Right or Wrong | Collaborations | Tommy Emmanuel & Kenny Vaughn 

Don’t even think to touch a guitar there.

I walked into a guitar store in morabbin In melbourne and asked him why he had so many signed pictures of Tommy. He told me he was his manager. He asked me if I was a fan. I said I was and asked me if I wanted to meet him and I said wow for sure and I had a personal one on one guitar lesson with Tommy. One of the best highlights of my life.

Amazing story. Imagine going into a guitar shop, being asked if you were a fan and saying “no”

@@magicelliotth A "fan" of what?

thats funny- EXACXKTLY what i was thinking.,.... :)

Wow perfect analogy I was thinking the same thing Tommy is the closest we have to Les Paul

Was just thinking: he's playing that LP just like Les Paul.

That's exactly what I thought hearing it too ​@@YaoEspirito

Kenny will be 54 in July and tommy is 69

@@stevenbaggett6549 I don't know where you are looking but Kenny Vaughan turned 70 this spring. He even has a video on it with some live playing and his last Otis Gibbs interview he mentions he is 70.

Tommy literally has six or more electric albums

Lol he needs a new one then, I’ll look for his catalog

@@ZIGSVIDS He's even got one with Larry Carlton on it...

@@jvbluesville3426 oh man the stuff I’ve heard of his electric work is amazing you’re missing out! I love songs like soul search

@@GenerationGap69 - With all the respect, and without contesting Phil's great virtuosity, I would say Tommy is a more complete guitarist/musician than his brother was. RIP Phil.

Totally!

Hardly

That's the same reason I clicked.

I play guitar, but I'm not a jazz player by any stretch. I understood what you're talking about though, and you nailed it. Amazing stuff. You articulated exactly what I was thinking as I was watching him play.

Not knowing the musical words, I get a strong sense of TE getting lost and coming back in his playing. Is it partly to do with his being a drummer - they don't loose the beat.

I agree. Total mastery, similar to that demonstrated by a Les Paul or a Chet Atkins. As you say, just one brilliant idea after another all linked together in a seamless, extremely musical and delightful way. Can't get enough of this kind of playing.

It's just Les Paul and Brian Setzer licks, done better than Les Paul or Brian Setzer ever could. 😮

Because he is not thinking - When you are playing there is no room for thinking...

Fantastic!

Marty Stuart's band is just a great

❤ I just saw them in Napa a few weeks ago

He had a great teacher on the electric, his late brother Phil!

he was lead guitarist in Air Supply wasn't he?

Being a 1960 guitar I'm confident it's a really faded sunburst Standard.

Lemon Burst I'm guessing.@@ivanjulian2532

Looks like a Barney Kessel. Whatever's on that price tag, it's gonna be a big number!

Don't do it!

No !!!! Just keep practicing or enjoy what you can do .

Tommy and late brother Phil, started playing when they were around 4 and 6 years old respectively. They grew up in Australia and were regarded as world class guitarists as they entered their 20s. Please check them out . They will blow your mind. Phil was incredible and Tommy as we know became one of the world's best and i would humbly claim , most versatile guitarists. And such great guys. Phil eschewed the limelight.

just what I was thinkin

Exactly. T.E. plays also many Chet licks.

I once heard Tommy say "If there was no Chet there would be no TE". At least not in what he became.

Me to

No such thing as GOAT guitarist, but if there was it would be Tommy 😉

Tommy Emmanuel plays in nearly all genres with great technical and emotive ability. An all time great, but there are many others, modest men but equally as skilled with huge repertoires: Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Grady Martin, Roy Clark, Atkins, Jerry Reed, and so on…. What is apparent, is the naivete of particular sources reflexively naming Jimi Hendrix the “greatest guitarist of all time.” There is no such thing (and it certainly wasn’t Jimi Hendrix).

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 . Along with TE,..Reed, Clark, & Atkins came with a great sense of humor ..and loved to use it..

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 Hi Commander! As I said. I hate the GOAT debate, because the many different genres of music are not usually considered, which Is why I think TE is a cut above all of the players you mentioned because he is phenomenal in all genres. BTW, I am very familiar with all of the players you mentioned which I notice are mostly "Country" players. So many great players . . . Joe Pass, Martin Taylor, Chet Atkins, Django, Segovia, Brad Paisley, Johnny Hiland, Glen Campbell etc. All are great players, but mostly in their own genre which is what, IMO, separates TE from everyone. It's funny, I have probably commented on a dozen guitar websites that Jimi, unique, influential guitarist that he was, is NOT the GOAT, although I am sure he could outrock Segovia! Anyway, I am aware of the internal contradictions of my comment, (I don't think the GOAT debate is legit, but TE is the GOAT???), but it did encourage some interesting discussion. Regards.

@@joebikeguy6669 The guitarists I mentioned were included because they play similar style and type of music to Tommy Emmanuel, and several of them are cited by Tommy himself as his inspiration that he strives towards. I have seen most of the greats play live, in numerous genres, and in bands myself since the 60s. There is no single “greatest” or “best” guitarist. Too many genres, too many metrics to employ. And, really great musicians, don’t view it as a competition. Certainly Shawn Lane, Jason Becker, Alan Holdsworth, would be included by many. Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia, Lenny Breau. And if one enjoys Hendrix’ style they would have to include the great-under-recognized talent of Terry Kath. As an acronymous term, and even more so as a concept, GOAT seems over-applied nowadays.

Looked like butter to me.

He’s always have his sound but it looks strange and definitely not feel home for him playing a Les Paul. Anyway, he sounds fabulous as usual 😊

Just Perfect 3

A craftsman can make use of borrowed tools.

tommys a badass for sure