Keith Urban said if could get guitar lessons from one person it would be Brad Paisley.

I'm not really a modern country music fan, but Brad paisley is a beast.. more than anything I just appreciate quality musicians and everyone in this band is awesome.. i love how everyone got a chance to show their stuff. They just bounce around and each person shines when it is their time.. love that.

Hi Michael, I'm from the same high school and small town in WV that Brad is from...saw him many times as a very young kid in all kinds of small gigs. He truly is a wonderful person.

What’s happening here? I’m gaining a ton of respect for Brad Paisley. That’s what’s happening here.

That pedal steel player is Randle Currie, he’s a beast of a musician.

Brad is one of the best guitar players I've ever seen! Extremely talented and funny guy.

Brad Paisley's "Make a Mistake" has such an amazing full band instrumental section too and the part where they start intentionally playing off-key is just so Brad Paisley having fun it's impossible not to smile when you listen.

I saw him play live, I'm a metalhead, but appreciate talent in all genre's....this dude was as good as anybody as I've ever seen. Not just him though, his band too.

Years ago I heard this song and went to see him in concert to see if he actually could play like this ....he did while running back and forth across the stage and out into the crowd with bodyguards and walked right past me during the blues part of this instrumental... needless to say , see him whenever he’s within 2 hours of me since .. he loves to play open strings a lot... he writes ,plays and sings...my favorite country artist by a mile..

I think it would be absolutely killer if you did a breakdown or reaction to the Fender Custom Shop's Game of Thrones video. Not only does Brad really show off his abilities, but it would be a really cool opportunity to look at how different highly skilled guitarists approach soloing the same song in a different way.

Loved this song since it came out and I just say, A. He’s shredding on a telecaster chicken picking. B. He lets his whole band shine and shed. And C. That blues breakdown on this and the studio version is a chef kiss and respect to the art of being a guitarist

Been a Brad fan for years. I’ve even seen him live. I’ve also got his book “diary of a player”. There are some great stories in there. He def seems like a very genuine guy.

Brad Paisley is badass player, just can’t see how he does it! Sounds he did a little bit of jazz just after his slide guitarist finished up. Phenomenal speed with that picking! Just incredible!

I saw Brad play in London on the wetter and wilder tour a few years back, the whole show was fantastic.. at the end he came down the isles and shook hands with me. My wife was so embarrassed because I was like a little kid.. was hoping some of his magic might rub off on me but I still suck at guitar 😁. Hope he comes over again soon.

My favorite part of your videos is simply the smile. The pure joy that is exuded by your smile and your eyes as you experience the music.

Holy moly ! This solar flare of a song just burnt my ears and eyes out. Just what I needed this morning brother Michael.

Seen him live. HE SHREDDDDDDDDSSSSSZZZZZZZ

Brad takes what does not work...and makes it work. Take everything you've learned and forget it if you're gonna learn to play like Paisley. Hes a mad man on a tele!

I'm so happy to see Brad on here. He's in my top 5 favorite guitar players of all time.

I love how much joy this brought you!

You were killing it bro. Don't beat yourself up . That was awesome . Every time I watch one of your videos it amazes me.

Brads one of those to me you can never exactly duplicate his ability even if you know all the notes, he has that flow and touch that only brad could....

I think the dip you mention around 24:00 is Brad actually using his G-bender...

The audience did not realize what they were getting themselves into. Pure shock and awh.

Oh wow, I've never heard this song of his. Glad you had it Mike! Yes, Brad got wild with this one! Enjoy your videos.

Hey Mike great channel, Brad uses a G Bender on his Tele, it you watch him you see him throw the neck down to activate it. The left end of his strap is hook to the bar that actually works it. A lot of the older guys used to used a B Bender but Brads is on the G string. 👍🏼👊🏼

And Brad Paisley has a heart to he took the guitar off that he was playing and signed it and handed it to the little girl in the first row that was offering him a napkin and a Sharpie nothing but respect for mr. Brad Paisley

When he wrangled the neck as you called it ... he activated his g bender hooked to his shoulder strap.

Hey Michael, I believe that band line up is, Brad Paisley - lead vocals, lead guitar. Gary Hooker - rhythm guitar. Randle Currie - steel guitar. Kendal Marcy - keyboards, banjo, mandolin. Justin Williamson - fiddle, mandolin. Kenny Lewis - bass guitar, vocals. Ben Sesar - drums.

You presenting great demonstration videos is terrific for guitarists of any level.

Haven’t heard anyone talk of Danny Gatton in a while... thanks for that!, he was a monster as well

I’ve seen Brad twice. He’s probably the most-talented guitarist, as far as singer-songwriters go.

