A once in a lifetime player - easily the greatest blues guitarist (aside from his prowess in numerous related genres) to ever play. Phenomenal playing in every dimension - time, tone, touch, phrasing, harmonic understanding, soul and pure beauty. He is a true Maestro and playing as well as ever at 72. I've already listened to this solo at least a dozen times. Beyond brilliant.
Yes - unbelievable - phrases that are so organic and then there are those phrases that are like phrases within phrases - like they're nested. And the way he uses "elision" to connect sequential phrases. He totally gets what "call and response" is all about. And his time is so incredibly deep in the pocket - polyrhythmic phrasing is just so normal and organic one doesn't even realize how difficult it is to do what he does. Absolute brilliance. Remember that Robben's first 2 gigs were playing with Charlie Musselwhite and then Jimmy Witherspoon - some foundation to have had.
Been following Robben since his Charles Ford Blues Band days. Very interesting to see how he just gets better as time goes on! Absolutely love his jazzy bluesy playing and he sounds great on his signature PRS guitar. He has played with so many great musicians over the many years.
@@scottsevertson1803 Yep I hear you and I do have a 1952 Reissue Tele which I call "Blondie" which is my favorite out of all the electric guitars I have. i.e. 3 Strats '74, '85, '94, Custom '75 Les Paul, '85 Ibanez, my first guitar I got in 1970 a 1967 ES335, 2 '89 Carvin's and bunch more. I love playing all of them, but the Tele comes out on top for me.
Read his credits on All Music Guide - absolutely unbelievable. Remember his solo on Joni Mitchell's Woodstock ? How his guitar part gave the tune such a unique feel
As far as "traditional" Chicago blues (though with Robben's usual modernization) check out his solos on "Worried Life Blues" - the live versions at the Toronto Beaches Festival (w. Roscoe and Tom), the live one in Europe at either New Morning or Ohne (I forget) and the studio version on his "Mystic Mile" album (w. The Blue Line). Another bunch of mind blowing virtuosic blues playing.
Man what a great jam! Robben is still just so smooth, all of you guys sound great there, thanks so much for posting this for all of us out here on the interwebs brother!
Okay, found out thanks to comments and some research that the amp is a “Victory MK Clean,” new offering from Victory designed by Martin Kidd and related to his coveted Cornford MK50 design. There’s a version with a separate OD channel, too. Designer leather exterior. First class all the way. Roll Royce level craftsmanship, it would appear. Now I need to find out what pedals he has. The tones are superb.
❤I see some of y’all hate on the PRS;what’s not to like?,chimey cleans,chewy,gristly with OD,harmonically rich;kinda’ like a lysergic Tele/Jag mix!. I’ve had an RL ltd. for 28yrs.;a PS singlecut for 21;I’ve kept them because they’re OUTSTANDING! The sound to me is of secondary importance;intonational accuracy,tuning stability,&neck feel. If these criteria are met;Those that can play will make the guitar “sound “good!❤
Curious how you feel about their SE series. They certainly are relatively inexpensive, and I wonder if they maintain those standards you mention in your post. I have my eye on more than one of those SE guitars. $700 for a PRS. Too good to be true?
@@aaronsinger I haven’t played the SE models;I’ve had 9 PRS over the years,if a guitar loses any of the criteria listed,it goes.Interestingly,the most expensive (9k),was the one I liked least! Price has less to do with quality than one thinks!I still have the Rosewood Ltd.& Private Stock#491 because they met&maintained the above listed criteria.Try the model you like,if possible;if not,make sure return isn’t problematic. I’ve heard they’re great,except for the pickups! Good Luck 🍀
@@tonebrennan8475 Sounds like you know your PRS guitars. Nine of them, wow. I've maybe owed 12 different guitars total in the many years I've been playing. Anyway, the pickups won't be a problem if the guitars feel right. Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.
Jimmy Page told me he knew John McLaughlin in the late 60s when John worked in a guitar shop in London. He only worked a day a week and Jimmy Page asked him why one day only..he said on the other 6 days he practised
@@PaddyBlight That's the stuff alright! Hard to beat that purity of tone--it feeds back to the ears, fuels the playing, and really lets the music happen--palpable in your playing here. Well done sir!
It's called a blues player that knows what he's doing. Schooled in music. Very rare, most good blues players only know the o e blues scale ant that's it.
@@christianwheeler8386 ua-cam.com/video/Mlt76tCrDdg/v-deo.htmlsi=-p9j8dPxswS2OntU Wow the technical ability is amazing in this and the knowledge of his scales and arpeggios are immaculate.
