Music Professor Reacts to Neo Soul Guitarists | What They're Doing and Not Doing
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I would like to start by dedicating this video to Master Teacher and UA-cam content creator Michael Palmisano who has inspired me to push forward with my dream. I regard him as an excellent educator, which is a rating a give to very few teachers. Please Check out his channel.
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Seeing as I am a music professor and I like to react to things ;-) I thought I would do a "Music Professor Reacts to Neo Soul Guitarists | What They Doing and Not Doing. This video is about some neo soul guitarists and see if they are any good. JulestheWulf, Kazuki Isogai, and Achmed Satria. These 3 guitarists are AMAZING. It's just that simple. The use a plethora of different and expressive techniques. It was inspiring and exciting to dissect what it was they were doing. I think I actually got better for having done it! There are some great neo soul licks in here.
I cover one of the more obvious distinctions between neo soul and gospel guitar. This is one big r&b neo soul guitar lesson and I hope ye enjoy it!
#neosoulguitar #neosoulguitarlesson #reactsvideo #musicprofessorreacts
There you go!!
Thanks, Maestro! So does this mean you're singin' on your next one, too? lol ;-)
You're so Awesome! Thank you for another Great Video!💕 Time to go practice 😭
Such high praise coming from a musician who I highly respect (and have been so inspired by). "Practice?" What's DAT?! lol ;-) Thanks again MWL
Hi Helen you have a brilliant channel too. Keep it up. Supporting u all the way.
You're a criminally underrated reactor! I love how efficiently you go through the videos with actual information content - I'm learning from watching and it makes your "WOW" moments feel so much more earned. Keep it up!
This is fantastic feedback! You can help by simply forwarding my videos! I did a great one on Polyphia recently that you might enjoy. I hope to do Kendrick Lamar next🔥 Please subscribe it would be great to have you as part of his community!
This was my first time seeing anything from you and I gotta say, you got me. I was expecting an old-head-shaking-fist-at-cloud "Kids these days don't know-" type video, and was pleasantly surprised by the inciteful and enthusiastic breakdowns. Great vid, now I'm curious to check out the Ben Lacy interview. Already earned a sub from me
Jad! I think I would be the furthest thing from an old head lol! I think there’s a lot of videos that I’ve made that you would really enjoy! You might enjoy the Kendrick Lamar one…? Any rate I really appreciate your support and if you share these videos you further support this channel! Thank you so much once again! Your compliment means the world to me
just stumbled upon this video and man, you are truly doing the world a service! I'm a bass player of about 10 years but looking into the world of guitar - Neo Soul is my vibe and having someone break down this style of playing in detail is invaluable. Keep doing what you're doing brother!
Well this is fantastic! I put so much work into this video as well, because I knew since the style was such a staple in so many peoples listening diet I wanted to make sure that I did the kind of work that would stand the test of time. I hope you subscribe to my channel and please help spread the word of my channel as it’s been so slow going to be great have a helping hand.
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Forgot to mention that I suscribed! I'm yet to actually even buy a guitar (I'm heavily leaning toward electric over acoustic) so your channel is now in my pool of learning resources. You have a great manner of delivery and nice clear presentation style which really resonates with me and presumably others too!
I think it’s great! You have young kids that are getting into some pretty harmonically rich content! Everyone bitching about it would you rather them be into Grunge or nickleback 🤣 to each is their own but I think it’s really neat some of the stuff they are coming up with!
Kane!! Thank you for your feedback! And also I really appreciate you watching the video! It was a lot of hard work to put that together. You make some good points there! I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell as I wouldn’t want you to miss anything upcoming. All the very best…
Grunge is great
Honestly learning stuff like neo soul and jazz harmony and math rock Harmony has helped my creativity (and my general understanding of music) quite a lot. Reason being is simply knowing these chords and how they work helps you stand out from other people. General music theory, she'll voicings, extended chords, inversions, implied chords, etc.
Yeah this is better than 95% of modern radio music so...
The fuck is the problem with grunge huh?
Brilliant video, I'm a beginner and this is way past my level of playing but I still learned a few things, thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
I loved Achmad’s b9 honestly, it’s very interesting harmonically. But you already acknowledge that it could be seen as a tension and resolution :).
