He is like the yoda of guitar playing. We really needed someone like him. There are teachers who can teach you technical stuff and all that, but what makes Guthrie special he brings the whole philosophy with it.
The difference is guithrie govan stuff very hard. Musically Guthrie takes (modern as in polyphia).’ guitar skills moving them up another notch . Where I live you don’t see lot of guitarist playing polyphia or Guthrie goven upon walking in guitar center.
Guthrie is so god damn humble that he won't admit that he's a brilliant player! He praises other guitar players but he never sees himself as a "Guitar God". You may not like his music, but you have to respect the guy for his character! Guthrie on Tommy Emmanuel: "I was fortunate enough to jam with Tommy Emmanuel once and I no longer call myself a guitar player! That guy is ridiculous. He’s such an entertainer as well. Not just technical showboating, there’s a guy with an acoustic guitar where you can take the whole family and generations of the family will all find something good in what he does, whether they play or not. He’s such a great communicator." Guthrie on Allan Holdsworth: "Allan has his own planet - he's really taken everything that's unique about himself and exaggerated it, to the point where he's playing scales that he's invented working over chords that he's invented. Allan's world is very hard to adapt to any other music - he's like this self-contained musical universe. There are other players where it's easier to borrow some of the things that you've seen them do, and say: that player has shown me the way. For instance, Eric Johnson made me realise that it's okay to try and use this sound and play that kind of chord voicing. And that stuff is maybe easier to adapt into your playing. But Allan… I wouldn't dare." Guthrie on George Benson: "George benson is a depressingly talented man and has been for a long time - he was singing in local R'n'B bands when he was only eight years old and he was playing guitar for a living by the time he was 15. Thus what you hear on the average Benson album is an uncommonly smooth sounding soul singer and a guitarist who evokes images of Wes Montgomery on steroids.. and it turns out they're the same bloke!"
Jon Snow. - you mentioned 3 of the Greatest Guitar Players, to ever grace this planet. (RIP) Alan Holdsworth, Tommy Emmanuel and Guthrie Govan. I Love all 3 of them. All very inspiring and just phenomenal players. oNe LovE from NYC
In my experience, I've only ever seen Americans do that - maybe brought about by the fact that there is intense competition and so much to consume for people. So unless they do something like that, it is tough to survive in that environment. For example, Van Halen may say something like that.
Guthrie is the most articulate and well spoken musician I've ever heard. He always has the exact right combination of words for describing every single thing he wants to express. Probably no coincidence he's a great musician if his brain is just used to being perfectly expressive in that kind of way with everything the guy does, whether it's playing or speaking or whatever.
I love British culture. I am part English, Scottish and Irish (among other things). I have found watching and listening to British shows and music has been one of the most enlightening experiences of my life. I love the way the English are able to articulate their thoughts implicitly. GG is a prime example of this. His expressions when describing Turkish music is spot on!! This interview is so freaking interesting as are his instructional bits. Thank You Guthrie!!
Personally I think that we should skip the knighthood and proceed swiftly to Lord Govan of Chelmsfordshire, probably the 251st best guitarist on the planet 😉
I love Guthrie. I'd like to say that he inspires me... but to be truthful he makes me weep and want to sell all of my guitars. The only saving grace is that I have better teeth... even though most of them are capped.
Yeah man, sell your guitars...and it will make you feel better if you sell them dirt cheap, like almost give them away...your misery will be stronger and you'll feel even more sorry for yourself. So, whatcha got to sell??
"Learning that it's not all about me" - Guthrie, with those capabilities you have achieved through incredible talent and hard work of yours can shine for miles leaving anybody jealous and you realizing it's not all about you is just amazing
When he's answering Tosin Abasi's question I can really relate to what he said as I don't really "Learn" specific things players play. I too just jam to stuff or listening to a certain artist or band long enough to actually subconsciously start playing/using techniques those players play or have developed. Ive noticed that I've become a better guitarists & musician since I began pushing the boundaries on my musical tastes and influences, experimenting with styles/tunings/amount of strings. Guthrie, the man himself, Mark Holcomb & Misha Mansoor of Periphery and Tosin Abasi really opened up a whole new world for me... a Huge step in progression.
