Guthrie Govan - Fives from "Erotic Cakes" at JTCGuitar.com

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    Guthrie Govan - Fives at JTCGuitar.com
    Guthrie plays a live-in-the-studio version of this tune from the album "Erotic Cakes".
    The package includes high-quality video and audio files, accurate Tab transcription and backing track with lead guitar removed.
    #jtcguitar #guthriegovan

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  • @still2weirdfoU
    @still2weirdfoU 6 років тому +2421

    Guthrie said it himself, “There will never ever be another Shawn Lane”. But I wonder if he realizes there will never ever be another Guthrie Govan.

    • @viniciuslima4319
      @viniciuslima4319 3 роки тому +27

      This is so true

    • @davidderoux7552
      @davidderoux7552 2 роки тому +26

      Well, Matteo Mancuso eats him for breakfast...

    • @still2weirdfoU
      @still2weirdfoU 2 роки тому +236

      @@davidderoux7552 then there will never be another breakfast like Guthrie Govan.

    • @still2weirdfoU
      @still2weirdfoU 2 роки тому +35

      ​@@davidderoux7552 Matteo is one of my all-time favorites, It took me months to learn 10 seconds of his Donna Lee cover...not even at full speed

    • @davidderoux7552
      @davidderoux7552 2 роки тому +6

      @@still2weirdfoU😂👍👍👍

  • @alexcampbell8838
    @alexcampbell8838 8 років тому +1219

    He's cleaner in this improv than most guitarists are after their 10 billionth take on a written solo in a studio.

    • @guitarpaul3645
      @guitarpaul3645 8 років тому +95

      +alex campbell (MR NUKE 222) Yes. The most amazing thing about him is he hardly ever makes a mistake. It's insane just how good he is. Probably the best player who ever lived, from a technical perspective.

    • @JadeTwo
      @JadeTwo 4 роки тому +16

      @@guitarpaul3645 Shawn Lane is the greatest.

    • @derickg1488
      @derickg1488 3 роки тому +65

      That's because it's no an improv. It's his composition called Fives!

    • @Nairrrrrrr
      @Nairrrrrrr 3 роки тому +23

      @@JadeTwo OK boomer

    • @gabimeredith1
      @gabimeredith1 3 роки тому +42

      @@derickg1488 the solo is all improvised though

  • @mlfilion
    @mlfilion 2 роки тому +407

    This guy has all the tools. He's clean, fast, soulful, unorthodox all in one. Great player right here

    • @markweber1677
      @markweber1677 2 роки тому +3

      You should at least say his name correctly it's Guthrie Govan

    • @mlfilion
      @mlfilion 2 роки тому +16

      @@markweber1677 I didn't know I said his name. But yeah the dude is badass

    • @ethanscott9761
      @ethanscott9761 Рік тому +38

      @@mlfilion yeah that was a weird reply to your comment lmaoo

    • @planetcaravan2925
      @planetcaravan2925 2 місяці тому

      ​@@markweber1677hi gutrie

    • @Guindelis42
      @Guindelis42 Місяць тому

      And Mateo Mancusso???

  • @nateflint1334
    @nateflint1334 3 роки тому +888

    Skill level 1: Beginner
    Skill level 3: Intermediate
    Skill level 3: Expert
    Skill level 4: Asian
    Skill level 5: Homeless

  • @Granolie
    @Granolie 8 років тому +226

    I refuse to believe that playing that clean at that speed is humanely possible.
    What the fuck man, this is just unreal.

    • @Concerned.Citizen
      @Concerned.Citizen 8 років тому +2

      +Rollin GraNolan the band at the top of the neck helps greatly, and having a rhythm track and drums
      he's still a beast though

    • @Isaac.Rochester
      @Isaac.Rochester 8 років тому

      +blastbeatsmashedface What does the band do?

    • @Concerned.Citizen
      @Concerned.Citizen 8 років тому +8

      it stops open strings from ringing, especially good for sweeps, tapping, or any kind of fast playing, as the other strings are bound to get touched, and with high volume and gain a small touch can make a pretty noticeable noise

    • @TheLordofCarrot
      @TheLordofCarrot 8 років тому +12

      +blastbeatsmashedface Nah, the band doesn't affect or help anything when it placed BEHIND the nut. Greg Howe explain this a thousand times.

    • @Concerned.Citizen
      @Concerned.Citizen 8 років тому

      i guess it is, didn't really notice that. Why have it there then?

  • @AaronQ1222
    @AaronQ1222 7 років тому +747

    I like that he can sweep and shred within the melody without overdoing it.

    • @JustusVidyo
      @JustusVidyo 7 років тому +37

      he rarely sweeps. he says he prefers the percussiveness of actually picking or tapping with alot of power

    • @AaronQ1222
      @AaronQ1222 7 років тому +19

      There is something to be said about balancing strokes and legato.

