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Once you're "in the zone", it doesn't matter whether you are technically proficient or not. What comes out is the result of the highs and lows of your soul.
Connecting with your inner child who wants to play and discover new things; not be restrained.
Poetically put?
YES to all of your statements,i had a band in the late sixties, we fought,which sucked cause i had a genius drummer and a incredible genius on the FARFISA ORGAN ,he was remarkable,used to jam and i quit playing just to hear him,he was that good,i'm old now ,picked up my strat and started again after 45 years,it all came back and practice puts me right where i want to be,practice till your fingers bleed ,heal them up ,continue,you''ll know when you are achieved,when you can go from one song to another having never played that tune in your life,when you can,you have graduated,never give up,ITS ALL LEARNABLE
Technique without heart, soul and spontaneity doesn't move me. Hendrix and Santana have that magic that transcends technique alone. Technique can only take you so far.
Let the feelings guide the fingers
I love a lot of Guitar players out there. Santa is my least favorite⊠and thatâs as nice as I can be about it.
@@CerealDust-nStuff He's probably too busy building toys to practice...
Agree 100%. I like listening to and playing highly technical music as well, but I have never learned a song note for note in my life.
Also The absolute kings; Clapton, Peter Green, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, SRV, Albert King, T-bone Walker (Aswell as Hendrix and Santana and a couple of other VIRTUOSOs) and ground breaking guitarists and a couple of well underrated virtuoso guitarists like Jeff Healey, Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and many other VIRTUOSOS who don't get a mention (USUALLY) Like Chris Cain and other journeymen who are in a league of their own technically and not in a strictly orthodox way.. touches and individual techniques they've developed.. not mentioned but they're right up there! etc
Nowadays Orianthi is great has been at top for last 15-20 years and Taj Farrant is the next up n coming youngster who could potentially be better than the lot if he carries on like he is at only 13 and playing them all from the heart aswell.. đđžđđŽó §ó ąó „ó źó §ó żđŹđ§
"I'm still learning." ~ Andres Segovia, 1976 at age 94, as quoted in a Guitar Player magazine interview. In the same interview he was asked why he played a particular Bach piece so fast. "Because I can." he replied.
What most people dont get about Hendrix is that when he played live he was always improvising in his playing. Always trying new things and creating different tones and fills on the spot. Ive listened to tons of Hendrix live bootlegs and he rarely plays the same way in each show. He was always creating and improvising like a jazz player. I love how unpredictable he was.
Jimi was also plagued by equipment issues and exhaustion. In that time with venues getting larger and with how he pushed his gear it often gave out. Hendrix gave some of the most iconic performances in rock history but he also played allot of duds (not his fault but itâs true). Donât know what the hell Ssntana has to do with Jimi tho. I never got the guy at all. Single notes played slowly with minimal vibrato and feeling and not exactly imaginative note selection. He always sounded like an intermediate guitarist Just noodling around to me.
@@jamesearl389 lol. I can improvise on a blues shuffle in E or A for infinity I must be the Mozart of the blues hahaha.
@@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185 Hendrix was a pioneer...
Some of his best performances are total improvs (of course, what live performance of his wasn't improv?) But seriously everyone who is a fan simply *_MUST_* listen to Red House live at NY Pop festival Randall's Island 1970, just for starters. *BUT* ...and this is very important: You will NOT be able to find it on CZcams! Due to copyright reasons. There's a whole live compilation on disc 2 of the 2001 compilation entitled "Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection". Every single live performance on that compilation deserves to be heard. There are some of his obviously well known live performances on there, but there are a bunch of ones that most people don't seem to know about, and you CAN'T find them on CZcams due to copyright B.S.
However this compilation is readily available on Spotify last I checked, so I would very highly recommend to go out of your way to hear it...trust me, you WON'T regret it! Just look it up and listen! The first live performance of "Fire" in San Francisco 1968 is, well...on fire, to say the least! The next song, at the same concert, is another wildly amazing version of Hey Joe. Trust me people you simply have GOT to hear that compilation. I simply can't believe how alot of these live performances are pretty much unknown. If you are already a fan of Hendrix's live stuff you will DEFINITELY not regret it!
