Agreed 100%! He's literally a master of all trades when it comes to genres. Everything from metal to fusion to country to gypsy jazz, and he plays like the absolute best of each genre. He's lived and breathed music since he was three - and what's funny is that he thought everybody else was that way too. So when he got in school he was pretty surprised to realize that most people were not musicians lol.

*electric guitarist. He's very special.

I would wager he could slap most acoustic players as well. @@skierpage

@@stevebanning902 sure, most, but not e.g. the players on "Friday Night in San Francisco" (Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía). Steve Howe of Yes plays electric, acoustic fingerstyle, classical, flamenco, lute, pedal steel, ... He won Guitar Player's annual readers' poll for 'best overall guitarist' five years in a row, won a bunch of other polls in the 1970s, then was largely erased from public consciousness by punk. I think GG's better, but he's not a "master of all trades" the way Steve Howe is.

He could probably listen to any track at least once and play it back with 90% accuracy.

They are so amazing live - and I agree with you. When I saw them in Arizona I planted myself right where Guthrie stands and did not move. All three of them put on one hell of a show!

Im looking forward to watching them live and to feel the same!

nice try. -one in a million- one in 8 billion talent. there, fixed it for you.

If that were true there would be 67 people that good in the UK alone. Man takes it to the next level. At least one in a hundred million. Maybe even one in a billion.

Spot on! All people have to do is hear him talk for about a minute and realize just how hilarious he is, with the extraordinary talent to back it up.

yeah i only like dave mustaine and guthrie . everyone else can stuff it

You must be new to this KZfaq thing 😉. Plenty of people don't like his tone and blizzard of notes, and claim he lacks "feel" and "soul." And he's only recorded one (great) full album!

I also like masayoshi takanaka ​@@Septicshites

@@ModernConversationshe is a great example of a virtuoso who composes well with other musicians like Frank Zappa, Santana, or Beethoven. Or even Stevie wonder

Thank you! It's comments like yours that make it all worth it. As a fellow Guthrie fan I was hoping to be able to pull together all the cool little factoids that are out there about him into one cohesive story. Hopefully people who are just getting to know who he is realize not only what a great player he is but also just an all-around cool dude. Your kind words are encouraging and truly appreciated! I'm really glad you liked it. 🙏

@@guitarmeetsscience Well you fully achieved your goal man! Im glad yt recommended did its thing 😄 subbed!

Thank you so much!! Always glad to meet a fellow Guthrie fan 🤘🤘

He definitely was - props to Guthrie for actually transcribing him or even trying to do it. That's one hell of an undertaking!

In my opinion The Greatest.

You nailed it perfectly. That was the thing that took me back so much when I got into what Guthrie was doing. He came up the hard way - but is actually so gifted in many areas.

He really learned the craft well-- in his book creative guitar he talked about transcribing anything and everything. He's a real advocate for learning to read, and it shows in his playing for sure

@@guitarmeetsscience Amazing as Guthrie from what I gathered is mostly self thaught and to be a proficient sight reader and transcriber shows how talented Govan is.

@Jamie-zs8ok exactly - he also lived in the library a lot like Shawn Lane did. They were just driven to research and discover all sorts of things music-related that the average person doesn't even think about. Truly a sign of genius

It's how Vai got spotted, transcribing Zappa.

That is awesome! You saw them around the same time as when I went and saw them. They were lean and mean on stage. Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm glad to see people like yourself getting enjoyment out of this. It was such a blast covering Guthrie as well as the aristocrats. Much much appreciated 🙏

I agree - of course at his age, it would have been hard to say how he would have matched up with Guthrie when he was that age. But if Mateo keeps going the way he's going he's going to be just a complete beast, well he already is I guess, but even more so in a decade or so.

Matteo is technically masterful but I don't hear anywhere near the level of expression of Guthrie's playing.

I'm a fan of both. Good Lord these kids are good. Alan Holdsworth would be so stoked to watch them play. I've met Alan, going to meet Guthrie this summer.

@toddnickell6507 very cool! Please send him my regards.... 🤘😎🤘

Oh yeah - Seth just kind of hangs out in the background, keeps a very low profile. But any of those fellowship videos feature him playing and he also played on erotic cakes along with their drummer Pete Riley. It's kind of wild that this rhythm section that is in such a good jazz funk band can also turn around and kick out some of the hard rock stuff that is on his album.

Very cool! I know the aristocrats were adamant about not capturing stuff on the phone during their shows - not to be jerks, but for one thing they wanted people to experience the entire show in live form, and two they wanted to make sure that what was being put out was of the highest quality. I think Guthrie probably was somewhat of that mindset as well with his clinics. Thankfully they made their way onto KZfaq and the rest was history!

