This Kid Plays Guitar Better Than Me?!

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[@McRocklin]

What a blast! No one will be as good as you Herman! Thanks for having me on your channel mate!! 🤘🏻

[@mattmartian1658]

That Steve video was my favorite back in the day. Had to record it on vhs tape to play it all the time. Glad you decided to get back in the game. I'm gonna listen to some of your music now. That clean sound..is oh so good.

[@TarnTarn-zv6cp]

Humble words for a legend oh McRocklin Sire. Worthy ?I am not worthy ma lord🤘🤘

[@agony664]

You Rock man!

[@phantomechelon3628]

Have to admit I'd never heard of you before now...but will definitely be checking your work out. You're a modern-day guitar god!

[@Dastardly_X]

EVERY time I see McRocklin play , I see something new I've never seen before !!! Doesn't happen with anyone else 💥

[@cypherbrittainnethegodofsl4988]

He practiced 40 hours a day.

[@Mr_Uni]

😂

[@shahman76]

Very ling ling.

[@McRocklin]

That’s not that far from the truth 😜

[@georgie-fentanyl]

@@McRocklin Why did you cut your hair and did you feel the Samson effect after your hair-cut? Asking for a friend.😎

[@alielmiedany3611]

@Holden Mcgroine obviously you don't know the legendary ling ling who practices 40 hours a day 😎

[@derekbowbrick6233]

Huge congrats on reaching 1 million subs. I can't wait to see that button from KZbin.

[@dragonforce]

Thanks! 😊

[@JAAHUNGHAAM]

This video is so wierd in so many ways. Like, the Subscribe section is about 1M, Harman Li holding Tosin's guitar, Herman not talking much. I mean, this is so beautiful and wierd at the same time. By the way, congratulation DF on reaching and crossing 1M subs

[@dragonforce]

Thanks! It's an older video. We will have a newer one after our shred session tomorrow

[@JAAHUNGHAAM]

@@dragonforce Hey! You replied! 😀🔥😀 Ok, I was thinking of this for quite sometime now. Can I make a video taking, stealing your idea? That wingchun guitar thing? Blind folded. I mean, would you copy strick me if I do? Ok, you'll probably be busy so just a like Would be considered as YES😁

[@infernus6278]

@@dragonforce Yea I could swear I've seen this already somewhere

[@mgrocki]

Could listen to Thomas solo all day. it just looks so effortless.

[@richconner5245]

I remember this kid suprised never hear of him any more ... he is amazing

[@joshmuz9018]

I was looking up sweep picking lessons or something and it was this guy teaching. I know nothing of him besides that one video. But I was like how can he play anything so damn clean effortlessly. Makes sense now a killer player for decades.

[@DSchea]

Hes got a badass KZbin channel

[@kevincaswell39]

he BRUSHED right through guitar theory, and made it to the CREST of awesomeness!

[@AlienorchestraNetoslo]

Yeah, these guitar kids & youngsters are a new era of musicians.. nice video..

[@CaleMcKay]

Hope I can be as good as these guys one day

[@Gakoth]

Practice!

[@chat-nior4617]

You will be

[@aramilalpha1]

If I can be half as good, I'll still be twice as far as I am now.

[@mattmartian1658]

You can do it!

[@DK_Son]

All it takes is 40 hours of practise, each day. From when you were 4 years old.

[@burny6666]

Oh, he's the kid from the Audience is listening from Vai? That's probably my favorite Vai piece.

[@ZinoAmare]

I've never heard of Thomas but damn he plays amazing love the sound he makes from 10:40 the whole thing just sounds amazing glad he is back into guitars would be a shame to lose all that talent.

[@enigma1247]

Herman is the coolest guy man

[@eeeeja2160]

He seems like a chill guy. Great playing!

[@Nnang82]

Yeah!

[@cosasDEguitarra]

I got shocked first time I listened to Bad4good!!! great album!!

