Plini Turns Your Power Chords Into Awesome Prog Riffs!

[@Kelberwitzi]

This dude has moved all his emotion from his face to his hands.

[@mitchplaysriffs]

Alex what an observation. Holy cow

[@avbhayes]

Alex I almost spat my drink out! That is the best. I love Plini but you are so on the money with that comment 😄

[@heroblok6]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😴🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@javiermedina8322]

Lol

[@adityapai5147]

wah

[@MrTheguitaristguy]

i died a little when he said "everyone in the prog world has the attention span of a bar and a half"

[@AxxonJaxxon666]

Lmaooo...its gotts keep changing or its not prog rofl ahahaah

[@charityhoax]

Its what is killing modern prog. Its just wankery.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

@@charityhoax Kinda agree with you there.

[@darthvader1515]

Dream theater and Rush did it best. Had all the unique chord progressions and time sigs but knew how to keep it rocking :)

[@Sid00077]

I kinda feel like prog should borrow a bit of compositional structure from classical musicians.

[@garrettt.3845]

"You cant argue with a power chord" Want to have this on a t-shirt xD

[@itsmesandman]

cos you can't

[@Roxanneredpanda]

There's a reason it's called a POWER chord

[@BayouChamps]

3:55 .... We can... (spaces off/ has horrifying revelation) .... add things.

[@imissthecomfortinbeingsad5204]

Alex Sosa RIGHT, what WAS that?! LOL

[@avalerionbass]

Haha, he just wanted to be professional without sounding stupid.

[@zumokumibonsu4501]

*Vietnam flashback*

[@BayouChamps]

Haha well Plini is definitely a pro thats for sure. Sorry for roasting you Plini, i love you and you’re my favorite forever.

[@collindale834]

I lol’d so hard at this

[@greenonionsalad]

He's tuned down a half step here. The chords are X7577X (Eb min 9) X3543X (B maj 9) XX555X (Ab min 7) and 7X777X (Gb min 7). He's actually tuned the low e string to a dropped Db, but it's easier without that.

[@thipygames3888]

Aedotox tx for quick fingering

[@46402]

I was so confused and couldn't catch low e was tuned down as well, thanks for the heads up. Im now struggling with the last two notes of figure 5 at 4:09 ...any help please?

[@greenonionsalad]

That's XX78810 to XX7888

[@Juventud2222]

Thanks for the chords man/

[@musicjunkie8771]

Aedotox Buckethead fans know what's up!

[@azhaz578]

Lmao. Dudes emotionless voice could put me to sleep and yet his playing is godlike. Literally all his emotions come pouring through his fingers.

[@orangetoes223]

I’m honestly the same way. Emotions are too complicated.

[@TheConvectuoso]

That's Australians for you 😂

[@andrewleone8583]

poor man lives jet lagged. what a life.

[@Prog4Prog]

Nah I think he’s trying not to sound like a patronising prog-douche and doing really well. Love Plini, amazing work.

[@chrisiorio5278]

I disagree

[@winstoncarter2119]

I love how just adding the 7th to a power chord adds an incredible amount of feeling and depth to such a simple progression.

[@mharservice6271]

NO KIDDING DUDE! I literally have been stuck in a rut. This really really helped.

[@devanshtyagi1403]

A power chord is ambiguous, it sits in a neutral zone. Prog musicians love adding colours to power chord with these extra notes in the scale and that makes it ambiguous with a feeling, like the majority of people who like prog feel inside 😖

[@ExtremelyOnlineGuy]

We can *notices insight is too high and can see amygdala everywhere Add...things

[@glennbula]

This guy Bloodornes.

[@femboycyan]

gotta play bloodborne again lol

[@sdiabr6792]

So that's how selenium forest was written?! Crazy!!!

[@RoiJoseARedor]

ali drake guess he weote with a pen

[@sdiabr6792]

Roi Jose A. Redor with all the softwares out there, i don't think so... :))

[@adsensedd]

Yeah, the whole song is just a Blink 182 riff obviously,

[@mrnelsonius5631]

60 seconds in I thought “we’re gonna get the add9, aren’t we?”. Add 9 is the power chord of progressive music haha. I probably love them a little too much, tbh. On guitar they come with the extra bonus points for gnarly looking hand stretches too ;). Every guitarist remembers the first time they saw tabs for “Every Breath You Take” and thought “wtf? Why? It sounded so simple on the recording!!”

