for the people here that don't understand.. breaking a string on a guitar with that type of setup takes the entire tuning out of whack, for all strings.. for him to take a slide and just play a totally de-tuned guitar purely by ear and instinct ... it's just pure genius
Me and my buddy actually got a pretty good laugh outta that, he was like wtf is this? His signature guitars jack in on the side, so he can loop the cable around the strap knob (if he steps on the cord it won't unplug, tho he didn't bother looping it in this clip cuz time was of the essence lol). The input is actually recessed into the body to hide it & it's angled down for the strap-loop trick. Strats usually jack in the front, lots of thin-body electrics use that feature as well, more meat near the middle of the body for electronics. Cheers!
He wasn't fumbling for the socket, he was putting his in-ear receiver that was on his other strap in his pocket and plugging in all at the same time...!!!
What really impresses me is the quick thinking. When a string breaks, not only you have one less string to play, but the whole instrument gets thrown out of tune. The moment the break happens, he immediately grabs back the slide so he can continue playing by ear without minding the frets.
I had the opportunity to take classes from Guthrie this week at John Petrucci's Guitar Universe. I hadn't heard of him before this week, and in the first class I took with him, I was absolutely blown away. His depth and breadth of knowledge is astounding, not to mention his technical chops. He can probably mimic the guitar playing of every somewhat major guitarist of the last 60 years or so. Not only that, he's very funny, charming, and an extremely good teacher. I am a huge fan, now.
This performance brought tears of joy to my eyes,guthrie is phenomenal and im so happy to see him getting recognition beyond the guitar nerd/shred scene.
And in the HARDEST PLACE to break a string - a timed solo where he has to come back in after being disengaged from the song by surprise and figure out where he is, meeting up with the orchestra. Doesn't matter how pro you are, breaking a string is always surprising and is uncommon enough to be virtually impossible to get used to. As a guitarist who has been playing professionally since I was 10, that shit gave me a bit of a palpitation. I would have been freaking out inside. The professional trick is to not show it.
I love the fact that after the string breaks and guthrie changes the guitar, the song goes from a mysterious pink floydish kind of sound to a hopeful place. It's as if the song is telling guthrie and the audience "everything is gonna be alright". It fits perfectly with the situation 4:45
When you break a string and your first reactions are: - Saving the lines (I bet some people didn't even notice it. Maybe some in the orchestra behind him even didn't because they couldn't see it), - Look at the composer and saying something like "I got this, don't worry, I won't let this ruin your beautiful piece", you then know he's a pro and humble as can be. Also; Guthrie's other videos and interviews. I often think Govan Guthrie doesn't even know how good he actually is. Zimmer & Guthrie, WHAT an amazing collaboration!
Anyone keep coming back here on a regular basis like I do? Just yesterday I heard Guthrie play this live but they switched it up a bit (for worse imho) - this version is just untouchable.. so much nuanse, so melodic. Grabs me by the heart each and every single time. The broken string only adds to the whole experience.
Most of today's greatest guitarists would agree on Guthrie being absolutely incomparable... there is probably no other guitar player who is so far ahead of everyone else he is just so consistent on whatever he does and he can play basically everything you could imagine. He's one of a kind and maybe even the greatest ever... there I said it.
The most briliant guitarist of all time! It's sad people don't realize what they missed! His ability to jump from one phrase to another to another, to another is unheard of!
oh my god, thank god for guthrie existing... He is just freaking amazing, what an incredible into with so much feeling, thank you for doing what you do Guthrie, and for gifting us with your music
How amazing it is to see that even the best shows can suffer from simple unpredictable things such as a broken string but the professionalism is actually how cool it gets handled.
I was working on something on my other monitor while listening to this. Didn't even notice he broke a string until I read the comments after the song ended. Amazing lol.
Rest in Peace Pete Haycock.... I remember listening to this song when I was 14 years old in 2003 in Malaysia on a trip and it wasn't until 2008 when I saw a Jeremy Clarkson video when this song stuck me again. I dug through, watched Thelma and Louise (loved it), went through the credits and got to know about the song. I love the song to bits and it's a shame I didn't get to watch Pete play live.
