George Benson NAMM Show 2016

George Benson demos his new signature Fender Twin Reverb

[@TheDoctorjones13]

Benson has unbelievable knowledge of how harmony works with complex chords and effortlessly floats across the fingerboard. He is one of my top 4 favorite jazz guitar players for sure.

[@jcuttercampbell6696]

The man is truly a master he's got that guitar neck map out totally A-Z

[@riceflatpicking4954]

That neck map has always been tough for me. Like a blind person driving a Ferrari. I’ve kept at it though. George is so phenomenal!

[@aomai3016]

Good lord! George Benson is phenomenal😂 Amazing how talented he is. I love how he plays so flawlessly and how his phrases are so fluid and creative. Definite inspiration.

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

I LOVE GEORGE BENSON!! HE HAS REMAINED DOWN TO EARTH OVER THE YEARS AND ALWAYS KEEPS PRACTICALITY AND FUNCTIONALITY IN MIND WHENEVER HE DEMOS HIS PRODUCTS TO THE WORLD!!

[@VoodooDewey69]

The Man , the legend .

[@jjd2065]

The absolute BEST!!!

[@guitarman6742]

George Benson is a national treasure.

[@Esaw100]

George Benson: "Absolutely Fantastic"

[@krishnagurung5434]

Wonderful jazz guitarist.I applaud the way he creates the magic with spontaneous runs on the fretboard and sensitive touch and swipe with bare fingers.To play with a lifeless pick is primitive and unnatural.A few minutes of his playing teaches us a lot.Thanks for posting it on KZbin.

[@williammorson1535]

I didn't know how good George was until this.

[@bc9273]

He looks how I imagine I look when I play. Smooth, classy, confident. Then I record myself. I'm Dollar Tree Benson.

[@alvisgrady3357]

;>)

[@jjh7199]

u can have 1 million jazz guitarist musicianz but when u take a look and talk about benson it's only 1 Mr goerge benson

[@juanpablopanebianco5311]

He is God!😂

[@taleinz1]

Class act , playing Wes Style , just LOVE IT 😍

[@Jagersdad70]

"...Fender Twin, 3 is all you need". Legend!!

[@nazima5198]

Не могу найти слов что бы выразить восхищение.....Лучший из лучших. Любимый многими мистер Джорж Бенсон.

[@yoshiki.g1450]

Like a BOSS!!!

[@emmanuelnaidoo2330]

The best to hear from this man

[@juanpablopanebianco5311]

Genius. Best ever!

[@swedesboromusicstudio9737]

Look for my sister Laura at the 2020 NAMM. She is with Traveler Guitar.

[@ADC.Guitar]

No human

[@murillomilhomem6202]

George Benson mostra todos os acordes que você nunca imaginaria nessa vida...

[@laceymayhannah9281]

all done with his thumb, just like Wes!

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

It's quite fascinating. George Benson, arguably, could do just about more with a pick in his hand than anyone... but that wasn't enough for him. So he spent the time and effort to learn to play with his thumb like Wes. Trust me - it's very tough indeed to master that, so full marks to Benson. The guy is utterly amazing. It's kind of poetic, too, completes a circle somehow, since fifty years or so ago, Wes was one of Benson's mentors.

[@y.m945]

we all remember Wes, he played!

[@lisabuchmann656]

your the best George tank you !!!!!!!

[@MuriMorello]

man is amazing.

[@paulm74]

George Benson: Guitar Master

[@tarasherman49]

When you realize that he has forgotten more guitar than I may ever learn.

[@rillloudmother]

benson doesn't ever forget any guitar.

[@jamesperry2322]

The first tune is Tenderly...a ballad from the 1940's.

[@НурбакытМуратов-р2ч]

The first tune kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6e8ZYd5ocp3btU The third tune is Benson - California PM

[@manos6426]

What a player!

[@thomashogan1985]

Complete freedom

[@steveb9325]

If I was setting up things knowing Mr. Benson was coming to demo his new signature amp! I'd make damn sure I'd have the correct strings on his axe! Jeez!