    • @fernandomoreno7753
      @fernandomoreno7753 7 років тому +29

      Justus Bacon I've seen a lot of interviews where he says he prefers the "bubbly" "liquidity" sound of tapped arpeggios?

    • @dennoow
      @dennoow 7 років тому +9

      Fernando Moreno yes he does. He alternate picks a lot of his scalar runs because he likes the rhythm of AP better and he found a way to play 7th arpeggios 4 notes per string (like the lick in wonderful slippery thing), which he uses a lot. He's not into the malmsteenstyle shredding anyway.

    • @JustusVidyo
      @JustusVidyo 7 років тому

      i dont know if you have, but i have :)

  • @kadourimdou43
    @kadourimdou43 4 роки тому +149

    He’s so good Hans Zimmer asked him to play his music live.
    Thats high praise.

  • @oriolcoll8254
    @oriolcoll8254 4 роки тому +272

    I know a guy who has friend whose ex-girlfriend's brother in law's classmate says that her dentist's roommate has a cousin who met an old man who affirms he saw Guthrie back in 1999 missing a note during a solo. But the old man is half deaf, so I'm not really sure about that.

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому +7

      I've been watching Guthrie play since the 1980s (I lived in the same town) and I never have,

    • @mrlizard4321
      @mrlizard4321 2 роки тому +3

      Bro the plot twist you start the story with is just as confusing and quick as Guthrie's fingers on the guitar.

    • @drewmatthews860
      @drewmatthews860 2 роки тому +1

      This is some spaceballs level

    • @gabrielbernier8315
      @gabrielbernier8315 2 роки тому +1

      1:47 Even god is human

    • @flashraylaser157
      @flashraylaser157 3 місяці тому

      Damn even dentists need roommates now? Thanks capitalism.

  • @bune88
    @bune88 8 років тому +2627

    This is what happens when you give a wizard a guitar.

    • @hellajohnsson9740
      @hellajohnsson9740 8 років тому +28

      He could be Dumbledore son. Or Gandalfs ^-^ @senõrburtango

    • @raoulduke806
      @raoulduke806 6 років тому +27

      This is what happens when you make a pact with the devil for improved improvising skills

    • @TomGoldsmithguitar
      @TomGoldsmithguitar 6 років тому +22

      Gandalf couldn't do this

    • @ericjenkins8831
      @ericjenkins8831 6 років тому +5

      SeñorBurtango I can stop noticing the top on his guitar, purdy dam gay imo

    • @bune88
      @bune88 6 років тому +19

      Shut up, eric.

  • @thorpenator9148
    @thorpenator9148 6 років тому +476

    there is nobody on the planet right now that plays so tastefully.

    • @adrianortega7860
      @adrianortega7860 3 роки тому +30

      max ostro

    • @cpcpu6007
      @cpcpu6007 3 роки тому +9

      Bireli Lagrene is the greatest of all.

    • @handyjobson5900
      @handyjobson5900 3 роки тому +18

      @@adrianortega7860 Max Ostro is going to be huge soon I hope. He reminds me of Guthrie a lot.

    • @tomschmidt4355
      @tomschmidt4355 3 роки тому +4

      @@cpcpu6007 Wow, great link!
      There are hundreds of briliant guitarists out there to discover, and all those rankings (with always the same names of guitarists of the 70ies and few of the 80ies) are from people who are caught in the past. Do you know Marcus Deml?

    • @cpcpu6007
      @cpcpu6007 3 роки тому +1

      @@tomschmidt4355 No, but I'll check out his music

  • @ThermalUnitAlpha
    @ThermalUnitAlpha Рік тому +212

    I can't believe I missed this. This is the pinnacle of guitar. Jaw dropping. Thanks to Rick Beato for tuning me in to his music. Just wow!

    • @joshuathacker4487
      @joshuathacker4487 Рік тому +2

      Same, Beato

    • @joshuathacker4487
      @joshuathacker4487 Рік тому +1

      Same, Beato

    • @ThermalUnitAlpha
      @ThermalUnitAlpha Рік тому

      @@joshuathacker4487 yes Rich Beato.

    • @JP-qg7bu
      @JP-qg7bu Рік тому

      Same! Been obsessing since Beato introduced me. His work with the aristocrats is off the charts! And check out Hans Zimmer too.

    • @macethorns1168
      @macethorns1168 6 місяців тому +3

      I just got here from Rick's video bitching about how Govan wasn't on the Rolling Stone top 250 guitarists list.

  • @daveblackstock5167
    @daveblackstock5167 8 місяців тому +7

    I'm sure Paul Gilbert's brain is exploding

  • @SpasticScience
    @SpasticScience 10 років тому +772

    Steve Vai is a superstar. Guthrie is a supergalaxy.

