Last night I was just watching random live music on TH-cam and this video popped up and I started watching. I was like, “last time I saw a guy playing two guitar’s like this was in a dive bar in Albuquerque in the early 2000s, his name was Rodney Brannigan, I bought his CD.” Then I checked to see who this was. 😆 So awesome you’re still playing. You cut your hair and we’re both 20+ years older now.
😂 This is sweet and also incredibly sad lol He’s good, entertaining and charismatic, but also very limited in ability. He’s got a creative gimmick going to make up for it.
That is it! I QUIT! No, not really. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What this guy can do with 2 hands and 2 guitars! I am flat out AMAZED Will deffinaty be finding more of his music😮😮😮
Wow.. I saw the bar background and 100% thought it was gonna be some regular ass bar songs.. I was blown away.. you are amazing. And its sounds GOOD, there are so many fast AF players, on YT who tap and slap 100mph which IS impressive, but it doesn't move me.. !
I will go on and say it. He is the best in the world at doing that. And if you want to hear it again, I assure you it will be him playing it. Bravo! Bravo!!!
TH-cam is creeping me out. I saw Rodney play about 22 years ago at the Hot Wire Cafe in North Hollywiod, CA. He was doing the double guitars back then. First time I'd ever seen it. He killed it so bad I got his autograph!
@@rodneybranigan When Billy Sheehan was in Pegasus, for him a local Buffalo band, they played the Atlas Hotel in Welland, Canada, famous for its Saturday afternoon matinee. I got to jam with him. Pegasus was more of a Genesis or Yes style band, surprised he got into hard rock.
@@johnwattdotca I saw him with Niacin in LA one time. Bass, Hammond Organ, and drums. So far away from Mr. Big or Talas but incredible musicianship. I bet it was a great night supporting them.
Oh man! This takes me back! I remember seeing Mr Branigan do this when he came over to the Sunday Sessions we used to do on Isle of Bute, Scotland! Would be at least 14 years ago now! 😱 I thought it was bananas watching him do it then, and I think it's bananas now! 😂 It's great to see you're still flipping!
Mike Rayburn played glass notes...best musician I've ever known...did the college circuit then corporate gigs...now big time motivational speaker (with his guitar of course!).
@rodneybranigan I can understand that! No doubt, that took a whole lot of self discipline, and RE- TUNING! I don't play anything even close to it. But, I have some songs on TH-cam. @lancegrey1225. Even some Christmas songs I wrote recently.
All of our heroes got to where they are by seeing players like this and saying, "Holy shit, I gotta figure out how hes doin that." And they would have KILLED for a resource half as usefull as TH-cam is today. Comments like these hurt my soul more than guitar hurts your hands. This is a torch to light the bonfire of passion, not an oncoming wave to justify packing up and going home. We ALL have it in us, and these guys are showing us where to find it. It'll be a slow day in hell when I see a musician better than me and use it as an excuse to quit instead of a guide to improve.
@ all joking aside that was a huge compliment on my part. It was the first thing I thought as soon as I heard you play for 3 seconds. I don’t know how I’ve never heard of you before but I’ll definitely be listening from now on. Serious new fan here
Mr.Brannigan that was one of the most impressive displays of skill I’ve ever seen in guitar, you are a genius, that was beautiful, I am going to pick up my guitar and start practicing rn, I will lead a better life with better habits if it will give me the skills too play that, you get this look on your face when you’re in the groove like you can see some distant land that no one else can see but I wanna see it, sorry I’ve genuinely been inspired like this, I’ll end with a quote “practice hits a Mark no one else can but genius hits a mark no one else can see” and you sir are a genius
@@rodneybraniganI read online how you did workshops with people who have enough proficiency to play and I’m gonna need like at least 3 more years of intense practice but I want to come learn from you, do you have any advice of routines I can do to learn your style, I’m pretty sure I’m going to have more coordination drills in my routine anyways it meant a lot you read my comment even if you’re busy
@@liamcallan7184 much of the two hand tap stems from just trying out short repeatable patterns until something musical happens. The guitars are both tuned to C which is a great starting point to play with. Alternate tunings can be like a third hand.
