Time Stamps: 10 Years Old 0:00 Timi Hendrix 16 Years Old 0:20 A voice of entropy 17 Years Old 0:52 An Evaporation 18 Years Old 1:17 Bach Concerto No. 1 19 Years Old 1:38 Transcend 1:54 Impassion 2:19 Envision 20 Years Old 2:53 87 3:19 Champagne 21 Years Old 3:49 Bittersweet 4:20 Finale 4:50 Aviator 5:15 Nightmare 5:35 James Franco 22 Years Old 5:49 Euphoria 6:11 Lit 23 Years Old 6:41 Icronic 7:15 Tell me how to feel 7:45 New Space 24 Years Old 8:14 G.O.A.T. 8:31 O.D. 25 Years Old 9:00 Nightmare 26 Years Old 9:31 Jared Dines’ Biggest Shred Collab 10:03 Blood Moon 10:34 God Hand 11:05 Flex vs Melody 27 Years Old 11:29 Playing a guitar 12:00 Playing my new guitar 28 Years Old 12:31 Upside Down 13:01 Playing God 13:35 ABC 13:51 Ego Death 14:20 F**k Around and Find Out Also, thank you for 150k Views! And also, for 1k subs! Follow me for more content, and tell me who’s next? Tell me in the comments. Should I make another one with Scottie? 😊

@udayanmustafi3963

Жыл бұрын

🎸

@3periode788

Жыл бұрын

11:29 is their song called "the worst" iirc

@ahaahahha

Жыл бұрын

Bach Keyboard concerto*

@Terrible_Peril

Жыл бұрын

I want Clay Gober (progression videos that are available 😅)

@huancuc1492

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and have a blessed day🙏 www.youtube.com/@josephmelodies

He was shredding harder than most of us at 10…

@emerysaura

Жыл бұрын

def more than me

@GG-ow3ke

Жыл бұрын

At least at 16

@ermonski

Жыл бұрын

at 10 I was still playing with Lego lol

@diamondsfuns924

Жыл бұрын

Not me

@udditchettri8067

Жыл бұрын

Fr bro 💀🤌🏿🥲hurts

The older he gets, the younger he looks. This man found the forbidden fruit.

@ibrahimismail5625

5 ай бұрын

He looks too feminine I like it 💀

@Mango_10798

5 ай бұрын

And not planning to share.

@GYMMOTIVATIONN528

5 ай бұрын

Make up, grew out his hair and some shitty products like fret rolf.

@summationx8376

5 ай бұрын

I think he is skinny in his younger years, that's why you will see that he'll have pronounce jawline but when the fats go in, the baby face pop out.

@RickyLafleurr

5 ай бұрын

So the 10 year old one is 28?

I’m 18 rn. This man has literally been playing for longer than I’ve been alive. I’m new to Polyphia so I’ve been feeling discouraged that it’s been so hard to learn songs. But this gives me new perspective. I’m gonna keep going until I can become my own incredible guitarist.

@heygema

11 ай бұрын

Keep going, I played like sweet child o mine since 11yo. Only thing I regretted is that I stopped learning at 16, and wasted most of my time simping as a teenager. What a waste, I wish I put more time into things I truly love, not some approval or anything. I'm brushing my skill again now at 28. So you do you, keep on going.

@haniyatarh8545

9 ай бұрын

Still on it ?

@genericsidecharacter8915

9 ай бұрын

@@haniyatarh8545 yup. I can finally play Playing God at x.75 speed perfectly and full speed with a few hiccups.

@MrMcprodigy

9 ай бұрын

thats the attitude to have. you dont want to be the greatest guitar player. you want to be unique. so many players are lost in the shadows these days because they are so technically gifted but lack a voice of their own on guitar. to see a really unique voice in terms of guitar playing, listen to jerry garcia. as soon as a track comes on with him on guitar, you can tell its him from miles away without vocals. this is what you want to achieve

@rookendgame

7 ай бұрын

I haven't played guitar for 10 years (3 years experience before). I saw Playing God on my KZread feed randomly a few days ago and now I'm obsessed. I started to learn the bossa nova part of that song. I hope to learn the rest...in a few years haha. I'm seeing Polyphia tomorrow in La😮!

This is what happens when natural talent meets hard work. Absolutely awesome musician

@dqena

Жыл бұрын

nah it’s what happens when a kid who has good parents who provide a safe environment to let their kid express their interest with time and consideration. there’s a lot of people who never had opportunities like that. most people never had those bare minimum privileges

@LaGameOver21

11 ай бұрын

@@dqena Well, that has an impact too, for sure! However, some kids have that support system and don't succeed or give up because it takes a lot of work and consistency to reach a proficiency level at something. Anyway, he is an incredible artist and that's what I was pointing out. Love & peace, man

@writerbutlerlewis

10 ай бұрын

@@dqenaI have that and I’m still shit at what I do. It’s definitely talent and hard work.

