@@vaportrails7943sure. I’m not arguing that at all. I’m sure somewhere in the world there’s a 9 year old better than her. But she’s the one getting releasing atrentuon-getting content, so the algorithm is pushing her, and she gets interviewed by media outlets like Premier Guitar, and so she gets more attention.
@@vaportrails7943 There has always been lots of great musicians going nowhere. Often they lack the creativity, but knowing the right people and writing/finding the right songs is crucial too. Finally you need a bit of luck to release the right material at the right time. For most hits in history you can find multiple very similar well produced songs by other artists/bands of that time that went nowhere.
Sadly, more don’t care about older music, unless it’s on a movie or clip they watch. There are far more who only listen to mainstream pop music, rap and R&B. Some, also listen to pop country, which most of it is now. I’ve played with some younger folks, in the past few years, and they take they compile set lists, based on videos or stickers on the most covered songs. I played with a band thst wanted to do a Reggae meets Southern Rock vibe, and the number of songs they had, that they thought were originals, by either Ziggy, Stephen or Damian Marley, but were actually covers of their father’s was shocking. I then played 5 or 6 Marley songs so know, that aren’t on the Greatest Hits album, snd they’d heard none of them before. I found this with several groups of musicians I played with. They’d know an artist from the past 20 years, maybe back to the 90’s, but other than the most well known ones, they wouldn’t know the music. Most of them had never played a Hendrix song, or so they thought, because several though Little Wing and/or Bold as love were SRV and John Mayer songs. I asked if they ever liked at the songwriting credits, snd most said no. I’ve found young players, who are doing better songs, like Grace, and know their music history more, but they were the exception. *guitar isn’t dying, it’s just a million miles from being a part of the mainstream, as it was in every decade since the 60’s, through the horrid 2001-2010 years. Always grateful musicians out there, but most rely on playlists made by a streaming service for them, instead of listening to an album by one artist.
Grace is such an honest, original and authentic talent ......one of the most exciting musicians to emerge in a very long time..... Such a lovely personality with confidence and guitar knowledge beyond her years. This is an excellent interview .........Thank You Premier Guitar 🙏
What a find this young lady is, personality, intelligence, talent, beauty..... she has it all. The future looks bright for you Grace and I hope you have a super career ahead of you. You certainly deserve it. I am blown away by your skill and at only 17 years old it is incredible. I have played blues for over 40 years and am so envious of your talent at such a young age. At 17, I think I was still trying to work out who I was. I was clueless at 17 and here you are, confident, mature, intelligent and so talented. Keep on rocking Grace, and everything of the very best for your future.
How do you know someone is a guitar prodigy? When they are 17 years old and people are gifting or lending them a '61 SG, a '59 Burst, and a '60 335. Also when everyone in Nashville wants to play with them (or do interviews). Looking forward to everything Grace is going to do with the guitar!
@@conordyer2307 If that was the case they'd give her something people could actually go out and buy - not 70+ year old guitars. Your comment doesn't make any sense at all. Take a few minutes and watch any of the hundreds of videos of her playing - it has nothing to do with her "Look".
@johnplunkett2004 I watch them all and there are much younger boys far better than her... You give her the expensive guitar so people strive toward it....they will start with an epi and work toward a gibson then maybe a murphys lab......she olis not a good musician, she is a riff regurgitator
@@conordyer2307 Kingfish Ingram, Devon Allman, Susan Tedeschi, Dolly Parton are all singing her praises but I’m sure they don’t have as much clout as you. And I’m sure those unnamed “younger boys” are busy playing Newport Folk, Nashville Big Bash, and Crossroads Festivals, the Grand Ole Opry, like she is at 17. Nothing to see here, just your average high school riff regurgitator.
@@johnplunkett2004 that's his point. If she was a boy no one would care. And what do you think people are going to say when asked about her? You think they are going to say she sucks and be cancelled? She's extremely average and not close to the talent pool in Nashville.
