Blues for Lonnie Johnson - Robben Ford, Guildford 29/05/24

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Paddy Blight

Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed sharing the stage with the wonderful Robben Ford and Ian Thomas recently. Here's a slow blues in C!

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@nitsamichael1436 3 күн бұрын

He plays his guitar like he’s telling a story about his life ,so interesting.❤❤❤

@ByDaga Ай бұрын

simply Wonderful !! ... it is capable of opening the door to that infinity of blues notes that we keep timidly hidden in our darkness

@tegknox2694 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for this excellent piece of blissful blues. Robben Ford is in my mind, the best thing about being alive right now.

@sclutovic 10 күн бұрын

The greatest blues/jazz/rock player in history demonstrates his soulful mastery, once again at age 72. He is that once in a lifetime player who has it all - tone, touch, technique, soul, time, musicality and thorough knowledge of his craft. A true master. "Effortless Mastery" (as Kenny Werner would say) ❤

@glassncobalt Ай бұрын

Phrasing unlike any other, wow.

@sclutovic 10 күн бұрын

Yes - unbelievable - phrases that are so organic and then there are the phrases that within phrases within phrases - like they're nested. Absolute brilliance.

@mikesolomon481 18 күн бұрын

The man can make a guitar sing....what technique & TONE !!!

@rwm48 Ай бұрын

Been following Robben since his Charles Ford Blues Band days. Very interesting to see how he just gets better as time goes on! Absolutely love his jazzy bluesy playing and he sounds great on his signature PRS guitar. He has played with so many great musicians over the many years.

@scottsevertson1803 Ай бұрын

I will take his Tele anyday

@rwm48 Ай бұрын

@@scottsevertson1803 Yep I hear you and I do have a 1952 Reissue Tele which I call "Blondie" which is my favorite out of all the electric guitars I have. i.e. 3 Strats '74, '85, '94, Custom '75 Les Paul, '85 Ibanez, my first guitar I got in 1970 a 1967 ES335, 2 '89 Carvin's and bunch more. I love playing all of them, but the Tele comes out on top for me.

@sclutovic 10 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for posting - made my day and maybe much more

@stringbender57 Ай бұрын

Robben is flat out awesome! I have been admiring this guy for years!

@frankferrara5241 9 күн бұрын

so excellent...it's a machine of improvisation

@george-st-george Ай бұрын

Excellent !!!! Thank You !!!!

@aroe3896 Ай бұрын

crushing it!

@user-et2fj8xm5l 26 күн бұрын

Saw Robin open for John Lee Hooker roundabout 2001. So glad he’s still at it..

@tymanngruter1808 Ай бұрын

The ghost notes Ford uses are as music in my ears! ♨️

@sclutovic 10 күн бұрын

Yeah - every ghost note - amazing

@scottshand8559 Ай бұрын

Man what a great jam! Robben is still just so smooth, all of you guys sound great there, thanks so much for posting this for all of us out here on the interwebs brother!

@1blues1box Ай бұрын

👍Everyone sounds great! Well done.

@billholtom1958 Ай бұрын

Nice thick keyboard pad sound in the background would be ripping awesome.

@johntraub Ай бұрын

That’s a stone cold jam 🎸🎸🎸

@GeoffBrandenburg Ай бұрын

Good on ya, mate!

@frogeregis Ай бұрын

♥

@ZalMoxis 25 күн бұрын

That PRS is shining through there.....

@davidsummerville351 Ай бұрын

Great live tone.

@dannycostello3129 10 күн бұрын

I'm a blues class all by himselfm

@tonya5809 3 күн бұрын

I'm certain that Robben Ford has discovered notes that no one else has😅

@christophercole8877 Ай бұрын

Okay, found out thanks to comments and some research that the amp is a “Victory MK Clean,” new offering from Victory designed by Martin Kidd and related to his coveted Cornford MK50 design. There’s a version with a separate OD channel, too. Designer leather exterior. First class all the way. Roll Royce level craftsmanship, it would appear. Now I need to find out what pedals he has. The tones are superb.

@PaddyBlight Ай бұрын

I don't know if you've seen Robben's recent instagram video where he plays unplugged, but man he sounds like this even without an amp. It's awesome!

@sclutovic 10 күн бұрын

It's his touch - Robben could play almost any guitar and you'd know within a few bars it was Robben.

@RobinBibiMusic Ай бұрын

Thank you for posting. I was at this event. Very interesting and inspiring evening

@PaddyBlight Ай бұрын

Oh dude… thanks for the kind words. You’re a great player!

