Polyphia NAMM 2019 - Saucy

Polyphia performs Saucy at NAMM 2019

[@rayciannello2268]

Combine the powers of Scott’s nose and Tim’s neck to make one super being

[@wolfinstinezolev45]

True as fuck

[@Juan2Steezy]

This would form.... Tom Senson

[@mattweeks5415]

Haha!!!

[@pipinocontent5302]

that being is called polyphia

[@shaggymusic1174]

Incredible work

[@MarkyPaligs]

1:37 Scott played his solo section perfectly. No mistakes, goddamn. It's probably why Tim looked at him with a proud look on his face at 1:56

[@firzaakbarfatria4139]

hi cringe

[@ss-cj4lo]

@@firzaakbarfatria4139 no

[@accless510]

they both literally play the same riff in harmony after that lmao

[@uahnbautista3955]

@@accless510 Yea but scotts got more man power , its like his tone or way of plucking is thicker

[@soalysulffur7664]

@@uahnbautista3955 its thanks to the way in how his signature Ibanez was built for... like it can do some fuckin sick stuff bro

[@Reneismad]

Tim here is me when I attempt to play saucy

[@2dTones]

1:56 when you're messing up in guitar hero but your buddy uses his star power to save you and you get right back in the groove

[@alexprescott5896]

Jesus Tim wtf. In his defense this has to be one of the hardest songs in the world right now to play clean. Finger twister. Like getting everything to ring out perfectly with those chords and being precise with the speed is top notch guitar playing. Miles and miles harder than fast shreds or sweeps. This song is basically shredding immaculate phrasing over some hefty, meaty chords. Lots of open strings followed by huge chords that are only played for a second.

[@ANTHONYFERNANDO]

Not trying to start anything. But it seems like Scott is playing just fine. I think it's just Tim playing rough here, so perhaps he just had an off-day. Happens to the best of us.

[@Daggerpaw1]

AnthonyFernandoMusic I’ve noticed most every technical guitarist plays roughly at NAMM. Plini and Angel Vivaldi make plenty of mistakes. It makes sense when they’re playing impromptu live shows with no warm up.

[@canofpaint2336]

@@Daggerpaw1 It's also probably got a lot to do with the nerves that come with playing in front of a hundred other god level guitar players haha

[@shanksmcnasty6650]

@@canofpaint2336 that's very true. I'll pick up a guitar or sit behind a drum kit pretty much anywhere. But I don't think I'd even want to there lol

[@jackorta1924]

Hes dwunk

[@kadenhinojosa3582]

1:56 Get you someone who looks at you how Scott looks at Tim😂

[@bradentomkins6185]

It’s magical when 2 guitarists play exactly right. Even for them

[@_gkc]

Tim's played this song pretty well at certain shows on tour, wonder what happened here... Scott's sounding pretty solid though

[@CrepeyCruller]

Sometimes your fingers just don't wanna work right. I feel better about having trouble playing sometimes though after watching this haha

[@tokillaprince]

scott always sounds solid - its usually just Tim, but i still love him tho lollll

[@CHTB182]

Indeed, Scott is always solid.. but yeah fingers sometimes don’t work for sure.

[@ponchers1720]

Probably just had 1 too many beers, or 4, I mean they have said in interviews that most of what they do at NAMM is drink and hang out with friends lol.

[@pancakes7294]

Could be the fact Tim didn’t warm up

[@hiarchie]

*Tim VS. OnE cHiLLY rOom* Idk why people are bashing and criticizing Tim so much. If I were to saying anything, I'd say it's probably just the A/C😂😂 Cold Fingers = Not So Good

[@Spiderwolfer]

This is so true

[@garrettfiles9992]

I feel bad that tim wasn’t playing very well. I can imagine that there’s quite a bit of pressure, maybe didn’t get much sleep, wasn’t playing with his gear. Maybe just having an off day. So I can’t blame him

[@dongle_fiddler]

He's playing his signature guitar. If that isn't "his gear" idk what is lol. But yeah he sounds a lot better playing this song in other gigs so i guess it was just a bad day

[@SK23.]

The solo was perfect, so im happy.

[@karimpardayev]

They are also people they can't always play perfectly, in front of the audience, such difficult compositions. Nonetheless, they played great here.

[@daleross8369]

Tim doesn't even realize that creeper behind him

[@jas1676]

awww man

[@pewpewlesay1345]

bruh xD

[@joshisnot11]

I think a lot of the weirdness we're hearing in either guitar is due to the poor fidelity of the recording and the input source being closer to one of their rigs than the other. Having one pronounced MUCH more than the other, especially when the recording itself isn't of very high quality, makes the sound from both guitars appear muddled and sloppy/dissonant. I think they both played great. Strange choice of song for a live stripped down performance, more than anything imo.

[@GuitarFRETBOARDHACKS]

Their synergy is unmatched.

[@BrandonShere]

They're just making history together. Amazing to see :D

[@artofbeast9030]

i love how Scottie smiles before he starts playing. very wholesome EDIT: *stares at Tim* *Tim stares back* im gonna cry, they're so cool 1:56

[@groupemail2272]

tim’s little smile at 1:56 makes me grin every time it’s so cute im gonna cry too

[@joepbailey]

it makes me feel better that Henson can have an off day. haha.

[@johnconnor4136]

I didn't know Ricky Rubio was in this band

[@aestheticwolf7769]

Tim's neck is so damn large!

[@aestheticwolf7769]

It freaks me out

[@njc119]

He ain't Corey tho...

[@diegomahoudeau934]

He is a long neck boi so... 🤣

[@aniquinstark4347]

@@njc119 Corpsegrinder is also a strong contender

[@hiarchie]

This is pretty saucy.

