Fact Check - Manuel Gardner Fernandes - Clearly Miming

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[@JaredDines_]

Thank you for this

[@chuckbilly8853]

Check out Tommy Emmanuel Jared!!! Do it now !!!

[@LeviClay]

This was fun - ever want a content cop you can work with? I’m your guy! 👮‍♂️

[@Shredwizard445]

It's okay bud, soon they can just play everything with a midi controller and cut and splice and adjust individual note velocities Then we'll have a whole generation of bedroom DAW wizards with their artificial harmonic double stop filled neosoul Instagram guitar style vlogger musicianship. Stephen Taranto is a genius Jared He's not some Djent Kid in a park who isn't plugged in for the guitar playthrough. Though I'm sure you know that I love you all, Happy Thanksgiving

[@rahulbose9301]

when i saw ur video Jared i was like - and now this guy is trying to defend himself. thats the next level of Fakery( if thats a word)

[@rorschach7759]

Lol he isn't validating you. He intentionally said he wasn't a discussion about speed ding dong.

[@celeryshredder]

Wasn’t the fact that the guitar wasn’t plugged in enough?

[@CorbCorbin]

Maybe he had a Tascam right out of frame, below the guitar. Then it’s just adding the reverb and probably some compression. 🤫 I’d really like to hear what he was actually playing, to see if it would work, or if those notes he missed were more of a reee! or womp¡ 🤣

[@alabamahebrew]

@@CorbCorbin We need stevieT to do one of his videos where he plays what we see!!

[@CorbCorbin]

Ron Just Ron Yeah, I agree. I just found the channel recently, and I was thinking that in both of these breakdowns.

[@gavinsomerville7690]

Nik Harrison no he just pre records the audio. if he isn’t doing the audio then who is? he does it live

[@alabamahebrew]

@@gavinsomerville7690 but is he playing the audio at the actual speed he is portraying to in the video? My guess is that he is not and this is why he has to fake it.

[@g6dhand]

many of these comments didnt age well.

[@iisT33Zy]

Just saw him the other night, can’t speak for him three years ago but I can tell you that current day he’s 100% legit and incredible!

[@JUSTINTRIPjl]

Lmao same. I honestly liked them better than Polyphia. A shame no one knew who they were.

[@iisT33Zy]

@@JUSTINTRIPjl I also agree. I think Polyphia played an incredible set, (the CKU bit was also awesome), but Unprocessed were just so damn good.

[@shlomitoren-op8rg]

Everything I've seen from him that's live is always much slower and less clean than the insta vids. Is there evidence of this exact song played live?

[@iisT33Zy]

@@shlomitoren-op8rg when I saw them they played at full speed, almost fully clean but you could hear little mistakes every once in awhile, which is what proves that it was being played live. With the kind of music Unprocessed plays, you can expect minor errors in a live setting

[@shlomitoren-op8rg]

@@iisT33Zy Obviously, but where is the video proof?

[@hotman718]

You transcribed that whole thing just to make a point. Respect.

[@chrispham6599]

Like he said: a professional transcriber! He's fucking amazing!

[@Ilovecomedy818]

More like “ content creator “ with nothing to do cause his job is KZbin ahahahaha.

[@martinpaddle]

he also said that he likes his playing, so that's fine

[@robertoloya8696]

He transcribed it because he enjoyed it.

[@peterliliom42]

I know the guy, he's the singer/guitarist of Unprocessed, great band with great live performances. Honestly I'm pretty upset about this vid, it's clearly sped up, you can see that it's fake, but the biggest upset thing, that his hands play something else what we hear...it's not even miming, it's sorta 'air guitar with partial miming'... Other thing that these modern poliphya style pop/shred songs would sound much better in a slower versions. A lot of details disappear with this fast tempo, there's not enough 'air' breathing in the composition, it's just a bit chaotic and hurried.

[@LeviClay]

It makes me sad, because he is an awesome player. No doubt. It’s ok to be 90% of what he puts in these videos - that’s still world class. Juicing that extra 10% just kills it for me

[@sasha6734]

Polyphia*

[@R0mbVs]

Wait reallly this is the Unprocessed singer? They write amazing stuff why would he fake it.

[@ap90462]

Peter Liliom l damn no way I just heard their song abandoned or what not and I was thinking how deadly this dude is. I like the song but after seeing this vid I’m losing hope. Hoping I built the sky isn’t guifaking too.

[@samuellorenzo5004]

Alfred Petters nah Ro Han is just an absolute monster

[@FluffMuffTater]

The problem with dudes like this is if you call them out, their fans (who don’t play guitar) swarm you 😂

[@SoilKilonova]

You think Manuel's fans don't play guitar lol? Everyone knows a lot of his vids are mimed and he admits they are because the short vids he posts to his channel are just for fun to see what cool thing he can write. He can play all of this but he's not gonna bother perfecting a little side piece he made in 2 hrs that is just for fun. All of the music he writes for his band he plays amazingly while singing live. He's an amazing guitarist with better things to do then spend even more time on short insta vids.

[@cmvgomj]

This nonsense was settled already. That annoying hack Jared dines whose comment is pinned already admitted he was wrong. The "These hands don't glitch" tshirts were pretty funny though.

[@DaveElwoodCutter]

The video is definitely sped up his movements are to abrupt and „glitchy“. Wether that reflects the recording is sped up is another question but it’s likely cause why speed up a mimed playthrough if you can play it at speed?

