This kid started playing at 9yo & in just two years he plays this good. Wow. Can't wait to see him when he's older. Kids got mad skills. He's got to have cool ass parents. Hats off to him & his parents!

anyone notice the old man staring through the window

Tapping is so great because it's easy af but people who don't play guitar think it's amazing

Look at the comments...this is the reason why rock n roll is on its way to extinction,instead of supporting n promoting such talents,some of you are saying he doesnt deserve the fame n attention he is getting now but he is the coming generation,a hope to the art of rock n roll,shouldnt we be supporting more of these kids?why the hate?a true musician or a music fan never goes bashing other musicians art cos they know the hardship n dedication behind it...if you really respect music,respect the work of a musician even its not your taste,even if you are better than him/her.if you dont like it,click the video you prefer but pls dont spread the hate,spread the love

It's disgusting how many haters and jealous people need to go on for hours bashing an 11 year olds guitar skills.

Great for an eleven year old kid. Early in the morning on live tv with all the anticipation behind you. He played well.

Once these little kids realize how easy eruption really is they think they're the shit when they play it

This kid is amazing. The hardest thing I could play at 11 was the Crazy Train solo. This kid is going places

anyone notice that guy in the background staring st the news reporters ass for a few seconds and just walked away

People saying this kid is sloppy... Man, fuck that. The kid has a serious interest in rock. That's what really impresses me. Someone of his generation not zoning out to Adele, Lorde or the Beebs is alright in my book.

Who the fuck is steel panther?

Idk about the prodigy part, but this kid has serious talent to be 11... I am a musician, multiple instruments, string, key, and wind and I'm truly impressed

dude, that tone is horrendous, I feel bad, he'll look at this in the future and be ashamed a bit, yet impressed his technique was already that good.

is eruption the only song he knows how to play

I can't believe some of the comments below. I don't know if it's jealousy or just plain ignorance but some people need to chill out. The kid rocked out to a great song. He should be proud of his progress. He's pretty good for playing just two years that's for sure!

He was 11 at the time, his dexterity is amazing for his age. Stop hating on him.

Most badass 11 year old I've ever seen play guitar Holy fak

He already has the fingers. Well on his way. I could play at 11. The e major chord and that was it. Always wanted to shred but took many years to get there. 2 is phenomenal. Good for Aiden.

the awkwardness of the reporters is 100%

bravo..started at 9 and now 11...In 2 years he's playing eruption. that's impressive alone.

Is that kid wearing a helmet?

I think it's funny how many of you guys are butthurt because an 11 year old can play guitar better than you ever will.

He is amazing, still young...

My son and I saw Aidan at the CWS in Omaha last week. He played to several different songs. Panama; 3 Led Zep; Sweet Child of mine; 3 Journey. He's for real.

of course he's good of course he's fast but playing the guitar is much more than speed. I prefer to enjoy the notes and the spaces in between the notes. this sounds like a racket

The headline on the video say "11 year old blows Fox and Friends MINDS away." Didn't Republicanism and Christianity do that a long long time ago?

this is an 11 yr old I'm 16 and it took me since I was 10 to learn that song jaysus

This kid is so amazing! Definitely a guitar god 😊 If he can do that after only two years of playing, he's gunna be so freaking good in another couple of years!

things he played was easy af, but considering his age its good

Hes good but he isnt a prodigy

Probably better than any of us could ever do. Keep rockin' young man!

Glad he got his minute of fame. :) Most of us aren't that lucky. Keep going kid!

He played the easiest and most overplayed solo of all time and now he's good loooooll

I cant even play sweet child of mine

His guitar is an extra appendage and he makes it look easy. Crazy good!

Awesome lil dude...

I wouldn't say prodigy he is good tho, im jelly of that kramer tho.

-1 for being on Fox and Friends.

Some people are just naturals!! Clearly this kid is one of them.

This kid has talent.

get a telecaster an play some blues boy

Wow played eruption such a Guitar god

You go kid, be a rock star :)

Great job kid.the passions realy there in the tapping part.have a listen to some Gary more for finger vibrato.youl go far.nice.

He's nervous as hell!!

i mean prodagy might be a bit far

I love that boy!

He nailed the last part the audio from the broadcast didnt do it justice

I think he's awesome, I'm 12 and I also go to a school of rock, but why did he have to play eruption again. does he know anything else?

Tapping requires no talent once so ever

Eddie is proud

a star is born.

you can't play eruption w/o going into YOU REALLY GOT ME !

Please God bring back the guitar and real rock. Pull us from this eukilali rap feistian pop hell the music industry has created.

THis kid is awesome most kids who go to guitars teachers don't even know how to do that at two months.

wish they had this kinda exposure and internet available when I was a kid

He plays without passion

Not impressed, as much as I like EVH Eruption is getting old. His guitar was out of tune. No doubt he has talent, I'd like to see these so called prodegies come up with a original riff. That would impress me a whole lot more !

impressive little man can't wait to hear you in years ahead what talent

keep shredding little man you rock.

That tone makes me want to throw his guitar off of a cliff. It sounds like an old arcade game during the tapping part. Good for him though:)

Eruption is the only thing he plays...