You can tell Hans loved what he did right after the string break. Amazing performance, love Hans Zimmer, Guthrie and the amazing band behind all of this
Still blows my mind how he pulled this off. Love the way he looks at Hans & just gives him the nod like "I'm good! no worries" & he's just like word, imma hop on the piano then.
I cried during Gutherie's performance of this song. i went through a wave of emotions during this concert. Its very different, overwhelming experience watching this music live. I recommend everyone to go watch it if they can.❤
Love the fact how Guthrie respects Hans so much he looked at him before using the slider, got the approval and went on to use it like a total pro! Huge respect for this man
I saw Guthrie Govan with his band The Aristocrats play live two days ago... I am still smiling. What a great display of musicianship, virtuosity, humor and joy on stage. All at once. Please, check his trio band together with Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann.
Unbelievable - amazing music of Hans Zimmer for an epic movie, Guthrie really adds the icing on the cake! Hard to believe the movie was shot 30 years ago (June 1990 for 12 weeks)...
The awesome things we see is that he was in the zone before the break, then the problem solving of going back to the slide, but the shift of the guitar tremolo because of the changed tension caused the relative pitch between the remaining strings to be off, so he couldn't count on string to string (home base). I'm sure his adrenalin was in overdrive when he switched guitars. He immediately locked back in to the zone and finished flawlessly. One of a kind mastery.
Oh God, I love the internet. Somehow, I’ve never heard Guthrie Govan play until now. That, thankfully, has been rectified. His phrasing is simply unreal.
Michael Ciancetta I know. It was a friend of Hans back in the day. Peter I think? I didn’t mean the main melody which GG did not write. I meant the improvising afterwards.
@@stratosaurusrex3399 yeah that's true.. govan as technically virtuoso as he is never came up with anything creatively interesting in my opinion.. far from being one of the best :)
Keep coming back to this. As a guitarist myself, I can say with confidence that Guthrie gave a masterclass in exactly what to do if you find yourself in a situation on stage with a broken string and the spot light completely on you for a big moment. Step 1:string breaks Step 2:alert anyone who can help to the situation and carry on playing as best you can on the remaining 5 strings. Step 3: wait for the right moment to dive out of a note to volume down Step 4: switch instruments Step:5 shadow the melody to check the tuning is correct Step 6: embrace the hiccup and make it look like it was just all part of the show. Such professionalism from this man!
I have never seen someone using a floating bridge break a string and have the ability to continue the song, let alone so flawlessly. What an incredible judgement call to grab the slide and keep going!!!
I love watching and hearing Guthrie and was so sad that he wasn't in Brussels this week for Hans Zimmer Live because he apparently had to switch to another tour for the month of June... but still got to see him earlier this year so that made up for it
There is nothing Guthrie can't play on the guitar. I've never seen another player as free as Guthrie. Beautiful feeling. He can pull out Floyd and any other tone he wants whenever he wants. Unbelievable player.
biggest respect to him! To play with a broken string on a floating tremolo guitar is a masterpiece. I couldn‘t do that, I had it once during a show but stopped playing and quickly changed the guitar nice job!
Every time is see this it gets better. Notice the 1st lick he plays on the replacement guitar is exactly the same as what the banjo plays. Never lost his place.
what a soothing music..love guthrie govan the way he played...look Hans behind him floating on the cosmic ocean of music...how much he enjoying his own creation we can all see it...respect from heart
Sick combination of Hans & Guthrie.. But man you're killing it yourself ... I am Addicted to your album Flux! Had to comment you just to say thank you very much sir for quality music.. Hope you keep producing!
@@timidboy02 I saw an interview in which he was clearly gutted it happened. He was nervous about doing the same big bends in subsequent performances. Not for himself, but in case he ruined performances for Zimmer. Zimmer told him not to worry, and keep doing it - and it will fade into the distance.
for the people here that don't understand.. breaking a string on a guitar with that type of setup takes the entire tuning out of whack, for all strings.. for him to take a slide and just play a totally de-tuned guitar purely by ear and instinct ... it's just pure genius
The second guitar is also tuned.
Wooooow really
Tears to the guitar tech. Great job.
