Red guitar is an ES 345, not a 355. I can verify because I had one. And it looks to be mid ‘60s vintage. Freddie also played the ES 355 but not here.Freddie King really made his bones on that Gold Top Les Paul, though.
As the Guitar Pilgrim says in the video, it’s similar to Buddy Guy’s Mary, while still doing its own thing. SRV was very inspired by the way Freddie did the licks in-between the main chords. SRV could mimic Freddie or Buddy Guy, which helped with his own blues voicings.
I saw Freddie King live when he was living. One of my favorite blues players. Love" Rather be blind" written by Leon Russell. Freddie does a version with Leon on his " Texas Cannonball" album. Guitar Pilgrim , you nailed it!
Your bad ass dude!! I love your teaching skills, selections of different varieties of music. But the best thing is you're enthusiasm keep on rocking man!!⚡
Great lesson !! and great point regarding the joy in his playing ! You do an amazing job of getting the essence of the musicians music you teach !! Love the channel Thank You
Lots of the great players of the 60's and 70's including The Beatles freely admit stealing from or being influenced by these great pioneers of Blues/Rock n'roll. Please do more of these, a great way to increase my guitar vocabulary.
Very similar to buddy guy and later srv copy of mary had a little lamb. This one slipped by me...i assumed we were going to learn hideawy when i came here. Never heard this. Very cool
Terrific video Thom! There were many great Blues men but FK was definitely at the top of the list! He was not only an amazing guitar player but also an incredible singer as well. Take a listen to "Someday After Awhile" & "Have You Ever Loved A Woman"! He was great. Thanks for this video.... 👍😉
I have just notice your new guitar , nice ! Freddy king is so good , really like this instrumental album with that gold top p90, and the other Freddy king sings
Got the same guitar 2013 model with the coil taps. Does yours have them? Also the 2013 model used Granadillo wood for its fretboad.The 409R and 498T pickups are great. Sadly, I feel the Chinese have now copied them in 400 Dollar and up price range guitars. Oh, and by the way, in 2013 the hard shell case ( made in Canada ) with the white fluff cushion came with the guitar. These day, hmm gig bag ?
Thanks a million!! This is so educational!! I just love Freddie King instrumentals... Only one minor unrelated thing if I may add (please take no offence)... when you say "lamb" or "thumb", remember that the final "b" should be silent, it sounds as if you're pronouncing it a bit or maybe it's a Dutch thing (and I apologize if I'm being pedantic, which I probably am). P.S.= For the record, otherwise your English is excellent
Great job as usual Thom, I still have my Freddy King instrumentals album, we used to do my version of the soul number years ago, you have great energy and I love your piano playing. Do you like Monk? A great piano number is "Ashokan Farewell" which was on the soundtrack for Ken Burns' Civil War series. Greetings from Port Orchard. WA.
actually the guitar he was playing was actually an es-345 but good guess it is a bit hard to know which one because this particular guitar that Freddie was playing had gold hardware which is what es-355s have. but you can tell a 345 from a 355 because the 355 has a bound headstock and 345s have split parallelogram inlays
Gosh, so many people beg, borrowed, and stole from Freddie King. I'm hearing not only SRV and Clapton, but Jimmy Page too. So much of the Moby Dick riff is here as well as The Ocean. Not just in the blues context but in the simplicity and phrasing.
BB King also played with the strap over his right shoulder. I think he and Freddie did that so it was not resting on their big bellies. Also, you get a great sound out of that Les Paul. What amp were you using?
great video....Freddie certainly was the "King" on stage there.....or should i say "Boss"......:-) do you knowthe year of the recording....??...would be interesting....i love it..... and of course im getting that song "under my belt"....:-)
Hey! What do you think about doing your next "can you play this riff" vid on the great white buffalo riff from ted nugents/the amboy dukes ? Great riff, not too hard, but still... needs à bit of technique and i dont think many youtubers did à vidéo on it !
Yes you can sound like Freddie King, but it's even better if you're playing it on a early 1950s Les Paul gold top with those sweet P90 pickups. Freddie was a tone monster!
