Broken guitar string?! No problem… I’m BB King

[@PedalPawn]

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[@rebeccachambers4701]

I mean essentially it seems like he was able to just tune it just by feeling the tension on the string alone while still basically singing and performing

[@THEHERMANATORANDSPURGLE2833]

He's a badass for changing a broken string? Well I must be a real life John Wick because I change my guitar strings monthly. 2 Ovations and and a Strat. I'm Super Bad! ✌️

[@rebeccachambers4701]

@@THEHERMANATORANDSPURGLE2833 it's not changing the string but changing the string live during the song quickly efficiently and also getting it in tune,. And most musicians don't usually handle this they usually have a stage hand who will switch out the guitars and do it where he just pretty much did it all himself live quick and easy and you need a real sensitive fingers to really be able to just feel the tension right to get it to be so in tune or at least close enough. Now if you're doing that I got to say it's impressive and I'm sure a lot of musicians who've been playing long enough can do it but I'm not one of them I can hardly get the s*** in tune when I'm using a tuner it does not help that I use a Floyd Rose

[@jahrah103]

​@@THEHERMANATORANDSPURGLE2833And obviously a dim wit😂... How many millions have you played to live? I saw the man live..Met him backstage and he had a beautiful woman on each side of him! Yeah 👍🏽...A bad mofo!

[@PowderRanger6969]

Dumbass

[@bitdigital8052]

When you’ve mastered your weapon

[@fredperkins2533]

How long did you play with it before you gained mastery of it?

[@souldigspeaks4331]

@@fredperkins2533 Something tells me he “played”with it in the womb and “mastered” it when he popped out 🎸

[@travisshuster6089]

When you mastered the weapon but have no idea how to load the ammo

[@ronwilliams1094]

@@travisshuster6089 I noticed that too

[@fuccingdye]

Leveled up the axe

[@ekron4785]

Singing and fixing the guitar in the middle of a concert, BB King was on a whole new level.

[@TheOfficialFloridaMan]

Without stopping

[@dudefrombelgium]

and not to mention, the string is instantly in tune.

[@Ave_Satana666]

All those "racist white people" out here supporting real men while the civil rights leaders pay Tupac to abuse women

[@anthonyfaiell3263]

Sounds like someone has never changed strings on a guitar before.

[@peytonburnsed2196]

Cool dude great voice. That's a musician all right.

[@booitsnick]

We are talking about a man who risked his life to save that guitar from a burning building…. That’s the definition of love

[@prettyboy1970]

😂it wasn't that specific guitar. He named all his subsequent guitars Lucille. But the sentiment is appreciated.

[@bennyjames558]

Very much so ​@@prettyboy1970

[@AlesMicik]

​@@prettyboy1970 Lucille you say. I've heard that name for an inanimate object before.

[@yodaboy0325]

​@@AlesMicikplease don't remind me 😢 I had to stop watching that show after season 8 or 9, too many dead people

[@Ray-yv7kn]

​@@yodaboy0325 Dead people is the premise of the show dumbass.

[@vilheim11]

Love how he even took the time to give a thankful nod to the person who gave him the strong

[@tbird55501]

Can we all agree how freaking legendary this is! My guy broke a string, fixed and didn’t miss a beat while still singing 🤯

[@timcanizares5240]

Didn't even phase him one bit... straight up G

[@elysian3623]

@@timcanizares5240 it was a B actually 😉

[@ashotofmercury]

@@elysian3623 well played! 🙌🏻😎🤣

[@philosophicalactions9376]

Still singing and stringing

[@snarevox]

no. we dont all agree on, or take a moment to appreciate, or care why nobody is talking about shit anymore, except that all those lame comment formats are aids.

[@wadebuck69]

I can just imagine what he was thinking "what you think this is the first string I broke? Now check this out!" A true legend

[@DCweldingAndArt]

Yes! Underrated commemt because that actually sounds like BB and what he would say...maybe with an extra "now check this out, BABY"

[@tylerdavidson720]

I was the 1k like

[@mikesanmiguel2954]

👍😇✌️

[@johnjim3741]

Exactly. No panic.

