Li-Sa-X, Marty Friedman, and the Power of Prodigy

[@troygrady]

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[@dudutg410]

Troy Grady caption in Portuguese please

[@skim2958]

This entire video in one word..... genetics.

[@melissaderp8357]

yeah she can shred but she has no rhythm no soul no melody even her new album she made is just kind of meh

[@oaedwards75]

@@melissaderp8357 post yourself doing better!

[@darknessviking]

i loved his guitar play for decades, but i wonder, she is a bit like mozart which they think maybe was a bit autistic, and many young children is good at mimicing, but im happy for her

[@russwilson2305]

I don't know what I find more surprising, Li-Sa-X and her skill or the fact that Marty speaks fluent... Japanese?

[@LykanVarion]

Marty even still to this day (?) lives in Tokyo, so time teaches.

[@exodus8202]

Oh he could already do that in the 90s

[@rram992]

He’s been living in Japan for 15 years

[@RobotChampionSC]

@@rram992 I had no idea so hearing him speak so fluently blew my skull off its mount LOL

[@edzeljereza8234]

he's been living in japan for years and is married to japanese cellist hiyori okuda.

[@Krrrimmi]

Japan has been a haven for Rock & METAL music for 4 decades. Eversince Deep Purple stepped into their shores in 1972. \m/

[@josebatt3359]

Most of my high school classmates were huge heavy-metal fans, exchanging our vinyl records of our favourites among friends daily basis, reunion of Deep Purple was a big news in 84.

[@kaladin783]

Ikr, Babymetal is a fantastic band

[@peterblake3062]

It’s not unusual to hear metal in a supermarket over the p.a In Tokyo there is a bar called ‘Blackmore’s’

[@novrinkov0053]

No, Japanese rock is said to have begun in the mid-1950s with the hit "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets. The history of Japanese rock is said to have begun in the late 1960s, when bands such as "Happy End" began to sing Japanese lyrics over foreign rock music. Happy End is also known as the originator of Japanese rock. Jazz bands have existed in Japan since the 1920s.

[@clayunderearth1884]

This guy could watch anime without the subtitles

[@nobdydoh4263]

Clay Underearth 彼はタブなしで遊ぶことができます

[@Prjslayer]

That’s what I thought

[@dackjaniels4205]

Now that's a superpower!

[@ElFranselo]

@Lord Of Onions thanks for that information. Now I know that my favorite guitarrist reads my favorite manga.

[@melissaderp8357]

he was the old guitarist from megadeth then he moved to japan and played as a show host on some game shows on tv

[@AnnaAnnaYes]

Marty Friedman saw the demise of Rock in America,and prepared for the future.

[@nobdydoh4263]

AnnaAnnaYes Yes. The timing of his departure from the American scene sure is conspicuous. Heavy guitar music is pretty mainstream in Japan.

[@AnnaAnnaYes]

You are so correct.

[@Beatdownkioskman]

well said demise hasn't happened yet sooooo

[@Soldier1287]

Umm yes it is ^^^^ almost non-existent compared to the 80’s which was the golden age. There is no more scene. Nothing but brain dead rap shit on the radio

[@headlight31]

AnnaAnnaYes wow I’ve never thought about this. 🤔

[@PihsrowAllertse]

5:58 Marty's the best, just flipping the bird to a ten year old like it's nothing.

[@Shahaaim]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA!!

[@shawnsandress]

Kusakki Hahaha, I was thinking the exact same thing! 😄

[@bonhzeppelin9882]

+Kusakki I never saw a physical Freudian slip before, but there it is! Marty clearly stated he was envious of her talent and MEANT IT!

[@nobdydoh4263]

Kusakki Yeah...but in Japan, the middle finger means brotherhood/sisterhood. (Not a joke.)

[@JzpHenry]

Deleting This Account Soon! Its NOT the ring finger. Try to ser again

[@BenEller]

Excellent, excellent stuff as always. Really enjoyed this one!!!

[@smokerain8992]

Ben Eller hey uncle ben

[@zcxvasdfqwer1234]

Hey Dad!

[@iwatchyouatnight1550]

Uncle Ben!

[@trace8157]

Hey uncle

[@WyattsMetalLife]

Ben Eller I watch all of your videos. Really funny, dude. But you have the right ideas on how to play licks.

[@caseylockwood5512]

I freaking love Marty Friedman. He's the dude who got me into virtuoso-level playing and seeking mastery of guitar. Such a lovable dude, and with such a unique technique and sound. He's one of those guys you could hear playing 4 streets over and just instantly know it was Marty. Awesome video!

[@ESPSJ]

She's extremely good, will be awesome to hear what she comes up with the older she gets. The skill level is there and soon the creativity will be too. Bravo to her parents also, enabling your child to do the things they love and are good at is a huge key to success.

