G.E. is the definition of class! Once played in a blues band that was playing at a festival where he was also performing. Sat and smoked Henry Clay cigars and drank green tea with him and talked guitar nearly all day. Man is a kind hearted human with a true love, passion and respect for music and it’s history. Thanks for sharing!
Wow....this was over an hour of a gentleman that loves his passion and is so good with people. So much that you almost forget he was the machine that really gave Daryl Hall and John Oates their guitar sound. Truly fantastic. I absolutely loved the fact that he went to the back of room to show the guitars to them...total class.
Love G.E.! Seeing him rocking with EVH on SNL was amazing. My favorite G.E. moment of all time is his guitar solo during the "Out Of Touch" opener, Hall and Oates Liberty City concert 1985. He looks so happy and just in awe of playing for such a huge crowd. What a moment.
Live your life in quality, it doesn't have to be quantity.... be a genuine person and make the best of your time. G.E. Smith thank you for your presentation , I appreciate it very much.
G E , is a true Artist , your proformance s are soulful, it is truely meaningful connection with the sound as you play, eg back pages a delight keep going keep playing G E,, and thanks for your truth words and you gift, 🕊️☀️
Command performance by G.E. absolutely fabulous. One thing not covered was the invention of a folding guitar with compensating tuning mechanism created by my old friend of 30 years, Roger C. Field. Sadly, Roger C. Field passed away in 2015. While designing passenger seats for the Airbus in 1975, Roger C. Field had the idea for a folding electric guitar, which he named "Foldaxe" for being able to be transported as hand luggage under an aircraft seat. Guitarist Chet Atkins inspired Field in 1975 to design a folding guitar without the string tension changing and going out of tune. Field addresses it by designing a mechanism hidden in the guitar which, once the guitar has been tuned, keeps the string tension constant when folding and unfolding. Atkins appeared with Les Paul on television with the Foldaxe on Jane Pauley's The Today Show and on Entertainment This Week. Field appeared several times on television shows with the Foldaxe. The Foldaxe was reviewed in Industrial Design magazine, winning the Designers' Choice Award sponsored by I. D. in 1980. In 1980, industrial designer Raymond Loewy sent Field a letter congratulating him on the design of the Foldaxe. The Foldaxe was featured in Atkins's book Me and My Guitars. They have been played by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Lenny Breau, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Hank Marvin, Paul McCartney, David Copperfield, James Burton and Albert Lee.
G.E. Smith is on the same elite tier of musical artist as the most renowned stringed instrument virtuosos. He makes it all look so effortless. In the early 1980s, on lead guitar for the sold out Hall & Oates "Voices" arena tour, his playing was magnificent, infusing their catchy but mainstream pop sound with crackling solos and riffs. Not only memorable for his playing, but also for his joyful stage presence.
Pencil Tucky boy great player saw him an 88 with Bobby what a great band. Then Roger 2000 something. Forget about SNL every weekend for a very long time always enjoyed his band fantastic. hey me being jersey boy we love the hell out of you . You are definitely on the map.
David’s “psalms” are “songs.” Played a harp, I’m guessing. Or a lyre, whatever that is. I can play harp, blues harp, haha. This guy is a great guy and a great musician, thnx
@@RussClarkRocks We are so proud of you. Keep fighting the good fight. I can tell you are a LGBTMAPSQ+ ally and it is refreshing to hear your disdain for people with more money than you.
Paul Bigby gets no respect for his first electric solid body guitar. And Leo started with guitar amps moving from radios before he made those lap steel.
GE Smith an amazing guitarist and an amazing musical mind.
Love this man and his music.
I love G.E.'s enthusiasm. I always play my guitar after hearing him speak.
Same here. The man makes me want to play guitar!
G.E. is the definition of class! Once played in a blues band that was playing at a festival where he was also performing. Sat and smoked Henry Clay cigars and drank green tea with him and talked guitar nearly all day. Man is a kind hearted human with a true love, passion and respect for music and it’s history. Thanks for sharing!
I can't get enough of this guy. Thanks for taking the time to film and upload this for us all. I've only just started watching this and I'm so happy.
It can't have been made in 1820 the Martin co. only started in 1833.
Thank you 🙏 ❤
My ol’ Chelsea neighbor - and a humble legend/high priest purist of vintage gear (and quality in many forms).
Wow....this was over an hour of a gentleman that loves his passion and is so good with people. So much that you almost forget he was the machine that really gave Daryl Hall and John Oates their guitar sound. Truly fantastic. I absolutely loved the fact that he went to the back of room to show the guitars to them...total class.
Love G.E.! Seeing him rocking with EVH on SNL was amazing. My favorite G.E. moment of all time is his guitar solo during the "Out Of Touch" opener, Hall and Oates Liberty City concert 1985. He looks so happy and just in awe of playing for such a huge crowd. What a moment.
This man is a class act.
He's still very much in love with the guitar...It shows :)
Very informative
Thanks for posting ✌
Thank you so much for recording and uploading this!
