Second part of b-roll from 2010 Up Close interview.
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@devinhallman9 жыл бұрын
He probably has the best clean tone i have ever heard
@ottojunior4683 жыл бұрын
Have to say that I agree on that!
@cast3903 жыл бұрын
Probably?
@telefunkenyou472 жыл бұрын
He probably has the best “just noodling around” I’ve ever heard. It’s like a religious experience.
@Mikau-gb8uo2 жыл бұрын
everyone has, with TONS of reverb and delay..
@SuperCrazylegs262 жыл бұрын
I do think his clean tone is the best clean tone there is. It’s just so beautiful
@phillipgohorns10 жыл бұрын
How many guitarists can you recognize within a few notes? EJ is definitely one!!
@nimitz17394 жыл бұрын
Magnus Berzerkersen Yes and I don’t know any of his songs by name but I can tell when he’s playing
@bassprofishe15494 жыл бұрын
@@nimitz1739 Listen to Venus Isle. Killer album with lots of this clean stuff, and dirty stuff too. Cool ambient tracks as well so your not just listening to straight guitar. His new album and the Mike stern collab album are both worth a listen for sure.
@ivanbravo3473 жыл бұрын
Santana
@MJPGuitar3 жыл бұрын
@@bassprofishe1549 yes! Venus isle is the first Eric Johnson album I listened too. Crazy good and has very amazing clean atmospheric parts.
@tonyflorez7033 жыл бұрын
Eric and gambale i recognize instantly
@1961jscofield8 жыл бұрын
He makes it look effortless. The great ones always do.
@imayjustlooklikearetardfor83063 жыл бұрын
@@OneMan-wl1wj Hendrix beats them all
@niptodstan9 жыл бұрын
When you listen closely. It's all in his hands. Such a precise player. Even his dirty sound is clean.m
@TruthSurge8 жыл бұрын
+niptodstan Which is why he plays the same guitar and equipment all the time, right? Tone is mostly in the equipment. Note choice, style is mostly the brain (hands).
@frankie.d11278 жыл бұрын
+TruthSurge I know you've been around a long time sir, just to clarify- style and technique are definitely in the hands right ? It almost sounded like you were implying that equipment defines the player. Eddie, Yngwie, Eric, Allan, Greg, Etc. can pick up a piece of shit guitar and sound like themselves.
@TruthSurge8 жыл бұрын
Francois DuJour "just to clarify- style and technique are definitely in the hands right ? It almost sounded like you were implying that equipment defines the player." No, it's not primarily in the hands. It's partly in the hands because longer fingers, different hand shapes can affect the techniques and possibilities. But a player's note choices and how they play is almost totally in their MIND. Their minds told their hands what to do, their muscles REMEMBERED most of it and they got to where they could go on autopilot some and think some. It's ultimately in the mind. And you bring up an interesting topic ref equipment making or defining the player. YES! It partly does. When you play on a different set of equipment, the feel of the guitar, the sound of the amp... it actually is a FEEDBACK loop which does affect how you play. I'm not saying Eddie would sound like Brian May on Brian's equipment. But he would not play exactly the same and he sure as hell wouldn't sound the same. The sound he heard while playing and the feel of the guitar especially would affect his playing a little bit. So, these players are gravitating to the sounds they prefer and the guitars they prefer. Some "hand" exceptions might be Shawn Lane (who can really copy his style?), Holdsworth, Gilbert.... these guys have LONG fingers so their styles can adapt to that. People with shorter stubbier fingers have a harder time and have to work harder to do even the common stuff like long stretch arpeggios BUT you can work harder and accomplish a lot with shorter fingers. Look at Michael Romeo. So, yes, if Eric Johnson played a $100 guitar into a cheap practice amp in some music store, you could tell it was him by the note choices and his pentatonic patterns which are pretty unique to him (a few others latched on... Shawn Lane, Eric Gales, Joe Bossanamo etc). But TONE (how the guitar sounds) is really all about the equipment. Style/note choice is all about the player. But each one affects the other to a degree. IOW, nothing is in a vacuum. My opinions. :)
@richeyrose1218 жыл бұрын
+TruthSurge dude, so much of your tone comes from your fingers!!! Effects are just the icing on the cake.
