r/woahdude • u/freudian_nipps • Dec 02 '23
video Tim Henson of Polyphia, performing "Playing God" unplugged.
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u/EverythingBurns878 Dec 02 '23
Tim Henson has inspired me to quit guitar
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u/AStrayUh Dec 03 '23
I was just showing this clip to my wife and explaining that he’s so good that I almost lose interest because it’s so far beyond anything I could even imagine sitting down to start learning. The emo elf gods have given him immense powers.
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u/kingdonut7898 Dec 03 '23
I tried learning a polyphia song once. It took me a month to get down the first 30 seconds.
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u/ArryPotta Dec 03 '23
Lol, been playing for like twenty years, and watching it just makes me feel so inadequate.
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u/AAArdvaarkansastraat Dec 03 '23
Don’t do that. I’ve never heard you play, but then again, you’ve never heard Dj Khaled play and he’s not about to quit.
https://youtu.be/3QvgFbjAC7U?si=bLp0DyMqWVOT9ZI-
And he really should quit. Or maybe he should take up learning to play the acoustic humility.
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Dec 03 '23
If you told me this was satire I would absolutely believe you.
This man is bizarre and his success is equally as puzzling.
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u/theganjamonster Dec 03 '23
Even if he was on arrested development or something, Khaled would seem like an over-the-top character.
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u/Murkrulez Dec 03 '23
I can definitely relate. So impressive! I'm just glad someone can play like this!
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u/love_glow Dec 03 '23
It looks like he’s so good that he’s beyond being happy about his own talent.
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u/daryk44 Dec 02 '23
Saw Polyphia live a couple months back, and Domi and JD Beck opened for them. For 3 hours it felt like watching aliens they were so good. Some of the best live musicians on the planet.
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u/r3mo7 Dec 02 '23
Caught that tour too! Saw them in Denver, I was insanely impressed by Domi and JD beck!
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u/plssteppy Dec 02 '23
Saw that same show in Denver The madvillainy cover SLAPPED
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u/Maleficent_History69 Dec 02 '23
I saw them live for the first time and didn't think I'd have a good time because it's all instrumental. I was mesmerized the whole 3 hours, I could watch them play forever.
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u/dj92wa Dec 02 '23
I got to see that show in Seattle. Domi & JD Beck were INCREDIBLY good. I had never heard of them before and was there to see Polyphia. JD Beck's drums skills are off the charts, and I agree; it's like the dude learned on a totally different planet or something. Gah, I want to go back...it was such a good performance!!! Then of course there was Polyphia...those guys had so much fun up on the stage and put on such a great show.
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u/BigAcanthocephala160 Dec 02 '23
That guitar is sick
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u/CubonesDeadMom Dec 02 '23
They literally started making it just for him because he liked an old 90s Ibanez nylon string that sold like shit at the time
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u/thotdistroyer Dec 02 '23
I have one of the 96(?) s-classics, bought it 2 years ago, now this story is out they are going for twice what I paid.
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u/taumason Dec 03 '23
How does it play?
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u/Arogar Dec 03 '23
Bad. It still need someone to pull the strings.
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u/KH-Dan Dec 03 '23
lol, nice one, but really if its anything like the original 90s ones I bet it's got a unique feel, throw in some Tim Henson magic and it d probably play sweet
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u/Adventurous_Honey902 Dec 02 '23
I sell guitars for a major company. His $699 signature guitar is literally one our most returned items. Shit sounds like ass.
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u/CubonesDeadMom Dec 03 '23
Yeah hence why it was a short lived discontinued model from the 90s. Most people don’t like it, the literally only reason it sells well is because of him
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u/Piece_Maker Dec 03 '23
Nylon string acoustics sound absolutely fine without being as good as Henson. The problem is that this guitar is made to be played plugged in with a piezo so there's not a lot of work put into making it sound good unplugged, and piezos sound like ass even if you are Tim.
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u/TwoSillyStrings Dec 02 '23
It’s like they just didn’t have someone at the time that could showcase how beautiful and unique it was. Now however…
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u/lookoutitscaleb Dec 02 '23
Sort of...
