The irony is that he doesn't play "licks". He plays what he hears in his head. Thats why it sounds so organic and smooth, and not like a bunch of premeditated licks weakly strung together.
Guthrie's note bending is beyond soulful. His playing is technically perfect, but with total feel and lyricism. My neck automatically torques when he bends with such meaning.
The mark of a truly great guitarist is when everything they play is interesting. Guthrie Govan can take a series of backing tracks with extremely basic chord progressions and record one of the tastiest guitar instrumental albums ever on the first take. That's talent, right there.
Guthrie is amazing. Not just also technically gifted and with excellent taste, but he feels the spirit of the guitar (He gets jazzier with a 335, more bluesy with a strat, etc.). Like every guitar he picks up suggests a path to follow, and he totally nails it.
It's so hard for me to get perfect note placement playing that fast. Guthrie does it the best. Every single note is where it's supposed to be. What a pure talent.
He is a person who understands the laws of nature according to Buddhism. He learns music just like we all learn languages. Freedom + love + passion + discipline is key here. He also travels to expand his musical ideas. His parents must have understood life for which we should be grateful because the music in the family inspired him to study music. So now we have Guthrie, guitar’s God We can all be gods! By understanding yourself and consciousness.
One example is the instrumental Babylon Joe Bonamassa Steve Vai Zakk Wylde say he is one of the top guitarist in history.Plus aint dead yet or his best solo video are prime example of how incredible he is.
i have seen the best live from the mid 1960s and have had the honour to meet some of them Blackmore Satriani EricJohnson Leslie West.I play guitar also for 53 years i have some understanding of playing as a musician all are great in their own style. yes i totally agree with you about Guthrie but Marino did various styles also before any other musicians before him and that was Since he was 17 years old when he cut his first record but that is just my opinion I believe Frank and Jimi were the best But i understand your opinion 100 percent everyone has their Favourites That is what makes conversation about these gifted musicians interesting we all can enjoy.Thank you. Ron Oshawa Canada
The best!!.. the 1:13 to 1:17 mark fills me with such melancholy.. this guy deserves to be recognized world wide and not just in the rock/metal community
+Charles Christopher And all these vids show that you don't have to buy HIS guitar $$$ He is using many different brands/styles of guitar and doing whatever he wants to on the fingerboard and getting killer tones will all the types of pick up configurations, humbuckers or single coil regardless. $aves me a lot of money. Now I don''t have to run out and buy a Charvel Govan guitar. (I can still suck on all my guitars that I already own).
+Charles Christopher Everyone that seriously follows Guthries career since 2009 knows that he s No Shredder. He can play EVERY Style: Heavy Metal, Blues, Fusion Jazz, Old School 1950 ies Jazz. Hard Rock
So how come comments are turned off for "Time to Let Her Go" from the same session? Too many people commenting "He must have just found out she was pregnant"? Or then it may have been "He must have just found out about her other men." That's probably it.
As much as it pains me, and for the grief that I know is to come, I think he might be that guy ? I know there are lots of people out there that will say I'm crazy, but he might just be that dude you know ? I know everyone has their favorite, but from what I've seen so far, that's including watching him, Via, and Satch onstage at the same time, and IMOP I think he clearly outranked those guys,(AND THAT'S SAYING A LITTLE MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL).
love this guys playing. He's no shredder, but he can shred if he wants to. He just has too much soul and melody to ever be considered just a shredder. Guthrie has awoken a need for me to play the guitar more than I have for a long time. When I hear him I feel the same way I did when I first heard guys like Blackmore, Rhodes, EVH, Hendrix etc...nearly 35 years ago.
It is the great players that inspire us to play. What gets me about Guthrie is he isn't stuck on 1 style of playing. Like this clip, even though he isn't "shredding" here, try doing some of those string bends and to get the whole thing to sound right is a bitch, but it sure sounds great
awesome playing. Tone, licks and speed all there. Along with Tom Quayle probably the best guitarist to emerge in last 10-15 years. Mention also to Rick Graham.
what I love about Guthrie is his laid back approach to techniques which us humble guitarists aspire to and will never accomplish cos a,we haven't got the talent b, the unbelievable time taken practicing to achieve this standard of playing.Still very inspiring nevertheless.
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He is a living dictionary of guitar licks.
I cant comprehend. I just hear.
The irony is that he doesn't play "licks". He plays what he hears in his head. Thats why it sounds so organic and smooth, and not like a bunch of premeditated licks weakly strung together.
under the "boring, uncreative" section of the dictionary. Y A W N
@@RobertMJohnson Eh, for every one of you hating negative nancies, there are a thousand of us that do enjoy Guthrie's guitar playing.
@@ATX0705yaaaaaawn to you.
I would buy a whole cd of guthrie playing over jam tracks.
West Coast Grooves is literally that
Haha a CD
@@jjmah7 yeah that comment aged...but i still stand by what i said
@@quiltface83bro I would pay Guthrie to simply make more UA-cam videos playing to backing tracks. He is the goat, period
This man uses fingers to change tone and groupings and rests so well at will.