@Giovanni-hp3cv

9 ай бұрын

@@writerbutlerlewis keep practicing bro you'll get there

@empyrean-jamelgreaves8034

9 ай бұрын

No such thing as natural talent.

people get discouraged when they are newbies with 2-4 years of experience, forgetting these top guys basically memorised the entire fretboard in their head, every sound and technique is known to them after a lifetime of training all of you can play godlike. You think you lack Tim's potential? Wrong, you lack his dedication and hard-working demeanor. He is a titan of practice and dedication.

@lurker20

Жыл бұрын

This is such an encouraging take. Generally we just think people have innate talent but we forget hard work.

@VeroGMD

Жыл бұрын

Another thing most forget is that these kinda players have been playing for a really long time so they’ve had a lot more experience. If you think this way you can remember you need patience to get good

@gavinbunnell1633

Жыл бұрын

nah bro, tim is just a freak

@mikexxxmilly

Жыл бұрын

Hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard

@andresjarrin425

Жыл бұрын

Yep, he found something he liked, was disciplined and consistent. Now he reaps the results of such hard work and dedication.

I love how, as he matured as an artist, he moved away from plain old shredding and got a hell of a lot more soulful and musical

@mattrogers1946

Жыл бұрын

Pfft...

@rookkolm4246

Жыл бұрын

The shredding was still cool

@mattrogers1946

Жыл бұрын

What soul? Wheedley Wank Wheedley hasn't got soul...

@TheDiamondBladeHD

Жыл бұрын

actually, to me old polyphia sounded more soulful. Now it sounds like they want to cramp every inhuman technique into one song, with only some parts being actually easy and nice to listen to

@soundboy89

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDiamondBladeHD Come to think of it, you're right. Still better than straight up shredding though.

I’ve just seen him metamorph from a core kid to an anime character

@davlostiedfranca

3 ай бұрын

Me too. His/her/their music is so inconsistent. And there is no more soul. "The chef Commander on earth" as Bob Dylan has said.

@iiXchan

3 ай бұрын

HIS/HER/THEIR IM DYIN 😂 ​@@davlostiedfranca

@zitronekoma30

3 ай бұрын

@@davlostiedfranca? Polyphia is awesome what are you on about, leave your identity politics out of music

@davlostiedfranca

2 ай бұрын

Love your emotions @@zitronekoma30 ... as a kid or a woman. "Si vous voulez contrôler un peuple, contrôlez sa musique." Platon "If you want to control a people, control their music." Plato "The devil’s greatest trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist." Charles Baudelaire "Violence is not only in blows, it is in established, existing situations, that we refuse to question, that we refuse to change." Abbé Pierre "Give me the power to create money and I don’t care who makes the laws!" Mayer Amshel Rothschild "If people understood the banking system, I think there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." Henry Ford "When the money of a government depends on the banks, it is they and not the heads of government who control the situation." Napoleon Bonaparte Be brave, mature and grown as an adult.

@davlostiedfranca

2 ай бұрын

Merci @@iiXchan 😁😇🙏🤲☝

The change in style from 23 to 24 is brutal. Love it.

@__.Music.__

9 ай бұрын

Also seems to be the time he started desecrating his temple with ink. Interesting! Perhaps a pact of some kind was made with a certain entity back then?

@Julia-tk2em

9 ай бұрын

@@__.Music.__I laughed out loud when I read this.

@mweh6953

5 ай бұрын

​@@__.Music.__nah it's a seal to prevent Tim on shredding too hard and bending the fabric of spacetime

@willmchale3001

4 ай бұрын

@@__.Music.__ i was going to say the same thing. Something happened round that time...

@ziggyjohnston5302

3 ай бұрын

He became so feminine over the years

Tim is still 28. We are absolutely not ready for what another 20+ years of this guy's playing will bring.

@harrydehnhardt5092

Жыл бұрын

"Tim is still 28. We are absolutely not ready for what another 20+ years of this guy's playing will bring." Definitely too many notes.

@gravesupulturero3652

Жыл бұрын

He is 38 yrs old. do not spread fake info about him 😡 that is bad 🤬

@owl_uwu1297

Жыл бұрын

@@gravesupulturero3652 uh, what?

@buttersmcgee

Жыл бұрын

He better not fly, all the good ones leave too soon and check out in that manner

@heavysaber9431

Жыл бұрын

@@gravesupulturero3652 wtf is wrong with you?

Picasso could paint realistic portraits at the age of 16, yet only when he developed his own style, he achieved true greatness.

@-TheBatman

Жыл бұрын

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child”

@steven5054

Жыл бұрын

Except Picasso was a true genius who changed the history of art. Art, not technique.

