yeah, he tends to say things are difficult, but then absolutely destroys them with no perceivable effort... fuckin hell man... please do another solo album
Bastien Vittori technically, yes. However he has it on the nut which mutes extra string noise above the nut... nothing on the fretboard. The man is just the greatest ever lol no other explanation
@@devinjarrett6114 best without a doubt. Absurd level of mastery of not only the instrument, but music as a whole. Even his teaching style is high level and unique. Such a monster
I saw Guthrie in a small club last summer from about 15 feet away and I've seen a lot of guitar players in 40 years, some of the so called best in the world, and Guthrie tops them all. A guitar guru in the truest sense of the word, he explores the depths of the instrument well beyond what most of the rest of us ever even think about.
He stopped in Montreal with the aristocrats about 2 months ago. I was 3 feet away from him, my arms resting on the stage. I don't think I tilted my head once during the 2-hour show. He's fascinating to watch. This guy comes from another galaxy.
we live in a world in which we are not used to paying attention to things we should. and the same thing happens here, there is a lot of wisdom and guidelines that Guthrie is talking about, like the heading of specific cases at a time. there is no point really in seeing how his mastery over the instrument is and cry, thats just childish. he sounds overwhelming, but that's his experience, he worked to be the instrument that he is ( yes , he is the instrument, not the guitar, havent you notice how his face makes weird things when he plays?, no aint about making faces) he's the instrument, the guitar is just a means to an end. and there is nothing but wisdom here. as always one of the most prolific musicians of today's world, (whatever that is), and as usual, humble af and just playing his part, which is to be a messenger:) thank you Guthrie, i wish people felt your music instead of seeing whats outside, they would get it more:)
Eternally in awe at the humble modesty and friendly openness of the master - the God shredder - such profound depth of understanding and skill and WHY this works musically , rhythmically, ethically ,beautifully and naturally . Reminds me a bit of Shawn Lane in some of his “tutorials “ - on such a next level and to be perpetually awestruck - thank you SO much Mr Govan 🙏🎸🎼👏👏👏👏👏👏
I remember naturally doing economy picking when I was learning to play at 13 yrs old. It was a problem for learning stuff like Dream Theater, but yeah, it is such a natural and relaxed picking technique.
You'd find playing Yngwie fast runs easier to play though assuming you're into that kind of playing style. I remember there was a tribute gig for Yngwie as a welcome show for Generation Axe tour in my country. The guest guitarists are all monster players but they struggle to play Yngwie's licks as they're all strict alt picker. Some can play it as fast as Yngwie but lack the fluidity and flowing feel the way Yngwie does it. As a comparison when they did the gig covering songs from Mr.Big, RacerX, and DT few years back they all played it effortlessly.
Govan is a fantastic player but songwriting is a talent too. Thats where I'd like to see him go further in his career. Memorable songs that he wrote like the greats of the past you can associate with him.
Guthrie is very humble, but is an absolute genius. he low key may be the most versatile guitarists ever. I've seen him play bebop, heavy metal, and blue grass and it's flawless and fluent
@@sillysausage4549 Your name suits your deeds. May every strum you make here forth sound a C F# C# triad, played on an accordion, over a Taylor Swift backing track. That may actually improve the track some.
I feel soo good, I just bought a new guitar all stoked to cut my chops...then watched a few Guthrie vids...my guitar is now the most expensive kindling I've ever owned...thx guth I'm now taking accordian lessons
The late mikio fujioka said he alternate picks with his index and thumb flicking vs strict wrist rotation because it's less harsh and closer to legato. I think you can still achieve dynamics with alternate picking that way
I remember the feeling of realizing my hand was finding the path of least resistance on its own. It was years later that I realized it was called economy picking. 🤯
One really cool alternative to that is what Michael Romeo (probably among many others) does. He does the arpeggio, but he makes it string skipping, three notes per string and does all of them legato with a tapped note in it. That way you have more control on the timing and power of the notes in my view, you can also add all kinds of embellishments and variations in the pattern. I suppose it's somewhat similar to what Paul Gilbert does with his string skipping legato with picked first notes. Avoids sweeping the scale back and forth and inserts variation. Mattias Ekhlundh also stated that he was never a guy who was able or bothered to practice to become really fast, so he "cheats" by adding legato with tapped notes all over to give some faster bits. And he has definitely made his patterns and dynamics an art in itself.
