So they say you can't shred on a Les Paul?

Doctor J · 02-02-2005 5:00pm #1

Chris Poland begs to differ.

Right click and 'save target as' - 12mb but worth it

feylya · 02-02-2005 7:26pm

This better be worth it <_<

Meh tbh. It was alright but don't forget Zakk Wylde's been playing on a Les Paul for years and he's not slow...

D!ve^Bomb! · 02-02-2005 9:49pm

man that guitar sounds sweet!!! it's mesmerising watching someone who just looks soo comfortable on a guitar..

feylya · 02-02-2005 10:14pm

Aye, it was a nice sound but the playing was unreal.

NeMiSiS · 02-02-2005 10:38pm

Who said you could'nt shred on a Les Paul? Certainly wasn't me..
Tom

Ancient1 · 02-02-2005 11:42pm

Beat me to it, Doc - i was just going to post that up

His technique is flawless - it sounds like a violin, not a guitar :eek:

Doctor J · 03-02-2005 9:56am

Yeah, that man just has a way of playing which makes everything sound amazing, beautiful technique. That's not even his guitar, he was at NAMM and bumped into a friend and was just checking out his Les Paul. His bends are incredible.

dabhoys · 03-02-2005 10:22pm

He's just class. Pure magic when he plays a guitar.

token · 03-02-2005 11:06pm

From a visual viewpoint his technique looks terrible...fingers sticking out everywhere but looks are deceiving

Gothic Warrior · 06-02-2005 12:02am

lol - Who the hell is that dork?
Complete **** guitar. No elegance, style or feel...and his technique is the sh*ts. If you want real guitar playing, check out John Scofield.

D!ve^Bomb! · 06-02-2005 12:06am

Gothic Warrior wrote:

lol - Who the hell is that dork?
Complete **** guitar. No elegance, style or feel...and his technique is the sh*ts. If you want real guitar playing, check out John Scofield.

are you for real?

Gothic Warrior · 06-02-2005 1:14am

D!ve^Bomb! wrote:

are you for real?

Absolutely. How can you possibly think that's good? It's just a few simple runs...

D!ve^Bomb! · 06-02-2005 12:24pm

ok, so because you think it's simple then it can't be good?:rolleyes:

you'll go far..

Nidge · 06-02-2005 1:05pm

feylya wrote:

Aye, it was a nice sound but the playing was unreal.

is that "but" meant to be there, well i thought the likes of jimmy pages heartbreaker soloing and that DVD have him pretty much shredding, just because he isn't in modern rock and isn't playing an ibanez...i would have called it shredding due to the speed of his hands and lack of clarity in sound what he was doing

Nidge · 06-02-2005 1:10pm

On seeing it i amn't very impressed, that little finger hanging out looks so awkward and annoying, he just looked like your average joe who needed to think what to do next, and the bits that were "shredding" could easily have been preprepared runs, and they all were fairly static and repetitive. However the bending WAS great, that said there isn't a person on boards as good as that.

Giblet · 06-02-2005 1:33pm

Nidge wrote:

On seeing it i amn't very impressed, that little finger hanging out looks so awkward and annoying, he just looked like your average joe who needed to think what to do next, and the bits that were "shredding" could easily have been preprepared runs, and they all were fairly static and repetitive. However the bending WAS great, that said there isn't a person on boards as good as that.

I wasn't aware you know every guitarist on boards?

D!ve^Bomb! · 06-02-2005 2:21pm

Nidge wrote:

On seeing it i amn't very impressed, that little finger hanging out looks so awkward and annoying, he just looked like your average joe who needed to think what to do next, and the bits that were "shredding" could easily have been preprepared runs, and they all were fairly static and repetitive. However the bending WAS great, that said there isn't a person on boards as good as that.

where would you put your middle finger then?

Nidge · 06-02-2005 3:07pm

Giblet wrote:

I wasn't aware you know every guitarist on boards?

I was thinking more along the lines of the idea that very few people are likely to be able to shred like that, clearly judging by what i said about that guy i don't think he is the best in the world, so someone on boards could easily be better than he is.

"where would you put your middle finger then?"

Ah yes nice pun, although i was of course talking about his little finger, sorry to offend your god.

Gordon · 06-02-2005 3:40pm

NeMiSiS wrote:

Who said you could'nt shred on a Les Paul? Certainly wasn't me..
Tom

Indeed.

feylya · 06-02-2005 5:30pm

Nidge wrote:

is that "but" meant to be there, well i thought the likes of jimmy pages heartbreaker soloing and that DVD have him pretty much shredding, just because he isn't in modern rock and isn't playing an ibanez...i would have called it shredding due to the speed of his hands and lack of clarity in sound what he was doing

Ooops, I meant "wasn't unreal"...

