Tosin Abasi on Playing with All Fingers and Double Thumb Picking | Reverb Interview

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  • @samblack5313
    @samblack5313 5 років тому +2438

    The other guitarist in his band was one of his biggest influences. That is pretty cool.

    • @quinetastic
      @quinetastic 4 роки тому +166

      Tosin is so humble. His attitude is *very refreshing.*

    • @grinne2975
      @grinne2975 4 роки тому +57

      Javier Reyes

    • @JackBlackNinja
      @JackBlackNinja 4 роки тому +3

      @@Gavinn07 you think it's more overtly condescending to others or more that he's passively condescending by giving himself more reverence than others? Or both? I haven't noticed him being like this yet, but I only found out about him yesterday, so I want to be prepared and not assume this guy is always as nice and cool as he seems so far. We all have obvious flaws and strengths, and it's human to notice people who seem to not be so damn flawed or who are very gifted, and use these outliers as inspiration, but often we end up blind to their other imperfections and end up building them up unrealistically and then getting letting let down.

    • @JackBlackNinja
      @JackBlackNinja 4 роки тому +3

      @@Gavinn07 oh man ok yeah I totally feel that! Man that's actually got to be a tough position in terms of keeping a normal, humble, down to earth mental state. People who are able to be humble and never overstate themselves or have ego over-inflations are even more inspiring. I was absolutely delighted to see Herbie Hancock and how down to Earth he was in a Jacob Collier video about harmony. I've never heard people communicate in piano like they did.
      ua-cam.com/video/eRkgK4jfi6M/v-deo.html

    • @jasonjoyner1834
      @jasonjoyner1834 4 роки тому +21

      I call it "pride in one's abilities". You can be a humble person but take pride in your ability. Pink Floyd would straight up come out and say they were better than everyone, and that's not where he is. He knows he's good and he takes take pride in it, and that can come off as conceit sometimes.

  • @sixxftundr
    @sixxftundr 5 років тому +764

    He's seems so down to earth with like ZERO ego and is absolutely brilliant

    • @PieceOfDuke
      @PieceOfDuke 4 роки тому +5

      Can one be as brilliant before losing one's ego?..
      Srsly, what do you think?

    • @whirlwind872
      @whirlwind872 4 роки тому +14

      @@PieceOfDuke Fascinating question, I do wonder. I suppose brilliance can manifest in many ways. People can be geniuses/brilliant in all kinds of very distinct ways, in math, music, physics, anything really. But true geniuses are born geniuses, it's not possible to achieve through study. 5 lifetimes worth of study in physics will still not make your brain work like Einstein's. Brilliant people are called "gifted" for a reason, they're just born wired for a certain thing.
      So if you're born either brilliant or not brilliant, then I see no reason you couldn't have an ego. Imagine a 5 year old child shows extraordinary brilliance in a certain skill, and they are told their entire life how amazing they are. There doesn't necessarily need to be any point in their life where they become humble. They can go on being arrogant and egotistical for their whole life, and brilliant the entire time as well.
      By asking "Can you possibly even have an ego when you're this brilliant?" you are implying that through the process of learning (and *becoming* brilliant), you inevitably become humble too. But the thing is, you can't "become" brilliant like that, you must be born with it. You have to be wired that way, like Einstein. There is a difference between someone who is really good at something and someone who is truly brilliant. Because brilliant doesn't just mean smart or well read, it means gifted.
      Brilliance is most often demonstrated by individuals who are experienced and well-practiced, so it's easy to mistakenly assume that brilliance is attained *through* that experience and practice. But it isn't. No matter how much you practice, you won't suddenly become brilliant. You're born brilliant. We just end up being exposed to the people who are both brilliant and have ambition and experience, so we falsely believe their experience made them that way. But how many brilliant people never had the opportunity to discover their brilliance? A child in afghanistan or africa could have brilliance far exceeding Einstein's, but no one would ever know. We don't get to see all the countless brilliant individuals who never had the chance to learn or practice. But they're still brilliant. It is the learning, the practice, the experience, all of those things that cause someone to become humble. But you can be brilliant without learning, practice, or experience. So without these things to humble you, I see no reason you could not have an ego and also be brilliant.

    • @PieceOfDuke
      @PieceOfDuke 4 роки тому +1

      @@whirlwind872 Seems like you made the meaning of the world brilliant a bit more nuanced for me. (English is my learned language).
      Does it have to do with potentiality and ability, and not necessarily the results?..

    • @whirlwind872
      @whirlwind872 4 роки тому +4

      ​@@PieceOfDuke Correct. People sometimes use the word brilliant in casual conversation to just mean "smart" but it doesn't _really_ just mean smart. It's more like... exceptionally intelligent.
      Note the difference between intelligence and knowledge though. Intelligence (IQ) is based on your genetics, and has to do with your ability to understand concepts and solve problems. Nothing you do will make you more intelligent. You can study hard and become super knowledgeable, to the point that you have memorized every fact on wikipedia, and you will be incredibly knowledgeable - but no more intelligent than before.
      Consider the astronomical amount of knowledge the average person has today in 2020. Compared to cavemen from 15,000 years ago, we are WAYYYYYY more knowledgeable. And yet, the intelligence of modern humans is no greater than the caveman's.
      But yes, being brilliant just means you are incredibly intelligent. (intelligence of course can manifest in different ways, like math/art/martial arts etc.)

    • @PieceOfDuke
      @PieceOfDuke 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@whirlwind872 I get your point but disagree on our unability to become more intelligent.
      What we inherit is a range of possible values for every trait, and the exact value is influenced by our lifestyle and health. But that's just me being pedantic. Thanks for explaining )

  • @johnholmeswebb8162
    @johnholmeswebb8162 7 років тому +1377

    I've followed him since he was a metal core youngster.
    Now he's a sophisticated professional.

