I think we have linked to this guy before...

[Musicman20]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr99nPYNEbs&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr99nPYNEbs...feature=related[/url]

44 ish secs in. 1 finger picking.

His other videos are also insanely fast....

Metallica should have him to get someone close to Cliff's awesome playing.

The Battery video is awesome.

Edited November 21, 2009 by Musicman20

[velvetkevorkian]

Jesus, I think I just got tendinitis in my first finger just watching that
Fast, but waaay too much tension in his hand IMO.

[warwickhunt]

Looking at the way he's constantly flexing his fingers/hand, he's either suffering from over playing or over egging the fact he's about to play fast. Not big and not clever to be that uncomfortable!

[Musicman20]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='661090' date='Nov 21 2009, 03:28 PM']Looking at the way he's constantly flexing his fingers/hand, he's either suffering from over playing or over egging the fact he's about to play fast. Not big and not clever to be that uncomfortable! [/quote]

I remember when I was on tour for two weeks and I somehow did some strange injury to my fretting hand thumb. I went to the Doctors, it got checked over....apparently it was just a damaged tendon that would heal. A year later it was still there. Now...its gone...thankfully. I think I over stretched or just got a little too excited. I try and play with a proper hand position at all times...until Ive had a few.

[4000]

All I can say is playing that fast with a pick is easy and a lot less stressful on my hands!

[TRadford]

His Orion video is great.
And I looove that bass sound!!! Goddamn, now I want a Warwick Thumb.

[GreeneKing]

Bad taste Chav wear though

(I can't play that fast WITH a pick)

[Clarky]

[quote name='4000' post='661247' date='Nov 21 2009, 06:52 PM']All I can say is playing that fast with a pick is easy and a lot less stressful on my hands![/quote]
Agreed, as its largely strumming one note fast its dead easy with a pick and this guy is making life difficult for himself (or just plain showing off)

[ahpook]

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='661087' date='Nov 21 2009, 03:24 PM']Jesus, I think I just got tendinitis in my first finger just watching that
Fast, but waaay too much tension in his hand IMO.[/quote]

it made me wince !!!

i think i'd just use a plectrum

[7string]

[quote name='Clarky' post='661334' date='Nov 21 2009, 08:55 PM']Agreed, as its largely strumming one note fast its dead easy with a pick and this guy is making life difficult for himself (or just plain showing off)[/quote]

I thought that showing off was the main reason for posting stuff on YouTube

Really fast playing though!

[Buzz]

He's got chops. Mad chops.

Also, unusual pick of a song goes to "Come Sweet Death" or "Komm, Susser Tod" as he's got it (umlaut on the u btw), awesome song, but unexpected bass cover. I suspect as he's Japanese I know why he's picked the song though, rather powerful in context of the animated film it was used in.

[xgsjx]

When he plays with just the index finger & rests his pinky on the bridge it gives me the creeps. How does it bend like that?

[SS73]

[quote name='4000' post='661247' date='Nov 21 2009, 06:52 PM']All I can say is playing that fast with a pick is easy and a lot less stressful on my hands![/quote]

and he's just got no tone, picking would give so much more feel and definition.

[Count Bassy]

Just looking at the vid, is he actually hitting the string on the return stroke as well?, a sort of double thumbing but with the index finger?

I am puzzled why people post vids like this, are they 'waiting to be discovered', or is it just to get an ego boost from peoples comments?

[Musicman20]

I think its a ego thing, although I must say Ive not seen many bassists who play that genre of music play as well as he does. He really excels with his fingers...although sometimes a pick would make it more defined for the immensely fast lines.

I wish I could play at half thats speed with my fingers. Pick.no probs, but fingers....I just havent got the strength or time to learn!

[Musicman20]

I used to, and still do, like a bit of classic Megadeth.

He does a good job again:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQs-Ml5uBE&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQs-Ml5uBE...feature=related[/url]

[urb]

Using just one finger to do that stuff is a bit weird if you ask me, I do a finger picking thing that does a downstroke with the thumb then an upstroke with the index (not slapping!) - it uses about half the engery of what he's doing - and is effectively a finger version of using a pick - all that said he has a great tone and seems pretty on the timing - I'm just worried he's going to, or already has, injured himself.

M

[velvetkevorkian]

I think the tone and the playing were both pretty good, the tone fits in a metal context well, I just don't think its viable to use that technique in the long term. I'll be surprised if he still has full use of his hand in ten years time.

[markdavid]

[quote name='4000' post='661247' date='Nov 21 2009, 06:52 PM']All I can say is playing that fast with a pick is easy and a lot less stressful on my hands![/quote]

Funny you should say that , I can't play half as fast with a pick as I can with my fingers