Isn’t it so cool how people can look at the same proverbial picture and see different things? Yeah I think that Ahmed‘s note was simply endemic of the key that was upcoming. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch this and definitely check out my latest Polyphia breakdown! Please subscribe it would be great to have someone like yourself in the community…
Funny that you mention Neosoul being emo. Math rock/emo is like Neosoul without passing chords and modern Neosoul sounds like mathrock with pentatonics and double stops and without tapping
...and yet there's even Neo Soul WITH tapping.... it's an unstoppable force! lol Thanks for watching !
Woow what an intro. Great stuff. Second after Helen yeahh
Thanks so much!!!! This vid was nearly the death of me! I can't tell you how much I appreciate you watching it!!!! PS I aspire to be able to connect as well as Helen does. She's one of my biggest inspirations tbh LK (not LK) ;-)
Whew! total neophyte here as a guitarist... former vocalist and long time jazz/r&b/soul head (yeah I'm old) and I'm loving how you're breaking stuff down here. Nice learning for me! You definitely got my sub! I'm going to school with you!
Wow, thanks! This is like such a great compliment… You don't even know! Thank you so much!
I'm generally a fan of neo-soul guitar so I have few complaints. On the other hand guys like Curtis Mayfield and Hendrix were basically creating much of the vocabulary for it decades ago. That's not to say that there haven't been some great guitarists recently who have been doing interesting and innovative things with double stops and chordal lead style. There are some really talented new guitarists out there! However, I saw a guy basically playing a solo guitar version of Axis Bold As Love and doing a fine job of it though when I later spoke with him he denied it was Axis or even knowing the song! Who knows, maybe he didn't. Wasn't gonna argue about it. He certainly had lots of those Hendrix licks down in a way that he could riff off of them on demand which was impressive.
Thank you so much for Your input! It’s really nice to have observant musicians make comments! Thank you very much for your support I sincerely appreciate it!
Song: Electric Ladyland doesn’t get any better 1969
Love this video & your take on the style, really appreciate your time & explanation Professor Pádraig!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that and I’m going to be doing a lot more of these sort of videos! The next video for “professor react, “is going to be Polyphia!
Hands down the best explanation to this style of guitar, and one of my favorite Neo Soul improv videos.
Steoddy!! Thank you so much for those very kind words! I worked really hard on this video. I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell just in case there any other videos that might peak your interest!
I just discovered this video. I love it! I'm sure you did work very hard. I appreciate the "slowed" down view of some of these licks as it allows me to follow without giving up. I dig the neo soul stuff I've heard and would like to maybe add some of this style to mine. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed this video! I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell so you don't miss anything upcoming!
Hey, Mr. White! You are really good playing neo soul goodman!
“Mr. White?”
@@streetwiseguitar5113 ya, Mr. White from breaking bad
I already watch this video several times , is dope , I hope more videos like this!!!!!!!
Good job teacher!
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Tell me what kind of video you would like to see in this vein. I really enjoyed making it… And it’s got a shit ton of use so I must’ve done something right lol. I also got some hate for it to, but F, those people.😝
I would love for you to do tabs on your instructions, this would help beginner guitarists understand better of what you are explaining! Thank you so much! I would greatly appreciate it!
Noted!
Yo this dude is amazing how have I not seen his videoed before? I be diggin son ahhah super informative like really!
Hey Marc! Thank you so much! Please forward this video if you think that it’s something that you really believe it! Also, please subscribe to the channel is, it would be great to have somebody like yourself part of this community.
Great video
We play chords rockers never heard of😊
@7:43 i suddenly got the Aladdin magic carpet ride song playing in My head at that change from Csus to the Bb
… There is no cure!
Jeez...this was amazing...glad I clicked on it...but yes, Neo-soul has been around for years 👊🏾🎸🔥🖤
Jaye! Great to have your input! Please subscribe it would be great to have you on board as well. Check out many of the other videos… High level of learning material here!
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That thing at the beginning was insane dude ! Release it
Thank you so much! It was just something I quickly came up with… I think you’ll have to go with a larger song now wouldn’t it? Anyways thank you so much for watching I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell. There’s going to be a new video with Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales coming out very soon! Also, if you like hip-hop/Kendrick Lamar… I did a very very good breakdown of, “united in grief.” Just look at my video cachet and you’ll find them all! Thanks again for your support
Great job on this video, man! Glad to see it finally out there!