Rodney, I remember seeing you play several times at a little spot called Sweet Eugenes about 25 yrs ago! I was barely learning how to play the guitar and you inspired me so much back then and still do today! You are still a badass!!! These videos bring back so many memories, thanks for sharing brother!
@@michealhill6521I came here to see if anyone else caught Ocean vibes from this! Glad I'm not the only one. Ocean makes me feel some kind of wild emotion swell. It's intense.
This is something else!!! Sounds incredible!! Reminds me little bit of Michael Hedges. It has a certain image richness to it like his playing and ofcourse sitar type music. I obviously know little about guitar/tunings but I love this sound thankyou!!
When Rodney watches other guitarists, he thinks "Aw, that's so cute the way you play your _one_ guitar." He never says anything though, because he's nice that way.😂
Well.... That's impressive. I wish I had 10% of the time he used practicing that to add to my lifespan. It shows extraordinary skill, a talent and trickery, but to be honest I don't get the point. It was fun to listen to for about the first half. It was worth this one listen though. Thanks for sharing it.
I didn't really practice that beyond the basics. I got good at it by ending every gig with it. It's the spectacle at the end that makes me harder to forget than the last folk singer/songwriters you might have seen even when I fail. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.
The excitement of seeing you do this so many times when you might have been too drunk to stand always added BONUS excitement though. This is good. Seeing you do it when you couldn’t pass the walking in a straight line test? *chef’s kiss*. Keep up the dream, man!
I do so miss the irresponsibility of my youth. I'm lucky to have a working liver still. :-) Congratulations on your book Gena. I can't wait to read it.
I get the feeling that several of us are encircling the rabbit hole. Had a real Willie Nelson vibe (with his own version of “Trigger” ) until he took it up an octave. Haven’t heard anyone out there with that sound. Loved it!
So many shinanagins....but somehow I feel it was born out of necessity. At least at first...but you ended just plain showing off!😂😂 Good stuff! I will be subscribing because of this video!!
For a while, the sight of this man playing two guitars looked as if he was playing them like bagpipes. I have no doubt, if he tried a left-handed guitar upside-down, tapping what he taps, he'd be surprised how much works and what new string potential there is.
@@rodneybranigan Thanks for getting into it. I like using the D string with open G,B and E, a sitar sound, and using the A string with open strings is deeper, like a zither. A nice Am variation is bass E string, fifth fret A, A string, third fret C, D string, second fret E, with G, B and E open. I bought a Strat after I saw Jimi Hendrix at Maple Leaf Gardens, but was troubled because I could play my brothers' acoustic upside-down, finding it easier for my fingers. George Benson took me to his dressing room between sets to help me decide which way to finally string the Strat, when he was an instrumental jazzer. You're traveling with a lot of pressure as a loner, something I never did. You've got a customer if you ever make it to the Niagara Peninsula.
@@rodneybranigan Sounds like you're in drop D ? Or is an open tuning beyond that? Sounds amazing - I only have a Takamine acoustic and an Epiphone Les Paul so there's no way I'd consider trying the flip - I'd break my face for sure ! LoL
@genewilliams617 Anybody who plays does. Nobody is born with knowledge of how to play. But like you said they can learn. Unless they are like me, being one of the biggest procrastinating guitar playing wannabes in life! I own 2 guitars, an acoustic and a Fender Stratocaster, but can't get myself motivated to learn the blame thing!
@2:15 I said to myself "Oh! that will be not like usual crazy tapping, but melodious. I've guessed right ^.^ 👍🏽Rodney - +1 like - +1 sub If I may say so, it gives me the impression that this could be the original soundtrack to a good Western type video game. 🐎
Well thank you. The tapping melody actually came from a popular slot machine that was in Reno and Vegas around 2000. I can see where that fits into games like Red Dead Redemption for sure.
I didn't knock myself out, but maybe my story will spare someone some pain. I used to coil new strings and wait for them to settle before cutting them shorter. A couple of years back we were playing and I started speaking with someone. The next song was coming up and while looking at the person, I picked up my guitar from the stand and one of the strings cut my cornea. The rest of the story is a bunch of visits to ophthalmologists, staphylococcus infection, three different types of antibiotics and wearing an eye patch for the months. I could've been worse, but now I cut my strings as soon as I've restringed.