If you really want to play Freddie King, use your ears and transcribe yourself 😇. This is how you know you are on the right journey to become an accomplished guitarist.
@@brianmcdermott281 now that I look it seems like in a lot of vids he wears it "normally" but there are at a couple where he wears it on his right shoulder... maybe when he's expecting to make a quick exit?
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yes more Freddie please! The best of the 3 kings imho
Do you know what year the video is from?
SMASH!!!! Yes, gimmi more Freddie King! Much more 😀
@@CorbCorbin 1966
Yes more Freddie King! And a video on the newest "King", Marcus would be great too.
I'm a simple man. I see Freddie King and I click like
One of the backing guitarists in the dark red jacket (and who looks to be the band leader) is the great Clarence Gatemouth Brown.
That's right, an astute observation!
Red guitar is an ES 345, not a 355. I can verify because I had one. And it looks to be mid ‘60s vintage. Freddie also
played the ES 355 but not here.Freddie King really made his bones on that Gold Top Les Paul, though.
All you have to do is look at the position markers on the neck they are "Double parallelograms and the unbound head stock to identify it
And the Varitone switch. If you find a 345 on Reverb for under $5k, grab it!
Freddie King was a monster on guitar! That almost has some Mary Had a Little Lamb vibes! Great video again Pilgrim!
As the Guitar Pilgrim says in the video, it’s similar to Buddy Guy’s Mary, while still doing its own thing.
SRV was very inspired by the way Freddie did the licks in-between the main chords. SRV could mimic Freddie or Buddy Guy, which helped with his own blues voicings.
@@CorbCorbin I commented as I was watching! SRV was definitely a juggernaut when it came to playing the blues!
It's got some "Mary" and a lot of "Just Pickin'" (another Freddie instrumental).
Freddy King was indeed a monster.Where do you think Buddy Guy got it from? Too bad he died so young.
I saw Freddie King live when he was living. One of my favorite blues players. Love" Rather be blind" written by Leon Russell. Freddie does a version with Leon on his " Texas Cannonball" album. Guitar Pilgrim , you nailed it!
That was the best time to see him live. Heh, heh.
Your bad ass dude!! I love your teaching skills, selections of different varieties of music. But the best thing is you're enthusiasm keep on rocking man!!⚡
He's playing a Gibson Es345 in the video you showed...... Albert Collins played with his guitar slung over his shoulder also..
Another great video. You really do blues with a feeling. But you need a background dancer like Freddie.
Haha, yes indeed!
definately....and both....:-)
Lol!
Love how you go back to the origins of these licks and break them down oh so well.
Yes, I can, and did on my yellow Les Paul DC after watching this a couple of times.
Quite a lot of fun!
Cheers.
Looks like your enjoying that new guitar. It's a beauty.
Great lesson !! and great point regarding the joy in his playing ! You do an amazing job of getting the essence of the musicians music you teach !! Love the channel Thank You
Someone is enjoying their recent Gibson acquisition!!! Go hard! Love your work!
Lots of the great players of the 60's and 70's including The Beatles freely admit stealing from or being influenced by these great pioneers of Blues/Rock n'roll. Please do more of these, a great way to increase my guitar vocabulary.
Very similar to buddy guy and later srv copy of mary had a little lamb.
This one slipped by me...i assumed we were going to learn hideawy when i came here. Never heard this. Very cool
Great video again GP - thanks.
Albert Collins also used the guitar strap like that!
Glad somebody else noticed. Don't you just love Collins' Don't mistake kindness for weakness?
Also similar to 'Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)' Earl King covered by Hendrix.
Check out Billy Cox over Freddy's shoulder on bass.
Freddie King has such a present, in-your-face-but-still-groovin' style. He grabs your ear but doesn't let it go like some guitarists do.
Terrific video Thom! There were many great Blues men but FK was definitely at the top of the list! He was not only an amazing guitar player but also an incredible singer as well. Take a listen to "Someday After Awhile" & "Have You Ever Loved A Woman"! He was great. Thanks for this video.... 👍😉
I love your interpretation and feeling that you show.... Great job!
