Evolution of Tim Henson (10 - 28 years old)
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- Tim Henson is a modern guitar hero, and has changed both musically and aesthetically. I made this video for fun, so I hope y’all enjoy!
Also, happy birthday to Tim! He just turned 29!
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Tim Henson,
Polyphia,
Playing God,
Ego Death,
Ego Death feat Steve Vai,
Evolution,
evolution of Polyphia, - Hudba
Time Stamps:
10 Years Old
0:00 Timi Hendrix
16 Years Old
0:20 A voice of entropy
17 Years Old
0:52 An Evaporation
18 Years Old
1:17 Bach Concerto No. 1
19 Years Old
1:38 Transcend
1:54 Impassion
2:19 Envision
20 Years Old
2:53 87
3:19 Champagne
21 Years Old
3:49 Bittersweet
4:20 Finale
4:50 Aviator
5:15 Nightmare
5:35 James Franco
22 Years Old
5:49 Euphoria
6:11 Lit
23 Years Old
6:41 Icronic
7:15 Tell me how to feel
7:45 New Space
24 Years Old
8:14 G.O.A.T.
8:31 O.D.
25 Years Old
9:00 Nightmare
26 Years Old
9:31 Jared Dines’ Biggest Shred Collab
10:03 Blood Moon
10:34 God Hand
11:05 Flex vs Melody
27 Years Old
11:29 Playing a guitar
12:00 Playing my new guitar
28 Years Old
12:31 Upside Down
13:01 Playing God
13:35 ABC
13:51 Ego Death
14:20 F**k Around and Find Out
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Should I make another one with Scottie? 😊
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11:29 is their song called "the worst" iirc
Bach Keyboard concerto*
I want Clay Gober (progression videos that are available 😅)
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He was shredding harder than most of us at 10…
def more than me
At least at 16
at 10 I was still playing with Lego lol
Not me
Fr bro 💀🤌🏿🥲hurts
The older he gets, the younger he looks. This man found the forbidden fruit.
He looks too feminine I like it 💀
And not planning to share.
Make up, grew out his hair and some shitty products like fret rolf.
I think he is skinny in his younger years, that's why you will see that he'll have pronounce jawline but when the fats go in, the baby face pop out.
So the 10 year old one is 28?
I’m 18 rn. This man has literally been playing for longer than I’ve been alive. I’m new to Polyphia so I’ve been feeling discouraged that it’s been so hard to learn songs. But this gives me new perspective. I’m gonna keep going until I can become my own incredible guitarist.
Keep going, I played like sweet child o mine since 11yo. Only thing I regretted is that I stopped learning at 16, and wasted most of my time simping as a teenager. What a waste, I wish I put more time into things I truly love, not some approval or anything. I'm brushing my skill again now at 28. So you do you, keep on going.
Still on it ?
@@haniyatarh8545 yup. I can finally play Playing God at x.75 speed perfectly and full speed with a few hiccups.
thats the attitude to have. you dont want to be the greatest guitar player. you want to be unique. so many players are lost in the shadows these days because they are so technically gifted but lack a voice of their own on guitar. to see a really unique voice in terms of guitar playing, listen to jerry garcia. as soon as a track comes on with him on guitar, you can tell its him from miles away without vocals. this is what you want to achieve
I haven't played guitar for 10 years (3 years experience before). I saw Playing God on my CZcams feed randomly a few days ago and now I'm obsessed. I started to learn the bossa nova part of that song. I hope to learn the rest...in a few years haha. I'm seeing Polyphia tomorrow in La😮!
This is what happens when natural talent meets hard work. Absolutely awesome musician
nah it’s what happens when a kid who has good parents who provide a safe environment to let their kid express their interest with time and consideration.
there’s a lot of people who never had opportunities like that. most people never had those bare minimum privileges
@@dqena Well, that has an impact too, for sure! However, some kids have that support system and don't succeed or give up because it takes a lot of work and consistency to reach a proficiency level at something. Anyway, he is an incredible artist and that's what I was pointing out. Love & peace, man
@@dqenaI have that and I’m still shit at what I do. It’s definitely talent and hard work.
