Polyphia NAMM 2019 - G.O.A.T.

[@losswistakos4767]

Tim Henson - Guitar Zlatan Ibrachimovic - Guitar

[@danielsabirin_]

yo! hahaha

[@tristan3456]

Ibrahimovic mixed with jesus

[@alielmiedany3611]

Zlatan didn't have to learn the guitar, the guitar had to learn Zlatan

[@dimasputra7369]

Tim Henson - Guitar Bradley Cooper - Guitar

[@squidlings]

I knew I'd seen him somewhere! Ha

[@beesryummy5403]

ah nose and necc the iconic duo

[@FOFballer]

Hair, mustache, neck and nose They just wanted to get the perfect head shoulders knees and toes cover band.

[@demetrisloukas8586]

@@FOFballer this is the most accurate description of polyphia

[@lunbun1471]

Haha

[@homunculouis]

dude thats fuckin hilarious

[@deathbloomblud]

I mean How long are they..

[@gentlewolf1279]

Dudes are wearing the curtains from my local Chinese buffet

[@CapFlipGaming]

The 2 nearby Chinese women approve.

[@darkphoton7990]

hahaha

[@hizunami1224]

Lmao

[@adrianalcozar4695]

The asian lady to the left is unintentionally matchin Tim. haha wtf

[@coaldoubt2879]

At least you have a local Chinese buffet

[@seanfrank2282]

Unarguably the greatest lyrics of all time...

[@OriginalPuro]

"ha ... ha"

[@gorsedh]

gotta be one of the lyrics of all times

[@freefromleftwing]

lmao

[@luisbeinstrong5419]

For those who are wondering, the asian lady on the left side with the earrings is Tim's mother ♥️ Edit: they even have matching black and gold outfits😄

[@shwezinlamin]

So he's half Asian? I never realised

[@3statgass3d]

@@shwezinlamin it’s so obvious

[@shwezinlamin]

@@3statgass3d like how? Sometimes white ppl can have Asian eyes/ features while Asians themselves don't

[@Jrocka7x]

@@shwezinlamin I’ve honestly been trying to figure out which ethnicity sometimes. Even seeing her, the hoops are throwing me off. 😂

[@thebuzzkill3177]

LOL u kidding right

[@red240red2]

Tims neck just leveled up. He needs to chill w daddy long neck

[@elvis_chen]

That tatoo really makes his neck looks longer...

[@jcoolverine3483]

@@elvis_chen bad decision tattoo 'cause now he looks like giraffe :P well it would be better for him to wear polo shirts from now on...

[@Pekins]

@@elvis_chen if Ii get the same tatoo on my dick will it have the same effect?

[@leonardsullivan]

@@Pekins Unfortunately it also makes his neck look much skinnier lol So, it would be a trade off!

[@NamuSenpai]

Some say that is the source of his power. Tims neck along side Scotties nose.. they are unstoppable!!

[@ykitskanyenorth847]

Why does Tim look 12 even with all those tattoos

[@Finniganmydog]

succ a default dance wearing pajamas does not help

[@jonharvey6547]

It's all the Lean Cuisine aborted fetuses he snacks on.

[@billybobbobson5346]

Hey, don’t make fun of her! Lol

[@leonardsullivan]

@@billybobbobson5346 Lol!

[@teamred8222]

@@leonardsullivan HAHAHA, cmon bro. he wants people to notice his neck more. hence the tattoo LMAO

[@Killenmachine05]

another fantastic performance from tumblr the band

[@leonardsullivan]

Dude.......excellent, excellent comment. That was beautiful!

[@Jefftarnish]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Psyshimmer]

holy fuck

[@rohanjangam511]

I don’t get this 🙈

[@Killenmachine05]

@Dozo you're the only one that thinks so.

[@aaroneye7709]

Now I realize that it's the drums and bass that really counts in this album

[@BrokenWingman]

They definitely sound best as a full band. Because all their stuff fits together like puzzle pieces.

[@Mr.JaysBigAdventure]

Caleb Howard Thus is the beauty of progressive music🤘🏼

[@Midemabass]

@@Mr.JaysBigAdventure this is the beauty of Music with a capital M

[@Yousuck00]

Well considering this song has a bass solo, it definitely sounds weird not hearing it. Also they played it pretty sloppy here.

