How I Learned To Shred In A Month (And You Can Too)

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  • Today I'm going to show you how I learned to shred in a month, and it was actually surprisingly easy. This same video will be up on my lesson channel, and soon there will be no new lesson content on this channel, so if you want lesson content, please check out the lesson channel: / @elmokarjalainensguita...
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  • @shanewalton8888
    @shanewalton8888 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    On my gravestone, hopefully it will read: “Here lies Shane, he could shred.”

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      :D

    • @peterkelly8357
      @peterkelly8357 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Shred or Dead

    • @MainPrism
      @MainPrism 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yea... I'mma need one of them too 🤣😂

  • @impossivel2006
    @impossivel2006 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

    I play guitar since 1995 and still can't shred. I'll give it another month

    • @marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132
      @marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I believe in you! Put in as much time as you can everyday and practice mindfully and with purpose. Happy Practicing!

    • @impossivel2006
      @impossivel2006 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132 Thanks man.

    • @luca_milla
      @luca_milla 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ayo good luck, come back next month and let us know how it went!

    • @impossivel2006
      @impossivel2006 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@luca_milla Come January I'll be the Fred Astaire of the fretboard

    • @Sirtmen
      @Sirtmen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Come on! It’s impossible.

  • @MainPrism
    @MainPrism 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Shouldn't this be named "How I learned to tap in a month"?

    • @SilentStorm03
      @SilentStorm03 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      we call it shredding now, it appears 😂

  • @thatderek
    @thatderek 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    If you don't have a high gain amp I'd also recommend a good COMPRESSOR pedal.

    • @ibzmav
      @ibzmav 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      except an Overdrive pedal is a better "compressor" pedal. You'd learn it later on.

  • @Nimzo2005
    @Nimzo2005 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    A local library with Eruption tab? Where do you live? In Shredland?

  • @LocrianDorian
    @LocrianDorian 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Yeah, tapping is definitely a bit of a "hack" when it comes to playing fast, basically you get an extra independent finger for free, which means you can play certain patterns much faster instantly, especially as usually they would also involve string changes. I used to be a little bit snobbish with tapping and considered it a "cheat" but I got wiser over the years and nowadays I consider it a very important tool in the toolbox. Helps that I got a lot more into Van Halen about a decade ago too.

  • @carman6665
    @carman6665 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks Elmo, very inspiring and a good practice ,have a great day

  • @shanewalton8888
    @shanewalton8888 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Awesome green guitar!

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It sure is!

    • @Blackout0O0
      @Blackout0O0 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is that a Steve Vai Universe Ibanez? It looks like it glows in the dark: really cool guitar

  • @scottgroves5204
    @scottgroves5204 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wow...Love the disappearing Pyramids Ibanez!!! Awesome

    • @scottgroves5204
      @scottgroves5204 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Elmo...I got this message in my email to text you via Telegram, that you wanted to chat with me? I can't get Telegram to work! Hmmmm Anyways...Did you really wanna chat with me??? You know how the internet is . I would be honored to chat with you ! Until... -Scott PS...Just noticed it today so I'm not sure how old it is!!! Sorry E :)

  • @darkestfugue
    @darkestfugue 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    what a nice fellow, i will give this a go

  • @andrewz.3432
    @andrewz.3432 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for sharing this.
    I've been playing for a while now.
    Sometimes, it's good to go back and get reminders to fix bad habits.
    One of my habits I'm still struggling with is tension in my arm, I can't seem to get around it.
    Great content, by the way.
    I went ahead and subscribed.
    🤘💀😎🎸🎶

  • @maryalferez4204
    @maryalferez4204 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    .....Sir, thank you, from the Philippines, for you kindness for sharing how to shred.....

  • @despot3880
    @despot3880 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you ❤

  • @giovannidaminato1717
    @giovannidaminato1717 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ottimo! Grazie, Elmo.

