Cracking the Code Episode 1: “Rock to the Future”

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Cracking the Code Episode 1: “Rock to the Future” - Eddie Van Halen & Randy Rhoads

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Things were hurtling rapidly forward. We had shaved the mustaches and the sideburns. We were aerobicizing. We were moonwalking. Every garage housed fuel-injected cylinders, and in every living room sat a teenager twisting a Rubik's Cube and winning at Pitfall. (Or a nice game of chess.) And as our home entertainment was chasing Moore's Law, so was our guitar technique.
In the '80s, the relentless pursuit of perfection turned rock guitar into a kind of pre-Wright Brothers scramble for innovation. Eddie Van Halen, the decade's spiritual mentor, had blasted away convention with his iconoclastic tapping technique. For kids around the world, that was all the cue card we needed. The next breakthrough would come from us.
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@mixa3 8 жыл бұрын

Man, I cannot believe how well this video is made. Production, filming, story. Amazing.

@troygrady 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@5urg3x 7 жыл бұрын

It just looks so realistic since he still looks like a teenager to this day :)

@5urg3x 7 жыл бұрын

Is there a list of all the bands / songs used in this?

@OgamiItto70 7 жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention the music.

@sleazebee 4 жыл бұрын

Jaws still dropping in 2019😮 too good!! Thank you for these gems

@guismth 9 жыл бұрын

Troy!!! Best series ever!! Why isn't this on the discovery channel!!!???.

@troygrady 9 жыл бұрын

guismth Thanks! We're quite at home on the internet, but if you want to send them a note telling them why they should check us out, we're definitely not going to stop you!

@guismth 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response bro. Don't think discovery would've cared to. That's pretty cool of you! Funny, watching the entirety of cracking the code all I could do was relate. I've been there with that remote! Hahaha, watched "cracking" with my kids, 21 and 15. I'm like look in the cabinet, both those tapes are in there. Yng and Eric. Gotta ask though, no satch?

@jasoncavitt2043 9 жыл бұрын

+Troy Grady This doesn't belong on cable. It's too good.

@jazzimo4407 9 жыл бұрын

+guismth ya, how come no satch?

@dylan96096 9 жыл бұрын

+guismth No Shit. I feel the same way about this guy. let's keep this to ourselves as long as possible!!?

@Polentaccio 10 жыл бұрын

I think Yngwie had that effect on every guitar player that heard him for the first time..the precision, tone, and how clean he picked those aggressive lines was jaw dropping. He ripped your ears a new one. How amazing are those early Malmsteen records...seriously.

@troygrady 9 жыл бұрын

Those records were / are killer. If Yngwie had been hit by a bus in 1985 he'd still be remembered as a legend.

@RandoPandaSmiles 8 жыл бұрын

Best guitar channel on KZfaq. I'm surprised this isn't a national TV show.

@ornical 9 жыл бұрын

Eddie, in addition to all his other qualities, also swung harder in his leads than 99% of all rock guitarists and had an incredible grasp of funky rhythm playing, too. Great stuff! I'm on to part two...

@troygrady 9 жыл бұрын

Iron Negro I concur with all of this!

@FeelingShred 9 жыл бұрын

There is a guy who no one ever talks about: Michael Schenker. Dude was "shredding" in 1974, long before that term was even invented. Dual harmonized guitars and everything, that was the shit.

@tylerguitar75 9 жыл бұрын

FeelingShred oh dude, they talk about him. He's considered the grandfather of basically all the guys in this video. They all cite him as a major influence, although Yngwie leaned more towards Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple.

@dalton7145 5 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@fraserwing8744 4 жыл бұрын

@LLCool Jay Jesus Christ! Roy really ripped! I was shocked!

@johnnysully2689 2 жыл бұрын

MSG holds yeh dubious distinction of being the most boring band I've ever seen

@FeelingShred 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I can't disagree with that, there's definitely some cheesy corny effect to some of it, but I still like the sound, what can I do 🤣🤣🤣

@DavidDiMuzio 7 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite TV show on KZfaq!

@troygrady 6 жыл бұрын

Maraming salamat!

@frankie.d1127 9 жыл бұрын

The evolution of guitar virtuosity- isn't it just astounding?!?

@raredesign Жыл бұрын

Why is the second video hidden?

@ultrahighgain412 Ай бұрын

It's probably blocked by copyright douche baggers.

@jszanko 20 күн бұрын

Looks like Yngwie may have taken issue with it.

