Little Wing - Tomo Fujita and Eric Gales with Eminence at NAMM 2012 

I started paying attention to Tomo Fujita when I found out that he was John Mayer's guitar teacher and mentor. The man is just incredible and his humility when playing with other musicians is just admirable. The man is an absolute compliment to any artistic setup.

Rush Hour

Sometimes I think I'm a good guitar player and then I randomly stumble across videos like this.

Thats yin and yang. Water and fire. One flows calmly, the other exploding all over 😍. Yet still connect beautifully

"damn dude". I love how Tomo moves closer and Eric leans in. What a combo.

I don’t think we realize how legendary this video is

It is such a beautiful thing to see two musicians at this level just get lost into a conversation with each other musically and just have FUN. Tomo has the most disciplined right hand technique of any guitarist I've ever seen, and his playing is so tight in any given situation, he isn't in the box... he is the factory that MAKES the box. And Eric never fails to impress me. He is loose when he wants to be, tight when it counts, and 110% of his heart is always in his playing. The only other guitarist I've ever seen that has such a raw, instinctual connection with their instrument was Jimi himself, and I will leave it at that.

to see these two combining their talents. tomo with his jazzy blues and eg ripping it up, it’s amazing. i didn’t know that eric could do so well with a jazzy chord progression. very impressive

tomo is so deep right here

So sad a lot of people don't know or understand Eric, who is having fun. By the way he learned to play the guitar this way its a family trait and tradition. He is widely known as an amazing Hendrix player. Nuanced... Jimi was many different things and precisely got tired with people telling him what he was, and how he should play. Eric can do nuanced... This is having fun at a trade show and "the judges" come out. In any case thanks Eminence for such a cool jam!

Both have such distinct styles, really cool version of this song.

3:21 " Your not close enough" " i need you to be closer. I always thought jamming was an intimate dance between 2 players, but this proves it lol

boy once they got comfy it started to sound very sweet at parts very nice!

the fujita rhythm is unrivalled

Tomo is fantastically inside the box and Eric is in and out when it pleases him. Love it.

Tomo tone is just perfect

Tomo’s playing is smoother than butter.

Every time I see Tomo Fujita play with anyone it warms my heart

Daaaaamn tomooo those are the sweetest lines played over little wing.

If these guys had a show, I would watch it every week! :-)

These two bring out the best in each other. This was absolutely incredible thanks for sharing this video.

Eric and Tomo never fails to boggle my mind

Two of the best right there. Not exactly in sync but grooving off each other and reacting in very short time. Playing thru the Eric Johnson signature speaker LOL love it!

Tomo...king of Melody and Eric is icing on the cake!! Both are gifted!!

Body language says it all. They almost ended up sitting on each other's lap.

This guy playing his guitar upside down😭😍

At about minute 7 u ask yourself how this was ever little wing..

wow masters at the guitar!!! I use to have a old Jazz guitar teacher in 1980 in Montreal on Decarie boul. his name was Frank Quinn. He would hold his guitar just like Eric, picking with left and the strings upside down.

@mixermantim Awesome show this year. We launched a signature Eric Johnson speaker, and three new pro audio drivers. Attendance for the show was significantly higher than previous years, a good sign for our industry.

Two of my guitar idols.

Jesus😍 I hoped Gales and Bonamassa teamed up, and they did. And now this!! God i love the cooperations between these geniuses.

Tomo leads and is making flow. Incredible playing.

Phenomenal playing by both. Wow!!

No, Jimi switched string positions even though he used a right handed guitar. See for yourself: /watch?v=fBgyXXnbfBc . THIS guy is a leftie AND he's playing upside down (high e top, low e bottom).

This is incredible, you two really are my inspirations...maybe when i come out my cave we can jam - UK HERE

Now thanks to Lemmo I'm seeing Tomo everywhere

This was like Jazzy Blues Rock.. Tomo and Eric were separated at birth !!! GREAT PLAYING..!!!

Tomo is such a great musician! He can do it all.

That Asian guy is absolutely fantastic

Two super strong personalities!