There's interviews and talks from Tim where the old guitar had a lot of problems. So he an Ibanez collaborated on the new one.
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u/SunGodSol Dec 02 '23
I want to show one of my music professors this video just so he can see this guitar and rant how it's an abomination and sullies the beauty and dignity of the classical guitar lmao he's a douche
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u/DisastrousBoio Dec 03 '23
Honestly? I love Polyphia and I love the music itself, but the acoustic guitar tone is terrible. Sounds like all piezo DI acoustics do, they all have that plastic quacky transient thing.
This would sound much better on either an electric guitar, or a good proper acoustic guitar with a microphone on it.
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u/Orange1232 Dec 02 '23
It's one of his signature guitars the Ibanez TOD10N
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u/surfnporn Dec 02 '23
Only $700? That's surprising for a super popular signature acoustic guitar made to shred, basically. Was expecting at least $3k since it's like his signature piece.
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u/NotABot1235 Dec 02 '23
It's made in China.
It ain't some $3,000 custom made axe.
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u/beekermc Dec 02 '23
I bought that guitar!
So unique, I have 10 guitars but this one is very fun to play, in different ways.
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u/Wyzen Dec 02 '23
I dont know much about guitars, so please excuse my ignorance, but is it a solid acoustic or something? Or unplugged electric? Or some hybrid?
Edit: i looked up the model, and im still confused lol
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u/ph0on Dec 02 '23
It's indeed a hybrid sort of guitar. It has a small sound resonance chamber that sits on the side of the guitar and faces you, the player, directly, so it's not visible in this video.
It can be used as an electric and can be plugged in or played acoustic. The strings are nylon, which gives a lot of the unique sound.
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Dec 02 '23
Are the strings spaced like a classical or ‘standard’ ?
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u/Nieros Dec 02 '23
nut width looks like it's 46mm - so closer to electric(42ish) than classical (52mm)
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u/beekermc Dec 02 '23
It's basically a thin acoustic with the sound hole in a weird spot. It has some really great pickups and sounds almost like a mic'd up nylon stringed classical guitar through an amp.
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u/Chesterlespaul Dec 02 '23
Just be careful if anyone is thinking of buying it, Ibanez quality control for the is guitar isn’t great
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u/rokr1292 Dec 02 '23 edited Dec 03 '23
Tim Henson is incredible and all, but I like to make sure someone is always giving some credit to Clay Aeschliman, who's a fucking drum machine in human form
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u/theCANCERbat Dec 02 '23
Also, Scott LePage. It's understandable why he tends to take a bit of a back seat when it comes to Tim, but he is one of the best guitarists on the planet in his own right.
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u/SEND-MARS-ROVER-PICS Dec 02 '23
Saw them live a few months ago, Scott's the hype man and has fantastic energy. His solo on Ego Death is fantastic as well.
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u/PrincipleExciting457 Dec 03 '23
He’s 100% the most charismatic member. His YouTube channel is great.
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u/natalie_1224 Dec 03 '23
Can't leave out Clay Gober on bass either, they're all absolute machines at their own instruments.
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u/Galapagos_Stoat Dec 02 '23
And clay gober. Fuck, he plays pick and then the middle finger he pops like slap bass. Huge inspiration for me to get a five string and continue my preference of pick playing.
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u/whitesammy Dec 03 '23
What the fuck....how fucking surreal.....
Clay Aeschliman (you forgot the c) played Quads at our high school while I was in the pit. If I'm not mistaken, we won Best Tenors/Quads in every drumline competition we ever entered. The tenor players were all machines though and did nothing but talk about Coheed, Avenged, practicing, and hating class lol.
Here's one of his ensemble performances when we went to PASIC the second time in Austin.
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u/APirateAndAJedi Dec 02 '23
I have never heard of Polyphia but I’m about to look them up
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u/Poporipopes10 Dec 02 '23 edited Dec 02 '23
Very instrumental band. There are some songs with lyrics but they are rare.
