Does Guitar Technique Degrade As We Age?

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[@kevinstewart8120]

Possible explanation for the 2 videos: the Budokan video is fresh off the Train of Thought album release, and they are touring that record in that video, so it’s fresh on Petrucci’s mind and chops. The later video, perhaps he didn’t practice it as thoroughly as he had for the ToT tour.

[@crrodriguez]

I agree. This sounds like a reasonable explanation. other than of course one show been heavily overdubbed and polished for release

[@BrettFairchild]

It's a general trend, not an isolated incident with petrucci.

[@darklinkduck2275]

@@BrettFairchild he has said multiple times he forgot how to play most of the material and has to relearn it. I saw dream theater this year he fucking killed it and was way better than this clip

[@Sphereal]

Great video. I find it hilarious that a generation of players who are used to edit the 20th take of a solo criticize a virtuoso's live version of his solos.

[@michaelcraig9449]

And the new ones mostly SUCK! They dont practice much, they lean on computers.

[@mk7073]

There are KZbin videos of Allan Holdsworth in his 60s being more terrifying than ever. He just got better and better.

[@carl13220]

I think that Holdsworth is an exception. Plus you can't really compare a fusion musician who had more time to practice and less time in studio and touring to metal guitarists ( Malmsteen, Petrucci, Vai, Satriani and so on ) who spend wayy more time in studios writing/ recording and on tour. Holdsworth pretty much lived in his own bubble.

[@LeviSky7]

@@carl13220 Guthrie govan, 51 Steve via, 62 Rick beato is in his 50’s. Tommy Emmanuel is 67 and his skills are phenomenal. He’s one of my favorites right now. I think it’s more of a mind over matter thing. If you play regularly every day and take care of yourself I think there shouldn’t be any reason why we wouldn’t be able to perform.

[@Fedorevsky]

@@LeviSky7 Absolutely. Of course there's examples of players degrading too in a field of work where many have succumbed to drugs and alcohol and the hard life many live on the road. These people simply stopped practicing and pushing themselves and lived very unhealthy lives. Of course their skills deteriorated as well over time along with their health and aspirations.

[@wesleytrott6397]

2:54 to 3:50. I LOVE the point you made here. I actually needed to hear this. I've been down on myself because certain aspects of my playing are not what they used to be. It's because I've devoted most of my guitar time to learn more about theory and chords and ear training and composing and I've spent less time practicing to a metronome. And that's ok. Your reminded me that it's ok. I can't be 10 out of 10 on every little aspect of guitar playing at all times. Thanks man!

[@harpsdesire4200]

I've thought about this from time to time. The oldest "shred" guitarist I've seen live is Michael Romeo quite recently in June in their (and my) home state of NJ, he played phenomenally and is in his mid 50's. I was a little disappointed he took out the live tapping outro out of Evolution the Grand Design once the solo was finished, but that could be for a myriad of reasons like the ones you described. The oldest "shred" guitarists I can think of of the top of my head are Al Di Meola, Batio and Macalpine, all of them are in their 60's and for the most part they can still play pretty phenomenally judging by recent YT clips of theirs. Maybe not as good as their prime years, but not off by much. With that said lack of sleep at a later age definitely effects your guitar playing. I'm in my early 30's and if I get less than 6 hours of sleep my guitar playing is noticeably worse, but I didn't have this problem in my teens regardless of the amount of sleep I got I was satisfied with my technique. Nowadays I make sure to get anywhere from 7-8 hours a night, but it's easier said than done. You should make a video about health/lifestyle choices that can negatively or positively affect guitar playing.

[@MainPrism]

I agree and Vai is also in his 60's and can still shred. Eventually people do slow down so techniques will degrade eventually. But at what age? That also depends on genetics. You see clips of 100 year olds that can't even stand up then a clip of another running around like they're still in their 60's. Genetics no doubt will play a role.

[@andrescastillo8199]

I think the late Andrés Segovia put the issue to rest kzbin.info/www/bejne/onTIlpWNnM-lqLc

[@musicman700]

Michael Romeo has so relaxed technique, at least this is my impression, that he could go with it literally for years to come

[@rorke47]

The tapping part has been taken out for over a decade now, Romeo is just lazy and hates playing live. It's why his band plays the same songs every show on the tour. There's some older poor quality live shows from 98-2000 you can find here on youtube where Romeo's chops are 100 times better than they are now.