@@SixPieceSuits Funny that you say that. My parents recently went to a Joe Bonamassa concert. My mom asked my why he had to change guitars for every song. I told her it was so they could tune them. The real answer is probably so he can justify having so many guitars.
I want to see him and Kellar Williams do a guitar battle as the Space X Starship launches behind them, then both of them play the soundtrack to the booster returning and being caught by the chopsticks.
Great performance! Great musician. But I feel sorry for the musicians because they have to do such very fast repetitive circus productions to get anyone to pay attention to them. In the past, a few well-thought-out chords, a few words and a real personality were enough. Today there is a circus. What a shame. Maybe one day this common made-up madness will end and this great guy can also play music in the rhythm of the Earth spinning and our hearts beating for thousands of years. The really sad thing is that the hyperactive audience that wants the circus doesn't even understand what I wrote. / An old musician from Europe
Well that's one point of view. Not a factual objective truth, but an emotional take on your argument with father time. I'm willing to bet this gentleman loves what he does. You simply don't get that good at your craft if you don't. I sense bitterness in your assessment of art, and what it is. Your egotistical claim that those who disagree with you "dont understand" what you're saying, is just another example of how little you understand objectivity, and for such a seasoned human being 😬 The fact is, your opinion comes from the subjective world you live in, and you couldn't do what this gentleman can do with one guitar, let alone two, if your life depended on it. You sir, do not own the rythem of life, nor do you have some key to music and the way its "supposed" to be played. When something moves too fast for you, you call it a "circus", but it IS art nonetheless 🤷♂️
I'm wondering if you ever heard Ravi Shankar? That's sort of how this music struck me as the sound required his hands being swift and creating a swell in the rhythm. Another guitarist/musician/artist is Tory Slusher. If you listen to her music you'll understand, it's not a circus but it's what her music requires to accomplish the art she's going for, just like this video.
If everyone was to be Oliver Anthony (great guy with three chords and the simple truth), where is the fun in that. Jacob Collier himself explained just the point you are addressing and he also could write dosens of tunes with a few chords in AABA form, but his creative imagination is not limited to that; he needs the circus and breaking boundaries because that is his purpose and his own need/goal when it comes to creating music and magic
@@practicalwerewolfyour opinion ain't objective either. Both of you can be correct at the same time without resorting to being smarmy. OP had skin in the game, and as a former entertainer myself, yes, performers have had to escalate to combat against the rising tide of bar TVs and phone scrolling. Even if this guy clearly loves every part of what he's doing, he likely knows he's had to be a lot more competitive than the generations before him.
this is not new. there have been one man bands before. but i always find it impressive when i see the coordination in the performance. the execution. this man does this because he can. and it is impressive. :)
Never before, has an open tune been so important. Just play the damn drums. Theirs a shortage of those. Loop em in like, everyone else. I bet you don't get to read many sarcastic remarks. I kept waiting, for the rebellious instrument, to bring blood. It couldn't make it. Makes me wonder what he did to the drummer.
Thank you so much for your insightful and articulate contribution to this commentary. Thank god you weighed in. I almost thought that it wasn't pure shite.
Wait youve been doing this for 20 years?!! Bro stop! It isnt getting better. Guitar flipping has peaked. You have good rythem. Take up the drums or accordion perhaps? Stick a fork in it Rodney.
FINE ALGORITHM I WILL WATCH IT? ARE YOU HAPPY?!?!?!
holy shiz!??! screw the flip trick this guy plays amazing. wowwwww
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Last night I was just watching random live music on TH-cam and this video popped up and I started watching.
I was like, “last time I saw a guy playing two guitar’s like this was in a dive bar in Albuquerque in the early 2000s, his name was Rodney Brannigan, I bought his CD.”
Then I checked to see who this was. 😆
So awesome you’re still playing. You cut your hair and we’re both 20+ years older now.
That's awesome Wade. Hope you are well some 20 years later.
Rodney should have gone VIRAL years ago!!! finally getting the recognition he deserves!! bravo bravo!!