[@beerdrinker8514]

YES, one of the reason why their songs sound so great is cuz of how damn solid the rhythm parts are by the drums and bass. Obviously the guitar sounds great tgt with them.

[@mercyfulmusic1629]

Every show there’s always that one guy with a black dahlia murder shirt

[@2mgxx]

I saw one yesterday at lbdt NOLA

[@sdiabr6792]

Cause "blood in the ink" is life lol

[@purplelurple9016]

polyphia are good musicians, but years away from beeing so damm good live like tbdm. saw them a couple of shows and there just a insane live band.

[@BrandonGhost]

that’s usually me where i’m from

[@LordDathka]

Or Rings of Saturn

[@danielreeves4171]

tim "they cant call me a pretty boy cuz i got a neck tattoo" henson

[@MeatyElbow]

😂😂💀💀💀

[@IzerOne]

daniel reeves Dude wears makeup. I’m sure he knows he’s pretty.

[@andrademarianna]

well, he’s a pretty boy with a neck tattoo

[@tomu7942]

Daniel "im a mediocre and not good musician so i'll just put my hate comments so they'll think im cool" reeves... how about that fuccker?. Gotchu 😂

[@stephendormady431]

@@tomu7942 jesus homie you took that a bit personal, pretty sure it was just a joke, kinda like the whole lesbian joke

[@no_one563]

0:24 that white t-shirt dude in the background lol

[@gabrielseras4747]

shi man i'm dying with this

[@no_one563]

gabriel torstein I died as well man

[@AdventureswithGPA]

Dude notice the guy just before him 😂

[@pthaokip5246]

He amen😂

[@hectorg362]

Homie just vibing.

[@mrMarkGaruda]

0:10 muted strum to assert dominance

[@joshpetit44]

Glad to see Tim make mistakes on that opening riff, it’s so damn hard for me to play with no mistakes haha!

[@timryder3444]

Josh Petit this is nothing new for them. Not a very tight band live. I think they spend more time writing than practicing or something.

[@xxTacolord]

I don't think they can play any of their songs without fucking them up

[@leonardsullivan]

Its called Quantize....and they use it in the studio A LOT!!!

[@Kyusup]

@Jason Kim quantizing is a function for equalizing midi-recorded files. but you can edit timing on live guitar audio recordings by splitting/shortening/elongating/time-stretching or just recording each section of a song over and over until its perfect. so technically you cant use a (quantize function) but guitar is easily (edited) to have the same effect quantizing would have on midi files.

[@ryndanriley5348]

@Jason Kim I can say pretty confidently that there is some timing assistance of some sort happening on most guitar recording these days, even if it's not a normal quantizing.

[@DanielVerberne]

Truly unique music. What I really envy about Scott and Tim is that they must have hooked up as musicians and friends and played together so much and had so much time for one another's music because what they play is complex, intertwined, syncopated and mutually-supportive. I had enough trouble in my senior years just finding other musicians playing guitar at all.

[@daverushbrook8345]

Tim's Proud Mom with the phone on left ;) Even Wore matching clothes for his special day!

[@jxtaka1248]

That' s not Polyphia, that' s Poly

[@lookingforgg]

I see

[@TheWolfKing-xb1pn]

Gomez interesting

[@yoteslaya7296]

Polymer

[@deebo1186]

They’re missing “Phi” & ”A”

[@carazy123_]

This song is fantastic and technically challenging But Not having the bass/drums live Whatever settings the amp was set to And some mistakes Killed the song for a lot of people I don’t think they should be hated on for it But it seems that a lot of people here in this comment section felt the need to be toxic about it

[@unlocktornado]

the guitar setup was awful, it wouldnt sound that bad

[@bf2err]

Nobody cares. They're awesome

[@thereasonabletroll68]

@@unlocktornado also got to take into account thats its not being recorded with the best mic probably

[@unlocktornado]

@@thereasonabletroll68 exactly but i think yhey played very well

[@unlocktornado]

@@thereasonabletroll68 bad setup makes any mistake much more noticing

[@Orchestravels]

I love the tube screamer evolution in the background

[@dylanedwards2056]

There’s something about the tone and amount of precise technique involved with the riffs in this song that if it isn’t EXACTLY replicated, it just doesn’t sound good. I feel like their older songs that had more emotive single note melodies with vibrato and articulations translated better live. They had much less room for error

[@brendangibson8200]

A lot of it is how little gain they use in most of their songs compared to back then, tbh

[@janjose5647]

They obviously playing the electric guitars but here watching Tim and Scottie's playing look like two classical violinists play duet stuff. Amazing

[@jeffspidle2495]

The lyrics of the song really helped me through really rough times...

