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Thanks for taking the time to explain some of what you're doing there... it's just mind-blowingly FUN to watch you play! Man, to see you -AND- Tommy Emmanuel together, that would be freakin' awesome, but a bit far to travel. Hope you find your way to North America soon, upper-state NY region, please. ;-)
I thought Paul Gilbert was the King of the long slender fingers, but Mike has given him a challenge! My God, look at his pinky finger! It's longer than my middle finger! And the brain and heart controlling those fingers is what really makes them wonderful. What a talent.
Mike is an unbelievably talented guitarist. It was fun to see and hear him explain the process he followed in generating his rendition of this Van Halen classic.
I hope Mike is reading some of these. We saw Mike and Tommy in Mill Valley, CA. I was somewhat prepared but my wife had no idea what to expect. We were both astounded with the virtuosity, the charming entertainment and were completely impressed with the great guy Mike is. Had a wee chat after the set and picked up some cds to support the cause. Mike's set remains one of our favorite experiences. Thanks, Mike. Please come back to play.
Following the question at 21:54, that little "a-ha" at 22:00 conveys all my disbelief, respect, jealousy, and despair. Two and a half days. The whole thing. JFC... there's the benefit of having honed your skills to a razor's edge. Damn.
Saw Mike in Annapolis this year, sat really close to the staged mesmerized by all that was going on. Great show definitely go and see him if you can.. Learning from Justin so really enjoyed this conversation.. Thanks to you both.
@mikedawesofficial, man you are the reason I sleep like a baby in the most distressing times of my life. I have downloaded this "slow dancing in a burning room" guitar cover of yours from YT and whenever I feel restless I put it in a loop and fall a sleep listening to it.
This cover is the exact reason why I'm now following you Mike. I'll come and see you in Milan in a month's time. Thanks for the continuous inspiration.
Awesome to see two great musicians who love their craft show on how they talk about it and their methods and music talents are inspiring to us wanna be guitarist even at age 55 Thanks awesome to see this interview and playing Stay safe and keep playing we the people thank you
Hi Justin and Mike. Really enjoyed this video. At about nine minutes 25 seconds into the video, Mike comments that tuning DADGAD down a whole step to CFCDFC makes the strings too loose. Well true that, but if you just use heavier gauge strings, you can put the same tension on the strings and the bridge and it sounds great. I’m a baritone vocal so this is very helpful for me for that reason.. I always keep one guitar set up this way. In fact I even use a wound string for the second, (B) string. This fatten up the tone and take some of the twang out of it, useful when using the four string power cords and droning the first and second strings open over progressions (similar to standard tuning four finger G chord to Cadd9, Dsus4, etc…) Enjoy!
Everyone who loves this, and it is great, should look up Michael Hedges, the (sadly late) master of this technique/style. Mike Dawes is doing his own thing here, but is, like all of us, standing on the shoulders of those who came before.
Accidentally opened this while practicing the beginner version of Three Little Birds (thank you Justin!). Blew my frickin mind. Shared with my son who is about to start studying audio engineering in school as your mate there seems to be an audio engineer and guitartist all rolled into one.
Such a top pair of blokes... and I love being a 'fly on the wall' as they just chat.. and Justin, mate, your -joy- in the discovering of how Mike does his thing was just as 'mazing. There's' no one like Mike Dawes... and I admit my Aussieness, as I particularly like Mike's playing with Tommy Emmanuel (and the lil' jam you did with him, Justin)... Fantastic to watch.. and Fanx! for posting this video... :)
Finally! Some in person stuff again. Does this mean we can see some more stuff with Tammy and the like? I love these discussions with other musicians and learners.
Wow Justin, that was such a beautiful interview. What a nice guy Mike is and you just guided him through all the little details of his playing. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you Mike and Justin! I'm going to investigate DADGAD again.
Mike you are incredible.There is always so much going on when you play it is forever fresh! I wish you would come back to MIM (Phoenix) where I first heard you and became a fan for life. Your gift is God given - you are very special.
That´s mindblowing! I knew Mike could play from the "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room" duet with Tommy Emmanuel on Rick Beato but THIS is sooo insane! It´s so depressing to know that i will never get 1/1000 of that skill. 😆
You could definitely pull this off in a few years if you put in the work and find the passion for it bro! It's all work no talent needed. Just have to start doing it.
WOW! I had never seen the original video before, what a phenomenal "cover" of this tune... I dare say you may have made it better! lol ;) And, as usual, what a great interview, Justin... such a wealth of knowledge in everything you produce, this was tremendously educational but also just a whole hell of a lot of FUN to watch! Thank You!!
Wow. I was watching a movie and had to stop to watch this encounter. Loved it but sadly not many of us will ever play like this. Justin you are my favorite aussie. 🤔😍
This is awesome- I learned so much stuff in the first 5 minutes about muting with hammer on/off, mics, etc. What a great formula this video has. Mike probably has a lot to do with it ha.
A vid with the guy who taught me to play, and the guy who made me get the guitar i play every day? awesome! If you do put a tab together for this, ill be all over it!
I want it too. But I think tabs for this arrangement is almost impossible to write. If it ever gets written, it would be almost impossible to read and play. This is where you need to learn it face to face with him.
I love this and hate it at the same time, mainly because it's so utterly beyond my capability it's hard for me to connect. If you're really into this then I recommend searching out the late Michael Hedges - taken from us far too soon!
the BEST tribute to EVH i have seen, you have out done yourself, and YES to work with wolf so proceeds go to an EVH charity and we can all learn to play jump, 1000 in a stadium
4:33 here he says be aware of the strings ringing out. Then he does this elaborate run with no hint as to how the metallic sound of the notes can be attenuated. I guess where I lost him is that he is moving his right hand on both sides of his left hand. Let me be clear in my understanding. Justin says that beginning slide players don’t realize that they need to mute the strings behind the slide. This was an ah ha moment for me. This simple statement helped me to understand what was going on in the beginning of Mr. Dawes Jump cover. How does one properly mute the strings for studio recording with tapping like this? Another lesson I suppose? Thank you. If string muting with tapping and slide would make an interesting video subject could you include a bit on the “Black Mountain Picks, Heavy Steel Slide Ring”. I think I am struggling with the sound it that single finger slide because of what Justin/you said about the sound resonating from behind the slide. Thank you again for your consideration.
