Allen Hinds (Guitar) - Developing Legato Strength

[@rapidtranq]

Allen Hinds sounds like Holdsworth with a blues/rock harmonic sense. Killer player...such an amazing touch.

[@JCToxik]

Allen is such an underrated player.. on top of being the single kindest person on earth..GIT 92-93 One of the people that really opened my eyes while I was there.. great great teacher.. Thank you sir

[@a-muse6567]

The actual exercise is from 2:10-3:12

[@jaxeejess831]

Had to post here...I come from a family of professional musicians...I must give respect where respect is due...No matter what he engages in...it has a bit of "seduction", encouragement and confidence in it, it beckons exploration and enthusiastic interest... and....The way Hinds plays, no matter which genre he is embracing at the time, just makes your soul "happy"...such a gifted guitarists!! Thanks for the post...this guy is an asset to any artist he collaborates/performs with..just takes it up a notch or several!! Ha Ha..go Hinds!!They say Preach brotha...preach..to this vid..I say...teach brotha teach... Best to you out there who strive to give us the songs!!

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

It sounds like Chris Poland! Allen is a great guitar player same as Poland.

[@TiANr0ckst4r]

beautiful beautiful subtle style of playing and LOVING the phrasing style...I Would An Album From This Guy Anyday

[@jazzydog]

Great teacher & very humble person!. Really Miss MI!!.

[@dougshankle7946]

At 2:36 it sounded like the beginning of Here Comes the Sun. I love your lessons!

[@cruz7one]

Smooth playing and perfect Tone.. LUv this guys work!

[@KevinSmithdc]

Allen should be wearing a cape. He's a super-hero guitar god!

[@6672rock]

He's got some smooth legato with a tone reminiscent of Eric Johnson.

[@mm31740]

yes he do

[@IdontFuckingKnow9]

Sounded more Brett Garsed-ish imo

[@gregggaldo9181]

One of my fave teachers from M.I. .....great musician!!!

[@Tmidiman]

One of the best demos on legato I've heard in some time. Good tone, well explained, guitar isn't pulled up to your neck, and not a lot of chatter. Thanks!

[@zylaxis]

Very nice. Allan Holdsworth does it better than everyone, but it's always cool to hear that tone and those particular licks.

[@rapidtranq]

Thanks for this great clip MI !! This is the first time I've heard/seen Allen Hinds...OMG!!!

[@CarlosCampos-ce3gp]

Is Allan Holdsworth but more diatonic

[@yurifachini]

And with bends

[@homebakedgoods]

And pull-offs

[@blainemendez3361]

postlove that was a myth, Allan does pull offs

[@kirkwahmmet8406]

Blaine Mendez no, pull offs are bad.

[@blainemendez3361]

Kirk Wahmmet why? What’s the difference between pull offs and “lift offs”

[@pleximanic]

Using the 4 notes per string approach is golden if you want to use legato to the fullest!

[@SavageGrace89]

love how he phrases with that extensive use of legato

[@markobarrows4304]

I remember when Allen Hinds replaced Ted Hall of the Fents back in the eighties, after Ted fell and broke his arm. He was producing Hiroshima but came and did the Fents gigs with Adam Holzman and the then current bass and drum players. He didn't fall right in but did another two or three gigs before he bailed to do Hiroshima and his own amazing thing.

[@markobarrows4304]

Adam went on to work with Chaka Khan, Wayne Shorter, and Miles Davis. Now he is with Steven Wilson and they sound as good as any band can.

[@guitarmainiac80]

He used to use Xotic AC and EP boosts to get that tone, some compression too. SMooth!!!!

[@klauswhitedreamer]

I always dreamed to graduate the Musician Institute since 1993 ...

[@MrCaoanh]

HOLY SHIT, THE TONE!, THE NOTES, JIZZ!

[@virgilrw]

You're an excellent teacher! Great Learning Session!

[@aliensporebomb]

Very tasty playing. Nice to use the legato stuff for more than just flamethrower shred.

[@mateolewismusic]

He's one of my top guitar players.

[@visog]

Great playing and tone... lovely

[@ConCarneBlues]

You're tone kind of reminds me of Chris Polands tone. And that's a monster tone!

[@Jhey172]

WOW....MAN....THAt's quite a mix...!!!!!!!!

[@kevinbarker8260]

I thought the name of the video was alien hands lmao. love this technique, eager to sit down and start playing with it once I know some patterns.

[@aaday5629]

Yeah, me too haha

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

legato is just playing without picking/ or with limited picking. The notes are not that important to the style, but knowing your scales is.

