very frustrating when people just write this guy off as an mtv pop star. he's such an amazing guitarist/singer/songwriter, its only a matter of time before his reputation is sealed as one of the greats in blues
I'll fill in the parts I know for sure... 1:14-1:33 John Mayer - No Such Thing 1:55-2:11 Eric Clapton - Old Love 2:17-2:58 Donnie Hathaway - The Ghetto 3:03-END sounds a lot like a BB King blues tune, not sure what it is though.
Mayer is without a doubt, one of the best guitarists on the planet, and he is quick to pay repsects and homage to his blues forefathers. I'm not a huge fan of his singing (nor the way he looks when he sings, but he has done some correcting of the "birdmouth"), but his writing is where he really shines. Playing great guitar is one thing...writing great material is quite another. This kid will be around for a LONG time....
I just saw this 6 yrs later sorry. But I found a full version of John from 7 yrs ago and as I said. I had no idea he did the whole song. I copy pasted it. ua-cam.com/video/0bx70hCmmdg/v-deo.html
1:56 this is right when heavier things came out.. and yet he plays a riff very similar to i don't trust myself (with loving you), which came out three years later. foreshadowing i guess.
Letterman had the best Band in late night history led by Paul Shaffer. 2nd place definitely goes to The Max Weinberg 7 from Conans Late Night NBC show.
The guy who runs this Utube keeps deleting my post here’s a full version of John playing the ghetto and a mashup with a Michael Jackson song. ua-cam.com/video/0bx70hCmmdg/v-deo.html
@MrBearmanification ah, hence the old love he sings when they come back from commercial. nice. thank you for the most insightful reply i've ever gotten on youtube. (seriously) I'm going to watch that other video now, much appreciated.
tone of his strat and probably his amp settings...just mess around with your pickup switch and tone settings, and with your amp dials (bass, trebble etc), you'll find a good blues sound!
@Cheftee it's actually a song called "Old Love" by Eric Clapton which he's covering. You're right though, it's a very similar feel. Listen to Mayer's cover of it on youtube, insane stuff.
I agree that it's the end of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Empty Arms" at 0:58. 0:00-0:23 is just John soloing over the usual opening tune Shaffer's band plays as Letterman walks to his desk. I think we covered all the bases here except that last tune, which is really bugging me! Please drop a reply if you know what it is--it may even be just him noodling around.
@wagstaff11 I only know two versions: the original by Donny Hathaway and the jazz version by George Benson (john mayer play this version at the video)... Love it... Hugs from BraziL!!
"the kid can play"
understatement of teh century
Guitarist left to John was so impressed by that super lick at 2:29 he almost forgot to sing! Great lick for the record.
Lol 😂
Sid McGinnis. Great little moment.
I revisit this video for that lick especially
John looks unsatisfied every time they stop the performance. Amazing musician no doubt.
Omg his guitar always sounds so nice
not only is he able to play any style he wants to, john also comes always up with such juicy tones for his guitars... it's amazing
John Mayer, along with the great Hendrix(RIP) and the almighty Clapton made me love the Stratocaster
an OK guitar player??? Please - I dont like all of his songs but the dude can flat out play. Some of his blues covers are excellent.
he's got some killer licks
2:27 Like a boss!
My favorite lick!
Brandon Look What song is that? The lick is awesome
always a boss
very frustrating when people just write this guy off as an mtv pop star. he's such an amazing guitarist/singer/songwriter, its only a matter of time before his reputation is sealed as one of the greats in blues
Man, John Mayer needs to do a full-length cover of The Ghetto. Those were some crazy hot licks he had going there.
There is the guy keeps deleting my post. ua-cam.com/video/0bx70hCmmdg/v-deo.html.
Are you still alive? He did one
Mayer: legend in the making.
Update :- He IS a legend now!
they should let artists do this on talk shows more often.
wow i loved watching htis. It really reinforces how smooth and cool a blues guitarist JM is
I'll fill in the parts I know for sure...
1:14-1:33 John Mayer - No Such Thing
1:55-2:11 Eric Clapton - Old Love
2:17-2:58 Donnie Hathaway - The Ghetto
3:03-END sounds a lot like a BB King blues tune, not sure what it is though.
His tone is incredible.
"There he is ball shaver everybody!" hahahaha
Mayer is without a doubt, one of the best guitarists on the planet, and he is quick to pay repsects and homage to his blues forefathers. I'm not a huge fan of his singing (nor the way he looks when he sings, but he has done some correcting of the "birdmouth"), but his writing is where he really shines. Playing great guitar is one thing...writing great material is quite another. This kid will be around for a LONG time....
He's got a great guitar tone. Man, I wish I had that!
Love John Mayer. I think I have ten of his albums, great stuff.
Nice monster tone Mayer...
I wish there was some way to watch the whole performance
I was there! Sat in the second row. It was crazy, he mostly play SRV covers all night.
I just saw this 6 yrs later sorry. But I found a full version of John from 7 yrs ago and as I said. I had no idea he did the whole song. I copy pasted it. ua-cam.com/video/0bx70hCmmdg/v-deo.html
1:56 this is right when heavier things came out.. and yet he plays a riff very similar to i don't trust myself (with loving you), which came out three years later.
foreshadowing i guess.
his music is just so lovable i dont understand how people could dislike him for his music.!
Fantastic strat sound.
That's probably the best David Letterman episode I've ever watched. :)
John Mayer is a very soulful musician
i just want to listen to him jam forever
This is so cool I Miss Dave
If there was a way to watch the full performance i’d spend days learning it...
