Classical Guitarist Reacts to Classical Dragon with Marcin and Tim Henson

[@tammyhill3798]

Marcin was born in 2000 which was also the year of the dragon. He said that and his classical background was the inspiration. Greetings from Southern California 🤗💋🥰 he also has a flamenco background

[@tomthumb5065]

Martin was born in the year of the dragon, he is releasing the album in this year which is the year of the dragon hence the title of the album as well as the lead track.

[@tammyhill3798]

@@tomthumb5065 can’t wait until the 13th!!

[@carlo-ni9qg]

Marcin started his first few years as a classical guitarist but he later started to learn flamenco privately and hes been on his flamenco style ever since he started learning

[@guitarcody9]

Hi Tammy, thanks for your comment. I'm from SoCal as well!

[@petertaylor1260]

I think the preference for a thin sound in Tim's music comes from an arrangement/production angle. I totally agree that, in isolation, Tim's guitar sounds too thin whilst a proper classical guitar has a richness and depth that is far more pleasing. However when you're mixing guitar with electronic elements and, in particular, heavy sub and low mid bass sounds all that richness from the classical guitar simply muddies the mix. You'll end up eq'ing out all that lovely low mid from the guitar in pursuit of a super clean mix so its basically going to waste. Therefore the utility of having a very thin bodied guitar, basically 90% of the way to an electric, is all upside as you get the playability and you didn't need the low end anyway.

[@guitarcody9]

Hey Peter, I didn't think about it from that perspective, and that makes a lot of sense hearing you explain it in that way. Thanks for sharing your insight!

[@kenjones6034]

Enjoy when people that know what they are talking about react to Marcin. Marcin said he was 14, or 15 in the Paganini vid.

[@janzeep5424]

yeah i believe he was 15 and it was as a preparation for a competition

[@guitarcody9]

Thanks for watching Ken!

[@matrixmannn]

Piszę po polsku bo po angielsku robię za dużo błędów. Użyj translatora. No więc tak. 1) Po pierwsze dziękuję za profesjonalną recenzję wykształconego muzyka, który wie o czym mówi, a ja poszukuję właśnie takich recenzji ludzi, którzy wiedzą o czym mówią, a to jest rzadkość w internecie. 2) Ten obrazek z Paganinim to jest egzamin Marcina i miał tu 14 lat, a ten chłopak za nim to Michał Kwiecień, który też jest bardzo cenionym gitarzystą ale absolutnie klasycznym. Ten film zamieścił długoletni i pierwszy nauczyciel Marcina Pan Pikor, który jest bardzo ekscentrycznym i cholernie surowym nauczycielem, o czym Marcin wielokrotnie mówił, że kilkukrotnie wywalił go z lekcji za niesubordynację. To jemu i rzecz jasna swojemu nieprawdopodobnemu talentowi Marcin zawdzięcza swoją wirtuozerię na tym instrumencie. 3) Ta współpraca Marcina z Timem musiała w końcu się wydarzyć bo to na dziś są najbardziej topowe i gorące gitary na świecie i to wisiało w powietrzu od dłuższego czasu i fani obu muzyków długo na to czekali. 4) To jest kompozycja Marcina, którą zaaranżował specjalnie pod Tima i Tim też brał w tym udział bo nie mogło być inaczej, o czym Marcin też mówi, że to ich wspólna kompozycja i to jest majstersztyk gdzie gitara elektryczna nie przeszkadza gitarze akustycznej i odwrotnie, a tam gdzie grają razem jest wręcz nieprawdopodobna symbioza obydwu instrumentów. To jest rozmowa dwóch różnych gitar, co słychać w tej kompozycji. Tu nie ma konkurencji tu jedna gitara odpowiada drugiej i to wszystko się zgadza. Tu nie ma zgrzytów i to jest gładkie. Słuchacz słyszy jedność i jedno nowatorskie brzmienie., którego nigdy wcześniej nie słyszał i na tym polega fenomen obu muzyków. Chłopaki nie podporządkowali się kanonowi i wyrzucili wszystko co wiemy o gitarze. Zresztą Marcin sam powiedział, że stworzył nowy styl gry na gitarze bo nudzi go granie ciągle tego samego, ciągle tak samo. O tym jak i dlaczego opowiada w wywiadzie udzielonym Rob Scallon, który też jest na YT i ma ponad milion osłon. Tam Marcin mówi dokładnie co i jak. 5) Co do Tima to muszę wziąć go w obronę bo gra na swojej autorskiej gitarze, która jest czymś pośrednim pomiędzy klasyczną gitarą elektryczną i akustyczną. Nie będę tu opisywać konstrukcji tej gitary bo wyjdzie mi z tego elaborat. W każdym razie Tim dokładnie chciał taką gitarę bo ta gitara pozwala mu na precyzyjną grę i każdy dźwięk jest dokładnie słyszalny. Nie ma hałasu. 6) To są młode wilki, które szturmem wdarły się do Panteonu gitarzystów wszechczasów i przyszłość na tym instrumencie należy do nich i kto wie co jeszcze wymyślą? Dziś nie wystarczy założyć zespół w garażu ale trzeba mieć gruntowne wykształcenie muzyczne, rzadki talent od Boga i nieprawdopodobne umiejętności techniczne aby być słuchanym. 7) Jesli chodzi o gitarę to to co zrobili chłopaki jest w tej chwili szczytem tego instrumentu i raczej prędko nic lepszego na ten instrument nie usłyszymy. No chyba, że będzie jeszcze trio na 2 elektryki i jeden akustyk bo mają w zanadrzu jeszcze trzeciego kumpla, którym jest Ichika Nito z Japonii i fani też czekają na to trio z niecierpliwością. Kto wie, może się doczekają? Pozdrawiam z Polski.

