he's just another street performer who performs already written famous songs for money. the guitar was bought, the butter knife thumb piano is a simple setup, he bought a looper and effects pedals..... he's not a scientist for what he has, he's a musician. i agree with you manuel, but the original comment was suggesting he made his gear.... he did not.
I’m from Nashville, and am a musician... There are working guitar players who can’t play the guitar as well as this cat plays a tennis racket... the musical human spirit is beautiful, & this brother has got one humbling example.
Jones see, what I’ve tried for years to tell all my out of town family & friends is how that in Nashville, even the bums are often world class musicians. It’s insane and it’s a doggone shame! I support em (full disclosure) when I can, cuz they AINT out here makin dreams come true on 4th & Broadway! I know how tough it can be, so my heart won’t let me just walk by and roll my eyes.
@@fonkyhonky1979 Ain't that the truth. There's talented musicians everywhere you look. I wouldn't classify myself as one, I merely dabble- but even I have been recorded before, playing Bodhran on a folk album. And I collaborated with a buddy on writing a weird Al style set of parodies for fun. But my day job is in healthcare IT.
With all the manufactured music out there on the streets in the dirt is where music will allways have a safe home, where it can remain genuine and unadulterated.
@@ChessCat1500 He's not joking. Britain and a lot of the EU is like that. They confiscate screw drivers, wrenches and butter knifes, literally anything with a sharp or blunt edge basically.
@@robertdale2964 But it isn't. Police actually confiscate screw drivers, butter knives and anything sharp. Maybe not everywhere but there are police departments that do it.
wow! Its so cool how he obviously made the instrument himself, and then is looping it and manipulating it so much. then the crazy sounds reveal themselves to be Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles!! I feel like Ray would have loved this guys creativity.
A tennis racket, a strip of wood, a shoelace, zip ties, screw hooks, and electronic parts. this is proof that you don't need an expensive guitar to play some good music.
The sound coming out of his speaker was made by a real guitar. He's just pretending to play the tennis racket, while he has pre-recorded music coming out of his speaker. He's a phony.
Then what about from 0:59 to 1:09, where he takes his right hand off the racket, and the music is still playing? That proves that the music is pre-recorded.
Also look at the length of the racket -- it's too short to get the notes he's "playing." The pitch you get from a string depends on the length of the string -- the shorter the string, the higher the pitch; the longer the string, the lower the pitch. The music coming out of his speaker is of normal pitch for an electric guitar -- but electric guitars have strings that are twice as long as the "strings" on this tennis racket. There's no way he's getting those notes from such short strings -- it's all fake.
Bob Crestwood ..... uh .... I guess you are just having a laugh but in case you are not , the pitch depends on the length of the string AND the tension AND the gauge (thickness ) of the string . He is doing the bizzo.
Incredible! I don't know what to praise most, the inventive genius for the instruments, or the dexterity with which he plays...Clearly gifted on so many level!
I just found it on the webs here it is I just copy pasted it. "Qqwwwqqweqwwwqwwwwiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiqiwiwiqiwiqiwiqiwiqiwiqiwiwiqiwiqiwwwww" so beautiful.
First, is not a guitar, rather is an electric Ukelele. Second, there are videos on youtube explaining how to convert even altoid boxes in electric ukeleles.
first ...he's playing and making it sound as a guitar and seond ukulele is an instrument from the same familly and thrd it was not about HOW he built the instrument but about how it sounds played by him.In the set-up that he made.Which shows real musical skills plus an unconventional approach.
"I'm curious how he build the tennis racket guitar." He didn't it's just a regular tennis racket that he's pretending to play while he has pre-recorded music played by a real guitar coming out of his speaker. It's a phony act.
Superb !!Must look out for a tennis racket at the booty now :O)Love the tin can mic on the typewriter. There's an instrument to be made out of almost anything ! Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed that.
To be fair, you can probably get a used entry level guitar for the price of a tennis racket. Especially considering that he still had to obtain hardware to add to the racket plus the expense of time.
there are strings run along the neck. You can see two of them clearly when the camera goes in focus around 1:35, but it looks like he might have more eye hooks screwed at the end for three strings? Either way; he's also used zip-ties as the frets which is freaking awesome. This dude is creative as hell, and a wicked musician on top of it.
