Check this out: a 8-year old prodigy!

[SickBoy]

Dunno if this was posted here already, but here goes:

https://home.comcast.net/~davidsole/8-year_old_virtuoso.wmv

This link has been posted on Opeth board and the boy is amazing!
It seems the parents gave him the guitar instead of a pacifier to calm him...

 

[drewski]

Yeah, I saw this over on the Petrucci Forum. It's incredible! I couldn't believe it the first time I saw it.

 

[metalgtr84]

That's actually a midget.

 

[the alumnus]

eh, mr. megachops plays with no feeling. maybe he'll develop feeling over technique in 15 years, then i'll be jealous.

 

[SickBoy]

eh, mr. megachops plays with no feeling. maybe he'll develop feeling over technique in 15 years, then i'll be jealous.

Look, I wouldn't expect some big feeling in 8-year old's playing after all...
The fact that he's that technically skilled is amazing on it's own! He has plenty of time to work on his expressive abilities, since he's so technically advanced even now.
And it's not about jealousy as far as I'm concerned, I'm just thrilled to see that a 8-year old can possess such technique. And in case you didn't notice, he does have some vibrato of his own in his fretting hand, it seems to me that he's not one of those stiff speed-freaks...

 

[Chris_Broderick]

Dunno if this was posted here already, but here goes:

https://home.comcast.net/~davidsole/8-year_old_virtuoso.wmv

This link has been posted on Opeth board and the boy is amazing!
It seems the parents gave him the guitar instead of a pacifier to calm him...

yea,
I actually saw that on the HC forum a month ago, and it's awesome!!! He is like a mini Gilbert. It will be great to see how his own style developes.
Chris.