[@JamiVenus]

bardzo dziękuję za świetny wpis. Ująłeś bardzo celnie wszystko o czym od dawna myślałem. Jeżeli chodzi o czysto klasycznego Marcina to polecamy przecież Nocturn op.9 no2 Chopina kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHmofKmDn5Vnh80

[@matrixmannn]

@@JamiVenus Dziękuję za docenienie mojego wpisu bo raczej nie piszę takich obszernych wpisów i ograniczam się do kilku słów. Tak znam ten utwór i śledzę karierę Marcina od początku od kiedy o nim usłyszałem w Polsce, a jest to już trochę czasu. Chopin jest cholernie trudny, a na gitarę szczególnie. Zresztą każdy cover Marcina muzyki klasycznej jest perełką i kto by pomyślał, że te wykopaliska mogą brzmieć tak nowocześnie i ponownie zaciekawiać i zachwycać, no ale na to trzeba mieć dobry pomysł, talent i umiejętności. Pozdrawiam.

[@guitarcody9]

Hello, thank you so much for your thoughtful and thorough comment. I appreciate you sharing that information with us all!

[@mamamariola2695]

Znowu Super komentarz,bardzo potrzebny.😊

[@tomthumb5065]

@@matrixmannn To było genialne!🤭

[@Anita_b_r]

To watch Marcin is another level of aesthetic. The energy he shares with the audience is insane and, maybe, exactly what a lot of people are looking for .

[@guitarcody9]

Yes, there’s something to be said about that.

[@seemingmusic]

You should listen to two Polyphia pieces- Goose and GOAT. Which Tim Henson is part of, the song pays tribute and are derivatives of these originals.

[@guitarcody9]

Oh cool! Will do. Thanks Ming!

[@NathanGamingTube]

@@guitarcody9 Maybe add to that list the song Playing God by Polyphia. It's simply astounding what Tim can do. Also, nice video Cody!

[@annaswodczyk1069]

Thank you for the great reaction and I am asking for more classic Marcin 😀 (Beethoven: "5th Symphony", "Moonlight Sonata", "Fur Elise", Paganini). Regards 🌞

[@guitarcody9]

Hello Anna, I'll see what I can do in the future. Thanks for watching!

[@ryanijyu533]

See more of Tim's songs. Check out Marcin's collabs with other ppl too.

[@mQnstera]

Check out the live version on Stephen Colbert's show. Marcin plays Tim's part on his acoustic - crazy!

