Joe Satriani: I Taught Kirk Hammett + Steve Vai How to Shred

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  • čas přidán 20. 02. 2019
  • #JoeSatriani talks with the Musicians Institute's Ryan J. Downey about teaching #SteveVai and #Metallica's #KirkHammett to play guitar, taking 15-20 to write certain songs and more. For more insight and inside stories from other Conversations Series at Musicians Institute, visit goo.gl/fQxxa2
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  • @juniormendes8412
    @juniormendes8412 Před 4 lety +384

    If mr.Satriani is very proud to have taught Vai and Kirk can you imagine how proud should be the Satriani's teacher!

    • @dovydas4483
      @dovydas4483 Před 3 lety +1

      Who is Satrianis teacher btw?

    • @benbenidonubaltubal2757
      @benbenidonubaltubal2757 Před 3 lety +81

      its joe biden.

    • @dovydas4483
      @dovydas4483 Před 3 lety +5

      @@benbenidonubaltubal2757 lmfao

    • @maximummatt73
      @maximummatt73 Před 2 lety +9

      @@benbenidonubaltubal2757 Yeah man he shreds his ass off

    • @strangevisions5162
      @strangevisions5162 Před 2 lety +11

      @@benbenidonubaltubal2757 joe biden has forgotten more than you will ever know. in fact, he's forgotten everything.

  • @stelladavis1798
    @stelladavis1798 Před 5 lety +749

    90% of the comments are defending Kirk Hammett but I have seen zero comments dissing him

    • @idontreadreplies.252
      @idontreadreplies.252 Před 5 lety +14

      But on every other video lol

    • @qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095
      @qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095 Před 4 lety +1

      @@idontreadreplies.252 :)

    • @yittmashups
      @yittmashups Před 4 lety +4

      He's a bum!
      You suck! Jackass!

    • @MattFoleysGhost
      @MattFoleysGhost Před 4 lety +25

      I feel like I see this ALL the time on CZcams comment sections.
      "You people need to leave _______ alone!!". And I'm like "what people? where?!".

    • @incidentalist
      @incidentalist Před 4 lety +2

      See ABOVE COMMENT!!!

  • @DavidNwokoye
    @DavidNwokoye Před 5 lety +734

    He taught em both how to wah. Both amazing players.
    He taught em both how to not age too.

    • @NorthTexasEagle1989
      @NorthTexasEagle1989 Před 5 lety +8

      Do what you love everyday. Age ain't nuthin but a number...unless of course...well, you know

    • @pikiwiki
      @pikiwiki Před 5 lety

      how did he do that?

    • @Yousuck00
      @Yousuck00 Před 5 lety +14

      Not age? Kirk Hammett looks like he’s 65 but he’s only 55. And I say this as a Metallica fan.

    • @poison4822
      @poison4822 Před 5 lety

      @Shallex tell me more dude

    • @yika-xy
      @yika-xy Před 5 lety

      And most likely appergios too. And some of his signature licks. You can easily hear satriani in both of em. Anything but shredding. Shredding doesn't need teaching. If you practice too much your shredding ability will automatically be unlocked.

  • @shanegolden
    @shanegolden Před 5 lety +311

    There are far more jokes about Kirk jokes than actual Kirk jokes

    • @bobs.stevenson9704
      @bobs.stevenson9704 Před 5 lety

      @D Ceased hey slow down now, the world needs a healthy NPC populous

    • @ross8138
      @ross8138 Před 4 lety +1

      I'd just like to appreciate that this is the 5th joke about jokes about Kirk jokes that I've seen so far

    • @chriscoughs5774
      @chriscoughs5774 Před 3 lety

      And there's more comments like this than jokes about kirk jokes.

  • @mishkatrahman20
    @mishkatrahman20 Před 5 lety +627

    Don’t care what people say, I wouldn’t be playing guitar if it weren’t for Metallica and Iron Maiden

    • @dragenthatch3623
      @dragenthatch3623 Před 5 lety +12

      Mishkat Rahman same here, well them, black sabbath and AC/DC

    • @iamdopeasfcuk
      @iamdopeasfcuk Před 5 lety +10

      i started playing because i wanted to serenade girls lol.

    • @jacobw327
      @jacobw327 Před 5 lety +8

      I really dislike Metallica, but I appreciate that a lot of my favorite bands wouldn't be around with out their influence

    • @aiden_macleod
      @aiden_macleod Před 5 lety +2

      Judas Priest and Black Sabbath for me, and maybe SOME Iron Maiden, but mostly Priest.

    • @fiachracasey2209
      @fiachracasey2209 Před 4 lety +1

      Jacob W no hate in this, but I’m generally curious, why do you really dislike Metallica?

  • @paulconrad7649
    @paulconrad7649 Před 3 lety +42

    The Satriani Vai story is one of my favorite rock n roll stories. It’s incredible! It’s like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig growing up in the same neighborhood and playing sandlot baseball.

  • @albertplaysguitar
    @albertplaysguitar Před 5 lety +115

    As someone who teaches guitar, I'm actually quite proud of the students that surpass me in any way. It might be chops, style, melody writing, chord progressions, or simply being in really cool sounding bands.

    • @andrewgraham8331
      @andrewgraham8331 Před 5 lety +3

      Sir, u must be a good teacher
      U have my respect
      Sorry for my bad english

    • @albertplaysguitar
      @albertplaysguitar Před 5 lety +1

      @@andrewgraham8331 lol, I'm okay. I just try my best, and use my psychology skills! what is your original language?

