I remember my teacher saying you don't learn to run by walking and slowly increasing your speed at walking. Eventually you have to run, this is kind of what Shawn is talking about here. What a legend

@daverdz7348

3 жыл бұрын

Shawn Lane is the best!!

@angusorvid8840

Жыл бұрын

Very true. As someone who learned to shred very early I can remember when that spark went off and I broke through the sound barrier. I had to do it just to prove to myself that it could be done. While I retained my chops over the years my focus really changed because I never really liked the shreddy metal scene, even though I played in it in L.A. in the 80s. I wanted to mix R and B and rock with a special twist and I had a lot of trouble finding musicians who saw eye to eye until I just left the metal milieu. I never got to see Shawn live but I was well aware of him in the 80s. He never got the attention he deserved, even among guitarists. He was light years beyond most players, including myself. I never got anywhere near his level. He was also just an all-around better musician than me. I try!

@chadrew6

Жыл бұрын

Bullshit.

@Sh0n0

7 ай бұрын

@@angusorvid8840yeah he was so hot

when he says he can answer any questions about anything, he really means that

@CesarClouds

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he does.

@We-all-watched-the-video

3 жыл бұрын

@Aodhán Mc and he never thought that about himself...

@AUBCodeII

Жыл бұрын

@@We-all-watched-the-video What did he never think about himself?

His right hand is on such another level. I’ve never seen anyone string jump like him. The accuracy is off the charts. What a monster!

@levisalvini4110

2 жыл бұрын

"there never gonna be another Shawn Lane" (Guthrie Govan)

@androidgameplays4every13

Жыл бұрын

There is a video where you can see an impossible stretch between his index and middle finger in his left hand, he was not from this world.

This guy's intellect.....good Lord.

@wonder6789

2 жыл бұрын

The humility is what strikes me. Attended a talk of his in France - same thing. Sweetest human you ever met.

As someone who watched this video 3 years ago, then literally started applying what he just said, I have to say He's absolutely correct.

@EvanDempsey

3 жыл бұрын

What did you achieve using this method?

@NicholasABerk

3 жыл бұрын

@@EvanDempsey heres a list of what playing the piano taught me about guitar and music -learning the same thing on two different instruments is a tactile way to hear the music more clearly in your head. The clearly you can hear the music in your head (whether its a song, scale or arpeggio) the quicker you can draw upon it (and the faster you can play it) -when playing piano (particularly blues piano) not only am i in charge of playing the leads, but also the bass lines. This has taught me what which and why musical phrases go well together over which chord. Its like im both seeing the big picture, and creating it at the same time -when playing piano, unlike other instruments, the language portion of your brain stays active (you can google that). This has evolved my improvisation from creating words to creating sentences, to creating entire stories.

@poopooface73

3 жыл бұрын

@@NicholasABerk dude i have a piano coming in on monday and you just got me super stoked

@richardbechtold2975

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this methodology is very effective. I have to work more on my relaxation/exertion balance and breathing I think I can dial it in

what a unique person and musician and he only gets to live another 10 years.

@levisalvini4110

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly...😢

@njineermike

2 жыл бұрын

Fought debilitating illnesses his entire adult life, and still played better than probably every other guitar player that ever existed.

@boykidmanboykidman5420

2 жыл бұрын

@@njineermike right, its so amazing bruh. His speed and precision are still unmatched i think, like i havnt seen anyone play like him to this day Actually there is a guy that is on his level speed wise his name is Roy Marchbank you should definitely check him out, although i prefer Shawns melodic approach more like the notes he chooses

Shawn, my dear friend, you were never sloppy! RIP

Shawn was an absolute genius. I love the way when talked about phrases in terms of “kernels”; such a nerdy yet accessible way of thinking of phrasing if you think the same way he did.

He is completely right here. Playing fast is a totally different technique vs playing slowly. If you play slowly you are likely to hit a wall. If you go for top speed you then open the door to refine that technique and develop true economy naturally

@mokaey

Жыл бұрын

yeah i automatically started doing that years ago, now im entirely lost yet present. i soon plan to actually learn wth im playing.

He's a genius

I was at this function in the ball room of the hotel in Downtown Memphis.

@Anonymouslives

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Seems like he was such a kind person and technically insanely good at playing.

Damn this guy was a genius and I can understand even better now why my guitar idol, Buckethead, looked up to this man so much.

@Johnnysmithy24

Жыл бұрын

Buckethead and Shawn are my guitar idols

@flame-sky7148

9 ай бұрын

Yea, they both spoke very highly of each other.

great lesson !! thanks !!!

I miss this collection upon another God bless you Shawn Lane...just being outta the best I've seen it for what it is.

I remember seeing this video more than a decade ago and it was the first time I'd heard of Cannonball Adderley. Boy, did Cannonball live up to everything Shawn said he was!

I learned 16 years ago that I should just play as fast as I can until my fingers catch up to what I'm trying to play. Fast and sloppy while become fast and precise. If you never try to play faster than you can, you'll get stuck!

thank Shawn

Genius and a great teacher

The way he just looks ahead while playing those blistering licks is something else. Makes sense he's been called "the most terrifying of all time".

@androidgameplays4every13

Жыл бұрын

There is something "not right", "not normal" in Shane, he was an alien, not really human, no one can play his licks.

sounds like such a nice, genuine, good dude. oh...and guitar is pretty good too!

