I used to go watch Guthrie with his brother with 'The Fellowship' nearly every Thursday at the Bassment in Chelmsford. Must be 10 - 15 years ago now. They played roughly the same set almost every week. On a weekly basis, I was amazed how he would play something completely different, for nearly every tune, across all styles. Sometimes at break neck speed and another time with the feel of someone like Larry Carlton (for example). Sometimes I'd walk out of there ready to stick my gear on ebay at the weekend. The reality was, that he inspired me to go home and practice more! The guy is a British guitar phenomenon, who has left his mark on the guitar playing world. Much respect.
This "Guthrie has no soul" stuff is puzzling. What criteria are you using? Because in this 3-minute clip he's not playing the bluesy bends, a la BB King or Gary Moore? Guthrie is amazing. Most players wish they were half this good.
Unlike all those guys with "soul" guitar is his soul. People just can't appreciate that he is so much more talented than all of those "gods." I have yet to find a style he isn't just absolutely ridiculous at. And satan would have never had enough talent sitting around to give him all of this, lol. Guthrie is king. Also I wish I knew someone 5% this good......
Worse off, he's said things similar to what people are criticizing him of. He has said in interviews multiple times that he values shredding AND musicality, and if you listen to his songs you can see he's clearly aware of what he's doing.
hes not a blues player for sure, his srv/hendrix style was terrible. and although i love his country licks hes no scotty anderson. he is a good player but not the best but no one is. he is way better than me for sure but that doesnt take much:)
Once you reach the height of a skill set, you get bashed for being too good. Just goes to show that Emerson’s philosophy is true. Whatever you gain, you will lose something.
We have a bunch of ignorant people shitting on our lord Petrucci saying he has no "feel", he plays like a robot or that he sucks. The world is a hilarious place.
Bullshit. Guthrie is polarizing. And that‘s for a reason. To me he lacks „feel“ a lot. And to argue about that is super pointless. If i listen to Shawn Lane though I don‘t get that feeling. And he was technically even crazier.
Arguably the most uniquely talented virtuoso electric guitar player of all time. If you’re criticising this guy, you haven’t got the slightest idea what you’re talking about.
@@estebanb7166 Not sure I understand. Are you implying that he can’t be the greatest player of all time without an extensive back catalogue? His resume speaks for itself, along with his peers who would agree and along with every guitar player who esoterically understands the unique set of abilities he possesses.
@@estebanb7166he plays with hans zimmer He’s not a solo artist but his album erotic cakes (only one) is a really good fusion album with some acclaim to jt
Your Grandma can play this sort of stuff i.e. there are just so many technically strong young players but other than obvious technical skill most lack real substance as players and never make it big. ''You can't fart in a revolving door and not expect the fart not to hit the next person who walks through the door, likewise for these virtuoso guitarists that are everywhere now put them through a revolving door and you'll realize how the fart analogy holds up, many of them just play sheer flatulence and are doodling on the guitar.'' - Kathy Prejean (Music Magic)
If he played everything 20% slower he'd be the best guitarist of all time. So many beautiful licks played in a rushed and anxious way (at least according to my ears)
That is a simple demo otherwise said 0.00000001% of his work go listen to the stuff he did for Steven Wilson especially the tracks Regret 9, Drive Home and Ancestral.
When I needed inspiration to practice so bad I would watch Guthrie Govan's video on youtube... and when I already almost reach my goal of what I study I wouldn't watch him for a moment because it demoralized me. I will feel unworthy as a guitar player LOL
guthrie is quite possibly the most technically skilled guitarist on the planet... sorry but you could say he is. it's not just his playing either, watch some of videos and listen to the way he teaches. his way of explaining concepts is amazing.
Very fancy actually, if you mean the technical chops. But yeah I see your point. Generally, Nick plays a lot more subdued that Guthrie. They are both great.
Guthrie’s secret: instead of wasting time eating, use that time to practice too. You’ll be super skinny but also super sick on the guitar. This guy is a treasure!
Just another video with most of the comment section claiming people are hating on someone when every comment is actually people complaining about the hate...
Vai has always been my favorite but you can't deny, Guthrie may be the all around best player out there. He plays every style flawlessly. He's incredible and has tremendous soul and feeling in his very sophisticated playing.
One of the things I really love about him is that when he's playing full songs (either in fusion music or when backing pop/rock players like Steven Wilson or Asia), he's enormously tasteful and emotional in his note choice. Bends, starts and stops of notes - all of the playing tends to be really melodic and only occasionally super fast. It's a different art when playings songs vs. doing a clinic like this. He's a genuine master.
