Guthrie Govan on Funk Guitar

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  • čas přidán 28. 08. 2019
  • Here's a video of Guthrie sharing his knowledge of funk and being impressive again like always. Hope you find it useful.
    I do not own this footage, this video is uploaded for educational purposes.

Komentáře • 260

  • @druchumley4571
    @druchumley4571 Před 3 lety +160

    I always get a sense that Guthrie is way better than he would have us believe....

    • @TANMAN47TANMAN
      @TANMAN47TANMAN Před 3 lety +4

      Hes prob spent 3 decades playing and has a doctorate in music
      Hes not just some dude that plays around
      Hes a technician

    • @tomasvitale5366
      @tomasvitale5366 Před 2 lety +1

      He (Guthrie) said that you always need to have an extra gear that you'll probably never need to use but you have it there just in case

    • @TANMAN47TANMAN
      @TANMAN47TANMAN Před 2 lety +2

      @@tomasvitale5366 thats standard for musicians
      Stuff breaks and such

    • @tomasvitale5366
      @tomasvitale5366 Před 2 lety +1

      @@TANMAN47TANMAN that's true, but he was referring to the level of technique to play

    • @TANMAN47TANMAN
      @TANMAN47TANMAN Před 2 lety

      @@tomasvitale5366 yeah
      Slides and such

  • @TCMabe
    @TCMabe Před 4 lety +461

    How is he allowed to be one of the best rhythm and one of the greatest lead players of all time ? What an amazing player.

    • @fuzzmaayn29
      @fuzzmaayn29 Před 3 lety +20

      I think the two skills go "hand in hand" ;)

    • @massacrationable
      @massacrationable Před 3 lety +34

      Lead and rhythm are not separate things!!

    • @hermanpops
      @hermanpops Před 3 lety

      @@massacrationable In a way, they are

    • @chadmarx7718
      @chadmarx7718 Před 3 lety +19

      @@massacrationable oh please, stop showing us how wise you are. You goddamn know what the hell he means by "rhythm" and "lead"

    • @pergustafsson1155
      @pergustafsson1155 Před 3 lety +1

      Well, he started playing guitar at the age of three, for once.

  • @baptistecharpentier3635
    @baptistecharpentier3635 Před 3 lety +161

    4:54 he heard it in the background, and you can feel how much he wanted to play it !

    • @palonazo
      @palonazo Před 3 lety +24

      Nobody has that ringtone anymore. People are just trying to get him to play it and it got old.

    • @jurajzembjak9721
      @jurajzembjak9721 Před 2 lety

      what is it?

  • @david-ky7rt
    @david-ky7rt Před 4 lety +47

    Guthrie Govan is unbelievable, he has taken Guitar playing to another level.

  • @ShermanKyle
    @ShermanKyle Před 3 lety +21

    Every time I see Guthrie play, I just want to yell “Don’t hold back!!”
    Seriously, he’s on such another level and is the most complete guitarists I’ve ever heard. I cannot understand why he doesn’t have more recorded works/albums; everything from him is a treat, but I feel like while he still has the chops the world is missing out on a lack of releases.

    • @frannyp46
      @frannyp46 Před rokem +3

      Sherman Kyle. I agree.I wish he would go full out especially at guitar jams with other top players. He deliberately holds back for fear of humiliating anyone.Ask Steve Vai😀

  • @macleadg
    @macleadg Před 3 lety +25

    I was going to say this guy is one of the most talented musicians in any genre. Except that he plays every genre. Equal amazement in every one. And so generous with his talent, too.

  • @shinodazopar222
    @shinodazopar222 Před 4 lety +253

    Lets take a moment to address how good the translator is.its so cool of him to translate the rhythms correctly with such enthusiasm.

    • @burger698
      @burger698 Před 3 lety +11

      I only listened to the translator thats how good he was. Guthrie Who?

