Andy James guitar playing is amazing, watch What Lies Beneath on EMGtv 

Jesus Christ... I'm so sorry for you brother! May your friend rest in Power listening to this GREAT song forever!

You have my sympathies man

😢 aw man, my condolences

My sympathies, man! May God give you the peace and bring you comfort.

You got your few days of attention....still emotional?

Absolutely spot on, poignant description.

2022 hell yeah

@@yetidepiesgrandes1754 I'm a bit late to the party just found this masterpiece rn, shit is god tier though man I swear.

Well said

Still listening in 23

Yes, I appreciate the music. Its my type of guitar solo. Could listen all day.

I wouldn't classify Andy James as a "shredder", I really think this term doesn't make justice to such an incredible talent. IMO Andy goes far beyond what a typical shredder could be, this man definitely has much more than just big technic and killer speed - his composing abilities are superb, his musical thought is quite advanced. Wouldn't compare him with some typical Yngwie clones (with all my respect for the great Malmsteen), that would be an insult

I agree that's a great point !!

Lmao awesome ! Andy is da man !

Randy Chotin he's really good but hands down jason richardson id better in every way. But thie guy is outrageously good

Excellent description. Well stated.

AGREED!

6 years later, do you still think Andy James is the best lol?

@@KimchiSpringRoll of course!

@@robbsenwerkmeister2102 Good for you lol

Though I'm inclined to agree with Frank Zappa on this topic: "Debating who is the greatest guitarist is a stupid sport". Its kind of meaningless, and completely open to interpretation. Some people think Yngwie malmsteen is. I think he's a guy whos all speed and no good taste. Others would argue that maybe Mark Knopfler , Eric Clapton or Dave Gilmore is. And others would say "But anyone can play those licks" (How to play vs What to play). Some might point to the guy from polyphia arguing that sheer innovation is the real talent. Or maybe Jimmy Hendrix for starting the whole shredder thing. Then theres the fusion jazz guys who are unbelievable musicians. Flamenco guitarists. Those brazillian guys who do stutter techniques on the samba songs. I mean. How do you compare any of this?

What? Why? That's a joke, right?

😂

His knuckles don't look THAT hairy. ;-)

@@iseeu-fp9po you didn't get it xd.

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂fuck man... Hilarious comment!!!!!

I couldn’t agree more. To be honest, I was actually surprised to see how melodic he can be.

dude. I love you. exactly, as much as a lot of older people don't like to admit it. guitar is just becoming more mastered through the years.

I know what u mean but this guy isn't vai level yet

Joel Michael true bro... but nobody will ever be a Vai clone. And why would you wanna be when you can play fun stuff instead of pure crazy? hehe you feel me... yeah you feel me :)

Mikey B I feel you bro

Joel Michael A youtube comment thread full of brotherhood and harmony... what year is it?

I wanna know what you were meant to do and what you're currently doing?

He's on my top 10 list too without a doubt!

Ok. Give your top 10 list here, please :)

Salimzhan Kabylbayev My top 10 favourite axemen: 1. Satriani (fan for 26 years) 2.Andy James 3.Dime 4.Slash 5.Hendrix 6.Marty friedman (his megadeth days) 7.Gary Holst (SO underrated!) 8.Stevie Ray Vaughn 9.Dave Mustaine 10.Gus G

Reefman i really like dat list almost similar to mine 1. andy james (i am in love with his sound) 2. buckethead 3. Alexander Nathan Skolnick 4 dime 5 petrucci 6 michael angelo batio (speed god) 7 Paul Gilbert 8 OL drake ( he is not that famous but i like his style and playing ) 9 Ewan Dobson (very impressive finger technique) 10 Estas Tonne

thank you for mentioning Skolnick, truly amazing player way too underrated

*****​​​ Are you really that dumb or you're just acting?

***** No but this is dumb we all know from what the guitar is made.

Koki Kokoian I guess returning to old threads and trying to start flame wars is your way of fighting boredom. Also this is a fail, I did that by mistake or I would've liked them all, I only noticed it now after you told me, detective. Better go practice that guitar dude.

+Koki Kokoian It's also 1% guitar, 99% player :)

True

I was listen him in 2017, his music was and there is absolute masterpiece and awesome, amazing cut of excellent sound.

same here, I would say number one inspiration Andy James, number two Angel Vivaldi for me. There are many others who have then pushed me along my path further. But these two guys *inspire*

EMG performe well with distortion, try play them on clean guitar...No worst shit ever. P.S. I use EMGs also.

TheBimmerfan ,but I believe that emg66 is very good at clean,I've seen a lot of guys use it just for clean.