@@christianwheeler8386 Yeah you got nothing. It did not start with a mindset of arpeggios, scales, and technique. It started out with a simple rhythm and expression. There were Field hollers, work songs, chain gang songs, before any guitar slinging show offs. Before the guitar it was actually a banjo, but anyway getting off track. It's about rhythm, soul, and expression. It always has been no matter how buried that part gets with the flashy white guitar players that sing about picking cotton.
The greatest blues/jazz/rock player in history demonstrates his soulful mastery, once again at age 72. He is that once in a lifetime player who has it all - tone, touch, technique, soul, time, musicality and thorough knowledge of his craft. A true master. "Effortless Mastery" (as Kenny Werner would say) ❤
Just the backline provided by the promotor on this occasion... Dumble is still safe and sound! Check out the recent That Pedal Show episode on it if you haven't already!
A once in a lifetime player - easily the greatest blues guitarist (aside from his prowess in numerous related genres) to ever play.
Phenomenal playing in every dimension - time, tone, touch, phrasing, harmonic understanding, soul and pure beauty.
He is a true Maestro and playing as well as ever at 72.
I've already listened to this solo at least a dozen times. Beyond brilliant.
Phrasing unlike any other, wow.
Yes - unbelievable - phrases that are so organic and then there are those phrases that are like phrases within phrases - like they're nested. And the way he uses "elision" to connect sequential phrases. He totally gets what "call and response" is all about. And his time is so incredibly deep in the pocket - polyrhythmic phrasing is just so normal and organic one doesn't even realize how difficult it is to do what he does.
Absolute brilliance.
Remember that Robben's first 2 gigs were playing with Charlie Musselwhite and then Jimmy Witherspoon - some foundation to have had.
The man can make a guitar sing....what technique & TONE !!!
His phrasing is unmatched.
simply Wonderful !! ... it is capable of opening the door to that infinity of blues notes that we keep timidly hidden in our darkness
Been following Robben since his Charles Ford Blues Band days. Very interesting to see how he just gets better as time goes on! Absolutely love his jazzy bluesy playing and he sounds great on his signature PRS guitar. He has played with so many great musicians over the many years.
I will take his Tele anyday
@@scottsevertson1803 Yep I hear you and I do have a 1952 Reissue Tele which I call "Blondie" which is my favorite out of all the electric guitars I have. i.e. 3 Strats '74, '85, '94, Custom '75 Les Paul, '85 Ibanez, my first guitar I got in 1970 a 1967 ES335, 2 '89 Carvin's and bunch more. I love playing all of them, but the Tele comes out on top for me.
Read his credits on All Music Guide - absolutely unbelievable.
Remember his solo on Joni Mitchell's Woodstock ? How his guitar part gave the tune such a unique feel
Robben is flat out awesome! I have been admiring this guy for years!
we all know robben’s the man, but phenomenal bass playing, great drummer and great footage!
@@joshuamcdonough2197 Thankyou! Ian is wonderful to play with…
so excellent...it's a machine of improvisation
He plays his guitar like he’s telling a story about his life ,so interesting.❤❤❤
Thanks so much for posting - made my day and maybe much more
Saw Robin open for John Lee Hooker roundabout 2001. So glad he’s still at it..
The ghost notes Ford uses are as music in my ears! ♨️
Yeah - every ghost note - amazing
As far as "traditional" Chicago blues (though with Robben's usual modernization) check out his solos on "Worried Life Blues" - the live versions at the Toronto Beaches Festival (w. Roscoe and Tom), the live one in Europe at either New Morning or Ohne (I forget) and the studio version on his "Mystic Mile" album (w. The Blue Line).
Another bunch of mind blowing virtuosic blues playing.
I'm certain that Robben Ford has discovered notes that no one else has😅
Excellent !!!! Thank You !!!!
👍Everyone sounds great! Well done.
Man what a great jam! Robben is still just so smooth, all of you guys sound great there, thanks so much for posting this for all of us out here on the interwebs brother!
That’s a stone cold jam 🎸🎸🎸
Nice thick keyboard pad sound in the background would be ripping awesome.
Okay, found out thanks to comments and some research that the amp is a “Victory MK Clean,” new offering from Victory designed by Martin Kidd and related to his coveted Cornford MK50 design. There’s a version with a separate OD channel, too. Designer leather exterior. First class all the way. Roll Royce level craftsmanship, it would appear.
Now I need to find out what pedals he has. The tones are superb.
I don't know if you've seen Robben's recent instagram video where he plays unplugged, but man he sounds like this even without an amp. It's awesome!
It's his touch - Robben could play almost any guitar and you'd know within a few bars it was Robben.