@TruthSurge8 жыл бұрын
+Richey Rose I disagree. WHen you press a string and pluck it, there are only so many ways to pluck it. I guarantee you, if Eric Johnson picked up a strat in a blind test and merely plucked on note, you would NOT be able to tell it was him vs me plucking that same note. Tone means the AUDIO sound and that is almost entirely a function of the guitar and amp and effects. Very little is the person ref how the thing actually SOUNDS. His style is what makes him recognizable. The notes he chooses. Well, plus his tone is pretty recognizable and that is the combo of strat, Marshall and echoplex (plus Twins for the clean). I think people who keep repeating this "hands" bullshit are not guitar players or very poor ones.
@cleremond10 жыл бұрын
Eric's chordal progressions are amazing! One of the true tone masters of our time.
@blakestyger110 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, this guy is an artist of tone and a master of the fingerboard. Gifted.
@Pablo-iu7pn9 жыл бұрын
Eric Johnson has the best clean tone for an electric guitar.
@blackie759 жыл бұрын
that's purely subjective
@beenderedonedat9 жыл бұрын
Mox_au and true ;)
@leeyihyung9 жыл бұрын
Mox_au As much as I love Eric's clean tone, I agree though. Maybe you(pablo) could filter it with "(For me,) Eric Johnson has the best clean tone for an electric guitar."
@oneofthemodels9 жыл бұрын
pablo andres yes! I wonder what amp he's using in this video? beautiful clean tone!
@blackie759 жыл бұрын
Oneofthemodels Not sure for this song, but I'm pretty sure he uses both a Marshall stack and a couple of different Fender amps most gigs.
@emilevyncke29908 жыл бұрын
His sound is out of this world, it's so awesome
@outoworkdreamer9 жыл бұрын
At age 49, I can't believe I'm just now discovering Eric Johnson. I've only been listening to him seriously for about 3 weeks and I've already bought 2 of his albums! Live at Austin, and Tones. I've decided to digest this stuff chronologically, haha, it's more fun that way.
@danknasty6619 жыл бұрын
mike Braxus i have almost all of his work, cant wait for his acoustic album, wonder when it'll come out?
@outoworkdreamer9 жыл бұрын
mike Braxus Well, I got Ah Via Musicom a few weeks ago ... and just as I thought, I love it. Especially 'Trademark'....wow
@outoworkdreamer9 жыл бұрын
+Craig Willis lol...i used to listen to alot of Barney
@outoworkdreamer9 жыл бұрын
+Craig Willis seriously though, i cant recall ever seeing any of his albums in music stores back in the 80's and 90's. I guess i would have seen him in Guitar Player, but it just didn't take because i didn't have access to his music here in alabama. But it's so cool because I'm still enjoying this belated discovery. Over the last 3 months or so I've literally listened to 'Live at Austin' more than anything else in my collection. That's got to be the best live performance (and there are alot of good ones) of anyone else i've ever listened to. The way he articulates the fast scale and arpeggio amalgamations and then ends up on that single high note, so well, is what amazes me. That last note is always so clear and authoritative and inspirational. Its as if he's standing on the highest peak. Have a great day man!
@danknasty6619 жыл бұрын
mike Braxus he did a cover of Mr PC on his Europe Live album, its amazing. im a big jazz fan so it would be amazing for me lol
@blackie752 жыл бұрын
If you wanna feel super old, just think that Eric Johnson is now almost 70.
@FloridaManMatty2 жыл бұрын
And still delivering some of the best live performances I’ve ever seen! Eric isn’t a musician…he’s one of those ultra rare individuals who act as a musical conduit from some other dimension. It just flows through his heart to his fingers and to our ears.
@jonathansharpe61942 жыл бұрын
There is just no mistaking that sound. From the first chord, it just reeks Eric Johnson. Love it.
@roddyg36922 жыл бұрын
I remember some years back watching a program where Christian guitarist Phil Keaggy was asked who were his favorite guitarists. Keaggy, who is a guitar genius himself, humbly responded that he loved Eric Johnson's style of playing and sounds. What's funny is that both Keaggy and apparently Johnson play the guitar in linear form (the way a violin is played) as opposed to the typical box form (the five note patterns applied in Rock, Jazz, and Blues). 🤔
@tommymichnay585010 жыл бұрын
He never ceases to amaze me.
@danhall7167 жыл бұрын
His clean tone...specifically with the neck pickup...is the platinum standard!
@whynottalklikeapirat6 жыл бұрын
Well ... he could loose the chorus ...
@heybuddy67944 жыл бұрын
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@whynottalklikeapirat4 жыл бұрын
@@heybuddy6794 It's the only responsible thing.
