I just love the way Satriani keeps a mode alive with only the vaguest suggestion of a chord to begin with. I know a lot of people would not agree with me when I say, Satriani is the best rock player on the planet. He knows inside out the most powerful secret of all - imparting emotions to the listener and then taking us on a long and exciting journey through the world he creates in our minds.
Well said, John.. except for the "best rock player" part. I'll go for what Andrew said on that part. Satch is so adept in the guitar world. He is like the great Sage of that world, and myself listening to his materials is like me being pulled in a different dimension. And there arent many guitarists who can impart such deep insights about guitar stuff such as his. Obviously simply one of the best. Long live, Satch! +Donald, m not a big fan of Vai and Yngwee here either. :)
6:17 - 8:10 pure magic! Sounds beautiful even without any comping. IMO, this is what separates him from other virtuosos (except S. Vai, E. Johnson, J. Petrucci, L. Carlton, and perhaps be a few others).
Joe's Vibrato: "I put that sh*t on everything!" I love these lessons! Joe has always been one of my favorites, and was one of the biggest reasons I even picked up a guitar.
For me as a drummer I love learning from great guitarists like Satriani. I understand how I play. But until I understand how a guitarist thinks and moves melodically our interaction will be stiff and mechanical. Once that connection is made it's pure heaven.
The way I see music theory knowledge is that it allows you to put a name on the sounds you like and allows you to transpose them in any key and incorporate them into any song. It's a good tool to develop ideas in compositions.
Satch being Satch as always. Unique. Polished. Perfect. That improvisation clearly shows just how good his grasp on his technique and musical vocabulary is. Not to mention... Amazing tone. ( the guitar probably is a prototype to the js2480- there is no js series written on the headstock, and the neck pickup is a sustainiac. It's looks like it's being played through his signature Marshall JVM with a Fractal Fx in the fx loop for the reverb.)
The playing doesn't start until 6.15, until then it's the philosophy of Joe. Having said that, dang he damn good and the sound on that axe!!! Gotta save up and by me an Axe FX toy.
I wouldn’t say he is my favourite player or in the musicians who inspire me most ( lowell george/steely dan/ Garcia..) , but how can you not love this man, and he really is at the pinnacle of guitar mastery. So so cool.
6:30 - that is why Joe is a master. His tone and technique still sounds as they did on Not of This Earth in spite of numerous advances in guitar and amp technology - he still sounds like him, and that's harder than anything else!
Nice Joe , less talk more play, reveal more secrets, 50 years of playing I know what's out there, I know what has to be hidden and only partially revealed. Talk about the hidden relationships of whole tone and major scale, magic of melodic minor, more ways to play the Blues then just 5 notes. There's so much that stays hidden.
He is playing thinking on every note delicately and y.j.malmsteen is 180 degrees opposite. at least I feel like that. and these guys are the best guitar player of the century.
Alberto M The gain works to smudge or blur the space between the individual notes. This results, sonically, in making the whole melody line blend or fuse together to give a more flowing or liquid sound to the entire melody line.
I think Kirk's technique evolved from the style music he plays . that guy has performed heavy metal for hours a day on stage for so many years and in the studio . say what you want but he's one of the most successful guitarist ever . his vibrato is what works for metallica. I like it. but that's just my opinion.
@@timothyholmes4588 it's just because u used to his playing. he's successful in money and fame, but not in playing. he's worst of all famous players. 100%
When will Guitar World learn how to "noise gate" properly in a video? It's very distracting to hear the room ambience cut off like that when no one is speaking.
Theory isn't be all end all, you can always make it up by learning more phrasing vocabularies imo which is equally important to technique. If you are bored or refuse to learn different theoretical jargons because it does not tickle your interest , why do it when it's not fun? After all playing an instrument is supposed to be fun, not a musical chore you'd have to inject in your brain. These UA-cam shredders who are mind blowing improvisers you'd think they know theory but you'll be surprised most of them know very little (like me)... Theory is just an explanation of everything, it's not a roadmap for better composition / improvisation.
um, theory is very much a roadmap for better compostion / improvisation, and everything else in music. you don't need a roadmap, you can find your own way, but theory is the roadmap. you can still go offroad and find nice places.