    • @leedanielisla2440
      @leedanielisla2440 5 років тому +19

      Metal core? Link pls

    • @crumbs72
      @crumbs72 5 років тому +14

      Reflux?

    • @some156
      @some156 5 років тому +6

      @@crumbs72 yes.

    • @holysmokes4493
      @holysmokes4493 5 років тому +260

      Sophisticated professional or, dare I say, an accomplished djentleman?

    • @andrefrazao9245
      @andrefrazao9245 5 років тому +37

      Now he's Steve Jobs

  • @decipherlogic
    @decipherlogic 5 років тому +2819

    -Looks at thumb
    -Looks at hammer
    -"How bad do I want this?"

    • @Blueratia
      @Blueratia 5 років тому +34

      yeah bro he should join animals as leaders

    • @Odhil95
      @Odhil95 5 років тому +18

      Too bad I smashed my middle finger with a car door instead of my thumb.

    • @satevo462
      @satevo462 4 роки тому +9

      I'm pretty sure that a magic hollow thumb with fifteen handkerchiefs stuffed in it.

    • @bard416
      @bard416 4 роки тому +3

      Is there any advantage to having a curved thumb like that playing bass?

    • @warrenmorphis4208
      @warrenmorphis4208 4 роки тому

      @@bard416 Ummm...check out Larry Graham's right thumb, sometime Unnatural bend. Works pretty damn good, I'd say.

  • @justdaddrums2704
    @justdaddrums2704 4 роки тому +568

    "He studied with the Wootens." That's a powerful statement in itself.

    • @Minnevan
      @Minnevan 4 роки тому +26

      In other words he studied with a bunch of virtuosos of their respective instruments

    • @Hellasta
      @Hellasta 3 роки тому +5

      goddamn right

    • @israelheller7524
      @israelheller7524 3 роки тому +7

      and the nicest musician I’ve ever met. been lucky to meet a lot of genuine lovelies, and vic was the warmest of all. and prob the best.

    • @uber_stuber
      @uber_stuber 7 місяців тому +1

      and it literally explains his skill level as well. victor wooten has always been my fav bassist of all time. and honestly, tosin abasi is getting right up there with victor, just playing a different style of music.

    • @death_dodger7
      @death_dodger7 3 місяці тому

      Dr. Viktor shining through

  • @robertavanesovru
    @robertavanesovru 3 роки тому +152

    I consider myself as a music nerd. But...I've never heard of Tosin Abasi or Animals as Leaders until yesterday. And I am so blown away by this music. They became like instantly on of my favorite bands ever.

    • @Strawberry95shortie
      @Strawberry95shortie 3 роки тому +5

      Isn’t he amazing

    • @ether2006
      @ether2006 3 роки тому +1

      amazing

    • @KimchiFarts
      @KimchiFarts 2 роки тому +7

      It’s crazy how fast it happens, right? One day you just find them and it almost consumes you. When I first heard of them I think I listened to their first two albums for like a year straight 😂 and their newest one is on repeat now

    • @Beansbeansbeansbeansbean
      @Beansbeansbeansbeansbean 2 роки тому

      @@KimchiFarts damn straight I heard tooth and claw and it was a wrap

    • @Blake-ld7mx
      @Blake-ld7mx 2 роки тому

      @@KimchiFarts I always wondered why noone ever heard of them. I heard Cafo late one night on my local Radio and followed them ever since

  • @blahblahsen1142
    @blahblahsen1142 7 років тому +2455

    i still think he is a robot. he does a damn good human impression here but then he plays and its obvious he is a robot.

    • @theovanhurtere
      @theovanhurtere 7 років тому +89

      like buckethead is a robot, except his human impression sucks

    • @edwardhouston5779
      @edwardhouston5779 7 років тому +4

      Lol, thanks for that .

    • @imanagemydamage
      @imanagemydamage 7 років тому +31

      he even thinks in "blocks of chords" and "clusters of higher pitch notes".

    • @musicfan8867
      @musicfan8867 6 років тому +2

      Best coment I've come across in a long time man... Good one :)

    • @TheForgottenKing22
      @TheForgottenKing22 6 років тому +8

      That's it. He's fully updated Buckethead!

  • @nobodylovesme3743
    @nobodylovesme3743 3 роки тому +16

    Tosin complementing Javier and calling him amazing puts a smile on my face

  • @brandonjeffers7164
    @brandonjeffers7164 6 років тому +89

    His playing in AaL doesn't even sound from this planet yet he's so humble and mellow like the ideal human lol amazing talent. One in a million for sure.

  • @kbibeast
    @kbibeast 6 років тому +7

    I'm always in awe when watching Tosin, from his playing to just the way he composes and articulates what he's saying. You're never confused when he's talking.

  • @roblamberson6858
    @roblamberson6858 7 років тому +69

    I'm so glad we finally have an extreme guitar god that is healthy and intelligent. We hopefully are going to have him contributing to our art for many more decades to come. So many of our truly gifted artists can't handle it and die before we're ready to let go of them. This guy seems like his head is on straight and he'll be blessing our ears with innovation, our minds with knowledge, and our hearts with inspiration for a long time.

    • @RSiQu
      @RSiQu Рік тому +4

      What a beautiful comment.. I really appreciate your perspective there.

  • @banananaz4007
    @banananaz4007 7 років тому +775

    It's not enough that he's a guitar god but that his fashion sense is always on point.

    • @blakekillganon846
      @blakekillganon846 7 років тому +48

      Banananaz it's only because his brother dresses him lol.