As said, breaking a string with a floyd rose, you lose all tuning.
Yeap. You are right because floyd detuned it. And it also without locked nut. So lost tune a little bit.
Took him longer to find the jack on the new guitar than to find notes to play on the damn thing, what a legend.
What a genius comment lol!
Me and my buddy actually got a pretty good laugh outta that, he was like wtf is this? His signature guitars jack in on the side, so he can loop the cable around the strap knob (if he steps on the cord it won't unplug, tho he didn't bother looping it in this clip cuz time was of the essence lol). The input is actually recessed into the body to hide it & it's angled down for the strap-loop trick. Strats usually jack in the front, lots of thin-body electrics use that feature as well, more meat near the middle of the body for electronics. Cheers!
He wasn't fumbling for the socket, he was putting his in-ear receiver that was on his other strap in his pocket and plugging in all at the same time...!!!
@@switchmuso Nope
What really impresses me is the quick thinking. When a string breaks, not only you have one less string to play, but the whole instrument gets thrown out of tune. The moment the break happens, he immediately grabs back the slide so he can continue playing by ear without minding the frets.
I had the opportunity to take classes from Guthrie this week at John Petrucci's Guitar Universe. I hadn't heard of him before this week, and in the first class I took with him, I was absolutely blown away. His depth and breadth of knowledge is astounding, not to mention his technical chops. He can probably mimic the guitar playing of every somewhat major guitarist of the last 60 years or so. Not only that, he's very funny, charming, and an extremely good teacher. I am a huge fan, now.
I've been to the first camp, how was the second one?
Theres actually a video of him doing this very thing.
Check out his books, he's just like than in them too
I had him as a teacher for 3yrs. I have never seen a better guitarist, or a nicer guy
@Marcelo Urbina I was taught by him in Brighton face to face
One of those rare guitar player who can make a guitar cry. Guthrie, you're a legend along with Shwan Lane and Jason Becker.
And people
This performance brought tears of joy to my eyes,guthrie is phenomenal and im so happy to see him getting recognition beyond the guitar nerd/shred scene.
^ this.
He really is phenomenal and is capable of doing so many things.
Same
same
Handled like a total pro Guthrie! Grace under pressure!
^^ Whoa. Pretty high praise from another phenomenal player. ^^
Great to see a master commenting on another master ! :D
Someone has the tab pls ??
Wow it's Brett Garsed!!! The smoothest chromatic legato techniques man.
Wow! What a recovery from a broken string! he did it like a boss!
Right? My heart skipped a fucking beat when I saw it happen, what a professional.
Guthrie my jesus
:))))
He over reacted I think.
And in the HARDEST PLACE to break a string - a timed solo where he has to come back in after being disengaged from the song by surprise and figure out where he is, meeting up with the orchestra. Doesn't matter how pro you are, breaking a string is always surprising and is uncommon enough to be virtually impossible to get used to.
As a guitarist who has been playing professionally since I was 10, that shit gave me a bit of a palpitation. I would have been freaking out inside. The professional trick is to not show it.
I love the fact that after the string breaks and guthrie changes the guitar, the song goes from a mysterious pink floydish kind of sound to a hopeful place. It's as if the song is telling guthrie and the audience "everything is gonna be alright". It fits perfectly with the situation 4:45
That's a really nice way to look at it.
It was that bend that changed the theme.
Well put!
6:21 I like how Hans turns around like "holy shit that was sweet"
I hope that's what it was and not a, "please stop overplaying" look.
Naaah, I think it was more a “the song is about to end” look
i think he wanted to say to guthrie that the song was about to end
I like how he went for the slide straight away, knowing that would be his saviour for any tuning problems the break may of caused.
Haha exactly my thoughts man. Sign of a proper musician haha. His thinking was "I can find the notes somehow with the slide"
ok if you get past the coughing... one of the most legendary perfect ensemble performances of all time 😭😭😭
That annoying coughing... it better be Mr Zimmer himself
The string wouldn't have broken if Hans let Guthrie wear his lucky Pacman shirt...