[@guitarcody9]

Cool, will do. Thanks for sharing

[@gehadakash3829]

My god , I was waiting for this man

[@guitarcody9]

Haha, thanks, I actually made the video a while back, but it got a copyright strike, and I couldn't post it for over a month.

[@RijuChatterjee]

The body movement enables the rhythmic integrity

[@guitarcody9]

True

[@orbitalsummer]

shredding paganini - never thought i would hear that phrase

[@Gwennbleidd_Chess]

I like playing the chess opening called Classical Dragon listening to this melody😅.

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

I hit the thumbs up marker on your content. Looking forward see your next video from you. Awesome clip, GuitarCody. Continue to keep the excellent work.

[@guitarcody9]

Hey, thank you. Comments like yours are really encouraging! I appreciate it.

[@yellfire]

Tim Henson or Polyphia rather did cover a classical piece in their early days: Bach Concerto #1 in D Minor. Spinning a heavy metal twist on it, but very interesting tho. You can find it on yt.

[@guitarcody9]

Oh really? I'll have to check that out!

[@vintex5035]

Marcin in the Paganini video was not 10 he was about 16 and about the same or 1 year later he released the percussive asturias cover

[@michaelmaltese9304]

I think these guys, though classically trained and rooted, are making their own form of "modern" classical music. I really like it. It's old, but new. Bravo!

[@boyanaskrbic]

It is not classical music or flamenco. The melody is inspired by Cuban folklore, known as Guajira. 💖🇨🇱

[@SpadeCorona]

That’s the Chilean flag? This is the Cuban flag. 🇨🇺

[@boyanaskrbic]

@@SpadeCorona Yes, from Chile 💖🇨🇱

[@bl4ckfl4g]

I have that guitar. Action is really low. Super easy to play. Favorite guitar just to pick up and play

[@guitarcody9]

I bet it feels good on the left hand.

[@cedric7936]

Marcin is incredible

[@ReneDRH]

Thanks for the video bro

[@guitarcody9]

Thanks for watching René

[@tsukuyomi-m6l]

He was actually 16 in that paganini video but still that's not anything a normal 16 year old can play haha

[@guitarcody9]

Yeah true

[@lukemason494]

Thanks for the video

[@guitarcody9]

Hey Luke, thanks for watching!

[@somlaifischer]

Tim's guitar is his signature model from Ibanez, really an electric with nylon strings, also to my ears its strange that he chose this very thin piezzo sound, but in a way its interesting that someone embraces the 'natural' thin piezzo world and builds from it, its even cool. For me the master of this type of guitar and being playful with piezzo+nylon was Sylvain Luc - I know its jazz mostly, still, very playful open diverse playing kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2bFq2unnc1jp7c

[@russellward4624]

It's so it cuts through the band. A more full sounding guitar gets muddled in the mix. His electric guitar tone is the same, for the same reason.

[@adamsomlai-fischer3361]

​@@russellward4624 There are many nylon string and electric players who play with a thick, round sound in bands-I believe this tone is just a choice. (Remember, this is a solo recording.) I prefer the full sound, like in this video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5mTlYyXnJKoacU even though there are many instruments accompanying the guitar. but i repsect the artistic choice staying pure piezzo.

[@russellward4624]

@@adamsomlai-fischer3361 but they don't sound the same as Polyphia. Just because band A has a sound doesn't mean every band canndo the same thing. Tim has moved to that tone for a reason. Whennthey started he didn't use that sound. The bands sound has changed so his sound had to change.

[@Peruvian.Lama74]

When you get a chance, check out some of the late, great mandolin virtuoso U. Srinivas's works. Would love to get your reaction on him.

[@onsesejoo2605]

Please search for interview with Rick Beato, where Tim Henson explains the guitar and how it's been designed. He says that it is not a real classical guitar, more a semi acoustic nylon string. It is a intended compromise between a real classical guitar and electric guitar e.g with the neck, which leans more towards electric guitar than classical guitar. He also tells the story behind the idea after seeing and playing one of the first electric nylon strings which was built more like an electric guitar, thin neck etc.