@TheSadistNat1on

Жыл бұрын

@@steven5054 ha what. as much as tim is tim, like u dont like him or whatever..hes creating insane art, like top top class..which is why steve vai worked with em and theyre giant thru instrumental music. u can be butt hurt or whatever, i'll join ya, but hes great nonetheless

@AmritenduRana31082000

Жыл бұрын

@@steven5054 Picasso is literal shit. 🤣

@madelaki

Жыл бұрын

"realistic" is putting it mildly. He was obscenely good at realism considering his age and he had plenty of time left to get even better at it

Guitar is the fountain of youth. The more epic you become the younger you look

@ziggyjohnston5302

3 ай бұрын

It's because he wears makeup and lip gloss now

@youneedabath4297

Ай бұрын

​@ziggyjohnston5302 you clearly came to this with some kind of agenda just fkin appreciate his music evolution. Why the fuck are you fixated on his style of dressing and looks so much.

I heard tim say in an interview he "learned to run before he could walk" and you can tell in his playing it gets much more simplified down the line as far as speed goes. Like most musicians, the more advanced you become, the more you realize that emotion is far more important than speed runs "less is more". His recent playing reminds me a lot of Stevie Ray Vaughn. LOT of emotion. Obviously Tims techniques are way out there and much different than Stevie but he has that same soul now. What i wouldnt give to hear those two jam together... my god. . immediate projectile vomiting.

@ziggyjohnston5302

3 ай бұрын

His mannerisms became much more feminine over the years

@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145

Ай бұрын

Absolutely agree. First they are all into techniques. Building up solid skills and enhance their dynamic range and speed. After they meat lightspeed they reflect and find out that speed and precission isn't the main goal at all and start to use all their skills to express emotions. And let me say one thing: if your emotions express themselves in lightspeed riffs you probably should give yourself the chance to talk to a doctor.

@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145

Ай бұрын

​@@ziggyjohnston5302disagree. He got much more setteled. Talking about his playing. He just looks more femin and what the heck is the problem? He is what and who he is. It is his life man. And he deserves nothing but respect because he is inspiring people instead of spreading hate and separatism. Check that.

@ziggyjohnston5302

Ай бұрын

@@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 The problem is it's not just him. Look at our entire culture. We're becoming weak and emasculated. Celebrities, actors, musicians, athletes. You can see it all around. There aren't many masculine men left. No more Clint Eastwoods or Steve McQueens. But hey if you're gay and a person of color somehow that's more important

@dizknots9357

Ай бұрын

​@@ziggyjohnston5302 genuine question, why does that matter

It's a modern miracle that two of the greatest guitarists of their generation went to the same high school and didnt even know each other until they formed Polyphia. Edit: So, I met them both and had the chance to ask them this before their show in Dallas last weekend. It's a false Internet rumor. They've known each other since middle school. Tim even told a story about how he got wired on energy drinks and stayed up all night at a sleepover at Scottie's while they were in middle school.

@roosteronguitar3685

Жыл бұрын

which 2 both went to the same school?

@justech

Жыл бұрын

@@roosteronguitar3685 Scott and Tim went to the same school in Plano, is what I remember reading in an interview from Tim

@bachstreetboi

Жыл бұрын

@@justech Wait they were in Plano?

@vukasinvelickovic

Жыл бұрын

@@bachstreetboi yes

@damiencouturee6240

Жыл бұрын

Hey I didn't know that, thanks for the fun fact! Kinda related, a few years ago I was talking to a co-worker, we were talking about our high school days and it turns out that not only did we go to the same school, but were on the same bus lol. He was a year or two ahead of me which is why we never talked in high school, or if we did it was just a quick hi in passing or something equally unmemorable

Not sure what the hate has been about but this kid has done his homework and gives a nod to all genres and styles.

@world_of_manny_malibu

6 ай бұрын

Who is hating? Lol. I come from the progressive R&B and Jazz fusion side of music and progressive metal/ whatever the hell you want to call this is not my cup of tea normally. Still, this guy is mind blowing and totally deserving of respect

@Mango_10798

5 ай бұрын

Maybe jealousy.

@8thlvlMage

4 ай бұрын

There's nothing but support in every comment here. Not sure but you might need some new glasses.

@nathanboonstra1600

Ай бұрын

Jeleousy is probably a better word than hate.

Playing like Tim Henson is undoubtedly every newbie guitarist's dream.

His physical transformation is incredible, he looks like a completely different person. And he looks younger the older he gets 😂

@Mehdi.A

Жыл бұрын

Plastics and lighting his skins color

@aidencrowe8146

Жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what I was thinking watching this vid. But also his skill and how easy he makes it look makes me wanna quit music😅 not really. But he is a true virtuoso

@aliefalfino9278

Жыл бұрын

@@Mehdi.A wait he had a plastic surgery ?