It is interesting that one other Great Electric Player...(Shawn Lane) never did really get finished with his second solo album, tho a badly mixed one did finally come out after he left his body. What a tragedy. Hopefully Guthrie, who is a huge fan of Shawn's, will release a few solo albums...... If you are wondering just how good Shawn was, and why Guthrie speaks of him in highest esteem, ....Get Shawn's (real) solo album....(Powers of Ten) and ..listen to it. After you do, think about the fact that every single note, on every single instrument, is played by Shawn.....TWICE. He doubled the entire album, and is so precise, you cant hear it.... You absolutely cannot hear that he has doubled all the leads, all the keys, all the drums, all the ALL OF IT. He was really the best, and still to this day, he is not widely recognized as the total monster musician he was, and is generally just thought of as someone who could play "fast".
I'm a huge fan of Paul Gilbert, but Paul was only (lol only) incredibly technically talented. Honestly go back and listen to *his* stuff. It's just outrageous shreddy patterns. Only recently did he start writing more musical pieces. He's even apologized for being the shred demon of the 80's (which I'm not sure why an apology was necessary). Moral is Paul play really fast notes that are very pattern based while Guthrie only crams as many notes into one second as fast as he can if they are musical. But Yeah, they're both pretty god damn great huh?
@@guitaristforfunn I'm a huge fan of both, but Paul has _written_ more music I enjoyed. While I like some of Guthrie's music, it's his improvisation in different contexts that I like the most.
"Sound comes first, technique is just there to serve you." Brilliant answer to all djent wannabes cropping up nowadays. Not against the whole djent scene, but there are always different ways to achieve the same sound. It's your versatility which makes the sound more interactive, which in turn, makes the music stand out.
Guthrie just discovered XTC, too? It seems a lot of us were late to that party. I never thought anything of XTC back in the '80s, and even made fun of them when my roommate kept playing them... then suddenly, very recently, I found myself devouring their catalog with an insatiable appetite. Now I see what everybody was talking about: album after album of awesome songwriting.
He's incredibly versatile. He definitly has an ear and knows how to put the notes in the right place. He is rapidly becoming one of my favorite players. A pretty cool, intresting, and mellow cat as well
Slightly awkward this guy, but blessed with immense talent, and so much to say in words and music. I'm always delighted to get a chance to listen to him talk and/or play. Thanks for the upload!
I love how he just so casually busts out with an yngwie lick like it ain't shit... Fuckin love this guy! I used to only listen to metal but when I discovered this guy I got the jazz bug. I bought the two first aristocrats records and then started listening to stuff like Joe pass and that kinda vibe. Always remember to broaden your horizons.
I am pretty sure this man is a genius. You hear it in the way he talks. The insights he shares. The way he looks at things, and draws parrallels, often between seemingly unconnected things.
I absolutely love this interview. It's awesome hearing questions from various accomplished guitarists that know just like us fans do how one-of-a-kind Guthrie is.
I love listening to the way Guthrie expresses himself in these interviews. I wish the rest of the world was 1/2 as intelligent and humble as he is. the British accent plays into it as well.
What i thought watching this interview: His teeth give him a warm personality. Some kind of down to earth dude. Human when talking and smiling, God when playing the guitar. What a great mix. A hollywood-smile is fake. Just like silicone tits, Disney Land etc.
Total gentleman. This guy thinks and talks on a whole other level. He's a genius in addition to being a brilliant player. Brilliant isn't enough to describe the guy.
Guthrie Govan Very down to earth Awesome player. I rely learn a lot when he speaks. Both with his voice & his Instruments. Shure would be nice to jam with this guy in person. For now I'll settle for jamming to him on TH-cam. Thanx Guthrie
I first heard Guthrie in '93 when I bought "Guitar On The Edge Vol 1 No 4, they gave him two tracks on the CD ! I said it then and I'll say it now; Guthrie Govan in a master.
I'm really glad right now, because I do exactly what Guthrie said about not "stealing" or trying to mimic licks, I only hear the songs and follow the "vibe" from it, improvising. Thanks Guthrie, I'll keep doing this, even more now :D
This man is surely the most influential guitarist of the current era. I use the sheer amount of TH-cam video covers of Waves or Fives to support my claim.
I wish more interviews to be like this one. very interesting questions with very interesting answers. i'm sick and tried of pepole asking always the same things such as: " what pick do you use bla,bla,bla..."
Ugh this again, dude, Govan is not a jazz guitarist, and he admit it himself that he never tried to be a jazz-fusion guitarist, he's grounded in the blues/rock/late 60's stuff such as Zappa, Hendrix, Cream.. so i don't get the comparison between him to cats like Scofield, Benson, Metheny, Corea who's heavily grounded in jazz. It's unfair. He's primarily a self-taught, he's not an academic guy, he's versatile and Govan deserves a credit for doing such a wide variety of things as well as he does.
