Tosin Abasi Explains Swybrid Picking

[@_dekanijo]

I was tempted to compare this to Tim Henson or Ivette Young or Steve Vai but Abasi is literally Bluetoothing this from a planet we'll never discover. Very unique playing

[@SK23.]

they're all from different worlds tbh. grateful to be able to be influenced by these masters

[@Communism.is.a.cancer]

Brad garsed, buckethead, nuno bettencourt, marshall harrison all used it decades before Abasi, nothing new, from this planet and not unique. Marshall Harris named the technique Swybryd picking, Abasi was calling it Selective picking, but since everyone found out that he just stole the technique, he started calling it Swybryd picking as well.

[@SK23.]

@communismiscancerofthebrai528 I havent listened to Nuno's or extremes music, but Nuno said he never even hybrid picks, so how does he swybrid pick. Also how do you "steal" a technique. Nobody owns techniques

[@b_fads]

@@Communism.is.a.cancer Swybrid picking and selective picking aren't the same thing

[@Communism.is.a.cancer]

@@SK23. doesn't matter, there are a few more guitarists that I listed that used the technique before, one in the 80s, before Abasi was born.

[@sudo_squid]

In a world filled with strife and hardship, it's refreshing to see people create something beautiful and share it with others and encouraging others to also create and share their own beautiful creations.

[@cking1340]

I agree! I think people should be more willing to share and connect. I bet music as a whole would be more varied and modern that way

[@ismaelserpa]

Most beautiful coment. That's is the spirit. Everything in music (in art) is born to go towards the other.

[@chickenwingsarenumnum]

This dude is such a guitar God. I’ve seen so much innovation from him. Thumping, then this. He truly touches all possibilities on the guitar

[@BabyMidgetToes]

Tom Morello’s son.

[@SniperPrecision]

Thumping has been around on bass since the 70s it was only a matter of time with modern string gauges someone was going to do it

[@BabyMidgetToes]

@@WilliPhantom obviously son

[@asekessu]

This is actually created by a guitarist called Marshall Harrison.

[@Truthinshredding1]

see Marshall Harrison for details, he has a book on this and is the number player of this technique.

[@ghost_java35]

He definitely is a number player lmao

[@ILiveintheZone]

thank you for highlighting the OG who first developed this technique. this made me look at tosin differently.

[@mikeKidLazy]

This guy is an absolute legend. Thanks for sharing this video with us, Matt!

[@Moakalatte]

You’re more than welcome. I don’t know why but I can totally picture you nailing this kind of technique. 🤟🏻

[@mikeKidLazy]

@@Moakalatte thanks a lot, but you're overestimating me 😁

[@Moakalatte]

@@mikeKidLazy I’m really not. You’re a great player 😃

[@mikeKidLazy]

@@Moakalatte I may be good at keeping a decent rhythm, but I'm definitely not good at this 😂. Thanks a lot for encouraging me though! 🙂

[@Moakalatte]

@@mikeKidLazy you’re one of the most dedicated guitarists I know. You could do it if you wanted to 😃

[@beanofsteel]

This dude is the future of the instrument. First time I heard him play I was absolutely floored. He continues to impress me with his innovation.

[@jasoncrump1886]

Tosin is so amazing. Seems like a very humble kind person too. Really appreciate this guy.

[@ericnaylorguitar]

cool idea, for people who say he didn't invent this you're right. But that doesn't matter he's sharing a good idea that many people probably never thought to do so it's helping people. Personally I do videos all the time on unusual scale & arpeggio fingerings that I come up with by looking at every possible way to do something & finding new ones I like. But I'm still always uncomfortable saying I created them. So instead I say they're uncommon even if I've never seen anyone play them before, because I'm sure other people have. But in my opinion reinventing wheels is how progress is often made until the new invention becomes popular enough that everyone knows it. So thanks for sharing 👍

[@joriankell1983]

Then he needs to stop claiming he's inventing new things

[@ericnaylorguitar]

@@joriankell1983 he did say he wasn't sure if he invented it. but I get what you're saying the fact that he gave it a name implies he does probably believe he invented it & either way I don't think every new combination of techniques needs it's own name. But I'm still glad when people share things they think are new (even if they aren't) because for most people they will be new

[@joriankell1983]

@@ericnaylorguitar He was quoted in another guitar clinic after being asked what techniques he's improving he said "none, I invent new things". So he believes he's perfect.