    • @oskarvavtar4990
      @oskarvavtar4990 7 років тому +1

      Banananaz RIGHT!?

    • @banananaz4007
      @banananaz4007 7 років тому +2

      Blake Killganon oh! Is his brother in the fashion industry or just has a good taste for it?

    • @banananaz4007
      @banananaz4007 7 років тому +3

      Blake Killganon oh! Is his brother in the fashion industry or just has a good taste for it?

    • @dibidabua
      @dibidabua 7 років тому +48

      His brother is in the fashion industy, look for Abasi Rosborough, that’s his brother’s brand

  • @Prossdog
    @Prossdog 7 років тому +827

    The guitar continues to be revolutionized every 20-30 years or so. Page, Beck, and Hendrix did it. Satch and Vai did it. Now Tosin and Guthrie are doing it.

    • @jasonaggarwal3450
      @jasonaggarwal3450 5 років тому +113

      No argument intended, but why do you say Guthrie? He seems more like a master of many styles, rather than an actual technical innovator. (No hate on Guthrie at all)

    • @leonardomilions4008
      @leonardomilions4008 5 років тому +102

      Yvete Young developed a pretty sick technique too

    • @Chaosdude341
      @Chaosdude341 5 років тому +32

      @@jasonaggarwal3450 I think that the style of Guthrie is fundamentally not taking yourself too seriously, and being a counter to the pure, amelodic shred stuff. He's a bit of a popularizer of jazz/fusion sorta thing for folks from a metal background.

    • @wer13245
      @wer13245 5 років тому +22

      Hendrix was garbage idk why people say he "revolutionized guitar"

    • @fredelcanas6674
      @fredelcanas6674 5 років тому +151

      @@wer13245 Hendrix was garbage? What the actual fuck are you saying? C'mon man, you're better than that. Clearly you haven't studied Hendrix with detail.

  • @claypage1089
    @claypage1089 4 роки тому +519

    "You already know how to play with your left hand."
    No, not like you, sir.

    • @sohamsengupta6470
      @sohamsengupta6470 4 роки тому +18

      Yeah like dude stop reminding me how much I suck

    • @Dewitt-b8n
      @Dewitt-b8n 4 роки тому +1

      @@sohamsengupta6470 my fretting hand is above par. But to groove it’s harder with the right hand. I still do simple downstroke exercises and finger picking techniques

    • @brainsells3000
      @brainsells3000 3 роки тому

      I was born playing with my left hand. Switching hands is the tricky part. Always lose a stroke.

  • @waitindelaney
    @waitindelaney 6 років тому +88

    When I met him in 2004, I told him he reminded me of Steve Vai, in his playing style. He totally scoffed at the idea, and was like "Steve who?" Then a couple years later, he was posing in magazines with him. He is really an amazing guitarist, and Steve has a lot of respect for him

    • @waterproof4403
      @waterproof4403 4 роки тому

      Wow

    • @anonemoose6622
      @anonemoose6622 3 роки тому +19

      It's completely possible he genuinely didn't know who Steve Vai was at the time. A lot of people don't know of him unfortunately.

    • @erdemyelmenoglu2493
      @erdemyelmenoglu2493 2 роки тому +7

      @@anonemoose6622 a career musician as well studied as tosin would definitely know who steve vai was... I don't think that would be the case

    • @R0mbVs
      @R0mbVs 2 роки тому +11

      ​@@anonemoose6622 possibly he was just in disbelief and being sarcastic

    • @albertosierraalta3223
      @albertosierraalta3223 2 місяці тому +1

      Is weird that Tosin reminds you of Vai's style. For me they sound so different and their guitar work is focus on different things

  • @himbo7772
    @himbo7772 7 років тому +2458

    This is pretty good. He should join a band

    • @keremtatar7304
      @keremtatar7304 7 років тому +41

      He already has a band its animals as leader

    • @keremtatar7304
      @keremtatar7304 7 років тому +17

      Leaders*

    • @ccrr96
      @ccrr96 7 років тому +518

      kerem tatar Do you even humor bro?

    • @julioluiz
      @julioluiz 7 років тому +216

      He IS a band

    • @sagooaudio1101
      @sagooaudio1101 7 років тому +161

      He should join a band named Animals As Leaders.

  • @djrifting
    @djrifting 7 років тому +605

    0:00 Another Year
    0:59 Modern Meat
    2:59 The Woven Web
    4:14 Ectogenesis
    5:10 Physical Education

    • @Hello_ace
      @Hello_ace 7 років тому +2

      Paul Phariss thanks man

    • @AlexCruz-mv1gj
      @AlexCruz-mv1gj 7 років тому +31

      The thumb slapping and double bass drum kick combo in ectogenesis is possibly the sickest thing I’ve ever heard

    • @ayusharipirala3121
      @ayusharipirala3121 7 років тому +3

      Thanks! Also I love your profile pic!

    • @fuzzyc
      @fuzzyc 7 років тому

      Alex Cruz the intro to Infinite Regression though

    • @phealingsmusic
      @phealingsmusic 6 років тому

      You're the man

  • @maximiliano1761
    @maximiliano1761 7 років тому +345

    How do I get one of those thumbs? They sounds amazing.

    • @Koivisto147
      @Koivisto147 7 років тому +29

      CRISPR

    • @835Jamie
      @835Jamie 6 років тому +13

      Apparently by taking the regular thumb you have now, and bending it backwards at a 90° angle.

    • @Ryan-lu4ce
      @Ryan-lu4ce 5 років тому +10

      Be black

    • @oskaralegre5094
      @oskaralegre5094 5 років тому +5

      Squid Messiah i can get a tan

    • @freakalishess
      @freakalishess 4 роки тому +4

      Learn how to slap bass

  • @tylerforde87
    @tylerforde87 5 років тому +162

    Anyone remember when they had the shirt that said, "odds are, we're better musicians than you"?
    So many people were pissed off about it but in reality, they're not lying.