Govan gets it. He just gets it. Easily the soundest guitarist going. Lol at these djent and metal nubs - Pin from SiKth is definitely guilty of shoehorning techniques in just to grandstand, so's Tosin Abasi, and all those other dudes definitely just rip other styles rather than letting them "osmose" as Guthrie puts it. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love SiKth and Animals as Leaders (don't like Tesseract or Born of Osiris), but Guthrie Govan is just so above all those guys. Also his point about augmenting other people's music - all the guys asking him qs are definitely guilty of being super self-indulgent and "look at me." Man, Govan just has it all sussed.
Govan isn't a djent gutarist and nor does he play an 8 string like tosin abasi or the guys from tesseract, your comparing completely different styles of guitarist from completely different generations of musical background, of-coarse he is above these guys cos he's double there age, but to say guys like tosin are ripping peoples styles just makes you sound like someone jumping on the anti-djent bandwagon, you gonna tell me john browne from monuments stole paul gilberts string skipping style next. Techniques are techniques, they dont get stolen because they dont belong to anybody. I love govan but i think even he would slap you for your pretentious comment
Chris Plumb u agree with you BUT djent and the likes of tosin abasi is really dedicated to rhythm and rhythmic elements Tosin takes it to the more technical level and probably the more accomplished progressive player that really just wants experimenting with the two. as for metal, most of the greatest guitarists are in or have been in metal. The likes of Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Jeff Loomis, Chris Borderick and although I might get hate for this one... Synyster Gates. Metal is where the ideas begin for a lot of players.
why are you calling them metal nubs when they actually create music that manages to strum a sensible string in many people’s mind ? What these question shows is that they’re willing to learn from another experienced player, but they’re definitely in the same league. Comparing them saying one is above another is subjective, all these guys are talented players and deserve the same amount of respect. I envy them, because I would love to do half of what they did, and you should feel the same IMO. I second ollie todd you’re the one being pretentious and “look at me”
Okay so I kinda wanted to have a dig for you being condescending to 'dent and metal nubs' but the thing is I don't think you're necessarily wrong hahahaha. I used to listen to metal all the time as a teenager, a lot of these "nubs" inspired me to play at a time when it suited my tastes, but as I've developed musically and got less angry, I've gotten to find a lot of it really dull. I do have respect for the hours of practice these guys do to get the techniques they do down (especially Tosin Abassi, the guys mad good.), and its part of what makes Guthrie great too, but what really sets him apart is the freedom with which he plays. Like, compositions aside, his improvisation is on another level to those guys. He is a properly mature and tasteful musician, well before the age that most people make it there. His playing just oozes class from every conceivable angle. Wouldn't set him totally apart though, there is one other I've found in this generation that gives me chills like him. Julian Lage. Holy fuck Julian Lage. And somewhat unsurprisingly when he talks about the guitar and music in general its very similar to listening to Guthrie too!
Eccentric might tend to understate this ticking Englishman. But there is no denying the weight his fretwork wears on the ears of listeners wherever they may listen. Brilliant. And looking forward.
Robert Frias any person who is so entirely engrossed in music could be called "eccentric". I find him to be a splendid individual, and obviously an extraordinarily gifted musician.
Hah!!! Zal Cleminson, a legend!! I loved the Sensational Alex Harvey Band and I still do. SAHB was the first band I ever saw live when I was about twelve years old and the memory will stay with me until I can't remember anything anymore :-)
+Eliot McCann Hahahahahaha :D That's made me feel A LOT better about being overweight!!! :D Eliot, I love you, you've made my day x That is the best way, by far, of putting Zal's tone into words :D
I am expanding each tome my english vocabulary and my musical knowledge when listening... I could imagine a stand up guitar show too... or a novel ... Well anything by his hand would just be entertaining in an educational way afterall.
I once saw Gurthrie playing with Dizzy Rascal on the telly. That sums up a good musician - ability to appreciate all sorts of sounds across the board instead of being a fundamentalist for one genre.
basically,the most questions are really tired,, except pauls and tosins question imo,but guthries answers are partially really likable and makes it more interesting
GG describes Zal Cleminson of the SAHB as "his Jimmy Page". For those perhaps unaware of Zal's work, here's a 2-minute clip - you might recognise more than a hint of GG's own style today. th-cam.com/video/zWoBd8D08Ww/w-d-xo.html
"How do I best serve the song..." Boy, did Guthrie hit the nail on the head. For some guitarists, it's all about "How can I blow everyone away with my technical prowess." NO man, that's not it...
