Michael Romeo (Symphony X) shows a little trick from the Eve of Seduction solo, talks about warm ups and about reducing unwanted noise during tapping licks. www.myspace.com/officialsymphonyx www.metal-hammer.de issue 10/08
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@yisus77938 жыл бұрын
where can i find warm up exercices for his warm up exercices?
@MsDavo1238 жыл бұрын
+Yisus dude this was the joke of the year hahahahaha
@AdrianoNabeiro8 жыл бұрын
+Yisus LOL XD
@varan95958 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@silverstone32288 жыл бұрын
looooooooool
@AngryLlamaAttack8 жыл бұрын
that was the warm up exercise for his warmup.
@MAJORAandFRIENDS4 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the most underrated guitar players ever
@StarFury22 жыл бұрын
As amazing player as he is, it's his composing side that makes him really stand out.
@parati89222 жыл бұрын
Underrated? KKKKKKKK he is so fucking amazing, eveyone know this
@fredsarros46262 жыл бұрын
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@MAJORAandFRIENDS2 жыл бұрын
@@parati8922 outside of the extremely small number of people who know of him there aren't many that know who he is so that means underrated KKKKKKKKKKK
@DoggoWillink Жыл бұрын
Agree 100%, easily one of the most underrated.
@emmanuelwong35927 жыл бұрын
Im just gonna cry in the corner with the pentatonic scales...
@RiffFlair5 жыл бұрын
re4ctive the irony being that most of this solo is pentatonic
@Soldier12875 жыл бұрын
same
@zombiemachinery48684 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a great blues song.
@Spjungen10 жыл бұрын
This man is living proof that time is an illusion.
@marco-8710 жыл бұрын
Rather That Time isn't an opinion, exactly as math ;)
@Spjungen10 жыл бұрын
He's just...stupidly well-attuned...like after all this time and at this age you'd think it'd start to wear out but instead he's just better...it's crazy. He's so down to earth and just not full of himself at all, in spite of being a god, it's unbelievable. This man is definitely my guitar hero.
@EvilForgemaster9 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. This man is the first who comes in mind when I hear the word "guitar" or "best guitarist" You just cant go wrong being a fan of his work. He is a prodigy. I believe he is the best both musicaly and technicaly. He plays ridiculously clean. You can hear each note perfectly even amongst a chaos of notes playing faster than light.
@Kenji.1ChessPiece9 жыл бұрын
Can't agree with you more brother! One of my all time heroes!
@Qazdar66 жыл бұрын
stay away from women, and you'll get better
@matthewarms37864 жыл бұрын
Since the passing of Shawn Lane, Michael is the greatest living torchbearer for those of us without a ginormous handspan.
@jfo30002 жыл бұрын
@@matthewarms3786 Lane Had a huge span. Check out his single string augmented arpeggios.
@renehenckens10 жыл бұрын
His "slow" is my "holy shit my fingers are on fire"
@rolandlemus2036 жыл бұрын
THIS is one of the BEST guitarists playing now, period! so underrated, its criminal! Shredding, melodic, cinematic, all of the above! And as you can see, very humble and easy to talk too.
@Xtremep00p13 жыл бұрын
He is not sloppy at all live. He is the cleanest guitarist I have ever seen live.
@meshzzizk Жыл бұрын
This used to be 100% true. Some videos from the past 5-6 show he’s had some rough nights on stage
@Stoirelius Жыл бұрын
@@meshzzizk He just doens’t care, because 99% of the fans won’t even notice if he plays sloppy or not live. He can do whatever he wants and still receive a thunderous applause.
