Lukather is a well rounded player, his style is so deep that l think this lesson deserves a Part 2. He is also well known for his clean funky rhythms and chords. Thank you so much for this lesson, for share your knowledge with us. Keep the good work 👍
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! He is a chord monster, so maybe I will hit some Lukather rhythm secrets. : )
@lngodwetrust71175 жыл бұрын
That will be awesome 👍
@alexZZGuitar64474 жыл бұрын
Be great to see some Luke rhythm parts! many thanks :-)
@top-voice16744 жыл бұрын
Yes, a part 2 pleeeeease !
@bobvaningen5783 жыл бұрын
Just a part 2? It will take a lifetime to learn all of his licks and feel! There can only be one.. Luke!
@StefanGBucher Жыл бұрын
I've seen Lukather a few times-on the Kingdom of Desire tour as a kid in Germany, with Toto at the House of Blues on Sunset in the late 90s, which was amazing. I saw him with Los Lobotomys promoting the "Candyman" album at the Alligator Lounge in Santa Monica. It was a last minute venue change after the Roxbury shut down, so it was way too many people in a teeny tiny dive bar, and they brought their full rig. It was amazing! And lastly, I saw him support Judith Owen at her annual Christmas singalong at the Largo-just her on piano, Steve, and then Lee Sklar on bass. That was the most recent show, but also the most impressive to me, because he wasn't shreddy, He just was such a super impressive tasteful support to the whole sound. Really gorgeous playing! Shockingly, I can find no video of it anywhere. Anyway, I always love your breakdowns! Thank you!
@sebrura Жыл бұрын
Luke is a living legend. But that guitar at the beginning... Wow. Instant crush.
@elcesar015 жыл бұрын
Ohhh yeah... We need more Luke in our lives!! Thanks man!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah and thank you! Rock on bro!
@rmpalgunadi76575 ай бұрын
I am a huge fan of LUKATHER Bro ... He's a rich variety skills
@ultradian75 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for another great lesson. Lukes vibrato was ahead of its time. Everyone sounds like that now but when I heard the outro solo for Rosanna the first time I was blown away.
@KingdomofLuke15 жыл бұрын
I, for one, love anyone mouthing off about how awesome Steve Lukather is. His career is as insane as his ability, but that's as it should be. And I would have killed to have seen a show from the Kingdom of Desire tour. Lucky you! Great video, thanks.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much and for watching this video! : )
@rikshredder5 жыл бұрын
Luke licks are always welcome. He's got such a diverse pallet of licks.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
He's totally a monster player! : )
@bingefeller5 жыл бұрын
I love that jazzy lick - I'm gonna steal that one for sure!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
That is a cool one! He has so many of those cool jazz-flavored ideas. : )
@thejamnasium64472 жыл бұрын
Lukather is a master
@constantinranis2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these kind of videos and always learn a lot to expand my guitar vocabulary thanks for your work and effort man ! And this first bend-grab technique i remember dealing with that when I learned the mama I'm coming home from Ozzy, zakk is using this and I was like how the hell is he doing it cause back then there was no KZfaq to look for tutorials and I had to figure it out just by hearing it and it took me a while to come to that Idea and try this kind of technique and it was a big revelation for me when I finally figured it out !
@tomharmon79732 жыл бұрын
I've watches several of your videos. I really appreciate your calm, inciteful approach to instruction. Well done.
@mikeivey84713 жыл бұрын
Lukather is simply a great musician !! His work with ToTo was amazing !! Great video !!
@bradhilton91134 жыл бұрын
I bought Toto's first album in '78 and I've been a big Lukather fan ever since. I've followed his solo career as well is digging into his studio resume. I saw them Toto most recently on the Toto XIV tour. They were amazing! The musicianship of these guys is remarkable.
@obiem93194 жыл бұрын
Bad ass lesson.
@tshouse27825 жыл бұрын
Lukather is a freak of nature! Just amazing
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah, I love Steve! : ) His work with Toto and the solo material (not to mention those endless sessions) is outstanding! Take care and ROCK ON!
Would love to see more Lukather licks vids from you! This is the best one on KZfaq.
@jamieedwards39785 жыл бұрын
Another great breakdown! Luke is overlooked by others because he wasn’t in a cool band. Luke is a virtuoso! Love that he lets fans play at sound checks. I have never seen ToTo, but just added them to my bucket list. Thanks for the tab too!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
He's such a great player and a studio legend. His tasty licks are on hundreds of songs. : ) Rock on!
