not true , if you hear the voice , you can respond with your own ... even to Derek ! what matters is the voice you hear in your head , and the persistence to make it sound in this world ! music isn't a competition , it's a conversation between souls ... i'm sure yours has something beautiful to say . cheers ;-)
Yup... John Fru the real deal. I love Mayer and Trucks. Both phenomenal guitarist that have had me in awe several times. But man John has written things that aren't just out of this world technically... they're out of this world creatively and it hurts my head trying to reach for how he comes up with some of the things he does. The video segment was a huge disservice to Frusciante, but I somewhat agree with the article suggesting Frusciante is the visionary (Hendrix, Paige, Zappa, Prince, etc.) and Mayer/Trucks are blues kings (Clapton, SRV, Allmans, Kings, etc.). Pretty spot on actually and I'd guess most guitarist have more admiration for the former. But, John Frusciante is probably my favorite living guitarist so I'm admittedly biased. So happy John is back with the Peppers... am praying they can squeeze out at least one more great album.
This is an interesting thread. People are trying to explain to each other who’s better. I’ve listen to all three for a long time and I just think it’s sick they’re jamming together. Frusciante said it’s not about what you can do with a piece of wood with strings it’s about expressing your emotions through the beautiful energy that is music. Frusciante will always be my favourite guitarist of all time only because his music speaks to me and gives me the feels any time. If you love Mayer or trucks that’s awesome let us just appreciate music together man music was never about comparing who the best guitarists are. Honestly if you spend your time worrying and trying to get others to have the same musical opinion as you, you’re missing the point. Peace and love to all and I hope in years to come people will still be listening to all of these amazing artists music.
Derek: "Oh no, this isn't that special." John: "Woah, woah, wait a minute...!" Love how humble Derek is and how much John appreciates an incredible talent.
Indeed. Putting together a cameleonic guitar player who has played zappa, metal, vai, funk, pop, experimental alternative rock, progressive rock , eletronic etc with 2 guys that are specifically blues players... It's kind of stupid and poinless yes.
Whenever I watch this video, I go straight to 3:30. Derek Trucks plays one hell of a friggin' solo. Incredible phrasing and note choice... not to mention John Mayer's fantastic progression/rhythm playing. Would LOVE to hear a full on jam between those two... DT soloing over JM chords? Magic.
He looked up to Ace Frehley, sex pistols etc as a kid. That's all in there. John is a rock, punk rock guy at his origins. The others are closed in blues. Hendrix was the best blues player if he wanted to but chose to not close in a specific style.
So true. John Frusciante’s Parents had no idea between humbucking Les Pauls vs single coil strats. But i guess we can still thank his parents then for the unique RHCP sound.
Frusciante's little solo was pretty damn interesting and very stylistically unique. Would completely whip my head around if I heard that coming from a dive bar jam session to get a look at who's doing such an interesting stylist twist on a 12-bar blues solo
I’ve been lucky enough to see Mayer perform twice (solo and Dead and co) and Derek Trucks once this year. And I’m about to see Frusciante in six days. These guys are some of my favorites players ever.
Never been a Mayer fan. Mostly because of his singing. But really appreciate how he is complimentary about Trucks here and promotes him. Frusciante of course is in a world and class of his own.
TheSludgeMan I'm not saying it's a competition - I personally really liked the licks Derek was playing, simple as. Music is inherently subjective so of course people are going to have differing opinions on something like this. As I originally said, I love all of them
+Cameron Hooper I'm a massive Frusciante fan but I had to go and listen to some of Derek's stuff after this, and wow.. what a talented guitarist. Overall Frusciante has had the biggest influence one me but damn.. all these guys are incredible.
It's nice that you respect Trucks and Mayer so much, but I feel really bad that you don't appreciate Frusciante in the same way. For many others watching this video, Frusciante is the epitome of musical spirit and mastery. Even if his style/music isn't to your liking, you can still appreciate it just as much. I really hope you can grow to love his music someday; it is truly some of the most beautiful guitar work I have heard. Peace.
Man, I'd love to listen an album with the soulful and sensitive Rock/Funky approach by John Frusciante combined with the versatile and catchy Pop/Blues approach by John Mayer. That'd be awesome. It's a pity this is the closest we can get these exceptional and outsanding artists.
