SynthAxe Demo from the 80's

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  • SynthAxe Demo with Allan Holdsworth, Lee Ritenour and Neville Martin

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  • @JonSudano
    @JonSudano ปีที่แล้ว +191

    This guy speaks in all lowercase

    • @biekgiek
      @biekgiek 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Unless he has programmed the case shift to be middle case, just in case.

    • @zachary_attackery
      @zachary_attackery หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can't keep up this pace ...forever

  • @unanimose
    @unanimose 8 ปีที่แล้ว +952

    This man is the only man capable of telling Bob Ross to calm down.

    • @svenjansen2134
      @svenjansen2134 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I'll leave this at a cosy 69 likes.

    • @unanimose
      @unanimose ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@svenjansen2134 my man

    • @StreetsOfVancouverChannel
      @StreetsOfVancouverChannel ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BWWWWHAHAHAHAH!!!

    • @careful...Icarus
      @careful...Icarus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not exactly from the Rick Neilson wacky school of guitarists. Perfect for this instrument tho.

    • @DasCollective2.0
      @DasCollective2.0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@svenjansen2134 now 155

  • @jrjubach
    @jrjubach 8 ปีที่แล้ว +732

    He's the only human ever to say the phrase "electronic wang arm" and be completely serious about it.

    • @Scottocaster6668
      @Scottocaster6668 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂😂😂

    • @hotmetalslugs
      @hotmetalslugs ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard wank arm.

    • @GimmeJimmy23
      @GimmeJimmy23 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Okay, I thought surely I must have misheard him.

    • @henrymcguinness1507
      @henrymcguinness1507 ปีที่แล้ว

      Edit: actually that was a silly comment

    • @jrjubach
      @jrjubach ปีที่แล้ว

      @@henrymcguinness1507 k.

  • @jcdemp7513
    @jcdemp7513 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    The charisma coming out of this guy is outstanding.

    • @jono_young
      @jono_young ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It’s nearly too much ☺️

    • @jcdemp7513
      @jcdemp7513 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jono_young lol

    • @dryvur
      @dryvur ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd like to see Steve Vai on that thing

    • @rictownend
      @rictownend ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Guys like this just don’t exist in the wild! 😂

    • @DaysOfFunder
      @DaysOfFunder ปีที่แล้ว

      He's so dry it's making my thirsty

  • @matthewrichardson828
    @matthewrichardson828 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2794

    This dude has gotta calm the fuck down.

    • @deldia
      @deldia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Roidrage. Classic symptoms.

    • @Izolus
      @Izolus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      It's because he's only got about five minutes to show this system. He can only hint at the power and sophistication of this instrument

    • @ZakFarley
      @ZakFarley 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Haha, this made me chuckle

    • @aTrulyPowerfulSpirit
      @aTrulyPowerfulSpirit 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      And, maybe he is a musician but not a public speaker.

    • @sqlb3rn
      @sqlb3rn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      they should have hired yngwei malmsteen to demo it.

  • @Just_lift_anyone
    @Just_lift_anyone 7 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    "Hi... My name's Neville Martin and I have got about five minutes to show you the SynthAxe system, after which I will be de-activated, please help, please save me."

    • @georgeaslan2082
      @georgeaslan2082 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tarvu man i laughed so hard I think I cried 😂😂

    • @conchosewing
      @conchosewing 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i burst laughing loud after i red your comment :D

    • @juanwhatelse
      @juanwhatelse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's why he turned them into nearly fifteen minutes

  • @thepurpleherring
    @thepurpleherring 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2386

    This guy speaks so smoothly he doesn't make any synthaxe errors....

  • @tonyqunta32
    @tonyqunta32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +668

    In 2023 this is still the most advanced guitar synth!

    • @sneifert1968
      @sneifert1968 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Fast enough response for Holdsworth is saying something

    • @qua7771
      @qua7771 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      BC guitarist are still stuck in the 50's. Who would have guessed it.

    • @catkkidcat
      @catkkidcat ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@@qua7771 there are modern guitar synths that are similar to the Synthaxe in a much more practical and affordable way (although still expensive)

    • @qua7771
      @qua7771 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@catkkidcat I'll agree with that. Synthaxe was a substantial financial commitment that didn't work as a traditional guitar, where other methods can.

    • @blueflame7000
      @blueflame7000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@qua7771 Wh? huh?

  • @sublyme2157
    @sublyme2157 8 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    You can really hear the rosewood

    • @fasfdjifndjugbh3746
      @fasfdjifndjugbh3746 8 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      *argues about tonewood*

    • @michaelgraham9774
      @michaelgraham9774 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Micah Knepper I now bestow upon you the internet!

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Micah Knepper classic!

    • @Mace907
      @Mace907 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Micah Knepper sustain for hours!