Brad is a certified MONSTER! No doubt.I was wondering who this track was reminding me of, then I heard you say Danny Gatton! Another beast! Have you seen the video where Danny plays a fun slide solo with a full beer, sloshing it all over the guitar, and then finishes the solo with a towel over the strings wiping off the beer? Yeah, it's a little sloppy, but a definite 'Don't try this at home, kids' moment, LOL

Brad uses a hell of a lot of open strings pull-offs and hammers and the good ole G Bender. When he pulls the guitar down, he's using the G Bender

Dude is roughly the same age as myself, grew up 2 towns away from me, played football for JM Monarchs and began his career performing around the West Virginia northern panhandle area at a young age of 12,13 or 14. I distinctly remember around the age of 17 or 18 my mother talking about the kid who was around my age that she saw performing the previous night at a local establishment. She correctly predicted way back then in 1991, 92 or 93 that this kid is going to be famous one day. Never imagined he would get as big as he has become and deservedly so. My buddy also purchased a very nice used Fender Twin Reverb back around in the mid 90s early 2000s maybe and after a couple weeks he started checking out every inch inside and out, wire connections and stuff and noticed Brad's name and address of his parents house he grew up in carved inside the amp.

The drummer is Ben Sesar. He’s been with Brad Paisley 15+ years. Incredible musician.

Love how you plug in and show your joy. Then you model how to dissect the playing using music theory. Makes me want to learn music theory. Oh, and did I mention got half way through your beginners course YESTERDAY. So far so good. Will finish it this week. Expecting to give approval to the Wife to buy me the Supporter lesson set for Xmas.

Brad is the man if you like your country shredded.

BRAD! so hope i get to play on stage with him some day

Brad also has a "mechanical" G string bender on his guitars. Which plays a key roll in his sound. His strap hooks to it. So when he pushes or pulls the guitar it bends the G string. I didn't even know this existed until I seen it on his AMS guitar rig run down.

Michael, love your videos man. Keep em coming!

You are the man Michael! Thanks for all you do!

can we just take a moment to acknowledge that Michael is figuring this out real time and can just about do it too??

That section in the Paisley video at like 1:25 is what I like to call "puking notes" because they just go everywhere lmao Time Warp may be my favorite guitar chops tune of Brad's. He's just the dude.

Never seen so many country shred god's on one stage at the same time before... now I have, I've truly lived life to the fullest now

I love the Dr. Z's also but I went behind the stage after a Brad Paisley show once during the Time Well Wasted tour to try and look at his rig and literally there was just an AC30 setting there with a mic in front of it. I would love to know how much of a role it plays in his overall sound. Sorta like how Kenny Wayne Shepherd uses "Twin Reverbs" but on the inside they're literally Dumbles.

When Brad isn't doing hybrid picking he is flatpicking like a Bluegrass guitar player. I've been flatpicking 50 years and that's where the speed comes from. I routinely play gigs where I take solos at 200 BPM on a dreadnought acoustic guitar with medium gauge strings. Brad has that and Jazz in his background. Watch Tony Rice or Bryan Sutton or Jske Workman currently with Ricky Skaggs.

13:28 I believe it’s the Albert Lee Country Boy kick.

Brad Paisley the man the myth the legend.. trust me!!! 😎

Brad is actually one of the most competent guitarists of the current generation , he can , if asked reproduce just about any guitar style on offer today , I rally admire his playing because anyone who can reproduce such a broad span of guitar styles means one thing , he practices , he rehearses , he researches , he may well have been born like that but in the end I would suggest he just worked his arse off for a very long time , I wish Brad every sucsess .

Brad is my guitar hero! Thank you for doing a Brad reaction! Do more! Nervous Breakdown or Make a Mistake are two of my favorite guitar cuts.

Brad is such a beast period you Nailed it

when you listen to over the hills and far away and really like how it feels to play the pull offs but really dont wanna go into any chords

Awesomeness! THanks so much for the break down!

Damn, it reminds me of Mr. Bungle (Naked city album).

You made me light up when you said- jimmy herring, Brad paisley, Derek trucks and John mayor are the best touring right now!! I’ve seen them all a bunch of times and agree 💯! I would also add ** warren Haynes

This is honestly my very first post to anyone on KZfaq but I love your genuine reaction to great music. I honestly feel sorry for some of my friends that don't feel the same way you do when they here a great song for the first time. I traveled to Iceland 2 years ago and fell in love for the country for a ton of reasons but I also realized that they are one of the greatest countries for music. Most people think of "Of Monsters and Men" for Icelandic music but "Kaleo" is a blues rock band that needs more attention. They are incredibly popular in my home country of Canada but need more recognition in the US. Any song will do but you will love the track "NO GOOD" live at UNITED RECORD.