He took a racket and attached a string (or two?) and wired in a pickup, loosely put in a jack and he had an amp down there. He used zipties for frets to get a sound.
this really shows that music is such an inviting hobby/career to pursue and that anyone can play anything with anything and you don't always have to have the best gear to create something new and fun
never heard such a racket!
Is that you grandpa?
jim gruffalo nice one, racquet would've been better.
jim gruffalo ha! i get it
very funny
Awesome
Conventional instruments: *Am I a joke to you?*
I play the washboard
Not everyone can afford them
MEME WARRIOR 😂😂
Plot twist : he plays tennis with guitar.
:D
The writing and character development was so good, I didn't see it coming at all!
Brian Breen do u realize there are strings above the actual Tennis racket
Brian Breen and there’s something called Looping that exists
😆
join us next week when he plays Stairway to Heaven with a washing machine.
No, with a step ladder.
His uncle's mcguyver
Thunderstruck
mvasqu762 it’s macgyver I think
dude's probably got a sick studio at home with all top of the line gear. insane talent and sense of humor.
This man isn't a musician. He is a scientist.
of course he is a musician. That means he is a scientist too.
Joseph Padron or a better interpretation...a genius in pickled herring standards. hic-up!
he's just another street performer who performs already written famous songs for money. the guitar was bought, the butter knife thumb piano is a simple setup, he bought a looper and effects pedals..... he's not a scientist for what he has, he's a musician.
i agree with you manuel, but the original comment was suggesting he made his gear.... he did not.
Why not both?
swanclipper oh come on
Wtf? Wilson > Gibson?
obama8mychickenz OMG RIGHT 😂😂😂
Somebody, Give this man a Medal
Dude that's why Gibson went bust
You're a LEGEND
😭😭😭
I’m from Nashville, and am a musician... There are working guitar players who can’t play the guitar as well as this cat plays a tennis racket... the musical human spirit is beautiful, & this brother has got one humbling example.
" the musical human spiritual is beautiful, & this brother has got one humbling example." What a beautiful thing to say!
Definitely better than me, but I'm no professional, especially not in Nashville
@@a_makarov
Not all of us. Some of us have keyboards instead.
Jones see, what I’ve tried for years to tell all my out of town family & friends is how that in Nashville, even the bums are often world class musicians. It’s insane and it’s a doggone shame! I support em (full disclosure) when I can, cuz they AINT out here makin dreams come true on 4th & Broadway! I know how tough it can be, so my heart won’t let me just walk by and roll my eyes.
@@fonkyhonky1979
Ain't that the truth. There's talented musicians everywhere you look. I wouldn't classify myself as one, I merely dabble- but even I have been recorded before, playing Bodhran on a folk album. And I collaborated with a buddy on writing a weird Al style set of parodies for fun. But my day job is in healthcare IT.
Guitar center: you need instruments to be a musician
This bloak: hold my pint
Bloke*
Encalica
Hahahaha. Thanks!
@@gabet3754 no worries, nice joke :)
Lol he would probably just play the pint.
>bloak
I’d like to see this man play something with mayonnaise
But would it djent?
Dafuq lol
Someone has already done that the video is called is mayonnaise an instrument
Nico Everything what about horse radish
or some rancid budweiser, or kaopectate
"do you play any instruments?"
"yes i play the tennis racket, typwriter, and knives"
"..."
😂😂😂😂
Don't play with knives!
What a superb Tennis Player!
BlueArpeggio
"What are your hobbies?"
"I'm a tennis player"
"So you're an athlete?"
"I mean, I play the tennis racket"
"wat"
I'm in a band.
What do you play?
The tennis racket.
JayoJay And the butter knives
So do you get along with your bandmates?
What bandmates?
Mark 001 wow,
Hit the Road Jack
Could’ve been an Alice band.
This is probably the most creative street musician I’ve ever seen, props to him 👍
If I was rich Ide start a record label just for street musicians
That is such a cool idea
Arukendo yeah.....
With all the manufactured music out there on the streets in the dirt is where music will allways have a safe home, where it can remain genuine and unadulterated.
The foundation and band called “Playing For Change” has been following the same idea for almost a decade I guess.
In Australia its called triple j haha
When a tennis racket sounds better than your Gibson...