[@MofosRealReviews]

Plini the Pooh.

[@Selrisitai]

Plini- _their_ -Pooh.

[@jamesiandavis9352]

🤣🤣🤣

[@emperorpalpatine1441]

Plinnie the Wooh

[@CamdenSmith333]

Wini the Ploo

[@adrianberdecia4489]

Plini has Pooh

[@jamestottle3199]

Love seeing how huge plini is now. I remember banging on about his music to anyone who would listen for years. One special guitarist and super considerate song writer. Legend!

[@nambasaurus]

You mean to tell me you guys were holding on to this video since 2017? Cmon mayn...

[@tyler_hauser]

Josh Namba lmao ikr?

[@guitarworld]

Sorry dude! We had too many artists in the queue!

[@destinos1990]

lol I thought the same thing

[@DennisTeti]

Josh Namba which issue?

[@davidjenson1570]

I said the same thing at the end of the video. lol

[@shreddykrueger7641]

Huge Plini fan. Currently my favorite. I so wish I could write like him. I have so much respect for him. I can't believe he is also an architect! What a boss.

[@rithwiksathyan1827]

He has a masters degree in architecture I think...

[@thenautilusshell4339]

He just has a masters in Architecture. But he quit Architecture ages ago!

[@drummondF]

I don't think it was a matter of quitting. More so a matter of he graduated from Uni and his music career had already started.

[@thenautilusshell4339]

Drummond Yeah, that's what! :) He quit his part-time job to write Music and his music career started in no time!

[@cigarettesforbreakfastthef4082]

write like yourself, not like him. ;) his style already exists. greetings!

[@mikemorada6290]

Dude is a musical genius! Pure pleasure to watch and hear him play.

[@Kamijin01]

I love how Plini explains things while looking like he just go out of bed. Awesome guitarist x100.

[@triad5766]

4:18 *Tool has left the chat.*

[@Tomahawks360]

@Sthaman Sinha That's the intended joke

[@billy1998vn]

0:06 I'm sure this was unintentional but lol.

[@sebastiancoe4708]

That little noseless face makes me happy

[@joashbritto]

The text reads "WTH PLINI" 😂

[@Bingus2112]

PLERNER

[@MoonWalkerTexsRanger]

That’s why you shouldn’t use present in premier pro or after effect! 😅

[@mikelopapa8139]

Wow this was a clear concise and delivered a lot in 5 minutes. I can’t believe I just found this after so long.

[@adam872]

This is what I love about Plini -- his playing and harmonic choices are so tasty.

[@krky86]

i'm not saying it was aliens.. but it was aliens :)

[@blacktaxi2d]

krky86 looks just like the ancient aliens guy lmao

[@rodiebobwilliams1330]

He said Jazzy, Confirmed Aliens! I agree with his assessment, however it sounds like Andy Sommers on the sound. Further fusing jazz, rock, funk, whatever is prog music..F Labels and Genres. Those are terms that marketing executives apply to yours or anybodys music so they think they can sell it...

[@Lectwar6]

i love this dudes mannerisms. he just looks blown out of this world. 3:52 "we can add things"

[@briansigler5412]

For those curious, the intro song is Salt + Charcoal by Plini

[@ryanloerke981]

bless your heart

[@ryanloerke981]

Reminds me of Forward and Stay by Disperse

[@wayneingram4156]

Awesome. Concise and precise. What an incredible new voice in the prog instrumental world

[@NickGranville]

Cool ideas. Always interests me when prog guys draw from jazz concepts and tones. Etc.

[@erlendjulieb1760]

thats mostly where you find the root of all prog hahah

[@NickGranville]

Àyrlen J once upon a time maybe, not so much now I’ve noticed

[@xxczerxx]

Nick Granville Extended tones aren't really "jazz

[@erlendjulieb1760]

Mac very true 👌

[@nasanka7428]

@@xxczerxx the application is rather jazz neo soul influenced tho

[@smkh2890]

I like the fact that Plini is sitting down to play, and in the classical position too! I find that so comfortable, while standing up the fretboard is just further away!

[@JoeEmptySea]

Plini seems chill af definitely looking forward to seeing him at a clinic

[@nuke97]

I appreciate the way he talks. It's very thought-out, articulate, and concise. Like his guitar playing.

[@sweefysnewdad2689]

When your guitar expresses more emotion than you. 🎸

[@jameswelch658]

Blown away!! His take on the base proggresions and proggresive music is as brilliant as his technique.