    • @r3doctave657
      @r3doctave657 4 роки тому +15

      It takes hard work to get anywhere on an instrument. People who get pissed about the simple facts are too proud to realize this, they can be better if they put the work in. Likely they won't so they can stay mad. xD

    • @SkeeterMcBeater
      @SkeeterMcBeater 4 роки тому +11

      Mediocre people resent competent people. They're reminded of their own inadequacies & lack of discipline.

    • @tylerforde87
      @tylerforde87 4 роки тому +2

      @@SkeeterMcBeater that and they play in a lot of odd time signatures and poly rhythms

    • @iunnox666
      @iunnox666 3 роки тому +6

      @@tylerforde87 Polyrhythms are great and can be difficult, but that doesn't actually make you a better musician. Music is about expression. Daniel Johnston is better than a lot of bands today but he's pure technical garbage with an awful voice.

    • @gyniest
      @gyniest 3 роки тому +3

      @@SkeeterMcBeater Yes. And by the same token, mature people don't brag, nor need to. One can be very competent at a technical skill, and, unfortunately, incompetent emotionally and socially.
      That said, I don't know if this anecdote is even true of Abasi, but if so, my guess is -- merely judging by this interview -- that he's probably grown up since then.
      Another point: if by "discipline" you merely mean the ability to whiteknuckle, enduring drudgery and hard work, frankly that's an (often) over-rated trait. Hours and hours of pactice doesn't necessarily result in great skill; *effective* and *efficient* practice does. (Ask Govan, he says he didn't enjoy it, he never would've practiced that much.)
      A related point: a puritanical attitude in which one feels the constant need to delay gratification and punish oneself is mental illness, not virtue.
      A broader point about technical skills in general: even if one has reached a point of perfection in terms of competancy (assuming such a perfect endpoint even exists), that's only virtue in a narrow sense, as in the use of the term in antiquity, i.e. virtus or "prowess." Virtue in a larger sense concerns what you actually *do* with a skill, as skill alone is not a guide to a good choice. In other words, does it follow that because you can do an action, you should? Can you derive an ought from that is?

  • @WOLFSCHRAMM1
    @WOLFSCHRAMM1 6 років тому +5

    to me, Tosin Abasi is one of the most, if not the most, brilliant guitar player of his generation

  • @spicyjuniormint
    @spicyjuniormint 7 років тому +731

    Love his playing and also his thumbs look like boomerangs. Much love.

    • @xuenyungsim2586
      @xuenyungsim2586 7 років тому +50

      That's cause its double jointed, DOUBLE DJONTED

    • @thomas-nk7kx
      @thomas-nk7kx 7 років тому +18

      Xuen Yung Sim DOUBLE DJENTED

    • @thomasmarcotte270
      @thomasmarcotte270 7 років тому +6

      He's got that Jaco thumbs

    • @HellaMoneys
      @HellaMoneys 7 років тому +8

      It's called hitchhiker's thumb, and it's a relatively common genetic thing. Around 30% of people have it.

    • @agnishray5702
      @agnishray5702 6 років тому +1

      I have thumbs like that

  • @silentnoah
    @silentnoah 7 років тому +288

    Just on skill alone, he's basically one of the best guitarists in the world.

    • @dennismcdonald2607
      @dennismcdonald2607 3 роки тому +13

      But boring as shit. In 20 years no one will no or care about nor remember one of their songs. Sad really because he's talented as a musician. As a songwriter....wellllll. My 2 cents

    • @tc5328
      @tc5328 3 роки тому +57

      @@dennismcdonald2607 Maybe prog metal inspired by classical isn’t your thing? All of Animals shit is brilliant.
      Post some of your stuff so we can see how it compares.

    • @dennismcdonald2607
      @dennismcdonald2607 3 роки тому +10

      @@tc5328 lol,don't be one of 'those guys'...I like them and all, but they're not for the gen pop. That's the biggest difference between musicians of yesteryear regardless of prog or what have you, their songs were more accessible. King Crimson, Genesis etc. My 2 cents.

    • @harrytalbot1507
      @harrytalbot1507 3 роки тому +37

      @@dennismcdonald2607 i dunno man, if you sit down and really try and get it into it, it's just gorgeously written music. holds a very special place in my heart, even though i admit it's not the most mainstream haha

    • @clarkh3314
      @clarkh3314 3 роки тому +1

      of all time

  • @allkeysjamtracks9439
    @allkeysjamtracks9439 7 років тому +1510

    Magic. Pure magic

    • @doctorpresident5681
      @doctorpresident5681 7 років тому +13

      Sorcery. Unadulterated sorcery.

    • @ConstantineM
      @ConstantineM 7 років тому +4

      Random. Pure random notes.

    • @MetaLMaDneSS1
      @MetaLMaDneSS1 7 років тому

      AllKeys JamTracks it is not a music

    • @nestorbenitez4043
      @nestorbenitez4043 6 років тому +4

      Tosin Abasi is just showing his picking technique, it took him years and years to develop such ways of playing guitar like the way he does, dont ever desprestige someone's hardwork and dedication

    • @thegamergod7076
      @thegamergod7076 6 років тому +1

      Water pure water

  • @motopolak
    @motopolak 6 років тому +3

    I'm a drummer, so I know guitars very minimally. But it's incredibly fascinating to watch Tosin and learn from him. Love all these videos!