@ChrisM-tn3hx 8 жыл бұрын

OMG, I actually had an SK-, and I think everyone's used Metal Method at some point :) Memories. Came here at the suggestion of Ben Eller. No regrets. Thanks for the awesome series.

@unclesmoke4690 6 жыл бұрын

Chris McKay I came the instant Uncle Ben Eller said it as well

@Mrblackmusicman 5 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ben got us there and he was right. Prod and content off the charts !

@mikemorrison3791 6 жыл бұрын

Honestly - Troy Grady needs his spot in the Rock n Roll hall of fame just for these videos alone - the creativity, the production values, the sense of humor, the incredibly in depth and accurate analysis. He has probably done almost as much for guitar playing as some of the greats. I only wish I had discovered this series when i had young fingers.

@ledjon 4 жыл бұрын

Man the notes at the end is exactly what it feels like to listen to a great solo. Well done!

@tonyrobertsguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Got chills TWICE when going back to 14:50 and Troy says "Oh my god" and then....

@dku001 4 жыл бұрын

what's the name of that song?

@tonezone111 6 жыл бұрын

Obviously I'm desperately late to this party, but I have to say that this series is far and away the best thing I've seen on KZfaq. Superb camerawork, animation, graphics, production values, editing, storyline.. I'm gushing now, but sincerely, all credit for a fantastic production. I'm absolutely blown away. Incredible.

@ledbthand Жыл бұрын

At the end of the day, still having your old high school axe, is cool in and of itself. :D

@IceCreeeaaam 9 жыл бұрын

This show is the perfect mix between fantastically over the top and educationally brilliant.

@terjetrollvik2683 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work! Actually brought tears to my eyes. You accurately described my childhood, sitting in my room trying to understand what was going on on those records! I played my old Squire strat, day in, day out.... This series is amazing, and I´ll share it with everybody!!!! THANKS!

@troygrady 9 жыл бұрын

Terje Trollvik Thanks Terje!

@TechMetalRules 8 жыл бұрын

I miss this series SO MUCH! Revolutionary technical analysis and rocking nostalgia!

@miaouew 6 жыл бұрын

I was born in 86 :) And that's the exact reaction I had to hearing Yngwie the first time. I bought his Rising Force CD on a visit to my grandparents in Arkansas and took it out of the package while in the car and put it in my discman. I havent been the same since.

@KevinSmithdc 10 жыл бұрын

Great video, Troy. You basically made a documentary of MY life during the same era. LOL Glad to see I wasn't alone.

@rushpittsburgh4 5 жыл бұрын

This is where I'm at right now. Learning bastardized solos and slowly unbastardizing them

@TheArtofGuitar 9 жыл бұрын

Such detail! Can I ask what program you used for the graphics? Amazing!

@___and_memes_for_all 3 жыл бұрын

I guess that’s a no

@Open-6 3 жыл бұрын

You have to work it out, the way he analyses his favourite guitarist’s techniques.

@hanssalami4517 3 жыл бұрын

He used Apple Motion

@Cinestudi0 2 жыл бұрын

information DENIED!

@icarus432hz9 2 жыл бұрын

Windows Movie Maker

@da5idnz 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P EVH..... 😥

@AltronV 3 жыл бұрын

So long, Eddie...

@guismth 9 жыл бұрын

Can't keep this a secret, cmon guys. Troy worked his socks off to play like that. Searched for years for that tone. And is an absolute genius for making this. And a really cool dude for sharing it with us. We should share it with everyone, get him out there as one of the best guitarists and teachers!

@jjvillafane86 10 жыл бұрын

I can't say enough how greatly made this is. I was born on 1986 so my guitar history occurred in a very different scenario, but there are still some things I can relate to very well. I must say also that just by watching this episode you made feel like I lived in that era of guitar playing.

@troygrady 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I had just gotten started a couple years before that. The show picks up after I'd been playing for about a year or so. It's cool to see that the journey is similar pretty much no matter when you hop on board.

@seggbert9243 4 жыл бұрын

Great, how can u dislike? Watched the Serie severel Times, so entertaining

@julianlak1017 9 жыл бұрын

One of the best youtube vids I've ever seen! I was born in 86 so I missed out on a lot of these moments but as a kid in the 90's the rare times I did hear shredding I was always in awe.

@collinjamesguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Same man. I was born in 94, but every guitar player comes to the crossroads and Eddie was my guy. Love Randy too, but Eddie just changed everything for me.

