I took a guitar lesson with this absolute MADMAN

[@DeanLamb]

Hit the "Join" button under the video to check out more information! I'll be doing regular lessons with amazing musicians, and you can be part of deciding who I'll take a lesson with, and what kind of questions I'll ask!

[@mykeryu]

I joined!

[@russellzauner]

I would but you need faster cameras first. With a higher frame rate I can see somebody playing, but with what settings or webcam you're using right now it's right back to "hands don't glitch like that" lol Honestly I was on a metrology team and if you can nail what you need down and get very specific then you can selectively cherry pick some nice scientific USB cams that can do the thing you need but only cost like maybe 300-500 - see edmunds optics or newport scientific and search "high speed cameras". You'll need a friend if you're not an expert - or just pay the big companies that make 10k fps cameras for 15k USD and It Just Works(TM).

[@DeanLamb]

Let us all have a moment of silence for the poor soul who had to transcribe Stephen's playing in this video. Matt, I'm sorry. RIP

[@CW19941]

They will be missed 🤟🏻R.I.P.😂

[@byranakiempitts7374]

RIP

[@matthewpancoust]

So many notes......💀

[@disappointedbiscuit3231]

F

[@TheStrykerProject]

Matt must have needed the slow motion of the slow motion of vid...I sure hope you recorded at 300 fps. 😆

[@mattdunn7434]

We need a Wes Hauch vid 😍😍

[@RohannvanRensburg]

Or Teemu Maantysaari, who's taught Wes Hauch

[@lancesims8627]

Best dude you could have picked, hes literally the most slept on guitar player ever dude.

[@chuggyy]

Dude, ya dude.

[@felixj3841]

Josh Middleton would be awesome on here. When it comes to picking technique and right hand stuff he is one of the best out there

[@TornByThornss]

Josh is the GOAT

[@yokisullivan8647]

he's a bit underrated Josh in the shred scene because he doesn't play a lot of crazy stuff, but he definitely can!

[@yokisullivan8647]

I mean he's known more as a frontman and a guitar player for Architects (which doesn't have a lot of crazy solo)

[@diabl0r]

Josh/Sylosis reignited my love for guitar! He is insane live playing those sick riffs and singing at the same time. Would love to see him talk with Dean!

[@JoaoFerreira-fx3xp]

The Helix Nebula is so fucking good. Wish they would release new music.

[@alexanderjung5774]

i literally jumped when i saw this video, helix nebula is so damn good

[@Starfish3r]

For me that band is so underated so far. No one know the universe they created on this masterpiece

[@ryanschindler923]

Hell yeah, always good to see more Stephen making us feel bad about our playing. A dream guest would be Rob Jarzombek, his stuff with Blotted Science is just magical.

[@Ssssssnakeisone]

Second this, Ron is a mf legend.

[@TheZaherell]

that is one awesome suggestion indeed

[@gtorresreyes11]

his solo on Plinis Away is one of my favorites solos

[@Madmonk7]

Dude same

[@kumquatmagoo]

Same. I always answer "If I could play any solo" with the solo in Away. It's so so tasty.

[@austinmayan8987]

That’s one of my favorite solos of all time! I didn’t know it was Stephen who played it

[@gtorresreyes11]

@@austinmayan8987 lol i thought it was Plinis at first, but then I learned it was Stephen, and then I saw him playing it, and i say to myself, shhiiitt it is more difficult than it sounds

[@gtorresreyes11]

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[@huhahehahhhuijh9531]

dudeeee huge fan of Stephen omg!!! So glad he's on this channel haha!

[@Madmonk7]

Dean and Stephen?! Hell yeah! Stephen Taranto wrote what I believe is my all time favorite guitar solo.. his feature on the song “Away” by Plini is incredible.

[@leaphe]

That solo is given too little credit! Tasty and shreddy, what more do you people want?!

[@izzate7]

Easily one of the most unique and tasteful solos of all time.

[@MoonWalkerTexsRanger]

That solo made me discover this guitar madman. And I have the feeling that I’m not the only one.

[@alirezabayat6388]

Very good idea bro, looking forward to see more👏

[@ReductioAdAbsurdum1]

7:58 When Taranto is impressed and starts asking you for tips.

[@Prophias]

Found Stephen on Instagram some 5 years ago through guitar videos. Lovely chaps you lot

[@markchristopher4165]

Nice to see Taranto getting some love! Killer, killer player

[@MorkaiAU]

What is absolutely wild to me is I used to work with Stephen at a games store in Sydney back in 2009 and he was absolutely psychotic with his guitar back then, and has only improved leagues upon leagues since then.

[@rankyeller]

It's so surreal hearing Stephen's voice for the first time ever

[@Enethriel]

Stephen is a f@2%ing wizard. Props for the feature : )

[@RyanLD89]

This is such an awesome idea for a series! I did a lesson with Jason Richardson recently, I wonder if we'll see him on here eventually 👀

[@Therealstrikeforce]

The only problem I have with this is that it wasn’t longer lol love this type of content and would love to get more of it.