[@LeviClay]

my gut also tells me it's sped up - but there's no way I'm stating that as a fact because I can't prove it... but I can prove that it's mimed.

[@MiguelBatalha]

@@LeviClay You can also tell by the light flickering on some of his videos.

[@horrourstories]

The video is so obviously sped up it's silly. Humans don't move like that. Why is this even up for debate?

[@DaveElwoodCutter]

Levi Clay I totally understand your point.

[@thesc0tsm4n9]

@@LeviClay there's examples you've pointed out anyway in regards to the inconsistencies with what he's mimed and what's actually sounding in the track. Then there's others such as inconsistencies with the method of sweep picking with use of economy picking instead of sweeping an arpeggio yet the video shows it economy picked at a fast sweep speed and what you hear is a regular sweep. There's also then inconsistencies with the mute sounds and the strings he's actually hitting in the video and other small things you can pick up with enough knowledge on the techniques used. I've been teaching for over a decade for multiple instruments at an advanced level as well as being one of the uni examiners here. There's no doubt in my mind that it's mimed, let alone that the footage doesn't match the sound, let alone the speed. This all said his creative process is definitely admirable with the concepts he's created. I just wish he'd properly respond to the criticism rather than throw up a wall.

[@letsallbe-friends1120]

Dave chapelle: "We could see that this muso was clearly miming" 🎸🚫

[@jkhan337]

juicy smoolay

[@shawnsmith2241]

Itchika Nito does the same thing, the people who defend it can't seem to grasp the concept that the "fake speed" is what makes them famous to begin with, THAT is the problem. Play any of these things at 60% speed like they actually do IRL and they're a channel with 200 subs because no one cares.

[@Noided88815]

Not true, seen ichika and Manuel live. They play it at full speed pretty much perfectly.

[@goopplays]

I don’t really care if he is miming because I just like his music

[@DudeWhoLikesCock]

He's actually a great guitarist, why does he feel the need to do stuff like this? Ruining his credibility for no reason, and the internet never forgets, ever.

[@eggmarket]

"no reason" seriously?

[@raguseum11]

The guy is legit. Plugged in or not.

[@cassiobrunizio]

Mann is legit, those are only cry babes like jared dad rock.

[@marekwalczuk1985]

This is a very good advertisement of Manuel Gardner Fernandes :) All the Best Manu!!! I don`t care about what people say - let the first one throw the stone who never did a mimed video! His music is brilliant. btw. Manu is doing a live streams so everyone could see his fast playing

[@wesi782]

He just posted his soundcheck vid to prove himself. but he forgot to cut the sped up talk and laughter at the end of his video. Sad man

[@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070]

It definitely sounds unnatural... His tone is weird as well especially on the vibrato

[@ronaldessi]

where can i find this vid please?

[@wesi782]

@@ronaldessi he already deleted from his youtube channel. Almost nothing left there now. Only two vids left

[@ronaldessi]

@@wesi782 of course, the actions of an innocent man

[@ferrisconfines]

ronaldessi well he's now an Ibanez artist and on tour with polyphia, and as someone who saw him live twice I can say that at least the unprocessed songs and his clip Dead Rose are all legit.

[@89ji76]

The guitar isn’t plugged in. What could possibly be the point of analyzing it further? Cool to see the differences but like...there’s nothing to prove.

[@shekharsaha5784]

That's what... It's ridiculous how old school guitarists are hating on new gen and calling out the so called "Instagram Perfection"

[@Sandman60077]

I don't care if people mime for a video, as long as they can actually play it. We all know how difficult it is to play a complicated piece of music perfectly most of the time.

[@Sandman60077]

@@MidwestFarmToys because as i said, it's a dificult piece to play. I know I've played things before that were very hard and then had dificulty playing it again properly.

[@Sandman60077]

@@MidwestFarmToys then you can't trust any guitarist in any video you' ever seen because they all mime in music videos. I do have a problem with people speeding up songs to a tempo they cant play, but I have no problem with them recording something then miming it for a video.

[@mezzafinook]

your ears are razor sharp, levi!

[@manuinjapan]

Turn this into a real series Levi! Expose these boys!

[@prisoner5629]

im actually really enjoying these videos by him, expecting more!

[@BoszyRomano]

@@filipberetta I don't think Manuel is a fraud. Go to his Insta page he made a statement there regarding these issues. Regardless though, he is such a great player and his band is great. Check out Unprocessed band. 😊

[@cx777o]

THIS!!! this should be a series to follow!

[@minisurfbanana]

Filip Jusufi frauds??? Watch him live you idiot!

[@OceanViewMusic2000]

One thing I hate about fake guitarists is how it forces me to judge myself against unrealistic musical skills

[@ZJtraylor]

I love it when people assume that their own limitations must affect everyone else in the world too.

[@LeviClay]

Or perhaps it’s that I’ve worked as a transcriber with the best players in the world for over a decade? 🤔

[@josephokelly5135]

@@LeviClay nah your just jealous 🤣

[@LeviClay]

@@josephokelly5135 of?

[@josephokelly5135]

@@LeviClay he's plays, you transcribe. Enough said?

[@LeviClay]

@@josephokelly5135 nope, I transcribe, I write, and I play… 3000 people at the next gig 🤷 It sounds like we found the actual jealous one 😂

[@OriginalDarkMark]

“We’re just going to go as far as that.” Case closed.

[@fullyawakened]

This isn't even close to how fast this dude can play. d This seems like a very uneducated video considering how knowledgeable you profess to be. I mean it's 3 years after the fact so by now this entire criticism video has been thoroughly destroyed by Manuel's actual proven playing.