[@ericnaylorguitar]

@@joriankell1983 okay, I haven't watched almost any of his interviews so I was giving him benefit of doubt

[@denisborzov8406]

@@joriankell1983 saying you "invent new things" doesn't mean that "he believes he's perfect". That's quite a leap of logic. Plus, if he came up with "swybrid" picking on his own then he invented it, he just wasn't the first to do so - just like the invention of the radio or television. And if you came up with something you'll pobably give this new concept a name for simplicity's sake, even if you're the only one using said name.

[@nikoloverso357]

I think a great example of this is Buckethead - Beyond the Knowing It’s absolutely mind bending how he plays that fast.

[@Foxymus]

Thank you for bringing more light to the wonderful, strange world of Buckethead! The song's called is "Beyond the Knowing" for those searching it. He's not just a technical player like a lot think either. His Electric Tears/Sea, Hold Me Forever and other albums are intensely emotional and beautiful

[@nikoloverso357]

@@Foxymus thanks for correcting me, I’m going to edit for clarity.

[@ATthemusician]

Brent Hinds got me good at hybrid picking, Tosin got me good at swybrid picking

[@travislee9662]

If you haven’t done it yet, you should definitely combine peanut butter with jelly.

[@tromboneman4517]

I already want the next Animals as Leaders album to come out damn it!!!

[@krob5375]

This is why I love guitar, seemingly endless possibilities

[@elijahantony4300]

Same reason I love the Kazoo

[@Quietistooquiet]

Marshall Harrison should be given some credit here.

[@alexjackson8841]

I think they both discovered it independent of each other to be fair. They certainly have different approaches in the way they use it but it goes without saying that what Marshall does is 10x as impressive. He's probably the most efficient shredder there is. I've never seen someone else able to completely blaze up and down the fretboard so quickly and effortlessly like Marshall. Serious one of a kind player.

[@mechajabo]

Marshall also coined the name of the particular technique so if Tosin is using it by name, it's likely he learned it by watching/studying Marshall or someone else who studied from him. Glad Tosin is utilizing so many different approaches to playing guitar to keep things interesting but some credit to a deserving master of the guitar would be nice.

[@hallucinatedovens8414]

Marshall Harrison developed his own "swybrid" method many years ago, wish he would get more credit

[@EvaFuji]

So much to learn from Tosin

[@appletree6741]

Tosin Abasi is among the great contemporary innovators on guitar. Seems like a nice guy too, wish him all the best!

[@DavidFeilyMusic]

First heard of Swybrid from Marshall Harrison!

[@onzkicg]

wow dude this is awesome technique thanks for sharing!. Though I wished he turned off the delay first so it’s easier to follow the notes he’s picking

[@Darwinfeeshy]

There's no delay, do you mean reverb?

[@NONE2NONE]

My only complaint is I'd like to hear this stuff without any delay to hear exactly what he's doing.

[@neongrave5414]

I think he has a video with Rick beato, Where he shows this without delay

[@DrMurdercock]

sAME CAUSE i cant make sense of it right now lol

[@zakvlad1624]

it is original by marshall

[@ejRecording]

That "On impulse" riff ❤️‍🔥

[@CorvetteMasterZr1]

Gives me chills so beautiful

[@DoctorRobertBobby]

check out Marshall Harrison if you're interested in swybryd picking.

[@agent_o_range]

Marshall even gave it the name swybrid picking if I’m not mistaken. There are like 15 year old videos of him explaining this.

[@danzifer]

I love this guy. Thanks for sharing!