[@Vestu]

@@musicman700 Yeah Michael Romeo as maybe the most economic technique

[@ToneD5150]

At 70 I do take notice to a degrade in speed, due to hand an knuckle issues as we age. Although these things can't be avoided as we age, our experience and techniques prevail. Maybe a little slower, but extremely better than ever...!!! So continue to replenish your Myelin Sheath, and your brain will keep your hands working properly! Maybe a little slower, but proper! Rock til you Drop!

[@defaultset]

I'd rather have supreme technique over speed, this is why older musicians are awesome to watch and study. You can see the refined techniques and subconscious sense of musicality resonating.

[@jeffwombold9167]

I don't see how someone could expect an artist to remember everything they've ever done. I'm in my 60s, and I can't say I've lost anything as of now. I believe you evolve over time. I won awards playing Joe Satriani stuff 30 years ago, but I just haven't played that style for a long time. Now I do better with more elaborate things, but if I really had to, I could brush up on JS fairly easily. From a commoners' POV, I can't remember the first 5 stanzas of DT music, let alone the entire repertoire of DT. Even JP said that in an interview. When they decide on a set, John said something like "oh God, I have to go back and remember that".

[@bluesman6873]

I think at the Budokan concert all of DT was in top shape. Possibly the best they ever been. They were as mean and lean as it gets. Not just Petrucci, but Portnoy, Myung, Labrie as well. Compared to that line up and time today's DT is an overweight behemoth, for the most part because of Mangini, but also they are not as razor sharp as they were back then. But it's only normal to hit your peak and than get a little more comfortable once you established yourself. Having said all that I hope that once I will be about a 100th as sharp on the guitar as today's Petrucci. They still beat 99.9% of other bands.

[@chasetheacewest]

Agreed. Another factor is a lot of guys lose some drive and passion they had when they were younger. If you do something that long you might not always be as enthusiastic about it. Also there’s the eye of the tiger analogy.

[@philipgreenwood3251]

Don't try to guess the decline in fine motor skills. The research below sums up various causes: "Motor Control and Aging: Links to Age-Related Brain Structural, Functional, and Biochemical Effects" It's a complicated area. Best defence is to have regular deliberate practice sessions daily. You can't do much to stop ageing effects, so don't even try.

[@arpeggiomeister]

A personal story that confirms this video's point, my band opened up for Life of Agony a couple of months ago. I injured my hand pretty severely a couple of weeks b4 the show. Went to the ER bc I thought it was broken. Luckily it was not, but there was a lot of damage to the tendons and months later I am still recovering. We had been prepping for this show hard and there was no way in hell I was going to cancel. I played the show and it went over well. If anyone compared videos of that show to others I had done prior they would say the same thing. My speed picking was the most affected but I was even messing up rhythm parts bc I had to press my palm to the strings and my hand was not happy about it. By the end of the show I was in so much pain the tears were streaming down my face. Iced it as soon as I got off stage. Bottom line is this was not the best show I have ever played. I was personally embarrassed, but everyone in the audience seemed to like it so I can't complain. Most of the people didn't even know I was injured. I'm sure that Petrucci's situation was not as extreme but there are so many factors that can make you have an off night. That said, his worst night would be better then my best. The dude is a monster!!!

[@left0verture]

You’ve got some beautiful instruments, my friend.

[@slowtalker]

I love Michael Angelo Batio and I think he is the one who sounds the cleanest when shredding. He will always be my greatest inspiration when it comes to technique. But I must admit, he is not as good as he once was. Did he stop practicing so much as he once did? Does he have some kind of tendinitis? Is his brain showing signs of aging? No matter why, he got a bit worse. But people that are worried about it, do not play 1/3 of what he plays now. Man, if you're old, you can get a looot better. Maybe you can't become the best of the world anymore, but hey, is that really what you want, or you just want to be really good? Cause the second you can achieve for sure!

[@wesleytrott6397]

It's also possible that the "live" at Budokan version was re-recorded after the concert in order to make the live album that was released sound as good as possible. Metallica did this with James' vocals on No Leaf Clover from S&M. Pro Tools is amazing, ain't it?

[@Fedorevsky]

Definitely a possibility and this kind of thing has been done since forever. As long as I've been alive. Long before Pro Tools was a thing.