[@svenlk]

i just learned that actually, from a guthrie video, i noticed it helps with endurance and finger strength as well. just checked out your channel as well, great riffing!

[@Learnguitarwithcharlie]

Such a cool style - great player!

[@panamanian911]

Distortion can be a deathtrap. You can manage it if your goal is to get a sustained and sweet- smooth tone. If you over do it, it won't sound as pretty as this guy's.

[@EvanDempsey]

Sweet relaxed vibrato.

[@shadowknight132]

Man, if this guy stopped using pull offs and used only hammer ons, he would be completely like Holdsworth. I love that tone. It sounds like a tube amp.

[@svenlk]

you want to pluck the string with your left hand while pulling off, instead of just taking your finger off the string, pluck it decently hard in a downwards motion. good pull off's are key in making your legato sound bubbly like a saxophone.

[@jalguitarman]

Killer tone and phrasing.

[@fenderoid1111]

A MH fan boy perhaps? Hinds is one of a few that play with a true legato feel and technique.

[@musiciansinstitute]

@MaurofdVzla We understand. This is why we have scholarships and financial aid available for aspiring students. You can always consider that window of opportunity. :)

[@oldbladderhorn]

what delay timing is the best for that thing shown(exercise) and do you set it manually to a metronomes ticking, so it blends and smooths out the legato and will a noise gate help and how dry is the reverb, and type. I've got that very same amp tone out of my line6 helix and the Les paul studio, but alas the guitar'its not set up for Holdsworth-ian legato flurrys..yeah that amp tone is nice it was hidden away only came across it by a lucky chance. as I favour clean-ish rhythmic full tones that's a sound I like. that early 50's tone with those hidden sonic harmonic undertones that bites the hand that feeds it that cuts through even at low volumes.. how I do miss my old 30w bassman head an cab lost for 30 odd yrs. it was a sonic beasty aye just a bit of digging in and wow

[@PsychosisGnome]

He's using the notes of E Dorian, the same scale he uses during the backing track in the whole video.

[@DavidFeilyMusic]

sounds like allan holdsworth mixed with eric johnson and joe bonomassa

[@Eflatmajor7sharp11]

Check out Allen's playing with Gino Vanelli - what a beast...

[@egyptianminor]

Nice video, great playing. Reminds me of Robben Ford's playing a bit.

[@tonyflorez703]

His Tone🙆‍♂️🤘!

[@vinnothelizard]

martin taylor makes these guys look like beginners!! simple as that!!

[@Florida_guy]

Dorian sounds so good

[@Esbenmad]

Yes, kind of. But find some basic videos here on youtube. Fx Justin Sandercoe - he has really good lessons. He calls it flick offs, though, but it is the same technique. Search for legato Justin Sandercoe.

[@alembicbassguy]

Monster player...thanks for sharing!

[@MrOdinakos]

@musiciansinstitute What are the requirements to study jazz guitar in GIT? Do you have to be able to play jazz before coming to GIT or you learn when you go there?If you have to know how to play jazz, in what level should i know it? Thanks!

[@mck1972]

My legato technique is just as good as his-In my dreams! :-)

[@superagnitio]

oh god, this guy ahs angel tone.

[@MikleShnikle]

Yes man, youre awesome.

[@sportsportsport]

Awesome!

[@ericssonro]

does someone know how to get a hold of backingtracks in this genre? would be awsome if could help me:) fred ut

[@SuperReverbious]

The meat is from 2:10 until 4:00. The rest is demonstration/playing.

[@DavidFeilyMusic]

that doesnt mean he doesnt sound like him or vice versa. The eric johnson/bonamassa mannerisms. EJ and bonamassa sound similar. Both in tone and left hand. bends as well

[@UNGETABLE7]

Wish i had Paul Gilberts pinky.. Loved the vid. ✌️

[@PJon3s]

hey briliant video! what type is this les paul? like a 58 / just a standerd?cheerz

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

A Great player and cool guy

[@Moose_Hawkins]

His tone is amazing...and from a les paul, who'd have guessed?

[@asiam7]

...and sounds like Brett Garsed too...right? Awesome taste!

[@Genesis817]

Damn that's some good ass tone.

[@diegocerpadiaz2917]

Gracias !!

[@tomlensher]

@Hydrefyricon (Decent amount of Dist + Bridge pickup selector + Zero treble on the Amp)... tweak along this setting, and you might like what you hear : )

[@Bryantkh13]

that tone!!!!

[@C861986]

I get you need left hand strength and control but how important is having low action on your guitar? do you need super low action or can it be done with just average action?

