Blues Guitar with Jack Pearson 

I suppose all the people that think you need a $10,000 rig to sound good have never heard of Jack Pearson. When I saw that he was playing a Squire I just laughed and shook my head. What a humble dude.

It doesn't matter how much fancy gear you have, It's the same old story, you either have it or you don't, and it's all in the hands. Jack is a national treasure.

JP is both a national treasure and a force of nature. Remarkable and inspiring.

I'm embarrassed that I never heard about Jack. What a treasure.

To me he is the finest blues rock guitar player out there .....period !!!

It's cool how that his slide tone is so thick it almost sounds like a harmonica. What an awesome player he is.

to quote John Sebastian lingo..listening to Jack is like falling over in a field of daisies. loving it

Lived and worked in Nash for twenty years. Jack was always a fav as a person and player. Just the best.

It's when Jack says "I've been playing for 40 years" and I think: hell! I've been playing for 30 and I ain't fit to tie his bootlaces. Got me beat hollow on being a beautiful human being too. What a great advertisment for music.

he is a genius and he plays a squier!! so humble and he does not care about the name but the tone

Light touch is the key! Jack is a master. No need to attack the strings.

What an absolutely great person and stupendous player. If people were like him the world would be just awesome to live in

Jack Pearson is absolutely awesome! 👍🏻

I tried getting prescription ear plugs and found that just putting a little tissue in my ears worked the best. I always keep a tissue in my pocket anyway. Great for any loud situation. Jack is a treasure.

Steve Had the Pleasure of seeing Jack last week and had no idea what a treat i was in for. I am officially obsessed with how he approaches the guitar. Thanks for having him on. JT

I don't play guitar but I like to have the understanding of the music I hear. I find it amazing Jack is able to play the way he does with a wrist issue and a hearing problem. That goes to show how good he truly is.

Jack is an incredible musician. A good friend of mind clued me in a number of years ago. It goes to show you, great sound, and great music can and be played on minimal equipment. the talent is in the player.

I can't stop playing Pearson's videos lately. Such a humble man and impressive guitar player. Thanks for sharing

Inspiring and humbling to watch. One of the best players I’ve ever heard. One of the few players, Derek Trucks is another, who can be really busy on the fingerboard and not lose touch or feel. I could listen to either of them for hours.

Jack Pearson is one of the best ever. Very under appreciated musician with regard to the general public. I’m not sure how many times I’ve seen him play. Never gets old.

Jack is A Master ! And, he is such an incredibly humble human being.

Jack is without a drought your very best guest! Great player, great person!

under the radar of most but one of my faves. humble, quite and awesome player.

Great job by the interviewer and host Steve Krenz there! Jack Pearson is probably the most underrated blues musician ever!!

I'm grateful to have this video to watch, and I'll be watching it again (and again). THANKS TO YOU BOTH...!!

Jack killin' it with that slide AND TONE on Matchbox. Sittin' in the living room with a Squire. Lord a'mighty!

Good God, he's amazing! The tone and expressiveness in his playing is incredible. And he makes it look so easy.

I love that he uses a squire. What's more, he didn't replace the electronics, including the pickups. It's *not* just that the tone is in the players hands, but also that CNC manufacturing has leveled the playing field. This was made clear to me in the beginning in two ways. First, I knew a guy who was a guitar tech/builder. He'd demonstrated how a PRS he worked on wasn't any better than another guitar he had handled that was less than 1,000. The only difference was the hardware. The second was a guitar player I was in a band with. I was playing a Mexican 50s tele, his was a Fender Custom Shop tele. Mine vibrated like mad, was lively and dynamic. It played very smoothly and without much resistance. His was dull sounding, just dead and played very stiffly. He acknowledged it, but wasn't happy about it. As he said, he paid a lot more for his guitar, and it wasn't nearly as nice as mine. Not that all Fender CS guitars are like that. I'm sure some are great. But guitars are hit and miss, but CNC has made all guitars more consistent. I've owned US G&L, US and Mexican Fender, Glaser, Zion, ESP (Japan), Schecter (Dallas). But the nicest guitar I ever owned was a Reverend Buckshot from when they first began making them overseas. My point? It's pure delusion to think that you have to spend one, two, three thousand or more to get a quality guitar.