@@paolo-1283 thankq for the suggestion. Of all these artists though I have heard Frank but truly speaking he doesn't come in any close vicinity to guthrie in terms of skill n style . Guthrie is God sent
Two different players, both with huge intellects: Guthrie Govan and Billy Gibbons. I love to hear those guys talk about guitar, or about anything for that matter.
This aesthetic aspect that Guthrie points out is tipically overlooked when discussing picking techinque. The efficiency or "speed" tends to be the focus, without considering that every technique or style affects the tone in a particular way, which invalidates the argument for an absolute ideal.
If Guthrie had been my guitar teacher, I would have been a different guitarist now. He explains the material very well, is a great guitarist and a friendly person.
Why, in a guitar instructional video, is it necessary to have two cameras and one of them doesn't show the guitar at all and it's used while he's playing?
It is Not about govan playing His guitar or to Show how He is Picking. I mean even if u would See His hands u wont be able to see what He is doing without slowing the Video down... It is govan talking about stuff.
I’m gonna take my beloved Telecaster out onto the garden, and ceremoniously burn the damn thing. Why? Because I could never hold a light to this guy if I lived for a thousand years... Pure genius...
1.not over value sweep picking, because it's prepared lick. 2.learn small arp. instead. 3.sound-wise, sometimes you'll need that soft attack from economic picking,so it's best learn case by case
The title of the video isn't promising, (you're gonna learn about picking in 3 minutes?), but it appears that GG is a hologram, so any part of him reveals all of him. The vid is worthwhile.
Basically putting little sweep motions in your picking when going to adjacent strings, instead of just pure alternate picking. Throwing some legato in there mixed in with your picking (like pick hammer on pull off) is a different thing, but can help efficiency/economy of motion as well.
This guy is plugged into something maybe 5 or 10 people on the planet have a handle on. The invisible world is speaking through him. So my message to the Masters Of The Musical Universe is this: if you could dumb it down anywhere from 7% - 15 % you'd probably triple your audience.
It appears that Guthrie's brain knows no significant hurdle which stops his hands from doing what his imagination demands from them, performatively. It's like his imagination does the playing, not his hands. He is truly at one, mechanically, with his instrument.
@@tunnis7us He used to use Suhr guitars. They were pricey as well, but very high quality and came with PLEK'd necks (basically using a machine to help get the setup/action/fretjob as perfect as possible.)
When Guthrie says it's difficult, it is difficult.
when he says it's easy, it still might be difficult.
@@arancedisicilia75 hahaha indeed
@@arancedisicilia75
When Guthrie say's it's easy, it's difficult;
When Guthrie say's it's difficult, it's impossible!
yeah, he tends to say things are difficult, but then absolutely destroys them with no perceivable effort... fuckin hell man... please do another solo album
When Guthrie says it's difficult, Quantum Mechanics goes to stand in the corner ....
Oh my god those fast lines he plays... They're so clean it's almost outrageous
Bastien Vittori technically, yes. However he has it on the nut which mutes extra string noise above the nut... nothing on the fretboard. The man is just the greatest ever lol no other explanation
@@devinjarrett6114 best without a doubt. Absurd level of mastery of not only the instrument, but music as a whole. Even his teaching style is high level and unique. Such a monster
@@devinjarrett6114 u sure it doesn't mute the open strings?
@@gimpyjwilliams it’s sitting on top and behind the nut so yes
He does usually keep it higher on the neck though. Still, absolute monster of a player. Nobody sounds that good *because* of a dampener lol
Guthrie is the most complete guitarist theres ever been
So true.
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@Bananarchy Tell that to Brahms, Beethoven and Bach.
2:25 He misses a note, acknowledges it, but immediately corrects it with the following licks. All without missing a single beat.
I saw Guthrie in a small club last summer from about 15 feet away and I've seen a lot of guitar players in 40 years, some of the so called best in the world, and Guthrie tops them all. A guitar guru in the truest sense of the word, he explores the depths of the instrument well beyond what most of the rest of us ever even think about.
