Amazing Tom Quayle legato performance

[@Samana009]

The thing with Tom is that He knows A LOT of theory and practice. He became so free with the fret board, that He can change directions in a fly, modulating and adapting. Consequently, as I can read in some comments, some people feel that is less pleasant or musical than a melodic pattern that we can relate. It can feel for some like there is not enough feeling. In fact, your brain is not accustomed with the dynamic that He can put in any scale or connecting different ones. He is at a pick and climbing up even more. All technique should be effortless with the right practice. He did it. He is awesome. Way better than a lot of the shredders with a lot of speed, but not even close to the freedom that Tom has building his scales.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Alternative opinion: it's great playing but if people don't find it musical then it's not the fault of their brain. Some people simply don't enjoy the tonality. There's plenty of music that I don't understand, or didn't understand at one point, that I still found beautiful without any idea of what was being accomplished.

[@rogerdodger8415]

Ivan Carlos Santiago Yeah, it's like with Picasso. He could shit on a canvas and if you said.. WTF! This is shit. There'd be someone there to tell you that you just don't get it. Uhhh. It's a form of expression which speaks (and smells) to your inner soul. A masterpiece of a statement which transcends the everyday norm!! This sucks!

[@kinglord5163]

Tom Quayle is fucking sick

[@sand69]

Someone said that Coltrain couldn't play because of he was too much ahead for the time. Tom is and doesn't want to be for everyone. Govan in this is much more "clever" (in italy we say "paraculo") because he tries to be more "public oriented" with his "tricks" and melodic phrases!

[@plummetplum]

@@kinglord5163 looks healthy to me? Should we be concerned?

[@nuke97]

Endless licks. He must have practiced so much I cant imagine he had much room for anything else in his life.

[@carlodevivomusicontent2138]

The choice of notes. That's what we should all learn from Tom Quayle

[@SuchaDoofus]

There were 23 thousand notes

[@UltimateJgx]

And it's nothing when you have heard to Allan Holdsworth.

[@BarrySwords]

I think he's playing All the notes 😁

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

@@UltimateJgx This is digestible.

[@UltimateJgx]

@@kensmechanicalaffair You need to hear music then, and less pop.

[@redghost3170]

I can do that part where he turned his amp on.

[@amelbmelody2001]

Ahhh....but can you switch it back off again, go outside and cut the grass???

[@henriquemontalvao8492]

I can't. I'm too poor to buy his amp.

[@mahmoudkchaou1799]

Lmao

[@ChromaBlue13]

Lmao

[@Claudio-hc6tg]

Can you post tabs?

[@fenderman21guitar]

This guy used to teach me while i was a student at leeds uni, really nice guy and great teacher

[@tomyhas]

Wow, thanks for sharing your experience, he seems really humble. I've seen some of his teaching lessons and he's really clear, fool proof :D

[@Geotubest]

That's really nice to know. Thanks for sharing.

[@Sp0nge5]

did he offer to teach you in P4 tuning?

[@fenderman21guitar]

@@Sp0nge5 he actually did have his guitar in a weird tuning at one point It was a long time ago and I was (and still am) essentially a beginner, we just used to find solos I liked the look of and break down what was going on in them, the one I remember most was dream theatre - another day

[@Ogscottyp]

The small screen was added in post production. He was actually having a cup of tea and a cigarette with his right hand.

[@emanuelemazzoni782]

Mindblowing solo! This guy is amazing. He could go on forever and never repeat himself. Kick ass player!

[@morbidmanmusic]

Lot of repeats. Look harder. They're right in front of you. Still mind blowing.

[@marcusbevz6500]

​@morbidmanmusic1403 it's a lot of repeats over and over again but most won't notice it because the wide selection of notes played fast is really hard for your ears to notice, I only noticed by looking at the scale patterns he played and noticed he does lot of like repeats which sounds really good though

[@varunnadimpalli971]

May every guitarist aspire to be as fluid as Tom Quayle. Just WOW!

[@supertal6074]

That was pretty good - actually that was one of the most spectacular guitar solos I have ever heard. TQ is a Beast!

[@johndanter2246]

Just an opinion. This guy is very, very special and I've been listening to the best all my horribly long life; forget the chops, everybody's had that for years, usually hammering out the same dorian cliches we've all been using since 'Kind of Blue' only in 16ths at 240bpm. This guy's different, because of note choice, their non- sequential dynamic, time variation, implying other harmony and all in perfect time; just very, very, musical. Most shredding doesn't move me at all, Parker/Adderly/Farlow etcetc played just as fast AND over moving harmony that you had to make, but this guy's all that and as emotive as Albert King, and that's really something. For me.

