Author Topic: John 5 doing behind the nut bend stuff! (Read 10996 times)

_tom_ · « **on:** February 03, 2006, 10:37:11 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ0LUTkDASg

All I have to say is - SOO GOOD!

Gotta learn that one sometime

38thBeatle · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2006, 07:56:06 AM »

That does sound cool. I wonder what his Mum said when she saw those tattoos.

indysmith · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2006, 10:35:05 AM »

I love his outfit.
odd style that guy has - i really like it. His tone is rather terrible however - not so much there, but definately on the albums. Can't really do behind the nut bends with a locking nut :(

Hell Hound · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2006, 11:10:22 AM »

When I heard this guy was doing a shred type album I was excited, I don't really like Mansson or anything like that but that guy got a reputation of being a really good guitarist. A friend lend me some album and I wasn't overly impressed at all :? So yea there's some very good country style shreding (it's where this guy shine) but most of it was unimpressive standard metal indus with a litlle shredding over.
Don't get me wrong, he's good but not original and I'm sure he can do better :!:

tewboss · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2006, 12:16:48 PM »

he's been playing with Rob Zombie recently and has another band as well (name escapes me at this time). i much prefered his tone when he was in MM's band - love that dirty fuzz sound.

Ratrod · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2006, 01:24:58 PM »

There's more to the man than just MM. His new signature guitar has a headstock that was specially designed for behind the nut bending. It's a cool technique, it sounds a lot like a B-bender.

How does he get that twang from a humbucker?

indysmith · « **Reply #6 on:** February 04, 2006, 01:42:17 PM »

Quote from: Hell Hound

Don't get me wrong, he's good but not original and I'm sure he can do better :!:

He's the only guy i've ever heard play shred chicken picken'. I really thought that Country/Metal was a pretty original idea, and he's using some very different techniques to most players of similar genres!

_tom_ · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2006, 05:00:44 PM »

Quote from: indysmith

Quote from: Hell Hound
Don't get me wrong, he's good but not original and I'm sure he can do better :!:

He's the only guy i've ever heard play shred chicken picken'. I really thought that Country/Metal was a pretty original idea, and he's using some very different techniques to most players of similar genres!

Yep!

He has a new album out now aswell, not Vertigo, its somethin else, might buy it sometime.

jt · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2006, 03:49:00 PM »

:D OK guys click back onto the site & on the right hand side theres a coloum of photos, above John 5 theres what appears to be a 12yr old in a blue T shirt click on to this picture & watch the video !

how does he remember it all !!

:D 8)

38thBeatle · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2006, 08:28:55 PM »

clever sod ! impressive stuff- I hate him.

willo · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2006, 09:04:19 PM »

Quote from: jt

:D OK guys click back onto the site & on the right hand side theres a coloum of photos, above John 5 theres what appears to be a 12yr old in a blue T shirt click on to this picture & watch the video !

how does he remember it all !!

:D 8)

see stuff like that reminds me that pursuit of simple speed is quite pointless - there will always be someone faster than you, always (even if it is a 12 year old :( ). So in the end, its important to be as good as you can, not as fast.
There was a time when I'd see a video like that and it would make me question my abilities, but really, these days I don't care for that kind of playing, I don't enjoy it, I think it's quite aimless so I don't let it bother me. As I say, just my opinion - I'm sure other people like pop-punk-Pachelbel

sambo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2006, 10:49:37 PM »

yer ive seen that video before cause i was looking for tabs for that classical song for a laugh lol.... pretty stupid actually how someone could have that much spare time... i kind of feel really jealous but really sorry for him... basically i completely agree wth willo...

also i think extreme speed is a bit of a novelty and it would just get boring as most really fast stuff sounds the same.... not that i have anything against fast/thrash or anything but the insanely fast stuff is just pointless...

heres another guy doing the same thing... i think it might be some even faster stuff in some places lol...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-320978629639822541&q=canon

indysmith · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2006, 10:57:56 PM »

I quite liked that video - those who know me know i HATE speed-shred, but i thought the actual melody of that tune was pretty good, and i liked the chorus how it kinda merged like power-punk with classical music. Wish i could play it.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2006, 07:39:06 AM »

Well he was indeed fast but unlike a lot of players, it was melodic. He obviously does have the time to play. It was rather like watching my son when he learned piano- by the age of 14 he was superb and it fair took my breath away.

sambo · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2006, 08:21:30 AM »

beatle get some clips of him on here! :P :D