@Mehdi.A

Жыл бұрын

@@aliefalfino9278 nose , jaw and teeth, whitening his skin , also gained some weight which change his face shape , you can check all the transformations on old videos vs new look

@kantrushka

Жыл бұрын

Like an elve

Henson's playing is never other than utterly fascinating. His sheer accuracy in both hands is extraordinary, his left hand fingers seem unable to miss and the whip-like elasticity of the motion is enough to make any guitarist green with envy. What is also apparent is his uncanny fingerboard awareness. His ability to manoeuvre around the fingerboard, making extreme changes both of position and chord shape without faltering is not merely the result of a faultless mechanism but also of an equally unerring visualisation of where everything sits. His rhythmic precision is equally amazing, nothing is ever other than bang on where is ought to be. His quirky demeanour as a person belies what an extraordinary virtuoso he is on the instrument. Then there is, of course the small matter of his having pioneered an entirely new approach to the electric guitar which will shape the course of the instrument for the next few decades. I think the term, "legend in his own lifetime" already applies and he's not yet 30.

@lunaeguitarist

Жыл бұрын

Yup. He's got that "something" that makes him stand out. Truly a modern guitar hero!

@ben2808

Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ loves you

@ben2808

Жыл бұрын

@@lunaeguitaristJesus Christ loves you

@justech

Жыл бұрын

Uhhh... yes, 💯

@steven5054

Жыл бұрын

Get off of your knees dude

Wow! His quick melodic playing has been a foundation of his. He’s been able to use that strength to expand his musical expression over the years.

Somewhere between 26 and 26-1/2 He really found a way to relay more of the song at once and he really shines through. Big break through musically that you can hear.

@p7wjesus

5 ай бұрын

25 when he got the Demon tatt on his neck is when it all changed.

@phosion

5 ай бұрын

@@p7wjesus Probably some brain development and such, he was definitely channeling more from within

Textbook definition of prodigy. To understand theory and composition at that young of age. His scales are flawless. This man will be around til he decides to sit down, and hopefully for us, it won't be for another 50 years.

@Sku11zDude

Жыл бұрын

Let's not forget prodigies who practice really hard are the ones who become masters

@edwardfordyce6174

Жыл бұрын

@@Sku11zDude agreed

@roadracerdave7645

10 ай бұрын

@@nguyenphutrong2492 not hating on this man's obvious talent, but i have to argue with your bold statement about this being a 'textbook definition of prodigy'. i think a prodigy is somebody with near superhuman-like abilities - like picture-perfect memory, or ability to playback a song perfectly after hearing 1 only 1 time, or reciting PI to 10,000 decimals places. so, in that regard, this is NOT the textbook definition of prodigy

@notan3144

9 ай бұрын

​@@roadracerdave7645text book definition for you: "someone with a very great ability that usually shows itself when that person is a young child" - Cambridge dictionary.

@MrBlack6delta

8 ай бұрын

BIG facts.

The more tattoos Tim gets, the more it channels the music within him

@carlos_gxp21

Жыл бұрын

It remembers of me Jason from far cry 3. The more tattos he gets, the more it increases his abilities.

@chrisstrong3748

Жыл бұрын

Unlocking levels of self-expression

@baraldobumpa3447

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisstrong3748 new levels new devils baby

@chrisstrong3748

Жыл бұрын

@@baraldobumpa3447 I'm using that from now on

@guilhermecruz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the chemicals inside tattoo paint helps conducting it

How amazing would it be to have a compilation like this for other virtuoso musicians from the past, imagine a video timeline of Niccolo Paganini, and his progress on the violin Tim Henson, what an innovator, very excited to continue to follow his music Thanks for putting the video together!

I could watch him play for hours. It's incredible how talented he is, and how long he's had that incredible skill.

My dad just gave me an old guitar he found in the trash. Never played anything before, I’m 31. Never thought I could learn, but it’s been a couple weeks and I can’t put it down. It feels good to make a melody. I’ve needed the positivity. It’s never too late to pick up an old guitar.

@igorz3551

Жыл бұрын

Electric?

@williama290

Жыл бұрын

Exactly man, learning guitars not about being the most technical or fastest player in the world. It's about seeing yourself go from knowing how to play nothing, to learning your first chord, to learning things you thought were impossible.

@ratchet600

Жыл бұрын

I've started late too! Late 29 years old now nearly 31 and it's getting somewhere 😁

@Ihateteenagerstheyrecringe

Жыл бұрын

@@ratchet600 brooo I'm 28 should i pick it up 😭 how do i go about starting

@ratchet600

Жыл бұрын

@@Ihateteenagerstheyrecringe I got a beginner electric from a colleague for £50 with small amp. Basically a £100-150 starter kit, some of which aren't half bad. I got something nicer once I got into it as I had the budget 😊. It was important to me to have a teacher with a reasonable track record as in the early stages I would need an objective eye for my progress and someone other than myself to answer to if I hadn't practiced enough. I also don't want to develop bad habits if possible which I probably will anyway, but I can minimise it in the early days.

I see. He was already more proficient at soloing than I am now when he was 10. No surprises here but man do I envy child Tim for having found what he loves this early in life!