He stopped in Montreal with the aristocrats about 2 months ago. I was 3 feet away from him, my arms resting on the stage. I don't think I tilted my head once during the 2-hour show. He's fascinating to watch. This guy comes from another galaxy.
Where does Guthrie end and the guitar start?
He has a wonderful voice.
Indeed
Even the chirping sound of his picking is above all other guitarists.
we live in a world in which we are not used to paying attention to things we should.
and the same thing happens here, there is a lot of wisdom and guidelines that Guthrie is talking about, like the heading of specific cases at a time.
there is no point really in seeing how his mastery over the instrument is and cry, thats just childish. he sounds overwhelming, but that's his experience, he worked to be the instrument that he is ( yes , he is the instrument, not the guitar, havent you notice how his face makes weird things when he plays?, no aint about making faces) he's the instrument, the guitar is just a means to an end.
and there is nothing but wisdom here. as always one of the most prolific musicians of today's world, (whatever that is), and as usual, humble af and just playing his part, which is to be a messenger:) thank you Guthrie, i wish people felt your music instead of seeing whats outside, they would get it more:)
The mad wizard of virtuosity and excellence himself. You gotta love this guy!
I feel so validated after learning that Guthrie thinks of those long sweeps as a "trick" as well
Always grateful for sharing your content with us. He is in a class of his own.
You're so welcome!
He's such a great player and speaker. Thanks for the uploads.
You're welcome!
I love Guthrie. He's and excellent player and teacher. A rare combination. He breaks things down in a way that just makes sense.
Eternally in awe at the humble modesty and friendly openness of the master - the God shredder - such profound depth of understanding and skill and WHY this works musically , rhythmically, ethically ,beautifully and naturally . Reminds me a bit of Shawn Lane in some of his “tutorials “ - on such a next level and to be perpetually awestruck - thank you SO much Mr Govan 🙏🎸🎼👏👏👏👏👏👏
Rumor has it they found this guy on a deserted island after 20 years with nothing but a guitar.
Nah... The strings won't last that long. The guitar was the imaginary part of that man...
Almost correct; he built a studio there.
@will joe he landed on an abandoned guitar factory island 🏝
The Jesus of guitar...
They have guitar amps and electricity on deserted islands
I remember naturally doing economy picking when I was learning to play at 13 yrs old. It was a problem for learning stuff like Dream Theater, but yeah, it is such a natural and relaxed picking technique.
You'd find playing Yngwie fast runs easier to play though assuming you're into that kind of playing style. I remember there was a tribute gig for Yngwie as a welcome show for Generation Axe tour in my country. The guest guitarists are all monster players but they struggle to play Yngwie's licks as they're all strict alt picker. Some can play it as fast as Yngwie but lack the fluidity and flowing feel the way Yngwie does it. As a comparison when they did the gig covering songs from Mr.Big, RacerX, and DT few years back they all played it effortlessly.
I love this guy. What an absolutely Phenomenal guitar player. oNe Love from NYC
Govan is a fantastic player but songwriting is a talent too. Thats where I'd like to see him go further in his career. Memorable songs that he wrote like the greats of the past you can associate with him.
Guthrie has a hard time demonstrating wrong technique. It all sounds so good.
Maybe an overlooked thing about Guthrie is how great his compositions are. He’s definitely more than a shredder
Guthrie is very humble, but is an absolute genius. he low key may be the most versatile guitarists ever. I've seen him play bebop, heavy metal, and blue grass and it's flawless and fluent
Such a softly spoken man.... Contrasting to his playing a flurry of different notes as he said it
Such a chill genius guy man🌟💯
Well, I must say...at 471 likes to 0 dislikes...finally we are all in 100% agreement.
slingoking 524:0 now
I've broken it for you. Hahahahaha I am evil.
LOOK WHAT YOU DID
@@sillysausage4549 Your name suits your deeds. May every strum you make here forth sound a C F# C# triad, played on an accordion, over a Taylor Swift backing track. That may actually improve the track some.
That's probably the best explanation for alt pick vrs eco pick and why it's important to learn both.
