In every, and I mean EVERY video I've seen of Robben Ford he comes across as just the nicest guy in the world. Kudos to his parents for raising such a great kid/man.
@williamkiss85174 жыл бұрын
@@BITESIZEJONES Come on man, do you blame him? It's for flash during shows, it's not a respectable thing to do. I really believe Robben is a humble person, but bothered by invasion of his privacy while performing for ungrateful people.
@neilvetter6624 жыл бұрын
NERD
@michaelsteven10903 жыл бұрын
Kinda like Creepy Joe Biden
@dimitrisaivaliotis56163 жыл бұрын
Hi there Who knows what feder is that?
@stringtheoryguitars49523 жыл бұрын
I've met him a few times and he's really nice. Even let me play his Tele for a minute!
@nhatzi13 жыл бұрын
This is all before you can KZfaq search your favourite guitarist…. This must have been gold at the time and still is! Awesome lesson from one of the greats.
@renomountainfolk960211 ай бұрын
This was the GOLD standard in instructional tapes in the day. Start licks was ok, but REH was much sharper. You could see Robin's fingers on each string. I remember I had just bought a new color TV and High-Fi VHS player... (wait for it)... $850 for the pair!! This video sold for $60-$80 depending on who was selling it. I would rent it for a week at a time for $4. Spent 27 hours a day playing it over and over again. This Fender Ultra guitar never sold that well and my local shop was blowing them out at $600 with the case! They were the PRS, before PRS made a name for himself.
@PeterKertesz2013 Жыл бұрын
This is GOLD, thank you for uploading! 😉 (Bending 20:19) (Licks 25:19) (Slow-Mo 12 Bar Blues Key of C 33:10) (Rhythm 48:25) (Jam 53:46) That guitar is beautiful ! 39:53
@Mateo-bu2fp6 ай бұрын
thanks my lil bro
@markusantonio48665 жыл бұрын
I saw a True fire video of Robben explaining jazz blues many years ago, and loved his playing his way of teaching ever since.
@hugobasualdo37435 жыл бұрын
He's amazing!
@john-zw9rw5 жыл бұрын
I can't think of any other artist who not only shows you his licks.... but he teaches you.....and this was about 30 years ago, and to this day this Cat still shares the gold...
@davefrazier86275 жыл бұрын
incredible guitar sound incredible playing
@berndbanken32563 жыл бұрын
Many years ago he toured in Germany, in Cologne. After the gig he and the Yellow Jackets gave autograms written in his educational book Playin‘ The Blues. What a great person with a huge respect to music and fans. Thanks for this video!
@BBQ19535 жыл бұрын
Wow! I was surprised to see how young he was for this presentation! He certainly grew to include more chordal scaling later in his career but those Jazz improvs are always icing on any Blues cake. I MISS the sound that only that Fender Master Series Guitar can make. I gave mine to my oldest son last year. I play it every time I visit him in L.A.
@dimitrisaivaliotis56163 жыл бұрын
Brett that feder model is not common. I think has the same sound like es 335???
@BBQ19533 жыл бұрын
You’re correct, Dimitris. Fender intended to make some inroad on the iron grip that Gibson had with their hollow body group of guitars. The Master series were brilliantly executed. I only wish Fender was run by luthiers instead of suits. The company quit making those guitars after only a few years. The guitars are extremely rare today.
@dimitrisaivaliotis56163 жыл бұрын
@@BBQ1953 btw that model is hollow?
@BBQ19533 жыл бұрын
It has hollow bevels or channels running through the body, sealed inside. PRS makes one today that sounds similar but the neck on the PRS is chunky. That Fender is lean neck with wonderfully fast action and perfectly prepared frets.
@joe707256 жыл бұрын
he's one of my favorite bluesy guitarist.
@cesmcmyth5 жыл бұрын
I just found so fascinating having the opportunity to watch Robben at this age of his life after I got to know about the man just about 6 months ago, and already consumed all I could from what was available. :-D Handsome Gentleman! He's like the best teacher also. Thanks Hugo!
@hugobasualdo37435 жыл бұрын
You are welcome Ces! I'm glad it can be useful!