[@danielhunter8008]

I'm so glad that there is so much footage of BB King playing because I'm young enough that I wasn't able to see him live and appreciate just how amazing this artist is.

[@franciscopereira2341]

Thats the magic of a true master. BB King was a musical monster. I am not surprised he fixed his guitar during a live performance. People shouldnt be surprised when legends do legendary things.

[@stranger5088]

Not the only time he’s done this either. Man was a legend.

[@Hac-dieu]

You can kinda tell if this is your first time seeing it since the stage hand was just there and ready to give him a new string. I just found out about this and was impressed he got one so fast.

[@theelonniedavis]

who sat at his feet,...Jimi,SRV nuff said.

[@natcl9974]

I’m amazed by this, never seen anything like this at all! Incredible!

[@zoeeknotzoe3203]

@@Hac-dieu penalties for backhanded comments ;

[@marygracelegaspi4783]

@@Hac-dieu j

[@S3ODxG4MER]

When you’ve been in the game for far too long to let a string ruin your show

[@MrManfly]

One cool cat !! 😎

[@joannetavares3583]

It didn’t ruin his show he kept singing nobody probably wouldn’t even notice and he still his thang 🙏🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@lovejoy9867]

🖤♥️❤️💙

[@bahrghazalconstruction4938]

He still continued so what's the problem fuck boy?

[@teachercheater]

That broken ass string wasn’t welcome 😂.

[@PsyJaye]

This Brother is a Blues Man.. He doesn't expect someone else to manage his Baby..

[@itsuptou88]

The man was truly one of the greatest blues players ever

[@DJJonnyBizzle]

He WAS and IS the blues bro 👌🏾🔥

[@johnjack902]

Uh huh

[@dcarreira4913]

Did he restring his guitar in the middle of a live song? Absolute boss.

[@m00seknucklejohnson45]

Her name was Lucille she was no ordinary guitar

[@sayingnigromakesyoutubecry2647]

Yes he did. And that's Lucille like the other guy says.

[@buffalojoe78]

Yup. Put the string though and wound it manually until it was relatively tight and then turned the machine. If you turn the machine fast enough, the string getting taut will be microphonic and you can hear when it’s in tune.

[@BrandonAllenEM]

He acted like he did, but he didnt

[@sayingnigromakesyoutubecry2647]

@@BrandonAllenEM he didn't?

[@fatelvishguy6386]

It helps when you have a legendary voice that’s more than capable of carrying the show when it needs to

[@kenrickeason]

Yep..

[@TheSUPERSNIPER59]

GOAT stuff..

[@motornewfie4019]

Well said...

[@AngelHxze]

Right

[@DanielGonzalez-pd6ph]

As we Are instruments....

[@keva.b6185]

Wish i cpuld have seen him live. Got blessed to see many greats at Lowroder and Oldies Love Jam comcerts

[@cp-kato.buster]

A true legend and master of his craft... Miss you Blues Man and so happy to have witnessed you live

[@bryannewton6483]

Back when “the show must go on” meant something.

[@vascocarvalho2962]

Say that to Travis Scott

[@goobert2469]

@@vascocarvalho2962 what he do

[@mylifesucksanyways]

@@goobert2469 your late pal

[@thewiseowl8804]

@@goobert2469 he killed people and laughed about it 100% accurate

[@Iead]

@@mylifesucksanyways ur late pal

[@davokelly7876]

His back up guitarist stepped in like a boss and held the line until BBK reloaded! Soul brotha's

[@1dragonfly258]

What a beautiful soul!!

[@YoungoneYoung-lm4xe]

He was so good, I bet the audience didn't know what happened. That's when you know that BB and Lucille are one.

[@banjominer9682]

what?...he took off a broken string.big deal..stevie ray broke and replaced a string while playing

[@ferumcastrum4097]

@@banjominer9682 So you’re discrediting just because of that? are you a dumbass?

[@YoungoneYoung-lm4xe]

@@banjominer9682 So?