[@janluizleonardi9494]

I always learn a lot from your videos. Would you make one explaining the techniques implications and adjustments one should made on guitars with different nut widths? How a 41 vs 43 nut would impact thumb positioning, bending, etc?

[@eddiejr540]

Dude…thank you so much…you’ve just given me about a dozen excuses to explain my crappy playing 😳

[@ModernDecay70]

😆

[@gitarman666]

I notice a great deal of difficulty at 61 I have a hard time playing some of the first runs that I played flawlessly at 15 Solos like Mr Crowly took several days to learn back then but then it was muscle memory for years just a simple comfortable solo to pull out at any audition Mobility and dexterity in my fretting fingers and alternate picking just aren’t as comfortable after a good warmup Normal wear and tear I play 5-6 nights a week Now Every session is 2-3 hours going through my metronome based regiment that I’ve used for years At 41 we were covering Vinnie Moore, Malmsteen, Ozzy, Jason Beckers Mables Fatal Fable was a great picking piece but as of the last few years my pick control suffers I started watching guys like Al DiMiola in these later years and I noticed the same thing Those aggressive machine like licks and runs are just not there We all age and if like me you have always loved shred it’s a psychological hurdle I could play technical difficulties note for note it odd because I never thought I could play stuff like that when I first heard it but after I learned it, it got better and better and felt natural but these days I can’t roll at that tempo and I find I use much more legato on descending runs As a 80s,90s,00s Every weekend gig player We are the generation of the aging speedsters and it shows

[@robbiegarnz7732]

Absolutely correct! I studied multiple languages and if I’m speaking one more than the other over time I might become out of practice in the one I’m not speaking. When I know I’m going to be using one language more than another I try to ramp up to it. I suspect it’s a lot like that for guitar gods.

[@cstaeger]

“Live guitar playing lottery” 😂 - well put and so true! 😘 Excellent video, well explained and lots of valuable insights into musicianship.

[@hotchow8766]

Your point at 1:51 is solidly grounded and is known as "the one data point" phenom. People make big assumptions off of one data point. One side by side comparison of Petrucci's guitar solo is laughable. What about his other 10,000 solos? People make purchase decisions using the same logic because they read about "that one time..." on the internet.

[@Vestu]

I dno, sometimes I see his 90s live clips (bootlegs, not post-edited) and it seems he's been more consistent in 2010s and 2020s live.

[@davidepannone6021]

People also need to keep in mind that DVD performances are often tampered with. That doesn't mean JP can't play as good as he did that night in Japan mind you, it just mean that what you saw at wacken was a completely unedited live version. Besides, when live at Budokan released, they were at the last part of the tour and they played that song every night, making it more efficient in terms of practicing it. Live at wacken was like 4 years ago, god knows in how long jp played the as i am solo.

[@JD-vj4go]

Yes as you age your ability to play fast degrades. Just like your ability to run or jump or lift heavy things degrades. That's how aging works. It's literally a decline that ends in death.

[@greggesaman535]

I've been playing drums since 5th grade, guitar since 7th grade, piano since 8th grade, and been singing since who knows when. I have a bachelors degree in music. I've played and performed my entire life. I'm now 61 years old. I've been playing a lot of guitar the past few years, and I'm confident my guitar skills are better than ever. However, other skills are at different levels. I've been giving lots of piano lessons, and my piano skills are about peak, I haven't played drums much, and my skills are lower, I lost my voice during the covid\virus years and haven't got it completely back which is frustrating because up until then, I'd say my singing was at it's peak as well. Bottom line, to this point, my skills are as good as I put into them (except my voice). My Mom is also a musician and has been an amazing piano and organ player. She is 83 now and had a stroke about 10 years ago which took a toll. She can still play piano very well. Unfortunately, It's not at peak, and she has problems with her left leg which prevents her from playing the pedals on the organ at all. Bottom line, my experience and observation is that you can maintain and even continue to improve as you age. When you get into your 50s and 60s, there are any number of health conditions that could effect your musical skills - everyone is different. However, with practice and luck, I'd say the average person could play into their 70s before decline becomes inevitable. You can still play very well after that, but mental and physical response times eventually decline one way or another - it's inevitable.

[@Za7a7aZ]

I think our wizard steve vai will be a good example to look at...hes as briliant as always...