Sometimes the better players get a bit too esoteric when it comes to technique and theory. Ted Williams was the best hitter but he was terrible hitting instructor as no one understood what he was talking about. Unlike teachers of piano, cello, violin, etc , too many guitar teachers skip the basic fundamental aspects of actually playing the guitar and go straight to the more heady aspects of playing and creating songs. Like Williams, in most cases good guitarists aren't necessarily good teachers. ("Here, play this tab a million times with a metronome until it sounds clean...." thanks for nothing)Steve Vai is a great example of this. He is phenomenal and has no holes in his playing but I have never seen an instructional video of his that gets to the core of playing technique or really helps anyone play better. Its all ambiguous stuff and nothing tangible that you can hold in your hand. I avoid listening to instructional pieces by a lot masters who for some reason down play technique and like to discuss the creativity more associated with composition than playing clean with good articulation. I feel too many guitar players confuse composition of licks, songs etc. with the act of playing. A good piano teacher of cello teacher would never do this but its common among guitar "teachers". (I had an opportunity to briefly mention this to Dimeola a few months ago and he said he was going to do something but I haven't seen anything yet.) Satriani can get a little whacky in this regard too but his approach to practice is helpful and I learn a lot more by watching him play than by listening to him talk. Malmsteem is totally useless when it comes to conveying information regarding playing the instrument. Petrucci is probably better at technique instruction. I have found Pete Thorn to be very straight forward, articulate and helpful. His UA-cam stuff is super practical and worth checking out.
For important instruction you don't see much off check out www.guitarprinciples.com/. They teach you how to hold the guitar, how to touch the strings, and how to release body tension after every note. Have purchased some of their materials and found it to be more helpful than most private lessons I have received. This is completely the opposite of much of the teaching which shows the guitar as a big grid of notes, and songs are just tab. I like how Satriani talks so much about listening. I also agree with many of the comments here about players with bad vibrato.
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I just love the way Satriani keeps a mode alive with only the vaguest suggestion of a chord to begin with. I know a lot of people would not agree with me when I say, Satriani is the best rock player on the planet. He knows inside out the most powerful secret of all - imparting emotions to the listener and then taking us on a long and exciting journey through the world he creates in our minds.
I agree. Although Vai and Malmsteen have amazing chops I rarely even like what they play. It just doesn't move me like Joe's playing...
Well said, John.. except for the "best rock player" part. I'll go for what Andrew said on that part. Satch is so adept in the guitar world. He is like the great Sage of that world, and myself listening to his materials is like me being pulled in a different dimension. And there arent many guitarists who can impart such deep insights about guitar stuff such as his. Obviously simply one of the best. Long live, Satch!
+Donald, m not a big fan of Vai and Yngwee here either. :)
Easy the best!
@@DMDvideo10 could not agree more. Well written.
6:17 - 8:10 pure magic! Sounds beautiful even without any comping. IMO, this is what separates him from other virtuosos (except S. Vai, E. Johnson, J. Petrucci, L. Carlton, and perhaps be a few others).
Joe's Vibrato: "I put that sh*t on everything!"
I love these lessons! Joe has always been one of my favorites, and was one of the biggest reasons I even picked up a guitar.
Really liking these series guitar world is doing! Great job 👌 Satriani is king!
"So that's just a simple little thing in c sharp minor ... I guess" ... Imagine just being able to do that off the cuff... Just imagine!! Awesome
Lmao I hate when they say stuff like that 😭
I realize Im kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released series online ?
@Braylen Dallas I use flixzone. Just google for it =)
@Jairo Bjorn Yea, I have been watching on flixzone for years myself :)
@Jairo Bjorn Thanks, I signed up and it seems like a nice service :D Appreciate it !!
That improv sounds so good
For me as a drummer I love learning from great guitarists like Satriani. I understand how I play. But until I understand how a guitarist thinks and moves melodically our interaction will be stiff and mechanical. Once that connection is made it's pure heaven.
The way I see music theory knowledge is that it allows you to put a name on the sounds you like and allows you to transpose them in any key and incorporate them into any song. It's a good tool to develop ideas in compositions.
He's an incredible guitarist melody composer
Love Joe! What an inspiration he is!