@meshzzizk Жыл бұрын
@@Stoirelius I don’t think that’s how he thinks about it. I just think he’s an older man, the rigors of touring are probably more physically draining these days, and the ability to flawlessly pull off technically demanding material like SX’s solos requires disciplined regular maintenance while Romeo in his 50s has perhaps found himself less motivated to practice shred guitar technique for 3hrs+ every day. Or maybe he was sick, I don’t know. But I don’t think he’s just banking on an un discerning audience - prog fans are hypercritical nerds + his tour mates are watching too - you think he doesn’t care if Petrucci sees him slipping? He definitely does. Anyway, videos from the past ~2 years show a return to form - he’s been playing extremely demanding material from his solo records and performing live recently with SX, and sounding much better than a lot of clips from like 2016-2017
@Randyolsson7 ай бұрын
@@meshzzizk I've seen them live maybe 4-5 times over the last 10 years, he's always been sloppy, almost like he thinks it's cool to be sloppy live - which is a bit weird since everybody knows he can play all of this stuff.
@meshzzizk7 ай бұрын
@@Randyolsson right, but i saw them live on four occasions between 2003 and 2011 (opening for blind guardian; headlining with devin townsend band opening; headlining another time at a tiny strip club in providence RI, can’t remember who else played that show; and then on Nevermore’s last tour the night Nevermore broke up so SX played an extra long set to fill time) - each time he played more or less flawlessly - absolutely nailed everything. so clearly there’s been a decline of some kind during this last decade. whether it’s due to physical aging or flagging enthusiasm or simply caring less about playing perfectly on stage i can only guess
@flyingmadpakke8 жыл бұрын
When he talks, i get the impression, that he doesn't know how good he is :)
@jcoo718 жыл бұрын
+flyingmadpakke My thoughts exactly. Then he said "hard to play it slow" well at that point all 4 of my guitars went up on ebay.
@MadaraUchiha-sp3jh6 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@negrohit2 жыл бұрын
Lo sabe, simplemente es una persona humilde, grande Romeo
@richardjones28115 жыл бұрын
When he's doing that tapping lesson after 5 minutes you can tell there's an overdrive pedal in the mix as it's so sensitive to his palm movements. That's a talent being able to play so clean in that effects choice.
@zoranpavlovic95404 жыл бұрын
He's so down to earth and master at the same time, what a virtue 🤘🥇🎸
@rdr.erased Жыл бұрын
His warmup is basically one of the best solos of history
@atyt11 Жыл бұрын
MR is like......Paganini????? hold my beer..... yawning, he plays it double time while solving a rubics cube and eating pizza.
@markhenson14279 жыл бұрын
legato classical shred he is fucking amazing!
@michaelmitchell9027 жыл бұрын
mark henson
@matthi3218 жыл бұрын
he is my favourite guitarist
@ArchetypeMetal14 жыл бұрын
Romeo is one of the humblest amazing guitarists there is man.
@Oopogo_90008 жыл бұрын
This is so effortless to him. Fantastic guitarist
@TobyKBTY9 жыл бұрын
That vibrato and phrasing...I've known about Michael for years, but man he still is a beast to listen to
@rachelandryan3 жыл бұрын
I love how unpretentious he is being such a skillful virtuoso.
@lmizis10 жыл бұрын
1:56 "it's hard to do this slow"... '--
@mrolinad11 жыл бұрын
Michael's face is like: "How can someone ask me things that are so simple?"
@Delpifo14 жыл бұрын
Romeo is in a league of his own. As much as i love DT, i don't think JP even deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as Romeo. And for people who gives the impression that his skills are somehow related to his rig and effects, please post some videos, i'll be happy to check them out!
@chickentwisties2298 Жыл бұрын
Indeed and JP is more Bluesier Romeo's much more classically influenced.
@JordiMataGarcia14 жыл бұрын
I love the way the comes along with his solos. He does them very naturally, like it's something everyone would play, and them sound very fluid when you listen to them, and sometimes easy, but when you try to play some of them, the first thing that appears in your mind is "Man, this guy is reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaally good". Go on Michael!
@wesssguitarshreddinglesson25766 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated guitar players.