@joe707256 жыл бұрын
he's one of my favorite blues guitarist.
@marq.branco5978 Жыл бұрын
1:37 scales for blues soloing 13:00 fingerings 16:35 vibrato 23:58 12 bar blues solo 29:32 right hand technique 32:52 slow mo blues 37:20 chords and comping 53:45 ends
@Mateo-bu2fp6 ай бұрын
thanks a lot my friend
@chriscarroll23304 жыл бұрын
This lesson has it all!! Thank you Robben. Love that Fender.
@tylerwillison49624 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty much convinced that Mr Ford was born brilliant.
@chriscarroll23304 жыл бұрын
I love Robben!! Always have. Talk to your Daughter album to me is the blues record of our modern era. (High octane Blues at its finest). Changed my playing forever. He is phrasing is so tasty. Its always fresh and never gets old.
@chuck3472 жыл бұрын
Love this Man...such a Master. Thanks
@ulfminstrel177223 күн бұрын
Great lessen ! Is it a washburn guitare he uses or a ibanez?
@bajawkamare8 жыл бұрын
Bless you for this! Robben Ford is one of the few contemporary blues guitarists steeped in the tradition and that pays unstinting respect to the greats that came before him. From the little bit that I've seen of him in interviews and instructional videos, he seems to be a real genuine soul and incredibly humble..... a rare trait to be seen in modern day musicians.
@hugobasualdo37438 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree with you. Terrible humble and soulful! Thx for watching! Check my band at kzfaq.info
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
He sounds to me like nobody special who would rather be chicken picking. He don’t play like any blues man I ever cared for. Too pretty sounding
@superbsherbetreverb34092 жыл бұрын
@@bojangles6444 Would you care to give us some examples of blues men you like?
@gwshark07 Жыл бұрын
@@bojangles6444 and you are too ugly sounding, shit attitude with no taste
@edcrutchfield34473 жыл бұрын
Man you are a inspiration 😎
@sermorel7 жыл бұрын
Robben is amazing !
@lhu19612 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👋🤠👍
@YaoEspirito2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely axe. Shame they stopped making them so soon.
@sgoldman97324 жыл бұрын
Fantastic !! Thanks my friend!!!!!!!
@hugobasualdo37434 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Good to know is helpful. Robben is awesome!
@robertosozio34254 жыл бұрын
@@hugobasualdo3743 Nice video lession Robben Ford one great by modern Blues ,,
@freddievaldez65875 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload. RF is great. What a great guy. He makes music fun.
@hugobasualdo37435 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!!
@bluesboy392 жыл бұрын
For a second I thought you were Eddie Van Halen from your inset photo! I got a fright for a moment.Lol.
@Roozo4115 жыл бұрын
This is still his most accessible recorded lesson! Something a beginning blues guitarist can actually wrap his his head and hands around. I’ve been watching this on and off since I bought it when it came out and still find inspiration in it every time! He’s a great musician and player but sometimes gets so bogged down in theory when he’s teaching, but if that’s your thing he’s a bottomless well! Anyway great upload
@hugobasualdo37435 жыл бұрын
Thx man! Yes, he's great!!
@rainfieldmusic Жыл бұрын
Good stuff 👍
@flaconsius5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing.
@hugobasualdo37435 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome!!
@Deliquescentinsight7 жыл бұрын
Robben has always had excellent articulation and phrasing, this marks out the truly expressive guitar players who are completely oblivious to matters of 'speed' and strive to play the whole instrument; I am proud to include this guy as an influence!
@hugobasualdo37437 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@Fernando1463 жыл бұрын
Music is not about speed.Youll be owed for a second and get bored the next munite,Thats what shredding is about
@anthonydavella83503 жыл бұрын
@@Fernando146 Speed is another tool just like vibrato etc. When used correctly it makes some licks and phrases sound WAY better IMO
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
@@Fernando146 only when guitar players are around. Imagine Dream Theater playing for women. I certainly can’t maybe one or 2 with their son.