[@maximusmeridius5705]

ESPSJ The only worry, and it's a very real one for prodigies, is if she'll burn out before she can actually create meaningful and lasting music. Whether it be musically or otherwise I've seen a lot of stories about extremely talented kids burn out and never do anything of any real significance as a result in their original passion.

[@12012channel]

Maximus Meridius I have always wondered do prodigies peak faster.What I mean is will her ability to get better stay at the same pace as in the beginning or will it eventually start to slow down maybe faster than a person starting later? Assuming they did not burn out.For example, let's fast forward 20 years from now at put her against someone who started at 16 and was not prodigy. So she will be 30 and the other 36.Will she most likely be better than that person.Also let's assume they both practice 8 hours a day and no other factors like carpel tunnel.

[@Raymaster7482]

There are a lot of great guitarplayers on KZbin but most of them lack creativity.

[@zakkrick]

. I’ve seen a lot kids who were super talented at whatever hobby they were doing but just lose interest as they grow older to do something different. Some kids stay around as adults and became great at what they were doing.

[@jeffc4178]

It's all about the song.. If she can't write interesting, creative, not just technically amazing, music.. She'll be just another child prodigy star.

[@mattfleming2287]

What a great inspiring video! I’m 54, and have been playing for 37 years. I am better now than I was at 25. Not as fast, granted, but a much better player overall. I’m looking to put a band together with some of my friends who have also continued to play and I’m psyched. I have 2 drummer friends who both have been playing for decades and there is a rapport between us that is almost magical. Keep playing, guys! It only gets better!

[@edmega4481]

It's fun seeing Marty one on one with an advanced student. This is a great video. They all are.

[@norbitcleaverhook5040]

this is cool. I always thought marty wanted to be a little Japanese girl, at least now he can jam with one.

[@frankpeltier1748]

Norbit CleaverHook that's a good one .... Marty's the best player of his generation, but he's a pussy

[@ajoajoajoaj]

Marty Friedman is moot?

[@ThaTruth223]

how is he "a pussy"

[@FuckYoutubeCensorship]

SO FUCKING TRUE

[@saxwastaken]

I'm convinced that Babysaster is just Marty with a dress.

[@Ric_guitar]

I have the fortune to say Marty is a friend of my family!! One of the greatest, talented and humble human being I have ever meet. Great video BTW

[@jeffgarrison7056]

Marty Friedman's debut with Megadeth on Rust In Peace was by far and away my favorite lead guitar on a metal album of that era and in actuality, one of the greatest of all time!!! I'd play along with that CD for hours daily!!! He's a a true master and virtuoso!!! I still absolutely love it!!! In fact it's time to dig back into it!!!!!!!!

[@caprise-music6722]

Couldn’t agree more, it is just marvelous! But still, my favorite Megadeth song, AND favorite Marty-solo, is Vortex.

[@stonerdemon]

Marty should ditch guitar playing and make a career as a L'Oréal brand ambassador. That awesome hair screams it.

[@clayunderearth1884]

+stonerdemon He should try to convince Japanese markets to have L'oreal products. I'll be waiting for that.

[@stonerdemon]

Infinite Star GAMBARE L'ORÉAL!!

[@neal00]

They already do

[@faronhemlock]

lmao them curls are outrageous!!!

[@janhandrex7886]

Wasn't even listening to him play, just saw that hair and was like DAMN he's still got it! Mustaine still has awesome hair too :D

[@EgoShredder]

Very good video on the subject; balanced, well thought out and to the point.

[@Tamachan87]

I'm absolutely in love with the magnet camera up close look at Marty's picking.

[@betterthanitneeded]

Two brilliant guitar players I would love to have a masterclass with both

[@MikeDeVane]

Thank u Li-Sa & Marty Friedman, I've been a struggling artist for 20 yrs. and was about to give it up until u made me realize that those who make it in the music biz are the ones who don't give up!

[@gldi8hr]

Years and years of shreds to come for LisaX❗️ So young and talented, she’s also very very musical which is very important after all we are talking about music❣️

[@gautammalhotramd]

Another elegant synthesis of multiple different topics explained with finesse and pop culture references. thank you troy grady for hitting that sweet spot

[@jongomm]

