Tosin Abasi CASUALLY teaching all his super-human secrets

This clip was collected from Kiko’s youtube. All right goes to Tosin and Kiko

Enjoy :)

[JustinKing]

so strange seeing Tosin using a ukelele

[andreacaloiaro]

There's about 20 years of technique to learn here in 4 minutes.

[bran]

One of the most humble aliens with one of the most humble humans.

[mathrockmaniac]

I'm here for the secrets that I still won't understand.

[adsensedd]

Dude is the Hendrix/Eddie Van Halen of this generation. Doing things on the guitar which change the game. Not easy to do at this point.

[CGCEifel]

Such a legend. All he does seems so .. weightless

[veenoir]

The real secret is the crazy angle that tosins thumb bends

[kalmath_]

Tosin looks genuinely good, soft hearted and so relaxed... damn, we need more humans like him... unless he's an alien?

[peachmelba]

There's a great deal of ambience to almost everything that Tosin plays. It's interesting to watch his left hand. He allows notes to ring out, or almost crossfade. Great chord choices too. Exotic but still familiar.

[jagannathaniyengar]

Tosin's thumb is so accurately perpendicular in that bend, set-squares are designed by taking him to the factory and referencing him…

Dude can even define tan90°… finally mathematicians can take some rest.

[wea]

It's great hearing Kiko Loureiro in the background. Hearing how much respect and admiration these guys have for each other is rather inspiring.

[drummachine]

I still can’t believe that misha mansoor had to reassure this guy to make the first AAL album

[AlexQuaglieri]

I love hearing Tosin talk technique. Also that room's natural reverb is off the charts!

[ckokomo]

They’re music is amazing but watching Tosin just chilling and watching his fingers/hands do their thing…wow! Effortless and smooth. Thanks for sharing.

[MrKittles]

I really love his style. It’s so explorative and inventive, and he really does his best to leave no stone unturned in terms of challenging the listener’s expectations: odd time signatures, interesting chord voicings, unconventional right and left hand techniques… he clearly does his best to keep progressing. Amazing player. Also, his thumb looks almost unnatural with how severely it is angled. I’m becoming convinced that this is a secret weapon with regard to his thumping prowess.

[Doughboy]

It’s cool seeing him play the riff from An Infinite Regression at 1:34 . I feel like that album doesn’t get enough love as a whole.

[mikekelly]

Ah, OK. Just like that eh? (puts guitar down, walks into the sea)

[hunterwade]

This feels like more of a science lesson than anything.

[jabehauber]

Dude, uh, I started playing with a pick...oh, and my other two fingers at the same time. (my brain can't function like that)

[TheBshwckr]

I recommend listen classic guitar if you like tosin. A hundred years ago people were shredding. Francisco Tarrega is the key guy. Check out his tremolo technique in recuerdos de alambra.