Mayer's epic chord progression and Derek's solo in the end is great. Does anyone know what chords and type of progression that Mayer trancends into from the original blues progression? Some type of inversion or color chords at the end? Would be very glad to know the theory behind it! Thanks!
it's a turn-around. From ending the usual round on A/b (A with a b note as bass) instead of a B7 he goes backwards: G#m7 / C#m7 / F#m7 / B No theory involved, it's just the minor chords parallel to the majors (E,A & B), practically the same notes, with one little crucial diff in each
These guys show that making music is all about how much love and feeling you put into it. They're playing with their hearts. No shredding or insane fast licks, just playing with heart and soul. And that's what makes these guys real guitar gods.
Derek speaks to my soul in a way that very few guitarists individually do. Its very hard as a guitarist to be able to take all those sounds floating around up there, rearange them put them into an order and then communicate them to an audiance(or whomever). I feel Derek Trucks skips all these steps and just is the music. A complete vessel.
@@deadwolf2263 thanks! I've been sitting on the edge of my seat for a year now - my legs have turned blue - im gay and my life is falling apart.🙃 But 4 realz tho, thanks for the explanation
3:54 they both just stop and are in awe. Frusciante totally forgets to play, and mayer jumps in for the last chord. Haha Derek trucks is like a super saiyan or like a viking god or something, He is definitely not human
Derek's signature is being able to make two of the best guitarists of their time to turn their heads as soon as he starts playing thinking "holy sh#@ what was that?"
If you are a fan of Fruciante you'd instantly recognize this for what it is. He probably did it under great duress and certainly as a favor for RHCP album promotion. As a fan of the blues and Frusciante....everyone needs to chill out and realize this is the business side of music. JF's guitar genius isn't in jeopardy here folks.
i dont think they once were too different from eachother....alot of the greatest guitar players are driven by ego and own insecuritys at the beginning of their journey, thats why the become so good. Frusciante just learned the hard way how much of a wrong path that is and had to change his ways... Mayer seems to have cheated his mind a bit by just accepting the fact that the industry doesnt want art from him...it wants money and sold out shows. its a mindset that i cant appreciate, the same way Frusciante doesnt either nowdays im sure.... that doesnt mean i cant appreciate Mayers unbelievable talent, but 95% of his songs seem simply put just very soulless.
Yea frusciante pretty much stays out of the spot light now days. He just make experimental electronic stuff. Guess he just wants to explore different types of music. Perhaps he got bored with traditional rock music. I think hes mainly focused on being a producer now days ithink he produced a rap album by the black knights which is hip hop
@@ShadyRealRap96 cant agree with 95% of his songs being soulless. You clearly dont pay attention to the era of him 'figuring things out' through his songs aka Born & Raised album. And not to mention there were more well crafted songs coming up after that album.
All three of these guys are absolutely MIND BLOWING incredible. I mean.. with them, there's no fucking around. It ain't a game anymore.. It's pure art. The control, soul and finesse ALL THREE of them have is beyond impressive.
I love all three of these dudes. All great at what they do. Doesn’t really matter in the slightest who is technically better at all. They have all created massive movements in music in their own little pockets within the huge world of music. Who gives a fuck how good they are at 12 bar blues!? Doesn’t mean shit!
@willwelsh816 frusciante just seems a bit shy and uncomfortable around those two guys. but he's absolutely mind blowing on stage with the chili peppers
Technically Mayer is one of the best blues guitarist around, I've seen him jam with greats like buddy guy and Clapton and still out play them- and I'm a huge Clapton fan! He may not yet have earned the God status- true- but he certenly had the tallent. Listen to Mayer play Hendrix or SRV and you'll see what I mean.
@@omarsaletovicprins9632 Frusciantes composition is truely elegant and amazing. The other two guys are on a different level in actually playing the guitar through.
3,6,2,5,1 refers to the diatonic chords in E. It's just a turnaround to get back to E. Those chords would be G#m, C#m, F#m, B, E. You can make them all 7ths if you want.
Rolling Stone chose 3 awesome players; John Mayer being my favorite... I just think they should have made it a quartet and included Jack White. Like I said, John Mayer is at the top of my list by miles, but I do think Jack White deserves a seat in this interview. Just a thought.
no fucking way mayer is the SRV of our time... for your information, Hendrix's and SRV's souls found their way into the fingers of one bad ass nigga by the name of Eric Gales.
it's kinda sad nobody can roll with john mayer's different personality and quick wit.. he really is an honest guy. he doesn't hold back because he's worried someone won't agree.. i really admire him.