@@writerbutlerlewis keep practicing bro you'll get there
No such thing as natural talent.
people get discouraged when they are newbies with 2-4 years of experience, forgetting these top guys basically memorised the entire fretboard in their head, every sound and technique is known to them after a lifetime of training
all of you can play godlike. You think you lack Tim's potential? Wrong, you lack his dedication and hard-working demeanor. He is a titan of practice and dedication.
This is such an encouraging take. Generally we just think people have innate talent but we forget hard work.
Another thing most forget is that these kinda players have been playing for a really long time so they’ve had a lot more experience. If you think this way you can remember you need patience to get good
nah bro, tim is just a freak
Hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard
Yep, he found something he liked, was disciplined and consistent. Now he reaps the results of such hard work and dedication.
I love how, as he matured as an artist, he moved away from plain old shredding and got a hell of a lot more soulful and musical
Pfft...
The shredding was still cool
What soul? Wheedley Wank Wheedley hasn't got soul...
actually, to me old polyphia sounded more soulful. Now it sounds like they want to cramp every inhuman technique into one song, with only some parts being actually easy and nice to listen to
@@TheDiamondBladeHD Come to think of it, you're right. Still better than straight up shredding though.
I’ve just seen him metamorph from a core kid to an anime character
Me too. His/her/their music is so inconsistent. And there is no more soul.
"The chef Commander on earth" as Bob Dylan has said.
HIS/HER/THEIR IM DYIN 😂 @@davlostiedfranca
@@davlostiedfranca? Polyphia is awesome what are you on about, leave your identity politics out of music
Love your emotions @@zitronekoma30 ... as a kid or a woman.
"Si vous voulez contrôler un peuple, contrôlez sa musique."
Platon
"If you want to control a people, control their music."
Plato
"The devil’s greatest trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist."
Charles Baudelaire
"Violence is not only in blows, it is in established, existing situations, that we refuse to question, that we refuse to change."
Abbé Pierre
"Give me the power to create money and I don’t care who makes the laws!"
Mayer Amshel Rothschild
"If people understood the banking system, I think there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."
Henry Ford
"When the money of a government depends on the banks, it is they and not the heads of government who control the situation."
Napoleon Bonaparte
Be brave, mature and grown as an adult.
Merci @@iiXchan 😁😇🙏🤲☝
The change in style from 23 to 24 is brutal. Love it.
Also seems to be the time he started desecrating his temple with ink. Interesting! Perhaps a pact of some kind was made with a certain entity back then?
@@__.Music.__I laughed out loud when I read this.
@@__.Music.__nah it's a seal to prevent Tim on shredding too hard and bending the fabric of spacetime
@@__.Music.__ i was going to say the same thing. Something happened round that time...
He became so feminine over the years
Tim is still 28. We are absolutely not ready for what another 20+ years of this guy's playing will bring.
"Tim is still 28. We are absolutely not ready for what another 20+ years of this guy's playing will bring." Definitely too many notes.
He is 38 yrs old. do not spread fake info about him 😡 that is bad 🤬
@@gravesupulturero3652 uh, what?
He better not fly, all the good ones leave too soon and check out in that manner
@@gravesupulturero3652 wtf is wrong with you?
It's a modern miracle that two of the greatest guitarists of their generation went to the same high school and didnt even know each other until they formed Polyphia.
Edit: So, I met them both and had the chance to ask them this before their show in Dallas last weekend. It's a false Internet rumor. They've known each other since middle school. Tim even told a story about how he got wired on energy drinks and stayed up all night at a sleepover at Scottie's while they were in middle school.
which 2 both went to the same school?
@@roosteronguitar3685 Scott and Tim went to the same school in Plano, is what I remember reading in an interview from Tim
@@justech Wait they were in Plano?
@@bachstreetboi yes
Hey I didn't know that, thanks for the fun fact!