@craygin 8 жыл бұрын

I know that look at the end of this video!!! Saw it first hand in the summer of '85! My one guitar playing friend was floored by Yngwie when we put this album on the turntable and we couldn't stop listening to it for two days!! All we did was flip this record over and flip it over! My friend was mock interviewed as to what he thought of Yngwie and he replied "I'd like to break both his arms!" He was a really good player at 19 and could figure out a Maiden album in about a week and a half. About a year later I would again be floored by a little band from L.A. called Racer X featuring a young gunslinger by the name of Paul Gilbert and I forgot about Yngwie for a loooong bit!! Didn't know that it was the beginning of my eternal search for every record from Mike Barney and his Shrapnel label. It was easy for me to find all that I was interested as I was in Germany where it is totally different than here in the states! Love all your vids as I am just learning how to play at 50 years old!! Keep up the good work, dude! up the Irons!

@glock17sks56 4 жыл бұрын

You have a 10 year advantage on me bro, I am learning again at 60 plus...lol

@monkface 6 жыл бұрын

I'm 51 years old this year. It is hilarious how this series mirrors mine and surely many other's experiences. I saw all the same pics in the same mags, which I still have, I heard the same songs and the same players, I saw the videos, the movies, the flexi-disc, all of it! This series is so great! I even had that Star Wars bedspread! Also played piano, also hated Duran Duran etc.. For real.

@Dylan-du3ui 3 жыл бұрын

Starting this series over again! Thanks so much Troy...I’m in my 30’s and your breakdown and explanations of picking have been the best things to happen to my playing in 10 years. When I started playing guitar, something of this caliber being freely available would’ve been unimaginable.

@bbell37968 9 жыл бұрын

This is terrific, and the timeline aligns so perfectly with my own. I started playing acoustic in 80 or 81 as a young guy, so I went through these same phases when I picked up electric several years later. I'll never forget Doug Marks and those ads!

@aloak 9 жыл бұрын

You're such an incredible teacher, but also a really great scriptwriter. These episodes are so funny to watch. Thank you for that! :)

@MarceloKalango 7 жыл бұрын

This serie could make the young out there to recover the interest in guitars (learning) and rock music, eventually!! Greaaat work, Troy!! You're making the difference!!

@thefourthwritedjentleman3643 Жыл бұрын

Dean Lamb suggested watching you - as it helped his picking a lot I have played 30 years and I must say - this is the best series I have ever seen The pick slanting etc and string escapes OMG Thankyou You are seriously such an asset to the guitaring community and what you have done and provided is unmatched simply astoundingly well put together and enjoyable You sir are an absolute legend

@GearBoxTy 4 жыл бұрын

I have done that Metal Method alternate picking finger exercise since 1984!

@HauteGameFR 4 жыл бұрын

I always wanted translate this amazing show into my language (french) but.. So much work for each episode to really match with the original idea you know.. aaahhh..

@FintanHahnefeld 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!!

@Lordofrock007 9 жыл бұрын

You are the one man that say truth about picking technique importance

@Jarrodpimental 3 жыл бұрын

Going back in to watch for a second time. Troy has helped me so much in playing on his forums and now I’m just appreciating the series that rocketed my interest in lead playing.

@stepitupandgo67 9 жыл бұрын

this is the best thing ever on you tube...for me...

@ubatooba8467 8 жыл бұрын

Funny, I had the same Star Wars bed sheets & pillow cases! Noticed the Boss Heavy Metal 2 distortion pedal...the gear of the day! Ran mine through a Marshall Lead 12....but first amp was a Peavey Backstage. Got a light blue Ibanez Roadstar in the early 1990's and then scalloped it! Yeah....everyone guarder their technique secrets back then. Oh yeah, hands down best fricken videos ANYWHERE!

@markyboo 9 жыл бұрын

Haha . . . oh man . . . that "PLAY ROCK GUITAR" instructional book. When that popped up in the video I was nearly swept away by the flood of nostalgia. Great stuff!

@troygrady 9 жыл бұрын

***** So many of us had that one, whoever wrote it is probably floating on their yacht right now!

@macdietz 4 жыл бұрын

You are basically narrating my life, fyi. So cool to hear someone else have basically the same evolution from piano kid with a good ear through undisciplined bedroom rocker and onward. Im sure its not too uncommon a trajectory. Such an amazing video series.