@dominicneales95546 жыл бұрын
I've never heard a pick slide lead into the chromatic scale so smoothly
@YaoEspirito5 жыл бұрын
Yeah. After 30 years of 'playing', his pick-slide is still cleaner than my actual guitar playing.
@tashacook737610 жыл бұрын
I've seen this man do things on a guitar that made it sound like an entirely different instrument. It's crazy.
@timbuk1126 Жыл бұрын
One of the few shred guys that doesn't bore the shit out of me.
@godofwar513 жыл бұрын
met him 2 nights ago in Toronto:D talked guitar with him, seriously one of the most clean and insane guitarist's ive ever seen in my life....one of the best by far(Y)
@charlesp66426 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites!!! had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with him and the band several times....great times!
@wurstgitarre14 жыл бұрын
This guy is fucking incredible! The king of tapping. And Symphony X is one of my alltime favourite bands: Killer guitar player, killer vocalist, killer bassist, killer drummer, killer keyboard player :D
@lucaprado5442 жыл бұрын
Its impressive how Symphony X doesn't has a single weak link when it comes to their members, they are all mind blowing!
@liewkw14 жыл бұрын
at 1:58 mike goes "it's hard doing it slow" damn you michael romeo for making something so tricky look so easy. damn you
@griffinsemple15 жыл бұрын
I love how he totally dodges the interviewers question. "Can you tell us some technique for getting faster?" "Um... yeah.... well not even getting faster, but tryin to keep the notes muted."
@MoonsideResident10 жыл бұрын
Michael's ascended to the point of such sheer epicness that he is no longer capable of easily playing his stuff slowly/poorly, heh.
@gamma10514 жыл бұрын
man, he's soo clean beyond belief! and he actually shares his secret on how to keep the unwanted string noise away, instead of using a string dampner or sock..etc. nice!
@fallenmonkeytieryu15 жыл бұрын
you big guys always have alot of skill, seriously every time i see a big guy sit down in a guitar store and start fiddling with the amp settings, im never disappointed
@Surgicalshred4 жыл бұрын
Michael Romeo is an absolute BOSS!
@fluxx115 жыл бұрын
His technique amazes me like no other guitarist. He plays so clean and flawless that I'm not sure anyone (and I mean ANYONE) is able to match with that amount of gain. And his sound is a lot more modern than say Malmsteens who is hooked on strats and singlecoils. I'm not a big fan of symphony-x, though, but I respect this guy.
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Have a happy holiday season and a Merry Christmas as well to you and yours. Keep rocking as well.
@gobbler614 жыл бұрын
I like this guy's attitude. Also, nice tap extensions. Very cool shred licks.
@leandro0rsantos Жыл бұрын
Romeo is really fast and really clean. Whata precision!
@Wonder13th14 жыл бұрын
This is a pretty easy little bit to play when you break it down. It didn't take me long to learn and play it! He does a good job showing on how to play it..... my new favorite lick of the day!
@neoclasiccl14 жыл бұрын
monster player with amazing chops. Mike is another underrated player.
@duxnihilo15 жыл бұрын
Two questions: 1 - Why is that there is so little footage of him? 2 - Why is this the second video of him that I see people talking about getting laid?
@SDRockman12 жыл бұрын
I actually learned about how to mute the lower strings by watching this video. It's tougher to mute the lower strings when doing two handed tapping on bass, so trying it this way will help me out when I get it back! Thanks Michael!!
@shaunzack28468 жыл бұрын
one of the most underrated guitarists ever. definitely one of the best
@NMartinez1215 жыл бұрын
I love how good he is with little pudgy fingers. To all you small finger guitar players he is your inspiration.
@TreborJanessIII15 жыл бұрын
He would make an excellent teacher. SYMPHONY X!!!!
@user-ed9fl5hf9l4 жыл бұрын
Mr Romeo You are the number 1 guitarist in the world
@leeDs71815 жыл бұрын
Ver y underrated! But that's what makes him one of the best. Favorite songs: "The Haunting", "Lady of The Snow", "A Winter's Dream 1 & 2", "The Odyssey", and "Death Of Balance".
