This is awesome, thanks for posting! I'm so used to seeing that Cornford Hellcat in all his videos it's funny to see that was the first one he tried.

After watching a million of your picking videos i still haven't had the privilege of watching you cut loose. Pure Fire!

he was already a shred master long before cracking the code

Very interesting... Young Troy has a very Yngwie influenced picking technique back then. Anchored 2-3 fingers and much more hand supination compared to now.... Now he is trying to not touch with his fingers... His picking has evolved and improved huge amounts which goes to show the study he has put into it and discovery of all these different movements from his cracking the code series... Bravo Troy!

This is so interesting to watch, considering I didn't even knew about cracking the code until a couple of years ago

He's better than 1/2 the people he has on his shows

i loved his cracking the code stuff about picking techniques. I find that his left hand technique is equally impressive... would be nice to have some access to some material that deals with that also..

Thank you for uploading this!!! I've been looking for this for years now since Troy took it from the net for whatever reasons.

Troy Grady' stuff's always been qualitative, very enjoyable to watch and listen, even at its early days.

The Two Rock Topaz has a wonderfully round clean tone.

12:24 only time I have ever heard Troy curse.

Are we just gonna ignore the fact he has no tuners on his guitar

I like Troy. His cracking the code stuff is really great and he get's paid by the note so that's cool...... ;)

Hi Troy, excelent vídeo, was an amazing demonstration 👍🎸

Love it. OMG look at him!!

Eric Johnson's lost brother.

Loving this

Troy fast as shit in this video!!

How the hell can he be so precise,lol it's incredible.

Either a Mesa Boogie triple rec or any top amp by Orange are what's up for big good thick metal distortion

STOP! Put the magnet on that Washburn immediately! Get Yngwie or someone to interview him..

his scale runs sound like Paul Gilbert's in Intense Rock intro.. and I think he loves Exreme's "Waiting For The Punchline" album and songs like "Cynical" and such.. :-)

this is impressive

Any clue what are those Seymour Duncan pickups?

Many people admire you for your fast picking and right hand control. However I think your left hand equally stands out just as much, if not more, among the great players. Great form, stability and efficient technique.. Almost surgical! What I also noticed about your left hand are the inactive fingers. When playing a 1-3-4 finger combination, I notice you fold your middle finger down into the palm. The same for the ring finger when playing 1-2-4 combinations. When playing 1-2-3 combinations, I notice you actually extend the pinky outwards instead. I have started applying this concept to my playing and have noticed my scales improving for the better, and pull-offs are coming out more fluidly and with ease. There are still a few hiccups here and there, as I need to improve flexor strength and flexibility in order to curl those fingers in with ease. I was wondering how did you come about to applying this concept of inactive fingers in your playing; did it happen naturally? Or did you observe this from other players? I notice some Gypsy Jazz players use this concept too. Could you give me some tips and advice? Thank you.

He looks like Bryan Adams and the dude from Eddie & the Cruisers had a love child.

a very skilled player

I assume troy did more of these video's back in the day. Anyone knows where these video's can be found?

Wait no tuning pegs???

I can’t find part 2

Why does he look waaaay younger than in his cracking the code?!?!!

Hellcat for the win!

Ear-fatique sets in, makes it impossible to avoid "buyer's remorse"

Damn is that Troy from Cracking the Code?...He looks badass here...should've kept this look... And those riffs Maan....he rocks...

I don’t see any tuning pegs on the headstock. That looks like a regular Floyd Rose trem so how in the world do you tighten the strings???

maybe go for the roccafuerte amp seems the best bet

dude this guy rips fuuukc

Help,what is that beautiful rift Troy plays at 24 mins ?

Where the hell is part two? What did he buy?

what kind of a locking nut is on his Nunu guitar?

This is interesting to see. He looks like 15 years younger than in the "Cracking the Code" videos. WHAT ARE THOSE HIDDEN TUNING PEGS HE'S USING OR IS IT SOME TYPE OF HEADLESS SETUP?? And, wow, I think Troy's picking was at it's peak here, very Paul Gilbert in style. I really enjoyed all the shred playing he did in this video. How did you get this Carlos? LOL!

does that guitar have no tuners lol

Where are the guitar tuners?

Guitar has no tuning pegs....a headless guitar with a headstock on it, never seen that

N4 w/o it's Grovers LOL

I had no idea Robin Williams could play guitar like that.

Uh.... where's the tuners on his guitar?? lol

ペグがない！？ というか、ロックの先には弦もない！？

Emo grady, the air string guitar player. What did he do that that guitar?

Michael Scott

Could you play some music, not the exersizes?

Gah-raj band?!? it's Gar-idge Troy... GAR-IDGE!!!!! Yours Everyone in Britain & Ireland :)

doesnt help tho, if you have flawless technique and a 4k guitar everything iss going to sound good

He’s wearing a wig?🤔

Wow dude just wow. Surprising someone smart enough to figure out picking techniques can not figure out an amp.

sounds like a very one dimensional player

He's better than 1/2 the people he has on his shows