Hope they make a Record together.Tomos sound reach to me in germany and iam happy to found Tomo and Eric also here on youtube.Mister Tomo Fujita i saw in Berklee videos with John Mayer and since this iam a fan.How all he plays the Guitar its inspire me to involve it to my playing on Guitar! all the best :-)

Cool! 2 guys having a blast.

I honestly did not expect a response... thank you for your answer and time!

What a conversation !!!!!

Tomo is a beast..😍😍

both these guys have amazing chops!!

Our pleasure. Have fun with it.

Excellent !!

At 3:59 I caught a little bit of John Coltrane there lol

This is too amazing for words!

Wow!! Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan play amazing music..

These guys sure feel the music. Good stuff.

Two absolute BEASTS right there.

these two are fantastic!

Thank you Mr.Fujita

Poetry in motion

Late but damn tomo solo at the start was just crispy 👌👌👌

Music is still alive !!

Tommy is really, really good. Also Eric, but Tommy is on a whole different level about improvisation and Harmony.

..I really, REALLY want to hear Tommo and little Taj Farrent from Australia have jam... Now that REALLY would be something to behold..!!

they went to work!!!!!! ay dios mio. crazy story. i left plenty comments on tomos youtube tutorial videos years ago before i knew who he actually was and he replied to a bunch of those shits lmao. i had no idea that i was talkin to a guitar god. now i watch videos on his channel to see the conversation lol

I tried to put Tomo's answer to your question here in the reply box, but it gave me an error each time. So I put it in the description above. Enjoy.

Damn tomo so tasteful solo. Hey i will glad you teach me to play like that

I love Phil X , But between his band and this one, I haven't heard so many people Butcher Jimi's song "Little Wing" in my life. If you want to hear a GREAT RENDITION of it...Go Listen to Steve Vai...Live at Astoria London and listen to something that would have made the hair on Jimi's arms stand up and gave him the chills , as it did me..

So much Tasty and Nuanced playing.... Great Google Moogly!!!!

Damn!!! Both of you is REALLY AWESOME!!! Take your time dude :)

Oh so very wonderful

Eric Gales is insane! never heard of him

Love this, it demonstrates how music unites us all, regardless of cultural, ethnic, sexual, and geographical differences, like love it's something we all understand and relate to, which is why I follow music not political bullshit.

世界観が凄すぎです😊😊😊😊

Gets me everytime

Amazing Will Smith!

Eric is another kettle of fish, this dude will have you with sushi 🍣

~Little Wing🎸Big Talent

Mirrored masters.

Now this is a crossover

well how cool is that

Such beauty

At the end Tomo plays that sweet John Mayer kind of bend but Eric's like "No way dude" just totally ripping like probly one the fattest, cleanest, and most elongated EJ style lines like everr 🤣 I love Gales

wow

Albert King also played that way

Beautiful. ;)

Why didn't Tomo Use that Vibrato Bar-- I would like to see how he can incorporate it into the playing. Tomo makes everything seem so easy and clean.

Man is living upside down.

いつも、先生のギター楽しく拝見させて頂いてます。gales氏もめちゃくちゃテクニシャンですが、この様な独特な弾き方のギタリストとのセッションてシンドイというか、少し気を緩めるとロストしてしまいそうになるので、藤田先生はどうして付いていけてるのかと驚かされます。

個人的にはこの頃のトモ藤田さんのプレイが好きです。 エリックさんは本当カッコいい！

rush hour 4 "the retirement" finally it has been released to the public

Watching this makes my brain explode

man that was Great

@0:45 the shadow of your smile.

yeah, and the strings aren't even reversed. talk about making it hard for yourself.

I liked it!

.. sick 👍

two greats! I forgot Eric Gales plays a setup like Albert King with the Low E on the bottom. There is some crazy talent going on in this video and to think the average person will never understand their true genius.

i think the backing guitarist in clapton's band on the Crossroads also plays like this.

What is the model of guitar tomo is playing here?

He's feelin it.

Eric Gales is playing a right handed guitar upside down..better than most can play right side up

Eric FUCKEN Gales - what a legend

Anyone know what chord changes they're using? I realize it is Little Wing, however I'm having trouble getting these chords from ear.