Posted by Chad
Inspired by the previous post "Guitar gods," one of our readers sent me a video this morning of twin brothers having some fun with the old stringed-tree-banger. She asked me to share it with you. While not as insanely impressive as the prodigies featured in the "Guitar gods" post, it is certainly no less fun. Hope you like it. Cheers!
By Chad Phillips
MTW contributing writer
Most of you probably don't know that I've been playing guitar for about 30 years now. A great deal of that time was spent locked in my room for hours on end transcribing my favorite guitar heroes, playing in backyards, garages, studios, smoke filled nightclubs, and halls. That was then; this is now.
After my conversion, I traded in my stack and axe for something a little less extravagant: an acoustic guitar.
Then I discovered that Christian music (praise and worship music) didn't have to be stiff, weak, bubble gum, and all the other adjectives I used to describe it. Not that acoustic guitar oriented stuff isn't cool; it is. But for my money, contemporary Christian/Christian Rock had arrived. As a result, I picked up the axe once again and pulled the stack out of storage. Truly, it was like coming home. Now, I am rediscovering rock guitar again…for the first time.
I've also taken to teaching guitar. And in my neighborhood, I have a reputation as someone who can not only teach guitar well, but is a pretty good player in their own right. I even began to believe the legends that were being told of my "conquests" among the "commoners." My exploits as a rock guitar warrior were beginning to rival that of Sir Gawain. That was before one of my students introduced me to the subculture of guitar greats immortalized on YouTube.
To say what I saw there was a shock to my system was (and still is) an understatement. After observing some of the most amazing playing I've ever seen, from upstarts less than half my age, I have been transported back to a time when all I could say for myself as a guitarist was, "I suck!" and "I need to practice!"