This video is wonderful, this rational explanation of "the prodigy" is so important. I might show it to every person who sends me a video of a "genius" child on Facebook. It's so loaded, and restrictive to the child, to be so simplistic. As adults every time we see a child, our first instinct should be one of care, not being entertained. Anyway, I would like to disagree (for the sake of discussion, not nit-picking) with one claim in the video. That originality (and it's elusiveness to children) is a result of ingesting all previous work in a field, then doing something *else*. This is totally wrong, in my opinion. Imagine you give blank canvases and paints to two people: One a revered artist and scholar, a great historian in the field and skilled practitioner. The second person is an alien from space. Or a person who's never seen a painting and has no idea what the concept of visual representation is about. And you say "Do something original". Who will do better? Who will have the easier job? The guy who first has to painstakingly avoid millions of previous paintings, by thousands of artists over hundreds of years, like a boat navigating round millions of rocks? Or the guy with clear, open water? Maybe you could make a video like this one, but defining "originality". Sure, it's something new, something previously never done. But if you say someone is "a true original" what you mean is they are unique, instantly identifiable. This is a different definition, but actually causes that person to be "original" as in "new", too. So originality isn't usually achieved by being painstakingly, deliberately different to everything previous. It's achieved by being quintessentially yourself. By finding your own uniqueness, which we all possess no matter how small, and which makes you different from anyone else now or ever, and running with it. I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this. :)

[@bahador6]

totally agree.

[@jonahguitarboii7391]

JON I LOVE YOU

[@troygrady]

Hi Jon! Thanks for the thoughtful commentary as always. Re: originality, I don't disagree at all. But I think we could have been clearer on what we meant by "creativity". "Big C" as a designation appears to typically be applied to watershed breakthroughs which build on prior art. Like adding the missing piece to a physics puzzle that leans on centuries of other breakthroughs. The hypothetical space alien would probably have the edge on being radically original. But s/he isn't going to understand the myriad conventions necessary to write something still recognizable as a symphony or a novel, while simultaneously evolving its form. That is, pretty much by definition, something which takes time to learn.

[@jongomm]

@Troy: I'd be wary of the scientific breakthrough as an analogy for artistic originality. A neanderthal painter could be *original* (not necessarily "good") without any knowledge of painting, but a neanderthal scientist can't just use his innate creativity or self-expression to invent a new... erm... sciency thing. :D The equivalent of a science-style external "invention" or "discovery" might be the endless guitarists' debate about who invented tapping. It's a curiosity but it's musically an almost total irrelevance, a footnote. As for knowing conventions: That's really a potential shortcut to originality. I fully understand your point about usually needing a familiar framework for your original work. But in terms of the original act: It's actually very easy to break rules once you've learnt them. Anyone can play a scale with one note changed, or an eleven bar blues. That's why it doesn't work: You aren't suddenly gonna write original music because you "invented" a scale. Like inventing tapping, it's not an artistically creative act, really. All you're doing is changing your brush for a different brush. You've still gotta do the painting.

[@jongomm]

@Gabriel: It's demonstrably not true that you can only break the rules you know about. It's exactly how I got a ticket for driving 40mph in a 30! Look at Jeff Healey. As a blind 3 year old, he was playing electric guitar on his lap, the beginning of a truly original style. Was he intentionally breaking the rules he'd studied?

[@viruscerbero]

This video is one of the best documents that I've ever seen on the topic. By topic I mean the "are genius born or made?", "innate talent", "fixing the mistakes vs practice-practice-practice" and "you have to create something truly original to be a genius" subtopics. Really succinct and to the point, with a high degree of credibility, amazing format, graphics, sound, and great filming that we all take for granted nowadays but we should not. There is a lot of effort behind these 15 minutes of pure quality. Thank you very much Troy!

[@troygrady]

Awesome, and thank you!

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Whatever you do, don't let Marty teach pick holding to anyone! Quickly, we still have time!

[@infinitesentient3545]

Seeing this amazing young lady..........I think I may have just quit. At 44, I don't think I can get there anymore, lol Glad that was touched on at the end. My wife also reminded me that no matter the skill level.....I am the only one who can write MY music. Awesome vid, thank you!

[@Misanthrope84]

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. However, if talent does work hard, then it's a hard one to beat.

[@cheenu711]

I started playing 2 years ago at the age of 22. I've always regretted not having picked up the guitar properly back when I was in 8th grade. My guitar rotted on the shelf for years. I picked it up a couple of times but then ended up deciding that I don't have the time for it. I've always felt insecure about starting late and seeing kids like Lisa always makes me nervous. I've actually learned fairly quickly despite being self-taught partially thanks to people like Troy. This video helped me a lot. Didn't know I needed this.

[@charkvaror2112]

So she had perfect alternate picking at 10? Oh boy...

[@charkvaror2112]

always an idiot to take everything literally....

[@albertquinanola2632]

Nick Parsons it was explained at 5:05

[@ragilmalik]

good not perfect. she is facing the number one guitarist at alternate picking, even beyond paul gilbert

[@mr5jr]

Malik Marty Friedman is definitely not above Paul Gilbert

[@gawain6645]

mr5jr kiko loureiro

[@umyes5246]

I've always skipped this video, but I don't know why. Well, I've now seen it. Brilliant. Newly found drive/enthusiasm 👍

[@hohaia01]

Mozart probably is not a typical example of a prodigy. He was prodigious at a young age but he was also very creative.

