Just wanted to say, I also watched this video 10 years ago and if I had known you were a Guthrie Govan fan, I would have subscribed to your channel faster. Stay awesome, Peebs 😎
Absolutely love his style and that jazz groove he's got going there. I like how he incorporates so many different elements and it just flows so smoothly . . . mad skills
I can't fucking believe that he nailed the tapping lick at 01:55. Had I attempted that live it would've sounded like a dog taking a dump. Guthrie, you truly are God.
People have been waiting centuries for Jesus to rise again....... well people he has and he can play the guitar, he is my favorite guitarist i reckon he can blow anybody away!!!
...the reason I find it dull is that I prefer something that you'd get up and rock to rather than sit back and appreciate. just personal preference really. and i'd get up and rock to guthrie govan any day! hes the man
I have had the pleasure to meet this guy!! I did a guitar course in Cornwall and he came down to do a master class! He playing this song and "Waves" to us, I now have a signed copy of "Erotic Cakes", amazingly nice bloke and not bad for a self taught guitarist! (hint the UNDERSTATEMENT!) amazing bloke! Taught me loads!
There are many paths to get there and the journey is the most fun part. I'm a piano player fighting the same tendencies. A good way to get going would be to intensely practice your altered scales and start getting that hammered into your subconscious. Put that together with a strong focus on chord substitution and you'll find your ear opening new avenues up to you.
Man, I really dig seeing these live versions of the tunes. I'm paying attention to the lead lines so often when I'm listening to the studio versions that I forget how funky the rhythm guitar is. Oh, and the drums and bass.
the live version is great it but i wish i could hear somewhere guthrie playing this song exactly like the album version.... this song has an AMAZING album version
I used to have lessons with Guthrie when we worked at McDonalds in Chelmsford together.. He is amazing - I still suck - not his fault though, he tried to help me!
Guthries hands just make him look like he was actually put on this earth to play guitar, they just seem so be the perfect hands for playing the guitar,
The miracle is dedication, good practice habits (focus on improvement goals, rather than playing what you've already mastered), periodic reflective self-examination, a little guidance now and then, jamming, etc. Don't be too hard on yourself; if you're improving, that's half the battle. Playing should be fun, even though you're never as good as you want to be.
i think this guy's got an edge on vai, man... he's really unique, and can even play vai to a tee. he's insane. and he should definitely be considered for G3!!!!!
more i see him,more i think hes the best or in the very very top level with only 3 or 4 others.... And its a pleasure to see how he enjoy what hes doing......
Guthrie Goven and Ron Jarzombek were the 2 people that has connection in their techniques and styles.. and the common attribute of their playing is also one of the greatest.. Vai..
I think the important thing to remember, love or hate, is that Guthrie is in guitar magazines, and putting out albums and playing shows for people that love him. and you are on youtube arguing.
I believe he now runs workshops etc.. But back in the day I used to go along to his house in Chelmsford (when he still lived with his parents) up to his bedroom and just learnt - If I remember correctly in the space of only two lessons he completely redefined the way I played and learnt guitar over the previous 3 years. I still have the tab exercises he wrote out for me in my kitbag. I think he charged me about £10 an hour. LOL. I haven`t seen him in about 3 years now. Lovely fella though.
goddamn it profane words are the only way to express.. FOR FUCKS SAKE this guy just amazes me every single time i watch him! how in the shit can any1 become so one with the instrument to make it sing so sweetly!??? its like all my hard work has got me nowhere :(
exactly. his knowledge of theory is ridiculous as well. and he NAILS chord changes. And writes very good music with great changes and great melody. if you havent watched the "fives" video than you are really missing out on the greatest living electric guitar player!
No problem; The advice is as much for myself as you. Personally, I take comfort in knowing there are players like Bill Frisell, Adrian Belew, and John Stowell, who blow me away with their ideas without having super speed (which I'm not really built for). They remind me that you can make exciting music without having Holdsworth/McLaughlin/Guthrie speed chops. (Not that I'm remotely as good as those guys; but it seems more attainable; and just as musically valid.)
Exactly! Both of them are on the same extremely high level and here it doesn't matter that Guthrie can pick faster or Greg's tapping is more awesome. It's all inferior to the wonderfull music they create and their endless source of creativity in improvisation. I heard that solo, very very pretty! GH's latest album "Sound proof" features a song called "Child's play", one of the most exciting solo's I've heard in my life! Can't wait untill Govan's new album comes out too!!
Guthrie kicks so much ass it shouldn't even be legal. Everything about his playing is top notch. Groove from hell, great rhythm playing, fluid lead playing. He's the dream session guitarist.
that is true, i am a greg fan to, but i think that one of the great things about guthrie is not only his technique, but his understanding of rythm, which very difficult in general, but then try and imagine how it is in his shoes.
@xstevenguitarx 1. Tone is in the fingers. You gotta be Guthrie. 2. Top of the line Cornford Amp 3. High end Guitar 4. Plenty of mids, compression and just enough gain so it slightly overdrives
Guthrie once told me see, uh, there's only ONE other guitarist who's really worthy to perform this song and that be Timothy Halcomb Ladies and Gents! :-)