He is the Messi of Guitar
He really is one of the best guitarists ever isn’t he...?...
No Doubt
If at least one of the most able, got to attend a masterclass with him absaloute gentleman full of wisdom!
Yes, his Charvel is my dream axe
He surely is the best we have seen from the last two decades. Hands down.
He is.
The melodic control and phrasing is just on a utterly ridiculous level.
Guthrie's playing is incredible. There really are not enough superlatives. Thanks!
Guthrie's note bending is beyond soulful. His playing is technically perfect, but with total feel and lyricism. My neck automatically torques when he bends with such meaning.
I'm with you on the next Torques 👌👌
The mark of a truly great guitarist is when everything they play is interesting. Guthrie Govan can take a series of backing tracks with extremely basic chord progressions and record one of the tastiest guitar instrumental albums ever on the first take. That's talent, right there.
Even He looks amazed by what he can do at times. Play on, Mr. Govan!
Guthrie is amazing. Not just also technically gifted and with excellent taste, but he feels the spirit of the guitar (He gets jazzier with a 335, more bluesy with a strat, etc.). Like every guitar he picks up suggests a path to follow, and he totally nails it.
@Andrei James It’s more than likely a Suhr made to resemble a strat
hardly. 300 other guitarists have more musicality than this dude
@@RobertMJohnson “Yeah? Well, you know, that’s just like, your opinion man”
@@tano107this aggression will not stand, man.
His subconscious takes over and Guthrie flows down the fretboard at the genius subconscious level
A lot of Soul in that playing, along with many Jeff Beck' inflections ... but without even using the floating bridge !
he is the best "shredding + melodic" guitarist
I can literally sit and watch/listen too Guthrie play all day. One of the wonders of this world.
The only hitech guitar player who can play the blues with a sense. And the most versatile guitar player ever.
B.c. totally agree.I once read in an interview were he described himself as a blues guitarist that got distracted.
1:32 woah I loved that dissonance phasing in and out during the gradual bend
true that! :)
Literally every lick he plays you'v never seen before, so guthrie, incredible.
It's so hard for me to get perfect note placement playing that fast. Guthrie does it the best. Every single note is where it's supposed to be. What a pure talent.
Mr Govan is one of the best guitar players out there!
He is a person who understands the laws of nature according to Buddhism. He learns music just like we all learn languages. Freedom + love + passion + discipline is key here. He also travels to expand his musical ideas.
His parents must have understood life for which we should be grateful because the music in the family inspired him to study music.
So now we have Guthrie, guitar’s God
We can all be gods! By understanding yourself and consciousness.
Whenever my day needs a lift, I play this and it puts smile on my face. :)
Nothing less than perfection!
So good he just made my speakers put on sunglasses and take up smoking. Love Guthrie!
5 guys are pissed as fuck that they'll never be 1/1,000,000,000th as good as Guthrie.
Not many will live with him as far as improvising goes. He has every tool in his box.
GG is so AWESOME,,, such feeling and inspiring,,,,,, I gotta go play MY Guitar.... -RJ.
The most underrated guitarist in the world.
Underrrated? people everywhere calls him as the most versatille and scariest guitar player alive.
check out Frank Marino thats scary and he has been around since the early 1970s
One example is the instrumental Babylon Joe Bonamassa Steve Vai Zakk Wylde say he is one of the top guitarist in history.Plus aint dead yet or his best solo video are prime example of how incredible he is.
i have seen the best live from the mid 1960s and have had the honour to meet some of them Blackmore Satriani EricJohnson Leslie West.I play guitar also for 53 years i have some understanding of playing as a musician all are great in their own style. yes i totally agree with you about Guthrie but Marino did various styles also before any other musicians before him and that was Since he was 17 years old when he cut his first record but that is just my opinion I believe Frank and Jimi were the best But i understand your opinion 100 percent everyone has their Favourites That is what makes conversation about these gifted musicians interesting we all can enjoy.Thank you. Ron Oshawa Canada
Julian lage..
Truly brilliant guitarist, superb, fluid, smooth, fast, while still creating beautiful, melodic express. Awesome!
play it loud and proud..... and also the best
Finally. A highway where I don't mind being stuck in traffic at all.
So good he can surprise and impress himself.
Incredible.
Wish I could hang out with him with coffee on a beautiful sunday afternoon.
Just got an attack of spinal chills listening to this. I gotta go play. Always inspires. Thank God for Guthrie Govan!
Melts my face every time I hear him.
Guthrie has that infinite amount of soul.....At times it seems like, does he ever run out?......Never!!!
You are one of the BEST !!!
This biblically brilliant! The notes are just so beautiful.
One of my favorite things I've heard him play.
The first 3 notes are just perfect and lead the way to the tone and inspiration for the entire song. This guy is mindblowing
Awesome! sounds fun to play, Thank you Mr. Govan!
Brilliant!
Truly great guitarist. Also excellent song writer, creative musician.
The One and Only. Unique.