[@markyboo]

Young prodigies shine like a quasar next to their peers when they're children, but once they're older they usually do not stand out against your average person who has put in a lot of time and practice in the normal manner. I think they just hit their peak earlier and with less effort. I'm not knocking prodigies; it's just something I've observed. I've followed Li-Sa-X for the past few years and I find her incredibly inspiring. I'm not one of those people who say foolish things like "I'm going to throw my guitar out the window" when seeing a young person tear it up.

[@paulbrandongilbert]

I'm not one to comment KZbin videos, but I really feel like I need to express how awesome I think your videos are; just found them yesterday and I'm digging through them, without a doubt these are the best videos I've ever seen on picking technique, all the research you've done and the quality of the videos you make are amazing. I want to sincerely thank you for this, as a guitar player who's been working on getting better every day since I started playing I've also had problems with the "inside picking" stuff so I mainly stay away from it or device other solutions like Mary did here, but yesterday I spent about two hours practicing an Eric Johnson pentantonic lick from "Trail of Tears" and just couldn't get it, the frustration made me look for some answers everywhere and one of the first videos I found was your Paul Gilbert one, it blew me away. To sum it all up, thanks a lot for these videos and please keep making more.

[@troygrady]

Thanks Leonardo!

[@chordaltapper]

Troy you should have millions of followers; your videos are simply incredible! You are the best scientist of the picking technique, thanks man

[@stalker11421]

the main reason she is so good is not just her technical abilities but her hearing. I bet she has perfect pitch

[@troygrady]

That's a good question, and I don't think I asked her!

[@JK.Fraser]

Erotic Potato Asian languages promote prefect pitch. I don't think that has a ton to do with her ability to play, but she may have it. www.scientificamerican.com/article/speaking-tonal-languages/

[@stalker11421]

Joshua Fraser I know some asian languages are tonal, but not sure if japanise is one of them

[@JK.Fraser]

Erotic Potato It's not as tonal as Chinese, but there are tonal elements, which automatically gives native Japanese speakers a leg up.

[@marcusblackfellow2850]

She's amazing no doubt, but your assumption that she has perfect pitch makes it clear that neither of you do: her guitar is out of tune in this video.

[@benbmusic88]

LOVE IT!! Bought the full Marty interview when it came. It's great to see your analysis here!!

[@neoneherefrom5836]

Marty is the only cool weaboo.

[@simonpsychosis2812]

As a 43 year old musician, the ending stuff about Brahms, Darwin, etc really lifted my spirits. Granted, I'm sure I'll never accomplish anything on that kind of level, but, it certainly encourages me to not give up just yet. Great video, Troy, thanks a bunch! Time to go write some new tunes...

[@troygrady]

Indeed. I * always * assume my best years are ahead of me. Keep it up!

[@thanosfisherman]

I really like the background music in all of these videos

[@troygrady]

Thanks!

[@copykon]

In the Metal world, Marty is still considered an alien. This is inspiring working with a prodigy like that.

[@MultiAlerocks]

There's always someone better than you Nothing you can really do, except try to improve yourself more and more

[@ruebene2223]

Not only that but "better" is a very subjective term. And even if you can't do what they do, you can still bring something to the table that only you can bring.

[@llorenzo385]

right. there are so many books and videos showing you how to pick fast, but if your not born with that talent you will never achieve it. never. you waste time and money.

[@ruebene2223]

@@llorenzo385 I disagree with you there. You should definitely TRY. (if you're into speed) Buy a GOOD book or video. Speed Kills with Michael Angelo Batio for example. If you fail, at least you tried. And if you succeed, well there you go. Lol A warning, (speaking from experience) please be PATIENT with yourself and don't force speed all at once. Playing an instrument is like being an athlete. You have to take care of yourself to prevent injury. Always, warm up, don't play through pain, and do your stretches.

[@Desmolas]

Li-Sa is something else. Shes only 17 now and the true 'Big C' creativity is beginning to come to the fore. He latest album and music videos are exceptionally high quality and the composition's are really great. Learned the basics and mechanics in her younger years. Now she is ready to produce new music for the world.

[@charlinhosbrown]

Very impressive, but she can Play Smoke on The water?

[@samuelherman4859]

haha of course she can play anything she want ...almost

[@jagzin6147]

Wow what a funny and absolutely original comment.

[@Schibbe]

Something i will never get is how people still find this funny after it's been commented like 1000 times and was never funny in the first place

[@JamesMooreMarketing]

😂

[@johnp5048]

No lie. This is still funny.

[@diegoambrosio]

One of the best videos I have ever watched. It greets the human character in an uplifting manner with fundaments. Thanks much. Thumbs up and added to favorites.