[@LeviClay]

What in this video is untrue?

[@voyantcreative]

Literally what is the point of the rest of this video, after pointing out that the instrument is unplugged? From that fact alone we know its mimed. No need for your transcriptions lol.

[@mintran]

I like your characteristic! You're talented, but more importantly, you're real!

[@bigtimecoder2588]

I don't care at all about because its about the music for me. His music is insanely creative and unique. Never heard anything like it.

[@Nitrus7]

Damn this aged like milk

[@LeviClay]

How?

[@LeviClay]

Damn… this aged like milk too

[@JRLesPaul]

It’s also clearly sped up from the quirkiness of his movements.

[@linakerami]

i dont know as mike from become the knight has pointed out his expressions are not sped up so its unlikely its sped up

[@gigafuq8751]

as a video editor, noticing small things like missing frames without what would be the resulted motion blur (esp from this type of camera), its very easy and clear to see that its sped up

[@linakerami]

@@gigafuq8751 cant that be the result of a bad camera (not arguing just asking )

[@gigafuq8751]

@@linakerami so in a good camera, you want to have a natural looking motion blur (not too much, and not nothing). to achieve a natural blur, your shutter speed should be about double your framerate. now this looks like it was filmed on a phone, which does not have shutter controls (some really new ones do have such controls on photo mode but not video). in any regard, a phone or a cheap camera doesn't have a mechanical shutter, which isnt too much of an issue for your average snaps and stuff etc. but it does look and feel different. anyway, having a fast shutter speed can eliminate motion blur, which makes footage look a bit more janky since its not mimicing your eyes, but thats not what is happening here the part where he plays the fast choppy muted chord or whatever, his hand was moving too fast to be able to see it smooth right? well go take your phone, set it to video mode and wave your hand in front of it as fast as you can. see how it gets blurrier the faster your hand moves? cheap cameras and phones etc cant capture such speed with absolutely no motion blur because the shutter would have to be set really fast. now where i live, the standard framerate for video is PAL 25, so thats 25 images per second. 60 or 50fps is a lot smoother because you have more frames in the middle to fill in the gaps of one second. makes sense? now if your framerate is standard, say NTSC 24 or PAL 25, the motion of your hand moving as fast as it can up is gonna be blurry at the appropriate shutter speed (50). if you double the frames in a second, you gotta double the shutter to get the natural blur. NOW, when you capture video in say 24fps, and you speed it up to double the speed in an editing software, your playback is at 24fps, but you have to condense 2 seconds worth of 24fps footage into one (so turning 48 frames into 24 for the same second). what this does is that it has to cut out frames from the original recording, which will make not look as smooth and jankier with little to no natural motion blur. in the section where he plays those really quick chords, you can see the lack of frames a normal framerate would capture at its natural playback, which you can notice quite easily if you slow the video down and know what to look for tl;dr cheaper cameras and phones would generate more motion blur, while this (appearing to be filmed on a phone), appears the opposite, and also leaves artifacts of post edited time remapping

[@linakerami]

@@gigafuq8751 wow no need for that much of an analysis thanks for the effort and the throughout explanation tho

[@VegasLoungeAct]

I'll bet this guitar player never expected anyone to dissect his video like this. 😆 On the rare occasion I post a video of me actually playing, I prefer miming over a pre-recorded track because I don't have a great set up for recording live. When I've posted live audio of my playing, it sounds like shit. This is music, I want it to sound the best I can make it.

[@penguindrum264]

Unrelated but harp harmonics exists outside the 12 frets above the fretted note method, tapping them is tricky but possible with practice e.g. fret Cmaj7 and harp or tap(index is easiest) harmonic a Gmaj7. Harder is a Fmaj7 over Cmaj7 which will sound out a Cmaj7 two octaves up.

[@Ginanity]

Isn't it obvious the video is sped up and guitar not plugged in? Or am I missing something? Why is this fact-checking even needed?

[@GuitarBeastKing]

The amount of people DEFENDING this fraud guitarist is staggering.

[@jacksmith4460]

watch his hair and head movements, its a mime, but the video is NOT sped up

[@TheMusicalMedic]

Well, he's also gone on record and said he didn't mime or speed up videos.

[@jasminedakota3958]

@@TheMusicalMedic that makes it worse that he's continuing to lie about it

[@Mickymouse340]

Because we want to know if he actually plays it at all or if it's computer generated

[@KnowledgeIsKey215]

Just played it myself, it's 12th fret B then G, 7th fret B-G-A Notes: B-G F#-D-A Fret 12th 7th Strings: B-G B-G-A

[@NowakP]

I think this is the guy on Instagram/Facebook who irks me the most. And it's because his 'playing' is actually pretty cool but it sound so crazily and impossibly clean, not dynamic and generally 'unguitar-like'

[@markopolo2224]

go see his last instagram upload he debunks all assumptions

[@MrSimondaniel3]

@@markopolo2224 u cant "debunk" the fact that he's posted sped up footage. of course he denies it, hes too far in to turn back.

[@MisterSwagify]

@@markopolo2224 Even his soundcheck he posted was sped up around 10 percent or so. The talking at the end was just far too fast to be natural.

[@user-ln5rr6ju3f]

yo could we get an updated version of one of his newer videos?

[@mamamo5790]

Well, he mimes a little bit but we have to accept the fact that his right hand is insane as fuck. His strumming is just so unorthodox. Right now, he can perform some of the songs that he mimed live.

