Really impressive. Lots of people can play these songs and run through the notes, but very few can play with the necessary speed and technicality while retaining the feeling of Frank's playing. Great job, man.
Thanks a lot, I'm not that technically gifted to run through the song like modern players, also I'm kind of lazy to study technical stuff. That being said, I studied Frank's playing and feel a lot and I love him so I did the best I could to recreate that kind of feel on the instrument, I'm really glad you liked it!
@@stefanobertolino9091 I have returned, yet again, to watch you so wonderfully play the Maestro's notes. You are playing note for note, pretty much, right? I would love to see you do the same for Muffin Man. Thank you so much. Astoundingly great playing.
A friend introduced me to Zappa’s music when I was 17 in the early 80’s and the two first albums we listened to were Hot Rats and Zoot Allures. Right away the covers (this were vinyl times) were intriguing to me. Then the music blew me away (I was starting to play drums by then). I’ve been a big fan ever since specially of his instrumental music.
You clearly put a hell of a lot of work into this and it paid off. I don't normally like listening to people try to mimic Zappa's playing because his sound and phrasing is so unique. You really captured the nuances and tone of Black Napkins....the greatest ever piece of guitar music. Salute.
Wow man! That was just dead on perfection! Its so nice to see those licks actually played. I've only listened to this as a fan and not as a player, so i have always just improvised over this without really learning more than the head. I think that will be changing soon thanks to you.
This is gold. This song turned me and my friends on to Zappa. Our friend’s dad showed us this song when we were baked and said “allow me to introduce you to Black Napkins by Frank Zappa” Forever changed. Great cover.
I think Zappa played all the right notes but not in the order our brains would expect, and that is why his guitar solos are so special. Beautiful, beautiful cover!
Thanks man! If you got the time to study you can play it, I just slowed down the song a lot so I could hear the individual notes and I studied every phrase one by one, then when you start to remember it correctly you put it all together and that's it! You got to pay attention to the phrasing because Frank played weird shapes even when he was playing simple pentatonics, he jumped a lot around the fretboard!
What a phenomenal musician, guitarist, and artist you are, Stefano. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. This is by and far my most favorite guitar improvisation of all time, and your rendition of it makes it all the more phenomenal.
Ogni tanto ritorno qui a gustarmi le tue cover di Zappa e SOLO ADESSO MI SONO RESO CONTO DEL POSTER DI MGS3!! FRATELLO! Tu si che sei un tipo giusto, che Godjima sia con te.
Ahahah beh allora ci capiamo, Hideo è il mio game developer preferito in assoluto e MGS3 è penso nella mia top 3 di sempre :) spoilerino, tra qualche giorno potrai goderti una cover in più di Zappa, qualcosa bolle in pentola!
In the first 10 seconds of the video it was inevitable that I would like it. Congratulations! Nei primi 10 secondi del video era inevitabile che mi piacesse. Congratulazioni! Nos 10 primeiros segundos do vídeo ficou inevitável que eu desse um like. Parabéns!
I had a dream where i was playing as good as you lol sokes aside you lesrned this song completely and played it perfectly 1:1 you even got the tone and feel down right. A big inspiration for me to be this good pne day keep it up and greetings from Germany ma friend!
Stefano I had to play this as soon as I woke up. blessings my friend, you nailed it. please more of the same. love to have the tab on this one. All good things
This is beond just covering black napkin. This man is a genuin phenomena, he even uses the right pedal sound and pitch on his version. Pleese let us hear from you again!
Fantastic! You really learned the version beautifully. I just jammed so I could addd a bit of myself into the piece. Nothing like yours. Love it. Keep on Rockin it!
@@stefanobertolino9091 Thanks man. I did actually do that. I appreciate your being so kind and gracious. I’m working on doing the tune myself. I have the drums and bass done. But am waiting on getting a keyboard repaired. You’re an amazing artist and seem like a really humble guy as well! Have a great holiday and God bless you! I. I did tell people it’s you on the instruments so people can see your talent! Great work!
Thanks a lot man! It took me quite a while indeed, the good thing was that I listened to the song like 2 million times before so it was more like: "ok, I know the song perfectly, now let's see what the fuck is actually going on in there" ahahah
@@stefanobertolino9091 There are so many terrific phrases in there, staggering invention when you consider it is just two chords. I first heard it many years ago and still love it!
