I agree this was a year before I was born but the passion this guy had for music is the same passion kids are today with their cellphones.. it's so sad
Wow that first song on a 12 string (Rude Mood) Just unbelievable no words can describe that talent. One of the greatest the world has ever seen. Rest in peace. He died the year I was born.
A guitar became an appendage for him..... He used 13's on his Fender.... A MONSTER player he had amazing hand and finger strength and this is why no one will ever repeat this 12 string acoustic jam.. I saw this when he did it back when I was young on MTV...! i WAS LEARNING GUITAR BACK THEN AND AFTER THIS i WAS A FAN FOREVER. aT THE END OF THIS SESSION LOOK AT GOOD CLIPS THAT ARE CLEAR. he LEFT 3 STRINGS BROKEN AND HANGING FROM THE FRONT OF THE GUITAR... ! What a loss...! He was mesmerizing to watch and listen to....... Rest In Peace you brilliant music man..!
What a talent. What a loss to the world. I usually, and rarely, use the word master with classical musicians but, for me, this man was a musical master
Texas Red, Just an ole Hippy , Hope all is well in your World, Stevie was the Nicest, Humblest, Gentlest, On and On. I was fortunate to be in His presence on several occasions in the early 80, 81, 82, 83, After that Fame and Destiny, Took him to the Ears Of GOD! GOD needed Stevie Home And Thank GOD We still have videos of his Un-Matched Guitar playing. He was always upbeat and just had that Gift that brought so much joy to the World. Thank You Lord for Giving us Stevie and I can only imagine what he's doing for YOU Up There.
Brings a tear to my eye that he was taken away from us. What a player and he always comes across as such a sweet guy. And to choose a 12-string to do that kind of playing on shows that he is just great beyond words.
In this unplugged if anyone notice during joe satriani they just showing a normal camera movement from different angle but SRV they showing his hand as a miracle how he’s playing... rip legend
Fun fact that guitar he's playing wasn't even his, it was a rental from the company that show used to rent music equipment from which means, he had never touched that particular guitar before that night. It's one thing if you know how to play to lick up an instrument and go, but to play like that on something you probably only touched for the first time at most a few hours ago is astounding!
I read that Joe Satriani didn't even want to go on after he heard Stevie, as he thought Stevie's set was impossible to follow with what he had prepared to play.
Legend has it the neck of the guitar was actually broken after this because of how hard he played, I'm not even making a joke there's a bit on Wikipedia about it if I remember right
@@lukapejkovic918 Yes you're correct, the guitar in this video was owned by Stevies friend, and Stevies hands were so strong that they actually cracked the neck, which is absolutuely phenomenal. "Used on MTV Unplugged. and probably the same guitar Stevie used in 1985 for a benefit show, during which he played his first public acoustic set. This guitar actually belonged to Stevie's friend and personal assistant Timothy Duckworth. Timothy recalls that Stevie's hands were so strong that he accidently cracked the neck. The Hard Rock asked Stevie if they could have the damaged guitar, and Timothy said okay. I assume it is the one which has been on display at the Dallas Hard Rock Cafe for many years." - www.stevieray.com/gear.htm
I cried like a baby over the dinner dishes then went to a f'in' meeting that night. I never had the opportunity to see him live in concert ~~ I still cry when I realize the immensity I missed. Never compare as there isn't any comparing of music yet~~ I missed ~~Gary Moore~~ live too~~~~~~ Blessed with live music~~ spoiled is more like it~~ born & raised in SanFrancisco in 60's ~~~~ I still cry at all those I missed experiencing live in concert. MTV & Unplugged was one if the best ideas anyone ever came up with. We need more of this unplugged in the world today. All that electric music came from creation without wires~~~~ it us the m I st awesome thing to be there when songs are being created. The best are simple~ yet~ usually come from ~~~paying your dues~~ ~~~result~~~~ playin' the bad @!$ Blues ~~~~~~
Never ever be a STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN EVER THEE BEST GUITARIST I HAVE EVER SEEN I WAS @ STILL AM HOOKED ON THE BEST. LOVED STEVIE'S JAMMING WITH DOUBLE TROUBLE, HIS SINGING. THEY'LL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN NEVER.🤠
Stevie 100, 12-string 0. He beat that thing like a rented mule. Unless you're a guitar player, it's impossible to appreciate what it takes to dominate a beast like that. Most guitarists can only make a 12-string sing if they submit to what it will allow you to do. But not Stevie Ray Vaughn. He was not of this earth. He plugged into some other dimension and channeled the source. It flowed through him like a bursting stream.
He was thee best BLUES GUITARIST PLAYER EVER In My World, he jammed on his guitars and how he could sing, my God I've never seen STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN and DOUBLE TROUBLE. What a band STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN WAS THEE BEST BLUES GUITARIST AND SINGER EVER. DOUBLE TROUBLE a GREAT BAND..
This must be the only time in history when the audience clapping along wasn't completely annoying. Plus they also didn't start totally missing the beat, which also happens a lot.