@tdogg6117

Жыл бұрын

Right 😂 10 year old me could barely get through smoke on the water. So much fuckin talent this dude has, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of hours he's probably invested in his playing. well get there one ah these days buddy 😂

He went from just a kid, to looking like Stevie T, to looking like a high schooler in a Japanese anime, now looking like a college student in a Japanese anime.

@jordanwaters2528

Жыл бұрын

in an interview with Herman Li he said he didn't like being called an anime character all the time. They found it in poor taste but obviously its going to keep happening forever

@NiteF0X

Жыл бұрын

To now looking like a lesbian in a Japanese anime

@edgemasterrlol

Жыл бұрын

@@NiteF0X keep smoking from dabong

@Hokyoplasmicwaffle

Жыл бұрын

@@edgemasterrlolhe right tho 😅

@Hokyoplasmicwaffle

Жыл бұрын

@@edgemasterrlolhe right tho 😅

Amazing transition and art progression, beautiful acoustic sets…. Wow

Absolutely astonishing. He is the next step in the evolution of guitar prowess. You can see how he devoted his time to first learning the most complex playing of the day and then he moved forward slowly carving out something completely unique. Incredible guitarist.

Around 23 it seems like he learned how to simplify what he was thinking on the guitar and make it sing while still being able to shred when appropriate. True mastery. His precision is incredible. His live recordings sometimes sound better than the recorded, and there's never a miss. Every single note is articulated cleanly.

@ltbarkley

Жыл бұрын

based on this video, it seems around 25 is where he really started developing his current sound, playing the harmonics as part of the musical sound rather than a shredders harmonics. It marked a distinct change from his earlier shredding.

@oliverberglas4188

Жыл бұрын

@Frozen Pizza ? Who cares, that's just everything to do with his aesthetic and personal life. You don't need to like it to hear how talented he still is and enjoy listening to him play.

@nimhard

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@yaxtodamax

Жыл бұрын

What age did he/she/they start taking hormones?

@marcoguzman7934

Жыл бұрын

@Frozen Pizza its not that deep lmao

His playing is so clean and effortless. He never hesitates or slows down no matter how difficult the material is. I wonder how he learns when he experiments. Surely, he has to turn off the metronome occasionally?

@ARDG89

3 күн бұрын

Effortless but he can't sing and dance while playin

This is a beautiful rendition of progress ❤

Damn my stubby fingers! I really enjoy his ability to add the harmonics and Tim’s ability to make those multi fret stretches are just amazing. I tried to copy some of his work but I just can’t reach. What a great young guitarist.

I love how it's actually the evolution of his guitar skills AND of him getting more and more handsome

@shark_beam6969

Жыл бұрын

once he becomes 50 hes gonna become ryan reynolds and an actual guitar god

@steven5054

Жыл бұрын

I swear half his fans wanna snuggle with him

@samenger1508

Жыл бұрын

@@steven5054 i mean yes and no You can't recognize his glow up

@maxgemstone7257

Жыл бұрын

Does ink mean handsome to you?

@DrDanka69

Жыл бұрын

He looks like a girl wtf you mean handsome? He’s a pretty boy

I've played guitar for 7 years and i can safely say i have 56 out of 10 000 000 of his skills

@igorz3551

Жыл бұрын

Pro

@billberil3399

Жыл бұрын

Same here, 10 years of playing guitar and I only have 69 of his 10,000,000 skills

@DarylOgalino

Жыл бұрын

I've been playing for 19 years and I feel the same 😂 even though i started shredding at 13

@rookkolm4246

Жыл бұрын

I've been playing for two years, I'm really excited because I'm going to actually start having lessons soon!

@yaxtodamax

Жыл бұрын

That's coz you are as gay as him

I’m soo glad you’ve invented your own style and sound. Thumbs up way up. ❤❤

So glad that I discovered Polyphia during their initial days 🤗 Love both Tim & Scott, Muse & Inspire are my fav album of theirs 🤗🥰

You can hear the transition of music style when they started to hangout with Chon back in 2015, then later on from Tosin's teaching

I've been playing 35 years, mainly classical and jazz guitar, and this guy has been a real eye opener (along with Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan and others). There are plenty of shredders who catch my attention briefly but fail to hold it continually. Polyphia and Tim Henson in particular are inspiring and make me feel reinvigorated to keep pushing myself beyond what I'm comfortable maintaining. He'll continue to grow in amazing ways I'm sure; phenomenal already, one can only imagine what the future holds for him.

@SaintKines

Жыл бұрын

I was so bored with guitar and guitar players until I started paying attention to these guys and a few other modern players like the Periphery guys. Tim, Scott and Mark Holcomb really brought it back from the dead for me. I never stopped playing in the 26 years plus I've been playing but I did stop growing and loving it a long time ago. Guitar needed these guys bad in my opinion. Polyphia especially may have saved the extinction of guitar in these next generations.

@crieverytim

Жыл бұрын

Check Stephen Taranto, Josh Meader. Shawn Lane and U. SRINIVAS. Oh and Julian Lage of course!! He's the best Enjoy man!