HAHAAH
what song is this ? ua-cam.com/video/qDYybsUuvJ0/v-deo.html
True
Or the Mona Lisa one
or the lorax one
When you break a string and your first reactions are:
- Saving the lines (I bet some people didn't even notice it. Maybe some in the orchestra behind him even didn't because they couldn't see it),
- Look at the composer and saying something like "I got this, don't worry, I won't let this ruin your beautiful piece",
you then know he's a pro and humble as can be. Also; Guthrie's other videos and interviews.
I often think Govan Guthrie doesn't even know how good he actually is. Zimmer & Guthrie, WHAT an amazing collaboration!
Says everything that most of his colleagues applauded him at the end. They knew what a magnificent save it was.
I really thinks he doesnt know how good he is, I bet that in his mind he is someone who just likes playing guitar
@@BrunoGarciaMusic I'm pretty sure that's part of what makes him so amazing. He plays what he enjoys, regardless of how hard or easy it is.
God, he's absolutely phenomenal!
Anyone keep coming back here on a regular basis like I do? Just yesterday I heard Guthrie play this live but they switched it up a bit (for worse imho) - this version is just untouchable.. so much nuanse, so melodic. Grabs me by the heart each and every single time. The broken string only adds to the whole experience.
me!
In one of my playlists, for favourite guitar performances.
And me
Still coming back...2020
mark datvolta I hear ya
THIS SONG AND THELMA AND LOUISE WENT SOOOOOO WELL TOGETHER!!!
Most of today's greatest guitarists would agree on Guthrie being absolutely incomparable... there is probably no other guitar player who is so far ahead of everyone else he is just so consistent on whatever he does and he can play basically everything you could imagine. He's one of a kind and maybe even the greatest ever... there I said it.
I've just found out this was the first time they performed this piece. Watch here: ua-cam.com/video/3p3JSYTBYgg/v-deo.html
@@joebryant8500 crazy!
@@joebryant8500 So no pressure right, just beyond brilliance
Pfff:) he can't play like Mancuso for sure:)))...what are you talking about man?
@@davidderoux7552 it's alright, everyone has their taste & opinion and mancuso is a one of a kind player with no doubt! 🔥
I got to watch Hans Zimmer last night and balled my eyes listening to Guthrie play. You can hear his soul when he plays, absolutely incredible
That guitar brings tears to my eyes with respect to the movie scenes. An outstanding movie for all the actors
😢😢
Guthrie doesn't really need strings to play. He only has strings on his guitar to make the rest of us feel better about our inadequate playing. :)
THAT FEEL! - a technique you can never teach
That small little riff after he changes his guitar is wonderful.
The most briliant guitarist of all time! It's sad people don't realize what they missed! His ability to jump from one phrase to another to another, to another is unheard of!
If you don't experience goosebumps from this you may aswell be dead..it leaves me in awe of these artists ❤❤
This music set the tone for Thelma &Louise. It's a timeless classic.
Because of this things I love play the guitar! What a placer to see your guitar hero (Guthrie Govan) playing with another hero Hans Zimmer!
Guthrie govan
oh my god, thank god for guthrie existing... He is just freaking amazing, what an incredible into with so much feeling, thank you for doing what you do Guthrie, and for gifting us with your music
How amazing it is to see that even the best shows can suffer from simple unpredictable things such as a broken string but the professionalism is actually how cool it gets handled.
He started playing guitar aged 3 , say no more what a legend , astounding
First time seeing Guthrie wearing a Shirt. Still Versatility at its best.
I was working on something on my other monitor while listening to this. Didn't even notice he broke a string until I read the comments after the song ended. Amazing lol.
Love how Guthrie respects this band and wears a button up shirt instead of his usual casual t-shirts... not every popular musician does this...
i still cry when I hear this in Thelma and Louise - the soundrack is amazingly moving - it reaches the soul ferociously - god bless you Hans Zimmer !
Makes me cry
I keep coming back to this. 💛
Wow super Music,Thank you.
3-52 - It Happens with all!! But nothing can stop the music!
Como não se emocionar ouvindo esse tema executado pelo mestre?
