Charlie Hunter - Just a Closer Walk with Thee

[@Hintz6]

I've watched this video probably a couple hundred times over the past 10 years. I always come back to it. Seeing Charlie tonight in Chicago!

[@BaltiSean]

Yep. One of my all-time favorites. Still rockin it in 2020!

[@patxmcq]

hintz is that u????? - Pat McQuillan

[@MichaelGaskins]

i am once again blown away by what the human mind is capable of

[@Hintz6]

Of all the Charlie Hunter videos on the internet, I've returned to this one for years. I think this solo is the grooviest thing ever. His playing is so unparalleled.

[@jester0card]

2:23 bass, guitar solo, AND vocal harmonies; all at the same time!?! Oh man, and a MEAN groove too. It's too much. I can't handle it.

[@BaltiSean]

HOT DAMN!!!!! I love the fact that he shrugs off the "mistake". The self-harmonizing gave me chills. Charlie is the MAN!

[@animationpuppetry]

This is possibly the best video on KZbin.

[@AdamBlessing]

This makes me smile everytime....

[@nogoogleplus]

Dude has a killer groove

[@UnitedElectric]

Still the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. Pound for pound the best there is at this, er, thing. Ready, Set, Shango is an all-time classic. Remember this man the next time you see one of the 100,000 "fingerstylist superstar guitarists" on KZbin. Fukkin ubelievable.

[@BaltiSean]

hot damn... this is still my favorite CH clip of all time. I love it that he "messes up" and just shrugs it off. great stuff.

[@EvanDahill]

The folks who don't appreciate this are the same folks who don't appreciate a pedal organist . . . The guy is playing a BASS line along with rhythm and melody . . . Amazing stuff.

[@4CPE]

Still one of my favorites.

[@kindablue28]

I favorited this video almost 2 years ago and I still come back to watch it at least once a week. Seriously one of the most amazing guitarists ever. Techinically superior with all the soul you could ask for. Very rare breed.

[@DaPaulPhilips]

I just today discovered Charlie Hunter playing a hybrid bass & guitar .... Damn!!!

[@dexterferrell]

I love it. and i am a bassist, all and every muscian and lover of music feels the same way good job Charlie.

[@GaryCainMusic]

This has got to be one of my all-time fave videos on YT. This guy just kills.

[@TonyfromBham]

His playing is beautiful -- so full of life, love, passion! I'm not a big electronic effects fan, but great is great, and this is great.

[@steaminsteveh]

There aren't electronic effects dude! Guitar straight to Leslie amp/speaker

[@bassmania84]

+steaminsteveh simulator

[@bassmania84]

a true master .. god damn i cant get enough of his playing

[@GaryCainMusic]

just saw him and his current trio live a couple weeks ago - can't remember the last time I saw anyone with that deep a pocket. Just unreal.

[@valvetrom]

I love the sound .the music and the look of the 8 string "harp", the spectrum of frets .

[@jutx2]

I saw Charlie Hunter oh maybe 13 years ago in SF and I've never seen anyone sweat so much just sitting down. What a great show it was.

[@frets99]

It's an 8 string with I believe 2 bass strings at the top so he's playing guitar and bass. The organ tone is being caused by the Leslie cabinet which has rotating speakers .

[@BakedPotato325]

I've seen this guy play live 4 times in nyc...he's an absolute monster

[@Pprovo1]

Ok, well you are entitled to your opinion, but there are many of us out here who like the sound of the hammond organ. I personally think his sound is innovative and hip. I live in New Orleans and he has pioneered a sound of fusion funk/jazz that is really popular around here. He has already reached his potential. You can't take Charlie Hunter and make him into what you want him to be, you have to like him for what he is. His unique guitar style is what makes him so special.

[@brucebud]

Excellent groove. Superb playing!

[@mufasamusic]

This is a great vid. I'm glad it's still up. This cat is it. I have seen a lot of players out there but Charlie Hunter has more groove and chops than just about anyone out there.

[@chapeupink]

Charlie Hunter sempre arrasando, ainda mais com clássico do Jazz. Perfeito!!!!

[@BaltiSean]

Grooves be givin' me goosebumps!!!

[@jdogzyo]

The fingerings for that 8-string are wicked!

[@hastheticket]

I didn't even know guitars like this existed... WOW

[@crosswick]

Amazing. Real fun to watch, this was like my fifth time and I'm starting to sympathize with how it must feel to be able to play like this: bass and chords/lead at the same time. I can do something similar on a Rhodes already; this type of finger coordination is really Something Else! :)

[@DouglasEurico]

Very good!!! good song and groove!!! yeah!!!

