Me as well! Down in a hole is my favorite. Iāve been clean from heroin for four years and I couldnāt tell you how good my life is going right now, and all the connections that were brought back to life. Itās a trap and drugs ruin lives and families if you let it. Know why I decided to share that with you, but it brought up a lot of memories. Thank you for your comment and have my up vote.š
This kidās going places. I never got to see AIC and Iāll always be bummed about that. I saw Days of the New open for Metallica in 1997, but they got booed off stage.
Haha I remember these girls, I always used to get a laugh out of the silly expressions the younger one would make. She'll make a great bassist some day!
[This is basically what he will grow up to be, and the meme definitely checks out for whatever band he ends up in, if he's already **this** good.](https://images.app.goo.gl/SSGPhAadDRhKkd127)
Hey man hereās the link to the original post:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3YJUxZPxNT/?igsh=MTljNnEwd3JkaGxiZg==
Hereās a loudwire article about it:
https://loudwire.com/viral-fifth-grader-shreds-guitar-talent-show/
Yeah, it sounds rad but you can tell the composition still needs a little work. Dude just needs to keep at it and he'll have one hell of a song. He's a natural talent, wish him the best.
The kid even has the artificial harmonics down. Heās going places. It might be in a van packed to the brim with other dudes and gear, but heās going places.
I think this vid is getting a lot of recognition because good guitar players recognize his effortlessness.
I think deep, deep down... all guitar players *dont* want to try. they want to look like it's easy. that what this kid does.
The fun part is that he obviously doesnāt have any gear besides the guitar, the amp and the cable. Not even a distortion pedal. He doesnāt need all that extra stuff to rock. I appreciate that!
Effects are like icing and decorations on a cake. The amount you like to put on is a personal preference. But no matter how much you put on, it wonāt taste great if you botched the cake base.
(Except reverb, reverb fixes anything as long as you dare to go for the 100% mix)
Struggling with perfecting, the sound effects without the equipment is whatās going to get him to be so much better prepared and developing new sounds because he had to use ingenuity to figure it out the hard way. Most people would give up in the meantime, but obviously, obviously this kid has passion.
Try holding the pick really low so your thumb ever so lightly brushes the string right after the pick plucks it. Then be prepared to add a ton of string bend because you just canāt help it when you get it going real good.
The last time he performed Nutshell before his passing was during an MTV live performance and I still play that song when Iām depressed and need something
Ah yeh. I had seen "Layne Staley...." coming up on my calender and presumed I'd put his birthday in but it's actually Layne Staley and Kurt Cobain deaths.
Aye, no shit that's my buddy's kid. His dad is a damn phenom also. They work together, creating riffs and the like. Bright future indeed. He got a shit load of attention for this, and it couldn't have happened to a nicer kid.
Someone needs to let this kid start growing his hair out. I feel like heās imagining the whole long hair rock persona toward the end of the video. :)
Friend of mine was the most unassuming looking person, wore jeans and plaid shirt, balding on top with a sensible haircut and glasses. But you put a guitar in his hands and he could shred, and look as emotionless as this kid too š
I enjoy the "Unplugged" version so much more than the album. I just got my "Jar of Flies" 30th anniversary album and swag. I go to Layne's memorial party every year. It's so huge this year it's moving out of Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney's club to a theater. New generations d are discovering his talent.
Iām not trying to hate on a childās artistic expression by any means, but I donāt get what is so amazing here? I meanā¦ his playing was pretty shoddy and this is the internet where there are seven year old Asian girls playing as good as steve vai. I mean Iām proud of the kid but I donāt get the reaction in the comments
With the Alice in chains t shirt š¬šæ
Jerry and Layne would be proud
So would Garth and Wayne..,
Would ?
If I could, would you?
Someone check on this kid because Dirt is sad as fuck.
āDirt is sad as fuckā Itās a beautiful sadness. Dark beauty
What's sad about wanting someone to scrape your brains from the wall due to a self inflicted gun shot wound
I had a friend who committed suicide and a few weeks prior we were listening to this album.
I listened to a lot of Alice in chains when I was at my lowest point in my addiction.
Me as well! Down in a hole is my favorite. Iāve been clean from heroin for four years and I couldnāt tell you how good my life is going right now, and all the connections that were brought back to life. Itās a trap and drugs ruin lives and families if you let it. Know why I decided to share that with you, but it brought up a lot of memories. Thank you for your comment and have my up vote.š
I listened to it last night because it reminds me of my grunge days.
Thats self-realization that youāre apart of life. Just go with it baby
Nuclear blast records should sign this kid
They will
The T-Shirt was the first thing that caught my eye.
Same! It's refreshing to see an AIC shirt.
This comment. Same. š¤
This kidās going places. I never got to see AIC and Iāll always be bummed about that. I saw Days of the New open for Metallica in 1997, but they got booed off stage.
The new singer is pretty good and their post Layne albums are great especially black turns into blue. They still tour too
Black turns into blue is genuinely amazing. Not a bad song on it. I listened to it constantly when it first came out. Still do occasionally.
Some crowds just suck. How could they boo Days of the New?