@metalmadnessSL 9 жыл бұрын

I Remember back in the 90´s seriously trying to follow the "I am a Viking" solo on my guitar, and then the lyrics "you are a Loser" puts me down

@troygrady 9 жыл бұрын

Oh no! I wouldn't take it personally. None of us could play that song when we first heard it.

@showzeki 10 жыл бұрын

Glad these are on KZfaq now

@HeavyMetal-vx6cw Жыл бұрын

80's best decade EVER \m/ !!!

@patrickkowalski8256 2 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Eddie and Randy. Wish Randy was still with us

@Galactu5 10 жыл бұрын

Full of win! Yeah, this is like a slice of the 80s guitar players life to a tee.

@eweeparker 9 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, this is now my favorite youtube show

@TheTrace8 8 жыл бұрын

11:48 You have out done yourself sir!!! :) Oh my! Using PacMan and Robotron 2084 to be an analogy to tremolo picking being a one-handed activity, versus 2-handed. Geezus. You are a 1980's genius of the first order sir. My hat is off. I'm sending links out to friends now.

@HowardFrischer 10 жыл бұрын

I turned 13 in 1982 started playing guitar when i was 14 in in 1983 this series hit home.

@troygrady 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Howard! It was a indeed a golden age of guitar growing interest in guitar. In my neighborhood, we graduated from breakdancing straight to Leppard and Ratt!

@HowardFrischer 10 жыл бұрын

***** totally - l'amour rock capital of brooklyn - endless weekends in the 80's - everything said in the videos were so on point

@adolpholiverbush2 9 жыл бұрын

God, I lived this very same story. Wonderful video, many thanks.

@adolpholiverbush2 9 жыл бұрын

The problem was....Eddie's playing is in a mysterious key. The key of Ed.

@tylerguitar75 9 жыл бұрын

Adolph Oliver Bush He tuned down a half step. Same with Yngwie-totally baffling to a young kid trying to copy a record when his lowest note doesn't match!

@adolpholiverbush2 9 жыл бұрын

tylerguitar75 Well, Yngwie is baffling to most of us. My reference was not to 440 tuning, but to the impossible to reproduce music Eddie is able to play. Me and a buddy joke, "Well, that riff is in the Key of Ed." meaning you have to be EVH to play it. I remember Nuno Bettencourt saying in an interview he got to meet EVH and play thru his rig. He was so stoked, but said, "Hell, it just sounded like me." Which sure wouldn't be too bad.....

@CoachingChaos 9 жыл бұрын

Adolph Oliver Bush I thought that was Ted Nugent ... at least the way Eddie told it? Heck, maybe it was both? Wouldn't surprise me, Nuno is one of my all-time faves and IMO the guy is plenty good enough to say something like that comfortably. Like many others watching this I've been a devoted EVH fanatic since the early 80s, seeing them on the 1984 tour, and buying my first electric guitar in May of 1985. Count me among those who didn't go down the Yngwie path, not even close, didn't really even listen to much of it until the 90s. Not knocking him or what he did, no, I just personally didn't care for it, although I like it just fine today.

@tylerguitar75 9 жыл бұрын

I don't have much knowledge about Nuno or Extreme but Ted Nugent is one of my favorites for sure! Eddie is one of the greatest musicians of all time, but now that we have guitar tablature software...anything is playable ;)

@mohambobujambo 8 жыл бұрын

This is the coolest thing I have ever seen

@tripsr4kids 5 жыл бұрын

that flying 1/8 note when Yngwie comes on! LOLLLL

@drwombat 7 жыл бұрын

love the tron effect at the beginning. your production value is very high on all your upload s

@halferson 3 жыл бұрын

I think this guy has Asperger or something... He's too perfectionist, too clever, too obsessed... Such an inspiration!!! Just keep it right up!!

@guitargirlutube 6 жыл бұрын

This is a feckin brillant channel. I only came across it because I watched a Ralph macchio interview which took me to a crossroads clip which took me to this channel. Wow!!!

@muzikmiks5667 4 жыл бұрын

Best of.... Thank You

@LevitatorMusic 8 жыл бұрын

one sentence from eddie made my guitar playing jump to an entirely new level overnight. It went something like: "The difference between good guitarists and great guitarists is knowing when to pick and when to legato." 16 years later I still keep this in mind when learning new stuff. Not too long ago i was learning the bark at the moon solo for my cover band and the scale climbing part at the end of the solo was giving me problems...then i realized i was trying to just alternate pick the whole thing...once i added in some pull-offs and hammer-ons when changing strings it all flowed together seamlessly.