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
@@anthonydavella8350 with the blues, not so much. No real blues guy played a lot of note. Just rockers. Blues you are trying to speak a message as clearly and directly as possible. Burning through scales says I like to practice. For Yngwie it says I used up all my melodies can’t I just shred?
@Spinz9910 ай бұрын
I love the idea of centering your blues lines around the 6th. Really nice. It sounds dorian as well. Nice the double notes as well.
This is still my favorite guitar that he ever used :) They are EXTREMELY rare. I saw one years ago with a factory-installed Kahler. It was a rare piece. I should have bought it !
@YaoEspirito6 жыл бұрын
Maybe they weren't selling. Can't understand why they stopped making them so soon. An absolute beauty. I don't think Robben even plays them much anymore, and it was his Signature!
@matilda1986fox6 жыл бұрын
What is the guitar? I can't make out the headstock.
@YaoEspirito6 жыл бұрын
It's the Fender 'Esprit'; some variation is called the 'Flame' (I don't know what the exact difference is). An absolutely beautiful axe, but they didn't make them long.
@joshuaengel59726 жыл бұрын
There is an awesome blues guitar player in Cincinnati who brings one out occasionally. He sold my buddy a V not too long ago, he's not coming off his signature Ford model haha!
@shawnglass1086 жыл бұрын
Josh, was his name Sonny Moorman?
@cholepriccee20694 жыл бұрын
Robben’s voice has not changed at all in 35-40 years
@user-wg9kc7zz4j Жыл бұрын
5:03
@boomerproduction86314 жыл бұрын
super material pozdrawiam z Polski
@kbtherapper99966 жыл бұрын
My goodness, I had this way back on VHS. Never imagined I'd find it again. Robben Ford is a musician's musician, the professional's professional.
@scottfulghum84085 жыл бұрын
So young here!!!
@jasonkeith93174 жыл бұрын
Not as young as u think!!!
@cravertom2 жыл бұрын
wow...everyone was young once.
@Pskdjdndn-vh6vq10 ай бұрын
11;11
@ceeemm1901 Жыл бұрын
Damn, he is soooo young here!
@buxcorp6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great video..
@FatPeaceman8 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@john-zw9rw6 жыл бұрын
How time fly's............. it's been about 40 beautiful years of inspiration from Robben.. I hope I can play rhythm guitar in his Heavenly band...
@BenjaminJay6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the amazing upload. This dvd costs a LOT on amazon btw...
@hugobasualdo37436 жыл бұрын
You are welcome man! Hope it helps!
@BenjaminJay6 жыл бұрын
I actually bought the accompanying book for this video so this is SUPER helpful my bro.
@mborel6 жыл бұрын
I just found my old VHS of this last night, but either the tape or my old VCR is bad, thanks for posting this on KZfaq!
@hugobasualdo37436 жыл бұрын
Welcome man!! I'm glad it's useful!
@ylst88745 жыл бұрын
Haha he just plays the scale down and up and sounds great :)
@hanskung32783 жыл бұрын
He might be doing more than that.
@SteveSterlacci5 жыл бұрын
So you're telling me this was '91 making Robben 40 years old here ?!?! He looks 15! Lol
@arthurc19715 жыл бұрын
Steve Sterlacci He’s 68? Never wouldve guessed it
@SteveSterlacci5 жыл бұрын
@@arthurc1971 crazy! He looks great
@marekhelan39665 жыл бұрын
YES, thats right, now he looks 40 !
@markusantonio48665 жыл бұрын
So chill and relaxed. Much respect.
@Alqueria514 жыл бұрын
Mira su actuacion en Paris 2.010, que tenia 59 años y parece tener en realidad 40-
@robertosozio34255 жыл бұрын
Great Robben Ford one great modern Bluesman,,
@Andre77178 жыл бұрын
Robben is bluesman from God!
@fretboardmaster703 жыл бұрын
Isn’t he a Scientologist?
@Andre77173 жыл бұрын
@@fretboardmaster70 I don't know.
@Shoshi770NYC2 ай бұрын
@@Andre7717 NO after playing lead & rhythm for George Harrison's Dark Horse Tour in North America he went to Colorado to learn at Naropa Institute a type of buddhist teaching which is still his practice.