[@vicdurr_]

@@banjominer9682 nice

[@thorsen8970]

@@banjominer9682 his band really saved him honestly

[@emmanuelolaoluwa1363]

When he said “haha” I felt that

[@calicochris5469]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimmybrown2040]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ashleywootton9556]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CaveraGamerzZ]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@boebender]

He KNEW that guitar and he KNEW he was BAD!!!❤

[@idiotwind2248]

There's a reason every great guitarist mentions BB as their biggest influence. Simply the best

[@frederickwilliams387]

Albert King Also

[@TheAndrewNewman]

Song’s called “How Blue Can You Get” btw

[@johnwilliamson9751]

God bless you for this.

[@contemplateboxing5634]

Thank you!

[@abdulmoizayyaz]

Thanks !

[@InTheD]

Thanks!

[@FrauleinMuller999]

Thank you

[@the8wave]

Not only was he able to string it quickly but it seems that he got the tune perfect in the process of stringing it.

[@italianbaboon9970]

if you were an actual guitar player you would know you dont string from headstock down LOL if you look for longer video you will see he never actually fixed it .

[@nabilkherrazhadria8544]

​@@italianbaboon9970 Depends on the cord

[@gitsurfer27]

Ye this video is bs, he would of had to tune it, and it would have gone horribly out of tune instantly because bedding the string in would be damn near impossible stringing it from the top like that.

[@joeporter4920]

​@@italianbaboon9970 you can with a bridge like that. the ball just slips in. this method would be the easiest way standing on stage like that

[@khaibobe6240]

​@@joeporter4920 I agree. I have an Ibanez ART with the hardtail bridge like that. It would be the only way you could string it like that

[@HoulahanMarketing]

He is a Bad Ass.....He took a nap between sets in the casinos! Love the guy! The classics! Cheers!

[@dillondavis-tirado7181]

Had time to smile at the problem, thank the man for giving him a new string, fixed his guitar and just tore it up. BB King is slept on when you talk about greatest musicians of all time

[@exorerfl2337]

When the blues is so good that even your guitar walks out on you

[@dmitchell5275]

I just hollered at work 😁🤣

[@kowloonbroadcast]

it took me 2-3 seconds to soak in, I almost made it scrolling further down the next comments, and then all of a sudden my mouth opened almost throwing up this laughter, sfomach hurt, body crumpled like a book - and my will to take controll over that reaction was pathetically helpless. but man, it was a hell of a classy joke, almost as classy as BB in this video.

[@southkeydonkeyote1005]

Lucille fainted! 🙄🤣🤣🤣

[@cryptobitez6090]

This comment wins the Internet 😂

[@robletsdoit5886]

Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂

[@datruth9876]

This reminds me of this time in college when I watched my homeboy roll a blunt while driving a stick shift around campus. 🤯

[@myroc1]

As someone who's had a string break mid performance, smokes weed, drives stick and has been to college... Rolling a blunt like that is harder than changing a string mid performance.

[@SlayersFan1988]

Oohh what a hero

[@chachmcgrach2053]

One thing you will ALWAYS see with bb king though.... He cannot play the guitar and sing at the same time. Never ever does it.

[@a.adeola1898]

Lmaooooo u are a fool for this one 🤣

[@killallrobots2001]

This literally had me laughing out loud

[@shockxwave]

“This is my rifle. There are many like it but this one is mine.” What a legend.

[@loctown7775]

A fuc*ing LEGEND

[@elgringiototote]

It’s hard to understand how he had such an amazing voice until you hear it in a live performance. Crazy strong, clear, passionate. Usually an artist only sounds that great in studio recordings.

[@evanfiend]

Wut

[@Kinobambino]

@@evanfiend wut wut

[@darrylpanchyson4201]

I got to watch him in a 20 person attendance concert soooooo good

[@evanfiend]

@@Kinobambino The OP's comment was worded funny but, after reading it 10x over and filling in the gaps, I get it. My bad.

[@WizzlyFizzly]

I feel you, most of my favourite songs are his live ones. Hearing him jamming and the crowd vibing, amazing 👏

[@dbongoloid9541]

The most impressive part to me was he actually knew how to tune his guitar by the number of wraps around the string tree. That's just amazing.

[@gaberson81]

Lol did you just call it a string tree?

[@matschbirne5363]

What do you mean? The string wasnt tuned when he just wrapped it around with his hand.

[@asdfjklol]

There is no way he could possibly get it tight enough by just wrapping it like this. They cut the video where he actually uses the tuner.