    • @georgevontelemann7953
      @georgevontelemann7953 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/OYrOOjOAMw4/video.html
      Guthrie is an phenomenal player

    • @ryanryan747
      @ryanryan747 Před 3 lety +2

      @@burger698 haha! translator also understands what guthrie is explaining

    • @nazarenkodenys
      @nazarenkodenys Před 3 lety

      His translation is poor actually

    • @bartosik321
      @bartosik321 Před 3 lety +1

      i think he translated parliament funkadelic to just funk

  • @manningtreeosteopathicclin7108

    Seriously how can anyone who lies guitar give thumbs down, this guy is probably the most accomplished guitarist on the planet , and have met Guthrie a few times a really nice and humble guy, great to talk to and just has a love of music..

  • @hearpalhere
    @hearpalhere Před 3 lety +86

    Guthrie's skill is terrifying. He's so good at explaining technical things, I can imagine him being a wonderful one on one instructor too. Thanks for sharing this, I really enjoyed it!
    Kudos to the translator too for being so fast!

    • @biblybims9868
      @biblybims9868 Před 3 lety +2

      You would learn more in a day,one on one with GG,than you would in 5-10 years of studying on your own👍

    • @hearpalhere
      @hearpalhere Před 3 lety +2

      @@biblybims9868 I can only imagine. I'm just happy that he seems happy to share his knowledge via these kinds of sessions and tutorials online.

    • @funfgesange7656
      @funfgesange7656 Před 3 lety +1

      @@biblybims9868 czcams.com/video/yfsU5KfF6LE/video.html
      YEEEAH!!!!

    • @shadow102994
      @shadow102994 Před 3 lety +2

      I actually bought a book he helped write on guitar playing. He is an incredible teacher, he has metaphors for days that really help understand how to play. He’s all around brilliant

    • @hearpalhere
      @hearpalhere Před 3 lety

      @@shadow102994 Couldn't agree more! He is capable of playing and being at home in any style.

  • @tonygSDWR
    @tonygSDWR Před 3 lety +53

    Thinking much of Guthrie's personality is being lost in translation to the crowd? Such a good guy.

    • @DannyPoit
      @DannyPoit Před 3 lety

      Yeah, his humor lands a lot better with British and American audiences.

    • @davebartholome2924
      @davebartholome2924 Před 3 lety +4

      As a guy who’s done a lot of traveling in places where I don’t speak the language, I’d say that a lot of personality comes across with tone of voice and facial expressions. I suspect Guthrie’s humble, relaxed, enthusiastic spirit comes through just fine.

  • @stevegrierson381
    @stevegrierson381 Před 3 lety +19

    In my mind he's the best guitarist in the world.

  • @rufuscrowder1309
    @rufuscrowder1309 Před 3 lety +5

    I have not seen anyone that can play most any style of guitar as Guthrie. The guy is simply amazing!

  • @julzcdg4880
    @julzcdg4880 Před 3 lety +9

    No one ever comes close. He is THE man.

  • @stuarttomlinson802
    @stuarttomlinson802 Před 3 lety +11

    Next level human brain working on all cylinders - legend !

  • @ej.salcedo
    @ej.salcedo Před 3 lety +13

    im not here for lesson, im here to watch him play

  • @McGillus
    @McGillus Před 3 lety +11

    5:40 - 7:20 it started with a lesson and ended it in godmode. Holy damn.

  • @VicNicGuitar
    @VicNicGuitar Před 3 lety +28

    Nobody is at that level of mastery for so many genres! Except HIM!

    • @j-ferrell144
      @j-ferrell144 Před 3 lety +2

      EXACTLY I’ve been preaching that for years

    • @drewjohnson4794
      @drewjohnson4794 Před 3 lety +1

      You mean nobody you've ever seen. There are billions of people. Not everyone who's great uploads to the internet. For all you know the dude down the street might be better. I doubt it but celebrity worship is laughably stupid.

    • @eclubeduardotv6662
      @eclubeduardotv6662 Před 3 lety +7

      @@drewjohnson4794 naive comment

    • @paulgilbert3139
      @paulgilbert3139 Před 3 lety +3

      @@drewjohnson4794 nope guthrie is on another level, there is a lot of good artist out there, but only 1 of 1.000.000 may become a virtuoso like guthrie

    • @michaelgray8128
      @michaelgray8128 Před 3 lety +1

      @@paulgilbert3139 that would mean there are around 7.8k people on the planet like Guthrie using that. So, he's technically not wrong still lol.

