Another great breakdown! Luke is overlooked by others because he wasn’t in a cool band. Luke is a virtuoso! Love that he lets fans play at sound checks. I have never seen ToTo, but just added them to my bucket list. Thanks for the tab too!
Lukather surprised me. I remember when his instruction video came out. I think it was Star Licks. It kind of bummed me out because he was so good and he wasn't even a metal player. Haha! Great video, man.
Man, I used to watch that Star Licks video all the time. I think I found it on UA-cam not too long ago and it STILL rocks! I remember the playing was excellent, but when he showed his rig and gear and the camera zoomed in on that giant rack I was floored. It looked like a refrigerator of tone - hahaha! : )
First off I wanted to say I really in joy your videos and there content. Your laid back and not over the top or obnoxious you rely on your ability not foolishness. The only thing I would say is your mic seems to pickup a lot of you striking the strings and less of your amp. As fare suggestions lesson I’d like to suggest covering licks from season player and producer Dan Warner. Dan has every bit the resume of Steve Lukather he is also a multi Grammy award winning musician also a Emmy winner which is unusual for a musician. Unfortunately we just lost Dan earlier this month at the age of 49. If you research him I think you’ll see what a great and versatile player he was and it would be a great tribute to legacy.
Lukather is a well rounded player, his style is so deep that l think this lesson deserves a Part 2. He is also well known for his clean funky rhythms and chords. Thank you so much for this lesson, for share your knowledge with us. Keep the good work 👍
Thanks again for another great lesson. Lukes vibrato was ahead of its time. Everyone sounds like that now but when I heard the outro solo for Rosanna the first time I was blown away.
I've seen Lukather a few times-on the Kingdom of Desire tour as a kid in Germany, with Toto at the House of Blues on Sunset in the late 90s, which was amazing. I saw him with Los Lobotomys promoting the "Candyman" album at the Alligator Lounge in Santa Monica. It was a last minute venue change after the Roxbury shut down, so it was way too many people in a teeny tiny dive bar, and they brought their full rig. It was amazing! And lastly, I saw him support Judith Owen at her annual Christmas singalong at the Largo-just her on piano, Steve, and then Lee Sklar on bass. That was the most recent show, but also the most impressive to me, because he wasn't shreddy, He just was such a super impressive tasteful support to the whole sound. Really gorgeous playing! Shockingly, I can find no video of it anywhere. Anyway, I always love your breakdowns! Thank you!
I really enjoy these kind of videos and always learn a lot to expand my guitar vocabulary thanks for your work and effort man ! And this first bend-grab technique i remember dealing with that when I learned the mama I'm coming home from Ozzy, zakk is using this and I was like how the hell is he doing it cause back then there was no UA-cam to look for tutorials and I had to figure it out just by hearing it and it took me a while to come to that Idea and try this kind of technique and it was a big revelation for me when I finally figured it out !
I, for one, love anyone mouthing off about how awesome Steve Lukather is. His career is as insane as his ability, but that's as it should be. And I would have killed to have seen a show from the Kingdom of Desire tour. Lucky you! Great video, thanks.
1:20 Steve Stevens pointed out that Steve Lukather would join Van Halen onstage (when they played LA) and that was a very rare thing: VH generally didn't do that
Truly honest friendly critique. WAYYY too much talking. Get to the lesson faster and you'll see your number of subscribers climb. Great player, great lessons 😊
Well, thanks? Out of hundreds of comments you're one of only two that complained about me talking. I play and I talk. I also like to share my experiences and interest in who I'm discussing and talking about in each lesson. Sorry I'm not a robot. I do everything my way, so if you want less talking watch my Just The Tip videos.
Just wanted to mention that Toto are touring the US again this year, for anyone wanting to catch Luke in action. The dates are up now. Dates are also up for Ringo and His Allstarrs Band, which Luke has been a member of for the last 7 years. That tour starts on the first of next month. I have seen both shows in Australia, don't miss them. And Luke does have a MusicMan signature guitar, the latest I think is the LIII, which receives rave reviews too.
Man, that is a great album. All of those old Toto albums were dynamite. No offense to their more recent releases, but Toto in the '80s & '90s were on fire. : )
An old bandmate of mine described them as "Steely Dan crossed with Def Leppard." Toto had some really fantastic work. Some of their tunes are too poppy for my taste, but when they were on, they were ON. And Luke's playing is ALWAYS good.