[@OnlyShred]

React to the live get you back by Shawn lane! It will absolutely blow your mind so much musicality and fierce technique!

[@nicolasgoossens]

Marcin: "Watch me make this piece make even look harder than it is by how I act when I'm playing it..." Tim: "Watch me make this hard piece look easy..."

[@Inspiration_Connect]

yes in the pcoket well said

[@homo_faber_et_artifex]

Spektrum brzmień gitary w dłoniach Marcina sięga poza "horyzont zdarzeń".

[@とひ-s6b]

I like your talk.😃

[@guitarcody9]

Hi, thank you for watching!

[@JoshuaAnthonyYT]

Good video. One criticism is audio quality for the music, it sounds completely different than on the record in your vid. Great insights

[@guitarcody9]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it.

[@larencmusic]

1:37 The kid with glasses on is good too but not popular. Im shure somevere you can find his videos he play ;D

[@donyoung7874]

It would be nice to hear more than 5 seconds of the music at a time.

[@guitarcody9]

Yes, I agree. The reason for all the stops is to avoid getting a copyright strike.

[@michaelmaltese9304]

You were talking about his "showmanship" and how most classical guitarist are so much more rigid, and I get that, but by the same token, it's wh he is and it's his own unique style. In my humble opinion, if he didn't perform that way he would not be being true to himself or his music. Toning it down so to speak would be a serious mistake and I TRULY think it would affect his music negatively. "To thine own self be true" is an important factor in all forms of music.

[@guitarcody9]

Yeah, I think you’re right. It’s super important to be true to yourself, and that certainly makes a difference in the music.

[@krzysztofignatiuk3779]

I know it's his reaction and maybe he listened to the song earlier, but how can you react and appreciate the song if you puase it every 3 seconds...

[@guitarcody9]

I know. Sorry for that. The reason is to avoid getting a copyright strike.

[@taegrr_yt]

I wonder if it's inspired by Classical Gas?

[@guitarcody9]

I’m not sure. That would be a cool ode to Classical Gas though

[@a3astonishing223]

1:00 He was 16 😂

[@macleod41069]

Can you not tell that video had been sped up

[@maullana5744]

please reaction finger style Alip bata from Indonesia, thanks

[@aresfenrir3676]

can you pleae do playing god?

[@guitarcody9]

You might enjoy this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZusmXial9Foj5osi=3VwcI6OyhA9ADDLZ or this kzbin.infoPSaYkVUxOVw?si=EUgpRNI7rbYjPLHq

[@DannyHood-j]

You must’ve started playing young yourself?

[@guitarcody9]

Fairly young around age 7

[@Ritercrazy]

Marseen.

[@boguslawpiskorz2208]

Mar-cheen. Greetings from Poland

[@fluteteatime]

​@@boguslawpiskorz2208but marcin introduces himself as "marseen" in guitar world medley video, so maybe he chose being called marcin as "marseen" as a stage name😊 i wondered about this too... check out his lateset guitar world video, he calls himself "marseen" for marcin.

[@boguslawpiskorz2208]

@@fluteteatime You didn't really ead my last sentence. Greetings from POLAND. Marcin s Polish. So am I. His way of saying is typical for anglo-saxon audiences. I am saying more correct way of how "marcin" SHOULD be pronounced. Up to You what You're going to do about it. Stay with mar-seen for dummies or [mar-chee] as Polish people say it. Again, greetings from Poland

[@fluteteatime]

​@@boguslawpiskorz2208 i understand you, i did read your comment to the end. why should you be so aggressive? is this common in polish culture to be angry and rude? i doubt it. what i am saying is that, the name "marcin" is pronounced as "marcheen" in proper polish, BUT this musician marcin HIMSELF seems to have chosen to pronounce his name "marseen" in english way FOR THE MEDIA. for example, think of yunchan lim. his name is actually pronounced "yeem yoon chan" in proper korean way, but everyone who does not speak korean, calls him "yoonchan lim" in english way. but the pianist is fine with it so we are fine with it. all i am saying is marcin himself introduces his name as "marseen" so although it is his real polish name, he is using it like a stage name, so he pronounces the name as he likes to.