  • @jhnkouju8724
    @jhnkouju8724 Před 4 lety +5

    We have guitar gods literally everywhere, hundreds of them. But Guthrie is just another guitarist... from another Planet that is.

  • @Tony-Jabroni
    @Tony-Jabroni Před 3 lety +1

    I appreciate him saying “that’s not what people do when playing funk, that’s just showing off”. Also, dig that pick up the pieces demo at the end.

  • @GabAssbreaker
    @GabAssbreaker Před 2 lety +2

    is there any genre that Guthrie can't play? this dude can play almost anything, such a versatile player.

  • @fernandes5986
    @fernandes5986 Před 2 lety +2

    I wonder how many of the top shredders can play funky or be so eccletic as Guthrie?

  • @zelddan
    @zelddan Před 4 lety +6

    He's too good for his own good. I love him, of course.

  • @allenkennedy6748
    @allenkennedy6748 Před 3 lety +1

    Tuesday night, G.C. What a typically great transfer of technique.

  • @skuzzlebutt306
    @skuzzlebutt306 Před 3 lety +13

    i feel like i learned russian as well as technique here

  • @qjarman7753
    @qjarman7753 Před 3 lety +2

    This guy inspires me to play better… just incredible

  • @irmaztamal21
    @irmaztamal21 Před 3 lety +9

    No one can ever beat Guthrie Govan

  • @bastienle6820
    @bastienle6820 Před 3 lety

    Cool...nice moment with guthrie govan
    Thx for video

  • @JCleggy
    @JCleggy Před 3 lety +29

    Cory Wong talks about the same sort of accent practice routine. The two legends must be onto something

    • @notauniquehandle
      @notauniquehandle Před 3 lety +5

      Any and every one of these legends, that "something" is squeeze as much different exercises out of every concept. If you can alternative pick in 4s, 5s, 6s, 8s there's nothing stopping you from practicing each and every rythmic pattern.. These kind of people actually go ahead and do it, and have done so for years and years.. Check out drumming paradiddles, you can translate them to up/down strokes, that's at least a couple of years worth of "training" material

    • @crotts1984
      @crotts1984 Před 3 lety +1

      @@notauniquehandle you’re right on there, had a guitar instructor turn me on to rhythms for guitar.
      Think of it this way, there are 2 different strokes, up and down. Think of 4/4 time and there are 4 beats. There are 2^4 different strumming patterns, 16 patterns. We’ll you can subdivide to 8th notes, and now 2^8 patterns, or 256 patterns. You can subdivide to triplets and 16th notes and C the list just gets larger.
      My guitar instructor when working through some of the 8th note patterns then told me you start mixing and matching the patterns each measure to get build longer patterns or just have a fluid changing rhythm that is always in time and in the pocket.
      Powerful stuff

  • @michael_caz_nyc
    @michael_caz_nyc Před 4 lety +25

    He is a Freak-Show. G.G. is so Good, - it's Scary. I have learned so much, from watching all his instructional videos. oNe LovE from NYC.

    • @GaryCainMusic
      @GaryCainMusic Před 4 lety +2

      yeah it's rare for someone to be THAT good, and yet be able to explain things so well.

    • @biblybims9868
      @biblybims9868 Před 3 lety

      His knowledge on music theory is mind blowing

    • @michael_caz_nyc
      @michael_caz_nyc Před 3 lety +3

      @@biblybims9868 Agree 100% - Guthrie is on some-next-level . . . (few) will ever reach. When I think about guitarists on: "Another Stratosphere" - I think about: Allan Holdsworth, Guthrie, Tommy Emmanuel, and Al DiMeola (among my personal favorites). I also love: Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, Robin Trower, David Gilmour, Carlos Santana & SRV. So many to draw inspiration from.