Not a big fan of this guy, but I'm seeing a lot of hate about his playing which is bull shit. This is someone who has put the time and effort into making this instrument effortless for him to use. When people say he can't play thus style he can't play that, you're wrong. He is a master guitarist and probably musician in general and with a little bit of practice can put his style and skill and sound into any genre and make it sound phenomenal. Guitarist of this caliber have a different understanding of guitar. I'm not saying he's the greatest ever or his skill is unparalleled but this guy is with out a doubt a master of guitar.
Not a big fan either... he is definitely an excellent guitarist technically, no one can doubt that! He can play everything! But he is not a rock star! Marty Friedman is... Paul Gilbert as well... Malmsteen surely is!!!... and others!
This guy really can play EVERYTHING! Sooooooo gooood! And he’s got sooo much soul and groove besides being probably the best technical guitarist of all! Awesome!
I'm not a guitarist but I've been playing drums for 18 years and this guy is without a doubt one of the best I've ever seen.. His work with Steven Wilson is sublime!! If you don't think he has feel or soul listen to the solo on ancestral and regret #9
He is a much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much MUCH more accomplished, creative and interesting guitarist than SRV. Not constrained to a claustrophobic pentatonic tonal universe for one.
Stevie was taken from us in his prime, he was fucking taken from us when he was 27 , SRV showed enough variety for his age SRV was not close to claustrophobic thanks to the way he played in his niche is not even closely touched by Guthrie Who is almost currently DOUBLE the age Stevie Ray Vaughan reached... not to mention SRV grew up in a specific setting in a time where he didn't have access to close to anything Guthrie has at his disposal --- Given the chance SRV would have done much more incredible things than Guthrie, who is a god himself. Have some respect dick wad.
"Have some respect dick wad" Yeah.. you are pretty funny. Music is all about taste and opinions and everyone is entitled to one. If 12-bar blues is your thing, then listen to SRV all day, man. I don't care. Whatever makes you happy. I don't get the SRV cult at all. I can take about 10 minutes of his blues before I am utterly bored.. I actually think he has g r e a t tone and phrasing and if he was the lead guitarist in a band that helped him stay off drugs and had the wits to tell him to fucking shut up - not just go on those mindless and endless pentatonic wanks - I might actually put him on some list. But fact is I have no Idea how anyone can sit down and listen to Texas Flood (the album) from beginning to end without dying of boredom. If other people feel differently (and they certainly do) I am fine with that. I respect SRV like any other human being.. I think it is perfectly OK not to be as good a guitar player as Guthrie Govan - ability to play guitar does not at all play into how much/little respect I have for people. SRV died a month short of 36 years old, nine years younger than Govan. Just saying. Anyway.. Merry Christmas!
No, actually. I'm reporting what John Suhr said during an online discussion with Dave Friedman and Pete Thorn on a channel called Tone Talk, when he was asked how it came to be that Guthrie stopped being a Suhr artist. Maybe you're the one with a need for conflict?
![GUTHRIE GOVAN PLAYS 20 GUITARISTS [+TAB]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-VzKyPruPgA/mqdefault.jpg)
My life as a guitarplayer:
10% of the time practice
90% watching Guthrie Govan play the guitar.
U almost described Pareto. Which is 80% of why u do it and 20% is how you do it.
Do both 🤣 That's what Guthrie did with his heroes
The first time i have ever heard Guthrie make a mistake... and it's on the rhythm of a Rolling Stones song... lol
CoolEditz the mistake was intentional, so that he could gain the trust of and infiltrate the humans.
Check out "guthrie govan acoustic solo", there's a wrong note in there as well. And the rest is amazing.
He played a wrong note what a noob 😂😂
For me it was I believe a sliding error in bad astroid
all players make mistakes
2:08 that thing!!! Simply beautiful
i could put that on a loop and listen to it all day
That would be Lenny by Stevie ray vaughn.
@@PrashannaGauta Lucky for you that song is Lenny by Stevie Ray Vaughn so you can!
His solo on ”Drive Home” is the most soulful playing ever heard.
I think Ancestral is...although both are Steven's songs,not his...
for me it's lost in rio, just sad that the solo is too short
His guitar is always superbly in tune everywhere on the neck. What a joy.
I used to go watch Guthrie with his brother with 'The Fellowship' nearly every Thursday at the Bassment in Chelmsford. Must be 10 - 15 years ago now. They played roughly the same set almost every week. On a weekly basis, I was amazed how he would play something completely different, for nearly every tune, across all styles. Sometimes at break neck speed and another time with the feel of someone like Larry Carlton (for example). Sometimes I'd walk out of there ready to stick my gear on ebay at the weekend. The reality was, that he inspired me to go home and practice more! The guy is a British guitar phenomenon, who has left his mark on the guitar playing world. Much respect.
