Andy James, shows amazing guitar speed with Vortex Mind on EMGtv

[@floevo]

@guitarguts666 This is live, no protools. If it were the trouble of notes I fucked up would have been repaired lol. The harmonies are on the BT. It's just the head and delay with a gain boost

[@aforestforthestrings]

I remember when Psychic Transfusion came out, and I love it immensely, though I remember a good amount of people hating on it because it wasn't AJ's sound we knew from that self-titled album with Angel of Darkness. I love the futuristic vibe it gave, and it hits just as hard as a full LP would, if not harder. And let me not forget the Quick Licks days haha, thank you for all the inspiration, AJ, cheers!

[@emgtv]

Sorry for the re-upload, we needed to add some intro graphics for co-sponsors!

[@gab5e]

He owns the EMG stage.

[@MulchyYT]

Love how Andy occasionally spices things up with a little bit of Phrygian Dominant :)

[@eatsTURDtacos]

Lol k

[@TheNoister]

Andy James you ain't gotta prove anything, we know its all Live, some people are just ignorant, wonderful showcasing btw (: getting EMGs cause of you and that tone! cheers

[@TerminusCOBHC]

The secret to Andy James' abilities lies in his immaculate legato technique. He has hammer-ons and pull-offs down to a science and his picking hand can move in and out ov those phrasings without missing a beat. If you watch his right hand, he's really not having to do much work there because he can rely on his legato fretting abilities to do most ov the work. His economy picking is also really well developed to the point where he can use it when he needs to, but, doesn't rely on it completely.

[@christam24]

he's quickly evolving into my favorite guitarist..rock on Andy!!

[@immortality22]

i swear if he play any longer, fire will start coming out from the fretboard...my god..simply amazing....

[@PaulMacCuish]

Andy James never ceases to amaze me with melodies. Great stuff!

[@bassist12345]

His awesome phrasing is why I keep coming back and checking out his stuff.

[@CairoProgressiveRock]

On behalf of the EMGtv production team, we shot this live with seven cameras; in fact, it was one take. Andy is that good! Period.

[@__jcoby]

Did he even warm up before recording?:)

[@VirtualLiveShow]

A little while we were dialing in the sound and backing tracks. and always got it on the first take. He’s that good!

[@__jcoby]

@@VirtualLiveShow Hey man again!Can you help me please?:) I want to ask how did you capture andy’s sound? Did you mic the box and backing track was added in production after ? Thanks so much for response

[@VirtualLiveShow]

@ We always had the artist send their backing tracks a few days in advance, and we loaded them into ProTools and fed a stereo mix back out to floor monitors. In the studio, we had all the major amps and cabinets and the artist would tell us what they preferred. In this case Andy wanted to try out the Mesa boogie. We used one Sennheiser e 906 Dynamic Guitar Amp Microphone which was sent into an API preamplifier, then directly to ProTools. All the guitar performances were recorded live. (In Andy‘s case he would usually nail the performances in one take).Then we would mix it in sync with the video tracks. We used two computers for that process, one computer for the ProTools mix, and one computer for avid media composer, which were both synchronized for the mixing and editing process.

[@CairoProgressiveRock]

@@__jcoby for the purity of great tone and being able to crank the input gain level to maximum a good microphone preamp is always the best choice. Some mixing boards have great microphone preamps. In this particular case, we went directly to the API then straight to ProTools. - API 3124MV 4-channel Microphone Preamp Hey man, I hope you have a great day. Thanks for posting!!

[@DosenbrotWTF]

The awesome fact about Andy James is that his live acts are slightly different to his studio records.. he just gets while playing new parts into it without problems, and this ability ladys and gentlemans makes him to one of the best

[@TheBlacksunrise13]

Absolutely Amazing. Some of the most talented instrumental I've ever heard!!!

[@HavelP]

Probably one of the most musically interesting shredding guitarists at the moment. He progressed a lot during the few years I've been tracking his progress.