@AnthonyParalikas 9 жыл бұрын

I just want to say that this is the BEST. I love everything about this channel. You're like the historian of shred, I really feel like these videos do a lot for the genre.

@Zartimus 10 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! I'll watch them all! I resonate with your upbringing. Eddie was my idol back in the 80's. Him and EJ and Gilbert..

@ronaldrichardson8161 10 жыл бұрын

Dude, this is so accurate and interesting, as a proffessional to semi- proffessional and still gigging guitarist for thirty five years, I have not been able to quit watching your series!, In all my mastery of technique over these thirty years, one still eludes me,. . . Speed Picking!! your series hits will absolutely go viral! it is awesome. . .

@troygrady 10 жыл бұрын

Awseome, Ronald! As far as speed picking, I think you'll get what you're after in Season 2, and then some. Stay tuned to our mailing list for the fastest updates. Thanks for watching!

@Killadey 9 жыл бұрын

This has got to be without exaggeration one of the coolest things I've ever watched. It's like someone went into my brain and made a series just for me, but it's so well made on so many different levels too, it's hard to believe it's on YT and not some TV channel (not that you get much on TV as interesting as this). Thanks!

@HawkMcDork 10 жыл бұрын

i grew up in the same era....and this whole series is amazing. all of the references are familiar and many are downright hilarious. this is some of the best guitar tutorial material i have ever seen. wow! you are the man -- thanks for putting this out into the universe!

@troygrady 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear we've hit home with the cultural reference points. Thanks for watching!

@GuyNarnarian 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best thing I've seen on KZfaq in a long time. I miss the 80s man. I was too young but I still knew who Eddie was thats for sure. And Slash of course at the end of the 80s and early 90s.

@rickeisenhauer6396 10 жыл бұрын

Troy, I am 46...graduated in 1986...you and I have almost same exact history...LOL! These are the best videos i've ever seen on guitar techniques and playing!!! Keep up the most outstanding videos my friend!!! EVH...My main influence...along with SRV (blues) and Beatles for melodies and harmonies and song structure...Thanks again my friend!

@arvadaguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Troy! This video is a service to guitar humanity. I am telling every one of my students about you.

@Jesse_Johnson 2 жыл бұрын

This was made 8yrs ago… wow. The rest of KZfaq still hasn’t caught up to this quality amazing.

@rickfeith6372 7 жыл бұрын

I've heard about this...here I am. WOW!!

@danmenez 7 жыл бұрын

This video feels like seeing Van Halen playing for the first time in the 80's. It's revolutionary... That's all I can say for now... I'm just trying to catch my breath here...

@wj74 8 жыл бұрын

Best video on KZfaq right here.

@paulpardee 6 жыл бұрын

Dude... This is gold.

@bjorngoud5259 2 жыл бұрын

Great. Love the SK 1.

@mydogprick 8 жыл бұрын

Aahh yes the Casio sk-1 sampling keyboard got it in 1989 for Christmas when ever I would see the Comercial it would drive me nuts I couldn't put the thing down I swear I wish I still had it

@theaustralianhulk 10 жыл бұрын

Every now and then you stumble across something really cool on KZfaq. This is an exception. I'm almost through Season 1 and have to say... Amazing!

@FloridasCracker 10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely FANTASTIC !!! Thanks!!

@troygrady 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@matthewenriquez8729 5 жыл бұрын

You so accurately tell a story of a guitarist’s journey!

@rajmanation 10 ай бұрын

Incredible work! 10:18 impressionist approximation 😅 Legend!

@voisin24cooking50 Жыл бұрын

all i can say is wow and thank you

@guitarzarfun 6 жыл бұрын

Was coping VH tid bits and into Dokken..then Yngwie hit me like a tidal wave. That hooked me in with technical playing at age 14...i worked at his stuff and at least could start to figure out what he was doing with help from books etc..then came Racer x & Cacophony..... they nearly drove me to insanity and had me wear out at least 4 tape decks rewinding/playing/rewinding/playing etc etc x1000. Still don't have that stuff totally figured out. Cacophony's music(and Becker & Friedman's first solo records) was and still is the most mind boggling and perplexing thing I've heard in rock guitar.

@MrNatebain 2 жыл бұрын

My childhood revisited in so many ways ... Thank you Troy ... Seriously 💯

@stratokan 3 жыл бұрын

This video is just amazing, I viewed it six years ago, it just aged very well...great!!!!