This "Guthrie has no soul" stuff is puzzling. What criteria are you using? Because in this 3-minute clip he's not playing the bluesy bends, a la BB King or Gary Moore? Guthrie is amazing. Most players wish they were half this good.
Joseph Finn Nah, he sold his soul to Satan for his guitar skills. So he has no soul anymore.
Unlike all those guys with "soul" guitar is his soul. People just can't appreciate that he is so much more talented than all of those "gods." I have yet to find a style he isn't just absolutely ridiculous at. And satan would have never had enough talent sitting around to give him all of this, lol. Guthrie is king. Also I wish I knew someone 5% this good......
If i had 1/4 of Guthrie's talent i'd be crying tears of joy
Worse off, he's said things similar to what people are criticizing him of. He has said in interviews multiple times that he values shredding AND musicality, and if you listen to his songs you can see he's clearly aware of what he's doing.
hes not a blues player for sure, his srv/hendrix style was terrible. and although i love his country licks hes no scotty anderson. he is a good player but not the best but no one is. he is way better than me for sure but that doesnt take much:)
Man that little wing interpretation is so good. I would listen to that all day
Mr underrated never fails to disappoint! Long live Guthrie
Guthire is very underrated when it come to guys in the "shreddy" side of guitar playing
oh shit he made a mistake! he is human!
dobby240 Must be an old video based on the use of the Suhr GG model guitar. He doesn’t make mistakes any more nor is he ever boring! ;-)
no, he just pretend to be a human by doing mistakes on a purpose
its not a wrong not its jazz they said
There is no such thing as a mistake once someone is this good
haha I bet Keith would piss himself if he knew Govan duffed his riff... very few people can make such a claim :)
Once you reach the height of a skill set, you get bashed for being too good.
Just goes to show that Emerson’s philosophy is true. Whatever you gain, you will lose something.
TimeGallon Hah John Petrucci and 99 others say hi
We have a bunch of ignorant people shitting on our lord Petrucci saying he has no "feel", he plays like a robot or that he sucks. The world is a hilarious place.
TimeGallon Lol that's the meaning of expression "going full circle"
That's happened to me all my guitar playing life...🙄🎸
Bullshit. Guthrie is polarizing. And that‘s for a reason. To me he lacks „feel“ a lot. And to argue about that is super pointless. If i listen to Shawn Lane though I don‘t get that feeling. And he was technically even crazier.
I've been living under a rock. Never heard of this guy til now. I'm too old to get this good
This guy deserves a movie called "Guitar Man". Joe B. is very good, but Guthrie is an entirely different beast.
Joe is a one trick pony
Need more blues style of playing from Guthrie!!
Makes the world a brighter place
Holy fck I need some catching up to do, I just enjoy that there are people who show what is possible on the damn thing
Amazing stylistic virtuosity 👍👍👍😃😃😃!!!
Arguably the most uniquely talented virtuoso electric guitar player of all time.
If you’re criticising this guy, you haven’t got the slightest idea what you’re talking about.
Where are his records?
@@estebanb7166 Not sure I understand. Are you implying that he can’t be the greatest player of all time without an extensive back catalogue? His resume speaks for itself, along with his peers who would agree and along with every guitar player who esoterically understands the unique set of abilities he possesses.
@@shredx81 I'm asking a straightforward question.
@@estebanb7166 That’s disingenuous, given you can google about him at any time.
@@estebanb7166he plays with hans zimmer
He’s not a solo artist but his album erotic cakes (only one) is a really good fusion album with some acclaim to jt
Guitar Legend, Philosopher and God!!
Heaven sent this man on the Earth to teach guitar players🙏🙏
Even if it’s not your type of music you can’t say this guy isn’t a beast.
Your Grandma can play this sort of stuff i.e. there are just so many technically strong young players but other than obvious technical skill most lack real substance as players and never make it big. ''You can't fart in a revolving door and not expect the fart not to hit the next person who walks through the door, likewise for these virtuoso guitarists that are everywhere now put them through a revolving door and you'll realize how the fart analogy holds up, many of them just play sheer flatulence and are doodling on the guitar.'' - Kathy Prejean (Music Magic)
1:12 "fuck it lets goooooooooo"
Stunning
The badass guitarist' all the time maybe
I recon you get this with born talent, help and encouragement from family, and loads and loads and of effort from yourself
sounds great ! ! !
and at the end he says ''So you can see, roughly what you can to with this''
How someone can play that amazingly and somehow be as (or more) interesting to listen to just talk.....supacool dude!