[@royyazzie6028]

Thee world of guitar shredz ROCK ON DON'T STOP ROLLING😈👍👌✊✌🖤

[@Ultra-Collector]

Thank you! When i was 9 Bad 4 Good changed the way i saw guitar! Seeing the vids on Mtv ,which was the only way to see musicians at that time and these kids woke me to the possibilities of being great! Thank you! Crisis

[@jasonyoung7705]

I was at the gig in Newcastle (not sure the year, sorry, over 30 years ago), it was at The Mayfair (no longer exists) First a support band, then some McLaughlin, then Ozzy. Ozzy's band at the time was Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Randy Costello, and ofc Ozzy. After the gig, me and 2 friends waited around the back of the hall for Ozzy to get autographs (and share a joint with Ozzy) with a bunch of others. I remember my friend waiting for Bill Ward (who he idolized) and waving the guy out in his car not realising it was him. We all laughed at that. Somebody asked "that kid Mclaughlin is cool", or words to that effect, to which Ozzy said "he's a spoiled little shit". Mind you, when we asked about Sabbath or Dio or Toni Iommi, Ozzy wasnt nice about them either. Maybe he was just tired and having a bad day. Gig itself was good though, and Mclaughlin was damn skilled for a kid.

[@RichardHubbuck]

Holy cow! I just realised who McRocklin is! He is a Geordie from Newcastle, near where I used to live, and I remember him on local TV 30-odd years ago!

[@greentearukasu5970]

Congratulations on 1 Million! Thank you for making such great videos. These videos became my inspiration for learning guitar.

[@MrPonytron]

The guitars in this video are gorgeous!! 😍

[@some_other_guy]

What a cool dude, great vid, thanks DF, love you all

[@funnyrailroadcrossing2767]

next time please Shred talk with Midori and Miyako from Lovebites. I miss them shred together with you.

[@neshiah4747]

Found your channel by chance. You’re a good man Herman 🙏🏼🇬🇧

[@JunkfoodZombieGuns]

Thomas is a monster. I remember seeing him all the way back in the day when the "Nineteen" video came out. He was rockin' as a kid, and Danny from Salute Your Shorts (and Dirt bike Kid) was singing. It was a fun video.

[@ryant3600]

and Avenged Sevenfolds drummer Brooks was their drummer as a kid.

[@JunkfoodZombieGuns]

@@ryant3600 Cool. I did not know that.

[@MrMojabo]

Very good. You did it this is excellent

[@rgbjojozahau]

Who else thought he's going to react an 8 years old Kid Playing a guitar?

[@brandonbarrett7595]

Seriously. Disappointed! Cool interview nonetheless.

[@rgbjojozahau]

@@brandonbarrett7595 same. i feel jebaited

[@musicman0423]

I just switched from Gibson to Ibanez 7 months ago! My axion label multiscale has fishman fluent pickups, and they’re un friggin real

[@rayprevailer8454]

Good God those Fishmans sound amazing... Fantastic video.

[@theillustratedbird1809]

My dad saw Thomas on tv on the morning of monsters of rock 88, he thought he was gonna play on stage, we were all a little disappointed we didn’t see him. ‘88 was the last of the good monsters events.

[@zezocas8262]

Congrats for 1 million subs!

[@eqseep]

Not better than you, no. Just different. The world has room for many legends!

[@crisprtalk6963]

always someone better.

[@derek9658]

What a wonderful tone this guy has. I am going to check him out. Very melodic.

[@Styles1125]

Wow, learned something new about one of my favorite videos ever!!

[@zeroman614]

I would credit Joe Satriani with creating “Shred Wave” with the forgotten “Engines Of Creation” album.

[@Noname-kk1tu]

It al began with EVH.

[@kristijanvicar9693]

Ritchie Blackmore "Highway Star"

[@dhenderson8177]

John McLaughlin...

[@dannythejester]

I see McRocklin, I click.

[@peyotepete4903]

What a great story! All the best guys!