Kinda related, a few years ago I was talking to a co-worker, we were talking about our high school days and it turns out that not only did we go to the same school, but were on the same bus lol. He was a year or two ahead of me which is why we never talked in high school, or if we did it was just a quick hi in passing or something equally unmemorable
Guitar is the fountain of youth. The more epic you become the younger you look
It's because he wears makeup and lip gloss now
@ziggyjohnston5302 you clearly came to this with some kind of agenda just fkin appreciate his music evolution. Why the fuck are you fixated on his style of dressing and looks so much.
Not sure what the hate has been about but this kid has done his homework and gives a nod to all genres and styles.
Who is hating? Lol. I come from the progressive R&B and Jazz fusion side of music and progressive metal/ whatever the hell you want to call this is not my cup of tea normally. Still, this guy is mind blowing and totally deserving of respect
Maybe jealousy.
There's nothing but support in every comment here. Not sure but you might need some new glasses.
Jeleousy is probably a better word than hate.
Picasso could paint realistic portraits at the age of 16, yet only when he developed his own style, he achieved true greatness.
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child”
Except Picasso was a true genius who changed the history of art. Art, not technique.
@@steven5054 ha what. as much as tim is tim, like u dont like him or whatever..hes creating insane art, like top top class..which is why steve vai worked with em and theyre giant thru instrumental music. u can be butt hurt or whatever, i'll join ya, but hes great nonetheless
@@steven5054 Picasso is literal shit. 🤣
"realistic" is putting it mildly. He was obscenely good at realism considering his age and he had plenty of time left to get even better at it
I heard tim say in an interview he "learned to run before he could walk" and you can tell in his playing it gets much more simplified down the line as far as speed goes. Like most musicians, the more advanced you become, the more you realize that emotion is far more important than speed runs "less is more". His recent playing reminds me a lot of Stevie Ray Vaughn. LOT of emotion. Obviously Tims techniques are way out there and much different than Stevie but he has that same soul now. What i wouldnt give to hear those two jam together... my god. . immediate projectile vomiting.
His mannerisms became much more feminine over the years
Absolutely agree. First they are all into techniques. Building up solid skills and enhance their dynamic range and speed. After they meat lightspeed they reflect and find out that speed and precission isn't the main goal at all and start to use all their skills to express emotions. And let me say one thing: if your emotions express themselves in lightspeed riffs you probably should give yourself the chance to talk to a doctor.
@@ziggyjohnston5302disagree. He got much more setteled. Talking about his playing. He just looks more femin and what the heck is the problem? He is what and who he is. It is his life man. And he deserves nothing but respect because he is inspiring people instead of spreading hate and separatism. Check that.
@@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 The problem is it's not just him. Look at our entire culture. We're becoming weak and emasculated. Celebrities, actors, musicians, athletes. You can see it all around. There aren't many masculine men left. No more Clint Eastwoods or Steve McQueens. But hey if you're gay and a person of color somehow that's more important
@@ziggyjohnston5302 genuine question, why does that matter
Playing like Tim Henson is undoubtedly every newbie guitarist's dream.
Henson's playing is never other than utterly fascinating. His sheer accuracy in both hands is extraordinary, his left hand fingers seem unable to miss and the whip-like elasticity of the motion is enough to make any guitarist green with envy. What is also apparent is his uncanny fingerboard awareness. His ability to manoeuvre around the fingerboard, making extreme changes both of position and chord shape without faltering is not merely the result of a faultless mechanism but also of an equally unerring visualisation of where everything sits. His rhythmic precision is equally amazing, nothing is ever other than bang on where is ought to be. His quirky demeanour as a person belies what an extraordinary virtuoso he is on the instrument. Then there is, of course the small matter of his having pioneered an entirely new approach to the electric guitar which will shape the course of the instrument for the next few decades. I think the term, "legend in his own lifetime" already applies and he's not yet 30.
Yup. He's got that "something" that makes him stand out. Truly a modern guitar hero!
Jesus Christ loves you
@@lunaeguitaristJesus Christ loves you
Uhhh... yes, 💯
Get off of your knees dude
The more tattoos Tim gets, the more it channels the music within him
It remembers of me Jason from far cry 3. The more tattos he gets, the more it increases his abilities.