Pretty sure either A LOT of people are aware or NOT aware, but that "pick hold" is originally from King Edward, I trained myself after noticing him doing it between "tapping" way back in the time of rewinding VHS Tapes! Super Cool 😎
My first day hearing Grace Bowers...and here's what I like (a lot!) about Grace Bowers: She sounds like Grace Bowers!, not Grace Bowers trying to be like ___________? An original voice! (how original, and increasingly unusual, is that!). I'm a fan!
Sure, she doesn't know the correct names of pedals and amps or the true historical value of what she is holding. However, this means she approaches guitar with simple overwhelming raw talent with an ear for tone untainted by bias. She is the definition of genius.
My brother-in-law grew up friends and playing baseball with the Osborne boys in Deale MD. Good to see some Maryland boys doing well in the music business.
I removed the vibrato from my original 1961 Gibson SG Special and it was a good idea because it's a heavy metal device that cuts the body resonance a bit. The colour under the bridge is still red, contrasting with the now browner original patina.
I have an SG Special with the Wrapover. What do Y'all think of the intonation? Schaller Wrapover is going on mine but I only use it for very Cutting Raunchy Raw P90 Riffs. How can someone aged 18 or 17 who owns a 1961 SG Special sing the Blues? Haway man!
... SHE'S ONLY 17? ( WINGER?!?!??!) And that's so many have already said, SO HUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!! And that 335!!! It only needs a strat pickup and lots of stickers to be Alvin Lee's!!!!!!!!!! And... She's got her hands... Those amazing, lovely hands, on a 1959 Les Paul!!!!!!!!!!!! And she's very young, and has to be experienced, So I'll forgive her 😸 for not using a Vox AC30!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. And... Her inexperience with pedals, to get the best tone she could POSSIBLY HAVE!!!!!!!!!! And, great video of how pedal noise DISAPPEARS when you're playing!... And..."roll the dice on that one!!!"... And... FINALLY a video where you can hear the gear!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow I remember watching this goldilocks girl playing tasty licks on reddit years ago. It's great to see kids getting into blues and soul and making it in the industry.
Best new guitar player around is Grace Bowers, the end. Fellas you think im trying to be a ham, ah ive heard her have moments that are better than anything ive seen for decades. Just wait she wil be the greatest of the last 30 years and maybe ever. Just wait and watch. Ive seen soul come out of this girl that i havent heard in decades and Clapton hasnt been like that live since the 70s. Some people cant just listen and feel and inj som,e cases misogyny will get in the way and thats sad cause shes soooooooo good.
This is John Osborne’s studio from Brothers Osborne. Studio Time/Andrew Masters did a video on the studio lately. I think it’s a high dollar clone but I am not sure.
Well people are wondering if these interviews and her marketing are being paid off to push views and attention. I'll tell you what. I dont care! the guitar is being pushed more in modern culture! its a win!
What a cute girl and so much Talent ,I wish you the best Grace you are our future to pass along all the great Artists that us Old People grew up with, but with your own style and thats awesome Hun !!!1
Bit of a side note here although folk compare things to the golden age of rock 60s/70s etc the industry looks to be much healthier for the young musicians. In the 60s you'd just have unscrupulous management feeding the kids drug's and working them to the bone and stealing all the artist earnings so despite the money not being what it was way back the artists are actually sober. That has to be good. I bet someone disagrees, though, and believes music was better when the artists were stoned.
There are videos out there of her playing high school talent shows and playing the National Anthem at minor league baseball games Gibson signed her early and is guiding her career Now she has become a young woman and not some kid just playing riffs on social media
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Her personality is as great as her playing. So much maturity, wisdom, and poise. I wish all the best for her!
This girl is making kids want to pick up the guitar. Thats a huge deal. This industry has enough grumpy old men. Love to see it 🤘
Amen to this
There are a lot of 17 year old guitar players who are better than her…
@@vaportrails7943sure. I’m not arguing that at all. I’m sure somewhere in the world there’s a 9 year old better than her. But she’s the one getting releasing atrentuon-getting content, so the algorithm is pushing her, and she gets interviewed by media outlets like Premier Guitar, and so she gets more attention.
@@vaportrails7943 There has always been lots of great musicians going nowhere. Often they lack the creativity, but knowing the right people and writing/finding the right songs is crucial too. Finally you need a bit of luck to release the right material at the right time. For most hits in history you can find multiple very similar well produced songs by other artists/bands of that time that went nowhere.