Guthrie speaks through his guitar. His guitar playing is an extension of himself and his spirit.
Guthrie Govan is actually a sage who found an instrument on his travels.
I feel soo good, I just bought a new guitar all stoked to cut my chops...then watched a few Guthrie vids...my guitar is now the most expensive kindling I've ever owned...thx guth I'm now taking accordian lessons
😂
The late mikio fujioka said he alternate picks with his index and thumb flicking vs strict wrist rotation because it's less harsh and closer to legato. I think you can still achieve dynamics with alternate picking that way
I remember the feeling of realizing my hand was finding the path of least resistance on its own. It was years later that I realized it was called economy picking. 🤯
The humble wizardry on display here is just staggering. Such thoughtful commentary. Yoda level insights. 🤟🏽
The most expressive player!
The most expressive facial expressions!
He OOZES genius!
This makes think about what kind of picking technique he uses in Rhode Island Shred
Did he say Maximum Headroom? Guthrie is the Max Headroom broadcast interrupter confirmed.
Nice One. .. Very Good Appreciat Guitar Technic and Lesson. .. Thank' s so Much Mr. G. Govan ... ☺😊😀/💙💙💙/👍👌👏
One really cool alternative to that is what Michael Romeo (probably among many others) does. He does the arpeggio, but he makes it string skipping, three notes per string and does all of them legato with a tapped note in it. That way you have more control on the timing and power of the notes in my view, you can also add all kinds of embellishments and variations in the pattern. I suppose it's somewhat similar to what Paul Gilbert does with his string skipping legato with picked first notes. Avoids sweeping the scale back and forth and inserts variation. Mattias Ekhlundh also stated that he was never a guy who was able or bothered to practice to become really fast, so he "cheats" by adding legato with tapped notes all over to give some faster bits. And he has definitely made his patterns and dynamics an art in itself.
That beginning sweep is kill me thats so clean than my life
at 3.24 Because the sound is just as important as the name of the notes! What a legend!!!
this man is a genious and one of if not the best guitarist out there today:)
He has been the best since he dropped his fives playthrough. Guess that was 2007 if m not wrong
@@manasbhatt There are many best, check out Josh Meader, TJ Helmerich, Frank Gambale, Bret Garsed, Tom Quayle, and many more.
@@paolo-1283 thankq for the suggestion. Of all these artists though I have heard Frank but truly speaking he doesn't come in any close vicinity to guthrie in terms of skill n style . Guthrie is God sent
@@manasbhatt Lol you have heard clips, not actual albums. Check out all others i mentioned, start with Josh Meader from Australia.
@@paolo-1283 Hi! Do you know Andre Nieri?
Worth a look: th-cam.com/video/AO39Iqii7Yw/w-d-xo.html
Interesting that he does the involuntary mouth movement thing even in this context.
This Man is a Genius
Two different players, both with huge intellects: Guthrie Govan and Billy Gibbons. I love to hear those guys talk about guitar, or about anything for that matter.
This aesthetic aspect that Guthrie points out is tipically overlooked when discussing picking techinque. The efficiency or "speed" tends to be the focus, without considering that every technique or style affects the tone in a particular way, which invalidates the argument for an absolute ideal.
It’s one thing to have his playing technicalities …. It’s also a WHOLE nother level of talent to create / improvise the way he does …
You make super technique look accessible thank you
If Guthrie had been my guitar teacher, I would have been a different guitarist now. He explains the material very well, is a great guitarist and a friendly person.
If Guthrie had been my guitar teacher, I wouldn't be a plumber.
I enjoy the life or death consequences in GG's explanations, like a jump master teaches packing your chute.
The guitar hero's guitar hero
So, slow down the thing to 75% -) then realise he's already faster and clearer than 99% of guitar players -) Cry a little.
ha ! .made me laugh.........thx.
🤣 Laughed my ass off after I put it back to normal speed
Even at 50% your statement would still be true.
I save this video to watch like 400 times just to try to comprehend his logic of model swiftness.
Why, in a guitar instructional video, is it necessary to have two cameras and one of them doesn't show the guitar at all and it's used while he's playing?
