Robben Ford - Freedom 

Same wtf why on earth haven't I heard this guy before

Same but better late than never

Have you already discovered Roy Buchanan? Also a Tellie legend.

Dude, me too....wth!?

I knew him since I was 6 years old nd im 20 today. The best guitarist in the world for me💯

True man love this masterpiece

I'm a drummer and have been a Ford fan for a real long time. One of my favorites.

So amazing. The passing of Alexander Dumble brought me there. Haven't watched him play in a long while. Sometimes you forget when it's not overhyped. He should be overhyped tho. What a fat sound with that tele!

Just discovered him one minute and 30 seconds ago and I can already tell he's a fantastic guitarist

Half of those are mine bro.

He's been a comfort following the ascension of Jeff Beck..... Check out the Eric Clapton tribute to Jeff Beck..... Instant emotional overload

+Agtronic No wonder he got a call from Miles Davis.

Agtronic indeed

His Phrasing is unmatched

@Jerry Vdm Just so discouraging of a comment to those who come with an open heart to share with one another...From an outsider it could look as though you have a jealousy issue...? One makes themselves look attention seeking when making such negative comments...I only mean this as positive input for you to consider....Be happy for others , even if you feel you missed out on something in this lifetime...You then will have moments of sincere happiness and joy.Envy is an ugly thing to harbor...

Alot of people play the guitar , players appreciating players is great. However believe it or not there are many people who know nothing about it. They cant tell what someones hand position is etc. So I think mr. Jerry read that wrong, man. When I play am I just flailing along or trying to get down to something that is real? I used to play out.....These days I'm pretty happy when I vamp from i to iv and feel it and enjoy it. Most times when other folks might hear and see it, they go WOW! Quite frankly I never find it boring. Tnx ....Terri...I'm happy I can play the guitar... I believe Mr. Ford would agree....

Awesome

+chalid i wow, i just found out about ROBBEN FORD from COREY CONGILIO of TRUEFIRE (AN ONLINE GUITAR PROGRAM; ROBBEN FORD EVEN HAS A FEATURED VERSION). I love this song, and his style is tasty. I am surprised to see Govan say that, as I just recently found out about him as well. He's just amazingly impressive. And then Mayer, love his trio sound and soloing. Definitely listened to Continuum a bunch too. Like these quotes. Where are they from?

***** thats legit. hes a freak i love it

Here's some more guitarist you would want to check out - Peter Green (Early Fleetwood) and the John mayall stuff as well. Replaced Clapton in that. They liked Peter better. BB King said he is the only guitarist who could really give him chills. - Paul Kossoff (Free) - Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic) - From the bottom of the my soul, from his solo album, is one the best phrased solos i ever heard. Maggot brain of course as well. Mekka for many in feel. Just check him out. - Plini as well. Young Australian dude. Instrumental soundscape, progressive stuff. He is extremely talented and musical. - John Scofield - Philip Sayce - Gary Clark Jr. - Julian Lage - Dorian Sorriaux (Blues Pills) -Tim Christensen (Dizzy Mizz Lizzy - Danish Dude) Fantastic - David Maxim Micic - Check living room and you'll get it. - Buckethead - The dude's made way over 300 albums. A lot of shred that is hard to get, but he has music from every genre, and he's absolutely amazing, if you give yourself time to search a little of his music. Aaron Marshall ( Intervals) - Instrumental dope ass shit - Mother's cake. dope ass shit band from Austria I think. Check em out. - David Gilmour of course - Pink floyd - Prince should get a shout out as well. Here's some inspiration to look into :) Have a good guitar journey

Søren Hansen PETER FUCKING GREEN YESSSS

for 7 months, everyday, 3 or 4 times. i am going insane!

Did you come back?

Me too and just came across him tonight and glad I did. The rabbit hole has been life changing.

♥️

Very Roy Buchanan

+rick s in fact robben ford's playing is very different compared to buchanan's

+Julien Prégent Nice observation

helluva comment, sir!

dji zzah yep

Freedom devrait remplacer tiens voilà du boudin comme base de marche pour la légion étrangère Robben t es le nouveau Kong avec beaucoup de classe

And what a groove from this band.

Flawless dynamics, probably. Soulless elevator music, definitely !

+Saint Kimbo Oh yeah definitely. Robin Ford is one of those players that probably 80% of his listeners are musicians.

The problem is, with Robben Ford, it's like watching a painter paint, and admiring his 'flawless' brushwork and not realising that the actual painting is pretty ordinary.

Go and watch some Paco De Lucia vids, and work out why, even people who don't know jack about Flamenco, find his music so mesmerising. Then watch some more Robben Ford vids and then the reality might dawn on you, that there is more to music than technical proficiency.

tim white Thanks, you've now explained one of the reasons 80% of musicians never make it beyond their bedrooms.

And I found 10 years after you. He will play in my city (Curitiba - Brazil) on my birthday. I'm happy for that❤

Oo knk sa

Hey do u think he would be good in a band with a lead singer of its category?

And 20 years more until you realise that his name is Robben ford not Orbben Ford.

abhishek bhatia that’s hilarious!

LOL

Hew's the real deal.

fattirevsbud Good ole Orben fordious maximus

You´re welcome !

Not underrated by people who have been listening to him, like I have since he came out of Ukiah high school.

I just thought that one thing off in this song is snare sound. Matter of taste I guess...

Snare is too loud

spadalino same is true for me, except you get 15 seconds.

Jimmy Vaughn said his brother never played the same lick ONCE !

Depends how many notes you're counting as your lick :P

@@bernardliu8526 I mean.. he played all his licks at least once.

Years ago, I had an opportunity to sit in studio with Robben for about 8 hours. In that period of time, though he might have used similar notes, each idea was uniquely placed and uniquely phrased. At the end of the session I asked him, "You didn't repeat the same idea twice in 8 hours. How do you do that?" He replied, "The short answer is when you grow up in the Sacramento area (Ukiah) your are either a car-guy or you're something else. I chose to be something else. So each day when I came home from school all I did was listen to and learn vocabulary from all of the greats." (which he then listed) We learn from emulating what others have done. We then reinterpret what we learn and put it in our own voice. Put a little bit of theory behind all of that vocabulary so you know how to apply what you know in different ways, and there ya go.

Sounds like something I may have heard from Big head Todd and the Monsters decades ago.... I'll have to go on an adventure and find it

You´re welcome

:):):)

Life song is so goooood

Who are you and why are you commenting on every video I like.

@@jessevandendoren same music taste. :D

Davis auf einem random Robben Ford Video? Wie abwegig..

Dynamically mindblowing

aayyy no mames!

Exactly

:)

Great comment. Miles was no dummy.

my greg bennett rl 1 is now))))

PeteLayburn don't ever let anyone tell you that the neck pickup on a tele is useless.

PeteLayburn .. Unreal tone ..

Dweebenheim love tele neck pickup. smoooth

hell yeah!!!!!

1997

johan eugen thought the exact same thing.. Robben looks so young in this, he still does today.. bit of a cheat, must be all the renewing things he plays on the guitar - it keeps him fresh and young.

Exactly my thoughts as well!

John mayer is already a blues man, both are good.....

I heard in one of his insta lives that actually Robben Ford was a big influence to him

Yes, and Charlie the tuna was likewise inspired by Moby Dick. Sorry Charlie; Sorry JM -- there are thousands of blues guitarists who can out play JM

@@whimpypatrol5503 of course, but not many have the blues man, pop singer, songwriter and rock player in the same package.

As Knopfler wrote in one of his songs.. "Just like a saxophone was made.. to go with the night." Indeed, one of Robben's big influences on his playing were sax players.