@@yearginclarke thanks for sharing this info đ on hendrix
As a professional guitarist myself, I've noticed this phenomenon as well. The things you say that resonate here are: "Just go for it" and that you should feel like you're fighting the instrument during those moments of passion. Jimi was often in an epic battle with his guitar, and that's exactly what it sounded like. It was exciting, visceral, and had a poetic mixture of triumph and disaster...just like a good duel to the death.
"In an epic battle with his guitar" Jesus Christ.....
What some folks do not understand. When you play guitar you have certain sounds melodies, licks and other things that you want to pour effortlessly from your guitar. When they say fighting your guitar your wishing for these things and fighting to master the sounds. To make the melodies to translate whats in your head and your emotions to the language of the guitar the language of music. Sometimes those translations are raw and gritty and unpolished. They are often spontaneous. Thats the magic sometimes to capture that feeling.
Exactly! There was danger there, because no one had been to that point in the void before. And no one even knew if they were going to survive it. They weren't just playing with math. They were playing with frequencies, and total emotion.
This is why I love Alex Lifeson ! The Ultimate Universal Guitarist ! And at 69, he's still learning and developing his art. Amazing !
Big Al is the man. So underrated.
I play Guitar and for me, Alex Lifeson of Rush, IMHO, is the GREATEST Rock Guitarist of all time! I mean you can start by just considering the BREADTH of his Catalog of work and LISTEN to EVERY ONE of his Guitar SOLOS in every Rush song. INCREDIBLE! No other Rock Guitarist has a Guitar SOLO Catalogue like Alex does. Plus, Alexâs La Villa Strangiato Opus alone makes him Top 5 or 10 easily. So for me, my #1 G.O.A.T. has to be Alex Lifeson for so many reasons that I do not have enough room to discuss them all here. Alex Lifeson is the MOST underrated Guitarist in history, I feel. My #2 is definitely Jimi Hendrix because he is like Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius all rolled into one for the Rock Guitar. Alex and Jimi are otherworldly and unaccountable in their Genius!
yep - huge talent - and no monster ego... very listenable - i love and admire hendrix of course and SRV and most of the usual suspects but i listen to alex / rush more than any of the others...
I remember a time 40 years ago I was jamming with some friends and playing Hey Joe. When we were done the rhythm player looked at me and asked what the heck was that. He was totally amazed. I was caught up in the moment and playing way over my head for my skills at that time and Iâm sure much of it was raw emotion. We did not record ourselves then. It was one of those gifts to the universe.
The ether has many magical notes floating endlessly. Those types of jams are pure blissđ»
@@mindtorquemusic Absolutely!
This is exactly the effect. Playing into the void and surprising yourself and others. It's magical if you can experience it. I don't think it can be switched on or off by anyone and everyone has times when it isn't going to happen. Mood etc.
The song lends itself to improvisation big time.
Simple chords get it done. Itâs built for pentatonic arpeggios and trills and wide open spaces to solo with varying degrees of complexity that all sound good.
A good piece of advice I got from a teacher about playing solos was 'take care of the song and the audience will follow '. Meaning don't aim to impress people aim to lift/add to the song positively.
Thanks for the vid Dave
Iâve seen and been mesmerized by many from Vai to Eddie to Holdsworth but at the end of the day nothing will catch my attention and touch my inter soul like Hendrix and Carlos
The thrill of Hendrix for me always made me feel like I was watching something that could fall apart at any second, like watching someone walking a tightrope and just about capable of staying on the rope. The thrill just isn't there watching someone who doesn't struggle and makes it look like it's easy.
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AMEN!! When you'd hear Jimi solo, you wondered when everything would combust!! Other times, Jimi would play gently and beautifully!! His whole being was based around the guitar and music...
Jimi had a very unique sound .