I feel like I just gave birth through my man bits, too!
This is a really good breakdown. I’ve been enjoying Neo Soul since I started playing during COVID. It’s typically the backing track style I go to when noodling and there is a ton of fun and insightful info in this video. Thank you!!
Thanks Rob I really appreciate that!!! Glad you’re learning! It’s pretty awesome to know that I can reach so many people… I hope to have a course out someday!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 keep up the great work! I’d love to take a course from you one of these days!
@@Rob_Lee You will definitely know when one is finished and up and ready to go! Thanks once again for your support!
Thankful to have found your channel 👍🎸great content and humor too! Best to you man!!
Thanks so much! Really happy you’re enjoying the videos… I should be back to making them starting July 10! I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss the upcoming madness🤪
all I hear is Major Minor 7th everywhere sounds jazz blues but for me it is on the feel and mood when you play a song just have fun nice video prof keep it up
Jorge! Thank you for your support by watching the video! I also appreciate your input too. If you want to see a really cool breakdown, check the one I did on Kendrick Lamar! Also I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything upcoming
Greetings! I made it to the end...well done!
Awesome! Thank you! Hope you were able to take some of these concepts and use them yourself!?
Very, very informative. I'm hearing this from old soul/R&B through Hendrix to Chris Buck now.
Hey Paul! Thank you so much… I hope you subscribe to my channel it would be great to have you along. What is brewing right now which will hopefully be out early next week is an in-depth look at what is going on with the Polyphia song, “playing God“. It’s not going to be a guitar tutorial but hey, “how to listen or what to listen for“… Anyways hope to see you there! Thank you for your support again
Worth subbing for two reasons, the content ... Plus the accent.
Thank you so much! I work very hard on my channel! Stay tuned because there’s some great stuff upcoming
This was really good! More please! Great videos
Hey there Pan! So glad you enjoyed this! If you look at my video cachet the last two videos are this exact format and you will learn a ton from them I guarantee you! I hope you subscribed as it would be great to have someone like yourself as part of the community
@@streetwiseguitar5113 hi there, yes subscribed a while ago now! Liked your interviews with Matteo Mancuso, and the Aubrey King one recently was interesting so thanks for pointing us to a good variety of techniques/ genres, etc. Good luck with your channel, hope more people subscribe. Keep up the great work!
I really enjoyed this video m8. Nicely done.
I am really happy to hear that you enjoyed it! I worked very hard on it and it’s nice to know that this video is reaching people from all over! I do hope you subscribe hit the notification bell as it would be great to have you onboard!
Just discovered your video. Awesome stuff
Hi there David! Well welcome to my little community or actually… Our little community! I'm very interested to hear your feedback on the rest of the videos that I have on my channel… Or better, the ones that interest you! The one that I just recently posted has over nearly 30k views, but please don't let that be a gauge for the quality of videos because I have some that don't have many views at all and are very informative! I would enjoy your feedback! Please hit the subscription notification bell so you don't miss what's upcoming!
Love your energy, greetings from argentina
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I think the guy in 00:10:54 is thinking in A minor pentatonic all the time and almost in the whole back track.
Prof: U’ve earned a sub from Germany 🇩🇪! Music is music; classical or neo… let it be good!!!
Much appreciated! I’m going to be continuing, “music professor reacts.” As a matter of fact, I believe that’s going to be my next video!
Merry Xmas to you and yours dear Prof’! What’s the name of the beautiful intro you played @the beginning of your dissection? Don’t tell me you wrote it. Shazam was not able to trace this tune.
What a lot of neosoul players are missing is the booty, the church and the sound of the streets they're missing the rawness. Isaiah Sharkey has it though but nobody is quite like spanky
Good points! Trust me, all of that stuff is not lost on me as I was considering making a comparison between gospel guitar and Neo soul. There is that schism between the two that clearly denotes one side is having church and The other side knowing there are churches that exist but that’s about the length of it! I decided not to go down that rabbit hole. Neo soul is definitely something other than gospel guitar, although there are players that straddle that line. Thanks for watching and I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell So you don’t miss anything that would be great to have you onboard.
