Freakin spot on man. Billy Gibbons played many solos in his life that few can hold a candle to, but the one on Rough Boy was the best solo he ever laid down on a record.
This song is definitely a "soundtrack" of our lives because it accentuates every difficult situation we've made it through, and every sunset that draws out the tears when we're bummed out......
I was a teenager when this song came out. I remember watching the video. I was a troubled teen and this song was sort of my story. It’s the guitar though that just takes the song to a different level. Didn’t think anyone could replicate it. I didn’t even think BG could play it the same twice. Hat’s off.
I have to say this is my favorite of themany great ZZ top songs and I'm jealous of your talent, Chris. I wish I could play such a beautiful song 1/2 as well as you do. Thanks very much for posting this and making a 66 year old man tear up.
I came to this song late but since discovering it, the solo in this song is sublime and I always wished it was longer. This isolation is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
GEE, EVERYIME I HEAR THIS VERY TALENTED MAN PLAYIN THIS BILLY GIBBONS GUITAR SOLO , I GET TEARS IN MY EYES. IAM FLOATIN LIKE AN EAGLE / SPIRIT IN THE SKY.
Nice juice there at the end. The solo does take on a major/melodic feel even more so at the end. So what you did was fitting. I've always loved the lead in this song.
This cover guitar solo is just amazing. It is one of my favourite alltime rock anthems. The playing is better than the original, i swear to God! Thank you so much!! Greetings from Greece
You did that perfectly. Your playing gives me the same chills. Note for note you are the best on you tube thank you for being so aware and playing with such care.
Great playing, wish I could play that good...but when you divert from the second solo and start shredding it shows why Billy Gibbons has such talent to write great solos...and "less is definitely more"!!
@@ChrisGuitarPlayer cool im wanna buy the kemper but what is the difference between powerhead and not ph and is it the only features difference i want much possiblities as possible
@@BFHPET I guess this is the only difference. I think there are no software differences between powerhead and non ph. If you are not going to use traditional cabinet and you want to play or record through PC (like I do) there's no need to pay extra money and buy the power head, but choice is yours ;)
This is why I love it when fan's of a songs part decide to learn it & whether its the lead guitar/bass/drum part , as the fan's will go out of their way to make sure it sounds like the original & " Rough Boy has a very emotive & huge part of lead guitar that almost makes we want to cry & IF you don't feel those lead guitar parts then check to see IF you have a pulse as you'd need to dead not feel it... It's up there with all time favourite lead guitar parts George Harrisons haunting slide solo in " Free As A Bird " along with Garry Moore/Buddy Guy & the list is endless IF you can let music into your heart , as l wake/eat & sleep music every single day... Just as in good it's always been there to enjoy the little things in life & it's also there to pick me back up again when life has knocked me down... Truly a collection of solo's in this 1 Song that still give me chills up my spine to this very day & Billy Gibbons I cant Thank You enough for delivering one of thee best guitar solo parts in the 80s & still to this day but let's not forget all the other great emotive guitar parts that just flow through us & you have to experience this feeling to know how positive & strong it is when it hits you... This was 1 of my late brothers & I favourite songs that we truly loved together & though at times we couldn't stand to be in the same room together as we were like chalk & cheese but music helped build a bridge that spand eternally from 1 end to the other & via music it brought us together & saw us meet in the middle as music was always our true love & he was an amazing lead & rhythm guitar player & he thought I was a great bassist & it was music that made us meet in middle & any & all differences were always put aside as I knew how much he loved to play music & how he knew I always loved to play music , whether in a band or at home , as music is one of the most powerful ways of communicating to each other when empty words from those in Power always spew out crap that even a fertiliser sales knew no to sell us it as we could see straight through those in Power constant ongoing BS... In light of this still ongoing coronavirus and it's variants stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world... .....
