I mean buckethead and guthrie would be amazing the talent they both have and the shreds omg i would die but i think guthrie might out shine bucket just a little
People keep saying that he's the best technical player, but seriously tho, I legit think he's the most melodic player ever, there's literally no one else who has such great melody and variation while playing
Maybe Rick Graham or Tom Quayle are the only ones that are close to him melodically and technically. But you can notice that Guthrie is way ahead of every guitar player nowaydas.
@@dxmcomitan8495 I’d maybe through Nick Johnston in that mix as well. They all have a fantastic way of mixing in chromatics within their melodic phrasing.
@@dxmcomitan8495 there are plenty of guys out there, famous and not, that are on the same level. Holdsworth and Gambale all the way down to TH-cam guys like Matteo Mancuso and Steven Taranto are in the same conversation as Guthrie
Further proving he's quickly becoming the best guitarist of all time. He's got technical skills, feel, improv abilities, and the guy can write good songs. He is just THAT good.
Its driving me crazy how much this riff resonates with me, it's the best thing I've ever heard, it's so nostalgic it reminds me of a good time when I was little with my parents and sister on the beach when times were better, I pray to touch someones life like this when I finally make a song
I hate it. the only true guitarist to his songs in my opinion is John Petrucci, he delivers live what you hear on the records and then he improvises, that's what I like. Govan is more like "let's rewrite the song" :D
@@omeraktash look for Guthri, is a musician who plays everyday 4hrs per day, he is boring of his own music / Try to create new thing. try new leads or shreds with technique
This song speaks to me, it says swallow your pride, stop being so hard, be curious, be enthusiastic, enjoy the highs and lows of living, be flexible and you will become your strongest self.
What is all this blashemy?!?! John Petrucci is officially guitar Jesus. ;) Seriously. This is kick ass. I actually don't get of on shredding like, say, Yngwie Malmsteen that much anymore. I think people like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and also this guy have it right. The shredding parts are just the occasional filler and there are real musical ideas, mostly.
These fusion/prog guitarists doesn’t simply express sorrow, chagrin, or euphoria. They give you the whimsical feelings that you’ve never experienced. Wave reminded me of the planet where high gravity led to huge tides in Nolan’s Interstellar.
the way he is somehow able to play acending and decending lines at the same time and somehow have the 2 melodies combine to one but at the same time be seperate actually boggles the mind
Amazing technique, sublime phrasing, flawless interpretation....I can only gaze with awe....I have seen many guitarists in my life span but you Sir have been "the greatest" influence in my musical indulgence. People may argue about his style of playing or call him a mere shredder but I can only feel sorry for them as to not being able to hear the blended melodies which eventually sprouts as one beautifully woven musical brilliance. Meeting him once holds the top stack of my bucket list!
never seen anything like this.......this man...this man right here shoots lightning from his fingertips and makes newborn babies toes curl uncontrollably.....wow.....
There are a lot of virtuoso guitar players throughout history...and there's is Guthrie Govan!! He's just on a whole different Universe...were his ideas and improvisation and mastery are one with the guitar...simply The Best Guitarist Ever!!
This guy is ridiculous. Didn't no one tell him that it's imposible to do that? Seems like he spend months choosing this notes but it's an improvisation.
It takes incredible skill for an artist like Guthrie to make this live performance seem like a youtube recording. Most live performers are stuck in 3d, but guthrie can make himself flat like a screen so the audience feel they're not really there but watching it at home on a screen. Incredible. Even the logo looks overlayed on top.
The ultimate musician on gtuitar imo. Might be out of date as far as posting is concerned, but what hell !! He is as close to the superlative genius as I can think of. I know and appreciate that there are many genius players out there and I have watched for so many years, but in end it's about how the music hits us. Enjoy your music whatever else you do.......if it makes you happy! G'day friends.
CitizenDemon watching his strings bend amazes me, they look like they bend so fluidly but when I try and bend a whole step up, I have to really pull hard haha, and he makes it seem effortless. A testament of Guthrie’s playing
This video is a true testament to the the utter quality and skill it takes to make a Suhr guitar. The fact it held up to the madness that is this song and didn’t incinerate is mind boggling…
Favourite human guitar player- Andy James Favourite alien guitar player- Buckethead I cannot say Guthrie because he is the Alpha and Omega of music. He is music. Music took a human form just to show the world what it looks like.
As with any music there has to be a foundation which is the chord progression and melody. Once you lose sight of that it is nothing but noise. The bass in this video does a great job of keeping the foundation going. The guitar does a great job at improvising and coming back to the melody. Great video!