[@dmytrotarasov9477]

I dream about a show like masterchef, but with musicians

[@eyeamnecyrb4567]

Holy shit this guy is a super genius he's allways blowing my mind inviting picking techniques

[@se7enthsoul]

Only been playing guitar a month or so and I immediately knew what chicken pickin was 🤣🤣 Murican sound

[@marqet14]

Sounds like an interesting concept but it’s hard to grasp when it’s obscured by all the delay

[@al.ex.bey_]

There's not actually much delay on this besides a slight blend with the reverb, those notes that sound delayed are actually being played with the technique he shows

[@augmented2nd666]

Came here to also say, Marshall Harrison. Also its hard to tell what Tosins actually doing here with all that delay and reverb.

[@goodmanwiseman303]

Not really.

[@kristwood7362]

See Marshall Harrison.

[@ShredCo]

Marshall Harrison coined this technique.

[@jimphilidor9031]

This sounds so damn good. Eargasm.

[@funshorestudios]

1:38 Moonchild!

[@rosembermorales1995]

I've been doing something somewhat similar to this. Sweep picking but with string skipping notes. The hybrid picking is something I was going to do incorporate once I got down with the sweep picking technique.

[@chumbo]

First time I heard the term 'Swybrid' being coined was by Marshall Harrison...so who originated it then??

[@smoke_smok1056]

Marseille Harrison is the god of this technique

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Who?

[@Arycke]

@@taunokekkonen5733 Marshall harrison

[@taunokekkonen5733]

@@Arycke yes i know Marshall of course, but don't know what a French city has to do with it.

[@DavidFeilyMusic]

Came here to mention Marshall!

[@ukcats82]

​@@taunokekkonen5733do yourself a favor and look him up. He created this technique

[@Schnaken-metal]

Ok, listening to his words, unlocked a secret 3rd hand in my brain.

[@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams]

The listening public will always reject this stuff.

[@tw5718]

This reminds me of the infinite regression meme video. It seems fine, like I can do that, and then he just accelerates and its so clean...

[@jsb1181]

Kind of similar to the Pat Metheny trick where he sweeps a triad and then adds a note below it using a hammer on from nowhere

[@kylelayton9520]

If I only heard this I would think he's using a delay pedal. Very impressive

[@irena7777777]

Isn’t Marshall Harrison the creator of swybrid picking?

[@DrMurdercock]

2:17 im seeing it done and i still dont understand how he is hitting so many notes when his hand isn't reallyt moviNG

[@selfactualizer2099]

banjo thumb pick waveland by noam pikelny if youre interested in this technique, its similar to this technique

[@KenrickM]

A brilliant mind

[@GodlessPhilosopher]

He seems super super smart

[@kiefdemon1979]

Literally sounds like a wind chime. That's insane.

[@dagoelius]

Ive heard and seen Greg Howe and Michael Lee Firkins do a similar technique back in the late 80s early 90s.

[@heartycoffee4754]

tosins not the first, but he's the first to do really write with it and do it in this context.

[@Nhask666]

Chicken picking? 😂 The chicken union has entered the chat 🐔 Haha. Once again, awesome video! When he demonstrated the swybrid picking, it sounded like he was playing a harp using a guitar. Amazing! By the way, when he mentioned 'peanut butter and jelly', reminds me of my favourite Smucker's Goober Grape. Now I am craving for it 🙁

[@Moakalatte]

Yeah man, chicken pickin’ is epic. I first experienced this in college, there’s one lick I know that is so easy to play purely because of this picking technique and it sounds soooo quick! Did you get a Goober Grape in the end? 😂

[@Nhask666]

@@Moakalatte i didn’t, haha. Will try to go to supermarket after work. Wish me luck 😂

[@Nhask666]

@@Moakalatte I will check KZbin later on chicken picking. I have not tried this technique.

[@RockerEmilio]

haha 😂 I used to buy Smucker's goober strawberry they were amazing! But they dissapeared 😞 they were so good you could literally eat the whole jar haha

[@Nhask666]

@@RockerEmilio Hey Emilio! Exactly my point, haha.

[@GuitarGuy057]

Bro just turned into his own delay pedal.

[@Marta1Buck]

It's cool to watch he does so little movement yet the notes seemed to come out of nowhere. So confusing at first

[@BolFelix]

He has some massive f*cking hands jeez

[@Alacard0malley]

I dont know if this is original but its cool has literally been my whole approach to guitar but im not from another realm like Tosin so what do i know

[@347Jimmy]

Wouldn't have guessed Merle Travis was an influence on Tosin, nice

[@Sworn2TheDark]

Where specifically do people not eat peanut butter?