Thanks a lot man, sorry I didn't respond earlier but UA-cam decided not to give me notifications for the comments, so, I saw an awesome discussion on harmonycentral where they tried to guess what fx Zappa used for the track, I always thought it was a ring modulator pedal. I found out that during the 70's Frank had a filter pedal with sample and hold and a chorus pedal that used the envelope for the modulation instead of the usual LFO. I used vst fx for the track to mimic that kind of effect, I ended up using an auto filter driven by a randomized wave with high resonance.
This is freakin impressive !!!!! I was playing along a Black Napkins backing track on YT and decided to see if some people ever did a cover of it, found this vid, and was floored. Put the guitar back on its stand and called it the day. I thought I had a good Zappa style but you my friend you are the king. Spectacular!
My first experience with Zappa's music was Bobby Brown goes down ahahah I was super into 70's rock at the time so I didn't know what to think of it, it was so strange and different, then I found a compilation online named "100 greatest guitar solos of all time" and there was Black Napkins in it, man I was blown away, I couldn't believe it was from the same guy that made Bobby Brown! Then after listening to a lot of his stuff I started to understand more his "silly" songs and now I love them the same way I love this song.
yesss me to, my dad had his cd and when i was alone i turned the sound system in the living room all the way up and started moving like a maniac because of the awesomeness.
OMFG. Stefano, that was amazing! I was thinking about embarking on a transcription and learning to play this, just to upload it . But I realise now, that it's been done as well as it possibly could be by anyone who isn't Frank. You've clearly listened incredibly closely to the notes, the phrasing, and which position on the neck each phrase should be played on. And then pulled off this performance. Just bravo!
Thanks man, I really appreciate that. As you said, I took a lot of time to learn all the phrases one by one, slowing down the track a lot but I really love this song and it was worth it, especially because you can understand the complexity of Frank's playing a lot more. I'm really glad you liked it!
@@stefanobertolino9091 Aside from the feeling of accomplishment of mastering something like this, I think that's one of the big benefits of learning a solo - you get more insight into the playing of another guitarist.
Sublime Stefano, you nailed it. I saw FZ in London many moons ago, he had this whippersnapper on stunt guitar called Vai ! Keep up the excellent work. Greetings from Albion ......... Aindriu
By far and wide the best Black Napkins cover I've heard!
Thanks man, I'm really glad you liked it :)
was I the only one singing the backing vocals ??
You know it's a good cover when you expect "Torture Never Stops" to kick in afterwards. Nice. :)
Ahahah thanks man! I'm actually planning to do a rendition of Torture solo from Barcelona '88 sooner or later, that's another magic solo from Frank.
Man I was expecting exactly the same thing
Great comment!
Super!
Absolutely fantastic.
Really impressive. Lots of people can play these songs and run through the notes, but very few can play with the necessary speed and technicality while retaining the feeling of Frank's playing. Great job, man.
Thanks a lot, I'm not that technically gifted to run through the song like modern players, also I'm kind of lazy to study technical stuff. That being said, I studied Frank's playing and feel a lot and I love him so I did the best I could to recreate that kind of feel on the instrument, I'm really glad you liked it!
@@stefanobertolino9091 I have returned, yet again, to watch you so wonderfully play the Maestro's notes. You are playing note for note, pretty much, right?
I would love to see you do the same for Muffin Man. Thank you so much. Astoundingly great playing.
A friend introduced me to Zappa’s music when I was 17 in the early 80’s and the two first albums we listened to were Hot Rats and Zoot Allures. Right away the covers (this were vinyl times) were intriguing to me. Then the music blew me away (I was starting to play drums by then). I’ve been a big fan ever since specially of his instrumental music.
🔥🔥
Bang on!
You clearly put a hell of a lot of work into this and it paid off. I don't normally like listening to people try to mimic Zappa's playing because his sound and phrasing is so unique. You really captured the nuances and tone of Black Napkins....the greatest ever piece of guitar music. Salute.
Outbloodystanding! I got tingles up and down my spine in all the right places.
Up and down my spine, I need it I need it 'cause I feel so fine!
Well done, sir!
Now that's what I call a guitar solo. Magnificent.
As someone whos obsessed with this song and seen basically every cover, this is spot on! Frank would be proud
So cleanly and precisely performed. Rhythmic excellence!
Wow man! That was just dead on perfection! Its so nice to see those licks actually played. I've only listened to this as a fan and not as a player, so i have always just improvised over this without really learning more than the head. I think that will be changing soon thanks to you.
Excellent rendition
Absolutely amazing! Wow!
thats impressive playing! keep on keeping on with Zappa..
Very nice. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece of guitar music.
