In the Guitar Hackers Spotlight series, we get to know our fellow students. Each one of you has a fascinating story that deserves to be heard and we’re grateful to be a part of your guitar journey.
Sebastián Caldas
My name is Sebastián Caldas, I am a classical guitarist born in Uruguay, but lived most of my life in Sweden.
At 13 I started playing electric guitar and soon I came in contact with the music of Megadeth. A couple of years later, I started a band and played my own music; Black Sabbath, and Megadeth covers — the ones with less complicated solos :).
Megadeth became my favourite band and I have always dreamt of playing some of their spectacular solos. I continued the classical guitar path and pursued a bachelor and master degree in that field. I did not have time to practice electric and I almost stopped playing for 15 years.
With Kiko Loureiro’s platform, I have found the structure, technique, and inspiration to take the electric guitar playing to the level I have always dreamed of.
It is truly a path to the foundations essential for playing the music I love. And not only that, directly from the source of the band I love.
Another great thing I discovered is that Kiko, in his solo work, is very open to a fusion of traditions, and that is one of my passions which I have tried to apply in my classical guitar career.
I hope you find the joy of learning that I have found at Guitar Hacks and that we all can grow together.
Sincerely,
Sebastián Caldas
www.sebastiancaldas.com
Listen to Sebastián on Spotify and on his Youtube Channel.
Here’s an awesome youtube video here too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIFO6R85aNEWelcome Sebastian! Beautiful playing in the video. I might be bias but I think Kiko (and Megadeth) has some of the most musically sophisticated fans out there.
Hello and welcome Sebastian!
A really impressive video with a great atmosphere!
And I love your spotlight story!
Hope to see you play the electric in another video!
Damn! This kicks ass! Sebastian is really good
Hi Tark! Sorry for a late answer but there has been a lot of other stuff and no time for watching my mail. I think also there are a lot of classical musicians who find Megadeth really inspiring because of their sometimes complex stuctures and musical solos.
Best regards ,
Sebastián
Hi Nils! Thanks a lot for the positive feedback. sorry for the late answer thou. I will soon share some electric guitar stuff even if it is not my speciality. I am working on my arpegios with pick and it goes much worse than with fingers , which is really easy for me since the classical guitar has a lot.
Greetings,
Sebastián
Thanks a lot, Alexander.
Welcome to the forum @sebastian ! Looking forward to your electric guitar stuff!