  • @jjmah7
    @jjmah7 2 роки тому +4

    Hearing him talk about the ‘rhythm’ guitarist in his band and how hearing him inspired him to learn classical/flamenco blows my mind. It would appear that Tosin is far and away the talent in his band, but it just goes to show there’s so much more behind the scenes that we’d never know if they never told us. Very cool.

  • @GothicKin
    @GothicKin 7 років тому +203

    He and Animals as Leaders in general are such a blessing to the "metal" music scene

  • @gobigrey9352
    @gobigrey9352 7 років тому +244

    Barber: What would you like?
    Tosin: A dollop of hair please.

  • @104ist
    @104ist 7 років тому +265

    1:45 is this the PlayStation 5 startup sound

    • @CVholik
      @CVholik 7 років тому +16

      echus IDK I'm not from the future like you

    • @vikemw
      @vikemw 5 років тому +3

      .

    • @shuruff904
      @shuruff904 4 роки тому +4

      You meant Windows 95

    • @ReigningSub
      @ReigningSub 4 роки тому +7

      I just had a look , totally sounds like it xD .

    • @ether2006
      @ether2006 4 роки тому +1

      yes

  • @UseTheSupeRsonic
    @UseTheSupeRsonic Рік тому +1

    Of all the modern styles that’ve popped up, Tosin’s is the one that actually sounds like music being made. He’s the true heir to what would be considered a “guitar hero”

  • @damnednation23
    @damnednation23 5 років тому +9

    I remember seeing AaL live and not believing that he was playing without a loop. Whole concert around me and I was just staring, fixated on his right hand. The depth of sound that comes from those three is just unreal, especially so live.

  • @therealmatthew293
    @therealmatthew293 7 років тому +631

    Tosin looks like a Jedi

    • @guthrie1181
      @guthrie1181 7 років тому +8

      Therealmatthew 2 But he's dressed like a 60 year old lol

    • @drowjack
      @drowjack 7 років тому +53

      He dresses like a sociology teacher

    • @guthrie1181
      @guthrie1181 7 років тому +18

      Andrew Drow He dresses like Robin Williams in good will hunting

    • @jasonberezowski2869
      @jasonberezowski2869 7 років тому +8

      All these comments are gold. I'm laughing to death over here

    • @MrBiggysmalls87
      @MrBiggysmalls87 6 років тому +1

      He looks like Tosin Abasi, a guitar player for a band named ANIMALS AS LEADERS.

  • @Shevchenko_DBR9
    @Shevchenko_DBR9 4 роки тому +13

    It’s amazing watching somebody who’s mastered his craft try to explain muscle memory in words. “Uhm, a cluster of chords, and like lower notes below it.” Like he is so used to it he can’t even put it into words.

  • @JoshuaBatch
    @JoshuaBatch 7 років тому +163

    Tosin is a god of guitar. He is a true pioneer of guitar music

    • @xxironmaidenxx
      @xxironmaidenxx 6 років тому +13

      Joshua Batch innovator***** a pioneer would be like Chuck Berry lmao

    • @snuppssynthchannel
      @snuppssynthchannel 6 років тому +1

      TickleTrunks Or Allan Holdsworth.

    • @landonlunceford3939
      @landonlunceford3939 6 років тому +1

      Stfu Chuck Berry

    • @CoolAsianGuy
      @CoolAsianGuy 5 років тому +1

      Great technical guitarist. probably the best currently. But he suck at composing. Remind me of Ronaldhino, really gifted soccer player and pretty much can do anything. but if you put him on a team he's not that sharp. he's not gonna bring your team much value.
      Unlike C. Ronaldo. eventhough he's not a prodigy, but he's very deadly and very useful and bring great value to the team.
      Eventually, people would pick Ronaldo over Ronaldhino

    • @johncharles.5087
      @johncharles.5087 5 років тому

      @@CoolAsianGuy you obviously never saw prime Ronaldinho, the guy literally won everything you could possibily win

  • @coooolibri
    @coooolibri 5 років тому +2

    when he does the muted strumming its already better than most music today. this man is really really talented!

  • @MattiasHolmgren
    @MattiasHolmgren 5 років тому +3

    So precise, epic talent right there. Good amount of practise behind those skills. Keep rocking!

  • @elephantricity
    @elephantricity 7 років тому +902

    I wonder if Tosin and Thundercat will ever collab.

    • @ripbooboo8563
      @ripbooboo8563 7 років тому +115

      I would cry.

    • @mikeycsq
      @mikeycsq 7 років тому +84

      That would be mindblowing

    • @mikeycsq
      @mikeycsq 7 років тому +79

      Or a Tosin/Snarky Puppy collab

    • @els1f
      @els1f 7 років тому +5

      Ripbooboo that is honestly what I thought the moment I read that 😄

    • @pissnachoes
      @pissnachoes 7 років тому +5

      that wouldnt make sense lmao

  • @stephmo371
    @stephmo371 6 років тому +4

    Tosin is from another planet. What a skilled individual.

  • @LeGrandPleb
    @LeGrandPleb 7 років тому +154

    >Sees him play line from Ectogenesis
    >Looks at The Madness of Many tab book on desk
    *[Buyers remorse intensifies]*

  • @P4tchimus
    @P4tchimus 4 роки тому +1

    That end bit is legit like magic. I love when people play guitar and you're not entirely sure how they're making the sounds come out of it without inspecting it.

  • @vengefulretreat5935
    @vengefulretreat5935 4 роки тому +1

    Tosin Abasi. A man who will teach you more in five minutes than you'll learn from anyone else in five years.

  • @DustinPlatt
    @DustinPlatt 7 років тому +22

    He's such an artist. Even though he's probably one of the top guitar players in the world he's always trying to improve.

