I came across these videos on Youtube a while ago and couldn't stop laughing. Somebody did a masterful set of parodies by overdubbing their own deliberately bad playing over videos of several different guitar legends, like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, and more. Sounds like walking into a Guitar Center store.

The guy who did these must be quite good in reality, as his timing with what's happening on screen is impeccable. I think that's what makes these videos really work, and so hilarious. That, and I love the fact that the drums only come in when they're actually shown on screen.

I figure this must be what guitar heroes sound like to people who aren't into their brand of music. Check out a couple, along with the originals for comparison:

Parodies:





Originals:




There are many more of these parodies to check out: just start surfing the related videos and you'll find 'em.