[@zaczacal4164]

kenm quality.

[@waskele.wabbit717]

Umm yeah that doesn't work

[@MusicAccount0102]

And he's so relaxed while doing it! A true master of his craft.

[@tpep55]

He always was a badass. This is just another level of badassery.

[@chrislopez7395]

That's why a lot of musicians will never compare to legends like him. Not only does he do the music, he plays the instruments. He fixes the instruments while he's playing the music

[@youtubebannedme4207]

There literally thousands of people today better than him. Sure he was a great in his time but musicians are only getting better and better. It's like Hendrix and srv. Hidrix invented that style but stevie took it to another level.

[@Ryan_Spitz]

@@youtubebannedme4207 if you think srv and Hendrix are the same style you clearly don't know music.

[@southsideinc9576]

Never will they

[@fuzzerify]

Today’s guitarists can change strings fast too. Nothing to brag about.

[@chrislopez7395]

@@fuzzerify yeah they can change them fast but can they change them in the middle of a performance and not miss a beat? That's was my statement

[@rogerross7593]

Shoutout to that guitar tech being on top of things! And yeah BB is a total pro. Grace under pressure

[@amlz8852]

Pls Read the Quran

[@thewearyexile9000]

@@amlz8852 I prefer crayola

[@claudiomaitano9661]

@@thewearyexile9000 I prefer chocolate granola

[@yvonnejacko5644]

Totally!!!!

[@demerclopez2622]

Yup man was on top of things to keep his guy going

[@samueljett4766]

I'm equally Impressed that he just didn't hand it off for somebody else to do it 🌹 🙏❤️✌️

[@The3289691]

Love it! Thanks for sharing!!

[@mtl47]

I wish they showed the whole process because I'm really curious to see how he managed to run the string through the hole on the bridge.

[@tattoofthesun]

ME TOO like wtfff he starts with the tuner knob

[@ScottIngram]

Yeah, what we're seeing makes no sense.

[@theyearwas2001]

That type of bridge Abr-1 is a little unique that way. But he doesn’t even play it after he changes the string I’m the actual show. Eric Clapton and srv probably did it best. Bb is king though! Truly one of the main reasons I even picked up a guitar

[@mgordon1100]

Yeah, he didn't have a Tune-O-Matic bridge end. I wondered too, and took a closer look at the guitar in other pictures. Just a couple of winds on the peg. He knew how much to string through. Then set the string and ball into a slot and tune. Quick and easy to do on stage.

[@ScottIngram]

I never doubted that he could do it, it was just that the video was frustratingly incomplete.

[@chrisvaughan2462]

He’d rather stand there and change the strings himself than letting someone else to touch Lucille!

[@balamtheknowledge9578]

Idk they cut out the part where he has to feed the string up through the hole at the bottom before you can feed it into the tuners. Some have pegs that allow you to feed from the top but I've rarely seen it on an electric.

[@hd591]

He gave Lucille a G-String. 😆😂

[@dangerous8333]

I'm sure it had nothing to do with that. He just didn't want to make a big production that he broke a string by taking his guitar off. You have techs for that very reason and they keep your gear in tip top shape.

[@pelosishammer]

Can you blame him? Lucille and BB King made a lot of great music over decades and she was his bread and butter.

[@juancano6891]

😊😊😊😊♥️

[@kingtee1607]

Seen this man perform at the Mystic Lake casino here in Minnesota and it was one of the most amazing performances I've witnessed in my entire life. No back-up singers, no band, just him and that 🎸 🎸 RIP B.B. you are legend Sir

[@DavisDykes]

The only two people I’ve seen do this. BB King and Lester Flatt. Both legends

[@Sketchi9Dkid]

Dude I Love This... pure talent and dedication to the craft 👏

[@AppNasty]

Man just restringed his gitty right there. Then melted everyone's faces with that twaaaaaaa.

[@ernesteast6121]

Now That's the Blues. Meaning when things go wrong, You don't quit, til you finish your quest, Then you play your Heart out. Thus the Happy Blues.