@@The11eleven Are you talking down about STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN @ DOUBLE TROUBLE BAND AND KEYBOARDIST, FUCKING GREAT SONG. WHAT THE HELL YOU TALKING ABOUT?🤠🔥🤠 FOREVER.
Its cause the room is small. A Lot of times when you hear the Audeince clap along and it goes out of sync its cause the sound is taking time to travel to the back of the auditorium so when the claps travel back to the front(where the mics are) it creates a natural delay. So depending on how big the space is the audience literally cannot clap in time. its impossible.
Apparently Stevie borrowed this guitar from a friend for the unplugged show. The friend later noticed what Stevie hadn't.... his hands were so strong that he cracked the fucking neck of the guitar LOL - true story look it up. What an animal SRV was. RIP.
It’s true, SRV’s close friend and personal assistant Timothy Duckworth loaned him his Guild JF6512 12-string. He confirmed the neck was cracked in *several* places! The guitar was acquired or donated, and is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Dallas.
One more piece of trivia: SRV knew his strength. He cracked the neck of “Number One”, his 1963 Fender Strat. They took the neck off his red Strat to replace it.
@@nzmorcr Stevie jammed hard that was hi thing, and he did damn well. DOUBLE TROUBLE had no problem keeping up.with him. Great trio then added the KEYBOARDIST and oh how they jammed.🤠🔥🤠
Stevie Ray Vaughn played the guitar like nobody else and had a voice that sounded as good live as it did on a track. RIP SRV. You’ll always be my favorite on the guitar.
The people that got to see him are starting to die off. We just keep this man’s legend alive. People 2000 years from now need to know this really happened. That a guy like him really existed
im from argentina and i turned 16 some months ago, i been playing 1 year along and the best thing that i could discover was this man and his songs, its one of the few musicians that has the greatness to enter inside my heart
I was stupid and never went too see any of his shows. But in 1988 I drove too the tower show in Philadelphia from Jersey. Last minute decision. I got a 40 and hung out near the side exit doors. I'm glad I waited. Saw some women looking for autographs and he drove out. Didn't say anything but reached and shook his hand. I just remember his eyes most. I just turned 20 a few days before.
I saw him at the inaguration of the Chicago Bles Fest in 1985. After almost 40 years, it is still the best I have ever seen. I will always miss him - there is no other that even comes close.
I’ve been working on and off again on something for Steve for over 15 years now… and I’m finally going to release it as one of the very first few episodes of my series on UA-cam. My intentions are exactly what you said… to let people know how amazing of a human being this guy was.
DEAR GOD WHAT A TALENT!!!.. Obviously when you speak of SRV you think of the guitar virtuoso that he was BUT He had The Voice to complement that guitar...Then let's not forget the look the soul and the person he was.. RIP SRV!!!... Brilliant!!!!!
+Steve P He was even more amazing live, serious shit, loved ever drop of sweat he hit me with, I had to get to the front & center stage, small venue, fanfuckingtastic!!!!
Saw SRV in 84' in his hometown Dallas, Tx at the Reunion arena. Member that place? He opened get this for the Moody Blues "Nights in white satin" cool right? On the marquee in big, big letters it said Dallas welcomes THE MOODY BLUES. In small little ones it read just like this w/special guest stevie ray vaughn. No capitals, no nothing. Me and my bud I was 16 yrs old. 8th row just to the right of center, we had 3 fat killer doobs. We smoked and we were laughin our asses at anything because we were high and my bud was just a funny looking guy. So he said well "Billy we gotta sit through some clown named Stevie Ray Vaughn then the Moody's come on". I was like yea cool very cool, but,but first Stevie right, with his SRV NO 1 strat came on w/Double Trouble. Probably within maybe 3 minutes that's all it took. We saw the greatest bluesman to ever live. For me and I've seen so many greats live here's my list Santana, Page, Gilmour, Dimeola, Satriana, Lifeson, J. Vaughn, Beck, S. Howe, S. Stills, Eddie Hazel, Ag. Young, R. Trower, Mike Campbell, L. Buckingham, Jimmy Herring, Jeff Healey. Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, Stanley Jordan, Pat Methany, Jeff Buckley...A few others I can't think of at the moment. SRV easily the greatest guitar player I've ever seen and man that's sayin something.
Stevie wasn't just fast, he could be very melodic and rhythmical at the same time, while keeping his originality (a kind of "bloody" texan blues) that's why he sounds so good, it's a mix of good stuff...
@@raicebannon1936my great uncle Bunny got to see Stevie in concert back in the day and told my granny, “He has the strongest fingers I’ve ever seen”you’re quite right. Especially here he’s playing a damn 12 string
He had the smoothest playing style I have ever seen. He made it seem absolutely effortless, like a walk in the park on a sunny day. A true master in every sense of the word.
Legend. He’s on near god status here in Austin, statue and all. I love hearing the stories from all the Austin OGs about going to see Stevie Ray Vaughan for $2-3 dollars downtown and drinking 50cent cold beers. You could go out with $10 bucks and come home with change…
It was really a $7-10 cover, but on Wednesdays all the clubs had nickel, dime or two bit Beusch Beers. LoL! It was alot harder to get that 10-15 bucks back then tho. If you were a kid, (me) you only made $4.25 an hour. It was fun trying to cram 30 people into 4 cars.
