What's so great about this Jaco guy anyway?

[Meddle]

My favorite is one of the Jimmy Page shreds videos because they did not need to change the audio. No joke. Its Led Zeppelin's 1890s reunion for Atlantic records. They do Heartbreaker and Jimmy massively fails on the solo.

 

[Bijoux]

I posted this one on my FB page, and didn't write anything on the description box. Some people were like, Oh, that's awesome, that's cool! etc.

 

[williamk]

I'm going to bite - you DO know that's a joke video, right?

Try Link Removed or HERE...just in case you really think your video was real...if not, never mind....

I have to say that even after watching those 2 videos, I'm really not impressed. He plays amazingly with the band but I find his solos boring.

 

[Gard]

My favorite is one of the Jimmy Page shreds videos because they did not need to change the audio. No joke. Its Led Zeppelin's 1890s reunion for Atlantic records. They do Heartbreaker and Jimmy massively fails on the solo.

....well, there's your problem, right there...he wasn't even born when they filmed it!

 

[plangentmusic]

I don't think bad music (or off key singing) is funny and these phony videos, besides being insulting to the artist, are the same joke over and over.

 

[sarcastro83]

greatest Shreds video is the Kiss one... found here:

 

[Joeykun]

Pretty funny spoof. Not as funny as the Michael Mannring fake, but still pretty funny stuff.

+1 The Mannring one was a riot!

 

[jbl71004]

Funny.

 

[funkybassinator]

John Petrucci Psycho Exercises are my favorite:


last one's the best, imo

 

[6jase5]

LOL at all the shred videos, but stumbled on to this guy - link above. Skip ahead to 8 minutes. No practical use for this nor is it pleasant on the ears, but this guy is a freak machine.

 

[Sam Evans]

Holy crap, those things are funny!

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

He actually sounds like he kinda... sucks in this video

White. Pants.

 

[pbass2]

There's a black and white Wes Montgomery one--can't seem to find it now---that just kills! AND, most non-musicians think it's real, and confirms why they "hate jazz"

 

[Lazylion]

...stumbled on to this guy - link above. Skip ahead to 8 minutes. No practical use for this nor is it pleasant on the ears, but this guy is a freak machine.

Yikes! That's amazing! But yeah, after about 280 bpm, it ceases to mean anything to my ears. As one of the YT comments said, dude is a robot.

 

[trayner1]

First watch this:
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"It's the Mon-stAAAAA!"

 

[chicago_mike]

Isnt the guy who does the fake bass videos a real good bassist in his own right?

 

[pbass2]

Isnt the guy who does the fake bass videos a real good bassist in his own right?

I'd say whoever is doing some of these definitely has chops--you'd have to to nail it like that, even in parody.
Some of the ones I see are so tight to picture it's impressive (not all of course . . .). If you spend any time tracking to picture for TV or film in any way, you'll know what I mean---it ain't easy . .

 

[trayner1]

The guy who started it all is a Finnish guitarist, who's OK as a guitar player, but can "shred" like a beast

 

[pharmakon]

Someone should do a Nickelback shreds video and make them sound GOOD!

 

[chicago_mike]

The bass ones...some Andy guy, Goertz or something..Ill find a youtube of him..

http://www.youtube.com/user/knoertz#p/u/0/A-IfsSWV4Os

This is the guy who does the bass parodies.