Jimmy Page had that quality too. People called him sloppy but to me it was like he was trying to catch lightning in a bottle. And when it worked, it was so good.
@@grahamkey8496 Page playing live always wss an absolute roller coaster ride, and Clapton too when he was at his best with Cream, Eric really had so much potential back when he was pushing the envelope with Cream, but then spent way to many years playing inside his safe space taking absolutely no real risk. The drugs didn't do his career any favours.
I donât think they were playing beyond their technique at all. They didnât fight their instruments at all. They were looking to play things they never had before. Both are true improvisers, pushing the envelope and looking for sounds and melodies that hadnât been played before.
Exactly. Especially when you consider Jimi 's age.
Carlos and Jimmy changed the world . This guy is sitting infont of his computer as he's doing something . OK dude .
AMEN Marc!!
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They weren't fighting their instruments, but trying to bring their instruments to where their minds were at the moment. They were not so much consciously thinking of technique, they were actually searching beyond technique, much like John Coltrane during his "A Love Supreme" stage and the last years of his life.
They play with their hearts and souls.
Great minds and hearts...natural.
That feeling is unique.
You got that right...my old bandmate from too long ago, once told me "Free your mind and your ass will follow" ...it kinda worked...or other things to free our minds :)
I have to say, I am almost 67 years old. Have played most of my life. Never learned much. But, the feeling you get when you actually hit the licks that you are striving for...Wow! That doesn't happen that often. You make it look so easy. I would compare you to any guitarist I have ever heard. And, I have heard a lot. I have arthritis, among other ailments,...blind in one eye (Glaucoma). Etc. The point is, that people like you, and you, in particular, inspire people like me to continue their passion, even though it is too late in our life to find our path to the stage, it is still awesome to make your guitar sing, if only for a moment. Sold my Les Paul Classic and Boss Katana and bought a EVH Bumblebee Strat and a EVH III Lunchbox 15 watt head with a 30 watt one 12" cab. This thing is loud. But, damn, it sounds good. I just wish I could find lessons that I could follow to play like you. There are a lot of great players on CZcams. Just have to say that you are definitely one of the best.
Never too late! Find some like minded/aged players and start a band if you havenât. Best way to improve is playing with others and who knows you might just make it to the stage. BTW Iâm 65 and hit the stage 3-4 times a year, and now that Iâm âretiredâ am looking to do much more.
Sometimes, what makes music perfect, is imperfection. In the modern era of computer generated and auto tuned music, I miss those days of perfectly imperfect. And that is why I believe Gex Xâs music may live on forever popular and arguably the best era of music in history. Music actually lost something in it desire to become perfect.
Henry Rollins, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristopherson, Tom Petty, Grateful Dead and so many other performers and bands have made unbelievable music that just tickles your soul and none of it is auto-tuned or adjusted. The right kind of imperfection makes perfection, you are so right on that. Today's canned music just sounds hollow and lacking. It's just to make a quick buck and nothing more.
I must add the hz frequency of music has also changed. When Bob Marley was making music the frequency of music was a more healing frequency that promoted peace and harmony and now the frequency has been changed to cause irritation and anger. It's scientifically proven that this new frequency affects people in a negative way.
That recklessness you discovered in Jimiâs playing is called rock nâ roll.
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It's called playing live. Nothing touches it. I never play better than with a band and live.
I'm bored at home and dread picking up my guitar at home these days.
It's boring. No energy from others no energy from the crowd.
Close enough for rock n roll
Terry Kath from Chicago had that reckless abandon, too. 25 or 6 to 4 is amazing. Check out the record and then some of the live versions (available on CZcams). Really inspiring.
Oh yeah-Terry Kath was phenomenal--thanks for bringing him up! His solos were so fluid and intense! No shortage of reckless abandon for sure! I had no idea how close he and Jimi were, on that wonderful documentary on him by his daughter it went into that. Hendrix, as I recall, loved Chicago and Terry's playing so much he got them on one of his tours. They used to hang out together and jam alot, a real mutual admiration society. I'd love to hear any tapes of those jams...
