John Mayer posted a video on YouTube talking about how he approaches some blues licks based on listening to some earlier blues players. Basically, he gives some advice for breaking out of the pentatonic box. Check it out: … [Read more...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan Playing Little Wing and Third Stone From the Sun
Here's a video of Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing", with a small bit of "Third Stone from the Sun" thrown in. I've said before that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my favorite guitar players. There's just something about his playing that reaches me on an emotional level, and "Little Wing" is one of those songs that when Stevie plays it, I feel it as much as … [Read more...]
John Mayer Recording “In Repair”
Below is a video of the 2005 recording session for John Mayer's song "In Repair" off of his Continuum album. In short, Mayer booked studio time and invited eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter and drummer Steve Jordan in to write. Having no real idea of a song, they wrote "In Repair" in one day just by jamming and working out the parts. As an aside, that's one of the things … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Jamming In the Studio
This is a nice video of Joe Bonamassa jamming in the studio playing a song called "Stratus" with guitarist GE Smith, keyboardist Demetrios Pappas, drummer Anton Fig, bassist Chico Huff, and electric violinist Tracy Silverman. The video was recorded March 19, 2004 at Star City Recording, Bethlehem, PA. For more info, see the Studio Jams Web site. … [Read more...]
Austin Moorhead Playing Sergio Assad’s Fantasia Carioca
Classical guitarist Austin Moorhead has posted to YouTube a really nice version of him playing Sergio Assad's Fantasia Carioca, which I've embedded below. I'm a fan of Assad's guitar playing but wasn't all that familiar with his compositions. I really like Fantasia Carioca, and Moorhead plays it very well. (via Chris Davis at the Classical Guitar Blog) … [Read more...]