@@streetwiseguitar5113 I'll say that most of the guitarists in instagram now sound the same. It's clear that most haven't studied players like Joe Pass, West Montgomery, Hendrix, George Benson and jazz and blues. The genre is loosing its flavour. In my honest opinion blues and pentatonics is overlooked by the modern guitarist who on average play 3nps and come from metal. I think it's almost seen as hipster to play Neosoul now.
It's not so much the riffs but more the chord voicings that are being chosen that does it for me and makes it so harmonically interesting.
Great singing actually!
Сергей!!! Thank you so much! I'm so happy that you noticed that! I love singing. Man, it's guys like you that make this channel rock! I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell. Please share this video as I think so many people will dig it!
The F natural on E- is ok and diatonically correct since, so it’s a nice color tone. b9’s on 1/2 diminished chords happen all the time in the harmony and melody
IMHO I believe looking at it from that (jazz guy) perspective, sure it works. However, from a stylistic and totally diatonic perspective, it sounds like a clanker to me - and as I said, I'm a "jazz guy," too. Oh well, thanks again for watching. That means a lot to me!
First lick is almost the exact Steve Vai lick from the Gemeni pedal demo.
Whoaaaaa!!!!! Really? Thank you for watching this!
Great great video. Thanks. Subscribed.
Thank you so much!!!!
Great video!!!
Thank you so much Gonzalo
good video!
Thanks so much for taking the time to enjoy it and support this channel! I sincerely appreciate it!
Great video. The sentiment of neo soul reminds me of Peter Green to a certain degree, however loosely.
Interesting!
You're such a great teacher!! Keep it up, mate, you don't deserve 4k subscribers because you deserve more!
Thank you so much for taking the time to not only view the video, but also to type those kind words! I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell! I wouldn’t want you to miss the upcoming videos.
I did!!!!
NICE JOB
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My ears immediately perked up on the m9 (F) in Achmad's solo but not in a negative way yours seem to have. Which is unusual for me given I'm not a fan of this interval in general. Maybe it's not only because it resolved down relatively quickly but also because it felt almost like a suspension from the previous Fmaj7 chord.
Hey Devin! It could be all the years spent in the ivory tower that made it perk up for me. Mind you, I have no aversion to suspensions that are resolved… I think just where it happened. Rhythmically is what caught my ear. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch the video and I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell cause I wouldn’t want to miss any other cool things that are upcoming.
ima need the song at the beginning to become a real song, i am searching for songs that has that exact sound, new neo soul that has the lines and still follows the vocal, and no generic drum pattern under it 😩
Ha! If you read the comments, you will see that there are a number of people who hate that song and hate me, and also hate the way that I sang it lol it’s refreshing to read your comment! Thank you!
This is proof theory came after the improv… It’s never the same. Neo soul is playing from your soul if you’re copying it isn’t soul anymore. That’s why it will always sound weird when copying.
Wow thank you🙏🏾
Thank YOU for taking the time to watch and enjoy!!!!!!
Great video and idea. I'd love to see Clowncore too. Greetings from Ireland.
If you have any other suggestions… Please, I would love to hear them! Missing 🇮🇪 big time 😭I hope you have subscribed and hit the notification bell. Thanks again for watching the video that really means a lot and it was definitely a challenge to get done!
Love your videos
That means so much! I hope you subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss any vids!
Lot of people hate what they cant do.
Yyyyup.
Hi, thanks for the break down..
Would be great if you include the sources of the examples. I'd like to learn those
You know, I never thought to take notes on where exactly those excerpts were from. I scoured the Internet and sat through dozens of Neo soul guitar videos. I hope you subscribe hit the notification bell because I think I’m going to interview one of those guys if I can! I wouldn’t want you to miss it!
Great vid! and these players are amazing. Are there any neo soul artists and albums you would recommend to better get to know this genre?
Ulysse! First off, thank you so much for your support! 2nd, I wouldn't know not ONE record any of those guys have made. I don't even think Mateus Asato has made a record of that stuff. It's not surprising to be honest! I could be wrong though... perhaps there are a few lurking!?!