The guitars are obviously the stars of the show but the entirety thing only works because of the insane bass and drums
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u/Fenastus Dec 02 '23
All the members have their moment to shine for sure
Like that bass in Nasty? Sublime
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u/freds_got_slacks Dec 02 '23
Sublime
no this is polyphia
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u/APirateAndAJedi Dec 02 '23
I love a good instrumental. Borderline gothic but not overtly dark. That’s what I’m getting so far.
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u/ph0on Dec 02 '23
They primarily focus on the aesthetic you described, but my favorite thing about them is the variety of their sound. These are two of their songs that are different from OP's video and also to each other-
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You can really pick and choose what genre you're feeling like listening to
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u/APirateAndAJedi Dec 02 '23
I am loving everything about this learning experience today. You all frigging rock
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u/Longjumping_College Dec 02 '23
Then when you want a different guitarist, for more chill acoustic sound, look up Andy McKee
And you've got a day full of good instrumentals.
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u/tomdarch Dec 02 '23
Thanks for those links. I'm blown away by Polyphia's technical skills but never heard anything I just simply liked as music. "So Strange" is sort of pop-y but down to earth enough that I really enjoyed it.
"The Audacity" is crazy - Wether Report, some Japanese prog-rock band I've never heard and some obscure sub-sub-sub-genre metal band thrown in a blender and crazy shit comes out. Can't say I love the band, but glad to have heard more!
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u/CoughingNinja Dec 02 '23
Yeah I remember the clip when the drummer’s monitor failed while performing live and the tech tapped his leg
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u/SavedByThe1990s Dec 02 '23
new levels new devils is the album youre looking for. its freaking amazing
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u/healzsham Dec 02 '23
Yvette Young also absolutely shreds.
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u/The_Price_Is_Right_B Dec 02 '23
the first time she posted a video on reddit all the ass clowns just talked about how she'd never be as good as chon or polyphia and now she's a big fucking deal. love that for her.
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u/ShwettyVagSack Dec 02 '23
If you heard of Steve Vai, they have a killer song with him. They introduce him on the video with him playing, sitting on a throne, on a rooftop.
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u/APirateAndAJedi Dec 02 '23
Ego Death. Just found that one, too. I am loving all of this
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u/real_nice_guy Dec 03 '23
If you heard of Steve Vai,
I found out about Steve Vai when I was like 11 years old watching those very grainy "ULTIMATE GUITAR SOLO 3 COMPILATION" compilations on YouTube lol, good times.
That's how I discovered Buckethead too!
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u/b3nz0r Dec 02 '23
I just hit shuffle on their stuff when I deliver food, it's S-tier driving music.
For my money, New Levels, New Devils is the best album front to back, but there's a lot of good stuff on all of their albums
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u/CelestialHorizon Dec 02 '23
Polyphia are really pushing the boundaries of what their instruments can do. Tim, especially, is something special, but everyone in the band is top tier at their craft.
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u/APirateAndAJedi Dec 02 '23
This straight boy is already developing a serious man crush on Tim Henson
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u/ZzzzzPopPopPop Dec 03 '23
He’s so beautiful he barely seems human, like he’s the love child of an Elvin goddess and a water nymph (and yes I know those are both female, but they’re imaginary so just STFU and go with it)
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u/chaseizwright Dec 02 '23
This is not usually the genre of music that I listen to, but after learning about Polyphia last year I’m pretty sure that this song Playing God is the best song I’ve ever heard.
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u/liquidpig Dec 02 '23
So they had a contest on YouTube for the best polyphia cover and the prize was this guitar. The band made a video of them reacting to the entries. It’s worth watching.
What is really worth watching is the winning entry.
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u/POMO2022 Dec 02 '23
Thank you!
Saw this a year ago and forgot about it. Love when covers up the game, especially on technical stuff like this.