[@Hoscitt]

This right hand camera stuff is great, I can't believe no one else has done it. I could watch an hour on marty`s picking style alone. Het next!

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

I used to feel very awkward playing phrases which alternated inside/outside switches. I then realised my natural playing preferred outside picking. This meant I had to work out each flashy fast piece beforehand to ensure I always landed in a 'safe' position. This began to annoy me as I developed my musical ideas. What I did was to now set up repetition rotational licks that were inside playing 100% of the time and also I used a metronome to ensure I was always on beat so that 3 note per string licks didn't sound like 123 123 123 but rather 123123123 ect...with no emphasis on any point in the lick. Greg Howe did an exercise pattern in his first REH video based on the high E and B string which also has slides in it. Because of the odd turn arounds each section begins on an alternate stroke. This little exercise is THE best practice lesson to overcome the natural tendency to change string landing on an outside pick movement. I got to the point where it didn't matter one jot which direction my pick was moving in when ascending or descending scales. It is the most liberating feeling you can have when you just want to have access to the sound you are going for. Hope you guys out there can find this section in his first video which was either a Hot Licks or REH...I can't quite remember but it starts with the drunken guy from TAXI...lol.

[@jsilve1]

Marty Friedman is my third cousin. for real. but I've never met him

[@we_are_nevertheless7305]

That’s really sick

[@vhcxhbvg]

I can't believe you haven't tried to contact him to do so

[@silvertimbol3396]

Lmfao

[@silvertimbol3396]

Best comment lol

[@joshrode9180]

You're brain is friedman

[@ryanjacobs8144]

After much time of studying and trial and error, I have begun to truly see how these instances of prodigies etc come about. I have been teaching guitar full time for the past 6 years, and have been host to huge amount of students, lots of kids but plenty of adults as well. These prodigies or more "naturally gifted" players not only come as kids but as adults as well. let me give some examples. I have student named Brad, he is mid 30s, normal guy, runs his own gym etc. Anyways, with in 4 lessons with him, he was already able to play a decent amount of songs, with very solid rhythm and has continued to improve since then very well, then there's, Colt, he is 13, and I have been teaching him for a year now, out of all the students I have taught, he is the only one that I have come across that from the very start his alternate picking technique was already there, it just needed development (we are currently working on "Aviator/polyphia". It has become a common place with Colt for use to speed up youtube videos to be more challenging, as far as 2x normal speed. What does Brad and Colt have in common? They both understand very well how their brains learn, and process information. Everything from the articulations and mechanics to being able to maintain a very calm and "relaxed" state while they are playing. They are very attentive listeners and tend to obsess over the smallest things while they are playing a part, things that normal players would scuff off as just a "sliding squeak" they focus on how to eliminate any and everything that they don't believe should be heard. When marty was showing Lisa that arpeggio idea, she watched him briefly, and then processed what she "heard" and refined it til it sounded as close as possible to what he did. If you watch carefully, you'll see him biding for her attention, trying to get her to watch what he was exactly doing as she was working out what she thought it was but, she had already seen enough of it to get the visual mapping, and was refining what she heard when he played the idea, so her watching him over and over wasn't very vital, it had moved on to refining the sonic clip that had been made in a loop of sorts in her head. I think this also helps her maintain her technique and relaxed feel, because she reproducing the lick he played but in the mindset she would have if she was was writing ideas or licks etc, so it came faster to her and she was able to efficiently pull it off. In summation, if you are able to find specific ways your brain can process and learn information at the fastest way possible, be able to target specific patterns and how each musical idea connects to the next as well as be completely aware of your body and your state of being as relaxed as possible, and focus more on what you "heard" and not getting wrapped up in what you "saw", then you'll have a great chance of experiencing similar results.

[@superfly19751]

Amazing talent. And Marty’s foreign language is impressive too.

[@LegendaryGauntlet]

When Marty did that Tornado of Souls solo he did it on the spur of a moment. It's the accumulation of experiences in his life that led to it, and it went out naturally even baffling Dave Mustaine himself. It takes chances, correct circumstances, planets to align in a specific way... and boom you have that kind of masterpiece. A prodigy like this girl or Tina S will have to live their own experiences to develop a style and creativity of their own, they simply start ahead with the mechnical skill barrier (which is huge with guitar..). Well done on the "Tornado of Tires", made me chuckle :)

[@jeansardagna7549]

Guthrie Govan was a prodigy too probably

[@ronbo11]

Amazing talent, good interviews and really cute graphics that help make this infortainment. Good job!

[@TheNirvan999]

Mozarts dad was a Music teacher , He used to teach child prodogy , But i am really not intersted in child prodogy , Could you make a video of late bloomers Such as wes montgomery

[@dogwood8031]

Very cool, I wasn't expecting all that.