I remember the day this came out like it was just a few years ago. To think this is the equivalent of being in 2000 watching something form 1985 is insane .
Ha! If Frusciante actually put his mind to that kind of playing, he'd pulverize Mayer. Frusciante's improvisations and creativity far exceed Mayer's. John Mayer is an excellent guitar player, but Frusciante is on a different planet.
Three amazing players with very different playing styles. I find it interesting reading the comments, I'm sure they're in admiration of each others skills rather than feeling competitive or bitterness. They're not sports men, they're all artist, self motivated and understand. It's not about who's better? Just a thought...
no they are simply admiring another great artist. they are all so different in their playing that their love for guitar playing is the only way they are connected. they all respect each others playing style and that's what matters most.
Most of the people in this comments section are only versed in popular music. However, once you start realizing what music is all about, you start to realize why Derek Trucks is king. He has a clear understanding of serving the song and not overplaying, and his lead lines are never scripted verbatum, always from the heart, and just pure emotion. You can hear john mayer completely just overplay and run through pentatonics here. No sense of dynamics or building of energy, just ripping through pentatonics so he can attempt to sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan. I will agree that Frusciante is a very soulful player as well, but his sense of melody and phrasing does not come even close to Derek, and anyone who thinks otherwise has obviously not seen real live music. Music is not about looking cool and fast and shredding scales, like Mayer and most rock and metal guys do. It's about the ability to make you feel, and Derek's impeccable phrasing does just that and so much more.
Frusciante did Blood Sugar Sex Magik which believe is one of the innovative albums in the guitar world ever, no one played the way he did then he was influenced by composing and song writing as hes always changed his playing-guitar techniques can slack when hes focussed on a different musical outlet. The main point is Frusciante is a composer and funk guitarist both Derek and John Mayer are Blues players. In a sense this is their court as they strum to the 12 bar blues.
Lol the amount of fanboy-ism for Frusciante in the comment section is crazy and I say that as a fan and as someone who was heavily influenced by him when I started playing. The fact is all three guitarists are amazing, there’s some cross over between their styles being the blues but if you really have listened to all of them then you’d know they all do their own thing. Also for anyone saying Mayer is soulless etc. I discarded him for so long as “yeah he’s talented but he writes pop songs and blah blah blah”. I actually got taken to see him live and holy shit, the guy is a actual guitar god and as crazy as it sounds, I feel his fame and success and maybe peoples preconceptions of him, leave him to be dismissed quite easily by a lot of the guitar community. The guy is far from soulless. Anyway this is an amazing vid and all 3 are great but for me Trucks does steal the show at the end, that slide playing is fucking beautiful.
The reason why is all those "Star, Idol" shows. However, there has been disputes around the best band, artist, guitarist, etc. since the time of dawn. "Best" is just small potatoes to what I grew up on: "Clapton is God" was plastered everywhere.... Anyway, this is a nice little video of three of the most talented guitarist at this time. And I have to admit; I have a sweet spot for the gentlemen on the right-hand side...
Why is every body hating on John Mayer he's way better than the people writing comments I dont see them writing there own music and then making them hits I love all three they so to speak bring different tricks to the table and that's coming from a 14 year old guitarist who's been playing for 6 years (;.
Frusciante being humble here is nice and his not comfortable playing with the guitarists his not related with their style frusciante can still outplay this two up on stage his a wild player and his got his own style even though he is kinda bit of a jimi Hendrix but hendrix is a blues guy and john isnt really so that's why I appreciate him a lot because his got one unique style
Like this one time while playing "Bold as Love" in concert he went to the breakdown on his song and started to talk to the crowd. He said something along the lines of "Check this out. I tried buying a lot of stuff to get happiness, now I'm just going to live for me and just try to love" and it sounded like something Hendrix would try and do, but he couldn't do it nearly to the same effect.
Frusciante just has something you can't emulate, something very deep about where he is coming from. Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Is Soul - Live Off The Map [HD]
@thevilllll Possible chords starting after john MAYER talks about frets in order: F#min, Bmaj, G#min, C#min, F#min, B7, E7 these all have variations on them though but to get the idea EADGBe
@TheMightyHerminator you're right! John Mayer is an awesome player, eventhough I prefer Frusciante, I like both styles, but I don't really like the way he acts, I guess I would like him much more if he was humble just like the other ones..