It is Not about govan playing His guitar or to Show how He is Picking. I mean even if u would See His hands u wont be able to see what He is doing without slowing the Video down...
It is govan talking about stuff.
@@tuphus9528 I can see what he's doing. i can't play it but I can hear and see what notes he's on even fast
Mostly cos he plays so fuckin clean you can make out every note
Such a high level.
this is the best guitar player of all time.
Prince, Hendrix
@@eddierobinson5082 SRV
Man that’s good shit dude I wanna learn to play stuff like that I’m not too bad I’m just basically a beginner but I can catch on quick
I would gladly listen to Guthrie talk about his digestive problems.
Man what a cool dude, awesome guitarist/musician and Brilliant teacher!
great lesson
Great lessons, thanks for sharing!
I’m gonna take my beloved Telecaster out onto the garden, and ceremoniously burn the damn thing. Why? Because I could never hold a light to this guy if I lived for a thousand years... Pure genius...
Brilliant Guthrie.
The Jedi Master of guitar players.
What a genius.
1.not over value sweep picking, because it's prepared lick. 2.learn small arp. instead. 3.sound-wise, sometimes you'll need that soft attack from economic picking,so it's best learn case by case
Great cool content
You talk perfect eloquent sense buddy
What's that thing wrapped around the nut - been seeing it a lot in videos.. camera of some sort?
Are these videos part of a course available for purchase?
When I learned to sweep reasonably well my exact thought was, "I don't know what to do with this. It's a stupid trick."
The title of the video isn't promising, (you're gonna learn about picking in 3 minutes?), but it appears that GG is a hologram, so any part of him reveals all of him. The vid is worthwhile.
this guy gets it
Why is there a camera angle with just his face when he's there to show us guitar stuff?
Guthrie Govan IS The Stig!!
Just... wow.
What Guitar make and model he is using??
What is economy picking? Pick hammer pull off?
Basically putting little sweep motions in your picking when going to adjacent strings, instead of just pure alternate picking. Throwing some legato in there mixed in with your picking (like pick hammer on pull off) is a different thing, but can help efficiency/economy of motion as well.
G.G doesn't need a guitar, he is 'guitar'.
Anybody know the name of that thing he's got over the nut?
I think the most of us are ate home looking for a Guthrie tutorial on picking, then you see his effortless demo and it's like... ok, f*ck it!
Is it me, or does Guthrie remind you of Alan Partridge?
"Oh sorry" for what?being the most insane guitarist ever.i think we can accept ur apology
This guy is plugged into something maybe 5 or 10 people on the planet have a handle on. The invisible world is speaking through him. So my message to the Masters Of The Musical Universe is this: if you could dumb it down anywhere from 7% - 15 % you'd probably triple your audience.
watch this at 0.75x speed to feel only slightly inept
Guthrie Govan and Justin Hawkins are two sides of a very rare coin indeed
Dude's from an alter-Nate dimension
Different planet
The Alan Watts of Guitar
guitar Jesus
Can we all agree this man need some speed?
He just cannot play things slowly. He has such energy, he can't help it.
It appears that Guthrie's brain knows no significant hurdle which stops his hands from doing what his imagination demands from them, performatively. It's like his imagination does the playing, not his hands. He is truly at one, mechanically, with his instrument.
A definition of a truly great virtuoso!!!’
O'h wow
what model guitar is that ???
Guthrie's signature Charvel. Awesome isn't it.
@@markelmes4645 thanks I found it and pricy too it seems :O over 3K
@@tunnis7us I have the dinky mod24 with hsh pick-ups. Similar in features at a quarter of the price.
@@tunnis7us He used to use Suhr guitars. They were pricey as well, but very high quality and came with PLEK'd necks (basically using a machine to help get the setup/action/fretjob as perfect as possible.)
He must have been a guitar instructor
Guthrie Picking
Everybody: You can't be the best at everything, all of the time
Guthrie: Hold my beer
GOVAN FOR PRESIDENT
his "easy" is my "nope"
Steve Morse alternate picks his arpeggios.
What robot is this? I'd like to invest in whatever company is manufacturing it
Love how he apologises when messing up despite playing something phenomenal 🤯