[@callmetrab7194]

Holy shit Tim’s neck is long

[@jozzapozza6365]

That dude can't be Tim Henson. That dude ain't wearing a hoodie.

[@internet_internet]

Never forget, these guys are Texans.

[@jairusmislang2760]

yall keep dissing on them yet i bet yall cant even write a song with saucy riffs like this. everyone has off days but it doesnt meant theyre terrible in general, cos theyre far from "the worst"

[@xnafu]

its not like we're gonna ignore it, but its still good to see them doing it live

[@user-ql2ws2nx7o]

This scene... 01:56

[@airakazatratuob]

Scott>Tim

[@higler.]

Yeah, Tim is trying way too hard in every aspect of life, yet still failing to impress. Scott is humble, can play, and doesn't have a prison bitch tattoo on his neck.

[@dub____8409]

@@higler. He's still making more than you and touring the world LOL

[@higler.]

@@dub____8409 wow no way! LOLz

[@weatherhector]

​@@higler. said everything man

[@obnoxious2909]

@@dub____8409 what does that have to do with anything? Are you saying in order to give criticism to someone you have to be better? Nice fucking logic. Imagine in order to say whether a meal was good or bad you had to own a 5 star restaurant.

[@jhordyjs6293]

¿Que modelo de guitarra usan?

[@ld5325]

Son modelos signature propios pero creo que el diseño es similar a las Ibanez AZ

[@jhordyjs6293]

@@ld5325 muchas gracias por la información

[@baraldobumpa3447]

@@ld5325 correcto, estan basadas en las az, igual que las signature de mario y erick de chon

[@hero-pd9lc]

_S I C K_

[@assm8184]

I feel sad

[@user-jr6sp7bo3c]

Ooh... This is sooo bad

[@ledgy69]

Saw them live last year... Can sadly confirm they're a studio band :(

[@nostalgiajunkie]

saw them twice this year, both in shitty venues where they couldnt hear themselves at all, and they played flawless minus one chord in 40 oz. they placed this song perfect when i saw em, everyone has off days, especially when you play this kinda shit and didnt get a chance to warm up, but i mean its naam whatever lmao

[@cameronfernandez1780]

Tim started to pull it together towards the end, think he was just cold

[@ehmed-anims]

seen them play flawlessly, just a bad day :/ happens to all of us. (doesn't change the fact that it sucked in the beginning, but its understandable and it happens)

[@casqueria123]

Slooooopy... but it's a hard song

[@Zen.Finnson]

I personally prefer Scott as a musician, his lines are much more pleasing, more melodic and less mathy. Don’t get me wrong, Tim is incredible, but sometimes the stuff he plays is just jumbled notes and rhythms that has the illusion of sounding “good” just because it sounds difficult to play.

[@leoadrian2486]

That intro aint saucy tho

[@cvstar51]

can confirm, the beginning is awful lol

[@hibernative]

Sounds like me when I’m learning a new solo at home: no rhythm, haha

[@dilbophagginz]

scott was playing much more cleanly than tim

[@arbighaderi4238]

india today live

[@kukumbarglicko8082]

not as good as chon..

[@USHARDY]

Kukumbar Glicko I think Polyphia writes better music, but Chon are better players/musicians.

[@piesca]

@@USHARDY facts

[@mosesmakaveli3053]

Ofcourse they’re not as good, they’d have to be less than the gods they are now to be like chon.

[@FizzyP]

This is a parody "shreds" video? I genuinely thought so for the first 20 seconds. Yuck.

[@Malinovvsky]

They're great as a band but "studio band " should be no justification or excuse for bad live performance. Just put more offort into preparation before the show. Scott actually did better than Tim that's kinda disappointing.

[@aestheticwolf7769]

Dude everybody can have a bad day also it's a hard song and performing at namm must make it harder, go and perform at namm yourself and upload your video then

[@SirentNite]

Cast D Rafa I agree with the “Everyone has a bad day” part but you don’t have to be better to give an opinion or critique on something.

[@00big_chungus00]

All of you guys wondering why Tim is playing sloppily, is because of people like you. Judging and critiquing every little thing someone does that isn’t absolutely perfect. You dont think he knows this? He has the skill, he knows what he’s doing but the anxiety won’t let it happen

[@nostonethrown56]

Lol

[@3syth]

nah its cos he doesnt practice and gets drunk before every show

[@iDrraaaK]

@@3syth I really don't think so, check the G.O.A.T. performance at the NAMM, same day. Mistakes happen, especially if the crowd is right in front of you, that's stressful.

[@3syth]

iDrraaaK they happen to make a shit tonne of mistakes at every show you can watch on KZbin. If other artists have to deal with the same stress and pressure, why are they able to not make mistakes? Polyphia is an amazing studio band but man, if you think that this is what a good performance should sound like, I don’t know what to say.

[@iDrraaaK]

@@3syth To be fair, polyphia songs are extremly strange to play, that's not just basic shredding, try to play a quick riff on stage then properly ring artificial harmonics in the middle of it while sweating your ass off. There are most of the fails, they have really no trouble with shredding. Most of other band don't have that issue cause they don't have tim henson's writing, and less tone + trap prod. I've seen Animals as leader failing at least as often as polyphia, because Tosin Abasi uses a truely strange technique and their writing is on the same level of oddliness. Oh, and yeah, this is actually a demo, we don't have the insides, but that's not the same preparation as a show.

[@samuelalves2167]

oh my wtf

[@Cestariarts]

Polyphia and Chon currently are in a competition to figure out who plays the ugliest guitars

[@nostalgiajunkie]

Abner Cestari must be blind lmao

[@Cestariarts]

Omg you're so funny

[@ifoundthistoday]

I want Tim's guitar ... I think it's super cool

[@ronburgandy3891]

Wow anyone who thinks this isnt bad is deaf... practice dude damn its your job...