Mayer teaches me how to play sweet, Fruciante teaches me how to play wild and Trucks just teaches me how to stop trying
Jaja Amazing! Derek is a beast with that thing
not true , if you hear the voice , you can respond with your own ... even to Derek ! what matters is the voice you hear in your head , and the persistence to make it sound in this world ! music isn't a competition , it's a conversation between souls ... i'm sure yours has something beautiful to say . cheers ;-)
Trucks reminds me a lot of Duane allman
I love how near the end everyone is just staring at awe at Derek Trucks
I'll defend my boy Frusciante til death
Video rendered with a potato btw
Fucking best comment read all week
Frusciante is still the man. I love the other two and they may have shown out more for this.
Yup... John Fru the real deal. I love Mayer and Trucks. Both phenomenal guitarist that have had me in awe several times. But man John has written things that aren't just out of this world technically... they're out of this world creatively and it hurts my head trying to reach for how he comes up with some of the things he does. The video segment was a huge disservice to Frusciante, but I somewhat agree with the article suggesting Frusciante is the visionary (Hendrix, Paige, Zappa, Prince, etc.) and Mayer/Trucks are blues kings (Clapton, SRV, Allmans, Kings, etc.). Pretty spot on actually and I'd guess most guitarist have more admiration for the former. But, John Frusciante is probably my favorite living guitarist so I'm admittedly biased. So happy John is back with the Peppers... am praying they can squeeze out at least one more great album.
This is an interesting thread. People are trying to explain to each other who’s better. I’ve listen to all three for a long time and I just think it’s sick they’re jamming together. Frusciante said it’s not about what you can do with a piece of wood with strings it’s about expressing your emotions through the beautiful energy that is music. Frusciante will always be my favourite guitarist of all time only because his music speaks to me and gives me the feels any time. If you love Mayer or trucks that’s awesome let us just appreciate music together man music was never about comparing who the best guitarists are. Honestly if you spend your time worrying and trying to get others to have the same musical opinion as you, you’re missing the point. Peace and love to all and I hope in years to come people will still be listening to all of these amazing artists music.
Damnnn we got the same feels his just enjoying and dancing with his emotions through music
@@porcelain2363 yes bro u got it
Parts of Frusciantes music are deeply embedded into my soul. His music is on another level to me.
@@antonhagerino9669
But in terms of techniques, Meyer may be better
@@norpriest521 yeah might be true, I would say Mayer is the better guitar player, but frusciante is the better musician.
notice how when frusciante and mayer are playing, everyone stares at they're own guitar. when derek plays, everyone is staring at him
No I didn’t notice that because they zoomed into the guitars when they were being played
Frusciante puts his soul on his music, that's is what make him my favorite guitarist.
Mayer and Trucks do that as well. Without doing it, they wouldn't be sitting there
Derek: "Oh no, this isn't that special."
John: "Woah, woah, wait a minute...!"
Love how humble Derek is and how much John appreciates an incredible talent.
Its amazing how both Johns stare in aw at Derek in the end while he is soloing. He truly can speak through his instrument.
He is truly on a whole mother planet of soul
DishpanHands Beagley they all are - in completely different ways. all three really are amazing.
Two of my favorite guitarists of all time .. would kill for Mayer and Frusciante to make an album together.
the last little jam between mayer and trucks is the jam
The reason I always come to this video
The blues jam. Made for blues purist players.
Love how they're looking at Derek's playing like WTF at the end
John Frusciante at the end is like thats it, I can leave now hahaha
Mike Michael hey he’s keeping it real dude no front
Dude bounced out of there.
Indeed. Putting together a cameleonic guitar player who has played zappa, metal, vai, funk, pop, experimental alternative rock, progressive rock , eletronic etc with 2 guys that are specifically blues players... It's kind of stupid and poinless yes.
@@limoncr5205 so you don't know anything about Derek Trucks...
@@RagggedTrouseredPhilanthropist what i know is enough. Not interested in specific bottleneck playing.
3:45 to 3:47 that's one of the most beautiful things I've heard. Honestly.
I never really cared about Trucks but he got me there...WOW
Whenever I watch this video, I go straight to 3:30.
Derek Trucks plays one hell of a friggin' solo. Incredible phrasing and note choice... not to mention John Mayer's fantastic progression/rhythm playing.