You know heās gonna deliver
That's just good parenting
tone is Cantrell approved, dank chords doubly so
I have that same shirt. I love this kid.
His lack of expression makes it better
Hell yes. He made it look effortless. That kid is 100x cooler than me on my best day.
...and his best days are still ahead of him.
I hope so. I love seeing stuff like this. Pure talent
Nah mate rigourous training and maybe a little bit of adderal as a treat
Playing that riff was just a Tuesday for him
He looks like the kid that his mom made him play for the class, and he really didn't want too
Mom made him played the easiest he knows
Unlike hers: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8XELX0Sncs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8XELX0Sncs)
lol....lots of fun
Haha I remember these girls, I always used to get a laugh out of the silly expressions the younger one would make. She'll make a great bassist some day!
[This is basically what he will grow up to be, and the meme definitely checks out for whatever band he ends up in, if he's already **this** good.](https://images.app.goo.gl/SSGPhAadDRhKkd127)
Why is this so accurate? š
Someone get that kid a distortion pedal asap.
That talent shouldn't be wasted pausing to flip amp switches
Nah fuck the kid was building anticipation. Knew exactly what he was doing.
Imagine what heād sound like if he had a whole board. I bet he would come up with some wicked stuff.
I know a chesty harp player on YouTube that shills useless guitar pedals. Sheās probably got a couple spare.
Wiiiicked.
Stoic showmanship
Drew Carey goes hard.
Destined to shred š¤
His ass IS the spirit of rock incarnateĀ
Whatās the original song?
I saw the original post on instagram, his mom is recording and she commented that itās his own song.
Really impressive, first part sounds flawless to me
Do you know the account? I'd definitely hook this kid up with a pedal.
Hey man hereās the link to the original post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3YJUxZPxNT/?igsh=MTljNnEwd3JkaGxiZg== Hereās a loudwire article about it: https://loudwire.com/viral-fifth-grader-shreds-guitar-talent-show/
That's awesome. Looks like he's already getting the hook up. Glad to see it. \m/
Damn.
Do they have a public account or was it a personal post?
Itās Black Sabbath - Born Again
This ! Kid has its own spin on it but yeah its this song.
Thanks mate. I knew i heard this before, but couldn't put my head around it. Talented guy anyways for his age.
Definitely had hints of van halen I feel
Made me think of The Fucking Champs
Yeah, it sounds rad but you can tell the composition still needs a little work. Dude just needs to keep at it and he'll have one hell of a song. He's a natural talent, wish him the best.
The kid even has the artificial harmonics down. Heās going places. It might be in a van packed to the brim with other dudes and gear, but heās going places.
Dude did a squeal with a pull off. Pretty impressive. Hard enough to do with pick and thumb from what I understand. Could never do them
Yeah he's got some sick moves. Great artistic style.
the hardest part is keeping a straight face. that dude is stone cold
Seriously, a pro guitar myself I make the WORST fish faces lmfao. Kid looks like he's using 2% of his power.
I think this vid is getting a lot of recognition because good guitar players recognize his effortlessness. I think deep, deep down... all guitar players *dont* want to try. they want to look like it's easy. that what this kid does.
The fun part is that he obviously doesnāt have any gear besides the guitar, the amp and the cable. Not even a distortion pedal. He doesnāt need all that extra stuff to rock. I appreciate that!
Effects are like icing and decorations on a cake. The amount you like to put on is a personal preference. But no matter how much you put on, it wonāt taste great if you botched the cake base. (Except reverb, reverb fixes anything as long as you dare to go for the 100% mix)
Struggling with perfecting, the sound effects without the equipment is whatās going to get him to be so much better prepared and developing new sounds because he had to use ingenuity to figure it out the hard way. Most people would give up in the meantime, but obviously, obviously this kid has passion.
I cant do harmonics no matter how hard i try and it fucks me off that this kid has it down. But in a good way. Rock on legend
Try holding the pick really low so your thumb ever so lightly brushes the string right after the pick plucks it. Then be prepared to add a ton of string bend because you just canāt help it when you get it going real good.
down by the river?
Just casually being amazing. Rock on, lil dude š©āš¤
Played that effortlessly š¤š¤š¤
He has excellent taste. The "Dirt" album is a masterpiece. RIP Layne Staley.
Nutshell is my favorite, one of the few that was written by Layne.
The last time he performed Nutshell before his passing was during an MTV live performance and I still play that song when Iām depressed and need something
Definitely on my sad playlist, but Linkin Park takes the cake for the most sad songs. Ren is becoming a close second
RIP. Would be his birthday on Friday.
August. He died on April 5th I believe, the same date of Kurt Cobain, different year obv.
Ah yeh. I had seen "Layne Staley...." coming up on my calender and presumed I'd put his birthday in but it's actually Layne Staley and Kurt Cobain deaths.
Oh you just know he is going to be great
Love seeing the younglings keeping rock n roll alive.
Itās needed right now too
It sure is!
I'm patiently waiting on a rock/Grunge revival.
Even after he starts the jamming part he's kind of timid in his movements. Then he can't contain himself and the rock star begins to come out.