I like it all, but a lot of their albums in the '90s were more rock and less pop. Kingdom of Desire was around that time and it totally kicks ass. Lukather's Candyman album from the mid-90's is also VERY good! : )
Heck yeah, he has all kinds of cool jazzy licks like that and he kind of takes those ideas from people like Larry Carlton, where they're basically targeting chords/arpeggios and blend it with bends, slides, and other techniques. It sounds so cool and slippery. : )
Thinking of doing a Theme video on RATT warren demartini licks? There is new uploaded youtube concerts of RATT live 1988-1990 to watch warren demartini licks.
Thanks for covering Luke DB! I’m sure most don’t realize how much we hear his playing everyday in his vast session work (not to mention tether Toto hits). Radio, over store PA’s-wherever popular music is played!
Absolutely! He was basically like the "Tommy Tedesco" in LA during the 1970s-80a. I was looking over his Wikipedia discography and credits - it's unreal. : )
Hey man, great tutorial, great picks of cool and inspiring licks from my all time hero. Your even telling his stuff better than he did on his very old star licks video :) And I share your experiance with the response of liking or even being a fan of Toto. Some people just don't get it. Toto is still in its current setup a great rockin'' band. I saw them on 4 different tours and they nailed it everytime, except from Kimbals performance on the Mindfields tour. Please continue of giving us such cool tutorials!
If you want to hear the greatest unknown solo he's ever done, go listen to the song, "Limelight" on Peter Cetera's solo album. He just rips, without mercy.
Love your channel, David. I’m a guitar teacher and recommend you to many students. Have you considered a Jeff Beck lick lesson for those of us, like yourself, who don’t have a whammy bar on our strat? I’m experimenting with bending to emulate some of his sounds, and would love to hear your take on it. Thank you for the amazing content!
Surprised Luke doesn't put an evolving trove of guitar - related content behind a pay wall and make some serious cash. Don't think the dude has ever had a mailing list.
Damn good lesson!!! Wow man, such great ideas to touch on! Thanks so much for your work David! Lukather IS an underrated legend to the “shred” crowd but he is such a creative genius. 🤘🏻😃
I bought Toto's first album in '78 and I've been a big Lukather fan ever since. I've followed his solo career as well is digging into his studio resume. I saw them Toto most recently on the Toto XIV tour. They were amazing! The musicianship of these guys is remarkable.
I found it randomly on UA-cam and I'd never seen it either. It's a short 2-minute video and it's really just him playing around onstage and there's someone filming. He keeps talking to them as he plays and the person filming doesn't say anything in English. And there are subtitles throughout the video of everything that Luke says as he plays. I edited these clips around the subtitles and just focused on his licks. It didn't have any details in the description and I'm really not sure when/where it was from or the footage was taken. : )
Tabs make everything better
Another great breakdown! Luke is overlooked by others because he wasn’t in a cool band. Luke is a virtuoso! Love that he lets fans play at sound checks. I have never seen ToTo, but just added them to my bucket list. Thanks for the tab too!
He's such a great player and a studio legend.
His tasty licks are on hundreds of songs.
: )
Rock on!
It’s basically Toto playing the Thriller album.
Lukather surprised me. I remember when his instruction video came out. I think it was Star Licks. It kind of bummed me out because he was so good and he wasn't even a metal player. Haha! Great video, man.
Man, I used to watch that Star Licks video all the time.
I think I found it on UA-cam not too long ago and it STILL rocks!
I remember the playing was excellent, but when he showed his rig and gear and the camera zoomed in on that giant rack I was floored.
It looked like a refrigerator of tone - hahaha!
: )
First off I wanted to say I really in joy your videos and there content. Your laid back and not over the top or obnoxious you rely on your ability not foolishness. The only thing I would say is your mic seems to pickup a lot of you striking the strings and less of your amp. As fare suggestions lesson I’d like to suggest covering licks from season player and producer Dan Warner. Dan has every bit the resume of Steve Lukather he is also a multi Grammy award winning musician also a Emmy winner which is unusual for a musician. Unfortunately we just lost Dan earlier this month at the age of 49. If you research him I think you’ll see what a great and versatile player he was and it would be a great tribute to legacy.
Lukather is a well rounded player, his style is so deep that l think this lesson deserves a Part 2. He is also well known for his clean funky rhythms and chords. Thank you so much for this lesson, for share your knowledge with us. Keep the good work 👍
Thank you!
He is a chord monster, so maybe I will hit some Lukather rhythm secrets.
: )
That will be awesome 👍
Be great to see some Luke rhythm parts! many thanks :-)
Yes, a part 2 pleeeeease !
Just a part 2? It will take a lifetime to learn all of his licks and feel! There can only be one.. Luke!
Hey dave how about some mick bolton
Are there something with the tuning i forget,,is it a half sem down?
Ohhh yeah... We need more Luke in our lives!! Thanks man!
Heck yeah and thank you!
Rock on bro!