    • @carinhall4508
      @carinhall4508 ปีที่แล้ว

      Underrated comment

  • @5explodingbears
    @5explodingbears 9 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    "Hello. I have the softest voice of anyone that ever lived."

    • @JohnZeroSignal
      @JohnZeroSignal 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahaha L0000L

    • @web
      @web 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +5explodingbears ASMR crowd would be pleased

    • @rockinrodney5000
      @rockinrodney5000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      +5explodingbears This guy is like the Bob Ross of guitarists.

    • @CASHXRAT
      @CASHXRAT 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +rockinrodney5000 We're just gonna put a little sustain in over here.

    • @ProfessorZaitsev
      @ProfessorZaitsev 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Will Porter you broke my LOL

  • @killslay
    @killslay 8 ปีที่แล้ว +894

    this instrument is pure distilled 80s. it's perhaps the most 80s thing ever

    • @drachenpanzer5622
      @drachenpanzer5622 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Evolved Rabbit whoa! This is heavy, man!

    • @cyndie26
      @cyndie26 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      killslay Even the video may have been made in an 80's style.

    • @jayconnelly4146
      @jayconnelly4146 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hella 80's!
      Oh - we aren't saying "hella" anymore? Okay sorry.

    • @rhettlila1855
      @rhettlila1855 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jeremy Sullivan stop

    • @jayconnelly4146
      @jayconnelly4146 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rhett Lila you sound like my last girlfriend.

  • @johnl1685
    @johnl1685 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    It's a library of pure '80's sounds!

    • @imagitu6409
      @imagitu6409 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i think its just a midi controller, you supply the sounds

  • @StrixLuke
    @StrixLuke 7 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    RIP Allan Holdsworth :(
    He passed away on April 15th 2017, at the age of 70.

    • @sspark2686
      @sspark2686 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lucas Martins Almost the same as my grandfather, he died in 14th of june of 2017 at the age of 70, almost a coincidence

    • @BillDerBerg
      @BillDerBerg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Saw Holdsworth 1986 Atavachron tour at the Roxy in Hollywood. That's when they still had the table seating right in front of the stage... so where I sat with a mixed drink in my hand Allan was standing and playing the SynthAxe right in front of me. Yes it was Heaven.

  • @HugSeal42
    @HugSeal42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3358

    If it is out of tune, would that be considered a synthaxe error?

    • @marugg78
      @marugg78 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      lol... virtual high five

    • @GrimmNemesis
      @GrimmNemesis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      D- did you ju- goddamn it.

    • @felinessuck2936
      @felinessuck2936 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      holy fucking crap.

    • @dirtybirdy572
      @dirtybirdy572 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      you fucking goon
      *10/10*

    • @NickEnchev
      @NickEnchev 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      maaaaaaaah

  • @AnonymusHippopotamus
    @AnonymusHippopotamus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    every once in awhile, I like to come back to this video and read the comments for a good laugh.

    • @Nizzon.
      @Nizzon. 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      AnonymusHippopotamus I haven't laughed this much in years. I'm crying and my stomach hurts!

    • @funkyboss007
      @funkyboss007 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      AnonymusHippopotamus I can't agree more! Usually the TH-cam comments section is cancer. But this is comedy gold!

    • @AnonymusHippopotamus
      @AnonymusHippopotamus 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fucking never fails

    • @RavnerRavner
      @RavnerRavner 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen

  • @onemoreconjecture
    @onemoreconjecture 2 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    I'm actually gutted that 40 years later almost no one plays an instrument this cool!

    • @svenjansen2134
      @svenjansen2134 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Too expensive.

    • @minkorrh
      @minkorrh ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Well, to be honest, they never caught on because they are NOT cool.

    • @qua7771
      @qua7771 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They were too novelty for the cost.

    • @ventoilin5938
      @ventoilin5938 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rob Swire ?

    • @cillian3
      @cillian3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I believe irish guitarist Gary Moore did an album with it. I remember he had one in the 80s !!

  • @Nic-tc3qr
    @Nic-tc3qr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    "I've got about 5 minutes to talk to you about the synthaxe""
    *proceeds to talk about the synthaxe for 9 minutes*

    • @evacody1249
      @evacody1249 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nils you picked up on that to.

    • @augustgames6502
      @augustgames6502 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, he didn't say "exactly" five minutes to be fair ;)

  • @benjaminbarrera214
    @benjaminbarrera214 7 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    I once demoed this at Guitar Center and all it did was attract swarms of dolphins.

    • @Kafkacamus2002
      @Kafkacamus2002 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ha ha! God that's a terrible song.

    • @1960jack
      @1960jack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s hilarious 😆!

    • @Durwood71
      @Durwood71 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do dolphins swarm?