  • @RickMichaelis63
    @RickMichaelis63 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the review Elmo 🎉🙏✌️❤️🎶🎵🎼

  • @Pavel_Franta
    @Pavel_Franta 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    this is shred? :D This is tapping :D

  • @ThePedroDB
    @ThePedroDB 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A fabulous - and rare! - Universe UV777GR you have there 👏 I recently bought a UV777P-BK to (finally) replace one I regretfully sold nearly 20 years ago. Fantastic guitar. Absolutely loving it. Back to tapping....

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is really a good guitar 😊

  • @tuukkaluoma4063
    @tuukkaluoma4063 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That is beatifully colored guitar. I like when guitars have odd colours and multiple different colours in them.

  • @tweakrr99
    @tweakrr99 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Beautiful guitar! I love the 80s shred style Ibanez RG x70 series and the Jem models. Great tips as always!

    • @algreen1231
      @algreen1231 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd like to know the model. I can tapping but shredding is another league. Nice video as always.

  • @zharya73
    @zharya73 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Shredding ❌
    Tapping ✅

  • @hilltroneye
    @hilltroneye หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Great video , Thank you Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

  • @EdKidgell
    @EdKidgell 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good one, bru!

  • @schidig1
    @schidig1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Elmo, very inspiring video. I was wondering is it easier to do it on an ibanez-like guitar than a stratocaster or a telecaster?

  • @ArizonaMMJ
    @ArizonaMMJ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i always struggled to mute the high E when playing that B string

  • @stevecassidyguitar
    @stevecassidyguitar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nice one! 😎👌
    I tap the exact same way - middle finger pulling inward. Most people I've asked, use index finger pushing outward. but that feels weird to me.
    I bit like pouring custard in my ears - which I probably do too often. 🤔

  • @zerep11
    @zerep11 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always enjoy Elmo's excellent videos that usually contains certain levels levity, from light to hilarious. Hence, starting at about the 2:40 minute mark, the two notes Elmo played sounded nearly identical to a German Polizei Vehicle's Siren ... Hilarious! Thank you Elmo for both the excellent instruction AND levity.

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Danke 😀

    • @zerep11
      @zerep11 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MrPolevaulter Bitte Schön 😁

  • @jakeqwaninne8502
    @jakeqwaninne8502 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    i just went with the crystal meth option, you simply have no choice but to shred on that shit

  • @gbaumann440
    @gbaumann440 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a Mesa Boogie amp that's almost exactly like the one in the background of this video. I have sn 212 and I believe it was made in 1972. I get the feeling yours is a year or 2 newer. Mine has a beige mesh instead of black. I've had it for 30 years and, until now...I never saw another one like it. Awesome amp, right?

  • @brozio77
    @brozio77 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i am happy of my playing when i do riffs and melodic slower solos but i've never shred. i will try for sure these tricks with tapping. sweep picking is too much for me but i think tapping is possibile even for a crappy player as me :D

  • @yahaguitars
    @yahaguitars 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Обожаю эту гитару, храни её друг!

  • @georgerumija1806
    @georgerumija1806 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    could you please tell me, what do you think is the best electric guitar under 200 US dollars???

  • @christiantaylor4027
    @christiantaylor4027 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow that almost sounds cooler slow.

  • @emingmann1400
    @emingmann1400 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do you have your notes ring clearly and loudly like that? That and how you keep it ringing for that long? I'm assuming it's amp settings as I've gotten the tapping pretty down pat but I've always been lost on this part.

  • @drkethereal5805
    @drkethereal5805 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do u make it sound like that

  • @fazefusion2220
    @fazefusion2220 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im not a shredder yet but I’ve been playing for about 5 months and I can play decently fast for how long I’ve been playing I can pick 16th notes at around 100-110 bpm

  • @fazefusion2220
    @fazefusion2220 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When I do tapping I flick downwards instead of upwards on my right hand is that a bad habit?

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If it works, it works.

  • @blackie75
    @blackie75 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I seen the thumbnail and yelled to my wife "come quickly, they've made a video about you".

  • @mattdylan664
    @mattdylan664 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That ibanez is gorgeous but i"m confused i thought Gem models had a monkey grip , is it a modded RG550 or a different model? Thanks, and thank you for a great lesson!