[@qtdrummer2306]

Such a fascinating video, thanks for sharing.

[@danperez6685]

I remember this kid!

[@martijnstaes1414]

I would really like to see an intervieuw with @theirdogswereastronauts they really shred!!

[@gothurna]

Two geniuses!

[@thakingis]

PLEASE HERMAN DO THROUGH THE FIRE AND THE FLAMES COVER BY TINA S REACTION VIDEO!!

[@marsmission8982]

I always watch dragonforce video..please bring synyster gates from A7X in your Chanel.. I guess many of the people will watch.. Because many people are fan of synyster

[@maxsmith8196]

Funny you mention them, because brooks wackerman their new drummer actually played in bad 4 good as well

[@TarnTarn-zv6cp]

@@maxsmith8196 Whaaaat?STFU ,That's fricking awsome dude ha ha ha . 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@jaysonfoy4486]

That is awesome

[@abgz1206]

That's little Steve Vai🤘😄

[@SwagusSE]

I’m early? To DragonForce this will be a great time

[@TuanNguyen-bd8cw]

EWWWW ..solo @ 10:40 is dripping with swagoooo.. sick.

[@M4RCM0NT31R0]

Hell yeah!

[@scottbronder]

McRocklin is a mad genius

[@thlee3]

herman has such good vibes

[@zenmaverick8668]

To be fair there's probably lots of kids better than lots of us. Welcome to the internet where kids own you at every hobby possible. Dang kids.

[@dragonforce]

😂

[@Eurk88]

for me dont matter how good you are, its all about how fun you get playing. some of the best players i know are way more expressive then any famous guitar players.

[@Josh-by8er]

Eddie van halen is an example of this, he wasnt the most technical of players, but he enjoyed every moment of it

[@machidaman]

Remember the first time I saw this kid playing guitar was in an Arena documentary on metal on UK TV back in the '80's. Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Napa Death, Sabbath etc. we're featured and then some kid shredding on a Jem in a pub. At the time, and as a 12 year old wannabe shredder myself, I was convinced he was faking it and that no way could a kid younger than me shred like that! I may have been wrong about that...

[@GuiltyGearRockYou]

10:46 can anybody tell me the song name??? I have to know! this is epic stuff! thanks alot in advance =)

[@elar6383]

McRocklin & Hutch - Distorted Dreams

[@suf9045]

So the guitar version of Ling Ling?

[@agony664]

Such a nice dude!

[@DominicAirola]

Holy shit I didn’t realize he was the guy from Bad4Good

[@widowmaker7831]

You should do a review of Shawn Lane RIP probably best guitarist that ever lived not nearly recognized.

[@morgy2010]

I bambini hanno moooolto tempo rispetto agli adulti.

[@mikeyo3230]

Bring that mojo to Philly Herman !!! Cheesteaks are on me

[@koreazilla]

I still remember seeing you guys at house of blues Orlando and you got boo'd off for Killswitch engage. Rip Also chimaera killed the opening spot

[@dragonforce]

That's BS. Never got booed off on that tour!

[@koreazilla]

Lol am I being censored. It happened

[@koreazilla]

I could hear boooo, Killswitch, killswitch chants. While you guys were jerkin it with water guns. Then Killswitch murdered it

[@manuelhinojosa3344]

Have you done a reaction to Patrick Souza Brazilian guitarist?

[@doncamillo9147]

Aibanez? They ll love it in japan!

[@TheStefan6969]

🤘🤘❤🤘🤘 I love all of your content m8!!!! 😁✌

[@erichidalgo2155]

I got a good feeling about this guitar solo 🎸

[@ninawidya3587]

Yea dude

[@caius3849]

Herman, you're amazing man and I understand you have to clickbait a bit to get views, but Jesus, this shit here is egregious.

[@gwmsarnarzary4509]

Waiting for new song

[@JoeStuffzAlt]

McRocklin is so good that all I needed to hear is a few notes to know. The sign is that his streaming setup is set up so well. However. if he sounds that good through Skype being routed through Twitch, how does he sound on a CD?