+Christopher Hitchens It is from MTV if you watch the video they say it's MTV Unplugged. They are owned by the same company. The video was taken from a VH1 broadcast.
No we were alive and in front of the screen when the MTV Unplugged episode aired in 1990. Google the facts before calling anyone dumb. If VH1 aired it at a later date, that has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that this was shot and aired for MTV Unplugged.
T.J. Ash I forget where I heard this from but evidently Stevie borrowed that Guild 12 string from a friend and by the time he was finished playing this show, Stevie had cracked the neck on it. If true, that’s insane how hard he played.
@@mathematicsiscool1434 He played 13 gauge strings on a guitar built to his specs. Eric Clapton tried SRV's guitar one time and handed it back. He didn't have the hand strength or dexterity to play SRV's guitars. He often broke strings playing and his crew had multiple guitars to switch out. I have read he could go thru 3 guitars a night when performing. He often used baking soda and gorilla glue on his fingers and nails to close wounds or reattach calluses from playing.
Yeah STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN played 12 @13 strings. Never heard him until 2020 he was singng "WITHOUT YOU" brought tears to my eyes. HEARD THAT GUITAR JAMMING I"ve got 100% songs on my telephone. He made me want more, AND more so I'm very much a fan of our TEXAS BLUES ROCKER UNTIL I DIE, FOREVER STEVIE💛=Love🤠= STEVIE.🔥=HOW HOT HE COULD JAM OUT THOSE SONGS ON HIS GUITARS.
When I think of the musicians I've admired that died early, Hendrix, Janis, Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Moore - Stevie Ray Vaughn's is the one that hurts the most and gives me the greatest sense of loss. I believe he had so much more to say, musically, I believe we got to hear just a fraction of the talent inside that man. RIP SRV
When he had that session with Albert he showed great restraint. Most other players like to show off and upstage the veteran but not Stevie! He had great respect for his idols/mentors. I’ve always admired him for that. God, I miss him.
Ricky Carter Yes! That was amazing! I loved the way Jeff jumped up out of his chair! I bet they’re playing and jamming together up there! I sure hope that when I die I get to see them all jamming together!
No one had any idea how hard it is to play this piece on an acoustic guitar...the way Stevie could mute all the string's he want to while all the while letting the strings ring out that he wanted...and to it on a twelve string is almost impossible... I've tried to so it and I couldn't even come close to making sound like this...we all sure miss your genius Stevie....🎸🎸🎸
A lot of it has to do with his strumming hand. As guitarists we often are, rightfully so, focused on what our heroes are doing on the fretboard, but SRV was as skilled an unique with his picking and strumming as with anything going on with the neck. Truly one of a kind.
7:30 is some amazing finger work.. Just to listen to it blows your mind then to see his fingers fast as lightning. You were one of the worlds premier guitar players RIP/ SRV.
+C Martin Don't be silly. I prefer Hendrix's 12 string blues video, neither one is 'better', just different. SRV was a bulldozer on the guitar, different pickups, different effects, much more of a middy sound to compliment his approach. Hendrix was more subtle and sonically different. Stevie is from Texas, Hendrix is from Mars.
+Tyler Sund I dunno, I think Leo Kottke better shows the possibilities of the 12. Stevie's losing a lot of the potential of that fine Guild here what with his heavy-handed 6-string pic approach. Gotta love him though for burning down anything he plays. Hendrix' 12-string blues is quite noteworthy as well.
When MTV still promoted talent rather than trash.
This came before my time but I miss it too.
I agree this was a year before I was born but the passion this guy had for music is the same passion kids are today with their cellphones.. it's so sad
Stevie’s performance was the best on MTV unplugged as far as I’m concerned….pure, raw power and talent
That's when MTV was good. Good old times.
And when it was about music too, not just teens humping.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
MTV 91=Stevie Ray Vaughn and Joe Satriani
MTV 17=Fetty Wap and Miley Cyrus...
Well music has been sucking for a good while now lol I really don't blame MTV
Back when REAL musical talent was truly appreciated 👏👏👏
90s Blues, Metallica, Grunge the Best of Times
Wow that first song on a 12 string (Rude Mood) Just unbelievable no words can describe that talent. One of the greatest the world has ever seen. Rest in peace. He died the year I was born.
Honestly one of the best guitarists who ever lived
Plus in all the interviews I have seen, he was nothing but a gracious, kind and humble person.
The Man of the Guitar.
A guitar became an appendage for him..... He used 13's on his Fender.... A MONSTER player he had amazing hand and finger strength and this is why no one will ever repeat this 12 string acoustic jam.. I saw this when he did it back when I was young on MTV...! i WAS LEARNING GUITAR BACK THEN AND AFTER THIS i WAS A FAN FOREVER. aT THE END OF THIS SESSION LOOK AT GOOD CLIPS THAT ARE CLEAR. he LEFT 3 STRINGS BROKEN AND HANGING FROM THE FRONT OF THE GUITAR... ! What a loss...! He was mesmerizing to watch and listen to....... Rest In Peace you brilliant music man..!