Possibly the best advice on playing solos on the Internet.
Is it safe to say Prince played like a mix of Carlos and Jimmy? I've seen Prince play on stage with Santana live. Pretty amazing.
Yep
Hereâs another thought. For the vast majority of people, Steve and Joe are not enjoyable to listen to. Like so many jazz players before them, the virtuosity is lost, except for the guitar players in the crowd or just musicians who enjoy a lot of jumbled up notes. I believe most people want to hear songs, hence Hendrix and Santana. Also people want to be entertained! Just because youâre very astute technically doesnât mean youâre entertaining for the masses. I could go on but you get my point I think.
I've been listening to the Beatles stuff lately. There is a lot of unrefined stuff that just sounds good. Even the mistakes become part of the identity of a song. Music doesn't have to be quantum clean and perhaps shouldn't be.
Everything needs balance, mistakes are part of it..ik what ur saying about the Beatles stuff that's unrefined, definitely adds to the character of the song.
I Agree totally with you. Playing what you feel is what I love to do and I love to hear others do the same. Jeff Beck is another great guitarist who does it. Jimmy Page does it and the list goes on. Once you know it you can never go back.
Been so into Jeff Beck
Dude, the best senseii are they who take the time to self examine in detail great enough to then describe all the juxtapositions to another. You are def one of them dudes. Rock on brother
It what you call FEEL with SOUL and passion. CARLOS & JIMMY. đžâ€ïžđ€. I started playing at 8 years old in the 60s self tourt. Now I'm 62. Bought up listening to Jimmy and Carlos & many many Other legion musicians. Thanks for sharing. đžđžđžđžđžđ€
Music is like Life. The Masters are those who can connect with us and show us its imperfect Beauty
Jimi and Carlos are some of the most unique guitarists on tone alone. Definitely 2 of my biggest inspirations to pick up the guitar!
jimi is one of my go-to examples of why tone is contextual. listen to his isolated tracks. sometimes, his tone was shit, but in context, was exactly what was needed in the moment.
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â@@cheezyridr excellent observation
Terry Kath. Terry Kath
@@waynebibey9727 YES!!!!
You are young.
It's not a secret.
But, your analysis is spot on.
Great channel!
Keep it alive.
Glad to meet you mate, great in depth !
Really 'dead on' point in this video. Just play it ! I've seen Carlos live many times starting in 1989 and there were definitely improvised moments ( in between the licks we all know Carlos for) where a phrase would come out of nowhere and it was simply beautiful. It was special and even Carlos would
shake his head and seem to say "Thank You god" . The tone he made his signature never gets
old for me.
If you compare the Stairway to Heaven solos live v studio, itâs like two different pieces of music. The imperfection of the live version has itâs own appeal.
Jimmy page played live with that reckless abandon comparable to Hendrix and Santana
All musicians are special & unique in their own ways, thank God for that !!
I always called this, playing beyond your means. I admire people that can ride that line and push themselves without losing the vision of what they intended
At a point in an interview when Hendrix was at his peak, he mentioned that he wanted to go to music school because he had things in his head he couldn't express and needed a deeper understanding that self study can't imbue.
The secret is to think less and enjoy more!đ€đ€©đ€ Excelent video!
The more and more i watch and listen to your videos and the more i feel confident with my instrument. It's like instead of teaching technique, you're teaching the philosophy of perception with guitar. Thanks a lot man you keep me motivated to play!
I've been playing for 35 years, and that is one of the *best* lessons I've ever seen. It's so spot on, and that's more than just philosophy for guitar, that's some life philosophy there too. đ€Żđ€Żđ€Ż
@@bits-of-bass which lesson?
@@Ferbocarbo The overall lesson of not trying to play everything to perfection. Yes, you should practice and master the instrument, but when reaching for that emotion, you should stretch and play on the edge of your abilities -- or just over.
