GUTHRIE GOVAN - Solo - the best guitar improvisation ever
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- All Star Jam at John Petrucci's Guitar Universe 2.0
John Petrucci & his band perform a super jam featuring Guthrie Govan, Andy James, , Tosin Abasi, Jon Finn on Night One of the John Petrucci's Guitar Universe 2.0. Video by Randy Edwards Photos
Happening August 6-10, 2018 at the Mansion at Glen Cove in Glen Cove, NY, the event converges guitarists from all over the globe in Glen Cove, New York for a week of collaboration, community, connection and six-string kinship
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You know you're good when John Petrucci is just strumming chords for you to solo over.
😂
@@bongelerstreamplacelocatio848 I know why u said that...Andy's my fav also & I believe he's incredible but pls don't compare them...they all have different styles, genres, tones etc.
Petrucci is ok but he's never had the over the top creative "otherness... of a govan"., and he knows it.... just listen to his interviews- he's very humble about it. great guy
@@keendeesjarlais3636 "Petrucci is ok" ... Hahahahahahahaha
Jokainen näistä kavereista on huippukitaristi tms. Se on fakta, voimme olla nöyriä sen asian edessä!
When Petrucci is playing rhythm for you and Tosin just looks at you like a kid in a candy store while playing your guitar then you are on a different God level.
Tosin is the king by a light year
@@Sanctifiers Tosin is great, but Govan is another level.
@@Sanctifiers Seems you didn't hear his 'improv' during this jam session. He's improved his improv skills by a mile since then, but it was pretty mediocre.
@@Sanctifiers I'm guessing you don't play guitar.
@@punishr36 yep have a long time. quite familiar with theory. and creative application of it. it's why I said what I did.
The joy on the faces of some of the best guitarists on the planet when guthrie plays tells you who the daddy is......
dude ... petrucci has the most emotional - theatric - every fucking thing - solos in the world.
He got nothing to be jelus for
@@ΓιωργοςΣταμπολιδης-θ3ξ okay now you're just fanboying. Nobody told who is jealous, they just appreciate Guthrie.
Facts!
...Django Reinhardt?
@@ΓιωργοςΣταμπολιδης-θ3ξ what is jelus? Is he the brother of Jesus?
Friend : Who is Guthrie?
Me : Petrucchi plays rhythm to him.
Friend : Ok.
Or...the one whos songs Matteo Mancuso plays eyes close, no pick...
@@davidderoux7552 Matteo is such an underrated guitarist
@@alba0411 one of the best for sure!
@@alba0411 Matteo is still very young, at Guthrie's age, he will be as legendary as Guthrie ...
Me: Unfriended !
There’s a lot of genres, techniques, flavours out there but this guy might actually be the best guitar player in the world.
I agree
Agreed, there’s literally nothing he can’t do on a guitar. He’s the most complete player. And his improvisation is out of this world.
It's so many freaky good ones out there but you might be right.
No one can deny this. I think you are right
Agreed....absolute fact.....
When your solo is so sick that you started growing in size.
The best comment in a Long time. For some or for most ppl. It’s the ego that grows ,
Bending the space-time grid
@@flemminghedemann9672 not actually in case of professionals though...
Guthrie out here casting dimension door
That was funny!
This is literally just another average evening on the guitar for Guthrie. Every day he's coming up with insanely creative and beautiful improv like this. He is music.
Larry carlton, eric johnson
He is Music yeah..
I see you are a fellow Guthrie fan, and you also use Linux too? That's wild 🐧
@@offroaders123 There's dozens of us!
Yeah I've heard gg improv even crazier stuff. All these guys improvised at this event but Guthrie took the crown and they all accepted it with glee because they love music.
i've seen countless Guthrie solos and every single one blows my freaking mind
This hits diferent cause he played it to petrucci, tosin and andy like holyyyyy grail guitar players there
The remarkable thing about Guthrie is that whatever room he’s in or stage he’s playing on, he’s bar-none the best guitarist there
You guys are glorifying them too much. They're good at their craft because they have a drive to excel. They practice a lot and think about what they play. Everyone is capable of that. There's so many underrated UA-cam guitarists who could stand on stage with them and be just as good but no one gives a damn because no one knows them (yet).