Unlocking levels of self-expression
@@chrisstrong3748 new levels new devils baby
@@baraldobumpa3447 I'm using that from now on
Yeah, the chemicals inside tattoo paint helps conducting it
Wow! His quick melodic playing has been a foundation of his. He’s been able to use that strength to expand his musical expression over the years.
Somewhere between 26 and 26-1/2 He really found a way to relay more of the song at once and he really shines through. Big break through musically that you can hear.
25 when he got the Demon tatt on his neck is when it all changed.
@@p7wjesus Probably some brain development and such, he was definitely channeling more from within
Textbook definition of prodigy. To understand theory and composition at that young of age. His scales are flawless. This man will be around til he decides to sit down, and hopefully for us, it won't be for another 50 years.
Let's not forget prodigies who practice really hard are the ones who become masters
@@Sku11zDude agreed
@@nguyenphutrong2492 not hating on this man's obvious talent, but i have to argue with your bold statement about this being a 'textbook definition of prodigy'. i think a prodigy is somebody with near superhuman-like abilities - like picture-perfect memory, or ability to playback a song perfectly after hearing 1 only 1 time, or reciting PI to 10,000 decimals places. so, in that regard, this is NOT the textbook definition of prodigy
@@roadracerdave7645text book definition for you:
"someone with a very great ability that usually shows itself when that person is a young child" - Cambridge dictionary.
BIG facts.
His physical transformation is incredible, he looks like a completely different person. And he looks younger the older he gets 😂
Plastics and lighting his skins color
Thats exactly what I was thinking watching this vid. But also his skill and how easy he makes it look makes me wanna quit music😅 not really. But he is a true virtuoso
@@Mehdi.A wait he had a plastic surgery ?
@@aliefalfino9278 nose , jaw and teeth, whitening his skin , also gained some weight which change his face shape , you can check all the transformations on old videos vs new look
Like an elve
legend has it that the hand tattoos are to conceal his ultimate power
How amazing would it be to have a compilation like this for other virtuoso musicians from the past, imagine a video timeline of Niccolo Paganini, and his progress on the violin
Tim Henson, what an innovator, very excited to continue to follow his music
Thanks for putting the video together!
My dad just gave me an old guitar he found in the trash. Never played anything before, I’m 31. Never thought I could learn, but it’s been a couple weeks and I can’t put it down. It feels good to make a melody. I’ve needed the positivity. It’s never too late to pick up an old guitar.
Electric?
Exactly man, learning guitars not about being the most technical or fastest player in the world. It's about seeing yourself go from knowing how to play nothing, to learning your first chord, to learning things you thought were impossible.
I've started late too! Late 29 years old now nearly 31 and it's getting somewhere 😁
@@ratchet600 brooo I'm 28 should i pick it up 😭 how do i go about starting
@@Ihateteenagerstheyrecringe I got a beginner electric from a colleague for £50 with small amp. Basically a £100-150 starter kit, some of which aren't half bad. I got something nicer once I got into it as I had the budget 😊. It was important to me to have a teacher with a reasonable track record as in the early stages I would need an objective eye for my progress and someone other than myself to answer to if I hadn't practiced enough. I also don't want to develop bad habits if possible which I probably will anyway, but I can minimise it in the early days.
Around 23 it seems like he learned how to simplify what he was thinking on the guitar and make it sing while still being able to shred when appropriate. True mastery. His precision is incredible. His live recordings sometimes sound better than the recorded, and there's never a miss. Every single note is articulated cleanly.
based on this video, it seems around 25 is where he really started developing his current sound, playing the harmonics as part of the musical sound rather than a shredders harmonics. It marked a distinct change from his earlier shredding.
@Frozen Pizza ? Who cares, that's just everything to do with his aesthetic and personal life. You don't need to like it to hear how talented he still is and enjoy listening to him play.
Exactly.
What age did he/she/they start taking hormones?
@Frozen Pizza its not that deep lmao
I could watch him play for hours. It's incredible how talented he is, and how long he's had that incredible skill.