Youâre the man dude!! Thanks for taking the time to explain this bro!!!
You're one of the most informative guitar channels on here đđœ đđœ
Honestly, this is the best guitar tutorial I've ever watched. Even though in essence it's not a tutorial, I feel this is the most important thing needed TAP INTO YOUR ENERGY
Holy shit balls man. Years of failing at perfectionâŠ. You just blew my musical mind and freed my guitar soul. Thank you Iâm loving it. Too bad the end of the world is here. At least I can play awesome while the ship sinks. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
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I saw Mr.Jimi in Salt Lake City in 1968...almost nobody there (okay, a few hundred) so it was amazing to be about 30 feet from him and one of my favorite drummers of all time, Mitch Mitchell. Ah, those were the days.
It's one thing to hear Hendrix with a set of headphones but to actually witness his music on stage is a different story.
This is how i always play.
also, they were innovating. they had a new batch of toys to play with and blazed a trail. there wrote the playbook, unlike today, the polished player today has just landed on a heap of lessons to learn form the originators and instruction that tells them exactly how to do it.
yes the innovators never get the recognition they deserve until its overwhelming apparent that they are genius,not my words,they are genius to their competition,which they had none,HENDRIX CARLOS,ERIC CLAPTON,STEVIE RAY,AND MANY MORE,different types of music brings out the genius to the top,like CREAM
This is exactly why I love Alex Lifeson's work on the first couple Rush Albums. He was fearlessly pushing his limits constantly. They were writing songs that were at the absolute edge of thier capacity as musicians. And it made those albums brilliant.
Alex's solos on the first few albums were often ferocious. I think he played more to convey intensity rather then melody and it worked.
Yeah that was like the 'guitar solo hanbook' for me. I took so much from it
So true.. he ripped back then.. every time I hear "Working Man" on the radio I think of the first people to hear it the first time it was played on the air, the ones who called the station, asking "What was that?"
Impeccable technique doesn't make one a legend, mojo does. Not everybody has it.
I was thinking of your channel the other day - I'm subscribed, but I had forgotten to hit the bell icon. Now I'll get all your words of wisdom once again, after way too long. I had forgotten your last name, as well - so I was in the weeds. So glad this video appeared today - looking forward to more.
It is not playing beyond their ability, it is purposely playing a specific sound.
For example, jazz players donât play the âwrongâ note because harmony is too advanced.
They play the spicy note to renew interest.
More often it is the listenerâs ears that are not advanced enough đ
Man I love playing those ugly notes. They reset the ears!
It sounds like someone who isn't quite sure if the sound they are making on the guitar is going to be the one they just thought up. In that sense, it's playing beyond their ability.
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True but when it is their identifiable "signature sound"...
It was planned.
@@cosmosgato Not really planned, but their muscle memory will retain certain habits and tendencies.
These comments are on the right track. I saw Jimi Hendrix play. The sound was not like any video, or recording of him, that I am aware of. That night certain songs, had a separation, clarity, tone, and odd sound combinations, that are impossible to describe. Santana, once said of his performance, âit wasnât about strings and amplifiersâ he was right. It is the zone, this gift, some just have more of.
Hendrix, Santana and Vai are the reason why I play guitar. Over the years I have strived to play with all of the emotions I have, and it definitely makes practice fun to go all out and to push myself out of the box.
I do this every week on my channel. Exploring music is endless.
Include Bill Nelson in that list too !!!
" Hendrix had it in his head but not quite in his hands" Ritchie Blackmore
A jazz guitar friend of mine was playing a duo with a guy who had flashier runs but no feel. When the other guy finshed a solo he's look out at the crowd like "ain't I great?" My friend would play and after look down at his guitar like "Did I just play THAT???" A world of difference.
One tip he gave me was to sing along with your solos....it gets you out of your head, and into a more melodic space. Also, as a white guy, he had a regular Sunday gig playing bass in a black church. I'm sure that helped immensely absorb that rich cultural tradition that Jimi and others were steeped in.