I've been learning bits of this song, and while most of it is not technically difficult, it's the fluidity with which he plays it that makes it quite remarkable.
I know that it's subjective to say who is the "Greatest Guitarist" ever, but man, I can wholeheartedly say, it's this man, no questions for me, this man is the Greatest Guitarist to exist.
GOD DAMN!!!! love you Mr Govan, thank you for your talent and giving us mere mortals a glimpse into the future of what awaits us all in guitar performance.
i guess i couldnt have seen it that way, i meant no ill will. i was actually implying as a joke that you couldnt see his fucking hands because his fingers are blurringly agile, not that i didnt catch that it was a joke. i was merely trying to complement bruh
This guy has a blues neck grip. See how far away his thumb is from the middle while he plays legato runs. Still somehow manages to nail them. Legendary!
While it is no doubt that players such as jimi hendrix, Eric Clapton, and other blues and early classic rock artists made guitar what it is today, in my opinion without question GG is one of the best (if not the best)”super shredders.” What I mean by super shredders are people like Eric Johnson, Jason Becker, yngwie malmsteen,etc.
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Best 240p on the net. It's official.
That was hilarious mate LOL!
it`s been made to make it more difficult to get his phrasing by looking at
I wasn't part of the poll, but I'm glad they voted this anyway. It is indeed the pinnacle
at least the sound is great
IT WAS 240?! I thought it was like 720. Lol
The only rule in the world of guitar.
You will never be better than Guthrie.
Willem Rijnbout at the moment neither vai nor satch can come close to guthrie's prowess
Willem Rijnbout maybe in technique.
Willem Rijnbout All guitar players are better in their own ways 😁
I mean buckethead and guthrie would be amazing the talent they both have and the shreds omg i would die but i think guthrie might out shine bucket just a little
Felipe H have u heard the man live? He is just as good as gunthrie is live but gunthrie has more soul yes but you cant say bucket isnt a master
People keep saying that he's the best technical player, but seriously tho, I legit think he's the most melodic player ever, there's literally no one else who has such great melody and variation while playing
Maybe Rick Graham or Tom Quayle are the only ones that are close to him melodically and technically. But you can notice that Guthrie is way ahead of every guitar player nowaydas.
really
@@dxmcomitan8495 I’d maybe through Nick Johnston in that mix as well. They all have a fantastic way of mixing in chromatics within their melodic phrasing.
@@dxmcomitan8495 there are plenty of guys out there, famous and not, that are on the same level. Holdsworth and Gambale all the way down to TH-cam guys like Matteo Mancuso and Steven Taranto are in the same conversation as Guthrie
I'm a Tosin Abasi simp, he takes this title
Further proving he's quickly becoming the best guitarist of all time. He's got technical skills, feel, improv abilities, and the guy can write good songs. He is just THAT good.
Derek Steinke no
Buckethead.
OMEGALUL
He always was; the world just didn’t know it XD
Its so hard to play live with fast licks... Hahaha he deserves to be the best
He's the Bob Ross of guitar players.
Wagner Technologies ahahahahahaha not againnbbb Lolz
Buddir rich too😄
Haa? He is the one and only Guthrie Govan of all guitar players..
Well said, well said.
True in more ways than one
Its driving me crazy how much this riff resonates with me, it's the best thing I've ever heard, it's so nostalgic it reminds me of a good time when I was little with my parents and sister on the beach when times were better, I pray to touch someones life like this when I finally make a song
I totally agree with you, this riff has a very nostalgic feel
first time i heard that i also got a huge nostalgic chill going down me entire body
Same here
Can’t wait to hear your song one day!
God bless you.
I just don't know If I love or hate the fact Guthrie improvises 80% of his own songs when playing live
you love it
I’m jealous. Just when you think you learned a good version he improvs one that’s 10x better.
I hate it. the only true guitarist to his songs in my opinion is John Petrucci, he delivers live what you hear on the records and then he improvises, that's what I like. Govan is more like "let's rewrite the song" :D
@@omeraktash look for Guthri, is a musician who plays everyday 4hrs per day, he is boring of his own music / Try to create new thing. try new leads or shreds with technique
@@omeraktash wait till you hear the Grateful Dead...
This is a guy who made guitar part of his body, mind and most importantly part of his soul, which has a lot of feels to offer
"...And Relax"
Haha Classic Guthrie.
This is Dark Souls for a guitar player
A dark souls where you have 1 HP and dying sends you to the start of the game
It's Dark Eater Midir , Nameless King and Sister Friede ganking you together .