I first met them on their tour with August Burns Red in 2015. Tim and Scott were setting up their merch shop when I asked to take a picture. Awesome and inspirational dudes. Inspire is definitely my favorite part of their journey.
He went from just a kid, to looking like Stevie T, to looking like a high schooler in a Japanese anime, now looking like a college student in a Japanese anime.
in an interview with Herman Li he said he didn't like being called an anime character all the time. They found it in poor taste but obviously its going to keep happening forever
To now looking like a lesbian in a Japanese anime
@@NiteF0X keep smoking from dabong
@@edgemasterrlolhe right tho 😅
@@edgemasterrlolhe right tho 😅
I love how it's actually the evolution of his guitar skills AND of him getting more and more handsome
once he becomes 50 hes gonna become ryan reynolds and an actual guitar god
I swear half his fans wanna snuggle with him
@@steven5054 i mean yes and no
You can't recognize his glow up
Does ink mean handsome to you?
He looks like a girl wtf you mean handsome? He’s a pretty boy
I see. He was already more proficient at soloing than I am now when he was 10. No surprises here but man do I envy child Tim for having found what he loves this early in life!
Right 😂 10 year old me could barely get through smoke on the water. So much fuckin talent this dude has, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of hours he's probably invested in his playing. well get there one ah these days buddy 😂
His taste gets so much better with time, too
Absolutely astonishing. He is the next step in the evolution of guitar prowess. You can see how he devoted his time to first learning the most complex playing of the day and then he moved forward slowly carving out something completely unique. Incredible guitarist.
Berkley told him he wasn't good enough and now I'm pretty sure they will have classes studying his style 😂
Crazy
My guess would be that he didn't have the style he's now associated with the creation of. In the same interview he suggests telling his younger self to 'play without distortion and make it sound dope' would be his possible advice if he could go back in time (although he's reticent of this idea believing his path to get to where he is was important in itself) If he trotted up to Berklee closer to the 10 year old version than the 28 year old one, shredding with distortion, there would be no evidence at all that he was going to become the player he did or do anything unique or interesting.
He didn't have the current playing style back then though.
Berkley is up their own ass. If you can play, you can play. You shouldn't have to be a virtuoso player to go to Berkley. You should be good and benefit from going the school not the school benefit because you went there.
Amazing transition and art progression, beautiful acoustic sets…. Wow
I’m soo glad you’ve invented your own style and sound. Thumbs up way up. ❤❤
His playing is so clean and effortless. He never hesitates or slows down no matter how difficult the material is. I wonder how he learns when he experiments. Surely, he has to turn off the metronome occasionally?
Effortless but he can't sing and dance while playin
I've played guitar for 7 years and i can safely say i have 56 out of 10 000 000 of his skills
Pro
Same here, 10 years of playing guitar and I only have 69 of his 10,000,000 skills
I've been playing for 19 years and I feel the same 😂 even though i started shredding at 13
I've been playing for two years, I'm really excited because I'm going to actually start having lessons soon!
That's coz you are as gay as him
This is a beautiful rendition of progress ❤
Damn my stubby fingers! I really enjoy his ability to add the harmonics and Tim’s ability to make those multi fret stretches are just amazing. I tried to copy some of his work but I just can’t reach. What a great young guitarist.
I've been playing 35 years, mainly classical and jazz guitar, and this guy has been a real eye opener (along with Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan and others). There are plenty of shredders who catch my attention briefly but fail to hold it continually. Polyphia and Tim Henson in particular are inspiring and make me feel reinvigorated to keep pushing myself beyond what I'm comfortable maintaining.
He'll continue to grow in amazing ways I'm sure; phenomenal already, one can only imagine what the future holds for him.
I was so bored with guitar and guitar players until I started paying attention to these guys and a few other modern players like the Periphery guys. Tim, Scott and Mark Holcomb really brought it back from the dead for me. I never stopped playing in the 26 years plus I've been playing but I did stop growing and loving it a long time ago. Guitar needed these guys bad in my opinion. Polyphia especially may have saved the extinction of guitar in these next generations.
Check Stephen Taranto, Josh Meader. Shawn Lane and U. SRINIVAS. Oh and Julian Lage of course!! He's the best Enjoy man!