Love it when the spirit takes over the body for those magic moments
Jimmy Page is the very same ... in fact most famous Guitarists of the 60s/early 70s had "sloppy" technique, that's what made their music brilliant to listen to.
It wasn't till Eddie van Halen came along (and more so Yngwie Malmsteen) that Guitarists started to focus more on technique rather than song writing/composing
Intention in music is everything!!! Perfection is a fool's game. Every musician who has searched the musical universe understands this. I do this every week on my channel.
Great vid manđ»đ»
Highly technical fast playing was a phase in the 80's .. its boring to listen to for many , But the blues style is timeless , because it connects to emotions
There's interesting case studies of guitarists who play extremely complex music but didn't spend time trying to play cleanly or super refined. The best example I can think of is Omar Rodriguez, the stuff he comes up with is insane and melodically/rhythmically complex but it seems like he never actually practiced technique. It's an amazing combination.
Iâm 65 and grew up listening to all that music. Critique on my man. đ
Excellent observation and breakdown. Nailed it . Thanks , jam on .
Technical players are like empty vessels that make the most noise! They mostly end up teaching - those that can do do, those who can not teach ! Jimi, Wes Montgomery and Carlos have there own unique approach and create art - reason is they can play Melody which is the essence of music.
Agree with this, itâs basically the truth. Music has nothing to do with speed, in fact speed is probably the last, least important attribute. Dont know of anyone noticed, but there comes a point when a listener canât even focus on whatâs being played, itâs so fast, and has no variety or dynamics. Speed is Beneath expression, dynamics and good tone. Itâs just reducing guitar playing to some kind of weird sport.
â@@yinoveryang4246 Nice...but I'm sure you know that there are many who love sports.
I like to play sports more than i like to watch.
the haunting sound of a flute playing in the woods is indeed a pleasure that few will know.
@@jirusjirus9322 Very well. youâre WATCHING the flute playing. But are you listening?
Its okay to not be perfect.I like players that aren't afraid to make mistakes & push themselves beyond their current technical abilities. Music is about emotion. I don't want to be a robot when I play.I want to touch people,sometimes that can be with 1 or 2 notes played in the right place at the right time, or a dozen maybe played not so perfectly, but with emotion & the intention to touch the listener. These 2 guitarists understood this, & that, in my opinion ,is what makes them so great & special.
"sometimes you gotta pick a fight with it... And win."
-Jack White.
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Such a great great video man!!! Thank you!!!
I thought I was alone. . sitting for hours playing modes to be a perfectionist and I put my guitar away . I hear there music and I'm like screw it it's about having fun anyways
Frank Zappa was another "unrefined " soloist. His composer chops were off the charts technical, way beyond any other of his contemporaries. But his guitar playing was a beast of a different stripe. It was highly imaginative, with his own unique sense music. To me, he seemed more blues and R+B based, with spins into all sorts of scales and modes, if his improvisation forays led him down one of these detours. Frank was not a shredder, or a technical virtuoso. His solos - in his own words - were sonic statues that told stories.
Yeah but Zappa's solos would have been better if he would have done drugs
@@chasphotography I don't think he needed drugs to in an altered state of his own making.
@@Peter7966 well frank did have a certain level of eccentricity. However there is no denying what drugs have given to some of the Greatest music ever created. So we can only imagine what they could have contributed to Franks creativity.
People like you probably don't do drugs either so I can see how you wouldn't understand my comment
@@chasphotography I smoked weed. Don't anymore. I do psychedelics regularly. Not recreationally anymore. I have nothing against folks doing whatever for whatever reason. Frank was a coffee a tobacco fiend. Coffee clearly shifts consciousness and mood. I'm sure I can hear the influence of coffee in Frank's music. Addictive use of drugs destroys players and bands. The track record there is clear. I don't think Zappa needed LSD or shrooms to see over the horizon. It was said he tried marijuana but didn't like it. It got in the way of his productivity as a composer and player. So, I guess we'll never know if using marijuana, psychedelics or any others would have helped Frank in any way.