That's a quote right there - he improvises at levels some wish to compose. Spot on!

Oh yeah!!!!

man listen to the solo of Sweet water from Byan Beller's Scenes from the flood, ill not regret !

It really is - Guthrie could lay it down!

You cover some good points - and thanks for the correction as well as far as universities are concerned. To me he's the most interesting player out there today, not just in terms of music but also his approach, mindset, and level of humility. I really do appreciate the feedback - always great to meet a fellow Guthrie fan!

Very well said - he's got the lock on improv like nobody's business!

Julian Lage

​@@cliffirddelbridge2810ok, I mean rock guitarists. Of course jazz guitarists are great improvisers

That is awesome! There in my tops too for live performances that I've seen. All three of them get up there - and they make it so darn fun! I like how they always get the crowd involved, they play really intense music - and at the same time sprinkle in the right amount of humor and showmanship. One of the best bands around today!

Jackson that makes my day! Thank you so much and I'm really glad you enjoyed it! 🙏

@@guitarmeetsscience glad to make your day, um..*yourname* lol I always want to know why people subscribe to me and from where so I try to make a point of telling other creators when I do it, I figure everyone probably wants to know!

@JACKSONPRYORBENNETT I have faith that your channel will eventually become big enough that you will not have time to worry about that lol. Stay strong and stay rocking!

@@guitarmeetsscience That's a good point, thanks! I'll get there lol

@JACKSONPRYORBENNETT I have no doubt! 🤘🤘

Ah thank you for the correction! The sax player is a beast. Very cool that you know him. I'm honored to be that much closer in 6° of separation. On my Shawn Lane video so many people came into the comment section who knew him, including one guy who was his best friend throughout his entire life. It's crazy doing these things because I'm running into folks like you who actually have a brush with the subjects I'm covering. It makes doing this all worth it. Thanks so much for your comment, nice meeting you man!

I missed the Chelmsford gig Guthrie did a week ago 😭 Spoke to him back in September at a gig in Dartford, I think he is playing in Woking next month!

Sorry you missed the gig - but that's pretty awesome that you were able to catch up with him!

Yea there are some vids up on my channel from that gig if you wanna check them out @@guitarmeetsscience

Very cool - that must have been a great experience!

Definitely helps - knowing what colors you want to paint over a given progression is 90% of the battle. Being able to get around the fretboard without getting tripped up on the notes is very important.

Agreed - thing is Guthrie has proven to pretty much be a jack of all trades master of all.... He could pull out a metal lick then a jazz lick then a country lick and so on and all of it is as if he had played only that given genre all his life. Dude is a maniac - but doesn't act like one which is really cool. Thanks for your comment I appreciate it!

Thank you so much! Always great to meet a fellow Guthrie fan. He definitely has quite the story! Much appreciated 🙏

That is a huge compliment Darth! Lol I'm in line for one of those meat bats as well haha. Much much appreciated 🙏

Totally 100% makes sense! 🤘🤘

Thank you so much! You are obviously a full-blown Guthrie fan just as I am. I probably watched everything he had out on KZfaq multiple times in one way shape or form. He gives great interviews - and that's kind of what inspired doing this, it's just to have something there that people can go and really hopefully get some kind of introduction to him. More people need to know about the guy he's just amazing. Thank you so much for watching and I'm really glad you dug it! 🙏🙏

How cool is that that you got introduced to him through his teaching materials! I only discovered the creative guitar techniques later on after I had been into his playing for a while. Those books to me are the quintessential instructional materials for any guitar player. Full of great stuff!

I remember sitting alone in the forest for hours, with his lessons and a Walkman, so I could hear the tracks that accompanied the magazines. He is still my number 1 guitarist ever. But learning about him at any time is a blessing. I was just fortunate to get it sooner

That time has been here for a looong while!

Seeing as Rolling Stone totally neglected to mention Alan Holdsworth in their "250 greatest guitarists" list, it is apparent to me that there is no justice in the mainstream conscience.

@C_Melvyn_James Amen!!!!

Thank you so much - I'm really glad that it was able to shed a bit of light on his story. I know there are a lot of interviews etc, and I have followed Guthrie very closely over the years. I'm really glad you enjoyed it! 🙏

Thank you! I wouldn't say his music is for everybody that is for sure. However if you happen to not be familiar, I would recommend any of his work with the fellowship. That to me is the most universal stuff he's done. Thanks for your comment Johnny!