    • @biblybims9868
      @biblybims9868 Před 3 lety +1

      @@michael_caz_nyc Holdsworth was crazy good,what he didn’t know about theory and scales ain’t worth knowing

  • @Ningishzidd4
    @Ningishzidd4 Před 3 lety

    What a great teacher.

  • @alanmartin6606
    @alanmartin6606 Před 3 lety

    Great video, thanks!

  • @dgfeeder9801
    @dgfeeder9801 Před 3 lety +5

    Definitely overextended with that interpreter😆 Guthrie’s awesome!

  • @kyleyoungmusic
    @kyleyoungmusic Před 3 lety +7

    2:31 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @rezthered
    @rezthered Před 3 lety

    Love this man.

  • @user-vz2kk5bd9c
    @user-vz2kk5bd9c Před 3 lety

    最高ー😍!!
    えぐいカッティング!!
    身体動いてしまいます🤗!!

  • @dfifty2
    @dfifty2 Před 3 lety

    Sooo BRILLANT !!!

  • @harrypalmer3481
    @harrypalmer3481 Před 3 lety

    The Poodle's Plums Funk! - Guthrie Govan - a great player AND a great teacher.

  • @birdmansclambake
    @birdmansclambake Před 3 lety +1

    Wicked right hand. Sounding great GG.

  • @keegs1163
    @keegs1163 Před 3 lety +6

    I thought he was going to play the nokia ring tone when he heard it, he must of truly held himself back for that one :D

  • @quandovcestivernoyoutube

    Thank you.

  • @SDesWriter
    @SDesWriter Před 3 lety

    Nice breakdown.

  • @AbelTana
    @AbelTana Před 3 lety +3

    pick up the pieces at the end... LOVELY!!!

  • @readyfretgo
    @readyfretgo Před 3 lety +1

    BEHOLD THE ENCHANTING WIZARD OF RHYTHM (as prophecized by Beck Hansen on "Hotwax")!
    My God. This is a funk guitar Masterclass.
    Listen to his "West Coast Grooves" album y'all. It's one of the most tasteful works of instrumental guitar ever recorded.
    More like GOATherie? 🐐 😎

  • @christoffernerheimwith1692
    @christoffernerheimwith1692 Před 4 lety +12

    G.O.A.T

  • @LeMans512
    @LeMans512 Před 3 lety +1

    He can do anything.

  • @robertdevadason1885
    @robertdevadason1885 Před 3 lety

    That tremelo strumming sounds really cool

  • @bibekshrestha5342
    @bibekshrestha5342 Před 3 lety +2

    Full stack guitar player

  • @musashimiyamoto8998
    @musashimiyamoto8998 Před 3 lety

    Man hats off to the translator doing that on the spot literally instantly!

  • @xhibit99
    @xhibit99 Před 3 lety

    OMG! Very good

  • @tywoodruff1748
    @tywoodruff1748 Před 3 lety

    He certainly is!

  • @frannyp46
    @frannyp46 Před rokem

    At 4.53, he didn’t hear the Nokia ring tone theme on the passing ice cream van. He usually reproduces these on the spot.

  • @prayasgazmerguitar6427

    Cool bro

  • @34bully
    @34bully Před 3 lety +16

    In Soviet Russia, Funk plays you.

    • @franky-161
      @franky-161 Před 3 lety +1

      xqcL

    • @34bully
      @34bully Před 3 lety

      @@franky-161 widepeepoHappy

    • @ETHBlade1
      @ETHBlade1 Před 3 lety

      Wonder if xQc would like Guthrie, chat could try to see on another media day

    • @34bully
      @34bully Před 3 lety

      @@ETHBlade1 xqcL

  • @martinbohl8732
    @martinbohl8732 Před 2 lety

    he can play anything instantly. these changes ... also what we can see in other videos. its ridiculous. he is a living music machine.

  • @ADK_MSE
    @ADK_MSE Před 3 lety

    GOD.

  • @that_nerd_that_games4495

    This guy must definitely been a drummer before playing guitar….🏆 top player

  • @jonathanhathaway7796
    @jonathanhathaway7796 Před 3 lety

    As good as it gets, the total package. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll get back to the Montrose live 74 thing I was listening to.