[@garyhughes723]

He really is off the charts. I bought a lesson from him just to pitch in.

[@YoBroMan]

Love this! Tom is a spectacular player, knows a ton of theory and has amazing technique. You really can't ask for more than that.

[@chrispile3878]

Tom is just ridiculously smooth and articulate. Effortless fingering and picking of notes, fluid in phrasing. He sets the bar high.

[@John375PD]

Superb playing! I could watch him all day!

[@guitarwhiz1977]

my God! hes all over the fret board like there is no tomorrow. Has more knowledge in his pinky than I may ever have!

[@tomyhas]

and he's just doing a demo :O

[@sauerbone5208]

It would be so fun to be that good. Tom, you're awesome!

[@jasonweinberg2282]

Not one single misstep that entire run, and the execution of such high level moves with utter precision and poise makes this one of my favorite guitar things I’ve ever seen! If I can play like this by the time I die, I’ll die happy!

[@juhokotiaho9640]

What about that C# at 0:45 over Am chord? Love Tom's playing, but just thinking if there actually was one misstep.. Who knows :)

[@dragnasty540]

Damn, he is such an amazing player!

[@joecseko2]

Tom has an awesome left hand, but he plays with such a nice touch, too. He's pretty musical. That's refreshing.

[@tomyhas]

Remember to support the musicians by buying their material online, if you like the content, of course.

[@gericsoreda1589]

I just bought a guitar but seeing this sick playing makes me feel like selling back my guitar.

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

Damn I am feeling every note he plays lol, his phrasing is also amazing 👍🏽👍🏽

[@Bmxmusikian]

HOOLLY HECKBALLS.... That was insanely sick.... Especially that chromatic descention.... But that tasty piece of improvisation is now my favourite piece of music ever..

[@rossshride7351]

one of the most amazing guitar players ever

[@frankborges5315]

That is amazing Tom

[@TomGoldsmithguitar]

Love the savouring of each individual note! Bloody hell

[@LuisMorales-xr1gm]

There shouldn't be any criticism at all on this video. Some people say they see this video and they just want to quit,but it should be used as inspiration to try harder. I'm a decent player,never had lessons, all by ear, no training, and he's on another level than I am, and I'm OK with that because Tom has obviously put in the work and time to be as amazing as he is, it's only our own fault if we don't take the time and put in the hard work it takes to be better than we are. Remember, there was a time when even Tom, or anyone else this good , thought like some of us, but they didn't quit, and in not quitting, they put in all it took, and look at them now. We all can do it too, we just have to work hard at it. Tom, you're amazing. Thanks for inspiring

[@victorpaulo3182]

He is the best of the best. And I have almost his vídeo lessons. I ve been playing guitar for 35 years about 4 hours a day. I play the most dificult songs and solos of jazz, fusion, metal, etc. And when I started stud Tom stuff it seems like I never played guitar. The combinations, the sequences, the frases, the Hybrid tecnique... Everything is diferent than the other players. AMAZING...Another excepcional player Tim Miller. Thanks

[@jesterjp71piechowski27]

Liquid smooth....excellent!

[@ExtremeBogom]

Holy hell this guy is good. Total melodic command of the fretboard!

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

For Sale: 5 strats, 2 teles and a les Paul. Fuck this shit!

[@tomyhas]

Lol, cheer up mate, everything can be achieved with persistence... a shitload of persistence

[@namenotfound34]

I'll give you 35 bucks for the Les Paul. Deal?

[@awkwardme5375]

^ likewise for the Strat

[@rolteus3706]

NotMarkKnopfler or, or you could get inspired and practice. This isn't that hard it's actually fun to learn. He's doing it making it look easy give it a try.

[@MrCgar18]

hahahah

[@ttamilmatttamilmat4389]

Guru Tom👍👍👍..malaysian fan

[@wyldeminded]

Killer backing track. The playing reminds me of Guthrie Govan. It's wigging me out how a lot of the time it looks like he's barely touching the fretboard.

[@lizh9009]

I don't "like" it...I LOVE IT! You guys just inspire me to practice more!! Seeing techniques like this reminds me of my classical guitar days-I see connections, and good thing I always loved learning scale patterns over the entire fret board.

[@Str1ng5]

MASTER of his craft

[@shane7779]

I could listen to this all day

[@chriscaskenette]

Holy crap, he is so good!!! I don't think he could hit a wrong note if he tried !!

[@habi986]

Beautiful!!!!!!! Haven't found anything that matches this piece

[@mrsnakepit]

Quayle can be every guitar player in this world....

[@GhostGuitars]

I think I'm a good player then I see something like this....