🙏 you are the man Mr. Puckett.
Miss you dude.
Incredible, a guy has mastered slapping and strumming guitars.
Why havnt i heard of this guy? What a beautiful song and amazing playing.
Thank you for the compliment.
@@rodneybraniganno way!! Thanks for the reply, keep making great music that makes my day better mate, cheers
My oh my! 69 , so much music out there still being discovered! My little tom's are running hot. Absolutely spectacular.
Thank you for the kind words. 😊
This will never stop being awesome. :)
Now that's how you play two guitars at once...bloody brilliant folk music...love it...
Thank you so much. 😁
He's completely insane
Yep. We are a crazy person. 😁
There are no words! You already know I think your awesome. Love ya
Thank you so much America. It was great to see you guys the other night
I have no words. Possibly the most impressive guitar playing I have ever witnessed.
Wow. Thank you so much 🙏
then you've not watched many guitar players at all
😂 This is sweet and also incredibly sad lol
He’s good, entertaining and charismatic, but also very limited in ability.
He’s got a creative gimmick going to make up for it.
@@Prolific_Troll Wow. You have a gift for gauging a person's limitations by one video. You should be a psychic or something.
@@rodneybranigan Psychics aren’t real. My perception is.
That is it! I QUIT! No, not really. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What this guy can do with 2 hands and 2 guitars! I am flat out AMAZED Will deffinaty be finding more of his music😮😮😮
Thank you so much 🙏
I also quit no not really.
Wow.. I saw the bar background and 100% thought it was gonna be some regular ass bar songs.. I was blown away.. you are amazing.
And its sounds GOOD, there are so many fast AF players, on YT who tap and slap 100mph which IS impressive, but it doesn't move me.. !
Thank you sir.
I will go on and say it. He is the best in the world at doing that. And if you want to hear it again, I assure you it will be him playing it. Bravo! Bravo!!!
Thank you. 🙏
Class act always. He’s even better to socialise with and that’s saying something 😂
The city of Bath might disagree about the class act part. 🙂↔️😁
That was truly badass and super unique. Awesome.
I've been playing 50 years... this is some of the best playing I've seen.... maistro!,,,
The power of open tuning. Strum a rhythm and it always sounds good.
Thank you so much for that.
Yep. Like a couple of extra hands.
TH-cam is creeping me out. I saw Rodney play about 22 years ago at the Hot Wire Cafe in North Hollywiod, CA. He was doing the double guitars back then. First time I'd ever seen it. He killed it so bad I got his autograph!
I remember the Hotwire Cafe. That was a long time ago. Was that the time Billy Sheehan was there?
@rodneybranigan I don't remember a Billy but I distinctly remember you!
@@rodneybranigan When Billy Sheehan was in Pegasus, for him a local Buffalo band, they played the Atlas Hotel in Welland, Canada, famous for its Saturday afternoon matinee. I got to jam with him. Pegasus was more of a Genesis or Yes style band, surprised he got into hard rock.
@@johnwattdotca I saw him with Niacin in LA one time. Bass, Hammond Organ, and drums. So far away from Mr. Big or Talas but incredible musicianship. I bet it was a great night supporting them.
@@johnwattdotca was Pegasus a big hair band? About late 80s early 90s??
Nice, talent!!
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WOW, WOW, WOWWEE WOW!!
Thank you so much. 🙏
Beautiful!!! ❤ Bravo 👏👏👏
Thank you so much. And Happy New Year.
Incredible talent!
Thank you.
This guy is amazing
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Now that is entertainment!!!!!!!
😎😎😎
Oh man! This takes me back! I remember seeing Mr Branigan do this when he came over to the Sunday Sessions we used to do on Isle of Bute, Scotland! Would be at least 14 years ago now! 😱 I thought it was bananas watching him do it then, and I think it's bananas now! 😂 It's great to see you're still flipping!
Thanks 👍
He makes it look so easy...anybody else playing after four bars the arm would fall off...Fabulous performance...
Mike Rayburn played glass notes...best musician I've ever known...did the college circuit then corporate gigs...now big time motivational speaker (with his guitar of course!).
GREAT JOB MAN! I know that didn't just come to you, over one night of learning!