[@CheshireCatFun]

Where was this?

[@JamesMurphyProducer]

Marshall Harrison…. he has been doing videos about Swybrid for yeeeaaars… has some books about it as well

[@Shandillya]

whats wth that tone

[@hanovergreen4091]

I like this new evolution of humans!

[@BillCollinsGuitar]

Be interesting to hear what it sounds like without all the echo...

[@ElGrilledCheezus]

Nuh uh he just an alien bro

[@deltadaz]

Check out Marshall Harrison for some top rate Swybrid playing

[@labontetrevor]

Turn off the delay

[@joshforest304]

Hahaha I put it on half speed to see what he is playing but it is funny when he talks

[@BrothaManFromDa5thFl]

Marshall Harrison invented Swybrid picking...please put some respect on his name!!

[@jeffhirshberg5171]

Actually, he got it from Brad Garsed, one of his professors at GIT. But, yes, Marshall is the man. Phenomenal musician and composer and teacher. He took swybryd to the next level.

[@Communism.is.a.cancer]

@Tate_EpsteinTraffickersR_pists that doesn't matter and doesn't mean that you can just steal a technique from someone, just because you don't like his compositions.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

​​​@@Communism.is.a.canceryou absolutely can. Imagine if every single thing you did on guitar needed to be attributed to a single person every time it was taught. That's not how these things work and even when it comes to boundary pushing stuff like this you're pretty much guaranteed to find out that some jazz musician (or in this case I'd open it up to include flamenco players) did it in the fifties on an obscure live album. If we start thinking of compositional and performance techniques as intellectual property music will cease to develop because nobody will be allowed to do anything. This stuff should be in the public domain for the good of everyone because the number of times where a technique exists due to the innovation of a known individual is vanishingly small and that number keeps getting lower because we keep finding evidence of people doing these techniques decades before they entered the public consciousness.

[@turolretar]

The biggest disrespect is not remembering the first guy to do a pick slide - arguably the most influential technique

[@ss_avsmt]

That's a stupid thing to say. If you really think about it, it's the worst thing anybody can ever say. It's just a technique and if I learn it tomorrow and master it in a month let's say, I have no obligation to pay respect to this guy or whatever marshall you said for that. I learnt it on my own.

[@notimportant3686]

1:55 very diablo 1 ish

[@unperson5713]

02:30 "It's pretty easy to do..." said Mozart to Salieri. Ha Ha! I wish he had not been using effects for demonstration purposes.

[@TheWilliamHoganExperience]

Tosin is a great player. My only critisim is his use of such a wet delay effect while demonstrating different picking techniques. Don't get me wrong - I love delay, and use a midi synced stereo TC (tripple) delay pedal when I record and perform. I usually run 1, often 2, and ocassionally all 3 delays simultaneously durning my concerts. But if I was going to teach someone or explain my picking techniques, I'd switch all that off, and only use a little reverb for ambience. It's impossble to hear his individual attacks seperate from each other - which is fine - unless you're trying to explain / demonstrate your a picking style. Picking technique itself is all about the mechanics of your attack, and it's sequences, timing and control. With fast or multi-string picking, this is impossible to track visually. It requires LISTENING (and feel as a player) to verify that your attacks are clean and in time with proper technique. Delay blurs any faults by sandwitching them between (hopefully) clean notes / attacks. Thus it hides / blurs your basic technique too. ...which is exactly what you are trying to explain and demonstrate with your lesson ....

[@L00ww]

i would have liked to hear it without effects

[@brianbarker2190]

Did he say, "intervalic?" That's a cool word.

[@RajorshiBhattacharyya]

Let’s not forget Marshall Harrison.

[@raddastronaut]

Tosin is the man. I can to all the picking as I love bass. but not sweeping still. I prefer to never use a pick. Time to practice

[@thestonecutters6177]

look everyone, I played some chord form arps w one of my plucking fingers im a swybrid expert

[@kylezo]

2:33 IT'S UHH, PRETTY EASY TO DO.