@justinludeman8424

Жыл бұрын

@@crieverytim yes!! Shawn Lane (RIP) was magnificent. Thanks...

@GG-ow3ke

Жыл бұрын

@@crieverytim Nick Johnston too!

@crieverytim

Жыл бұрын

@@GG-ow3ke nice find! Thanks. You might like Chris Buck

I first met them on their tour with August Burns Red in 2015. Tim and Scott were setting up their merch shop when I asked to take a picture. Awesome and inspirational dudes. Inspire is definitely my favorite part of their journey.

That was Amazing . Thank you

Dude's something else. Let this be a lesson to you kids, no matter how good you may be, you still have to put in immense time to refine your skills and to learn new ones. The journey only ends when you decide to end it.

He went from shredding with distortion to rarely using distortion anymore, but instead a lot of magical harmonics, fast tappings and pull-ups and many other techniques I'm not even aware of

He’s showing us the best of how to be best in life in what we can do best. that sums it up congratulations to him

Amazing guitarist and composer who never ceases seeking improvement and innovation.

Truly a gifted and a masterful guitarist

@JunDoesGym

Жыл бұрын

Yoooo

@arjun.1751

Жыл бұрын

Where did your moustache go?

@davidvashum3572

Жыл бұрын

This guys know and see everything

@biswasronit

Жыл бұрын

Why are you everywhere?

@starchild4627

Жыл бұрын

bro, you are even here? u must be god

This music is like black coffee. It's an acquired taste, but it gets me up and keeps me going. Anyone else can hate it all they want, but I need a regular dose, and I'm glad it's around. Makes me feel like I haven't played as much as I should've in these 12 years as a guitar player. I got time to start really learning theory tho. Never hurts to try new things.

@Chunkalunka68

10 ай бұрын

Thats an amazing way to put it

An extraordinary talent. Quite incredible.

Interesting to see when the chords, the fast licks, taping and harmonics showed up together with the tattoos lol. Amazing to watch the skills being developed and improved, the many styles, the many persons over the years that are all Tim Henson

This is what a true virtuoso accompanied by creative genius sounds like. It's a pleasure to witness such a remarkable feat.

Berkley told him he wasn't good enough and now I'm pretty sure they will have classes studying his style 😂

@DM-of7ys

Жыл бұрын

Crazy

@michael1

Жыл бұрын

My guess would be that he didn't have the style he's now associated with the creation of. In the same interview he suggests telling his younger self to 'play without distortion and make it sound dope' would be his possible advice if he could go back in time (although he's reticent of this idea believing his path to get to where he is was important in itself) If he trotted up to Berklee closer to the 10 year old version than the 28 year old one, shredding with distortion, there would be no evidence at all that he was going to become the player he did or do anything unique or interesting.

@usuallyclueless4477

Жыл бұрын

He didn't have the current playing style back then though.

@prodigalbrock

Жыл бұрын

Berkley is up their own ass. If you can play, you can play. You shouldn't have to be a virtuoso player to go to Berkley. You should be good and benefit from going the school not the school benefit because you went there.

It’s a sick style! He’s got the look of a rockstar but kinda keeps it mellow.

Wicked, awesome technical virtuosity ...... and I can listen to it for approximately 2.5 minutes.

it's nice to know even charts topping musical genius' go through a phase of staring at their hands. you watch him now, he's got he's eye's closes 90% of the time head swaying and about 10 other idiosyncrasies as he plays. but as a kid (even exiting his teens), learning and progressing as a guitarist. he's staring intently at his hands just like all of us do.

Simply Amazing

10 years Old!Dammm!At 10,back in the day,my first guitar,was a Sears Harmony,parlor style acoustic!Could barely play Country Roads,by John Denver!My First Electric,a Sears Silvertone,SG,Style,with the action so high,ya Needed a Vice grip,plyers,to make a Note!So Cool,That your Family Supports you,Tim!Take care!Progeressing,now!

not only he develop his own guitar skills, but also body arts, hair style, fashion, studio, everything... dope dope dope

@Heheha329

Жыл бұрын

Not really those are pretty common hairstyles and clothes in fashion

I'm a 53 yo guitarist so yes I am old school. But to me Tim has took being talented on guitar to a whole new level. It's amazing and inspiring to listen too.

@grep67

Жыл бұрын

I don't know... pure talent, absolutely, but I prefer guys like Sergey Golovin and Andy James.. to me there is just "more" to their music than what Polyphia offers. Not saying it isn't good, I just need a little more "soul" than all the computer sounds coming from the guitar.. all good though, very talented guitarist.