    • @andrewgraham8331
      @andrewgraham8331 Před 5 lety

      @@albertplaysguitar iam indonesian

    • @rizqibayumantari6769
      @rizqibayumantari6769 Před 4 lety

      Same sir

    • @idontcare2851
      @idontcare2851 Před 3 lety

      One would think that should be the goal of any teacher. Take the instrument to new heights!

  • @MNB730
    @MNB730 Před 5 lety +30

    Joe Satriani, the legend that helps people become legends

  • @messemphanger
    @messemphanger Před 5 lety +65

    I love how humble this phenomenal musician is.

    • @cottonhill813
      @cottonhill813 Před 5 lety +7

      Most are very humble, except Malmsteen, he's a dick.

    • @woodchuk1
      @woodchuk1 Před 4 lety +2

      Cotton Hill Maybe so, but love him or hate him, I don’t see how anyone can deny that he has the chops to back up his arrogance.

  • @carlwilson5339
    @carlwilson5339 Před 5 lety +17

    Gary Moore is someone who injects emotion in his hot solos, he gets into it so much he is in a trance, now that I respect

  • @richardstephens7833
    @richardstephens7833 Před 5 lety +32

    2:00 A legend was born.

  • @billythekid2281
    @billythekid2281 Před 5 lety +34

    Kirk Hammett inspired me to play guitar, along with Satriani and Dimebag. Rag on Kirk all you like, but i like him.

  • @oliverfanene751
    @oliverfanene751 Před 5 lety +26

    holy shit. when he said that little kid was Steve Vai i was very surprised

  • @abiseniyya
    @abiseniyya Před 5 lety +58

    Satch is real.
    One may like him or hate him, but can't help but respect him.

    • @ronsin9490
      @ronsin9490 Před 5 lety +9

      Aden Pur If someone hates Satch they’re probably only worth a wet fart on the nose and a punch in the teeth. Joe is a beaut. Enough said.

    • @guitarbattleslive1274
      @guitarbattleslive1274 Před 5 lety +4

      i don't think i've ever heard anyone say they dislike him, let alone hate him.

    • @ronsin9490
      @ronsin9490 Před 5 lety +3

      guitar battles live Me neither. I’m pretty sure if the person exists they’re an asshole though. Just putting that out there. Lol

    • @atranfanatic
      @atranfanatic Před 4 lety +1

      I saw him live with Dream Theater and King's X in 2004 here in Phoenix. He was phenomenal as well as the other two bands.

  • @selfhelp9685
    @selfhelp9685 Před 5 lety +9

    Such a legend. Think of all the hours this guy has played guitar. I love how his style always emphasises the mixolydian mode so well. Such a brilliant musician.

  • @cstones86
    @cstones86 Před 2 lety +7

    Kirk is awesome , his lead playing on and justice for all is fantastic

  • @carl13220
    @carl13220 Před 5 lety +4

    Joe remains one of the most humble, kind and nice guitar player around. Plus he's a great storyteller and you listen to him with a smile on your face; it seems easy to picture what he's telling.

  • @nickllarcade
    @nickllarcade Před 5 lety +220

    "Kirk bad guitar uehg" very original and entertaining comment section 🤘

    • @Sphereal
      @Sphereal Před 5 lety +39

      People who criticize Kirk would probably struggle to improvise a full solo on the spot.
      Guitar players seem to enjoy trash talking famous, fairly accomplished players more than practicing.

    • @nickllarcade
      @nickllarcade Před 5 lety +12

      @@Sphereal damn right man

    • @MichaelKerr71
      @MichaelKerr71 Před 5 lety +14

      Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Garage Days Re-Revisited etc. Were all great albums where Kirks guitar playing really shines. But I think this crowd is too young to remember those albums.

    • @nickllarcade
      @nickllarcade Před 5 lety +7

      @@MichaelKerr71 garage days revisited is a golden album imo but nobody knows it

    • @murk4552
      @murk4552 Před 5 lety +2

      @@MichaelKerr71 He even had great solos on Load, so what the fuck are they talking about he "fell off"? I barely remember the guitarwork on Reload.

  • @Doomzdayxx
    @Doomzdayxx Před rokem +4

    Joe is a class act and a national treasure.

  • @chrisjamessfsd
    @chrisjamessfsd Před 5 lety +2

    All three are incredible guitar players. Why is it always 'he's better than he is'--just appreciate them for who they are. I've heard Joe tell this story before and I think it's a great story and they have all earned their place in music.

  • @brothadarrell8315
    @brothadarrell8315 Před 2 lety +5

    Many musicians criticize Joe for not being a musician that plays from the heart. His songs are real as if you can hear a singer putting vocals down to his songs and yes he doesn't hold back what he's capable of. If you ask me, it takes all kinds of people to make up a world and someone had to go this kind of distance to be k own as the man who taught and mentored the greatest players, making him in my mind the greatest and most determined of them all. Sits at the top as "the teacher"

  • @TheChristianRiv
    @TheChristianRiv Před 5 lety +3

    I was In the front row for this. It was a great event!

  • @kathrync8632
    @kathrync8632 Před 2 lety

    I just love how all of these guys are so humble and openly show such admiration for each other an other great musicians and teachers. Amazing. All of them.