Try listening to artist like Jorja Smith, Ella Mai, Lucky Dayz, Cymande, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack and of course Sade
You got some PIPES prof!
😇 ty! I haven’t sung anything seriously in a few months, so you can imagine the warm-up. To just get that to happen!?! It wasn’t pretty😂🔥🤦♂️
perfect video master! where i can find this video of JULESTHEWULF? thnks
He's v. active on IG! I've been wanting to interview him... but can't get him to do it
Interesting video, interesting channel.
Thank you very much!
Felt tense like midterms for some reason. Great video prof
Man... you went through way worse midterms than ANNNNY of my recent students. YOu had it tough and you should give yourself a pat on the back for having made it through!
Who is the guitar player in the first video at about 1:45 into this? What song is it? Thanks for doing this video Streetwise, I thoroughly enjoyed it. On a side note I wouldn't mind actually knowing who all of the people/songs are that you were watching here but as I said especially the first guy.
Look on IG for "julesthewulf." You'll really dig it!
@@streetwiseguitar5113
Found him, thank you! Yes I’m really enjoying his music though I will say I’ve not come across that particular song that he is playing here in your video yet what is the name of it if you don’t mind?
How are you able to figure out what they played immediately? Do you have some tips? Or do you have great ears?
Alex! I've been playing for a very long time, so there are things that I can predict, patterns and such that are familiar that arise over and over again, and I had the luxury of studying some of this stuff before I made any video LOL! The secret is out... but I also have very good ears. ...so it all plays a role! Thank you for supporting the channel and I hope you have had a subscription and notification bell. It would be great to have you in here in this community.
Hi professor! I would love to see your reaction to clowncore... they are bizarre but incredible musicians.
Omggggg that’s a GREAT IDEA!!! I’m leaving the country next week but when I come back… That’s definitely on my list!
Did he ever get to this? Would love to see his reaction to that monster of a duo lmao
Where the full vid of the second guy? Achmad?
Jayyyyysus Shredderrr... That was awesome compilation video that I saw ages ago.
amazing
Thank you so so much! I put a ton of time into it!!!!!! Please subscribe. It’s be great to have you onboard!
Awesome
Thanks a lot Kevin! This took a lot of work to make! So few views unfortunately…
Hey how’d you get the tone in the jules song ? Great vid by the way :)
Royston! So thanks a million for watching the video I sincerely appreciate it! I hope you subscribe as it be great to have you on board. I was using the Apollo with one of the plug-ins there… I really don't remember which one it was. Glad you enjoyed it!
I never knew that Conor McGregor's Dad could play guitar so well
"Who d'fook is DAT?!" ;-) thanks for watching the video
who is the guitarist in the first video?
Can you do another series on Neo Soul
I think what I will do is do something like a tutorial.! I think that would really help people…
@@streetwiseguitar5113 You clearly captured the essence nicely in your intro!
Hope the algorithim picks up this one. Really great video prof.
Wow! Thank you so much! PLEASE forward... perhaps that'd help? I hope you've subbed so You don't miss any more of the craziness! ;-)
Does anyone have a link to the first video from Jules the Wulf?
I had to To get it off of his Instagram account
what song are you playing during the intro?
That’s just something I wrote for the fun of it. Would love to hear somebody do it!
Most people that tag a style neo-soul have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. New soul is something that started with a slimmer version of the usual huge orchestra. What people today refer to as neo soul today is a collection of gospel quartet movements placed over a hip rhythm, it's basically chill out music, and it's also corny and has been appropriated. Artist like Jill Scott, music soul child, D'Angelo are a more appropriate example of new soul. But let the appropriation do what's it been doing for a century...scratch a itch.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. I appreciate your comment!
Anyone know the name of the jules the wulf video?
Bernard! Unfortunately, I don’t have a name for it. I just found it as a short . So glad you enjoyed the video!
"No blues in neo soul". My ears must be broken because it's Bluesy AF to me. There's no straight elements that a blues purist would say "aha! There's the blues" which is what I think you mean. But it is really bluesy in tone and feel and even that phrase off the minor chord into a minor pentatonic is...well... bluesy...
