(Filmed by Natasha in 1080 HD) Jack Pearson performing with Josh Smith & Kirk Fletcher on the Keeping the Blues Alive Cruise with Lemar Carter on drums, Travis Carlton on bass and Paulie Cerra on saxophone
Jack plays a lot of unmodified Squier Strats n Telescope n his tone is just amazing. I saw him in local clubs in Middle TN in the 80s. He played with the Alman Bros for a bit as well.
Jack just kills me with that Squier!! The cheapest guitar Fender makes, and this man makes it sing better than the best Custom Shop guitar ever made. Truly!! 🙏
Yep, and he's also using a plain old Fender Hot Rod Deville. I've read that Jeff Healey only played Squire Strats as well. It's proof that if you're a decent player and you know how to dial in the equipment, you can sound good without having to buy (and pay for) boutique / vintage gear ...!
@@MrMonkforfunkhe has a modified treble pick up tone pot but he uses stock the pickups. His magic is in the setup of the guitar. Dead perfect intonation and string height above the pickups.
Been watching Jack since he played with the Allman Brothers. When Dickey first auditioned him, he said that they either needed to hire Jack, or take lessons from him. Haha. What a treasure. First saw Josh when he was a teen doing SRV covers, he was smoking then, but didn't sing. Great show then and now.
Kirk is doing an awesome job here, really classic inventive lines, almost harmonica lines there. I know he's predominantly known for being the master of rythm playing. But wanted to show him some love too.
Even though I play metal blues and finger style...most of G3 is not watchable...this is amazing at 7:12 Jack is comping Piano Style Jazz Blues and Looks at Josh just where most players repeat themselves and Josh goes elsewhere and then Jack gets more involved pushing him on, and the band and just betting into watching and listening, and to go really outside and it's amazing...no small order to play after Jack, even for one of Josh's calibre and Josh does some really inspired blue there. He is amazing. As a guitar head and blues fan this is as good as it gets for this style of blues and lineup. Just awesome.
Witn all the hype of vintage guitars that cost more than many himes, Jack makes an $85.00 Squire sound like a million dollars! He and Josh Smith are two guitar players that deserve allot more recognition!
Jack Pearson is a MASTER. Anytime he touches the guitar is magic. He might be unknown to most of the people but inside the music bis every guitarist pay respect to him. I LOVE Jack Pearson
Every time I watch this video, it puts a big smile on my face. My feet start tapping and my body starts dancing in my chair. Smooth as smooth can be. Jack really respects these musicians. Love this performance. In the pocket and groovin' all the way downtown and back uptown.
Jack Pearson ... man, that guy can sing AND play that guitar like nobodies business! Talk about a double trouble threat, and so laid back about the whole thing. WOW!!!
Jesus Christ Almighty... I'm 56 year's old and grew up listening to Mike Bloomfield, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Clapton, Page, Roy Buchanan, Gary Moore, etc ... And I just heard of Jack Pearson tonight for the first time. What a treasure. What a gift. God bless America.
All the greats like Jack have that ability to sound like he is about to fall off a building...but at the last second he snatches himself back upright....🎸🎸🎸
jack is like the sensei of guitar playin', josh is the modern day blues warrior and kirk's rhythm and phrasing is so deeply rooted in the blues like only a few have! best guitar trio ever!! backing band & sax is superb too!
JP is so comfortable playing all this brilliant stuff, singing and communicating with the band and audience, it's like he's just put on his favourite slippers and sat down to sip his morning coffee while reading the Sunday paper funnies.
I've been following JP for several years but suddenly he's on 'heavy rotation'. Lotsa smokin' hot guitar players out there but a smokin' hot musician who also is a smokin' hot guitar player is beyond words.
Wow! What a flavorful and colorful solo by Mr. Jack Pearson, my mouth is watering, I could taste it. And Mr. Josh Smith's gritty Nashville soul! What a treat. Thank you for this wonderful gift of music.
I agree. Josh and Kirk know a million licks, but in taste and creativity Pearson is way above them. It's no shame not to be as good as him, so this is no knock on the other two.
The real thing would be Robben Ford and Jack Pearson on stage together. Don`t they both stay in Nashville? Hopefully their paths will cross some day and we can watch it on RU-vid.
The tone he gets out of that thing is incredible. Obviously the players hands are important, but watching interviews with Jack I also think it’s the setup, and the knowledge of how to tweak things to get your sound.