  • @angelabarnes7588
    @angelabarnes7588 Před 3 lety +2

    Stevie Vai has been one of my favs for quite a while. But, then again, so has Joe!! Two of my top 5, right there!

  • @adamrspears1981
    @adamrspears1981 Před 5 lety +4

    I like Joe, Kirk & Steve. All 3 are VERY talented musicians & inspire & make life enjoyable.

  • @sleepbetraysme
    @sleepbetraysme Před 5 lety +456

    Steve Vai
    Alex Skolnick
    Larry Lalonde
    Kirk Hammett
    I'd say Satch did ok for himself as a teacher.

    • @tracktor4851
      @tracktor4851 Před 5 lety +19

      Interesting however I enjoy and prefer listening to Joe Satriani over all listed.

    • @sleepbetraysme
      @sleepbetraysme Před 5 lety +5

      TrackTor I'm a huge Satchmo fan. The only guitarist there, that I can listen to all day/everyday, is Alex Skolnick. I love his tone with Testament, and his jazz stuff. 🤘🏼

    • @anthonyrodriguez2382
      @anthonyrodriguez2382 Před 5 lety +3

      @@tracktor4851 I definitely agree with that,Joe satriani in my opinion is such an underrated guitarist

    • @digbyinthedoghouse7455
      @digbyinthedoghouse7455 Před 5 lety +16

      @@sleepbetraysme Satchmo was Louis Armstrong's nickname. Satriani is just Satch.

    • @sleepbetraysme
      @sleepbetraysme Před 5 lety +1

      Digby in the Doghouse thanks for being tedious, however, there are tons of fans that refer to Joe as 'Satchmo'. Look it up. czcams.com/video/zTXKGr8ZF1k/video.html

  • @firmans12
    @firmans12 Před 5 lety +2

    One of the best guitarist not only his playing. But he also taught and produced world class awesome guitarist

  • @l.m.7207
    @l.m.7207 Před 3 lety +1

    Satriani is the man. He always puts up great shows. His music is excellent 🤘

  • @Krubba
    @Krubba Před 5 lety +45

    Kirk is one of the best all time. His style fits perfectly in Metallica. Blusy, melodic, sentimental, aggressive... All this creates is unique style. Love his solos, way differents than the other bands. Wha wah Master? I don't care, Kirk is awesome guitarist and person.

  • @guitarmanjoe9450
    @guitarmanjoe9450 Před 3 lety +8

    Man if only we could get Joe, Steve and kirk to tour together

    • @Coffeehousesantos
      @Coffeehousesantos Před 3 lety +3

      Steve and Joe are virtuoso guitarists Kirk is lead player with kick ass solos to songs at best I'm pretty sure

    • @GuitarGuy057
      @GuitarGuy057 Před 3 lety

      We've already had Joe, Steve, and John Petrucci...

    • @RichardGarcia93
      @RichardGarcia93 Před 3 lety +1

      @@GuitarGuy057 But Satriani didn’t give JP lessons.

    • @GuitarGuy057
      @GuitarGuy057 Před 3 lety

      @@RichardGarcia93
      Kirk is not the greatest example of Satriani's teaching. He'd just bring it down

    • @RichardGarcia93
      @RichardGarcia93 Před 3 lety +1

      @@GuitarGuy057 Yeah, I was just saying that OP wishes that the teacher and the students could play together on stage someday.

  • @darrellstaples7011
    @darrellstaples7011 Před 5 lety +1

    Was very lucky to see the sach with Stewart Hamm no singing just guitar bass and drums. What a show I will never forget. I have also had the pleasure of seeing vai
    Live amazing both of them and let's not forget the bass players. 🎸🇨🇦🍁👍

  • @danysharma4790
    @danysharma4790 Před 2 lety

    What could be more happier moment for teacher seeing his kid having a wonderful career.💙🤘

  • @nicandre7943
    @nicandre7943 Před 4 lety +18

    Kirk is absolutely amazing!! I just really wish he wasn’t restricted and held down by Lars and James...it would be awesome if he did a side band/solo project...it would be epic!

    • @mekhthapa5367
      @mekhthapa5367 Před 2 lety +1

      Your wish is finally coming true😀his solo project is releasing on April 23 2022

    • @mohammedtayebnaili6209
      @mohammedtayebnaili6209 Před 2 lety +3

      Every pro guitarist has a solo album except kirk Hammet !!

    • @kinniecas9004
      @kinniecas9004 Před rokem

      his solo album is really well composed. surprised after lux and screeaming suicide came out and it's back to pentatonic wah

  • @valf208
    @valf208 Před 5 lety +427

    ahhh kirk is the guitar player that influenced millions of kids to pick up the guitar and learn how to play ,the most out of all of them,he ain't the best but his solo's had a bigger impact then all of them combined ,ppl here don't even know wtf they are talking about ,it's like singing ,there is no point in having the best voice if you don't know how to use it ,it's how you use it also .

    • @skok58
      @skok58 Před 5 lety +10

      Kirk is his generation's Ace Frehley. . .

    • @valf208
      @valf208 Před 5 lety +6

      @Nick Costa reb who? is he metallica"s janitor ?, if he picks up metallica's poop maybe that way people will know him .

    • @donaldstan
      @donaldstan Před 5 lety +5

      You don't know who the fuck reb beach is?? Dude educate yourself a bit, i understand your bias towards kirk & metallica. Whatsoever, you sound like a complete douche with what you said, search reb beach and don't bother replying.