[@smugslider3690]

bro hit a gitty with the twaaaa 💀

[@Claymann71]

B.B. King had the best voice since Louie Armstrong & Nat King Cole. & he literally wrote the Book on Blues Solos. & he played for the 🇺🇸 Enlisted. & he was a Master of Guitar & humble as Shoo Fly Pie. Hearing him & Kenny Wayne Shepherd on his last tour will always stay with me.

[@a_blonde_guy]

I saw BB King about 6 months prior to him passing, he did a tour with Peter Frampton and it was one of the most magical things to witness, something I'll never forget!

[@edwardkrahn4692]

I'm sure that was an awesome show.

[@frankierzucekjr]

That does sound like it was great. Them two together, how cool is that

[@puffchickpam1]

I bet that was!

[@user-pu9sc5fm8s]

MAN DIDNT MISS A BEAT AND OUT A WHOLE NEW GUITAR STRING ON 🎯🔥🔥🔥

[@alec3107]

What an incredible performance to get to watch live

[@thankyoucaptainobvious7707]

Sometimes “Lucille” needs a quick tune up

[@mahatmaniggandhi2898]

:))

[@deandrenicholas2545]

I'm 42 years old and grew up in a house where the blues was played all the time. When I got to high school, I named my baseball bat Lucille because of B.B.King

[@gemini4lyfe3001]

"OH MY GOODNESS" "GODDAMN" "SHIT SHIT" "SHE IS A VAMPIRE BAT" Negan - Tekken 7

[@fantaztikbeatz]

Yup 😆

[@Alusnovalotus]

We can’t expect her to always keep up with this KING 👑

[@rosadelrio5120]

That voice though! His singing is so clear and powerful.

[@wowomfgowo]

Never seen him in live. I have chills dwn my spine

[@ToriWills-cg7vz]

I was blessed to see this legend in a small club I used to go to in San Diego in 1986. He was absolutely amazing!! ❤

[@jesuscasiano5463]

No way. Bravo. 👏 👏 👏 👏. What a master. 💯

[@moeball740]

I consider myself SO lucky to have seen BB in concert a few times before he was gone! He and Lucille were pure magic!

[@crunchking9931]

You should look up his older cousin who was the First inspiration of his to get into the guitar. His name was booka white and he was a famous traveling blues man in the delta scene and played with the likes of other legendary pre war bluesmen like Robert Johnson, charley Patton, skip James and son house.

[@moeball740]

@@crunchking9931 I loved hearing BB play and sing and he could milk a crowd, too! For example: 🎵 Nobody loves me but my mother...and she could be jiving too!" 🎶 Then he starts sniffling like he's gonna cry! 😎

[@djkiltech]

Same! Got him to sign my poster and ticket stubs to too. They're in a climate controlled safe deposit box. Used to be on my wall until he died.

[@djkiltech]

​@@crunchking9931Bukka White is dope.

[@alanxxxxxx666]

Saw him two times in Birmingham England. Rip.

[@d.j.wattson4804]

Everybody on that stage was impressive af and clearly masters of their craft. The tech who gave him the string was on point and out of the way, the band kept rolling like nothing happened, and BB needs no explanation, as you could see the mastery without even having to think about it. Truly amazing.

[@ihateallyall]

very impressive to watch. I wish I was around at the time to hear this live

[@michaelbell8627]

Absolute facts. Notice how the keyboard is playing the fills that BB would usually play… Well… his version…

[@ProdDJD]

​@@michaelbell8627 keyboard?

[@michaelbell8627]

@@ProdDJD yep. It sounds like a clav. The fills after each verse. The guitar player that’s directly behind him isn’t playing those lines.

[@ProdDJD]

@@michaelbell8627 sounds like a 3rd guitarist to me, playing with effects on his guitar to give it that sound but if it's a keyboardist he must be really good to have played it in such an articulation that made it feel like a guitar player was playing it But then again, that would be his job to back up that BB guy since that happened

[@reydavidbarriga3212]

Handling “Lucille” like a King (of the Blues).

[@michaelsena7445]

I was lucky enough to see BB in Albuquerque New Mexico.

