New world record for fastest guitar player

[MF_Kitten]

Record yourself playing a 3 note per string A major scale or something. At 1300bpm of course.

I don't see how most people struggle to hit 250, but these FOTB record guys just ramp the click up in increments of 200, 400, 800, 1300, 200000000

The odd thing to me, is when they actually play a solo it sounds like shit. And none of their "real" playing is anywhere near 50+ notes per second.

I mean come on, you don't really believe you can alternate pick 87 notes a second? Do you really believe that? That isn't physically possible.

Please do a video of scales and lines at 1300bpm 16ths.

He explained he does "bow picking", so i assume there's more technique magic to make it work, rather than actually picking each of the notes.

 

[m3l-mrq3z]

Nice skills. Here is what I think:

I seriously doubt a human is able to know whether he is playing in time or not once the metronome starts to sound like 16ths being played at 260 (which are actually quarter notes). Basically, speeds higher than 240 have to be divided by two in order for a player to stay play in time. No serious composer would want a click track that sounds like a machine gun.

When the metronome is playing 4th notes at 500, it is basically playing 8th notes at 250 bpm, which are basically 16th notes at 125 bpm. In this case, since you are playing 16th notes at 500 bpm, you are playing 64th notes for each 4th note at 125 bpm, and no guitarist has ever done that. Now, when you play at 1000 bpm you are playing 4 notes per beat (as the Flight of the bumblebee is all about 16ths), which equals 64 notes in a single quarter note at 125 bpm.

 

[m3l-mrq3z]

Nice skills. Here is what I think:

I seriously doubt a human is able to know whether he is playing in time or not once the metronome starts to sound like 16ths being played at 260 (which are actually quarter notes). Basically, speeds higher than 240 have to be divided by two in order for a player to stay play in time. No serious composer would want a click track that sounds like a machine gun.

When the metronome is playing 4th notes at 500, it is basically playing 8th notes at 250 bpm, which are basically 16th notes at 125 bpm. In this case, since you are playing 16th notes at 500 bpm, you are playing 64th notes for each 4th note at 125 bpm, and no guitarist has ever done that. Now, when you play at 1000 bpm you are playing 4 notes per beat (as the Flight of the bumblebee is all about 16ths), which equals 64 notes in a single quarter note at 125 bpm.

Downdate: My calculations might be dodgy. Corrections are welcome. What I am trying to say is that it is impossible to know whether or not 16ths are being played at 500-1300 bpm without considerably slowing the video down.

 

[SuperShredderDan]

But can it play Nile?

can it does play the metals

 

[SuperShredderDan]

It was an incredibly conspicuous picture at that.

I don't believe this at all.

conspicious?

 

[SuperShredderDan]

That's unbelievably incredible, but it looks so hilarious. I'm thinking I need to see 1300 bpm in slow motion to comprehend what I just saw

download the vid and edit to slow motion if you want

 

[SuperShredderDan]

Downdate: My calculations might be dodgy. Corrections are welcome. What I am trying to say is that it is impossible to know whether or not 16ths are being played at 500-1300 bpm without considerably slowing the video down.

you can't tell also because theres a lot more than arm goes up ok thats one stroke. arm down two strokes. no no no it dosnt work like that

 

[SuperShredderDan]

Nice skills. Here is what I think:

I seriously doubt a human is able to know whether he is playing in time or not once the metronome starts to sound like 16ths being played at 260 (which are actually quarter notes). Basically, speeds higher than 240 have to be divided by two in order for a player to stay play in time. No serious composer would want a click track that sounds like a machine gun.

When the metronome is playing 4th notes at 500, it is basically playing 8th notes at 250 bpm, which are basically 16th notes at 125 bpm. In this case, since you are playing 16th notes at 500 bpm, you are playing 64th notes for each 4th note at 125 bpm, and no guitarist has ever done that. Now, when you play at 1000 bpm you are playing 4 notes per beat (as the Flight of the bumblebee is all about 16ths), which equals 64 notes in a single quarter note at 125 bpm.

thats why i have the midi track to play against

 

[sear]

Technicalities aside, that is some seriously amazing fretwork. I wish my hands could move that fast. Congratulations.

thats why i have the midi track to play against

Arguably the "insane" distortion on your Line 6 Spider masks the notes you're playing with huge amounts of gain, which makes it very difficult to verify whether you are actually playing the notes distinctly.

 

[SuperShredderDan]

Technicalities aside, that is some seriously amazing fretwork. I wish my hands could move that fast. Congratulations.


Arguably the "insane" distortion on your Line 6 Spider masks the notes you're playing with huge amounts of gain, which makes it very difficult to verify whether you are actually playing the notes distinctly.

the compression and gain helps bring out every detail of my playing especially my mistakes actually

 

[SuperShredderDan]

He explained he does "bow picking", so i assume there's more technique magic to make it work, rather than actually picking each of the notes.

spot on

 

[Splinterhead]

my brain does not compute 87 notes per second. 87 notes in 1 second? really?
crazy.

 

[The Omega Cluster]

[The hummingbirds] can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–80 times per second (depending on the species).

-Wikipedia

So you pick faster than a hummingbird's wings. Cheers!

 

[Necris]

think how a bow works on a violin... there you go

That really doesn't answer a thing. Bows and picks don't work in exactly the same way and there are quite a few things a bow allows you to do that a pick doesn't.

You're playing legato for the majority of the time as far as I can see, and if that's the case, why not call it by it's actual name?

 

[JPhoenix19]

As an aside, it'd be funny to write a solo that's that fast.

"Hey guys, check out this solo I wrote!"

*zzip*

"...wtf?"

 

[CrushingAnvil]

I'm still calling bullshit on this.

 

[Hollowway]

In defense of Dan, he wanted to get into the Guinness book for being the fastest guitarist. He did that, at least according to the requirements of Guinness. He's not saying people should play fast, or that speed>soul of anything. It's just like there's no point in criticizing the guy with the longest fingernails for them not being pretty or practical.

Edit: Picture of the lady with long nails. Cuz one does not mention longest nails without a picture.

 

[SirMyghin]

That really doesn't answer a thing. Bows and picks don't work in exactly the same way and there are quite a few things a bow allows you to do that a pick doesn't.

You're playing legato for the majority of the time as far as I can see, and if that's the case, why not call it by it's actual name?

Gave this a listen and it was a good thing I needed a laugh today (it delivered, for sure). "bow picking" . It just keeps getting funnier.

 

[Manurack]

holy fucking shit, it's been confirmed that the pacman audio was recorded this way HAHAHA awesome stuff dude!!

 

[SuperShredderDan]

That really doesn't answer a thing. Bows and picks don't work in exactly the same way and there are quite a few things a bow allows you to do that a pick doesn't.

You're playing legato for the majority of the time as far as I can see, and if that's the case, why not call it by it's actual name?

basically what is is is your "activating" the string with the pick. does that make any sense