    • @ssdravidian
      @ssdravidian Před 5 lety +7

      @@valf208 LOL...!!!! Total frog in a well syndrome.....The only reason Kirk is famous is because he was on the band wagon of metallica's success translating to a lot of money and the reason he was allowed on that band wagon is because he had just enough 'Talent' not to over shadow the other two like Mustaine did...that does not define talent, there are much better and talented people out there playing on the streets with zilch in their pockets......you want impact? ever heard of Eddie Van Halen or Hendrix Maybe? that's what you call impact....Metallica would be lucky if Reb Beach agreed to play for them......LMAO !!

    • @valf208
      @valf208 Před 5 lety +6

      @@ssdravidian lol mustain plays sloppy ,eddie van halen is overrated and hendrix was the greatest like 45 yrs ago wtf you can ask any guitar teacher and guitar critic who is the guitar players that influenced the most people to play and james and kirk come first ,that's a fact ,no one gives a fuck about playing whitesnake tabs or winger ,lol dude are you freaking serious ,who the fuck even cares ? reb beach is probably working at mcdonald's as we speak

  • @RicardoMartinez-or1wu
    @RicardoMartinez-or1wu Před 3 lety +1

    Joe Satriani it's a really Master piece him self!! A very nice guy and amazing guitar hero!!...he always do the most cool interviews...love You Joe!!

  • @djhavickofficial
    @djhavickofficial Před 2 lety +1

    thank you

  • @Bpm_2300
    @Bpm_2300 Před 5 lety +301

    I can already tell there is going to be a lot of kirk hate in the comments

    • @TheChenny73
      @TheChenny73 Před 5 lety +10

      Some how he sucks but co-wrote one of the most influential Metal albums ever? I think that would be the defense. The guys music is far above average.@Steve Seeton

    • @TheChenny73
      @TheChenny73 Před 5 lety +5

      Steve Seeton Negative buddy, I can list all the riffs Kirk contributed on Ride and Master and it’s extensive. Not to mention a driving force. For example the second riff of Master of Puppets or the bridge in Creeping Death so you are flat out wrong about that. If you want to know I can list everyone for you and every riff, harmony that Cliff contributed as well.

    • @murk4552
      @murk4552 Před 5 lety +1

      @Steve Seeton using modes and scales to create classic Thrash solos for more than a 10 year run isn't "sucking" but alright. Name another lead guitarist in the Big Four who actually could construct his kind of melodies and harmonies that well. Dan Spitz is considered a joke, the Slayer guys suck balls and can't even make dissonance go in tune WITH a noise gate or tuner, Mustaine is just a chromatic version of Kirk's worst days, basically you have Poland from Megadeth's' first 3 albums.

    • @murk4552
      @murk4552 Před 5 lety +1

      @Steve Seeton read my comment below and fuck off, James can't even solo for shit and for the record Kirk was more musically trained than Cliff was in theory and that shows in all of their first 5 albums. Hell on "Load" he even made the Major scale work in a way that fit their band.

    • @freedomprophet9264
      @freedomprophet9264 Před 5 lety +1

      Boy you guessed it. Woo! you was right.
      Kirk, Kirk, Kiirk. You got some skills and shit....but you ain't no Dave Mustaine, BITCH!

  • @dexenationgracey1979
    @dexenationgracey1979 Před 3 lety +8

    While Kirk isn't the best guitarist in the world, he'd be a welcomed addition to any band.

  • @schmo2109
    @schmo2109 Před 4 lety +1

    Kirk Hammett and joe satriani are two of the biggest influences on my musical life and even my life in general. True legends. Neither of them are “the best” in skill, but they are a couple of the best song/solo writers of all time, not to mention most influential

  • @BBBILLY86
    @BBBILLY86 Před 5 lety +2

    I knew back in the day Joe was involved in The Eyes of Horror. Possessed was one of my favorite bands. Always baffled me though. Over 30 years later this sheds alot of light on it. Cool

  • @bdwitt66
    @bdwitt66 Před 5 lety +1187

    Comment section: Kirk sucks!
    Kirk: Laughs all the way to the bank.

    • @wcornell74
      @wcornell74 Před 5 lety +91

      Lmao I was gonna say. He's in the most famous metal band of all time. I don't think he cares what a bunch of jackasses on CZcams think...

    • @bdwitt66
      @bdwitt66 Před 5 lety +37

      @FiniteAutomaton It's better than being the best guitarist nobody ever heard of.

    • @TheChenny73
      @TheChenny73 Před 5 lety +26

      Yeah a shitty guitarist who co-wrote one of the most influential Metal albums ever.@FiniteAutomaton

    • @OblivionZXZ
      @OblivionZXZ Před 5 lety +1

      @FiniteAutomaton are you deaf?

    • @lidokork
      @lidokork Před 5 lety +6

      @@bdwitt66 just like jason becker. He is kinda famous but nit famous enough for his talent

  • @christopher4443
    @christopher4443 Před 3 lety +5

    "I was a failed drummer"
    very relatable

  • @israelpachecodelacruz6136

    Such a great teacher, drummer, guitar player and also a good a actor!

  • @johnmongani5223
    @johnmongani5223 Před rokem

    I lived in Berkeley, CA. when Joe was teaching there at a small music store on the corner of Rose St. and MLK. I had a lot of friends who were taking guitar and bass lessons from Joe at that music store in the early 1980's. Pretty much all of the best rock musicians in Berkeley at that time were studying with Joe.