    • @Gadzooki
      @Gadzooki ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahahaha

  • @N4chtigall
    @N4chtigall 8 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    It's 4 AM and I am watching SynthAxe demo from the 80's when I even had no idea that such thing exists. Life is strange.

    • @raksh9
      @raksh9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nachtigall Exactly the same here, but it's 11.45. Never heard of the Synth Axe, but man, is it cool.

    • @blowerix
      @blowerix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nachtigall Life is Strange is one of the best games ever made

    • @Amarant420
      @Amarant420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s now 4 am and I’m re-watching the synth axe video after forgetting I had watched it the first time years ago!

    • @cheapmusicgear
      @cheapmusicgear 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same but 1 AM

    • @Noise_Meister_Records
      @Noise_Meister_Records 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same 4:33 Am

  • @blindboyflowers
    @blindboyflowers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Just so yall know Allan Holdsworth and Lee Ritenour are two of the greatest of all time. Both used a SynthAxe on some of their crazier fusion records.

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic ปีที่แล้ว

      yep that is when i stopped listening to my favorite guitar player. Fast elevator music sounds. nah.

    • @ebeyslough
      @ebeyslough 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lee Ritenour played this on Dolphin Dreams at a GRP live show.
      th-cam.com/video/7_g7I88h-z8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eYYSDzSIA3rIRjhl
      At 40:44

  • @replicant8532
    @replicant8532 8 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    He is the calmest human being ever.

    • @MourneMoto
      @MourneMoto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I disagree Bob Ross trumps this man One-Hundredfold

    • @tenplauges
      @tenplauges 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      replicant #85 He should be a hostage negotiator.

    • @ivanmiau9280
      @ivanmiau9280 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MourneMoto nah bob Ross to overrated

    • @JohnnyUtah15
      @JohnnyUtah15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If I could bottle their voices into a laxative, I’d have some soothing dumps.

    • @svenjansen2134
      @svenjansen2134 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have to to play that thing!

  • @McgoganLives
    @McgoganLives 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1023

    This guy could sell paintings to the blind.

    • @Cpayne30
      @Cpayne30 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      McgoganLives - good one.

    • @vitorstreetboys
      @vitorstreetboys 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    • @kjell159
      @kjell159 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      3D paintings you can touch?
      Even a big layer of acryl or something could do.
      I believe lots of paintings have some depth.
      There you have a painting for the blind lol.

    • @coolerificmiller9475
      @coolerificmiller9475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is kinda bland for such an amazing instrument

    • @parkersmith8837
      @parkersmith8837 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha

  • @luthereiland738
    @luthereiland738 8 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    "ive only got about 5 minutes to tell you about the synthaxe" 8 minutes later, jamming on a virtual piano with a gynoid guitar from the future in outer space

  • @rembeadgc
    @rembeadgc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    What an ingenious instrument! Thanks to this guy for many of the fabulous sounds that Allan Holdsworth gave us.

    • @stallionstudios
      @stallionstudios ปีที่แล้ว

      He had to do something considering his teeth were not so fabulous.

    • @ChrisLawton66
      @ChrisLawton66 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@stallionstudioswe're all flawed. You clearly have your own, even worse, flaw.

    • @Kohntarkosz
      @Kohntarkosz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're thanking the wrong person. I believe the guy who did most of the work on designing was name Will Aitken. And the "fabulous sounds" that Holdsworth used came from an Oberheim Matrix-12, not the Synthaxe itself.

    • @We-all-watched-the-video
      @We-all-watched-the-video 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stallionstudiosaverage yank/canadian

  • @invertedv12powerhouse77
    @invertedv12powerhouse77 8 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    this seems like the best vaporwave machine.

    • @aquaticamonstrr3021
      @aquaticamonstrr3021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      alas, i was thinking just that X'D

    • @Prod-23
      @Prod-23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Friend of mine has one.
      Awesome machine.

    • @johneeeemarry34
      @johneeeemarry34 ปีที่แล้ว

      6 years latter , it would appear that the 1980s made a longer lasting cultural imprint that vapour wave.

  • @liviu1266
    @liviu1266 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1173

    You can just see the pain in his eyes as he plays that thing

    • @skitzbiig6076
      @skitzbiig6076 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      lol for real

    • @mother-fng-bonswa3612
      @mother-fng-bonswa3612 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

    • @nolonolo6517
      @nolonolo6517 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      he's dead inside...

    • @danner253
      @danner253 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      liviu branea Nah he's just British. I should know

    • @natedavid3873
      @natedavid3873 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      liviu branea He's just really calm. Also he's British. Nobody is enthusiastic there.

