Man MAB seems like the guy you can go buy something off of Craigslist from and end up staying for hours talking and playing. What a cool humble guy.

@troygrady

7 жыл бұрын

Ha - totally!

@Theenragedone

7 жыл бұрын

I disagree. I really enjoyed the interview.

@troygrady

7 жыл бұрын

Feel free to have a constructive opinion - even a dissenting one. But be a disrespectful jerk and get deleted. As they say on the internet, ain't nobody got time for that. Edit: this comment refers to a comment above which I've already deleted.

@jazzerson7087

7 жыл бұрын

Batio is a technically brilliant metal player and guy. But you can tell he's very image conscious and "LA".

@yoshiki.g1450

7 жыл бұрын

LMerchant01 \m/

Mike is not only a fantastic player, but a really good person. I remember messaging him on his forum and he made the time to reply to me. He's a inspirational person and highly motivational. I studied speed kills and lives, and his exercises made me a way better player to. Great guy and musician.

@jfo3000

6 жыл бұрын

LWK He replied to me as well, pretty long message...

@tonygram5414

6 жыл бұрын

What a awesome dude.

@janchelbalaba1358

4 жыл бұрын

Where we can message MAB?

@Soldier1287

4 жыл бұрын

facebook is one^^^

@willinguyen1

Жыл бұрын

That's good to hear. I wonder where to invest my money and time: in his speed kills video or the CtC pickslanting primer. Your feedback is appreciated.

Real pro's are always nice people - Michael Angelo Batio, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci

@LaszloVarga-msc

5 жыл бұрын

Alexander Gromov And Yngwie :)

@dpedrosoliano

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaszloVarga-msc Yngwie? lol might wanna rethink that. fan meet & greets yes. comes to working with him was never pleasant, treated everyone like shit.

@franek9558

4 жыл бұрын

and Dime ofc

@abhaybharadwaj3919

4 жыл бұрын

,Orianthi,Richie Sambora, Steve Vai, Keith Richards, David Gilmore, Eric Knopfler, Tom morello, Tommy Emmanuel

@ymelfilm

3 жыл бұрын

Guthrie Govan, George Benson etc

I met MAB a few years ago and while being a world class player he was even a better person. Just a class act.

@troygrady

3 жыл бұрын

Super nice dude. Can't say enough good things about him.

Most UNDERRATED guitarist in the UNIVERSE EVER!!!! love you SIR Batio!!

Troy Grady is one of those guys who would go an extra mile. heck in the near future i believe he will build a time machine and go back in time just to get Jason Becker for a cracking the code session.

@troygrady

7 жыл бұрын

Fire up the DeLorean!

@kps2642

7 жыл бұрын

JayB B ahh Jason becker, what a guy , such an amazing inspiration

@jasonlevin6530

6 жыл бұрын

I’ve spent a lot of time watching and listening to Becker. Figured out how he did a lot of that with a friend. Thank God for that program Transcribe. My favorite is the Black Cat arpeggios.

@robbrown9302

2 жыл бұрын

Well.. if we are already back, i would coerce Troy to do a series on Shawn Lane!!!

@skyarubi

5 ай бұрын

This is the best comment on KZread, no doubt about it.

I can’t believe this was seven years ago. I remember the day it came out. I watched it live.

This could've been 10 hours long and I would've never gotten bored. Excellent work!

MAB deserves much more praise than he gets in the world. i dont understand when people complain his music being too robotic and lacking feel.. they mustve never even picked up any of his albums tbh

@josharmoogam6696

7 жыл бұрын

JayB B Most of those people are just jealous because they can't play at his level of technical proficiency. I mean since Shawn Lane is no longer with us, he is currently the most technically proficient guitarist who's capable of playing a variety of different styles and is high advanced in music theory.

@lemniscatusofficial

7 жыл бұрын

Josh Armoogam agreed

@zachsmith1443

7 жыл бұрын

JayB B Definitely agree with you there.. If what most people know only of his playing is based off of his work with Nitro and his dual guitar stuff, they are missing out big time!!

