Andy Summers various isolated guitars from Regatta de Blanc

[@kamaboko1]

I saw him play several years ago with his solo band. He was such a trooper. He took requests from the audience. The band just winged it on a couple of songs. I was really drunk and was yelling, "Everyone play something different. Give us chaos!" He started laughing, turned to the band and said, play anything you want for the next couple of minutes. No joke. The audience was laughing hilariously. When they stopped Summers look at me and asked, "Ok...are you happy with that?" A great player and showman.

[@bbb462cid]

That's a thing you can cherish forever

[@mattsphotos749]

i guess we just knew thats how he is - genuine and generous

[@teelurizzo8542]

Genius guitar parts. King of sophisticated minimalist and harmonic subtleties, incredible guitar voicings.

[@MiguelMGraziottin]

brilliant definition of one of rock's greatest guitarists!

[@pashon4percushon]

I had a great time learning his riffs in the mid 90s it was like a journey in another world between him and learning the drum riffs

[@michael_caz_nyc]

He is so amazing. I love Andy Summers = huge influence & inspiration to my growth as a guitar-player.

[@ohblimey21]

Cheers Michael

[@michael_caz_nyc]

@@ohblimey21 This was great. I've been dissecting his sounds/tone/effects for many years. Really enjoyed it. oNe LoVe from NYC

[@ohblimey21]

@@michael_caz_nyc when I was a kid we had the documentary Police in Monserrat come on the TV. When he was on the balcony and showed how he got the Message sound I was transfixed. I just couldn’t wait to buy a compressor and echo etc. Glory days when the guitar was king and it’s stars were like Jedi knights.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

@@ohblimey21 I've played in a Police Cover Band and spent countless hours learning those parts and messing with my effects. I love them. Stuart is also an incredible drummer. It's nice to see Andy Summers celebrated.

[@minderDOTorg]

+1 (such a nice guy too) I love his XYZ album!

[@michaelciancetta6397]

the walking on the moon chord is still mind blowing after 44 years

[@JohnnyBeane]

Andy is the man!!!

[@radiozelaza]

Solo on Bring On The Night was played by Sting on a Strat

[@briscocountythethird457]

I started playing guitar when I was 15 (30 now). Andy and the Police were a massive influence then and now. My mom got me Andy's hot licks DVD when I turned 16. It was mostly far beyond my ability at the time, but I studied the chord booklet that came with the DVD like a bible and got turned on to jazz guitar more thoroughly hearing Andy discuss his influences and how jazz influenced his playing

[@glyntaylor49]

Bring on the night is as awesome a solo as you will find, simplicity but just out of this world, phrasing is brilliant

[@Dancatspoolschool]

it's sting

[@SidAlienTV]

I started playing guitar with two total "opposite" influences: Brian May and Andy Summers. I tried to imitate his sound in my first gagrage band in Buenos Aires (1984-1985) with a MXR Dyna Comp, a BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay and a BOSS CE-3 chorus. In time of no Internet and no information around. Later I realized he used an Electric Mistress Flanger and an Echoplex. Years later I met the man himself in the backstage of the concert he and I think Ernesto Bitetti gave in my city. A real gentleman, with a very witty sense of humor and incredibly talented.

[@Roonlovesfish3874]

There are a few reasons I (still) play the guitar but there is only one reason why I picked it up in the first place. Mr Andy Summers 💖💖💖

[@spaceengineer1452]

Loving his book. Great read...

[@bbb462cid]

As a kid of 11 in 1982 I discovered the Police but didn't know who they were. A song was on the radio in the car. Some nothing station, probably a college kid falling asleep at the board, no band names, no nothing for songs or bands. Song song song ad ad song song song, that was it. Roxanne. That was on a summer trip, my legs melting into the vinyl in a '74 Polara with no a/c on the way to the ferry with my folks and cousins. Later I heard it again but thought the cops made up some songs. Weird. A few summers later I heard Synchroncity as an album and adored the band and all of their songs, especially the oddball ones. Andy Summers created texture and context for songs that was so different from the diddly-diddly-diddly of the 1980s and how his three piece filled up the sonic landscape so fluidly has still got me hooked in 2024. A masterful guitarist and King of tasteful restraint.

[@kayakchrispy]

One of my favorite guitarists So unique in the rock world

[@johnglover4453]

Brilliance upon brilliance, all sitting on top of more brilliance! Magical!

[@pneulancer]

Andy and Johnny Marr are my two absolute favourites😊.

[@HarryJoiner]

1:39 - So awesome that Andy would think of this. So awesome that Sting and Stewart wouldn’t tamper with it. Waiting for Rick Beato to discuss this. Musical bravery at its best.

[@guitarness2034]

Hi, difficult to get the same feedback sound. It was better if he stay in front of the cabinet. The feedbaker boss wasn t invented yet

[@thejoker-ie1mm]

Thanks for this video 👍

[@eniocontreras6110]

Magnificent band. Magnificent each one of them. Now i give the big importance that back in the 80's i didn't

[@wmainardes25]

Excelente guitarrista... é 10 anos mais velho q o Sting e o Stewart...tocou no fim dos anos 60 com vários... é discreto sem muita grife de excelente guitarrista...