Even the one at 0:43?
@@chrisking6695 if you know someone as good as guthrie govan tell me please
It's not really the technical difficulty, it's the amazing beauty of his phrasing.
Agreed
Exactly. His ultra bends and out of the box licks are original. All of them can shred but only Guthrie can make everyone smile and that's a gift.
For sure. He is one of the most technically impressive guitarists on earth in my opinion, but he uses that technical ability to play incredible, unique and musical phrases rather than just shred pentatonic super fast.
Lots of people can speak but not everyone's a poet.
@@stevesalt8003 I like what u said
Love how guitarist today aren't ego maniacs and have so much respect and appreciation for their fellow guitarist 👍👍
And they didn't have that 60 years ago? They were egomaniacs?
@@chrisking6695 60 years ago??
Imagine qualifying a person's artistic merit based on whether you like their personality or not
@@hallucinatedovens8414 Imagine qualifying a person based on their artistic merits
@@iurigrang I can't because I dont
Tosin's smile says a lot. I feel like he would be a hard guy to impress
I think someone like Vai is hard to impress, or at least admit he's impressed. Tosin has always seemed chill and respectful. The lack of ego with these guys is a tonic.
@@DaveDexterMusic Vai has become a lot more humble in recent years. He even acknowledge he had a big ego in his prime years. Check out his interview with musiciswin
Tosin tried to played Guthrie's Rhode Island Shred on instagram and said something like "i'm probably never be able to play it up to speed lol"
No, and Tosin is a big Guthrie's fan :3
he is a fan boy. goes to Guthrie's workshops whenever possible
Phrasing and note selection are just insane
yeah, that's the thing that makes him unique, his note choices while improvising
I don't know how his mind works, but the way he plays really is like no other
Tosin looks like he's 5 years old and meeting santa for the first time!
😄😆😆
I met Guthrie and shook his hand in Burlington Vermont I believe. Dare I say I said a similar phrase to him. He didn't say anything lol. I fanboyed out lol.
Jajajajajajajaa
hahaha
Fuck yeah, we ALL are....Guthrie Govan is a gift to the music world, just as Shawn Lane was
I was fortunate enough to be at this event and I made damn sure to attend every single one of his workshops. The man is absolutely legendary and an entertaining instructor as well; I could listen to him lecture and play all day. I also got to hang out and have some beers with him until 4 AM, so there was that as well, lol.
Guthrie is the best teacher in that group
Confirm, his masterclass was a world of fun and amazement
@@Cranio76 Guthrie is an outstanding teacher, Ive seen his professor shred lessons, I can't imagine how insightful it must be to learn from him live
Wow nice, any funny story with Govan from the drinking?
@@gmfagundes I guess the "funniest" thing that happened is that after the bar closed, we were trying to figure out if there was an alcohol delivery app that would work in the area of Long Island we were in. Spoiler: we were unsuccessful, lol.
Petrucci being a bro and helping with the backing track while keeping his eyes fixed on greatness and also smiling to the GREAT stuff he just witnessed. Guthrie is incredible.
I think in this event Both guthrie and petrucci killed it. But petrucci isn't such a well versed Improviser. He makes much more amazing Written solos.
@@Moskal91 I agree, but even though you won´t see him play over giants steps at 200 bpm, if you check his improvs with LTE you will notice that he is also a great improviser. He can play over changes for sure, and he is expressive as well, contrary to what many guitarists think.
Electrixguitar99. I agree. Same with Vai as his improvisations are not as good as other players, but a lot his composed stuff is amazing.
@DanielBx not necesarily. Improvizing and performing compositions are two very different skills. As an example, Tosin and Plini are two of the best composers and guitarists of our age, but their improvizational abilities are pretty bad.
He's so good that it's hard to believe he's improvising. Damn that phrasing really sings to your heart.