@@Peter7966 no we shall never know. Though as someone who has tried every known drug except fentanyl (which I don't consider a drug, it's just a poison) and I've never been addicted to any as I don't like the effects of addicting substances. But I have explored psychedelics extensively as tools because of the way they unlock the pineal gland. I can formally tell if they are used correctly during the musical creative process they can take a person's natural abilities and creative processes to a very honest place within themselves. I personally have the upmost respect for Frank's technical skills. But his music never possessed the soul of the groove like Hendrix or Santana and speaking from my personal experience I honestly believe the psychedelics they explored are what separated their music by light years from Frank. He as Hendrix once asked in a song (have you ever been experienced) and Frank never was. And it shows in comparison to them in so many ways. From groove to lyrics to beautiful versus spastic. Frank was never in their league
Im not a great guitarrist or even a musician, often at home i even get bored when i play for 10 minutes and not play the instrument again for days.
What you said in the video, that "zone". I have been there many times, normally when playing on a jam or with friends, and some alcohol in my veins.
I remember one time i forgot even that i was a person that was playing the guitar, i was just feeling it. It felt great. When i finished and put down the guitar everyone was with their mouths wide open and amazed of what they just heard.
I cannot replicate that even if i try my best to, its impossible.
That's it! Playing with confidence and taking risks while being confident and expressing the moment. Most people don't have it and I think it's one of the best things to have. Spontaneity
I'd rather listen to and watch a SHOWMAN than a ROBOT. All day every day.......
Carlos and Jimi played with emotion and feeling. Their technique is not bound to theory or scales. Eddie Van Halen was kind of like that too. Ill bet they heard music in their heads and played what they heard! Brilliant!
Bingo!
I disagree that they werenât bound to scales or theory. Everybody who plays is implementing theory and scales. Even when they go off scriptâŠ
Like a child who uses a spoon for the first time , they donât know what they are using but it gets the job done. Scales and theory explain what music is.
@Liberals Hate kcalB People đłïžâđâ ur username lmao
@@arthurlove1002 Jimi is not a child with a spoon, he knew what he was doing and he was a master guitar player. You can't compare 60's aesthetic with 2020's shredder aesthetic. Not only did he know what he was doing with the guitar, he was also a very sophisticated composer and songwriter. He was more "limited" by the sounds he was trying to create than by a lack of technique, at least in my opinion.
"Learn t work the saxophone, I'll play just what I feel" Yes, if we can.
Dude!!!! You just reminded me what I was doing the whole time!! I was getting stuck in my head lately!
This is why I, and a lot of people with me, like players like Johnny Thunders and Ace Frehley. You never really know if they will make it to the end of the solo without f**king up. And in that watching/listening turns into a social relation - because you're cheering someone on - rather than feeling like a visit to a museum.
The definitive secret sauce behind these two guys is that both of them performed legendary gigs with consummate aplomb and mastery whilst tripping balls on high strength LSD. Literally unimaginable for yours truly (if my 70s acid experiences were anything to go by) Holy crap!
The only credible story I heard was that Carlos said he was tripping at Woodstock. It's mythology.
Psychedelics actually enhance people's abilities - definitely things like musical improvisation that are in the moment.
@@MrLuigiFercotti You sure are naive.
@@matthewatwood8641 No, I just understand that people make shit up, and people believe it.
@@MrLuigiFercotti psychedelics were huge trend with musicians at the time. It's not a myth. It's a fact known that Jimi Hendrix did plenty of LSD. You're a fool if you don't think Santana did as well. Of course people make up stories. That doesn't mean that nothing ever happens. That doesn't mean that people don't do interesting, exciting, and adventurous things. It means that those things get exaggerated, and people like to believe the exaggerated version because it's more exciting.