I'm very curious to know when the term Neo Soul was first used. I have only encountered it very recently and I have heard this kind of guitar playing for a very long time in various forms.
I am very at home with this style because it reflects the kind of thing I like to play when I pick up the guitar. It's a bit of everything trying to be original and melodic. It fascilitates a lot of room for feel because you don't be strictly blues or jazz or soul or rock even... You just play guitar and try to make it sit nice...y'know?
I love it. Now I know it's an actual thing I'm rather happy. It does seem to have aquired a label after the fact though.
Like when people say Black Sabbath were the first Doom Metal band. Retrospectively true.
Thank you for taking the time to write your comment! Also, by doing so you’re supporting this channel which I sincerely appreciate along with your perspective! If you want to know about Neo Soul from somebody who was there when it was invented or shall I say the phrase was coined, you need to watch my most recent interview with Ella Feingold! She played with Kanye West, prince, Bruno Mars, Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, and the list goes on and on. There’s some very informative stuff and commentary that she makes on Neo soul in particular! plus it’s a great interview that you will learn a lot from! Let me know how you like it!
Could someone maybe reharmonise She’s electric by Oasis into neo soul? Just thinking like..
Franny! Of course somebody could! Easy Peezy! Thanks for watching the video I sincerely appreciate the support
I’m assuming he’s tunes down a step to to flatten that E right ?
Hi Chino! I’m not sure which, “he” you were speaking of? At any rate I wanted to thank you so much for watching the video! I hope you got a few nice licks out of it!?
You need some compression to play these kind of things I think. Otherwise it's hard for the single notes to sound as loud as the chords. Especially when the tapping parts come into play. That's what I think. Is that true by any chance?
You know… I think with 8s that could really help. That said I really don’t think any of these examples included a dedicated compression pedal. By the way thank you for taking the time to watch this video and I hope you look at the latest videos I had just finished which are, “professor reacts… “Please do subscribe as it would be great to have you as a part of the community
@@streetwiseguitar5113 hmm... Yeah I've already subscribed. Can't you see that? I thought uploaders could see who was a subscriber and not
Btw, you should interview Floyd Fernandes. He's an engineer but the pros come to him to take lessons. He's Juan Dhas's friend.
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Tosin Abasi has this tapped style and him and Tim Henson and all say they use a lot of compression.
hey brother, what are the actual strings that you recommend for playing neo soul?
Arkham! Great question! I would say at least 9s and no heavier than 10s. I think you’ll get the best mileage from those . Thank you so much for watching the video! Please subscribe hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything upcoming
does anyone know the name of the song played in intro. Amazing channel.
That’s my song💥
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Awesome song. It’s one of those songs that that hooks you. A breath of fresh air. Is it available on record. Would love to learn it. Will take ages though but worth it. Is it available to buy. ❤️
there's a great neo-soul vid that's been floating around for ages, it's called 2 girls 1 cup. add it to your next rects vid.
LOLOL Somehow I think that wouldn't be 100% "algorithm friendly!?"
@@streetwiseguitar5113 you might be right, kudos for not being pressured by social media!
😂
What size strings works best for neo soul??
Elijah!!! Great question. I think 9s at the lowest and 11s at the highest. If I was playing that style all the time I could make 8s work. Then again...the GUITAR matters A LOT! If you play 8s on a strat with a stiff trem, they feel like 9s. If you play 8s on a Gibson scale, they'll feel like 7.5s. So the scale of your guit. must be factored in. Again, I think 9s 9s at the lowest and 11s at the highest. By the way I hope you subscribe and hit the notification bell. It would be great to have you part of this community!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Thanks for the advise, I need to change my strings on my tele soon so this will help!
What is the first guys name?
The black guy?
@@streetwiseguitar5113 Honestly I'll take all three of their names. But yes, the black guy.
Do you do online lessons? I'm so drawn to this... :)
Yes I do! If you Go to my Instagram, which is the same address, and simply DM me we can begin a conversation to make this happen!
@@streetwiseguitar5113 B-rilliant! :D
Haha why people looking blues on Neo-soul? Let's reverse the topic, why there's no Neo-soul style in Blues?
I mean they are both different genre.
but some Neo-soul guitarists, they're combining both Neo-soul and Blues licks like Mateus Asato.