  • @berobedo6506
    @berobedo6506 Před 3 lety

    crazy accuracy......

  • @Levantiy
    @Levantiy Před 3 lety +9

    Есть в комментах те, для кого переводили?)

  • @eitridwarf9854
    @eitridwarf9854 Před 4 lety +33

    Is there any thing that guthrie can not do.. !??.. he is mastering any style, genre, technic, any scales.. even gypsy jazz

    • @Despond
      @Despond Před 3 lety +2

      Play one of them at a master level? Every style he can play there's someone who's mastered it better.

    • @rileymctaggart8432
      @rileymctaggart8432 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Despond of course there will be someone better than him at each genre but from what I've seen handles himself really well all genres he plays. Not many other players are a jack of all trades like Guthrie

    • @saidhruv7018
      @saidhruv7018 Před 3 lety +6

      @@rileymctaggart8432 there might be people who are better than him but he's not a simple jack of all trades,he's a master of all trades

    • @cameronmason4452
      @cameronmason4452 Před 3 lety +4

      @@saidhruv7018 absolutely, Guthrie is the star all rounder for sure. I can think of many who can outplay him in their chosen niche, but this guy could roll with any of them comfortably

    • @michaelciancetta6397
      @michaelciancetta6397 Před 2 lety

      @@rileymctaggart8432 jack of all trades master of none.. especially his own ahhahahahaha

  • @S8250503
    @S8250503 Před 3 lety +2

    Foot tapping on the loo. 😊

  • @harrypothead
    @harrypothead Před 3 lety

    god of guitar guthrie govan

  • @vajraloka1
    @vajraloka1 Před 3 lety +1

    Was trying to learn some niles Rogers (before i quit) was very interesting

  • @spivvo
    @spivvo Před 3 lety

    Funk is the only thing I can do naturally.... It’s all about catching the “&” after the third beat.

  • @alanswanson7515
    @alanswanson7515 Před 3 lety +1

    Was waiting for the Prince riffs...

  • @TheSubzeto
    @TheSubzeto Před 3 lety

    When and where was this recorded?

  • @PEBelarus
    @PEBelarus Před 3 lety

    More space - это переводится как обеспечение большей тишины между нотами

  • @alexbrandauer606
    @alexbrandauer606 Před 3 lety

    Шикарный пример легкости в лабстве.

  • @kcussrebutuemos4815
    @kcussrebutuemos4815 Před 3 lety +1

    Was this awhile ago? Because GG is using a Suhr. Just wondering.

  • @lcguitar7074
    @lcguitar7074 Před 2 lety +1

    7:25 "iS iT tIM?!"

  • @flamencodiablo007
    @flamencodiablo007 Před 2 lety

    What is the famous funky tune at the end. Great song but I can't think of the name?

  • @flavb22
    @flavb22 Před 3 lety +33

    Better than Cory Wong :troll:
    Guthrie Govan is the definition of the perfect guitarist.

    • @skippityblippity8656
      @skippityblippity8656 Před 3 lety +4

      Obviously
      Many people are better than wong

    • @hiroprotagonitis
      @hiroprotagonitis Před 3 lety +2

      @@skippityblippity8656 care to name names? cory's quite unparalleled in eking out his own sound and feel to make it work in everything he's been in - hard to image many individuals better than a guitarist so reknowned for playing himself

    • @brenlouissurio2404
      @brenlouissurio2404 Před 3 lety +4

      @@hiroprotagonitis The fact that Wong is getting mentioned here, tells a lot about it. He lives rent free inside their heads.

  • @WePlayTheBeatles
    @WePlayTheBeatles Před 3 lety +2

    Taking for granted that Govan is the ultimate guitar God, he absolutely doesn’t sound funky at all. The sound is less than fat, and he’s playing the riffs too fast, without that groove that makes you feel like you can’t stop dancing.
    For those who haven’t yet, just listen to Nile Rodgers here...
    czcams.com/video/HvDiD_vbwpg/video.html

  • @glennjames2324
    @glennjames2324 Před 4 lety +33

    I think he might just be that dude ?
    I know I'm going to catch a lot of greif for saying this but I don't know of anyone that can hang with him, I watched him onstage with Vai, and Satch, and to me, he made them sound like amateurs,(AND THAT'S SAYING A LITTLE MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL WHEN YOUR TALKING ABOUT THOSE GUYS). I really don't know who is in the same league as him at the moment.