    • @yalikejazz4380
      @yalikejazz4380 5 років тому +28

      Shawn Lane would be a super universe then

    • @ryanneabuan8807
      @ryanneabuan8807 4 роки тому

      SpasticScience 😂

    • @madden7732
      @madden7732 4 роки тому +19

      @@yalikejazz4380 Same for Jason Becker xD

    • @meanoldfatlady5071
      @meanoldfatlady5071 3 роки тому +32

      Guthrie beats all of them without a 2nd thought

    • @froumts
      @froumts 3 роки тому +4

      MeanOldFatLady not Lane most definitely. Guthrie has stated a few times that lane is his inspiration.

  • @frankthetank136
    @frankthetank136 7 років тому +436

    That solo is insane! Contrary to what some people think; that's not just fast playing, there's insane note choices and rhythm in there

    • @Marctull66
      @Marctull66 Рік тому +16

      Defiitely... We've got to have a certain experience of fast guita rplaying to appreciate it, i think, but it's all structured and immaculately played. Guthrie has got a beautiful clear sound, a sharp tone.... and of cours,e his playing is just incredible... after MacAlpine, Moore, Jason Becker an dGreg How,e i thought I couldn't hear somebody as good as they are, but I was wrong of course... and in a similar style, very, very fluid and clear, there's also this Italian virtuoso called Daniele Gottardo who's influenced both by classical music (rather late 19th - early 20th centuries, which is unusual) and jazz rock. I think he's also unbelievable.

    • @davincivangogh3956
      @davincivangogh3956 Рік тому +4

      Man played every note on the fretboard at Mach speed and it sounded amazing.

    • @Chappers_80
      @Chappers_80 Рік тому +4

      Over 35 years as a player and I've never seen such technical brilliance as this man, he's truly on a different level to anyone I've ever seen, and I've seen a LOT. Astonishing skills.

    • @301pp3
      @301pp3 11 місяців тому +4

      ​@@knowyerenemi513speak for yourself, my goosebumps feels stronger when he start playing fast.

    • @larshaugseth3743
      @larshaugseth3743 8 місяців тому

      Actually he thinks he speaks for all of us, unless he's just using pluralis majestatis.

  • @JGMBear
    @JGMBear 4 роки тому +60

    3:30 you can actually see how he bends space-time with his playing.

    • @anthonybranch4712
      @anthonybranch4712 11 місяців тому

      I'd say bending space-time goes from 1:47 to 2:34. How do 47 seconds of that many notes fit into a guitar any smaller than an aircraft carrier??

  • @user-pt6rm7wf3s
    @user-pt6rm7wf3s 6 місяців тому +25

    Holy crap. Probably the absolute most intelligent guitarist on the planet. Knows what he is talking about without saying a word. When he does talk, people listen. Blows your mind every time. I have Much respect for this man.

  • @rodrigoperez244
    @rodrigoperez244 8 років тому +723

    Almost 10 years after. This playthrough still blows my mind.
    God bless those fingers.

    • @turbodub501
      @turbodub501 8 років тому +2

      yep lol

    • @GDT1124
      @GDT1124 8 років тому +4

      +Roderick Peterson holy shit. I didn't even realize it's been 9 years until i read this.

    • @oneearthmusic7216
      @oneearthmusic7216 7 років тому +1

      Word!

    • @sacredxgeometry
      @sacredxgeometry 6 років тому +12

      How is God supposed to bless his own fingers?

    • @Bingo20678
      @Bingo20678 6 років тому

      Heheh

  • @Sarsinfark
    @Sarsinfark 8 років тому +221

    his playing is so ridiculously clean.

  • @kinginblack3321
    @kinginblack3321 3 роки тому +378

    I saw the tab for this ...it's just a piece of paper that says don't bother

  • @frimpit
    @frimpit 4 роки тому +51

    This is beyond human. This is literally a supernatural ability.

  • @keithwalker9096
    @keithwalker9096 8 років тому +240

    0:01 Guthrie "Alright! This is gonna be great!" 0:02 Man behind camera "Yeah yeah Guthrie, just fucking play"

  • @youknowwho8516
    @youknowwho8516 9 років тому +406

    In the beginning was the notes, and the notes was with Govan, and the notes was Govan. Guthrian Chapter 1 verse 1.

  • @ianglass9426
    @ianglass9426 2 роки тому +33

    In my opinion, the best guitar player that has ever lived.

  • @albertoguzman9887
    @albertoguzman9887 Рік тому +64

    I'd never heard of this guitar master player until today when Rick Beato dedicated one of his videos about him!! What a musician!!

    • @godu1111
      @godu1111 Рік тому +2

      Where have you been ? This has been going on for quite a while...

    • @albertoguzman9887
      @albertoguzman9887 Рік тому +2

      @@godu1111 Well, I live in Colombia, and I´ve been a rock fan since my preteen years, and there are so many people I've never heard of!