  • @siegmac3267
    @siegmac3267 Před 5 lety +3

    Many will hate Joe but you can't deny he is a perfect guitarist. Perfection at its finest. Cant imagine why being perfect should gather hate.

    • @turtleneckferret
      @turtleneckferret Před 2 lety

      Nobody said they hate Joe. What are you taking about?

  • @abangcuba3179
    @abangcuba3179 Před 5 lety +4

    kirk very humble...we are not a machine to playing perfect..

  • @petecatalano3843
    @petecatalano3843 Před 5 lety

    It seems like these super gifted guys, joe Bonamassa, Steve vai, and mr satriani are low on ego and just passionate about improving. They all do great interviews. I think all three are long island guys

  • @tedcabana
    @tedcabana Před 4 lety

    Everyone loves Joe. The coolest guy in the world!

  • @ravisorbach1646
    @ravisorbach1646 Před 5 lety +71

    Friendly reminder that Kirk Hammett wrote the solo for Ride The Lightning and The Shortest Straw.

    • @trigintatres9787
      @trigintatres9787 Před 5 lety +1

      Friendly reminder that Kirk didn't write the solo for Ride the Lightning... it was Mustaine, check it out

    • @garywilliams1858
      @garywilliams1858 Před 5 lety +13

      Triginta Tres lol no it wasn’t

    • @trigintatres9787
      @trigintatres9787 Před 5 lety

      @@garywilliams1858 yes it was..and also there are a couple of recordings where he plays it with them..

    • @garywilliams1858
      @garywilliams1858 Před 5 lety +14

      Triginta Tres it wasn’t mate, it’s not Mustaines playing style at all. He only wrote the spider riff and the verse riff

    • @garywilliams1858
      @garywilliams1858 Před 5 lety +11

      Read Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir it’s in there, he mentions ride the lightning and what parts he wrote and he definitely didn’t write the solo, also, the recording you speak of are the ride the lightning demos, if you listen closely it’s not all power chords being played on both strings like Dave does it when he plays the spider riff, it’s just Kirk and James playing power chords sliding up the A string and single notes inbetween on the E

  • @vonmilash823
    @vonmilash823 Před 4 lety +5

    Seems like a nice guy and I like his boots.

  • @progyandas9650
    @progyandas9650 Před 4 lety

    Listening to some of his solos .great talent

  • @shable1436
    @shable1436 Před 5 lety

    Back when cassettes were still around I used to trade my deck out with flying in a blue dream and Texas flood and back in black. Them and Hendrix completely explains my approach to the guitar as a player born in the mid seventies

  • @rainreigns
    @rainreigns Před 3 lety +5

    Sir Joe is such an amazing guitarist. And Steve Vai. And Kirk

  • @petershortland478
    @petershortland478 Před 5 lety +5

    Kirk was taught by absolute guitar genius let's leave it at that

  • @fobbitoperator3620
    @fobbitoperator3620 Před 3 lety

    I 1st herd of Sach, then bought Surfing With The Alien in 1989, when I was at Fort Gordon GA, for US Army I.E.T. (Initial Entry Training, which is our occupational training, right after Basic Training)
    I put the cassette in, pressed play, & my gaw'damn jaw dropped. Been a Sach fan ever since!

  • @josepharchuleta3129
    @josepharchuleta3129 Před 5 lety +1

    Guitar is ever evolving. I believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Kirk Hammett played guitar at THAT point at a higher level than most! HE and his bandmates were CREATING A NEW GENRE! Do you understand how important Kirks ideas musically were?! Kirk was inventing not copying anyone! I forget though we live in a time where if you want to learn a song you just click on CZcams and learn it, not EARN IT by long hours of practice and no EASY and CONVIENIENT methods like CZcams to skip through the theory and all essentials! I was learning in the 80's (and still am) and knew only a few guitarists because things were NOT easily accessible in regards to instruction because noone (parents) didn't have $ for a kid to TRY to learn and because of the lack of EASE and DRIVE put it down a day to a week later to NEVER pick it up again because "it's too hard" and "I don't have anyone to show me"! We live in a time where EVERYONE wants the EASY way and clicks on a Steve Via lesson and learns something of brilliance without knowing the foundation and understanding the value of why he is doing what he is doing! It all comes EASY these days so it is easy to understand why you think you are the cosumate professional and critics! Kirk, THANK YOU for taking the HARD ROAD! Leave Kirk alone critics, because he didn' have the QUICK and EASY way like CZcams rd nowadays! METTALLICA RULES!!!!!!!

  • @JaydenDonato
    @JaydenDonato Před 5 lety +296

    For those about to bash on Kirk, what great things have you accomplished in life?

    • @MichaelKerr71
      @MichaelKerr71 Před 5 lety +24

      They never accomplished anything like his guitar playing on Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Garage Days Re-Revisited etc.

    • @TimberMoto
      @TimberMoto Před 5 lety +39

      Pretty sure 99.999% of the haters don't have $200M in the bank. Much less played anywhere bigger than their local bar.

    • @petecatalano3843
      @petecatalano3843 Před 5 lety +12

      Kirk is good, but I don't think he has the natural musical ability to absorb what Steve is capable of teaching him

    • @shadowfirekarp
      @shadowfirekarp Před 5 lety +32

      Not being Kirk Hammett.

