To be fair he wasn't that great of a guitarist. Definitely an amazing musician and artists, but not a great guitarist. There are a million other people he could've mentioned like Steve Vai, Marty Friedman, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteem etc.
Spoder Man Exactly... Check out Stanley Jordan... Underrated, but amazing. And some of the best ever, like Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, the ones you mentioned, etc. etc.
Tim Hedlund Actually, it’s the calling someone something they are not for myself. Mr. Cobain was nowhere near the “shredder” classification. For the better part, guitar was mostly came from how he wrote and some of that was certainly unique in a lot of ways. However, those who compare the fella to Hendrix may want to listen again. The both play guitar and they were both deep and from Washington state. Other than that, they are 2 totally different individuals who touched many and will always be remembered!
Interesting side-note: Pythagoras thought that the entire universe was made of vibrations interacting like music, 2500 years before string theory came along.
He also thought that all numbers could be expressed as a fraction and that you should not urinate whilst facing the sun. Doesn't counteract your point, but just an additional interesting side-note. :)
@@plothora Are you joking or is this a genuine question? Some numbers (most of them actually) can't be expressed as a ratio of two integers. Pi, e, square root of 2 are some examples. Search for irrational numbers if you like to learn more.
What's with all these Cobain-hating comments? the narrator didn't even say that he was one of the greatest of all-time, he was just mentioning him for example. My guess is, the reason would be because he's one of the most-known to our generation--the main target audience of this TED-Ed episode, and if you're discussing about whether he was one of the greatest or not, you're way off topic. This is about the physics of playing guitar, not about the all-time greatest guitarists. Everybody has their own preferences, don't you think?
I need to add that besides the amazing animations, the background music actually goes with the content as well, which also sounds really good too!! This video quality is really far beyond my anticipation.
SurvivorAndBatman True. I mean it's also important to note that Hendrix's sound was too messy as well but Frank Zappa did say that with some decent music training he could had become an overall great musician. I still love his sound despite that. Among the ones mentioned, I prefer Page's cleaner sound but Hendrix's feeling is just way too good and he did popularize the B.B. King sound.
Alex Phillips In this context, I would call him a counterweight to the other two. He was well-known and popular, so it's cool to put him here. It isn't about his technique anyway, it's about how his instrument functioned.
***** despite? beause of that. All this "dirt" gives Hendrix' music the warmth why I enjoy it. Cleaner, more technical guitar players (shredders?) like Steve Vai who played for Zappa just don't appeal that much to me
I was 16 when I picked up a guitar for the first time. Some time later I was exited I figured out how to play the "unison bend" which this howling sound created when playing two strings in a certain way and that I loved so much from many many songs... anyway, one day at a waves physics class the professor started explaining how two close-in-frequency waves can sum up and create "beats" and as he draw the equations I understood how that amazing guitar playing technic works in nature and there how I was not supose to fall in love with physics when it can describe everything you love. That was the inspiration for this lesson. Thank you Alex and thank you TedEd
This video is a work of art. Truly! Stunning animation matched perfectly with the great soundtrack and the explanation at the same time. It might be the best UA-cam video ever!
Kurt Cobain put on the same level as Jimmy Page and Hendrix? I like Nirvana and all but ... man, he's no where close to as talented as those other two.
He may not be as technically skilled as the other two, but he is arguably as or at least nearly as iconic and popular. I mean you could argue that in terms of pure technical ability none of those mentioned are on the level of some of the super shredder guitarist that have come since, though few of them are as great musicians or stars.
@@paulgordon6949 if they complimented him on his song writing abilities then I'd see where they are coming from. He was a great song writer. His lyrics were so unique and one of a kind, even if they didn't always make complete sense the first time looking at them. Talking about his skill just as a guitarist though it's another matter. His riffs were plenty memorable and his rhythm playing was tolerable, he sounded good. Just because someone is popular does not mean they are skilled. I think comparing him to Hendrix or Page is completely unfathomable. Cobain's guitar playing is not what made him great, and I think most would agree with me on that.
love these physics + music vids.. we don't have enough of them. Although, I have to admit the flashy visuals were at times a bit distracting (more entertaining than educational).