Quelle energie !!! Super version !!!! Bravo 👏👏👏
This is gold. This song turned me and my friends on to Zappa. Our friend’s dad showed us this song when we were baked and said “allow me to introduce you to Black Napkins by Frank Zappa”
Forever changed.
Great cover.
I think Zappa played all the right notes but not in the order our brains would expect, and that is why his guitar solos are so special. Beautiful, beautiful cover!
Awesome!!
10/10!
Beautiful
Excellent job my man. I only wish I could play that well. You played it beautifully.
Thanks man! If you got the time to study you can play it, I just slowed down the song a lot so I could hear the individual notes and I studied every phrase one by one, then when you start to remember it correctly you put it all together and that's it! You got to pay attention to the phrasing because Frank played weird shapes even when he was playing simple pentatonics, he jumped a lot around the fretboard!
Wow! Very impressive
Nice job, a Zappa fan.
I know this old , but im glad someone else loves this song the way i do . . . .
ZOOT ALLURES !
Very well done!!
That was breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you very much.
Che dire Bravissimo
Love it!
Well done 🎉🎉🎉
Bravo !
great great job done and executed perfectly !!!!! bravo !!!!
Nice work!!
BRAVO.
What a phenomenal musician, guitarist, and artist you are, Stefano. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. This is by and far my most favorite guitar improvisation of all time, and your rendition of it makes it all the more phenomenal.
Well done!
This song is the perfect prelude IMO to the darkness that follows in the song “The torture never stops”. Genius ❤
That's one of my most favorite Frank Zappa's songs. NICELY DONE! GREAT!
You have blown me away with this cover, just 👌, simply fantastic Zappa cover 🥰
Thanks a lot!
Ogni tanto ritorno qui a gustarmi le tue cover di Zappa e SOLO ADESSO MI SONO RESO CONTO DEL POSTER DI MGS3!! FRATELLO! Tu si che sei un tipo giusto, che Godjima sia con te.
Ahahah beh allora ci capiamo, Hideo è il mio game developer preferito in assoluto e MGS3 è penso nella mia top 3 di sempre :) spoilerino, tra qualche giorno potrai goderti una cover in più di Zappa, qualcosa bolle in pentola!
Bravo ...Excellent.
OMG....stunning!!! Simply fantastic!!
Fantastic!
Great stuff man! Very well done! Zappa was very much underestimated as a guitarist. I think it is a special feel to play like Zappa.
Great work Stefano, From the album Zoot Allures, one of my top 20 favorite albums from Frank.
Top job😊
In the first 10 seconds of the video it was inevitable that I would like it. Congratulations!
Nei primi 10 secondi del video era inevitabile che mi piacesse. Congratulazioni!
Nos 10 primeiros segundos do vídeo ficou inevitável que eu desse um like. Parabéns!
Absolutely nailed it!
Amazing, let’s pray together brothers
I had a dream where i was playing as good as you lol sokes aside you lesrned this song completely and played it perfectly 1:1 you even got the tone and feel down right. A big inspiration for me to be this good pne day keep it up and greetings from Germany ma friend!
And Zappa was a master of tone. I don't hear him get enough credit for his tone.
Fantastico! Viva Zappa
awesome playing bro... i like to play Zappa tunes too... suscribing.
Fantastic...
Very nice!
Bravo ! quasiment une parfaite réplique ! En tout cas j'ai pris mon pied ! 🤩😍
Thank you!!
Stefano I had to play this as soon as I woke up. blessings my friend, you nailed it. please more of the same. love to have the tab on this one. All good things
That was amazing!
This is beond just covering black napkin. This man is a genuin phenomena, he even uses the right pedal sound and pitch on his version. Pleese let us hear from you again!
This is incredible.. You really played it note for note. For me it was a visual glimpse in that Osaka show.. Thank you!♥️
Magnificent ... you nailed it. Phil, UK
Wow! Unbelievable! Thanks for sharing your gift.
Porca miseria. Black Napkins di Zappa è una brano che mi fa commuovere.
Sei stato bravissimo!
Well done.
Quelle interprétation !! on pourrait croire que c'est FZ qui joue, j'adore
Fantastic! You really learned the version beautifully. I just jammed so I could addd a bit of myself into the piece. Nothing like yours. Love it. Keep on Rockin it!
Thanks man, if you want to Jam without me playing over it I made a backing track as well, you can find it on my channel!
@@stefanobertolino9091 Thanks man. I did actually do that. I appreciate your being so kind and gracious. I’m working on doing the tune myself. I have the drums and bass done. But am waiting on getting a keyboard repaired. You’re an amazing artist and seem like a really humble guy as well!