@bradbooker9105

6 жыл бұрын

JayB B JAY GUITAR WORLD RATES HIM AT 1 SO HE IS DOING SOMETHING RITE

@evilstalkerhorne

4 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what they are talking about! I love his playing but writing a super hit song that will last the test of time is something I have not seen him do. Not saying he can't or has not and possibly not been credited etc. being a nice guy like he is that is totally possible. I will say that he is an incredible player and I admire him very much as a skill level I have yet to achieve. His albums have the same issue many great musicians have and that is the way the material is composed as a piece. I can listen to him all day and go wow but a non-guitar player would not like it as much as say a Rolling Stone album which has nowhere near the technical skill but the composition and the writing is what makes the Stones played more. Who says "Hey play that guitar rock song with no vocals and continuous solos again!" Oh wait, they do when they are drunk and Steve V. die hards! Steve should have stuck with Dave Lee Roth or Coverdale. That was some of his best work, now just crap and not even skilled stuff anymore like Mike here can do.

Mike was my guitar teacher when I was just starting out. He was great back then! I still have all my hand written lessons he wrote out for me! Good stuff!

Batio is always one of the most impressive players to me because of just how clutch he is with his technique and how early in the game he developed these skills and techniques.

Sorry for the switcheroo! Wasn't happy with the look and did a little stealth color correction. This one should be a keeper. Do let us know if you spot any flubs. Thanks for watching everyone!

@rafuxec

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Troy! Love MAB you guys rock

@kornelijekovac9793

7 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thank you for doing all this.

@severalpaperclips

7 жыл бұрын

I like the decision, but your explanation may not be stealthy enough. ;-)

@SousSherpa

7 жыл бұрын

Any chance of looking at Steve Howe's picking technique Troy?

@utubehound69

7 жыл бұрын

Thx for sharing i remember his 1st VHS tape . I watched the US fest Live via those Giant satellite dish's from the 80's. Ozzy started w/paranoid if i'm not mistaken only time he has done that he ends the show w/that one.

His guitar is like the energy bar on your watch in Goldeneye 64.

@TheSixStringGuy

7 жыл бұрын

Nay hell yeah it does....nice find

@TheSixStringGuy

7 жыл бұрын

nice *

@coquio

6 жыл бұрын

I knew it reminded me of something.

@battyflaps5410

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing haha

@shredguitarob

4 жыл бұрын

No wonder it always looked so familiar hahah

Amazing. One of the greatest virtuosos of our time. Please do more of these types of specials.

@christineayres5339

7 жыл бұрын

evadesc He is awesome but my favourite player from the 80s is Jason Becker he was ahead of anyone else in the 80s just a shame he got ALS

This video is why MAB is at the top of the food chain. The passion he has for the instrument is staggering, and his professionalism is large and in charge. Not just speed, but musical speed. It just sounds good. His tributes to all the other greats is the stuff of legends. And he knows what is important. He will use a solid state amp without a pause if it *sounds* good. Most would publicly shun a solid state amp and use some expensive tube. Not MAB. His practicality is awesome. I could keep going, but you already know. And Troy is one of the best KZreadrs in the game.

I met Mike checking in and boarding a flight to Frankfurt in 1994 or 1995 and he was and obviously still is just a fantastic individual. Over the years bumped into him playing with some mutual friends in Northern IL and Music Center in SE Wisconsin. Always a class act. So cool to stumble onto this recent video this morning. Awesome!

This is sooooooooo good!!! Thanks Troy! I would give my left nut to see you interview Malmsteen! Love the Chanel dude!

@christineayres5339

7 жыл бұрын

R0BERTMAY Yngwie would be funny don't forget to bring the donuts for him lol

Hands down the world's greatest guitar player. And far too unknown to the wider community. This guy should be world famous in my opinion. I had the pleasure to meet him here in Australia when he was here a few years ago. Such a super nice guy.