♥
❤I see some of y’all hate on the PRS;what’s not to like?,chimey cleans,chewy,gristly with OD,harmonically rich;kinda’ like a lysergic Tele/Jag mix!. I’ve had an RL ltd. for 28yrs.;a PS singlecut for 21;I’ve kept them because they’re OUTSTANDING! The sound to me is of secondary importance;intonational accuracy,tuning stability,&neck feel. If these criteria are met;Those that can play will make the guitar “sound “good!❤
Curious how you feel about their SE series. They certainly are relatively inexpensive, and I wonder if they maintain those standards you mention in your post. I have my eye on more than one of those SE guitars. $700 for a PRS. Too good to be true?
@@aaronsinger I haven’t played the SE models;I’ve had 9 PRS over the years,if a guitar loses any of the criteria listed,it goes.Interestingly,the most expensive (9k),was the one I liked least! Price has less to do with quality than one thinks!I still have the Rosewood Ltd.& Private Stock#491 because they met&maintained the above listed criteria.Try the model you like,if possible;if not,make sure return isn’t problematic. I’ve heard they’re great,except for the pickups! Good Luck 🍀
@@tonebrennan8475 Sounds like you know your PRS guitars. Nine of them, wow. I've maybe owed 12 different guitars total in the many years I've been playing. Anyway, the pickups won't be a problem if the guitars feel right. Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.
That PRS is shining through there.....
Good on ya, mate!
I'm a blues class all by himselfm
Great live tone.
Thank you for posting. I was at this event. Very interesting and inspiring evening
Oh dude… thanks for the kind words. You’re a great player!
What was the venue? Can't believe I missed this
The Electric Theatre , Guildford
Jimmy Page told me he knew John McLaughlin in the late 60s when John worked in a guitar shop in London. He only worked a day a week and Jimmy Page asked him why one day only..he said on the other 6 days he practised
PS: what is your setup there on this gig? Sounds fantastic!
'71 Precision, Fender Super Bassman and a 6x10, all turned up. Simple!
@@PaddyBlight That's the stuff alright! Hard to beat that purity of tone--it feeds back to the ears, fuels the playing, and really lets the music happen--palpable in your playing here. Well done sir!
Anyone know what type of amp Robben is using here?
Victory MK Clean, supplied by Anderton’s for the occasion
@@PaddyBlight Muchas gracias for the info and great playing brother! Trio sounds amazing!
Who is the rhythm section?
Ian Thomas on drums and myself on Bass
Beautiful playing Paddy
Pedal board must be in for repairs!
It's called a blues player that knows what he's doing. Schooled in music. Very rare, most good blues players only know the o e blues scale ant that's it.
Blues ain't about scales. Berkeley won't teach you that part, but life will - that's what good blues guitar players know.
Oldest and dumbest debate, it’s both. Always has been. Heart and knowledge and technique make great blues, or any art.
@@christianwheeler8386 Do you even know where blues came from?
@@christianwheeler8386 ua-cam.com/video/Mlt76tCrDdg/v-deo.htmlsi=-p9j8dPxswS2OntU
Wow the technical ability is amazing in this and the knowledge of his scales and arpeggios are immaculate.
@@christianwheeler8386 Yeah you got nothing. It did not start with a mindset of arpeggios, scales, and technique. It started out with a simple rhythm and expression. There were Field hollers, work songs, chain gang songs, before any guitar slinging show offs. Before the guitar it was actually a banjo, but anyway getting off track.
It's about rhythm, soul, and expression. It always has been no matter how buried that part gets with the flashy white guitar players that sing about picking cotton.
Losing his hair but def not his chops. So much invention and great ideas to go with that tone. Peerless.
Bass amp looks heavy
@@Nobox-eg7qu a wise man once said ‘Good tone is heavy and hard to carry’ 😆
At first glance I thought he was playing a Fender Espirit, but no, its a PRS I think.
Still great, whatever.
PRS signature model!
That Fender Esprit went into his closet in the late 90s never to be seen again.
Thank you for this excellent piece of blissful blues. Robben Ford is in my mind, the best thing about being alive right now.
The greatest blues/jazz/rock player in history demonstrates his soulful mastery, once again at age 72. He is that once in a lifetime player who has it all - tone, touch, technique, soul, time, musicality and thorough knowledge of his craft. A true master. "Effortless Mastery" (as Kenny Werner would say) ❤
crushing it!
what happened to the the dumble amp and gibson guitars? he sounds great anyway ...
Just the backline provided by the promotor on this occasion... Dumble is still safe and sound! Check out the recent That Pedal Show episode on it if you haven't already!
Robben sounds awesome regardless of what amp or pedalboard he plugged in…