This guy is amazing. Every thing he talks about, I learn something new or see something a different way. It's so cool.
WOW! Who else could listen to that from 6:08-8:00..all day long..Beautiful Playing! I wish someday I could “wonder about like that:>)
I watch this improv at least two times a week. it's just beautiful. idk how he comes up with these melodic ideas on the spot like that
Satch being Satch as always. Unique. Polished. Perfect.
That improvisation clearly shows just how good his grasp on his technique and musical vocabulary is. Not to mention... Amazing tone. ( the guitar probably is a prototype to the js2480- there is no js series written on the headstock, and the neck pickup is a sustainiac. It's looks like it's being played through his signature Marshall JVM with a Fractal Fx in the fx loop for the reverb.)
I absolutely love this guy.
What separates Joe is he's one of the greatest composers of all time. He just happens to play guitar.
The playing doesn't start until 6.15, until then it's the philosophy of Joe. Having said that, dang he damn good and the sound on that axe!!! Gotta save up and by me an Axe FX toy.
Awesome guitar teacher, he explains things smoothly and extremely effective with ease. Thanks heaps for sharing your tips 👍 😂❤
Such an enlighted and intelligent musician.
Love watching/ listening to him play
I wouldn’t say he is my favourite player or in the musicians who inspire me most ( lowell george/steely dan/ Garcia..) , but how can you not love this man, and he really is at the pinnacle of guitar mastery. So so cool.
This is a killer series of lessons. 👍 Thanks 👍
What he says and how he plays ... he is an inspiration!
Tabs for all the JS videos here:
www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joe-satriani-master-class-satch-shows-you-how-to-express-yourself-on-guitar
Thank you for that :)
Thank you so much!!
*fries every circuit in my brain*
"That's just a simple little thing, in C sharp minor I guess"
One of the masters!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
6:30 - that is why Joe is a master. His tone and technique still sounds
as they did on Not of This Earth in spite of numerous advances in guitar and amp technology - he still sounds like him, and that's harder than anything else!
Another excellent video . All the very best Alan .
Killin it with this series of vids
6:23 where does that real high note come from?
It’s a technique called a pinch harmonic
"When I'm so bored..." He did that during the "Dream Lesson" video while the contest winner talked to him. LOL
Maybe the winner was a little more out there. But Joe has stood the test of time. Hes 60yrs old now. Or close to it.
@@ozoneswiftak,
😂
Basically, all you said is that Joe has survived for about 60 years.
Joe is so knowledgeable
Nice Joe , less talk more play, reveal more secrets, 50 years of playing I know what's out there, I know what has to be hidden and only partially revealed. Talk about the hidden relationships of whole tone and major scale, magic of melodic minor, more ways to play the Blues then just 5 notes. There's so much that stays hidden.
Once a King is always a King
Cool episode. Can you ask Satch next time to talk a bit about the trundrumbalind?
Joe is a LEGEND
6:17 - 8:10 "So uhmm you know that's just simple little thing" Uhmm ok...
He is playing thinking on every note delicately and y.j.malmsteen is 180 degrees opposite. at least I feel like that. and these guys are the best guitar player of the century.
"There is no substitute for practice"
-Joe Satriani
Never heard another use of subjunctive other than in Spanish class, glad it relates to something else I need to know!
great series but i watched them in the dark and wow that felt like flashbang
EJ is the king of being able to ‘just hit a note’ with no vibrato
Ha joes memory is crazy good lol most people cant remember whats said to them yesterday let alone at a guitar lesson as a teen lol
Wow, what a laid back guy. I love these videos.
what is he refferring at minute 9? about the gain that helps everithing to sound homogeneous. how does that work?
Alberto M The gain works to smudge or blur the space between the individual notes. This results, sonically, in making the whole melody line blend or fuse together to give a more flowing or liquid sound to the entire melody line.
hey Joe!
why didn't you teach Kirk to do vibrato? he stil sounds like nervous goat...
I think Kirk's technique evolved from the style music he plays . that guy has performed heavy metal for hours a day on stage for so many years and in the studio . say what you want but he's one of the most successful guitarist ever . his vibrato is what works for metallica. I like it. but that's just my opinion.