I feel you bro 😂
Zak Farley it a badminton racket
thick shady No, it's not, it's an old tennis racket.. I have one similar to this one that my dad used to play tennis with when he was young.
Zak Farley everything sounds better than a Gibson smh
zues2013 Wtf nothing sounds better than a Gibson Fender-lover
best tennis racket player ever! :)
I could'n agree more!
rujinop hemtanam *couldn't
Sun Shine He is probably also the worst tennis racket player ever.
+TyApplePie Thanks!
Brian Mchugh
lol
When you have a 10 page essay due, but you watch someone rock the tennis racket.
Nerd Boy
Ahahahahhaha XD
Nerd Boy yup
Literally in the same boat
Oi you got a license for those butter knives
Titan 551 wait..is there actually a place on earth where people need licence for knives or you're just joking...?
@@ChessCat1500 He's not joking. Britain and a lot of the EU is like that. They confiscate screw drivers, wrenches and butter knifes, literally anything with a sharp or blunt edge basically.
Cosmo lmao seriously??
@@Cozzy-Wozzy coughbullshitcough
@@robertdale2964 But it isn't. Police actually confiscate screw drivers, butter knives and anything sharp. Maybe not everywhere but there are police departments that do it.
1920: we'll have flying cars in the future!
2019: *ingenious talent*
Let's finally build flying guitars.
wow! Its so cool how he obviously made the instrument himself, and then is looping it and manipulating it so much. then the crazy sounds reveal themselves to be Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles!! I feel like Ray would have loved this guys creativity.
Instruments.
Arsehole
he didn't make this instrument, I bought one last week.
you can buy tennis rackets in every music store.
Do not offend Ray Charles, this has NOTHING to do with him. Ray had talent..
This guy. Is playing guitar. With a badminton racket!!!
Like a BOSS.
Terrapin Flyer Rob scallon uses a shovel...
Terrapin Flyer tennis*
nope... it is a badminton racket... the handle is too long and the head too small to be a tennis racket ;)
TylersTerrifyingADVENTURE It's an old tennis racket. Check your facts before trying to look smart.
TylersTerrifyingADVENTURE are you serious? No. Youre so wrong
A tennis racket, a strip of wood, a shoelace, zip ties, screw hooks, and electronic parts. this is proof that you don't need an expensive guitar to play some good music.
yeaahhhhh
>electronic parts
those fender pickups can be 99$ y'know :^)
Stone PC : ohhh, yeahhh!!!
Stone PC: true:)
Not to take away the amazingness of his performance, but there's probably close to $1K of electronics going on here.
This guy: Bet I can play a song with anything.
Some guy: Use my Nan's garbage.
Result
This man is a musician, engineer, craftsman, and scientist all in one.
His tennis racket sounds better than my guitar
The sound coming out of his speaker was made by a real guitar. He's just pretending to play the tennis racket, while he has pre-recorded music coming out of his speaker. He's a phony.
Then what about from 0:59 to 1:09, where he takes his right hand off the racket, and the music is still playing? That proves that the music is pre-recorded.
Bob Crestwood he has a loop pedal it records and replays what he just played when he presses it
Also look at the length of the racket -- it's too short to get the notes he's "playing." The pitch you get from a string depends on the length of the string -- the shorter the string, the higher the pitch; the longer the string, the lower the pitch. The music coming out of his speaker is of normal pitch for an electric guitar -- but electric guitars have strings that are twice as long as the "strings" on this tennis racket. There's no way he's getting those notes from such short strings -- it's all fake.
Bob Crestwood ..... uh .... I guess you are just having a laugh but in case you are not , the pitch depends on the length of the string AND the tension AND the gauge (thickness ) of the string . He is doing the bizzo.
That guy plays a tennis racket better than I play a guitar. Savage.
Marcus Halvorsen yeah u right mate .. u come to my house , and we will cry together 😂
The song is Hit the road Jack
For anyone wondering!
@Entertainment Pavement seriously man?
I thought it was Rock Lobster by B-52's :))))))
Thanks
Senks men
Stray cat strut too..
Knowledge is limited.... creativity is out of this world!!!
It's insane how much unknown GENIUS talent there is all over this earth. What a fantastic mind!
Wait i'm confused, Is that a Gibson or a Andre Agassi hes playing?