[@DRJY-fe5hs]

True that is.

[@philippeclipet8739]

"some" haha

[@mosley3485]

The transition from the chords into the tapping run in this is humanly impossible. He still can't and will never be able to play it clean.

[@ventoPS]

I supported Manuel and his band Unprocessed on a date in early October with my band and boy, when they soundchecked he played the exact same riffs he plays on the gram. Believe me or not but this guy can play this things for real. Also note his recent ig post where he makes a really good statement.

[@LeviClay]

You are aware that there’s a reason personal testimony is considered the most unreliable form of evidence yes? We don’t care about your anecdotes. Answering simply yes, or no... Am I incorrect about anything in this video?

[@ventoPS]

@@LeviClay I took several videos at the gig that I could upload if you desire. But I think since Manuel did that himself yesterday on the gram there is no need to. To be honest you are *not* incorrect in your video and certainly have a brilliant ear and eye (clearly better than I could ever hope for) to detect the obvious, that Manuel prerecorded his videos. But (don't take this personal please) this reply of yours right here kind of feels a bit stuck-up and disrespectful. Like "look at me how well I uncovered Manuel miming on Instagram". I think that's a bit unnecessary since there is just no need to act like this.

[@thesc0tsm4n9]

@@ventoPS simply this video counts as evidence, you're opinion is at best hearsay. He's being honest with you in regards to how valid your opinion is.

[@SephBentos]

“I don’t want to be *picky*.” Missed a prime opportunity for a plectrum pun there, mate! Loved the video, you truly have a gift for articulating your points.

[@dulla8469]

well mimed isnt something i absolutely dispise, cause its not like he's miming it while in stage, the thing i mostly hate, is if they cant play it that cleanly and that perfect in that speed, like the recording

[@Mordra]

Hey! As someone who "transcribes" video game music by memory (I haven't studied music "yet", I learn everything by ear), I don't have an issue with mimicking if you're doing a music video or anything on that vein, but this is ridiculous. I didn't knew guitarists were on IG doing this stuff (yeah, I'm isolated when it comes to social media), trying to one-up themselves speeding up and overdubbing vids! If you wanna show your technique or level there's no best way than recording everything in one shot and using the camera mic IMO! I love that you're shedding a light on this topic! It makes me a bit sad that people actually believe this kinda stuff is possible. There's a lot of us out there still practicing to become better players and tracking our progress every single day and these "musicians" just use whatever means necessary to show themselves as better players than they actually are, and gain followers in the meantime! Sad times. BTW it's really interesting to watch and see a professional transcriber show some of the techniques used when transcribing stuff. It's very similar to what I do but I bet you have a foundation on theory and all that jazz. Maybe I can learn new tricks from you! Subbed!

[@elijahizere]

Manuel has been clean for almost 2 years now since this video came out. Plays much of his content on livestreams and shows his multiple outtakes at the end of KZbin clips.

[@LeviClay]

What does that have to do with this video?

[@LeviClay]

(Other than this video being one of the reasons)

[@SoilKilonova]

​@@LeviClayit is related because people are seeing this now and just think he's a complete fake

[@alpenjodel24]

Never knew a professional transcriber was a thing but I absolutely love it lol.

[@LeviClay]

Someone had to make every tab book you’ve ever seen! 😎

[@caliskaterdrummer]

This. Is why social media/KZbin is amazing. Thank you for doing your thing🎸👍

[@uralsons5687]

Saw him live. He was amazingly, incredibly, fucking awesome. Facts

[@LeviClay]

So we’re both dealing in facts! Great. As long as we don’t disagree with each other 🙌🏻

[@uralsons5687]

Levi Clay it’s so damn weird that he mimes his work. I mean he can play everything he shows. Why does he have to fake his videos in which he’s not really playing his riffs. Even though he is one of the best guitarists I could think of, he did something not quite understandable. Maybe he hides his mistakes, but that is totally human. I’m not playing perfectly on my IG vids either

[@studioton5404]

who gives a flying FK?.... NOBODY but those who could never IMAGINE such a skill level. #TheyNeverWentToTheMoonEither

[@LeviClay]

Errr all the people who clicked on it… including you… who cared enough to comment 👌🏻

[@SoilKilonova]

​@@LeviClayThere's no way you are actually this stupid. He saw you uploaded a video abt manuel miming, possibly clicked on it just to say who cares because he finds u making a whole video about it stupid. HOW DOES THAT INVALIDATE HIS POINT??

[@DafTacoustics]

You’re the guy who transcribed Derek Trucks solo with Mayer and BB King...you’re a legend

[@LeviClay]

That’s me

[@xolboh6463]

He plays like this is in person. He was practicing in he customer waiting lounge as asked him about his playing. He plays like this. He is nice to listen to

[@LeviClay]

Do you feel better now?

[@usus1086]

@@LeviClay lmao. White people always salty about everything

[@curt9733]

@@LeviClay Are you wrong now?

[@LeviClay]

@@curt9733 nope… was still right wasn’t I?

[@curt9733]

@@LeviClay It was a great concert last weekend.

[@AvengerofGallifrey]

He put up a post on Ig where he explains himself. He admits to pre-recording and editing some of his videos to make them as perfect as he wants them to be, but he says that the "glitchyness" that makes it look sped up is because of he records it with his phone on auto mode. I buy that, because my last phone did the same thing. He has also proven that he can play stuff like that up to speed, so at the end of the day I see no problem here. He is a great player and he makes great music, it's just that his videography skills aren't up to par with his guitar skills.