Awesome Playing...on this IBANEZ...GREAT and GOOD Job,Man !!! I got the Same RED IBANEZ and a HONDO- EXPLORER,E- BASS GGUITAR and a ACOUSTIC Guitar too at Home. -ROCK ON- And Thnx🙏 for Sharing this Wonderfull ROUGH BOY Cover...from ZZ TOP.Greets from GERMANY 🇩🇪🤘🎼😎🎸👋
Only just found this, amazing price of work. As a fan of people like Joe satriani and Steve Vai this is right up my alley. Brilliantly played. Good taste in guitar too.
Love, love this tone! Without getting into specifics, could you tell me what kind of effects are presented here? I'm guessing Chorus? Delay? Reverb? Thanks and fantastic job! Garry
I think I was using a Rockman Sustainor profile from Kemper in this video.. Yes, there were reverb, delay and chorus but I don't remember the details. Thank you!
Chris…agree this tone you have and your playing is spot on! I commend you on this performance as it is amazing! I have rockman Kemper tones by Top Jimi which too sound amazing when he plays Boston riffs as a demo. If you are using one of these packs and could share the settings/tweaks you made I would be greatly appreciative. R, Mike👍
Freakin spot on man. Billy Gibbons played many solos in his life that few can hold a candle to, but the one on Rough Boy was the best solo he ever laid down on a record.
Agree totally!!
agree - he just tears the guts out on that one
Amazing Chris ! What a incredible solo ! How many years you play guitar ?
I don't understand why this song, but especially the guitar (actual solo) work of Billy's chokes me up! So moving.
It is very moving. I've always had the same feeling. The second solo in particular is the one that just sounds so deep and final.
@@stricknine8623 there's something about the Bminor F#m with that slight distortion that hits the heart!
Teach me
Simple..you're GAY! 🤛
Me too…🥲
Man...you makes me feel that this is the original song
Jah bless:|~~~
This is by far the best cover on the whole youtube. I watched i think every cover there is, and this is the closest one to the original.
@@emgex im comeback and i feel the same again....BROU! that´s true!!!!
This song is definitely a "soundtrack" of our lives because it accentuates every difficult situation we've made it through, and every sunset that draws out the tears when we're bummed out......
I was a teenager when this song came out. I remember watching the video. I was a troubled teen and this song was sort of my story. It’s the guitar though that just takes the song to a different level. Didn’t think anyone could replicate it. I didn’t even think BG could play it the same twice. Hat’s off.
I have to say this is my favorite of themany great ZZ top songs and I'm jealous of your talent, Chris. I wish I could play such a beautiful song 1/2 as well as you do. Thanks very much for posting this and making a 66 year old man tear up.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it :)
I came to this song late but since discovering it, the solo in this song is sublime and I always wished it was longer. This isolation is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
GEE, EVERYIME I HEAR THIS VERY TALENTED MAN PLAYIN THIS BILLY GIBBONS GUITAR SOLO , I GET TEARS IN MY EYES. IAM FLOATIN LIKE AN EAGLE / SPIRIT IN THE SKY.
Anyone who's deconstructed a ZZ solo knows its not as easy as Billy makes it look. Nice job.
Totally agree
That's bloody sensational 👏
Thanks!
I've been looking for somebody to cheat off of, and this is the BEST example that I have found. Fantastic playing and tone!
One of my favorite guitar solos
Perfect pinch Harmonics. Respect.
I thought Kent Carlevi's cover for rough boy was pretty tight. This one blew me away! Spot on!
Thanks man!!
Nice juice there at the end. The solo does take on a major/melodic feel even more so at the end. So what you did was fitting.
I've always loved the lead in this song.
03:48 Can't get more 80's than that, makes me tear every time.
This is absolutely thee best cover on UA-cam. Nice sauce at the end bro, keep it up!
Thanks a lot!
It must be amazing to be able to play this song on the guitar. Love it!
One of my all time favorite guitar tunes.
Splendide !!!
Best cover of the solos I've heard from anyone on UA-cam, and your improv was nice at the end. Well done!
Thanks
This cover guitar solo is just amazing. It is one of my favourite alltime rock anthems.