Armedlegally he's playing a racket
Armedlegally almost positive it's a Gibson
Armedlegally I think it's a Wilson but it might be a Mexican or Chinese copy
skipstalforce it's a Prince.
Amazing talent. Not only musical talent, but inventive talent.
hit the road jack! That music is so good... Very nice this video :D Electro swing 💪
Wow spoiler dude
Electro Swing-Ball
When someone loves art...he finds it everywhere. ❤
this is the kind of creativity and realness we need more of in today's popular music
Just needs a little more cowbell
marry me?
And the only prescription...
*Is more cowbell*
YES
More cowbell!
Ayeee SNL
Duuuuuuuude
you really hit the fucking road man! amazing...
PUN CITY!!!!!!!!!
Hüseyin Mecit Beşik i wonder how many recognized this song...
Hüseyin Mecit Beşik hahaha
Does anybody know who the artist is or how to get in touch?
That would be nice!
facebook.com/porcapizza/
Thank you!
F-in amazballs.....thank you
keith farrell did you call me?
Incredible! I don't know what to praise most, the inventive genius for the instruments, or the dexterity with which he plays...Clearly gifted on so many level!
Who need a guitar when you can play the racket! Pure Genius 👍🏼most entertaining and creative skills!
that was f--king AWESOME!
I thought I was progressing with my guitar skills but nvm
John Cavanaugh edgy cool guy
No, i own you..... son
If you still have parents, youbgsiled abortion edgy cool guy
Digimon gargantuan edgy cool guy
Well this escalated quickly
WOW this guy really knows how to play Tennis!!
wow i'm impressed that he could make that tennis racket sound so clean. Very inventive and cool.
Did anyone realise that there is not a single "standard" instrument in this video? The man's a genius!
"Hit the road jack" , so cool.
A racket with looping and wah pedals..... Who would've thought.
Buyanaa check out Rob scallion and his shovel gitfiddle. You'd dig it the most.
Buyanaa I am just wondering... how?
justaman6972 is the pun intended
Él lo pensó. ¡Es un genio!
It's not even easy to play this on a real guitar, he's a genius 👍
What song is it?
@@Sprocket_777 It seems to be "Hit the Road, Jack", though there are other songs which are similar.
Some serious work/skill went into getting that racket in tune and with working intonation! Incredible
That racket is by far the best instrument I've ever heard.
*hears music
"What's all this racket about!?"
bet you didn't know he was writing a poem when he was typing....
holy shit. How keen, how well you percieve your world, noticing haikus
Who is this? And I want more! Does anyone no his name??
Paul Gillett
Typing the lyrics instead of singing them.
Paul Gillett you are such a stupid there is no paper over there...stupid lol
I just found it on the webs here it is I just copy pasted it.
"Qqwwwqqweqwwwqwwwwiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiiqiwiqiwiwiqiwiqiwiqiwiqiwiqiwiwiqiwiqiwwwww"
so beautiful.
Now I'm curious how he build the tennis racket guitar.
Bubba Gurt strapped a pickup and some guitar strings to a tennis racket. And boom we have a guitar.
First, is not a guitar, rather is an electric Ukelele. Second, there are videos on youtube explaining how to convert even altoid boxes in electric ukeleles.
first ...he's playing and making it sound as a guitar and seond ukulele is an instrument from the same familly and thrd it was not about HOW he built the instrument but about how it sounds played by him.In the set-up that he made.Which shows real musical skills plus an unconventional approach.
may I kindly ask that you shut the fuck up. both of you ;)
"I'm curious how he build the tennis racket guitar." He didn't it's just a regular tennis racket that he's pretending to play while he has pre-recorded music played by a real guitar coming out of his speaker. It's a phony act.
My creativity level just rose ten points by watching this. Thanks!
How come he has some many knives IN LONDON?!
D'you reckon he's gotta loicense for em?!!
@@finnhagan7664 he butter have😉
mandem dont have guns
@@baints1282 man don't wanna cut to mans ends
The greatest tennis player
Superb !!Must look out for a tennis racket at the booty now :O)Love the tin can mic on the typewriter. There's an instrument to be made out of almost anything ! Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed that.
This guy is one of the best musician. He just need a platform
Bravo... Truly knows how to create music from anything.
the opposite of: "All the gear and no idea"
No gear and all the idea!