  • @ThatFreikugel
    @ThatFreikugel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +595

    Judging from these comments, I feel I'm the only one who thinks this is actually pretty cool

    • @katherinegallagher6874
      @katherinegallagher6874 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Tremolo I think it's pretty cool too

    • @garrettheady6585
      @garrettheady6585 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same

    • @Henrix1998
      @Henrix1998 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I would buy one

    • @ieatarmzxX
      @ieatarmzxX 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I want one

    • @GreenGestalt
      @GreenGestalt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tremolo I want one also... Like holy fruit of the Gawdz I want one...

  • @gregjones8412
    @gregjones8412 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It's refreshing to see these old school presenters from the pre-TH-cam days who didn't feel the need to use grandiose gestures and ridiculously over the top modulation, but rather just present something worth watching and listening to.

  • @ftwfckyea1227
    @ftwfckyea1227 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    After I heard him talk for the first time, I watched the rest of the video with me pants down.

    • @ftwfckyea1227
      @ftwfckyea1227 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha hope you had a protector on it.

    • @machiwoomiapoo
      @machiwoomiapoo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      No I'm crying. Thank you! :)

    • @ftwfckyea1227
      @ftwfckyea1227 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evolved Rabbit The one and only playa playa!

    • @ftwfckyea1227
      @ftwfckyea1227 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evolved Rabbit Really, I wish I would've seen him during the 90's and early 2000s. I saw him in 2011. Good stuff!

  • @johnoloughlin
    @johnoloughlin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +907

    I watched this an my dog grew a mullet

    • @CorinGatwood
      @CorinGatwood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LOL

    • @RudyG210
      @RudyG210 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lmfao!!! dead

    • @jayconnelly4146
      @jayconnelly4146 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hella mullet!
      Oh - we aren't saying "hella" anymore? Okay sorry.

    • @ballfart420
      @ballfart420 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jeremy Sullivan stop commenting that shit it aint funny

    • @jayconnelly4146
      @jayconnelly4146 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      maya the psychic Hi Maya! As a psychic, you should have already known it wasn't going to be funny, and not read it.

  • @69piksel
    @69piksel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    I'll never be as fucking rad as this guy

  • @jsivonenVR
    @jsivonenVR ปีที่แล้ว +64

    That "play below capo" is actual wizardry! 💫

    • @jeffrey.a.hanson
      @jeffrey.a.hanson ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is every guitarists dream. I get to play G C D all night AND solo the entire fretboard?! All these years spent on barre chords wasted.

  • @LemonheadFr
    @LemonheadFr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    This guy is the Bob Ross of SynthAxe

    • @curtis4994
      @curtis4994 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES

    • @DionysusEleutherios
      @DionysusEleutherios 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha James Morris you are so correct xD

    • @Jerry-hp5sf
      @Jerry-hp5sf 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      “Now let’s play some happy little chords”.

  • @aircooledgaming
    @aircooledgaming 8 ปีที่แล้ว +733

    Imagine the vaporwaves you could make on this thing

    • @FirstFamilyCharger
      @FirstFamilyCharger 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That's not how vaporwave works tho

    • @CJ-jh9ri
      @CJ-jh9ri 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      A E S T H E T I C

    • @KingBlonde
      @KingBlonde 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It should be that way, but then it wouldn't be vaporwave

    • @bronzewolf6464
      @bronzewolf6464 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Literally my first thought. "_Think of the Vaporwave!_"

    • @jamesbaker1392
      @jamesbaker1392 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think that most of the people that make "vaporwave" don't play real instruments.

  • @SpaztallicA
    @SpaztallicA 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This man is 70% valium

  • @DaysOfFunder
    @DaysOfFunder ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Unsure which is more astounding
    The 80sness of this synthaxe
    Or the intensity of his calmness

    • @willk7184
      @willk7184 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "The Intensity of Calmness" would be a good title for smooth jazz album.

  • @SnerdWilliams
    @SnerdWilliams 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Jesus God. His voice makes Bob Ross seem like a GWAR concert.

  • @tossedpenny
    @tossedpenny 7 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    I have the exact same model, except mine says Dyson on the side and I use it to vacum the floor and it only makes one sound.

    • @ericpetrossian1582
      @ericpetrossian1582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      literally LMAOoo

    • @Yams_88
      @Yams_88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      HAHAHA

    • @lex3729
      @lex3729 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A bad mechanic blames his tools.

    • @TerryWinchcombe
      @TerryWinchcombe 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I have one too, it sucks

  • @souhung69
    @souhung69 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This is probably the most 80's instrument ever to have existed

  • @littleferrhis
    @littleferrhis ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Less than 100 of these were made their original cost was about $13k (about 37k today). They are incredibly rare to find.

    • @BasedPhilosophyMom
      @BasedPhilosophyMom 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It seems like if they wanted to make these today, it would be super easy.

  • @mikeysantana2372
    @mikeysantana2372 10 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    You don't get any more 80's than this.

