If you want to see and hear more from Nick check out my ‘A casual chat with Nick Johnston’ video I shot with him: th-cam.com/video/zXIl9Zwp-34/w-d-xo.html //cheers, Kris
I love how he is maybe the only guy recently that represents the organic guitar tones instead of syntetic "perfect" tone and syntetically perfected articulation ❤
Man, I remember years ago, I was trying to compose a solo into a base using pentathonic and everything changed the moment I discover a note between the scale that made everything more interesting and beautiful. That's exactly what Nick's talking.
What i learnt from this was all these years I've not been cooking with herbs and spices and Nick just showed me the cupboard with them in. I've got a lot of learning ahead!!
All Guitars in this song are completly recorded with a Schecter Signature Nick Johnston Traditional HSS Strat AS Rain Air - Funky Faxi gets the Blues th-cam.com/video/iZxDFlcfhi0/w-d-xo.html
Im really flabbergasted bey the musicality of Nick he' s such a tallented guitar player and very nice person. Every note that comes out of his guitar has a function in the whole. Really impressive.
Yeah, Nick is very cool as a person and guitarist :-) Amazing how single coils sound, once you get hooked on single, hard to go to the "other" route...
anybody else caught the reference he makes to "Time" by Pink Floyd at 1:29 ? No? the "slightly older and closer to death" while playing 3 chords that, though not the exact ones, give off the same vibe/melody as in the Floyd's song.
"I've been Guillaume... I'm no more..." 😂 That was great, glad to see something not geared towards the absolute beginners as it usually is the case. Those who understood have great licks and technic to explore, those who didn't now know what to learn to get there, as it was well explained. Stunning video!
He is just phenomenal. But it makes him more human if you look how he messed up 5:20-5:40 because he had that fluff with A as V of E major, which he immediately corrected, but then got a little nervous for some seconds. Whenever this will happen to me in my online lessons I will think of him and be cool with this :) What he wanted to say is that the chord progression Em-G-A is the dorian mode (not A dorian like he said) and you think it like a D major scale instead of the G major scale when the third chord appears. The bad thing is that mastering that topic will never lead to soloing like Nick because he is just an insanely good player with his own style.
I went to by a schecter guitar, but it wasn't available, but instead I met this Cort guitar and it was awesome and less costly and I purchased it. Happy, long time...
Nice informative vdo..... eventually we will reach a space whr all 12 notes are used in a context of time n gap... in total amodal zone..... much like Miles or Indian classical music ! 🎉❤
A great point to this video is to remember that Eleanor Rigby and Scarborough Fair were both some of the most beautiful songs ever written and each has only one raised note (6th) that make the songs so beautiful. If you take out the raised note they actually sound bland and not too great.
I'm surprised of the like-ratio - it seems like there are more people who couldnt follow nick's thoughts than one should expect? Of course he is a bit over the place but the information that he shares in this interview is gold! This is exactly the kind of style and approach that I want for my own guitar-playing! Thanks!
I don’t think he’s the best but him and Mateus asato are A-Tier for me, I was so inspired by him I bought his signature in pink and it’s my favorite guitar
I have this recurring dream. Nick and G. Govan arrived at the cave with their loincloths. They make a guitar out of wood, mammoth guts, and the shell of a glyptodon. Then they play together and show that they are two of the best guitarists and cavemans of all times 👏🙌🙂💛🙃🤙🤘🎸🦴
Nicks Right hand just Kills me ery time So fluid! do y'all sell tone fingers yet?? I'll take a set of Johnston/Gilbert hybrids when their in stock. 22.30 Guillaume said all with that giggle/gasp
Everything he’s talking about is exactly what I want to learn. Can someone point me at classes that teach that? Is it simply music theory? Or is it something more specific?
