Also based on how his wrist and hand are positioned on the neck, I can tell he has a classical guitar background. It’s fairly easy to tell. Other classical guitar background players are Chris Broderick and Randy Rhoads.
@@GuitarCody9 Yes. On a bus interview he said he would want to meet Bach or Beethoven. He recommends people to learn from them. It has it all he says. If you could meet anyone.
Tim Henson has a signature nylon electric guitar (the Ibanez TOD10N) that could be cool place to start if you were at all interested in exploring electric! it’s sort of a hybrid of both electric and acoustic in the way that it’s built and plays.
I love Tim like the son I never had, and Ichika too, but some reason, and I don't really know why, I can't get into Marcin. (I don't know how to construct sentences either)
So the main reason his style is so unique is that he often writes directly in the DAW without a thought about if/how a part can actually be played, and then he has to back out how to actually execute on guitar.
as a guitarist i would typically say most if not all classically trained musician's have a great ear, you need it playing intricate pieces with so many layers like that
That was awesome to watch somebody figure a song out just by listening to it like that. I know people do it all the time but ive never seen it before especially with such a complicated song.
When you mentioned the action it made me think of the first time I started playing guitar. And then where I am now I 100% believe people need to play acoustic first because you get a good feel for how hard you need to bear down, and when you move to electric it's soooo much easier.
Wow dude! Thanks so much for using my suggestion. I hope this video will get you a lot of views man. Though I don't support much of his lifestyle, I've learned a lot from Tim as a musician. If you have the time you should totally check out Dimitar Ivanov's version of Polyphia's song OD. It's absolutely crazy. Love your work Cody
@@reticentblue yeah, it originates in buddhism, taoism and zen, and eastern philosophy. it essentially opens you up to demons. notice how tim increasingly uses more demon pictures, buddha figures, and evil eye charms, and his interest in demonology
Electric makes pull offs WAY easier ….but it sounds like he played a lot of scales coming up, a very mature style that reminds me of fusion jazz, the changes he is playing over, pretty sophisticated stuff. First I’ve listened to more than a measure, I don’t get why they bag on him
Somebody took scales practice a little far but your ear is on your instrument makes it so difficult I couldn't even come close so rock on for putting the effort in
Only Tim plays Tim... but don't worry bout it... it's complex, difficult for the sake of being difficult and complex. Speak your own truth, and sometime, it makes more sense to simplify, but don't make it so simple you sound like "sexy red".
This is what happens when you start by writing melodies, counter melodies, bass melodies all in a DAW, and *then* try to map it to a single guitar (and/or two guitars and a bass).
I mean, that's PART of it, but not everyone using this technique to write gets the masterpieces of Tim. His brain just WORKS in polyphonic music the right way. I think some of that is due to his training, but a LOT of it is just the way he thinks!
Lower action, more reactive strings and a lot of distortion makes this sound so smooth. I'd like to hear him play this clean without distortion and without effects
"I cant do XYZ its tricky on a classical guitar" - no no, it's tricky on an electric, it's tricky on all guitars man XD Playing Tims stuff the way he does is close to impossible for mere mortals
Well yes but it’s much much harder on classical guitar because there’s lower sustain, fewer frets, and playing the highest frets is awkward because of the hand positioning (the shape of a classical guitar and the lack of a notch makes it harder to play the highest strings)
@@anitanaseer1007 Yes, I am quite aware, I played classical guitar for 11 years. I was just joking about the thought that popped into my head when I heard him say that.
nope.... sry.. don't like the guy... can't put his "music" in any drawer of mine... creativity sometimes is also overrated... and i neither like his outfits nor his ugly fullbody tatoo thing :( sry... not my cup of tea at all...
Ha funny video. But it's better not to get carried away with this dude. Yes, his technique is at its height, but the melodic is at zero. His music is completely empty, with no images or emotions.
"Melodic is zero"...what?!? It's supposed to be a polyphonic melody...(you know, that's why they call the band Polyphia.). Look it up. Just because you're used to a certain STYLE of melody and music doesn't invalidate other styles. "No images or emotions"...what in the world is this supposed to mean? Does this mean YOU don't feel emotions from it? Then I suggest you listen to the millions of people who DO. Personally, when I hear "Playing God" (for example), it takes me on an emotional journey through many feelings. There is a subtle tension that builds with the first lick which suggests anger beginning to brew, but a desire to temper it. Followed by the rage coming out for a minute (fueled by the other instruments) then an attempt to calm down again. It's a back and FORTH of emotion that you don't get from MANY pieces of music! That's just ONE example. If it's not your cup of tea, that's fine. But just because you don't understand it doesn't mean there's nothing there