Haha that’s amazing about the brokers strings. He uses 13s on electric? 😮
this simply sends shivers down my spine. SRV was and is as good as they ever get.
What a talent. What a loss to the world. I usually, and rarely, use the word master with classical musicians but, for me, this man was a musical master
I wish i was half as good as Stevie.
That would make me a great guitar player.
my 12 string watches this when im not at home
Lol Valdemar!
haha
Underrated comment
Mine does as well but never told me - until she read your line :D
After this my 6 guitar strings want make babys, than will be 12. Sry gor bad english
The twelve string was reportedly seen smoking a cigarette with stevie after the show
According to the legend, that was a house guitar.
He borrowed it for this set, then gave it back to the owners.
Satriani quedo chikito...Stevie..was a monster
I reckon he should form a band
That's right
Aur me blues basic se sikh rha tha jabki gold live tha😘😘🤘🤘
Come and take it! Texas legend
❤❤❤ THEY BROKE THE MOLD AFTER STEVIE WAS BORN. I VISIT HIS RESTING PLACE VERY OFTEN. THIS IS KENNETH DUANE HOLLEY WITH FELICIA 💕
His guitar playing makes you forget how good a singer he was❤
The most confident guitar player of all time and one of the best. Is it just me.. or did mtv hire a bunch of 🔧
Would've been nice to hear more of him play without audience
Love the 12 string, but would have loved to hear it on a 6 string.
He was the best I ever saw, and it’s not a close one.
How on GOD's green earth can you thumb down on this?!?!
SRV, a legend and simply spectacular!
Miss you always. Lord called you home too soon... RIP-Stevie
randy95023 It was a helicopter crash. People burned to death. If that was the “lord” then fuck the lord
Texas Red,
Just an ole Hippy ,
Hope all is well in your World,
Stevie was the Nicest, Humblest, Gentlest, On and On. I was fortunate to be in His presence on several occasions in the early 80, 81, 82, 83,
After that Fame and Destiny, Took him to the Ears Of GOD!
GOD needed Stevie Home And Thank GOD We still have videos of his Un-Matched Guitar playing.
He was always upbeat and just had that Gift that brought so much joy to the World.
Thank You Lord for Giving us Stevie and I can only imagine what he's doing for YOU Up There.
How have I not seen this yet... possibly best unplugged I've seen.
I noticed you can hear his ring hitting the neck once. Now it's the only thing I can hear.
Stevie Ray Vaughan you are the best of all these guitarists. Even tho im only 14
You are the King of Guitars
nice to read Joe Satriani on credits performed by..
ACTUALLY GOT CHILLS. SO MANY PEOPLE JUST DON'T GET IT, AND THAT'S SO SAD!!!!!
Brings a tear to my eye that he was taken away from us. What a player and he always comes across as such a sweet guy. And to choose a 12-string to do that kind of playing on shows that he is just great beyond words.
In this unplugged if anyone notice during joe satriani they just showing a normal camera movement from different angle but SRV they showing his hand as a miracle how he’s playing... rip legend
Do you know how incredibly difficult it is to rip like this on a 12 string acoustic and it sound clear? Holy shit...
Musicians like this are pretty much extinct.
So many notes, so little time.
Not that it matters but coming from a guitar player this is pretty nice that is all good night
Were is the rest of that show?
Fun fact that guitar he's playing wasn't even his, it was a rental from the company that show used to rent music equipment from which means, he had never touched that particular guitar before that night. It's one thing if you know how to play to lick up an instrument and go, but to play like that on something you probably only touched for the first time at most a few hours ago is astounding!
I read that Joe Satriani didn't even want to go on after he heard Stevie, as he thought Stevie's set was impossible to follow with what he had prepared to play.
Como essas cordas aguentaram? 😂😂
After this, I looked at my acoustic like a man who couldn't satisfy his wife.
Hahahaha
SRV cucked us all.
😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏
Hope your acoustic isn't eyeing up your brother
And its a 12 string! Double hurt
that guitar walked bow legged for the rest of its life
The guitar walked bow legged for the rest of it's life? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Ah shit....... Nobody's gonna top this comment
Ha ha. Gold..
Legend has it the neck of the guitar was actually broken after this because of how hard he played, I'm not even making a joke there's a bit on Wikipedia about it if I remember right
@@lukapejkovic918 Yes you're correct, the guitar in this video was owned by Stevies friend, and Stevies hands were so strong that they actually cracked the neck, which is absolutuely phenomenal. "Used on MTV Unplugged. and probably the same guitar Stevie used in 1985 for a benefit show, during which he played his first public acoustic set. This guitar actually belonged to Stevie's friend and personal assistant Timothy Duckworth. Timothy recalls that Stevie's hands were so strong that he accidently cracked the neck. The Hard Rock asked Stevie if they could have the damaged guitar, and Timothy said okay. I assume it is the one which has been on display at the Dallas Hard Rock Cafe for many years." - www.stevieray.com/gear.htm
😂
The fucking GOAT.