  • @elstupido2233
    @elstupido2233 7 років тому +380

    Hes a computer learning to be human

    • @MrMetalhorse
      @MrMetalhorse 7 років тому +4

      el stupido Nice name stupido

  • @cheesefour4704
    @cheesefour4704 3 роки тому +3

    I am so blessed to have seen you play live with Evan Brewer and Vinny Vinh. Such an amazing show! And your guys were first line up... what a joke! Got to chat with Evan and Vinny in the alley while they warmed up. Bother super cool dudes. I miss me some Reflux ..

  • @alexpearson7693
    @alexpearson7693 5 років тому +2

    Not on the radio and one of the most talented in the world..

  • @taylort8674
    @taylort8674 6 років тому +1

    talk about a guy with absolutely no pretense. Refreshing. I wish more musicians were like him.

  • @welltrev
    @welltrev 7 років тому +6

    Both him and Javier are inspiring dudes! Love them!

  • @simcHyt
    @simcHyt 7 років тому +731

    That guitar sounds better as a bass than most bass guitars

    • @xmaverickhunterkx
      @xmaverickhunterkx 5 років тому +46

      Nah, is just bassists' poor taste making bass sound bad

    • @code07sam
      @code07sam 5 років тому +14

      What is bass guitar? Never heard of it

    • @Seansquatch7
      @Seansquatch7 5 років тому

      Check out this cat right here, he’s excellent in bumpin and thumpin. With 8 string guitars from Ormsby Guitars instagram.com/ando__san?igshid=szum3ude9ew6

    • @oscarsantos2608
      @oscarsantos2608 5 років тому +3

      @@code07sam ua-cam.com/video/dooKfC3MvEk/v-deo.html this is a bass guitar.

    • @flufficornss
      @flufficornss 3 роки тому +2

      @@oscarsantos2608 a bit late but i still just gotta let you know. he was joking he knows what a bass is

  • @havoc2431
    @havoc2431 5 років тому +4

    This guy is a genius. There is no one like him.

  • @joelmiddaugh8229
    @joelmiddaugh8229 6 років тому

    Just watched an older video and I don't think it is just the audio quality this guitar sounds so much better than his older Ibanez model he used to play. Beautiful tones. That axe is a gift from the metal tone gods.

  • @Stratking01
    @Stratking01 3 роки тому +1

    Thank god for guys like Tosin on guitar always pushing it forward

  • @brandonhamele2334
    @brandonhamele2334 4 роки тому +6

    This man has the guitar strapped higher than the ergonomic shape rests on his legs now THAT is dedication to technique.

  • @JustinKeithD
    @JustinKeithD 3 роки тому +10

    Every time I watch someone be extraordinarily good at something it makes me regret most of my life.

  • @humphrey4976
    @humphrey4976 5 років тому +73

    Me- What time signature is this song Tosin?
    Tosin - yes

    • @obnoxious2909
      @obnoxious2909 4 роки тому

      A lot of the stuff is odd groupings rather than odd time sigs it seems like tbh

    • @iBoss818
      @iBoss818 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/_a784CUVlY4/v-deo.html
      Watch this, you might be surprised. You'd be surprised on how weird you can make 4/4 sound (in a good way).

  • @bradyward2177
    @bradyward2177 6 років тому

    One of the best guitarists of our time. I have watched that Woven Web riff one million times and I still have no idea how it works

  • @bobsmith12345
    @bobsmith12345 Рік тому

    cant believe this interview was nearly 6 years ago, such a revolutionary style

  • @Bahimo3154
    @Bahimo3154 5 років тому +75

    Tosin abasi : play melody and harmony at the same time ..
    VOICING : .... Yeah

  • @justingarcia7722
    @justingarcia7722 7 років тому +172

    People who dig this but also dig the funkier/jazzier side of things ought to check out Charlie Hunter

    • @ooferrell
      @ooferrell 7 років тому

      Justin Garcia some him live in Charleston.....awesome

    • @thegraze8
      @thegraze8 7 років тому +1

      Justin Garcia I'm going to try some of those techniques. Charlie Hunter is cool too

    • @obliqueapplications8881
      @obliqueapplications8881 7 років тому +3

      Someone Toastin has cited as an influence in the past

    • @VioletAOP416
      @VioletAOP416 7 років тому +3

      Oblique Applications I'm going to start referring to Tosin affectionately as Toasty Tosin.

    • @obliqueapplications8881
      @obliqueapplications8881 7 років тому

      Crunchy!

  • @lorispomazan4358
    @lorispomazan4358 4 роки тому +30

    whenever I see his haircut, I just start to sing "the cult of personality"

  • @BS-te3mn
    @BS-te3mn 6 років тому

    Hearing that Tosin Abasi Learned double thumb technique from Evan Brewer is about the greatest thing I’ve heard all year ! So much awesome in that statement lol!

  • @jefffredenburg7231
    @jefffredenburg7231 5 років тому

    Its like plucking a harp with one hand and moving the cords around with the other. I love how much this style has built over the years.

  • @aaoppe
    @aaoppe 5 років тому +9

    Finally, a guitarist who can play his instrument as if it was a bass, and not the other way around! :D

  • @Taylorlit
    @Taylorlit 7 років тому +49

    I like how at 2:31 Tosin says "He knew how to do all that double thumping stuff..." as if he were an old man describing some new fad that he doesn't fully understand.

    • @levischorpioen
      @levischorpioen 6 років тому +5

      That's basically this entire video though. "Oh hey, if you don't use a pick, you can use all your fingers!" Yeah, it's called fingerstyle....it's how (classical) guitar is actually supposed to be played. I just really don't like this hipster crap.

    • @cyanhallows7809
      @cyanhallows7809 2 роки тому

      @@levischorpioen What’s your problem?

