Herman Li explains video game sound effects on guitar

[@matthewcross]

I love the attitude of not keeping secrets, teaching your tricks to everyone else for them to enjoy. I'm not a big fan of his band, but this makes me have big respect.

[@MailoJive]

It hurts my soul to see him lift his guitar up by the whammy bar

[@tommyvaquer8810]

i know what thou feelest

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

He has enough money to get a new one. Haha.

[@hasahchan4775]

his ibanez is based from S series wich is very light. Im ever did nearly as him with my schecter guitar, and the normal strings are strong enough to counterback against the tremolo pressure

[@xerothmh2x378]

No matter who you are, no matter what you do, There’s always an Asian better than you.

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

Bryce Czirr so true. 😪😂

[@BoourSelf]

@Bryce Czirr Asian women have more narrow vaginas than European

[@yorginho]

Killing the Guitar, part I

[@luanwounnsoscky8842]

You're sick

[@PlayMadness]

"I hope you had fun, and had a good laugh." THAT'S why I love these guys. They don't care about the "grrr I'm so angry I hate the world ANGER" aspect of metal, they just do what they love and love what they do.

[@brucecook502]

Holy shit that motorbike noise sounded so realistic, that was brilliant :-)

[@Veranek]

This has 12 year already?? I'm old man haha.

[@rizki215]

2:38: Epilepsy

[@Calquin123321]

i lold so hard

[@leonardpowers373]

+Riefky KC jasjdaghsdjhasajadsjashdjajajajaja :')

[@mr.pantaleon1774]

+Riefky KC HAHAHAHA

[@StreamTVChannel]

ROFL

[@hamburgerbandit2]

not only does he do his own own stunts, he also does his own sound effects

[@KrasMazovHatesYourGuts]

The reason that Herman Li is able to pull out the whammy bar during his solos is because the whammy he uses has a rough brush-like end that allows the bar to be both pulled out easily when needed and yet still stay in solidly when inserted back in.

[@rockhurstalum09]

I don't listen to Dragonforce but this is still cool

[@yorginho]

Error 404. Ears not found

[@jaime-wn1yn]

You look like Kurt

[@Zer0SkiLL789]

Herman Li is so fucking talented. He is seriously one of the best ever. I don't know what he's been up to lately but I hope he gets more or his solos out there beucase he's a guitar phenom

[@work1907]

2:42 chan jing gia!!

[@luketube7207]

Changing gear

[@br_ok_in]

Luke Tube No. Chan Jing Gia!

[@0oTHEJACKo0]

someone call the cops!! he's raping the guitar XD

[@nathanvanmiddlesworthmedia844]

Clever little tricks! I however don't have whammy,however,that's not stopping me from experimenting with various ways of getting intersting sounds! I play many world instruments,so one fun trick I've been toying with is a wah peddal on an electric sitar! :D

[@danjohnson7270]

"Chinese guitarman" hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@BenSliwa]

I spit up some coffee when I saw that was the file name. haha!

[@dekunutfromsmash4283]

That's what makes DragonForce special

[@baloozie719]

Dan Johnson when

[@fladigman9763]

Dan Johnson is racist

[@didikbgzt9090]

Just remember when first rock n roll band was asian people.. Look at the tièlman brother

[@leokimvideo]

totally amazing..I bet you can't do that on guitar hero.. The Mad Bomber..

[@nathanconnor3106]

It looks like SteveT was inspired here 😁

[@therealWTFproduction]

I love how herman imitates the noise with his mouth as he does them.

[@tigrehermano]

2:25 this is literally the intro of "Death Alley Driver", I think he got it from Ritchie Blackmore =)

[@anomalyisavirgin8614]

He is a hong kong boi But hes accent was a brìttish boi

[@luketube7207]

The way how you wrote British disappoints me

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

Luke does vids that’s because the Brittish are so irrelevant no one knows how to spell it.

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

2:22 did you see Slipknot poster in the background?

[@MrPetersonic100]

the motorbike noise is kick ass XD

[@cafepuya]

I saw Brad Gillis years ago making a sound of a car changing ⚙️ gears.. this video reminds me of Brad

[@padillanavarrolezidrodrigo5617]

0:00 fight fire with fire ending riff

[@unyielding37]

1:45 a wallpaper of slipknot, is my hero !!!!!

[@BoyAditya]

Holly crap.. This video from 2006😀 why in the world KZbin recommend me this now, not years ago 😂 ... I miss my youth 😩

[@Bruntti]

Dude, he shouldn't be playing in a band... He should totally be in business, with the best sound effects in movies.

[@TheBloodyRaindrop]

"i hope u guys had a good fun" lmao his accent

[@Pelllaw26]

Holy shit American be shitting on him because he plays rock n roll and he's Asian. People need to not be racist with these stuff. You guys need to check out Asians playing rock. X Japan's Hide is a good guitarist you could check it. But serously though stop dissing on people if they are not better then what u think they are. Just apreciate it. You can talk shit all you want once you play for a big audience and stuff. But being a musician is about having fun not competition.