Wow, just wow!
He is the Guitargod!!!! wow..
the best
Amazing rock guitar. Sounds of the open road on a hot day when you're happy and full of optimism.
Guthrie is a living legend!!!
The best!!.. the 1:13 to 1:17 mark fills me with such melancholy.. this guy deserves to be recognized world wide and not just in the rock/metal community
this guy is simply astonishing
You knew an offspring of Ian Anderson would be spectacular and Guthrie is spectacular.
best guitar player today!!!
oooooo Guthrie how you make me shake with guitar tingles 😄
ok. ive been around a long long time. this guy is the best guitarist alive. what a sheer joy. no one can touch him. feast kiddies
No one but Buckethead!
so phrasing. such melodic. can haz feels.
OOMMGG...
Amazing...
So haters, Guthrie is just a shredder, huh?
+Charles Christopher Haha - so true! The guy can play just about ANY style.
+Charles Christopher And all these vids show that you don't have to buy HIS guitar $$$ He is using many different brands/styles of guitar and doing whatever he wants to on the fingerboard and getting killer tones will all the types of pick up configurations, humbuckers or single coil regardless. $aves me a lot of money. Now I don''t have to run out and buy a Charvel Govan guitar. (I can still suck on all my guitars that I already own).
+Charles Christopher
Everyone that seriously follows Guthries career since 2009 knows that he s No Shredder. He can play EVERY Style: Heavy Metal, Blues, Fusion Jazz, Old School 1950 ies Jazz. Hard Rock
+Charles Christopher he's a master of the instrument
can anyone like guthrie have haters? stupid people i'd call them hahha
Mr Govan è uno dei miei preferiti
Wow! He certainly can mold the sound. A lot of Dereck Trucks here. You can see Guthry is an eternal student of phrasing.
Speed and feel what an incredible guitar player Thanks man the 6 dislikes must be tone deaf
masterful
Holy shit!….and what a tone out of a Strat!
My strat doesnt do that
Fanstatic
♥♥♥
1:31 This rhythmic idea is just luscious.
Nice!!!!
1:38 Bloody hell. What a cool phrase.
This is such a good track for a car ride. Love this gentelman
His finger picking style s unique. BTW no one can pull off tasty lines like he does
So how come comments are turned off for "Time to Let Her Go" from the same session? Too many people commenting "He must have just found out she was pregnant"? Or then it may have been "He must have just found out about her other men." That's probably it.
este hombre juega en otra liga, no es humano
He makes that guitar sing.
As much as it pains me, and for the grief that I know is to come, I think he might be that guy ?
I know there are lots of people out there that will say I'm crazy, but he might just be that dude you know ?
I know everyone has their favorite, but from what I've seen so far, that's including watching him, Via, and Satch onstage at the same time, and IMOP I think he clearly outranked those guys,(AND THAT'S SAYING A LITTLE MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL).
Loves Guthrie play F.
I felt Duane Allman in this amazing creature !
Yup...first thing I noticed. He’s no stranger to brother Sky Dog.
what a great tone!! can anyone tell the settings to get similar sound ??
love this guys playing. He's no shredder, but he can shred if he wants to. He just has too much soul and melody to ever be considered just a shredder. Guthrie has awoken a need for me to play the guitar more than I have for a long time. When I hear him I feel the same way I did when I first heard guys like Blackmore, Rhodes, EVH, Hendrix etc...nearly 35 years ago.
+rifflife great comment. There are a ton of awesome guitarists out there, but he is truly inspiring. He gives me the same feeling. THAT is greatness.
It is the great players that inspire us to play. What gets me about Guthrie is he isn't stuck on 1 style of playing.
Like this clip, even though he isn't "shredding" here, try doing some of those string bends and to get the whole thing to sound right is a bitch, but it sure sounds great
awesome playing. Tone, licks and speed all there. Along with Tom Quayle probably the best guitarist to emerge in last 10-15 years. Mention also to Rick Graham.
Fuck yeah!
Yeah He's playing great. But can we talk about the guitar sound??🤯🤯
Now,thanks to him ,i start relistenning to blues music.
1:15 he finally uses his pinky for a stretch
Nice Strat
Please i need the backing trqck , i cant find it! :( :(
My fucking idole.
If I did not know better I would swear that my loudspeakers are smiling....
What is that piece of kit Guthrie's using here? Thanks friends.
he has that beautiful Derek Trucks sound
Best mid-string down bender in the game SON
Could you imagine Guthrie trading licks with Shawn Lane?!
mother of god
This has a 70's California theme to it.
Fuckin a Guth-bringin it!
Reminds me of Jeff beck
what I love about Guthrie is his laid back approach to techniques which us humble guitarists aspire to and will never accomplish cos a,we haven't got the talent b,
the unbelievable time taken practicing to achieve this standard of playing.Still very inspiring nevertheless.
Really lovely melodic playing from Guthrie, prefer him doing this sort of style.
1:35 can you make slide sounds without a slide?
I didn't know when I start tapping my feet!