Would LOVE to hear a full on jam between those two... DT soloing over JM chords?
Magic.
Not to mention your fantastic covers of John Mayer songs.
Sounds horrible
Diego Salgado get better ears
Early 2000s allman bros w Derek is some of the best slide guitar you’ll ever hear in your life
4:11 that rawness and metallic sound he got out from that slap is just fantastic.
haha, I love how when derek kicks in, frusciante quickly turns his head like "oh shiiii~"
“I wanted to sound like Ace Frehley...” His parents buy him a strat. Classic parents move. Haha!!
He looked up to Ace Frehley, sex pistols etc as a kid. That's all in there. John is a rock, punk rock guy at his origins. The others are closed in blues. Hendrix was the best blues player if he wanted to but chose to not close in a specific style.
So true. John Frusciante’s Parents had no idea between humbucking Les Pauls vs single coil strats. But i guess we can still thank his parents then for the unique RHCP sound.
That key change around 3:40 still gets me going EVERY DAMN TIME
i see a lot of people in these comments saying John F doesn't play blues...... where the fuck did you get that idea?????
Frusciante's little solo was pretty damn interesting and very stylistically unique. Would completely whip my head around if I heard that coming from a dive bar jam session to get a look at who's doing such an interesting stylist twist on a 12-bar blues solo
My two favorite Johns sitting and playing together. What more could I ask for?
2 of my favorite guitars together, I love the Johns!!
Damn! Derek really does make it sound like a female 60's RnB siger. Love that tone.
I’ve been lucky enough to see Mayer perform twice (solo and Dead and co) and Derek Trucks once this year. And I’m about to see Frusciante in six days. These guys are some of my favorites players ever.
Hell yea bro! You got the right mindset and approach to enjoying music.
Never been a Mayer fan. Mostly because of his singing. But really appreciate how he is complimentary about Trucks here and promotes him. Frusciante of course is in a world and class of his own.
3:12 when trucks starts playing look at John f and John m look at him like wtf is that
Every few years I come back to this video and after watching so many vids of Derek Trucks this little clip is still one of his best solos
From 3:50 onwards John Frusciante has shifted his focus entirely, from playing his guitar to simply listening to Derek's awesome melody lines :)
aka he got bored.
Also he doesn’t look like he was sure of the changes
I love all three of 'em but Derek owns this jam
TheSludgeMan I'm not saying it's a competition - I personally really liked the licks Derek was playing, simple as. Music is inherently subjective so of course people are going to have differing opinions on something like this. As I originally said, I love all of them
+Cameron Hooper I'm a massive Frusciante fan but I had to go and listen to some of Derek's stuff after this, and wow.. what a talented guitarist. Overall Frusciante has had the biggest influence one me but damn.. all these guys are incredible.
kieren brady agreed
TheOunceler Yeah, true
It's nice that you respect Trucks and Mayer so much, but I feel really bad that you don't appreciate Frusciante in the same way. For many others watching this video, Frusciante is the epitome of musical spirit and mastery. Even if his style/music isn't to your liking, you can still appreciate it just as much. I really hope you can grow to love his music someday; it is truly some of the most beautiful guitar work I have heard. Peace.
Man, I'd love to listen an album with the soulful and sensitive Rock/Funky approach by John Frusciante combined with the versatile and catchy Pop/Blues approach by John Mayer. That'd be awesome.
It's a pity this is the closest we can get these exceptional and outsanding artists.
Mayer's epic chord progression and Derek's solo in the end is great. Does anyone know what chords and type of progression that Mayer trancends into from the original blues progression? Some type of inversion or color chords at the end? Would be very glad to know the theory behind it! Thanks!
it's a turn-around. From ending the usual round on A/b (A with a b note as bass) instead of a B7 he goes backwards:
G#m7 / C#m7 / F#m7 / B
No theory involved, it's just the minor chords parallel to the majors (E,A & B), practically the same notes, with one little crucial diff in each
Fruciante was wondering the same thing apparently.
These guys show that making music is all about how much love and feeling you put into it. They're playing with their hearts. No shredding or insane fast licks, just playing with heart and soul. And that's what makes these guys real guitar gods.
Derek speaks to my soul in a way that very few guitarists individually do. Its very hard as a guitarist to be able to take all those sounds floating around up there, rearange them put them into an order and then communicate them to an audiance(or whomever). I feel Derek Trucks skips all these steps and just is the music. A complete vessel.