Simple blues but great power 🎸😊💪
Albert Collins wears the strap on the right shoulder too. I would like your opinion about him. Or a video of the master of telecaster!
T-Bone Walker too.Seems one reason the old blues guys did it was to avoid messing up their hair!😉
J'aime vraiment beaucoup cette chaine,ce mec,super musicien ecoute et propose toujours de la bonne musique
Again a very cool tutorial...
Thanks Sir!
Fantastic breakdown! Always a pleasure to watch!
I have just notice your new guitar , nice ! Freddy king is so good , really like this instrumental album with that gold top p90, and the other Freddy king sings
Best guitar I seen you play. I like that sound.
You really are the dude brov, should have a million subscribers, keep em coming
Got the same guitar 2013 model with the coil taps. Does yours have them? Also the 2013 model used Granadillo wood for its fretboad.The 409R and 498T pickups are great. Sadly, I feel the Chinese have now copied them in 400 Dollar and up price range guitars. Oh, and by the way, in 2013 the hard shell case ( made in Canada ) with the white fluff cushion came with the guitar. These day, hmm gig bag ?
This is one of your Best! really Great
Thanks a million!! This is so educational!! I just love Freddie King instrumentals... Only one minor unrelated thing if I may add (please take no offence)... when you say "lamb" or "thumb", remember that the final "b" should be silent, it sounds as if you're pronouncing it a bit or maybe it's a Dutch thing (and I apologize if I'm being pedantic, which I probably am).
P.S.= For the record, otherwise your English is excellent
It's a 1960 ES345, you can tell by the split parallelogram inlays and long pickguard, unbound headstock. Gibson reissued the guitar in 2016.
this is great! more of this kind of stuff please
Gran trabajo. Gracias
Great job as usual Thom, I still have my Freddy King instrumentals album, we used to do my version of the soul number years ago, you have great energy and I love your piano playing. Do you like Monk? A great piano number is "Ashokan Farewell" which was on the soundtrack for Ken Burns' Civil War series. Greetings from Port Orchard. WA.
thank you mate, special, we need to learn it step by step
Freddie King is the best of the Blues "Kings", in my opinion.
Maybe the 3 Kings?
You can't be a bluesman without worshiping the Three Kings: Albert, B.B., and Freddy.
Ah, yes the three wise men!
Hail the Kings.
Just great Thom, definately more Freddie!!
damn i'm so excited when i saw "freddie king" , my favorite king of all!
You could dedicate the next year to amazing Freddie King licks
Plz make a video of "Southbound Again" from Dire Straits. Such an underrated song of them
Amazing lesson. Thanks.
Awesome history, lesson, and more.
i am from Brazil love all your videos
Awesome licks! Love it!
Thanks GP, I do believe I'll queue up some Freddie today.
Blow the dust off the needle first. !!! Lol,,, 😎✌
@@michaelmendillo7513 don't need to, will play Freddie's Dust My Broom first and he'll clean the grooves with his groove.
@@CraigHollabaugh lol. !!!! Enjoy my friend. !!!! I am certain that you play guitar also, jam along with the King. !!!! 😎✌✝💕
Just woke The Day of the Dead down here in Mexico. Respect.
Happy ☠ Day.
Any chance you could post a second video of you doing the whole song (Funny Bone) and not just a "small part"? You were really smoking on that song!
The only thing missing from this video is the profuse amount of Freddie King sweat.
I didn't know that riff... sounds great!
actually the guitar he was playing was actually an es-345 but good guess
it is a bit hard to know which one because this particular guitar that Freddie was playing had gold hardware which is what es-355s have. but you can tell a 345 from a 355 because the 355 has a bound headstock and 345s have split parallelogram inlays
The Three Kings in order Albert, Freddie and BB in my opinion...
Awesome! Thanks for this!👌
Freddie King is great. That background dancer though is true 60ies spirit. Love it.
Do something on Lonnie Mac he‘s one of Stevies inspiration.