[@deanmacka4975]

Great stuff mate, thanks for the tip. My biggest problem is that I forget what I've just come up with yes I know I should record it.

[@artrockfye]

I use to dream of melodies ... woke up once found the progression on a guitar and recorded it. Very difficult .. the mind willed to record was stronger than the flesh ... must record !

[@ptwolf1]

Download a free recorder on your phone

[@Stumpy801]

I just record a video of the said riff that way you have sound and you can see what you were doing.

[@adammays3128]

I just started learning recording, already have like 12-15 songs/ideas just by jamming for 30 minutes at a time and coming up with a fun riff or something. Never did that in the last 15 years of me playing and would always come up with something i thought sounded cool and it went nowhere. Plus its a ton of fun to learn!

[@WinfriedSitte]

Stick a tc electronics wiretap recorder on your pedalboard. Or use the phone app for acoustic stuff. Works a treat and you don't have to fluff around setting up noodle tracks in your daw.

[@V8LC100]

Awesome no BS lesson that anyone can really benefit from. Thx Plini.

[@jmm09015]

Plini always looks like he's running on 2 hours of sleep. Poor guy. Dude needs a nap.

[@lassebendixen7246]

The song in the intro is 'Salt + charcoal' btw..not that it would take long to figure this out, but there it is

[@Juan6Meses]

Thanks, I expect you put more videos from him.

[@EplucheYeuk]

You look so calm and serene, as your music. A real pleasure to listen to you man!

[@omomahauzel4997]

as steve vai once said, this guy here is the future of guitar.

[@Lol-h1g7o]

Plini makes it sound so simple, such a great teacher. Thank You🙌

[@nosoycesardiaz]

Selenium Forest. ❤

[@wphill2]

Beautifully simple and concise explanation with endless possibilities for experimentation.

[@mezrahmasada5494]

The 7th is like the power chord of jazz

[@voxploxx]

I love listening to Plini talk about songwriting. Hes so methodical about it and you can FEEL the passion he has for it when he speaks.

[@hybernation5449]

I remember when Prog-gnosis was a Tosin Abasi thing...must be gettin' old.

[@SpeedisH94]

I just got so excited looking at both 'prog-gnosis' and 'uploaded 23mins ago', It feels so strange it's already been 5 years since I did the same on Tosin's video.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

I remember when Tobin wasn't born yet I was playing Mediterranean Sundance without a pick.

[@loopyscooptv]

Probably older than Tosin bc he was helped out a lot with writing songs for his albums

[@Questioneverythingx]

THE DYBBUK Tosin’s older I think

[@CannabisKills]

this guy is real as fuck and smart as hell. the way he speaks, explains things, and what he creates. musical genius.

[@nerdvananc]

I don't see any comments in appreciation of that awesome spacey-yet-tight guitar tone - so I decided to fix that

[@steventupling6191]

I'm in the comments looking for someone to explain what I need to get to sound similar, that tone is magical

[@Feverdream7777]

...man...that was just awesome. Easy to understand. Layer in complexity a step at a time. Wow.

[@higler.]

I like his hair. A lot.

[@RudyAyoub]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD MARRY IT

[@higler.]

MAYBE I WILL

[@RudyAyoub]

higler420 AM I INVITED

[@higler.]

THAT'S UP TO THE HUBBY, PLINI.

[@RudyAyoub]

higler420 ill text him

[@gustavosdo]

Ok, the music is indeed very good, but this Chorus sounds like heaven! Great video!

[@andreisevastre3659]

Please make more Plini videos!

[@guitarworld]

There's more on the way!

[@GraphiteBlimp27]

I can't believe how useful this was for me. Like, I really appreciate the video. I have been more concerned about channeling my influences which for a long time was primarily classic rock, but writing modern music like I have been listening to more lately. He just lays out the process of how to "modernize" your songwriting in one short video, amazing. Super digestible. Love Plini's music too.

[@david.cutipa]

Plini is love

[@HungerOfHunter]

David Cutipa Plini is life

[@azaeldrm]

pl0ni is da h0mie

[@RudyAyoub]

No shrek is

[@subhanbasit2695]

Very good pointers in their for those sharp enough to grasp them. Love you Plini. This must be series. It must be!