    • @user-by6eb6zo7g
      @user-by6eb6zo7g 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      that's a universe

    • @mattdylan664
      @mattdylan664 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-by6eb6zo7g Thanks for that info, i had never heard of that model before, i just now looked them up on Reverb, specifically Ibanez UV777 GR 1991-1993 Steve Vai Signature - the asking prices are between $6,913 USD (+ $145 more for shipping!) all the way up to $20,000 , think i'll be satisfied with my RG550 Gensis for now 🤘

    • @mattdylan664
      @mattdylan664 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-by6eb6zo7g thanks i wasn't familiar with this signature model before,seems they sell on the used market for between 6-20 thousand...think i'll just be content with my RG550 for now 🙂

  • @CathodeRayNipplez
    @CathodeRayNipplez 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    🤘🤘

  • @RoonerTheLooner
    @RoonerTheLooner 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OMG! It looks so easy, but it is impossible for me. However, i can speak Thai fluently though. 🙂

  • @tymanngruter1808
    @tymanngruter1808 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    But you are Elmo the fast! 😅

  • @vintagetone22
    @vintagetone22 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    O waw.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣amazing.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @stephaniemariemcdonald9096
    @stephaniemariemcdonald9096 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🎉

  • @WorldsOkayestSorcerer
    @WorldsOkayestSorcerer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is that an RG 550?

    • @ev25zv
      @ev25zv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's a UV777

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, a Universe.

    • @WorldsOkayestSorcerer
      @WorldsOkayestSorcerer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MrPolevaulter It’s gorgeous! That neon green has a special place in my heart as someone who grew up in the 80s.

  • @AlexKosSaheli
    @AlexKosSaheli 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why do we learn to tap in a shred video? :>

  • @Domn879
    @Domn879 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool! Can you play the rest of eruption?
    Me: Yeah…i just need to get something from my car first though. I better take my jacket and guitar. Back in a minute…

    • @JohnFenlon
      @JohnFenlon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤣

  • @yngwerhappen
    @yngwerhappen 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After one month I have to learn guitar first and then I can probably shred in one month. The tone is very important, how to bend correct, some scale safety (that I have from bass, but on guitar is it different). What I don´t like are studied teacher who told what is the perfect right hand technique for shred and give you not the simple things to learn more efficient. They often criticize Malmsteen, Jake E Lee, Van Halen for their bad technique... I don't want to play like Michael Angelo. Playing very fast, but not a good guitar player.

    • @ComboNinja06
      @ComboNinja06 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Personally bends for me where easy to perfect and the Michael Angelo joke made me laugh

  • @user-by6eb6zo7g
    @user-by6eb6zo7g 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Scrubt dubby

  • @philnicol8072
    @philnicol8072 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've always stuck to legato.
    The cheaters method. 🙄

  • @uraymeiviar
    @uraymeiviar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    u lied, there is no such thing as tab in a library, you made it up

  • @Olek283
    @Olek283 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Bruh... it's not shreding... It's actually tapping

  • @bigdaddyfilmmaker
    @bigdaddyfilmmaker 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Holy click bait. Tapping is NOT shredding.

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Likes vs dislikes ratio is 97% likes, so most people seem to disagree with you.

    • @bigdaddyfilmmaker
      @bigdaddyfilmmaker 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@MrPolevaulter Irrelevant. Most people also think there is an invisible man in the sky watching every thing you do.

  • @jsonslim
    @jsonslim 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    But it's not a shred, dude. Show how you can shred using alternate picking or at least compine it with tapping

  •  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ehh... how to learn... tapping??

  • @francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399
    @francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I disagree. Not everyone is as talented as you.

    • @MrPolevaulter
      @MrPolevaulter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Talent has very little to do with it. Hard work has much more to do with it.

    • @francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399
      @francoisthibeaux-brignoles8399 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MrPolevaulter That's %100 true too, but hard work can give better results if the person has "the right stuff". I'm not arguing with, you, it's just my personal observation.