Watch this radical guitarist shred while he skates on a working pedal/skateboard

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Guitar playing has never been more mobile

Skateboarding and guitar playing go hand in hand - just ask ’board-keen players like J Mascis, Ben Harper and Ian MacKaye - but rarely have the two been blended so seamlessly as in this video of cool ’boarder Lukáš Halfar shredding while he skates.

In the clip, Halfar tears up the streets of Brno in the Czech Republic, as he jams All Along The Watchtower through a zip-tied pedal/skateboard of a Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion and RC-3 Loop Station through an IK Multimedia iRig HD 2.

We’re not sure if this is normal in Brno, but passers-by seem remarkably non-plussed by Halfar’s supreme efforts. Maybe a wireless system and a kickflip would turn a few more heads…

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Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.