End of Yellow Ledbetter- Pearl Jam Lincoln 2014

[@coffinshaker]

That Strat is truly beautiful

[@kevinhill6079]

Fuck yeah, it is!

[@johnsmith-bk4ps]

It's ugly that's for sure

[@kevinhill6079]

@@johnsmith-bk4ps it is... but Strats, Jazzmasters and Gibson Explorers just keep looking better and better with wear.

[@andyisdead]

Not really

[@jakespencer431]

I’ve never had a strat or played one believe it or not, got a Jaguar and a mustang which I love! What would you recommend a strat or Tele? I’ve always liked the headstock on teles strats I don’t like how the volume is so close to the bridge

[@MCman-rz6pd]

He’s just chillin with the guitar on his lap noodling around with a few chords and there’s a stadium of people cheering - no fair I do that every day in my bedroom!

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Same and at a better level🐱🐱🐱🦝

[@dane21dc]

Don’t think it’s a stadium, but I get your point

[@dane21dc]

@hawtchick69 Pretty small stage for a stadium

[@renorailfanning5465]

@hawtchick69 it's an arena. Big difference.

[@renorailfanning5465]

@hawtchick69 yes it is. Football is played in a stadium and basketball is played in an arena. A difference of about 40 to 50 thousand people.

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

I love seeing someone living the dream.Go Mike you deserve it.

[@theonemodifier]

Average player who got lucky

[@twillymantheoneandonly5587]

When I think of the natural progression of Jimmy Hendrix, I have always thought John Frusciante is the guy carrying the torch. Dismissing McCready was a huge mistake. He's without a doubt, the dark horse of this conversation. When it comes to the big 4, boiling down their sound to a singular, generalized influence, paints a picture of what makes them different. Nirvana came out punk, Alice and Chains came out of thrash/metal and Sound Garden came out of Hard Rock and Pearl Jam came out of Funk/ Psychedelic. The biggest contribution to Pearl Jam's sound is McCready. His technique and improvisational jam style would give any Hendrixsque gutarist a run for their money.

[@kevinhill6079]

@@trentc7329 I was so hoping it was one of Mr. Dave's videos! He's a huge fan of both Frusciante and McCready; and one hell of a guitar player! Also, I think Jeff Ament is equally as responsible for Pearl Jam's sound. I beleive it was Ten? - I might be mistaken, but I think it was... anyway, Ament wrote most of the bass tracks for one of their albums and did a lot of experimental techniques and cool things and the rest of the band just filled in the rest. I can't remember where I read that, I might have the details all wrong, but I know Stone and Jeff do a lot of the compositional part of the songwriting. I think that's why Pearl Jam has been able to stay together and continue to be mostly successful over the years, they all contribute to the music pretty equally.

[@mikecantreed]

Mccreadys great but he hasn’t done anything groundbreaking. Frusciante is on another level

[@Roosterboi21]

Never thought of Pearl Jam in the funk / psychedelic realm. They always seemed like a classic rock influenced band. McCready definitely nails the Hendrix sound but their songs always seemed to have a more country / folk infused sound to my ears. Almost like if Neil Young started a band with Hendrix as the second guitar player.

[@MegaLotusEater]

That's some wierd classifications. AIC is thrash metal? Pearl Jam is funk psychadelic. Come on, man. And they're *all* 'hard rock'

[@rishabhaniket1952]

Thank you for giving us an extensive peek into your imaginary world of hotch-potch opinions.

[@avilaomar10]

That tone ….. chefs kisss

[@Ryan-tv6cy]

Yes

[@saintjabroni]

Not shabby.

[@chaos4316]

I had an up close like this with him in 2009. I still have the yellow guitar pick with his dog on it. About 2 years later I had an interaction with Eddie Vedder. He signed a corona, gave me a pick and also his zippo!

[@ZACKSONFIRE]

It's nice when you've come up with one of the most beautiful ways to play that chord progression. It's just a launch pad for creativity that you can layer in whatever amount - little or a lot - of technical prowess that you so desire. Learning this song has been the quintessential pivot point for me as a guitarist.

[@TheMidnightModder]

Imagine getting to noodle in a stadium. An absolute dream!

[@intension1762]

Clearly you don't know what noodling is..

[@Astro_touches_children]

@@intension1762 not by my definition, anyway.🎸

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

Ramen

[@TheMidnightModder]

@@intension1762 "Improvising" is my definition. It's not a comment on the quality.

