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Thank you. I'm still learning but I will try.

@@slaughtered777 I was talking to my friend exact thing that he became now Gandalf the White when I saw him live.😅

@@dadmadforgot4050 It's true

Categorically NOT true... otherwise there would be GG's everywhere. And there aren't. It's mainly a genetic thing. His brain is just wired differently but, crucially, wired correctly for someone who wants to excel at playing electric guitar to an extraordinary level. Playing for hours a day only gets you so far. There are numerous books, written by people far cleverer than I will ever be, on this very subject. It's fascinating subject matter and also kind of reassuring for anyone who put all the work in but didn't excel to a virtuoso level. I could train twice as hard as Usain Bolt or read more physics books than Einstein but not got anywhere near their level. Practice is very low down on the list of what made Guthrie, "Guthrie the Great".

Could you ask him...next time you chuck a beer together???

ahahahahaha

He taught me at Bimm in 2006 before he was crazy famous, looked wayyy healthier back then i dont think he ever wanted to be this big..

he likes to smoke and drink. It takes a toll over the years.

Thanks 👍🏻Always someone that feels the need to share their judgement. He must book some lessons with you.

@@svenddragrholmen7024 It was amazing.

@@klausschneider1045 He does his own shredding thing brilliantly. He’d be crap in a blues band or a straight jazz situation not to mention classical or flamenco.

impossible to judge on this sound

I agree. Holds worth may be laundered as a genius, but he also failed miserably. He's okay in small doses. Guthrie has spread his wings and will not suffer the same fate - the new Aristocrats album is great. Yet again will appeal to a smallish audience.

He probably makes enough money playing the bigger stuff like Hans Zimmer's tours, and scores for The Lion King, Dune etc, and the long running tours with The Aristocrats to allow him to play the stuff he enjoys and feels most at home with. He always comes across as a pretty humble and modest guy - he doesn't need to drive a Ferrari or be a household name to be happy.

@@Sonny_sam Couldn’t agree more. Good luck to him.

Yup. And that's the problem with straight virtuosity. Great guitarists need a great context to achieve a higher level of popularity. In most cases, that context is a band (ensemble). Look at players like Robert Fripp and Jeff Beck. They became household names because of what they accomplished in the context of their respective groups. I'll go one further. Virtuosity itself is an acquired taste. Personally, if I'm in the right mood, I'll listen to a virtuoso, (say Satriani or Vai), but if I want to be MOVED, I always go back to Jimmy Page or Brian May or David Gilmour. Different smokes for different folks, right?

Too right. Great player, but indigestible.

Yes. Like when tf is his next solo album coming out!?

"there'll never gonna be another Shawn Lane" (Guthrie Govan.)

@@levisalvini4110 Brother, haven’t heard that name in a good while. I know what I’m listening to today.

@@88vercetti88 Shawn Lane, Is Guthrie Govan's favorite Guitar player. Go and check out the cover of "GET YOU BACK" that GG made. Won't be a waste of time!.....trust me now, believe me later... Take care my friend...

i feel like he just teased us with erotic cakes 18 years ago. he could do way more if he wanted to but he rather have fun instead.

Yes indeed. I think I also heard a bit of Black Night in there too

@@Hbw113 Agreed. He is so humble.

I don't know what "the best" means. He's good technically and that's a fact, but someone like Angus Young moves me 1000 times more 🤷‍♂️

What🙄

You need to do some research mate. Starting with Alan Holdsworth and then… too many to mention.

@@jazzman1954 who is he🤔

@@donnahackman-heath6137 Indeed. That was an amazing experience. For the first time I saw him Live 😍

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