Excellent!!!
Gracias 🎸
So, all I need is that switch?
Que som maravilhoso! Dá pra sentir a madeira da guitarra!
0:48 the only second mistake he ever made in his life
Was that some Riviera paradise?!? 🔥🤘
1:50 ❤️
Master at work
really great! the most complete guitar player,great jazz rock phrasing
If he played everything 20% slower he'd be the best guitarist of all time. So many beautiful licks played in a rushed and anxious way (at least according to my ears)
Your ears suck.
That is a simple demo otherwise said 0.00000001% of his work go listen to the stuff he did for Steven Wilson especially the tracks Regret 9, Drive Home and Ancestral.
Guy demonstrates he can pretty much play any style with skill!
A total master. Hard to imagine being that good.
Faster than lightning
The stevie ray bit was nice 😊
Wow
Technically he is fantastic
I really love this fantastic musician..thnx for sharing..
Fuck me he plays some hot shit in this clip
Monstro!!!!
Why every comment is about hate on him when i cant find any for 5 minutes xD
At clean tone, the guitar has a dry treble.
How did he manage to achieve that?
ATTACC
"Its good for all that suff" Guthrie. LMAO
That bluesy part at 1:50 sounds very familiar. Any guesses?
Hmmm, algo de Hendrix, Eric Johnson? Está improvisando en general...
He may be the best guitarist today..
Right after buckethea (;
Buckethead is my favorite artist of all time. But I have to say this guy is a better guitarist
1:18 What the fuck is that bend man god damn it.
Does Guthrie speak Spanish?
Nope. At least at the time this was recorded, he might now.
When I needed inspiration to practice so bad I would watch Guthrie Govan's video on youtube... and when I already almost reach my goal of what I study I wouldn't watch him for a moment because it demoralized me. I will feel unworthy as a guitar player LOL
How tall is he?
.....back to the woodshed for the next 20 years or so
what is that guitar he used?
This guy came from outer space
Beast
This is a fairly old video. He hasn’t played Suhr guitars for years.
He should go back 100 % better tone
Virtuoso
I can play all the notes he can just in a slightly different order.
How many guys know bucket head??? Here he is..
I've been playing guitar for 12 years, but this guy is beyond insane!
Lol i did the final chord on my guitar.... couldn't control my will. hahah
Holy crap
But can he play "Seven nation army" ???
Please make sense of 2 to 2:03
guthrie is quite possibly the most technically skilled guitarist on the planet... sorry but you could say he is. it's not just his playing either, watch some of videos and listen to the way he teaches. his way of explaining concepts is amazing.
william h His choice of words is even better than his choice of notes
GODthrie ? Hmm, he is a amazing guitarist, ok but there is many more fucking awesome guitarist today around the world who can play everything :)
As a hater or virtuosos that lack groove, I can happily say that is not the case with Govan.
@0:45 The prove that is still a human.
0:48 "you see, he's just a man"
nick Johnston not fancy at all but what soul
Very fancy actually, if you mean the technical chops. But yeah I see your point. Generally, Nick plays a lot more subdued that Guthrie. They are both great.
he is a Guitar Jesus
The Master
lol no it's buckethead
Holdsworth, metheny, scofield ...Eric Johnson ...Robben Ford....they are the masters. Govan is a super virtuoso guitar player
.... I could not find a single comment where someone said “he doesn’t have soul”. Almost every comment was about that alleged comment.
Because it's outrage/victimization culture. I hate it. iM A ViCtIm anD iM oFEnDed!
It happens when someone buys comments specifically to re-establish someone's renown.
You should watch other videos of him. There are plenty of those
Guthrie’s secret: instead of wasting time eating, use that time to practice too. You’ll be super skinny but also super sick on the guitar. This guy is a treasure!
Wow🤣
Hahahahaha
Or shaving
"He has no soul" = "I will never play that well in my life"
Maybe it was a miss-spelling and Guthrie had to go down the cobblers with a knackered pair of gig shoes :)
I agree.
and both are true
Santiago
Haha, exactly!
I mean, I love the guy but his playing can be really boring.
"He is boring" = It was hard for me to learn how to play Smoke on the Water and a pentatonic scale.
Just another video with most of the comment section claiming people are hating on someone when every comment is actually people complaining about the hate...
Vai has always been my favorite but you can't deny, Guthrie may be the all around best player out there. He plays every style flawlessly. He's incredible and has tremendous soul and feeling in his very sophisticated playing.