Nice topic! The interesting complexity of musical instruments is pretty cool to examine. However, guitarist chioces? Hendrix yes, Page yes, Cobain? Really? That was your 2nd choice example guitarist? Nothing against him as an artist or musician, but there are many more influential guitarists. Clapton? Van Halen? etc. Also it kind of glossed over the interesting physics of how pickups work.
***** fair enough, it was a self-indulgent rant about the guitarist choices. However, pickups involve physics not just electronics. And then they go on to talk about the electronic signal can be manipulated. Talking about how the metal string vibrates in the magnetic field of the pickup is an interesting bit of physics.
Steve C What's wrong with listing Cobain as a significant guitarist? His playing style was vastly unique to anything people had heard in a long time, nor anything since. Sure the pop tunes we heard on the radio and MTV were simple six-chord pieces with a solo that usually followed the verses' vocal melodies, but that's exactly why Kurt Cobain hated his fame. He was misrepresented hardcore. Give the Incesticide album a listen and tell me Kurt Cobain was nothing more than a three-chord wonder. Kurt Cobain was Angus Young with more heart.
***** I conceded that it was an opinion. It's not that he wasn't influential, I just wouldn't have considered him top 3. Perhaps other people might say the same thing about Hendrix and Page. Especially if you want to talk about jazz or classical music. But it seemed like it centered more on rock music.
But he was. Even Billy Corgan said recently that no one plays guitar like him anymore. He may not have been technical, he hardly ever even used full chords. But those things are not what make a good guitarist.
***** By your definition of a significant guitarist, Justin Bieber is also a significant guitarist. What you're basically saying is that it doesn't matter how well you play the instrument, but how popular of a guitarist you are. People keep defending Cobain whenever someone criticizes him by saying "that's just his style". Like actual ability and musical knowledge have no merit. There's nothing wrong with liking him, just don't try to compare him to people who can play better than him.
The tension on the different strings may be "similar," but it is much more important than this video would suggest since it determines how the string is tuned, much more so than the strings thickness.
Physics 101: you nailed the musicology subject well, but, in addition, you also tempted us to think beyond into the comic implications of good vibrations.
OK, this is entertaining, and informative, and as many have mentioned, the production value is top notch. As a physics teacher and a musician, I couldn't help but notice that while the verbal descriptions were spot on, some of the animations were not. When depicting the "fundamental" there should only be ONE antinode. Also, when talking about overtones, the wave representing the higher octave should have twice as many wavelengths (that is, each wavelength of the octave higher note should be half as long as the lower note). Otherwise, nicely done. A good intro to acoustics for people interested in music.
Most of the comments seems to be pointing out that Cobain shouldn't be beside Hendrix and Page while the video itself was really well put together and an interesting experience when it comes to knowledge about string instruments and overall a better put together video than most of what you see in schools but in this case free, but that's none of my business.
Alot of guitar snobs in the comments, don't you guys understand that playing it is an art. Theres no rules, you just express yourself. Some people like Cobain, and so what?
***** And yet he made millions while "barely" holding that instrument. How much have you made with your guitar abilities? Can you even play a Nirvana song all the way through? Besides "Polly" or "Something in the Way". And when I say "play" I mean play. Don't just gloss over the chords and call it a song. This isn't Nickelback. Rip your heart from your chest and beat a song out of your guitar with it. That's how Kurt played.
***** i like Cobain's music, but i don't at all like the guitar in it. That doesn't mean its bad guitar. I'm just more accustomed to jazz guitar that i feel like its missing potential.