The playing is better than the original, i swear to God!
Thank you so much!!
Greetings from Greece
Wow! Thanks man! Greetings from Poland
You did that perfectly. Your playing gives me the same chills. Note for note you are the best on you tube thank you for being so aware and playing with such care.
Thank you for kind words!
You did a awesome job. Great Cover!!
Thanks!
Fantastic
Man ! you caught the number one spot with this presentation, the rest are blowing in the wind !!
That was truly wonderful !
Thank you
@@ChrisGuitarPlayer Thanks Chris, your acknowledgement to my comment has made my day ! Best regards.
I've played lead and rhythm guitar in a rock band for many years but the guitar work on this song is my favorite. Excellent job!
Great playing, wish I could play that good...but when you divert from the second solo and start shredding it shows why Billy Gibbons has such talent to write great solos...and "less is definitely more"!!
I agree... Billy didn't and doesn't dip into the shredding pool... To me that's one of the things that sets him apart. 😮
Outstanding, your tone and timing is spot on, great work
Magnifique bravo !!!
Thanks!!
Great playing man... The tone is spot on!🤘😎
Thanks a lot !!!
@@ChrisGuitarPlayer do you use kemper or helix 6 or just pedals
@@BFHPET Here I use Kemper and some Rockman Sustainor profile
@@ChrisGuitarPlayer cool im wanna buy the kemper but what is the difference between powerhead and not ph and is it the only features difference i want much possiblities as possible
@@BFHPET I guess this is the only difference. I think there are no software differences between powerhead and non ph. If you are not going to use traditional cabinet and you want to play or record through PC (like I do) there's no need to pay extra money and buy the power head, but choice is yours ;)
I commented on your cover 2 years ago, this is by far the most beautiful cover I’ve ever listened to , it’s just amazing, thank you
Thank you so much! I appreciate it !!
@@ChrisGuitarPlayerno fella , thank you 👍
This is why I love it when fan's of a songs part decide to learn it & whether its the lead guitar/bass/drum part , as the fan's will go out of their way to make sure it sounds like the original & " Rough Boy has a very emotive & huge part of lead guitar that almost makes we want to cry & IF you don't feel those lead guitar parts then check to see IF you have a pulse as you'd need to dead not feel it...
It's up there with all time favourite lead guitar parts George Harrisons haunting slide solo in " Free As A Bird " along with Garry Moore/Buddy Guy & the list is endless IF you can let music into your heart , as l wake/eat & sleep music every single day...
Just as in good it's always been there to enjoy the little things in life & it's also there to pick me back up again when life has knocked me down...
Truly a collection of solo's in this 1 Song that still give me chills up my spine to this very day & Billy Gibbons I cant Thank You enough for delivering one of thee best guitar solo parts in the 80s & still to this day but let's not forget all the other great emotive guitar parts that just flow through us & you have to experience this feeling to know how positive & strong it is when it hits you...
This was 1 of my late brothers & I favourite songs that we truly loved together & though at times we couldn't stand to be in the same room together as we were like chalk & cheese but music helped build a bridge that spand eternally from 1 end to the other & via music it brought us together & saw us meet in the middle as music was always our true love & he was an amazing lead & rhythm guitar player & he thought I was a great bassist & it was music that made us meet in middle & any & all differences were always put aside as I knew how much he loved to play music & how he knew I always loved to play music , whether in a band or at home , as music is one of the most powerful ways of communicating to each other when empty words from those in Power always spew out crap that even a fertiliser sales knew no to sell us it as we could see straight through those in Power constant ongoing BS...
In light of this still ongoing coronavirus and it's variants stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world...
.....
RIP, Dusty. This is the first song I ever tried to figure out on guitar.