@josharmoogam6696

7 жыл бұрын

Justin Meikle Literally, who could play at his speed and technically proficient. Understandably we had Shawn Lane, but he's unfortunately no longer with us so that means Michael is the current most technically proficient, and most diverse player.

Awesome stuff Troy. thanks a ton for this. I've spent a good 3 hours today watching this over and over. so many good nuggets in this video.

Troy it was really exciting watching the original livestream...really happy you added this back up/ rock on man...you rule. :)

Really enjoyed Watching! Thanks Troy Awesome Interview!

Hey Troy, Im so glad to see you’re well past the 100k subscribers mark! Well done and keep it up! Cheers man

Wow thank you for this upload, it really made me feel like I was in the interview with you all. You guys seem really awesome thank you for all the tips this inspired me so much you are seriously underrated. You need tons of subscribers dude you deserve it

Excellent Troy. A pleasure to watch this. Keep it up.

I really enjoyed it. Nowadays I don’t watch long interviews, but I watched it until the very end. Great work!

I absolutely love cracking the code. the way you made it and explained everything really opened my mind on playing guitar. thank you troy! Micheal angelo batio rules as well haha. True god

Thanks to all who were involved in making this.

Let´s see other guys can do this in the age of 61!

@troygrady

7 жыл бұрын

+Rene Huber Right on!

@surfdigby

6 жыл бұрын

Satriani is 61. He doesn't outright shred as much as he used to, but when he does...........wow.

@Timliu92

5 жыл бұрын

@@surfdigby As you get older, you become more focused on the music and less on just outright shredding.

@juandas63

3 жыл бұрын

@@Timliu92 thats correct my friend

Awesome question about the synchronization of the hands, great answer mab, thank you for your time and help for us all! Also love the mention of Guthrie, I love the technique as means to an end philosophy that you both share. Awesome stuff! Thanks Troy, you're doing a great service to the guitar players now and forever to get these awesome people to talk about this stuff. Truly appreciate it.

You should try to get Yngwie for the next one! Thank all the 3 of you for all the great content! Take care guys and greetings from a Poland!

@Sekeletu

7 жыл бұрын

Malmsteen would act like a dick, as he always does. Not the greatest person to interview live.

@hedgehog1965uk

7 жыл бұрын

+Sekeletu I totally agree. The difference between MAB and Yngwie, is that MAB really wants to help people play better and NOT just show off how fast he can play. I would love to see Satriani and Vai do a G3 with MAB. It's not too late!

@Sekeletu

7 жыл бұрын

+hedgehog1965uk My thoughts exactly about G3 with MAB, that would be awesome! I'd definitely buy a DVD.

@piotrhobbysta5614

6 жыл бұрын

To Satriani I would add interview with 4 guitarists: Vai, Beck, Gilbert, Al Di Meola

Never have checked out Michaelangelo before for some reason now I'm a fan! Great interview and I love your channel!

Mike seems like such a great guy, love this interview. Thanks for everything you do Troy, this is so valuable for anyone into guitar technique:)