[@toddms41]

I think if you get stuck on the technical mastery of playing you kind of miss the point. The technique should match the intent of the music. Marty really embodies that concept.

[@pedroteixeira5210]

On the other hand, until you get a good amount of technique as second nature, the intent of the music is not quite well represented.

[@swisspunker94]

lol who are you to tell him that he focuses on the wrong things? Ignoring the fact that theres absolutely nothing wrong with exploring the ridiculously underdeveloped general knowledge of good picking technique, troy has proven plenty of times that hes a good musician. Have you heard some of his work dude? Its pretty good, so i think you must not worry hes doing just fine LOL

[@pedroteixeira5210]

@hattohanzo Yes, it is an emotion but nevertheless requires some mechanical activity for performance reasons... Some know-how of the instrument is mandatory... I might have all the emotion in the world, but with zero practice on - let's say playing the violin in a violin piece - then all that emotion will not leave my head and get into other's ears. I think that we should accept that there's a "sport" element in performing such an art piece because we're also dealing with hand mechanical activity, which involves muscular memory which is trained in a similar fashion as in a sport. That also applies to vibratos to some extent. I also prefer tasty vibratos, but even them alone are just also like "bread without salt" for some...(when not accompanied by something else). I guess that the importance and priority of technique type practice is a matter of preference related to the type of music you are into.

[@markford4587]

Ahh...This video explains a lot. The many guitarists out there who can play Van Halen as well as Eddie himself (check out Jacob Deraps). The best ones are capturing not only Eddie’s technical prowess, but also his attack, swing feel, etc. But we shouldn’t forget that Eddie developed and created the uniqueness of Mean Streets, Eruption, Cathedral, I’m The One, etc. himself. His creativity was off the charts. He had the “big C” at a pretty early age. Those that actually create the art that so many others try to copy are in a different league. The point at which we can start talking about those that have the “little C” in the same breath as the originals is when they start creating their own original and unique work. Great video Troy!

[@KGTv123]

I've never thought chewing gum and walking was hard. It's hard for me to believe that's a thing

[@1969theblack]

Love this channel, troy thank you for this i am 50 year''s old playing since i was 12, 2 to 3 hours a day and it bothered me when i saw prodigy"s thank"s for breaking it down like that.God bless you

[@drewske3808]

Dont know why idots voted down such talents. She's incredible at her age!

[@gonicjon]

It's good that there is a Troy Grady..... Who else does it this way.... AKA the one and only..... let's get a closer look at what's really going on here

[@Karlgolden]

Troy your videos are amazing! You deserve so many more subscribers

[@carstenkollmann717]

Who is this Troy Grady??? Just discovered his channel a few weeks ago and now I find one awesome video after the other! Seriously, his systematic approach to picking technique alone should grant him immortal fame, but this combined with contributions like the current one here... really great stuff, man! Never heard about Darwin and Einstein in a guitar tutorial before.

[@bk8708]

Fact she is better then anyone on here leaving comments...just enjoy it people

[@Vichedges]

What a random comment. Is someone here claiming to be better and I missed it?

[@juddalexander5642]

Killer! I love everything about this. Marty’s report with Lisa, giving me hope that I can still add value even though I can’t ‘yet’ pick with precision at 50, the historical perspective, the psychological perspective, the camera angles, analysis, etc.... Of special mention is the Creative use of graphics and cartoons to communicate. You seamlessly weave this stuff in/out to support your point. Amazing!!! Keep it up.

[@troygrady]

Thanks! Glad to be of service

[@AlizeeDefan]

How sweet can she get What a great motivation 😂

[@Shamino1]

What constitutes genius and greatness hasn't changed much- what has changed is the public perception of what it is, and whether or not society cares. The issue is that more people are obsessed with the synthetic, electronic, and the instant rather than anything else. Twitter still makes no sense to me- unless you're writing a Haiku, or you're Lao Tzu, what of value can be said in 140 characters? Yet people are now thinking in these 140-character slots where they do not understand the beauty of the grander things. It was the original teaser clips that you posted of that Marty/Lisa-X interview that really got me back into practicing my speed and I have you and your videos to thank for it. As always, appreciate the content you create. Also. "Those are what downwards pick-slanting does." Tickled my grammar.

[@Vakich]

Japanese people are highly disciplined and they usually do everything perfectly. It is not acceptable for them to do something poorly... Everything they do they do it perfectly. It's in their genes and culture. Great nation with interesting history.

[@Vakich]

12012channel Well yea i guess you're right about young generation.

[@kana-damaofficial2822]

@arnold i think you ddnt put the equation that Lisa isnt making anything original shes basically reproducing exact copies of materials someone else wrote or played with precision and by the time she develops independence in creativity she has so many usefull tools in her pocket to create and is not limited to alot of unskilled musicians can never even reproduce the sound they hear on their head let alone alot of them still dont even have that voice.