Nope. Lots of hours spent practicing that.
@rodneybranigan I can understand that! No doubt, that took a whole lot of self discipline, and RE- TUNING!
I don't play anything even close to it.
But, I have some songs on TH-cam.
@lancegrey1225. Even some Christmas songs I wrote recently.
Guitar player for over 40yrs here. I'll be selling them all tomorrow. Well done.
@BryanClark-gk6ie I'm old. Arthritis in my fingers has decimated the quality of my playing. No great loss to the world of music. Good luck to you.
All of our heroes got to where they are by seeing players like this and saying, "Holy shit, I gotta figure out how hes doin that." And they would have KILLED for a resource half as usefull as TH-cam is today.
Comments like these hurt my soul more than guitar hurts your hands.
This is a torch to light the bonfire of passion, not an oncoming wave to justify packing up and going home.
We ALL have it in us, and these guys are showing us where to find it.
It'll be a slow day in hell when I see a musician better than me and use it as an excuse to quit instead of a guide to improve.
@@GuitarSlayer136 Yep, until you physically can't play anymore. And that day will come.
Love you thanks for letting that light shine! The kindness of strangers really is a beautiful thing
Thanks 🙏
❤❤❤❤ YOU WILL NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME!!!
Thank you Liz. I hope you guys are well.
OR....You will never amaze to cease me!!!!!
August Rush grew up!
I loveeee this
Thank you 🙏
@ all joking aside that was a huge compliment on my part. It was the first thing I thought as soon as I heard you play for 3 seconds. I don’t know how I’ve never heard of you before but I’ll definitely be listening from now on. Serious new fan here
Still amazing after all these years!!!
Thanks 😊
Mr.Brannigan that was one of the most impressive displays of skill I’ve ever seen in guitar, you are a genius, that was beautiful, I am going to pick up my guitar and start practicing rn, I will lead a better life with better habits if it will give me the skills too play that, you get this look on your face when you’re in the groove like you can see some distant land that no one else can see but I wanna see it, sorry I’ve genuinely been inspired like this, I’ll end with a quote “practice hits a Mark no one else can but genius hits a mark no one else can see” and you sir are a genius
😊 thank you so much.
@@rodneybraniganI read online how you did workshops with people who have enough proficiency to play and I’m gonna need like at least 3 more years of intense practice but I want to come learn from you, do you have any advice of routines I can do to learn your style, I’m pretty sure I’m going to have more coordination drills in my routine anyways it meant a lot you read my comment even if you’re busy
@@liamcallan7184 much of the two hand tap stems from just trying out short repeatable patterns until something musical happens. The guitars are both tuned to C which is a great starting point to play with. Alternate tunings can be like a third hand.
@@rodneybranigan thank you wholeheartedly for this advice
Rodney, I remember seeing you play several times at a little spot called Sweet Eugenes about 25 yrs ago! I was barely learning how to play the guitar and you inspired me so much back then and still do today! You are still a badass!!! These videos bring back so many memories, thanks for sharing brother!
Those Sweet Eugene days were magical for me. Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane.
Wow that was impressive, creative, and all around amazing. The showmanship brutha
I appreciate that. 👍
Wow, Incredible. You are flipping crazy. We liked it very much
Thank you so much 😀
Awesome,,,,very cool AND doesn't sound like anyone else. ❤it.
Great song! If you like this check out John Butler - Ocean
@@michealhill6521I came here to see if anyone else caught Ocean vibes from this! Glad I'm not the only one. Ocean makes me feel some kind of wild emotion swell. It's intense.
Bravo sir, bravo!
Thank you so very much.
This is something else!!! Sounds incredible!! Reminds me little bit of Michael Hedges. It has a certain image richness to it like his playing and ofcourse sitar type music. I obviously know little about guitar/tunings but I love this sound thankyou!!
@@jobrothberg4679 Hedges was a life changer for me. Dude was a genius +. Thanks man.
This Fella knows his stuff.
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truly an inspiration to me as a guitar player! I can't imagine the time you've invested.. hopefully your getting the recognition u deserve..!!
Thank you so much.