I think improvising isn't something you always hear in your head but rather just let your fingers flow without really knowing the outcome. I may actually disagree with Guthrie on that point. Hearing something in your head would be pre-determined and not necessarily coming up with it on the spot. Maybe I look into this stuff to deeply.
+markmusicman I agree. I always find myself unable to play what's in my head as I'm too busy floating in limbo while my disembodied fingers navigate my ouija board (fretboard.) To be fair, I do try to think about where a phrase is going to end and begin to suit a chord change and elicit a certain mood. But yeah, otherwise I'm pretty much just going nuts.
+kickenwing30 learn to hear a note and play it instantly, just like when you talk. You also might think of some words before you say them, but most are automatic. You have to internalise the notes.
I don't think you're looking deep enough. Your brain is telling your fingers what to do, regardless of whether or not you're consciously thinking of it. You can't move your fingers without at least some thought from the brain, even if it is milliseconds.
I find that when I'm not thinking about what I'm improvising that I go into auto pilot and end up playing the same licks. I try to impro like a chess player, i.e. a few moves ahead.
Also the headstock.. thats all I'm saying lol, its like having all your heros with you! I get it, that's why I have 5 Fenders and I WILL be getting a Guthrie
does anyone remember catweazle a television series from the '70s. Guthrie Govan he looks identical pillemarisk out as ¨catweazle¨ . I loved the series .This is not the slander of his person, but it's a wonderful combination. Guthrie Govan champion of champions . He is not the 1% he is 100% . Do you agree with
Quality of his language is just fantastic. It's just as rich and interesting as his playing. What a joy to listen to, wether he is playing or talking)
+petra baum Or it is because of his educational backdground. He studied English at the University of Oxford, although he didn't finish his study
Indeed!
I have to say the way his mouth portrays the use of words is very comfortable for the ear drum region
agreed 100% and his body language is impressive. I could spend hours watching and listening to him
Him and Robben Ford.
He is like the yoda of guitar playing. We really needed someone like him. There are teachers who can teach you technical stuff and all that, but what makes Guthrie special he brings the whole philosophy with it.
buy his books
His teeth are like yoda to
The difference is guithrie govan stuff very hard. Musically Guthrie takes (modern as in polyphia).’ guitar skills moving them up another notch . Where I live you don’t see lot of guitarist playing polyphia or Guthrie goven upon walking in guitar center.
Guthrie is so god damn humble that he won't admit that he's a brilliant player! He praises other guitar players but he never sees himself as a "Guitar God". You may not like his music, but you have to respect the guy for his character!
Guthrie on Tommy Emmanuel: "I was fortunate enough to jam with Tommy Emmanuel once and I no longer call myself a guitar player! That guy is ridiculous. He’s such an entertainer as well. Not just technical showboating, there’s a guy with an acoustic guitar where you can take the whole family and generations of the family will all find something good in what he does, whether they play or not. He’s such a great communicator."
Guthrie on Allan Holdsworth: "Allan has his own planet - he's really taken everything that's unique about himself and exaggerated it, to the point where he's playing scales that he's invented working over chords that he's invented. Allan's world is very hard to adapt to any other music - he's like this self-contained musical universe. There are other players where it's easier to borrow some of the things that you've seen them do, and say: that player has shown me the way. For instance, Eric Johnson made me realise that it's okay to try and use this sound and play that kind of chord voicing. And that stuff is maybe easier to adapt into your playing. But Allan… I wouldn't dare."
Guthrie on George Benson: "George benson is a depressingly talented man and has been for a long time - he was singing in local R'n'B bands when he was only eight years old and he was playing guitar for a living by the time he was 15. Thus what you hear on the average Benson album is an uncommonly smooth sounding soul singer and a guitarist who evokes images of Wes Montgomery on steroids.. and it turns out they're the same bloke!"
Jon Snow. - you mentioned 3 of the Greatest Guitar Players, to ever grace this planet. (RIP) Alan Holdsworth, Tommy Emmanuel and Guthrie Govan. I Love all 3 of them. All very inspiring and just phenomenal players. oNe LovE from NYC
@@michael_caz_nyc sorry dude allan Holdsworth,shawn lane....