The calluses Stevie had I bet he never wore an oven mit
6 months before his death...truly at his prime.
I cried like a baby over the dinner dishes then went to a f'in' meeting that night. I never had the opportunity to see him live in concert ~~ I still cry when I realize the immensity I missed. Never compare as there isn't any comparing of music yet~~ I missed ~~Gary Moore~~ live too~~~~~~
Blessed with live music~~ spoiled is more like it~~ born & raised in SanFrancisco in 60's ~~~~ I still cry at all those I missed experiencing live in concert. MTV & Unplugged was one if the best ideas anyone ever came up with. We need more of this unplugged in the world today. All that electric music came from creation without wires~~~~ it us the m I st awesome thing to be there when songs are being created. The best are simple~ yet~ usually come from ~~~paying your dues~~ ~~~result~~~~ playin' the bad @!$ Blues ~~~~~~
Never ever be a STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN EVER THEE BEST GUITARIST I HAVE EVER SEEN I WAS @ STILL AM HOOKED ON THE BEST. LOVED STEVIE'S JAMMING WITH DOUBLE TROUBLE, HIS SINGING. THEY'LL
NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN NEVER.🤠
I totally agree, got clean and he took off.🤠👍🤠👍🤠👍🤠👍🤠
Thank you for your reply, FOREVER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN @ DOUBLE TROUBLE.🥰👍🤠
Prime he surelywas and then some. He's an INTERNATIONAL GUTARIST ICON. FOREVER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN.👍🔥🤠🔥🧡🤠🔥🤠🧡
I can't help wondering what was going through Satriani's mind backstage while SRV was doing this.
Stevie 100, 12-string 0. He beat that thing like a rented mule. Unless you're a guitar player, it's impossible to appreciate what it takes to dominate a beast like that. Most guitarists can only make a 12-string sing if they submit to what it will allow you to do. But not Stevie Ray Vaughn.
He was not of this earth. He plugged into some other dimension and channeled the source. It flowed through him like a bursting stream.
we need a rhythm guitar lead guitar and a singer.
Stevie "hold my beer"
While I call Johny Winter for ya
It’s “hold my whiskey”
@@marklarson3003 That’s a funny comment. Even funnier that Stevie would more than likely agree with you lol.
"Hold my cocaine"
GREAT COMMENT.🤠👍🤠👍
It's a fucking joke how good this guy was on guitar.
He was thee best BLUES GUITARIST PLAYER EVER In My World, he jammed on his guitars and how he could sing, my God I've never seen STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN and DOUBLE TROUBLE. What a band STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN WAS THEE BEST BLUES GUITARIST AND SINGER EVER. DOUBLE TROUBLE a GREAT BAND..
Fucking GUITARIST EVER.
Not a joke a very talented GENIUS, A PRODIGY @ more. He made his music and guitar and voice his own style. What a God given talent.
@@peggyconner5643 Damn right !
GOD CREATED STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN FOR THE WORLD TO ENJOY.🔥🤠
I didn't know MTV played music.
The "M" stood for "music" back in the day. Now it stands for "muddled."
😂😂😂 not for sometime.
Alas there was a time
Sit down, let me tell u a tale of forgotten lore....lol
Hahahaha.....
Joe satriani has left the chat
Bye joe satriani
This must be the only time in history when the audience clapping along wasn't completely annoying. Plus they also didn't start totally missing the beat, which also happens a lot.
That shit is annoying AF!
GREAT COMMENT ABOUT STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE BAND AND KEYBOARDIST.🤠🔥🤠
@@The11eleven Are you talking down about STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN @ DOUBLE TROUBLE BAND AND KEYBOARDIST, FUCKING GREAT SONG. WHAT THE HELL YOU TALKING ABOUT?🤠🔥🤠 FOREVER.
Its cause the room is small. A Lot of times when you hear the Audeince clap along and it goes out of sync its cause the sound is taking time to travel to the back of the auditorium so when the claps travel back to the front(where the mics are) it creates a natural delay. So depending on how big the space is the audience literally cannot clap in time. its impossible.
@@darkmikolai Good point! I never thought of that
Apparently Stevie borrowed this guitar from a friend for the unplugged show. The friend later noticed what Stevie hadn't.... his hands were so strong that he cracked the fucking neck of the guitar LOL - true story look it up. What an animal SRV was. RIP.
It’s true, SRV’s close friend and personal assistant Timothy Duckworth loaned him his Guild JF6512 12-string. He confirmed the neck was cracked in *several* places!
The guitar was acquired or donated, and is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Dallas.
One more piece of trivia: SRV knew his strength. He cracked the neck of “Number One”, his 1963 Fender Strat. They took the neck off his red Strat to replace it.
