Eric Gales at Musik-Schmidt, 13 Nov 2007

[@DhirenJ2009]

Sure thing that Eric is a rare gem and naturally talented. His style is free and his uses his flair to get out the best! Keep it going Eric Gales. Thank you Olopoli.

[@realitywakeupslap]

how can you not love this guy.. Eric God bless you brother!

[@larryshields2302]

Man said could u play some little wing for me.... and eric proceeds to melt our brains with a master piece in improvising

[@noblesiner]

Best guitar player ever!!!!!!

[@AxemanTurk]

Love the variations on Hendrix pieces he just throws in! What a fertile creative mind to keep coming up with so many ideas and looks so natural with a guitar (like a certain left hander player no longer with us). Interesting how playing the guitar completely upside down has given him such a great canvas of sounds. Great player, may he never stop!

[@altisekizz]

Amazing! Watched it upside down :)

[@ben-si3dk]

That guitar will never be satisfied again

[@sinistergrey3]

man I love this guys playing and style. just wish more people would discover this amazing musician and give him the notoriety and credit he deserves

[@Dailyvids25]

Such a good guitarist ! Such a good guitar !

[@Dailyvids25]

There is nothing better then a good Fender Stratocaster ! Nothing !

[@xsamitt]

wow.....love the playing......Even Hendrix would be proud.

[@evolutionmb]

I could listen to Eric all day. What a talent, wow!!

[@warrenmallory155]

Thanks bro you inspire me just like Chico Banks and I'm going home to practice

[@olopoli]

@dierksmanly God, I love that guy! He is playing all these classics and he shows everyone what the meaning of playing guitar is all about!! Totally rock!!

[@juliencarnevale2712]

such a fantastic performance.. Eric is on a whole different level..

[@andros1984]

This is one of my new favorite guitarists for sure! Paul Gilbert and Eric Gales top my list.

[@eastonmackay]

man, eric doesn't get half the credit he deserves. It pisses me off how someone like lady gaga can storm the charts and become a millionare overnight whilst genuine talent that's been around for years just passes by

[@Davoravo86]

There is no other guitarist alive or dead who sounds like Eric Gales.

[@jaimedolcesinnersole]

bLESS your sOUL Mr.GaLES!!!..you are an amazing guitarist!!.thank you for bLowing my miND!!!..it good that you're BACK!!!!!..pLay ON&oN&On...peaCE&fUZZ,LoVE,Jaime

[@matthewhorizon6050]

2007!? What! I can't believe I've only been listening to him since 2015. Unbelievable. He was just as good then, if not better in some areas.

[@rogersdrums]

Love Eric Gales - this guy is a brilliant player - unique approach...Great tone killer chops...Seen him several times with 'Experince Hendrix' in San Francisco - listen to his CD 'That What's I Am.' Rockin' stuff, maybe my fave of his....

[@DrtyWrm]

I should have had to pay to watch this!!!! And to think he is just "fooling" around is amazing!!!

[@andros1984]

I met him in uptown Minneapolis. Super friendly dude, and an AMAZING guitarist... Eric, keep playing live and writing!!!

[@Ianmcguire1993]

yeah and all those guitars are all amazing too some of those are worth more than my house!

[@olopoli]

@dierksmanly I have another concert here yes. Probably I load it up for all fans out there.:) man this guy kicks ASS

[@flahprius]

Awesome video. Thanks for posting it!!

[@JavierVazquezFE]

awesome!

[@SRVMOE]

Nice Eric Johnson !!!!!!!

[@PaulCush]

Luv this!!!

[@Indieguitarist85]

Eric Gales is such a BEAST!

[@JohnnyBoots]

Thanik you for posting it this. Now I can really see exactly what it is that he is doing. Maybe I can figure out a fraction of it!!! He is just ripping. Amazing chord phrasings. Peace. Thanks ERIC for the inspiration.

[@stratmanblues1]

excellent guitar player hope to see you out and in action in memphis soon

[@KongMoc]

HOLY -ISH! It's David Crosby at the 6:40 clip! Lolololololol's Eric Gales is nasty...I bought his first LP 20 years ago...WOW...how time flies!

[@Ianmcguire1993]

dude that would be awsome. hey i saw that you like phil x at fretted americana i love those videos! dude you have style!

[@frealdohmohammed1388]

This was back when he lived to play, you can tell the difference. Happens to everyone.

[@elpatron6075]

5years and still unable to play this version of SRV by Eric Gales 00:18 (Eric Johnson’s original song a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan) 3 of my favorite guitarists of all time. Yessuh!

[@andymitchellmusic]

@EJStratMan1 Cool! thanks for letting me know! Gonna have a listen right now.

[@chesk13]

Man, he voices things so uniquely with his upside down stance. Soo frickin cool.

[@jclsystems1634]

The 🐐 !!! PERIOD!!

[@heavyindie]

Ten minutes of pleasure!

[@traceyd2009]

It's still Strung for right Hand! amazing.

[@nessmalone]

AWESOME!!!

[@Ianmcguire1993]

has he already got out of jail yet? i cant wait much longer to see him live he is simply amazing! hes the hendrix of our generation. and a freakishly good player he took where hendrix was than took it to a whole new level. thanks for posting this its simply incredible.

[@jerryd0007]

frgin awesome man

[@Lushoverthebridge]

Insane!!! Monster player !!!

[@bech2002]

thanks

[@BTown1979]

Def heard BOC in there! He is so cool. I would love to see other guitar greats do more vids like this. Raw Dawg all the way.

[@matthewhorizon6050]

I don't think anyone can play at such a high level and with such an array of techniques as Eric. You can tell, at times, he even surprises himself. This shouldn't discourage others, but inspire! But in response to your question, there are thousands of videos of guitarists free jamin like this, so im not sure what you're talking about 🤷

[@bech2002]

The song at 9.15 is "take a look" Éric Gales Band.