[@miniaturelabyrinth7765]

Kinda sad the Bassist is never at any of these events with them. He's pretty damn talented too. Ive noticed they do some of the bass parts too but it just sounds shit with guitar.

[@filipematias2239]

Probably doesn’t play Ibanez

[@miniaturelabyrinth7765]

@@filipematias2239 he does

[@improvingguitarist1595]

@@miniaturelabyrinth7765 honestly one of my fav basist

[@nostalgiajunkie]

Pretty sure hes had his own booth before

[@steve00alt70]

The bassist had his own booth at these events before

[@grimble4564]

Say what you will about the quality of their set-up, but there's something deeply visually satisfying about seeing two guitarists play this riff at the same time.

[@svenjansen2134]

Like watching machinery.

[@johnbifulco707]

Scott looks like he just learned this song and dressed himself that day.

[@ToAnEnd]

I’ve seen Polyphia live before and it was awesome. This however, sounds like they haven’t practiced in weeks!

[@joelblido]

yeah but i think they simply might have been nervous. i'm sure its very different and a lot harder to play at namm with so many guitarists in front of you just waiting for you to make a mistake.

[@itsprecept]

Joel Blido I think it’s because at NAMM they don’t get their original rigs, just something close to it. Aaron Marshall is a monster but last year him and Plini had the same issue

[@wesshepard]

I thought it was pretty good I’ve seen them suck way worse

[@ToAnEnd]

Garrettt hm, I never thought about if they were playing with their own gear or not. That would definitely mess me up too!

[@boredtolife7879]

without concert background noise or drums, mistakes are easier to hear that's all.

[@NatesiKness]

Tim gives me hope as a fellow member of the small hands guitar gang

[@williamsanders2348]

It's not the size of the hands, it's the length of the fingers, and he has quite a bit of length.

[@joshuam2154]

Thanks so much for this I missed it by 5 min. :(

[@SK23.]

2:45 tim had an eargasm

[@scottsommers6969]

Man these polyphia haters never sleep. These dudes play guitar pretty good and made an album with a new different sound like they usually do. AlL tHeY dO iS pLaY nOtEs FaSt and arpEggIos haRmoNics aNd .Yes they are playing guitars... and they clearly are more talented than the average player. Its like people know that they are so good that they have to call them out when they miss one fucking note. I dont think they are the best but get your head out of your ass and remember its music not a fucking competition. Enjoy it. Also this is namm who really cares about a namm performance filmed on a phone.

[@MatthewtheBassPlayer]

If everyone taking the time to criticize this performance spent that time actually practicing instead, they might also have a following and keyboard critics of their own. Just a thought.

[@abohsukampret]

But if all the keyboard critics practice guitar and become good at it, who will be their keyboard critics?

[@kikstand2011]

@@abohsukampret DJ's.

[@smalltrashman4227]

Not really. I doubt they spend more than a few hours criticizing and you need years of practice to get this good.

[@redstone-kg3ne]

@@smalltrashman4227 you don’t need to be that good to have a following

[@smalltrashman4227]

@@redstone-kg3ne To be this good you do.

[@universalperspective]

Hard to believe the majority of thumb up comments are just hurtful towards such an amazing up and coming guitarist and band. Such a small minority of guitarists could even play a Polyphia intro, let alone whole piece, then LIVE! The drummer is so solid too! Why do so many partake in and promote tasteless hate?

[@ndnninja]

in all things we cannot accept the good without the bad sad as that is...

[@prodchronic]

Imagine if they did Yas with Mario and Erick

[@lakai1120]

Chronic Delta right? Mario and Erick were up in the private room/balcony right above them too haha

[@a1exxero]

@@lakai1120 Yvette Young was there too. Would be cool to hear Rich Kids as well

[@jaenima7686]

@@a1exxero that would have been sick

[@MickZarco]

Well, Jason Richardson was there too ...