    • @rainblaze.
      @rainblaze. 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      well you can but who would want to?

    • @mikeysantana2372
      @mikeysantana2372 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! True.

    •  9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mikey Santana needs more neons. His shoulder pads are too small.

    • @dpwsworldoffunstuff6901
      @dpwsworldoffunstuff6901 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mikey Santana it needs to light up

    • @fenixfp40
      @fenixfp40 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, but you can cut a hedge with it in the dark!

  • @hitmanhatton
    @hitmanhatton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    without a doubt this is one of the coolest instruments ever made. I guarantee that every guitarist secretly wants one

  • @bigsmoke9794
    @bigsmoke9794 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This video is how i first heard of Alan Holdsworth. Came by again today after all these years to say RIP to a legend.

  • @1960jack
    @1960jack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    1986 Lee Ritenour had a great album cover with him posing with a SynthAx. Earth Run was the name of it, a classic Smooth Jazz album that used this instrument

  • @Opaqu.e
    @Opaqu.e 8 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    "I have 5 minutes to explain the synthaxe to you"
    > talks for 10 mins

    • @JohnCoctostan
      @JohnCoctostan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Viewers fall asleep at 2.5 minutes.

    • @acidwaste00
      @acidwaste00 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      E.B. White reverse click bait

  • @6to1
    @6to1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1543

    The 80's... When everyone was trying to reinvent the wheel in some way.

    • @qaisellkurdi962
      @qaisellkurdi962 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sure i appreciate this comment right now

    • @mitchellchannel5265
      @mitchellchannel5265 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wayne you mean the 60s it says 60s in the title

    • @jackburrows1071
      @jackburrows1071 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      the synthaxe oh yes, she will be mine

    • @6to1
      @6to1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      jack burrows *Starts playing Stairway...*

    • @vexguine
      @vexguine 8 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Actually they invented. Electronic music was made at the 80's. Now any 14 y.o boy can use a macbook and call himself a musician, thanks to the experimentalism of those guys.

  • @Stravalnak
    @Stravalnak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I've probably seen this a thousand times and it's still my favourite youtube video ever.

  • @TechMetalRules
    @TechMetalRules ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Wrap it up, folks... Lee playing an epic Synth axe solo to footage of dolphins swimming is as good as it gets.

  • @JohnnnyJohn
    @JohnnnyJohn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This is what it looks like when a person literally takes a chill pill.

  • @CHARrrrrrrrr
    @CHARrrrrrrrr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This guy works as a Casio Calculator salesman in his spare time

  • @jacktheobald9713
    @jacktheobald9713 8 ปีที่แล้ว +481

    I wonder if people in the 80's knew they were hilarious

    • @jasont.9559
      @jasont.9559 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Nope, we thought we were the coolest people of ALL time! Get ready, it can happen to you too.

    • @NexusMJ
      @NexusMJ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      how do you think people will react to today's videos and customs/fashion in the 2040's?:p

    • @nolaz010
      @nolaz010 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What even is our "fashion"? A t-shirt, jeans, and vans?

    • @NexusMJ
      @NexusMJ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well, I meant the more extreme fashion/trends. Like super skinny jeans, the whole hipster thing, the man bun, ridiculous sunglasses, etc. Like always, fashion and trends are circular, so the 80's will look super cool and modern soon enough. Also, some things we say and some mannerisms will also seem hilarious in 30 years

    • @nolaz010
      @nolaz010 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Holy shit, People from the 80s look really sharply dressed compared to us now that you mention it.

  • @Buddythunder1
    @Buddythunder1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had a VHS of Lee Ritenour playing this thing with Dave Grusin, Carlos Vega, Abe Laboriel and Larry Williams. The 80s were glorious.

  • @gustavoalcarde
    @gustavoalcarde 8 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Now you know how porn movie scores were made during the 80's.

  • @TheGamingEffect100
    @TheGamingEffect100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    For a guitar/synthesizer in the 80's, this is amazing and way ahead of its time

    • @ericbgordon1575
      @ericbgordon1575 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just like the DX7, despite how overused that was 40 years ago, there are parts of this model that are still futuristic in their Inception.

  • @exmachinainap4813
    @exmachinainap4813 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The 80's where truly a magical era...

  • @VM0451
    @VM0451 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I seriously wish they would make these again. Would probably cost way less to make such a thing in this modern era.

    • @burneraccount7831
      @burneraccount7831 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      With how powerful and cheap microcontrollers are today, it just might, though idk exactly how whammy bar and the strings are interfaced. As for the body, 3d printing should make do for a prototype.

    • @geraldfriend256
      @geraldfriend256 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If the demand was there… Behringer would be all over it. They are cloning the Yamaha CS -80( massive poly synth - think first Bladerunner soundtrack and Vangelis) which is the size of a console organ and probably has hundreds of components. It could happen. Dubious. Best bet is used market.