Wow, these three musicians are very good. See what I did there?
+Nathan Orton
Did you mean 2? cause they are 3..
No, care to elaborate?
@@MarsLonsen he have them all props instead of bashing any of them like every other comment is
@@deadwolf2263 thanks! I've been sitting on the edge of my seat for a year now - my legs have turned blue - im gay and my life is falling apart.🙃
But 4 realz tho, thanks for the explanation
@@MarsLonsen my goodness you waited that fucking long 🤣??
Derek Trucks is the best of them by a thousand miles. And the most humble too.
3:54 they both just stop and are in awe. Frusciante totally forgets to play, and mayer jumps in for the last chord. Haha Derek trucks is like a super saiyan or like a viking god or something, He is definitely not human
C`mon..we all know...Derek is something really special !
a poor mans duane allman
this has always been one of my favorite interview videos. I came to find it again!
Derek's signature is being able to make two of the best guitarists of their time to turn their heads as soon as he starts playing thinking "holy sh#@ what was that?"
If you are a fan of Fruciante you'd instantly recognize this for what it is. He probably did it under great duress and certainly as a favor for RHCP album promotion. As a fan of the blues and Frusciante....everyone needs to chill out and realize this is the business side of music. JF's guitar genius isn't in jeopardy here folks.
I bet Frusciante couldn't stand being in that room with Mayer. Two waaaaaay different personalities.
i dont think they once were too different from eachother....alot of the greatest guitar players are driven by ego and own insecuritys at the beginning of their journey, thats why the become so good. Frusciante just learned the hard way how much of a wrong path that is and had to change his ways... Mayer seems to have cheated his mind a bit by just accepting the fact that the industry doesnt want art from him...it wants money and sold out shows.
its a mindset that i cant appreciate, the same way Frusciante doesnt either nowdays im sure.... that doesnt mean i cant appreciate Mayers unbelievable talent, but 95% of his songs seem simply put just very soulless.
he's in a band with anthony kedis and flea...
@@ShadyRealRap96 ...subjective I guess
Yea frusciante pretty much stays out of the spot light now days. He just make experimental electronic stuff. Guess he just wants to explore different types of music. Perhaps he got bored with traditional rock music. I think hes mainly focused on being a producer now days ithink he produced a rap album by the black knights which is hip hop
@@ShadyRealRap96 cant agree with 95% of his songs being soulless. You clearly dont pay attention to the era of him 'figuring things out' through his songs aka Born & Raised album. And not to mention there were more well crafted songs coming up after that album.
This was a dream come true for me. All 3 of my favorite guitarists all together. I’d love a poster of that cover issue
All three of these guys are absolutely MIND BLOWING incredible. I mean.. with them, there's no fucking around. It ain't a game anymore.. It's pure art. The control, soul and finesse ALL THREE of them have is beyond impressive.
I love all three of these dudes. All great at what they do. Doesn’t really matter in the slightest who is technically better at all. They have all created massive movements in music in their own little pockets within the huge world of music. Who gives a fuck how good they are at 12 bar blues!? Doesn’t mean shit!
@willwelsh816 frusciante just seems a bit shy and uncomfortable around those two guys. but he's absolutely mind blowing on stage with the chili peppers
Technically Mayer is one of the best blues guitarist around, I've seen him jam with greats like buddy guy and Clapton and still out play them- and I'm a huge Clapton fan! He may not yet have earned the God status- true- but he certenly had the tallent. Listen to Mayer play Hendrix or SRV and you'll see what I mean.
15 years later, these guys are still the top at what they do
Yeah it’s insane lol
I love how they knew where Derek was going at 3:35 musically and they changed up the progression. That was awesome.
MAYER changed*
Pretty much the other way around - Mayer threw a curveball....
Derek knocked it out of the park
Frusciante stops playing because he’s lost
John Frusciante is not from a blues backround like the other two, but I still feel that he has done the best music out of the three
fair enough, i feel Mayer is the better of the three, but regardless, no argument against the fact that theyre all some of the finest guitarists ever.
He refused to listen to blues until recently 🤣
@@omarsaletovicprins9632 Frusciantes composition is truely elegant and amazing. The other two guys are on a different level in actually playing the guitar through.
i wonder how long its been since Fruciante played a twelve bar blues.