[@andymitchellmusic]

Love that gorgeous melodic tune from (0.18) to (1.35)

[@andymitchellmusic]

Love that gorgeous melodic tune from 0:18 to 1:35

[@aidanriley2806]

the feeling he can evoke with his chords 🙌 man o man 1:10 heavenly

[@GazMoz78]

Eric's playing is sweet in this vid, and his tone is pretty awesome to say he's just messing around in a guitar shop.

[@SRVMOE]

Nice how he starts playing Eric Johnson

[@IMmoreRANDOMthanYOU]

Thanks!

[@knowgnod]

I'm hearing some music from the other Eric!! Good stuff

[@teofaouaz]

Lefty playing with upside down strings... Fantastic result!

[@GaryCainMusic]

It's "Take a Look (Deep Inside of You)" off Picture of a Thousand Faces. Great album from his earlier days!

[@andros1984]

@AlexShuikov It's a bit of the song SRV by Eric Johnson.

[@andymitchellmusic]

Love that gorgeous melodic tune from (0:18) to (1:35)

[@Eptackt18]

Sounds like GOD!

[@raxxtango]

started out playing an Eric Johnson song, then ...played songs from his picture of a thousand faces 4:38, then BOC fear the reaper. at 9:15 , it sounded like bad company

[@fanoboss]

yes they do

[@maxoom69]

To me, he is on same level of Hendrix, long live Eric!!!!

[@andros1984]

SRV by Eric Johnson @ 0:17 ! Love that tune.

[@nathan2rock]

notice hes playing a right handed guitar upside down, pretty cool

[@EJStratMan1]

@andymitchellmusic This is S.R.V written by Eric Johnson, for Stevie Ray.

[@MrBossei]

Hendrix reborn in an upgraded version 😍

[@Steve1945]

Caught this amazing guitarist at Experience Hendrix a few years back. Does anyone know the snippet of song beginning at 4:35? It lasts about a minute.

[@dtrywets6266]

killer! :)

[@ghurricane87]

@Guitarnine76 He plays Eric Johnson's "SRV" One of favorites btw..

[@billyblue109]

Oh My God!!!

[@jrocha28]

Kirk Smithhart and him can cut heads any day!!!! They both are Memphis finest!!!!!!

[@guitarmagnus]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[@lionmojo]

Bold as Love! 3:37 Take care Eric

[@olopoli]

nope.. not a Bogner. It's a Slash Marshall and the guy with the white hair is the tour manager.. lol

[@nickfanzo]

If you really want your mind blown..consider this: he's right handed.

[@Ctouch09]

+Nicholas Fanzo I don't believe

[@nickfanzo]

+Classy Touch Music its true.

[@Smoothways]

it makes sens as guitar player because the most versatile your fingers running up and down the board need to be. Goes to show how open minded the whole upgrimming must have been.

[@Dailyvids25]

Hendrix was right handed too

[@bigjimixox]

DAM!!! I DIDNT KNOW SOMEONE COULD MAKE A GUITAR SPEAK IN TONGUES

[@Ianmcguire1993]

@olopoli by far my favorite youtube video. olopoli your are the man. your eric gales videos are fucking great thanks or posting them do you have anymore?

[@nazlemusicien]

@AlexShuikov this sounds like Eric Johnson's Waterfall

[@mysterybat35]

like how he plays All Along the Watchtower chords and solo simultanteoulsy

[@baseboi]

@rams1528 just wondering how could he work on his technique when playing upside down is a technique of its own. i play the same as him...but no where as good lol.

[@Ianmcguire1993]

that guy with the white hair probably went home and called all his friends and said jimi hendrix aint dead he is hanging out in frankfurt germany at musik-schmidt and is alive and well and kicking ass.

[@danyeo]

I can't believe he can play like that with the strings pretty much backward! It's a regular righty guitar without the strings setup for a lefty. That's crazy.

[@olalator]

cool guy)

[@Davoravo86]

@rams1528 sorry but that is clearly the microphone, tone is subjective in taste and I personally think his tone is great. Not only that, how dare you criticise the technique of a player that plays completely upside down. Eric Gales is a master of reverse guitar playing!!!

[@jamesha175]

that was mostly a very nice tone!

[@helloiamfatah13]

damn!!!!

[@TeamUglyProductions]

The amazing thing about Eric is... He's actually right handed! He just happened to learn how to play guitar left handed.

[@Kriptykality]

YAY! upside down strings!!

[@mysterybat35]

day 1 5:30pm : hmm I wonder if I reverse the order of my strings on my guitar if I'll sound like that.. day 2 6:01pm: He'll naw... lol

[@TheBigdummi]

What model strat is that? love the color!

[@waksdan]

Fender Custom Shop strat into early Slash Marshall head. Otherwise clean... He can do that on your rig, too. He's done it on mine...

[@andros1984]

Incredible. That's is the Strat tone I want. Is he playing on a Soldano or Two Rock or what? That is just beautiful playing Eric.

[@matrags]

He's actually playing upside down? I mean the strings are set for a right handed player? Fucking amazing.

[@davidcotton6999]

What model Strat is that? I've never seen a Custom Shop Strat with a 70's bullet truss rod on the headstock?

[@nickwellings9433]

@MikeTTF "Temple of Deliverance."

[@gojirafankun]

fucken upside down playing holy shizzzz

[@batesbytheblood487]

3:36 Bold As Love

[@davidcotton6999]

Would love to know what model and year that Stratocaster is? It can't be a Custom Shop because they don't make CS guitars with the bullet truss rod.

[@williamfurlong4874]

Sure they do.

[@permian11]

@matrags yeah it's ridiculous, I can't even imagine playing that way