@qwertz12986 Жыл бұрын
King of tone, always a pleasure to get back to Eric Johnson... Insane...
@davidspann229 жыл бұрын
Still one of my favorite guitarists of all time, just a treasure of a player. I'm so lucky to have come of age in Austin, Tx catching just about all his shows. A band i played with in the early '80's had a rehearsal room in the same complex as he. I loved listening to him stretch his chops. He'd come down occasionally and jam with us. (Nice guy)Yeah, I'll always be a huge fan. His is a unique talent.That flanger is groovy, I wonder if he tried the Vox Time Machine delay pedal it's a sweet substitute for Echoplex EP3.
@georgebarry86402 жыл бұрын
I got Austin a little late, but did catch Eric and others as it was changing....Eric is a Master. There is no one close.
@hanovergreen40913 жыл бұрын
National Treasure. A genuinely honest, oool guy. No face or ego. A genius in his genre. And making his great music with what most people would call a rat board. Well done Sir. Well Done!
@realtruenorth2 жыл бұрын
Rat board? LOL, never heard that.
@BobbyGandtheGmen2 жыл бұрын
when he starts out on the strat, its' CLEAN and crisp and SO well defined! Love it. When he jumps to the Les Paul, it sounds dark, muddy and unclear. I know many players swear by the Les Paul, but I'll take a Startocaster any day of the week..
@classicartfoundation6393 жыл бұрын
He sounds the same on a Les Paul! Shows you it's all in the fingers
@tangentz0007 Жыл бұрын
And his effect chain.
@eduardoprieto52672 жыл бұрын
Seems like we all got old since the late 70's when 1st saw Eric play in Dallas. God bless all.
@hazor7778 жыл бұрын
His chordal knowledge and sensibilities are ridiculous ........
@guitarman5306 жыл бұрын
I've been watching Eric Johnson since at least 1976. Fell in love with his guitar playing first few notes. He's been smoking the house ever since. Never even heard of Joe Bonamassa back then.
@harveyshearer16183 жыл бұрын
For me, 1980 in a strip center sw houston. My 30th birthday, but it was all about him-blew my mind.
@jimdamiano99410 жыл бұрын
For me, Eric has always been an inspiration. His choice of tone and riffs is superb.
@ChrisMurrinGuitar7 жыл бұрын
I can't think of anyone more instantly recognisable than Eric Johnson
@speedoftone26828 жыл бұрын
EJ never gets old! Amazing tone and playing style.
@fattirevsbud10 жыл бұрын
Eric has magic hands he makes it sound so beautiful
@stormbringer782 жыл бұрын
I've been to see Eric 8 or 9 times and he never disappoints! The tone master!
@jakejohnson7714Ай бұрын
watched you in downtown SD Cali back in the day the best show ever outdoors in the street!
@rc121crx6 жыл бұрын
Monster tone and kindest musician I've ever met.
@DJCPSG2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh that signature octave note at the end of every phrase..
@perrycotton30012 жыл бұрын
Eric Johnson is one of the greatest guitarists of ALL times! So innovative and I love his tone. His compositions are musically Interesting and complex yet very enjoyable to listen to. Cliff ofDover my fav. Keep on rocking Eric!!
@mariomessina63892 жыл бұрын
This is a newer Gibson R9 in this video , he used to have a vintage one he sold that he used in the awesome jazz fusion band the Electromagnets . The vintage Gibson cherry sunburst was also seen in a live video of him playing with Carol King
@These_go_to_eleven_19597 жыл бұрын
Never saw eric playing a LP before :)
@cgdoublezerorc2 жыл бұрын
I work near this studio. Standing outside, you can hear hear him ripping up every now and again. I'm sure it's loud AF in there!! 00
@isitmondayet7 жыл бұрын
I SO appreciate stuff like this from artist like Eric. I don't play anyone, but if I did I'd be all over this like bee's on honey
@musicisthebestF9 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Eric Johnson improviseing stuff for hours. Every Note or chord he touches sounds great in some way.
@jimmystringer93628 жыл бұрын
thank you Eric for showing us all how to do it.. way back in '79.. we're still learning.. and you're still burning.. I'm glad some things never change.. like you.. we love you brother.. God bless..
@stockjonebills10 жыл бұрын
His tone is always so sweet.
@dougquaid47452 жыл бұрын
The way Eric plays just feeds my soul
@seranadesongs2 жыл бұрын
You can't beat a Fender twin reverb! The one I had, had 2 JBL's in it. Whenever I would jam with anyone, any jam, it would cut thru the din like a knife thru butter!