6 months ago o was stuck there too. If you're interested I can send you some links. Get some theory under your belt, takes focus, and gotta force yourself from playing all that stuff you do repeatedly and treat yourself like a new student. It's hard to adjust at first but very worth it. The last 6 months I had some time, played and practiced about 6 hrs a day. Watched thousands of videos, hundreds of teachers. I picked out 15-20 really good ones. You can go through em and see which ones work for you
Check out Move forward guitar and Fretjam on TH-cam for some theory. Go through the playlists. Some of it you may already know, learn the fretboard notes, then your intervals, triads, scales and arpeggios. Check out Guthrie Trapp and the CAGED system "positions" and it puts it all together and maps the fretboard out. Then learn your modes from Signals Music on TH-cam. He's great. Then take that new learning and apply it, someone here recommended backing tracks, they are awesome. Check out Elevated Jam Tracks.
I followed until he said it goes to A Dorian (which is in G Major) but the key changes to D? How does that work out? I'm new to this so if anyone could explain it would be GREAT.
@@sasmitha8446 (so hes tuned a half step down) The chord progression hes playing is Eminor, Gmajor, and Amajor. Which if you think about it are all in the key of Dmajor. Thats how i thought of it. Eminor is the ii chord of Dmajor Gmajor is the IV chord of Dmajor Amajor is the V chord of Dmajor So if you make the Eminor the root note/key, you could play a Dmajor scale and call it Edorian. If the Gmajor is the root/key, play that same old Dmajor scale and its Glydian. If the Amajor is the root/key, with that SAME Dmajor scale and now its Amixolydian You are literally playing the exact same notes in each of those scales/modes, the only difference is the root note. Edorian, Glydian, Amixolydian all share the exact same notes as the regular old Dmajor scale. (Except theres no Dmajor chord being played so thats what is making it sound odd and complex and not like a normal typical major scale. That and the fact that the starting and ending note of that Dmajor scale has beenchanged with one of its intervals making it played in a slightly different order) Modes... essentialy are just a major scale... But the only thing that really changes is which interval you decide to call the root note. Im not a teacher, and this is how i understand it 😅 So i hope im not confusing you.
@@sasmitha8446 or since in the progression the Eminor is the first chord you can just play regular old Eminor pentatonic and be fine 🤷🏻♂ Or make that into Eharmonic minor.. Once you add that harmonic minor like him things get way more complicated, and its personal taste/choice. And you have to be aware that not all tension notes sound good with other chords. All those chromatic notes fit and sound cool since hes staying in that single chord Eminor progression and not switching to other chords. I think Nick has a much more complex way of seeing things. Which was slightly confusing if im being honest. I try to simplify it in a way i can understand and use in my own playing.
I agree dude! Lukather is a god though, and no one can touch his style. You know it’s Luke whenever you hear anything he plays. Same with Nick though. As soon as you hear it you know it’s him. Legends.
Ahhh, I think I’ve figured out some of Nick Johnston’s secret sauce, at about the 2:50 ish mark. Nick needs to share with us, how to use hair to help play guitar; Hair-brid picking!
If you want to see and hear more from Nick check out my ‘A casual chat with Nick Johnston’ video I shot with him: th-cam.com/video/zXIl9Zwp-34/w-d-xo.html
//cheers, Kris
One of the most refreshing players in recent memory. Ty Nick
Nick Johnston sees a I IV V chord progression: “I’m about to destroy this mans whole career”
It's so crazy how he reminds of guthrie every time I see him (looks and playing) , but he's got totally his own thing going on and he's pretty cool
I love how he is maybe the only guy recently that represents the organic guitar tones instead of syntetic "perfect" tone and syntetically perfected articulation ❤
This whole video is like a life changing experience
Man, I remember years ago, I was trying to compose a solo into a base using pentathonic and everything changed the moment I discover a note between the scale that made everything more interesting and beautiful. That's exactly what Nick's talking.
What i learnt from this was all these years I've not been cooking with herbs and spices and Nick just showed me the cupboard with them in. I've got a lot of learning ahead!!