[@ManCichlid]

I just went to one of his performances 2 days ago at Stanford. During intermission I went to the bathroom and dropped a paper towel, he came in at the same time and said, "Ah, now ya done it!" I said, "My bad." And then he patted me on the back and said it's alright, I was so excited I almost fainted, I felt like I was touched by god.

[@jujutay]

Holy shit - this guy is funky!

[@jonbern]

Charlie Hunter is playing in Boston on December 7. He's doing a double bill with saxophonist Daniel Bennett at the Cambridge YMCA Theatre... if anyone is interested. I'm going.

[@Fidrafunk]

thats one crazy motherlicking guitar!

[@keyboardkomuso]

wish I could give it 6 stars!

[@KyleAtLarge]

Amazing...

[@wendelld6]

Amazing!

[@Lachance8]

Awesome stuff!

[@gsukrw06]

because the majority of people dont know what real skill or talent is when it comes to music. and thank god because it makes it easier for us to get tickets :)

[@noisyneil]

if you haven't seen it, there's a video about that session called on song, one day. great stuff!! :-)

[@LNClubsTheaters]

We spoke with Charlie Hunter back in 2000 about building an album, collaborating, and how to not land in a rut musically. Check out this never before seen interview: kzbin.info?video_id=Uk8O3gOpUQw

[@onthebus17]

That's just crazy . . . damn

[@mojogypsy]

That is just NUTS...!

[@cosmophonics]

Thank you

[@guitarchitectural]

that's the actual sound - the 8-string has two outputs, one to a bass amp, the other to a guitar amp. Charlie's idea - at least in his early stuff - was to pay homage to the great jazz/funk organists. Not surprisingly, the sound you're hearing is him playing through a Leslie cabinet :)

[@EM148]

Sweet Baby Jesus! this guys is sweet...

[@baird1984]

Savant stylee... awesome

[@PaddingtonBay]

a complete player.

[@neo476]

@bimwopbarn recess is the name of the track on the duo album

[@jcksnparsons]

its called a novax fanned fret neck system. it provides better intonation, and you can also play a few really interesting chord voicings that are otherwise impossible.

[@Incognit05]

Shmexy Brother... keep preachin!

[@feverhood]

@legatoman it's for more comfortable chord pressing, since the neck is so thick on a 8 string.

[@zerhash]

1:57 Epic Charlie! kicken it hard!

[@AtanasovPetar]

YEA THAT'S A LITTLE BIT!Let me show you what kind of harmony i was talking about earlier.Chick Corea-Humpty Dumpty or something similar.

[@mardcake]

i'm usually more into shred, but damn! this guys pretty good :)

[@jolie532]

WOW is all I can say.........

[@75hum]

real nice!

[@dektro]

i like that fanned fretter

[@proc007]

what a bro

[@subexpression]

The sound you're hearing is the use of stereo chorus unit. It simulates (to a certain degree) an old rotating cabinet. The warbling effect is used a lot with Hammond organs. It's only natural to hear other instruments in the genre use it too. Have a listen to John Scofield's use of the chorus effect...you'll soon like it, But, just like any effect, it can be overused. Take a look at that fretboard! the frets aren't parallel to one another - they're set in diagonally. Very bizarre.

[@yagamei]

How is this guy not more well-known? It's just weird.

[@Zombbg4]

If you do not feel this music you have no soul. Easy as that!

[@MarcoAntonioVega]

groove master

[@joesatriani1200rulez]

Yeah your right, i am into fusion, not really into speed metal, im really a rock musician, all the old stuff i prefer, but i really am into my jazz, country and blues, i cant get enough of it, im playing and listening to it more than rock music. Satriani is fast, but i feel being a long term fan people judge him on just being a non musical shredder, when i know for fact all his music is literally based on melody, yes he shreds aswell! pass and the rest and superb!

[@cosmicosmo6369]

I was under the impression that Hunter used a H&K Rotosphere leslie simulator pedal, as opposed to actually lugging around a leslie cabinet.

[@christinec.531]

nice sound :)

[@Baddestchic01]

This guy don't need to die. God pardon this man. My man, where are you. Wow, I need to get with you. GGGGGRRRRRREEEEAAAAATTTTTTT!!!!!!!!

[@linkrlz247]

this is really fucken sweet

[@guitarchitectural]

yeah, John Mayer has learned a lot from Charlie, probably directly - Charlie co-wrote "In Repair" on Continuum ;) I think he plays on it, too

[@frenzychris]

John Scofield once said "If you spend all your time comparing one music to another, you lose the beauty of listening to any of it." Truer words were ne'er spake.

[@dougwamble]

Like I said, he never uses the Leslie anymore. For his guitar amp, it's a Fender Princeton-based amp made by Headstrong.