@nigelmikaele2 жыл бұрын
I thought he was the 4th Porcaro brother :) or Ralph Maccio from cross roads
@hanskung32783 жыл бұрын
I wonder when he's improvising he thinks to himself " I'm playing G minor pentatonic on the G chord so the G is the root, the B is the b3rd, etc. and now I'm playing the C chord and the G becomes the 5th, the B the b7th, etc."
@lfino1003 жыл бұрын
This is glorious, I been tryin to find out about "learn jazz guitar standards" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Wanichael Corylexander Equalizer - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my neighbour got cool success with it.
@stephenweshalek92524 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@fyrcrack15 жыл бұрын
OMG How old is this video? Robben looks like a teenager
@edcrutchfield34473 жыл бұрын
As I listened to this whole thing you have gone slow in such a way that I got it ! . This is the best blues lesson EVER 🎸🎸🎸🎸
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
Is this where Ralph Machio went after the Crossroads? I wonder what happened to Steve Vai. I like that version more than the real one. I still don’t get if he was the devil or the other guy lol
@birdmanbl5 жыл бұрын
wonderful..can someone tell me what model Fender Guitar he is playing? never seen this model...thanks
@paolunna4 жыл бұрын
Flame I think
@Shagohod18974 жыл бұрын
Esprit.
@AlexSosaBolivia4 жыл бұрын
Fender did a Robben Ford signature guitar back in the early 90's. That's what he's playing here. They still pop up from time to time on eBay, Reverb, etc..
@dimitrisaivaliotis56163 жыл бұрын
That quitar sounds similar to es 335 Am I wrong?
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
Is this the legendary dumble amp? Sounds a lot like my hotrod deluxe lol
@Pahlow94 жыл бұрын
What guitar is this please help
@hugobasualdo37434 жыл бұрын
I guess is his signature Fender Model. Is a guitar based on the Fender Sprit of the Master Series.
@stuartsutcliffe20102 жыл бұрын
03:12
@8odycount2 жыл бұрын
His voice didn't change a little bit :D looks like another person using his voice :D
@previncoin85925 жыл бұрын
You specified scales for the first 4 bars, how were scales applied over the rest of the 12 bar blues?
@karlwilson20214 жыл бұрын
You have a few options, you can use the same scale but land on the 4 when you go to the 4 chord, that sounds good. Or you can use the major pentatonic scale associated with the 4 chord, see what sounds good to your ears with this one. You can't really use the minor pentatonic associated with the 4 chord because the minor 3rd of that scale would be the b6 of the home key, which doesn't sound too good. On the 5 chord you can use major or minor pentatonic, mix them up!
@thekingofelfland32944 жыл бұрын
go back to the 9th minute of the video....
@bluesboy392 жыл бұрын
@@karlwilson2021 Except that he never mentions the major pentatonic scale anywhere in the video.
@karlwilson20212 жыл бұрын
@@bluesboy39 and? You can still use it very effectively even if Robben hasn't stated it in this video
@edcrutchfield34473 жыл бұрын
If you could show me this in 33and a 3rd or SLOWER 😊 I would be grateful FOR EVERY 😎
@KudosCultureCartel5 жыл бұрын
7:02
@KudosCultureCartel5 жыл бұрын
8:33
@jamehetfield89202 жыл бұрын
Ford is god
@jeriko.guitarangel16544 жыл бұрын
11:16 the bass line of the backing track reminds me of the theme song of the movie ghost busters haha
@terryhill97724 жыл бұрын
went to ukiah high school,just didnt understand the talant in front of me then
@winstonsmith82404 жыл бұрын
Hate to criticise the almighty, but the Bb over a G7 functions as a sharp 9, rather than a flat 3. What a player though.
@johnwilson19974 жыл бұрын
It depends what end of the scale it is dorsnt it. anyway youre nit picking.
@lukeweston12343 жыл бұрын
Damn imagine typing this
@e-gitarrenunterrichtkoln89305 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏😁
@wormtownpaul Жыл бұрын
I swear he looks like Michael Jackson here.
