Yes! This is a classic, Joe gets progressively hammered throughout this video, we used to play this over and over in the Guitar Center I worked at, Legendary!!!
Years ago, I heard an interview of either a record producer, or another musician, talking about working with studio musicians. They said Joe was one of the best studio guys ever. You played the demo for him once, played the tune with him once, then hit Record. Complete natural musician.
God Dammit! I take about five mins to do what they did in 30 seconds. My brother told me to always wrap the string under about three times before tightening it. Who else did or does this? Been doing that for 44 years. Live aqnd learn. I wish Joe never joined the fucking eagles. I hate that mainstream bullshit! I'm a Sabbath, Stooges Motorhead type guy. BUT I love talent and guitar players that have that music inside of them like joe, Tommy Bolin, Dave Mason, Rory Gallagher, Pat Travers, Johnny winters, Mark Farner, Leslie West. You know Guys who are music inside and out and play with soul and feeling. No Bruce- He had it once but that was a long time ago.
What I’ve always appreciated about Joe Walsh is that he truly is a minimalist; never over plays. People who play ever riff they know in every song lack creativity. Joe plays some iconic riffs though.
What is “ever riff they know?” Does Coltrane lack creativity? How about Mozart? Minimalism is great and works just fine-you don’t have to dog fifty musicians to praise one. How about, he skins a cat just fine, and leave it there 😂.
well he was being paid or expecting to be paid from sales I'm sure. highly unlikely he just did it for fun or to further the world of guitar education in the early 90s
Along with a dozen other guitarists, you make it sound like Joe Walsh came up with the idea of the recorded guitar instructional. Believe it or not there was a world before RU-vid.
Thanks for posting this. I love Joe..... he's been to Hell and back, and still lights it up. He's a natural, thru and thru. Huge inspiration. Tone. The list goes on. American hero.
I actually got to see Joe play his last gig in a bar, on the south side of Cleveland, Ohio, the day before he and the James Gang guys went to L.A. to record their first album. I'll never get to share that memory with Joe, but he is Cleveland's favorite rocker. ;-)
RIGHT HAND WATCH THE RIGHT HAND ANYONE CAN DO THE LEFT HAND STUFF !! I went to a JJ Cale concert and I was up close to JJ up on stage and I'll never forget I was mesmerized by the way his right hand was strumming and trying to hear the results. To this day I think about him playing that guitar he put together with what he wanted and needed . After the show I hung out and got to say hello and he shook my hand twice and was a very kind and peaceful man . Oh yeah one of the BEST shows I ever attended. And I've seen alot going back to the Filmore East shows .
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Joe is that character that is always up and ready for a good time and can always put a smile on your face keep on rockin Joe you are one of the good ones
Does ANYBODY remember Star Licks? This and random tablature in guitars books and mags was ALL we had to learn from back in the early 80s, but we figured it out
I had Star Lick vhs tapes, guitar books, magazines but my pride and joy were the cassette tapes from Homespun that Happy Traum started. I would order the tapes and Happy would send them, usually with an encouraging note included.
There's a scene in that Weird Al movie (UHF) where a bum comes up to him and says "Change? Got any change, mister?" Sounds exactly like a drunk Joe Walsh. Search for "UHF Got change Mister" on RU-vid and see for yourself.
Nope, that’s just the way Joe is. Which is a good thing because if he really IS hammered, people will say “Nope, that’s just the way Joe is.” Win-win don’t ya’ see
Never use WD40 on pots. The reason pots get scratchy is due to not using them. Use DeOxit instead because it cleans and lubricates or just turn them back and forth until the scratchy goes away .
Excellent insight into Joe and his sound. Tom Kolb did a great job pulling us into Joe’s inner workings , while getting Joe to open up and share himself. Excellent piece that will stand the rest of time.