When you dont have money to buy a guitar AHA! im just gonna buy tennis racket
To be fair, you can probably get a used entry level guitar for the price of a tennis racket. Especially considering that he still had to obtain hardware to add to the racket plus the expense of time.
That racket isn't new though, so you could probably get it for basically free at some scrap place.
Best racket player of our generation in my opinion
Don't you Love the fact that there is still beauty still in this world amongst the people that dwell within ? I do !
wow. out of maybe two dozen street performers video, i like this the best. so original, yet so musically sound. thanks for the upload.
And the Queen's Royal Army came running when he sent that morse code out asking for any old appliances and garden tools
Must be a mahogany racket hoop, sounds like rosewood on the neck? This guy obviously doesn't mess around with crappy tone woods like pine or ash.
who recognise this song please??
Baby please don't go.
+Ken L. hit the rowad jak the name of songe
Georgette Boiadjian "rowad jak" go home jak, you're drunk
Andre Gavois Hit The Road Jack
6M views baby please don't go.
Simply fantastic! Thanks a lot for taping editing uploading and sharing.
i have always said that its the man behind the "instrument" that does the music, a talented musician can make lovely music with just a wooden stick!
Gibson 2017 Standard Les Paul
Alex Lockley XDDDDDD
Alex Lockley more like Wilson Les Paul Traditional
i dont get the neck of the tennis racket,. are there strings somehow run that i cant see, or is he playing the actual netting of the racket
there are strings run along the neck. You can see two of them clearly when the camera goes in focus around 1:35, but it looks like he might have more eye hooks screwed at the end for three strings? Either way; he's also used zip-ties as the frets which is freaking awesome. This dude is creative as hell, and a wicked musician on top of it.
yeah i see that now, and the zips)
yeah , this was pretty awesome
Richard Abram There are strings..
Props to you for putting the guys Facebook page in the description.
London is like that, full of amazing artist
that's gotta be the best tennis racker player I've ever seen!
Is that tennis racket standard tuned sir?
Rob Scallons long lost brother
Ah I see, so the kid has grown up and moved beyond playing the oven
Мир цифровых технологий просто находка для шумовых аркестров, браво👏
The best cover ever of hit the road jack that i heard in my life
It's really cool when your brain suddenly catches it and you hear "Hit The Road Jack".
My brain only caught it when I read this comment..
Need an explanation on that racket
enrique rodriguez haha, racket, get it?
Basically a stick with guitar pickups and strings on it.
1:01 you can see the 2 strings above the pickup.
He took a racket and attached a string (or two?) and wired in a pickup, loosely put in a jack and he had an amp down there. He used zipties for frets to get a sound.
Nice Fender Guitar.
amazed when he picked up the tennis racket and started to jam well. not just another mediocre guitar player. nice act. very original.
this really shows that music is such an inviting hobby/career to pursue and that anyone can play anything with anything and you don't always have to have the best gear to create something new and fun
Mostly true but... I wouldn't say anyone. This is raw talent. Only a few are born with this capability.
Patrick : is a tennis racket an instrument?
This is where your degree in Music takes you to. Xdxd
or for that matter...most degrees......
Friend: what type of music are you into
Me:yes
Oh my God, it's freaking awesome. I'm bewitched
Absolutely Genius ... Well done bro....
i hope everyone that filmed him gave him a tip
Eat Rob Scallon. He put a pickup on a tennis racket.
DontKillAnts but Rob's shovel gitfiddle is sweet.
DontKillAnts I kill fireants.
My husband keeps stealing our knives
that tennis rackets was killing....awesome
That tennis racket probably plays like a dream.
What model of guitar is he using?
Think thats the Racket 32 stringer
SPOliJING Is it a hollow body?
Flash Splash - a Wilson Les Paul
Ryan ofcourse.. (secret is in the wood bro!)
I like the knife kalimba!
MUST KNOW HOW TO MAKE A RACKET GUITAR. It sounds better than my Telecaster.
Best Tennis Racket I've ever heard!
This made smile as soon as i heard the tune of hit the road jack. Awsome performance, thank you.
Does this prove the music industry is a racket?
no lol
You should have more likes. I'm sorry.
That is a awesome conclusion.