That..... Was...... Awesome I.... I'm stunned

this kid is awesome they need to hire him and put him in the band

his tone is horrible

he's kind of sloppy... no hate just saying...

Idgaf what anyone else says this little boy is nasty on the guitar!!!! Very very VERY talented kid!!!!

Jesus, that guitar sound, god have mercy on that guitar.

Eruption is an extremely easy instrumental to play. However, its cool that the kid is influenced by real music and not some mindless and talentless rap crap.

prodigy my ass. sure the kid is skilled, but the only reason he is is because his parents spoil him rotten with all the gear he could possibly want and the most expensive lessons money can buy

This is a good kid just enjoying playing like his heroes. Who the hell cares if others think he is a prodigy or not? He bloody well doesn't!

Makes it look so easy.

comment what you want about people being mean and hating on him but really the fact of the matter is he is insanely messy and lacks passion in everything he plays. He is by no means a prodigy and I'm not saying that to sound like a hating douche bag I'm saying that because it is pure fact and only people who know something about music can totally understand. The fact that some 10 year old kid can play a fast famous song insanely sloppily, but not sloppily enough for it to sound bad to people who know jack shit about guitar, does not make that kid a prodigy. Call me a hater. I don't care. I'm stating fact. Not hating.

I'm starting to believe this kid knows nothing but Eruption. and he didn't even play it right. get on the haters all you want, but there are much better players at much younger ages that deserve tv time than this kid. I obviously don't have a problem with this kid enjoying playing, I know I did at his age. But to gush over him like people do is pretty funny

I'm 19 and this kid can play circles around me

i can't even play the radio :-( just kidding, guitar for 43 years now, me. pretty good kiddo! now make up your own melodies and never stop playing.

is this kids first name Joe? cause that was sloppy.

Ha! These comments are unbelievable. He's a kid...and, regardless of what some of you are spewing out, he obviously can play. And whoever made the comment "only people that don't know sh*t about music think this song is great" or something to that effect - Music is made up of notes, that when you put them together, create a melody. Dude...shut up. Either you like the melody, or you don't. We're not solving an equation or landing on the moon. People that say crap like that just come off as arrogant and stupid. Leave the kid alone. He isn't shooting up a school or robbing your grandmother. He's making music. Geez...

So autistic kids find it easy to play guitar. You keep learning new things every day.

Guys chill he is still learning CHILL

he is actually pretty terrible. all the picking parts were sloppy as could be...on an easy song 2 months of practicing. it definitely shows

all kinds of mistakes.. sounds horrible

Amazing

Holy shit!! that was humbling.

The kid is good for 2 years of playing, but sloppy as fuck. Why is he on TV?

If I never hear a kid play Eruption again, that's the proof God exists. Not against the kid (though I've heard better from asian girls much younger) but damn, there has to be SOMETHING else these tab tweens can figure out to impress others. It doesn't make you a prodigy to sit down in front of a computer and learn Eddie's piece. Most anyone dedicated to the guitar can do it if given the time and interest. To be honest, it's not difficult to play. It's Eddie's phrasing most struggle to duplicate. Fingers on dots is well, fingers on dots. That's the easy part. Anyways, I'd be more impressed, as others have noted, if he just initiated a backing track and improvised over it. These youtube eruption videos are like "paint the Pirate" exercises. True talent on guitar comes from creating, not copying and I'm sure the kid will get there. He's well on his way. Having said that, to call him a prodigy does a disservice to eight-year-old asian girls diming Yngwie note for note. Now THAT is impressive.

That blond lady loves the way those fingers work!

WTF ARE ALL OF THESE COMMENTS?!? Like “ is eruption all he knows” or “he’s nervous af!” You guys in these comments suck. Tapping my be easy but you guys need to stop hating on this kid. He probably worked hard to get this down.

He has talent but needs to learn something other than eruption. I don't see him as a prodigy

No respect for tone or sense of timing, but he's 11 so... just don't call him a "prodigy".

He got that good in 2 years? Holy fuck that kid was born good at guitar.

I've never heard a video like the original of a kid playing eruption that well.

I'll probably catch shit for this, but I would say this guy is far from a ''prodigy''. I don't really see playing someone Else's work (not to mention a work that has been played and copied by ''prodigies'' constantly, and on every video with the words guitar prodigy in the title) as qualifying someone to be a prodigy. Guys like Beethoven and Mozart where prodigies because they could not only play their instrument well, but also excelled at creating great works. If this kid could create then maybe he would meet the mark.

I think it's funny how so many of you are complaining about Eruption being crap. I'd sure like to see one of you so called "Professional" guitarists no one knows about come up with a song that changes the course of music. At the time this was a ground breaking solo. By todays standards? Not that great but in the late 70's it was a big deal. Just because you self important Trolls who have done nothing of influence or importance are tired of hearing it does not make it garbage. So go back to wondering why your mom hasnt brought any meat loaf to your basement Rock Emporium. Keep in mind the kid is 11.

There’s people in their 20’s and 30’s hating on an 11 year old that most likely plays guitar better than them. See anything wrong with that?

Sloppy, not worth much attention.

he needs to start being creative with his own music, not some mindless shredding

there's one of him playing for Santana his picking it up quick..

You go Aiden you're going to be a star

dude not very impressive i learned that in like 4 hours...... get bent