[@dennisfox674]

THIS ^^

[@SebArbaje]

He records the audio first and then mimes his own audio that he recorded previously in the video, so in theory hes not faking it

[@nguquaxanguyen5224]

in the word of paul castelluzo - "instagram is sick"

[@James.E.Guitar]

But the fact is that I say unprocessed play the trinity Centre in Bristol, UK on Feb 14 and he absolutely fucking killed it! So even if there was a bit of miming going on for a quick insta post (I expect he's a busy guy?) the way he plays with the band live is simply unquestionable.

[@urvermin2682]

smooth brains like you are the reason people are just okay with things being fake lmao

[@vangoghsseveredear]

Ah yes, because faking playing it incorrectly, dubbing it over with you playing it *totally legitimately* , then editing them to be properly synced is much faster than just plugging in your amp and playing it. Riiiiiiight

[@deepzepp4176]

That’s no excuse. That’s narcissistic nonsense.

[@marcpaters0n]

Aw man, I wish I'd seen this yesterday (my birthday). Best gift ever! 😂

[@johannsmit7284]

He has admitted to miming in a fairly recent instagram post, denies speeding up. Live sets seem legit.

[@jakelaponder7565]

No that's so unnatural, he is speeding up his movements, the facts there's even a question in this just disappointing

[@joshuaijaola2145]

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[@DRJY-fe5hs]

I was almost got mad when they talked about this video(Not at the video, but at what people said)but didn’t know you were this respectful at the beginning, so I’m kinda happy...?

[@LeviClay]

I’m glad you didn’t miss that bit. A LOT of people do.

[@Octopi623]

I loved the transcription because the music is actually really pretty! I learned the little arpeggios and they're so nice. thank you for this one!

[@ryanf4502]

All these videos you and everyone else are breaking down, are so obviously sped up that I cant believe anyone would think it's real and furthermore that we need a 20 minute video explaining why.

[@theviciousheadsociety4923]

Waiting for the Berried Alive video

[@SashaGarcia]

Is that really necessary?

[@matthewmayuiers]

Charles caswell is legit, he over dubs it for the vids, but he isn’t speeding it up. He plays it all live

[@theviciousheadsociety4923]

Legit my arse. Fake as fuck.

[@camdenwyeth316]

@Satyam K R Agreed with everything this comment says, doesn't really seem like an issue cause the guy is clearly skilled and is just doing it to make his work have better quality

[@bonelesspizza222]

lol stay salty

[@deldia]

What’s interesting is that ultimately this will probably all benefit this guy. All publicity is good publicity etc.

[@MrJermeyp]

I mean... Isn't this the dude who didn't even have his guitar plugged in

[@jan1080]

For the tap arpeggio in the 4th bar, he even "plays" a Bb-B slide from the G string 3rd/4th fret before going into the rest of the arpeggio. Listen to the "du ba dubaduba duba .....". And there's not a slide either. And it's not 3rd fret - open B string - 5th fret B string (or open high E string) either, because you can hear the slide, not to mention the lack of volume difference you'd have with a fretted note into a picked open string. Just a minor transgression of an otherwise excellent analysis :)

[@imbaguitar]

yep he definitely got that part wrong

[@KirbyJane]

Thanks for taking the time to do these, Levi! Super informative. Transcribing has made me learn how to listen to music backwards and forwards in a way that nothing else has, so these kind of videos are super helpful for ear training/etc. :)

[@danteswan_]

Tapping part is actually " e g b sweep to actually a quick pointer finger swap to d on 2nd string if you listen closely, then an open e to 3 7 hammer on e, to 14 15 14 slide on e to hammer off 7 3, then hammer on to 5 on b to g string 12th fret tap to tap off 4 hammer on 7 on g string. To tap 12th fret b to tap off on 4 on b string to hammer on 5 on d string to hammer on 7 fret g string. And thats the end! Sorry this is worded weird i dont know how to write tab in comments lol. So thats why what he was playing looked weird. It was just different fretting! Possibly some slight mistakes too since it is prerecorded as he said but that is the jist of it.

[@onast9673]

He did say in his most recent ig post that he pre records his stuff to give you the best quality and not because he can't play it. I personally don't see anything wrong with that. If you look at a bunch of guitar playthroughs on yt they're obviously pre recorded and mimed not because they can't play it, but because they want it to be sonically or visually appealing. Again, I see nothing wrong with that but I'm sure you guys are gonna find something to complain about.

[@camdenwyeth316]

Yeah agreed, that's been the standard forever. People don't complain about how in music videos people aren't playing the instruments. When you watch a playthrough you're looking to see how the instrument is played, it doesn't affect you at all if it's actually being recorded live in that video. If anything, I'd rather it not be, because It sounds better otherwise, so the player can make it perfect and double/quad track it. I gaurentee no one who's not a musician would care at all, and would probably rather have it like that for a more enjoyable experience.

[@itsarchie1261]

It's not the miming in this guys case, so much as the fact it's clearly sped up

[@camdenwyeth316]

@@BungleJoogie68 Dude my point is that playthrough videos usually don't even have live audio anyway. They play along to a studio track to demonstrate the guitar parts and what is being played. Almost every artist in this genre does that. They are not fake because of it.