[@markinthemix6055]

I got into working out and heavy lifting for 3-5 years and yea l do think it effected my playing. I discussed this also with Rick Graham. He lost alot of weight and really got big. He didn’t feel like heavy weight training bothered him and his technique. Then there’s the thought that he may not really want to admit or face the thought of his playing being compromised

[@davidtimmerman3121]

i have had the same thoughts. i sometimes wonder if john has gotten so big that he needs help brushing his teeth ((or, maybe, his beard is getting in the way)😁

[@zeekmx1970]

Once again you have impressed me. I pray I never wind up on your naughty list.

[@azuox2359]

This: 1:28 !!! Another great read regarding this topic is "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives".

[@rocknrollrich1]

Excellent video. You explained this perfectly

[@Guitarrman]

Great point of view. Thank you!

[@donald-parker]

Well ... the floating guitar that you never play is creepy. But back on topic, I'm 67 and have been playing since I was 15. I definitely had a peek somewhere around 30. And there were a few years with not much playing at all. When I became frustrated with my "comeback" I started to try to analyze it. And I realized I became very lazy about practice. I spent all my time doing what came easy. In the early days (when nothing was easy) I worked very hard in a very focused way at overcoming certain hurdles. It is hard to go back to "student mode". But it can be done. I do feel it takes me longer now ... not sure if that is real or just a frustration with expectations I have now that I didn't have long ago. But I would encourage all players to never give up and seek new challenges. On the physical side, I was having some joint problems when playing a lot. My strings were 10's for most of my life. Now I use 8's. It is a compromise for sure, and a completely different feel, but something that seemed to be needed vs just playing less.

[@axeltorres1646]

Badass answer!

[@HowToPracticeGuitar]

Thanks Axel.

[@markuyehara7880]

Great take.

[@michaelcraig9449]

What if someone starts when they are 50- 60 years old? Can they still get real fast?

[@peterbelanger4094]

I'm 54, I wrecked my body sitting at a computer the past 30 years. Decided to get up out of this chair and learn to play, like I had been thinking about all these years. I'll test that one out for ya! I have plenty of free time to practice. Yeah, everyone's body wears down and doesn't move as easy, I'm not going to let that stop me though. Never too old to rock!!!

[@lukecueto3420]

Thank you so much this video made me so happy

[@michaelvarney.]

Despite protests to the contrary, neurology dictates that there will be a degradation in fine motor skills. This is seen in many other fields, and there is no reason to think that guitar would be the magical exception. Pianists, cellists, classical guitarists, surgeons etc. all notice this effect. It can be balanced with skill and experience, and pure technique is not the end all of guitar, but it does happen. This does not mean you can’t keep creating wonderful music till the day you die.

[@freemanmt1]

Omg! I've been playing since I was 14 and playing live now for 30 plus years. Every single point he made in the beginning of the video I can attest is absolutely a possibility and has happened to me. I had to laugh about the insects buzzing around. One time I played a show were there was nothing but yellow jackets around for some reason and I'm allergic and definitely afraid. I didn't get stung but my performance definitely locked. Lol

[@valebliz]

Probably, but I don't think it's a matter of age in Petrucci's case, probably more than amid family, his other businesses and is obvious interested in going to the gym, the guy put in less hours than he used to a few decades ago. Which is fair tbh, the same happened imo even more visibly to Greg Howe, which had some few very difficult personal years lately. But there are a few over 60 players that are still amazing.

[@grimeyhonkyracing3938]

Kane Roberts wants to have a friendly discussion about bodybuilding and guitar with you

[@cechichan]

Also, look at guthrie, bro is just getting better, i think if one treats hand health decently, we should not get worst with age.

[@flahgdoe4558]

Budokan was peak Petrucci. His picking hand was locked in. I've noticed that his technique has changed.

[@alpardal]

Well, as you said: the guitar is a young instrument, but we have many older instruments. And you can easily find violin players and piano players that still kick ass in their 60's and 70's

[@diegolatorre6793]

Syn Gates must be laughing about this stuff. Just got better each year mantaining and expanding technique and creativity.

[@Johnmannish]

I think is because at the time of the first video that song belonged to the last album they have released, so it was the last he was practicing, so he had it fresh in his muscular memory, in the other hand in the more recent videoclip that song was old, probably he practised a little bit just to remember it, so it wasn't that flawless of a performance, and probably he did'nt care either to much to practise that much time an older songs and gave priority to the new ones.