In my opinion the best guitar playing Joe ever recorded was on James Gang Live In Concert. 1971. He’s on fire throughout and the tone runs from silky and bluesy to raw and heavy. Incredible feel and fire. If you haven’t heard it, check it out. 👍🏼
I was very fortunate to have attended that amazing concert, in 1971 at Carnegie Hall in NYC! I was only 15 years old. Of the countless hundreds of concerts I've been to over the years, that was one of the best and most memorable. I stood in the front, right by the stage, directly in front of the massive P.A. system... It was, to say the least, very loud. In fact, I FELT the music as much as I could hear it. I was thrilled to be able to relive that incredible, magical night again and again, after the release of, "The James Gang -Live In Concert" I consider it one of the greatest live rock albums ever recorded... up there with, "Live at Leads" and "The Allman Brothers - Live At Fillmore East". To me, Joe Walsh is a guitar god! I was also at the Fillmore East the night, "Dereck and the Dominos - Live At The Fillmore" was recorded... But that's a whole 'nother story...
@RIO RUSTY RSTUDS I heard a lot of stories about those days from a buddy who was there. Don Felder, the Leadon brothers, the Mudcrutch members...I think Stephen Stills may have even spent some time up there. Quite a talent pool all lived in proximity to that one park downtown. Did you get all your gear from Dub's too?
Love Joe and his humor. I was actually surprised he seemed sober to start the video but he may have had a few shots as things went on. Glad he got sober and he’s still with us! Such a icon and a huge part of this era.
Why do you say drugs? Don't you think eccentric people are for real? I know people like this. If they were on drugs, I don't they would be playing this good bro,
His singing could be stronger but his playing and his personality are sheer gold I love him as any guitarist should. Glad he cleaned up his lifestyle 🙏
Loved seeing his rendition of help me through the night, always surprised he could play it without his emotions getting in the way due to his daughters loss :(
The tip about how he leaves a bit of length on the string, then bends it down to make it impossible to poke yourself, is genius. So simple, yet, I've never seen that before. That makes a lot of sense. Anyone else have cats that like to rub their face on the guitar tuners while you play? It always worries me they're going to get poked by a string.
It’s unlikely anyone would really notice the cent or two but when intonating a guitar you don’t want it on the bench, the guitar should be intonated in playing position if you truly want perfect intonation while playing. Also when adjusting the neck it’s best to trust your measurements more than your eyes. We all do it we look down and up the fretboard and check the relief that is usually fine to tell if it needs adjustment but before doing it take measurements then an eight of a turn and check measurements repeat as needed. Because I have worked on a lot of guitars from people that didn’t quite understand this I am going to mention it. TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT for adjusting the action of the guitar. If adjusted properly a truss rod should never break or reach the end of its usefulness (assuming the guitar was not abused or made of cardboard) the truss rod on a guitar should outlive you. If you have a guitar that has no adjustment left on the truss rod it’s likely that at some point somebody tried to adjust the action with it, don’t do this. Action is adjusted at the nut and the bridge taking measurements and making very fine adjustments particularly at the nut because material is easy to remove but not so easy to put back there are tricks to add material but generally speaking if you take too much off then it means cutting a new nut, not really expensive but not something to do yourself unless you really know what you are doing. As for replacing pots verses cleaning that’s up to you but if it’s a vintage guitar it’s best to leave everything in factory condition and if it belonged to someone famous and the electronics are custom I will smack your fingers with a ruler if you try to pull out the pots. I am not a great player but I am a great guitar tech. Ultimately it’s your instrument so learn how to maintain it or just go to a respected shop and pay for set ups and maintenance. New guitars are never set up perfectly I don’t care how much they cost they all need a proper set up and old guitars should be maintained meticulously to make sure they get older. That’s my two cents on things.
This reminds me of that odd streaming show "Drunk History"- anybody seen it? Except this is a professional partyier in the zenith of his 24/7 high period explaining the unexplainable quite clearly while also being utterly blasted. That you for your service Joe!!!
I totally agree with Joe when it comes to technology. I too am an analog man in a digital world. It's all about what Keith Richards said about "The right guitar and the right amp" no truer words were ever spoken.
Legitimately one of the best StarLicks videos ever published. Herbs had JUST gotten him considering sobriety a couple of years prior, so as sauced and fast-and-loose with coherence as he seems here, it could've been far messier, so, technically this is forty-five minutes of Joe Walsh speed-running blues guitar off of a fifth of Jack Daniels AND managing to explain himself and what he's doing in the process
Joe must have been a real treat for his parents and teachers back in the day. I think that if he hadn't found music (or maybe music hadn't found him) he might have spent the majority of his life in an insane asylum. Also, without Joe, the eagles wouldn't have been half as good as they turned out to be! Joe is truly one of a kind. The world won't be the same when he's gone.