When Rodney watches other guitarists, he thinks "Aw, that's so cute the way you play your _one_ guitar." He never says anything though, because he's nice that way.😂
Greatness, in the flesh! Wow.
Thanks man.
Love that style, getting major Willy Porter vibes. Nice stuff!
Willy Porter is an awesome player. Thanks for the comparison.
Wow!
Awesome!
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wow! This would have even been a joy to listen to without the video. Amazing talent :)
Wow, thank you!
Well.... That's impressive. I wish I had 10% of the time he used practicing that to add to my lifespan. It shows extraordinary skill, a talent and trickery, but to be honest I don't get the point. It was fun to listen to for about the first half. It was worth this one listen though. Thanks for sharing it.
I didn't really practice that beyond the basics. I got good at it by ending every gig with it. It's the spectacle at the end that makes me harder to forget than the last folk singer/songwriters you might have seen even when I fail. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.
man! you rock!
Very cool and unique. Glad I watched the whole thing.
Thank you 😊
This is amazing. You’d be actually dangerous with a looping setup.
Funny you should mention that. My next vid will be exactly that. Many thanks. Love some looping.
The excitement of seeing you do this so many times when you might have been too drunk to stand always added BONUS excitement though. This is good. Seeing you do it when you couldn’t pass the walking in a straight line test? *chef’s kiss*. Keep up the dream, man!
I do so miss the irresponsibility of my youth. I'm lucky to have a working liver still. :-) Congratulations on your book Gena. I can't wait to read it.
@ just never stop being humble enough to duct tape your own mic to your own stand. Or, duct tape yourself to the floor to ground yourself 😆
I get the feeling that several of us are encircling the rabbit hole. Had a real Willie Nelson vibe (with his own version of “Trigger” ) until he took it up an octave. Haven’t heard anyone out there with that sound. Loved it!
Thanks so much. I love doing it.
WOW
Thank you.
Well that was different,nice
Thanks 👍
This is what became of the one guy at every party who always picked up the guitar throughout high school.
Exactly.
As a guitarist who recently got a black eye while learning to juggle clubs I know what it's like to suffer for your art. ;)
Juggling clubs and playing guitar. I need to see that .
So many shinanagins....but somehow I feel it was born out of necessity. At least at first...but you ended just plain showing off!😂😂
Good stuff! I will be subscribing because of this video!!
Yes, you are right. 😁😎 Just plain showing off. 😊
One pant leg up, one pant leg down. This dude's gotta be good!
Or just peed down his own leg. 😁
For a while, the sight of this man playing two guitars looked as if he was playing them like bagpipes. I have no doubt, if he tried a left-handed guitar upside-down, tapping what he taps, he'd be surprised how much works and what new string potential there is.
Well crap. Now I have to re string a guitar left handed. Bet I'm going to. Thanks for the insight.
@@rodneybranigan Thanks for getting into it. I like using the D string with open G,B and E, a sitar sound, and using the A string with open strings is deeper, like a zither. A nice Am variation is bass E string, fifth fret A, A string, third fret C, D string, second fret E, with G, B and E open. I bought a Strat after I saw Jimi Hendrix at Maple Leaf Gardens, but was troubled because I could play my brothers' acoustic upside-down, finding it easier for my fingers. George Benson took me to his dressing room between sets to help me decide which way to finally string the Strat, when he was an instrumental jazzer. You're traveling with a lot of pressure as a loner, something I never did. You've got a customer if you ever make it to the Niagara Peninsula.
Look up Stanley Clark and Tony Levin on his Chapman stick if you enjoyed Rodney here. Great performance!🎼🎵🎶🎸🎸
Honoured to be mentioned in the same sentence as those two. Cheers
Thanks for the quick response. If you are ever near the Lake Tahoe area, I will be there, you would be a must see.@@rodneybranigan
You're well on your way to 1 million subs!
That would be so awesome 😎
@@rodneybranigan Sounds like you're in drop D ? Or is an open tuning beyond that? Sounds amazing - I only have a Takamine acoustic and an Epiphone Les Paul so there's no way I'd consider trying the flip - I'd break my face for sure ! LoL
That was fucking awesome
Thanks so much 🙏
😮👏👏👏
Thank you 👍
Holllllly cow!