    • @theguywhoisaustralian1465
      @theguywhoisaustralian1465 Před 5 lety +36

      So you're saying that someone is immune from jokes and criticism unless the person is successful? Grow up

  • @imranhakim1351
    @imranhakim1351 Před 4 lety +6

    Kirk has attitude and stamina, thats what you need in Metallica. No one can keep up a thousand shows like Kirk, even hes sick he still play like in 1998, garage inc tour. He has a dedication and patience to succes.

  • @andreasdrent7093
    @andreasdrent7093 Před 4 lety

    It is always interesting to hear about Kirk Hammett.

  • @mateosguitarland6601
    @mateosguitarland6601 Před 2 lety

    I used to be heavy into Satriani and Vai. Still love um.

  • @elesdee1046
    @elesdee1046 Před 3 lety +7

    Kirk drew from Cliff's creativity. Who know's what heights Kirk would have obtained if his brother in music was alive today. CLIFF EM ALL 🤘

  • @curtvogue5720
    @curtvogue5720 Před 4 lety +7

    Eddie Van Halen started on drums too... I sense a trend here!

    • @TarnaBarTM
      @TarnaBarTM Před 4 lety

      Shit I started with guitar, and not really leaning towards greatness, does that mean I should be a drummer? xD

    • @cougar231000
      @cougar231000 Před 4 lety

      I wanted to play drum but It was too expensive so they bought me a 50 dollars peavey lol

    • @mememelayuboleh2618
      @mememelayuboleh2618 Před 4 lety

      Slash started as a bassist

    • @TarnaBarTM
      @TarnaBarTM Před 4 lety

      Shit this isn't very comforting /cry.
      I really want to play guitar, not turn myself to the dark side ahahaha.

  • @jackvai2681
    @jackvai2681 Před 5 lety

    satch is an awesome song writer...
    those magnificent themes etch themselves
    into your brain...

  • @nazrain7048
    @nazrain7048 Před 4 lety

    that last sentence by Joe , emotional

  • @sretePtraB
    @sretePtraB Před 4 lety +5

    Nobody in the comment section can outplay Kirk on the guitar.
    Period

    • @rolandracebaitingmartin2262
      @rolandracebaitingmartin2262 Před 4 lety

      Lol come on man. There are a ton of local musicians who I know who can run circles around Kirk.
      The point is this, Kirk wrote some great music and melodies. He just only uses a few techniques.
      Drowns out his mistakes with Wah, only uses pull offs for solos now, strictly pentatonics his whole career ect. It doesn't make him bad it makes him limited in his creativity.

    • @rycor9117
      @rycor9117 Před 4 lety

      no they just cry like most of the "new wave of crap with no feeling"

    • @justinlangtein6021
      @justinlangtein6021 Před 4 lety

      Hold my beer

  • @logandelaney281
    @logandelaney281 Před 5 lety +41

    Has anyone ever thought that maybe Kirk is actually still damn good but just fed up being in Metallica? It seems like he's been bored for YEARS now and they almost never let him get any significant solos or anything in their new music. If I was him I'd feel the same way.

    • @Bpm_2300
      @Bpm_2300 Před 5 lety +3

      I mean behind the scenes of i think of hardwired to self destruct it looked like lars was telling kirk how to do his solos like he's the lead guitarist not you he needs to do what he thinks is great for the song you know

    • @JakeClark-xw4xz
      @JakeClark-xw4xz Před 5 lety +7

      You know what Id love to see him go solo he'd probably be able to showcase more talent and maybe even some vocals. I don't know just a thought. He'd probably be extra good given more creative space away from Metallica. And I wouldn't doubt Lars controls him either.

    • @logandelaney281
      @logandelaney281 Před 5 lety +6

      @@JakeClark-xw4xz If you really want to talk about someone getting really fucking bad than look no further than Lars. That guy has turned into absolute shit.

    • @JakeClark-xw4xz
      @JakeClark-xw4xz Před 5 lety

      @@logandelaney281 I agree truly

    • @antoniocenteno1483
      @antoniocenteno1483 Před 5 lety +6

      That actually is kind of what has happend, Listen Kirk Playing with another artist in gigs and videos, the man still has it!. However after the Black Album Kirk took a way different approach for his solos in Load and Reload been in those albums very experimental solos, then when he wanted to make it back in St Anger they told him NO, he showed he kind of had it in DM and he totally fucked up in the production of Hardwired pretty much not doing his homework and imrpovising most of the solos on the album.

  • @zzkeokizz
    @zzkeokizz Před 4 lety +1

    Lar from Primus, Alex Skolnik of testament, David Bryson of Counting Crows, Charlie Hunter (amazing jazz guy) and Kevin Cadogan of Third Eye Blind were also Satch's students.

  • @Juan6Meses
    @Juan6Meses Před 5 lety +2

    Good job with Steve.

  • @hatred9427
    @hatred9427 Před 4 lety +3

    Joe Satriani: And that was the time when I learned what a good student will be like, and what the kid that looks at the window the whole lesson will be like.

  • @neilforrest6747
    @neilforrest6747 Před 5 lety +10

    Well to all the Kirk Hammett haters out there.. You are clueless. Music is about feeling and that’s what he conveys. He may not be the most technically proficient but a lot of other guitarists leave me cold. YOU GOT TO FEEL IT!!!

    • @brad1097
      @brad1097 Před 5 lety

      *pentatonic blues scale*

    • @neilforrest6747
      @neilforrest6747 Před 5 lety

      Nick Costa why bother to reply with that. You're right/has no feeling..contradiction Nick!