@liorangel7511 3 жыл бұрын

I love to see your reaction to Yngwie's playing everytime! in this video because it's so true this is the first impression that you get from him and the look that you gave at the picture of Eddie it's like "Eddie do somethinggg"😂😂

@glenjamin2703 4 жыл бұрын

I’m here following Ben Ellen’s recommendation and could not be more thankful. I’m going to binge this entire channel.

@wagonet 5 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@GoodSneakers 4 жыл бұрын

I just started playing guitar again after 13 years. This really helps!

@loneliboy1234 6 жыл бұрын

Besides every great detail in this series, his guitar tone is amazing

@CapeGuitar 9 жыл бұрын

Amazingly well done! Looking forward to watching the rest of your vids. I remember stumbling across your first vids maybe 4-5 years ago or so? Great stuff. I teach guitar, and used to use your first teaser vids in lessons. Also - as a someone who also is a child of the 80's/went to high school in 80's - your take on learning guitar is both hilarious and dead on.

@troygrady 9 жыл бұрын

CapeGuitar thanks! Yes, the project has been brewing for a long time - had the first teaser videos up on the old site even longer ago than that! Glad to hear it's resonating.

@CapeGuitar 9 жыл бұрын

***** I remember now how I stumbled on the first vids of yours - it was Shawn Lane. I've watched more of your vids, I love the breakdown. Couple of questions/observations, maybe for future vids? I originally came across "pick slanting" not only from Yngwie, but also from Stevie Ray and Jimi Hendrix. Yngwie I always held up, personally, as one of the highest levels of virtuosity because his technique was so effortless. I watched/copied what he was doing w/ his right hand, but what struck me was the hand/wrist position. Jimi and Stevie have very similar looks to their right hands, and what I found was that small chordal shapes (double stops) a la "Little Wing" were way, way easier to play w/ the pick slanting. I was always getting my pick hung up in the strings, and couldn't figure out how to play pianistic shapes until I figured out "pick slanting". I guess that's the observation that got me started w/ that a while ago. A question too...one guy that would be fantastic to see broken down would be John Petrucci. I'm sure others have mentioned that. He always struck me as a combination of two things...logic and "brute force". Any chance for a Petrucci style vid, unless I've missed it. Again, great work!

@junodonome700 9 жыл бұрын

***** Your my new favorite guitar guy....I kid you not my friend! I have studied with a lot of guys in college where I went to school for music, as well as with Greg Howe and Dave Wiener from Steve Vai, and you are very, very good at braking down and conveying information to everyone, at every level. You have taken the method of reverse engineering to a whole new level! Bravo!!!

@headcheeze69 9 жыл бұрын

Memories....we basically grew up loving and doing the same thing...great job! Good stuff!

@samseasmusic8933 8 жыл бұрын

Back to the Future~! Thanks Troy. We are brothers from a parallel Universe. I went through very similar obstacles. Still breaking through thanks to you. The overall impact so far is GREAT! Watching more soon!

@chrisguitarvoyage 10 жыл бұрын

WOW! MAN… All my respect!

@shawnpatrick7039 3 жыл бұрын

We live parallel lives!!! The last Yngwie segment made me laugh and cry out loud...I had the same epiphany!🤘 Great and amazing stuff. Bravo!

@Chingu-nm6wp 7 жыл бұрын

Metal Method Rules!!!!! I remember staying up late to listen to Fingers Metal Shop.

@jetstrat 5 жыл бұрын

Not only is this an excellent instructional video, but a hilariously, stunningly accurate retrospective of what it was like learning guitar in the 80s! Great job!

@dylan96096 9 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love how you put all of your vids together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm now a #1 fan of your very clearly informative vids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for being you Mr. Grady

@jazzimo4407 9 жыл бұрын

Dude, Im super impressed with your observational and analytical skills. You are amazing.

@Hanes14 3 жыл бұрын

the holy grail of techniques has been revealed.

@hollowroots2197 8 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, Troy. Love the filming and production work. Keeps your attention very well.

@troygrady 8 жыл бұрын

+UrsaMajor Thanks man!

@chrismoore2609 10 жыл бұрын

Sheer genius! Without a doubt the best thing on youtube at the moment and the best thing on guitar playing anywhere, ever. Deserves a Nobel prize at the very least. Thanks!!!

@troygrady 10 жыл бұрын

Ha! Alfred Nobel may have invented dynamite, but I doubt he could have imagined heavy metal. Thanks for watching!