***** Dude, I'm not hating on him or anything like that, in fact I like much of their stuff. The fact is he was not a shredder, he just played basic stuff. Shredding is most of the time associated with good technique, fast playing, so essentially a certain level of virtuosity.
***** First, a trained monkey could play any Nirvana song. Second, the whole "Let's see YOU do better!" argument is for 5-year-olds. It takes zero effort or skill to be a critic of something. But for all you know, he could be an infinitely better guitarist than Cobain. Third, you could make millions filming yourself shitting into a bucket if enough people like it, that doesn't make you talented.
Ten Guitarists You Could've Named Instead of Cobain: A List -Slash -Eddie Van Halen -Eric Clapton -Keith Richards -Angus Young -Mick Mars -Randy Rhoads -Dimebag Darrell -Jeff Beck -Stevie Ray Vaughn P.S. Props for putting Hendrix and Jimmy Page (my personal favourite) on there, mate.
The idea of sound being related to String Theory seems obvious if you have a little knowledge of both. But the mention of "overtones" or upper partials could have been expanded a bit as it defines the characteristic sound of an instrument, and used together such as in a synphonic orchestra creates a very rich phonic experience.
Hey thanks so much for making this! Very very very good job! So amazingly put! This one has to be one of the best videos on the subject by far! So much in 5 minutes. Cool music jam too! Lets keep the music alive and teach all kids music as much as we can! We need music in all our schools! I didn't get any music classes at my schools and all the instruments I play I tought myself! Anyway I loved the video.
+Endezeichen Grimm It's just a subjective cultural term used by guitarists, you might even say Arto Lindsay can shred - it has no official definition, and it pretty much changes meaning every 5 years or so.
A lot of people here debating the term "shred". While they seem to define "shredding" as a playing style embodied by Dimebag Darrell, Kerry King and Yngwie Malmsteen, they don't define the style itself. Jimmy Page could shred, Jimi Hendrix did pretty much nothing but shred, and Kurt Cobain was known for shredding the hell out of his guitar when he wasn't playing something slower or something more sugary. Sure Hendrix and Cobain didn't really employ sweep picking or 64th notes at 3000 bpm, but that's not all shredding is. People seem to forget that "guitar shredding" has been around since the 70s. It is literally defined as playing a distinctive lead style very well. Even B.B. King could shred, and he played like ten notes a minute. lol Given all of the science and physics you went into here, with nodes, wave compression, overtones and the like, I'm surprised at how quickly you glossed over electric guitars. Especially when you open with three prominent electric guitar players and have an electric theme playing in the background. No explanation of Farraday's law? No discussion on HOW effects are applied to the signal? Also guitar strings are NOT the same length. If they are, then you're guitar is likely in dire need of intonation. This is less "The physics of guitar playing" and more "The physics of sound in relation to guitars". There is so much you didn't touch on here. I feel like I was betrayed by click bait.
lessons arent made by TED - they just make their platform available to those who create lessons and submit them while animators who give a visual understanding of them are picked; like this one for example in the credits lesson - oscar fernando perez animation - chris boyle
Damn that's some high quality animating
TheMoleski Exactly on my mind while watching. D:
TheMoleski With an overly-strong smoke filter. :(
TheMoleski mind fuck video. I'm stunned.
TheMoleski Animations got me high
TheMoleski Same thought, that was insane!
As soon as you mention Kurt Cobain all of the classic rock nerds come out of their caves with pitchforks.
To be fair he wasn't that great of a guitarist. Definitely an amazing musician and artists, but not a great guitarist. There are a million other people he could've mentioned like Steve Vai, Marty Friedman, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteem etc.
Spoder Man Exactly... Check out Stanley Jordan... Underrated, but amazing. And some of the best ever, like Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, the ones you mentioned, etc. etc.
He Tim Hedlund, Can you Host Meme Review and, Make a Ted ed Meme.