THree of my favourite guitarists on the planet :D
Awesome... just plain fucking awesome...
3,6,2,5,1 refers to the diatonic chords in E. It's just a turnaround to get back to E. Those chords would be G#m, C#m, F#m, B, E. You can make them all 7ths if you want.
Spot on, Jimi. I knew you could shed some light of wisdom on this matter.
Rolling Stone chose 3 awesome players; John Mayer being my favorite... I just think they should have made it a quartet and included Jack White. Like I said, John Mayer is at the top of my list by miles, but I do think Jack White deserves a seat in this interview. Just a thought.
John Mayer is at your top for guitarist ? Lmao
Please tell me what he’s done that these two haven’t ?
Derek Trucks: Not only the "new" guitar god but he will go down in history as the best guitar player ever.
johns a gift from the heavens.. no one can come close to him..
Guitar playing isn’t a competition everyone has their own sound all good👌
JOHN FRUSCIANTE, YOUR FANS LOVE YOU AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOU ALL THE WAY!
To me it looks and sounds like Froosh, Mayer, and Trucks play like our generation's Hendrix, Vaughan, and Winter respectively.
no fucking way mayer is the SRV of our time... for your information, Hendrix's and SRV's souls found their way into the fingers of one bad ass nigga by the name of Eric Gales.
@@aikidoisthebombyeah who?
@@yuzucampo ya gotta check out dis one bad ass nigga called Eric Gales... dis nigga blow yo mind, no joke!
I've never heard anyone call john "froosh" before. I guess it's going to stick lol
@@aikidoisthebombyeah Eric Gales is great, but John Frusciante, John Mayer, and Derek Trucks have definitely been more innovative.
it's kinda sad nobody can roll with john mayer's different personality and quick wit.. he really is an honest guy. he doesn't hold back because he's worried someone won't agree.. i really admire him.
god bless the three wise men.... especially frusciante......
I remember the day this came out like it was just a few years ago. To think this is the equivalent of being in 2000 watching something form 1985 is insane .
😂😂😂
I love how when Derek starts, Mayer and Frusciante just stare in awe.
Ha! If Frusciante actually put his mind to that kind of playing, he'd pulverize Mayer. Frusciante's improvisations and creativity far exceed Mayer's. John Mayer is an excellent guitar player, but Frusciante is on a different planet.
Everybody knows that FRUSCIANTE is above the skies and doesn't like to fool around with the good ol' peasants
the other 2 were far from peasants
Three amazing players with very different playing styles. I find it interesting reading the comments, I'm sure they're in admiration of each others skills rather than feeling competitive or bitterness. They're not sports men, they're all artist, self motivated and understand. It's not about who's better? Just a thought...
I don’t know if I could handle being in the same room as John Mayer, John Frusciante, and Derek Trucks🔥
My 2 favorite guitarists! John & John
I would have loved for this to be a much longer interview. I love them all. That lil jam session as JM says at the end..was fun.
does anyone have any idea about the progression Mayer is playing towards the end??
I have a late answer, its a F#minor to Bsus - G#minor to C#minor - F#minor to a B7, that part of the chord progression you hear
@@luisangelEXALTA I just read this! Thank you so much! :)
@@thevilllllllllllllll your welcome sir!!
no they are simply admiring another great artist. they are all so different in their playing that their love for guitar playing is the only way they are connected. they all respect each others playing style and that's what matters most.
does anyone know what chords John Mayer plays at 3:38 to 3:55????
I know this is late but for other people that see this I figured it out: Amaj6, Emaj7, C#min7, F#min7, B9 then a run at the end F#9 F9 E9
Most of the people in this comments section are only versed in popular music. However, once you start realizing what music is all about, you start to realize why Derek Trucks is king. He has a clear understanding of serving the song and not overplaying, and his lead lines are never scripted verbatum, always from the heart, and just pure emotion. You can hear john mayer completely just overplay and run through pentatonics here. No sense of dynamics or building of energy, just ripping through pentatonics so he can attempt to sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan. I will agree that Frusciante is a very soulful player as well, but his sense of melody and phrasing does not come even close to Derek, and anyone who thinks otherwise has obviously not seen real live music. Music is not about looking cool and fast and shredding scales, like Mayer and most rock and metal guys do. It's about the ability to make you feel, and Derek's impeccable phrasing does just that and so much more.
