For those you who need a challenge...

Elx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRHIR69r4ZI Here's an interesting video...

paulnb57

More of an interesting photo from here!.......

Elx

paulnb57 said:

More of an interesting photo from here!.......

Fixed, thanks!

Schnozz

Wish he did it on an old 70's, early 80's Ibanez - I like those 

Very clever, but will take a few listens to get into 

Voxman

I'm just completely in awe at how someone's mind (and fingers) works to completely & instinctively understand and utilise scales with such discipline.  Hell, I've never even heard of most of these scales. I'm purely a self taught player with no musical training and I wouldn't know a Lydian from a Phrygian nor a major from an Enigmatic or minor pentatonic. I probably play and improvise using some of this stuff in there but with no conscious clue that what I'm playing is using some of these scale structures. 

GoldenEraGuitars

I admire the knowledge and practice behind so many different scales. But my ears can't help but think with many of the "obscure" scales that they sound awful. Some of it sounds like me when I'm trying to not hit the wrong note. 

Wait... is that what Jazz is? Maybe I'm smarter than I thought  

DLM

Wow, missed this! Bananas! Double homework from now on!

rlw

Very skillful but doesn't flow at all to my ears.

Teetonetal

Things things spring to mind.
As an intellectual exercise it's very cool
As a piece of music it's sounds very contrived
I hate the sound of whole tone.

Elx

I don't think the intention was to create an interesting piece of music. With 45 different flavours, it would be very difficult. The idea was to show us the scales we didn't even know existed and perhaps inspire us to investigate further...

HarrySeven

Two things.

The shittest guitar sound in the history of guitar sound.

Pointless, emotionless wank.

Bridgehouse

HarrySeven said:

Two things.

The shittest guitar sound in the history of guitar sound.

Pointless, emotionless wank.

You have the guitars to play it on tho

Elx

HarrySeven said:

Two things.

The shittest guitar sound in the history of guitar sound.

Pointless, emotionless wank.

I do agree about the sound.

As for "emotionless wank", I think he was just trying to show the flavour of the scales. The guy is an instructor, and I think he did a good job. It certainly made me check out some of those exotic scales...

meltedbuzzbox

HarrySeven said:

Two things.

The shittest guitar sound in the history of guitar sound.

Pointless, emotionless wank.

It sounded just like Santana's tone to me

Neill

meltedbuzzbox said:

HarrySeven said:

Two things.

The shittest guitar sound in the history of guitar sound.

Pointless, emotionless wank.

It sounded just like Santana's tone to me

Doesn't sound like Carlos to me, at least not in his heyday eg take this definitive version of "Europa"...



I remember listening to this broadcast live on the radio at the time, I didn't think I would ever hear anything better, I'm not sure if I have.