I found it. It was done 7 yrs ago. I didn’t think he ever did a full version. Here it is. ua-cam.com/video/0bx70hCmmdg/v-deo.html
He's playing through a old vintage Blackface Fender Super Reverb, which he rented in New York.. He said that in some guitar magazine..
The Ghetto is a great song to jam along with. I recommend it highly for any guitar player. I've playing slide along with it and enjoy it every time.
2:22
my favourite, it's fun watching the bassist.
Dude...this band has class like Will Lee, Anton Fig & the maestro himself, Paul Schaeffer
yeah, i wish i could hear him do a full version of old love. Im happy somebody else caught that.
Paul S is the Doc Severinsen of our times..."Good Stuff" as Johnny would say...
Ashton Kutcher is like "Dang, why can't I be as cool as John Mayer. I'm trying so much harder!!!"
😆
@blusismylife Thanks! I checked out the Donny Hathaway version... Awesome Jam.
I'll check out the other one!87
couldn't have said it any better. kudos to you
Letterman had the best Band in late night history led by Paul Shaffer. 2nd place definitely goes to The Max Weinberg 7 from Conans Late Night NBC show.
playing Old Love by Clapton and Cray at 1:57 !!!
David's like "so john is here, cool, I guess."
Paul's like "YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT HE IS!! AND HE'S ALL MINE!."
1:56 sounds just like the intro to I don't trust myself with loving you. So awesome
Brandon Look The song is Old Love. Its a Clapton song that Mayer spanks when he covers it. You can find the audio here somewhere.
Yet more successful and talented than we will ever be.
"How 'bout dat?"
Yeah... how about that Letterman.
How about that?
Awesome! Must be fun playing little songs like this : )
I would of killed to be in the audience to watch this
thanks for putting this together
paul is full of energy!!
"Old Love" by Eric Clapton, Mayer has a great cover on UA-cam.
john mayer kills it!
Now, that's a cool version of Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto" 02:29 ❤ JM
Found full version. It was done 7 yrs ago. I was not aware he did one. ua-cam.com/video/0bx70hCmmdg/v-deo.html.
@@Utube-g3g Wow that's amazing! Thank you for sharing!
If anybody knows where to find the full version of the ghetto here I’ll love you forever. Or really any of these
The guy who runs this Utube keeps deleting my post here’s a full version of John playing the ghetto and a mashup with a Michael Jackson song. ua-cam.com/video/0bx70hCmmdg/v-deo.html
very good. i love it
thanks!!
yeah old love
I checked it and your right. Thanks!
Thanks!
what a humble guy he is
Dave should let Paul and a guest artist play once and a while a whole song so we in TV land can enjoy.
he was playing for real that night.
it's called "no such thing" from the album Room for Squares
he finishes playing "empty arms" at 1:00
I
Letterman - "THERE HE IS, IT'S BALL SHAVER, EVERYBODY!!"
It's an original by Mayer, called "No Such Thing"..
fucking right man thats how we have musicians. stealing licks is part of developing your own guitar persona in my mind.
Haha.. Watch John's face in the background when they're talking about the pear-shaped shaker. He looks like he is confused... lol.
Have you ever noticed just how much Paul Shaffer resembles the Butterball Cenobite from the "Hellraiser" movies???
@stratoblues07 thank you very much !!
THERE HE IS - BALL SHAVER!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS THE BLACK ONE. From way back in the day!
Is he playing a Super Reverb here?
I can only hear the aplause in this video.:P
oh man, I love that he threw old love by clapton in there.
good work thanks for cutting it out
great legato
@voodoochili12 i think he's around 6'3 so it makes his guitars look smaller. i used to always think his strat was smaller too
magic starts at 2:25
2:27
thanks a lot, i'm actually thinkin on getting room for squares tomorrow :). i'm kinda new on JM's tunes.
Damn dude! Somebody was listening to B.B. King before the show.
@MrBearmanification ah, hence the old love he sings when they come back from commercial. nice. thank you for the most insightful reply i've ever gotten on youtube. (seriously) I'm going to watch that other video now, much appreciated.
this all sounded like pure SRV,nice
donny hathaway is amazing
Mmm it looks like his signature strat son with the racing stripe. The acoustic looks like his signature acoustic.
tone of his strat and probably his amp settings...just mess around with your pickup switch and tone settings, and with your amp dials (bass, trebble etc), you'll find a good blues sound!
thanks alot cool riff :)
@stratocasterrelic because it does
@GeorgianPranks yea he was late a second time too. Seemed like he was distracted by what was coming out of John Mayer's amp.
@Cheftee it's actually a song called "Old Love" by Eric Clapton which he's covering. You're right though, it's a very similar feel.
Listen to Mayer's cover of it on youtube, insane stuff.
I agree that it's the end of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Empty Arms" at 0:58. 0:00-0:23 is just John soloing over the usual opening tune Shaffer's band plays as Letterman walks to his desk. I think we covered all the bases here except that last tune, which is really bugging me!
Please drop a reply if you know what it is--it may even be just him noodling around.
Sweet chops :-)
@adamlikescereal It's probably because it's a video about 'John Mayer Jamming with Paul Shaffer Band '
How bout that...WE GET IT DAVE.
@wagstaff11 I only know two versions: the original by Donny Hathaway and the jazz version by George Benson (john mayer play this version at the video)... Love it... Hugs from BraziL!!
@sejtur not a big deal.. he just annunciated the "n" in John. there was no "the"
How bow dah
TONE!!!
Ashton's probably pissed that the show is all about John xD