“You need to learn to enjoy the sound of a scale, before you have any hope of using it effectively. In the same way, you have to learn how to like whiskey, I don’t think many people enjoy their first taste! [laughs] Melodic minor can be like that, but if you listen to enough music where that tonality is featured prominently, you get a sense for it. The notes stop sounding weird. Developing that kind of sensibility comes from bonding with a scale and internalizing it.”
I see this as one of the most magical moments in the world of guitar I know. Just imagine someone who doesn't know him, the way Guthrie looks at the rest like he's lost, the fact that he waits for a while in his turn before he begins and the way he caught everyones attention when he starts playing. Simply magical
que dices pringao
@@santiagoboto6448 literally
@@santiagoboto6448 muy pringao pero soy el pringao que más me gustas tiene jaaa
when you know you're the best you don't feel a need to prove it. Petrucci is so uncomfortable looking here, probably one of the few times in his life he didn't feel like the "lead" on a stage.
@@NeesyPlaysGuitar lol youtube psychologist tell me where do you see petrucci uncomfortable
the band plays for audience, so Guthrie plays for the band as a special treat, haha
That is perfectly put!
Lol
Lot of happy legends there, they would be talking about that for a while
1:35 That expression sharing between Andy and John says How Awesome Guthrie is. Its great to see all the greats there
I was there and saw it live. I can tell u that was one of the greatest nights of my life. An absolute blessing
How it feels to listen to guthrie live? Hahaha when he plays this solo? I imagine that everyone was like O_O
All these guitarists are awesome players, and for the most part super humble, nice people. Guthrie is just next level on both fronts, really, is all. He has all the chops of anyone else on stage, but better feel and improvisation. He is my number one, at least of players I've discovered / heard.
i feel the same way dude ! When i first heard Guthrie i hadn't felt that way since i discovered Jason Becker. You should check Matteo Mancuso : jazzy phrasing as Guthrie and a blowing technique since he plays only with his fingers without a pick
Fresh elf pie. Guthrie is so humble , he holds back to keep things in context. It’s like he’s being politically correct where everyone has an even share of the stage. We know he has extra gears, but he won’t engage them for fear of being a show off.
no he doesn't what the fuck are you talking about lmao. Tosin is the king by a light year.
When Tosin looks stunned at a solo, you know that it was fucking amazing. Man the talent standing on that stage
No other guitarist makes me smile involuntarily like Guthrie.
I think he might be the best guitarist we've ever seen.
Guthrie Govan is one of the few guitarists that is capable of unparalleled moments of sheer brilliance where I don’t even know how to react, I just start laughing… probably laughing that it’s even possible for someone to pull that out of an instrument. Bravo! 🙌
Watching Tosin watch Guthrie play guitar isn't something I knew I wanted in my life, now I know.
The expressions of Tosin, Andy and John are just the best. Guthrie is an absolute alien and we're all lucky to witness him. :)
This is one of the most beautiful moments in music history
Are you for real?:)))))
Guthrie is a rare treat. Man do I wish Shawn Lane was alive to be there.
That would be a duet ?!!!
Shawn Was very incredible
THIS!!!
SHAUN WOULD HAVE HAD THEM ALL WATCHING IN AWE WITH A CHEESY GRIN...
Shawn Lane is my GOAT.
Biasa aja kali....
We are all lucky to be able to witness the awesome impeccable skills of Guthrie Govan
🤘🤘✌🖖
When guitar monsters stare at you in awe, you know you are the bees knees.
I am one for blatant virtuosity, and I'm a Metal kind of guy and much of Johns guitar playing just floats my boat, But then there is Guthrie Govan. It's not only his soloing, but his chord voicings when not soloing. Next level.
by far, he is the best guitarist! amazing the way he thinks solos.
he has a unique way of expressing himself
uh no. Tosin is the king by a light year
Guthrie is one of the GOAT's without a doubt! The definition of effortless and the guitar just being truly a part of his anatomy. Also this video shows a big reason why I love Tosin too- because as great and innovative as Tosin is-when he is around a truly amazing guitarist he instantly turns into a fan and student. Just listening and loving it! He also does this in a recent Kiko video. Kiko starts going all 2 handed Brazillian and Tosin just eats it up. Love it! Then he goes and woodsheds and comes up with even more new crazy techniques and amazing stuff without sounding like anyone else. Guthrie and Tosin two of my favs for sure.