[@KX5Kat]

Weaboo spotted

[@ImYourProblem]

Grant E .. they're a nation of islands surrounded by them. It's one of their very few resources..

[@gitaaa7740]

I want to hear her play. “Cause we ended as lovers”. The Jeff Beck version.

[@Jaime13R]

Fucking finally, someone gets video of Marty’s picking from an angle we’ve never seen before

[@nonamed_9407]

he speaks japanese very well!

[@kvdxx6603]

Well he does live in Japan

[@nonamed_9407]

yeah i know.. i lived there for a couple years myself.

[@RedLegBlazer]

He also speaks it well. As for your English... lol. Kidding.

[@Zaxteratron]

Actually imo he still has a pretty strong accent considering how long he's been living there

[@vladimirmihajlovic2485]

the accent is the toughest thing for adults to master. It may require a lot of conscious effort and practice to get it right and most people invest far more time into grammar and vocabulary when learning a new language. Kids have the ability to pick up the accent with relative ease but they may struggle more with some grammar structures and vocabulary if they are at a very young age.

[@rajdeepghadge5392]

Dude you just gave a life lesson in the last half of the video...!!! #Respect

[@arturolinares6565]

6:15 she don't got the Blues???😯😯😯

[@TakeTheBluePill]

The best part for me was the phone camera attached to the guitar with the slow motion...great way to see the technique.

[@nocturnalrectum]

Troy: Here he's using a combination of sweeping and alternate picking... Marty: Shut the fuck up, Troy. I will sue you if you say those words again.

[@headlight31]

Ikr? Marty said multiple times that he doesn't sweep

[@felipearanhademarte]

I LOVE your work, Troy! Thank you so much for the inspiration! Greetings from Brazil!

[@wherewerewegaming3885]

Marty living the dream life of a weeboo and otaku LOL, he's very much have a good life in Japan. Keep it up!

[@RichardFriendartist]

fascinating video Troy...wasn't sure what I was in store for...but this is a very important video that might not be that obvious for players coming for practice riffs or techniques.

[@myamarana69]

Cause sweep picking is a hella lot more easy than what the girl is doing in the beginning :S

[@KristoferDahl]

Very cool, the originality section was spot on as well.

[@nocturnal6129]

I'll save you the first 10min ... alternate picking.

[@Vichedges]

Yeah, I watched the first few minutes of that and then skipped ahead.

[@4572dk]

@@Vichedges this guy wastes so much time. Acts as if the way you pick is uber important. Even Yngwie, one of the fastest in his day has admitted he doesn't know anything about the different types of picking he just got in with the practice instead of wasting time on analysis of pointless things

[@citrus7115]

@@4572dk I wouldn't say it's completely pointless, but it is unless you're already insanely good.

[@Aristotelezz]

An absolute great video! I hope to hear from Li-Sa-X in the future!

[@asaelfajardo2571]

I didn't know Howard Stern plays guitar

[@mitchbertsch1790]

xDDD

[@Vindsvelle]

That's actually Louis the XIV

[@neoneherefrom5836]

That’s not Howard Stern. It’s Kenny G.

[@Trump-loves-the-uneducated-lol]

It isn't Howard Stern. It isn't Louis the XIV. It isn't Kenny G. That's definitely Weird Al and he can play guitar.

[@The_Archvile]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@derekbilston9290]

👍👍Absolutely brilliant video. A must watch all the way through.

[@JoshuaFinancialPL]

i m just as impressed with martys polyglotism

[@Bigbazz86]

When I was probably 9-10 I remember some musicians coming to the school to show us instruments, and the guy got on stage and played electric guitar and it literally blew my mind, I would always fantasize about getting on stage and playing like that. Hell this girl is already there and beyond at the age when I was just dreaming, incredible. I think the problem with all of these solutions for a lot of us is that they are so very precise in nature and the bulk of our problems with further development comes from adapting inferior technique in the early days of playing and then practicing that technique making it permanent over the course of many years.. It's very difficult to undo bad technique, very time consuming and ultimately very difficult to properly diagnose. I know I have flaws in my playing technique, but I didn't hit a brick wall until quite a high level of playing and it's hard to really address how to overcome that wall, simply practicing with a flawed technique results in you getting half way up the wall and falling back down again.

[@froag4003]

can this guy not walk and chew gum??

[@maaaaaap]

yeah, he spoke about it on another video. He can do it, but only if he doesn't breath while doing it

[@duckieduckie5692]

määp the fuck

[@CharlieKnolesPlus]

I’m hooked on your videos. The quality of your insights, analysis, production values, and instruction is unequalled!