@@vaportrails7943there are lots people who can write more pointless comments than you
Very genuine, humble, young lady. Hell of a player. Love to see it.
The girl can play!! If this is what the young generation is coming to, I don’t think we have to worry about the guitar dying out any time soon.
Sadly, more don’t care about older music, unless it’s on a movie or clip they watch.
There are far more who only listen to mainstream pop music, rap and R&B.
Some, also listen to pop country, which most of it is now.
I’ve played with some younger folks, in the past few years, and they take they compile set lists, based on videos or stickers on the most covered songs.
I played with a band thst wanted to do a Reggae meets Southern Rock vibe, and the number of songs they had, that they thought were originals, by either Ziggy, Stephen or Damian Marley, but were actually covers of their father’s was shocking.
I then played 5 or 6 Marley songs so know, that aren’t on the Greatest Hits album, snd they’d heard none of them before.
I found this with several groups of musicians I played with.
They’d know an artist from the past 20 years, maybe back to the 90’s, but other than the most well known ones, they wouldn’t know the music.
Most of them had never played a Hendrix song, or so they thought, because several though Little Wing and/or Bold as love were SRV and John Mayer songs.
I asked if they ever liked at the songwriting credits, snd most said no.
I’ve found young players, who are doing better songs, like Grace, and know their music history more, but they were the exception.
*guitar isn’t dying, it’s just a million miles from being a part of the mainstream, as it was in every decade since the 60’s, through the horrid 2001-2010 years.
Always grateful musicians out there, but most rely on playlists made by a streaming service for them, instead of listening to an album by one artist.
@@CorbCorbin You done yet?
Grace is such an honest, original and authentic talent ......one of the most exciting musicians to emerge in a very long time.....
Such a lovely personality with confidence and guitar knowledge beyond her years.
This is an excellent interview .........Thank You Premier Guitar 🙏
Such a great talent, especially at her age. I hope we will be listening to her contributions for long time to come!
I could listen to that intro over and over. P90s really are a gift
Wow! Her playing that Les Paul - just, WOW! If she plays near me, I'm definitely going.
God that 335!! What a great kid! Great job John!
So comforting to see a real ORIGINAL player. Love the way she slides through notes!
What a find this young lady is, personality, intelligence, talent, beauty..... she has it all. The future looks bright for you Grace and I hope you have a super career ahead of you. You certainly deserve it. I am blown away by your skill and at only 17 years old it is incredible. I have played blues for over 40 years and am so envious of your talent at such a young age. At 17, I think I was still trying to work out who I was. I was clueless at 17 and here you are, confident, mature, intelligent and so talented. Keep on rocking Grace, and everything of the very best for your future.
Grace rawks! She's an old soul on the strings and tone oozes from her young fingers. She deserves every bit of praise she's received and then some!
She’s been progressing and just hit another level, with her soloing and playing in general, since I found her about a year ago.
How do you know someone is a guitar prodigy? When they are 17 years old and people are gifting or lending them a '61 SG, a '59 Burst, and a '60 335. Also when everyone in Nashville wants to play with them (or do interviews). Looking forward to everything Grace is going to do with the guitar!
Or they see her look as easy to market and sell guitars to simps like a model for clothes
@@conordyer2307 If that was the case they'd give her something people could actually go out and buy - not 70+ year old guitars. Your comment doesn't make any sense at all. Take a few minutes and watch any of the hundreds of videos of her playing - it has nothing to do with her "Look".
@johnplunkett2004 I watch them all and there are much younger boys far better than her...
You give her the expensive guitar so people strive toward it....they will start with an epi and work toward a gibson then maybe a murphys lab......she olis not a good musician, she is a riff regurgitator
@@conordyer2307 Kingfish Ingram, Devon Allman, Susan Tedeschi, Dolly Parton are all singing her praises but I’m sure they don’t have as much clout as you. And I’m sure those unnamed “younger boys” are busy playing Newport Folk, Nashville Big Bash, and Crossroads Festivals, the Grand Ole Opry, like she is at 17. Nothing to see here, just your average high school riff regurgitator.