@crieverytim

Жыл бұрын

@@grep67 well yeah, this is superficial pop music. Take GOAT, your average guy who hates metal and only likes hip hop would like that song. What's remarkable about it is it also has artistic merit. But to me this is like the music I would make with my mouth as a kid. Or like dubstep. Silly, fun and void of depth. But polyphia brought instrumental mastery to it. In fact, as I write this, the last clip came on and it just about sums up my point perfectly: The fact that both of you old schoolers turn your heads at the talent but little IG-obsessed Johnny middle-schooler also enjoys it, can hum along to it.... that's crazy. They've popularized proggy math metal lol. To my ears, Tim seems like he played similar in style to Andy James when he was younger and then distilled his style into one that's more focused on melody and feel and broken arpeggios/harmonic and less shreddy. I'm more a Prince guy myself but I think guys like Shawn Lane, Stephen Taranto and Josh Meader are technically superior to both these guys. And U. Srinivas the most technically gifted of them all!

@crieverytim

Жыл бұрын

Also, if you haven't heard Julian Lage, you're missing out on a once in a generation talent. He's a total prodigy. His version of Autumn Leaves or I'll Be Seeing You is sure to impress.

So let’s say, you found your passion. And you also have skills in it ( aka : talent ). It will still take 10+ years to transform yourself into the best version and peak performance.

It's incredible to see the artistry progress. His skill was superb at 16, but his emotion, finesse and ability to create a motif is phenomenal as he ages. One of the great musicians of all time.

Been along for the ride 9 years now. I remember seeing them in a tiny ass bar in dallas and Tim blew my fucking mind as a guitarist. Never fails to amaze

@lunaeguitarist

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you! Thank you for watching! 🤘🏻

His technique is nothing more than true mastery. This is someone who has an insane amount of natural talent alongside hours of practice per day.

@christineayres7199

Жыл бұрын

Same shit arpeggios over and over as someone with a degree from Nottingham university this is not special , let’s see him write his own orchestral score like Yngwie did then I will eat my hat as Yoko did in the Simpson lol 😅

@UndarZ

Жыл бұрын

Did he shit in your cereal or something? Why are you this mad? And besides, he arranges all the polyphia songs, which have just as many layers as an orchestra and are far more sonically diverse

@christineayres7199

Жыл бұрын

@@UndarZ 3 chord progressions in each song 🎶 , watch Justin Hawkings on KZread he figured out Ego Death in like a minute it’s not hard to do what Tim does he also is using a 120fps camera to make his playing look faster , cheating is not honourable

@RachelSings21

Жыл бұрын

@@christineayres7199 why do you have to pitch him against another person? He’s amazing in his own right regardless of what your opinion is. I’m sure neither artist would appreciate you doing that…it’s low.

@christineayres7199

Жыл бұрын

@@RachelSings21 silence 🤫

Man it’s different when you can make the instrument SING…Polyphia is for sure my fav band! The mix of soul into the rock is DOPE🔥 great concert this past weekend in Royal Oak!🔥💯

This is so good makes me want to look up videos and play

I’m so happy this kid is out there doing what he does. It keeps guitar alive.

i am always so amazed at what he pulled out for that solo contest at 9:31 - still one of my greatest WTF momets with him. such a short amount of time and he showcased literally all he could in there. god damn legend

@s1tetempo862

Жыл бұрын

name this song please

@ShortP1089

Жыл бұрын

@@s1tetempo862 that was his entry for the Jared Dines shred collab

ive been playing for around 5 months and i just learned my first solo which was symphony of destruction hopefully i can get as good as tim when im 28 i still have 15 more years though

Bittersweet... This brings back memories...

You can see on the "bittersweet" he starts to developed his own style

Started off on the typical 80/90s aggressive and melodic shredding/pull off's/ hammer ons and then over the years Hensons playing has progressed to a more refined style, totally out of the box.

Cool to see the evolution of playing and individuality.

Just sound these guys recentl y and damn it I am obsessed/. Their shit ROCKS.

From a little boy to a full-blown 'painted' rockstar in home slippers=) What's most remarkable is how tremedously his skill as composer progressed over the years, from the earlier Polythia 'hits' just some six years ago. He's become so fluent with those over complex melodies, he commands it almost unconsciously, like some kind of wonderful new language of his own, the one that speaks not to your brain, but somehow directly to your heart, even if you're not really into this kind of music. This truly is something magical🙏

I know tim is sorta the face of polyphia but I really think Scott deserves more recognition

@jamesbarthelemy5926

Жыл бұрын

100% it's insane because Scott would be the guitar assassin in any other band. But this isn't any other band. What an embarrassment of riches.

@GL-tx9dv

Жыл бұрын

Nevermind the Clay's are s class themselves

@sawtoothscream1521

Жыл бұрын

Scott's writes some tasty solos.

@stephenherrick2267

Жыл бұрын

@@GL-tx9dv they are all incredible but Tim just looks iconic

@clt.5622

Жыл бұрын

We all love Scott!

For me it's the look. I love how he developed his own aesthetic over time, that definitely helps to stand out once you possess great skills... I think :D

This video is inspiring, it make me think about my own life from the age of 10-28. Which then depresses me.