    • @neilforrest6747
      @neilforrest6747 Před 5 lety

      Brad Putnam . Aye!

    • @aiden_macleod
      @aiden_macleod Před 5 lety

      No, YOU are clueless. If music is about feeling, then Kirk's solos make me feel like taking a shit. Almost all professional guitarists use a wah to embellish their solos. Kirk lets the wah BECOME the solo. That's why he's considered a shit guitarist.

    • @neilforrest6747
      @neilforrest6747 Před 5 lety

      Anthony Clure wah wah wah blahblah blah. I've been listening to Metallica since 1983 & he isn't a shit guitarist. If that's your opinion fair enough but Metallica are a great band & Kirk is a part of that greatness. Wah or no wah!

  • @janardhaniyer8343
    @janardhaniyer8343 Před 5 lety

    I love Kirk Hammett.. He takes those songs to a new place with his guitar \\m//

  • @aztec999999
    @aztec999999 Před 5 lety

    Man he is awesome.

  • @duartefaria7134
    @duartefaria7134 Před 3 lety +10

    I taught myself how to shred, and after a year i can shred, this was 14 years ago.

    • @janrubin7014
      @janrubin7014 Před 3 lety

      Bj sistersbystevevaughn

    • @tommilitello198
      @tommilitello198 Před 2 lety

      After a year you’re not shredding very well,and a pat on the back is only a little higher than a kick in the ass

    • @keithwessel3531
      @keithwessel3531 Před 2 lety

      Yeah and……what does that mean?? I think your in the wrong conversation 😂

  • @mantovannni
    @mantovannni Před 5 lety +3

    Super nice guy Joe Satriani.

  • @zafir7
    @zafir7 Před 5 lety

    I used to think highly of Kirk when I was a teen (what did I know?...), I don't anymore but I won't deny some of his works are classics, frayed ends of sanity solo being my favourite.

  • @JeffBecerra1
    @JeffBecerra1 Před 5 lety

    Nice!

  • @kareemmonzer7894
    @kareemmonzer7894 Před 5 lety +177

    Insert “Let me fit in the with the cool kids and make fun of Kirk Hammett” Comment

    • @OblivionZXZ
      @OblivionZXZ Před 5 lety +1

      Wha??

    • @murheimsyrt9777
      @murheimsyrt9777 Před 5 lety +3

      they don't have an opinion, so they repeat what the tr0s comment about some bands in every vid, it's best to ignore them, they're prob angry bad guitar players

    • @chandlerbrown3041
      @chandlerbrown3041 Před 5 lety +1

      lmao yeah and his own kids are among them

    • @kareemmonzer7894
      @kareemmonzer7894 Před 5 lety

      D Ceased hahaha no dude I’m afraid you’re wrong. There were loads of Kirk hate comments when I posted that. Also, you must be new to CZcams if you think there’s really no Kirk-hate comments out there.

    • @murheimsyrt9777
      @murheimsyrt9777 Před 5 lety +1

      @D Ceased any metallica video you can see some idiots saying shit about kirk, but yeah, the best thing is to show support to kirk and forget these people

  • @AdamSpade
    @AdamSpade Před 5 lety +44

    Interesting that half the comments are haters or defenders of Kirk Hammet. LoL I could have seen this coming though. In the 90’s, Kirk was overrated because we had all these new guys learning guitar. They didn’t know Dream Theater and Steve Vai and these more technical players. So Kirk was one of the best of all time... for them. And one out of 20 of these guitar players were preaching the way of Vai and Satch and the. As these noob guitarists heard what they were preaching, it went to their heads and then they’re say stupid shit like “Kirk Hammet sucks”.
    Here’s the truth. technically speaking, Kirk is not one of the best but what he writes is beautifully done. People remember his solos. can’t say all that for the majority of shredders out there. It’s not all about being the best. It’s about creating something people love. He is also part of Metallica, which is awesome. He inspired so many people who still regard him very highly. So Shut your pride down and enjoy creativity. Peace. ✌️

    • @joeblough261
      @joeblough261 Před 3 lety

      Exactly. Music is subjective, so there isn't even such thing as "the best". Is some guy who can break the world speed record the best guitar player? Sure, technical ability is important, but not all important...even crazy virtuoso eccentrics like Vai admit that, and it's why he worships Jeff Beck and Hendrix still today. Same goes to theory... knowledge is obviously helpful and a piece of the pie, but there are a million guys who can play a mode or scale in any key on command, but can't make any memorable music out of it. Like Satch said here, Kirk was part of the foundation of an entire new genre of music. I grew up in that era and many youngsters today don't realize that thrash metal like Metallica's early days didn't even really exist before that, nobody sounded like them. I'd take those credentials over some EVH copycat from the 80s that can play faster or "better".

  • @kaptenblod6877
    @kaptenblod6877 Před 5 lety

    Its cool that Steve Vai the student, have now become the master 👌

  • @mosh7697
    @mosh7697 Před 5 lety +1

    Cool stories!

  • @xavilion8454
    @xavilion8454 Před 5 lety +139

    *insert Kirk Hammett joke*

    • @VacantSpirit
      @VacantSpirit Před 5 lety +6

      its the notes that are fuckin between

    • @tracktor4851
      @tracktor4851 Před 5 lety

      It's obvious he was chosen by Metallica because of his guitar abilities and not because he's half ethnically "politically correct".