2:27 - that moment Joe Walsh thinks "Hey, this ain't no Les Paul ..its one of those pointy headed 80's monstrosities!" Gotta love Joe, the guys battled his demons, wrote and played some fantastic music, sang his ass off, come out the other side of addiction ..and all along managed to maintain his humour and perspective on life. Inspirational stuff. And naturally, he made a cool and unique guitar instructional :-)
Amazingly there are a lot of great tips in this video - I assume everyone has also seen Joe's 5 part guitar set up and his Q&A videos done more recently, and while sober - worth seeing if you haven's.
OK folks he might be drunk BUT I think it is also just his personality. He is another generation and also just one of those really physically goofy, in a wonderful way, kind of people. I learned a TON from this video. I love his old-school attitude.
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I am surprised that they recorded this. I thought that was joes regular personality, until I saw some clips of him sober. He still played awesome under the influence, like many of them, he just came off too whacky..
Precious to watch Joe Walsh trolling Gibson and Tom Kolb. They contracted him to make a guitar lesson video and he demonstrated them a whole show of his liking. Great soul!!
I absolutely Love Joe Walsh......however come on Joe I realize this is over 30 years ago, but how can you possibly forget that we always tune "UP' to the note and never DOWN !!!
Awesome! This will help my guitar playing. My fingers will not make make most chord shapes, so the explanation of G and E tuning opens up a lot of possibilities. Informative and fun video.
Did you know, Joe only got drunk once in his life? He admitted he stayed drunk for 17 years, but it was just the one time. Love his humor almost as much as his playing.
If your not that good…..get into G tuning. 🤣 He shows you don’t have to be a musical genius to make a decent song. This video is underrated. The guy shows you so much REAL life tips that anyone can use. I love Joe cause he is just so real and humble. If you haven’t seen it watch him at Daryl’s place. Awesome.
Joe Walsh. Him and Ringo...are the nicest guys in Rock-N-Roll. And they just happen to be brother-in-laws. Absolutely zero ego...100 percent...all heart.
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@@joewalsh6633 I have been enjoying you & your guitar style since 1968 when I was just a preteen.. at 12.. I bought James Gang records and adored your music with James Gang especially 70’s.. watching you create the unique awesome sounds.. your guitar, your voice.. your rock and roll character just made my world a really fun place to grow up!
I saw Joe with the James Gang in the seventies and He used a Marshall head with a 4-12 Hi Watt cab with The Who stenciled on the back of it. Sounded Epic!!!!!
Wow could you imagine saving up hard earned money as a kid for this VHS back in the early 90s, buying it, Racing home, putting it in the VCR and seeing this shit?
star licks should've hired someone to play his licks. joe walsh is so high on himself he probably throw fit.. joe walsh is used too doing anything saying everything he wants people totally kiss his ass
I remember I bought the Gillis star licks tape in 87 , pretty cool tape. Now this guy, he is a big time rock star but his guitar stuff is pretty crummy.
I skimmed through this and there was literally no substance. I didn't know much about Joe Walsh to begin with besides having heard his name, but if he actually took money from having made this extremely useless video which was supposed to be helpful, I'm gonna say he's an ass.
Brad M it’s like the equivalent to if you were in middle school and some cool kid you looked up to, told you he had a secret tip to get girls to like you and to meet him after school and he would tell you, and when you did, he just beat your ass 😂
the advice about finding the lowest note you can sing and then discovering what that is on a piano is absolutely brilliant. It's not perfect, but that would get you close.
I believe joe sobered up the NEXT year after this, in 94... The first record I ever got was James Gang greatest hits...played it on my Fisher price turntable back in 76, for reels bro 😎
Indeed, Joe was told by Henley and Frey that he had to get clean in order to be part of the Eagles reunion in 1994. Don Felder has confirmed that in his autobiography and that he personally had to drive Joe to a rehab clinic in Santa Monica.
@@mitchelllevine5664 Joe may have said that, but the real reason was that he was told by Henley and Frey that he had to get totally clean in order to be part of the Eagles reunion in 1994. Don Felder has confirmed that in his autobiography „Heaven & Hell“ and that he personally had to drive Joe to a rehab clinic in Santa Monica.
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