[@r.coleman6506]

Marcin is absolutely incredible, but you DO hear rhythm patterns going behind this that he is in no way doing himself or at least at that time. ( Be it when both hands are not touching the fret board or the body of the guitar, but you can obviously hear whatever the percussion is, be it a percussion track recorded separately or just a loop, but it's definitely not him) Ive seen this in a number of his videos. I get it, but it's easy to stay in a "pocket" with some kind of rhythm track playing under you as if it was a "click track". Being a life long session player on multiple instruments and having to adapt flow and pocket inside of a click myself. Not trying to throw shade in any way or take anything away from the dude cuz he is absolutely CrAzY good. Just that you had made the comment about Andy and Tommy and Ive never seen either of them using any kind of underlying track or loops at all. They may have at times, I've just never seen it myself. BUT I've seen Marcin doing this multiple times. Just saying. That's all. Love your content though bro. Keep it up! Thanks. 🤟😎👍

[@guitarcody9]

Hey, thanks for the insight. I appreciate your in depth perspective.

[@ezb4]

Are you saying this based on recordings from music videos or his live sessions? If he uses additional sounds somewhere in post-production, he writes about it under the recording. However, everything that sounds from the guitar, even if it was added in post-production, he had to play personally. I saw and heard him play live and it is no different from what is on KZbin. Many people make similar comments to you. Marcin does a demonstration at every concert of how he does it all, breaking the music down into bass, drums and melody, and then putting it all together, joking along the way. Leaving his concert, I personally heard the opinion of a man who was convinced up to that point that Marcin was using loops all the time.

[@ІванГайдамаченко]

Звучання, відстій. Як ви таке слухаєте?

[@static7985]

музыка на любителя.

[@patriciolegett1757]

"Really catchy melody" you say. Hard to know with interruptions every two bars about thechnique or string action... Clearly both these guys are remarkable guitarists, but the melody? Who knows.

[@guitarcody9]

Haha, sorry about that. The reason for all the stops is to avoid getting a copyright strike.

[@FinaMLbb]

TIM'S HENSON GUITAR SOUNDS SO NYLON THATS WHY CLASSICAL MUSICIANS DONT WANT THE NYLONS STRINGS SOUNDS IF YOU HAVE NYLON STRINGS YOU KNOW WHATS THATS SOUND LIKE

[@robbruss8506]

Ya, he kinda ha to learn to be animated. He was on a.g.t

[@torch-eh7ti]

I agree with most of this video. It's more of a smug tone than classical. Don't really like it personally, since It's not my preferred music genre to listen to. Generally when I listen to Marcin I feel like a guitar teacher when their student starts playing jazz.

[@robbruss8506]

Youre the only breakdown that didn't immediately notice that this is 99% Tim's writing ...listen to more polyphia.

[@UniMatrix_1]

No its marcins composición

[@elcastro5000]

Nah bro. Marcin wrote the main riff a while ago. Composed the song to compliment tims style.

[@brentg6898]

Yeah Tim featured on this, it's marcins song, his creativity, his composition. Tim just rode the groove

[@janzeep5424]

am i the only one that isnt really a big fan of marcin?😭 Sure most people think that he's insanely good at guitar because of the tapping and stuff but it isn't actually musically interesting or nice sounding.

[@fluteteatime]

i get what you mean, even though i am a big fan of marcin. i love pat methey or grant green... but marcin just started his career and he's in his early 20's. i think he's got more.musical space to grow, and he already has great technical assets to himself, so let's wait for greater music coming from him in the future😊 all musicians evolve over time if they strive to....😊 and you cannot deny he is phenomenal with his techniques and innovative sound shapes. that already is a rare quality of musician of his age, so i expect highly of him as a musician..😊

[@janzeep5424]

@@fluteteatime i think that he's is technically very skillled, but when he was 15 he played paganini caprice no 24. I think that his technical skills could be better used imo.

[@Die.Trying]

6:04 Gets guitar out to show us the sound of the strings above the bridge. Proceeds to make the noise with his mouth simultaneously lol