[@addisonlewis723]

+Scoot “New PC” Cawthon Last time i check, Power Metal is part of the Rock and Roll family tree. :)

[@addisonlewis723]

Scoot Cawthon Still what.......It's free Will so live your life to the fullest. All these words are just mean less and stupid. Live your life and don't worry about people getting to sensitive over man made words. :)

[@addisonlewis723]

Scoot Cawthon Oh god!!!! I'm sorry for my second comment. My second comment was meant for someone else. Sorry dude. :) Forget about my second comment.

[@Hardy0811]

x Japan is really good

[@esme553]

give him credit: you can tell he is really enjoying messing around like this. And at the end of the day, that's what it's all about.

[@SuperGuitarMark]

There is no such thing as best guitarist ever, But there is such thing as a favorite!

[@renecruz1755]

2019?

[@davida7532]

That fucking title is racist as fuck but its hilarous 😂

[@waynehedd]

HAHA! Yeah this kfpostman guy is probably just ignorant and uneducated...

[@elliottregoning8967]

David A why are people so fucking sensitive nowadays? Can't even call someone chinese now without being racist? He is Chinese....

[@davida7532]

Elliot Tregoning I know. He is chinese and british. I was just saying, the title, "Chinese Guitarman" is hilarious.

[@davida7532]

Wayne Hedd I know, right???

[@BobPapadopoulos]

Was that an Amaj7?

[@thescarletking6002]

Değeri bilinmeyen gitaristlerden bir tanesi sen büyük adamsın herman abi

[@andrewacuna8211]

2:32 slipknot poster... very nice

[@tryingyourluck0]

Herro dis is Herman ree! -_-

[@nkjagshenry]

this is so racist on so many levels, but it is still one of the best comments i have seen

[@XDlosDominicans]

wow, those are some crazy effects :O

[@Meelz]

I had a good fun, thanks for asking

[@mirzapradika8847]

WTF the title makes me laugh. Come on why must "Chinese Guitarman"? 😂

[@Max-dr6rz]

What do you mean?

[@adam985185]

@@Max-dr6rz The title for this video previously used to be "Chinese Guitarman" before the uploader changed it to "Herman Li explains video game sound effects on guitar".

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

Adam Cederblad Hahahaha, wtf, that’s fucked. 😂👌🏼

[@AlexENDERoff]

Eu vi esse álbum lá no canto... ESTRANHO!!! Herman Li faz esses solos de Power Metal e nunca se cansa... Muito Legal!!!

[@JoshisJoshisJosh]

16 years ago, huh. That's wild

[@roaming740]

And Herman still looks the same

[@GuiltyGearRockYou]

can't stop laughing while watching hermans face at the third try for the elefant noise. he rocks hehe!

[@fladigman9763]

THIS IS SO OLD!!!

[@vilihoveleho536]

2:36 *triggered*

[@mpa1931]

One of the first videos I saw on KZbin

[@MalfreyArts]

"So that was, um, changing gear and I guess skidding and CRASH AND BURN"

[@pleku2889]

That ''Chinese guitarman'' has name

[@LouisMinett]

Yeah, Chinese Guitarman

[@pleku2889]

Louis Minett yeah.... chinese guitar man.... yeah

[@LouisMinett]

Hamarn Ri?

[@pleku2889]

Louis Minett Herman Li I think

[@LouisMinett]

HAMAN RIII!!

[@JiggySnipes]

To think I used to think this was impressive.

[@JiggySnipes]

Looks like an Ibanez S series. Also why'd you post this in reply to my comment?

[@pangpengmaster]

Yes, i also used to think this was impressive. But one thing that never change; the fun of attempting this on guitar.

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

GEEZUS !! That totally sounded like a real motorbike :-O

[@diannabowen]

yeah, his family moved to England when he was very young.

[@sebax6933]

Poeple, go hear some Symphony X or Dream Theater man.

[@chozzenn7910]

hes better then the guitarists in symphony x and dream theater cx dream theater just has odd time signatures.

[@gr0verrr]

Chozzenn ESPECIALLY live. Dragonforce can't play live worth a shit. It's all studio shit. Petrucci at least can actually play what he writes in real life lol

[@sebax6933]

***** Completely agree, its publicity, nothing else, Herman Li can be cool as hell but as guitarist his totally a crap with a bunch of bugs (fans).

[@Rawnfella]

***** watch?v=6nqDgIX_H2U I disagree. That's live and it's amazing. Both guitars very clean in both the rhythms AND the solo's. This whole hating on Dragonforce thing has got to stop. Stupid kids like yourself think it' cool to hate....

[@delfianasanjungputri9342]

i hear dragonforce, dream theater, symphony x, yngwie malmsteen, paul gilbert, liquid tension experiment, and many more. and i love them all. so?

[@ricardoskater8930]

chinese? he is from Hong Kong '-'

[@ricardoskater8930]

+Sans the Skeleton What?...