@@michael_caz_nyc he also mentioned George Benson. Whom is a ridiculously good player
@@caprise-music6722 *who
In my experience, I've only ever seen Americans do that - maybe brought about by the fact that there is intense competition and so much to consume for people. So unless they do something like that, it is tough to survive in that environment. For example, Van Halen may say something like that.
Guthrie is the most articulate and well spoken musician I've ever heard. He always has the exact right combination of words for describing every single thing he wants to express. Probably no coincidence he's a great musician if his brain is just used to being perfectly expressive in that kind of way with everything the guy does, whether it's playing or speaking or whatever.
I love British culture. I am part English, Scottish and Irish (among other things). I have found watching and listening to British shows and music has been one of the most enlightening experiences of my life. I love the way the English are able to articulate their thoughts implicitly. GG is a prime example of this. His expressions when describing Turkish music is spot on!! This interview is so freaking interesting as are his instructional bits. Thank You Guthrie!!
it's so rare to find someone like Sir Guthrie with equal parts greatness, humility, and honesty. a real treasure of the musical world.
Personally I think that we should skip the knighthood and proceed swiftly to Lord Govan of Chelmsfordshire, probably the 251st best guitarist on the planet 😉
I love Guthrie. I'd like to say that he inspires me... but to be truthful he makes me weep and want to sell all of my guitars. The only saving grace is that I have better teeth... even though most of them are capped.
Yeah man, sell your guitars...and it will make you feel better if you sell them dirt cheap, like almost give them away...your misery will be stronger and you'll feel even more sorry for yourself. So, whatcha got to sell??
Hahaha, your comment made my day.
"Always the sound comes first, the technique is just there to serve you"
Best advice for every musician, doesn't matter what instrument you play.
i love the way he is able to articulate musical concepts with his words
"Learning that it's not all about me" - Guthrie, with those capabilities you have achieved through incredible talent and hard work of yours can shine for miles leaving anybody jealous and you realizing it's not all about you is just amazing
When he's answering Tosin Abasi's question I can really relate to what he said as I don't really "Learn" specific things players play. I too just jam to stuff or listening to a certain artist or band long enough to actually subconsciously start playing/using techniques those players play or have developed. Ive noticed that I've become a better guitarists & musician since I began pushing the boundaries on my musical tastes and influences, experimenting with styles/tunings/amount of strings. Guthrie, the man himself, Mark Holcomb & Misha Mansoor of Periphery and Tosin Abasi really opened up a whole new world for me... a Huge step in progression.
I can relate I just found out about him today and I’m fascinated!
It is interesting that one other Great Electric Player...(Shawn Lane) never did really get finished with his second solo album, tho a badly mixed one did finally come out after he left his body.
What a tragedy.
Hopefully Guthrie, who is a huge fan of Shawn's, will release a few solo albums......
If you are wondering just how good Shawn was, and why Guthrie speaks of him in highest esteem, ....Get Shawn's (real) solo album....(Powers of Ten) and ..listen to it.
After you do, think about the fact that every single note, on every single instrument, is played by Shawn.....TWICE.
He doubled the entire album, and is so precise, you cant hear it.... You absolutely cannot hear that he has doubled all the leads, all the keys, all the drums, all the ALL OF IT.
He was really the best, and still to this day, he is not widely recognized as the total monster musician he was, and is generally just thought of as someone who could play "fast".
Love this!
"Truth is, it'll be ready, whenever it's ready."
EVERY musician should take note.
Paul asks to Guthrie: "How the hell did we become so good compared to so many players on earth ?"
I'm a huge fan of Paul Gilbert, but Paul was only (lol only) incredibly technically talented. Honestly go back and listen to *his* stuff. It's just outrageous shreddy patterns. Only recently did he start writing more musical pieces. He's even apologized for being the shred demon of the 80's (which I'm not sure why an apology was necessary). Moral is Paul play really fast notes that are very pattern based while Guthrie only crams as many notes into one second as fast as he can if they are musical. But Yeah, they're both pretty god damn great huh?
@@guitaristforfunn I'm a huge fan of both, but Paul has _written_ more music I enjoyed. While I like some of Guthrie's music, it's his improvisation in different contexts that I like the most.
His style in playing and speech is totally unique. I think I like him also because he interjects smiles often while he's speaking.
I could listen to the mans ideas all day.
This guy is real, thats a rare thing these days! Thanks for being so genuine and living the music for what it is!