@EarthAltar5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Luke rules. That 2nd lick is sick!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah, he has all kinds of cool jazzy licks like that and he kind of takes those ideas from people like Larry Carlton, where they're basically targeting chords/arpeggios and blend it with bends, slides, and other techniques. It sounds so cool and slippery. : )
@EarthAltar5 жыл бұрын
@@LateNightLessons I have the live CD with Carlton and Luke in Japan. Still blows my mind what those two accomplished in that night.
@joerobinson25385 жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering Luke DB! I’m sure most don’t realize how much we hear his playing everyday in his vast session work (not to mention tether Toto hits). Radio, over store PA’s-wherever popular music is played!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! He was basically like the "Tommy Tedesco" in LA during the 1970s-80a. I was looking over his Wikipedia discography and credits - it's unreal. : )
@tonepoet4 жыл бұрын
I loved the stuff that he did with Los Lobotomys (especially Candyman). They wrote some killer stuff.
@ernstbindewald6395 жыл бұрын
These licks are great, fun to play them...Thx
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
I dig 'em too! : ) Thanks and rock on!
@joshuamurphy21083 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! Great ear! Great playing! Thank you 🙏.
@KingdomofLuke15 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to mention that Toto are touring the US again this year, for anyone wanting to catch Luke in action. The dates are up now. Dates are also up for Ringo and His Allstarrs Band, which Luke has been a member of for the last 7 years. That tour starts on the first of next month. I have seen both shows in Australia, don't miss them. And Luke does have a MusicMan signature guitar, the latest I think is the LIII, which receives rave reviews too.
@christianneumann90275 жыл бұрын
Impressiv lesson, thanks a lot.
@rickaaron62304 жыл бұрын
Damn good lesson!!! Wow man, such great ideas to touch on! Thanks so much for your work David! Lukather IS an underrated legend to the “shred” crowd but he is such a creative genius. 🤘🏻😃
@mrnomad555 жыл бұрын
Another great leson. thank you
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@kaimertens21933 жыл бұрын
Hey man, great tutorial, great picks of cool and inspiring licks from my all time hero. Your even telling his stuff better than he did on his very old star licks video :) And I share your experiance with the response of liking or even being a fan of Toto. Some people just don't get it. Toto is still in its current setup a great rockin'' band. I saw them on 4 different tours and they nailed it everytime, except from Kimbals performance on the Mindfields tour. Please continue of giving us such cool tutorials!
@dgs9315 жыл бұрын
Isolation album kicks ass....
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Man, that is a great album. All of those old Toto albums were dynamite. No offense to their more recent releases, but Toto in the '80s & '90s were on fire. : )
@davidsummerville3513 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff
@johnfesta82493 жыл бұрын
It’s basically Toto playing the Thriller album.
@image30p5 жыл бұрын
Lukather surprised me. I remember when his instruction video came out. I think it was Star Licks. It kind of bummed me out because he was so good and he wasn't even a metal player. Haha! Great video, man.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Man, I used to watch that Star Licks video all the time. I think I found it on KZfaq not too long ago and it STILL rocks! I remember the playing was excellent, but when he showed his rig and gear and the camera zoomed in on that giant rack I was floored. It looked like a refrigerator of tone - hahaha! : )
@daneswearingen82354 жыл бұрын
First off I wanted to say I really in joy your videos and there content. Your laid back and not over the top or obnoxious you rely on your ability not foolishness. The only thing I would say is your mic seems to pickup a lot of you striking the strings and less of your amp. As fare suggestions lesson I’d like to suggest covering licks from season player and producer Dan Warner. Dan has every bit the resume of Steve Lukather he is also a multi Grammy award winning musician also a Emmy winner which is unusual for a musician. Unfortunately we just lost Dan earlier this month at the age of 49. If you research him I think you’ll see what a great and versatile player he was and it would be a great tribute to legacy.
@crimfan5 жыл бұрын
An old bandmate of mine described them as "Steely Dan crossed with Def Leppard." Toto had some really fantastic work. Some of their tunes are too poppy for my taste, but when they were on, they were ON. And Luke's playing is ALWAYS good.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
I like it all, but a lot of their albums in the '90s were more rock and less pop. Kingdom of Desire was around that time and it totally kicks ass. Lukather's Candyman album from the mid-90's is also VERY good! : )
@peevee6055 жыл бұрын
Perfect description of their hybrid.
@pastorofmuppets19685 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. Good stuff!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you and welcome aboard! : )
@billwilliams63385 жыл бұрын
Thanks, warren demartini has wide hand stretched licks that Jake E lee borrowed to look out for in his live concerts with RATT
@finnjacobsen47113 жыл бұрын
Grat👌🏼
@liamerick72625 жыл бұрын
Yeah...luke!...you rock man!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! : ) Rock on man!
@SamBellGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@brycemelton15 жыл бұрын
Lukather is a badass
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! He's such a legendary badass! : ) \m/ ROCK ON \m/
@Vyan002 жыл бұрын
Luke is playing his signature Music Man guitar with four on two pins on the head stock in that clip, not that Strat copy.
@HotRodSixString5 жыл бұрын
The E9 #11 is used in Harlem Nocturne .
@personanongrata13085 жыл бұрын
Man those are some choice tasty killer Luke licks. Please consider adding Mike Landau to your 'to do' list.
@chriswenger57974 жыл бұрын
Love your channel, David. I’m a guitar teacher and recommend you to many students. Have you considered a Jeff Beck lick lesson for those of us, like yourself, who don’t have a whammy bar on our strat? I’m experimenting with bending to emulate some of his sounds, and would love to hear your take on it. Thank you for the amazing content!
@michaeleaster18152 жыл бұрын
1:20 Steve Stevens pointed out that Steve Lukather would join Van Halen onstage (when they played LA) and that was a very rare thing: VH generally didn't do that
@POLLOTROM5 жыл бұрын
Stranger in Town !!
@albertarmen48394 жыл бұрын
The KOD tour was special. Luke was in prime form vocally at that time.
@GooseGumlizzard3 жыл бұрын
Luke is a god and Toto are one of the greatest bands of all time
@franksantos71633 жыл бұрын
Hey dave how about some mick bolton
@billwilliams63385 жыл бұрын
Thinking of doing a Theme video on RATT warren demartini licks? There is new uploaded youtube concerts of RATT live 1988-1990 to watch warren demartini licks.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
I'll add that to the list! Thanks! : )
@whynottalklikeapirat2 жыл бұрын
Nice tone what pickups are in that strat?
@thomasaquinas6014 жыл бұрын
If you want to hear the greatest unknown solo he's ever done, go listen to the song, "Limelight" on Peter Cetera's solo album. He just rips, without mercy.
@borgan19643 жыл бұрын
Are there something with the tuning i forget,,is it a half sem down?
@Thruftinger4 жыл бұрын
Which fuzz pedal or overdrive do you use for this tutorial?
@rikshredder5 жыл бұрын
Dave, where are those Luke video clips from??? I've never seen those and I've seen a lot.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
I found it randomly on KZfaq and I'd never seen it either. It's a short 2-minute video and it's really just him playing around onstage and there's someone filming. He keeps talking to them as he plays and the person filming doesn't say anything in English. And there are subtitles throughout the video of everything that Luke says as he plays. I edited these clips around the subtitles and just focused on his licks. It didn't have any details in the description and I'm really not sure when/where it was from or the footage was taken. : )
@rikshredder5 жыл бұрын
@@LateNightLessons I'm a big fan of his and Toto. That looks like late 90s early 2000s. Thanks David.
@dgs9315 жыл бұрын
How about a John Sykes video?
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah - I already have him on "the list" and there should be something Sykes-related coming soon! : ) \m/ ROCK ON \m/
@Ambience205 жыл бұрын
You didn't do the xmas lick at the end
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
LOL Whoops! : )
@mikelucarello73105 жыл бұрын
Truly honest friendly critique. WAYYY too much talking. Get to the lesson faster and you'll see your number of subscribers climb. Great player, great lessons 😊
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Well, thanks? Out of hundreds of comments you're one of only two that complained about me talking. I play and I talk. I also like to share my experiences and interest in who I'm discussing and talking about in each lesson. Sorry I'm not a robot. I do everything my way, so if you want less talking watch my Just The Tip videos.
@skidjs5 жыл бұрын
Maybe later than 2007?? That Luke does not look to have EMG's in it.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
It's very possible. I wish that video would've had more details about the footage. Oh well - but thank you for watching and for this comment too! : )
@niklas53965 жыл бұрын
It has a Fernandes sustainer in the neck and EMGs in the other positions. I think it's even earlier than 2007.
@skidjs5 жыл бұрын
@@niklas5396 I think I found a pic of that particular guitar. The pic confirms your statement. 👍
@coughforme214 жыл бұрын
Surprised Luke doesn't put an evolving trove of guitar - related content behind a pay wall and make some serious cash. Don't think the dude has ever had a mailing list.
@mavisser32114 жыл бұрын
dude how much do you babble wooooooowwwwweeeeee
@louisaccardi2268 Жыл бұрын
Too much talk. Get to the licks.
@michaeljensen8211 Жыл бұрын
You talk this Jimi Hendrix bend much harder than it is..... For me so easy and IT is NOT anything DEATH METAL 😠