[@TheMidnightModder]

@@sotirzvanidjubre4109 Yes, Ramen. 😁😂

[@greglee2785]

Love the strat sounds so beautiful and soothing

[@paddyoflaherty2519]

McCready is an Fn badass. Doesn't get nearly enough recognition that he deserves.

[@chichipotter4487]

Best guitar player this side of the black stump. Huge respect and admiration for MMc

[@ozkrhills9624]

My favorite band ever ....🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@joeyattaway756]

He knows this song inside and out. It was his warm up riff when PJ began.

[@bkehlin]

The ending of this song has evolved a hundred times since it was released.

[@humayu89]

:'( this was my goodbye to them

[@yieldinhiding]

+Humayun Azhar It's never goodbye, it's "see you next time." :)

[@susanxyz5730]

I love that song

[@tycobb162]

That guitar could tell some stories

[@kevinhill6079]

...everytime Mike plays it.

[@elysianfury]

That's one of his favorite guitars. 1959 strat. Most of the wear is actually from him using it on evenflow EVERY TIME for 15+ years. He loves playing it

[@QS-si3cq]

*1960. He thought it was a 59, until he found out that it wasn't.

[@dopy8418]

Man it looks like Frusciante’s guitar.

[@IamREBORNPUNISH3R]

both heavily influenced by hendrix

[@Robert5185]

He gave it to him. Lol

[@pdub673]

Kinda sounds like it, too

[@leandrofod]

@@Robert5185 did he actually? How long since he did that? I never heard of it. Edit: just saw the video is 7+ yrs old, so for almost a decade, wow

[@rishabhaniket1952]

The whole thing seemed like something Frusciante would do…..

[@alberthomyx1984]

Eddie Vedder es el frontman de esta legendaria banda, y vaya frontman tan único pero, la verdadera estrella de Rock es Mike ♥️😌🎸

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

I absolutely adore this song just about say one second after it ends. Love when this song is over.

[@celticclover44]

Oh is that why you’re here watching a video then!🤣

[@nckhed]

@@celticclover44 I think they're saying that they love the ending of the song. 🤷‍♂️

[@Krmyas]

It is so nice to have such clear notes played to balance out Eddie’s song lyrics that nobody in the world can decipher.

[@5adam8]

Mike is an Amazing guitarist! He truly doesn't get enough credit and is underrated in the world of guitar playing.

[@grant5603]

See something good > say they’re underrated when they’re very well rated > comment gets the most likes KZbin in a nutshell

[@lilrig8112]

@@grant5603 who crapped in your cornflakes, sweetheart?

[@Dragonslairminis]

Not going to lie, I thought the exact opposite after watching this clip although I admit I'm not hugely familiar with his body of work.

[@aaronpannell6401]

When I saw them live he played every solo different from the album. And it seemed better than the album.

[@David_Downs]

@@grant5603 Easily impressed people will find ways to make something average sound grand.

[@jacetheface9606]

That slide to the sitting position… Epic

[@leandrosouza8720]

Pearl Jam forever!

[@bohemianlikeyou1988]

Mike ♥️

[@marioalberto3277]

When she's walking through the clouds...🎼🎶

[@gregflip5938]

*Well

[@marioalberto3277]

@@gregflip5938 I'm sorry. Well she's walking through the clouds 🎼🎶

[@MusicMotivator]

yes, Leadbelly influenced Jimi also ( and Zep and Ram Jam,,,and PJ!)

[@marioalberto3277]

@@MusicMotivator Leadbelly influenced Mark Lanegan he was recorded (where did you...) in 1990 with kurt in the second voice. PJ didn't know him. Ah by the way this that you heard is a violation of copyright. I think you didn't know it.

[@willem9688]

The only guitar for me that gets more beautiful the more it gets beat up.

[@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302]

Damn, wish this was the entire song. McCready rules!!

[@5yearsout]

Not a huge PJ fan but when Mike McCready gets playing the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.

[@prepperandson1399]

Nah

[@rylanlittle261]

Yes

[@5yearsout]

@phil donahue LOL I have several PJ diehards in my family so I get it, but to me the came off as pretentious douches when they were younger, to be fair most of us were at some point in our youth. I think a big part of my thoughts towards them were also the fact that for a while they were just overplayed on every station, now I don't dive for the radio to change the station when they come on, so I'm making progress.

[@matiasdvoskin3985]

He looks and sounds great! God and sobriety did that

[@ozkrhills9624]

Such a good song...

[@MrJesseQuinn]

That was really nice of him to do.