🙏 Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much! That is some good feedback. I tried to sprinkle around as much as I could - obviously when you include clips, some of them could be recipe for trouble with copyright and all that other stuff so I try to do the balance between using them sparingly versus overdoing them. You go to upload a half hour video and it takes like an hour and a half and then another 20 to 30 minutes for them to check if there's anything copywritten in it, and if they find a clip that has it you have to go chop it out re-upload it again watch rinse repeat until it doesn't get any claims. That's probably why you see a lot of us KZfaqrs not using way too many clips. Nevertheless I appreciate your encouraging words! I will definitely try to balance them out a bit more based on that advice. I'm just starting out in this genre.

Hey Mike - thanks so much!!! 🙏

Thank you so much! It's always great to meet a fellow Guthrie fan! 🤘😎🤘

Thank you Robert stay cool my friend 🤘🤘

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you like this one, and I really do appreciate the kind words!

You did a lot of cool stuff in that magazine, I wish Guthrie were a regular columnist for it because I would be fully subscribed if that were the case even though it's kind of expensive over here in the States. He still writes a column every so often and I had actually picked up a copy with him on the cover doing one about country bends. I was floored so I subscribed. Then I didn't see Guthrie in there for a while haha but I'll keep out an eye for any issues. That is really cool that you got to meet him! That must have been a great show too! Thank you for sharing that.

Thank you so much - your kind words are encouraging! 🙏🙏

🙏🙏 Thank you for your kind words, and I really am glad that you enjoyed it. I'm a big GG fan, so anyway to spread the word about this awesome guitarist and awesome person. Much appreciated!

Aren't they great! Going from mindset to pure technique, I've never seen any other guitar books really cover it like that.... He brought the whole package. Those are priceless!

Thanks so much - always great to meet a fellow Guthrie and Aristocrats fan! I'm really glad you liked it 🙏

🙏 thank you so much! Always great to meet a fellow GG fan 🤘😎🤘

Oh man - Guthrie can make that guitar sound like literally anything! That is insane! I would have definitely included that in there had I have known. Thank you!

@@guitarmeetsscience I don't think it's entirely him, actual bagpipes are used at least in parts. The interview I saw with Zimmer was a little vague there, but the REALLY memorable part when they are exiting the ship is definitely Guthrie.

WHAT????? it was him?????

Thank you! Guthrie has some string bending exercises where you basically play the whole scale by playing one note, bending up to the next, been playing that note bending up to the next and so forth. It is brutal - but a great way to learn how he actually bends. He can make that guitar sing!

I love that solo! On drive home he not only played the guitar he played the amp too! A lot of people aren't familiar with this - but if you search up DVD completo that he had done when he was in South Korea I believe, and you check out the full solo of 'Ner Ner' towards the middle of the video - he went completely so all out and over the top. He made the guitar literally sing with the slide, and just pulled out all of the stops.He was in such rare form on that one, and a lot of it reminds me of the drive home solo - but without the constraints of the studio... If you get a chance to check it out I'd be curious to see what your take on it is. I've copied it and cranked it in the car and every single time my jaw drops when I hear it.

That Drive Home solo is unreal.

Agreed, Drive home is melodic, technical and emotional. The best solo I've ever heard in my life. Ancestral and Regret #9 are second and third !

I am adding this now to tell you that this video will get millions of views it is that good!

Thank you so much I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

🙏🙏 haha well I don't know about that but at least if people are watching that's all I can ask for. Thank you so much for your kind words!

Exactly - they put out such a good vibe. It's not a bunch of showing off or anything it's just simply them playing so naturally together and getting a kick out of every moment. They are amazing live - one of the best shows I've ever been to.

🙏 Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much!

Thanks so much! Hugs from the US 🤘🤘

Thank you kindly 🙏🙏

Oh that is awesome! Well thank you so much - I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

People didn't know what to make of them - the guy is from another planet in a lot of ways. Just a monster player!

One of the best out there!

Thanks so much! 🙏

Oh yeah! I didn't realize that either until I came across the video he did in South Korea "DVD Completo". I never knew that as Ner' NER, as a kid we said nah nah... But he totally transformed the melody and as a result the song is awesome. His slide work at the end of that one too is total rare form. He's a virtuoso but his music is more universal because he has mastered so many genres.

That's what's so cool about Guthrie is that he's taking that jazz phrasing and putting it into other forms of music. So even non-Jazz fans can appreciate what he's doing.

Thank you Will I really appreciate it! 🙏🙏

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it 🙏🙏

Personally, I think the best of all is the one he played in Ancestral. Drive home is also good.