    • @gregsamarael1753
      @gregsamarael1753 Před 5 lety +2

      St. Anger

    • @mdub2000
      @mdub2000 Před 5 lety +6

      I think he's a great guitarist and created some of the best solo's for the band that people can remember even hum during concert.....people are always shitting on him just to join the bandwagon of shit people.

    • @chandlerbrown3041
      @chandlerbrown3041 Před 5 lety

      @@mdub2000 boi jumping on the bandwagon is liking one of the most successful bands of all time because everyone else does, like metallica.

  • @lancel71
    @lancel71 Před 5 lety +4

    U know ur a badass when ur teaching Steve Vai

  • @frostedhead
    @frostedhead Před 3 lety

    That was pretty cool

  • @SevenDeMagnus
    @SevenDeMagnus Před 2 lety

    Cool, the master.

  • @RevTn
    @RevTn Před 5 lety +18

    The anonymous Guitar Gods of the Internet...
    Being everywhere and nowhere, at once. They created all we hear and are perfect, all knowing and mysterious. It would literally kill us to hear them shred. They shall pass judgment on every guitar player from their seat in the interwebs. For they are jealous Guitar Gods.

  • @adamicus
    @adamicus Před 3 lety +4

    Kirk is great, people compare him to other players which is kind of stupid. Unique playing is what guitar is all about

  • @waynebrown1394
    @waynebrown1394 Před 3 lety

    Class act

  • @meiowalot7570
    @meiowalot7570 Před 5 lety

    He really is awesome. I didn’t appreciate him enough when I was a kid. I thought that liking Jimmy Page and David Gilmore meant I couldn’t like Joe Satriani am Steve Vai. Now I realize how much o was missing out.

  • @James-hh1lq
    @James-hh1lq Před 5 lety +5

    When I was young shredder's was everything now it bores me . I can listen to 50's rock n roll now and be more amazed .

    • @albertplaysguitar
      @albertplaysguitar Před 5 lety +1

      Tone is my thing now... No more Petrucci guitar... Strat all the way.

    • @James-hh1lq
      @James-hh1lq Před 5 lety

      @@albertplaysguitar beautiful guitars

  • @VacantSpirit
    @VacantSpirit Před 5 lety +6

    it doesnt matter how good or bad the players are as long as the song is good i dont care a SHIT

    • @abiseniyya
      @abiseniyya Před 5 lety +1

      Amen to that. I'm glad I'm such a pleb, blessed with ignorance and tone deafness. So I can enjoy any song in its entirety instead of noticing details here and there. My life is fun.

  • @jeripedals
    @jeripedals Před 5 lety

    Joe Satriani and Steve Vai my idola 👍👍🎸🎸

  • @rickygrorge7886
    @rickygrorge7886 Před 2 lety

    Hell yeah

  • @didi_abdillah
    @didi_abdillah Před 5 lety +30

    Alternate title : Joe Satriani: I Taught Kirk Hammett + Steve Vai How to Play Wah Pedal

    • @markandersen793
      @markandersen793 Před 5 lety +2

      Steve's The Audience Is Listening, the wah steals the show, maybe the best use of a wah pedal ever.

  • @nethbt
    @nethbt Před 5 lety +5

    Not a fan of Kirk's repetitive Pentatonic playing but I believe he influenced more kids than Satch and Vai combined.

  • @DanAnderson_TheMaddestShredder

    God bless you guys. Mad Respect Joe. God bless you. Why is this new News. This way old. God bless you

  • @stevesuttle5878
    @stevesuttle5878 Před 3 lety

    Crazy Joey! Such an cool song,,,,

  • @nikosnenes7138
    @nikosnenes7138 Před 5 lety +9

    just here laughing with all the "pro guitarists" bashing Kirk...hmmm how many of you are part of one of the greatest metal bands ever?how may of you play like 200 lives a year touring the world?
    how many of you play consistent music for more than 20 years? how many of you have written songs with millions of views??have you been a member of an internation band? you think a "bad" guitarist can accomplish all that? grow up and plzz learn the word respect ... you are all too young

    • @BrianHunsakerMusic
      @BrianHunsakerMusic Před 3 lety

      Well he's not a solo act. He doesn't write everything. The songs could be so good that an average or lame solo neither ruins not elevates it. He does have a great gig no doubt, and is a cool dude on top of it (personality wise).

  • @sunnyray7819
    @sunnyray7819 Před 5 lety +26

    Kirk was already a lead guitarist when he took lessons from Joe....

    • @stopthehate1749
      @stopthehate1749 Před 3 lety +5

      Correct. Vai on the other hand knew nothing - both achieved great success!

    • @sunnyray7819
      @sunnyray7819 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stopthehate1749 Crazy how his student even gets famous....
      That is when you know the Man is for real...

    • @stopthehate1749
      @stopthehate1749 Před 3 lety +4

      @@sunnyray7819 oh yeah. Alex Skolnick (Testament), Larry Lalonde (Primus), and a bunch of others too...

    • @zaner11b8
      @zaner11b8 Před 2 lety +1

      Rick Hunolt from Exodus took lessons from him too

  • @copykonsmusic1065
    @copykonsmusic1065 Před 2 lety +1

    He's the PhD of guitar. So intimidating with all that knowledge.

  • @markusaurelius777
    @markusaurelius777 Před 5 lety

    Everybody has known this for many years. Give it up already Joe !!!