So many great takeaways from a world class guitarist. Notice he's playing a Squier Strat, a Fender Blues Jr. and an MXR OD pedal. It's in your fingers, in your heart, in your soul, NOT in your gear!

Jack Pearson, my new guitar hero!

uncle jack is awesome but so meek and kind! we love ya!

this was amazing, thank you for sharing, I love Jack's playing, he seems like such a nice person too

what a cool dude. so humble , so good ... gotta love guys like this

What a lovely man and so gifted as well !!

Amazing slide player! Wow. The tone is incredible. He makes it sound like an SG.

When he picks up that National you hear exactly what he was referring to about the strings resonating behind the slide Beautiful natural blues signature.

Very inspirational, just what I need right now! Thanks Jack, great stuff!

A stock Squier, a blues junior amp, and one overdrive pedal... time to simply my rig 🤔 and then just practice...

what 5 idiots gave thumbs down? this is master level tone/taste/phrasing/musicality

Very nice...Jack Pearson is a gentleman and true musician...respect ! Thanks for this ~

the outro .. Blues in C ... is GREAT... note selection phrasing dynamics and tone... got it all... be a great recording on its own... very interesting interview...

Love Jack's playing...

Thank you this wonderful presentation. This is true music. And such a cool, humble, and amazing player.

Thank you soo much for posting those videos of those great players! Such great videos, and I can tell how much work you must have put in! Please get Richard Smith on the show! That would be so great! Also - Pete Huttlinger! Kind regards/ Emil from Sweden

Love Jack Pearson! He is a legend and will continue to be. Best thing of this video is a, at best, a $500 guitar vs a nearly $3K guitar.. lol It's not the instrument, it's the player! 💯

I've played for years but hell I'd enjoy just hanging with jack...no tension there!!

With all these problems and still he's playing very well. Yeah, just be happy and do your own thing and you'll be good at whatever you're doing everyday.

this was terrific! thanks so much for posting.

This makes me smile.

jack is by far the best fusion player alive by far my opinion to those who like techno non human playing

Great guitar player, well rounded in many styles.

My mom is from murphsborough. I cant spell it sorry. I love this guy using a squier and sounds great.

Auckland, New Zealand! I love you Jack Pearson! you rock! :D Dude used to be in The Allman Brothers Band! :D

My favorite player. The squire master.

nice A/V. It moved at a good steady learning rate. good job guys!

SLC UTAH.....JACK YOU BLOW ME AWAY WITH YOUR VOICE AND PLAYING. THANX! YOU ARE TRULY GIFTED WITH ANY GENRE. HOPE YOU DON'T MIND...I'M TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW TO GIVE YOU A LISTEN. HAH CHAW!

jack is a master; i love his tone and slide playing; his slide tone is really sweet, i dont like to compare but jack has as much or more talent than clapton or bonamassa. he's scary good

That is very informative. Please, make more videos of this type!

haha nice and also kinda funny seeing such a musician using a Squier Strat)

sir, you re the first person whom i started to learn guitar thanks very much

LearnandMaster... im not sure if Jack Pearson ever tried compression wraps for his wrist on his fretting hand , witch the pain could be from carpal tunnel !! one of my old Bass players uses a compression wrap for his wrist and he told me it works great and he plays with his thumb behind the neck like a classical guitarist but on his bass so that could be painful when not wearing the brace .. anyways I love the way Jack plays just amazing !!! thanx for sharing the video with everyone =)

Now here's an American treasure, Jack Pearson. Thanks for having him. Other guitar players just think the world of him. Fun to watch and listen to. I learn something from just about everybody. Nice tone and great note choices. I could rattle on, but I'll leave it at that.