@@crieverytim yes!! Shawn Lane (RIP) was magnificent. Thanks...
@@crieverytim Nick Johnston too!
@@GG-ow3ke nice find! Thanks. You might like Chris Buck
This music is like black coffee. It's an acquired taste, but it gets me up and keeps me going. Anyone else can hate it all they want, but I need a regular dose, and I'm glad it's around. Makes me feel like I haven't played as much as I should've in these 12 years as a guitar player. I got time to start really learning theory tho. Never hurts to try new things.
Thats an amazing way to put it
So let’s say, you found your passion.
And you also have skills in it ( aka : talent ).
It will still take 10+ years to transform yourself into the best version and peak performance.
i love how he evolved into more of himself. His own physical style in adulthood, and you can start to see the influence from his fiance as well...lovely
not only he develop his own guitar skills, but also body arts, hair style, fashion, studio, everything... dope dope dope
Not really those are pretty common hairstyles and clothes in fashion
You can hear the transition of music style when they started to hangout with Chon back in 2015, then later on from Tosin's teaching
So glad that I discovered Polyphia during their initial days 🤗 Love both Tim & Scott, Muse & Inspire are my fav album of theirs 🤗🥰
That was Amazing . Thank you
Truly a gifted and a masterful guitarist
Yoooo
Where did your moustache go?
This guys know and see everything
Why are you everywhere?
bro, you are even here? u must be god
This is what a true virtuoso accompanied by creative genius sounds like.
It's a pleasure to witness such a remarkable feat.
@3:20 Legend has it, this was the last time any female ever sat next to Tim without leaving a snail trail.
It’s a sick style! He’s got the look of a rockstar but kinda keeps it mellow.
Dude's something else. Let this be a lesson to you kids, no matter how good you may be, you still have to put in immense time to refine your skills and to learn new ones. The journey only ends when you decide to end it.
He went from shredding with distortion to rarely using distortion anymore, but instead a lot of magical harmonics, fast tappings and pull-ups and many other techniques I'm not even aware of
He's gone from sounding like Sega, to sounding like NASA. It's other worldly. Phenomenal talent and beautiful in every single way.
He’s showing us the best of how to be best in life in what we can do best. that sums it up congratulations to him
Why does 17 yo Tim look like Stevie T?
LOL. Thought I was the only one.
Epic comment
His technique is nothing more than true mastery. This is someone who has an insane amount of natural talent alongside hours of practice per day.
Same shit arpeggios over and over as someone with a degree from Nottingham university this is not special , let’s see him write his own orchestral score like Yngwie did then I will eat my hat as Yoko did in the Simpson lol 😅
Did he shit in your cereal or something? Why are you this mad? And besides, he arranges all the polyphia songs, which have just as many layers as an orchestra and are far more sonically diverse
@@UndarZ 3 chord progressions in each song 🎶 , watch Justin Hawkings on CZcams he figured out Ego Death in like a minute it’s not hard to do what Tim does he also is using a 120fps camera to make his playing look faster , cheating is not honourable
@@christineayres7199 why do you have to pitch him against another person? He’s amazing in his own right regardless of what your opinion is. I’m sure neither artist would appreciate you doing that…it’s low.
@@RachelSings21 silence 🤫
He’s already better than me at age 10 what a legend
At age 23 it seems when he started branching out. More tapping with melody and harmony, developing multivoicer and started using hybrid picking. Thats when he truely found his sound and became modern day Tim Henson.
it's nice to know even charts topping musical genius' go through a phase of staring at their hands. you watch him now, he's got he's eye's closes 90% of the time head swaying and about 10 other idiosyncrasies as he plays. but as a kid (even exiting his teens), learning and progressing as a guitarist. he's staring intently at his hands just like all of us do.
I'm a 53 yo guitarist so yes I am old school. But to me Tim has took being talented on guitar to a whole new level. It's amazing and inspiring to listen too.
