His clean tone is so evenly balanced that I swear there's a compressor hiding somewhere. I know there isn't, though with my peasant hands that's the only way I can come close to sounding like His Ericness. :)
When the guitar looks like a piano. I have always followed Eric, I love his technique especially his pentatonic runs. But above all his music. Great source of inspiration. Thanks for everything Eric ❤️
Thanks Sweetwater! Wow! The close-up shots in this video are amazing. I never would have imagined he gripped his pick as "high" as he does. Back to the woodshed I go.
His lead tone is like a dream relationship between butter and bacon. You get the smooth goodness of the butter, but just a beast of a meaty flavor from the melodies.
Eric u really touched alot of guys in the guitar world. Greetings from Ghana . West Africa. We know u very well for your cascading pentatonic runs. Can u make a step by step video on that? Thanks.
Hi Can any body could tell me what was the gadget that "Eric" SIR was using.. I am novice to the guitar world. it would be great if you could let me know.. Thanks !!!
Great Video, thank you Sweetwater! Re that amazing guitar: What’s the height of the strings at the 12th fret? The action seems incredibly low but the notes ring so well!
He says the graphite in the modern saddle takes some of the top end off the high E and balances it better with the B and G. Check out some of his interviews on the new Virginia Strat where he explains it much better than me!
You either don't or you roll your hand so that the pick is digging in like on the upstroke. Lots of very advanced players put a lot of effort into structuring the pattern of their picking to put the up or down stroke where they want it. They're not just mindlessly picking, they're thinking about how to do it so the "pick out' if that's what they want happens on the notes that matter, or happens as often as possible.
In an interview in the 80s, he said he used straight 10-46. In his instructional "The Fine Art of Guitar" he said he used 10-50, which I believe the exact gauges of those are 10, 13, 18, 26, 38, 50.
I've tried that Jazz iii pick and now I realize why I never liked it, I as most players, strum a lot, the Jazz iii is not good for strumming (at least for me) Thanks for the vid
Holy cow. Nobody -anywhere - ever has just said to me, hey man, might do better if you pick backwards. You know, unlike anything you've ever been told. Lol. Well Eric, I heard it here first, bud. And defiantly will work that over. Huh. Heck yeah.
Great tips from the master! You'll find more lessons like this one by hitting those like and subscribe buttons!
More please. That guy is a fountain of guitar knowledge
It's insane how amazingly good some musicians are.
That bright tone is so soothing 😀
And I love that his overdrive tone isn't bright, but it's meaty.
His clean tone is so evenly balanced that I swear there's a compressor hiding somewhere. I know there isn't, though with my peasant hands that's the only way I can come close to sounding like His Ericness. :)
@@jnh73 He uses an old dynacomp sometimes actually. And sometimes a 1176 in studio
When the guitar looks like a piano. I have always followed Eric, I love his technique especially his pentatonic runs. But above all his music. Great source of inspiration. Thanks for everything Eric ❤️
Thanks Sweetwater! Wow! The close-up shots in this video are amazing. I never would have imagined he gripped his pick as "high" as he does. Back to the woodshed I go.
Him and Holdsworth are like some of the most unique and magical guitarists ever.
master of everything, music, hair, jacket
Love you Eric!
Makes me question my life when I realize that I’ll never be that cool on either three of those points
I will never forget the first time I heard Eric Johnson. NEVER!
One of a kind.
Me either and it just happened to be Cliffs
@@bigelile07 same here
He could be the best guitarist still alive that plays and writes new thing and already a legend.
How freaking good is Eric's lead tone.
Unfairly so
His lead tone is like a dream relationship between butter and bacon. You get the smooth goodness of the butter, but just a beast of a meaty flavor from the melodies.
the beeeeest
All bass and mids. Very low treble.
All about the pick slanting. Legend.
Eric u really touched alot of guys in the guitar world. Greetings from Ghana . West Africa. We know u very well for your cascading pentatonic runs. Can u make a step by step video on that? Thanks.
Anything ej I love especially this mellow ambient spacious sound
That unmistakable tone...
The ease with which he consistently blows my mind...
very good example of striking all the notes at once, like a Harp. And Using a Pick strum method.
ERIC JOHNSON MY FAVE
Has anyone notice the middle and neck pickup poles for the B string are very low, lower than any other? Hmmm.
That’s pretty typical of single coils afaik as it was thought the B string tends to overpower the G and high-E.
