Matteo!

Mondoslug

I'm sure we've all run across Matteo's amazing playing and technique on the internet...first time I've seen him on a GJ guitar though. Y'all have probably already seen this. Yikes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMYThr-5EQ

MitchB

When i first saw this clip i wasn't sure whether it was real or not, then i noticed he posted it himself. I already knew he was an incredible player, but somehow i figured his right-hand technique wouldn't work for this style. Makes you wonder why everyone else is still playing with picks....

Buco

If you asked me if he could effectively use his quad finger playing style on acoustic guitar, I'd be sceptical. Damn, was I wrong. Angelo's track in the background does contribute to Matteo's sound but nevertheless, he sounds incredibly good. Also, makes me appreciate Angelo even more.

voutoreenie

Wow, never heard of this dude - awesome playing and technique!

lorenzop

Great technique but not particularly musical, I couldn't take more than the 57 seconds

Mondoslug

I get that, I've heard people say that about his playing before. He is playing a note for note transcription of somebody else's solo though. I enjoyed it because I've never seen him play a GJ guitar before.

MikeK

https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/118985#Comment_118985

Me too. It's mind-boggling & technically brilliant, especially the right hand work. And I couldn't do it if I practiced for 100 years, so my hat is off to him. But I'd rather hear one good bend from BB King.

Buco

I really enjoy his flow and fluidity on the electric. It's all still plenty musical to my ears.

Mondoslug

Alright let’s go. 😀 First of all, I’m basically a newbie here regarding GJ, I’m picking up what I can and all that. A great resource here no doubt. I’ve posted a bunch lately but I’m having a good time.

I’m certainly not a Matteo Mancuso apologist, I get the criticism that he gets, it’s not my favorite thing like a lot of “internet” guitarists, it’s constantly blazing, mostly single note stuff on stun but his technique is ridiculous the way he does it & I can appreciate what it takes to be that proficient.…but lets get to this post: He’s playing a note for note transcription of an Angelo Debarre solo, playing it fingerstyle, the way he does. I mean as little as I know, Angelo ain’t exactly known for the use of space, so I think the argument here doesn’t hold water. This post is strictly about him copping this solo, on a GJ guitar(which I’ve never seen him play before) using the right hand technique that he does…so I thought that was kind of interesting but YMMV of course.

Even though you hear Angelo’s track underneath, I got a feeling it would sound pretty good if you removed that track.

Beer me!

Buco

There's a place and need for both, BB King bends and fast technical lines. Without technical proficiency we wouldn't have so much valued music. Think about crazy complex piano pieces by Liszt and Rachmaninoff. People learn and grow. Wynton Marsalis said when he was young all he did was trying to play as many notes as he could, and now he's looking to take out as many notes as he can. It's all a process.

I understand virtuosity fatigue in this genre and elsewhere. I use skip and close button on YT all the time. It's a subjective thing where one will tolerate, enjoy or simply skip something.

voutoreenie

There's a place and need for both, BB King bends and fast technical lines.

Or to take this in a Jazz direction, there's Coltrane and Hawkins. And on that note, always fun to listen to Monk's Riverside sessions, where he them both on different tracks of the same tunes - such a fun style contrast imo, especially if you're a Monk fan to begin with.