SL1, no damage, fists only, all bosses :)
It’s hard for one to still think of himself as a guitar player after discovering Mr. Govan, though
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
nah dark souls is actually playable
I cant imagine what it would be like to wake up in the morning knowing I wrote this. Unbelievable piece of music.
This song speaks to me, it says swallow your pride, stop being so hard, be curious, be enthusiastic, enjoy the highs and lows of living, be flexible and you will become your strongest self.
Bro, you just made that up. But that sounds nice 👍
❤️❤️❤️
The intro lick is legendary.
I honestly feel like this guy is the greatest guitar player in all of human history. There is just nothing like him. He's the whole package.
3:16 He's reaching into his inner Hammett
Wah do you mean by that?
@SuperKamenPower sshhhhh
As soon as I saw this, I know some wah was coming up at 3:16 lmao
He means, Austin 3:16
Six degrees of inner Hammets
3:05 alien left hand! awesome artist...
lol rare video of guthrie fucking up
Guthrie : 3:05
Jason Becker : hold my beer
@@nilarghyakargupta1833 th-cam.com/video/Zzf9-ruSl2s/w-d-xo.html
1:35 np ❤️
Incredible pinky
I can’t believe I’ve never heard of him , now I can’t get enough of his playing .
Same here man! This guys just inspired me to a whole new level!
Jesus is back! And he can tap Guitar like a boss
+Rema Renthlei In my head the messiah was always a shredder! Thanks for watching!
+Licklibrary - Online Guitar Lessons Amen
What is all this blashemy?!?! John Petrucci is officially guitar Jesus. ;)
Seriously. This is kick ass. I actually don't get of on shredding like, say, Yngwie Malmsteen that much anymore.
I think people like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and also this guy have it right. The shredding parts are just the occasional filler and there are real musical ideas, mostly.
Rema Renthlei naw it's eric johnson.
Rema Renthlei greg howe is my personal Jesús for now :p
These fusion/prog guitarists doesn’t simply express sorrow, chagrin, or euphoria. They give you the whimsical feelings that you’ve never experienced. Wave reminded me of the planet where high gravity led to huge tides in Nolan’s Interstellar.
There's really no word to describe how great his playing is... It's truly mindboggling.
so there is a word then: mindboggling lol
@@maxreese3006 Nope. Not being able to find a word to describe how great his playing is mindboggling. Those two things are different :)
Since Vinnie Moore, I never felt the same charm for a guitar virtuoso...
one of the most beautiful phrasing I ever heard.
manuelink64 for me greg howe is a bit better yet
Greg howe and Tony Macalpine!
Some of the best phrasing I've heard has been from Guthrie Govan, George Lynch, Eric Johnson and Vivian Campbell. They're all truly masterful.
What about Marty Friedman and Jason Becker
the way he is somehow able to play acending and decending lines at the same time and somehow have the 2 melodies combine to one but at the same time be seperate actually boggles the mind
Guthrie Govan is insanely good....
I've heard black holes warping space time...
Didn't know you can warp scales and chromatics...
EITHER HE IS VAI. GOVAN DOESN´T ROCKER. HE DOES FUSSION.
@@trustno1481 the vocabulary of a non Guthrie enioyer
Jesus is back!!
...and plays the guitar like a boss!
You mean "like a God". :P
Anyone else think it's a miracle the fret board isn't on fire?
I’m obsessed with the intro. Its smoothness, melody and phrasing. Totally mesmerizing.
A complete and total understanding of an instrument is an absolute pleasure to watch.
Amazing technique, sublime phrasing, flawless interpretation....I can only gaze with awe....I have seen many guitarists in my life span but you Sir have been "the greatest" influence in my musical indulgence. People may argue about his style of playing or call him a mere shredder but I can only feel sorry for them as to not being able to hear the blended melodies which eventually sprouts as one beautifully woven musical brilliance. Meeting him once holds the top stack of my bucket list!
never seen anything like this.......this man...this man right here shoots lightning from his fingertips and makes newborn babies toes curl uncontrollably.....wow.....
Aaand, relax.
I think it´s easier to count all the drops of water in a wave than playing this song.
Under-rated comment
The Intro-Section isn't that hard. Just practice
@@a.w.820 yeah, but what about playing the whole thing?. It's just so... mastered.