I love the original video this is from. All the guitarists play some regular, usual metal solo by shredding minor pentatonics and minor scales and when it's guthrie's turn he comes up with this
Link?
Btw I’ll be interested to know what kind of sonority he plays at the beginning of his solo? probably Lydian I guess, but is there other kind of exotic scale he could be using?
So glad to see someone lese noticed this reaction !! When i first saw this, man....i repeated this section like a hundred times just to see Tosin's and Andy's face. Even the Gradnmaster himself, John Petrucci, could not resist and had to take a look at what was actually happening there. One of the best Vid's on YT. So rare
I am a musician myself and I find the reactions of
Tosin and Andy just gorgeous and the guitar solo
Awesome, that's why I produced the video
@@dervideoplaykeykanal3329 I can definitely relate to that. I'm a guitar myself for 20 years now and to improvise like Guthrie is a on another level.
Imagine having the ability to instantly recall any shape in any key, and then shred it or slow it down all the while keeping it very musical and in touch with the song. Guthrie pours every ounce of his heart, soul, and intellect into everything he plays. A legend he is, one of a kind.
john petrucci, tosin abasi AND guthrie govan in the same room. a dream come true
Comforting to know that even guys Like Tosin and Andy James get their minds blown by Guthrie playing! Cheers for sharing with us dude!
they don't. Tosin is the king by a light year
buckethead sucks ass. 300 albums and it mostly all sounds the same. boring af@LowerEastSidePR
Thanks for re-sharing video credit! Still so honored to have filmed this video and event!
Guthrie is a fuggin BEEEAST!! Wow, and what an intelligent, kind hearted, nice dude too...
Guthrie never seems lost in a moment. I can't fathom the hours he put in. Much respect.
I would love to see Guthrie, Per Nillson and Rick Graham have a guitar conversation... It would be amazing to my ears.
Rick Graham - so under appreciated - Guthrie is the GOAT but Mr. Graham could definitely push him.
JJ. Love Rick but even he says Guthrie is the “greatest player in the universe “.
I was obsessed with Rick. He is phenomenal. But I don't think there's someone who can reach Guthrie's level.
These top guitarists get that beginners joy feeling when seeing Govan show them how it can be done.
Exactly, and how rare that experience is for them.
Dont over analyse. The other guys are masters of their craft in each unique ways.
@@stevesalt8003 Too their credit, very rare.
@@azlifmohamed8804 Sure, though Govan is able to mimic the styles and most advanced techniques of the others, except some of Tosin’s which are really unorthodox. Do the others have the range and depth of Govan? Nope.
Tosin is the king by a light year
When you see Andy James and Petrucci freezed by Guthrie's performance .... all is said :-)
Andy and Tosin just look like a couple of guys standing there watching...not even thinking about playing their own guitars lol they're fanboys like the rest of us
It's not that they aren't able to repeat it. It's just that Guthrie has an original phrasing and that's a breath of fresh air in the community. That's why they smile because they play quite similar and Guthrie just comes with his crazy bends and sophisticated/out of the box licks.
@@orion681 very big difference between Andy, JP and the rest of us. Don't know what you're talking about.
@@davidderoux7552 can you comprehend English reading? If you can, you would know what I'm talking about.
@@orion681 well, you wrote that Andy and Tosin were like Govan fans, just like you. I'm telling you for sure that they are not Govan's fans, they are two extremely good guitarists, who stood out precisely because of this fact. They are not like Govan's fans which probably are learning a few chords now, they are amazing guitarists. Don't be a child! Or probably you are...
I don’t believe in the notion of there being a “best guitar player in the world.” Every musician approaches his art in his own way.