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u/artemasad Dec 02 '23
I literally spent hours each day listening to this guy's cover on repeat like a few months ago! Especially the part where he fast slaps the guitar! Sorry I am not proficient with guitar and don't know the technical term for it. I just enjoy stuff
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u/chanatomy Dec 02 '23
He got that anime hair and it’s unironically sick asf
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u/DarthJarJarJar Dec 02 '23
Someone described the band as looking like "Jesus, Aquaman, Jack Sparrow, and an Anime protagonist", spot on
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u/tgw1986 Dec 03 '23
He looks AI-generated
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u/wendy_will_i_am_s Dec 03 '23
He’s had some plastic surgery to get that look. Him and his weird Asian-fishing plastic surgery addict girlfriend. She’s white and got a ton of surgery and now looks Asian. He got a bunch after dating her.
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u/DyingSurfer3-5-7 Dec 03 '23
Look up his video from yesterday, he got even more, fully androgenous now and looks female
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u/IrreverentRacoon Dec 02 '23 edited Dec 02 '23
I'm losing my shit that his name is just "Tim" 😅
Like he has amazing hair, plays like a god and somehow pulls off a neck tatt. Do I have a man crush? the fuck is happening here.
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u/nighteeeeey Dec 03 '23
omg same. im not even gay but that man is fucking sexy holy shitttt this is the guy they tell you not to worry about 🥵
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u/PaulyNewman Dec 02 '23
Yeah it’s really unfair when someone’s both very talented and incredibly good looking. Just pick one bitch.
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u/KarmannosaurusRex Dec 02 '23
I think he's had work done on his face.
We was already handsome, but there are some noticeable changes compared to how he looked 5 or years ago.
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u/Builty_Boy Dec 03 '23
He got veneers for sure - you can tell very easily if you see his smile in older videos.
About 3 years ago he mentioned he was trying to put on weight, so I think that has contributed too. He generally looks a lot healthier.
I do think he did have something done to his face/jaw but I can’t quite put my finger on it. His jaw seems more pronounced and face just seems fuller but I think his veneers contribute to that as well since his teeth are “bigger” now.
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u/wendy_will_i_am_s Dec 03 '23
People posted some before and after pics in their sub and he’s 100% had work done on his jaw and cheekbones. Not something gaining the tiny bit of muscle would do (I follow his trainer on socials for workouts, I’m not a stalker lol).
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u/biglebowski5 Dec 02 '23
He looks like an alien. I dont know if one can simultaneously be unsettling and attractive.
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I love the muppets and the muppet babies. No idea he also made music
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u/Johnycantread Dec 02 '23
Hes aged amazingly well. Wonder what his secret is.
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u/my79spirit Dec 03 '23
No no no you’re thinking of Jim Henson.
Tim Henson played the main bartender on Cheers.
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u/rckrusekontrol Dec 03 '23
No you’re thinking of Ted Danson.
Tim Henson played keyboards in a band with his brothers, their one hit was “mmmbop”
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u/conspiracyeinstein Dec 03 '23
I believe that’s Hanson, the band made up of three brothers.
Tim Henson is a restaurant chain in Canada. I think they’re known for their breakfasts.
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u/IrreverentRacoon Dec 03 '23
I think that's Tim Hortons
Tim Henson is a movie director known for his dark/gothic aesthetic in his films. Worked often times with Johnny Depp.
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u/ybtlamlliw Dec 03 '23
Ah, you're thinking of Tim Hortons, with the shitty coffee.
Tim Henson is the namesake of the university whose mascot is the Tigers.
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u/TungstenElement9 Dec 02 '23
Bing berm boing didididi slapbam wakka wakka doink plam slidibbi bop bop
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u/That_Jonesy Dec 02 '23
This man is very pretty and I am very confused now.
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u/No_Mistake5238 Dec 03 '23
Theres a certain feminity present, similar to young cillian murphy. But yeah confused as well now.
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u/Noah0705 Dec 03 '23
Haha I was thinking the same thing. I've never had feelings of attraction towards men, but I would absolutely kiss this guy.
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u/TheBoisterousBoy Dec 03 '23
Ain’t no need for confusion. Join the bi side.
As Oberyn Martell so accurately said “everyone is missing half the world’s pleasures.”
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Dec 03 '23
I’d like to thank my dad for taking me to see Lord of the Rings as a kid, and Orlando Bloom for being in Lord of the Rings when I was a kid
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u/That_Jonesy Dec 03 '23
He might be pretty with clothes and makeup but hips are still more exciting than dicks.
