Matteo Mancuso Soloing Masterclass 

Lead playing should be dictated by the sound in your mind and not scale patterns… absolute gold. Thx, Matteo.

Virtuoso, shredder, wizard, genius....I don't care what you want to call him and the way he plays, it's another level and I am here for it. Looking forward to watching this dude continue to push the instrument forward.

Wow not only is he such a great guitarist, he really understands music, phrasing, communication, and connection! This is a great interview. 🎸😁

This lad has really taken the instrument to the next level. What a player 🙌

Can I just say how awesome it is that he comes off as the most approachable, almost normal, looking guy! As one of the premier guitarists in the world you might imagine him dressing and acting like a big ego rock star. But rather without the guitar, he looks like a regular kid who has come over for an early Sunday pasta at my Aunt Lizzie’s! He’s just unique and refreshing in this way!

This guy is finally blowing up.

I'm legitimately excited thinking about everything this guy is going go to play in future. A generational talent, hypnotic to watch, tasteful musically, and seems like a lovely down to earth go too.

Nice edit at the end, thanks for that.

I don’t listen to advice unless it comes from some who actually knows what they’re doing. I listened, thank you Matteo.

In addition to the talent, taste and skills, he also has wisdom.

Some very good advice from a fabulous player.

Matteo, your technic and skills are amazing! I wonder if you also ever practice solo chord melody type songs. I would love to hear you play something familiar that a 70 yr old like me might remember. Bravo!!

Unusual wisdom at such a young age. The part about speaking when you’re not sure what to say inparticular.

I very much agree with his phrasing advice. His musicallity is more important that technique.

He is an absolutely brilliant guitarist!

The guitarist mentioned by Matteo is Birelli Lagrene, one of the greatest gypsy jazz player.

His point about playing nothing and space dictating is where it’s at! Phenomenal player bravo Matteo

That dude's picking technique is revolutionary. 😱

Nice class, I’ll master this in a few hours

Playing electric lead guitar with your fingers is much more difficult to master than a pick, but it clearly gives you a huge advantage if you do master it. Very inspiring player.

Fantastic advice!!!

What a brilliant musician!

Love Matteo ❤️ and the rest of you reading this comment or watching ♥️ music is a huge part of everyone's lives and Matteo for sure feels music in a very personal and special way and to that I agree and love ❤️

Great explaination in regards of "space". It's like talking, if you don't have anything to say in the conversation, don't speak. Just listen, what you will say after you listened will be much more meaningful because you listened. Mio fratello Matteo, veramente un grande

He’s incredible

Thank you!❤

I remember Claudio Quartarone playing like this many years ago. Congratulations to Matteo for his immense talent.

Legend already

Dude knows his theory, too. Physical AND mental “chops”❗️

Fantastic, keep it up amigo 👋🏾

Unparalleled!!

I’d love to see an interview where he talks about phrasing. He can slow down and play very melodically, and I know that was a process started with his dad, but how did he approach this with his soloing as he was learning?

Thank you Master

Though I can appreciate this young man, the speed trap is truly addictive to some, but the beauty of slow melodic solos from the likes of David Gilmour, BBK etc truly move the soul. Speed moves the mind i.e. oh wow, thats fast. Give me five slow perfectly placed notes and my soul heals a little bit more. The old guys will get this.

You are searching very good advice cheers.

Absolutely fantastic advice!!!! I agree with him 1000%. On a guitar, because every "C" note looks DIFFERENT than every other "C" note (not like the piano, where they all look the same), it is a deep challenge to track Key signatures and modulations. As a result, guitarist will learn prepared "licks" (short phrases of notes) just like he said. The result is that a soloist will sound "stilted" and unnatural, and if you listen long enough, they'll repeat "licks". At that point, it's not improvisation, it's just regurgitating hunks of notes that may or may not sound good together. Also, YES: SING a solo...then learn what you just sang. Don't use these as Licks, just do it to get familiar with note flow on the fretboard. The goal is that at some point, you can just play what you wanted to sing!! And Lastly, YES; taking risks and making mistakes will produce a better solo than connecting licks. GREAT ADVICE, MATTEO!!!

Well said!

This guy is truly a phenomenon creating shock waves in the industry. Very much like Guthrie Govan did a couple of decades ago. Yet to hear some really great, original music from him, but he's still young!

He's also a music philosopher... Amazing guy.

grandissimo talento

I love how he says if you don’t have a clear idea of what you’ll play then just don’t play and the video ends I feel ya interviewer I feel ya

In my opinion, Matteo's first quality is not his virtuosity, but his intelligence.

His right hand technique is his greatest advantage. It's so unique

That ended abruptly!

The video is cut out ... Matteo didn't finish the sentence :(

How is this guy possible!