Thanks again for another great lesson. Lukes vibrato was ahead of its time. Everyone sounds like that now but when I heard the outro solo for Rosanna the first time I was blown away.
I've seen Lukather a few times-on the Kingdom of Desire tour as a kid in Germany, with Toto at the House of Blues on Sunset in the late 90s, which was amazing. I saw him with Los Lobotomys promoting the "Candyman" album at the Alligator Lounge in Santa Monica. It was a last minute venue change after the Roxbury shut down, so it was way too many people in a teeny tiny dive bar, and they brought their full rig. It was amazing! And lastly, I saw him support Judith Owen at her annual Christmas singalong at the Largo-just her on piano, Steve, and then Lee Sklar on bass. That was the most recent show, but also the most impressive to me, because he wasn't shreddy, He just was such a super impressive tasteful support to the whole sound. Really gorgeous playing! Shockingly, I can find no video of it anywhere. Anyway, I always love your breakdowns! Thank you!
Luke licks are always welcome. He's got such a diverse pallet of licks.
He's totally a monster player!
: )
I loved the stuff that he did with Los Lobotomys (especially Candyman). They wrote some killer stuff.
I really enjoy these kind of videos and always learn a lot to expand my guitar vocabulary thanks for your work and effort man ! And this first bend-grab technique i remember dealing with that when I learned the mama I'm coming home from Ozzy, zakk is using this and I was like how the hell is he doing it cause back then there was no UA-cam to look for tutorials and I had to figure it out just by hearing it and it took me a while to come to that Idea and try this kind of technique and it was a big revelation for me when I finally figured it out !
I, for one, love anyone mouthing off about how awesome Steve Lukather is. His career is as insane as his ability, but that's as it should be. And I would have killed to have seen a show from the Kingdom of Desire tour. Lucky you! Great video, thanks.
Thank you so much and for watching this video!
: )
Man those are some choice tasty killer Luke licks. Please consider adding Mike Landau to your 'to do' list.
I am a huge fan of LUKATHER Bro ... He's a rich variety skills
1:20 Steve Stevens pointed out that Steve Lukather would join Van Halen onstage (when they played LA) and that was a very rare thing: VH generally didn't do that
Luke is playing his signature Music Man guitar with four on two pins on the head stock in that clip, not that Strat copy.
Truly honest friendly critique. WAYYY too much talking. Get to the lesson faster and you'll see your number of subscribers climb.
Great player, great lessons 😊
Well, thanks?
Out of hundreds of comments you're one of only two that complained about me talking. I play and I talk. I also like to share my experiences and interest in who I'm discussing and talking about in each lesson. Sorry I'm not a robot.
I do everything my way, so if you want less talking watch my Just The Tip videos.
Luke is a living legend. But that guitar at the beginning... Wow. Instant crush.
Just wanted to mention that Toto are touring the US again this year, for anyone wanting to catch Luke in action. The dates are up now. Dates are also up for Ringo and His Allstarrs Band, which Luke has been a member of for the last 7 years. That tour starts on the first of next month. I have seen both shows in Australia, don't miss them. And Luke does have a MusicMan signature guitar, the latest I think is the LIII, which receives rave reviews too.
I love that jazzy lick - I'm gonna steal that one for sure!
That is a cool one!
He has so many of those cool jazz-flavored ideas.
: )
Isolation album kicks ass....
Man, that is a great album.
All of those old Toto albums were dynamite.
No offense to their more recent releases, but Toto in the '80s & '90s were on fire.
: )
Which fuzz pedal or overdrive do you use for this tutorial?
Thanks, warren demartini has wide hand stretched licks that Jake E lee borrowed to look out for in his live concerts with RATT
An old bandmate of mine described them as "Steely Dan crossed with Def Leppard."
Toto had some really fantastic work. Some of their tunes are too poppy for my taste, but when they were on, they were ON. And Luke's playing is ALWAYS good.
I like it all, but a lot of their albums in the '90s were more rock and less pop.
Kingdom of Desire was around that time and it totally kicks ass.
Lukather's Candyman album from the mid-90's is also VERY good!
: )
Perfect description of their hybrid.
Great video!
Lick # 1: 4:17
Lick # 2: 5:50
Lick # 3: 7:16
Luke is a god and Toto are one of the greatest bands of all time
Awesome! Luke rules. That 2nd lick is sick!
Heck yeah, he has all kinds of cool jazzy licks like that and he kind of takes those ideas from people like Larry Carlton, where they're basically targeting chords/arpeggios and blend it with bends, slides, and other techniques.
It sounds so cool and slippery.
: )
@@LateNightLessons I have the live CD with Carlton and Luke in Japan. Still blows my mind what those two accomplished in that night.
