One of the most talented new acts to hit the scene in a long time....good job PG for this! It's good musicianship isn't dead.....that means PG is proving that Rock N' Roll is not dead!!!
I love John's rundowns. He doesn't become over effusive or ass kissy. He just listens to the guy he's interviewing and when he needs to open a can of knowledge he has them in spades... Cool guy man.
Yeah it’s great to see a lot of the young musicians not getting into drugs or heavy alcohol abuse like almost every player did back in the , 50’s 60’s 70’s and 80’s....and 90’s... shit it was almost every decade. Whether it was the jazz players with heroin or blues or rock players with every other drug ever created....it was thought of some kind of pre-requisite to becoming a next level player who played with soul and feel from actually having the real life blues or using psychedelics to be creative. It’s not the right way. If they all just stayed sober they would of all played better and at the least lasted a lot longer. Mike Bloomfield, all that talent, came from a rich family yet was a heroin addict and died from his addiction. It always bothered me and I just think back then before smart phones, the internet, social media... people really didn’t have much to distract them or focus their restless energy on. I’m sure Jimi taking acid made him play like an alien at times but he didn’t need it. I’ve been down that road and I think people are a lot smarter now and realize drugs and excessive drinking cause nothing but problems and and early death. When Stevie Ray for sober, he always talked about staying away from it and never glamorized it.
SRV played his best after getting clean and sober. I was blessed to see him a few months before his untimely demise (assassination or accident?). It was a traveling blues festival, with BB King (awesome performance) and other assorted musicians, at the Costa Mesa Amphitheater. SRV was the headliner, and he played most of his "In Step" recording. As the sun went down, SRV did an encore, sitting on a stool alone with "Lenny" (the stratocaster he played that song on), playing "Riviera Paradise". It still gives me chills thinking about it. Drugs and alcohol held SRV back, if anything, and he soared ever higher without them.
I saw an interview where T.B. tells a story about B.B. King grabbing him by the hands and making him promise not to use drugs. He speaks with awe of the feeling of Kings hands and all the music that had come through them. I guess when you make a promise to B.B. King you need to keep it! One thing you have to love about Tyler Bryant is that with all he's done he seems to have no ego and no attitude, and he never forgets the great players that came before him.
I've got to admit how stunned I am that there is this guy in rock that's somewhat successful complete with a $20.000. Guitar opening for Dwight Yokem at 14 and no one I know has ever heard of him or his band. It would seem that rock music is living somewhere whether I'm aware or not. Good on ya.
Some unknown person responds to this 3 years later: I just know this guy since two days. I was looking for old blues resonator guitar. Got this guy as a recommendation, playing slide blues guitar. I was stunned. This guy must be a reincarnation of some old black blues player from the 30's.
Saw Tyler doing a Fender product demo here on TY a year or so ago and was blown away. Guy has great tone, great feel and plays really musically. Its so refreshing to see young players not just ripping of EJ/SRV.
That is what I was thinking. It looks like those are 7' ceilings. Being anything over 6ft and being in 7ft ceilings it in claustrophobic as hell. Coming from 6'4", add some shoes, it adds up quick.
never heard of them until this Rig rundown maybe because I live in Israel but now I hooked on this band. the best rock blues band I've heard years ... I'm in love. Thanks.
I love these Rig Rundowns. It always baffles me to see "thumbs down" clicks...like, do you hate the player or the video or the host or are you just jealous that this kid kicked your ass up and down the fretboard when he was 13?
Saw them open up for Blackberry Smoke in Raleigh NC. They were really good and my nephew met Tyler after their set while he was buying one of their CDs. My nephew had on an AC/DC shirt and Tyler was talking to him about touring with them. Great guy and awesome band and I bought a shirt at the show like the one at 38:16 LOL
You know you're into it, when your slide "fly" off your finger and hit somebodys head... 🤣 What a great, nice person. I guess I just found a new favorite guitar player.
I met Tyler when he was 12 years old at C&C Guitar Shop in Paris Texas. He was a great player then. I think that's where his 1960 strat can from. Glad he's doing well. I was so worried he'd get string out but it looks like he's doing great.
Man... Only a real scumbag steals a band guitars while they're on tour... I hate hearing stories like this of artists getting their instruments stolen, but its really great when you hear they get them back
People don’t like Tele neck pickups, they always talk about the bridge. But man, I like them a lot. The Strat with the Tele neck pickup plus the humbucker, that’s pretty damn cool and sounds great.
Great rundown. I am glad River City Guitars found, bought, and returned your guitar to you. I remember when y’all got your equipment stolen and put an article out about it, I have looked for that pink strat to show up on Ebay for years. Congratulations and thanks to River City Guitars, I subscribed to your RU-vid channel and watch all your videos. Thanks.
Graham whitford’s guitar center king of the blues audition really inspired me when I was a kid. If any of you haven’t seen it, check it out. That’s where you can see him “cut his teeth” on strats.
I discovered Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown 3 years ago and i said to myself "i HAVE to see these guys live!!!" and as time went on, Guns N´Roses announced their reunion tour, and i thought, this is probably never gonna happen again. (It probably will) and they were also coming to Norway. So I bought the tickets to the show. Some time later, Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown was announced as support! And i have to say, musically, i was more impressed with them, than i was with Guns. Such a cool liveband, and such a good sound. And Tyler is such a cool guy.
John is an awesome interviewer, Love his rundowns as he really lets & inspires the muso to open up and discuss his/her gear. Keep em coming with greetings from Crete, Greece
Saw these guys in Vegas opening for Rival Sons at Hard Rock. Great show these guys were killer. This was back in 2011 maybe. My band had headlined the Whiskey in L.A then we had a show in Vegas had a day off went to this show we were all Rival fans but these guys kicked ass.
Cool story about that Marshall. I was on tour with Whitford st. Holmes and Brad was using that amp. He told me when he came across it he had never seen one before. Then one day while on tour he went to a guitar center and there was another one. So of course he bought it. Haha. Great amp!!!
I have followed Tyler since he had a myspace page with his version of “big legged woman” as one of his songs. He was quite young then. Have to say that I didn’t really care for the direction he took with his music and song writing. He is such a tasteful and soulful player and I don’t think the teen rock stuff does his playing justice. He does have tremendous energy and presence that will carry him further in his career. I wish he would branch out from the Shakedown and do somthing different.
They did one with Ernie Ball. They're pretty straightforward players. They each have their main instruments and a few pedals that they play through Fender Deluxe Twin Reverbs. They like Ernie Ball strings. I really like the new guitar development for Rebecca. She now plays an SG, and she's gettin' the sound out of it. I believe that she was inspired by Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, one of her all time favorite bands.
