Guthrie Govan String Bending Masterclass - Part Two 

Yes, when he looks away from the camera after a punchline, its funny

@@NONE2NONE what is "intelligent humor"? And when is he NOT looking away from the camera?

David Lee......spot on description

Reminds of Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull

Yeah, he's British

+DaemoniumCC and I'm jar jar binks

+CareyPortnoyBeauford one of the funniest things I've read all day

+CareyPortnoyBeauford Lucky you. I'm that little box-shaped mouse droid.

you mean the one that almost leased its ass room out to cheb's foot in episode 6??

I'm sorry sir, this title has belonged to Trey Anastasio for two decades already.

+Infighter For some reason, it's really relaxing.

I could listen to this guy talk and play for hours. He is so amazing. Really inspiring and his articulation makes understanding his ideas so fun and easy.

Haha exactly why i love this man :D

He was going to study Philosophy at the start...

I agree 100% !

*S i*

You're, kinda right. Weird.

He does. Last year on the Aristocats show he showed a cartoon book that inspired Kentucky Meat Shower.

That's quite the insult 😅

Never too old.

+Nethera6 it's a Victory, not sure of the model. They're a relatively new British amplifier manufacturer and their owner was previously a designer for another well known amp manufacturer, though I dont remember which

+ipg616 - Thanks for the info there, I appreciate your response. I was thinking it was a likely a Victory, considering how tightly Guthrie's been integrated with Martin Kidd & Victory lately. I know Guthrie plays several models of Victory so I was hoping to pinpoint the exact model used here (or find out if it was possibly another brand/model). I know he's keen on the V30, V50, and V100. I can see a V40 in the background of the shot but it's not plugged in. So, it's obviously not that one :) As for Martin's previous well known manufacturer you mentioned, I believe it was the "Cornford" amp company.

+Nethera6 Its a Victory Countess Amp he is using.

+Stuart Palmer Thanks for the reply, Stuart. So, the V30/Countess then. That's great to know How did you figure that out?

+Nethera6 It was Cornford.

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+Stefan Bulatovic "Pathetic" short finger

Came back here especially to thank you for your suggestion, I’ve been doing exactly what you said for 2 weeks and have drastically improved my playing. Indeed, the art of proper tasty bending is what defines the sound of electric guitar, so much work must be applied there. Thanks again!

@@puzzledcaveman5775 -Aww thanks! It really is transformative, huh? I wish it had occurred to me sooner -like 20 years sooner. I sometimes quit doing it for a month or two, and do other things. Its a mistake though, and I always pay for it. Now put in the same amount of time doing downwards bends w/ vibrato. A 2nd or 3rd fret D string full step bend w/ vibrato will be really difficult. We should be able to do the same thing in both directions.

Russ Wilson Very transformative indeed, from what you just said I guess I’m very lucky to be running into this 3 years after I started playing. I’m totally bent (haha) into working really hard in my first few frets bends, as that is where the painful challenge really resides. Not to mention that many other techniques like hammers and pull offs strongly benefit from the workout these bends provide.

@@puzzledcaveman5775 -Yup! Hammers and pull offs and bends. Throw in stretch exercises -this is the absolutely the fastest way fwd. Oops! I forgot to mention. Speed pick each string 4 min a day. Start w/ open string and move up the fret board, till you hit your highest fret. It gets harder to pick, the higher you go. You are gonna burn. I hate doing this, and I neglect it. But again -in one month, you will have a very noticeable improvement. This is not an opinion. It is a fact. Pebber Brown turned me on to this, and I hate him for it! There are two sides to guitar. Music, which is fun, and mechanics, which are hard won through pain. Luckily, mechanics can be drastically improved upon, in a 30 day period -at which point, they only require a fraction (1/4?) of the time, to maintain. Bends, hammers, pulls, stretches and picking. These cover most of the required muscle development. I will post later what one of the best stretch exercises entails. It's not as ugly as the picking and bending,... Well, I'm off to teach via Skype! Go kick some ass, senor.

LeNi Pelekanos yeah it’s longer than my middle finger.

@@Outdoorshuntingshooting You sir replied to a 4 year comment. Thank you for taking me back lol

@@SurESuRe159 time means nothing. lol

what, is his pinky finger 12cm long?