I don't know... pure talent, absolutely, but I prefer guys like Sergey Golovin and Andy James.. to me there is just "more" to their music than what Polyphia offers. Not saying it isn't good, I just need a little more "soul" than all the computer sounds coming from the guitar.. all good though, very talented guitarist.
@@grep67 well yeah, this is superficial pop music. Take GOAT, your average guy who hates metal and only likes hip hop would like that song. What's remarkable about it is it also has artistic merit. But to me this is like the music I would make with my mouth as a kid. Or like dubstep. Silly, fun and void of depth. But polyphia brought instrumental mastery to it. In fact, as I write this, the last clip came on and it just about sums up my point perfectly: The fact that both of you old schoolers turn your heads at the talent but little IG-obsessed Johnny middle-schooler also enjoys it, can hum along to it.... that's crazy. They've popularized proggy math metal lol.
To my ears, Tim seems like he played similar in style to Andy James when he was younger and then distilled his style into one that's more focused on melody and feel and broken arpeggios/harmonic and less shreddy. I'm more a Prince guy myself but I think guys like Shawn Lane, Stephen Taranto and Josh Meader are technically superior to both these guys. And U. Srinivas the most technically gifted of them all!
Also, if you haven't heard Julian Lage, you're missing out on a once in a generation talent. He's a total prodigy. His version of Autumn Leaves or I'll Be Seeing You is sure to impress.
Good job, man
Bittersweet... This brings back memories...
I’m so happy this kid is out there doing what he does. It keeps guitar alive.
Been along for the ride 9 years now.
I remember seeing them in a tiny ass bar in dallas and Tim blew my fucking mind as a guitarist.
Never fails to amaze
Lucky you!
Thank you for watching! 🤘🏻
Interesting to see when the chords, the fast licks, taping and harmonics showed up together with the tattoos lol. Amazing to watch the skills being developed and improved, the many styles, the many persons over the years that are all Tim Henson
It's incredible to see the artistry progress. His skill was superb at 16, but his emotion, finesse and ability to create a motif is phenomenal as he ages. One of the great musicians of all time.
You can see on the "bittersweet" he starts to developed his own style
i am always so amazed at what he pulled out for that solo contest at 9:31 - still one of my greatest WTF momets with him. such a short amount of time and he showcased literally all he could in there. god damn legend
name this song please
@@s1tetempo862 that was his entry for the Jared Dines shred collab
Simply Amazing
Now Tim is reaching his peak !!!
Is most important leap in my opinion, was when he started soloing over chord changes rather than just shredding over scales. His playing became much more musical at that point. So impressive
Exactly. That was my initial thoughts.
I know tim is sorta the face of polyphia but I really think Scott deserves more recognition
100% it's insane because Scott would be the guitar assassin in any other band. But this isn't any other band. What an embarrassment of riches.
Nevermind the Clay's are s class themselves
Scott's writes some tasty solos.
@@GL-tx9dv they are all incredible but Tim just looks iconic
We all love Scott!
Amazing guitarist and composer who never ceases seeking improvement and innovation.
For me it's the look. I love how he developed his own aesthetic over time, that definitely helps to stand out once you possess great skills... I think :D
Absolutely amazing to watch Tim’s playing evolve and to see/hear his artistic incorporation of a wide variety of guitar techniques and musical genres. Just when you thought everything had been done on the guitar. Would love to see a video or write-up that chronologically details his studies, methods and practice regimen which got him from beginner to virtuoso in such a brief period of time. Can’t wait to hear what he does next!
From a little boy to a full-blown 'painted' rockstar in home slippers=) What's most remarkable is how tremedously his skill as composer progressed over the years, from the earlier Polythia 'hits' just some six years ago. He's become so fluent with those over complex melodies, he commands it almost unconsciously, like some kind of wonderful new language of his own, the one that speaks not to your brain, but somehow directly to your heart, even if you're not really into this kind of music. This truly is something magical🙏
10 years Old!Dammm!At 10,back in the day,my first guitar,was a Sears Harmony,parlor style acoustic!Could barely play Country Roads,by John Denver!My First Electric,a Sears Silvertone,SG,Style,with the action so high,ya Needed a Vice grip,plyers,to make a Note!So Cool,That your Family Supports you,Tim!Take care!Progeressing,now!
astounding talent
Started off on the typical 80/90s aggressive and melodic shredding/pull off's/ hammer ons and then over the years Hensons playing has progressed to a more refined style, totally out of the box.
