Backstage With... Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders

[@jamesjohnson4432]

I love Tosin's pioneering musical sound. A fantastic human being too. I feel very privileged to have met him

[@dropkickproductiontx]

I'm so thankful to have stumbled across Tosin Abasi's work. He has become one of my biggest influences as a guitarist and songwriter. Thanks Mr. Abasi!

[@againstallpractices]

the arpeggio type thing in soraya has to be one of my favorite parts of a song ever. of all time

[@Strignid]

he makes me want to put my guitar down for ever and at the same time practice every single minute of every day he is the freakin shit

[@777petrucci]

awesome, simply the best new guitarrist out there. The new Petrucci, may be new name for the future along with Misha/Bulb

[@Iliketacos091]

What a contribution. Somebody give this man a medal. He can spell the word "told".

[@phantomlord6661]

true dat for every generation theres an amazing black guitarist that ends up making a difference

[@Dillon3672]

I remember meeting him last summer, hes a really humble guy!

[@Soon851216]

3:28 I'm Tosin Abasi, and this is Well Dressed Man.

[@TheOrchidThief]

these clean tapping from soraya is awesome, when i tap clean sweeps i dont even hear them

[@mackdalty]

I'm Tosin Abasi and this is amazing.

[@TheDrumminMan08]

One of the best in all of metal today, bar none.

[@TheMidst]

Sweet, that was great.

[@mytchmacfarlane]

Man, this guy is just soooo damn cool.

[@Archetype3]

Tosin is pure genious man.

[@OoPHaze]

@clanleader500 dude, when i met him after a show in ny (i left during dillinger and he was at his merch booth) he was askin me if i thought people digged them and we discussed the set and the other bands. such a chill dude

[@systematicdesign]

Phenomenal!

[@Abnormalproductions2]

I'm getting my first 7 string tonight.

[@Dazsturbed]

Otherworldly talent right there, and such a fuckin' cool guy too!

[@trivrock2k6]

Its hypnotizing

[@savagechefdaze]

I keep eating as much Tosin knowledge as I can and I'm still not full yet... maybe I have a tapeworm.

[@sirefromtheshire]

Damn all you progressive guitarists. Too talented :)

[@dannnnny86]

looook at those shoes!! this guy is always stylin'

[@KeiththeTank]

I have no clue how Tosin and AAL is going to fit on this year's Summer Slaughter, but god damn is it going to be amazing.

[@Phrgyian]

@TheTomledo im pretty sure we have two hands and can play guitar with both at once... but he does play odd meters also

[@ChainsawVsGod]

When he plays Soraya sweep with one hand.... OH MY GAAWWDDDD!!!

[@hughlaw1]

Such a classy guy xD, i also love his shoes! (and guitar of course!)

[@6ixpoint5ive]

@guitarman069 i agree. these guys don't just solo they write songs and full compositions while using all those cool techniques.

[@111spandex]

@guitarman069 i think you're referring to Chris Letchford. and i totally agree with you.

[@illustrious-jaco]

thats really cool man

[@BlueBarrier782]

Man Tosin should really look into getting an endorsement from Mills cabs. It would be PERFECT for his music if he used an Afterburner 4x12 live. They don't work for everyone but all that punch, clarity but "hugeness" would work great for his mix of technicality and huge pounding rhythms. I think it would pair really well with the orange.

[@chickenslips]

Watching those muscles ripple in his arm is just like o.o

[@ChristophMikael]

@guitarman069 DUDES from Scale the Summit. Chris AND Travis are both phenomenal gutiar players.

[@kxrider70]

beast!

[@kilipeti]

@beatkeeper707 dunno about what he used on the ibanez, but I know that he uses 10-46 + 66 + 80 for his Strandberg.

[@wonnie]

@guitarman069 Yeah, they really take the melodic parts of prog to a whole different level

[@SWEAVER]

4:05 look at his arm near where his sleeve is O.o its cool looking

[@brandon5pennies]

i know the vht is tube powered but why did he leave space between his axe-fx and furman power conditioner? he could have easily fit all of his gear in a 6 space rack and had a space between his vht and axe fx i think that's an skb rack case btw if anyone is interested

[@jamietrhcp17]

i want his shoes.

[@5150musicman]

My religion is: Tosin Abasi. He is my hierarchy, my devine being, and whatever else you may call it:D

[@iAm_compLEX]

@kilipeti Sweet! Thanks man!

[@AdamDallas]

Tosin is just way too fucking awesome.. Real djentleman!

[@oscarmeyer516006]

@Iliketacos091 he often plays in poly rhythms as opposed to not being able to keep time

[@ViKiNGRAvEN]

so badass he doesn't even need a pick!

[@goresickkarelpearson]

i love it :D

[@globalchaos1984]

@KeiththeTank It was AMAZING

[@falige]

@EnglishSteel2347 Tosin kinda went to Misha for help in recording his album so...anyway, no one is saying that Vai sucks, but guitarists like Mansoor and Tosin and such are pioneering an entire new form and style of guitar playing. Vai definitely isn't the future, haha.

[@jonajon91]

I would love to see tosin playing an agile guitar.

[@thomaserak7]

are they the guitars with the frets all spaced out like on an angle?

[@jaredsmorse1994]

I have an Agile Interceptor 7 string and its the best guitar I've had yet

[@wackyoneone]

Sweet rig :)

[@TheMidst]

@alexAENESIDEManders I'll watch again, but it doesn't sound like some audio distortion or something.

[@99mag3r99]

I wonder if Tosin could sing, if so, AAL would be like the absolute best band ever

[@Stevecon6]

Ahhhh his forearm muscles are just rockin out while hes tapping in cafo...

[@Iliketacos091]

I wasn't saying he isn't able to keep time, I said that he speeds them up SLIGHTLY.