[@onast9673]

@@BungleJoogie68 well his guitar isn't plugged in on his videos so he shouldn't have to tell you that its pre recorded and mimed, that's common sense so it doesn't matter if he said it now, then, or 10 years from now all you have to do is your eyes. He also meant best quality in terms of audio, which is what anyone with context clues would know (as he mentioned throwing crazy compression and what not on the audio). He's also recording the videos on a phone, phone cameras give off crazy motion blur. There's no way he'd edit his face and hair to move normally and program his hands. I recently uploaded a quick video on insta of the clean thumping arpeggios in "animals as leaders - physical education" and on one of the upstrokes my camera made my hand glitch and it looks weird, but I sure as hell don't even know how to speed anything up and I played with no backing track straight out of a shitty Marshall amp. He plays in unprocessed, an ACTIVELY touring band, and plays all of his stuff up to speed with no problem

[@warren7949]

It’s not about whether he pre recorded and then mimed over the top. It’s a misrepresentation. It’s fraud. He should, at least, be able to look like he’s playing what we hear, but he can’t. Watch this whole video. He’s nowhere near the 12th fret harmonics that come out on the audio. He’s actually practised these movements. Maybe he knows the theory but can’t pull of the speed that he wants people to believe he can. Is he selling services off the back of this fake playing? It’s a serious issue, and it can’t be a bad thing that Levi is highlighting this, and hopefully giving fraudsters something to worry about. Judging by some of the comments defending fraud, I wonder if guitar auto-tune may be the next big thing 🤭

[@MrSimondaniel3]

he is selling a guitar course + i heard he just won some award lol.

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

Celemony Melodyne is what these Fools are using after to fix their mistakes. Studios these days rely on this software because people cant play instruments anymore or sing properly.

[@arnieslab]

I think it’s been a thing for a long time already

[@futureshock7425]

Why can’t they just play it at regular speed so stupid and they are destroying music

[@matturner6890]

Guitar & bass is autotuned pretty regularly in some genres

[@ostankovalex1176]

Omg, just check his band and check how they play live - Unpreocessed

[@RustinRoark]

Its seeking the next competitive edge on social media...the 'gram is essentially a cesspool of 'influencers' trying to sell you something, remain relevant, make money...one person starts faking something and gets a lot of positive feedback so others follow to be competitive...like steroids in baseball or whatever

[@IsHeHigh]

This is kind of a donkey take lol... yes he they did they not use the actual live takes from the recording.... like, do people not know this is how videos are made? lol

[@ikkenik3771]

Is it just me or do I have the impression that there are a lot of guitarists out there who are jealous? This guy is an incredible guitar player. Studio work these days is cut and paste on all major productions.

[@LeviClay]

Yep. Really jealous. Oh wait… hang on… of what?

[@JUSTINTRIPjl]

@@LeviClay just saw them live tonight. He’s legit. Dude is a super talented vocalist too.

[@LeviClay]

@Finn Johnson my bills are paid, my house is paid off… I’m good man 🙌🏻

[@mptguitar44]

@@LeviClaythis man will make more than you ever will 😂 infinitely more talented aswell

[@LeviClay]

@@mptguitar44 awww bro… I have bad news 😂

[@Djeraldancheta]

You're a good man, Levi! Much respect!

[@gebno5299]

I don't get why most of you guys say it's hard to decide whether the video's sped up or not. It's so obviously sped up

[@LeviClay]

for me it comes down to what you can prove. Many people will speculate on it being sped up... but when I say it's mimed, I'm giving more than an opinion because I can prove it. And AFAIK before this video he refused to acknowledge that he prerecorded his stuff. Now we have that acknowledged it's MUCH easier to ask more questions like "cool, so this is prerecorded... but it wasn't one take was it?" The end of that road may be speeding shit up

[@elrodrisguitarlab6610]

Bro you just opened my eyes Is this becoming a sport now?

[@ErdemKaramanyus]

it has been...since this guitar sports thing became more important than the actual music...the art one ....

[@dylanwine7646]

That punch in is a dead giveaway. Anyone who records has heard that issue before. This is like guitar forensics right here. Cool stuff.

[@acbundy88]

Wait, your family eat music transcripts!?!

[@whit3teajia901]

His videos could very well be mimed, though to be fair I saw his live for his song "abandoned" and he nailed it, amazing player for sure

[@KeithFine10]

Thanks for this , makes me feel a little better about my own playing

[@dulla8469]

well, the kid still plays better than most of us, just cause he mimed the ig video, doesnt mean he wasnt the one who played it and recorded it

[@KeithFine10]

@@dulla8469 never doubted he played it , thanks for pointing that out and making me feel like shit again LOL

[@stevedgolfer]

Levi your the man.Ive always been suspicious of KZbin guitarists for years.Nice work.

[@ieb994]

Oh no, these guys are clearly miming to a backing track: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-Ve4t5bb2Clck kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZipfaKjgaajjbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIXbhIuLr8hsbKM Time to cancel aborted, decapitated and Covet - just three random examples. Or Mary spender, who straight up said that her process was 1. Come up with the idea. 2. Record the music. 3. Record the video. 4. Edit and publish This is such a weird ass witch hunt.

[@scarsofwisdom3189]

He records his guitar parts in sections. Speeds them up. Then makes a play through video thats sped up as well to match the music

[@frankjager1647]

I made some specific comments about how you could clearly see in his DAW that he wasn't recording, and could see the comped track with different parts in it. After that he stopped showing his DAW and has his screen off. This is damaging to newer players because I can tell you full stop at least a few kids just starting on guitar have seen his videos and gone "I'll never be that good" and quit all together. This creates a bit of unearned praise because so many of the comments I see on his videos are people saying "Wow amazing that he can do this in real time he's like a robot!!".