This is called a staggered pickup
@@primeDecomposition that's not typical at all.
@@clockent Not what I'm talking about, take another look.
That tone is gorgeous
The was the best simple lesson ever !
Éric Johnson in 2 words: tone God
The one and only Pentatonic Meister, Eric Johnson!
Gary Moore was a pentatonic master, tho sadly no longer around.
absolutely unreal tone
The perfect intonation!
Hi Eric, Thank you for the lesson - I never use a pick. Do you teach privately? Thank You!
Short and sweet to the point. Great
What a sound.... Wonder what reverb he's using?
Hi Can any body could tell me what was the gadget that "Eric" SIR was using.. I am novice to the guitar world. it would be great if you could let me know.. Thanks !!!
My guitar hero. 💎
so there's just reverb on that lead channel, no delay - correct ?
I play pedal steel but cannot do that claw grip with the standard pick.
Great Video, thank you Sweetwater! Re that amazing guitar: What’s the height of the strings at the 12th fret? The action seems incredibly low but the notes ring so well!
I love the way plays chords !:
Legend.
thanks eric
How do you get that tone?
Boss metal zone
Absolute God
Loved this, so nice!
i think he uses a Jazz3 pick?
Legend
which pickups does Eric use?
I wonder why does the top E string have a modern saddle and the rest vintage style ones?
He says the graphite in the modern saddle takes some of the top end off the high E and balances it better with the B and G. Check out some of his interviews on the new Virginia Strat where he explains it much better than me!
Ditto
@@Zeppelin180 not on my Tele! Hahahaha. Have noticed the middle and neck pickup poles for the B string are very low, lower than any other?
How do you ‘pick out’ on a downstroke?
You either don't or you roll your hand so that the pick is digging in like on the upstroke. Lots of very advanced players put a lot of effort into structuring the pattern of their picking to put the up or down stroke where they want it. They're not just mindlessly picking, they're thinking about how to do it so the "pick out' if that's what they want happens on the notes that matter, or happens as often as possible.
I will try this at home 😂. Man he is good
I wonder what he would sound like without the echo and delay.
There’s a clip of him playing Zakk Wyldes rig. Still sounded like him.
BRAVO!!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Eric Johnson is like the Rodney Mullen of guitar playing
Isaac Biehl Eric is only 10 or so years older, but they’re both unarguably some of the greatest at what they do.
Ok, I 'll bite... who's RM?
@@theplayers3507 basically the “inventor” of modern skateboarding as it is known.
Who knows EJ's string gauge? Maybe I missed it. 11, 10, 9 or 8?
In an interview in the 80s, he said he used straight 10-46. In his instructional "The Fine Art of Guitar" he said he used 10-50, which I believe the exact gauges of those are 10, 13, 18, 26, 38, 50.
his pick is angled downward quite a bit as well.
Helps with economy picking, which he is a master of.
Pick slanting.Used for pick escape motion in economy picking style.
Sick!!
that is one of my favorite guitars ever. eric is amazing.
i wanna know what kinda cable he is using
Clay's Guitar Corner he uses George L’s cables.
I've tried that Jazz iii pick and now I realize why I never liked it, I as most players, strum a lot, the Jazz iii is not good for strumming (at least for me) Thanks for the vid
“So I hope that helps a little bit”... yes, a very very little bit.
Such a tasty player
so he used his pinky to play melody for voicing chord. that's unusual technique and requires a lot of work.
Holy cow. Nobody -anywhere - ever has just said to me, hey man, might do better if you pick backwards. You know, unlike anything you've ever been told. Lol. Well Eric, I heard it here first, bud. And defiantly will work that over. Huh. Heck yeah.
2:04 try playing it 0.5 speed))))))))
God bless you Eric...see you in the clouds one awesome day! When The SON Meets The Sky. 🙏💞✝️
I think you can see he often is using a round side of his pick.
I legit think Troy Grady knows more about Eric Johnson and how he picks than Eric Johnson
Is that a 0.5mm Tortex pick? _OH MAH GAWUD!_ Doesn't he know you can't play well without a rice-sized, mile-thick Jazzblaster 3000?
Picking out is what you do when playing fingerstyle. Isn't it. Cheers
#tone
God
I always feel like a caveman guitar player after hearing him play 😂
Yeah, that helps a little bit...now i sound just like Eric. pfft
All what you know but backwards, that’s how. 😬