@pauljohnson10655 жыл бұрын
The flange/fuzzr sound , when solos is sublime!
@kitdman57497 жыл бұрын
This dude is my guitar hero in the 90’s and still is...
@roblawsonmusic6 жыл бұрын
legend! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2S6hHaCbbmmoJY
@SuperBoubakar2 жыл бұрын
At the end , when he's playing the les paul , you can clearly say where JB came from ! Killer tone
@user-gz5yf1xy3s3 жыл бұрын
Texas has the most talented musicians
@dieselyeti10 жыл бұрын
It's weird seeing EJ play a Lester. But, I could listen to him noodling around all day & never get bored. Amazing player.
@tasteapiana2 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to Eric since he opened for Rush back in the 1980s and I have to say this, get it off of my chest once and for all, every time he plays I am reminded of when Mr. Rogers (yes, THAT Mr. Rogers, the one from PBS' Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood) would play the piano. It's not a subliminal trick of the mind or reference to one particular instance, it's across the board. As a musician, he plays in the style of Mr. Rogers, period. Go back and listen, cross-reference the two and you WILL hear what I am talking about. His choice of phrasing, of inversions, of arpeggiations, of time, of the spaces between notes, all of it. Eric doesn't just have a ''sound'', he has a musical mannerism and that mannerism is closer to Mr. Rogers than any other musician I have ever heard and I've been listening, a lot, to everything available since the mid 1970s.
@Eliteguitarschool7 жыл бұрын
he's so good I've loved him ever since I first heard him play
@TheRickdoggie2 жыл бұрын
I saw him for the first time when I was a senior in high school, 1987. Changed my life as a guitar player. Such a beast.
@ireneruthfox9 жыл бұрын
EJ is one of my all time favorite guitarist. Great Tone.
@josephfemoyer72182 жыл бұрын
EJ has an instantly recognizable style.the first time I heard “Cliffs of Dover” I was blown off my chair
@jairushughes28842 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@blazvignater10 жыл бұрын
saw eric on my birthday a few years back,my wife bought the tickets and suprised me that night....by far one of my favorite guitar players...and live he had his shit right...it soundedawesome! I love how no one else sounds or plays like him. i give him the most respect out of all players.as a player myself,I always try to find some of his sounds but I try and keep myself in my own search for sound...
@wesdavis87979 жыл бұрын
The echoplex really adds to the clean tone. Sounds great here but I know from experience what a world of difference it makes. Wish he still used it.
@oneofthemodels9 жыл бұрын
Wes Davis yea, wish I could remember who borrowed mine dammit!
@Howdy6997 жыл бұрын
An Absolute Master!
@mijit.8593 жыл бұрын
Love ❤️ the sound effects & tones ! 👍🏻
@wungabunga8 жыл бұрын
'I'm pretty stoked about that flangeeeer' :)
@FerchitoMexico10 жыл бұрын
The best. EJ is just amazing, out of this world.
@lclaughton7 жыл бұрын
What a great guitar sound!!!.....This gentleman sets the standard for what the guitar community is looking for.
@dicktrickle53526 жыл бұрын
EJ man there is just something about how smooth his playing is and that tone is sick
@gben24572 жыл бұрын
Eric is one of the best that ever tried to tackle this instrument. He keeps my ego in check.
@greyteeth81587 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC
@lazydog19644 жыл бұрын
Eric is number 1 in my favorite people i would just like to shack his hand and say thank you for all the years of great music for me, since the late 70s.. Thank you Eric
@alanscott77989 жыл бұрын
He's great no doubt and VERY hard to copy! And I've tried. To clear up an earlier comment Bonamassa copied him not the other way round - Eric used to teach him.
@elvis_chen7 жыл бұрын
Can't forget his tone!
@raymondvaughan62624 жыл бұрын
How good is Eric brilliant guitarist beautiful tone great runs and chords so underated up with the best by far 👍
@gowiththeflowbee80533 жыл бұрын
His clean tone is exactly what it should sound like. 80s esque.
@sempezeshki37182 жыл бұрын
Noodling ? Is always a really good thing because it leads us down roads we may not have taken before.
@fredfloyd343 жыл бұрын
Fibes...!jikes haven't seen them in a long time...Buckeroo you have some cool toys in your attic...Hope you keep cranking new material we love ya...
@davidbaise51372 жыл бұрын
Wow . Nice voicings. And he’s a tall guy. Wotta wiseass, showing us how good he can play!