:-)
I can play a G chord
All anybody needs sometimes. :-)
That's more than I can play!
That's a start. This guy started out knowing nothing, and then got better!!
@genewilliams617 Anybody who plays does. Nobody is born with knowledge of how to play. But like you said they can learn. Unless they are like me, being one of the biggest procrastinating guitar playing wannabes in life! I own 2 guitars, an acoustic and a Fender Stratocaster, but can't get myself motivated to learn the blame thing!
Good for you 💪
Pretty awesome…. The “flip trick” not so much but the guitar playing quite amazing.
Thanks 👍
never heard of this guy but man he is amazing. Could give Tommy Emmanuel a run for his money!
I love Tommy's playing. And what a cool guy to boot. It's an honor to share the comment space with him. Thanks for that.
J cat. ? Is that soundtrack original? I am buckethead. Love masks . Awsome bg trax
Thanks 👍
Okay damn. Coming to MN?
I would love to come to MN. You know anywhere I can play?
@@rodneybranigan 7th street entry, the turf club, kitty cat club, brothers would have ya for sure
@thatguy9807 is that in Minneapolis?
@2:15 I said to myself "Oh! that will be not like usual crazy tapping, but melodious.
I've guessed right ^.^
👍🏽Rodney - +1 like - +1 sub
If I may say so, it gives me the impression that this could be the original soundtrack to a good Western type video game. 🐎
Well thank you. The tapping melody actually came from a popular slot machine that was in Reno and Vegas around 2000. I can see where that fits into games like Red Dead Redemption for sure.
@@rodneybranigan Ah, I see. Slot machines are known to make a lot of noise hehe.
And yeah, Red Dead Redemption, I thought about the same thing.
^.^
New favorite guitarist just dropped (this time hopefully without a concussion as a result)
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Hey, do you know of a musician in Portland Oregon called Jon Self? You would love his stuff for sure.
I will check him out. Thanks for the recommendation.
Reminds me of mark kroos or Alan gogoll i love it
Thank you.
I just looked up both. Fantastic company to keep.
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Cirque de Solo
I didn't knock myself out, but maybe my story will spare someone some pain.
I used to coil new strings and wait for them to settle before cutting them shorter. A couple of years back we were playing and I started speaking with someone. The next song was coming up and while looking at the person, I picked up my guitar from the stand and one of the strings cut my cornea. The rest of the story is a bunch of visits to ophthalmologists, staphylococcus infection, three different types of antibiotics and wearing an eye patch for the months. I could've been worse, but now I cut my strings as soon as I've restringed.
My story sounds not quite so bad now.
@@rodneybraniganyours is still a good story, keep up the good work (minus the injuries). all the best!
Maybe The algo-monster got me cuz of the bob Dillan biopic I got tickets for recently?
Could be. I just saw that movie too.. Maybe Google knows too much.
Damn, why is this guy so jacked
Edit: oh
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The next time my wife asks why I have two guitars since you can only play one at a time, I'm going to show her this. :)
I'm glad to be of help. :-)
You only have two? You are a great husband.
@@mattuskamusic I have 12. :)
Is there a video of a guy playing 28 guitars for me to show my wife?
@@SixPieceSuits Funny that you say that. My parents recently went to a Joe Bonamassa concert. My mom asked my why he had to change guitars for every song. I told her it was so they could tune them. The real answer is probably so he can justify having so many guitars.
I want to see him and Kellar Williams do a guitar battle as the Space X Starship launches behind them, then both of them play the soundtrack to the booster returning and being caught by the chopsticks.
That sounds right up my alley actually. If Keller and Elon are down, I'm down.
I bet dude can text like a champ
Like mf champ 🏆
why is this so funny on 2x speed 😭😭
You're right. It is pretty 🤣
My dude just needs a friend with a guitar
Any friend will do. :-)
Guess there's such a thing as 'productive loneliness' 😁
Someone has listened to a lot of Kottke.
He was one of my favorites for sure. Michael Hedges was a little more influential for me. Hedges was a spectacle to behold.
@rodneybranigan I heard all the Windham Hill catalog in there too!