[@ricardoskater8930]

+Sans the Skeleton wow, i'm a dumb '-' Kill me, please😓😭

[@1JAT1]

this takes "so stupid that its funny" to a WHOLE new level

[@fernandocrespin7201]

Adrian Belew created the elephant noise

[@MrMooCow94]

that title is so racist in so many levels

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

how is it racist all it says is Chinese guitar man. It's not like he's saying herman is bad

[@kaeseistcool]

Tyreek Murillo well this is wong on somany levels

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

it's not really racist though it's not like he's saying shitty Chinese guitarist

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

true

[@goddamn518]

Look at David Rosas' comment. "Herro dis is Herman ree! -_ -"? Now THAT'S racist.

[@stereolove21]

The 'break your string' noise will take the freakin' tremello system outta your guitar.

[@Jose-uw3rj]

he has got a slipknot wallpaper, one of my favourite guitarist and one of my favourite groups. Cool

[@BryanFurran]

@silver. you must be a K-Pop Lover friend.

[@yhinnam]

Holy shit the motorbike one BLEW MY MIND!!!

[@YoJimBoHugabaJoe]

i know nothing bout music so this might sound dumb but can these effects be done on any electric guitar or is it custom?

[@Chekhovs2]

Hey eight years ago today. Insane.

[@SufferDYT]

@Doza8791 what part? kirk does em all the time especially live, you can hear himm doin them alot on the outro from for whom the bell tolls

[@keebaeklim]

@SiantDread do u use a floyd rose? Those things can take a beating. Pretty much anything else except for that tremolo will be thrown out of tune

[@nicedog1]

Good stuff! What is the guitar please?

[@KingPeaceus]

He acts like he was the first person to think of these noises.

[@1122CHINA]

Its cool how in the beginning of through the fire and the flames he lifts the guitar and whammy's it.

[@eli64131]

Notice how he says "I hope guitarist are watching this"

[@angry88]

Let's hear it for EVH for inventing all these effects years before this guy appeared

[@rqwb-]

he lives a good life.

[@lucianohasda]

This man is a legend of guitar!

[@KNIGHTCleric]

hey WTF those Elephant and Motorbike noises are just AWESOME i`m gonna try them myself when i buy the guitar

[@bananapuffcream1]

at the end of the breaking the string thing, it sounds like the guitar is crying and saying please stop :DD Herman Lee is still awesomely awesome :D

[@cattarest]

The motor sound sounds awesome.

[@tigrehermano]

It's from Death Alley Driver by Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore), it´s literally the intro. There's another version of the motorbike sound, by Motley Crue: Kickstart my Heart

[@aliceshrestha]

@JoshFazzz Herman Li s a British Chinese musician (Wikipedia)

[@757mech1]

That epephant noise is something Eddy Van Halen was doing in the 70's....

[@pillarsofserpents]

@MrFackUp - laid-back is a adjective that describes a personality or manner of being. it's not a physical description. (adj. Informal. Having a relaxed or casual atmosphere or character; easygoing)

[@Suiax]

The elephant never gets old.

[@kickflipperland12]

moter bike sounds like kickstart my heart

[@Thelambe123]

Herman Li, now teaching how to abuse your floating bridge.

[@nikovan]

The guy is having fun. That's all I need to know. He loves what he does. Go Herman.

[@Akirazproud]

Motorbike noise is the awesomeness

[@maksymilian1610]

breaking your string is unbeliveble

[@mosclone2121]

Uh, he uses a special Ibanez model that was made specifically for him. If he breaks it, he can get another with the tons of money from their shows. He's also got a custom Ibanez 8-string, I believe.

[@BerserkerSkye77]

Thanks to Herman Li, I now know how Adrian Belew made the elephant noise on guitar!

[@Aurora2477]

"we make all kinds of crazy noises.. and we give em video game names... because.. thats cool y'know"

[@quantum_OP]

herman lee just bein awesome

[@JAMEZYB08]

@theKaarvaag1 not necessarily, you can buy epiphone LPs with floyd rose tremolos installed.

[@rattleXhead]

"..we give it video game names...because its cool" the look on his face xD

[@carlleitem]

@Eriklju I'm pretty sure he's not taking credit. He's just showing how to do it.

[@maplegodx150]

LMAO the motor bike was hilarious

[@SwA.I.n]

That motorbike noise if fucking legit

[@dragonfire427]

" that was uhm changing gear, and i guess skiding and crash and burn" Its funny cause its a metaphore for his career!

[@MOo8996cz]

And then he finishes the song with air guitar because he´s so epic!

[@killer2517]

herman li is awsome XD nice guy to met him today along with the rest of the guys the rest are awsome aswell :)

[@yoshistover5881]

Wow... never knew a lot of that was achieved with the whammy.

[@dustmouse]

He's playing an instrument called the guitar - making some funny noises on it. Just type 'guitar' into any search engine and it will give you some info on what it is. Should be a good starting point.

[@areposo]

i searched for "dragonforce sounds the same"and this came up lol

[@dutchvanderlinde4713]

Can we acknowledge bros hair