[@timange124]

I am sooooo glad I saw him before he passed away. He was around 80 when I saw him, he walked out like an 80 year old, sat in his chair, and turned into a 25 year old on the guitar! He took many breaks to talk to the audience and make jokes, but played a full set. Hung around for like an hour afterwards to talk to people, then he got up and walked off like an 80 year old again… What a gift he was.. so glad he was one of few musicians that made it to that age and continued to make/perform music. We lose too many musicians too young.

[@sh0cktim3]

That's amazing. Whatta great man

[@kewsoner7924]

Yes its so sad, we have lost some of the greatest artists in history, in a way too early age. It makes me tear up a bit thinking how much greatness we all missed.

[@Kevlexicon]

had a similar experience seeing him perform. absolute legend. felt like he represented an entire community and era of music. monumental person

[@Canislupes7]

What a beautiful sentiment ❤️.

[@elprimerplayer277]

Amazing that’s love for music

[@squirtle8060]

He timed that perfectly. And this is the difference between knowing something. And having an understanding of it.

[@sanglunvaiphei9909]

Yeah! He perfectly timed the string on his guitar to break😂😂😂😝😝

[@tonywestmoreland2628]

I was lucky enough to see him in concert in 1990 when I was 22 years old. Absolutely fabulous.

[@702tapatio4]

He confirmed he was a badass long before that moment.✨🎸✨

[@t.l.7854]

Yeah, it's more like a reaffirmation

[@CAHale]

Facts! But you can’t give him all the credit… His guitar “Lucille” had a mind of her own!😅

[@HoneyHoneyBaby]

Haha 🎸🤭😭‼️

[@pp3k3jamail]

Since when people start calling guitars she? why is like every inanimate object referred to as a her

[@pp3k3jamail]

Since when people start calling guitars she? Why is an inanimate objects referred to as her

[@heffthegauud7297]

@@pp3k3jamailYou know better than that, you from the home of "Peanut Live 215". Yall walking around with puppets on Yall arms all day like there real people.

[@pp3k3jamail]

@@heffthegauud7297 I don't have the slightest clue of what you're talking about.

[@schwarszendeust]

Having that level of confidence... Breaks string... Change it performing live .. what a pro

[@tommiepattonkendrickiii1617]

I remember in the 90's when Primitive Radio Gods sampled this tune with their song 'Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth...'. I LOVE both songs very much.

[@richcollier1076]

I've never seen a musician do that in my life, unbelievable! What a legend

[@cleveland666]

Watch Stevie Ray Vaughn do it

[@richcollier1076]

@@cleveland666 Yeah, I recently watched a video of him doing that. He was a incredible player as well. All those blue's players were cut from a different cloth

[@HeadsetHistorian]

What is so amazing about it? Genuinely asking. Playing guitar while singing is much harder. Restringing a guitar is not complicated whatsoever.

[@richcollier1076]

@@HeadsetHistorian He was singing when it happened, the visual looks cool! I like Robb Flynn and Dave Mustaine, they both sing and play! Thing is you can't do it, so I guess it's pretty impressive! I realize it's not a locking system, which makes it much easier! Especially for an accomplished musician like yourself!

[@Jonathan-Schmuck]

@@HeadsetHistorian he restringed it from the top instead of starting at the bottom

[@AZHighlandHomestead]

When you been playing the blues that long, anything that don’t go your way just makes you wanna play.

[@Kinobambino]

That's so interesting

[@skinnyrogers...]

... Legendary comment ... lol *... COPPER STATE RULES‼*

[@dejisho5921]

a juxtaposing paradox

[@NaruSanavai]

@@yeet-vb2kc That last line, right there, shows that you're already a great blues player.

[@AZHighlandHomestead]

@@skinnyrogers... you’ve got that right. It’s easy to play the blues in AZ. It ain’t EZ, it’s AZ.

[@nickgarcia610]

The literal definition of a master at work. Incredible.

[@SOUTHTEXAS2316]

Broke a string, replaced it while singing hoping no one noticed his part being played in the background. Master.....of deception

[@afattori316]

With his voice he didn’t even need a guitar. Legend

[@kyleguajardo]

"Aw, poor Lucille's had a rough night, lemme help her out right quick."