[@tomyhas]

Matt Simon wtf are you saying dude. I saw your channel... You are amazing. Give me lessons

[@keithmitchell4759]

He is very good. He deserves a better backing track for sure.

[@brianosbment2343]

Matt Simon Lol! That's what I was thinking.

[@brianosbment2343]

Matt Simon I am trying to get to that level!

[@ukaszlewicki3533]

hahaha! You are not alone! I have constant depression because of YT performers...

[@一拳超人-i2q]

小奎哥!太喜欢你的演奏了!

[@frankie.d1127]

So so friggin awesome!!!!! The phrasing, the note choices, rhythm, feel, technique.....ohhh

[@vanderbilt8857]

this was a humbling experience

[@estebanrachou7887]

oh my god dude!! what a great sound and harmony you got here

[@ThunderSims]

Oh my god. That tone. 😍

[@johnjesusiskingofkings1770]

Wow that is precision.

[@andreasonarheim]

You just have to admire his technique, it's insanely perfected. The run at 1:32...holy balls.

[@GeorgeLifterMann]

His fingers are just mesmerizing...

[@aleksaokanovic8442]

Great solo. Great player. Knows how to play fast without it becomes boring scales up and down. He has great sense for melody!

[@musiccanvaz4577]

He's so inspiring that he almost convinced me that i can also do this... 🤔

[@adrianmay_multiinstrumentalist]

That was super sick.

[@zaviercadorin6244]

Awesome, loved this! Where did you learn such good legato licks?

[@roathripper]

back to add this to my homeworking playlist.

[@terraviva7471]

Amazing how he combines hybrid picking with legato. I am working on this technique daily

[@zaccyo]

Lots of sweeping also.

[@procarpenter1788]

Lots of jealousy in the comments saying this sucks. No. This is world class musicianship and these are world class ideas. Make no mistake.

[@tomyhas]

People is confused. This was part of a Lick Library special made by Tom Quayle. If some one want's to judge this, please make it better... if they can do it in this life time or time line

[@dominickdepaolo6668]

Holy smokes! Smooth as smooth can be!

[@mattmilton4012]

Very cool, similar style to a lot of the Guthrie govan videos. Amazing techniques

[@RonZanderful]

My new favorite video!

[@marksc1929]

...that type of playing and several bucks will get you a Happy Meal ...im lovin it !

[@johndlugosz201]

Refreshing to see some new style!

[@leslietollett6588]

I was trying to find something I didn't like - I couldn't. This guy is so good!

[@Planetgonenuts]

Brilliant. Wow!

[@San-pi4gn]

Маэстро вы повторили всё то что я думал об этой гармониии, я восхищен вами, Браво.

[@raynarzary]

You play it so neat and clean. You got awesome fingers and controls. Love from Germany

[@adambrandon1]

for some reason that guitar makes me feel uneasy, but the playing keeps me listening

[@yosiboi4502]

Its like watching a hand model play, damn so seamless and clean.

[@gazza1252]

Insanely good.

[@massimosoddu2029]

I like it and love Brett Garsed styles, bravo molto bravo..yes sonia and Greg Howe

[@TMac-Attack]

Holy shit, simply amazing!!

[@LD-qj2te]

Wtf! Just discovered this awesome made my day

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

The flow of Legato to Staccato here is really beautifully done. Remember, legato is a sound not a technique and here he demonstrates this with brutally precise execution. If you are playing hammer ons and pull offs then you are not playing Legato. Just the action of hammer vrs pulloffs are two distinctive sounds and therefore cannot be called Legato. I have seen many videos of famous guys with their Legato section in their videos and they are not playing Legato although they say they are. On guitar Legato is a difficult sound to get right. Vinnie Moore plays Legato here and there but the masters of this are Allan Holdsworth, Marshall Harrison and Tom Quale!

[@Afurthyclays]

You must've seen that same video from Marshall Harrison that I have! 🤣 What an absolute monster of a player, though...... BOTH of them!

[@jiggssingh1]

I can play like that....in my dreams!

[@dharmonic]

Waiting for "do you have tabs" comment!

[@jacktripper67]

dharmonic shit im looking for those tabs😂

[@jiggy57]

... do you?

[@ssdtrain1]

FLAWLESS VICTORY.

[@jakejuntilla1752]

this is hypnotic I swear

[@juanvillafuerte7797]

FANTASTIC BEATYFUL CONGRATULATION

[@SlickD217]

I just don’t understand how guys have such a precise understanding of the entire fretboard...... Just blows my mind!!!