    • @diegozalazar1229
      @diegozalazar1229 ปีที่แล้ว

      😍

  • @UFBMusic
    @UFBMusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    11:22 Jesus! That was the fastest Vapourwave song I've ever heard!

  • @petras8385
    @petras8385 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1506

    Jesus christ can you talk any smoother

    • @ephraimtraubner3952
      @ephraimtraubner3952 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ikr!!!! =D =D

    • @Actingskint
      @Actingskint 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      hahahahaha , i was thinking a softly spoken doctor saying Im awfully sorry but you have a week to live , but don't worry lets play some jazz on the synth guitar

    • @HaloInverse
      @HaloInverse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      1. "I'm sorry you're having issues. Let me put you on hold and connect you with a technical support representative."
      2. 11:24
      3. There is no technical support. Customer's consciousness blissfully sublimates into the Cetacean Hypermind.

    • @ryanboland1056
      @ryanboland1056 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      'Dolphin Dreams' lol the guy that is possessed is like screaming in his own head like "Don't listen to him! the guitar is using people as batteries... oh God why can't I help them!?"

    • @Jinsoku440
      @Jinsoku440 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HaloInverse why did I hear that in his voice?

  • @allenlark
    @allenlark 8 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    that was a long five minutes

    • @Slartibartfass13
      @Slartibartfass13 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Minutes were worth a lot more in the 80s.

  • @deonchase3167
    @deonchase3167 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I saw Allan Holdsworth demo this live at Marshall Music on Redondo Beach CA (now closed) when I was a teenager in the 80's. Awesome inspiration. I saw Allan finger tap before I knew who EVH was.

  • @adsim100
    @adsim100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The excitement in this guys voice is palpable! It's power is awesome and scope virtually limitless....

  • @mimiccave
    @mimiccave 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Hook this thing up to a loop pedal and you got yourself a full 80s band!

  • @alejoromero
    @alejoromero 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The instrument was (or is) amazing, but this guy with his "excitement" wont sell a glass of water to a lost man in the desert.

  • @goodpplz123
    @goodpplz123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This man is like if the song from the Donkey Kong Country underwater board and Bob Ross had a baby. I could fall asleep to his dulcet tones.

  • @PlayingForChange
    @PlayingForChange 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1017

    Okay this thing is beyond cool! why didn't this instrument become a standardly used piece of musical equipment? also where could one get one today?

    • @blyrpp
      @blyrpp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +329

      They cost like £10000. In the eighties! I've no idea how much that would be today adjusted for inflation. They were too expensive and complicated to go mainstream. They only made about a hundred of them so one most likely won't get one today.

    • @hose455
      @hose455 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      blyrpp plus it looks like shit

    • @hose455
      @hose455 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Eddie The Head i was talking about the appearance

    • @ezekieldiaz
      @ezekieldiaz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Hakuna Batata Do you mean 24,999? Or is it literally 25 dollars

    • @shelbyvillemusica
      @shelbyvillemusica 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Version Ten twenty five thousand fucking dollars minus one. A bargain

  • @alvalankerofficial
    @alvalankerofficial 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    That first guys voice is so soothing I just want to lay down and fall asleep to it.

    • @web
      @web 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Alvalanker Highwind search youtube for ASMR

    • @spamnegg.1798
      @spamnegg.1798 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Alvalanker Highwind And dream of bum fun.

  • @ethanboyd6885
    @ethanboyd6885 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I didn't know Phil Collins also played the _Synth Axe_ !
    I swear, that man truly was the Genesis of his time !

    • @ArneH.A
      @ArneH.A ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @ethanboyd6885
      @ethanboyd6885 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ArneH.A 😊

    • @StillAliveAndKicking_
      @StillAliveAndKicking_ ปีที่แล้ว

      That joke deserves a drum roll.

    • @ethanboyd6885
      @ethanboyd6885 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@StillAliveAndKicking_
      It really does, doesn't it 😅👍

  • @charlesharper7292
    @charlesharper7292 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember when these came out. I was mesmerized. I still want one.

  • @robbe4711
    @robbe4711 8 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    The perfect daft punk instrument...

    • @tequilasunset6567
      @tequilasunset6567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      robbe4711 just grab this and a vocoder and you're set

    • @floydstephman
      @floydstephman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      more like ozric tentacles

    • @ZacHawkins42
      @ZacHawkins42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stephan Floyd If you're an OT fan, I've got vids from a show I went to last year, first time I saw them, was awesome.

    • @dingodadanimals
      @dingodadanimals 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stephan Floyd you know it!

  • @Mechimmortal
    @Mechimmortal 8 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    Imagine an 8-String synth axe tuned down to F and playing synth Meshuggah bwahaha. It would probably sound like shit.