That said, Guthrie’s ability to speak the language of music at will, even improvised on the spot, is at a level I cannot even comprehend. He doesn’t rely on patterns or scales even at high speed. I love every guitarist on this stage, but none of them could have done what he’s capable of.
Tosin can. He's still #1.
@@Sanctifiers no he couldn’t and he’d admit that too. He’s an incredible composer but his improv ability is not in the same realm as Guthrie’s.
@@Prossdog100%
That’s how Clapton felt when Hendrix showed up...
And how Hendrix felt when he saw Rory Gallagher play
😂
Also how Clapton felt when Stevie showed up.
And how Eddie felt when he heard Yngwie 😂 RIP to EVH 😢
Good lord......Good fucking lord. Did you see what I just saw?? I cannot belive Petrucci's biceps.
Nice playing Guthrie.
Behave bro.
@@aimfuldrifter will do Sir. But something had to be said. XO XO.
dave larue and jon finn laying down the foundation for guthrie to play over, and mike’s restraint and tastefulness and occasional spice! very nice.
That's what being a guitarist is all about as far as I'm concerned.... awesome....🎸👍😎
Tosin looks like he's having a blast. Hell of a night to be in the crowd
He's like may the force be with y'all. I just unleashed mine🔥
How did this room not explode from the insane amount of talent stacked on one stage
This is monstorous yet still so tasteful!
Absolutely beautiful 🌹
#guitargodcrain
He's definitely my favorite soloist in that grouping of players. He tells stories I've not ever heard the others do before.
Wow amazingly beautiful
When Andy and Tosin smiled at Guthrie's solo .. I felt the world peace ! ..
I love the appreciation between the legendary guitarists, you know it's an improv well done when your peers are enamored by a performance. It also shows a lack of ego and definitely camaraderie between said guitarists which I respect a lot. There's something to be said for just being proud of a friend for being good at what they do, it is a feeling worth having.
I think the title is correct...i watch this solo weekly
Guthrie - one of few modern guitarists that can melt the faces of other modern guitar legends.
We already know John petrucci is gonna steal those juicy licks with his ultra guitar staredown..lol!
I wonder if his coding will be able to process the hair. I know he's only tested on bald men previously.
nobody can mix shred and soul like this man. damn he’s a master
That's amazing. He's the best soloist ever.
I dont even know how many times i have re-watch this. GG is just goddamn good.
Govan is great, but is no one gonna mention how Mangini brought the solo energy up and built on top of the guitar phrasing? example from 0:53 to 1:03. beautiful solo
Yup
its even better to watch that part in the original post without the dumb zooming video effect so you can see mangini's face
Agreed ❤️🎸
@@SpencerAGuitar Agreed
To me it felt he broke it by start and stopping with that phrase, then he goes again to switch the groove style with a paradiddle outside of the current groove. You can do that in a math rock band but not under a solo like this
His notes through every chord changing are outstanding !
He doesnt improvise, he compose on spot literally
@J J I think I get what he's saying though. Guthrie's improv is better than a lot of composed solos. but at the same time, this is the literal definition of improv.
Technically most of Guthrie's songs are improved
@@Moskal91 technically all of his songs are composed and the solo sections are improvised
@@stevebadachmusic yeah That's what I meant. I was trying to Convey he improvs part of his songs
In a league of his own. Unmatched in the combination of skills, taste and boundless improv ability.
2:02 I like how Guthrie breaks the tension and makes everyone smile with that chord
Do you know what chord is it?
@@RYtsevv tri tone but idk
Guthrie is all of their masters. He's light years ahead of everyone on stage
Are u hallucinating or wht ?
Maybe in the case of free improvisation.
I consider Guthrie to be one of the finest guitarist ever born.
This reminds me of the first Olympics featuring the “dream team” and everyone finally acknowledged MJ as the alpha basketball player of the time.
You just do your part and now in respect. All phenomenal players, but no one plays like Guthrie. He is the man. He might not be everyone’s personal favorite, but he is definitely the one true guitar god of this era.
what the fuck are you talking about lmao. Tosin is the king by a light year.