I have loved guitar and played guitar since the late 80s.Guitars and cars are the twin pillars of my life from then till right now.It always amazes me when I discover one of the truly incredible guitar players - how had it taken tiill now for me to hear of them. There are two truly exceptional yet very different guitar players that I've discovered since around Xmas (2019 it's now the end of Mar 2020 for thos reading this 5 years from now before Coronavirus changed everything forever lol). Within days I heard Robin Trower and that late 60s/early 70s brand of blues rock with a healthy dose of Hendrix in there too is absolutey 100% my favourite kind of guitar but my musical awakenings and where I suppose my musical sensibilities were formed was firmly in the 80s hard rock,metal and thrash/speed metal sounds. All that crazy fret wanking,neo classical ,technical virtuosity that ruled the mid to late 80s is where it all began for me even if it was less about the extreme shredders and more the likes of Angus Young/Gary Moore or Kirk Hammett that were my first heroes rather than the Satriani's and Via's that blew my mind with their sheer ability but didn't hit the spot quite like the aformentioned. Anyway,I then learnt about this fellah here and I couldn't believe I'd never knew of him all this time cos I feel like I damn well should have done,somehow I dropped the ball on that one.As I said I have always been less about the true technical wizards on the guitar with the exception of Mr Yngwie J who constantly blows my mind with how good he is yet MAB who'd I absolutley class in that very,very select number of truly virtouso technical guitar players who are on a level all their own is probably the best and finest of these type of playes I've yet heard.And like Mr YJM I find MAB as good to listen to as he is a guitarist. I absolutely appreciate Vai and Satriani et all and don't see it as anything bad to hear them play but there'ssomething a little clinical about them for my taste,I find that with a lot of shredders but Mr MAB is the full package,he gots the technical ability,the awesome skill and precision that any shredder/technical guitarist has to have but he's clearly has a sense of what's musical and melodic that was what set YJ M apart. The way he comes across as utterly himself with no pretence or self importance than some of the truly gifted players have in spades. I read one comment that said you'd go by his house to buy something from him and end up talking away to the guy for hours .That kind of sums up what I mean perfectly.

You guys are top notch! Troy I honestly hope that all the work you put into everything like cracking the code these interviews pays off!sincerely. and if not sleep well knowing you have helped thousands of us if not millions aspiring guitar players. Legendary man!

Mike's always a cool dude. So chill, yet underneath his chill factor is absolute fearsome technique and musicianship. Met Mike and had him sign my #1 guitar. Super cool guy.

What a fun interview. Mike is such a cool guy. Thanks for posting this, Troy.

Mike takes interruptions like a champ.

@carapungo

4 жыл бұрын

for sure, the guy kept interrupting, he wanted to be the center of attention.

@jimhouse9961

4 жыл бұрын

@@carapungo Nah, Grady is a great guy, he would never intentionally disrespect a legend like Batio. He was probably a little bit nervous. I know I would be. He has spent hundreds, maybe thousands of hours analyzing great players and editing these awesome videos for us, for free. Not to mention designing a way to capture the precise movements of the picking hand. I doubt his intention was to "be the center of attention". Sorry sir but you're wrong.

@carapungo

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimhouse9961 Hi Jim, I accept your explanation and since you know Grady, you have all the reasons to defend him, however, I just go by what I see in the video, and of course, I wasn't the only one pointing out the interruptions, somebody else did as well @christian boddum. In any way, but nevertheless, I appreciate Grady putting these videos out. He deserves and E for Effort.

Thank you so much for having MAB again. Always such a great educational experience. Thank you Michael.

I very much appreciate the hard work and dedication you put forth in producing these extraordinary videos complete with kewl animations and detailed explanations. The demonstrations are a BIG Help in opening up my eyes and fingers. Thank You!

Badass ever since the first day i came across him on KZread i've been amazed, awesome interview and what a great guy.

This is the absolute best interview and thoughts on music and technique ever!!!

Extremely well done, thank you both.

That was just great all the way around. Thank you

Thank you Troy! My technique has improved dramatically since I began incorporating your picking advice into my daily practice., and the benefits have given me a new level of inspiration.

MAB is such a cool person, amazing musician and a fantastic teacher, thanks for the interview and your channel, it's a great resource!

Great interview. I see mutual respect coming from both sides. Real chemistry. Great to watch. Thanks very much.

Had the absolute pleasure of meeting Michael Angelo a few times, he really really really is the nicest person in this business. Thank's for this interview Troy!

Thank you for the great Work mate, really appreciate, much love from germany

I met MAB in a little music store clinic about 5 or 6 years ago. He was with the Dean Guitar guy who plays bass (sorry, can't remember name) but he is an genuine about music and guitar and metal as you see in videos. He really is the ultimate ambassador to rep us diehard metalheads. A really passionate, wysiwyg kind of guy who is in the top five metal guitarist *EVER* A real treasure.