@hanskung32783 жыл бұрын
I realize this sounds hugely arrogant and Robben obviously makes it work but if you only play the Gm pentatonic on the C chord you will be leaving out the 3rd, E of the C chord, E is not part of the Gm pentatonic and it is a important chord tone, if you only play the G minor pentatonic over the D chord then you will be leaving out the A of the D chord which the 5th, another important chord tone....I'm just saying.
@superbsherbetreverb34092 жыл бұрын
True, but even though he mightn't have mentioned the major thirds, he plays them all through the solo in the video, e.g. the lick in bar 5 where he outlines the F7 chord nicely by bending from G (the second of F) up to A (the major third) at the start of the bar before going to the fifth, sixth and flat seventh of F and back to the fifth so that he's on C when the next bar moves to C7.
@rakeshtuladhar28227 жыл бұрын
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@NANA-mr2vp6 жыл бұрын
While Robben Ford is one of my very favorite guitarists; and one of the finest around.... I don't think this is at all representative of his current style. I believe this is at least 12-15 years old. This seems far different that I get having seen him just this summer.
@YaoEspirito6 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding? This looks like it's probably about 30 years old.
@BasicBeatMusic6 жыл бұрын
GOTTA BE AT LEAST 25 OR 30 YEARS OLD, HE LOOKS LIKE A TEENAGER!
@Skinny_Karlos6 жыл бұрын
James Palermo This was recorded in 1990 & came out in 1991. Still got the old VHS tape & standard notation + tablature cookbook. Then came "The blues & beyond"about 18mth's later. Still got that too. After classical lessons since five I'm so glad to have come across those classics, pre-interweb. And this was down in Australia. Using the round edge of the plectrum/pick, comping properly etc made a lot of potential "mistake correcting" unnecessary when I got a one2one teacher for modern guitar. Robben Ford has always been the man.
@donccarlos97946 жыл бұрын
Almost 50 years ago... 1975ish?
@kbtherapper99966 жыл бұрын
James Palermo I bought this on VHS back in either '88 or '89 and it may have been older than that. So, at least thirty years old.
@1970borntorun4 жыл бұрын
The 31 thumbs-down as of 4/22/20 down are from Pearl Jam fans lol
@KudosCultureCartel5 жыл бұрын
0:59
@SS-jo8id5 жыл бұрын
This was great, I been tryin to find out about "learn blues guitar now" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Wanichael Corylexander Equalizer - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my cousin got great results with it.
@whatis38545 жыл бұрын
Cheers for this, been searching for "learn blues guitar free" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Wanichael Corylexander Equalizer - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my mate got great success with it.
@ianparker50075 жыл бұрын
What?
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
I used to not know who he was and hearing his name just assumed he was a woman. Now I know why I didn’t know who he was. His influences are exactly the people who make jazz and blues seem incredibly boring and some of the most commercial jazz, ie take five, that sounds the very most like origins of dreadful smooth jazzers like Kenny G. A guitarist could go their whole life without hearing him play and miss absolutely nothing. And BB King- he is good but if i watch a concert I want to see BB King not 20 other random guys who sit on stage and play 90% of the solos. And Dumble amps… overrated, overpriced, and IMO sounds worse than average. His music is not rhythmic, it’s not moving, it doesn’t make me want to move, it doesn’t make me feel anything, it’s just “pretty.” It has none of the passion, it’s basically the watered down white version that was made to sell albums; except he obviously didn’t do a good job of selling anything except interest in ridiculously pompous amplifiers. And btw- listening to his voice, and abnormally puffy upper torso, and I am still not sure that he isn’t a woman. In old age he has bit of resemblance to Kaitlin. Not sure exactly where it’s common for men to talk like this certainly nowhere I ever went. Must be one of the places where those tough holy rolling southerners stem from. The kind of guys who confuse loving Jesus for being attracted to images of a muscular long haired ancient rock star lol.
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
This is boring- and the tone hurts my ears. Enough treble Daniel San
@superbsherbetreverb34092 жыл бұрын
OK. Why are you bothering to post here then if you don't like it (unless you're a troll)? Why don't you just watch KZfaq videos you like instead of wasting your time and everyone else's time by posting nasty shit here?