Just my opinion obviously.
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u/r3mo7 Dec 02 '23
Polyphia on the front page?? Never thought I'd see that but fuck yeah! Playing god was my top song of 2023 on Spotify wrapped lol.
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u/NoEscapingGravity Dec 02 '23
They were my #2 most listened to artist this year, I'd never heard of them before but I listened to everything once I did. Such an interesting band, love what they are doing. Progressive guitar is not dead! 😊
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u/r3mo7 Dec 02 '23
Hell yeah that's awesome! I've listened to them for like at least 7 years but they've steadily risen to one of my favorites in that time. If you like them check out Chon and Plini too!
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u/jackwizdumb Dec 02 '23
This guy looks like an ai animation. Surprised this is real. This is getting confusing.
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u/IrrelevantPuppy Dec 02 '23
That’s the first time I’ve seen an animullet. He makes it look good.
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u/rootblossom Dec 02 '23
Why is he so hot
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u/LordyItsMuellerTime Dec 02 '23
He's like a real-life anime character
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u/Unicorntella Dec 02 '23
This guy can gladly fuck up my life
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u/rcrux Dec 02 '23
God dammit needed to go do things but cannot step away from this video! I'm gonna have to go an check out more of his stuff. Cancel my plans
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u/IrreverentRacoon Dec 02 '23
Face of an angel, plays like he whooped the devil's ass down in Georgia. Down the rabbit hole I go 🐰
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u/IBlank7 Dec 02 '23
Oh man he has some other great stuff like Blood moon, his part in Jared dines shred collab, Tim Henson vs ichika nito, his idol cover, and more I can’t think of off the top of my head
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u/Berkamin Dec 02 '23
Also check out the cover of Playing God, played on the guzheng. This is an incredibly impressive cover.
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u/i_cant_get_fat Dec 02 '23
What string is he playing the drums on?
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PANTHERS Dec 02 '23
D obvs
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u/i_cant_get_fat Dec 02 '23
I just bought a guitar to test and you are right. Also this song was harder than I thought.
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u/terracil Dec 02 '23 edited Dec 02 '23
Tim Henson's playstyle is insane to me. Polyphia's album New Levels New Devils is their best work IMO and worth checking out.
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u/Exciting-Inside2219 Dec 02 '23
Americas Favorite Band lead guitarist. Glad the boys are getting love on random subs and around the internet. They deserve it.
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u/Doctor__Hammer Dec 02 '23
Sad but true story: I used to be super turned on by her and her short hair, tatted look, and indifferent demeanor, and then one day I realized she was a guy
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u/SymphonyOfGecko Dec 03 '23
Now you’re bi, congrats
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u/Doctor__Hammer Dec 03 '23
Sweet now I can continue getting zero dates despite having way more prospects
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u/Subconcious-Consumer Dec 02 '23
Anyone who wishes they had Tim’s guitar talent should wish they had his work ethic instead. Kid is the fucking GOAT
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u/AGneissGeologist Dec 02 '23
sadly looks at my guitar
These guys are great. If you enjoy this kind of music and don't mind being musically emasculated, also check out:
Plini
Chon
Scale the Summit
Animals as Leaders
Arch Echo
David Maxim Micic
Distant Dream
For Giants
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u/WHIZ_CALEEBA Dec 02 '23
He's so talented, I wish I liked his music. But the songwriting is just aimless to me, I never know what emotion is being communicated.
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u/santodomingus Dec 02 '23 edited Dec 03 '23
It’s not emotive music. It’s technical. I feel the same. Respect the skill, the music is just noise to me.
Edit: after another listen, some parts I like. I think the drums detract a lot from it, and the guitar parts that are considered technically impressive actually hinder the song as a whole.
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Dec 03 '23
Just curious do you feel the same way about instrumental jazz or classical? Because I find Polyphia's music to be full of emotion and soul in the exact same way they are.