I'm having trouble trying to come up with something intelligent to write. Everything I've heard takes my soul through this amazing, indescribable rollercoaster of emotions. Thank you for putting this together.
An extraordinary talent. Quite incredible.
Starting uber-young makes such a difference. I started at 14 and felt completely hamstrung by this.
Thank you for beautifully documenting Tim’s ascendancy from child prodigy to guitar master!
Tim's dedication to the guitar and music composition is inspiring. He is an amazing talent but he obviously put in the time and still does to continually hone his craft. Got to wonder what Polyphia will come up with next. Whatever it is I'm sure it will be epic !
FREAKING AMAZING.
Man it’s different when you can make the instrument SING…Polyphia is for sure my fav band! The mix of soul into the rock is DOPE🔥 great concert this past weekend in Royal Oak!🔥💯
It must be great to not only hear but also see a chronological documentation of your career.
You can truly see his style change and develop over the years.
I've got some rough demos of me somewhere but I couldn't put a year on 'em.
I don’t know if you guys can see, but there’s an entire band of really talented artists standing over the playing with Tim.
That's my only gripe with polyphia. Tim is fucking phenominal and deserves the attention, but every single member of polyphia is jaw droppingly good at their instrument. Especially on the new album Scott really has some moments on songs that shine even more than Tim's parts.
And clays drum skills are insane. Most metal drummers would probably have a very difficult time with his drum parts. Same with the guitar parts. Like polyphia is still kind of a presence in the metal scene and still has a bit of metal influence in some of their newer stuff even.
But all their shit is super challenging for tons of great metal guitarists because it takes the style they're uses to playing and turns it on its head in a way that makes almost all of ways of playing they're used to and makes it almost irrelevant.
Damn near like learning a new instrument with how unorthodox it is.
Same with clay on bass. Most metal bassists can't do that shit. I know there's people that can, but they're the kind of bassists that are highly skilled in slap n pop and like funk and r&b type stuff but pushing those styles into more technical boundaries than you typically see.
when your parents support your passion:
Amazing ❤
I’m embarrassed and dumbfounded that I have never heard this guy. Words can’t describe his genius and acrobatics on the fingerboard. A true maestro. My personal guitar heroes are all,over the place to include; SRV,Prince,Gilmour,Gary Moore,Paul Gilbert,John Mayer,Bucket Head, Hendrix,J Page the list goes on. But this dude is off the charts!!
Guthrie Govan will make your head explode then.
Thats just it. I see videos of all thise guys you mentioned on YT and in the comments all the old heads are discussing the GOAT, and how music these days isnt anywhere as good. And im just over like " yall obviously just stop looking for new music after your 20s" because along with Tim there are dozens of guitarists or more doing things these days you couldnt even imagine SRV or VH, beck, malmsteen doing in the 80s.
See Jason Richardson, Angle Vivaldi, ... actually just search Jared Dines Shred Collaboration on YT to see a collection of guitarists and where were at now. Your welcome
I love how his talent was already up to 💯 by age 17 and everything after that was just a matter of polishing and figuring out his unique style. 🤯
I wouldn't be surprised if he has perfect pitch. It's flawless and just amazing.
ive been playing for around 5 months and i just learned my first solo which was symphony of destruction hopefully i can get as good as tim when im 28 i still have 15 more years though
It wasn't Tim ability to shred that made him famous. It was his ability to turn virtuoso guitar into something a rapper or pop singer could sing along too. He bridged the gap between guitar nerds and top 40 crew.
In his early stuff I think he had similar sound to Andy James. But you can see it evolve over time. The drum backing made a huge shift in sound when he started capitalizing on the spacing between beats instead of continuous double bass over everything. Very cool video!
Hard work paid off
I feel for those that are just discovering Tim now. The last decade has been insane. Him and Scottie are the GOATs, no doubt!