The more talented you get, the closer you resemble Guthrie Govan
@Fifty Cycle Objectively bad take
@Fifty Cycle He was talking about his physical appearance :/
Such a humble guy. Love him
All Guitars in this song are completly recorded with a
Schecter Signature Nick Johnston Traditional HSS Strat AS
Rain Air - Funky Faxi gets the Blues
th-cam.com/video/iZxDFlcfhi0/w-d-xo.html
Imagine if Mateus Asato and Nick Johnston jamming together
Nick é mais criativo. Muito mais.
Basta ver os arpejos com 7 e alterados que ele faz e o domínio absoluto dos saltos.
Asato is a delicious player with loads of taste, but Nick is much more explodingly creative and surprising imho
@@taxo perfect. Nick is other level.
@@taxo absolutely true. Mateus has ridiculous chording ability but Nick is on another when it comes to lead phrasing.
Im really flabbergasted bey the musicality of Nick he' s such a tallented guitar player and very nice person. Every note that comes out of his guitar has a function in the whole. Really impressive.
This guy is from the same planet as Guthrie Govan!
Yeah, Nick is very cool as a person and guitarist :-)
Amazing how single coils sound, once you get hooked on single, hard to go to the "other" route...
one of the best and extremely creative guitar player in the rock/prog scene I think 🤘🏾
Nick is a genius. One of a kind.
Nick is such a cool down to earth mo fo!! One of my fav guitarists!
He has the whole fretboard mastered . Mineblow
He really does, it's kind of unreal to witness ! So much talent for such a humble guy too //Guillaume
That little hammer-on stab over the harmonic at 19:27 is 👌
This guy is so melodic, love his playing and sound.
Nick is a legend
//Andy
This was an awesome video to watch, so much information to take in but in an understandable way, love it!
anybody else caught the reference he makes to "Time" by Pink Floyd at 1:29 ? No? the "slightly older and closer to death" while playing 3 chords that, though not the exact ones, give off the same vibe/melody as in the Floyd's song.
I think I noticed a bit of Jason Becker vibe on some licks as well.
"I've been Guillaume... I'm no more..." 😂
That was great, glad to see something not geared towards the absolute beginners as it usually is the case.
Those who understood have great licks and technic to explore, those who didn't now know what to learn to get there, as it was well explained.
Stunning video!
this is just the motivation i needed
nick johnston is the kind of guitar player i want to have collab with every single band
He is just phenomenal. But it makes him more human if you look how he messed up 5:20-5:40 because he had that fluff with A as V of E major, which he immediately corrected, but then got a little nervous for some seconds. Whenever this will happen to me in my online lessons I will think of him and be cool with this :) What he wanted to say is that the chord progression Em-G-A is the dorian mode (not A dorian like he said) and you think it like a D major scale instead of the G major scale when the third chord appears. The bad thing is that mastering that topic will never lead to soloing like Nick because he is just an insanely good player with his own style.
I went to by a schecter guitar, but it wasn't available, but instead I met this Cort guitar and it was awesome and less costly and I purchased it. Happy, long time...
Pure class guys 😎👌
Nice informative vdo..... eventually we will reach a space whr all 12 notes are used in a context of time n gap... in total amodal zone..... much like Miles or Indian classical music ! 🎉❤
What an awesome guy!! Killer player!
The slogan at the bottom of Nick Johnston's guitar lesson business card "I guarantee you'll be older and closer to death"
A great point to this video is to remember that Eleanor Rigby and Scarborough Fair were both some of the most beautiful songs ever written and each has only one raised note (6th) that make the songs so beautiful. If you take out the raised note they actually sound bland and not too great.
I suppose Guillaume is now boosted for next 5 years for improving his skills in improvisations. Awesome.
johnston-ize; verb | \ ˈjän(t)-stən-īz : to overplay a lot but somehow it sounds pretty good
18:10
Nick teaches his chord change thoughts.
Gracias!
one of the best phrasings in the world
It’s all in the mind!!! Great musician.
Mann! He's sick!! 🔥
Sick. Just plain sick. Thank you.
Nick is such a killer player!
i am relax in mind johnston.... oh,,,so good tune
I have the Mk 5:25 but want that 35 too. Cuz, reasons.