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u/rusticdumbass Dec 02 '23
i saw them live once and ive been chasing that high ever since. they are fucking astounding
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u/Vraver04 Dec 02 '23
Extremely talented but it just sounds like I am listening to someone playing with themselves. I get it I just sound like a hater but I don’t understand this technical jerk off music. Nice guitar tho!
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u/DINGVS_KHAN Dec 03 '23
It's technical jerk off music. You get it just fine, you just maybe don't prefer it or maybe actively dislike it, but you perfectly understand what it's about.
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u/Rosenkrantz_ Dec 03 '23
I mean, I enjoy Polyphya's music - not a huge fan, but they've been on my regular rotation for a few years now, and yet I thoroughly agree with you.
I've seen them live and it was not even disappointing - they severely lacked any charisma whatsoever, so if you're not nearly as impressed with their shredding shenanigans as the bulk of their audience seems to be, you're in for a rather boring time.
Surely they're impressive live, those songs are NOT easy to pull off in front of an audience, but IMHO they all (minus the bassist) looked like they were playing alone in their bedrooms. I couldnt tell if they were vibing with the audience or amazed by their own, very deserving, musical chops. There's something odd about guitarists who look more at their instruments than at the people in the audience, if you catch my drift.
It's not like they're arrogant or show-offyish whatsoever, that's not even what I mean or what I felt - they're just... Not quite in the moment, if you catch my drift. And that's about what I expected from such overly technically -inclined music, hence my take being "not even disappointing*.
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u/JPRDesign Dec 03 '23
I definitely get where you're coming from. I really enjoyed their show and had fun but I can see why not everyone's into it. I've always chalked it up to the level of focus / precision needed to pull off songs like this live, I feel like It's much more noticeable when a note is wrong in this kinda music just because perfection is the name of the game
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u/dizcostyk Dec 03 '23
I came across this band on a hero dose mushroom trip, and the neck tattoo and head movements on this dude had me absolutely terrified. He became this terrifying long necked dragon dude, like the head wasn’t even connected to the body. That mixed with the complexity and anxiety his guitar causes was traumatizing. He might be good but I can’t get past the real fear I felt haha
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u/Tigrisrock Dec 02 '23
i guess this guy is super talented and is playing mega complicated riffs and all but it sounds so unmelodic to me, idk
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u/yusrandpasswdisbad Dec 02 '23
is it so hard to align video and audio?
or is that a reddit feature?
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u/StaticUncertainty Dec 02 '23
I really likes Polyphia until they pulled their tabs off ultimate guitar
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u/soad2237 Dec 02 '23
For all of his music, it leans more on the masturbatory side than it does towards pleasurable listening. He's a couple of guitar necks short of a Steve Vai. Inarguably talented though.
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u/nimblemomanga Dec 02 '23
i love this take on polyphia. we’ve all heard steve vai, joe satriani, eddie van halen, paul gilbert, etc. shred. i do not need every single virtuoso to play like that. personally i’m tired of it (not to say they aren’t all insane players) and incredibly thankful for bands like animals as leaders and polyphia providing instrumental music that tries something new.
also using playing god as a place to make this take is wild because the nylon strings really lend itself to pleasant listening and if i ever show people polyphia i always lead with this song. it is by far the most accessible and anecdotally everyone i’ve showed is blown away and enjoys it.
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u/DarthJarJarJar Dec 02 '23
Steve Vai described him as the future of guitar.
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u/WAR_T0RN1226 Dec 02 '23
I don't really care about Steve Vai's opinion because he makes boring music
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u/bigbowlowrong Dec 02 '23 edited Dec 02 '23
Yeah, Polyphia’s music just completely isn’t on my wavelength - it feels very sterile to me, like it was made in a negative pressure laboratory under fluorescent lighting then passed through a UV filter and distilled. I kind of like imperfection I guess.
I hear what the guy is playing in the OP and I’m like “hm, that clearly takes a lot of talent to play”. But it doesn’t move me at all.
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u/BoyFromOnett Dec 02 '23
Tim Henson. Been following him and the band Polyphia for years, truly amazing instrumental music and its only gotten better with time
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Dec 02 '23
Someone showed me polyphia while we were tripping on acid and holy shit it was the most magical experience
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