Tim Hedlund Actually, it’s the calling someone something they are not for myself. Mr. Cobain was nowhere near the “shredder” classification. For the better part, guitar was mostly came from how he wrote and some of that was certainly unique in a lot of ways. However, those who compare the fella to Hendrix may want to listen again. The both play guitar and they were both deep and from Washington state. Other than that, they are 2 totally different individuals who touched many and will always be remembered!
As they should
Need to take a moment to appreciate how concise, and educating this video is
The explanation was clean and self explanatory but the animation WAS AMAZING!!!
Interesting side-note: Pythagoras thought that the entire universe was made of vibrations interacting like music, 2500 years before string theory came along.
He also thought that all numbers could be expressed as a fraction and that you should not urinate whilst facing the sun.
Doesn't counteract your point, but just an additional interesting side-note. :)
Pietjanhenk all numbers can be expressed as fractions? wdym
@@plothora Are you joking or is this a genuine question? Some numbers (most of them actually) can't be expressed as a ratio of two integers. Pi, e, square root of 2 are some examples. Search for irrational numbers if you like to learn more.
I didn't expect the mention of string theory a bit.
But damn, that was one epic episode. Good job TED-Ed.
What's with all these Cobain-hating comments? the narrator didn't even say that he was one of the greatest of all-time, he was just mentioning him for example. My guess is, the reason would be because he's one of the most-known to our generation--the main target audience of this TED-Ed episode, and if you're discussing about whether he was one of the greatest or not, you're way off topic. This is about the physics of playing guitar, not about the all-time greatest guitarists. Everybody has their own preferences, don't you think?
Greg Runtunuwu These "Measuring Contests" do get old in a hurry.
He didn't say he was one of the greatest, but called him a shredder, which he wasn't.
Yeah Cobain is an amazing artist, but he isn't known because of his guitar skills per se.
most known would also imply eddie van halen or ritchie blackmore then
I need to add that besides the amazing animations, the background music actually goes with the content as well, which also sounds really good too!! This video quality is really far beyond my anticipation.
I wouldn't say that cobain could shred
Alex Phillips He could write and had a unique voice and influenced several famous musicians now but he was no guitar god
SurvivorAndBatman True. I mean it's also important to note that Hendrix's sound was too messy as well but Frank Zappa did say that with some decent music training he could had become an overall great musician. I still love his sound despite that.
Among the ones mentioned, I prefer Page's cleaner sound but Hendrix's feeling is just way too good and he did popularize the B.B. King sound.
That's mostly because he couldn't. He was a glorified punk guitarist.
Alex Phillips In this context, I would call him a counterweight to the other two. He was well-known and popular, so it's cool to put him here. It isn't about his technique anyway, it's about how his instrument functioned.
***** despite? beause of that. All this "dirt" gives Hendrix' music the warmth why I enjoy it.
Cleaner, more technical guitar players (shredders?) like Steve Vai who played for Zappa just don't appeal that much to me
I was 16 when I picked up a guitar for the first time. Some time later I was exited I figured out how to play the "unison bend" which this howling sound created when playing two strings in a certain way and that I loved so much from many many songs... anyway, one day at a waves physics class the professor started explaining how two close-in-frequency waves can sum up and create "beats" and as he draw the equations I understood how that amazing guitar playing technic works in nature and there how I was not supose to fall in love with physics when it can describe everything you love. That was the inspiration for this lesson. Thank you Alex and thank you TedEd
This video is a work of art. Truly! Stunning animation matched perfectly with the great soundtrack and the explanation at the same time.
It might be the best UA-cam video ever!
At first I thought he said "fuck" at 1:36
rrrwarrior44 hahhhahhahhahhahhahhaahhaha
rrrwarrior44 Press 4
I love to pluck dem strings
Wonderful Animation! I want a whole tv show with this style
Cobain and shred should not be in the same sentence
You just put cobain and shred in the same sentence
Man, the animation in this one is absolutely beautiful!
how exactly Cobain can Shred?
