Now THIS is playing!

feylya

Jason Becker playing Paganini's Caprice No. 5

http://s46.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0XFOO7XXWHJYG32NUSO09ZJIQN

John

:eek: That is scary. And the smug look on his face at the end.

Doctor J

Apparently he used to play 'Eruption' at Cacophony gigs with one hand, while playing with a yoyo with the other hand. Unbelievably talented fella, it's an incredible tragedy what happened to him

Karl Hungus

Man, I would love to see him play Eruption one handed! :eek:

Voodu Child

Does anyone else think that sucked?

Giblet

It sounded awful, way too rushed!

The song should be played clean, not "strangle a cat" distortion.

Doctor J

I don't think he was trying to revolutionise the world of emotional playing, it was **** for ****'s sake and it was top drawer fret **** IMO.

LundiMardi

anyone else think his picking technique is awful! ? Works for him though, pretty cool.

Mystic Fibrosis

Yeah, he's resting his fingers on the pickguard, huge mistake. But it doesn't seem to stop him

Crucifix

Crikey, that was some damn fine playing.

Zapp Brannigan

Too bad about the whole Lou Gherihs disease thing

I've seen that video of the Eruption live while yo-yoing. DO a search its making its round on the interweb.

Karl Hungus

Mystic Fibrosis wrote:

Yeah, he's resting his fingers on the pickguard, huge mistake. But it doesn't seem to stop him

What's wrong with resting fingers on a pickguard? I can't see how that would inhibit playing at all.

Mystic Fibrosis

it slows you down and inhibits movement.

Karl Hungus

Indeed, but how so?

LundiMardi

well i rest my pinky on the pick guard, you can't just have you hand floating above the bridge, or at least i can't.. The thing i was pointing out was that he's not really picking from the rist, he's using his whole arm.

greglo23

Mystic Fibrosis wrote:

it slows you down and inhibits movement.

you're joking of course ?

Mystic Fibrosis

Don't do this! Look at your right hand as you play. Here are two tip-offs that you have extra tension: the fingers not holding the pick curl in to the hand, as if to make a fist, or the wrist presses itself on to the face of the guitar, while the unfortunate guitarist continues to play as well as they can under the circumstances. (Another sign will be pressing on the guitar with the pinky).

Quoted from another site. Pressing with the pinky is exactly what he's doing in the video.

SirLemonhead

Lol, people criticising Jason Becker's technique....

LundiMardi

Mystic Fibrosis wrote:

Quoted from another site. Pressing with the pinky is exactly what he's doing in the video.

do you not touch your guitar or something while you play? I can't see how it's possible to play comfortably without resting some fingers on the guitar(obviously not while strumming)

Doctor J

MasterOfSolos wrote:

Lol, people criticising Jason Becker's technique....

Exactly

John

I say do whatever works for you. I couldn't play with my picking hand unsupported.

Shanannigan

can´t decide whether i like it or hate it... he know´s his fretboard... but that wasn´t playin... that was w@nking

SirLemonhead

Yes, he wasn't playing. He was hitting random notes and hoping for the best