Every time I see Jack play I'm reminded that I'm the lowest sort of guitar hack...holy hell.

Starts off with jazzy cording. God bless

I had a bullet Strat that I wish I still had but gave it to my nephew. Enjoyed it better than my American. Funny but the host had this strange look on his face with Jack talking about his limited gear. I love Jack's tone he gets out of those Strats

"it's in the hands and heart"

You grabbed my attention when you wore that Andy Cap cap and overalls with Dickie playing Jessica and Blue Sky......such a light touch compared to Dickie...he digs in but you get the same effect with a light touch and minimal movement. I do something with 6 strings on a wooden neck that is nearly like you do but....30 years didn't do for me what it did for you. Keep doin it Jack. Nova Scotia come on up!

Jack speaks and sings guitar! 🎸🎶

Were you listening Fender? He said it doesn't make sense not to have a tone control for the bridge pickup. Never have understood that myself. That's why I love my G&L!

This is as good as it gets. Best ever.

When jack runs the neck I hear so many jazz masters like Louie Shelton or a Kerry coryell that is such select company beyond rock blues metal

Not to mention, the man has a fine voice as well!

100% blues , i never heard him sing . Nice

And please, put some compression on the audio channel. The voices and the guitar sounds in this video have very different volume levels.

Jacks Tone blows Steve’s out of the water . Sweeeeeet.

What chords is he playing when he does the walk up when talking about playing all the different g chords.

I never see him play this Squier Affinity 20th Anniversary anymore. I only see him playing the Squier Bullets. I have one of these 20th Anniversary ones.....and I really love it! I wonder what ever happened to his, and if he still has it.

I have been watching The videos of Jack Pearson playing with the LES PAUL (SG BODY) OF DUANE ALLMAN IS THE MOST INTRIGUING FOOTAGE I HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO BLESS MY EARS WITH SO I AM WATCHING THIS ALL THE WAY FROM AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS MORE THAN HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD SO HE IS GOOD NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY'D QUIT THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND WHAT WAS IT JACK CAN YOU ELABORATE THAT PLEASE GREETINGS FROM NIELS ANDERSON FROM AMSTERDAM

Jack- a good ol' Boy.

So good I’m so glad

Jack pearson is a monster

Besides SRV, I've never heard a more humble player.

Jack you are awesome!

Bruce in Duvall Washington; what guage strings are you running?

From born ny in dothan Alabama 10 years now family love

Are they still in production? I don't recall ever seeing one here in LA.

When somebody will say to me that a squier sound cheap i will show this video!

Great melodic player.And proof that you don't need expensive gear.

Jack , you are the Man, i wish that you were playing in the Gregg Allman Band, since the ABB have broken up. Gregg's guitar player just does not have it, Like You Do, you would make it so much better, you could wear earplugs due to your hearing problem. My best to you, Cousin Figel

"I’ve had about enough deadwood the whole thang’s beginnin’ to raise my ire you know an old Fender’s nice but considerin’ the price I think I sound about the same on a Squire" Buddy Whittingon - Deadwood and Wire

Yep, been playing for 40 years and used to play real loud through 100 watt amps and my ears just howl some nights-you need some sound to save going crazy-look after your ears guys!

The Godfather of all guitarists

Why aren't guitar duets a thing? nobody records them, I have to search youtube for it...

Good God Almighty… I hear brother Duane sitting there…right there!!!!

A shoutout to the guy interviewing.

I saw him playing on another video and he had a different Squier. He does it just to prove he can and you don't need a stuffy custom shop model to sound good.

Valley Arts Telecaster on the right, a $100 pawn shop Squier on the left.

Is that the Brent Mason Valley Arts sig model?

Great!

love it Milwaukee Wi-Blackwell Wi