Karl Hungus · 06-02-2005 6:30pm

I was less than impressed with that.

Besides, Peter Lindgren seems to get on fine with a Les Paul, and he can do some feirce stuff.

Gothic Warrior · 06-02-2005 9:25pm

Eh, Slash anyone?

WetDaddy · 07-02-2005 2:39am

Hmmmm, that's exactly the kind of guitar-playing that doesn't do anything for me...

Admittedly, I can't doing anything close to that and the guy's techinical ability, speed, precision etc. seem to be very good. But it just, I dunno, doesn't seem very imaginative or interesting. It appears to just be a sh(r)edload of runs.

Of course, that's only one bit of footage so it's hard to judge him, but speed and bending do not a good guitarist make. At least not by my definition anyway.

Isn't it strange that if you heard a saxophonist or a trumpeter doing the equivalent, you'd probably just say "Well, sure they can play -FAST-, but what else can they do?"

Doctor J · 07-02-2005 10:20am

Take it from me, that is just a snippet of what Chris Poland is capable of, as I said, that's him just doodling on a friend's guitar. As for the little finger thing, it looks unnatural and it is, he damaged ligaments in his little finger in his youth but does have an extended finger range as a result.

Mr. CooL ICE · 07-02-2005 11:33am

Meh, was good enough, but not worth the 12mb download on dialup.

Nidge · 07-02-2005 7:50pm

LordChessington wrote:

Meh, was good enough, but not worth the 12mb download on dialup.

haha brilliant

Karl Hungus · 07-02-2005 8:50pm

Gothic Warrior wrote:

Eh, Slash anyone?

I choose to remember Slash playing a mockingbird.

Nidge · 07-02-2005 9:03pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

I choose to remember Slash playing a mockingbird.

No need to "remember" as he still plays the les paul for velvet revolver as per usual...

Karl Hungus · 07-02-2005 9:24pm

Nidge wrote:

No need to "remember" as he still plays the les paul for velvet revolver as per usual...

If he's playing the les paul, of course I need to "remember" him playing a mockingbird. Sense!

Nidge · 08-02-2005 4:23pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

If he's playing the les paul, of course I need to "remember" him playing a mockingbird. Sense!

What i am saying is, is why are you choosing to remember him playing the mockingbird, if he only did so far for a song or two, especially if the claim is that he is a person capable of shredding on a les paul, which is visibly and he says himself his chosen guitar.

D!ve^Bomb! · 08-02-2005 4:27pm

Nidge wrote:

What i am saying is, is why are you choosing to remember him playing the mockingbird, if he only did so far for a song or two, especially if the claim is that he is a person capable of shredding on a les paul, which is visibly and he says himself his chosen guitar.

plus he owns about 40 of em..

disgruntled · 08-02-2005 5:10pm

Doctor J · 08-02-2005 5:15pm

Sssssshhhhh, can you hear the sustain?

disgruntled · 08-02-2005 5:23pm

but your not even playing! well if i was really playing you would hear the sustain....

feylya · 08-02-2005 5:25pm

They all go up to eleven.

Doctor J · 08-02-2005 5:29pm

While the whole "Own Squillions Of Guitars" concept has always been the goal, I'm not entirley sure I'd want loads of the same guitar. Really, what's the point? One of everything, now that would rock!

feylya · 08-02-2005 5:31pm

Yes it would. Ever see Steve Vai in front of his collection? While he obviously has loads of Jem's, he has loads of other really cool ones too

Doctor J · 08-02-2005 5:34pm

I haven't and I'm not sure I'd want to tbh. Maybe if I could mooch around while he wasn't there

feylya · 08-02-2005 5:40pm

Bleh!

Doctor J · 08-02-2005 5:43pm

I really liked his burned 7 string

feylya · 08-02-2005 5:49pm

Karl Hungus · 08-02-2005 7:52pm

Doctor J wrote:

While the whole "Own Squillions Of Guitars" concept has always been the goal, I'm not entirley sure I'd want loads of the same guitar. Really, what's the point? One of everything, now that would rock!

I know what you mean, absolutely no point to it at all! I personally wouldn't want numerous guitars that are nothing but duplicates.

Of course, I do want a grand amount of guitars that are all very different, set up differently, different tunings, different electronics and wood. Oh yeah baby! I wouldn't say one of everything, but a good range of instruments is my goal.

Funnilly enough, talking of Steve Vai, I emailed him to ask if he'd ever part with his double-neck Bich. I think that would look nicer in my collection, he never plays it anyway.

NeMiSiS · 09-02-2005 1:10am

Karl Hungus:
If yer gonna be at BoardStock, remind me to show ya my Mockingbird.
Tom

So they say you can't shred on a Les Paul?

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