    • @mikemoriarty5663
      @mikemoriarty5663 Рік тому +3

      I've never heard of him until today when I just happened to look at one of those useless greatest guitar players of all time lists and I read his name so I had to see what he sounded like. This dude is thoroughly amazing.

    • @dmulry
      @dmulry Рік тому +2

      Check out the band The Aristocrats....he plays with them..

  • @cassiomachado5058
    @cassiomachado5058 8 років тому +573

    2:36 FORGIVE O FATHER FOR THEY DONT KNOW WHAT HAVE JUST HEARD

  • @sonicymario2010
    @sonicymario2010 7 років тому +1452

    Ermm, jam track central, any opinion on re uploading those videos with better quality? I want to see my dreams destroyed in HD

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +73

      I highly doubt this was filmed higher than 480p. 10 years is a giant leap in technology...

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +17

      I don't think that was shot on film, looks like a digital camera to me. Also HD wasn't so popular among consumers and semi-pros at all. To put that into perspective, I have a DSLR made in 2010 that can only go as high as 720p, while nowadays even phones can film in 1080p.
      With that being said, it's not "historically impossible" to have HD footage from 2006-2007, what I think, judging purely by eye, is that this video wasn't originally filmed in HD.

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +5

      Thehoboonthestreet dude don't overthink this, I was talking in the context of 2007 UA-cam and this video specifically. Not arguing about your facts.

    • @RaffaeleSansone
      @RaffaeleSansone 7 років тому +12

      Thehoboonthestreet it was kind of implied... my original statement that in my opinion (I may be wrong) this wasn't filmed in hd remains. 10 years is a giant leap anyway, because now HD is extremely more common while 240p looks prehistoric. That's it

    • @FilipPandrc
      @FilipPandrc 6 років тому +1

      Well even if they reupload in 480p that would be much better. I'm sure they didn't shoot it in 240p. My 2007 phone could do that, I'm sure they had professional equipment back in the day.

  • @Indarow
    @Indarow Рік тому +30

    There’s guitarists, there’s virtuosos, and then there’s Guthrie Govan.

  • @dbcooper732
    @dbcooper732 Рік тому +15

    The greatest guitar player of our generation

  • @zyzzyvacation
    @zyzzyvacation 8 років тому +109

    The fact that he's playing the complex piece in 5/4 time makes the whole spectacle even more remarkable

    • @guitarpaul3645
      @guitarpaul3645 8 років тому

      +Wired Weird I know, shredding in 5/4! I wouldn't even think to try it! OK it's way more than shred, I know, but still....

    • @siliconiusantogramaphantis2122
      @siliconiusantogramaphantis2122 2 роки тому +16

      The fact that he composed all of it in his mind says even more.

  • @frankie.d1127
    @frankie.d1127 9 років тому +214

    It's inevitable to compare musicians. Yet I still hardly view musicianship as a sport. One thing that remains, however, is the fact that Guthrie has mastered EVERY technique. (Alternate picking, economy picking, hybrid, legato, hammer ones from nowhere, tapping, banjo style, etc.) More so than his predecessors. Plus his feel is unreal. Also his phrasing and note choices are really awesome!! There are so many moments in his playing where you're trying to comprehend what he just played a milli second ago and it's like hearing Eruption for the first time back in 77.

    • @thaedleinad
      @thaedleinad 6 років тому +10

      The fact that Guthrie is a master at pretty much any genre and standard guitar technique is what amazes me the most indeed.

    • @williammarcboquiren73
      @williammarcboquiren73 5 років тому +6

      Buckethead much better.. No fret mark dots, rarely look at the fretboard..shawn lane once said that buckethead showed him how he almost duplicate the sound of piano overlapping using both two hands.. Buckethead is much faster than govan..

    • @orion681
      @orion681 3 роки тому +12

      @@williammarcboquiren73 not a chance. If Shawn Lane saw Guthrie I don't think he would have anything other than praise. Joe Satriani called Guthrie the best guitarist in the world. Guthrie could play Buckethead's shit back to him just as fast with better tone and phrasing.

    • @nbecerra17
      @nbecerra17 3 роки тому +1

      There is always people that see "musicianship" as an impossible way to fulfil the average standards in music

    • @HydrusT
      @HydrusT 3 роки тому +5

      @@orion681 Str8 facts...buckethead is amazing though. Electric tears is one of the best albums ever.

  • @joshuahenry7482
    @joshuahenry7482 Рік тому +4

    He's still #1

  • @robertcpark
    @robertcpark 3 роки тому +3

    Why am I learning about this guy now for the first time? This is otherworldly.

  • @Scias
    @Scias 9 років тому +102

    I feel privileged to have met this man. Although he was ill at the time he was humble and gracious when I shook his hand. Shaking his hand made me a better guitar player.