@dawhite115 Ай бұрын

What was the venue? Can't believe I missed this

@RobinBibiMusic Ай бұрын

The Electric Theatre , Guildford

@scottshand8559 Ай бұрын

PS: what is your setup there on this gig? Sounds fantastic!

@PaddyBlight Ай бұрын

'71 Precision, Fender Super Bassman and a 6x10, all turned up. Simple!

@geschickt Ай бұрын

@@PaddyBlight That's the stuff alright! Hard to beat that purity of tone--it feeds back to the ears, fuels the playing, and really lets the music happen--palpable in your playing here. Well done sir!

@peterzaferes5290 Ай бұрын

Anyone know what type of amp Robben is using here?

@PaddyBlight Ай бұрын

Victory MK Clean, supplied by Anderton’s for the occasion

@peterzaferes5290 Ай бұрын

@@PaddyBlight Muchas gracias for the info and great playing brother! Trio sounds amazing!

@yaniv-nos-tubes Ай бұрын

what happened to the the dumble amp and gibson guitars? he sounds great anyway ...

@PaddyBlight Ай бұрын

Just the backline provided by the promotor on this occasion... Dumble is still safe and sound! Check out the recent That Pedal Show episode on it if you haven't already!

@jazzFABRYk Ай бұрын

Robben sounds awesome regardless of what amp or pedalboard he plugged in…

@Fender73472 Ай бұрын

Who is the rhythm section?

@PaddyBlight Ай бұрын

Ian Thomas on drums and myself on Bass

@sclutovic 10 күн бұрын

Beautiful playing Paddy

@tonebrennan8475 28 күн бұрын

❤I see some of y’all hate on the PRS;what’s not to like?,chimey cleans,chewy,gristly with OD,harmonically rich;kinda’ like a lysergic Tele/Jag mix!. I’ve had an RL ltd. for 28yrs.;a PS singlecut for 21;I’ve kept them because they’re OUTSTANDING! The sound to me is of secondary importance;intonational accuracy,tuning stability,&neck feel. If these criteria are met;Those that can play will make the guitar “sound “good!❤

@aaronsinger 7 күн бұрын

Curious how you feel about their SE series. They certainly are relatively inexpensive, and I wonder if they maintain those standards you mention in your post. I have my eye on more than one of those SE guitars. $700 for a PRS. Too good to be true?

@tonebrennan8475 7 күн бұрын

@@aaronsinger I haven’t played the SE models;I’ve had 9 PRS over the years,if a guitar loses any of the criteria listed,it goes.Interestingly,the most expensive (9k),was the one I liked least! Price has less to do with quality than one thinks!I still have the Rosewood Ltd.& Private Stock#491 because they met&maintained the above listed criteria.Try the model you like,if possible;if not,make sure return isn’t problematic. I’ve heard they’re great,except for the pickups! Good Luck 🍀

@aaronsinger 6 күн бұрын

@@tonebrennan8475 Sounds like you know your PRS guitars. Nine of them, wow. I've maybe owed 12 different guitars total in the many years I've been playing. Anyway, the pickups won't be a problem if the guitars feel right. Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.

@WesFanMan Ай бұрын

Pedal board must be in for repairs!

@dannycostello3129 10 күн бұрын

It's called a blues player that knows what he's doing. Schooled in music. Very rare, most good blues players only know the o e blues scale ant that's it.

@Sledgehammers_Nail 6 күн бұрын

Blues ain't about scales. Berkeley won't teach you that part, but life will - that's what good blues guitar players know.

@christianwheeler8386 4 күн бұрын

Oldest and dumbest debate, it’s both. Always has been. Heart and knowledge and technique make great blues, or any art.

@Sledgehammers_Nail 3 күн бұрын

@@christianwheeler8386 Do you even know where blues came from?

@Sledgehammers_Nail 3 күн бұрын

@@christianwheeler8386 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9KkapmlqNiolJs.htmlsi=-p9j8dPxswS2OntU Wow the technical ability is amazing in this and the knowledge of his scales and arpeggios are immaculate.

@Sledgehammers_Nail 2 күн бұрын

@@christianwheeler8386 Yeah you got nothing. It did not start with a mindset of arpeggios, scales, and technique. It started out with a simple rhythm and expression. There were Field hollers, work songs, chain gang songs, before any guitar slinging show offs. Before the guitar it was actually a banjo, but anyway getting off track. It's about rhythm, soul, and expression. It always has been no matter how buried that part gets with the flashy white guitar players that sing about picking cotton.