Best cover
Awesome Playing...on this IBANEZ...GREAT and GOOD Job,Man !!! I got the Same RED IBANEZ and a HONDO- EXPLORER,E- BASS GGUITAR and a ACOUSTIC Guitar too at Home. -ROCK ON- And Thnx🙏 for Sharing this Wonderfull ROUGH BOY Cover...from ZZ TOP.Greets from GERMANY 🇩🇪🤘🎼😎🎸👋
Wonderful !!!
Bravo et merci pour partage. Great playing .
Thank you!
Love the solo!
:)
Only just found this, amazing price of work. As a fan of people like Joe satriani and Steve Vai this is right up my alley. Brilliantly played. Good taste in guitar too.
Thank you!
Truly an inspired rendition, I am immensely impressed, thank you for the chills and tears, loved every second of it
Thank you for kind words. I appreciate it
Very well played, I would say. I enjoyed it all the way through. Awesome sound and tone. Big like # thirty three.
Thank you ;)
My favorite ZZ Top tune and you did a fantastic cover here. Well done, sir. I’m in the middle of trying to learn this myself. It’s fun as hell.
Beatiful, great job.
Thank you!
Great tone and spot on....
Bravo!!! Very well done, even the improv at the end.
Thx!
Freaking beautiful brother 🤘
Thx!
Fantastic..........!!! 🥰
amazing
Great great👍❤❤❤❤
Just found this.......great job man!!!
Thanks bro!
best cover for that song i never heard .. gg bro .
Outstanding 😊
Thx!
Awesome job!!!
Thank you!
Very Billy’esque impro! Nice one!
you have a special talent
Outstanding
Thx!!
so beautiful
Back to practicing :)
Love this man. Well done
Thanks man!
@@ChrisGuitarPlayer nothing my friend
This is my my personal song :) Thank you ! ❤️
Yo. That was fantastic dude.
Thanks bro!
A beer to this guy is the least we can offer
BRAVO MAN😮
great playing...
Thx!
Sonido perfecto
Amazing, one of my favourite songs from the 80s. Very well played!!!!
Thank you so much!!
Damn. You nailed it, bud. 👍
You killed it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍
Salvajismo puro🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
MAN , YUR SO EAL GOOD.
GEE, I WISH I COULD PLAY LIKE YOU, BUDD. IAM A ROUGHBOY.
Love, love this tone! Without getting into specifics, could you tell me what kind of effects are presented here? I'm guessing Chorus? Delay? Reverb? Thanks and fantastic job! Garry
I think I was using a Rockman Sustainor profile from Kemper in this video.. Yes, there were reverb, delay and chorus but I don't remember the details. Thank you!
Chris…agree this tone you have and your playing is spot on! I commend you on this performance as it is amazing! I have rockman Kemper tones by Top Jimi which too sound amazing when he plays Boston riffs as a demo. If you are using one of these packs and could share the settings/tweaks you made I would be greatly appreciative. R, Mike👍
Great performance
Thank you!
very cool
Jujuuu! Como me eriza la piel! 🆒
Superb
Thx!
Awesome !
Best guitar solo of all times...
Great job
My favorite (2) guitar solo(s), along with Comfortably Numb and EV's "Push Comes to Shove."
spot the hell on!!!
well done !!
Thanks!
@@ChrisGuitarPlayer Better than the OG
Outstanding !
Thanx!
Idk what to write , u r unique
:)
Beautiful Sir .. for me it's the doo wap chords underneath that searing Reverend tone ..
Awesome
Thx!
Respect men!!! 💪
Thx!
How did you get that tone so spot on? Beautiful cover of a beautiful song!
Congrats 👏 Bravo !
Thank you!
JESUS THAT WAS SICK
Запредельная работа! Очень здорово!
Espetacular
Great , Great Job. Where can I find the tabs on the internet ?? Written down , not a video ??
Excellent solo, tu joues super bien!..
Thank you!
Lindo esse solo
КРАССАВА!😎👍
🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸
PERFECT
WOW awsome !
Thanx!
Nicely done dude…I love playing this myself…a few notes in there that really cut your soul in half…beautiful
Yea~ goog job!!!👍👍👍
Thank you!