Tim Henson saves “every insane, beyond-my-capabilities” guitar video he sees on Instagram – so that he can one day master them all
Polyphia’s Tim Henson is curating a library of impressive guitar videos from Instagram Reels, with hopes to come back to them all and learn from them.
While Polyphia are currently busy releasing new music and preparing for tour, Henson may have put learning new skills on the shelf for now, but he’s determined to push himself beyond his own skillset into what he deems beyond his capabilities in the near future.
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Speaking to Metal Hammer, he recalls how violin lessons in his early childhood were the “bane of his existence”, despite them providing formative experience with what it takes to build a skill. Asked about the last time he failed at something and abandoned it, he replies, “‘Abandoned’ is not the word I would use, I would use ‘paused.’
“If you were to go through my saved Instagram Reels, I have categories. There’s one called ‘guitar’, and inside it’s every insane, beyond-my-capabilities technique that I’ve come across that I want to come back to later when I have the time,” he shares.
Last month, Polyphia released their fifth album BE NOT AFRAID, made with RJ Pasin. It has a stronger narrative than previous Polyphia albums, leaning into extremes of good and evil.
Upon its announcement, Henson said “Instead of going wide on BE NOT AFRAID, we went as deep as we could. There are so many layers to pull back. Every time you listen to it, you’ll notice something new. Thematically, it’s by far the most meaningful record we’ve ever made.”
In other news, back in September, Tim Henson partnered with guitar accessory company MONO on a new signature dual carry guitar case. “I’m constantly switching between my electric and nylon-string signature guitars, so having one case that carries both and looks exactly the way I want it to is perfect,” he said.
To find out more about BE NOT AFRAID, head over to the Polyphia website.
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