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Airtap - Eric Mongrain

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  • Added: 13-Aug-06

Beautiful performance by this incredible Canadian guitarist.

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Airtap - Eric Mongrain

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  • unique

    Finally something new :) Technically and musically unique!

    By notchent1 1154073873 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • new as the sun

      A GUITAR is six keyboards lined up in a row. this guy plays them like a piano.

      By Scrotonius 1154924802 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • piano

      if that's how you play the piano, someones played a trick on you and you haven't figured it out yet.

      By Stressball 1155714816 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • its an old tirkc anyways. lol

      A piano uses a mechanical hammer to sound individual strings. .. the guitar is arranged as 6 keyboards side by side. This is confusion cuZ there is only one fret board that basicaly plays 6 keys.. the sound is generated by hitting the string with you fingers.. or a pick. ( I have played the guitar using drumsticks) .. I find the guitar to be a really 3-d instrument... It can be tuned to any setting where as a piano is set to one tuning and one scale. .. the guitar is very versatile. This guy plays( lap top piano style guitar) ps my own description.. He hits the strings to give them the sound, and hits the box to give it percussion. This guy really is in control of his instrument and an inspiration to me.. There are more sound variations in a guitar than a piano.. Pops and twangs don’t exist in a piano.. This guy could not do this music if he held the instrument in the normal way.. This is why I call it a piano style.. But it has percussion elements.. He uses it like a drum set also.. Hitting some strings and plucking some others.. I am not an expert by any means.. I enjoy all comments regarding music..

      By Scrotonius 1155967381 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Wrong

      have you seen the guitar drift video, that guy holds the guitar in a normal position and still gets the same sounds, you may know a lot about music but you have not seen everything in metacafe,

      P.S. do your home work before you comment

      By TLALOC-MAN 1170057926 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • A Master

    It's always inspirig to see someone in action who has been committed enough time and effort to become a Master of their instrument. Stanley Jordan was great, but this guy has a more unique style. Give us more mastery at work!

    By Just mois 1154094274 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • More of this kind of culture, please.

    The shadow does prove the sunshine. In the midst of all the mindlessness, porn, and outright stupidity on Metacafe, a rare jewel like talent and real dedication shows itself.

    It's something else entirely when someone uses a simple technique and a little bit of creativity to create something so beautiful. The action on that guitar must be set really low or this guy has very, very strong fingers.

    Anyone who has the nerve to say this S**ks needs to go prove they can do better, or just taze their own tongues... every two seconds.

    By Amalga 1155508259 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Not unique..

      ...but brilliant nevertheless. I feel I have to mention we have an equally good airtap'er in Norway called Ole Staveteig. Hereby promoted :-) Check him out too

      By Finbeck 1155940327 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Go les Québécois!!!

    Fiere d'etre Quebecoise, qui habite en Australie.
    Le video m'a fait sourir durant une journee plate au travail.....

    By gen_seguin 1155607047 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • LES QUEBECOIS

      N' ONT PAS UNIQUEMENT DES BON MUSICIANS MAIS AUSSI DES BONS COMBATTANTS COMME ST PIERRE OU DAVID LOISEAUX. PETIT SALUT DES ETATS UNIS. BON COURAGE AU TRAVAIL COUSINE!!!

      By coolrunning 1155630117 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow

    for once a video that has no mean nasty comments. and for good reason to. even though this isnt really my type of music, its amazing, and incredably beautiful

    By rock on 1155599069 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Brilliant

    What can u say? Brilliant

    By frodiddy 1155576860 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • if you heard this with no

    visual most people would think it was an entire band not one guy on one instrument

    By Bergkamp 1155518589 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Wow

    He made it seem so easy to do. But if you play guitar you would know this is very hard and skillful!!

    Keep on posting!

    By Wiot 1155505440 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow

    absolutely amazing!!!!!!!

    By B.C. 1155498793 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • BRAVO mate

    well done. i love seeing clips on here of actual talent. not very many have it, and there is certainly no shortage of people on here who will criticize whatever they can even when they could NEVER duplicate it. very nice, great post and contribution to a community that needs more like this. thank you.

    By mediummelon 1155498058 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • WTF

    Awersome,just awersome i watchted that video a few times and .. man this is F**king skilled

    By Pups 1155497291 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • FANTASTIC

    Loved this. Could listen to it over and over again.

    By cedgar 1154273123 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • F**king cool!

    your r the best..man~

    By wa-ha-ha 1154007730 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • awesome!

    this guy is a real performer

    By kulyan 1154007693 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great

    wow this was one of the best clips on metacafe, beautiful playin and beautiful music, i'm a guitarist and what hes doin is impossible, at least to me :).

    By Oath 1154009392 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
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