  • @archilchkhikvishvili539

    what's that piece called 8:20 + etc... ???

  • @sharoonjohn3850
    @sharoonjohn3850 Před 3 lety

    name of the song at 8:27?? anyone?

  • @solero0
    @solero0 Před 3 lety +6

    ah i remember, this was on the guthrie govan russia funk clinic vhs from 1993

    • @poison4822
      @poison4822 Před 3 lety +1

      Doesn't look like 1993

    • @niupe705
      @niupe705 Před 3 lety

      He wasn't playing Suhr guitars back then

  • @MrDinti
    @MrDinti Před 3 lety +4

    7:06 aaaaah he is human

  • @citydrums7525
    @citydrums7525 Před rokem +1

    I bet this dude can throw down on bass too...

  • @spmartin
    @spmartin Před 3 lety +5

    Guthrie is God. (Sorry Eric, you are relegated to Demi-God)

  • @nebzenun1774
    @nebzenun1774 Před 2 lety

    that right hand tho..

  • @DanielGarcia-tl6lj
    @DanielGarcia-tl6lj Před 3 lety

    He hasn’t showed us his true power

  • @kennethmanuntag
    @kennethmanuntag Před 3 lety

    Hello... what is the title of this song 8:27?

    • @philrange
      @philrange Před 3 lety

      Pick up the Pieces - Average White Band

  • @hypervenom4179
    @hypervenom4179 Před 2 lety

    6:37 KEKW 😂😂

  • @jonetsu_lv
    @jonetsu_lv Před 3 lety +6

    this man was gridding on guitar 😭 (only drumline folks know what i mean)

  • @cardsjoker9239
    @cardsjoker9239 Před 3 lety

    Did I see Mona Lisa smile at this funk..

  • @kane6529
    @kane6529 Před 2 lety

    i'm pretty sure he reached climax around 2:04

  • @aq3721
    @aq3721 Před 3 lety +4

    Why did the guy with guitar wear a shirt of himself?

  • @praveenjosephantony5854
    @praveenjosephantony5854 Před 4 lety +3

    does anyone know the last song he played .?

    • @SEngelsg
      @SEngelsg Před 4 lety +11

      That is pick up the pieces by the average white band. Enjoy! :)

  • @mariorojas3724
    @mariorojas3724 Před 3 lety

    Nice Harley benton 😂🤘

  • @Capt.B1RD
    @Capt.B1RD Před 11 měsíci +1

    8:27 🔪🎧

  • @hiroprotagonitis
    @hiroprotagonitis Před 3 lety +3

    listen to kirk fletcher for someone who can play r&b/funk with soul! govan has the techique down but not quite the feel... sounds more like a james valentine than a davil williams u know? (all credit to govan still, he's a model musician and person, unparalleled vituoso, etc.)

  • @kaanerylmaz9643
    @kaanerylmaz9643 Před 3 lety +1

    8:00

  • @Sionare
    @Sionare Před 3 lety

    4th position

  • @alexvangrouch3225
    @alexvangrouch3225 Před 3 lety

    Does any body know the Funky riff he is playing 8:30 ?

    • @skierpage
      @skierpage Před 2 lety +2

      "Pick up the Pieces" by Average White Band's from their exceptional eponymous album, produced by the great Arif Mardin.

  • @taliesinmusic
    @taliesinmusic Před 3 lety

    What is that song at the end. Getting on my nerves

  • @curtomwright6474
    @curtomwright6474 Před 3 lety

    By George, I think he's gaut it, old chaps.

  • @yasser-l3x
    @yasser-l3x Před 3 lety

    0:57

  • @Ma_X64
    @Ma_X64 Před 3 lety

    Офигенная техника правой руки.