{"id":23854,"date":"2025-08-08T23:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23854"},"modified":"2025-08-08T23:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:47:42","slug":"one-of-a-kind-19-year-old-follows-in-marcins-footsteps-and-brings-percussive-fingerstyle-acoustic-to-americas-got-talent-with-knockout-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2025\/08\/08\/one-of-a-kind-19-year-old-follows-in-marcins-footsteps-and-brings-percussive-fingerstyle-acoustic-to-americas-got-talent-with-knockout-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOne of a kind\u201d: 19-year-old follows in Marcin\u2019s footsteps and brings percussive fingerstyle acoustic to America\u2019s Got Talent with knockout performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-W8JmlGoFPmg\" data-yt-video-token=\"W8JmlGoFPmg\" title=\"19-Year-Old Guitarist Silas Luke Jones Receives A Standing Ovation For \"><span class=\"youtube-video-title\">19-Year-Old Guitarist Silas Luke Jones Receives A Standing Ovation For &#8220;Misirlou&#8221; | AGT 2025 &#8211; YouTube<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/W8JmlGoFPmg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"19-Year-Old Guitarist Silas Luke Jones Receives A Standing Ovation For \" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-W8JmlGoFPmg\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W8JmlGoFPmg\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W8JmlGoFPmg\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Watch On <\/a><\/div>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-electric-guitars\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-electric-guitars\">Electric guitar <\/a>wizards are no strangers to TV talent show stages, but 19-year-old Silas Luke Jones has demonstrated that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/best-acoustic-guitars\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/best-acoustic-guitars\">acoustic guitar<\/a> players can also make an impact. Channeling the spirit of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/jon-gomm-tips-for-acoustic-guitar\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/jon-gomm-tips-for-acoustic-guitar\">Jon Gomm<\/a> and fellow talent show graduate <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/search?searchTerm=marcin\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/search?searchTerm=marcin\">Marcin<\/a>, the Alaskan native brought the house down on America&#8217;s Got Talent.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s little in the way of banter between Jones and the judges before his performance. Rather, he simply states that he\u2019s never played a stage as big as AGT&#8217;s before, and lets his music do the talking.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\" \/>\n<p>Though an acoustic player, he&#8217;s armed with quite the rig, with a Kemper floor modeller, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-expression-pedals\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-expression-pedals\">expression pedal<\/a>, a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/boss-corporation\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/boss-corporation\">Boss<\/a> RC-500 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-looper-pedals\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-looper-pedals\">loop pedal<\/a>, and a Boss OC-5 all making up his<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/best-pedalboards\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/best-pedalboards\"> pedalboard<\/a>. He first delivers some fuzz-ravaged, psychedelic lead lines before powering into some energetic, hand-blurring percussive playing that left judge Mel B bewildered as to how one person could make so much noise.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\"><span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\">You may like<\/span><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf I turned away and I listened to what you were doing, I would\u2019ve thought that was like five or six people on stage,\u201d she bawked, before calling him \u201cone of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Already this year, the show has provided a platform for standout performances. We&#8217;ve seen <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/bands\/girish-and-the-chronicles-americas-got-talent\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/bands\/girish-and-the-chronicles-americas-got-talent\">Indian band Girish and the Chronicles<\/a> deliver a hard-hitting take on an Adele classic, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/americas-got-talent-bay-melnick-virgolino-audition\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/americas-got-talent-bay-melnick-virgolino-audition\">a 10-year-old nail a Lenny Kravitz cover<\/a> on a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/prs-guitars\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/prs-guitars\">PRS<\/a> that&#8217;s almost as tall as he is, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olly-pearson-britains-got-talent-audition\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olly-pearson-britains-got-talent-audition\">an 11-year-old meld together Eddie Van Halen and Brian May shred in one fiery audition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That follows <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/maya-neelakantan-americas-got-talent\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/maya-neelakantan-americas-got-talent\">Maya Neelakantan&#8217;s life-changing competition run<\/a> last year, which has since seen her <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/jason-becker-gifts-maya-neelakantan-danelectro-guitar\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/jason-becker-gifts-maya-neelakantan-danelectro-guitar\">hang out with Jason Becker<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/americas-got-talent-maya-neelakantan-plays-with-testament\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/americas-got-talent-maya-neelakantan-plays-with-testament\">jam with Testament<\/a>, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/maya-neelakantan-gifted-rare-prototype-of-slayer-jeff-hanneman-signature-guitar\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/maya-neelakantan-gifted-rare-prototype-of-slayer-jeff-hanneman-signature-guitar\">receive a rare Jeff Hanneman signature guitar prototype<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Silas Luke Jones America's Got Talent\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wcNChaNNJ2Rkiq9vN4WHiN.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wcNChaNNJ2Rkiq9vN4WHiN.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: America&#8217;s Got Talent YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rise of Marcin, meanwhile, who stormed the show\u2019s 14th season, shows how high Jones\u2019 ceiling could be following this incendiary introduction. The percussive acoustic star <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/marcin-patrzalek-my-goal-is-to-show-the-world-that-percussive-acoustic-guitar-should-be-the-next-big-thing\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/marcin-patrzalek-my-goal-is-to-show-the-world-that-percussive-acoustic-guitar-should-be-the-next-big-thing\">is on a mission \u201cto show the world that percussive acoustic guitar should be the next big thing\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> {        window.reliablePageLoad.then(() =&gt; {            var componentContainer = document.querySelector(&#8220;#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-bzEn38FjeRmQqNQ58DQVtW&#8221;);            if (componentContainer) {                var data = {&#8220;layout&#8221;:&#8221;inbodyContent&#8221;,&#8221;header&#8221;:&#8221;Get The Pick Newsletter&#8221;,&#8221;tagline&#8221;:&#8221;All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!&#8221;,&#8221;formFooterText&#8221;:&#8221;By submitting your information you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms &amp; Conditions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and are aged 16 or over.&#8221;,&#8221;successMessage&#8221;:{&#8220;body&#8221;:&#8221;Thank you for signing up. 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