@@johnplunkett2004 that's his point. If she was a boy no one would care. And what do you think people are going to say when asked about her? You think they are going to say she sucks and be cancelled? She's extremely average and not close to the talent pool in Nashville.
She has a nice touch with her right hand adding so much tone wirh her fingers.
Very cool! I hope to see more Rig Rundowns of Grace in the future. Seeing a musician grow as an artist and gear head is always interesting to see. :)
She’s a smart, talented and lovely young woman. Love her playing style, it’s unique.
I love how she cracks herself up...great playing...great guitars ! Thanks P.G. !
thanks for checking it out!
Go Grace! Love your phrasing and riffs. Can't wait to hear the record.
What a star ! Awesome talent and she genuinely seems like a good egg
What a great girl, she'll be a legend some day. Wish her all the best.
Talented girl! Has an old soul in her, thank God we still have young people like this to save the world
Very cool for her to get to work with John, and he gets to work with her!
It’s one thing to have technique but this girl has Soul in her playing. Keep it up!
Put a Music City Bridge on that thing. Uncle Larry rules.
She can play really slow catchy licks, which is one of the hardest thing for the fastest players. Plus, that SG is just other wordly.
What an amazing player! Great interview
Man she’s got great tone. Super cool gear- going to check out her music!
People think she has a huge repertoire she's only 17 let her grow damn
shes great for the guitar scene she always has a huge smile
Pretty sure either A LOT of people are aware or NOT aware, but that "pick hold" is originally from King Edward, I trained myself after noticing him doing it between "tapping" way back in the time of rewinding VHS Tapes! Super Cool 😎
What a great Rig. Great guitars, Amp, and Tone!
That '61 SG is beautiful 😮
Fine interview, fine player!
I just love the presenter as always ✌🏻
Amazing!
Very awesome you are doing artists that are breaking in and breaking out.
Go Grace Go ❤
My first day hearing Grace Bowers...and here's what I like (a lot!) about Grace Bowers: She sounds like Grace Bowers!, not Grace Bowers trying to be like ___________? An original voice! (how original, and increasingly unusual, is that!). I'm a fan!
True, I like how with Hodge Podge they mix blues with funk with psychedelic with rock and everything. Borders are there to be crossed.
The 335 had the low E thru the tailpiece but all other strings top wrapped. Cool…never saw that before.
Yep. She is cool.
Sure, she doesn't know the correct names of pedals and amps or the true historical value of what she is holding. However, this means she approaches guitar with simple overwhelming raw talent with an ear for tone untainted by bias. She is the definition of genius.
I confess I don't know country music but I was NOT ready for that sound at 16:35. Really interesting rundown, thanks.
TENs!!! daym I was sure she was on 8’s or 9’s, she beast!
To all the haters here , grow up. Can't we just wish her all the best in her career. It seems like a lot of jealousy out there. Go Grace Go
Osborne’s studio is a dream
Rock and roll will never die
My brother-in-law grew up friends and playing baseball with the Osborne boys in Deale MD. Good to see some Maryland boys doing well in the music business.
She's a fantastic player!
I removed the vibrato from my original 1961 Gibson SG Special and it was a good idea because it's a heavy metal device that cuts the body resonance a bit. The colour under the bridge is still red, contrasting with the now browner original patina.
Phenomenal
Love the sg finally some love
Holy crap she's amazing at it. 😎🤘
Nice finishing chord on that opening jam.
I have an SG Special with the Wrapover. What do Y'all think of the intonation?
Schaller Wrapover is going on mine but I only use it for very Cutting Raunchy Raw P90 Riffs.
How can someone aged 18 or 17 who owns a 1961 SG Special sing the Blues?
Haway man!
what a nice person, love her playing..interesting SG...with no bridge🙂
Santana started out on a SG with P90s as well, as seen on Woodstock.
She makes that sg sound like a tele
1/3 my age playing guitars old than me with skill and inspiration. Hope for the future is strong.
