Well, he is playing with Les Paul, so there has got to be a connection. So Brian plays Les Pauls' most favorite Gibson model (Which is not a Les Paul as we know it)
He played Guild guitars almost exclusively in the mid 80's. They made a custom Bluesbird for him, while it was never a Setzer signature model, it said in Guild catalogs that it was "designed with Brian Setzer".
Anyone think that this is a Guitar Battle between Brian and Slash doesn't know anything about Guitar and Music at all. This performance is for Brian. Slash is only playing Rhythm here. He's not supposed to overlap Brian's playing. Anyone who does that is an a-hole.. no matter how good guitar player you are.
This video is a real blessing for all those who appreciate the real talent and skills of unsurpassed geniuses of the art of music. And whoever posted it on youtube ... thank him/her (whatever) to the gates of Heaven and back for this blessing !!! Well, now ... let's leave Slash and the great, late Les Paul aside, and... with all due respect to all the other guitar players of the known Universe, Brian Setzer is perhaps (at least for now...at this moment) the only one in the branch who can take me back to some mid-1920s and decade by decade back to present day ... without make me feel bored at all during that trip!! Whenever that dude lays his fingers on the guitar neck...I'm sure that some magic is going to happen! Even during his casual gigs, an attentive listener could notice that he's doing it with joy...from the deep within! And that's exactly what makes him one of the greatest guitar players alive nowadays!!! Once again thanks a million to anyone who posted this!!!
Pat - I love it when some performers fly under the radar, kinda like 'our own little secret' . Big stars are sometimes a disappointment, over hyped, exposed, etc. But the more obscure talelnt is oftentimes superior, maybe because of it. One way or another, Brian is one of the coolest guys around.
Love Brian Setzer Chris...! Great video here of a very underated guitar player..! Setzer is terrific and he can sing too!.. Usually plays his Gretsch "Hot Rod"....
Great playing as I’m used from Setzer. Slash can play great too and Les. Different genre’s, but their heart in the right place. Hope Brian can recover soon from the hearing thing. :(
Ya slash seemed like he figured out what key they were in and occasionally just strummed the chord the key was in, lol! Slash is a great rock player though.
check his Red Lightning Blues. Pretty rough sounding, not too complicated. But it's all just personal. Besides this they both rock, but on a different field.
Slash was probably drunk or in dope in that time period. Slash has gotten a lot better over the years. Sure he’s not in the same league as these guys but he’s good in his own right. He has a style that is pretty identifiable at least. There are many better players who you couldn’t make that claim.
Setzer playing a Les Paul, Slash playing a standard - I thought for a minute the earth had tilted on it's axis?! Just another "Any Thing Can Happen" Jam Night with Les Paul ........ whew, I was worried for a minute there!!
Brian Setzer is one of the best guitarists in the business, who can play virtually any style. Slash can only play Slash, which is really not that much.
Hi Chris, I was at this actual show at the Iridium with Les Paul. Brian Setzer, Slash, Dr John and someone else who I forget. Was it all filmed? There was a brilliant bit where Les was sitting playing next to Slash. He looked out at us at the tables then looked at Slash who was lost in playing, reached over and lifted Slash's long fringe up and smiled up at him. It was pure quality. Was it caught on video? I would love to see it. Slash was on the table behind mine. He was freed after being handcuffed naked to hotel bed frame later that night by the police. I saw it on the news the day after. Rock 'n' Roll....Quality. Great night, great food!
Setzer is not confined to one genre and has chops for days. I only really heard Slash at the very end of the song so I can't comment on his ability outside of hard rock.
Gibson Les Paul....the best guitar in the world !! And if it's in the hands of Brian, well, there's nothing else to say !! Anyway it's the first time i see Brian without a Gretsch !
At about 1:06 Les Paul was really telling the guy of for something (?) any body know what it was all about. (I thought Slash was out of his depth here, but he kept it cool. Brian S can really play lots of styles
Pô que velho podre da um passa bem e depois limpa as mãos com a toalha. grande guitarrista esse tal Les Paul. mas que mancada....Bert .Brayan Setzer...
whatever. I used to greatly respect Setzer but now in combination with other things I've seen , I think he's a bit of an ass. Obviously he was wowed by Slash's uncanny ability and wanted to test him by playing something he (Setzer) probably learnt when he was 15 and has been playing for like 30 years... yeah good one. Had he tried a jazz/rockabilly duel off that would have been far more appropriate and interesting. Both of those guys have certain phrasing voices dominant in a few different modes/(whatever else you want to call a group of theories used at will). I know enough about Slash's playing and ways to know that you would have to really bring it to put him into a spot where he gets stuck. I haven't seen enough of Setzer improvising and I know that as a singer/player, whatever he plays is well rehearsed. So yea, I don't think your little comment was funny and I think it just makes you sound like a dick so don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
Anyone think that this is a Guitar Battle between Brian and Slash doesn't know anything about Guitar and Music at all. This performance is for Brian. Slash is only playing Rhythm here. He's not supposed to overlap Brian's playing. Anyone who does that is an a-hole.. no matter how good guitar player you are.
lots of stupid comments here written by people who don't know much about music. Brian Setzer is not underrated - he decided to perform and record in a genre that isn't mainstream but highly acclaimed by the critics. Slash played guitar in one of the biggest acts of the 80s - and after that didn't produce lots of relevant stuff. Lots of footage here on youtube makes me wonder if he really is outstanding - or not. But whatsoever: he was a part of guns and roses and is a part of musical history
Justin Beiber has been one of the biggest acts of the 21st century so far, popular doesn't always equate to incredible talent. Setzer is a jazz guitarist, any halfway decent jazz guitarist has no problem playing rock, but watch rockers like Slash try to play jazz, they are way out of their league. You aren't wrong to question his talent, he's OK I guess, but I never thought he had any kind of mastery over the fretboard, he and Axle Rose were the reasons I could never get into G&R, even in their heyday.
joe22589 i get you. Slash is my guy. I love Brian Setzer. Absolutely underrated and In this case Slash did seem a little lost. Both great at what they do respectively
This is Brian's performance. Slash didn't had the chance to play and just played Rhythm. I don't think he can just turn up his guitar and play over Brian's. That's an a-hole move and no expert Guitar player would do that. It's like someone is singing and another singer would suddenly overlap the other singer's voice..
A guitarrist called Slash who only can play "hard rock" faster and louder jamming with Brian, a man who can play everything with to much technique. Brian is much better than this "rude boy" slash.
Slash got owned... He didn't belong in the same stage.... A one-dimensional rock guitarist can't even fumble a simple song that's completely out of his realm
Yeah I'd like to see you work out a 1 2 5 turn around which has a V7-9 and V7+9 in it when you're probably hearing something fo rthe first time. Going to have to stop notifications on this, cant be wasting my time with you pin heads any more.
Way out of his depth , this is not a loud mash up. Total finess is required. No distortion here! There's a a lot to be said about really good playing without a thousand amplifiers!
"whatever. I used to greatly respect Setzer but now in combination with other things I've seen , I think he's a bit of an ass. Obviously he was wowed by Slash's uncanny ability and wanted to test him by playing something he (Setzer) probably learnt when he was 15 and has been playing for like 30 years... yeah good one. Had he tried a jazz/rockabilly duel off that would have been far more appropriate and interesting."