[@KimHogeling]

I always listen to Plini naked.. because I've been having Handmade Cities in the bathroom's CD player for over a year now I think

[@MrLieka]

Me too hahaha ! birds / surfers too is nice during the shower

[@lukeofkeys]

That was great. Plini is among my favorite players of the young generation.

[@5u7o4o]

I was wondering how long it was going to take Guitar World to get some Plini content. He's such an intellegent and interesting musician. Handmade Cities is the perfect blend of melody, tension, dynamics and groove.

[@DaveAksteter]

You're a wonderful teacher Plini, thank you.

[@howdydoughty7634]

I love this progressive stuff but a simple way to look at it is Jazz Metal fusion.

[@leeg7106]

Sweet..Would be cool if he did more videos like this, he is a great facilitator, concise.

[@Ghandjaloodah]

Selenium forest is such a good song.

[@hannanonato9228]

What a great, organized detailed way to teach!

[@MrSpacelyy12]

My guy you are flawless with that guitar. The emotion is powerful nd that is your weapon lol

[@andreacaloiaro6038]

Taking a familiar progression and coloring it: me realizing what I like about your music without recognizing the reason offhand.

[@Desmolas]

"In the progressive world, everyone has the attention span of about a bar and a half..." lol

[@guitarworld]

Guess what? Tabs are here! If you're looking for tabs for this lesson, go to www.guitarworld.com/lessons/stacking-harmony-to-achieve-modern-progressive-sounds

[@professorchaos9171]

Plini is the bae

[@chrisjude8794]

This video has absolutely opened my eyes. Can’t thank Plini enough 💯👌😎👍

[@fdwcdwwb9557]

Dude his voice sounds exactly like jim halpert from the office.

[@AliensWanted]

Met Plini years back at Guitar Sanctuary in McKinney TX. Super down to Earth and just an overall funny guy, even though this video doesn't show it. He's very pleasant and very gracious.

[@LovingGoodContent]

In before Ola Englund, he really admires Plini

[@burroughs334]

Cool, well that should win you points somewhere in some syncophant universe where you don't have to do anything but say "me first" on comments threads.

[@LovingGoodContent]

You weren't early, you wouldn't know the feeling and inertia

[@burroughs334]

LovingGoodContent right...

[@soutrik27]

Holy wow! You seriously cannot figure out what beauty this chords might evolve into.. watching the video in the early parts!! I hope I can strengthen my chords someday

[@RohannvanRensburg]

"In the progressive world, everyone has the attention span of a bar and a half" Certainly true for some bands, but definitely not classical or "roots" prog/prog metal. That said, variation within a progression, melody, etc, tends to be a more classically orchestral way of writing (as well as jazz in some cases), and is probably largely what draws people to progressive music.

[@Aethrius]

Rohann van Rensburg I'd say Dream Theater can have the attention span of a bar and a half sometimes. Some songs sound like they're trying way too hard to be complex instead of making something worthwhile (plus fuck the singer) But then you got Porcupine Tree or Tool that don't do that (except the drum parts with Tool), or at least not as much.

[@RohannvanRensburg]

Eh that's true. I think there's a time and place though (no reason to box music in to overly simple form) -- what does redeem DT in the end is that they are absolutely capable of writing in simpler structure, and have a vast array of music that fits this bill. The Dance of Eternity is a fun song, but it's largely because of the context it's in. I would agree that I don't like the 30 second attention span bands that define themselves based on this. It's sort of like in classical music -- Schoenberg was a master of tonal writing before he delved into atonal music. The contemporary efforts are often irrelevant to the culture of music as a whole because they live purely inside an academic bubble, and I'm convinced a good deal of those composers can't pull often tonal writing like older composers could.

[@jeffrobey3261]

The Yes boys obviously didn't lose their attention span at the end of starship trooper

[@RohannvanRensburg]

I.e. Opeth and Edge of Sanity, having technically invented the genre of progressive metal (with harsh vocals), both milk riffs and chord progressions more than most bands.

[@akalichamp7030]

Braden Spencer what’s wrong with labrie? He’s my 2nd favorite vocalist of all time tbh. He sounds kinda cheesy in his own right but he’s the perfect fit for DT. And attention span in music isn’t bigger = better, I get the idea a lot of tool songs go for but Jesus Christ they are absolutely the most boring shit I have ever listened to in terms of prog music. A good balance is easily preferable, don’t create a 2 dimensional pop song that has no bigger picture as a whole piece, but also don’t bore me to death with some overly dragged out atmospheric bullshit.