@PLSGuitar15 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The tone he had on Divine and Twilight were my favorites. The rythm tone sounded just as agressive as it needed to be, and the soloing tone was just so smooth...
@DoggoWillink Жыл бұрын
I saw this video years ago and picked up that pick slide technique directly from this. I’ve never done anything remotely as cool with it, but I throw it in with sweeps and taps and it’s actually pretty easy but sounds awesome (as opposed to everything else he does here that is typical Michael Romeo insane difficulty, ie 6:20 those tapping arpeggios he does are incredibly hard to learn, I still cannot do them properly to this day).
@cclark745410 жыл бұрын
He is the best at playing his stuff slowly and then playing it fast.He is the best teacher!!!!
@Utorak00715 жыл бұрын
The sacrifice i think is the closest thing you will get to hearing romeo play sweet and slow. I know its not really slow but its ending is just goose pimplyish, ya know?
@christophercarson77332 жыл бұрын
This is fckn why he's a legend unfcknbelievable
@tommorellorules14 жыл бұрын
Michael Romeo and Mattias IA Eklundh are my favourite guitarists/musicians atm, listen to The Dark Chapter and Freak Guitar
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explanation. Yes there are a few of us not douches. I just see this as a format to voice opinions and exchange thoughts and ideas. Not as a platform to attack or insult other's intelligence. great talking to you as well.
@DiminishedTB15 жыл бұрын
he just destroyed every form of competition
@DiegoVT9111 жыл бұрын
He looks like Adam Sandler in Click, when he gets quite chunky lol What an amazing musician, my hat off to this guy
@K4r0ll8613 жыл бұрын
wtf how come his playing is so effortless??? just like thaaat.. like nothing.. easy as fck.. huge respect for this guy..
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
100% truth. Someone who really practices can sound better on a lower priced guitar than someone with a super expensive guitar who don't practice. Don't fall into that trap of "I gotta have this or that guitar to sound good or like whoever your favorite player is. They sound like themselves no matter what guitar they play.
@paulwall198115 жыл бұрын
What a player and what a last album he and his band done, Paradise lost was amazing piece of music and this guys band rocks. Long may he go on.
@awesomejohnnet14 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael for that great demonstration. and sharing your fine techniques with us.. warmest regards Awesome john
@MsDavo1235 жыл бұрын
Only he can make chromatic scale to sound so interesting😱🙈
@25jonathan13 жыл бұрын
this guy has the best looking right hand technique ive ever seen
@wlmason7313 жыл бұрын
It's nice to hear a shredder (other than PG) who can play cleanly, in time, and with good dynamic control when playing slow. It seems to be pretty rare.
@RolanTHUNDER9 жыл бұрын
He's not a man of many words but DAMN, can he PLAY! :)
@Meteorotaki8 жыл бұрын
+RolanTHUNDER yeah, but to be fair the questions weren't that great :)
@RolanTHUNDER8 жыл бұрын
Meteorotaki Oh yeah man I agree lol. Wish I could have interviewed him instead - would have certainly asked more meaningful questions :)
@paulwall198115 жыл бұрын
Yes i agree with what a lot of what these comments are saying. Both DT and SX are amazing bands and even though both are prog, they each have there own stlyes. What I am saying is, both are amazing and should be liked by all prog and none prog alike.
@hollowjack8711 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget that he came up with the idea.
@pirrungon15 жыл бұрын
i bow unto thee master, im still not worthy of even kneeling before thee
@Capostoni0014 жыл бұрын
dude i cannot WAIT for their next album!
@Noy23415 жыл бұрын
That pick slide technique is killer!!! Michael Romeo kicks ass!!!
@rockthenights15 жыл бұрын
amo a este tipo, es un groso, larga vida a miguell!!!! yeah!!!