... SHE'S ONLY 17? ( WINGER?!?!??!) And that's so many have already said, SO HUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!! And that 335!!! It only needs a strat pickup and lots of stickers to be Alvin Lee's!!!!!!!!!! And... She's got her hands... Those amazing, lovely hands, on a 1959 Les Paul!!!!!!!!!!!! And she's very young, and has to be experienced, So I'll forgive her 😸 for not using a Vox AC30!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. And... Her inexperience with pedals, to get the best tone she could POSSIBLY HAVE!!!!!!!!!! And, great video of how pedal noise DISAPPEARS when you're playing!... And..."roll the dice on that one!!!"... And... FINALLY a video where you can hear the gear!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow I remember watching this goldilocks girl playing tasty licks on reddit years ago. It's great to see kids getting into blues and soul and making it in the industry.
Need to learn Alvin lee's jams...Es335. Such a beautiful guitar...
I keep rolling
And a rolling
Roll Roll Roll Rolling on
That 59 though!!!!!!
ain't that the truth! Good grief
I first saw her on Reddit during the pandemic, and she looked like a little kid back then!
Best new guitar player around is Grace Bowers, the end. Fellas you think im trying to be a ham, ah ive heard her have moments that are better than anything ive seen for decades. Just wait she wil be the greatest of the last 30 years and maybe ever. Just wait and watch. Ive seen soul come out of this girl that i havent heard in decades and Clapton hasnt been like that live since the 70s. Some people cant just listen and feel and inj som,e cases misogyny will get in the way and thats sad cause shes soooooooo good.
Quite knowledgeable at 17 When I was 17 I was still trying to learn smoke on the water on my Sears tele😏
Awesome interview.
Is that a legit Dumble Steel String Singer behind her? What studio is this.
This is John Osborne’s studio from Brothers Osborne. Studio Time/Andrew Masters did a video on the studio lately. I think it’s a high dollar clone but I am not sure.
🔥 skills.
Well people are wondering if these interviews and her marketing are being paid off to push views and attention. I'll tell you what. I dont care! the guitar is being pushed more in modern culture! its a win!
Which strings actually die after one show?
She is going to be massive....
Hey man, when are you going to interview ' Body Count?
She can totally play low action guitar with those small fingers. 😎👍
Love her curly hair! Cute!
This guitar 🎸
From the One
Who put up there
That golden sun
Very Cool!
Dude! Off topic, very cool eyeglass frames.
Hi Amazing Grace ! 😮😉🙂💞
The indictment of leaving the trem on an SG but disconnecting it! that's so funny, those things are wooonky.
Ok! YES!
Grace is the kinda Girl you want to hang out with and talk about guitar stuff all day long
2:10 What the F is up with that tailpiece securing stud on the high E side?
Good catch bro👍 wouldn't be surprised if that causes tuning instability
Has it been all this time already? I remember when she was just a kid posting noodling clips from her porch during covid years...
Sg is my dream guitar too
59 sounds OMG !!!!!!!!!!
Awesome guitar player. Awesome hair.
Get that!!!
How she got all those wonderful guitars? 😮
Simps and rich parents
The 335 is the producer’s.
Drop two gears get ready
For that turn
Oh an hour
Out of Dallas
What a cute girl and so much Talent ,I wish you the best Grace you are our future to pass along all the great Artists that us Old People grew up with, but with your own style and thats awesome Hun !!!1
My thoughts exactly....
OMG
FUCK YEAH
Buy her a Tele John as she may really sound great on one?
Suhweet, she seemed nervous in a very legit innocent way. I hope the industry does not ruing that.
Bit of a side note here although folk compare things to the golden age of rock 60s/70s etc the industry looks to be much healthier for the young musicians. In the 60s you'd just have unscrupulous management feeding the kids drug's and working them to the bone and stealing all the artist earnings so despite the money not being what it was way back the artists are actually sober. That has to be good. I bet someone disagrees, though, and believes music was better when the artists were stoned.
There are videos out there of her playing high school talent shows and playing the National Anthem at minor league baseball games Gibson signed her early and is guiding her career
Now she has become a young woman and not some kid just playing riffs on social media
Opening jam ... a style not so dissimilar to John I dare say