    • @levischorpioen
      @levischorpioen 2 роки тому

      @@cyanhallows7809 Like I said: Just don’t like hipster crap. I don’t like people overcomplicating fairly simple concepts.

  • @Alifesalife
    @Alifesalife 7 років тому +148

    The way his thumb bends scares me

    • @areng.4494
      @areng.4494 7 років тому +5

      Look up Jaco Pastorius' thumbs and you'll see a thumb that is about as extreme

    • @aliatruman
      @aliatruman 5 років тому

      TRIPLE jointed

    • @Janzer_
      @Janzer_ 5 років тому

      mine bends like this but I guarantee I'm shit on guitar :)

    • @joetroutt7425
      @joetroutt7425 5 років тому +1

      I saw nothing unusual compared to my thumb. I can bend it 90° backwards.

    • @stoopiddub333
      @stoopiddub333 5 років тому

      Mine does that too. It's called hitchhikers thumb.

  • @martinversalusmartin8708
    @martinversalusmartin8708 5 років тому

    Professor Abassi your work , both guitar design and music works don’t need my acknowledgement after being acknowledged by great friends and artists who have a great admiration for you.
    Thank you for your amazing 😉 contribution for all musical humanity.

  • @AnthonyBowman
    @AnthonyBowman Рік тому

    I could watch and listen to Tosin talk about guitar and making music all day long.

  • @allforthenukie
    @allforthenukie 2 роки тому +6

    I don't get into prog metal much these days, but Animals as Leaders is incredible

  • @brycewalburn3926
    @brycewalburn3926 7 років тому +696

    1:16 - Animalsasleezwihme

  • @Rael0505
    @Rael0505 5 років тому +3

    This guy is seriously inspiring.

  • @amoutdoor3346
    @amoutdoor3346 6 років тому +1

    The intro to this video is by far my favorite riff... ever.

  • @Mike-ev7ok
    @Mike-ev7ok Рік тому +1

    Iv been playing guitar for over 30 years and this dude is a guitar god in my eyes. pretty sure any accomplished players can agree 💯👍

  • @GeddyRC
    @GeddyRC 3 роки тому +3

    I see these dudes playing 8 string guitars and 6 string basses and I can't fathom how they have that sort of reach. I get it, practice, but just look at how enormous that neck is!

  • @gokhanersan8561
    @gokhanersan8561 3 роки тому +3

    That ergonomic fretboard may look a little weird, but I feel like it could be one of the most important innovations in guitar history.

  • @SanAndreas091
    @SanAndreas091 5 років тому +16

    1:00 thats really beautiful

  • @EDWINPIERCE168
    @EDWINPIERCE168 6 місяців тому

    Sooo good. Dang. I love that whole album

  • @zynosgd9982
    @zynosgd9982 Рік тому

    This is the kind of video I somehow always come back to just to, you know, be amazed.

  • @albertomarmi2499
    @albertomarmi2499 7 років тому +859

    A True djentleman 😆

    • @theorncampbell4432
      @theorncampbell4432 7 років тому +14

      I'm not a huge fan of Djent, but I'm a HUGE fan of this comment. :-D

    • @ashtongrey6755
      @ashtongrey6755 7 років тому +6

      Tosin abasi,the original Djentlemen

    • @homeslice2487
      @homeslice2487 6 років тому +2

      Djentelman indeed.

    • @homeslice2487
      @homeslice2487 6 років тому

      We were just simply implying that he sounds similar to djent. That's all.

    • @jf-iv9sj
      @jf-iv9sj 6 років тому

      @@Salomon_G home slice means that the guitar is kinda djenty looking . But off course animals as leaders arnt anywhere close to djent

  • @LamanodeManolo
    @LamanodeManolo 4 роки тому +6

    Anyone knows where that riff at 4:45 is from ?
    Sounds dope !

    • @LamanodeManolo
      @LamanodeManolo 4 роки тому +7

      Found it in comments, it is Ectogenesis by their band Animals as leaders.
      The way he plays it here is a bit more attractive to me than in the song. Especially the part higher up on the neck. Still insane song though. And that drumming...

  • @zackennedy
    @zackennedy 7 років тому +40

    This a beautiful man

    • @tomgeorgearts
      @tomgeorgearts 5 років тому +10

      I agree. A scholar, true gent. And I find some of the comments hostile and quite strange. Borderline racist. I think they are quite surprised to see a black man with this kind of guitar skill and a sober, studious attitude. It doesn't fit the stereotype they expect. Sad for them.

  • @atarirob
    @atarirob 6 років тому

    The way he formulates the passages of his playing is mind blowing. Beautiful style.

  • @JimmyDormire
    @JimmyDormire 3 місяці тому

    I see the most innovative ideas coming from this young man carrying the guitar forward instead of being a copied cliche of days gone past… A very nice spirit in him as well, not in the least full of himself… Wonderful and inspirational playing even to an old school cat like me who grew up on McLaughlin,Holdsworth and Beck!🙏🏻🎶✌🏻🌍

  • @TheMasonator777
    @TheMasonator777 3 роки тому +7

    While I admire Tosin greatly, and don’t actually disagree with anything he said… I feel like contextual limitations spur creativity and a tight focus can make one deeply sensitive to nuance. Simplicity as a goal isn’t stupid, it isn’t pointless, and it isn’t easy.
    Malcolm Young is very, very hard to imitate, for example. I like the contextual boundaries of being a “Rock Guitar Player”.
    I don’t mean that as a challenge to the technical player. I was/can still be interested in becoming as technical as possible.
    I want to use that facility to make my simple parts translate more effectively.

