Beat it solo on a tele

Recorded on Aug 3rd 2022. One afternoon, I was nostalgic about MJ and Eddie so I decided to revisit the Beat It solo on the Telecaster. Why the tele? Because it was just sitting there in the corner and I was too lazy-a$$ to pull my Ibanez RG (with trem) from storage.

Update 2: When it's around 35 Celsius (or 95 Fahrenheit), I sometimes wear shorts. I think I'm not the only one. Feel free to comment on the musical aspect of the video. Thx.

Update 1: It's been pointed out I may bear a resemblance to the vsauce character guy. I assure you, I'm NOT him so no need to comment on that.

Gear: The guitar is a Fender Player Plus Nashville Telecaster. My model is a few years old so I don't have the push-pull switch on the tone control. However, the rest is just as described on the Fender website. It was plugged in a Boss gt-100 board. I use very simple effects: normal disto at about 70% gain, slight delay, slight reverb. Nothing fancy otherwise the tone becomes garbage. I think there was also a 2db boost at 1k freq to cut through the mix. The amp is a small 10w Yamaha thr10x (green) on full clean. This was recorded with my iPhone sitting straight on the amp.

[Bobtek]

Didn't even finish the song because he had to go out and mow the lawn. My hero.

[robertbogomolec]

This is what every dad thinks he looks/sounds like when he picks up a guitar. This guy is literally representing the dream of tens of thousands of fathers across the world. 🤘

[zulumika]

Wow, thank you guys for all your comments. I never thought so many people would see this, let alone like and comment it. It's really appreciated. Read the description for details and updates. Take care!

[RemaynOfficial]

Bro ripped it up like a God, stopped recording, and headed straight for the garden centre. So much respect.

[bobgreg]

You didn’t even need a Whammy bar that’s actually sick

[DanielGreen-gits]

This was an example of how the sound is in the players fingers well done.

[_Butterscotch_]

Didn’t know V Sauce plays guitar, you learn something new everyday.

[donutsrock]

When I saw the shorts and the slightly high up guitar I immediately knew this was going to be the sickest solo possible.

[ashishacharya]

Heard that pinch harmonic at 00:07 and I knew it was gona be good.

[paulfletcher]

I love your tone and your variation, but most of all I love your passionate feel - you’ve either got it or you haven’t, and you’ve got it in spades. Rock on

[keenanhomemovies]

Awesome. Didn't just mechanically copy the solo but played it artistically with feel and soul.

[FeiBenZhu]

Almost ran out of fretboard there!

Absolutely nailed a whammy-less version!

[andrewclark]

Dude that’s just sick. Millions of us all around the world must salute you.

“You can’t play that kind of music on a Tele”


“Plays it on a Tele”

Love that look at the end. You killed it!!

[zulumika]

Again, thanks everyone for watching and commenting. I'm taking an extended break from guitar so I can concentrate on classical piano and jazz bass. I might upload more guitar content next year... Dunno, we'll see... Meanwhile, check-out other Beat It covers on YT; there are some pretty good ones out there. Take care and rock on. 🤘

[KevinMerinoCreations]

Guitar Hero Dad for the win! This is outstanding! 👏👏👏

[adi]

What the actual f.... you nailed it, the tone, the spot on intonation... wow

[deadlift]

Three reasons I like it:
a) it's not note per note (it could be good, but boring)
b) You kept a good timing during tapping (I heard some guitarists who were a little "late")
c) You showed one more time how versatile a Tele can be 🙂

[RavenGuitar]

Dad burning down the house when left alone with his rig…😂 love it❤ respect 🎉

[_B]

0:35 😮 I’ve been wondering for years! GENIUS

[pedrol.desouza]

There's no other word to say rather than incredible.