    • @gp3328
      @gp3328 2 роки тому +11

      Just like how Jesus transferred some of his power to people to heal their bodies, Guthrie, the guitar Jesus, transferred some of his power to you to heal your guitar playing.

    • @Schcarraffone
      @Schcarraffone Рік тому +4

      Yes but check norris can play all these solo using only feets and a hello kitty guitar

    • @TomdeSabla
      @TomdeSabla 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@SchcarraffoneNo. Only Guthrie can play it. And Matteo Mancuso.
      But only because Chuck Norris threatened both of them with a roundhouse kick if they didn't maximize their potential and play like they were capable of.
      Chuck Norris knows talent.

  • @ericoglesby2614
    @ericoglesby2614 8 років тому +130

    this guy can make high gain sound so clean. Aside from his pure technique, I think the fact that he "tames" this higher gain sound is a genius quality in itself.

    • @EAZIIMAN
      @EAZIIMAN 7 років тому +9

      he probably has used so many amps, pedals, guitars and strings just to find his sound man so crisp and clean and that guitar is so beautiful man

    • @TheBadSpoon
      @TheBadSpoon 7 років тому +10

      See that hair tie on the end of the neck? It helps. Guthrie is a top of the top guitarist, but the hair tie still helps get rid of extra noise.

    • @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450
      @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450 7 років тому +3

      thats what i love about his sound actually! very high gain and blinding speed but the phrases are oh so clear and beautiful

    • @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450
      @eldrinpaulgok-ong3450 7 років тому +3

      are you sure?? i saw him use it in the sevens video if i remember correctly just to mute other strings while his in tapping god mode.

    • @ggh_-ts6pn
      @ggh_-ts6pn 2 роки тому +7

      @@TheBadSpoon if you see this video the hair tie is above the nut, so its not helping. He only use the tie when he play mostly tapping, not in this video

  • @chriscorbin1055
    @chriscorbin1055 2 роки тому +34

    Just when you think you've heard it all, someone like Guthrie comes along. So much talent out there. Love it. Rock on.

  • @porknbeans7420
    @porknbeans7420 Рік тому +14

    Dude is at a superhuman level of guitar playing. No-one else comes close to his understanding & mastery of the instrument.

  • @tempjohn1111
    @tempjohn1111 10 років тому +101

    It appears it is possible to get so good at playing a guitar that literally anything and everything will just fall right under your fingers with absolute precision, no matter how impossible it is.

  • @felphero
    @felphero 9 років тому +752

    You know what's the most insane about this? he mostly just pulled this out of his ass, sure the main licks and riffs are always there, but the middle parts are completely improv, he never plays his songs exactly the same

    • @rbagel55
      @rbagel55 9 років тому +87

      there is too many notes in that middle part to play it the same everytime!

    • @robivod3103
      @robivod3103 9 років тому +18

      That's what makes it so good😁

    • @RobotChampionSC
      @RobotChampionSC 9 років тому +40

      No kidding lol, this shit is so hot you could a steak on it...my Dad turned me onto to this savage about a month ago and I can't believe I'd never heard of him before...just outstanding stuff.

    • @eduardobiesczad4924
      @eduardobiesczad4924 9 років тому +15

      ***** I think the best practice you can have on guitar is choosing a difficult song like this one and simply dissect it... Technically and harmonically.

    • @AmiInsa
      @AmiInsa 9 років тому +20

      all of guthrie's solo are improvised, even the ones he does in studio in his albums !

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 3 роки тому +9

    2:10-2:24 Can you imagine what the tab of this would look like?

    • @dreamingmusic3299
      @dreamingmusic3299 2 роки тому

      It works, as long as you use poster board and print in size 6 font.

  • @nathangreen5097
    @nathangreen5097 Рік тому +4

    Okay, so…..I’ve seen this man speak in a couple
    Interviews, knew he was a guitarist, heard the name before. This is my 1st listen of Mr.Govan and GOT-DAYUM……tastefully restrained, yet exquisitely rich and complex.
    To sum it up for me, and I quote:
    “Welp, back to the old drawing board…” - Bugs Bunny

  • @Cheximus
    @Cheximus 6 років тому +31

    Forgive me, I'm a little high, but not only did he play that flawlessly, he wrote it, every damn note. He thought that all in his head and made it come out of this guitar. Wow. I'm speechless.

  • @bennyg00ds
    @bennyg00ds 8 років тому +79

    At 2:20, you can see Guthrie casting his spell to make him shred faster

  • @jacksteiner6645
    @jacksteiner6645 Рік тому +3

    Who’s here in 2023 still coming back to this as a way to get your daily goosebump quota?

  • @yalikejazz4380
    @yalikejazz4380 5 років тому +19

    This is my warm-up before I stretch my fingers

  • @kevscott1793
    @kevscott1793 8 років тому +44

    Probably one of the most refreshing guitar pieces I've heard in a long time.