@@timothyholmes4588 it's just because u used to his playing. he's successful in money and fame, but not in playing. he's worst of all famous players. 100%
When will Guitar World learn how to "noise gate" properly in a video? It's very distracting to hear the room ambience cut off like that when no one is speaking.
I love this guy \m/
He makes me want to pick up my guitar and put it down at the same time
Just a simple little thing in c. Haaaa composes a awesome song. Haaa
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
Nice Joe! Fig.38
Who's still filming/publishing interlaced video in 2018? - Guitar World, that's who.
more like Cm (he has the guitar tuned with d#), but i get it xd
12:20 did he say “w”ound instead of round?
Yeah, because the string is one of the "wound" strings. It also happens to be round.
Ha ya its important to just listen ha . I mean let the music make itself I think
I need a new Ibanez. Even though my 9 other guitars sound great. Just because its approved by the great Satrini
The guitar has 24 frets. What's the make and model?
Still not sure why music fact is called theory.
*Joe plays, doesn't know what he's gonna play*
*Sounds like Joe*
Good :)
How could it sound like anyone else? Lol
Theory isn't be all end all, you can always make it up by learning more phrasing vocabularies imo which is equally important to technique. If you are bored or refuse to learn different theoretical jargons because it does not tickle your interest , why do it when it's not fun? After all playing an instrument is supposed to be fun, not a musical chore you'd have to inject in your brain. These UA-cam shredders who are mind blowing improvisers you'd think they know theory but you'll be surprised most of them know very little (like me)... Theory is just an explanation of everything, it's not a roadmap for better composition / improvisation.
Martín Miller, Rick Graham, Tom Quayle... to just name a few, they all know MT.
um, theory is very much a roadmap for better compostion / improvisation, and everything else in music. you don't need a roadmap, you can find your own way, but theory is the roadmap. you can still go offroad and find nice places.
Just noodling damn!
Sometimes the better players get a bit too esoteric when it comes to technique and theory. Ted Williams was the best hitter but he was terrible hitting instructor as no one understood what he was talking about. Unlike teachers of piano, cello, violin, etc , too many guitar teachers skip the basic fundamental aspects of actually playing the guitar and go straight to the more heady aspects of playing and creating songs. Like Williams, in most cases good guitarists aren't necessarily good teachers. ("Here, play this tab a million times with a metronome until it sounds clean...." thanks for nothing)Steve Vai is a great example of this. He is phenomenal and has no holes in his playing but I have never seen an instructional video of his that gets to the core of playing technique or really helps anyone play better. Its all ambiguous stuff and nothing tangible that you can hold in your hand. I avoid listening to instructional pieces by a lot masters who for some reason down play technique and like to discuss the creativity more associated with composition than playing clean with good articulation. I feel too many guitar players confuse composition of licks, songs etc. with the act of playing. A good piano teacher of cello teacher would never do this but its common among guitar "teachers". (I had an opportunity to briefly mention this to Dimeola a few months ago and he said he was going to do something but I haven't seen anything yet.) Satriani can get a little whacky in this regard too but his approach to practice is helpful and I learn a lot more by watching him play than by listening to him talk. Malmsteem is totally useless when it comes to conveying information regarding playing the instrument. Petrucci is probably better at technique instruction. I have found Pete Thorn to be very straight forward, articulate and helpful. His UA-cam stuff is super practical and worth checking out.
For important instruction you don't see much off check out www.guitarprinciples.com/. They teach you how to hold the guitar, how to touch the strings, and how to release body tension after every note. Have purchased some of their materials and found it to be more helpful than most private lessons I have received. This is completely the opposite of much of the teaching which shows the guitar as a big grid of notes, and songs are just tab. I like how Satriani talks so much about listening. I also agree with many of the comments here about players with bad vibrato.
I'd watch a movie about him tbh
For god sake will you ditch the shades🙄
box of bees :/ zooom zoomm zoommm
Simpler… lol😅
Don't be judgmental of your playing while you're playing 👍
Subjective Joe, not subjunctive! Lol! xox
carnivaltym nope. subjunctive.
Inspiring. Until ‘just a little thing in c#m... Ima get out of here :/
Slave becomes the master , Kirk Hammett out did Joe why is that ?