Live your life in quality, it doesn't have to be quantity.... be a genuine person and make the best of your time.
G.E. Smith thank you for your presentation , I appreciate it very much.
So cool, interesting thanks for so much info , stay well..
G E , is a true Artist , your proformance s are soulful, it is truely meaningful connection with the sound as you play, eg back pages a delight keep going keep playing G E,, and thanks for your truth words and you gift, 🕊️☀️
Thank you so much G!
Command performance by G.E. absolutely fabulous. One thing not covered was the invention of a folding guitar with compensating tuning mechanism created by my old friend of 30 years, Roger C. Field. Sadly, Roger C. Field passed away in 2015. While designing passenger seats for the Airbus in 1975, Roger C. Field had the idea for a folding electric guitar, which he named "Foldaxe" for being able to be transported as hand luggage under an aircraft seat. Guitarist Chet Atkins inspired Field in 1975 to design a folding guitar without the string tension changing and going out of tune. Field addresses it by designing a mechanism hidden in the guitar which, once the guitar has been tuned, keeps the string tension constant when folding and unfolding.
Atkins appeared with Les Paul on television with the Foldaxe on Jane Pauley's The Today Show and on Entertainment This Week. Field appeared several times on television shows with the Foldaxe. The Foldaxe was reviewed in Industrial Design magazine, winning the Designers' Choice Award sponsored by I. D. in 1980. In 1980, industrial designer Raymond Loewy sent Field a letter congratulating him on the design of the Foldaxe. The Foldaxe was featured in Atkins's book Me and My Guitars. They have been played by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Lenny Breau, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Hank Marvin, Paul McCartney, David Copperfield, James Burton and Albert Lee.
Excellent presentation.
Man I grew up with this guy and his yellow telecaster. I’m shocked to find he’s a lot younger than I thought. He’s great.
G.E. Smith is on the same elite tier of musical artist as the most renowned stringed instrument virtuosos. He makes it all look so effortless. In the early 1980s, on lead guitar for the sold out Hall & Oates "Voices" arena tour, his playing was magnificent, infusing their catchy but mainstream pop sound with crackling solos and riffs. Not only memorable for his playing, but also for his joyful stage presence.
Wow! 1810-----we happen to have an 1810 piano forte and it is all original.
Thank you.
Coolness!
39:30 this is a wild thing to say since there are actually 13 notes when the first one and the last one are the same, so there are actually 12 notes.
A great guitarist
Pencil Tucky boy great player saw him an 88 with Bobby what a great band. Then Roger 2000 something. Forget about SNL every weekend for a very long time always enjoyed his band fantastic. hey me being jersey boy we love the hell out of you . You are definitely on the map.
I love how he's blasting out that old lady in the front with tha tele...
David’s “psalms” are “songs.” Played a harp, I’m guessing. Or a lyre, whatever that is. I can play harp, blues harp, haha. This guy is a great guy and a great musician, thnx
good recording
first saw him on SNL. had no idea that once i got obsessed with bob dylan and guitar he'd be someone i'd consider a god :)
ok , you are real.Nice and cool... I'm all ears,
Look up "G.E. Smith - brilliance 10 seconds at a time" on YT. He's the best, and a great person.
I always believe sting instruments came from the Bow & Arrow, any kid who's had one knows what I'm talking about!
Sinew, waste nothing, awesome bro, a Scot and native, how cool Bro!
There is no church without Jesus.
Not sure who the audience is? Historical interest?
The lyre was the first string instrument, it was thousands of years older than any gourds type instrument
G.E. T.H.E B.E.S.T.
He repeats a lot of the stories from his earlier interviews almost word for word. He’s memorized and just regurgitates all this stuff 😅
Stuffy bunch. That guy with the mask please?
3 million guitars built and sold per year!?! I don't see many that get thrown away so at this rate we'll be totally buried in guitars by 2040. 😂
13:36 she just put a water on a $2k - $3k amp smh
A way cool cat
Surprised he just skipped over harps and lyres.
GE Smith is great but this looks like a real awkward setting for a presentation.
yeah and I wish the sound was better as well...
@@RussClarkRocks We are so proud of you. Keep fighting the good fight. I can tell you are a LGBTMAPSQ+ ally and it is refreshing to hear your disdain for people with more money than you.
@@RussClarkRocks Yeah I figured you were a card carrying letard. Only person here with objects in their ass is you. Stay away from kids you sick fuck.
@@hoonaignachowanehamaps? I don’t think that goes in those letters bro. Totally different. The maps are right wing
@@hoonaignachowaneha the lgbtq community is left wing. The pedos voted for trump. Its like you just said republicans and democrats are the same
Paul Bigby gets no respect for his first electric solid body guitar. And Leo started with guitar amps moving from radios before he made those lap steel.
never true, nothing but sales and bucks in the back pocket..... good for the sales . sing a song , or give me a job,
He comes across as a truly talented down to earth guitarist
I was hoping he'd play a quick tune at the end on his tele.