Don't know
Exactly. 😂
Master Kostas he shredded his face with a shotgun
cabbage af
By actually shredding?
that was the best TED ed I've seen so far :D
It still is.
the best part is that there is a guitar constantly playing sick beats in the background
Kurt Cobain put on the same level as Jimmy Page and Hendrix? I like Nirvana and all but ... man, he's no where close to as talented as those other two.
He's plenty talented, he's far less skilled though.
He may not be as technically skilled as the other two, but he is arguably as or at least nearly as iconic and popular. I mean you could argue that in terms of pure technical ability none of those mentioned are on the level of some of the super shredder guitarist that have come since, though few of them are as great musicians or stars.
@@paulgordon6949 if they complimented him on his song writing abilities then I'd see where they are coming from. He was a great song writer. His lyrics were so unique and one of a kind, even if they didn't always make complete sense the first time looking at them.
Talking about his skill just as a guitarist though it's another matter. His riffs were plenty memorable and his rhythm playing was tolerable, he sounded good. Just because someone is popular does not mean they are skilled. I think comparing him to Hendrix or Page is completely unfathomable. Cobain's guitar playing is not what made him great, and I think most would agree with me on that.
Simply the most awesome animation for Ted-Ed! :D
Wow, Chris Boyle did an awesome job with this animation.
it's amazing how so simple information can be presented like this just with an incredible background Music and a very psychedelic video. well done
As a hobbyist musician, I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
love these physics + music vids.. we don't have enough of them. Although, I have to admit the flashy visuals were at times a bit distracting (more entertaining than educational).
I loved the animation and music, so much indeed that I could barely pay attention to the explanation, but a couple things I will remember.
U can watch it again
Nice topic! The interesting complexity of musical instruments is pretty cool to examine.
However, guitarist chioces? Hendrix yes, Page yes, Cobain? Really? That was your 2nd choice example guitarist? Nothing against him as an artist or musician, but there are many more influential guitarists. Clapton? Van Halen? etc.
Also it kind of glossed over the interesting physics of how pickups work.
***** fair enough, it was a self-indulgent rant about the guitarist choices. However, pickups involve physics not just electronics. And then they go on to talk about the electronic signal can be manipulated. Talking about how the metal string vibrates in the magnetic field of the pickup is an interesting bit of physics.
Steve C What's wrong with listing Cobain as a significant guitarist? His playing style was vastly unique to anything people had heard in a long time, nor anything since.
Sure the pop tunes we heard on the radio and MTV were simple six-chord pieces with a solo that usually followed the verses' vocal melodies, but that's exactly why Kurt Cobain hated his fame. He was misrepresented hardcore.
Give the Incesticide album a listen and tell me Kurt Cobain was nothing more than a three-chord wonder. Kurt Cobain was Angus Young with more heart.
***** I conceded that it was an opinion. It's not that he wasn't influential, I just wouldn't have considered him top 3. Perhaps other people might say the same thing about Hendrix and Page. Especially if you want to talk about jazz or classical music. But it seemed like it centered more on rock music.
But he was. Even Billy Corgan said recently that no one plays guitar like him anymore. He may not have been technical, he hardly ever even used full chords. But those things are not what make a good guitarist.
***** By your definition of a significant guitarist, Justin Bieber is also a significant guitarist. What you're basically saying is that it doesn't matter how well you play the instrument, but how popular of a guitarist you are. People keep defending Cobain whenever someone criticizes him by saying "that's just his style". Like actual ability and musical knowledge have no merit. There's nothing wrong with liking him, just don't try to compare him to people who can play better than him.
The tension on the different strings may be "similar," but it is much more important than this video would suggest since it determines how the string is tuned, much more so than the strings thickness.
Physics 101: you nailed the musicology subject well, but, in addition, you also tempted us to think beyond into the comic implications of good vibrations.
that ending gave me chills awesome video
Fantastic production. Very useful indeed.
dat funky lesson
That animation was so good great job!
