New Ernie Ball Don Lappin Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Derek]

The first video was great! This one takes you inside his incredible technique!

Enjoy guys and let us know what you think!

Don chime in here for any extra commentary!

Thanks

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNDq0BMfSBA"]YouTube- Don Lappin demonstrates two handed tapping techniques on his Music Man Silhouette Guitar[/ame]

 

[threeminutesboy]

Wow don is a real tone monster, makes me gasing for a silo

he is such a tasty player

Nice video really

 

[fogman]

Insane!!!!!

 

[browndog]

Wow... great video & a great tapper.

I love his white Silo.

 

[mesaboogieman]

incredible!

 

[Sticky1973]

Very very cool playing; distinctive, fluid, and so very musical.

And I have that EB shirt!

 

[Sweat]

Sweet, man wish i could do that Awesome Don

 

[Don Lappin]

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you are digging the new vid! These are always a blast to put together; especially when playing the best guitars on the planet
Don

 

[RobW]

Amazing, beautiful playing. Love the wide open-intervallic sound.

I'm going to work on some of that two-handed stuff. That two-handed G-major scale idea is genius, and I can see how that applies to other scales...
I've been playing for about 28 years myself, and it's great learning something that makes you feel like a beginner. I've never really dabbled much in the two-handed tapping stuff... This stuff is right up there with Greg Howe, Guthrie Govan, Garsed, etc...

 

[koogie2k]

Are you serious?!?!? That was phenomenal....great work. I am not a huge fan of the tapping thing...but...that was awesome. I really enjoyed that. Thanks Don.

 

[dmullen]

sweet playing man....great stuff

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Very cool and hard and re-enforcing the scales for me.

 

[EEF13]

That was cool.

Was the purple thing on his fretboard a capo? It looks like a scrunchie.

 

[threeminutesboy]

no it's not a capo it's a hair rubber band (not sure of the name in english actually) to avoid unwanted string noise

 

[walleye]

no it's not a capo it's a hair rubber band (not sure of the name in english actually) to avoid unwanted string noise

"hair band" you were spot on

 

[Slav123]

Don is insane! Just amazing Someone should enlighten the rhythm guitarist and the bass player though...

Slav

 

[NorM]

I just couldn't stop watching the video.

I really like the way he has developed modes with 4 note per string scales. A lifetime of understanding guitar playing can easily be developed with that concept.

Tight!

 

[Coffeemug]

Don's playing skills simply are beyond belief...watched the vid a couple of times now with my jaw on the floor!

 

[Don Lappin]

That was cool.

Was the purple thing on his fretboard a capo? It looks like a scrunchie.

Hi EEF!

You're right It's a scrunchy, haha... The other guys are correct in that it helps to dampen the strings.

Although it doesn't look like it, I actually do a TON of muting mostly with my left hand and work very closely with my students on this issue. The only string that is pretty much impossible to dampen with my technique is the A string. The string damper helps with this.

It's important to remember that a damper is an additional aid and should in no way be used as a crutch for poor technique A lot of work and practice is involved to correctly dampen the strings. However there is always going to be a bit of inherent string noise because the right hand isn't able to mute the way it does in more traditional playing
Don

 

[MrMusashi]

holy mother of pearl inlay in the shape of martini glasses!!

that was awesome!
im not a fan of the usual tapping but this really was worth listening to!

MrM