Nice tone what pickups are in that strat?
Thinking of doing a Theme video on RATT warren demartini licks? There is new uploaded youtube concerts of RATT live 1988-1990 to watch warren demartini licks.
I'll add that to the list!
Thanks!
: )
Thank you so much ! Great !
dude how much do you babble wooooooowwwwweeeeee
Too much talk. Get to the licks.
The E9 #11 is used in Harlem Nocturne .
Lukather is a master
Thanks for covering Luke DB! I’m sure most don’t realize how much we hear his playing everyday in his vast session work (not to mention tether Toto hits). Radio, over store PA’s-wherever popular music is played!
Absolutely!
He was basically like the "Tommy Tedesco" in LA during the 1970s-80a.
I was looking over his Wikipedia discography and credits - it's unreal.
: )
Grat👌🏼
Bad ass lesson.
Cool stuff
Impressiv lesson, thanks a lot.
Just found your channel. Good stuff!
Thank you and welcome aboard!
: )
I've watches several of your videos. I really appreciate your calm, inciteful approach to instruction. Well done.
Hey man, great tutorial, great picks of cool and inspiring licks from my all time hero. Your even telling his stuff better than he did on his very old star licks video :) And I share your experiance with the response of liking or even being a fan of Toto. Some people just don't get it. Toto is still in its current setup a great rockin'' band. I saw them on 4 different tours and they nailed it everytime, except from Kimbals performance on the Mindfields tour. Please continue of giving us such cool tutorials!
You talk this Jimi Hendrix bend much harder than it is..... For me so easy and IT is NOT anything DEATH METAL 😠
If you want to hear the greatest unknown solo he's ever done, go listen to the song, "Limelight" on Peter Cetera's solo album.
He just rips, without mercy.
Love your channel, David. I’m a guitar teacher and recommend you to many students. Have you considered a Jeff Beck lick lesson for those of us, like yourself, who don’t have a whammy bar on our strat? I’m experimenting with bending to emulate some of his sounds, and would love to hear your take on it. Thank you for the amazing content!
Stranger in Town !!
Surprised Luke doesn't put an evolving trove of guitar - related content behind a pay wall and make some serious cash. Don't think the dude has ever had a mailing list.
Damn good lesson!!! Wow man, such great ideas to touch on! Thanks so much for your work David! Lukather IS an underrated legend to the “shred” crowd but he is such a creative genius. 🤘🏻😃
I bought Toto's first album in '78 and I've been a big Lukather fan ever since. I've followed his solo career as well is digging into his studio resume. I saw them Toto most recently on the Toto XIV tour. They were amazing! The musicianship of these guys is remarkable.
These licks are great, fun to play them...Thx
I dig 'em too!
: )
Thanks and rock on!
Lukather is simply a great musician !! His work with ToTo was amazing !! Great video !!
The KOD tour was special. Luke was in prime form vocally at that time.
Dave, where are those Luke video clips from??? I've never seen those and I've seen a lot.
I found it randomly on UA-cam and I'd never seen it either.
It's a short 2-minute video and it's really just him playing around onstage and there's someone filming. He keeps talking to them as he plays and the person filming doesn't say anything in English. And there are subtitles throughout the video of everything that Luke says as he plays. I edited these clips around the subtitles and just focused on his licks.
It didn't have any details in the description and I'm really not sure when/where it was from or the footage was taken.
: )
@@LateNightLessons I'm a big fan of his and Toto. That looks like late 90s early 2000s. Thanks David.
How about a John Sykes video?
Heck yeah - I already have him on "the list" and there should be something Sykes-related coming soon!
: )
\m/ ROCK ON \m/
Maybe later than 2007?? That Luke does not look to have EMG's in it.
It's very possible.
I wish that video would've had more details about the footage.
Oh well - but thank you for watching and for this comment too!
: )
It has a Fernandes sustainer in the neck and EMGs in the other positions. I think it's even earlier than 2007.
@@niklas5396 I think I found a pic of that particular guitar. The pic confirms your statement. 👍
Great lesson! Great ear! Great playing! Thank you 🙏.
You didn't do the xmas lick at the end
LOL
Whoops!
: )
Lukather is a freak of nature! Just amazing
Heck yeah, I love Steve!
: )
His work with Toto and the solo material (not to mention those endless sessions) is outstanding!
Take care and ROCK ON!
Love it!
Another great leson. thank you
Thank you so much!
Lukather is a badass
Absolutely!
He's such a legendary badass!
: )
\m/ ROCK ON \m/
Yeah...luke!...you rock man!
Thank you!
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Rock on man!
That was another boring from you 😠
Would love to see more Lukather licks vids from you! This is the best one on UA-cam.