@@onlytherighteousprevail6956 You can forget the solo parts
Lmfao
There are a lot of virtuoso guitar players throughout history...and there's is Guthrie Govan!! He's just on a whole different Universe...were his ideas and improvisation and mastery are one with the guitar...simply The Best Guitarist Ever!!
This guy is ridiculous. Didn't no one tell him that it's imposible to do that? Seems like he spend months choosing this notes but it's an improvisation.
mew owoo it's a W H A T ?
What? This is an improv?
@@jsblack02 all the solos are, yeah
Not at all
Just some part
and these part sounds freaking awesome!!!🔥🔥🔥
(Erotic cakes waves)
@@jsblack02 except for the main riff, almost everything is improvised.
It takes incredible skill for an artist like Guthrie to make this live performance seem like a youtube recording. Most live performers are stuck in 3d, but guthrie can make himself flat like a screen so the audience feel they're not really there but watching it at home on a screen. Incredible. Even the logo looks overlayed on top.
Duude that’s freaking hypnotising Guthrie is really a talented guitarist
Looks like he just does some random shit though.. there is no logical rhythm if you ask me
And natural talent. He has an ear for individual sound that most people cannot fathom. I haven't heard someone who sounds like him. It's inspiring.
holy shit this intro is so fucking hard, it has very unusual structure and you have to play it fluently with zero rest
The ultimate musician on gtuitar imo. Might be out of date as far as posting is concerned, but what hell !! He is as close to the superlative genius as I can think of. I know and appreciate that there are many genius players out there and I have watched for so many years, but in end it's about how the music hits us. Enjoy your music whatever else you do.......if it makes you happy! G'day friends.
his control when bending always blows my mind no matter what he plays :P amazing
CitizenDemon watching his strings bend amazes me, they look like they bend so fluidly but when I try and bend a whole step up, I have to really pull hard haha, and he makes it seem effortless. A testament of Guthrie’s playing
This video is a true testament to the the utter quality and skill it takes to make a Suhr guitar. The fact it held up to the madness that is this song and didn’t incinerate is mind boggling…
Truly in a class of its own..dont compare with others , different people with different musical instinct..he is far most the best for me personally..
Such a fantastic gift from God. Guthrie, you are extremely talented. Thank you for sharing this gift with us.🎸🙏🏼🇺🇸
Favourite human guitar player- Andy James
Favourite alien guitar player- Buckethead
I cannot say Guthrie because he is the Alpha and Omega of music. He is music. Music took a human form just to show the world what it looks like.
Aka Guitar Jesus
Even still several years later, after seeing this for the first time, still one of the greatest videos I’ve ever watched. Shared to so many people.
Man I hope I can play like this one day. Gotta keep practicing, pushing beyond my limits!
Guthrie has been an inspiration ever since I started playing guitar this man is Gandalf with a guitar
4:10 Mother. of. god.
indeed
kb coolman when you never heard the sentence: "no you cant do that..."
That is nasty as fuck
God doesn’t have a mother dumbass!!
That's one of the simplest parts from all this..
As with any music there has to be a foundation which is the chord progression and melody. Once you lose sight of that it is nothing but noise. The bass in this video does a great job of keeping the foundation going. The guitar does a great job at improvising and coming back to the melody. Great video!
He also doesn't hide behind loads of distortion while managing to shred with top notch musicality.
the fact that i’m still getting goosebumps after 5 mins of watching this. wtf have i just witnessed
I've been learning bits of this song, and while most of it is not technically difficult, it's the fluidity with which he plays it that makes it quite remarkable.
M. Goetz same here
M. Goetz You forgot the greatness of his compositions, its not all about technique.
+M. Goetz He truely can see things coming....like maneuvering a ship through a hurrican
+Bongus75 Exactly.
Tru dat, Matt.
I know that it's subjective to say who is the "Greatest Guitarist" ever, but man, I can wholeheartedly say, it's this man, no questions for me, this man is the Greatest Guitarist to exist.
GOD DAMN!!!! love you Mr Govan, thank you for your talent and giving us mere mortals a glimpse into the future of what awaits us all in guitar performance.
Probably the most expressive song ever written on guitar.
Guthrie is one with the guitar. Literally complete control of the instrument
Absolutely!
No words can explain how good this guy is…
I like the way he is moving his fingers.
Artistic. ❤
Lick Library indeed.... the world no longer needs any other guitarists. All hail the One.
That’s PURE INSANITY!!!!! I can’t even begin to describe the TOWERING virtuosity!!!
THIS CAN'T BE REAL...I'VE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR FOR 40 YEARS...PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS SPED UP SOMEHOW...WOW....INCREDIBLE
oh god, i have a lot of work to do...