Anyways great content brother. New sub here
Thank you so much for your kind words! Stay tuned for the upcoming, “music professor reacts!” There’s going to be many of them with a variety of topics I hope to have the next one finished by this weekend latest.
I don't get thet hate many folks have developed for this style..
It's popular on insta/social media because people enjoy the vibe..
Instead of hating and trash talking the musicians, why not enjoy or ignore? WE have enough hatered surrounding us already, since when is playing music "you" don't like such blasphemious act?
All great points!!!!
It's basically socialwashing shredding, as it tries to cram as many events as possible in the shortest amount of time, and recycles afro-american music.
If in two decades the KKK takes the power in the USA every guitarist will be playing neo-viking licks which will pillage Malmsteen instead of Hendrix
When it comes to Neo Soul harmony, understand that it comes from 80s hip hop. So 80s hip hop largely sampled rnb/funk/jazz from the 60s and 70s. So cut a chord here and there and paste them into a loop. Western music theory wasn't really followed. Well re-enter musicians, they're like, no need to sample we can still play this stuff. So in the 90s we get this rnb,funk,jazz hiphop music. A new musical culture was created.
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The irony is that neo-soul songs are not at all very different to jazz songs of 70 years ago
Yyyup! So true!
I love the tone and musicality in Neo Soul. My only comment is that many players seem to have completely developed alone in bedrooms instead of playing with singers and bands, and therefore they tend to over play.
Well said, Andy ! And that is how Neo soul developed into the delicate style that it is. There’s no way something like that could’ve ever developed in a band! Not to mention you probably get kicked out of the band lol anyways thanks for supporting my channel. You’re contributing really matters and I hope you have subscribed so you can continue to enjoy the killer stuff that’s going to be upcoming!
Wait till you learn rock music came from soul music .....so if neo soul isn't good enough for you then imagine what all the black originators of rock felt about the whitewashing of their sound
Yeah I definitely got to disagree with you on this part because if you listen to the original people who were doing this Isaiah Sharkey and sparky Alford these cats definitely played in bands. To an extent I would even say Charlie Hunter had his hand in the Neo soul revolution because he played on D’Angelo’s voodoo album.
@@salmineo4132 Rock music didn't come from soul music, it came from Country, RnB, and Blues
@@NagoyaHouseHead lmao what is a banjo??? Where did that come from?? Soul music is rhythm and blues you dingbat ....don't tell me about my culture you uncultured jar of mayonnaise
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@@streetwiseguitar5113 it's a Breaking Bad reference. You resemble the main character Walter White, a school teacher
The ads at the beginning of your vid were really fkng annoying man.
Sorry about that! Which adverts are you seeing? Of course you know I have no control on that whatsoever… That’s a UA-cam’s way of making money. Hope you enjoy the video anyways.
I watched a Rick Beato post last week about some of the young kids just jumping on UA-cam an copying rather than learning by ear like us old folk from records tapes an CDs playing a phrase over and over again not really knowing if we was in the right position etc until we get what we think is exactly it it’s a very interesting thing to think about the technique is really really great but is the ear devolved as good as it could be
Hey, thanks for your comment! If they are young… They might have amazing technique, but they might be lacking in other areas. Hopefully, they will all level itself out as they get older.
Everyone hates neo soul guitarists because they actually know their inversions and how to use them lmao
Lol 😂 You know you have a point there! Lol! You definitely can’t fake that style of playing!
Honestly… it’s just overdone. Neo-soul used to be cool when it was more restrained.
I totally hear you! It’s almost like it’s a steroid version of what it used to be! The size of its audience is pretty remarkable. Thanks for watching the video! I really appreciate the time you took to do it and I hope you subscribed and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss anything in the near future! It would be great to have you onboard.
They stole it all from Hendrix
Pentatonicsville😂
What would we do without that wonderful set of5 notes? LOL
I hate shredding with a passion but neo-soul is even worse, at least shredding doesn't pretend to be sophisticated
They take the slurs and slides and bits and bobs of afro-american guitar styles and cram as many of them as possible in the shortest amount of time
What a pathetic joke, all ornamentation no substance but hey at least it's not (not always) scales ran up and down with no pause just as in "intellectual" jazz
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