[@Therealstrikeforce]

Or maybe I should join ? 😂😅

[@jakel7213]

​@@TherealstrikeforceI've never paid for a YT membership before, but I am really considering it for this video.

[@Therealstrikeforce]

@@jakel7213 say

[@Genghis_Sean_]

Ooh tempted to become a member just for the full interview

[@GuyDanielsMusicEtc]

Thank you thank you thank you both

[@dan0nada754]

talk about daunting task. dude is unreal

[@Returnality]

Anton Oparin would be a killer one! Anton was the definition of child prodigy back in the day and is doing lessons now. He the most advanced alternate picking technique in the history of the guitar and it's not even close!

[@FrancescoFiligoi]

These licks are insane, the hybrid one from Dean especially

[@DFGdanger]

In addition to Helix Nebula's only release - Meridian (2014) - I really enjoyed his solo album, Permanence (2019). Glad to hear there is more from him on the way!

[@ryanh1892]

Cool series... how about chatting with Kevin Heiderich?! His right hand is unreal

[@matt.brunson]

Always great to see Stephen getting some love! Wickedly skilled dude Would love to see a chat with Sam and Eric from Aviations

[@Crcmvnt]

Love this series. Dean is an absolute animal so seeing him be inspired by another guitarists craft is fascinating

[@adamloftin9785]

Love this! Seeing you in a lesson with Wes Hauch would be sick!

[@TheStrykerProject]

I am so looking forward to more vids in this series!

[@merdwerkz]

More of this please...

[@nmnate]

This is amazing! Not sure how I missed it. Also, Andy Gillion would be sickkkkk!

[@thordurinn]

This was really cool. Great content! Please bring us more videos like this

[@screamsilver89]

You gotta get Chris Storey from All Shall Perish he’s soo insanely good

[@robbybassett3953]

This series is great! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@upgradedeggaroll]

Cool video and idea! Stephen has one of my favorite solos of all time on Radiatus

[@AdamBentleyMusic]

This was such a great watch!

[@willvaughn6.395]

Well I know what I’ll be watching this weekend and learning for the next few months ❤

[@unskilled_worker]

super excited for this series

[@6ic6ic6ic]

I love The Helix Nebula and Archspire. Juicy.

[@zhillsdaniel]

Ooh damn I love helix nebula! Look forward to this one.

[@TheSubzeto]

A moment of silence for Matthew

[@katielowen]

Little arms, HUGE skill!🎸💯

[@edholden7419]

Stephen Taranto and Archspire. Essentially my Spotify history in one video! Love it Dean!

[@koyjonplaysguitar]

7:54 - the Hyperpicking sounds so sick and makes so much sense.

[@joshualegroulx9629]

Stephen is so badass! Great video, thanks!

[@HimothyOHooligan]

You might want to ask the person on the other end to turn off noise suppression on whatever client they're using. Like Zoom has an "original sound" mode I think. That way their guitar sound won't get randomly squashed.

[@buckbreaker5185]

Genius idea for a series. Subbed

[@dirtyhalo20]

His solo on Joshua Travis's "Web Of Lies" is fucking LEGENDARY!

[@themearkat]

Would love to see one with Spiro Dussias. Guy is nuts. Also, loved when you became the hybrid picking teacher mid lesson

[@kaylarich7717]

Holy shit I'm gonna love this series!

[@shredderstv4929]

Woooo this serie is awesome! Please phil tougas or christian muenzner next!!!!

[@CoreyAllgood]

What I'm loving about this is seeing two absolutely insane players kind of teach each other. Since I never took lessons, it's neat seeing musical conversations like this.

[@kylegrossi8175]

Suggestions: Wes Hauch, Spiro Dussias

[@AlexisOnF1re]

I really want to see an episode with Gru, the guy that made "Cosmogenisis". Made one amazing album, and disappeared.

[@Garbrel80]

I have arachnophobia, so just hearing the name Stephen Tarantula terrifies me. He shreds like a beast AND writes insane music. Thanks for these exceptional interviews, Mr. Lamb. I think you're just great! 🤘

[@mattwhite399]

Dean and his hybrid picking. Unbelievable!!!

[@angryii5411]

Formally requesting Brandon Ellis of The Black Dahlia Murder

[@diegomontes339]

yall are both freaking beast

[@numbersabcdefg]

Alternate picking gets easier if you do three note shapes, or odd Number divisions . I like using . Notes of gaps. It ends up being more fluid than you think after you kind of play with temp shifts

[@brianbutterworth6107]

Dean, PLEASE try to do this with Anton Oparin. I found him recently and am still recovering from shock.

[@Ashinra]

I love how Dean is still trying to learn new stuff even after achieving god tier levels of guitar mastery.

[@voidofhope6259]

Holy shiiiiiit this dude shreds!

[@nachoruiz1538]

You guys are fucking sickkkkk

[@ozzygurkaya]

now.. this is content

[@852aaron]

you had me at paul gilbert

[@granefedgeese5318]

Please get Brandon Ellis!!!

[@commisargamerson1666]

I'd love to see Adam DeMicco on here based on his downpicking alone. Great new series!