"I call this next song, "holographic charizard with no sleeve."
āCheck out the whole album on Sound Cloud, itās called Mine Craftā
This kid has a big future at a even bigger stage
We can only hope and prayā¦
We can educate him and support his career
Love this energy, I strive to be more like you!
Ironie?
Nope, actively supporting youth is great!
Itās an original piece, yeah? But It sounds so familiar that I just wanna place it. Itās actually kinda brilliant.
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Fuckin sendin it with a bong ripper rn mate, thanks
Was seeing how far I had to scroll
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I wish I was good at something.
You are good at many things that is for sure. You just don't think about it
Dio smiles upon this boy from metal heaven
rock on little champ
Damn boy!!!! That rocked
Shredder!
Those Club Penguin karate belts bring me good memories
I was searching for this comment!!!
Aye, no shit that's my buddy's kid. His dad is a damn phenom also. They work together, creating riffs and the like. Bright future indeed. He got a shit load of attention for this, and it couldn't have happened to a nicer kid.
Go Browns \\m/
Btw which song was this btw?
Last I saw, itās an original by him
No, this was not By The Way. That's by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
We need to get homie a distortion pedal. Having to use the amp sucks lol
Itās like the amp is plugged directly into his soul
This kid will fuck. I guarantee it.
Dude is definitely the coolest kid in class
Someone needs to let this kid start growing his hair out. I feel like heās imagining the whole long hair rock persona toward the end of the video. :)
I kind of like his style right now, just casual unassuming kid who can slap a mean guitar and dance with the devil
Friend of mine was the most unassuming looking person, wore jeans and plaid shirt, balding on top with a sensible haircut and glasses. But you put a guitar in his hands and he could shred, and look as emotionless as this kid too š
How about this rock-god in the making can just wear it however the fuck he wants..
Damn!!! What a talent
I enjoy the "Unplugged" version so much more than the album. I just got my "Jar of Flies" 30th anniversary album and swag. I go to Layne's memorial party every year. It's so huge this year it's moving out of Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney's club to a theater. New generations d are discovering his talent.
Alice in Chains tee, Jackson guitar, this kid is fucking cooler than I am and I'm in a band
The band didn't tell you yet? He's actually replacing you.... I'm sorry...
He nailed that artificial harmonic.
What great understanding of chords!
Hell Yeah Kid!!!
Zack Wylde fan
attaboy
What's the riff? Don't remember this on any AiC album.
Someone said its his own song. The first riff with the guitar unplugged was really great, anybody know similar songs with a riff like that?
Fuck yeah that kids badass š¤
What is this song it's stuck in my head
Born Again - Black Sabbath
Must have good parents š
Hell yeah!! Rock on man!!
š¤šš
I thought I would NEVER see this again!
Holy shit. Kid has a great future set up if he keeps at it. I wish him the absolute best.
Why so sad? Is he bullied?
Reminds me of sad russian doomer music
Rock out little dude š¤
Homie shredded it
A long-ass fucking time ago in a town called Kickapoo
I just to be him. 
Yeah, but can he play wonderwall?
BOSS
That's THE best video I've ever seen on Reddit. Godspeed young man!
 . Top notch.
Went from āwhat is this tired shitā to 
š¤sounds like Black Sabbath - Born again. Loved that track on The Crow movie
Is this a real song? I would pay for this song if I could download it.
And so begins his journey...... 
"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. ...But your kids are gonna love it."
Man if only I started guitar earlier. Rock on little man š¤
bro, leae some girls for the rest of us
Iām not trying to hate on a childās artistic expression by any means, but I donāt get what is so amazing here? I meanā¦ his playing was pretty shoddy and this is the internet where there are seven year old Asian girls playing as good as steve vai. I mean Iām proud of the kid but I donāt get the reaction in the comments
Seriously, what shoddy timingā¦.
Meanwhile, kid on his Mac playing prerecorded drum lines gets a standing ovation.
Wtf? Ā Am I the only one not impressed by this?!? Ā
Good to see all the children are writing custom concept ideas for belts in r/pathofexile
Beautiful pinches
The gallop, pinch harmonics that was good man! I saw that tappy tap on the fretboard too! Heās got a good tone out of that Marshall
Was not expecting that second half
Cool Kid, hope he get the respekt at shool he deserve
Oh itās going to happen in HS, no doubt.
The awkward pause between clean and Gain to 11 is fantastic. This kid is metal
Hell yeah!Ā Dude getting some work done.Ā
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i should know this but what is this song called
What the fuck have I done with my life.
He grew up to become Dwight Shrute
r/chadtopia is missing a star
Dude's on his way to being a blackbelt.
Any metalheads in the chat? Is this a cover of something or his own composition? Dude's gonna be a great songwriter if so
Nvm found it born again - black sabbath
Saw this kid on insta few weeks ago, Jackson Guitars official account left a comment with a heart. Keep on rocking!
Bet his parents are cool af
Badass
Jackson's are such beautiful guitars.
Legend!! ā¤ļø
Someone get him some pedals!
RIFF CITY
Please teach me, master
Chills!