[@mattwildchild]

When it comes to Andy James, you can re-upload it 100x, I think we're fine with that :)

[@jametalboy]

He enjoyed playing and I enjoyed listening

[@TheBimmerfan]

This guy has some narural talent to work superbly with scales.

[@EvilPOKES]

Awesome song! Upload bonus!

[@ITSplasticfork]

he improvised alot on this 1

[@pariwatchantawuth1327]

Love the amp

[@johnrigglesford]

i love the way he is using the mini rectifier and getting that tone from it!!! ha ha good stuff andy!

[@PavelZhdanovich]

Very Nice Playing!

[@Lui_Guitar]

Gear used: Ltd AJ-1 w/ EMG 57/66 pickups, Mesa Boogie Flux Drive (pedal), Boss NS-2, MXR Carbon Copy Delay, Mesa Boogie Mini Rectifier and two Mesa 1x12 Mini Recto Cabs.

[@AndreGuimaraesVieira]

This guitar is so beautiful. The song is amazing. I loved! I turned his fan. Congratulations!

[@unlockdworld]

the whole playing is mind blowing, EMG great work!

[@Yokai_94]

I personally think Andy James is my favorite guitarist in the world and when i feel i can't play a certain lick he inspires me with his playing, i look up to play one day at his level the goal may be set too high but i keep at it jajaja.

[@glennquagmire6153]

Hows your playing now?

[@alexliver]

I don't mind listening to this great piece of music again :)

[@MetalDroppedN]

awesome guy 3:05 - 3:45 absolutely blew my mind.

[@IronMannara]

what a great player

[@ABCboy5]

Nice, you got a reply from Andy himself. And if you watched any of his other videos you wouldn't be questioning his playing. He does this playing in his sleep.

[@marcooshio8697]

andy best job emg pickups....

[@jameswilliamson7384]

at 4:06 we are talking about the same thing :P and He IS a bloody AWSOME guitarist! :D i never wanted to criticise him :P it is just an excuse because there are very few ppl who can play this like Andy :P Total Icon and full Respect to the great musician!

[@KingTabor]

Awesome video

[@ascari100]

he played at palm expo last week with backing tracks......and i kept a very critical eye on him....this guy missed one note ...thats it in the entire performance ...and that to a rhythm section not leads.....he is awesome

[@machinehead891]

i was lucky enough to see him at the music live event in birmingham (i think it's called that) in the lick library part, i was stod about 2 feet from him and he played everything clean! didn't make one mistake. i'd say that yeh you're probably right but for people like andy and tosin who can play their stuff pretty much flawlessly without really trying.

[@RockoryonOrion]

Andy i love you !!!!!

[@ArronSealmoyGuitar]

Speechless......... monster in the house

[@DanAnderson_TheMaddestShredder]

Pretty Good. Andy is Amazing

[@machinehead891]

you really should! i have a few of the lick library DVDs he has done and they are excellent! well worth the money. look into a DVD from guitar messenger called Scar Guitar. that's probably the next best thing i've bought regarding tuitional DVD's

[@Laguna69]

This vid is amazing

[@maxwellschneider1484]

amazing

[@Jamminmotorking]

80's guitar rocks!

[@maxwellschneider1484]

hes amazing

[@ubdejones1]

i've indentified aeolian scale and the diminished scale too

[@ShredMobile]

and it's totally badass!

[@Slugger84629]

Killed track!

[@JoeyConcepcionGuitar]

This song is sick!!!

[@mechemix]

nice pickups

[@ticker1ch]

Right proper hero

[@Portalofsanity]

That's really sick and overall great playing.

[@TheMelodicmusic]

cheers

3.05 - 3.19 = just beautiful!

[@zsalvini]

There are maybe a few pentatonic phrases here but he mainly uses the natural minor scale.

[@DJZelize]

I get your uploads on email, and I don't mind re-uploads! Only reminds me to watch this awesomeness again:)

[@mathughes1959]

I just wonder how fast he plays when he's just practicing because he plays at that speed without anything close to a mistake. he must be able to play some serious shit

[@PimpDovahkiin]

Yes...

