Guthrie Govan is like Paganini. Not many knew who he was until he was well into his career. Now he is gaining the widespread attention he always deserved and is obviously one of the finest players alive. A level above the previous iteration of megavirtuoso talent
I first became aware of Guthrie when he worked for guitar techniques and used to transcribe solos and play demos for new gear, guitars and amps ect. He was frightening then!
Brian is the very best. I've seen them over 7 times in the Netherlands and the Aristocrats are one of the bands with the most chemistry. And very nice guys on top of that. can't wait to see and hear them for the 8th time!! Keep going, GG, BB and MM!
Guthrie is the best technical player to ever live, seriously. I had no idea he's the 2nd best slide player too after Trucks. Wth, this guy is just on another level of talent. Endless practice and playing isn't enough to allow one to master literally every technique known to guitar. Guthrie is the only player I've ever heard of who apparently has mastered them all
@James that's your opinion man, cmon don't go stating that as it it's fact. I think Guthrie's songs are far better than Satch's. There's no right or wrong answer here, you can only objectively discuss technical ability. Ask another person and they'll tell you neither Guthrie or Satch compare to One Direction in terms of songwriting.
It's never a good conversation to say someone is better than the other one. But I do find guthrie more appealing and I think he is better than most legendary guitarists both in song righting and technical aspect. But obviously satriani is a legend too. But still listen more guthrie solos , both his own band and with others like Hans Zimmer and Steven wilson etc.
Guthrie is definitely in a class of his own. In my opinion his strongest characteristic that sets him apart from others is his incredible fluidity with improvising. But he does have a great deal of techniques at his disposal as well. There's certainly techniques that others may surpass him in a sense, but overall he is an incredibly versatile player. In otherwords, there are definitely players who are ahead of him with a particular technique, but the when considering the sheer versatility of his playing it's not often matched. Btw, Sonny Landreth is an incredibly skilled slide player. I find his playing better than that of Trucks. But that's just me an my opinion. Check him out if you haven't heard of him. ✌️
Having the Aristocrats as your jam band can only be a great thing. Each of the guitarists who remained on the stage are supremely gifted in their own right. Mike and Tosin are mutants, Guthrie is in another league all together and Joe, is Joe. It started looking like a free for all, once Joe bailed though.
It's hard to imagine how anyone could be better at anything than Guthrie is with a guitar. I'm a guitar fanboy and GG just continues to be the guy who plays the amazing lick I have never heard anyone play before, (and by that I mean no variant of anything I've heard before, just completely out of the ether and stunningly original). Surgical bending skills to boot. The GOAT imo.
Yes, he's been my best guitarist for a decade already. Guthrie and Yngwie are my favorite of all time. But there's a scary new rising player named "Mateo Mancusso" who is almost as good as Guthrie already (or maybe even better technically - playing without pick). Watch out for that guy, he might dethrone Guthrie as the best in the very near future.🔥
Guthrie is the man. Listening to him talk everything about guitar and music is like listening to a Physicist talk. Way, way above anything I could understand, but I can listen to him for hours. Also, super cool dude. Joe is also amazing and a nice guy.
that's almost an OD on amazingness in 15 minutes. Everyone kept it tasteful and with So many different flavors and amazing dynamics and clarity. Dude at the end topped it off with the HD blues vocals.
Satch has such a strong sense of melody, it separates him. Him and GG both do. Lots of players have amazing chops but melody is king. What's with camera shutter interrupting solos?
Just to take a look at two guitarists on stage (Marco on drums and Bryan on bass, fantastic as always): Satriani is good, but his playing mostly follows well-known paths. Guthrie always finds a way to combine classic blues playing with appropriate innovative ideas. And come on, listen to his slide solo again (7:15)!
Yeah, Satriani is completely outclassed here. Guthrie is untouchable - he just feels everything going on around him and taps into it like a champ. Meanwhile, JS hides behind his shades. Yeah, nice one, Joe; like, you're really connecting with everyone - not! Just doing your own 'cool' thing. You've heard of Joe Pass? Well, here we have Joe Fail.
@@robinwatson4282 You are just the "my father is stronger than yours" type of guitar player, aren't you (if ever you play the guitar) ? If that's the way you think, you understand nothing...
I mean yeah whatever is happening in this video, it’s definitely not blues oriented. Actually, it encapsulates a lot I hate about modern blues if I think about it.
interesting Tobin couldn’t play through the chords. Definitely wouldn’t be apt to play bebop and confirms most new players can’t swing instead go for the dissonant patterns that do sound amazing percussively but not musical in a melodic sense! The few cats onstage playing out of key are a different animal all together 😂
This is a video that should be MANDATORY for all guitar students to watch! It's 99% what NOT to do. Just because you CAN play a bunch of licks, shapes, riffs etc does not mean you should. What a bunch of sterile noise this is.
Guthrie is no Petrucci, Frusciante,or Navarro nor even close to Sartriani,Vai, Mike Stern or Eric Johnson but with about another decade of practice he could potentially wind up pretty good.
I can tell for sure you haven't watched or listened any of his improvised solos and songs. Have u listened toThe Aristocrats? I dont think so. Frusciante is hell of a player, no question. but you can't compare them lol .. Guthrie is in another level of playing
They are all great in their own music, but Guthrie is just a freak alien beast!!! Just toying with these guys. He made Joe sound so predictable and basic, probably why he took his guitar off. The guy he gave it too was awful. Tosin is out of his element. Mike sounds like that dude struggling at local blues jams. Again, Guthrie is on a different frequency than all these guys.
I stumbled upon this clip.. kinda boring.. JS was straight up predictable pentatonic blues... Guth did some interesting stuff.. its supposed to be fun so cant really pick it apart