Paisley knows his triads. There’s far more logic behind his recorded solos than people seem to credit him for. The chromatic stuff is used for style and some cheekiness on fun songs, but he always knows where he’s going.

MP, the first rule of scholarship is to know what you don't know. Never be afraid to say it out loud.

At 3:19 my reaction was exactly the same as yours. That was just ridiculous lol

How wild would it be if we could get brad paisley on a tuesday chat....

I think Brad Paisley might have broken Michael. Do you think we need to reset Michael back to factory specs or will a cold boot do it?

What everybody refers to as Charlie Brown is actually titled "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi.

Everyone in Paisley's band has to be absolute jet pilots on their instruments ... Man! Move quick boys ...

Grateful shred Rubin and Cherise

Check out Brad's instrumental called The Nervous Breakdown.

25:18 is The Tonight Show theme (Johnny Carson)

Also....our lead guitar player for our band has been working for months on some of the Brad tunes we do and they by far are the hardest solos he has learned but he NAILS them!!

There has been a hella lot good music on Letterman. We are blessed that it is available. Congrats for hanging on the fours. Are we back in the game yet? 💕🙋🎶💋

Brad is the king of pull offs

Can't believe they put this on tv. Would never happen now'a'days.

Would love to see your opinion on Sean Rowe -"1952 Vincent Black Lightning" - one of the most frenetic and energetic performances you'll ever see!

Hey Michael, I find that slowing down the video helps me a lot for super fast stuff like this. The shortcut to do this on a youtube video is shift + , to slow down the speed by -0.25x each time, first to 0.75x, doing it again takes it down to 0.50x, and so forth. Then to change it back to normal just do shift + . This will take it back up +0.25x each time you hit it like how the other shortcut does the opposite. Or if you want to change the speed in increments of + or -0.05, that can be done in the settings on the video as well. But it is a super easy shortcut. Just SHIFT + , to slow it down, and SHIFT + . Will save you a lot of time and headaches and I use it a ton when I learn complex and fast stuff like this.

Flurry of notes!! Yess!!!

Wow you did awesome dissecting this

You gotta do "Throttleneck" by Paisley. I promise you, you will absolutely love it

Bet those folks in the studio audience weren't expecting to have their faces melted off by brad and the band! Lol

lol "charlie brown!?" exactly my reaction

For a mix of this type of playing and melody, check out his song Mr Policeman

You got it Michael, sounding good 👍

Hard to break down King Kong of chicken pickin. Just when you think you got him nailed he changes things up. He is just clowning around with that song. His entire band is just as good as he is. Go see him live, it will blow you away.

Well done, Michael! Hard licks to figure no doubt, but by the end you were getting them.

Brad is the Eddie Van Halen of country guitar what a beast

MORE BRAD! check out the Make a Mistake instrumental. It's got a cool ending I think you'd get a kick out of!

He painted that guitar himself. Got it right the first try. You can tell when the light hits it doesn't look exactly professional. Like there's no coating or something

The legacies of Roy Clark and Glen Campbell are in safe hands.

Brad has been called Eddie Van Halen on Cornbread. Brad has been a ripper for 25 years man.. Dude has got CHOPS.

MICHAEL!!!! You have got to check out Amigo the Devil. Similar lane to Tyler Childers, White Buffalo, Colter Wall, etc, but on a banjo. Songs of his to check out: Perfect Wife, Cocaine and Abel, Hell and You, and Dahmer Does Hollywood.

This is great. Thanks!

Michael, check his guitar strap! He is playing his "G" bender custom! Half or more of those neck dips are actually 'bending' the G string up, all the while he is ripping through those licks

Michael didnt think you have that in you....lol Impressive..Brad is the monster of the monsters...Brent Mason and Andy Wood are on that same planet...

Flames. Pure fire.

Try to find some of his stuff where his B or G bender is in play…. Pretty sure all of his tele’s have B benders installed. Adds some complexity to that chicken pickin!!

Dear God, please react to Brad’s version of Jingle Bells in December.

You HAVE to do mr policeman, cluster pluck or nervous breakdown or what is even the point of covering Brad Paisley at all

michael just too cool

Brad says that use these moments indie songs just so their pan can show off and after seeing their show here in Northwest Arkansas it's true

Hey man, you´re really good at playing! Almost there (probably there now, as a year has past since this post)! :-)))

I think we all need to take a second and recognize your amazing abilities. In just a short time you were able to break that shit down and display some amazing guitar chops yourself. I think Brad himself would give you a nod!

I saw a bunch of Guthrie Trapp videos in that "waiting" list! I'd love to see one of those, that guy can play