EMIL WERSTLER, GUITAR GOD
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 3:00pm by Axl RosenbergHere’s a funny story: earlier this year Daath’s Emil Werstler made one of those “Betcha Can’t Play This” instructional videos for Guitar World. Said video showed him playing so fast that some of the staff of that publication actually accused him of speeding up the video. Once he did another video, showing him at PRS clinic proving he could actually play that fast, was released, all was forgiven, and he’s now made a second “Betcha” vid.
It’s good to Werstler getting the credit he deserves. When Daath’s first album, The Hinderers, was released, none of the press concentrated on the dude’s prowess as a guitar player; now that all that shit about the band allegedly being Kabbalah obsessed mystics or whatever has subsided, it seems like people are more willing to focus on the things that actually make Daath worth listening to: great musicianship and excellent song writing skills.
Here’s the more recent “Betcha” segment; after the jump, check out the older one that got Emil accused of cheating, as well the PRS clip that proves that he is, in fact, just a supreme bad-ass.
-AR
meh. Gorgon from Yog Sogoloth is way faster – AND more tasteful.
Part of me finds it hard to believe a man who calls himself Gorgon can be correctly described as tasteful.
Do you have a link because I tried youtubing him and google but no luck!!!!!!
Yeah, it’s a little too underground to be found on the likes of the You Tubes.
And, Yog Sogoloth references H.P. Lovecraft in their name, so you know they read good books.
Knew I heard that before… can’t remember which book it’s from though…
I guess I should clarify/resate that… not so much “tasteful” as “evil.”
LOVECRAFT REFERNCES DO NOT DENOTE A GOOD MUSIC
if u cant google him or find him ne where on the web…he probably sucks….
everyone is lying to you
Emil is the shit! I would have never gotten into DÅÅTH if I hadn’t seen him play on youtube! He is one of my favorites now…right up there with Dimebag, Loomis, Vai, Petrucci, Gilbert, Werstler…..Seriously fucking good!!!!!!
and Chris Storey!!!!!!!!!
chris storey rules.
chirs storey sucks
Incredible finish on that guitar.
I read Emil Wrestles Guitar God. Either way thats some sickeningly fast playing on the 2nd vid.
Quite cool… and now I know how the band’s name should be pronounced. (With the Å’s in their name, I always assumed that it should be pronounced ‘Doath’.)
It should be pronounced as you originally thought, to be sounds better the way they pronounce it.
W.A.N.K.
…zzzz boring….
riffs>guitar wanking.
I know what you mean. But in his defense, Daath rarely does that in their songs.
This is pretty much par for the course by shred standards. why did this cause an uproar, again?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagreed.
cause its diminished
WOW! Now that’s the epitome of SHRED!
he sounded a lot cleaner in the second video. maybe because of the tone he chose or the way he warmed up. I wish I could bend notes with as good a tone as at the end of the first video..
best guitarist in metal because hes not a metal guitarist. emil can play anything and everything. for those that dont know, hes highly influenced by greats like jimmy rosenberg and birelli langrene.
Brother-man can play.
But why do I give a shit about his scales if it’s not moving me emotionally?
I don’t think he was trying to move anyone emotionally, he’s just playing as fast and proficiently as he can. That doesn’t mean he can’t play emotionally, though.
That’s okay.
But haven’t we moved away from empty ‘widdly-dilddly-dee’ and tried to find a balance of melodic shredding?
its a “betcha cant play this” segment from guitar world.. not a “I bet this will move you emotionally, because your a fruit cake” segment..
Listen to the solo on “Wilting on the Vine.”
Not that impressive….sounded a bit sloppy to me on the first vid (didn’t watch the second). Seriously it wasn’t terrible but he is far from a guitar god.
Anyone named Emil Werstler should not look like that nor speak in a Southern accent. But he is a great guitar player, regardless of what the “he’s not that good” idiots above think.
it DOES sound better than Dead on the Dance Floor…
You nimrods, the segment in Guitar World is called, “Betcha can’t play this”. It’s fast, shredding licks. It’s not called, “Emotional, soulful solos”.
this is really awesome, but i think rusty cooley’s betcha can’t play this is a little better
Haha. No. Boring as fuck.
Gratuitous bends for the win. I don’t think the second one was cheating.
is not impressed
Haha – listen to the daddy cools on here missing he point about Betcha Can’t Play This. This guy can shred. And betcha can’t play it either.
Anyone who is claiming its “Boring” “is not impressed”…Post a video of you doing something better and if we can see that you shred better, than your statement can be valid…if not…then don’t comment!
See that PRS? I played that at the July 1 Conquer & Curse.
definitely looks sped up…45 seconds looks kinda strange
The dude is a Guitar Bro.
Reverend , reverend
is this some conspiracy
:D
DIMEBAG FOREVER!
My mind is blown. I was a fan of Daath before. I am now in love with Daath after seeing this. ::high five::
Wow! Awesome shred. Now maybe he can try and write some halfway decent music and not act like a fucking tool on stage. Doubt it though.
what the fashizzle! emil’s a frikkin BEAST. finally he gets some recognition!
Emil is so much more than a shredder…he is a well rounded musician with lots of knowledge and taste and is a good writer as well. I have heard him playing this unplugged and his technique is immaculate. Sped up ? No way….he can play even faster if he wants to. Listen to “The Concealers” album by Daath…..you will hear heavy jazz influence, blues licks, great rhythm playing, django dimished type runs, and of course killer shredding. I’d put up his solo for Wilting on a Vine against anybodys !