Ditto. Cuz reasons!
//Andy
I'm surprised of the like-ratio - it seems like there are more people who couldnt follow nick's thoughts than one should expect? Of course he is a bit over the place but the information that he shares in this interview is gold! This is exactly the kind of style and approach that I want for my own guitar-playing! Thanks!
Do you still get punched a lot, or have you moved on from making childish comments?
Amazing…..great insight
nice nail job Nick haha, on point as well as your guitar skills!
This dude 🙌🏻
I don’t think he’s the best but him and Mateus asato are A-Tier for me, I was so inspired by him I bought his signature in pink and it’s my favorite guitar
I have this recurring dream. Nick and G. Govan arrived at the cave with their loincloths. They make a guitar out of wood, mammoth guts, and the shell of a glyptodon. Then they play together and show that they are two of the best guitarists and cavemans of all times
👏🙌🙂💛🙃🤙🤘🎸🦴
Nicks Right hand just Kills me ery time So fluid! do y'all sell tone fingers yet?? I'll take a set of Johnston/Gilbert hybrids when their in stock.
22.30 Guillaume said all with that giggle/gasp
G's giggle floors me everytime. As does Nick's fingers
//Andy
Man its just different from everybody ..i just loved it ..thanks
Awesome vid....thanks Thomann
I feel like my man found that infamous Yngwie "more is more" interview and took it as gospel.
Everything he’s talking about is exactly what I want to learn.
Can someone point me at classes that teach that? Is it simply music theory? Or is it something more specific?
go and learn some jazz my guy!
The Five Elements thank you much!
He was mostly experimenting with different modal concepts. Look into modal theory.
6 months ago o was stuck there too. If you're interested I can send you some links. Get some theory under your belt, takes focus, and gotta force yourself from playing all that stuff you do repeatedly and treat yourself like a new student. It's hard to adjust at first but very worth it. The last 6 months I had some time, played and practiced about 6 hrs a day. Watched thousands of videos, hundreds of teachers. I picked out 15-20 really good ones. You can go through em and see which ones work for you
Check out Move forward guitar and Fretjam on TH-cam for some theory. Go through the playlists. Some of it you may already know, learn the fretboard notes, then your intervals, triads, scales and arpeggios. Check out Guthrie Trapp and the CAGED system "positions" and it puts it all together and maps the fretboard out. Then learn your modes from Signals Music on TH-cam. He's great. Then take that new learning and apply it, someone here recommended backing tracks, they are awesome. Check out Elevated Jam Tracks.
Sure, now I get it, so easy since you explained it that way.
Such a genius .
When I watch a video with Nick J in it, all of my guitars start laughing at me.....in harmony.
5:40 E natural minor to A Dorian? Think he meant E Dorian over A.
Yeah, I was trying to work this out too. Is it E natural minor to A mixolydian to facilitate the key change? E dorian to A mixolydian is the same key.
would be nice to know his signal chain here
Now I want a Nick Johnston tutorial dvd
Intuition by Nick Johnston. Check his page!
Shit…. I’ve got a bunch of guitars for sale after that.
He looks pirate and sounded like pirate !!! Awesomee.
Nick is awesome! The chord progression fits perfectly into D major: E dorian/G lydian/A mixolydian... but "what else you got?"
Also my thought process lol
I followed until he said it goes to A Dorian (which is in G Major) but the key changes to D? How does that work out? I'm new to this so if anyone could explain it would be GREAT.
@@sasmitha8446 (so hes tuned a half step down)
The chord progression hes playing is Eminor, Gmajor, and Amajor.
Which if you think about it are all in the key of Dmajor. Thats how i thought of it.
Eminor is the ii chord of Dmajor
Gmajor is the IV chord of Dmajor
Amajor is the V chord of Dmajor
So if you make the Eminor the root note/key, you could play a Dmajor scale and call it Edorian.
If the Gmajor is the root/key, play that same old Dmajor scale and its Glydian.
