Joe Satriani: "What sets Guthrie apart, is that no matter what he’s doing-picking, tapping, slapping, playing legato, whatever-he mixes everything up gracefully and absolutely nails each approach. And all the while the music sounds natural.”
If a maj7 arpeggio is the most beautiful thing you've ever heard, your musical culture is worrying (but you wouldn't be the only one is that case, far from it alas)
+Flanger Kit fairly sure he just meant it was an maj7 not necessarily an a maj7, things can sound cool even if they're simple, that's for the other guy.
Guthrie is an ABSOLUTE genius, he probably locked himself up in a room during his formative years, deprived himself of any social life and just practiced and practiced....The evolution of these Shredders like him has gotten more advanced...just when I thought Vai and Paul Gilbert were already super-advanced players, but boy when I learned about Guthrie, I was like...whoa
Actually the most absorbent and intuitive time frame to practice a day, for each technique or category, is five to ten minutes for the brain to absorb and take it in, to get better. Too much practice is pointless with guitar. In fact you'll notice, when you over practice you start getting worse. Depending on what your line is in the sand that is. Yes, people used to think that basically SLEEPING with and MARRYING your guitar playing it 24/7 is the best way. The fact is, muscle memory, accuracy, and memory in general, will benefit a LOT faster and a LOT more, when you practice however long it is, before you just start losing absorption space in your brain and muscles. It can vary obviously by who the person IS, but yeah, my whole point is, it doesn't really take that much, it takes about five minutes each technique. You make a list of what to practice for the week, then you rotate and change it up the next week, as to not get burnt out or bored too. So in total a day, you should be doing AROUND 30 minutes a day, once through all your things you want to target. Even if it's "how to hold your pick" that can take practice for sure. Lots of people make this mistake, and they end up spending YEARS trying to master this, when in fact, if they were to focus 100 percent for five or ten minutes of it instead, a day, they would have progressed way faster. I had to start completely over a few years ago after playing wrong for a good 17 years or so. Couldn't get past a certain speed or creative landmark. So I started taking lessons, and watching a SHIT ton of vids online. Started working on the priorities. Things you are SUPPOSED to learn BEFORE even learning how to PLAY guitar, economy picking, economy of motion, pick slants, how far we raise out fingers, how far we allow our pinkeys to come up off the fretboard, wasting space making you play slower. ..and even started utilizing the metronome way more often too. Lol Anyways sorry for the length of this, just some thoughts. :) not some know it all on the internet, just sharing my experience, hopefully it helps someone. If anyone needs any more information on what the journey of starting over correctly pertains to and how to do it hit me up. I'm more than happy to share. It really has helped tremendously.
@@johnbraucher1499 if anyone would stop practicing once they get "burnt out or bored too" there wouldn't be any fighters. Obviously you are not a fighter or a guitar model. It sounds like you have ADD.
@@johnbraucher1499 and yet pretty much every big shredder says they played like 12 hours a day. so idk if i believe 15min is ideal. especially since in my first year and half of guitar.. playing 6 hours minimum every day.. i was able to play all of martys solo in rust in peace and the first half of far beyond the sun. which i dont believe i would have if i played 15 minutes instead.
@@ReggiePostlethwaite Actually I think it's because he's so kind about it and is always so ready to share his knowledge, in fact every time I've seen him on camera he's been giving away helpful shit
Isn't a wonderful thing that in our times we are able to get master classes from these geniuses of the guitar (and any other instrument) anywhere in the world and in the confort of your home? Amazing times indeed.
Those Indian slides are the coolest thing I have ever seen,that's what makes the govmeister so great is the amount of techniques he has...awe inspiring
I' m from India and i already a great fan of Guthrie. But when he played those indian slides i cant believe my eyes. Guthrie your knowlege is vast as sea
The guy Guthrie is talking about around the 7 minute mark is not Selvganesh. Selvganesh is the drum player. The mandolin player that does the crazy slides is Uppalapu Srivinas.
+jkman10 You're absolutely right; Guthrie got the name wrong; Selvaganesh is an incredible player in the same amazing band called "Remember Shakti". Srinivas is better known as "Mandolin Srinivas", a nickname that McLaughlin used to introduce him as, before his tragic early death. He was one of the greatest musicians I have ever encountered.
The humbleness of your instruction and understanding of music is so profound - like a real life wizard showing how the magic trick is done , for me , makes all of your music even more amazing. You are a powerful and inspirational teacher - GOAT !!
I love how he explains the exercise to build hammer on strength in the first finger by hammering on that one string so effortlessly just blasting though a segment of one of the rhythmically challenging classical pieces.
DUDE i am constantly amazed how open minded he is in various music styles, he listen to ALL kind of guitar players; from Jeff Beck to unknown virtuoso like Scott Mishoe, from Chet Atkins to Tosin Abasi, from Paco De Lucia to George Benson, from Tommy Emmanuel to TJ Helmerich, from Zakk Wylde to The Edge, from Grant Green to Marty Friedman. While most of us just listen to guitar players from our favorite genres, Guthrie doesn't have a "favorite genre of music", so he listens everything, and he does not spend most of his life on the internet
in an interview he mentioned back then he made money by sending tabs created from he transcribed them by ears for some years from every music demanded. so, this is why he plays everything, despite the fact that he is enjoying everything as well
@@frostinfy169 Looks like he's doing those 'finger harmonics' (no, that's not what they're called but essesntially check it out: Play like Fret 5 on the G string, then without letting go (letting that note ring) VERY LIGHTLY tap the 15th fret on the same string without ACTUALLY pressing down the string and you'll see that it makes a harmonic. Since most of those notes originate around the 5th fret, it looks like he's picking the chord with a pick but also lightly brushing that extened index finger over all the notes on the 15th fret (Very lightly, not actually pressing). That's my guess and nope, I haven't tried it out yet. That my son, I leave to you
Watched tons of his videos, I had no idea hes so good at slap as well... He is one of the greatest guitar players I have ever seen. So well rounded in everything, the modern Modzardt.
9:10 "I like to use something I will always have on me, and I've generally got plenty of these" the moment I noticed it's two boxes of rizzla white rolling papers he's got stacked there, everything about this guy and his music suddenly made perfect sense to me. "Uncle skunk" indeed.
Alex is right. Guthrie uses those to roll his own cigarettes, something few people do anymore. If you run into him in public sometimes it will look like he's smoking a joint, until you realize he just buys his own blends of tobacco and rolls his own cigarettes.
I feel like the greatest two musicians to record sitting in a room talking would be Guthrie and Flea. They share the same childlike passion for the exploration of their craft. I'm sure there'd be loads of laughs and tons of wild music in an hours time
Wow! This is my second video watched of this guy!! I just learned of him and I have no words! I would love to be able to download everything he knows lol. Amazing guitarist.....just phenomenal. Wow!!
This vid is so valuable and precious to me that not only i learned some basic slap and tap technique but also get to know and learn more about great players like victor wooten scoty mishoe jenniger batten stuart hamm .... Yeahi never heard of these players before i watched this video 👍👍
What makes Guthrie more than just skilled at playing guitar is that he's a great teacher as well. He's explaining advanced techniques in a simple way so even an idiot like me is able to understand. I mean I can't play the shit but I understand HOW HE plays it.
+Luis Flores Guthrie is speaking as if on the the behalf of the djent community!!! "Mostly it's not about the notes, this style is not about playing an awesome memorable melody...But that's ok you're just trying to create a rhythmic vibe."