[@blacklikethesun]

Lol This guy, right?

[@noAPlease]

Can't call it swybrid if you don't mention Marshall Harrison!

[@very_not_emo]

did bro just say this is easy

[@Penfold__]

Marshall Harrison invented this

[@mug1222]

If a Rick and Morty - show me what u got ever happened, who would be the musician, or band that u would choose to represent human kind?

[@tc8040]

Marshall Harrison

[@PractitionerSeuss]

Pfff this dude's nothing but a poser. I've heard his EXACT style before, down to the very tone and technique. In fact I even heard it from a dude that was part of a band!! I believe the band was called Animal's As Leader's. This guy obviously ripped that guy off. People always be tryna hoodwink you these days, acting like they're one of the most incredibly talented and unique musicians I've ever heard, making amazing and complex arrangements and songs, with some of the most relaxed and perfected technique I've ever witnessed. Stay safe out there, folks.

[@aaizner847]

The man is obviously an amazing technician; I just can't seem to get into his compositions...

[@stugeh]

Not everyone has to be into everything 🤷🏻

[@aaizner847]

@@stugeh lol thx, I'll figure it out

[@blackenedsprite8542]

Me neither. There's nothing there I latch onto musically other than technique a lot of the time. Not from what I've heard anyway. I'll listen to an entire song and two minutes later I'm humming something else and I've forgotten everything from the song. I'm sure people are gonna tell me I'm wrong now, what with music being objective and all, but wouldn't worry if you can't get into something. Sometimes it takes a while, sometimes you never do.

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

wait/ lemme get some acid/l’ll be rite back

[@BillHillard]

I just use the pic itself to accomplish the same thing...which is much more difficult. I wish I discovered this decades ago. I am too old to change my technique.

[@yummygummy2133]

This concept feels kinda like the outro to Playing God a little bit

[@robguffanti]

Tosin is a monster, but as far as swybrid goes, www.youtube.com/@RozarSmacco was doing this years ago.

[@4ytcomment]

Your link was not helpful

[@DoomKid]

@@4ytcommentHow so? I clicked it and the first thing I see is a guitar channel with "swybrid picking" right in the channel banner, exactly as described

[@appletree6741]

Call it cherry-picking… since it allows you to pick specific strings and skip others

[@flixon3795]

No I don’t agree that he invented it, Marshall Harrison has been using it for years before this

[@captainschnauzer9919]

He literally says in the video that he doesn't know / think he invented it...

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

huh?

[@jamesnorton7601]

Garsed and Harrison made this technique happen. Tosin is just explaining the technique. Nothing further than that.

[@saltybildo9448]

I quit lol

[@MB-ux5tx]

The extreme delay and reverb allow this to work, as without it, the technique lacks attack and strength and just sounds wimpy. I could see it being successful in some genres, but it's like smothering ribs in BBQ sauce to hide the lack of real flavor.

[@bluglass7819]

I’ve been doing this for years. Not as proficient by any means.

[@scamp7887]

"pretty easy to do" haha

[@4ytcomment]

I was going to make a similar comment but you beat me to it

[@parapapapa69]

boring

[@michaelkuhn402]

You'd better have the DELAY and EXTREMLY LOW ACTION. It's allot like the EDGE with his delay.

[@thestonecutters6177]

Marshall Harrison? where are you man... this guy can barely use the technique and he's out here trying to act like he can use it.... play us a line Tosin.. oh I forgot you cant

[@leroy92TX]

Bro he literally says at the end that he doesn't know if it's original. Hes not tryna claim it like that. He probably has been recommended artists by now who plays in that style. Crybaby

[@daviddougherty8411]

This guy “ invented swybrid picking”. Lol. Marshall Harrison

[@joemarais7683]

He literally said he doesn’t know if he invented it. If you’re gonna quote, quote correctly, else you’ll reveal your stupidity.

[@michaelciancetta6397]

Funny how I was doing this in the late 80's cause I had started to play with the knopfler technique but I had applied it to arpeggios and fast scales.. doesn't sound new to me really