@lapwiz6 жыл бұрын
I own every EJ signature ever made and an LP just like that one he's playing, same exact model and finish. I buy every EJ guitar available. I have over 20 EJ signature series, some never played in its original case with all the Fender candy.
@chiefinspectah2284 жыл бұрын
I like his chordal structuring and technique but I love Ty Tabor’s style a lot more
@aschule56842 ай бұрын
Also a Ty fan 👍
@mikecaldwell44425 жыл бұрын
finally saw him...small bar....ten ft away...loved the sound check too ..standing in the alley behind the joint....he played it all...got it...made me forget about trump..war...and hateful people and friends of the devil
@TiredofBS-v7p4 жыл бұрын
I love how with his tone, even when it's smooth and creamy you can still hear the snap of the string underneath
@TheLochs7 жыл бұрын
I have that same strap!! Can I play like EJ now?
@LifesonPetrucci11 жыл бұрын
this is gold right here.
@lapwiz6 жыл бұрын
God, a 57 strat is just so nice to play. It does just about everything.
@jockofthebushveld2992 жыл бұрын
If you listen there's a lot of White Cliff's in those riffs.Excelent
@josephfemoyer72182 жыл бұрын
I love to watch EJ’s playing,style.the notes flow like water
@nathaliemaurice72709 жыл бұрын
I would love to have you as guitar teacher ! Luv Ya Eric ..
@indupawanhazowary11 жыл бұрын
amazing fingers.... wonderful to keep watching
@themusiccovenant2 жыл бұрын
God of the gods of the guitar
@Jedizen0711 жыл бұрын
WHOA! Thanks for this!! A piece of heaven here on youtube.
@Jeepjones859 жыл бұрын
Sounds so freaking amazing.
@adaptableadventurerider4 жыл бұрын
Truly sublime to listen to :) super inspirational to a beginner like me.
@jeremiah_masih4 жыл бұрын
LEGENDARY lead tones
@lmactapout4 жыл бұрын
Him and David Gilmour has the most recognizable guitar tones ever.
@tangentz00073 жыл бұрын
and Jimi & Eric Clapton and Joe Satirani and Eddie Van Halen! And Frank Zappa.
@haha-ye2dt3 жыл бұрын
And blackmore!
@kailuakidd151210 жыл бұрын
That Gibson is righteous. Great Artist
@akasgsvirgil95032 жыл бұрын
His phrasings are simply incredible. BTW, has anyone else noticed that beautiful flamed, roasted maple neck on his guitar??
@randallstarling24256 жыл бұрын
Eric makes it look so easy!
@marksmith5232 жыл бұрын
He dialed that shit in 30 years ago n hasn’t had to change much since
@aguitarrman58678 жыл бұрын
A genius at work!
@deltaman3873011 жыл бұрын
Eric is such a down to earth person, and very humble,,,but a stomp down awesome guitarist,,and on austin city 1988 at the end he does jimi hendrix experience, and wow does he do a great job,,,check it out,,Go eric,,,,,,
@stratmancruthers2 жыл бұрын
Heavenly Strat Tone, he's right up there with Hendrix as far as innovation and style
@iblesbosuok6 жыл бұрын
God bless you, mr. J, god bless you
@bobbyozb7 жыл бұрын
Yeah....He's amazing.
@pageluvva3 жыл бұрын
Genius + Tone = Eric Johnson
@davedextermusic712910 жыл бұрын
I can just tell I'd have a horrible time with a fuzz tone, but hearing Eric using it is all kinds of brainsex.
@hotwaff3 жыл бұрын
His "dirty rhythm" playing is more lead than my lead playing.
@rickshipman92795 жыл бұрын
Thanks ,Rick Shipman
@jonnythegreek12 жыл бұрын
Marvelous! Been a huge fan since the 1980s. IMHO, "Ah Via Musicom" is the best of his largely uneven catalog. I saw the tour for AVM and it was one of the best concert performances I've ever seen. I wish he would find better material to complement his massive talents. I stopped buying his records after "Venus Isle." Check out his guitar solo on Christopher Cross' "Minstrel Gigolo" from Cross' massive selling record from 1980. One of his greatest in service of a vocal song.
@jimbojimjs7 жыл бұрын
I admire his sense of harmony so much when he plays clean! But when he had that gain on, he played the same solo throughout the whole video. What a player though!
@Monsterdrumma3 жыл бұрын
Watch him live at the bottom line in new york, he is on fire there!