What IS it with Italians and virtuoso guitar?

le cose "semplici" sono le più gustose e Matteo alla grande bravura unisce una grande semplicità, come se tutto quello che suonasse fossimo noi a suonarlo nota dopo nota tutto così semplice ma inarrivabile, purtroppo per moltissimi, ma non importa è la bellezza dei grandi. "Simple" things are the tastiest and Matthew great skill combines a great simplicity, as if everything that sounded were us to play note after note all so simple but unattainable, unfortunately for many, but it does not matter is the beauty of the great

Cool stuff! What is that gadget on the first fret? Anyone know?

I want to see him sing these insanely fast runs

Wheres the rest?

First advice is the best advice.

Well, that little lesson summed about up why my efforts as a guitar player never amounted to anything.

It should be not overlooked the fact that his father is a guitar player for profession ...this to say that by "chewing" guitar playing since the beginning of his life Matteo's ears have got accustomed to melodies and arpeggios etc., even if not so interested into guitar playing in his early ages ...he said that he started playing at the age of 10 going after DeepPurple, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin etc., and only later on he moved into classic music, jazz and fusion ....Be it as it may he's today the best guitar player around and only listening to his explaining his approach to guitar playing (how he moves his right hand fingers etc.,) does reveal that he is a genuine guitar virtuoso. Well done - ben fatto Matteo.

Lunga vita al Re delle dita...👍

could you play that opening part a little faster please...kinda slow but you're getting there

❤

My favorite guitar player of all time.One guitar player to rule them all.Peace.

This Matteo🎸is a Jan Hammer on a Guitar 🎹🎹🎹🔐🎶🎶🆒

I've never seen anything like it.

Great stuff! Thank you! The string dampener (not sure what brand) is something Guthrie Govan uses. Maybe you can talk about that in a future interview? 🤔

If we take his advice, "if you're not sure what to play, don't play", most of us wouldn't play at all. 😢

what kind of mute is he using that allows him to play open strings?

Can anyone help me with who the guitarist he mentions at 2:05? I’d like to listen but I can’t figure out what guitarist

The video is cut off! Please repost it in full

Where’s the full interview >???

Interesting thing about Birelli Lagrene is he doesnt know theory, cant read music, cant name chords. But he knows and understand them by ear and can gypsy jazz with the best of them and more. Indeed talks his mind on the guitar.

What name does he drop @ 2:05?

❤️🎸👋🇮🇹

Whats the name of the guitar player he mentions at 2:00? I couldn't catch it.

Phenomenal player and that Yamaha Revstar looks so sexy!

2:40

Who was the guitarist he mentioned I can't spell what he is saying. I love gypsy jazz and he mentioned it

I can`t see if you are using a pedal board. Matteo, how do get the same Tone most of the time?

Where is the rest of the lesson

small error in description gives says gices

Whats the name of the person he says is one of his favorite improvisers? I cant quite understand to look him up properly.

Don't want to be a critic but as an italian, I think Matteo may express himself more clearly in his mother language, I often see him struggling while trying to explain something. I know it wouldn't be so great to have a translator that covers his voice but I think he would have more freedom talking and his tips would be even more clear.

I have two words. Tory Slusher. 😊

Who is the improvisor who he says he loves? I can't make out the name!

what is that string damp?

All fourths tuning is great -- it really improves the instrument. But you give up the ability to precisely copy guitar parts played in standard tuning.

he is streets ahead

2:03 Who is this guy mentioned here ? Don't quite understand the name

Why did you butcered the video in the end?

2:04 - What is the name Matteo says here?

Does he have perfect pitch ?

Guthrie's reign came to an end...Welcome Matteo

I think he has some genes from Paganini.

2:05 who?

I think, "Just don't play if you don't have a definite idea", is a terrible idea. Or, "If you are not 100% sure of what you will play, just don't play." is insane advice. He's doing his best to tell you something profound. Many song writers and musicians stumble onto great phrases while piddling. My advice would be just the opposite. "Just pick it up and start playing"; "Playing is like a box of "chocklits", you never know what you're gonna get." Many of my arrangements show up when I'm just playing randomly, and I'll be like. "Yes! take it in that direction." Don't always be telling the guitar what to do. Sometimes it will show YOU a song. This is not an opinion unique to me.

But you rely mostly on arranged flows. You don't seem to take much risks.

Technically able for sure. Zero emotional connection for me. Speed and technique, when I think of the great players, modern guys like this just can’t reach the heart.

fretboard "wuiseling"......... :-(( where is the feeling of notes with heart??

Stuff like this really attracts young Boys for some reason

practice what you preach right, meaning just don't overplay 😂

But why Orange? 😝

You look like Marty McFly 😂

Didn't teach much......mostly just played.....

LOOK AT THAT RACK OF GUITARS HE'S SITTING NEXT TO, SIMILAR TO GUITARS AND RACKS OF GUITARS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND HE'S THE KING OF THEM ALL, AND DOES HE HAVE TO BE SO DISGUSTINGLY GOOD LOOKING, IS THAT REALLY NECESSARY.....