Fast Fingers

This fellow knows his way around a balalaika.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JqeSU7lSLE[/youtube]

This guys better…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cEeCsduGdo[/youtube]

Well, I didn’t want this thread to turn into a ‘gauntlet’ throwing contest. The balalaika that gentleman is playing as far as I can tell is only amplified through the body and his skills on the small frets and narrow neck seem very proficient. Plus he has a wide repertoire which he plays on it.

This young lady plays very well too.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDg_5LziNxU[/youtube]

I can play the guitar like yngwie malmsteen. Thus, I am completely unimpressed.

on a related not r.i.p. ron asheton

Biography

He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Asheton was on the Stooges first two albums, and later appeared as bassist for their third, Raw Power, when he was replaced in both instrument and songwriting prominence by The Stooges’ new guitar player, James Williamson. With the Stooges reformed, however, he once again appeared as the band’s guitarist.

Apart from The Stooges, Asheton also played in the bands The New Order (not the UK band of the same name), Destroy All Monsters, New Race, and more recently with Mike Watt, J. Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.), Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Mark Arm of Mudhoney among others (as The Wylde Ratttz), on the soundtrack for the Todd Haynes film Velvet Goldmine, which starred Ewan McGregor and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Asheton also acted, appearing with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre star Gunnar Hansen in Mosquito which came out in 1995 as well as in two other films, Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo and Legion of the Night. In later life, Asheton enjoyed attending St James’ Park to watch his beloved Newcastle United FC play.

Asheton already had five years practicing the accordion behind him when he began playing guitar while he was ten.

He is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.[2]

Asheton was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Mich. home of a reported heart attack on January 6th, 2009, having died several days earlier, probably either on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day.[3]

it doesn’t matter how good you are at playing guitar/sittar/ukulele/stick/etc if you don’t have… GUITAR FACE! asheton has his guitar face going

Maybe those first 3 albums wouldn’t have been so great, if they hadn’t all been on heroin, who knows?

This young man is from Brazil. His name is Oziel Zinho and is playing a piece by Yngwie called ‘Far beyond the sun’. Since Smears brought Yngwie up. :slight_smile:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHewmVW1QYo[/youtube]

OUTSTANDING

thanks for the share… that guy can play…

-Imp

You are certainly welcome Imp. You can see more of his videos on YouTube. There are more Brazilian guitarists that play similar music like Yngwie too.

Here is another by Oziel which is an original composition titled ‘Isabella’ that he made for his girl friend.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95QlJy0OD8g[/youtube]

Here is another instrumental by Oziel. He is somewhat masterful implementing arpeggios. This one is called Cálice.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsMMVDu6GEc[/youtube]

Although the fast fingers are impressive…I find the music itself quite cacophonous…

This one is wayyyyy overplayed, but what the hell…I love it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k[/youtube]

Fastest fingers of all:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu-9fm5GM-E[/youtube]

Here is another just for the record. FunTwo and JerryC synched.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWJbP-8xzpM[/youtube]