Street performer rocks guitar...

Steve Vai's 'For the Love of God'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ooZ...yer_detailpage

Wow! This kid is better than Vai. What a talent.

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Originally Posted by Louis Ho

Wow! This kid is better than Vai. What a talent.

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Mad talent... the kid's name is Damian Salazar and he has a bunch of videos up on his Youtube page.

Very nice. His intonation with his trem technique is impressive. Sweeps were legit too.

Check this dude out I heard he trained quite a lot with Renato and/or Joey Karate

http://youtu.be/6SskW15-k_I

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Originally Posted by Jerry Walker

Very nice. His intonation with his trem technique is impressive. Sweeps were legit too.

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Is he using his arm too much when he is speed picking ?

Thank for sharing. I love that song.

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Originally Posted by Jason Mallory

Is he using his arm too much when he is speed picking ?

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Well, it depends. When you are playing staccato notes at that tempo, it is often easier to move from the elbow (more tense than loose), rather than the wrist. If he were doing more economy picking, with hammer-ons/pull-offs, the wrist would be more efficient. I was a guitar instructor for years, and generally advise a looser, relaxed-arm approach, but sometimes for 32nd note runs at fast tempos, you just have to compensate.

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Originally Posted by Jerry Walker

Well, it depends. When you are playing staccato notes at that tempo, it is often easier to move from the elbow (more tense than loose), rather than the wrist. If he were doing more economy picking, with hammer-ons/pull-offs, the wrist would be more efficient. I was a guitar instructor for years, and generally advise a looser, relaxed-arm approach, but sometimes for 32nd note runs at fast tempos, you just have to compensate.

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Thanks for explaining. I just remember Paul Gilbert and how he had almost no arm movement.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...70810081,d.bGQ

Here is the Paul Gilbert video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KjTUbJtlTaI

Yeah, Paul's playing more legato, at least in the first few minutes (didn't watch past that yet). It's more efficient, for sure. Man, he looks young here, and already throwing down!

I would say he is getting the hang of it. I would want to hear more. The 6/8 tempo kinda just drones along something a little more snappy and let him groove.