Great shawn

LOL @ 4:05 Whoa! Now that I mastered the chunk of information of just a six, all those insane light speed licks you just played are easy as hell.

just hearing how he politely asked for anyone to ask questions made me like tear up, wish I could ask him a million things

There are only 3 guitarist that are at this god tier level and they are Shawn Lane, Allan Holdsworth and Guthrie Govan.

@davyboy9397

3 жыл бұрын

@BIG R All great musicians : ) My favorite country pickers are these 1. Glen Campbell 2. Roy Clark 3. Brent Mason 4. Jerry Reed 5. Chet Atkins

@hampstershat123

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Roy Marchbank

@wattage2007

2 жыл бұрын

@@hampstershat123 Roy's technique is blazing but he's extremely unmusical. He's also a total dick with a big chip on his shoulder.

@T_SULTAN_

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@ty007webb6

2 жыл бұрын

Umm, I think Mr. C.C. DeVille would have something to say about that.

Shawn Lane was a genius but he is wright, you can break limits playing by instinct (after some years of hard work) playing faster you ca imagine possible. Play nice songs, all tyles, live and be free.

I miss this kind of practice from people esp Shawn

so gracious and giving and down to earth with that interstellar talent. His humility is as impressive as his playing

Intelligent, self effacing and a musician on another level....So too bad he passed on.

How is it only 500 people have seen this?

@rbagel55

2 жыл бұрын

Because most people are musically stupid, they rather listen to meaningless 3 chord simple music about a broken relationship. Most people are not musicians. Instrumental music just doesn't sell well. It is just the way it is.

Great suggestion he makes here about the rhythmic fragments etc. He is playing so fast that he can’t think about playing a lick, he has to play without thinking and he’s going to completely exhaust the listener unless he is doing something different every single beat, let alone every bar. If you can cleanly play your groups of 5s, 6s and 7s, you are unlikely to need to rely on the same lick library as a Kirk Hammett or a Paul Gilbert. Shawn was truly one of a kind, it was sad to see him pass without the recognition of a G3 tour etc to acknowledge his mastery.

Yea, that Oleo solo by Cannonball on Miles Live 58 is truly amazing.

@davidknorr5171

5 ай бұрын

I'm having trouble finding this album.

@flame-sky7148

5 ай бұрын

Yea it's a hard one to find.

Looks like he's doing strict alternate picking.....no hammer-ons....no economy picking. Very impressive!

I wish he would turned the god damn delay off because that's what's stopping me from playing just like this apparently.

@richtfingers

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I see what you did there!

@adisharr

3 жыл бұрын

@@richtfingers Turns out I can't even move my hands that fast when I'm not playing lol.

Its very interesting, I have the same method Shawn just gave to get faster. A lot of people should see this video, cause it works very well for me at least.

RIP Mr Lane

Radisson Hotel and Shawn are gone :(

Amazing. It's all intuitive and nothing to with hacking phrasing to bits with an obsession to transpose every utterance. For Lane it was about patterns. I get it.

How do you then clean up the fast playing?

Check out Joel Rivard SHRAPNEL RECORDS artist - he goes over a lot of Shawn's most advanced stuff.

Only 4.36K subscribers?

Twitchy freakish nervous systems are the key to this. Guthrie Govan has one too!

please, it was in what country ?

Damn he's fast

In case anyone is wondering, I've studied Shawn Lane since Buckethead came into my life in 2008 I can do anything they can do except Shawns super fast 6 note triplets with my current rig. The usual delay timing issue. * I play primarily GET YOU BACK and BINGE AND GRAB. by them. ( I feel the last step for me is recapitulating Shawns vibrato correctly. ) If anyone believes that's not good enough, let them proceed to do better. I'm not jelly. I encourage it. We can work together.

Why does every single video of Shawn look 50 years old or just plain crappy???

@Xplora213

2 жыл бұрын

VHS rips. Started in 480p and got worse.

@rbagel55

2 жыл бұрын

Because he never made a lot of money so his resources were limited

So the secret to speed is to clean up you playing!

4:09

Its obvious that God made him to be a brilliant scientist, but he went rogue and focused all that potential on music.

Effortless!

Rhythmic fragments my buttox. Stylistic melodic phrases to be more accurate. Along with the entire Coltrane harmonic series.

@metroidxme6470

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus calm down man. That's all he could put across at the time, possibly a little nervous. Shawn is imo the greatest guitarist who ever lived. Just my opinion.

@rohanharikr

3 жыл бұрын

no one knows you, that says a lot

@zeekmx1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@rohanharikr lol ... Rohan, I've seen your channel, you've got one video. 💩

@rohanharikr

3 жыл бұрын

@@zeekmx1970 haha i know your kind. the kind that is desperately searching for the attention they lacked at home. by calling out shawn, you are not only being disrespectful but also showing everyone how much of a jerk you are. But i believe as far as you are concerned, any publicity is good publicity haha.

@zeekmx1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@rohanharikr You're the same as MetroidxMe trying to paint me as some kind of loose canon. You claim I'm calling Shawn out. That's not even remotely accurate. It was just friendly banter about Shawn being everything except perfect. 100% normal. I don't converse with the dead unless you count the 17 years the US military decided I was dead.

dude was awesome

I noticed he didn't talk about taste.