[@amlz8852]

Pls Read the Quran

[@JAfonsoNunesMartins10]

@@amlz8852 nope

[@JinxdOne]

@@amlz8852 I have. What now you going to read the Bible? Do you know what Muhammad translates to in English? God! If we all worship the same God, how can it be im wrong? There is no wrong. You have no earthly right to judge any man.I pray one day religion brings us together instead of dividing us.

[@kyleguajardo]

@@JinxdOne Maybe on a video about music you can focus on that, and have people gather together with music instead of debating in the comments.

[@mr.takethingstooseriously]

@@JinxdOne he said nothing and you went off 😂. You need Allah

[@scpiano]

What's also incredible is he was lightly picking that string through the rest of this song, hearing its detune as New strings detune and slightly tweaking the tuning peg

[@kurtschultz7577]

I saw BB at Chene Park in Detroit at a Blues Festival in the late 80s. Magic.

[@siddharthanand5652]

Love how instead of getting a new guitar, he just repaired that string mid performance and went on like nothing happened... now that's just god tier flexing!!!

[@Keith-xz2hd]

Huh?….That’s the point of the video 🥴

[@orsike192]

thats his lucille... he cant give up on her at her worst

[@kennethslavin8286]

This man is totally good at the guitar

[@RONALD......]

Thats his baby the famous "Lucille"..guitar.. theyve been thru a lot in life..🎵🎸

[@Sickling3]

Ye we watched

[@williamlove3087]

That dude is a true musician. He’s so good at what he does, that he’s able to replace guitar strings while performing. This is the perfect example of what is meant by the show much go on. RIP blues master!

[@jonelliott4985]

Real showmen don't let nothing get in their way when they in that groove an having fun with what they do best that even changing a guitar string busting and being changed on stage mid song amazes everyone just as much as the singing and strumming on that ole guitar like it's all just part of the show

[@Chillin4030]

those quick change tailpieces are amazing and I will always put them on fixed bridge guitars

[@Raggo12345]

Yes, totally agree. And with locking-tuners at the head it's even faster. (I'd love to have those Lucille-tuners on the bridge as well.)

[@jeribb6914]

In the mid 80s, I met the 👑, Mr BB casually passing on at the Embarcadero in San Francisco moments before he gave free performance at lunchtime!!! I honestly didn't realize it was him right away, but it was confirmed when he started playing, a day I will never forget, Mr BB King spoke to me😊 RIP KING💜🎸

[@domrandall7477]

I like how even tho he performing in the middle of this song...he still took the time 2 thank the person who brought him the new string...💯💯

[@blehhhh]

👑

[@mickwoods7463]

With all due respect, I didn’t see that. I saw him making sure the audience understood what happened. The man who brought him his string is likely very close to him and in no need of thanks, but for a performer like King, it is very important for the audience to be satisfied through and through. I’d be willing to bet my bottom dollar on it.

[@blankfaceman9694]

The vocals oml thunderous 🥵🥵

[@saucegritytv]

ITS FROM THE ALBLUM

[@deliciaford4343]

Now that's a true musician when you can fix your guitar and keep playing without missing a beat or STOPPING the show!❤

[@dollarsign77]

Man perfected the craft beautiful.

[@karatechap555]

Musicians usually just replace their instrument. This man changed the string mid-performance. Whata legend

[@chronotodd3864]

Seen him at a blues festival in Dallas back in the early 2000s. One of his stage hands came and opened a folding chair and placed it right by the mic. He had helpers walk him out and when he sat down... first thing he said... guys I've been playing music for many years. I think I earned the right to sit down to play. Yes sir you did earn it. You did indeed.

[@harrisonskelton6934]

I bet that was an awesome concert!?

[@wayneroy6694]

Was this at Nokia with Double Trouble opening? I was there. He'd fallen and hurt his knew stepping off the bus the night before. I remember he couldn't stand to stay sitting all night and got up to play after a few songs, even though he couldn't comfortably stand on one leg.

[@wayneroy6694]

Knee. Not knew. Ducking autocorrect.

[@lysergic4169]

That’s crazy

[@effervescentrelief]

I was at that same concert. Awesome!

[@neaseancarter4323]

tha show must go on... strait legend my grandad was still playing dis in 2016

[@peterg.ryanjr.4821]

I love BB King, he's absolutely tremendous!