Guthrie tha G.O.A.T...I respect him alot!!
guthrie's playing is so incredible its like shawn lane + jason becker on megacrack
I have seen many shredders who plays like they are practicing scales up and down but i found GG to be the only guitar player who sherds only where the shred is required. He makes his shreds the part of his melody. Hats off to him 🙌
When your playing makes Tosin Abasi and John Petrucci smile, you’ve won. You can retire now.
Close UA-cam and he is retire.
Is beautiful to see the respect and admiration on the faces of such amazing guitar players while their fellow playing, that's priceless...
Just want to make sure Dave LaRue gets some love on this video too. Dude is an absolute legend.
the bass is carrying the harmony of this beautiful backing track for GG.
I interpret this as these best guitarists on earth showing admiration and respect on each other👍
That was really something !! Thanks for posting this.
Guthrie is out of the box👍👍
Great solo, but I would love to see the others too as I love all these players ✌️
Tosin is the king by a light year.
He really is a joy to watch and seems like a good chap too!
It’s hard to find anyone who’s so far advanced in their art as Guthrie is.
Tosin is the king by a light year
Try allan holdsworth
@@imosyon Yes, he was amazing! Metal Fatigue was an amazing album. He raised the bar for guitarists a long way up. But I can’t imagine him fitting very well in an Albert Lee jam, say. Not that he ever wanted to do play anything other than what he did play. But it’s hard to refute the proposition that Guthrie’s playing is more stylistically diverse.
@@Sanctifiers Yeah, he’s pretty incredible.
Holdsworth only. The other greatest improvisers imo are on instruments other than guitar, but for the guitar it’s Holdsworth first, then GG. The musical impulse that ripples out from AH is I believe only just starting to be felt
got goosebumps like 3 times hearing his solo... guthrie keeps challenging himself to squeeze the most out of the music that comes out of his fingers... very unique and one in a million type of talent, his playing never gets old or stale...
That moment when Andy and John smile at each other and shake their heads when Guthrie is playing....God is Guthrie...
I'm beginning to doubt anyone else but Guthrie himself is able to comprehend his genius. The faces of the other guys who are fairly esteemed players themself says it all. What a monster musician. It's not even his technique or speed that's the impressive thing, it's his overall musicianship, his ability to improvise with such tonality and feel.
During the last part when they had made the change away from him, Guthrie dominated again. Such a great ear.
GOAT!!! I DO LOVE EVERY ARTIST AND EVEN THE DRUMMER ON STAGE BUT MANNN GUTHRIE!!!!
Always love Dave LaRue on Bass
My favorite guitar player since years. Extremely skilled across styles, whilst always remaining melodious so it grabs you from the insight.
I mean all the guitar players on this stage are absolute legends, but Guthrie plays on a different league. The guy has full mastery of his instrument.
what the fuck are you talking about lmao. Tosin is the king by a light year.
For me ......I can't imagine anyone coming along that would impress me more than Guthrie. I just love is playing so much. Just a brilliant brilliant player.
TRY THE BASS PLAYER CHARLES BERTHOUD .....
Guthrie could have gone on playing dat solo for 12 more hours without repeating a single line... What a legend
When tossin and my man andy cant take the pressure of joy watching this man.. guthrie is so musical, no wasted noted, rhythm and chops.
Tosin and Andy is like
"do we really have to be here "???🤣😂
This video never fails to put a massive smile on my face. Guthrie is an actual wizard
I wouldn’t want to be the one to follow that solo…
hahah i would play smoke on the water or somethin
The best guitar player in the world 🌎
The best new player out there right now....
Guthrie has been around for quite awhile actually his first albums releasing in 2006 but before that was apart of big bands like Asia for example!
No they are not
Henry George I guess that means you are? 😆😆
Casual
2006? Lol Guthrie was showing up on Shrapnel records shred comps since the 80s. Dude is pushing 50 years old. He's hardly new on the scene. Not to mention he has been a UA-cam phenom for at least 15 years.