One of the things I really love about him is that when he's playing full songs (either in fusion music or when backing pop/rock players like Steven Wilson or Asia), he's enormously tasteful and emotional in his note choice. Bends, starts and stops of notes - all of the playing tends to be really melodic and only occasionally super fast. It's a different art when playings songs vs. doing a clinic like this. He's a genuine master.
Hate because he is too perfect for our planet...
Rising Sun Indeed, I hate him because he's just more than human. :(
Not a big fan of this guy, but I'm seeing a lot of hate about his playing which is bull shit. This is someone who has put the time and effort into making this instrument effortless for him to use. When people say he can't play thus style he can't play that, you're wrong. He is a master guitarist and probably musician in general and with a little bit of practice can put his style and skill and sound into any genre and make it sound phenomenal. Guitarist of this caliber have a different understanding of guitar. I'm not saying he's the greatest ever or his skill is unparalleled but this guy is with out a doubt a master of guitar.
Iam jealous but not hate it. i love being jealous it will haunt you and u want to practice more harder
Bst smart and intelligent answer ever...
Not a big fan either... he is definitely an excellent guitarist technically, no one can doubt that! He can play everything! But he is not a rock star! Marty Friedman is... Paul Gilbert as well... Malmsteen surely is!!!... and others!
ua-cam.com/video/oaIzEo013iI/v-deo.html And here he plays the greats! Click show more for info!.
Your bus has stopped at 1992.....
Guitar's god.
Você por aqui kkkkkkk
@@LucasFerreira-hy4sn opa! São os videos que mais assisto. Hehe
You mean Jesus
Him and Shawn Lane
@@teeple1877 yeah
... "remember... don't forget the humbucker"... - Guthrie. LOL
Wow.. SRV....came to life for a bit... nice
This guy really can play EVERYTHING! Sooooooo gooood! And he’s got sooo much soul and groove besides being probably the best technical guitarist of all! Awesome!
He’s arguably the best electric guitar player the world’s seen to date.
1:51 Yep, haters are right, no soul here at all. Move along people.
I really like the guy who is talking like a popcorn
He’s was doing Albert Lee style country style. Great playing.
I'm not a guitarist but I've been playing drums for 18 years and this guy is without a doubt one of the best I've ever seen.. His work with Steven Wilson is sublime!! If you don't think he has feel or soul listen to the solo on ancestral and regret #9
2:02 Sounds very much like SRV - Lenny! :)
was definitely SRV licks at the end, very cool
He is a much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much MUCH more accomplished, creative and interesting guitarist than SRV. Not constrained to a claustrophobic pentatonic tonal universe for one.
Stevie was taken from us in his prime, he was fucking taken from us when he was 27 , SRV showed enough variety for his age SRV was not close to claustrophobic thanks to the way he played in his niche is not even closely touched by Guthrie Who is almost currently DOUBLE the age Stevie Ray Vaughan reached... not to mention SRV grew up in a specific setting in a time where he didn't have access to close to anything Guthrie has at his disposal --- Given the chance SRV would have done much more incredible things than Guthrie, who is a god himself. Have some respect dick wad.
"Have some respect dick wad"
Yeah.. you are pretty funny.
Music is all about taste and opinions and everyone is entitled to one. If 12-bar blues is your thing, then listen to SRV all day, man. I don't care. Whatever makes you happy.
I don't get the SRV cult at all. I can take about 10 minutes of his blues before I am utterly bored.. I actually think he has g r e a t tone and phrasing and if he was the lead guitarist in a band that helped him stay off drugs and had the wits to tell him to fucking shut up - not just go on those mindless and endless pentatonic wanks - I might actually put him on some list.
But fact is I have no Idea how anyone can sit down and listen to Texas Flood (the album) from beginning to end without dying of boredom. If other people feel differently (and they certainly do) I am fine with that.
I respect SRV like any other human being.. I think it is perfectly OK not to be as good a guitar player as Guthrie Govan - ability to play guitar does not at all play into how much/little respect I have for people.
SRV died a month short of 36 years old, nine years younger than Govan. Just saying. Anyway.. Merry Christmas!
wow, take a chillpill dude x) nobodies arguing about anything here, lol
I just discovered him a short while ago and I'm liking everything I'm hearing!!
John Suhr fired certain of his employees who pissed off Guthrie to the point where he left Suhr
Much speculation? Need for conflict? Maybe Charvel just offered a better deal?
No, actually. I'm reporting what John Suhr said during an online discussion with Dave Friedman and Pete Thorn on a channel called Tone Talk, when he was asked how it came to be that Guthrie stopped being a Suhr artist. Maybe you're the one with a need for conflict?
BBBBBB BUUURRRN
A hundred times better than Malmsteen
A thousand times more likable than Malmsteen
10 Thousand times more modest
❤