If the Amajor is the root/key, with that SAME Dmajor scale and now its Amixolydian
You are literally playing the exact same notes in each of those scales/modes, the only difference is the root note.
Edorian, Glydian, Amixolydian all share the exact same notes as the regular old Dmajor scale.
(Except theres no Dmajor chord being played so thats what is making it sound odd and complex and not like a normal typical major scale.
That and the fact that the starting and ending note of that Dmajor scale has beenchanged with one of its intervals making it played in a slightly different order)
Modes... essentialy are just a major scale... But the only thing that really changes is which interval you decide to call the root note.
Im not a teacher, and this is how i understand it 😅
So i hope im not confusing you.
@@sasmitha8446 or since in the progression the Eminor is the first chord you can just play regular old Eminor pentatonic and be fine 🤷🏻♂
Or make that into Eharmonic minor.. Once you add that harmonic minor like him things get way more complicated, and its personal taste/choice. And you have to be aware that not all tension notes sound good with other chords.
All those chromatic notes fit and sound cool since hes staying in that single chord Eminor progression and not switching to other chords.
I think Nick has a much more complex way of seeing things. Which was slightly confusing if im being honest. I try to simplify it in a way i can understand and use in my own playing.
@@victorteran559 you sound like you have explained this a lot. Frustrating isn’t it.
Great stuff, thank you!
mind completely blown
Mind fucking BLOWN!
Thanks NJ this make me better player
Engrossing video Guillaume, Nick and ANDY! :)
I wanttt nicckk guitarr soooo harddd!!!!
Concept about it Remind me of george lynch, his guitar playing Without fear of some loose notes. Creates his own voice nevertheless.
Maybe it’s just me being stoned but they seemed stoned, but what an experience to interact with Nick. Low the interviewer also!
Nicks guitar expertise is remarkable that's for sure, Enuff said right?
Who switches pickups as often as this guy? I've never seen that.
The only guy I can think of who might have more knowledge of the fretboard might be Steve lukather.
I agree dude! Lukather is a god though, and no one can touch his style. You know it’s Luke whenever you hear anything he plays. Same with Nick though. As soon as you hear it you know it’s him. Legends.
The best!
He really is.
//Andy
I feel older and closer to death, but not better! 😂😂😂
Do you need a hug?
//Andy
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses It's kind of you but I actually need Nick 's brain. 😂
Nick and Guthrie stand head and shoulders above the pack. Phenomenal musician.
Yngwie More is More, Nick: Here we go
His right hand have a life of his own :O
13:00
It's not fair, your hair is playing with you !!
Wow!
Ahhh, I think I’ve figured out some of Nick Johnston’s secret sauce, at about the 2:50 ish mark. Nick needs to share with us, how to use hair to help play guitar; Hair-brid picking!
Looks like hair gives that muted-staccato sound :P
GioeleVio ...I’ve noticed that, and the hair assist on his tapping, amazing!
he definitely dropped the hair lower there for the effects
16:34 is my idea of having fun
“I apologize for nothing”
what a guy
Guys please bring mateus asato
Too many notes for an ils school Guy like me !!!😁👍 But great playing;-)
Haha don't worry it's too many notes for just about anyone ! ^^ // Guillaume
lol Nick was kinda dark in this one :D
Jesus, he got like all those tattoos and nose piercing in about 1 years time. That's quite impressive in itself.
Hahaha, your funny. And Nick is a cool dude, love his style!
Nick just came in to Thomann and blew minds apart. Lol. You can tell by the host at the end. Lost.
Space Alien completely true! We’re still searching the bits and pieces of our exploded minds. Ha ha!
//cheers, Kris
WTF was all the noise? Play something smooth
lmfao, that dood didnt learn a single thing
Dude is absolutely lost you can tell lmaooo
Eh. Too much feel. Not enough just notes
Airport?....Doesn’t it stay in a case when traveling....
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thought this was guthrie at first.
Well it's not so far off haha ! // Guillaume
The lip smack king