"Sound comes first, technique is just there to serve you." Brilliant answer to all djent wannabes cropping up nowadays. Not against the whole djent scene, but there are always different ways to achieve the same sound. It's your versatility which makes the sound more interactive, which in turn, makes the music stand out.
I love it, "a balanced musical diet" that says it all
why I feel so relaxed when I hear this guy talking?
I love how he plays that Yngwie Trilogy Suite riff flawlessly and I've been trying to get it that good for about 10 years, hahaha
Watching Guthrie Govan always makes me smile. He's such a happy and cool person.
december 2019, still rooting for that solo album to come out by the end of the decade
Rad. He's fuckin' cool.
I'm loving all of these new guthrie videos, so interesting to hear/watch.
Guthrie just discovered XTC, too? It seems a lot of us were late to that party. I never thought anything of XTC back in the '80s, and even made fun of them when my roommate kept playing them... then suddenly, very recently, I found myself devouring their catalog with an insatiable appetite. Now I see what everybody was talking about: album after album of awesome songwriting.
Such a humble guy,
I agree, and that's what I like about him. That and He is just an awesome guitarist.
He's incredibly versatile. He definitly has an ear and knows how to put the notes in the
right place. He is rapidly becoming one of my favorite players. A pretty cool, intresting,
and mellow cat as well
One of the most versatile guitarists if not THE most versatile guitarist out there, great interview and he's really well-spoken.
This man is a guitar prophet.
Slightly awkward this guy, but blessed with immense talent, and so much to say in words and music.
I'm always delighted to get a chance to listen to him talk and/or play. Thanks for the upload!
I love how he just so casually busts out with an yngwie lick like it ain't shit... Fuckin love this guy! I used to only listen to metal but when I discovered this guy I got the jazz bug. I bought the two first aristocrats records and then started listening to stuff like Joe pass and that kinda vibe. Always remember to broaden your horizons.
I am pretty sure this man is a genius. You hear it in the way he talks. The insights he shares. The way he looks at things, and draws parrallels, often between seemingly unconnected things.
I absolutely love this interview. It's awesome hearing questions from various accomplished guitarists that know just like us fans do how one-of-a-kind Guthrie is.
I love listening to the way Guthrie expresses himself in these interviews. I wish the rest of the world was 1/2 as intelligent and humble as he is. the British accent plays into it as well.
Zal has been one of my biggest influences! VAMBO RULES!
Been a huge fan since his days writing for Guitar Techniques UK.
What i thought watching this interview: His teeth give him a warm personality. Some kind of down to earth dude. Human when talking and smiling, God when playing the guitar. What a great mix.
A hollywood-smile is fake. Just like silicone tits, Disney Land etc.
Total gentleman. This guy thinks and talks on a whole other level. He's a genius in addition to being a brilliant player. Brilliant isn't enough to describe the guy.
this guy's vast vocabulary really gets his points across very nicely haha
Legend mr Guthrie govan 🎧🎧🎸✌️
Guthrie Govan Very down to earth Awesome player. I rely learn a lot when he speaks. Both with his voice & his Instruments. Shure would be nice to jam with this guy in person. For now I'll settle for jamming to him on TH-cam. Thanx Guthrie
I first heard Guthrie in '93 when I bought "Guitar On The Edge Vol 1 No 4, they gave him two tracks on the CD ! I said it then and I'll say it now; Guthrie Govan in a master.
Holy shit, Tosin....
...Brother?
Noooo....there must be only one of us. lol.
Shishir Kamble WTF!!
Three? And all of us love guthrie? This bond must never be broken...
Shishir Bharadwaj yess!!
...we all love the same music ,we all have the same name .....we must be each others doppelganger ...
I'm really glad right now, because I do exactly what Guthrie said about not "stealing" or trying to mimic licks, I only hear the songs and follow the "vibe" from it, improvising.
Thanks Guthrie, I'll keep doing this, even more now :D
This man is surely the most influential guitarist of the current era. I use the sheer amount of TH-cam video covers of Waves or Fives to support my claim.
zal clemison well im impressed guthrie he is an awesome guitarist.
4 years later and still waiting for that new solo album
I wish more interviews to be like this one. very interesting questions with very interesting answers. i'm sick and tried of pepole asking always the same things such as: " what pick do you use bla,bla,bla..."
I could listen to a Yngwie album for an eternity and that sound will never come out!
How did you get that Floyd Rose? I flipping flucking friggen want one.
Brilliant!