Astonishing animation
That one is really outstanding.
Best ted ed video for me
OK, this is entertaining, and informative, and as many have mentioned, the production value is top notch. As a physics teacher and a musician, I couldn't help but notice that while the verbal descriptions were spot on, some of the animations were not. When depicting the "fundamental" there should only be ONE antinode. Also, when talking about overtones, the wave representing the higher octave should have twice as many wavelengths (that is, each wavelength of the octave higher note should be half as long as the lower note).
Otherwise, nicely done. A good intro to acoustics for people interested in music.
It's worth time to watch again and again. Loved it stringly!!
Hell of an ending :D
That animation is mind-blowingly good! wow
Awesome animation! And music too
Crazy animation
Most of the comments seems to be pointing out that Cobain shouldn't be beside Hendrix and Page while the video itself was really well put together and an interesting experience when it comes to knowledge about string instruments and overall a better put together video than most of what you see in schools but in this case free, but that's none of my business.
When TEDed makes videos on music, something special happens in the quality of the video.
Alot of guitar snobs in the comments, don't you guys understand that playing it is an art. Theres no rules, you just express yourself. Some people like Cobain, and so what?
not about liking him. It's objectively incorrect to say he can shred, to which he cannot.
"Cobain can shred" Cobain could barely hold an instrument.
***** And yet he made millions while "barely" holding that instrument. How much have you made with your guitar abilities? Can you even play a Nirvana song all the way through? Besides "Polly" or "Something in the Way". And when I say "play" I mean play. Don't just gloss over the chords and call it a song. This isn't Nickelback. Rip your heart from your chest and beat a song out of your guitar with it. That's how Kurt played.
***** i like Cobain's music, but i don't at all like the guitar in it. That doesn't mean its bad guitar. I'm just more accustomed to jazz guitar that i feel like its missing potential.
*****
Dude, I'm not hating on him or anything like that, in fact I like much of their stuff. The fact is he was not a shredder, he just played basic stuff.
Shredding is most of the time associated with good technique, fast playing, so essentially a certain level of virtuosity.
***** Wow, you are unnecessarily full of hatred!
***** First, a trained monkey could play any Nirvana song. Second, the whole "Let's see YOU do better!" argument is for 5-year-olds. It takes zero effort or skill to be a critic of something. But for all you know, he could be an infinitely better guitarist than Cobain. Third, you could make millions filming yourself shitting into a bucket if enough people like it, that doesn't make you talented.
You explain it so deep that I didn't understand 💀
Ten Guitarists You Could've Named Instead of Cobain: A List
-Slash
-Eddie Van Halen
-Eric Clapton
-Keith Richards
-Angus Young
-Mick Mars
-Randy Rhoads
-Dimebag Darrell
-Jeff Beck
-Stevie Ray Vaughn
P.S. Props for putting Hendrix and Jimmy Page (my personal favourite) on there, mate.
The idea of sound being related to String Theory seems obvious if you have a little knowledge of both.
But the mention of "overtones" or upper partials could have been expanded a bit as it defines the characteristic sound of an instrument, and used together such as in a synphonic orchestra creates a very rich phonic experience.
Wow the visuals on this was amazing !
The video was psychedelically awesome!
You have chosen just left handed players on purpose?
***** I'm sorry, I was thinking in Tony Iommi.
This video is off the hooook! I study electrical engineering and signal processing, and this is exactly why. Keep it up TED-ed!
Seriously informative and great animation
thanks
Imagine watching this video while being high, the visuals would be pretty damn groovy.
is that effect really called "wah wah" ?
that is one of that best name ever
First Ted ed video that I need to watch one more time to understand at all
This is sooo trippy!!
Perfect video, rich details, information, art and rock : D
Man that was awesome! And that background music was kickin!
thank you
Hold up, Kurt was a creative genius and talented weirdo who changed music forever but he was not a shredder, that's just basic historical accuracy
Wow! Awesome graphics and animation !!!