[@chrisegonmusic]

I'm 40 next year, so I've been thinking about this a lot.

[@chrisegonmusic]

At the moment, I'm the best I've been and am currently improving pretty fast.

[@valebliz]

Man 40 isn't old. Steve Vai is 62 and still is a killer player. Al di Meola is 68 and still is a killer player. Old is at least over 65-70 stuff regarding guitar playing, if you keep practicing all your life.

[@davidrapant6398]

Live performances have some many different variables going on it’s impossible to have a great night every time. Someone may not be feeling well. The sound may be off. If you have ever played live you know how important the sound is. You may not be able to hear the other players and that can throw you timing off. It’s not just one guy it’s an entire band. Everyone has to be on the page to pull off a great performance. If one guy is off it may throw everyone else off a bit. Even Dream Theater can have an off night or an off song that for one reason or another doesn’t come together well. Whatever 🤷‍♂️. You can’t make broad statements like oh John Petrucci is aging based on a video clip.

[@brandonrox10]

On most days our performance is average. Somedays below average, some days above average.

[@kennywithrow3759]

You did not answer the question in the title. You just basically said young players shouldn't have to worry about it. I have yet to see a KZbinr address playing guitar as you age.

[@garysanders3193]

We also have a tendency to put people on a pedestal, and assume that certain people will always be perfect so we don't get disappointed. They are our heros,and they should always be perfect. They are human also, remember. I will always love Dream Theater regardless!

[@insightguitars]

I love Dream Theater but they heavily edit the sound tracks on all live Blu-Ray albums, why do you think that James Labrie sounds excellent on DVDS but the same concert recorded from mobile phones sound out of tune and a disgusting vibrato all the time. I think is ok to polish the sound of that live recording at the studio, to replay and resync parts, even record them again and use Melodyne to adjust it. I don't see a problem, John Petrucci is the greatest prog metal player of all time.

[@ivanmatkowski737]

Yep! When i look Yngwie's dvd's it's overdubbed all the way and without shame: you see him playing open strings and you hear passage, see him trowing a pick with his foot and hear perfect arpegio. I think he thought that if vocalists can do that,, then why he's not??) Still I love him, nowadays i Hate all those guitar covers on KZbin and Instagram that are just acting as if they play🤣😂

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

He had just made the song vs many years later.

[@blackcitadel37]

The dude who is complaining about Petrucci "getting old" should listen to the new DT album and his solo work from 2020.

[@matteonapolitano7220]

Someone like Steve Hackett is proof that technique can IMPROVE with age

[@nathaninostroza7655]

Steve Hackett s a slow hand on this context for this video, i obviously can't knock him because he's clearly a great player and what you ve mentioned is true, but he's not an accurate example for the points of this video, though. Here we're talking about real athletes of guitar playing, we're dealing with a feat many try and millions won't achieve while very few actually attain. This channel s about the physics of being a guitar player, it's not so much about being a well versed tasteful player who has every sound in his head, it's more about the mechanics not so much the dynamics.shredding good is difficult it takes dedication and an healthy well excercised body, being a shredder with taste and dynamics is twice difficult since it also takes monster musicianship. Stay well Matteo.

[@FknAzzMuncher]

Tosin Abasi is in his mid 40s.

[@cechichan]

Cramps in my leg when i was playing classical on stage, man that shi HURTSSS, and u rly can't do anything about it, i literally started practicing for it in wierd posture for my leg so i can squeeze it so i can ge thru the part XDD

[@juanvaldez5422]

Technique degrades , the ear improves

[@brandonrox10]

I think Petrucci said that he is much better than he was 15 years ago.

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

To be a big fat nerd for a second: imagine Pokémon and competitive battling. Each Pokémon can have a total of 510 EVs (effort values): 255 max per stat. For the sake of simplicity, you have to dedicate 255 EVs in speed so you outrun the opponent. So what can you do? Do you dedicate the rest of the 255 EVs to physical or special attack? Dedicating it to only physical attack will make your physical moves stronger, but your special moves weak, and vise versa. You can split them in half and have 128 and 127, making you able to use both types of moves well, but not to the same potential as maxing them out in one spot. It’s almost the same here: be a great composer and technical shred god, be an incredible composer and be good, or be robotic in your technical precision and make music that’s ok, or any other kind of balance. Obviously, we as humans don’t have maximum limits, we can lose skill just as we can gain it, but we still have priorities and limits too.