  • @kantvishi
    @kantvishi 8 років тому +22

    And to think he has gotten BETTER now... seriously Mr Guthrie, stahp!

  • @chumleyshaver7942
    @chumleyshaver7942 3 роки тому +7

    amazing how he holds his pick rolled back in his pointer finger while tapping, then flips it back into picking position in a nanosecond

  • @valaquenta220
    @valaquenta220 7 місяців тому +5

    Easily one of the greatest guitarists of our time, if not the greatest.

  • @JakobStrand
    @JakobStrand 10 років тому +38

    Whenever I think I´ve become good at playing the guitar I watch this video and immediately returns to reality...

    • @MrWeThePeople23
      @MrWeThePeople23 10 років тому +5

      I know what you mean... Guthrie really is too good. But at least he's not a dick about it :P. After all of the guitar gods who have said he is the best, he still keeps a levelled head about it. I respect that greatly.

  • @KeithRobTV
    @KeithRobTV 8 років тому +7

    I can't stop watching this video over and over.....

  • @ChimpFromSpace
    @ChimpFromSpace 2 роки тому +11

    His playing is just so unbelievably expressive, his vibrato and bends are just perfect.

  • @ChicTumshy
    @ChicTumshy 5 місяців тому +5

    Everything about this clip is super cool. Obviously the music, his hair matching the guitar but mostly just the fact that Guthrie is letting us into his world. This is my favourite UA-cam clip and I keep coming back every now and again. I actually prefer this to the album version.

  • @rolandlemus203
    @rolandlemus203 6 років тому +17

    AT 1:43, ready, set, GO! That extended finger reach and then mach speed tasteful lead break is outstanding. I come here to get inspired and SEE guitar nirvana skills.....guitar legend indeed!

    • @shredd5705
      @shredd5705 10 місяців тому

      It's actually pretty simple, with very similar form on each string. It's just clever 2-string skipping that makes it sound it wild. The hardest part about is the extreme stretch, absolute max stretch I can handle, after a careful warmup. But I learned that tapping lick, just to see if I could do it. The rest of the solo however is far more difficult and out of my reach

  • @DerekJennyMusic
    @DerekJennyMusic 9 років тому +560

    I hate to break it to all of you who think Hendrix is God and Eddie Van Halen is the master of technique, but Guthrie Govan is simply the greatest guitar player that has lived to this point. He is so far beyond anyone in technique, versatility and feel that it is ridiculous. That is not based on only this video, but on his entire body of work.

    • @diebydeath
      @diebydeath 9 років тому +55

      The only reason I don't instantly agree with you is because of the late Shawn Lane. I think Guthrie beats Shawn in terms of versatility, and I don't know if it's fair to compare feel, but Shawn had technique unlike anyone ever in the history of the world.

    • @DerekJennyMusic
      @DerekJennyMusic 9 років тому +19

      Shawn Lane was also an extremely talented player and I am a fan of his "Powers of Ten" album. I also have experienced psoriatic arthritis like him, although not to the extent that he had it, so I've always sympathized with him in that area. Obviously, anyone's favorite guitar player is always just an opinion, but I think that many people have not heard many players outside of the radio friendly scope of guys like Hendrix, Clapton and Van Halen. If these same people sat down and gave guys like Guthrie Govan, Shawn Lane, Vinnie Moore, Jason Becker and George Bellas a good listen and still preferred the others,then that's their informed opinion. I just don't see how that would be possible.

    • @TheTyler701
      @TheTyler701 9 років тому +83

      Dude u don't get it. Once these dudes get to a certain level they split off in there own ways. Therefore it's impossible to say whos the all time best. I'm sure some random guy in Mexico cnd play better flamenco guitar then goven...they're all just different. No such thing as the best.

    • @TheUnknownSin
      @TheUnknownSin 9 років тому +40

      Well, Eddie I always found overrated and never really worshipped him the way others do though I still credit him for his work and style. But something a lot of you people don't seem to understand, is that Hendrix was a pioneer. Yeah I worship the guy, I just love his work, but people who refer to him as the "best guitarist" are a bit ignorant and the same goes for people who say he isn't as good as musicians think. Jimi lit a spark for every rock/metal band to come after him, including Guthrie. It's also really stupid to compare a 60s psychedelic blues rock pioneer to Guthrie considering this music didn't exist back then and this is a different genre. I "hate to break it to all of you", but there will never be a "greatest guitar player" because there is so much undiscovered talent out there that you just don't know what people are capable of. Guthrie is phenomenal and all, but even he has technique that he either hasn't learned or needs practice with. *****

    • @davidvest6299
      @davidvest6299 9 років тому +3

      Totally agree. I've been convinced for a while that he is the best

  • @GS44691
    @GS44691 2 роки тому +8

    Guthrie is outstanding. A joy to listen to. More Guthrie in the world would do us no harm.