Too much. I wish you luck
Exactly what i think whenever i see Guthrie
Fantastic, a beautiful warm and enveloping sound combined with refined technique and good taste.
Guthrie is my guitar hero! I hope i can see him live someday after corona!😥
You can see the joy in that guitars face, he loves his hooman scratches.
Can you play wonderwall?
I can show you where to put your fingers...
can you even see his fucking hands??
Note the sarcasm
i guess i couldnt have seen it that way, i meant no ill will. i was actually implying as a joke that you couldnt see his fucking hands because his fingers are blurringly agile, not that i didnt catch that it was a joke. i was merely trying to complement bruh
No that requires true skill. This is nothing compared to wonderwall
He’s hands down one of the best, no argument! Just listen!
3:03 best Picking Ever
Almost Paul Gilbert-esque
Or Dimebag
superb picking technique
The mastery over all techniques and expression and phrasing.....dude. he is out of this world
first time i've ever heard this song. WOW. 😮
For me too, i'm glad i found this !
4:10 what a sliding technique and really melodic too wow
This is what physicist should play in the background when talking about quantum physics.
I just heard this for the first time today and I can’t get enough. If you close your eyes you can see the waves rise up and down…
His brain must work at a different speed to most guitarists, improvising with quintuplets at that tempo is ridiculous.
Mac Eric Johnson does the same thing. Look him up if you don't know him. You'll dig his playing.
well, he is Jesus Christ after all
practice more the feeling and the notes will follow as you play .
Mac the flash of guitar
doberjohn1 no shit man, speed is the most important part of every virtuoso
This guy has a blues neck grip. See how far away his thumb is from the middle while he plays legato runs. Still somehow manages to nail them. Legendary!
Yngwie Malmsteen uses this as his ringtone.
malmsteen cant play this melodically.
he is a god nonetheless
Malmsteen is definitely not better than guthrie bro
@@maksimkirandziski9660 yep, which is why he uses Guthrie for his ringtone,,,,Guthrie rules!!!!!!!
malmsteen is the most unmelodic guitarist ever. Id rather listen to ariana grande
I saw him yesterday! He was doing a workshop in rio de janeiro. This guy is so humble and talented! He can make the harder riff looks easy!
Esse tema é lindo, o Govan é sensacional!
how tf he does not make any single fucking mistake in that complexity! It's just stunning.
the best 240p i've ever watched
Feelings are all over the waves! Just can't get enough of GG's compositions and pieces and everything that relates to him.
That bend with his index 2:40 🤯
@@abhijithrajeev1694 oooh yea
I think thats the best phrasing ive ever heard
i don't know know who disliked this or why they did so, but I'm pretty sure they did it around 3:03-3:09 .
truly amazing. its an epitome
My eyes, ears and fingers are bleeding just from watching 😨 astonishing.
Watching his picking hand is mind- blowing.
His hammer-ons could drive nails
There is "no best" yet here he is. Unbelievable .
While it is no doubt that players such as jimi hendrix, Eric Clapton, and other blues and early classic rock artists made guitar what it is today, in my opinion without question GG is one of the best (if not the best)”super shredders.” What I mean by super shredders are people like Eric Johnson, Jason Becker, yngwie malmsteen,etc.
01:02 - he's human after all: one of only 2 mistakes I've ever seen the guy make. Probably the greatest guitarist that has ever lived.
Gutherie's waves > gama electromagnetic waves
🤣🤣🤩
that intro arpeggios are out of this world
Who are the losers who gave this video a thumbs down?
jxd43 very good question!
jxd43 they thumbed down when they saw the song had an end
Was wondering same thing.
+jxd43 probably the ones silly enough to try and play it haha just been at it for half an hour only just got the first bit :)
+George Law well if it was so eazy my friend it would not be so fucking beutifull
This is truly amazing! The technique to make it seem effortless is jaw dropping. It was an honour to see this dude play live in a workshop
it takes alots of practice and sleepless night to be like him
he isnot god or alien he is master of blues shred jazz and every music
He practically is god but yes we know its just an insane dedication
The main riff looks like stop motion animation. Mental
one more reason for the bends to be easy are the stainless steel frets, a standard feature on all suhr guitars
I cannot believe that this is my first encounter with Guthrie Govan. This piece is amazing! Can't wait to learn how difficult it actually is 😄
The first part of riff is doable, the second part is really hard, but trying to improvise like he does is impossible
0:13 where is my vibrato ? Ok I got it !