Have a great holiday and God bless you! I. I did tell people it’s you on the instruments so people can see your talent! Great work!
fantastic..
Brother you nailed it RESPECT BRO
👍🏻😍😍😍😍😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻fantastico !!!
Crikey!! That must have taken ages to perfect.......and perfect it was! Bravo!
Thanks a lot man! It took me quite a while indeed, the good thing was that I listened to the song like 2 million times before so it was more like: "ok, I know the song perfectly, now let's see what the fuck is actually going on in there" ahahah
@@stefanobertolino9091 There are so many terrific phrases in there, staggering invention when you consider it is just two chords. I first heard it many years ago and still love it!
I can't say how much you NAILED that tone! Beautiful.
Thank you mate!
Long live the key of Z. Thank for sharing!
Thank you for the kind comment!
Frincking love this
goosebumps on my ears
Perfect. Note for note.
Great job! May I ask what pedal are you using for those alien sounds around 2:15?
I would also like to know
Thanks a lot man, sorry I didn't respond earlier but UA-cam decided not to give me notifications for the comments, so, I saw an awesome discussion on harmonycentral where they tried to guess what fx Zappa used for the track, I always thought it was a ring modulator pedal. I found out that during the 70's Frank had a filter pedal with sample and hold and a chorus pedal that used the envelope for the modulation instead of the usual LFO. I used vst fx for the track to mimic that kind of effect, I ended up using an auto filter driven by a randomized wave with high resonance.
Much respect ✊
Great
This is freakin impressive !!!!! I was playing along a Black Napkins backing track on YT and decided to see if some people ever did a cover of it, found this vid, and was floored. Put the guitar back on its stand and called it the day. I thought I had a good Zappa style but you my friend you are the king. Spectacular!
You did an amazing job covering this song bud! One of the best covers I’ve seen to date, I hope you keep pursuing music
Thanks man I really appreciate it!
Serious guitar playing Stefano,Frank would have had approved...
Thanks a lot man!
Amazing Performance ...
Thanks a lot!!
You did it good!
Frank would be very impressed !
Excellent. Note for note, most accurate performance replication I've ever heard. Kudos on your attention to detail. It's easy to feel the love.
That was the best one I’ve heard so far. Lots of work I’m sure. Your the man.
This is spot on and so awesome !
Brilliant
I enjoyed that, very much. Thank you, for sharing.
Thank you for watching!!
This is one of my favourite Zappa solos, what an incredible job you have done with this, brilliant
Nice...
Fantastic, to-the-letter cover of a very challenging solo!
Tu l'as vraiment bien joué ,kairos et génie
The first Zappa solo I heard was "rat tomago" on Sheik Yerbouti. I've been a fan ever since.
My first experience with Zappa's music was Bobby Brown goes down ahahah
I was super into 70's rock at the time so I didn't know what to think of it, it was so strange and different, then I found a compilation online named "100 greatest guitar solos of all time" and there was Black Napkins in it, man I was blown away, I couldn't believe it was from the same guy that made Bobby Brown! Then after listening to a lot of his stuff I started to understand more his "silly" songs and now I love them the same way I love this song.
yesss me to, my dad had his cd and when i was alone i turned the sound system in the living room all the way up and started moving like a maniac because of the awesomeness.
OMFG. Stefano, that was amazing! I was thinking about embarking on a transcription and learning to play this, just to upload it . But I realise now, that it's been done as well as it possibly could be by anyone who isn't Frank. You've clearly listened incredibly closely to the notes, the phrasing, and which position on the neck each phrase should be played on. And then pulled off this performance. Just bravo!
Thanks man, I really appreciate that. As you said, I took a lot of time to learn all the phrases one by one, slowing down the track a lot but I really love this song and it was worth it, especially because you can understand the complexity of Frank's playing a lot more. I'm really glad you liked it!
@@stefanobertolino9091 Aside from the feeling of accomplishment of mastering something like this, I think that's one of the big benefits of learning a solo - you get more insight into the playing of another guitarist.
Bravo!!!!
Spot on man so good, thanks for figuring it out!
Sublime Stefano, you nailed it. I saw FZ in London many moons ago, he had this whippersnapper on stunt guitar called Vai !
Keep up the excellent work.
Greetings from Albion ......... Aindriu
Thank you very much, I'm really jealous that you could see Frank live with Steve, it must have been awesome!
@@stefanobertolino9091 I saw Frank and Steve too in France in 1982 ! Unforgettable show !