[@prodchronic]

@@MickZarco true. Basically could've played the whole NLND album with features lmao

[@alexandershoesmith7597]

Have seen them live and there’s heaps of other live videos showcasing articulate chops. But honestly playing at NAMM must be nerve racking for any guitarists playing.

[@eggy7346]

We all like to say how badass Tim's sign. guitar looks godly but we can't ignore that beauty that Scott is wielding there

[@lepanzon]

I am not a huge Ibanez fan, other than the Talman, I usually don't like Ibanez guitars aesthetically. But those two guitars are gorgeous. Especially that red one

[@if6was929]

I never understood how someone can have the temerity say "when you can play like (whomever) I'll take your comment seriously" but that same person, who has probably never picked up an instrument, considers themselves qualified to say (whomever) is the GOAT! o.0

[@FVITHOfficial]

in love with the missed harmonic in 0:18

[@khalilturjman2010]

the guy in the hat behind be like: am gonna learn the magic riff from its source lol

I sure know now which tattoo not to get, but on the positive side, Tim's guitar might be the coolest new Ibanez

[@marzbitenhaussen]

is amazing when musicians can perform and sound amazing with any instrument and in any place or set up

[@thatpersonthatexists7851]

They stay so well in sync

[@darth_vyper]

The synchronicity is mindboggling

[@fromthesky1050]

Guy in TBDM shirt clearly unimpressed

[@AMagicDanish]

Hahahaha I always look emotionless in videos

[@haydensonneborn4612]

Almost posted in Blast Fiends

[@Lord_Swoledemort]

Says it ain't heavy metal

[@Lectwar6]

its MA'AM

[@justbrowsing9706]

@@Lord_Swoledemort beat me to it 😂

[@wtfclarkk4587]

the cute girl with the glasses tho 😍

[@gigamix7394]

Wish the bassist had been there! The bass part is killer

[@saiyansatan]

2:38 the "biddle-uh-doo biddle-uh-doo wah-whah whah-wahp" is so perty

[@tselokromi3356]

I can feel the studio force...

[@GimmeJimmy23]

Fricking sheesh! Pretty awesome watching the mechanistic right-hand synchronization between the two. Almost mezmorizing!

[@anriettakrotkiy3350]

I like how there’s just one guy in a beanie jamming to the song

[@bayleebrown8167]

there's so much hate in this comment section... I WISH i could play like that......

[@as_v8]

Who’s that cutie with the glasses tho

[@SneakyIsDead]

Its joe mamma

[@yajursharma753]

Bayonetta

[@mathewmcconaughey6557]

I’d like to see anyone in this comment section write or play anything close to what these dudes come up with.

[@chrisbauman2562]

Hahahahaha its basic taps and chord arpeggios calm down, and they're not even in synch with eachother

[@thomasxda5497]

@@chrisbauman2562 yeah man I've checked your channel and you're not up to these guys level. I don't think any of their stuff is basic to you and it is certainly not to me. Be humble please.

[@chrisbauman2562]

@@thomasxda5497 hahahahaha they aren't even playing anything in any musical sense, idgaf how many followers you have, if you suck,ya suck. I dont even care no one even knows who this shit band is, and if it wasnt for jason Richardsons solo they wouldn't even be looked at. And ya my taste in music is way different than theirs, i bet their idols are players I've never heard of before in my life and it shows in this trash, i literally put on my guitar and just played what they're playing,its just harmonics and a small sweeping run with a fuckin E minor

[@miyawa21]

@@chrisbauman2562 lol so insecure

[@universalperspective]

@@chrisbauman2562 waiting for your cover... small sweepin run... we will see... try to have it out in a month

[@bimjeam0088]

Always wanted to learn guitar but after watching this I better go become a DJ

[@JSB1729]

Learn it, what’s stopping you? You don’t to play super technical stuff to enjoy it.

[@joshgarver1197]

I'm glad this wasn't the first live performance I saw of theirs...