This was an absolute pleasure to watch. MAB seems so down to earth. I'm not much of a guitar player, but I'm fascinated by it, and love music. Thank all of you for putting this on.

I can't believe he is 61! I had no idea he was almost in his thirties been he started Nitro.. now that I have this knowledge, I have to see this man play live sooner rather lol than later

Good to see our man on there. Back in 1990 I had his Star Lick VHS. I tried to learn to emulate that odd picking style and soon realised that I needed to mute the strings more due to my own sloppy technique. Years later I got to work with Michael and I learnt my technique was still sloppy. He is a genuine as this vid shows him to be and I'll treasure my time with him. Top work on the Vid too.

this channel, how you guys think about and execute such next levels as a whole and regards to how you show and analyze techniques is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!! NEXT LEVEL!!!

I had such a terrible childhood I missed most of this stuff, man I feel so lost watching this dude mike and Troy. I wish I could meet these guys. I started to play guitar again after 40 years. I'm struggling now trying to find my way.

Michael Angelo Batio is Master Class indeed. Thank you Troy for this outstanding interview.

Remarkable episode here. Really enjoyed this!

Thank you a lot for this! \m/

Best hour of my life in 2017 so far. How about Buckethead as next guest?

@troygrady

7 жыл бұрын

Oh man! Thanks. We appreciate it.

@2204JCM

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! Having "Psycho Buddy" on would be unreal.

@jonspeidel

5 жыл бұрын

Buckethead doesn't talk

the best guitar channel , the best content , can't wait for new stuff!

Thanks Troy, never knew that MAB is such a humble and gifted person.

Brilliant interview. Who would've guessed what a great guy MAB is?!

GREAT interview! I saw SO MANY amazing shows in the 80s at the Country Club - it really was one of the best places. Waters in San Pedro was small and cool too. Not to mention so many great shows at Troubadour. I could go on for hours. But I love how Michael is quite humble and very honest about it all. He really is cool. Really a great interview. I loved Holland but so always loved MAB's bands.

Absolutely incredible person and player. A legend. This is such a great interview that shows the depth of knowledge, technicality, and understanding that MAB has about guitar playing.

What an awesome interview!! Thank you!

@troygrady

4 жыл бұрын

No problem! Mike is the best, thank him!

Man other than being an amazingly talented musician Mike is like the sweetest coolest guy. I could just listen to him for hours and hours just talk guitar and music, he's awesome.

thank you all for the fantastic video. I hope he comes to sunny southern California soon . It would be awesome to see him play live . I gerw up in the same era but never heard much about M.A.B. but now I watch his videos daily . He is just plain awesome so let the loosers have their hate and I will just keep on thanking God for letting us have a few good musicians to keep here on earth . . Thanx again and keep on bringing it Micheal . It is a great pleasure watching you jam and it never gets old , just better everytime I hear you play !

He's such an exquisite player. Thanks for doing these videos.

Awesome, thanks guys!

Always and forever...great video...great person...really inspirational...

Wow, learned so much throughout this video! keep up the great vids!

amazing two guys, one cracking the code and the other humble showing the code, and also history of Metal, like it much

I don’t know how I surfed to this video, but glad I did!! MAB is so much fun to watch!!! Such an interesting guy with so much knowledge to share and so talented. I could sit there and listen to him talk and jam all day long.

I honestly love this man so much. I was never 100% into his music, but more like leisurely listening to his album stuff from time to time and really enjoying his thing, but him as a person is a whole new level. He is so pure and so honest. I would love to hang out with Michael for a beer and talk about guitar even though I have never played the guitar in my life.

I think technique manifests in different ways for most people. That is exactly why I love your channel Troy. These deep technical dives have helped me realise that if it feels right and it is giving you the results without any pain, there's no right and wrong. Can't thank you enough.

Great video Batio is a great guy. I saw him at a Music store in Maryland he was so cool I bought one of his signature guitars which he played on stage he signed the guitar as well great guy !!