[@FinnMetal4Life]

@BjKnight91 I shook his hand today, and you are absolutely right.

[@syn5643]

@ZOMBIELANDakaUSA I definitely agree with tosin songs. I've been REALLY getting good at some Periphery songs I've been jamming on. I've had this problem with guitar I've always imitated other guitarists I liked way too much. First it was hendrix, the SRV, then Dave Matthews band, Then Avenged Sevenfold, Then TOOL for about 8 years, and I still love them.. But recently I've been really capturing my own style. That's what it takes, find yourself. Take it to another level! Tosin agrees..!!

[@drummakid101]

"Djent, Djent" wow.

[@clanleader500]

"Thank you so much for taking time for the interview" "No problem,thanks for taking interest" How much fucking cooler can Tosin get?

[@TheInundation]

yes a boomerang!

[@8JobForAMexican8]

@barneycockburn Because, well Misha composed a lot of parts for Tosin for the Animals As Leader's album, and his use of 6 or 7 string is amazing, He could play like Tosin, but not his repertoire. If you get what I'm saying. Misha is REALLY good, his playing is really clean, and All New Materials is amazing, He is also very multitalented because he could of possibly wrote Periphery's album himself.

[@KillTheFlock132]

@deadtissue It's all about opinion, if you're a Hendrix fan than he did his job as an entertainer, appeal to his audience

[@bradbouton]

holy shit i have that same cable thats plugged into his axe fx!

[@vitnemec8365]

Wow, you are basically him!

[@xXJmG47Xx]

@8JobForAMexican8 Misha Programmed Drums... If it says he actually wrote some of the actual guitar parts somewhere creditable; thats awesome. But i cant see misha playing/ writing anything like tosin, maybe chords.?.

[@Iliketacos091]

*them being his songs. Although, when he plays with Javier and the drummer (can't remember his name, sorry) he's fine. When its just him, he plays a little bit fast.

[@a_b_i_g_a_i_L_69]

I think I spy a Capairison in the background cool.

[@piercejamar9113]

Jimi Hendrix and Tosin Abasi doing a 1 hr song.

[@ThexSlothxKing]

@guitarman069 Too true, but I believe you forgot Paul Waggoner ;)

[@JurassicPaul-]

is this periphery's amp setup behind tosin?? please reply

[@disfigured75]

Can anyone tells me what his guitar tuning is? Sorry if I word this sentence wrong, I am bad at typing and Speaking English =3

[@albertllaphan]

@jajones1952 are you one4technique?

[@oh_heeeyyy]

Dat pre-axe fx2 tho.

[@ACDCwarmachine]

@littletingoddess96 the song was called cafo. so there is no pun?

[@trumpetswim10]

best dressed guitar player today

[@SASPython]

@grievous56 i now realised it was the light that was green xD

[@SyqLAWL]

@psychoticmondays that song is almost entirely in 9/8

[@tusinukas02]

what is the riff in the beginning ?

[@JackCarlino]

looks like hes using a combo of the 'das metal' and 'energyball' amp models... interesting..

[@sentre16]

@SnoringMonkeyExhibit he's the musician and the audience, tapping and doing the mexican wave, hahaha! he's extremely awesome!

[@Iliketacos091]

Drums do have the ultimate control over the timing, rhythm, etc., but bass does a lot to reinforce it.

[@ShubaSalad]

The 1 dislike is probably a Jimmy Buffet fan

[@killerapp8]

any one els see the muscles in his arm as he plays thay are going crazy

[@XxTRIPPINGxxGUITARxX]

Yeah, drums are timing. Bass gives music extra melody or a heavier edge. For example, "Dirt" by Alice in Chains has an amzaing bass melody. And most metal/rock bands will give their music a very heavy edge with a lot of bass, but bass alone isn't always going to keep a band in time just like rhythm guitar won't always. But bass guitarists have a much wider range of genres to play than guitarists. Basses have their strengths and weaknesses.

[@MetalBassist73]

i want his shoes

[@EradicationArtifice]

I didn't know Mos Def was such a great guitar player...

[@Grunik1618]

That Axe-FX is worth more than all of you.

[@tehsimo]

@GuitarEdge correct :) Still cool tho. I'm watching all your backstage vids

[@kevyp12]

@guitarman069 that DUDE has a name... chris letchford

[@savagechefdaze]

@TruNikkaz -- In about a month!

[@replicatedmetal]

"my clean tone is no secret, Im going to upload some patches to the forum" ARE THEY ANYWHERE DOES ANYBODY KNOW!?!?!

[@GlockenspielSAS]

and his hat too

[@TheRandomhero420]

@guitarman069 why does no one else think the same way as me but you

[@ObieCS2]

most fashionable metalhead ever

[@MitchTenderness]

@Equivalence4 Check out a band called Gentle Giant.

[@8JobForAMexican8]

@xXJmG47Xx Shoot dude, we may never know whats in Misha's talent skill. He might be REALLY good, and can stoop up to Tosin's level.

[@iAm_compLEX]

but what strings and gauges does he play?!?! :(

[@syn5643]

@ZOMBIELANDakaUSA Anytime brother!

[@theforkisonthetable]

hells yeah. chill dude. he always wears that hat eh?

[@Baltuc_Racing]

Music is the best thing the ever happened to Humans...oh wait music and beer of course;)PERIOD

[@rallycar171]

hes such a normal fuckin down to earth dude that plays the nastiest guitar. it makes me want to wake up the next day. this world may once again have hope. im going to go donate something to charity.

[@BrittonShrum]

he is the stanley jorden reincarnet :)

[@guitarman069]

say bye bye to steve vai...satch and all your shred guitar heroes.....this is the future of guitar playing folks....tosin abasi....misha mansoor......and that dude from scale the summit