Tim's dedication to the guitar and music composition is inspiring. He is an amazing talent but he obviously put in the time and still does to continually hone his craft. Got to wonder what Polyphia will come up with next. Whatever it is I'm sure it will be epic !

I’m embarrassed and dumbfounded that I have never heard this guy. Words can’t describe his genius and acrobatics on the fingerboard. A true maestro. My personal guitar heroes are all,over the place to include; SRV,Prince,Gilmour,Gary Moore,Paul Gilbert,John Mayer,Bucket Head, Hendrix,J Page the list goes on. But this dude is off the charts!!

@buckfuttler2877

Жыл бұрын

Guthrie Govan will make your head explode then.

@jess_n_atx

Жыл бұрын

Thats just it. I see videos of all thise guys you mentioned on YT and in the comments all the old heads are discussing the GOAT, and how music these days isnt anywhere as good. And im just over like " yall obviously just stop looking for new music after your 20s" because along with Tim there are dozens of guitarists or more doing things these days you couldnt even imagine SRV or VH, beck, malmsteen doing in the 80s. See Jason Richardson, Angle Vivaldi, ... actually just search Jared Dines Shred Collaboration on YT to see a collection of guitarists and where were at now. Your welcome

At age 23 it seems when he started branching out. More tapping with melody and harmony, developing multivoicer and started using hybrid picking. Thats when he truely found his sound and became modern day Tim Henson.

He’s already better than me at age 10 what a legend

Absolutely amazing to watch Tim’s playing evolve and to see/hear his artistic incorporation of a wide variety of guitar techniques and musical genres. Just when you thought everything had been done on the guitar. Would love to see a video or write-up that chronologically details his studies, methods and practice regimen which got him from beginner to virtuoso in such a brief period of time. Can’t wait to hear what he does next!

Thank you for beautifully documenting Tim’s ascendancy from child prodigy to guitar master!

Ich liebe den Song Bittersweet. Er reißt mich jedes Mal mit. Ein Meisterwerk. ❤️

astounding talent

I love how his talent was already up to 💯 by age 17 and everything after that was just a matter of polishing and figuring out his unique style. 🤯

It must be great to not only hear but also see a chronological documentation of your career. You can truly see his style change and develop over the years. I've got some rough demos of me somewhere but I couldn't put a year on 'em.

Was really into instrumental stuff 11 years ago, Cloudkicker-the map is not the territory, anup sastry-ghost/lion etc. Found these dudes and never looked back. Crazy.

FREAKING AMAZING.

I remember when he was 16-18 and him being featured in best guitarist compilation videos. It’s so crazy how far he’s come. I never saw the 10 year old video though lol

Is most important leap in my opinion, was when he started soloing over chord changes rather than just shredding over scales. His playing became much more musical at that point. So impressive

@lucasgori7835

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. That was my initial thoughts.

this is another dimension of music and its mind blowing skill

Amazing ❤

I'm having trouble trying to come up with something intelligent to write. Everything I've heard takes my soul through this amazing, indescribable rollercoaster of emotions. Thank you for putting this together.

Perfect example of faster does not mean better. If you truly want to be an icon as a guitarist, you need to create your own unique sound with melody and riffs. Shredding through scale up and down does not mean you are a great guitar player, it only means you mastered fretting and picking skills. You still have to put in time in musical theory where you resolve on a note. Listen to slash, angus young and van halen. They create the most iconic intros and riff where you instanly know it’s them once it starts playing.

@davidvashum3572

Жыл бұрын

Quite true 👍

@spottss

Жыл бұрын

I’m not a player but have heard many top players. Maybe I don’t get this but I don’t get what he’s playing. Sounds like a big mish mash

@GG-ow3ke

Жыл бұрын

And that's exactly what he did at about 20 years and onwards

@Heathmcdonald

Жыл бұрын

It's not about fast and he is very recognizable. If you don't know anything you should pick up a guitar and try to pick up a guitar and hit just the run of harmonics that he hits in goat. Seriously he's so technically astounding that it just blows me away. I'm not easy to empress me. Also there has basically never been an artist as talented on the radio and never will be because it isn't the same three chords and generic lyrics so he's definitely not for everyone but to sit and pretend he's not on par with the best (among even jass guitarists) is ridiculous

@donanders2110

Жыл бұрын

@@spottss I'm with you bro! His talent is undebatable, but I don't "get" it!

One of the absolute BEST of our gen ⚡

Good job, man

Great video. As a 54 year old home guitarist I've come to Henson quite late. So interesting to see he was much more of shredder/ prog player in his earlier years as I I've only really heard the clean stuff from the last few years. More to check out clearly

It's great to see evolution from technical mastery into real feeling and creation.

To evolve into the guitarist he is today takes more than discipline and dedication, it takes what most would call obsession but I call passionate

I feel for those that are just discovering Tim now. The last decade has been insane. Him and Scottie are the GOATs, no doubt!