    • @camilolino
      @camilolino 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everytime i see Holdsworth(12:49) Thordendal comes to my mind, therefore Meshuggah too

    • @K0sm1cKid
      @K0sm1cKid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you had a dank distorted sounding synth it'd probably be sick! Use a plug-in like massive to make some nasty dubstep tones and Meshuggah out. :o

    • @Sheehy223
      @Sheehy223 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think you can actually tune it, nor do I think the tune even matters.

    • @K0sm1cKid
      @K0sm1cKid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well I suppose if it's a midi controller you could change the tune of the synth that is being controlled by it. :P

    • @armacorthgaming8708
      @armacorthgaming8708 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vince Williams Hell yeah, dude. I remember hearing Future Breed Machine on the way to Chicago for a QOtSA show. That was a great introduction for me.

  • @ironz18
    @ironz18 10 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    It took me 2 days to watch this cause I kept falling asleep.

    • @rondy702
      @rondy702 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ironz18 ADHD?

    • @DVincentW
      @DVincentW 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ironz18 And you're bragging of this?

  • @beltanetrex
    @beltanetrex 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Neville doesn't have to squeeze his poop out, he just coaxes it out through gentle suggestion.

  • @dennis8309
    @dennis8309 8 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    If you have a kid with ADHD, just rub him or her up against this guy for 30 seconds and you be amazed at the instant results...

    • @Titan-gs6cf
      @Titan-gs6cf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The results are that he licks the ADHD right outta them, literally.

    • @literallyasuka2996
      @literallyasuka2996 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Dennis No please I have ADHD and I don't like being touched or rubbed against things.

    • @literallyasuka2996
      @literallyasuka2996 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kristus är vår Frälsare, Halleluja Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

    • @TotalRookie_LV
      @TotalRookie_LV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kristus är vår Frälsare, Halleluja
      If she/he says it about ADHD, that doctor is an idiot, as it's actually a deal with neural transmitters, and it's inherited, not developed due to lack of some microelements, besides it can't go away, if one has ADHD as an adult, it's here to stay forever. On the other hand, taking some vitamins will not hurt.

    • @TotalRookie_LV
      @TotalRookie_LV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dennis
      Unless this guy himselm doesn't have ADHD (just look at him, so called "stone face" and stuff). Seriously, you'd be surprised how many people have ADHD with no H part of it, at least not really noticeable, but with everything else - no sense of time, problems organising, inattention and weaker emotional control.

  • @Toa07
    @Toa07 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    whenever I seek peace, I watch this video.

  • @allezegains3293
    @allezegains3293 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    OMG, this is amazing! Why isn't this huge these days!!!!

    • @codycarter5902
      @codycarter5902 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      because now vastly better options exist for cheaper, roland has a 700$ system that can attach to a normal guitar. Definitely not as flashy as this though.

    • @allezegains3293
      @allezegains3293 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But, this is much more than a midi pick-up stuck to a guitar. It's ingenuity. Like the Hammond organ shucking its "inexpensive alternative to the pipe organ" delegation, this thing could have possibly taken a life of its own. I actually want one to muck around with.
      You're kinda cute, btw. lmao

    • @larsheuker
      @larsheuker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      normal synths sound better, and if you want to play guitar why not just.. play guitar. i have no idea why the synthaxe exists in the first place to be honest

    • @codycarter5902
      @codycarter5902 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      larsheuker To make it worse, it doesn't actually make guitar sounds, it's just a glorified keytar

    • @allezegains3293
      @allezegains3293 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *****
      But, IDK, I think that's the beauty: Moog's don't have grand piano voices, but it's about the possibilities. Most synths are keyboard based yet this has several mechanisms to trigger sounds.Anywho, don't mind me; I like interesting toys.

  • @jxbusic
    @jxbusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "I've only got five minutes" - talks for ten.

  • @littleteethkeith
    @littleteethkeith 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Lee Ritenour has been making elevators and waiting rooms tolerable for the past 30 years.

  • @theorangecandle
    @theorangecandle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    I want to be reincarnated as a synthaxe in my next life bro

    • @theorangecandle
      @theorangecandle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am serious does anyone know some way to make this possible bro bro

    • @theorangecandle
      @theorangecandle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My friends and family think I'm crazy...But I will follow my dreams no matter what anyone says bro bro bro

    • @TheCuriousgeorge90
      @TheCuriousgeorge90 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not much of a life man. You will spend the rest of your life stored away in the closet or storage unit. The synthaxe life ain't the life....

    • @aqui-nohay-nadie5690
      @aqui-nohay-nadie5690 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe Allan Holdsworth did it. Maybe he's still among us. Maybe he's a Synthaxe now.