@@nzmorcr Stevie jammed hard that was hi thing, and he did damn well. DOUBLE TROUBLE had no problem keeping up.with him. Great trio then added the KEYBOARDIST and oh how they jammed.🤠🔥🤠
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN had very strong HANDS that's what's so good about his music.🤠🔥🤠
@@nzmorcr that happened because of an audio equipment fell on number 1 and broke the neck not because of stevie playing it
Stevie’s guitar playing was so great, people tend to overlook his fantastic singing. RIP
Stevie Ray Vaughn played the guitar like nobody else and had a voice that sounded as good live as it did on a track. RIP SRV. You’ll always be my favorite on the guitar.
Ya know what's interesting? He thought he wouldn't have a good voice for the blues. Are you kidding me?!!
The truest thing ive read in a while.
A BEAUTIFUL SOUL FOR STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN.💜🤠🔥👍
The reason his voice sounds the same is because it was before auto tune lol you had to really know how to play
FOREVER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN MY MAN, HIS SINGING WOW.🤠🤠 FOREVER.
We NEED to bring MTV Unplugged back. Give talented artists a challenge to prove they are not just artists but performers too.
Except a lot of artists died shortly after doing it.
Day@@elusivelectron
I’m just here to say, thirty years later, we still love you SRV!
33 years later
@@cindyfitzgerald4500 I posted that comment three years ago
@@anonymous11201 😂😂oh boy what was I thinking oops 😬
The people that got to see him are starting to die off. We just keep this man’s legend alive. People 2000 years from now need to know this really happened. That a guy like him really existed
im from argentina and i turned 16 some months ago, i been playing 1 year along and the best thing that i could discover was this man and his songs, its one of the few musicians that has the greatness to enter inside my heart
That's pretty doomer that first sentence lol. Stevie died in 1990... plenty of the people that got to see him are still alive lol
I was stupid and never went too see any of his shows. But in 1988 I drove too the tower show in Philadelphia from Jersey. Last minute decision. I got a 40 and hung out near the side exit doors. I'm glad I waited. Saw some women looking for autographs and he drove out. Didn't say anything but reached and shook his hand. I just remember his eyes most. I just turned 20 a few days before.
I saw him at the inaguration of the Chicago Bles Fest in 1985. After almost 40 years, it is still the best I have ever seen. I will always miss him - there is no other that even comes close.
I’ve been working on and off again on something for Steve for over 15 years now… and I’m finally going to release it as one of the very first few episodes of my series on UA-cam. My intentions are exactly what you said… to let people know how amazing of a human being this guy was.
Stevie, you have no idea how much we want you to return to this earth and bring us some rocking blues!
Man do we miss you :(
I'D PICK STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TO COME BACK AND JAM 1,000 000X THAN HE DID.🤠🔥🤠
DEAR GOD WHAT A TALENT!!!.. Obviously when you speak of SRV you think of the guitar virtuoso that he was BUT He had The Voice to complement that guitar...Then let's not forget the look the soul and the person he was.. RIP SRV!!!... Brilliant!!!!!
+Steve P Voice???? You mean like Muddy Waters? Albert King?
+Steve P He was even more amazing live, serious shit, loved ever drop of sweat he hit me with, I had to get to the front & center stage, small venue, fanfuckingtastic!!!!
better than Muddy Waters or Albert King? were you his lover? lol!
+Steve P There were a lot of awesome blues guitarists out there, but damn! Texas Blues? I love it!
+Arnold Ehret I would put him above those two. It's a matter of style of course, they're all great.
Saw SRV in 84' in his hometown Dallas, Tx at the Reunion arena. Member that place? He opened get this for the Moody Blues "Nights in white satin" cool right? On the marquee in big, big letters it said Dallas welcomes THE MOODY BLUES. In small little ones it read just like this w/special guest stevie ray vaughn. No capitals, no nothing. Me and my bud I was 16 yrs old. 8th row just to the right of center, we had 3 fat killer doobs. We smoked and we were laughin our asses at anything because we were high and my bud was just a funny looking guy. So he said well "Billy we gotta sit through some clown named Stevie Ray Vaughn then the Moody's come on". I was like yea cool very cool, but,but first Stevie right, with his SRV NO 1 strat came on w/Double Trouble. Probably within maybe 3 minutes that's all it took. We saw the greatest bluesman to ever live. For me and I've seen so many greats live here's my list Santana, Page, Gilmour, Dimeola, Satriana, Lifeson, J. Vaughn, Beck, S. Howe, S. Stills, Eddie Hazel, Ag. Young, R. Trower, Mike Campbell, L. Buckingham, Jimmy Herring, Jeff Healey. Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, Stanley Jordan, Pat Methany, Jeff Buckley...A few others I can't think of at the moment. SRV easily the greatest guitar player I've ever seen and man that's sayin something.
Thanks for sharing.
Billy Pilgrim i know a musician by the name of Mike Campbell is the one you are talking about from Kansas City?
Given the other people listed, he's probably referring to Tom Petty's lead guitarist.
No UbraFractus is right it's Tom Petty's guitarist.
You're right it was Tom Petty's guitarist I was referring to.
Stevie wasn't just fast, he could be very melodic and rhythmical at the same time, while keeping his originality (a kind of "bloody" texan blues) that's why he sounds so good, it's a mix of good stuff...
His hands and fingers are quite strong. Each note really pops. That is very hard to do.