Albert Collins held the guitar on his right shoulder too
Albert Collins always had guitar strap over right shoulder too.
Never been a Les Paul fan but that one is sharp!
Freddie King, Albert King, Marcus King, BB King, all the KIngs are very wellcome, Thanks!
Gosh, so many people beg, borrowed, and stole from Freddie King. I'm hearing not only SRV and Clapton, but Jimmy Page too. So much of the Moby Dick riff is here as well as The Ocean. Not just in the blues context but in the simplicity and phrasing.
You know how to pick them Pilgrim,,,
No pun intended,,,, TY Bro. !!!! 😎✌✝💕
BB King also played with the strap over his right shoulder. I think he and Freddie did that so it was not resting on their big bellies.
Also, you get a great sound out of that Les Paul. What amp were you using?
Genio genio, no entiendo inglés pero pude sacar el tema 🥂🥂🥂🥂🍾🍾🍾🍾
La música habla por sí sola y es un lenguaje compartido por todos!
Dos de los mejores blues guitaristas que conozco son un padre e hijo Peruanos en Trujillo, Perú.
Can you do one on Freddie king going down
Good lesson
Fabuloso
great video....Freddie certainly was the "King" on stage there.....or should i say "Boss"......:-)
do you knowthe year of the recording....??...would be interesting....i love it.....
and of course im getting that song "under my belt"....:-)
That performance was recorded in 1966
The Master Mr. King.
Hey! What do you think about doing your next "can you play this riff" vid on the great white buffalo riff from ted nugents/the amboy dukes ? Great riff, not too hard, but still... needs à bit of technique and i dont think many youtubers did à vidéo on it !
A little beat sound of “Merry have little lamb” by SRV
That guitar is awesome you said it was light too that les paul did you get it online.?
Listen to Peter Green playing 'Uranus' with Brunning Sunflower Blues Band from late '60s. album. Peter obviously borrowed the melody. 🎸😎
Yes you can sound like Freddie King, but it's even better if you're playing it on a early 1950s Les Paul gold top with those sweet P90 pickups. Freddie was a tone monster!
Carrying the guitar "gunslinger" way helps for not unbalancing those big guitars with one button on the back instead of on the side.
Gold.......!
How about the fact that he has the great Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown playing rhythm guitar behind him!
Billy Cox also in a lot of those shows.
Would love to some a lonnie mack very similar style
So cool!!!
T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker and Albert Collins also weared guitar strapped on right shoulder.
It's a banjo thing.
I saw a video on here, where a young Lady (am I allowed to call her that?) Played a crisp, super clean 'San Ho Zay!'
Please can you make a video too on John Scofield ?!!
I want that there geeetaaar....😁👏🏻👏🏻
I have it and love it
I think Alvin Lee of Ten years After was a Freddie fan too.
Another good video there, Guitar Pilgrim. A question for you. Are you still using Native Instruments Guitar Rig for your amp sim? Thx
Yes I do
wow that's great
I love this and have admired that "Beat!!!!!" videos for decades. Can't listen to your buzzy rock sound though.
Albert Collins used to wear his guitar strap that way too
Cool 👍👍
Thanks god now I can play some of his stuff… sorry more please this I can learn 😁
Chris Simmons owns Mr. Kings guitar now.
3:35 I was about to say that
Do some Freddy hideaway!
If you really want to play Freddie King, use your ears and transcribe yourself 😇. This is how you know you are on the right journey to become an accomplished guitarist.
Thank again! Enough to try in this video. Btw: like your shirt! Wij houden van oranje!😀
Sweet
Albert Collins wore his guitar like that too.😝
Billy Gibbons wears his strap the same way - there's a video on YT of Les Paul passing comment on it.
Yeah I’ve seen that but I think he only wore it like that in the video
@@brianmcdermott281 now that I look it seems like in a lot of vids he wears it "normally" but there are at a couple where he wears it on his right shoulder... maybe when he's expecting to make a quick exit?
If you ever wanna do a video on Peter Green, you can use my Les Paul for the out of phase sound. Freddie is of course King !
Got it funny bone 👍