[@MrStcarroll29]

oh dang I was at the show all four days. I can't believe I missed George

[@deacontheseer4804]

If he plays a twin that's good enough for me

[@Lou-oc3jv]

His version of Danny boy is unbeatable

[@greco37]

Great take on California PM!

[@tomkozic8505]

The Master

[@mountainstartemple6041]

Not only an amazing guitarist ... but an awesome salesman! hehe - first talking about Ibanez guitars then Fender amps ... should be selling high priced automobiles I think! Bentley, Mercedez-Benz etc ;-)

[@michaelnotes8707]

Father Lord!

[@wehaveasituation]

What a trooper..and that Danny Boy was masterful and grand. As for the amp, it seems cool...how much? And more importantly, if the whole idea is to free up the previously overpowered design, well where's some new approaches? If it's just George doing his patented sound, well...how do we know what it can really do differently from the regular twin?

[@alansmith7626]

I would Love to hear him play a B&G....one day I have one! :)

[@mezdrums]

Insane

[@Eberponton]

[@aleale1345]

"I play to 100,000 people at a time" Jesus..

[@danboylan2449]

He makes it look so easy.... I thought I was good and then I played a few of his jazz chords and later felt I couldn't play guitar ...

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

In another league to most. Nice guy too.

[@pantoum]

I don't know how old George is, but he looks like he's 50. Now I know he's gotta be older than that!

[@GizmetDora]

He's 73 years and four months as of 7/22/2016

[@Metallion-ol8bc]

He's 60 but looks 50

[@GizmetDora]

Metallion 1,968 I am sure #GeorgeBenson would be glad to know that you think he looks 50 years old, but he is 5 months shy of 74 years old! He still has a great voice and is still a mean guitar player!

[@Esaw100]

Metallion 1,968 George Benson will be 74 in March 2017.

[@dans.5099]

+Metallion 1,968 He was 73/74 when you commented this

[@johnleggatt5372]

awesome scots strings starting out yes!!!!!!!!!

[@e-gitarrenunterrichtkoln8930]

👏👏👏👏😊

[@sidneystofile7094]

tell them George, they got the wrong strings for u.

[@LOWINESIBWAANGRANAUsiwara]

Just ask. What's type of this technique.. What's style/genre..

[@samward9641]

Sometimes it's hard to tell is the big black guy behind him his bodyguard or his sax player?

[@philsackett7341]

Much like Sean Connery in The Presidio, all George needs to destroy you is his thumb... his right thumb. The left one is much too powerful for all of you. ;)

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Benson not only mastered the instrument with one of the hottest, fleetest picking hands in jazz guitar using a traditional plectrum; that wasn't enough - he mastered the extremely difficult art of playing with only your thumb like Wes did. The guy is simply amazing - what a musical treasure!

[@alvisgrady3357]

Sho U Rite !

[@nujazzique]

Awesome! What is the second tune he played?

[@MrLfingers]

Danny Boy

[@taenacup02]

I guess the first tune was days of wine and roses

[@roykressin8229]

+Kittipat Apicharttrisorn i think it was Tenderly with drop D

[@MrLfingers]

"Tenderly"

[@samward9641]

I bought an Ibanez like that AG 75 four hundred bucks, put some Seth lovers in it for two hundred bucks the thing is sweet..!!!

[@gareginvardanyan9136]

Enjoy

[@samward9641]

I love Ibanez especially the lawsuit stuff :-) I thought Christian Hosoi and vans had the longest sponsorship I've ever seen, but George and Ibanez those guys are tight!

[@gareginvardanyan9136]

@@samward9641 Yeah, I love Ibanez too, although mine is very different than this)) They have very comfortable necks. George Benson and Ibanez are together for 42 years. It's 10 years longer than even Vai's endorsement. That's commitment)

[@SlashRNFR]

Whats the name of the first tune he begins to play?

[@cheboludoization]

tenderly

[@SlashRNFR]

+cheboludoization gracias man

[@MrLfingers]

"Tenderly"

[@GIBSON400ES]

ha ha il es bourre excellent

[@SanMaiero]

Right hand a O don't know what to say

[@ReneeNme]

Let me guess ... Videoed using a crappy assed iPhone. Talk about shitty audio quality.

[@djburland]

The wrong strings !