[@jfo3000]

Low action helps, but too low of action actually makes it difficult to do cleanly...the first finger must mute both strings adjacent to the string being played...if strings are too low you'll end up barring the next higher (thinner string). So low action, but still high enough to avoid this inadvertent barring.

[@FreedomZealot]

@musiciansinstitute My 13-year-old son, who started playing a year ago and is now transcribing Hendrix tunes (!), DREAMS of going to GIT. Absent financial aid of some kind, there is no way this would ever happen. Could you direct me to some info about the aid programs available? A geologic era ago, when I was an aspiring session player, GIT was my dream, too. I'd love to make it come true for my son.

[@Skar200]

what setting should your amp be Im asking because whenever I try legato it just doesn't hold (and its not my finger strength) Please help :)

[@umbrellaacademyfunnyscenes3218]

Awesome!!!!

[@alefenili]

you´re right!

[@MrJOHNNYLIGHTNING]

Really splitting the atom here!! ooo ooo wee!

[@abosco771906]

Are your strings set very close to the neck for this style... like MUCH lower than normal? Thanks. Great lesson. Thanks.

[@cerelilqt]

@musiciansinstitute I have the same problem, if I could get a student loan, it;d be a different story, but the fee cost is prohibitive. I also live in the UK so if I earn money here, it would mean doing about 3-4 years work because of the lousy exchange rate, if I earned the money in america, I wouldnt get anywhere because of the awful minimum wage. Because they raised cost of degrees in UK, I'm prob gonna study in australia instead.

[@Esbenmad]

Hi. Does anyone know which stringgauge, Allen uses?

[@bingefeller]

Nothing like Joe Bonamassa. Allen Hinds has been playing and recording for way, way longer than Bonamassa has.

[@fretbuzz59]

If you do it right they are. And they're certainly more legato than picking, which is percussive.

[@ericssonro]

does someone know where i can find backingtracks in this style for free? thanks for your help:) fred ut

[@davidosbiston9265]

For me the key is your sound. What are u using exactly to get that saturated sound? I can hear a delay and some treble rolled off somewhere. Thanks

[@cerelilqt]

@musiciansinstitute How much can the scholarship pay for, and how many people win it?

[@chype3242]

Thats some nice legato'in!

[@saugatdai]

does c# minor triads form progression cord from c# diminished?

[@martytaylor5757]

are you meant to pull the string with the given finger when pulling off

[@ymelfilm]

this technic cannot work without good pups, compressor, big frets etc can it?

[@VeryStrangeweather]

Heyyy that's a Ritchie Kotzen lick :O !!

[@cortez121219933]

Thank you, but as you said, its hard to explain, cuz i didn't understand a word you said lol. Thank you very much for replying and trying to explain it. sounds to me like you could make a better explanation video.

[@OlegKalyan]

Аlen only use pick here, no finger picking? Nice playing, great sound, back track?

[@graxjpg]

What about Holdsworths “reverse hammer ons”?

[@supernothing77]

It seems like he's doing that, doesn't it? i don't know but it looks like his first finger is coming off the fretboard it the first exercise

[@nikitofin]

4:27 what scale did he use? i mean the ascending lick that he plays

[@fenderoid1111]

It is the nature of the instrument that forbids the true legato technique.If it was possible it would be playable even with clean tones.Instead Marshall Holdsworth and Garsed always use somewhat driven sounds.

[@MartinGalero]

I read your name as "Alien Hands"

[@tarkenton3895]

Accurate lol

[@Claymor621]

Good lesson, thnx.

[@cortez121219933]

I have to ask, since i really didn't understand Marshall in his video, what really is the legato he is trying to explain? i don't understand how you can have legato with no pull off's, as he stated in his video. he went way too fast in my opinion in his explanation.

[@jamesrockford2626]

pretty good

[@stonepolismusic]

This guy is incredibly tasty like vintage Larry Carlton with actual chops!

[@belha]

think about Brett Garsed....

[@voidabstraction]

Using a compressor?

[@lego398]

is it just me that find it hard to play the stretched low notes while standing?...

[@xcaluhbration]

@BeatBay NOOOO Its never to late my fellow guitarist. Like my Dad says, "It aint too late until its too late".

[@robertdupon4779]

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[@MaurofdVzla]

@musiciansinstitute In my country people like me are having a hard time on economy topic, specially with that damned foreign policy the government has stablished, it's very hard to get a us dollar for a reasonable price. And MI GIT costs 20K of 'em annually ); That's why

[@chabap]

be sure you have good pickups. you can develop all the strength you want. no good pickups, no sound.