[@curt9733]

@@frankjager1647 Go to the goddamn concert.

[@SoilKilonova]

​@@frankjager1647IGNORING THE FACT HE CAN PLAY EVERYTHING HE WROTES DID U JUST SAY NEW PLAYERS QUIT BECAUSE THEY SEE A GOOD PLAYER??????? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT LOGIC???

[@Hzuuuu]

Hats off to you, you're the only one that I've seen so far that go to this extent to dissect his videos. His case is a little different than the usual GP midi cases, since his audio sounds authentic to me but others are saying it sounds sped up. There's just no way to prove his audio is sped up as far as I know. Thanks for doing this, it's amazing that you could transcribe that note for note. I love learning by ears myself and that's just inspirational. Also, I had a hunch that he mimed his videos. He used to upload raw clips, only recently he started miming which was very obvious since he uploaded a Childish Gambino arrangement a few months ago. I don't have a problem with miming honestly, since a lot of other professionals do it. "Official playthrough" in their bedroom but it turns out they're just miming to their album version so I have came to live with it. Still somewhat disappointed when an official playthrough that I have been waiting for months is just a mimed playthrough but it is what it is.

[@samuilpetkov497]

His vibrato is a sine wave

[@DingusMcBrungus]

*"There's just no way to prove his audio is sped up as far as I know"* The sweep arpeggio is the big tell, it's just obscenely clean, cleaner than all the real best of the best non-fakers. So either this dude is literally the best guitarist in the world or he speeds some of his shit up. Maybe not the whole thing, but definitely that little bit

[@richardcameron1170]

@@DingusMcBrungus I agree. Only a few players in the world have had the right hand to pick those patterns. The right hand and left hand move jerky and not in sync with one another relative to each other and the sound. Do I think this guy is really faster than Shawn Lane? No.

[@Hzuuuu]

@@DingusMcBrungus I don't know, I've been listening to a lot of sweeps and I think his sweeps just as clean as other people. I can't sweep at all so I can't really tell. However, I'm always open to see new talents becoming better than those who we've always deemed as the best. The world never stop spinning and people never stop giving birth. I don't even know if there's someone out there who I've never heard of that's even better than the well known virtuoso. There is a blind pianist who can replay even the most complex chords that you can give him in a matter of a second. This is enough for me to never rule out the possibility of there being guitarists even better than Guthrie Govan. I could never know. Aaand dammit, I wrote things too long again. I need to stop treating KZbin comment sections like my diary.

[@thesc0tsm4n9]

@@DingusMcBrungus if you're good at picking up on it you can tell the arpeggio was economy picked and not sweeped.

[@Infinity364]

Glad you made this video and showcased your transcription skills - that made me want to look up your work. Got yourself a new sub, keep up the great work!

[@SaintTrinasTorch]

Man this video aged well.. Yikes. Witch hunts are a drag.

[@LeviClay]

How? Did it turn out I was wrong?

[@iamrouxe]

I mean, for youtube videos this is pretty much the best you can do, just record as good as you can play, and then have fun in front of the camera so you dont look soulless while concentrated?, its the whole point

[@EddieHeinzelman]

The video is totally obvious it’s sped up. Don’t really need to overanalyze it, but great job

[@minmaxshorts]

Got an honest question. I make covers of movie soundtracks ( full re creations) and some parts I do record in one take in front of a camara but some other more complex parts I record in 30 second bits that I then put together. In the end I do record a video that has some live playing and some miming to make the cover more interesting to watch (no tempo altering, just playing on top of what I actually played earlier). I dont sell anything but I do upload a sheet music of the arrangement for ayone who wants to learn to play the song. I dont try to show off my skills in the videos either, thats not the point. Is this considered bad/wrong? And if so why?

[@MagCynic]

I didn't even know we had Instagram guitar players. Why is this a thing?

[@gavinsomerville7690]

also everyone on jared’s side. make sure to check out his live performances, he can do it just like the vids!

[@gavinsomerville7690]

Cat playing guitar On a guitar it’s not slower dude. you can literally see it

[@thesc0tsm4n9]

he's "live" performing to a crowd with material that's different. That does little to validate his prior Instagram video footage.

[@Blackreapxr]

@Cat playing guitar On a guitar Then what's the point? What atrocity is he committing? I play classical guitar. I play some difficult pieces very well at home. Guess how many other people are in the room watching me? none. No clue what you mean by "sketchyer" but I assume you mean just not as clean. Yes that's something called nerves. It tends to happen when you play live. I find it ridiculous that now people will have to validate themselves by posting something like "oh by the way i prerecorded this" in every single post to avoid having these online guitar warriors attack them with their virtual pitchfork.

[@lequack7399]

@@Blackreapxr Exactly, the guys guitar isn't even plugged in on the clip.Leaching to get views this is what it is.

[@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070]

@Ben Welch the sound check videos he's posted recently even appear odd... Theres one with people talking at the end that sounds sped up

[@cd8292]

Wow, this didn't age well, after being ''exposed'' he got an Ibanez sponsorship and other deals

[@LeviClay]

How did it not age well? Was I wrong? 🤨

[@cd8292]

​@@LeviClay Actually not at all, poor choice of words on my part, what I meant to say was that bad press really worked in that dude's favor

[@LeviClay]

@@cd8292 there’s no such thing as bad press! PR 101

[@cd8292]

@@LeviClay Agree

[@siren604]

The saddest part about watching so many of these clips is that the dudes miming can (most of the time) really play their asses off when they actually sit for hours on end grinding for the perfect take like everybody else.