Rest in Peace Pete Haycock.... I remember listening to this song when I was 14 years old in 2003 in Malaysia on a trip and it wasn't until 2008 when I saw a Jeremy Clarkson video when this song stuck me again. I dug through, watched Thelma and Louise (loved it), went through the credits and got to know about the song. I love the song to bits and it's a shame I didn't get to watch Pete play live.
There was a reference to Guthrie's solo here in the anime Bocchi the Rock. I couldn't believe it when it came up on the episode!
Makes me cry
Me too😢😢😢😢😢😢
Makes me cry but i don't know😢
You can tell Hans loved what he did right after the string break. Amazing performance, love Hans Zimmer, Guthrie and the amazing band behind all of this
Even the string couldn't handle such melody❤️
best guitar player in the world....
Brings a tear to the eye!! Beautiful!! TY GUTHRIE, TY HANS!!
this video should have millions likes
Still blows my mind how he pulled this off. Love the way he looks at Hans & just gives him the nod like "I'm good! no worries" & he's just like word, imma hop on the piano then.
This had me in tears.
😢😔nice song
I cried during Gutherie's performance of this song. i went through a wave of emotions during this concert. Its very different, overwhelming experience watching this music live. I recommend everyone to go watch it if they can.❤
He allways have a perfect solution for any trouble on his guitar. Awesome..
3:50 So this is where Bocchi the Rock got their inspiration from.
What I love about Guthrie is his ability to convey emotions, with pure brilliance.
When ever guitar string broke while legends play, it can never be a disaster, its always a memories and fancy moves.
La più bella musica moderna di tutti i tempi il maestro Hans Zimmer uno dei grandi ❤
One of the greatest solo i ever heared, so moving and full of Soul
Great! Really nice to see Guthrie with the great Hans Zimmer.
Freeken amazing, the best guitarist in the world man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the fact how Guthrie respects Hans so much he looked at him before using the slider, got the approval and went on to use it like a total pro! Huge respect for this man
No he informed him about the string
Stunning! Feels like his heart is ACTUALLY playing
Question what song is he playing?
I really like the part on 3:40
Iv been trying to find what song he's playing
The Song Is "Thunderbird" From The Movie Thelma & Louise
3:52 Bocchi moment
Minus the stage dive.
What does that mean?😂 sounds like an Italian saying?
Its from an anime called Bocchi the Rock. Bocchi breaks her string onstage too. @@markredford84
Truly a guitarhero moment 3:50
I saw Guthrie Govan with his band The Aristocrats play live two days ago... I am still smiling. What a great display of musicianship, virtuosity, humor and joy on stage. All at once. Please, check his trio band together with Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann.
Yes, each member of the band is amazing and they are amazing as a band. Saw them live too 😎
ua-cam.com/video/kpuXA2D3cGY/v-deo.html
I think this is their best song!
Saw them three times. Really love them
WONDERFUL PLAYER GUITAR! UNBELIEVABLE GUITARIST!
Two geniuses on one stage. Thank you so much for this video.
A nod to the late, great, slide master (and co-composer of this piece): Mr. Pete Haycock! Miss you, Pete!!
Pete's original version appeared in the film 'Thelma & Louise'. Here's Pete's Live version, the original. ua-cam.com/video/cgn3x7P7kN0/v-deo.html
3:52 hey look it's the Bocchi thing
Amazing improvisation
So sweet now he can make his guitar talk like that, a sweet sound!
I like the lighting, it makes it seem that a spiritual being came onto the earth and can only speak in musical notation.
What a piece..blues guitar..at it's best...outstanding
Unbelievable - amazing music of Hans Zimmer for an epic movie, Guthrie really adds the icing on the cake! Hard to believe the movie was shot 30 years ago (June 1990 for 12 weeks)...
GG is one of those rare individuals whose skills just gives you all the inspiration in any walk of life. A master indeed.
The awesome things we see is that he was in the zone before the break, then the problem solving of going back to the slide, but the shift of the guitar tremolo because of the changed tension caused the relative pitch between the remaining strings to be off, so he couldn't count on string to string (home base). I'm sure his adrenalin was in overdrive when he switched guitars. He immediately locked back in to the zone and finished flawlessly. One of a kind mastery.
Such an amazingly gifted, and most important, humble person and musician.