[@Noah-ct2me]

That ain’t nerdy at all that was a really good analogy

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

@@Noah-ct2me I’m talking about Pokémon and training their EVs. I’m a big fat stinky nerd 🤓

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Speed might decrease but taste and feel increases.

[@Bat-Georgi]

I think when you reach the top of the mountain you stop trying. I don't blame em.

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

Too bad we can't ask him his perspective on playing. I remember a interview with slash at some point he realized he needed play his songs during his off time and not just work on new stuff. If my memory serves me correctly.

[@creativodigital6509]

You forgot the overdubs. Budokan was re-recorded.

[@lselvon]

Allan Holdsworth said playing degrades as we age. Sad but true.

[@outermarker5801]

Jeez, who even notices and points out something that? 'Ha! Wrong note!' A robot? A teenaged guitar wiz who hits it perfectly in his bedroom? Any adult living in human skin should know this stuff. It applies to EVERYTHING we do.

[@lukadoderovic3490]

Petrucci's technique is and will always be flawless imo.

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

That is what i said about Guthrie Govan! 🤘

[@lukadoderovic3490]

@@These_go_to_eleven_1959 He's not human so that doesn't affect him 😂

[@winstonsmith8240]

Sometimes you say some very intelligent things. 😉

[@rjc7289]

John Petrucci at less than 100% capacity would still be way better than me and most other players for that matter.

[@anidemolimacnauj]

Two words for you. Allan Holdsworth.

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

Uh no! Heard GUTHRIE GOVAN lately? Guy still kicks major ass technically!

[@stevenbuckley4433]

Music isn’t like sports , as long as you keep playing your instrument you will continuously improve.

[@Lachy314]

But muscle decay and permanent damage is still something that happens tho, right? I agree that ur likely to continue to improve in a palpable and tangible way, where as with most sports, ur definitely gonna plateua when ur young. But how do the fine muscles get affected with time as you get older and use them frequently?

[@rbebut1]

yes.. 😮‍💨

[@user-sz8dm4zq9k]

Im reading ur not so smart in Chinese.I think the 7th bias is the most important one .it's about life_saving

[@mijit.859]

Yes, I think 💭 your guitar 🎸 playing does degrade as you age & get older by the day !

[@BrunoGarciaMusic]

Guthrie is almost 60 and still the best of all times so yeah, big myth

[@Imperialmusicfan]

Govan?? He only turned 50 last December.

[@markinthemix6055]

Tommy Emanuel has ridiculous technical abilities. Just a thought.

[@mhitc.4975]

Look!! guitar is not easy instrument no matter how perfect are your chops but at some point you'll do mistakes and that's okay!!

[@balu.92]

First!

[@mikuchajster1994]

I only lasted up to 4 minutes of the film. What you are saying is absolute bullshit for which you have no scientific proof. Petrucci just has a wrong technique that relies on short-term muscle memory. The same applies to, for example, Jason Richardson or many other guitarists. They practice their solo for hours just to be able to record it in the studio and after a week they start to play the same thing just dreadfully. Their muscles are simply tense and as they age, with exercise or whatever, their muscles begin to behave differently than when exercising at home. Batio also has a bad technique, but as you can see a little better than Petrucci, because despite the fact that he is older than him, he still maintains quite good synchronization of both hands. You can ask: "is there a universal technique that provides constant results despite age, does not burden the muscles and ensures a relaxed game"? The answer is yes - this is Anton's Oparin's technique. He has his own school and explains all the details according to the physiology and scientific approach to the topic of muscles, relaxation etc. In this link his evaluation of the technique of many guitar "masters": kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHvTdZ1rosycepI. Of course I don't want to say at this point that these guitarists are weak. Petrucci has created tons of great solos that inspire me to play and learn all over the world.

[@HowToPracticeGuitar]

We'd all be lost without your wisdom.

[@jskypercussion]

@@HowToPracticeGuitar Can you do a break down of Steve Howe's fast guitar playing and solos in Yes's Parallels song or Steve How's fast solo in Yes's Awaken?

[@dylangajdosik964]

John can still shred. Straight up. If you want to look at massive speed, look at Micheal Angelo. His chops are just as fast and clean as they were back when he made the first Speed Kills video back in 1990/91.

[@AntonioLopez-kw3ev]

Guthrie govan