  • @stevenmarr8183
    @stevenmarr8183 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This guy and Phil Collins share the same barber.

  • @damonj3871
    @damonj3871 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This thing is the definition of "ahead of its time"....Truly an amazing instrument for being invented in the 80's...I WISH I could get my hands on one today...

    • @Meltedcheese567
      @Meltedcheese567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not "the definition" but "the epitome."

  • @jamesfreud1
    @jamesfreud1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That's actually pretty cool! I would play with that thing for days!

  • @SmilingMoos3
    @SmilingMoos3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    8:17 that shits hot though

    • @KlowdZzz
      @KlowdZzz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      SmilingMoos3 then goes straight to the goofiest fucking thing I’ve ever heard, some angelic choir type shit, THEN to a goddamn saloon

  • @R9000
    @R9000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "And now I'll turn the damping off." *CLUNK*
    Fantastic.

    • @darnassiannightsaber7835
      @darnassiannightsaber7835 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Give me the timing of this please! XD

    • @R9000
      @R9000 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      5:44 ;)

    • @darnassiannightsaber7835
      @darnassiannightsaber7835 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      R9000 Hahahahah, I find this so freaking funny. Thank you man x)

    • @R9000
      @R9000 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Darnassian Nightsaber No problem. xD It's classic 80's hardware, isn't it? Like the sound you got when you turned on a CRT.

    • @darnassiannightsaber7835
      @darnassiannightsaber7835 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      R9000 LOL yes XD Exactly.

  • @mottmatt7844
    @mottmatt7844 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:27 I hate how years ago my brain wasn't meme poisoned and I could watch this without thinking about that Taco Bell bell.

  • @pornlab1084
    @pornlab1084 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The 'SYNTH AXE' Typeface really encapsulates just how cutting edge this piece of hardware really is.

  • @coyperez1249
    @coyperez1249 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I'd love to see Rob Scallon get his hands on this

  • @GoldenGrenadier
    @GoldenGrenadier 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Am I the only one who absolutely loves the sound of this thing?

  • @patgrady
    @patgrady ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who else was mad this guy blew way past the 5 minutes promised at the beginning?

  •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    Is this ASMR?

    • @spacejazz6272
      @spacejazz6272 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      José Sarmiento Hinojosa nope, just the 80s

    • @Hippity_hoppity87
      @Hippity_hoppity87 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      José Sarmiento Hinojosa autonomous, sensory, meridian, response

    • @micahnewman
      @micahnewman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes.

    • @cam70980
      @cam70980 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that really made me laugh

    • @juusovaris8109
      @juusovaris8109 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      José Sarmiento Hinojosa o

  • @GrahamBarth
    @GrahamBarth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    It looks pretty much identical to my leafblower...

    • @ziggyfreecloud3346
      @ziggyfreecloud3346 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Blown away...

    • @GrahamBarth
      @GrahamBarth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ***** You ain't seen nothin' til you've seen me clean the streets while busting out that sweet solo from Blue Sky.

    • @ryangriswold5318
      @ryangriswold5318 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Human haaaaaaa!####!!!!!

    • @RavnerRavner
      @RavnerRavner 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      you're leaf blower will get you more trim

  • @CMR1767
    @CMR1767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Best progression!!
    8:34
    Sounds awesome.

    • @IrateWizrd
      @IrateWizrd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sounds like something out of metroid

    • @nathannichols7306
      @nathannichols7306 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@IrateWizrdthis sounds exactly like Metroid Prime. This instrument just keeps getting better the longer you watch.

  • @Robin_Starsfall
    @Robin_Starsfall ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So absolutely incredible! Why, WHY did this not become more mainstream???

    • @BasedPhilosophyMom
      @BasedPhilosophyMom 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it was insanely expensive. I wish they would do one now. It would be super cheap.

    • @yesmanlau
      @yesmanlau 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      10000pounds that time

  • @ZachSmithMusic93
    @ZachSmithMusic93 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Rumor has it that some of those notes on that pedal are still being held out today...

  • @Grasses0n
    @Grasses0n ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is an amazing and unique piece of guitar history. I'd love to own one.

  • @fidan2fast
    @fidan2fast 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    it doesn't get more 80s than this

  • @codycurtin2295
    @codycurtin2295 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This dude is so chill that Marijuana rolls up a joint of him after a long day at work

  • @alexstevensen4292
    @alexstevensen4292 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Imagine that rock band smashing it to bits on stage and all the electronic parts come out

  • @TableEnMousse
    @TableEnMousse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Am I the only one who thinks this may actually be really cool ?

  • @diegoboari1
    @diegoboari1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His face looks like "wtf what am I doing here with this piece of shit?" 😂😂😂

  • @fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888
    @fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    By the ways guys it's Neville MartEn, not Martin. Was editor of Guitarist magazine for a long time.