Can anyone here play guitar behind their head?

[Matt Wildman]

I watched a video of Papa gates shredding behind his head and I’m tempted to try and learn how to do that just for bragging rights. So can anyone who knows how to do that give me some tips

 

[idssdi]

I honestly never tried to play guitar behind my head

 

[Matt Wildman]

Lol same

 

[Ed Seith]

Never tried when I was younger and now it would just give me neck pain.

 

[Noah Berends]

I tried once and it’s not all that much different from playing with a blindfold and a weird arm position.

 

[Dan Shipway]

I have been able to play pentatonic stuff and I am attempting sweeps

 

[Jak Angelescu]

I’ve seen people do it before. I do think it would cause lots of neck pain for sure!! I think people brace their rhythm forearm against the face of the guitar to help stabilize it.

 

[Matt Wildman]

It would especially for me cause I have a les Paul and it’s stupid heavy!

 

[Kevin Kwasneski]

I sure can’t. But here is a crappy video I took of Zakk Wylde tonight at Generation Axe playing behind his head and with his teeth:


And one of him playing behind his head in the balcony lol.

 

[Matt Wildman]

Thats Impressive

 

[Anton Dnestrovskiy]

Tried it a couple of times live just for the bragging rights and its not nearly as hard as it looks.