[@TheRealKirkHammett]

I've always heard Hendrix in his playing.

[@justinkrann7406]

All time most under rated guitarist

[@David_Downs]

Nothing related to Pearl Jam is underrated.

[@kevinhill6079]

@@David_Downs I dunno man, I get what you're saying but a lot of people have no idea who anyone in Pearl Jam is, aside from Eddie. It's sad as hell, but I run into that a lot when I list Mike as one of my inspirations on guitar.

[@g.christopherlyn685]

Mike McCready is sooo under-rated as a guitar player. His name needs to be mentioned with the likes of Lindsay Buckingham, John Mayer and John Fusciante

[@delisiavedoy974]

Amo

[@gaiusjuliusceasar5180]

He is a great guitar player!

[@MrDaveo98]

McCready is awesome. Super great guy as well. And one of my favorite PJ songs. But the entire thing, from the tone to the actual riff, is straight out the Frusciante play book.

[@TheColourflies]

Actually no. It’s out of Jimi Hendrix’s playbook

[@viniciusateixeira]

MIKE MCCREADY!!!

[@vergigo6873]

Magic Mike

[@bluwng]

Always like Pearl Jam, never seen them or really videos. Never would have guessed guitarist used a single coil Strat as weapon of choice

[@ziiz79]

Really? You should watch more.

[@taylorkt333]

The other guitarist (Stone Gossard) typically uses a Les Paul, but it depends on the song.

[@orion681]

Yellow Led better is literally the Strat song...like if you pick up a Strat and a Hendrix lick isn't the first thing that comes to mind it should be this.

[@kevinhill6079]

@@orion681 I agree, with one caveat, Under The Bridge is beautiful on a strat.

[@orion681]

@@kevinhill6079 touche

[@MomCatMeows]

Glorious ❤

[@theknappster2067]

why were people booing? did I hear that correctly .....

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

Stratastic!

[@tomw6308]

Love hearing the SRV influence

[@chuckydall9250]

So underrated

[@davibaldrani]

looks like when Stevie Ray Vaughan plays Lenny in El Mocambo, to the way to sit on the show

[@SS-hu5zt]

Very nice

[@cgtr32]

🖤

[@margaretburns5468]

The anger issues behind a computer in Wisconsin

[@draincel]

Wind cries Mary

[@precbsfender]

Pre CBS Stratocaster, handcrafted tone monster..

[@josephgraham1075]

Who is that play guitar?

[@tomaswinter1052]

One of my favorite PJ songs. It seems that they never got it right live though. All the distortion and riffing lessens the cleaness and the romantic feeling that studio version transmits.

[@manifestgtr]

I agree…the emotional depth of that tune comes from that repeating guitar lick and clean, mournful vibe.

[@joshtonkin7684]

@@manifestgtr i feel the live version is more happy, whereas the studio version is more melancholic, nostalgic and romantic

[@onardico]

this guitar is older than pearl jam

[@jordan3119]

What kind of shoes was he wearing damn they look like all black dad new balances

[@andrewmccallum9943]

Looks a lot like Rory Gallagher’s strat imo.

[@rjlong89]

Nice 59 strat. I mean 60.

[@dukenukembubblegum7311]

Wow, he’s playing to a backing track, at least I’m pretty sure he is. I don’t think you’d be able to tell if you aren’t looking, but at about 6 seconds he goes to sit down, an there’s a strum when his picking hand is away from the guitar. I don’t think you’d notice if you’re not a player, but you first I thought maybe a delay, but then his strum when he comes back in is right on time to his hand

[@yieldinhiding]

LOL ridiculous. You know guitars still make sounds after you strum, pluck, etc right?

[@dukenukembubblegum7311]

@@yieldinhiding they obviously sustain for a while, but you don’t get an actual strum sound. Do you play or is it just you talking like you know something you have no idea about. It’s pretty easy to see an hear it, watch you tell me where his strum is before he slides down into the 5, an 7th fret. Because he definitely strums on the beat back in, but not before

[@JohnnyBgood548]

Strats rule! Teles are cool!

[@donpowell9281]

I don't know whether I'm the boxer or the bag

[@JasperJames0912]

I didn't know Shane McMahon played guitar. He's pretty good

[@baconator1550]

He’s no SRV

[@kevinhill6079]

I agree, probably because he's not trying to be.

[@salinferno]

Janitor shoes, bro.

[@miketucker5810]

Kenny Wayne shepherd everybody!

[@kennethmabus381]

Exactly. Which came first. Led Better Heights while we cry. Or yellow Ledbetter.