@@Serfo_ I agree with you, that´s my favorite solo of all time

Absolutely. The solo on Drive Home is Picasso level.

Hey my Scottish brother Hugh! Guthrie definitely is the baddest mofo alive on the ax. Uncle skunk is such a great pic - main line reminds me of touching tongues by Steve Vai, but Guthrie takes a to a whole new level. That's right Scottish is in the blood - all of you Scots know how to play some serious guitar! Hi-5 brother always good to see you!

@@guitarmeetsscience Rock on brother! keep being awesome!!!

@@HC_GUITAR you too brother!! Keep inspiring with that guitar - your a beast of a player🤘😎🤘

Thank you Rico! Much appreciated 🙏

Haha My pleasure bro! 🤘🤘

Thanks so much man! Guthrie is definitely my favorite living guitarist.

Thanks so much! There is a ton of great stuff of his out there. He is such a blast to listen to!

Thank you Ramesh - I really appreciate your kind words, glad to have you in the family 🙏

Oh I can imagine! Brian Beller has such a freaking groove on that bass. His work with Mike Keanelly especially on that live cut "my dilemma".... Just amazing. I saw The aristocrats, and the way Brian handled the crowd was just amazing as well. Total showman all the way!

Thank you so much. Trust me, I do believe the immersion is going to last longer than a few months if you're anything like me haha. There is so much to dig into. Guthrie is like 10 people in one body. From all the crazy variation in the groups that he plays in to of course literally mastering multiple genres, it is mind-boggling. Always glad to meet a fellow Guthrie fan!! 🤘😎🤘

@@guitarmeetsscience You're absolutely right, and it's exactly what I thought immediately after I hit the send arrow 🤣

Happy 2024 Jimmy always great to hear from you Hope you're doing well. Doing great here, just trying to keep busy as usual. All the best to you brother

Thank you Cathy!! Guthrie is my favorite of all of them!! 🤘😎🤘🎸🎸🎸

Thank you so much man - that makes my day!

Brother that is such a huge compliment - thank you so much man 🙏

@@guitarmeetsscience thank you again it was really wonderful

Thanks!🙏

You got that right Johnny 🤘🤘

🤘🤘 Thank you so much!!

Lol that was a total GOAT move huh? Guthrie was definitely thinking on his feet! Thanks for the comment man! 🙏🙏

Thanks so much - Yes his work on those JTC videos - I liken it to basically being like other albums that he has put out. There's that one track he did that sounded like hey 19 from steely Dan, as well as the Gypsy jazz track and jet black. Lots of killer tracks he is done for them.

Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it

Oh yeah - Joe satriani is definitely a fan of Guthrie's playing. And vice versa as well, Guthrie got a lot of influence from Joe.There are some really good clips of them up there jamming together.

Haha, indeed! Satch loves Guthrie's playing so much he went and borrowed Beller and Minneman XD :P @@guitarmeetsscience

​@@joesatchton212yep.... The dream team!!!

Thank you so much!! 🙏🙏

I only found Zal after digging into some of Guthrie's interviews - also Scott Mishoe... Guthrie would bring him up a lot - so I went and checked him out and man - he's kind of like Buckethead meets Sean Lane with some Guthrie thrown in there. Guthrie was also influenced by him as well.

@@guitarmeetsscience I first discovered him in the Alex Harvey band, faith healer

You're absolutely right - both players are beasts. Ron actually graced this very channel a couple years ago when I played over one of his tracks. It was just a little challenge that he had put out there. He was a really nice gracious guy.

Absolutely agreed!

Oh man if you haven't seen them you were in for a treat! I saw them in Mesa Arizona before the pandemic hit - got there early and planted myself right at the front of the stage where Guthrie was at, sat through a pretty good opening act, and then boom. All three of those guys are so damn entertaining. Afterwards - if you get a chance please pop on by and let me know how it went! I hope to catch them again whenever they swing around. Such an awesome show!

That scene really got me - he just ran with it! By the time he did the guitar switch the whole crowd went nuts

Hey Bumblbesss!! Thank you kindly man. Talk about one awesome idea - nobody touches Becker when it comes to sheer inspiration. One hell of a kick ass suggestion!!!

You nailed it - with that band there is something in it for everybody. They have a very high entertainment value, so even for people who may not be into more of the prog style, they put on such a damn good show that it's really hard to resist them.

Thank you kindly! Always great to meet a fellow Guthrie fan 🤘🤘

Hahaha Thank you so much! I was trying to imagine what it would look like with him working behind the counter since he actually worked at McDonald's. He just doesn't fit lol

Great catch! Thank you much 🤘🤘