Frusciante did Blood Sugar Sex Magik which believe is one of the innovative albums in the guitar world ever, no one played the way he did then he was influenced by composing and song writing as hes always changed his playing-guitar techniques can slack when hes focussed on a different musical outlet. The main point is Frusciante is a composer and funk guitarist both Derek and John Mayer are Blues players. In a sense this is their court as they strum to the 12 bar blues.
Mayer is the artist.
Frusciante plays from the heart.
Trucks is skilled.
Frusciante also wrote that when he was about 19 years old...lol. Without doubt the most creative out of all 3
No
It’s like Trucks isn’t even playing. He’s just an open conduit to another dimension of sound. I know that’s bullshit, but that’s how it sounds
Three people who I feel like would not get along at all
Please do. In fact he's at his best live. He's a master of improvising. I know he will impress whether you will admit it or not ;)
John Frusciante solo at 2:08
Lol the amount of fanboy-ism for Frusciante in the comment section is crazy and I say that as a fan and as someone who was heavily influenced by him when I started playing. The fact is all three guitarists are amazing, there’s some cross over between their styles being the blues but if you really have listened to all of them then you’d know they all do their own thing. Also for anyone saying Mayer is soulless etc. I discarded him for so long as “yeah he’s talented but he writes pop songs and blah blah blah”. I actually got taken to see him live and holy shit, the guy is a actual guitar god and as crazy as it sounds, I feel his fame and success and maybe peoples preconceptions of him, leave him to be dismissed quite easily by a lot of the guitar community. The guy is far from soulless. Anyway this is an amazing vid and all 3 are great but for me Trucks does steal the show at the end, that slide playing is fucking beautiful.
Any tutorial on how to play Derek's brown note, that was phenomenal 👏 👌 😍
john mayer 12 bar blues style is an image of srv style.. the final lick of john in the video is definitly srv signature lick
The reason why is all those "Star, Idol" shows. However, there has been disputes around the best band, artist, guitarist, etc. since the time of dawn. "Best" is just small potatoes to what I grew up on: "Clapton is God" was plastered everywhere....
Anyway, this is a nice little video of three of the most talented guitarist at this time. And I have to admit; I have a sweet spot for the gentlemen on the right-hand side...
Why is every body hating on John Mayer he's way better than the people writing comments I dont see them writing there own music and then making them hits I love all three they so to speak bring different tricks to the table and that's coming from a 14 year old guitarist who's been playing for 6 years (;.
Derek Trucks shows his superb artistry again, John Mayer sounds bluesy,polished and self-assured, Frusciante wore a nice shirt.
Frusciante is miles above mayer and trucks, loved by more people than trucks and Mayer combined. But yeah... Nice shirt
@AutomobileFunk its true though he is way better ...
I just realized this is the first time I've heard Frusciante play the blues
Both John's are my all-time favorite guitarists of this generation. Pagey and Hendrix are number one though
The last part when Dereck plays solo really makes his guitar sound like a female singer from the 50's! Insane.
I wish this video was longer
Frusciante being humble here is nice and his not comfortable playing with the guitarists his not related with their style frusciante can still outplay this two up on stage his a wild player and his got his own style even though he is kinda bit of a jimi Hendrix but hendrix is a blues guy and john isnt really so that's why I appreciate him a lot because his got one unique style
is it just me or does anybody else get chills at the mayer lick at 1:10?
Like this one time while playing "Bold as Love" in concert he went to the breakdown on his song and started to talk to the crowd. He said something along the lines of "Check this out. I tried buying a lot of stuff to get happiness, now I'm just going to live for me and just try to love" and it sounded like something Hendrix would try and do, but he couldn't do it nearly to the same effect.
Bitch please ,he was able to play all hendrix's songs on guitar at the age of 11.
Hahaha when Derek Trucks started playing the two Johns turned their heads at exactly the same moment
Frusciante just has something you can't emulate, something very deep about where he is coming from. Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Is Soul - Live Off The Map [HD]
All great and beautiful！But for me JF is NO.1
@thevilllll
Possible chords starting after john MAYER talks about frets
in order: F#min, Bmaj, G#min, C#min, F#min, B7, E7
these all have variations on them though but to get the idea
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@TheMightyHerminator you're right! John Mayer is an awesome player, eventhough I prefer Frusciante, I like both styles, but I don't really like the way he acts, I guess I would like him much more if he was humble just like the other ones..