[@Goose21]

First time I saw Taranto on IG in 2020 I got genuinely scared. The man is a freak on the axe

[@jasonlamb7329]

hyper picking is really cool, its not annoying, but youre gonna have to use it tastefully

[@justinbonfinimusic]

I'm really curious to know how he holds his pick. That covered in your lesson?

[@user-qx9mu1us3s]

It had been a while but I went back and listened through relentless mutation and gawd damn that was such a good album. Bleed the future kills too, of course..

[@hoaxtuesday]

Hey, Dean. With you being a big Paul Gilbert fan, I was just wondering. What's your thoughts on Buckethead?

[@seanconnors1613]

Dave Dave better be on an episode about hot jazz❤❤❤

[@DeanLamb]

Ohyeah totally!

[@seanconnors1613]

@DeanLamb hope you boys find ur way to Massachusetts again!

[@DeanLamb]

We'll be in Boston in June! Come say hello!

[@jakel7213]

​@@DeanLamb I'll just take this opportunity to bother you, will you ever grace St. Louis, Missouri with your presence? I will spend several paychecks on merch if you do.

[@seanconnors1613]

​@@DeanLamb I'll be the one yelling Yazz Flute!

[@austinmayan8987]

Let’s see you get Phil Tougas on this 🤘🏻

[@DanChanVideoGames]

this series will be sick

[@mArtyrGG]

I hope you do a episode with manuel gardner fernandes at some point ❤

[@ArtOfRuin981]

I make the same faces when I poop. Great vid! Helix is amazing!

[@JTTTTT850]

I cant wait to hear some of these techniques on the next archspire record. Taranto feature?? The possibilities here

[@russellzauner]

If you're not subbed to Stephen (one of my favorite IG artists by the way) and The Helix Nebula on both YT and IG you're definitely missing out. IIRC one of if not the first artist signed to Abasi Concepts. Mr. Murderfingers, no lie.

[@alexistaylor9092]

You should totally get Jason Richardson on here

[@kravchenkov]

Absolutely insane It'd be a reach, but it would be phenomenally cool if you got A.J. Minette from The Human Abstract. Crossing the Rubicon and their version of Moonlight Sonata are just *chef's kiss* Either way, looking forward to the next one

[@Rodrigo_Holanda]

Seeing you like the psycho lunatic shred guys, you should check out Roberto Barros.

[@DewSlammer]

For a few years now I’ve been saying that in all of my years of playing guitar he’s the only guitarist I am genuinely jealous of. Also ask him about his thoughts on the Paper Mario TTYD soundtrack.

[@omgwtfbbqwarftw]

I'm pretty sure Teemu Mäntysaari does online lessons, that would be wild. Idk if he's too busy at the moment with new Wintersun coming and playing in Megadeth, but try!

[@geetarzzzz]

Question! have you seen paul gilberts reh video with him playing that pink ibanez ? HA!

[@christianhildalgo]

You could get a bass lesson from Jared :) Or guitar, I know he does/did both, but it'd be fun to see you on bass.

[@austinmayan8987]

Kevin Heiderich would be sick to have on here too!

[@bolillo5013]

Stephen is nuts

[@sweeppickeronig]

Dean do you like strandbergs?! I don’t think I’ve ever seen you play anything except Kiesel and Ibanez

[@DeanLamb]

I prefer headstocks 🤷 strandbergs feel great tho!

[@Voidaram]

Dean's hybrid picking pisses me off It's so fucking good

[@chuggyy]

I think Dean is in love, damn.

[@calebaguilar97]

Finally you are gonna learn from Josh Martin from Little Tybee, my dream :'3

[@TempleGuitars]

No offence, but I doubt there is a single thing Josh could teach Dean. Dean is just so far advanced at this point.

[@noamkakashy5592]

​@@TempleGuitarsI don't know about that. Josh got some really unique techniques, also his polyrhythmic ideas are very complicated (still on the fence if I like them musically)

[@calebaguilar97]

@@TempleGuitars When Dean was doing the series of playing as "x" I remember asking him in a commentary to play some Little Tybee and he told me that was too difficult. I don't know if it was on CHON video

[@calebaguilar97]

@@TempleGuitars I found it. 4 Levels Of Death Metal: Soreption | Ft. Mikael Almgren | S2E5 @Deathleb Can you do 4 levels of Little Tybee? :'( @DeanLamb Not with my hands

[@Homm3dude88]

You should do Jennings Smith for this series

[@AndreyOrochi]

"Just repeating"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Panda_SMM]

the best

[@samhorst9928]

jason richardson someday? and it feels bad to suck lol

[@embrog2668]

What a great series this is going to be. Would love to see KangMaoMao on this, who you also reacted to in your archspire cover videos. He’s such a beast in the right hand that I can’t ever imagine myself playing like him. Also the Chinese guitar scene’s being growing a lot in recent years but hasn’t got much recognition internationally. So it would be fantastic if this collab can happen. ❤ from UK

[@leavelukealone]

That t-shirt you're wearing at the beginning has "Arnold Schwarzenegger" written in phonetic Thai on it. Did you get it in Thailand?

[@bennymav]

This is a really cool idea for a series, enjoyed watching you guys guitar nerd out - very inspiring!