Awesome animation! And music yoo
Amazing animation in this one
I dont know why.. but I never get music theory.. the moment people say half-step, octave or w/e my mind goes off and I get no information at all.
SUCH AN AWESOME ANIMATION! good job!
This video just made me happy.
I watch all of your videos, and this one is especialy excellent
wow! a Cosmic Hendrix..sounds promising
amazing video
I would change the description from "Oscar Fernando Perez details", to "Oscar Fernando Perez gives a general overview of".
기타연주의 물리학에 대하여 배우는 시간이 되었습니다. 소리의 음높이가 압축의 주파수에 따라 결정된다는것을 배웠습니다. 새롭고 신기했습니다. 정말 재미있는 시간이 되었습니다. 감사합니다.
You went deep Ted-Ed, you went deep...
In Finnish mythology, the universe is said to be made of light and music.
Great Vid
this video is in it's self a peace of art !
Amazing animation! (y) Great job!
Loving the animation!
Hey thanks so much for making this! Very very very good job! So amazingly put! This one has to be one of the best videos on the subject by far! So much in 5 minutes. Cool music jam too! Lets keep the music alive and teach all kids music as much as we can! We need music in all our schools! I didn't get any music classes at my schools and all the instruments I play I tought myself! Anyway I loved the video.
is this vidio meant to teach or show of amazeing 3d animation?
Damn how epic was that
Tune instruments to 432 hz if you really want to feel the sound.
best animations
Clicks on video all excited to see the science behind guitars
Leaves after watch the first 11 seconds
Those guys are NOT Shredders. Definitely not Cobain.
They can't fucking Shred. That is how so.
+Endezeichen Grimm It's just a subjective cultural term used by guitarists, you might even say Arto Lindsay can shred - it has no official definition, and it pretty much changes meaning every 5 years or so.
@@endezeichengrimm didn't ask
Yesss
Love vids like this please continue to do more.
Great animations!!!
The animation was awesome
oh my this is such a dope video
I'm sober and I thought this video was trippy AF
A lot of people here debating the term "shred". While they seem to define "shredding" as a playing style embodied by Dimebag Darrell, Kerry King and Yngwie Malmsteen, they don't define the style itself. Jimmy Page could shred, Jimi Hendrix did pretty much nothing but shred, and Kurt Cobain was known for shredding the hell out of his guitar when he wasn't playing something slower or something more sugary. Sure Hendrix and Cobain didn't really employ sweep picking or 64th notes at 3000 bpm, but that's not all shredding is. People seem to forget that "guitar shredding" has been around since the 70s. It is literally defined as playing a distinctive lead style very well. Even B.B. King could shred, and he played like ten notes a minute. lol
Given all of the science and physics you went into here, with nodes, wave compression, overtones and the like, I'm surprised at how quickly you glossed over electric guitars. Especially when you open with three prominent electric guitar players and have an electric theme playing in the background. No explanation of Farraday's law? No discussion on HOW effects are applied to the signal?
Also guitar strings are NOT the same length. If they are, then you're guitar is likely in dire need of intonation.
This is less "The physics of guitar playing" and more "The physics of sound in relation to guitars". There is so much you didn't touch on here. I feel like I was betrayed by click bait.
Welcome guys to another episode of
"Musical instrument are not always animated incorrectly"
I like the animation style
Love it. Thanks!
Shredders are guys like Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
Please, TED, get your facts straight!
lessons arent made by TED - they just make their platform available to those who create lessons and submit them while animators who give a visual understanding of them are picked; like this one for example in the credits
lesson - oscar fernando perez
animation - chris boyle
This is the best episode yet, i.m.o.. I agree with others on Cobain though, good writer, not as good in skill.
Physics❤️Music
Cool!
This was amazing!
Excellent!
trippy ted-ed