I saw Jack Pearson with the Allman Brothers Band in 1998 where he held a note sustaining for nearly 5 minutes ! He was playing with one of my heroes Dickey Betts "The Ramblin' Man" himself ! They were both on Strats which was very unusual for Dickey I thought and probably one the best "Guitar Duels" ever ! Everything was smoking hot that night the bass player (Oteil Burbridge )did one of the best solo's ever he is good ! It was nearly 4 hours long and Jack & Dickey even did an acoustic set !!!!!!! I had never saw Jack before and thought Warren Haynes was going to be playing ? I was pleasantly surprised....Hands down, the best guitar concert in my life everyone was recording at this venue it was 98 degrees that day and Dickey said, It's usually cold up here in "Snow Country" on the lake (With his Cowboy hat on) It was a 2 night run at Jacobs Pavilion @ Nautica Stage Cleveland ,Ohio... Tickets were only $35.00.. Wanted to go back the second night but could not make it.... Drove thru the whole state to get there from South Point, Ohio.... Those are the memories that make you a wealthy soul.....Great time !!!!!!
Sumbagun that would have been a fun cruise. I started watching Kirk & Josh 2 yrs ago. Was a NAMMI or guitar shop video. Yet to see them live. They seem so enchanted together and I think it passes on to those with them.
Some stellar playing going on here all the way around. I had never heard of Josh Smith a year ago and I think he is a strong contender for my favorite contemporary player.
Jack plays a squier and slams the audience with a monster tone! Great players can make any guitar sing. Jack is such an absolute genius on guitar! 😮😮❤🎉🎉
I recently discovered Jack Pearson and I’m so glad I did......what an amazing trio along with Kirk and Josh.... and wish I could give more of these in the post.... 👍👍👍👍👍
I recently discovered tight pants ,pointy boots and this quaint little mustachary. So I had a craft beer got on my scooter and ran to the nearest coffee house where they have free Wi-Fi to post this.
I don't know who is who but the guy on the left is amazing and the other two are just about as amazing. An amazing fusion of jazz-rock and blues. I've never seen three guitarists this great assembled all at once. I think I might have to sell my guitars. Everyone keeps commenting on Jack Pearson, but they're all as good as it gets, in my humble opinion.
Jack's first note is the "Holy Grail" of guitar players. Every guitar player on the planet strives to hit THAT note and hold it... like THAT!!! One of the reasons most of us started playing
I'd never heard of Jack until I moved to the 'States, specifically North Carolina, Greensboro working on a project for EMI/Capitol. I first heard Jack and then decided to live here - so blame him! Best, Pete.
I have just discovered Jack pearson now, well ! blues and jazz with great feel I don’t think anybody on this stage has as much talent as this man, although I love Josh’s playing Jack is amazing full stop....
I love noting that, among a sea of astonishing, note-worthy guitar players, J.P. is primarily an infinitely creative musician with astonishing guitar-chops...
Regardless of what his strats cost, he has by far atleast for my ear the absolute best strat tone of all time and of of the best any guitar tones ever....his vibe just flows like no other player I can think of....
Love this !! Great playing by Jack and everyone and what sustain!!on that Fender Squier Stratocaster!😮👍🎸 I've played hundreds of guitars, including American made Fender strats, and I wouldn't trade my Fender Squier Stratocaster for any them!! It's a year 2000. I customized it slightly to fit my style of playing, it has all original electronics and also I tightened up the tremolo tension way up and the guitar stays in tune forever. It's still one of my top three go to guitars for playing live and for kicking back at home!🎸 If you're interested, I play it on a couple of my videos, live at a blues jam with Richard Torrance and Jim Anderson And Jennifer Lynn. It's on my RU-vid page going back about a year. Jayheinz 🐦
Thank you Jack Pearson for showing me again to keep my 1983 MIJ SQUIRE STRAT W/ maple neck! All these players with their 2-3 thousand dollar guitars get SMOKED, Tone & Playing wise every time they get on stage with JP!!
Over 7.8 Billion people on planet Earth and only one that can take a $200 SQUIRE Guitar and make it sound like 1 Million Bucks! Ladies and Gentleman, Mr. Jack Pearson!!!
'Everybody rushes out to by a Squire Strat for the tone!' Jack just has tone for days. My dream would have been seeing Danny Gatton and Jack Pearson square off. DAMN IT DANNY!!!!
Back when Jack was in the ABB, they were doing a run at the Fox Atlanta (98 I think). Jaimoe, Butch and Marc held a drum clinic at a MARS music store (bankrupted) and Jack and Oteil came to provide some background. During a Q&A session at that event, someone asked Jaimoe what he thought Duane would be if he were still alive. Without a moments hesitation, Jaimoe replied, "He'd be Jack Pearson."