@melkisedeck45488 жыл бұрын
"Is this slow enough? it's hard to do it slow, because as a guitar god, everytime that one of my fingers moves 400 notes are played..."
@sirgalabadass34315 жыл бұрын
Thi sguy is definately my favorite guiarist. Simply becuase he's really good, and he's not a total douche bag that's completely in love with himself.
@skandergoon15 жыл бұрын
that may be the greatest phrase ever uttered
@Knight-brolaire15 жыл бұрын
they've got nothing better to do- that's why they get so awesome.
@TreeFiddy35013 жыл бұрын
The coolest thing about him is that he does so much tapping without a string dampener!
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
Just checked it out. That was an AMAZING song and the solo was tremendous. Thanks alot.
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
Please post a video of you and it. It's awesome that you got one. You will be envied by many on here. But hey, although you may be broke, at least you can say you got something you really wanted. Best wishes of jamming on your new MJR Caparison.
@TheDisizit18 жыл бұрын
Michael is sooooooo in time. Awesome.
@LucianoClassicalGuitar12 жыл бұрын
good guy michael rome when he says hes gonna go slow he actually goes slow
@zhamoua6 жыл бұрын
just when you think Malsteen is great and then you found Michael dam underrated for sure wow
@Yngsatchvai6 жыл бұрын
one way street check out the video where they show all the live solos of Yngwie with Alcatraz. It's mind blowing how good he was at that age. He showed up on our shores and took over!!!
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
I totally agre that he is an amazing guitarist/songwriter/composer. I am just dying to hear him do a slow beautiful solo. I know he is capable, but seems to be in constant shred mode. That's all I was implying. Nothing wrong with his style. It's just that I have heard hundreds of guitarists shred and do all of this. Thanks for hearing me out and I am still a fan of Romeo's and yours.
@ClifftopTragedy Жыл бұрын
Hi Ducky of the future. Have you heard Iconoclast and Underworld albums? They are my favourites as that's where I found SmyX and I'm not crazy about the older malmsteen style stuff. Maybe you had to be there? The 2 latest albums are crushing metal!
@ivanminchev3833 жыл бұрын
How can he be so humble and nice damn
@Meteorotaki15 жыл бұрын
that must have been the paradise lost tour in '08, so this video was shot in the warm up session during their opening band is playing
@lucastorres38967 жыл бұрын
Michael The Best Romeo
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
You tell me if I am sane or what. I think I'll already know your answer so there's no need in my debating you. I am a fan of them both as well as Marcel Coenen mostly.
@thefooj16 жыл бұрын
he makes it looks so effortless, it looks like he's not even trying!!
@shredfactor715 жыл бұрын
His left hand has always amazed me...
@shredfactor75 жыл бұрын
Still amazed
@69cohonas9 жыл бұрын
He is one serious dude wow !!!!
@EC66OK14 жыл бұрын
"Anything about how to play faster?"...'Uhm...I can show you how to dampen the strings while tapping." LOL
@BarriosGroupie12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, original guitarist that paid attention to his technical and *musical* development.
@livefreeanddonttread7 жыл бұрын
I like that he is just coming up with stuff.
@DannyMiami0914 жыл бұрын
Most underated guitarist out there!!!!!!!!!
@iMrSpock15 жыл бұрын
Michael Romeo, ladies and gentlemen... The one and only!!!
@ducky81115 жыл бұрын
That's cool to know. I have had some noise with mine. I know a luthier in my area who fixed my guitars. Thanks for passing this along.
@davekogut8511 Жыл бұрын
He is so freaking talented!
@Aborius13 жыл бұрын
I love how he says "do it slower now?" with the little nod hahah i laugh everytime
@Gibsonrocker8913 жыл бұрын
I've seen plenty of shredders and of course there's always a faster player but this guy is the guitar tapping king!!!
@kungfuman8215 жыл бұрын
You speak the truth brother. They can listen to all the Hawthore Heights they want, but when they see someone shred they pay attention.