I learned a ton. What a guy. Love the music nerd parts. I could sit down and listen to him riff on his experiences and music philosophies for hours.

Absolutely fabulous interview.

Troy, you did a fantastic job on this interview and I never heard Michael talk. We used to slag him off all the time with the double guitar thing, but really....hats of him. He came off as a great guy who REALLY CARES about his music. 100% respectable. You my friend... like I told you in an email, all your work that you've done is truly deserving of an honorary Phd. I should know as I've taught music (guitar) in the Ivory Tower from my entire professional life. Keep up the great work!!!

Tom Morello took lessons from MAB?? damn!! Mike seems like an amazing guy.

@ApolloSol

7 жыл бұрын

Tom took one good look at MAB's speed and said 'fuck it. Where's my effects pedal."

@Demiurge66

7 жыл бұрын

barilyn francolino but that was disrespectful to Tom Morello fans

@voodoo_696

4 жыл бұрын

@@ApolloSol 😂

@rustyfuzz470

4 жыл бұрын

ApolloSol Tom has pretty underrated chops tbf, his solo on 'Take the Power Back' shows he had plenty of practice

@genesiskeglar6372

4 жыл бұрын

blasterkid And Tom was already a great player. That’s saying something

Respect! Thanks for this.

Hi Troy, just want to thank you for the content and information you've shared. You've helped me connect a few dots and I think in general you've probably done a hell of a lot for many guitar players too, maybe more than you know. I often see your name referrenced and praised across the internet and rightly so. Take care

He is the most down-to-earth and humble metal guitarist that I've ever seen! I'd love to just hang out and jam with him one day!

Get paul gilbert on here!

@LondonMoscowwashington

7 жыл бұрын

And francesco fareri, he is the next level of shred

@VHT418

7 жыл бұрын

I'd prefer Guy Fieri instead.

@adamsaidman9686

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed and his super student BUCKETHEAD!

@scruffie777

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@wattage2007

5 жыл бұрын

Nah. Gilbert's forgotten all the stuff which made him a stand out guitar player in the 80s.

MAB did a guitar session in my town. Amazing lessons as well as watching him only 10 ft from where I was sitting was rather daunting. Got to meet him too! Really cool dude and he signed my favorite guitar, my beloved Gibson Les Paul Classic!

Troy, thank you.

This series is amazing!

Another home run Troy and Co. Really enjoyed Michael's war stories of things back then and how they are today. The biggest thing I took away from this was how Michael has had no injuries which is a testament to his economic technique giving him years of lighting longevity with more to come. Michael, thanks for sharing. Awesome. Interesting. Fun. Steve-o in Boise.

He is such a down to earth man! Nice interview!

Great vid!

thanks Troy a National for showing us a great interview.

He is such an amazing artist and person in general.

Ah yes, Michael Angelo. Back in the midv80s, a buddy of mine brought over his Video. He's the guy that literally made me put down my guitar way back. I was like "if THAT is where guitarists are going, I'm out. I can't do that". What a monster. Seems like such a cool dude, too. And random comment. Your logo (the bridge).....very cool!!! Great interview! Love your channel.

I truly admire Michael. He's a workhorse musician. He's paid his dues, to play the blues. Lovely guy in person too, met him a handful of times around LA. Great stuff Troy! Cheers, ApB

I'm starting to love this guy,the way his playing double guitar,wow that's crazy men

God Bless MAB, one of my main inspirations for learning guitar! And these videos are awesome, what a great way to see your rock idols, thanks for making this. SUBCRIBED!

His playing is out of this world...every time i see him i get inspired to play more n more

Great stuff, Troy !!!! :D

He’s such a genuinely kind person with vast common knowledge, you can sense his intelligence.

What a genuinely nice man and killer player. Massive thanks for the upload.

@troygrady

5 жыл бұрын

For sure, Mike is a sweetheart and we're super grateful he was able to do this.

Wow,I just discovered a really really cool channel!! Subscribed 😉 Thank you ! Cheers,Flo