[@bbisking]

SOOOOOOUL!!!!

[@subexpression]

I see what you mean. I play both guitar and bass. Because of the string gauge, the intonation is different. Good observation.

[@dmsanct]

this is MADNESS!! xD

[@brookgannon]

Anyone know what song the quote he plays at 2:26 is?

[@cosmicosmo6369]

It is a leslie simulator pedal, but he uses an H&K Rotosphere, not the Korg.

[@hexapus3063]

I could see you referring to someone like yngwie, or MAYBE even Vai as just a "shredder", but Satch is a genius who happens to have some smokin' technical abilities. And as has been mentioned, apparently he played a roll in Hunter's development as well. If you're going to make inflammatory comments, you might as well shoot for accuracy...

[@erdolevi]

That was great! At first I thought there was a B3 in the background, it really sounds like a Hammond organ. Can anyone tell me please what kind of guitar is that? Thanks for posting this vid!

[@vwindahouse]

i believe that it is a Korg G4 Leslie rotating speaker simulator rather than an actual leslie.

[@hyde132]

sweet

[@waretafai]

@TheMusiciansFriend its true he was but as you can see he can now play circles around satch

[@mpeter8]

master

[@256k_]

it's coz the bass strings need wider fret distances to separate the notes....so what you see is the best of both worlds....if you think about it for a sec and look at it again you'll get what i mean

[@joesatriani1200rulez]

No, everyone thats reads a little bit of theory will not know the modes, before even mentioning modes, youve got to know basic harmony, intervals, key signatures, scales, chords, tonalities etc. all that comes before modes buddy. Joe knows how to use them perfctly, infact i cant name a song where he dosent use them, or at least modulate, have a listen to his first released album, the entire album is filled with mind boggling theory, harmony, and amazing modulations, He is a genius.

[@MrzovoljnoOko]

2:20 damn.

[@iammorek]

@TheMusiciansFriend he was kid when he studied with him, Joe's music isn't great, I'll give you that. But he is a very good teacher, also very humble and a really cool guy (telling you this because I've met him and not only for a small chat).

[@joesatriani1200rulez]

I dont see why everyone is hating on satch, hunter and satch are 2 completely different styles. And yes Satriani did teach charlie hunter for quite sometime back in the day. And come on guys lets be honest, if it wasnt for satriani to teach charlie hunter what he knew, he never would have developed this style, just remember, No matter what we learn even if its the basics "there's always something we'll miss out" hunter learned of satriani, and all of you lot dis own Joe. Well done

[@MartinGalero]

One of Mayer's roots

[@heyfratello]

actually the name is Ralph Novax...Gary Novak is an amazing drummer :)

[@SquigglyJ0e]

Exactly, so you will end up being confident in what you do most of your playing time and weaker in techniques and chord progressions you scarcely apply. That is what divides so much, different musical habits generate skills and lack of skill depending on what you do. I agree that sweep pickin chords arpeggios might show lack of imagination :P I think in metal you have to deliver energy mostly, some techniques are used to generate concept, special effects, like waterfall of notes, AK47 XD

[@Nuxunumo]

1:35 dat line

[@bassmania84]

+James Sudimak dat whole tone doe

[@sKarmA115]

the guitar is a much more percussive and expressive instrument than the organ is, with the guitar you can have much more crescendos and decrescendos hich gives it much more range and feel. I'm not saying the Organ isn't funky, Jimmy Smith is one of my favorite musicians of all time, but with this fusion of Organ and Guitar, it really creates a unique aspect on both instruments. plus he doesn't use the organ sound ALL the time, it's there when he needs it. :D

[@jonajon91]

Look at agile guitars. there main site is on rondo music. best budget ERG's out there.

[@ToddPritch]

wonder what kind of rig he's got amp wise

[@abuventertainment2856]

Fancy seeing you here Todd Pritch, you're a legend in my books! Gotta record some new original tunes for the world, it needs your sound!

[@joesatriani1200rulez]

Yeah man he did, dont get me wrong and all, but charlie hunter is great, joe pass is brilliant, but i wouldnt say i hate them because they're a different style or anything, there are so many guitar players out there who have something new to offer, i grew up with satriani, he changed the world for guitar players, such a distinctive, story telling player who mixes lots of styles. Whereas Charlie hunter and joe pass are so into jazz their comping and chordal melodies are brilliant!

[@iammorek]

@TheMusiciansFriend thats exactly what I said

[@markfdesimone]

Holy canolies.

[@dougwamble]

Actually, you're wrong. It is a real rotating speaker that Charlie was using here. He never plays through it these days.