@@raicebannon1936 Those big bends he does at the first fret on a 12 string are just about impossible to pull off, it takes amazing strength.
@@raicebannon1936my great uncle Bunny got to see Stevie in concert back in the day and told my granny, “He has the strongest fingers I’ve ever seen”you’re quite right. Especially here he’s playing a damn 12 string
He had the smoothest playing style I have ever seen. He made it seem absolutely effortless, like a walk in the park on a sunny day. A true master in every sense of the word.
Chris J and he did it using 12 gauge and 13 gauge strings. Man had hands like a Greek god.
Chris J the guitar was an extension of his body.
@@andywoodin5886 indeed! And it was amazing. One of a kind l must say.
They say it takes a master 10,000 hours to master their craft. Stevie Ray must’ve hit 25,000 or 30,000...
Eric Clapton said that when he heard SRV for the first time. I've just watched Hendrix on accustic guitar, three classes under SRV.
no point talking about his guitar playing. out of this world.
but his voice...
always perfect and so expressive
SO TRUE....amazing, perfect!! the best! Sharing my admiration with a British on the other side of the ocean, with the first Jack Bruce...
Apparently, after this, Joe Satriani just wanted to go home. He allegedly told the producers "I can't follow that."
Legend. He’s on near god status here in Austin, statue and all. I love hearing the stories from all the Austin OGs about going to see Stevie Ray Vaughan for $2-3 dollars downtown and drinking 50cent cold beers. You could go out with $10 bucks and come home with change…
I wish I had experienced that.
🤘best city on earth🤷♂️the little big city.my home.
"...and come home changed forever" fixed that for you
It was really a $7-10 cover, but on Wednesdays all the clubs had nickel, dime or two bit Beusch Beers. LoL! It was alot harder to get that 10-15 bucks back then tho. If you were a kid, (me) you only made $4.25 an hour. It was fun trying to cram 30 people into 4 cars.
Friend went to college in Austin and randomly walked into a bar and saw a 17 year old kid tearing it up. Turned out to Be Stevie!
goosebump raising performance, this is why we call him "legend "
he had to have had the strongest fingers known to man....totally amazing
I have heard stories of Stevie crazy glueing skin from his callous feet to his finger tips.
Some brute strenght indeed. It came from his soul I guess. Just the human body doesn't have that strenght
@Savage Buttsniffer well it was actually 56 - 13s but he always plays it in eb tuning. speaks for its self really
@@daveberswick5372 most
@@YAN-vi1ct Weren't the middle strings thinner, though? I've read a few times that only the E strings were from a set of .13s.
I’ve never heard anyone play a 12 string like this. Amazing!
Leo kottke is one to listen too. Not to take anything from SRV
Check out Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell
To see a blues cat play that well without his strongest weapon the bend. Like seeing Jordan dominate in dress shoes.
Whats a blues cat?
@@redxiii1049 cat is just a term of endearment, another word for person
@@JungleJuiceJoey thanks
@@oinkooink it's what Michael Jordan dominates in
Lol yeah😂😂
The action and string size on his strat made this level of acoustic dexterity possible. He was a beast, yet super smoooooth
Stevie...you're our pride and joy.
I must have the wrong guitar
😂
Youre fucking hilarious! Love it
Playing like that on a fkn 12 string acoustic. WOW.
Gibson Blues A fucking 12 string!
+Gibson Blues Am I the only one that wanted to punch that annoying host in the face?
Phlem Phlam It's his damn Pauly Shore voice.
yea crazy. and hitting all those clean notes at the Same time
with that giant ring on his left ring finger... what a monster.
Back when MTV didn't suck so badly . . .
YManCyberDude For real. What the fuck happened???!!
Progressive infestation …
Back when MTV actually played music.
***** you mean VH1?
+Kris Prutzman Yes. I am pretty shure the clip is from MTV unplugged though...
+Christopher Hitchens It is from MTV if you watch the video they say it's MTV Unplugged. They are owned by the same company. The video was taken from a VH1 broadcast.
Christopher Hitchens theres a vh1 watermark on the screen you guys r dumb
No we were alive and in front of the screen when the MTV Unplugged episode aired in 1990. Google the facts before calling anyone dumb. If VH1 aired it at a later date, that has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that this was shot and aired for MTV Unplugged.
12 string. Genius. Thank God this is here for us to see. No one would believe otherwise.
Just thinking about the same.. Out of this world!
T.J. Ash I forget where I heard this from but evidently Stevie borrowed that Guild 12 string from a friend and by the time he was finished playing this show, Stevie had cracked the neck on it. If true, that’s insane how hard he played.
Pretty sure SRV could play any guitar....or shovel or anything with strings for that matter
@@mathematicsiscool1434 He played 13 gauge strings on a guitar built to his specs. Eric Clapton tried SRV's guitar one time and handed it back. He didn't have the hand strength or dexterity to play SRV's guitars. He often broke strings playing and his crew had multiple guitars to switch out. I have read he could go thru 3 guitars a night when performing. He often used baking soda and gorilla glue on his fingers and nails to close wounds or reattach calluses from playing.