[@joebloggs339]

I never figured out whether Andy Summers could shred or improvize, but I think his real strength was playing exactly what the song needed - he always seemed to value the cohesion of the song and playing something tasteful and appropriate rather than showcasing his technical abilities. He also used guitar effects incredibly well.

[@jamescregg694]

STING is talented, but I have not loved a song of his though I loved many POLICE songs due to the extraordinary guitar and super drumming!

[@TKDunn-qq7kd]

I realize this is probably not the popular opinion, but I totally agree with you! Sting is very talented, but there are really only a handful of his solo songs I ever listen too. Seriously, how do you top "Bring On The Night" or "Walking On The Moon" with Andy and Stewart? Good luck! :)

[@ggghhhbbnjjjbb2330]

Stuart's drumming is extraordinary. He must be the absolute master of not repeating himself and constantly surprising the listener. I love how baffled I get trying to follow what he's doing. I'm not a drummer - I'm a guitar player, but I love his off-kilter feel.

[@ordinalkirk]

​@TKDunn-qq7kd so true!

[@mojito6629]

The best rhythm guitarist in the world ever IMO

[@xaviermartorivilardebo9089]

Pure Sound!!

[@65alphonso]

Amazing musician

[@ohblimey21]

Very much so. Often thought his live solos a bit dodgy? Never really seemed to be able to handle distortion well. Your thoughts?

[@ohblimey21]

@@HIWATTSteve dude. You’re a real fan eh? When I was gigging round London in the early 80s, I went into a bar and the only table that had room was occupied by a single guy. Turned out to be Stewart, who was patient enough to tolerate about 20 questions and much needed advice. At one point he threw his hands up and chuckled ‘Jesus you know more about me than I know about myself!’ Just imagine if he encountered both you and I at the same time. 😂

[@rodmac8358]

Andy is more a painter than a guitarist. He's got some beautiful colours always handy.

[@marc-yv7cu]

Andy Summers is a alchimist !

[@dystopia2386]

Could someone isolate instruments and vocals of Bring On The Night, full song?

[@deliusmyth5063]

The solo from Bring On The Night was actually played by Sting.

[@jarfrobinksss]

And the main guitar part was also written by him

[@Supervisor194]

And for another Reggatta de Blanc factoid... In addition to the drums, Stewart Copeland played most of the guitar and all of the bass on "It's Alright For You", with Andy playing the slide solo!

[@Harry-fe9ec]

Bring on the night. Best song by police. Can listen to that a million times. Andy’s guitar on that is incredible

[@jamesterakazis6624]

Reggatta De Blanc was Andy's TOUR DE FORCE

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

He has not influenced me at all. However, I like his bringing complex chord voicings (often via simple fingerings) from jazz theory (extensions) and changing the hackneyed progressions of rock into something with much greater emotional deftness and mystery. He loves kit and uses the magic boxes for musical purposes not gloss. I like that he's cheeky and also knows his own worth as a great musician not just as a guitar player. His solo records are wilder than anything he did with the Police - but that work is stunning compared to most Pop players. Clearly, Mr Summers has many influences, across styles and cultures. Power to him! There were very few people with that austere crystalline sound, but Vinnie Riley (Durruty Column) was my favourite at that time.

[@brianshaffneraclc]

@@HIWATTSteve It's funny, but I never much cared for Sting's solo work. His songs weren't the same for me without Andy & Stu, who are both irreplaceable collaborators. It's hard to imagine any singer/songwriter being fortunate enough to work with them, and thinking "Nah, I'm gonna go solo, and go more for more of a lounge-jazz sound."

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@@brianshaffneraclc Egoistic Virgo. Like Mark Knopfler.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

And Roger Waters.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Simplicity meets lots of effects = technique

[@JimmySlacksack]

a true artist, unlike todays fretboard gymnasts

[@ytnsanw]

He was in his late 30's when this was recorded...

[@vioricabudulan3453]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mauriceortiz8817]

He carries the police live. He's amazing.

[@JayMatsuedaOfficial]

1:09 to 1:30 lead guitar part is not Andy, though.

[@luisaccardi8038]

- Solo Con A - . Is simple, is Andy, !!

[@artisaprimus6306]

Listening to him play makes anyone who tries to play a little sad.

[@shaunkellison1761]

What?? I want to know more about this overdrive switch he had installed with a 9v on his telecaster!!! Whats that about??

[@BPJazz]

Did Andy come up with those guitar lines or Sting? I saw some videos that looked like Sting was giving Andy these melodies and chords.

[@radiozelaza]

Most were written by Sting. Some voicings were Andy's

[@gw2031]

Tell me the edge wasn't listening to Andy !

[@jochemjonker3362]

The Police wasn't my favorit band thantimes allthough i liked different songs of them.I was more into Comsat Angels,Tears for Fears,Heaven 17,but most of these bands have in commen,that they were all creative into developing sounds and soudscapes by using different effects on guitars and keyboards.

[@peterjonas4971]

No one knew how to play these songs before the internet. He re-fingered every single chord. Andy has always been King and Clapton made a career on rip offs.

[@jeshkam]

Why do they have to hate each other?

[@radi2449]

oh they don‘t - but they can‘t work together …

[@tizianacuscito]

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