeping with the thread subject, this reminds me of when I briefly owned Rob Chapmans PRS SC245. I sold it on fairly quickly, great guitar but I didn't really feel I was worthy. I never got comfortable with playing it. Not sure why, perhaps it's because I knew where it had been before and that I would never get to that standard. Strange really considering it is just a few bits of wood and metal.
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Philly Q on April 29, 2011, 10:37:25 AM
I know what you mean, but I don't really get that feeling with the Tyler - whoever owned one of my guitars before was always going to be a better player than me!  :lol:

However, I do often think the Tyler itself is "too good" for the likes of me (same goes for my PRS guitars, to some extent).  I feel much more comfortable with my MIJ Juniors.
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2011, 10:55:07 AM
I feel much more at home with my MIM Baja. Strange really. The only expensive guitar I ever felt at home on was the CS Esquire.
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: Kiichi on May 01, 2011, 02:05:10 PM
Great guitar players, but my favorite when it comes that kinda style still is Andy McKee. Great guy and I feel he really puts something into his music. Amazing live performance and just a nice guy.
Also improved a lot since these videos were made.
This is my personal favorite. Might not be his flashiest, but I love the emotion and just drift away...and live he played a fadeout that stunned everyone, just amazing how well he could controll the volume until the last bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU)
THis one brought him youtube fame: http://youtu.be/Ddn4MGaS3N4 (http://youtu.be/Ddn4MGaS3N4)

Just my favorite.
Title: Re: The most incredible acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen...
Post by: jibidy on May 09, 2011, 01:14:04 AM
That was ace!! :o