  • @jeffh9322
    @jeffh9322 5 років тому +9

    I absolutely love his expression at the 2:35 point. LOL - I had the same expression on my face! After that blistering run, I felt like it was a miracle to still be alive - I guess he felt the same way after having played it haha. He was great several levels ago. I think he's found new levels of genius and technical prowess. I love every version of this song. The main melody is so haunting.

  • @mentoneman
    @mentoneman 8 років тому +21

    gifted, articulate, master technician and improvisor; all he needs is love. patience, kindness, gentleness, less clanging cymbal

  • @christianv6894
    @christianv6894 5 років тому +11

    This jazz fusion style progression is dope.
    Very glad that someone had the guts to bring it in the new musical age even though this genre is 40+ yo.
    GG is the Real deal!

    • @jerrywoods4066
      @jerrywoods4066 2 роки тому +1

      He ain't no al dimeola or terry kath

    • @frannyp46
      @frannyp46 Рік тому +4

      Jerry Woods. And they certainly ain’t him.

  • @SolvingOurKreation956
    @SolvingOurKreation956 8 місяців тому +2

    Guthrie is a damn wizard of musicianship.

  • @beachboyy256
    @beachboyy256 Рік тому +2

    INSANE

  • @djcj
    @djcj 7 років тому +220

    might be the best guitar video i've ever seen

    • @TheMummy516
      @TheMummy516 7 років тому +47

      Keep in mind Guthrie improvised a good portion of the solo in this take, and that great guitarists on UA-cam have trouble recreating what he thought of on the spot in covers with practice. Guthrie has ascended past the level of expert guitarist, he's by far the most versatile guitarist on the planet.

    • @dogman2338
      @dogman2338 7 років тому +3

      Freihguy Friend, I concur 👍

    • @raymondj3869
      @raymondj3869 6 років тому +1

      I agree

    • @TomGoldsmithguitar
      @TomGoldsmithguitar 6 років тому

      indeeed

    • @TomGoldsmithguitar
      @TomGoldsmithguitar 6 років тому +1

      In fact yeah I'm gonna say it's definately the best guitar video i've ever seen

  • @mello1179
    @mello1179 4 роки тому +10

    he’s flawlessly replicating one of the hardest guitar solos of all time while i’m here struggling on the paranoid android solo..

    • @yuda8518
      @yuda8518 4 роки тому

      What is it? I don't know.

  • @Random2960
    @Random2960 2 роки тому +1

    This actually is mind blowing every time i come back to it

  • @stratoleft
    @stratoleft 4 роки тому +6

    Not just the guitar playing but the progression, composition or song itself is really unique. Very appealing.

  • @EnricoMeloni
    @EnricoMeloni 8 років тому +7

    Amazing playing and technique, amazing melodies and sounds. Amazing Mr. Guthrie Govan!

  • @gazza1252
    @gazza1252 6 років тому +15

    Quite simply the greatest solo performance I have ever heard.

  • @MrPerfectfeet
    @MrPerfectfeet Рік тому +2

    Outstanding I truly am mesmerised ,I need to watch again

  • @andyengle
    @andyengle Рік тому +2

    Wow. This is the best guitar solo work I've seen in a good while.

  • @evanjohnson1584
    @evanjohnson1584 7 років тому +3

    this composition is just purely badass. this guy is truely a master of the fretboard.

  • @turnipcheeks
    @turnipcheeks 8 років тому +6

    I have to get my fix every month watching this video! This is still for me the most amazing guitar performance I have ever seen! The control, feeling and technical ability is just off the scale! To make fusion sound so nice and the song writing of this piece is genius! Guthrie you are a total legend!!

  • @MasterDav
    @MasterDav Рік тому +1

    The solo is absolutely insane just the speed alone but then how he moves across the fretboard so effortlessly

  • @patrickaylward3814
    @patrickaylward3814 Рік тому

    The man just drew my entire soul through my eyeballs... Wow beautiful playing brother 🙏🏼

  • @JoshuaFinancialPL
    @JoshuaFinancialPL 8 років тому +132

    Gandalf's side hustle.

    • @DevanBishop
      @DevanBishop 4 роки тому +1

      I think this is single greatest comment on the internet haha 🤣

    • @theabyssaldevil
      @theabyssaldevil 3 роки тому

      Hahaha, this is hilarious!

  • @craiginnesguitar6960
    @craiginnesguitar6960 9 років тому +5

    Such a creative player. Love his use of chromatic passing notes. Makes the technical stuff seamless at times

  • @wavefields
    @wavefields 10 місяців тому +2

    this video introduced me to guthrie 16 years ago - still sounds just as good ! ♥️

  • @Chris-em2qc
    @Chris-em2qc 4 місяці тому +1

    So relax and in control of the instrument

  • @jonbaird8835
    @jonbaird8835 9 років тому +3

    Breathtaking
    That's beautiful, man

  • @mr.mondesir7449
    @mr.mondesir7449 4 роки тому +4

    Man, I'm tuning in nearly 12 years too late, but Guthrie is the greatest solo guitarist I've ever heard... LOVE those burning fingers!