Blowing up my mind. Thank you for this gift
I'm afraid, you pretty much nailed the analysis completely in my view. I salute your efforts in destilling it in order to teach it as well. I think it's a little easier when one is playing live. But yes, great work. I call it the 'fire' bit. And we need to light it :)
I've always said there are musicians & there are technicians. You can hum Hendtix or Santana songs all day. Can't say the same for the other two.
Its because guitar evolved with theory and sharing info ...Eric, Pete , Jimi and Beck and Page laid the ground work for the rest...they open the guitars sonic possibilities đžđ¶đ¶â
Great tips. Thank you so much.
What youâre describing is what I think gives music, soul!
This is pretty perceptive. Technical proficiency is obviously important, but it is developed to serve Music, not merely to impress people. The Music, a gift of the Muses, is always primary. We do what we can to make ourselves available to it, in spite of our imperfect preparations.
Succinctly said
Jimi and Carlos had very unique takes on phrasing, feel and tone. That set them apart from the rest of the pack and made them stand out. Nobody to this day comes even remotely close to playing and sounding like them.
Yes , totally agree with unique. Definitely playing from the soul , very organic and they zone into a different field. And I do feel it's Definitely quantum , a spiritual feel that you either have or you don't đđ¶đž
Thats the spirit of rock n roll coming through.
Emotional music.
I TOTALY UNDERSTAND! good video,thanks
Yeah, feel players. The shredders are good, and some of them really craft good music. But Iâm a wailer, not a shredder. I love to make the notes sing. And Iâm far more interested in coming up with 2 or 3 great riffs and find a place in them for a strange sound or breakdown. All the while wailing and bending. The players that I love the most make ugly faces over a few loud notesâŠthe shredders are impressive sometimes, Paul Gilbert seems to do bothâŠ.but give me Leslie West anyday over the best speed players.
Trower & Gallagher were like that for me. I just don't know enough licks to do any of the things you recommended. it's frustrating.
They are masters chasing a perfect sweep picking technique, especially Trower, he will sweep pick his way up and down the board, nothing out of place and RoryGallagher can play in any tone timbre and tuning.
This happens all the time in my playing. Explains a lot of why I sound better than I should for how little I practice.
It's not just for guitarists. I play tenor sax and was in a band where we did a version of Johnny B. Goode and it seemed like it took on a life of its own; living and breathing, and when we stopped playing we all just looked at each other and said damn.
"You need to think of a technique that you haven't mastered yet...It has to feel kinda' like a struggle." HA! I've waited for this day. Finally, the whole world of guitar playing is MY Oyster!
David, hurry up, fix the typo!! Unless there's a joke I'm not getting...đ€đđ
grammar check
Too late. I can't unsee it.
Thanks a lot for the insight
Reminds me of Jason Becker talking about his approach recording his parts. He said he would record when he had the part almost mastered but still challenging and imperfect. He was such a great composer and technician that it gave his recordings that emotion and life a computer just canât match
I have to give credit where credit is due, you tackled a hard to express concept, and actually put some focus to it,, good job...
Playing from the heart. Being part of the music.
Hey David, awesome vid. I subscribed because not many people online have the same attitude about trying to match their heroes in terms of vibrancy of play. Hoping to learn more from your channel. Rock on man #newempra
Great stuff đđđđŻ
Taking risks and being fully passionate about it. Playing with fire!
They both were Trippin
You mentioned that it feels like your fighting your guitar. Carlos mentioned in an interview that when he played Woodstock, he was tripping on acid and his guitar turned into a serpent and he was fighting it while jamming out. Check out his Woodstock footage he said his face was contorted because the serpent was trying to bite him. Ahhh those were the days.
Nice playing at the end there dude !
This is how I feel about Ringo Stars Drumming....
FEEL for the Music!!!
Iâm very happy that you have finally become musically enlightenedđđœ
If we didn't have famous people and better guitarist to look up to, we wouldn't know what is possible and what we can achieve
Itâs not about perfection but excellence. No one is perfect.
When the spirit enters the room and you are receptive you have no control âĄđžâïž