[@Mikemcjr]

I was phenomenal when I was a kid but there was no exposure through Internet back then The band I was in fizzled out on my girlfriend got pregnant andyou had to work really hard to get recognition and then I slept on it for many years not practicing keeping my chops up, continuing to get better with practice practice practice lost all my musician friendsOver the years after my son was born and my skills deterioratedAlcoholism and poor life choices didn’t help in this day and ageYou don’t need The planets to align quite as much as you did in that era late 90s early 2000s in order to get exposure now if you put up a couple really good videos and stay connected with musicians and have skill and continuously work on your craft you’re odds are much higher of actually having music be something that you can Keep doing without getting the “you’re wasting your time “ speech from everyone family friends etc. i’m only now at 38 just getting back to it and I wish I didn’t lose all that time But I have been putting in my 1 to 3 hours a day and watching some really helpful videos on KZbin that I wish I had when I was younger and things are looking pretty good edit: stay off the booze kids!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!!

[@jorgezevallos4025]

0:18 :(

[@karasukii7108]

Those harmonica are hard to hit, especially without a chorus effect on the guitar lol

[@Vonshnuck]

Tim actually mentions that he struggles to hit that harmonic in a 'How to play GOAT' video. This actually makes me feel much better when I manage to hit the notes when playing it.

[@unlocktornado]

@@Vonshnuck i didnt know that. I always felt like the fast part was harder for me to perform than the harmonics, but Im no tim henson level soo

[@pianoguy4949]

Vonshnuck scott wasn’t joking when he said “this is where i tap out” on the flexing part of the main riff

[@drinalco]

I love how Tim and Scott are laughing and joking before, and they make the actual performance look so easy.

[@drshlots4864]

Cant fool me with that neck tattoo Tim, the giraffe neck lives on strong

[@chaos5014]

Technique- 8/10 How it sounds- 2/10

[@narrow_way12]

Exactly!!!

[@romeorivera5137]

Very studio heavy on the effects of their guitars in the official version.

[@TheCrumpers53]

Or maybe it’s the guys non professional audio recording camera. No never mind that’s not it. 😂😂

[@TheCrumpers53]

Romeo Rivera I record in the same studio that these guys do and they literally use the driest guitar tone you could possibly use.

[@twohornedpuppet85]

The guitars sound great. Maybe you're talking about the microphone?

[@jaysam9254]

The drummer is literally on musical steroids. He's insane differently my favorite drummer. I love this song but the bass and drums are the main leaders for me. The guitar is also super cool, but the bass and the drums are insane.

[@briandennehy6380]

Why are these lads wearing their pyjamas?

[@NRG2]

Because hip-hop died and the rotting corpse has infected most Millennial swine.

[@oakenshanks]

this video does, in no way, do justice to the actual live sound...lol.. thanks for the video all the same...

[@tommycampanis867]

Who knew aaron kyro could play guitar?!

[@table6743]

FROM BRAILLE😂😂

[@BrokenWingman]

underrated comment. haha

[@thomasxda5497]

Woke

[@faidev]

thank u for blessing the internet with this content

[@thomasbonds6131]

This is ridiculously awesome 👏🏾 Polyphia fuggin Rocks!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥂

[@castle6660]

Why are your hands...uhhh...hmmm🤔... Not White?...LOL jk

[@thomasbonds6131]

Cause I’m the color of the Hands 😎👍🏾

[@castle6660]

@@thomasbonds6131 ...wait...you mean...you are a blaaaa... blaaaaaa. You're a blaaaaaa...a blaaaaaaaaaa lol

[@DevourVR]

Scott you legit dude, end of show you flicked your pick direct - right at my forehead December 1st of 2019 in Chicago house of blues XD

[@hfl_]

what a blessing

[@drperkyreal4686]

I can’t believe I just saw an elephant and a giraffe playing guitar

[@Brancr]

GOD DAMN!!!! scott's hair is fucking beautiful

[@qeuai]

If only this public knew how hard this riff is

[@MrKrampyHands]

These dudes were prodigious growing up and now look at them

[@PNWZach]

I love polyphia but I feel that once you’ve heard in of their songs you’ve heard them all.

[@kevinmyrick218]

Its a gimmick

[@reaganperdue2717]

I can’t wait to see y’all next month

[@andreacaloiaro6038]

I'd hate to have to play this song live every night. Talk about demanding.