  • @bgjobass
    @bgjobass Рік тому

    Love that exquisite and beautiful guitar technique and virtuosity! Glorioso!

  • @juniornash386
    @juniornash386 5 років тому +1

    What an amazing guitar player never in my life have I seen anything like this guy

  • @robertherzwurm101
    @robertherzwurm101 8 років тому +23

    Guthrie Gavon is one of the best guitarists I've ever seen play in my life; and yes I've played guitar for 44 years

  • @dvincentblack
    @dvincentblack 8 років тому +6

    Pure sonic guitar bliss! I'm not going to rest till I've mastered every note of this! Peace!

    • @guitarpaul3645
      @guitarpaul3645 8 років тому +2

      +dvincentblack You do realise he's probably improvising the solo section. I've seen him play several different versions of this tune. Of course every version is flawless, so you don't even realise he's improving!

    • @Overslide666
      @Overslide666 Рік тому +1

      How is it going?

    • @ta_pegandofogo2988
      @ta_pegandofogo2988 Рік тому

      @@Overslide666 i'm curious too

  • @lovepeoplehu9883
    @lovepeoplehu9883 5 днів тому

    This is the power of handouts and Homlesness. It will transform you into a genius.

  • @J.Hermansson
    @J.Hermansson Рік тому

    Oh my God!!!! Brilliant, beautiful, intelligent! Just fantastic!

  • @DiegoPujolT
    @DiegoPujolT 9 років тому +25

    "Beethoven", "Exodus", "The Passion of The Christ", "God Almighty" and several other films, as well as many songs and books, were about Guthrie. Really.

  • @giotheproducer2476
    @giotheproducer2476 7 років тому +3

    one of the best compositions of fusion music, and Govan's best - Holdsworth influenced but also very personal and passionate

  • @TomTom-xp2jb
    @TomTom-xp2jb 11 місяців тому

    First time seeing Guthrie. Blown away!!! 👍👍👍

  • @obconcept
    @obconcept Рік тому

    i love JTC, UA-cam and this whole world to makes me have a chance to watching this man making music from another side of this world. and thanks mom love you RIP.

  • @Sadness57
    @Sadness57 7 років тому +36

    He must have the pick of destiny on him.

    • @ZombieOrchestra
      @ZombieOrchestra 7 років тому +1

      MOLTEN LAVAAA, That's the thing, keep playin that riff because we gotta get it on tonightahhh!

  • @jamiewilson6900
    @jamiewilson6900 3 роки тому +9

    The single greatest guitar solo I've ever heard in my life. Every time I listen my jaw literally drops to the floor.

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому +1

      Check out his work on a fretless guitar...

    • @jamiewilson6900
      @jamiewilson6900 3 роки тому +1

      @@KBJ58 I saw a few videos of him trying out a vigier and it was amazing,what would you recommend?

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому +1

      @@jamiewilson6900 Try this one. It's called Erotic Cakes and features the fretless Vigier, but also rubber chickens...

    • @KBJ58
      @KBJ58 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/X60TfBEAXUc/v-deo.html

  • @TheKrepen
    @TheKrepen 9 місяців тому +1

    what a fucking treasure he is

  • @tdtm82
    @tdtm82 22 дні тому

    The guy is so humble. I met him at a gig in Chelmsford and he was so polite and I was in complete awe! England's best guitarist.

  • @amateuracoustics
    @amateuracoustics 9 років тому +5

    I´m happy when i listen to him.

  • @EclecticTV
    @EclecticTV 9 років тому +5

    This pleases me.

  • @user-vr2tx4tt6b
    @user-vr2tx4tt6b Рік тому

    The intro to that solo is absolutely amazing.

  • @bigfoot4753
    @bigfoot4753 3 роки тому +1

    Such a simple but awesome name for a song, defined one of the best guitarists to every live 🤟🤟🤟

  • @Mrbeat-88
    @Mrbeat-88 4 роки тому +3

    Much respect to whoever recorded the drums.... Such flow, it's beautiful how they complement the music. This is as close to perfect as it gets ladies and gentlemen.

    • @Tauri257
      @Tauri257 4 роки тому

      Pete Riley played the drums on the Erotic Cakes album - ua-cam.com/video/pBd5SA7RfT4/v-deo.html

  • @tedcathey9553
    @tedcathey9553 Рік тому +3

    This cat is the whole package, the real deal. Can’t wait to see him live one of these days.

  • @LGSOR
    @LGSOR 2 роки тому

    Simply the best!

  • @serrisdaylor1015
    @serrisdaylor1015 5 років тому

    Absolutely the best performance of fives