[@JoseRivera-le5hz]

Agreed if I'm not mistaken andy is one whom developed over time judging from his interview I suppose

[@skorobagatko]

killer!

[@brkndstrng14]

when he lifted his picking hand at 2:07, i expected a cool tapping lick...my prediction was wrong...it was a godly tapping lick

[@StevieCybernetik010]

His style is damn impressive, i love this shit!

[@JoshuaRowGuitarist]

When asked what scale he's using, Andy only says "The one that's in the right key". He doesn't analyse what he's doing, he just does it.

[@marcotp9]

respect

[@MrRiccardoSava]

impressive

[@decemberswitch]

good, reminded me of satch. nice video.

[@JannoEsko]

Mindblown, this fucking rocks!

[@Jackson666fan]

He must be deciding through different amps. Awsome song and gear!

[@gurvijaybecker]

@EMGpickupsTV, what pickups does he use on his bridge and neck positions ?

[@SimonRobbswol]

I know the whole thing is epic but there's something about the chorus melody that's real good.

[@agnaldoteixeira9522]

The gift comes for God.

[@agoff2013]

Omg I think I gave birth. Great song, Andy.

[@stevem3tal]

That's just mindblowing :)

[@MaxSlemy]

It's fucking amazing !!

[@wk2torque460]

how would you describe the pup set in your axe?... my frame of reference would be...JB,SH6, duncan 59, gibson 57, 81,85,89,60,SA, 500T/496R.... I run my EMGs at 18v too....

[@Mallory...Weiss.]

Andy are lessons via skype available with you? For sure you'll get some time for this Man...

[@rickteichroeb2817]

godly

[@metalvocalistwanted]

definitely dont mind listening again to this one :B \m/

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

What did Mr. James think of the new pickup combo?

[@ninjastep87]

This guy is absolutely amazing! That said, I wish he wrote more interesting music.

[@JoseRivera-le5hz]

If I offer my mother and various of my relatives does it include the skills as well?

[@Inhaleblackexhaleblue]

It must be a pain in the but to remember these songs.

[@michaellynch3737]

Actually it pretty obviously was at 4:06, but that doesn't take anything away from his playing. He just might be the best guitarist alive in my opinion.

[@TheOeller]

I love your shoes :D

[@IainFrame]

The man's a ninja.

[@Ballovirta]

How do he get that sound (feeling ) what scale is he using?

[@myway43]

Which EMG's are best for classic rock/bluesier music?

[@yuuzuudraws]

WHAT SCALES IS HE USING HERE?? AND WHAT SCALES DOES HE MOSTLY USE?? PLEASE REPLY

[@xsodxgeez]

Badass

[@aniruddhamazumdar7876]

eargasm !!

[@mnwildrb]

the best ever

[@venpresath]

Active? O.o As in.. EMG Active pickups? Means that the pickups have an external power source to power them and produce less noise and hum compared to passive pickups.

[@SantanaSilcott]

between the tiny head, cab, and relatively smaller guitars, it looks almost like Andy is just GIANT XD haha

[@davorinkofjac9904]

This song reminds me a lot on John Petrucci's playing style on his solo album Suspended Animation. Nevertheless, excellent playing!! Keep up the good work!!

[@joshychaos]

/watch?v=0zV-82UmLXA this is a video of him playing this song live at NAMM. I believe he's using the same pick ups in both videos.

[@JSpears90]

It's such a great song that it HAD to be re-uploaded. In a vast sea of musicians, he is a fucking Great White!!

[@AugieSubsJrock]

Anyone knows when he plans on putting out a new album? In need of a fix of new Andy James tunes

[@Islandsoundzz]

Why don't you play 7 strings anymore? I noticed that in alot of your other videos you played a mix of 7 strings and 6. Do you plan on having a 7 string version of your signature guitar?

damn he is a god on the guitar!

[@joshychaos]

How could you possibly have fucked up? I've played this like 30 times since yesterday and couldn't even hear a sour note. :c You're a beast man.

[@golang-dev]

It is amazing but wrong the minute 4:05