[@tseikkisnelkytkaks9013]

Tbh most players are just lazy, learn a few licks and move those around. When you have a few scales memorized over the fretboard it becomes trivial, new scales you need to work with are just minor alterations to what you already know. I tell the few people who have asked for instructions to put this boring base work in as early as possible as it will help everything from there on immensely. It's like learning to read (which is way more complicated), you start to see where the chords go and what the relation of your fingers to this is. Then moving from a natural minor to a phrygian is done on the fly, you just see those few F's on the freboard you need to change and it's not a big deal. It's all in the ground work.

[@heut4384]

Flawless.

[@tomyhas]

Indeed, Tom is one of the best teachers you can find over lick library and other platforms

[@andrewscheldt70]

You can always tell when a guitar player is classically trained. Amazing display, for those that actually understood what he is doing.

[@thetheoristtranscriptions]

Rick Graham is classically trained. Tom quayle isn't. Both equally awesome players.

[@user-jv7ir9ez2k]

@@thetheoristtranscriptions he is

[@simonguitar9028]

I say I am more of a slow bend David Gilmore type player, but the truth is that when you see something like this, and then picture the dedication of practice, and the possible reality that your fingers will never move that fast, and your brain just goes "NOPE!". Plenty to take out of Tom's playing for me in his note selection though. Great attention to the melodic possibilities of each chord, using different scale flavors and chromatic runs.

[@Father_Quant]

3:08 touches my soul

[@SoniaAnubis]

this reminds me of greg howe

[@tomyhas]

me too, specially some of the vibratos, really nice stuff

[@Heisenberg8307]

don't forget Guthrie govan, personally I could listen to their songs all day

[@davidscott1052]

fuckin hell WOW!!!°

[@pauldepter6031]

Wadsmitter# you just did, but AH is not using hybrid picking

[@BlkwtrPrk]

More like Brett Garsed. Great stuff.

[@stevenhearrell1564]

Fantastic! Inspiring.

[@gasimafonja1]

My favorite guitar master one! amazing guitar heros ! yes!

[@TheTinMan123]

Outstanding

[@scottfishkind5335]

Incredible!

[@MrCgar18]

This is some great playing I love his touch its something Ive always liked and strive for,but I sees some guitarist say kidding around,they want to give up.IMO you have to find what you kie and stick with it and be good at what you like and love to do.I see this and I freaking love the playing then I saw another video of someone playing jimmy page licks I love that then I watch hendrix vids evh vids billy gibbaons vids ali diemola steve vai satriani angus youn etc etc.Do you see where im going? thre are so many great guitarist and styles its easy to see any of these guys and want to quit but they play what they love and play from their heart that is what makes them special.BTW I will be watching this vid over and over again trying to copy some of these licks its so so cool I love this type of playing.

[@brandonterzic]

god attitude Carlos

[@ericthangjam104]

not only does he hv great skills but his fingers r also well structured... god's gift.. 🖑

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Which god?

[@coolwaterdvr]

Mind blown! WOW!

[@Aristotelezz]

Hee, my warm up exercise!

[@tomyhas]

heavy stuff in there :D

[@ThePiummy]

He's the best of the planet

[@JEL5150]

Something about toms posture when he’s playing it looks like he’s barely touching the strings

[@sixkintnts]

Spider walk can help you with that

[@rofertpomendia1388]

Great tom !, awesome. Can teach this. More on this style? TIA

[@peterdragon2822]

He is outstanding. I wonder, if his fluency on the fretboard has to do with his tuning (it must have). When each particular interval looks the same on every pair of strings, that must free up some brainpower... Who else has tried this tuning?

[@paulchambers8586]

Tom is awesome, an absolutely amazing instructor and a lovely human being. I would just respectfully say that his playing is sometimes like an AI version of Guthrie: unreal technique and timing but nowhere near the same level of feel, touch, tone and raw excitement. He definitely has Incredible "percussive" feel and touch, though. Needless to say, if I could reach a tenth of his level I'd be happy. Huge respect for the way he teaches and explains. A brilliant communicator who never talks down to his audience or makes them feel inferior, which most of us are, let's face it!!

[@tomyhas]

I agree. Tom Quayle is an alien from another world.

[@ToneD5150]

Lagato is trick...!!! TQ you rock...!!!

[@vettefret]

You've sold your sole to play like this...I hope the devil don't come knockin' any time soon...Incredible...

[@garyhughes723]

I'm not kidding when I say this. He can play that with his eyes closed. He does it all the time. Just making mince meat of the fret board and he's just looking about the room like some kid bored in class day dreaming, It's really not fair,

[@docitalicus]

uff... awesome yes

[@Jingleschmiede]

This is Brett Garsed light, 25 years ago. But it's very good and I love, that there are younger players out there practising this unique playing style.

[@lightup7584]

Wowww man you are outstanding!What a virtuoso+tasty playing!Love it!:)