Un maestro di musica ed un.mucicista d'eccezione
Oh God, I love the internet. Somehow, I’ve never heard Guthrie Govan play until now. That, thankfully, has been rectified.
His phrasing is simply unreal.
Best alive. He is the world’s finest in a class of his own.
@@stratosaurusrex3399 he didn't write this dude... phjrasing is someone else's
Michael Ciancetta I know. It was a friend of Hans back in the day. Peter I think? I didn’t mean the main melody which GG did not write. I meant the improvising afterwards.
@@stratosaurusrex3399 yeah that's true.. govan as technically virtuoso as he is never came up with anything creatively interesting in my opinion.. far from being one of the best :)
Michael Ciancetta of course. Music is subjective. No hard feelings.
Wow... I bow down to the Jedi Master of Guitar!!! :D
Keep coming back to this. As a guitarist myself, I can say with confidence that Guthrie gave a masterclass in exactly what to do if you find yourself in a situation on stage with a broken string and the spot light completely on you for a big moment.
Step 1:string breaks
Step 2:alert anyone who can help to the situation and carry on playing as best you can on the remaining 5 strings.
Step 3: wait for the right moment to dive out of a note to volume down
Step 4: switch instruments
Step:5 shadow the melody to check the tuning is correct
Step 6: embrace the hiccup and make it look like it was just all part of the show.
Such professionalism from this man!
I watch this video approximately 4-6 times each week
These notes take me to another place ...... that trans=sends this daily being to a higher state of mind and awareness ...... Blessed BE!
This really takes me back. Love this.
I have never seen someone using a floating bridge break a string and have the ability to continue the song, let alone so flawlessly. What an incredible judgement call to grab the slide and keep going!!!
I must have watched this every week for years now! Perfection
I love watching and hearing Guthrie and was so sad that he wasn't in Brussels this week for Hans Zimmer Live because he apparently had to switch to another tour for the month of June... but still got to see him earlier this year so that made up for it
Hans is such a great artist.
my favorite guitarist - guthrie govan - wonderful personality and such a professional..
There is nothing Guthrie can't play on the guitar. I've never seen another player as free as Guthrie. Beautiful feeling. He can pull out Floyd and any other tone he wants whenever he wants. Unbelievable player.
biggest respect to him! To play with a broken string on a floating tremolo guitar is a masterpiece. I couldn‘t do that, I had it once during a show but stopped playing and quickly changed the guitar nice job!
For a moment I thought the respect was for Zimmer because it went on as if nothing had happened. Beautiful character!
Every time is see this it gets better. Notice the 1st lick he plays on the replacement guitar is exactly the same as what the banjo plays. Never lost his place.
I just noticed that... truly amazing
Instant tears...
Yeah
Amazing!!! Thanks Guthrie
what a soothing music..love guthrie govan the way he played...look Hans behind him floating on the cosmic ocean of music...how much he enjoying his own creation we can all see it...respect from heart
One of the best. Mind blowing how Zimmer can write this and have blade runner in his head also. And interstellar. Like how?
Bocchi the rock brought me here
3:51 I love it!
Goosebumps....I literally had goosebumps at the end
His slide technic blow my mind..
Maaaan. So good
Sick combination of Hans & Guthrie..
But man you're killing it yourself ... I am Addicted to your album Flux!
Had to comment you just to say thank you very much sir for quality music.. Hope you keep producing!
I just saw this comment, wow thanks! :) That's really nice, and most definitely working on album 2 :D
Perhaps the best contemporary guitarist. Such an inspiration!
Nah, Matteo is better.
He recovers from it with such smoothness it almost seems planned
Makes me wonder if it was actually scripted lol
@@timidboy02 I saw an interview in which he was clearly gutted it happened. He was nervous about doing the same big bends in subsequent performances. Not for himself, but in case he ruined performances for Zimmer. Zimmer told him not to worry, and keep doing it - and it will fade into the distance.
What a guitarist. Incredible
after the guitar switch it was "chills" all the way till the end !!
W A H N S I N N!!! GREAT...wasn´t played in Mannheim. Many thanks for uploading here. WE NEED A DVD!!!