Great performance! Great musician. But I feel sorry for the musicians because they have to do such very fast repetitive circus productions to get anyone to pay attention to them. In the past, a few well-thought-out chords, a few words and a real personality were enough. Today there is a circus. What a shame. Maybe one day this common made-up madness will end and this great guy can also play music in the rhythm of the Earth spinning and our hearts beating for thousands of years. The really sad thing is that the hyperactive audience that wants the circus doesn't even understand what I wrote. / An old musician from Europe
Well that's one point of view. Not a factual objective truth, but an emotional take on your argument with father time. I'm willing to bet this gentleman loves what he does. You simply don't get that good at your craft if you don't. I sense bitterness in your assessment of art, and what it is. Your egotistical claim that those who disagree with you "dont understand" what you're saying, is just another example of how little you understand objectivity, and for such a seasoned human being 😬
The fact is, your opinion comes from the subjective world you live in, and you couldn't do what this gentleman can do with one guitar, let alone two, if your life depended on it. You sir, do not own the rythem of life, nor do you have some key to music and the way its "supposed" to be played. When something moves too fast for you, you call it a "circus", but it IS art nonetheless 🤷♂️
I'm wondering if you ever heard Ravi Shankar? That's sort of how this music struck me as the sound required his hands being swift and creating a swell in the rhythm. Another guitarist/musician/artist is Tory Slusher. If you listen to her music you'll understand, it's not a circus but it's what her music requires to accomplish the art she's going for, just like this video.
If everyone was to be Oliver Anthony (great guy with three chords and the simple truth), where is the fun in that. Jacob Collier himself explained just the point you are addressing and he also could write dosens of tunes with a few chords in AABA form, but his creative imagination is not limited to that; he needs the circus and breaking boundaries because that is his purpose and his own need/goal when it comes to creating music and magic
@@practicalwerewolfyour opinion ain't objective either. Both of you can be correct at the same time without resorting to being smarmy. OP had skin in the game, and as a former entertainer myself, yes, performers have had to escalate to combat against the rising tide of bar TVs and phone scrolling. Even if this guy clearly loves every part of what he's doing, he likely knows he's had to be a lot more competitive than the generations before him.
this is not new. there have been one man bands before. but i always find it impressive when i see the coordination in the performance. the execution. this man does this because he can. and it is impressive. :)
It's a lily shower but com on damn hes good
Wow, great but why he's not singing? 😉
I am on the next one. 😁
@@rodneybranigan You know I was jokin? Great performance, respect!
Wth did i just watch?!?😮
Someone please build this man a proper double neck acoustic guitar before he hurts himself for a 3rd time
Please. That would be awesome 😎
I respect it. I can't do it. I appreciate his innovation and imagination. HOWEVER, I do not like it.
Thanks for stopping in and commenting.
Never before, has an open tune been so important.
Just play the damn drums. Theirs a shortage of those.
Loop em in like, everyone else. I bet you don't get to read many sarcastic remarks. I kept waiting, for the rebellious instrument, to bring blood. It couldn't make it. Makes me wonder what he did to the drummer.
There are some vids out there of me really messing this up. No blood in those though. Never caught that on camera.
ay yo someone chart this shi' in guitar hero
That would be pretty funny actually. On two controllers of course.
And the LOGIC of the rolled up PANT'S leg????
It keeps the guitar from slipping through my legs. :-)
Some flip trick.. no skateboard or nothing >_>
Most definitely some false advertising going on here.
I am so underwhelmed. I wish TH-cam would randomly play better stuff.
Thanks for taking the time to let everyone know how underwhelmed you are. I know your time is precious and your opinion valuable.
Me on Cocaine
What a coincidence.
@rodneybranigan 🤣
Pure shite!!
Thank you so much for your insightful and articulate contribution to this commentary. Thank god you weighed in. I almost thought that it wasn't pure shite.
Wait youve been doing this for 20 years?!! Bro stop! It isnt getting better. Guitar flipping has peaked. You have good rythem. Take up the drums or accordion perhaps? Stick a fork in it Rodney.
Thanks for your insightful advice. And great spelling as well. Your mother must be so proud.