A true music hero!
really a true master of music through a guitar...
Govan's Philosophy and his approach to the six string sets him apart.
I love this guy,it's almost as if he has stepped straight out of the time of castles and jousting.
Ugh this again, dude, Govan is not a jazz guitarist, and he admit it himself that he never tried to be a jazz-fusion guitarist, he's grounded in the blues/rock/late 60's stuff such as Zappa, Hendrix, Cream.. so i don't get the comparison between him to cats like Scofield, Benson, Metheny, Corea who's heavily grounded in jazz. It's unfair. He's primarily a self-taught, he's not an academic guy, he's versatile and Govan deserves a credit for doing such a wide variety of things as well as he does.
Govan gets it. He just gets it. Easily the soundest guitarist going. Lol at these djent and metal nubs - Pin from SiKth is definitely guilty of shoehorning techniques in just to grandstand, so's Tosin Abasi, and all those other dudes definitely just rip other styles rather than letting them "osmose" as Guthrie puts it. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love SiKth and Animals as Leaders (don't like Tesseract or Born of Osiris), but Guthrie Govan is just so above all those guys. Also his point about augmenting other people's music - all the guys asking him qs are definitely guilty of being super self-indulgent and "look at me." Man, Govan just has it all sussed.
Govan isn't a djent gutarist and nor does he play an 8 string like tosin abasi or the guys from tesseract, your comparing completely different styles of guitarist from completely different generations of musical background,
of-coarse he is above these guys cos he's double there age, but to say guys like tosin are ripping peoples styles just makes you sound like someone jumping on the anti-djent bandwagon, you gonna tell me john browne from monuments stole paul gilberts string skipping style next.
Techniques are techniques, they dont get stolen because they dont belong to anybody.
I love govan but i think even he would slap you for your pretentious comment
I would say that's unfair of Paul Gilbert - he seems a very balanced musician and a very nice and friendly guy
Chris Plumb u agree with you BUT djent and the likes of tosin abasi is really dedicated to rhythm and rhythmic elements Tosin takes it to the more technical level and probably the more accomplished progressive player that really just wants experimenting with the two.
as for metal, most of the greatest guitarists are in or have been in metal. The likes of Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Jeff Loomis, Chris Borderick and although I might get hate for this one... Synyster Gates.
Metal is where the ideas begin for a lot of players.
why are you calling them metal nubs when they actually create music that manages to strum a sensible string in many people’s mind ? What these question shows is that they’re willing to learn from another experienced player, but they’re definitely in the same league. Comparing them saying one is above another is subjective, all these guys are talented players and deserve the same amount of respect. I envy them, because I would love to do half of what they did, and you should feel the same IMO. I second ollie todd you’re the one being pretentious and “look at me”
Okay so I kinda wanted to have a dig for you being condescending to 'dent and metal nubs' but the thing is I don't think you're necessarily wrong hahahaha. I used to listen to metal all the time as a teenager, a lot of these "nubs" inspired me to play at a time when it suited my tastes, but as I've developed musically and got less angry, I've gotten to find a lot of it really dull. I do have respect for the hours of practice these guys do to get the techniques they do down (especially Tosin Abassi, the guys mad good.), and its part of what makes Guthrie great too, but what really sets him apart is the freedom with which he plays. Like, compositions aside, his improvisation is on another level to those guys. He is a properly mature and tasteful musician, well before the age that most people make it there. His playing just oozes class from every conceivable angle. Wouldn't set him totally apart though, there is one other I've found in this generation that gives me chills like him. Julian Lage. Holy fuck Julian Lage. And somewhat unsurprisingly when he talks about the guitar and music in general its very similar to listening to Guthrie too!
Eccentric might tend to understate this ticking Englishman. But there is no denying the weight his fretwork wears on the ears of listeners wherever they may listen. Brilliant. And looking forward.
I've met him. He's not eccentric at all.
Stringprodigy I'm certain your few minutes reveled his entire existence. I still see ticks regardless of his talent.
Robert Frias any person who is so entirely engrossed in music could be called "eccentric". I find him to be a splendid individual, and obviously an extraordinarily gifted musician.
Robert Frias actually I spent about an hour with him. So what if you see "ticks", whatever that means...
Hah!!! Zal Cleminson, a legend!! I loved the Sensational Alex Harvey Band and I still do. SAHB was the first band I ever saw live when I was about twelve years old and the memory will stay with me until I can't remember anything anymore :-)
Can't remember who it was, but someone wrote "Zal's tone wasn't just fat, it was obese."