[@LeviClay]

No doubt! I don’t get it... Manuel is easily 90% of the player he puts in those videos... he doesn’t need that extra 10%

[@testingmyaudioaddiction3452]

On Instagram, it doesn’t matter if it is mimed. The only thing that truly matters is he can play well live.

[@chrisgeo1642]

That is 100% sped up. He is good at his video technique but it’s impossible to truly hide the tell tales signs on the picking hand. A lot of other players that do this conveniently have a heavier covering around their picking hand to make it not as obvious. Do not only did he record it in sections and at a slower speed he also mimed it at a slower speed and then synced. Clearly he can play but also clearly this is not representative of his actual abilities. Maybe he can get close but for the sake of making a video he chooses to do it this way. I am not calling him fake but I am saying both the speed and the playing on this video is definitely fake.

[@jackclay9145]

I'll be honest, when I first watched this it truly annoyed me. I respect your opinion and your profession, your work impresses me, but this seemed kinda pointless. when a band does a guitar playthough or music video, they aren't playing their riffs and solos note for note, bassists included, when a vocalist does a music video they aren't singing they're usually lip syncing, when a drummer does a playthough, a single, a music video, no matter how you listen to it there will be random fills bc they improvise, when you play these songs long enough you change stuff on your own time even if it's already tracked and produced or anything. his guitar wasn't plugged in, he wasn't trying to demonstrate tabs, it was just for a video. he does streams, he plays stuff live, you can see how he plays yourself but he just pasted a full mix over a video of him playing guitar, yea he probably missed a couple notes, yes the harmonics were wrong, I get your point, but again I don't see a reason to complain. idk maybe I'm missing part of your thought process but I don't mean any disrespect by saying this it's just how I look at it

[@LeviClay]

Does he make videos like this to sell lesson packs on JTC? Yes. Did he tell JTC he’d never mimed a video? Yes. Very different to a bands music video.

[@jackclay9145]

@@LeviClay that's a very good point but like you've been told 6k times, his guitar isn't even plugged in. you couldn't pick one of his videos where it's plugged in and you can see the DI being tracked in the background to call him out? that would've made all of this more valid imo

[@SoilKilonova]

​@@jackclay9145he can't pick a video like that because those ones aren't mimed.

[@hungryguitarstudent]

Thanks for taking the time to do this. Berried Alive is also one often requested player.

[@jojoversus1100]

Charles is an extremely sick guitar player. I dont know if he actually uses room audio during his playthroughs, but he does NOT speed his videos up, and he can play everything he writes. I think he may just use the most polished audio so it sounds the best. The point is, he CAN do it.

[@dahliaday17]

Guitar/vocalist of Unprocessed... Ironic I know.

[@TheCleansingx]

Like a Hacker named "IamNotaHacker! Yet he is flying across the map no scoping people

[@zeropointperspective9643]

Lol

[@MrSimondaniel3]

just seems calculated.

[@TheReaper1005]

During the arpeggio that you show at 6:13 I can hear an additional note after that B on the third string, which would make it a 7-note passage, ending on the B on the first string. I think it's a C on the third string that's missing, to be specific. To be fair, you did say you didn't want to waste a lot of time into making this transcription, hence you may have missed that in a hurry, it's just something that I thought is noteworthy. Cheers!

[@maynardewm]

Yup! I heard this as well.

[@comment.highlighted]

He’s clearly using a state of the art wireless system that’s interfering with the camera’s 60Hz frequency and his 56k modem.

[@AlexiLaihoFan]

This is the best comment on this video lol

[@RafaRGCL]

How long took you to right this page? Insane transcription

[@cavemanriffs]

i feel like watching csi series, gcsi = guitar crime scene investigation. you are grissom, jared is horatio.

[@patrickjordan8373]

dude, I just posted something similar then saw your post. Almost gives you chills to think someone is on your trail after you faked an arpeggio sweep!

[@rogermarquez6457]

Dosent he play in Unprocessed? (Correct me if wrong) It seems like he’s able to keep the same tempo live though.

[@DRJY-fe5hs]

Yep, I have a friend that saw Unprocessed play live, and sent me a video, and told me it was legit, and awesome, and my friend’s a pretty good guitarist.

[@rphuntarchive1]

If nothing else, you sold me on Guitar Pro. That looks fun. Musescore is a pain for guitar..

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

I've done it all, cell phone, handi-cam live mic playthroughs, single take each side direct audio dual tracking covers, acoustic live stream covers of METAL, outdoor multi-angle with shots mimed (fully obvious or disclosed), miming over recordings I made 30yrs ago in the attic with my band just to have something to look at and see how it's played while listening to the track, but I've never thought to speed anything up that I couldn't actually play and rarely even do any kind of punch-in's ALL because it just seems much easier to learn the song, play it in one or 2 takes and record the actual footage of the FK'n TAKE! Much quicker in post editting and junk.

[@Iamedavee]

I've got a video of him playing clown on a live if anyone is interested. I'll keep uploading his lives as long as I get the chance so y'all can leave the man alone

[@camdenwyeth316]

I love how people are making fun of him for not plugging the guitar in. Pretty sure he did that on purpose to show that this take wasn't producing the sound.

[@camdenwyeth316]

@William Can you please go to your favorite music video and point to where they say the band isn't actually performing the song in the description?