[@maryseling5801]

Good old McCready had slot of face work done

[@QS-si3cq]

🤣 You're one of those. Nice.

[@TurnOffYourTV]

Unicorn.

[@PhillRobinson]

So do you really think He got that guitar in that state naturally ?

[@DudeMcGuybro]

I think it's a Custom Shop Fender, so no, but it still looks cool. The reason I say no is that there's no wear anywhere else on the guitar but the body, and the fret markers are a slightly yellow color, which is how Fender does an aged pearl look, and the fretboard looks really clean.

[@yieldinhiding]

@@DudeMcGuybro I dunno, he's thrown that thing around a lot over the years.

[@DudeMcGuybro]

@@yieldinhiding Yeah I'm also not familiar with the guitars he uses, or has had.

[@_KerinR_]

Yes, all the wear is because he used for many years and he actually thought that it was a 59 but I wasn’t.

[@jahnowe5035]

@@_KerinR_ it is a 1960

[@saligkaros]

must be a little wing fan

[@RobbiePfunder]

just play it normal ugh

[@LUckybones25]

I’ve always loved Yellow Bedwetter

[@iehen]

why do people clap and scream all the time these days?..

[@Jake_Reid]

we should be claping for jimi to be honest lol its great but comon im a jimi extreme fan learned every single song included who knows by jimi. and i can tell you he made this after learning jimi hendrix and combining jimi licks to his licking to create his own song but heavily heavily inspired by jimi some would even say he ripped him off lmao

[@jonhavens5803]

I didn’t see Jimi one time during that who 52 seconds lol that’s weird

[@lexmachina8961]

No one rips Hendrix off. It's either an inspiration or a tribute. He is too well known and essential to be ripped off. Having a song inspired by Hendrix is a way to a acknowledge a guy's musical roots.

[@dannymarshburn2807]

🥴

[@labyrinthadventures333]

Bed wetter.

[@users-bs8ww]

Rip off under the bridge:/

[@mrdibdles9252]

Mccready is so dirty

[@beoz658]

of course it sounds good total Hendrix rip off ! nothing new kids go home :)

[@brianfoster4493]

Pearl jam is so cheesy .

[@asideofjake]

Not even close to the recording, i'd be pissed lol

[@Albino_Scout]

Pearl Jam would be devastated to hear that I’m sure.

[@MSA]

Improvisation man

[@JustinNoOriginBand]

Stay home, put headphones on, play the album. Problem solved. When you play a song live for the 10,000th time and nothing has changed you'll have no audience left. And if you do you'll just be going through the motions because all care will be gone.

[@sillyskeleton]

Music is fluid. Just like with spoken language, there's a lot of different ways to say the same thing.

[@asideofjake]

Just saying, you can't get any better than what he played on that album, he recorded it for a reason. and it sure would be nice to see him play it to a tee and not make shit up. I got no goosebumps from this, unlike any time i hear the original.

[@bipedalhominid6815]

Strayed too far off from the original lick.

[@yieldinhiding]

Really? It's a concert....and he was moving around while playing lol.

[@kevinhill6079]

@@yieldinhiding oh, no... they have to play the songs exactly like it is on the record. Everynight for 30 years, because that's not going to zap the fun out of playing the songs. I don't get what's seems to be so aggravating to most of the commenters on this video.

[@OG_Sasquatch]

Terrible player. Knows enough to impress the easily impressed.

[@shmirginhymer1867]

He's no SRV but, terrible player? Tell that to the millions of dollars in his bank account. Can't be that bad.

[@johnsmith-bk4ps]

Ya I saw him years ago live on TV he was trying to play lead, pretty lame. Seems like a nice guy though

[@OG_Sasquatch]

@@shmirginhymer1867 Why would I tell that to the millions in the bank? Whether he's got millions is irrelevant to the fact that he's a terrible player who knows enough to impress the easily impressed and part them from their money. By the sounds of it you're one of them.

[@chinhokelly684]

@@OG_Sasquatch kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4PZnJ-AedB3idk just gonna leave this here for you...

[@OG_Sasquatch]

@@chinhokelly684 My original comment stands - he knows enough to impress the easily impressed i.e. you. Terrible counter to my comment. In fact, you actually proved my point with this rubbish.

[@guitarraguerrera6624]

Pinchi guitarra horrible. Por qué las maltratan así?

[@jjmah7]

That was actually pretty weak, honestly.

[@samwaldie4030]

Yellow bedwetter is my favourite song