Yeah STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN played 12 @13 strings. Never heard him until 2020 he was singng "WITHOUT YOU" brought tears to my eyes. HEARD THAT GUITAR JAMMING I"ve got 100% songs on my telephone. He made me want more, AND more so I'm very much a fan of our TEXAS BLUES ROCKER UNTIL I DIE, FOREVER STEVIE💛=Love🤠= STEVIE.🔥=HOW HOT HE COULD JAM OUT THOSE SONGS ON HIS GUITARS.
What I find even more impressive about this is the fact that he’s playing a 12 string and still not missing a single note
just simply one of a kind, bloody brilliant playing a 12 string like no other blues has been done solo...RIP
Shame MTV isn’t interested in showcasing talent like this and hasn’t been in a long time.
All the talent is gone
NPR Tiny Desk is the closest we have to this now.
Mtv still exists?
@@dvr1337yeah it’s RTV now. Ridiculousness 24/7 lol
8:43 😅
All the MASTERS of the instrument, bow down!
Every time see a new video of that man playing is incredible, watch Texas flood from the Elmacombo
You can still hear that undeniable pure Stevie even unplugged.
When I think of the musicians I've admired that died early, Hendrix, Janis, Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Moore - Stevie Ray Vaughn's is the one that hurts the most and gives me the greatest sense of loss. I believe he had so much more to say, musically, I believe we got to hear just a fraction of the talent inside that man. RIP SRV
If this wasnt recorded, I wouldnt believe my ears. Hell I still dont believe my eyes
GREATEST FUCKING COMMENT EVER.🔥👍🤠
just a comment to appreciate Stevie's voice...his voice was made for blues as Layne Staleys voice was made for grunge...both incredible live
Im a big AIC fan and SRV cool you would bring up the great Layne.
@@josephhornbeck4710 nice to cross paths with you fellow kindred spirit
Definitely appreciate the Layne mention 2 of the best at what they do gone to soon .
Best Stevie Ray collaboration is with Albert King
Jim Redding yeah!!!
When he had that session with Albert he showed great restraint. Most other players like to show off and upstage the veteran but not Stevie! He had great respect for his idols/mentors. I’ve always admired him for that. God, I miss him.
Stevie and Albert King was great, but Stevie and Jeff Healey playing Look at Little Sister was phenomenal!!
Ricky Carter Yes! That was amazing! I loved the way Jeff jumped up out of his chair! I bet they’re playing and jamming together up there! I sure hope that when I die I get to see them all jamming together!
@@suzysrvgirl4ever164 Me too, Brother!
No one had any idea how hard it is to play this piece on an acoustic guitar...the way Stevie could mute all the string's he want to while all the while letting the strings ring out that he wanted...and to it on a twelve string is almost impossible... I've tried to so it and I couldn't even come close to making sound like this...we all sure miss your genius Stevie....🎸🎸🎸
on folk is so hard
While playing it on a 12 string acoustic, too. I cant even imagine how shredded my finger tips would be after playing this song lol.
@@eldiablo3794that’s a 6 string
@@perijon00 it's a 12 string, dumbass
A lot of it has to do with his strumming hand. As guitarists we often are, rightfully so, focused on what our heroes are doing on the fretboard, but SRV was as skilled an unique with his picking and strumming as with anything going on with the neck.
Truly one of a kind.
GaWd damn son. Kill'in it. SRV was not from this planet. He never died, he just went home.
Best comment. SRV ruled.
Yep!
7:30
is some amazing finger work.. Just to listen to it blows your mind then to see his fingers fast as lightning. You were one of the worlds premier guitar players RIP/ SRV.
I agree..!
Dude, he was playing that on a 12 string guitar. Those things are freaking hard to play! He is such a legend man!
Played that 12 string with such ease, still impressive to this day
ghostrid3 TIL THIS DAY!!!!!!
It was a borrowed 12 string and he cracked the neck from playing
Those people had no idea what they were lucky enough to witness.
No they surely did not,
I bet they appreciate it now. 🌸
damn the helicopter!
29 years from today
@BRUNNO oh okay
Damn the pilot! The other 3 helicopters made it back safely.
free masons set him up, clapton was supposed to be on that heli instead of him
Avena Who allowed the helicopter “pilot”, who’d had 3 accidents already, continue flying...especially at an event like this??
thats how you really play a 12 string
+Tyler Sund Like a real man he said
+Tyler Sund Stevie had huge and strong hands
+Tyler Sund You must see Rory Gallagher
+C Martin Don't be silly. I prefer Hendrix's 12 string blues video, neither one is 'better', just different. SRV was a bulldozer on the guitar, different pickups, different effects, much more of a middy sound to compliment his approach. Hendrix was more subtle and sonically different. Stevie is from Texas, Hendrix is from Mars.
+Tyler Sund I dunno, I think Leo Kottke better shows the possibilities of the 12. Stevie's losing a lot of the potential of that fine Guild here what with his heavy-handed 6-string pic approach. Gotta love him though for burning down anything he plays. Hendrix' 12-string blues is quite noteworthy as well.