[@fredhankins7672]

one of the factors is that these kids are influenced by shred guitar early in their life unlike the shredders who created this style of laying

[@jasonstallworth]

Marty is indeed a super power! This girl is amazing!

[@skater15153]

The thing this researcher doesn't understand is practice isn't the key. Perfect practice makes perfect. Drawing trains 10,000 times won't do jack. Practicing fundamentals etc. for sure would have made that kid better. Just like playing one song over and over again on drums won't turn you into Virgil Donati. But if you practice with principles and discipline you can start making steps towards that.

[@moimeme7839]

She’s gonna be a legend. Marty Friedman’s talent on soloing is by far one of the best. He has a way to play fast while still being very melodic

[@nethbt]

Joe Bonamassa was a true child prodigy. He improvised like an adult when he was just a school boy. This girl is technically adept but i don't see her Improvisation skills just as naturally good as Joe, time for her to learn new a genre other than those Paul Gilbert-ish type of tunes, we might never know, she could be good at imrovising blues or Jazz

[@raymondlacasse2407]

seriously? maybe Joe should learn something other than Blues/Jazz, i mean really its quite clear why your saying this, we get it your not a fan of metal-aimed style. improvisational ability isnt nearly as important at 10 years old as technical practice, because shes just preparing herself before entering her songwriting/playing era. practice what you preach.

[@amorecredibleusername692]

Ray LaCasse they are both equally important. Why learn the guitar if you can't write anything with it? Why write anything if you can't play it?

[@raymondlacasse2407]

i will say that.... its entirely on the individual. I know Metal players who are more ORIGINAL than Zeppelin. i also know some that are cut & paste. usually its people being intimidated by metals technical aspect they dont get beyond that. the bottom line truth is, many of the best guitarists in the world play metal, and many of the most overrated in the world also, who just practice speed scales until it sounds good. like any other genre its entirely dependent on the individual.

[@raymondlacasse2407]

i personally go less metal, more literal neo-classical, no vocals, basically a full ORCHESTRA + Bass+ Drums+ 2 Guitars, in a vivaldi-esque style, but i appreciate all good playing, example Paul Gilbert sounds better now in his Blues-rock phase than when he was a "shredder"

[@gustavopanazzolo1233]

Owen Johnson how can you say that metal lacks in Melody? did you ever heard of "Rust in Peace" or "And Justice For All..." ??

[@RangKlos]

instantly subbed. this may be the best I've seen in youtube in a long while. easily rival conventional broadcast.

[@randybruno5057]

Wait Marty knows Japanese!?!

[@exortor]

randy bruno it's not news man hahaha he has been living in Japan for years now

[@randybruno5057]

Alejandro Mariño that's cool 😎

[@zippybungle4512]

Are you fucking serious? Who the fuck knows Marty and don't know he speaks Japanese?

[@Vichedges]

How long do we have to wait?

[@JamesMooreMarketing]

NO!!! The Japanese knows Marty

[@jamessmith84240]

11:10 Yep I fully agree. I reached my peak on guitar after about 10 years of playing. I found that after a certain point there were things which I simply cannot do no matter how much I practised (Yngwie Malmsteen / Steve Vai stuff). It's like I understand what I am ment to do but my brain and fingers simply will not operate at that speed / precision to make it happen. After about 5 years of pusing myself to do it I finally gave up and now I just stay at the same level I was when I was 22.

[@1bol1]

There are so many prodigies who never get past the circus act. Hope to hear this kid in the future actually writing music. Sadly, metal is a very restrictive form of music when it comes to creativity and compositional brilliance. *Chuggs low E, shreds blues scale and sweeps arpeggios*

[@tannerbananer5774]

1bol1 seems like you have never listened to any of Marty Friedman's own music if that's what you think if metal...

[@omarrodriguez4237]

If youre stuck in the 80's and popular bands maybe.

[@Victor-vx9nu]

Dude are you still active? Man sometimes I watch your videos and I just wanna hug you. No homo though. It’s just that I think you’ve done a great service to the guitar playing community.

[@damonstewart70]

Guthrie rules!!!

[@stevehawley5618]

Troy - I love the little "Go Speed Racer!" call out at the end. Nice!

[@AlizeeDefan]

Marty is a real man and the real deal,. He knows what he is doing and takes the time to see how gifted younger Li-sa X is. He gets her and commends her, while jealous dweebs tell her to go into the kitchen.. They are not men, they are M I C E :) LOL

[@jerrylucas5518]

What awesome knowledge Troy Grady brings to us. Keep it up Troy, thanks a ton for Cracking the Code also.

[@Sv4NNe]

I feel like shit watching Lisa playing, she's 11, I'm 16 and she shreds 10x better than me

[@MistermookS]

s4head lol you and her make me feel like shit! Im 39 and im still working on it. i still suck on my alternate picking