[@bigdaddydaddy3203]

Yup right up there with Stevie ray changing guitar’s mid song definitely badass

[@7861blackthorn]

With homemade cab's as well

[@GreenMan352]

Changing guitar with guitar tech handing it to you is easier than changing a string...

[@7861blackthorn]

@@GreenMan352 SRV did change strings while still playing. I'm trying to remember which old vhs taping it was.

[@bukkitfan]

@@7861blackthorn please dont forget Angus from AC DC. He did change strings mid playinh as well…

[@joeywitt7129]

On his guitar u HAVE to have the string go thro the bottom it's impossible to change the sting on top first no matter how great u r u can't do that

[@kylatokki22]

I wasn’t a blues fan until I saw BB live. I was a punk rocker who bought tickets for my pops and I on Fathers Day. Seeing him live one time was all it took to fall in love with the genre. We ended up seeing him a total of three times before he passed away. RIP King!

[@djay6651]

I'm a die hard metal head and BB really is the king of guitar. I saw him in Tuzla, Bosnia in the summer of '96.

[@damiansaucedo9951]

Metalheads, punks, we gotta respect the origins of it all to be truly fans.

[@G40bv]

Metal head here... but I love to listen good music. From clasic to metal...

[@kylatokki22]

@@djay6651 he puts on a damn good show, eh? His stage presence is unmatched

[@vvillis2201]

Feels like soul went to that voice

[@willc4095]

Saw BB live from a stroller. Gotta thank my parents for their awesome taste in soul music. 91’

[@flanger001]

For anyone wondering - the Lucille guitar's bridge (edit: tailpiece) lets you set the ball end of the string without threading it through anything.

[@NicleT]

Thanks! I’m anyone and was precisely wondering how. 👍

[@DerEchteBold]

I was wondering about that, never heard of such a bridge, was that specifically made for him? Edit: I looked it up, it's not the bridge, that's a regular Tune-o-matic, it's the tailpiece, a 'TP-6 Stop Bar/Tailpiece', which even has fine tuners.

[@tims001]

Thank you, that's why I was in the comments section!!! Looking for this!!

[@user-bl3si3kq6x]

​@@DerEchteBoldThere is also the slotted tailpiece

[@DerEchteBold]

@@user-bl3si3kq6x Huh? Not also, the tailpiece is what does it and that's what I said.

[@Porsche996driver]

I’ve seen him live once and he’s amazing. That gravely voice and that howling guitar.

[@moniquemosley2122]

What a description!😊

[@mikesobczak5455]

I sceen him as many times I could afford. He was the king

[@Ladylove5487]

You can't stop true talent❤❤❤❤

[@prodriver2112]

Such a boss. Multi-tasking without a hiccup. 🙌

[@philb4462]

Later in the concert he made two chairs, a wicker basket, baked some bread and fixed the pipes under the kitchen sink while singing Sweet Sixteen.

[@Banzo_]

😂😂

[@johndyer9232]

Instead of a new guitar. “No, I string my own guitars.”

[@kendoness1]

that was literally the most metal moment in history

[@carrscoffee]

I remember my mom playing some of his music while she cooked dinner ...great memories

[@george_wbranchaud_jr2211]

This reminds me of my stepfather, quite a bit older than I. He finger-played a cello in a 4-piece blues band in the 40's. In the middle of a song, the neck broke off! Nobody missed a beat, and he picked up a guitar and kept going. The room loved it.

[@letakeokuk5446]

Wow, music is one of the forces of life!!!🤎

[@MMAjsf7]

That happened

[@vanmann8347]

A true showman. Really a class act. I never get tired of hearing him sing that song 🎧

[@khalidmayes2401]

💯

[@Halexo-hv4io]

Which song is it?

[@utkukaynarca4511]

@@Halexo-hv4io how blue can you get

[@utkukaynarca4511]

@@Halexo-hv4io how blue can you get

[@cathyjackson8435]

My favorite was The Thrill Is Gone !!!!

[@darrellware2440]

Legendary! BB King is and always will be a one of a kind!!!

[@raoufbasit]

Restringing and singing without missing a beat. Respect big boss