+Eliot McCann Hahahahahaha :D That's made me feel A LOT better about being overweight!!! :D Eliot, I love you, you've made my day x That is the best way, by far, of putting Zal's tone into words :D
I am expanding each tome my english vocabulary and my musical knowledge when listening... I could imagine a stand up guitar show too... or a novel ... Well anything by his hand would just be entertaining in an educational way afterall.
Yep, Zal Cleminson and also Mel Galley. 2 unsung heroes. My faves.
This section of the interview shouldve been 24 hrs long..
I once saw Gurthrie playing with Dizzy Rascal on the telly. That sums up a good musician - ability to appreciate all sorts of sounds across the board instead of being a fundamentalist for one genre.
basically,the most questions are really tired,, except pauls and tosins question imo,but guthries answers are partially really likable and makes it more interesting
Really cool insight (especially the part about "letting stuff osmose into you").
they are all the best
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Guthrie, Nuno and EJ in G3, that'd be a good mix!
I can't believe no one commented on the fact that he made his guitar sound exactly like a metronome. Wow
Does Guthrie have a youtube account?
A refreshing, original musical voice. Makes one ask all the Yngwie clones "Why waste your time doing that?".
8:47 best impersonation of a metronome
Fuck guitar. I want to be able speak like this guy. I love how he uses English.
GG describes Zal Cleminson of the SAHB as "his Jimmy Page".
For those perhaps unaware of Zal's work, here's a 2-minute clip - you might recognise more than a hint of GG's own style today.
th-cam.com/video/zWoBd8D08Ww/w-d-xo.html
5:43 = collaboration.......
"Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die" - HST
Guthrie = Guitar God
"How do I best serve the song..." Boy, did Guthrie hit the nail on the head. For some guitarists, it's all about "How can I blow everyone away with my technical prowess." NO man, that's not it...
wow this interview was amaziing sucribed!!!
I think improvising isn't something you always hear in your head but rather just let your fingers flow without really knowing the outcome. I may actually disagree with Guthrie on that point. Hearing something in your head would be pre-determined and not necessarily coming up with it on the spot. Maybe I look into this stuff to deeply.
+markmusicman I agree. I always find myself unable to play what's in my head as I'm too busy floating in limbo while my disembodied fingers navigate my ouija board (fretboard.)
To be fair, I do try to think about where a phrase is going to end and begin to suit a chord change and elicit a certain mood. But yeah, otherwise I'm pretty much just going nuts.
+kickenwing30 learn to hear a note and play it instantly, just like when you talk. You also might think of some words before you say them, but most are automatic. You have to internalise the notes.
I don't think you're looking deep enough. Your brain is telling your fingers what to do, regardless of whether or not you're consciously thinking of it. You can't move your fingers without at least some thought from the brain, even if it is milliseconds.
I find that when I'm not thinking about what I'm improvising that I go into auto pilot and end up playing the same licks. I try to impro like a chess player, i.e. a few moves ahead.
Also the headstock.. thats all I'm saying lol, its like having all your heros with you! I get it, that's why I have 5 Fenders and I WILL be getting a Guthrie
Good morning. Nice to wake up to. ec
Any link to that guitar yet, can the public buy it yet?
Sure can its on the charvel website. Tips out at $6000.00 though
Reminds me so much of a young Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.
he smiles alot when he speaks!?!?! I think this fella is really a bloody genius and I don't say that lighty
Guitar Jesus has spoken.
does anyone remember catweazle a television series from the '70s. Guthrie Govan he looks identical pillemarisk out as ¨catweazle¨ . I loved the series .This is not the slander of his person, but it's a wonderful combination. Guthrie Govan champion of champions . He is not the 1% he is 100% . Do you agree with
Paul GIlbert's question was SO Paul Gilbert.
nice to know guthries a southpark fan
Recently??
+ 1 for Zal Cleminson
the way this guy speaks his expressions and appearance would greatly appreciate in Pirates of the Caribbean next sequal..lol. just a thought
bluesjamtracks. Go to his stuff there, or listen to him playing at namm off the cuff. Saying they are not impressive is a ridiculous thing to say
Alex Harvey band, awesome
8:44 best piece of advice a guitar player can get....
God among mortals. Let's build him a shrine.
when he was a kid and learning guitar he jammed along with Yngwie records? Now i see what the rest of the world is doing wrong!! :-/
I lold when he did that