+Joshua Zakk I use 85 silver and they sound awfull on clean. By the other hand they're superb with distortion.

TheBimmerfan yeah,my 57 is also bad in clean,I think maybe most of the bridge hm pickup is not good at clean

Yeah I mean EMGs aren't really my thing but there's no denying they can be used to great effect. This being a prime example. Andy James has simply put one of the best lead tones for the music being played I've heard in a long time. The guy's a fucking wizard.

Really doesnt even look like Ragnar though lol maybe more like Rick from pawn stars

yup agreed!that combo of EMG 85 and 60 really cuts thru nice and smooth,just like butter!i love these actives for the abovestated reason,i use 81 and 85.long live EMG!long live Andy James!!!respect and salutes from Singapore!

***** EMG 707 and 81-7 in mine. It's basically Andy's guitar with a floyd rose. www.espguitars.com/products/9664-h-1007fr-stblk?category_id=1963298-h-series

***** and 7 strings of course lol

Too true! All people have to do is hit the back button ONCE. Instead of typing a bunch of bullshit hate comments, just hit your back button assholes :)

Kyle Kenehan yeah you tell em brother

Perhaps i'm missing something other than some trolls that may dislike great guitar playing . So what really defines a masterpiece, well that's not an easy question as there are so many musical forms that the word masterpiece fit. This is just Andy playing what he loves & doing it in one awesome style. He can play hard, fast or melodic whatever he chooses to do. Masterpieces come in many forms & the most important is summed up in one word ,Timeless. So what if it is or isn't it matters not but what does is Andy is a masterclass player like him or not & if you don't then WTF are you here for. As for the jealousy aspect well that's awful stupid & if you wish to get to this level well practice harder & remember some have it some don't. Andy has it in spades...

But it is a masterpiece...

I don't see what's wrong with that he's playing. Sounds awesome to me...

It's almost like listening to Andy play Marco Sfoli - almost

I do like JS, but I sense more MAB in his music

Me too. I agree 👍💯

They don't even sound like drums, so, no.

+Al humphits Exactly! They sound like computerized drum kit sounds as opposed 2 live drums! I know bcuz my album has the same type of computerized drum kit sounds as opposed 2 live drums! Andy James is a freaking beast!

Paul McDonagh no

No..they are slighty less than the amazing guitar i am hearing....

No, I'm a guitarist

then you have never heard of paul waggoner?

You've never heard of Tosin Abasi?

hey look its kg. love your covers dude

tosin lmfao. trendy has been that never was imho

Look up "Guthrie Govan."

yandaki ilçeye gittim o tekeli bulmak için reyis, aldım geldim koydum masaya açtım şarkıyı izliyorum şuan

@@reardeltoit4644 cok iyi ama ya. Bu adam en sevdigim gitarist

@@TheWPgamerS bana biraz fazla melodik geliyor. Bunun riffler üzerinden yürüyeni var. Keith merrow.

Satriani is a good teacher too, but him talking about all of those musical terms is something that would be understood by more of an advanced guitar player, and not really by a beginner player like you said. Satriani teaches to more of an advanced audience that would understand what he is talking about rather than beginners. I'm not saying Andy teaches just beginners, because he has some very advanced things that he does teach, I'm just saying that Satriani is not trying to appeal to the beginner audience, but more of the advanced audience of players.

i reckon. i was watching a tutorial on getting a good metal tone and i was like "this stuff is so obvious? this guy must be a simpleton" ...then i watched war march O.O hes a damn musical genius he just knows how to talk to the beginners

Andy is teaching the notes to a piece of music, Satriani is actually explaining the theory behind a piece. The difference in target audience would be the difference between someone that wants to learn "what" to play and someone who wants to understand "how" to play and compose.

Careful, Satriani is my cousin. xD Nah man you're good, Andy James is more my taste.

the same feeling :)

Any parts specifically? It did have a similar vibe to some Avenged stuff but very different at the same time

Rex Smith some parts of the solo and such , at least to me

exactly what i tought about this guy that hand its a fucking monster!

He is probably using economy picking. It has its difference comparing to alternate

yup

Mateo Agustin 2018 soon and I think I'll still be watching then.

oct 2018

Since 2012 every year when I take a guitar in my hand

GeFlixes I think you hit the nail on the head... AJ let's stuff breathe. It's not "crammed" like so many other metal players. Don't get me wrong, he is not void of fast runs. But it flows so much better if it's not 300 mph all the time, the whole time..

John Davidson I guess that he's so good that he can allow to pace himself. He plays arrangements instead of improvisations. That makes the face melting moments even more awesome.