[@fernandomurilloVEVO]

That's dope :0

[@robertthurman9866]

Just noticed the steering wheel rig behind you. What do you use it for? I'm an rFactor 2 guy myself.

[@aerahtv0000]

Hey, Herman, do you know Anton Oparin? He's very talented guitar player, maybe you would like interview him? p.s. I'm not sure how good he's in English lang though :)

[@solidsnake8008]

hey kid, you're pretty good

[@FutureGuitarGod]

future Steve Vai.

[@theplague1466]

oh hell... f the clout, f the status of fame! I´d love to just jam with you guys!

[@espiritor3543]

🤘🍺🍺🤘From Hannyballs

[@auntschmoopy1]

One million 🎉

[@lougiannone9032]

Very cool rock on

[@elruffian163]

Man I'd be that nice if it wasn't for the wife holding me back😓

[@windigo1592]

Be happy you have a wife guitar is fun but it ain't everything

[@muhurto316]

Do that with ONI HASAN

[@EvilQueenNeko]

dudes you need to check out A-yeon shes absalutly stunning drummer from korea that kicks ass ligit

[@AngelLWJ]

She just ok , Do people who go to watch her videos really want to watch her play drums? 🙃

[@EvilQueenNeko]

@@AngelLWJ i do want watch her play she very talented i dont care why others watch her but she is a great drummer

[@novaprimethehedgehog4250]

0:38 song please?

[@novaprimethehedgehog4250]

What song was that solo from

[@summonersummoner9536]

Timo Tolkki touring South America in June

[@JoeStuffzAlt]

He would be an interesting person to talk to. He seems to have had it rough in life though. Hopefully he can reclaim his playing skills

[@andrewbevan4662]

Is that video breakup effect intentional?

[@jdmazz8355]

If you think he a prodigy you need to check out Taj Farrant. He's from Australia about 11 or 12 and unbelievable. Can write his own music. This guy you had on was a good copy player. Then he grew into do his own music. Taj is already doing his own music.

[@donnihafiz2107]

You are joking right? Do u know what? Vai made a band called Bad4Good n Thomas play as main guitarist. He is really young when the band formed. Maybe 13 or 14yo. Vai is his mentor n friend. Please dont underestimate someone if u really dont know about him

[@amirgobara2843]

Mcrocklin was in a band called bad4good and they released an album when he was 13 years old!!! He also released a solo album around that time also.

[@arthurAzx]

Anyone can be better than you... But what makes you be unique are not your skills but creation.... You sound different, your tone, your tempo etc... that’s why it’s difficult to make comparisons on guitar players basing only in the skill..

[@elsenorx2524]

Kid? Where ? I don' t see it

[@willywheats6016]

MAB:Thats quite slow

[@aridfeirefiz]

Hey herman can u review about avenged sevenfold with dragonforce

[@LOL-dk6xi]

I expected more shed!!!

[@abrahamrodrigues1049]

I guessed it was him

[@electrician1974]

I didn't know Clay Aiken was English

[@chromophone8796]

nicee

[@jogoscoisados5798]

Oi, sou do brasil !

[@olivebranch9545]

Hey, please react to/check out 'Gimme Gimme' by About us. It's an Indian rock band

[@saiyaniam]

so why did he stop playing for years?

[@brutebison8387]

and i thought i had a complicated set up ha

[@Anidawehi]

I love his playing. So smooth. I played drums since 4 and guitar since 8. I was like this kid. Until I was abducted and sold in sex trafficking. But I did escape and now I am trying my best to reach out for president Trump about a song my dad wrote for America. The whole town is talking about that song. Im still being stalked but i am in a protection program for victims like myself. Now I am working on being heard. I am like Randy Rhodes, I love to learn and take lessons from other guitarists who have different views. Just a woman who can rock.

[@summonersummoner9536]

Lol I saw the same video this morning