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07/06/2005 11:54 pm
my friend told me about this and I watched, pretty freakin impressive for an 8 yr old


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07/07/2005 1:44 am
yeah... but, not virtuoso yet, i think...
when i was eight, i was playin with mud... :rolleyes:
ahem... sooo... he's promisin... eheheh :D
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07/07/2005 2:56 am
Originally Posted by: redspecialyeah... but, not virtuoso yet, i think...

THAT'S not virtuoso?
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07/07/2005 3:16 am
Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonTHAT'S not virtuoso?

it was sarcasm n jealousy. i said, when i was eight, i was playin with mud... :rolleyes:
i dont know about him but, ok hes lookin dang fine, especcially whole tappin stuff makes me crazy...
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07/07/2005 7:55 am
technique is amazing, whether he's 8 or not. I'll stop short of agreeing with his virtuosity though - he might not know how to play anything else :p

These kids eh? nowt better to do than practice 23.5 hours per day. It'll be interesting to see how all these child prodigies turn out.... will they 'make it', or have to take jobs at Gas Stations because they didn't have the time for school work?

I couldn't play like that when I was 8.... I think I'd managed Em & D by then!

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07/07/2005 6:04 pm
I give the little guy two thumbs up because of his age and plus, I can't do that :( . I tried to teach my eight year (age?) old nephew how to play and he couldn't even stretch his fingers across two frets, they just stayed punched up in one fret.

So is that what tapping is? Just hit the fret board with your fingers really fast! I can do that...I think.
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07/07/2005 6:19 pm
Imagine he broke his arms skiing
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07/07/2005 9:34 pm
Originally Posted by: Poontang_clanImagine he broke his arms skiing

imagine, he'll say "i bored from that thing, i dont wanna play anymore" in nineteen or smthin... :p
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07/07/2005 10:23 pm
In response to having seen the video and reading the previous thoughts. The kid's great. That's all there is to it. He obviously knows what he's doing. I didn't care much for what he was playing, but the way he played it (technique) was great. Better than me anyway. He gets my seal of approval.
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07/09/2005 12:08 am
I thought he was really good, nothing like starting early, wish I had now.
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07/09/2005 4:47 pm
Originally Posted by: AkiraI've heard about this kid before, apparantly his dad doesn't allow him to go to school

wow...........
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07/09/2005 9:59 pm
I have come across this before and the age given ranges from 8 to 13.

Have you seen this thread here on GT:

My 13 year old son playing For The Love of God
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07/09/2005 10:50 pm
My favorit part of the video is when he wipes his snots. :) That's what an 8 year old should be doing.
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07/11/2005 9:09 am
Forcing your kid to pay guitar is fcukt up.
Never force your kids do anything. You can point them towards soemthing, but let them make their own decisions.
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07/11/2005 12:01 pm
Originally Posted by: kingdavidForcing your kid to pay guitar is fcukt up.
Never force your kids do anything. You can point them towards soemthing, but let them make their own decisions.


Agreed. I was forced to go to school, like most kids.... my parents thought of my playing guitar as a waste of time... :eek:

Now some years later, I have a well paying job which no doubt the folks think is great, but I make as much playing guitar...

They still think it's a waste of time though - even in the face of the evidence...

I'm not sure I knew what I wanted at 8 years old.... maybe to be an astronaut...

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07/11/2005 4:28 pm
Quite impressive, although extremely sterile and obviously well rehearsed.
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07/11/2005 5:58 pm
Originally Posted by: CW14Do I sense jealousy?


No not at all. I just thought it was funny that he was playing really good for an eight year old. Like he was beyond other eight year olds, while they're eating dirt and he's playing awsome guitar. Then he proves me wrong by wiping his boogers. :)
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07/18/2005 8:35 pm
Originally Posted by: 3rd_degreeburnehh...that was really boring..and his attempt at the classical piece was ok..his vibrato could be a whole lot better,then again he is only 8...no doubt I cant play that fast but I play classical guitar so it's not a worry to me.

[i play clasical as well]
same, shredding is one thing and wailing out power chords wow...

now lets watch him play Aguado's rondo in Am =)

[when it comes to certain classical songs like that rondo i can almost get as fast his shredding]
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07/20/2005 6:49 pm
Man I've been playin like 2 years and can play better than that but he is only eight probably started playin at 4
I am Comfortably Numb... :D

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07/20/2005 11:37 pm
My stupid freakin computer cant record jack in mp3 format! And I 've tryed on soundclick.com but my files cant convert to mp3 by the way my band is called bluesyshredder.
I am Comfortably Numb... :D

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