[@travvhunter]

Its actually crazy to see how much better theyve both gotten in the last 5 years, wish I was practicing as hard haha

[@kikarias79]

So that’s where my grandma’s old shirts went to...

[@LinZi0507]

Tim’s guitar face ughhh😫❤️❤️

[@chediablo2809]

All you haters that trip on their clothes, is because your still stuck in the 80s and can’t innovate the way these guys have done, go play a million notes per second and then watch some fresh new talent like these guys!!!

[@j.ltoledo5012]

Glad to see the kid from the Aerials video grew up to play music

[@ripit.3457]

DAMN

[@marcotorres7941]

i NEED tim's signature guitar

[@siggeek503]

Marco Torres It's in the "affordable" range, go for it.

[@lakai1120]

@@siggeek503 yeah, only 1,999.99. pocket change really

[@The_Anuj]

@@lakai1120$1500 typical out-the-door price, and most music retailer 15-20% type coupons would apply. :)

[@maturanjohnmartinowenb7998]

What brand is the guitar?

[@d77sauce]

@@maturanjohnmartinowenb7998 Ibanez

[@808stateofmind2]

Dude, just the contrast of Tim’s physical playing and the sound that his guitar makes is enough to confuse ppl, but on top of that he’s probably best described as “cute” in the mating world…. with neck tattoos 😂🤘🏽 then of course the heavy hitters: being good at what u do & gaining visible recognition from society for that ……clearly a recipe for some potent Haterade!

[@elizabethwalls7469]

Damn, that giraffe can shred

[@eb28rocker4]

Kinda sounds like Guitar Center, iconic duo

[@marcelmiagi4579]

These guys are beast. Haters gonna hate

[@fingerstylemehul]

Amazing

[@wolfey4138]

First time hearing Polyphia... and the last time.

[@razek2175]

thanks for introducing me for my favorite band lol

[@afewloosescrewandnuts]

0:03 that laught tho !

[@mikethrice]

The original music video makes this song hit harder

[@65Drums]

Dang that was cool

[@drmoshie]

i bet he'll never ever regret that neck tattoo

[@onurulusoy7613]

THIS MEME MADE BY *IBANEZ FANBOIS* GANG

[@frogexe1746]

Everyone talking about the neck but can we just talk about the guy in the pink sweater just vibing back there

[@marcsman07]

Don't know if I've heard a half decent live rendition of any of their songs. I feel like they're more of a studio band. Also, that necc tattoo look weird af.

[@Nosh69696]

@Jim Yat how do you know this

[@KilSwt2318]

I think Tim transposes and a program spits out tabs and he’ll just play it on guitar , it’s honestly like a jumble of notes transposed in key of course , Sounds Good But a little gimmicky , Just a tad. ,great songs and catchy beats , Definitely different

[@D1vid3By0]

They are fucking sick live. Look at any of tim's vids when he's doing a playthrough. I saw them a couple days ago for the 3rd time. Nearly flawless show. This song in particular is wack without the full drum and bass.

[@levi.s722]

Smart Move from Ibanez giving all these Young Players like Henson and Co their prestige guitars

[@jakebergen1837]

The polyphia and chon signature models are all premiums actually. I imagine all of those guys probably also own other prestige if not j custom models too though.

[@robertroyce5943]

I wondered that also... those are both premiums..

[@Benjamin-om3ih]

Man, having only a throat tattoo is such a weird look

[@ishaansinghmehta]

he'll add to it, i'm sure.

[@DokterRekt]

He also has one on the back of his left hand if you look at his shredding hand

[@NRG2]

#Poser

[@Qqzzaaau123]

He has tattoos on his arms too.

[@Yousuck00]

I’m more bothered by the black nail polish. 2003 called and they want their emo look back.

[@orio7201]

They are so synchronized... it’s beautiful

[@rizkymarliansyah5668]

I cant believe 12 yo guy plays guitar that good

[@matmolin]

I love how they play the right hands almost identicaly, probably came up with this stuff toguether.

[@Crazelord91]

The intro makes it sound like you'll be hearing some generic trap rap crap, and then suddenly you're hit with instrumental genius