[@varunshijo24]

NEED MORE PLINI! THERE CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH PLINI

[@OdaKa]

"the attention span of about a bar and a half" I love I love this anti-elitist roasting of prog fandom hahaha

[@natecrowder4884]

Wow what a great philosophy and approach to music.

[@spotmfd9431]

Solid lesson

[@apatheticautopsy]

Definitely need to start basic and build things. I always try to write a final product right off the rip. Thanks bro

[@JUNK_ZONE]

Aw, look at that baby guitar.

[@ryansadauskis]

Ectoplasmic36 I want a Strandberg so bad.

[@smoreshaunted]

Baby light guitar sounds GIRTHY though.

[@dclarkmusic]

Ectoplasmic36 it’s kinda cute, isn’t it?

[@xxXthekevXxx]

Love Strandbergs

[@mrdrprfkc]

Came here DIRECTLY after watching @jared.dines Djent 2018 video.. so it looks even smaller.

[@WinfriedSitte]

Thanks Plini that was really nicely explained.

[@noodle845]

These chords sound tasty, Not sure i could mosh to it though 🤔

[@mwright80]

I watched a crowd mosh to CHON, so Plini will be no exception.

[@andrewmayer2443]

i moshed to polyphia. great fun

[@RiskyFishness]

This is massively useful information. Thank you.

[@marcelobormida]

I never clicked on a video so fast

[@Tessitura9]

Fascinating, and yet makes perfect sense. I did my undergrad in music (violin) and jazz utilized the 7th and 9th quite a lot. We first learned about it during the Impressionist period though (ie: Debussy). I remember being super excited hearing those very colorful chords in classical music and then hearing how jazz just built upon them. It's only natural that most of my playlist consists of prog metal/ rock. Really enjoyed this.

[@federicoritacco9942]

Does anyone hear “Libertango” in “Selenium Forest”’s main riff??? I’d like to know if he’s inspired by it, perhaps he’s never heard the song but the resemblance is uncanny.

[@supDED]

Yeah its basically just a universal chord progression that is used all over the place.

[@rookiem8]

man i relate to what you say so much.. like ive been self taught and i always was capable of writing full songs basically from a improv standpoint.. all metal and progressive at heart but i wanted to be able to expand and build off what i was creating and then start doing leads/solos..so this past year or so i been writing songs and learning all the phyrgians dominants... its litrerally opened my eyes so much.. ive recorded about several hundred full songs in the last year and just being able to listen to them and how almost all of it is different even though im basically playing the same notes but in different order/ speed.. an being able to hear all the little tricks i pick up as i keep practicing an how i incorporate them techniques without even realizing it till after.. idk man guitars so awesome.. it always amazed me how were all playing basically the same 6 strings and 24ish frets but yet day after day new music is created.. such a great thing to be able to express oneself through playing and creating music!!!

[@chrismatthews8717]

Very interesting. Traditional prog bands like Genesis, Yes and Rush tended to use extended chords both to provide texture to specific sections and as a portal to shift key or sequence and back but used basic chords elsewhere. The opening section of Firth of Fifth by Genesis is a prime example. I think if you use extended chords throughout a piece it can start to sound more like jazz than rock.

[@ThyRenaissance]

pause at 0:06 for PwEeniE

[@yikmop]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@mutantkoffee]

Thy Renaissance bruh

[@ThyRenaissance]

sis* ahhaha

[@davidencoification]

Absolutely beautiful sounding guitar

[@grumpyoats]

Plini.... senpai pls notice me.

[@johnschaffer9379]

Thanks for great explanations! More Plini videos!

[@ecaepevolhturt]

If you guys think that this is complex, I advise you to go listen to Pat Martino and John Mclaughlin.

[@arrell]

Found the wanker.

[@bobinasack]

Complex does not equal good

[@ecaepevolhturt]

What I said directly relates to 1:43. I never passed judgement on the word complex in my statement, you may be projecting.

[@ecaepevolhturt]

Sticks and stones.

