Is He Legit or Just Full Of Sh*t?!

I have been asked to react to Tim Henson being asked guitar based questions to see if my thoughts and musical knowledge align with his. Tim Henson is the guitarist in Polyphia and has become quite legendary already. Let's see if he's the real deal.

#timhenson #polyphia #guitar

[SephBentos]

Getting real tired of people bagging on the poor lad. Whether his music is anyone’s cup of tea or not, he’s clearly incredibly talented and seems like a genuinely chill guy. A lot of jealousy whenever he pops up online.

[popeye]

They aren’t my cup of tea, but I can be honest and say they are all very talented. If everybody played the same, music would never evolve and be boring.

[KCsFunHouse]

I love when older heads actually take the younger heads seriously and draw from them. We can all learn from each other. ❤

[Kittypeony]

Tim Henson is really an talented kid and also really kind and humble I’ve see him in some small YouTube channel just hanging out with them and teaching them guitar tricks.. I just love him ❤

[sidneyvandykeii]

This young kid is extremely knowledgeable about his craft. To be quite blunt I am very impressed. I don't think Justin disagreed with a single thing this kid said. This here is a Great Video.

[waknart]

I’ve seen them live three times and got to do the meet and greet, the whole band is really down to earth and just super chill. Surprisingly good live shows too, they’ve gotten better at not just standing still

[vladchetvertak]

When I see Tim playing I start thinking he's a robot, not a human - how confident and precise in his moves he is.

[gregfromguam]

Very appreciative of Tim's guitar playing. I'm a boomer and it's so cool to see someone with that amount of skill and passion to be carrying the axe forward. All the power to him and his band.

[borntobewilde]

I admire and respect the hell out of Tim Henson and the rest of the band. I don't really listen to them often because I find the music more cerebrally pleasing than emotively so. All 5 of these guys are world class top of the tier musicians and listening to Tim's expertise was really interesting.

[Disciple]

I love how the mood began with “pshh what’s so special about him” and ended with “on that note I’m going to go practice”

Tim is a front-runner for the new generation of advanced guitarists and he sets a very high bar. He has a style that wreaks intelligence and an encompassing knowledge of technical and historic understanding but also manages to be entirely unique.

[erictripton]

This kid is badass. He has his chops together, its fresh and entertaining. I do think he could benefit from letting notes sing out, but other than that he deserves a lot of recognition.

[jsan]

“Always attempt alliteration.”

Solid life advice.

[Dreyno]

Not into his music but I appreciate how incredibly proficient he is and he seems like a nice guy. More power to his elbow.

[no-ppkz]

The instant "yeah course he does" answer to the pinch harmonics question had me rolling

[QSGWorldwide]

can't believe how hyped I got from you singing, instantly recognised you and remembered you owning the charts for a while when I was a teen <3

[rcarl]

You perfectly explained why the boomer bend is so important to guitarists. "The space between the notes - that's where we operate". It hits the entire spectrum between the note instead of chunky semi tones. I think you also helped explain why Tim's style is so neurologically appealing - its quite literally so much more natural than other styles of guitar and even music as a whole. It's exactly why classical string music has the same effect - fretless melodies that flow and grow naturally.

[Nynex]

Love that the guitar is not dead, and new generations are pushing it forward.

[parkeranderson]

I went to see Polyphia about a week ago and it was absolutely awesome. Those guys are legit. Also, I couldn't believe how many people came to the show. Large concert hall, I was expecting maybe a few hundred people and it was wall-to-wall standing room only with huge engagement!

[jonathanlin]

In the beginning where he's talking about the thumb fretting, Tim's not really referring to the Hendrix-style chord fretting, which of course we can all do - he's talking specifically about the fact that for the song Neon, the root notes in question are like two whole steps below the rest of the chord.

[irishwristwatch]

Personally a huge fan of Polyphia - really fun music. Mainly have them on when I just wanna chill to some instrumentals, but Tim and Polyphia themselves are incredibly fan-based like yourself. That kind of accessibility is nice to have in musicians