Amazing Teen Girl's Guitar Solo Sparks Envy Worldwide
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Move over, Eddie Van Halen, there is new guitar virtuoso in town - and she is only 14 years old.
A clip posted on YouTube Monday shows the young musician, known only as Tina S., performing a cover of the solo from Van Halen's Eruption.
In the video, which has gone viral since hitting the web with more than 300,000 views and over 1,000 gushing comments, the girl could be seen jamming on her Vigier Excalibur electric guitar, her fingers flying over the strings with mind-boggling dexterity.
All the while, the 14-year-old looks remains seated and looks bored, her face betraying no emotion as she expertly plows through the complex musical passages.
The wunderkind’s low-key routine is a far cry from Van Halen’s on-stage antics. The troubled Norwegian virtuoso was known to leap into the air and grimace while playing his pieces, often a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
Tina’s clip clocks in at just over 1 minute 30 seconds, but even that short time was enough to win over hundreds of fans.
A user by the name RokkusRadio wrote in the comments section: ''scuse me while I pick my jaw right up off the floor.'
Another YouTube admirer, Adam Roades, commented: 'I love the effortlessness you have in playing. Your expression, at times almost blase, doesn't even begin to hint at the countless hours you no doubt spent perfecting just this one lick. You're an amazing musician!'
PlayMadness wrote: 'I've been playing guitar for 9 years, and a 14 year old is better than I will ever be.'
Tina S., whose YouTube states that she is from France, has been posting videos of her performances for several years now.
Back in 2008, she uploaded a clip that showed her playing Fedrinado Carulli's Andante on an acoustic guitar.
Another video from that year captured Tina playing Hotel California, looking as unimpressed as ever with her extraordinary musical abilities.
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