    • @tuckerbryant
      @tuckerbryant 2 роки тому

      Extremely well-articulated alternative to this philosophy.
      Far be it for me to attempt to speak for Tosin, but I would bet that he’d agree with everything you’ve said here, too.
      What I think is cool regarding your point about contextual limitations is that Tosin seems, to me, to seek to create restrictions precisely by innovating (i.e how would I play if I forced myself to abandon the pick? How would I create metal if I forced myself to think in the context of funk? Etc.)
      I don’t know man, but I love Tosin and I love Malcolm. Blessed contributors to the craft.

  • @nicholasbrodersen8491
    @nicholasbrodersen8491 7 років тому +82

    Never clicked on a video so fast

  • @Pattamatt1998
    @Pattamatt1998 7 років тому +31

    This guy's gonna be at my local Ted Brown next week for a clinic but I'm at uni California so I can't go. RIP.

    • @Gabrol
      @Gabrol 7 років тому +2

      you can go to uni everyday, right?

  • @TheZipeedoo
    @TheZipeedoo 4 роки тому

    How can he be so awesome, and yet so down-to-earth and nice? Like, he has no discernible flaw.

  • @ericrobinson7184
    @ericrobinson7184 6 років тому

    An excellent critique of his own style, laid out for all to see...in the style of his execution.

  • @artykmuso
    @artykmuso 7 років тому +36

    When you think tosin was the lead and in reality, he idolize javier more.

    • @HulkBogan
      @HulkBogan 7 років тому +6

      Artykmuso well he can't idolize himself really but I see what you are saying

    • @avakinlifeuser6888
      @avakinlifeuser6888 7 років тому

      He is the lead guitarist/bassist.

  • @σκεπτικός
    @σκεπτικός 3 роки тому +3

    4:40 what is the song ?

  • @gigakatmer
    @gigakatmer 5 років тому +19

    When I take LSD how my guitar looks like:

    • @reece2213
      @reece2213 4 роки тому

      so true looks like those minecraft grid map

  • @lecrapauddejerri9
    @lecrapauddejerri9 6 років тому

    i cant see how things can get better than abasi. he's hit peak of guitar playing

  • @pyscobrand
    @pyscobrand 5 років тому

    Man, Tosin Abasi really inspires me and makes me want to get on his level. His ability forced me to go back and pick up classical guitar to really understand music. Once I understand music and make a classical guitar sing, only then will I be able to make an eight string scream and cry.

  • @jamiemacmillan4056
    @jamiemacmillan4056 7 років тому +6

    He's the only guitarist that makes me regret learning guitar right handed because playing like him is just too much practice. Good vibrato and legato technique took me far less time than it should have but any picking techniques result in many hours of practice with very little progress.

  • @phoenixzzz0
    @phoenixzzz0 6 років тому +4

    impressive as always from abasi... but can he play ""Old MacDonald Had A Farm""??

  • @flynn_22
    @flynn_22 7 років тому +10

    What reverb is he using

    • @TheSecondNature
      @TheSecondNature 7 років тому +7

      Flynn Hanbury Tenison a quite ugly one to my ears lol

    • @tysevinc
      @tysevinc 7 років тому +2

      Strymon Big Sky mostly. Sometimes MXR Reverb and sometimes just the AxeFx.

    • @mikexxx11
      @mikexxx11 7 років тому +4

      way to much whatever it is.

    • @vaheica
      @vaheica 7 років тому

      Pete Cockcroft - Solarflares what about digotech ups 33b shimmer

    • @andrewbevan4662
      @andrewbevan4662 7 років тому

      Too much

  • @rudyescobar7071
    @rudyescobar7071 3 роки тому

    I remember giving this guy lessons here in Texas many years ago. So glad that he got away from the music he was doing at the time. I hear pieces of me in his playing. . .the little nuances that he got to pick up from our hour every other week. Proud of him.

  • @NotMyWar
    @NotMyWar 3 роки тому

    I walked into a club in Madison, Wisconsin in 2009 or so and these guys were playing, my mind was blown. I’ve kind of lost track of them in recent years but I know they are excellent musicians.

  • @andym28
    @andym28 7 років тому +599

    Wait until he discovers the world of flamenco haha

    • @ferriswill4929
      @ferriswill4929 7 років тому +67

      Andy M for all we know he invented flamenco haha

    • @MadJJay
      @MadJJay 7 років тому +66

      He brings Flamenco influence in some of his songs, listen to AAL new album

    • @mikejones1298
      @mikejones1298 7 років тому +87

      J. Júnior That's probably Javier who has a background in flamenco.

    • @matthewgarcia7376
      @matthewgarcia7376 7 років тому +31

      He'll get there. I mean his bandmate is a monster flamenco - ist?

    • @MadJJay
      @MadJJay 7 років тому +2

      Yeah! Javier is a great master too, one learns from the other some of their influences.
      Check the Instagram of Tosin.
      instagram.com/p/BVqyYNOA6cf/?taken-by=tosinabasi

  • @kemikalsound902
    @kemikalsound902 7 років тому +113

    5:22 Enter Seinfeld

  • @nisoldi
    @nisoldi 6 років тому +3

    Tosin has the shiniest fingers... and... thats all i have to contribute here.

  • @enntl7739
    @enntl7739 4 роки тому

    tosin is really cool guitarist i feel like hes doing stuff i didnt think could be done. i like that he does these videos so i can learn!

  • @amateur-madman3047
    @amateur-madman3047 4 роки тому +1

    I knew after hearing a few songs by Animals as Leaders they were a different type of metal band. I wasn’t at all expecting what I got in terms of hearing them play not just a bunch of wild notes, but extremely technical and complicated music. Great to see how this guy stands alone as well and is interested it other genres.