[@ecaepevolhturt]

This is some theory for people who are a bit confused and want to know more (if you already know or just don't care then that's cool, ignore this comment). There are two kinds of 7ths intervals (diatonic), a minor-7th or a major-7th. The 9th is the same for a major or a minor scale. I'll show you an example in c-major and c-minor - C major = C(1), D(2), E(3), F(4), G(5), A(6), B(7), C(8), D(9), E(10), etc You can see clearly that the B note is the 7th note in the C major scale and that the 9th is a D note (the same as the 2nd but one octave higher). C minor = C(1), D(2), Eb(3), F(4), G(5), G#(6), Bb(7), C(8), D(9), Eb(10), etc Now the 7th is a Bb, what we call the minor-7th but notice that the 9th is still a D. So for C the major-7th is a B and the minor-7th is a Bb. I hope you can apply this to whatever key you want. Also the 3rd, 6th and 7th intervals are associated with the differing major/minor diatonic tonalities. It gets more fun when you look into modes, tetra-chords, the melodic minor scale, etc.

[@whydonaldwhat]

Brilliant. I hope they're doing a series.

[@davejackson88]

sound like allan holdsworth

[@jasoncdebussy]

This guy is so unbelievably talented.

[@brandonreyes-castellanos9408]

How do you know what’s the 7th and 9th?

[@726Twister]

So which scale is being used in this video?

[@Antmanflyjr]

Eb minor

[@726Twister]

So he uses the same scale to get the 7th and 9th for each of the 4 root notes? Also, how did you find out that it's Eb minor?

[@AzenBerries]

726Twister learn theory lmao

[@ecaepevolhturt]

There are two kinds of 7ths (diatonic), a minor-7th of a major-7th. The 9th is the same for a major or a minor scale. I'll show you an example in c-major and c-minor - C major = C(1), D(2), E(3), F(4), G(5), A(6), B(7), C(8), D(9), E(10), etc You can see clearly that the B note is the 7th note in the C major scale and that the 9th is a D note (the same as the 2nd but one octave higher). C minor = C(1), D(2), Eb(3), F(4), G(5), G#(6), Bb(7), C(8), D(9), Eb(10), etc Now the 7th is a Bb, what we call the minor-7th but notice that the 9th is still a D. So for C the major-7th is a B and the minor-7th is a Bb. I hope you can apply this to whatever key you want. Also the 3rd, 6th and 7th intervals are associated with the differing major/minor diatonic tonalities. It gets more fun when you look into modes, tetra-chords, the melodic minor scale, etc. I love jazz.

[@_b7090]

i was looking for pog riffs, but i wasn't disappointed

[@ardaorhan]

What happened to the top of his guitar?

[@arrell]

It's a headless guitar.

[@mutantkoffee]

ardaorhan he ate that

[@Joj1n]

There is a style of music for everyone. That’s why music is so great .

[@xxczerxx]

People say this is jazz or whatever but the harmony is very "Kenny G", it's not what jazz guys would call "hip"

[@johnvincent1823]

This is not jazz by any stretch. It's shitty wannabe prog. This guy is just like Petrucci and that Abisi dude. A pretentious wanker. No one wants to hear shitty generic riffing and noodling. This dude claims he can write "awesome prog riffs", how come 1 minute into his song I feel like im listening to djent? (That's basically what it is, actually). Wanna hear some real prog/Jazz guitar? Look up Guthrie Govan or Alex lifeson. Those guys keep it tasty and don't use barbaric riffing and silly noodling.

[@xxczerxx]

John vincent Well I wasn't really having a go at him, I was just wondering how extended chord = jazz. It's all scalar and not based around changes either. Then again, nor is fusion I guess. Also while I like Guthrie, he does tons of guitar shredding/wanking...not a bad thing, just saying

[@johnvincent1823]

Mac there is a difference between shredding and wanking. Plini & Petrucci WANK. Their "shreds" are random notes fast with absolutely no musicality. Guthrie Govan, Eddie Van Halen, Nuno Bettencourt and Shawn Lane SHRED. They play fast as fuck but they never go off track and dick around like those dumb heavy wanabe prog guys.

[@xxczerxx]

John vincent I guess. I don't think it's pretentious to be honest though. I don't even like much metal but Petrucci's solo on Under a Glass Moon is pretty amazing in terms of modern rock/prog thing.

[@johnvincent1823]

Also, Kenny G is a thing called SMOOTH jazz, which is basically Jazz only slowed down, less technical and more melodic. I'd say most Jazz guys have respect for Kenny G even though alot of people who don't even know what Jazz is like Kenny G.

[@ant2011]

This is one of the best damn videos that I've ever watched

[@jacobwhitus3715]

Love Plini but he sounds like an Australian who’s trying to hide his accent. Lol

[@mitchplaysriffs]

Jacob Whitus kiwi I think