Greg Howe Jammin' - Instagram video compilation

These are random videos of improv moments from the official Greg Howe Instagram & Facebook pages.
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[@joebyrdmusic]

He never gets the level of Notoriety he deserves...amazing!!!!

[@rattlewrist]

The best guitar player from last 30 plus years .. still no one sounds like him .. thanks Greg you are the best 👏👍

[@newbbietrader9918]

and frank gambale.....

[@FrankoTorresMusic]

Him, Richie Kotzen, Guthrie Govan and a few more

[@sanguedepescador9964]

Paulo Schroeder is the best!

[@Arnold_Ehret]

Marshall Harrison ??

[@classicsound85]

and Tony Macalpine.

[@richardmitchell8213]

Greg Howe is one of the most amazing players to ever touch the guitar

[@Howenow1]

I've been a fan of Greg's for 30 years, and this is the best I've ever heard him play. Flippin' jaw-dropping. He sounds like NO ONE else, and he's SO musical. I'd love to meet him, just to say "Thanks" for the endless enjoyment he's given me. And one million Thanks to Greg for posting this!

[@Convisis]

Insane chops, fluidity and creativity - all trumped by superior melody. Bravo.

[@spartansquid5931]

Imagine if he and Eric Johnson did a collaborated song.

[@rickyjones7282]

This guy has ability beyond belief & has more melodic sensibility than the vast majority of technically advanced players!!! Greg Howe should DEFINITELY be known more than he is!!! I know he's popular among us guitarists,but somebody this good should be on the tips of everybody's tongues name wise!! Every time I see him I learn something new & he's definitely versatile as he's covered every style with ease!!!

[@devlhstrat8849]

I agree his talent is unquestionable, but songs are the name of the game and I wouldn't say he has the most memorable songs. I imagine him as content where he is at. I could be wrong.

[@bobsebring3377]

Definitely sets him above the rest. Just fluffing your way though scales lacks feeling. Playing guitar is about self expression..

[@rickyjones7282]

@@bobsebring3377 Yes I agree too a point. Now the thing is that how can you express your feelings when you don't really understand the language in which you intend too express yourself in!? Their has too be a high level of understanding within the language so you can pull out the melodic information in the message as any given time!!! Greg Howe DEFINITELY understands this & NEVER does he ever sound like he's unsure of what he's trying too say!!! Frank Gambale is another great example of the perfect marriage of technical abilities,technique & expression (Kiesel must be the company that finds these players!!?) & in this you can include Larry Carlton,Roben Ford & Oz Noy etc... I love it all & pick up something new everytime I hear any musician break free from the musical prisons set by the styles in which they play!!!! I've noticed with Greg Howe that their's somewhat of a mixture of Larry Carlton,Frank Gambale,E.V.H & Alan Holdsworth!!! Check out his Pedalboard S.O.S video (That Pedal Show) & hear how great his playing is with no backing as it's just him & Daniel Steinhardt of The Gigrig in a hotel room trying out his newly repaired Pedalboard!!!

[@Silent_Keith]

"Hi I'm Greg Howe and this is me just goofing around with different riffs and guitars. Thanks for watching." I've listen to Greg's stuff since the 80's and the Shrapnel Record days and he has grown as a player far more than most from that time.

[@asegal4677]

Good point. He is still evolving.

[@TutorialesMezclaMastering]

Love Greg and his awesome fluid melodies! one of the best!

[@ilmasticatore999]

Greg Howe & Guthrie Govan the perfect guitar duo

[@adriansommer3078]

But for me: Greg is the better musician.. sorry....

[@aztecliang4268]

Greg's work is more melodic, GG is more technical, I think

[@jianliangpianoandguitar4405]

@@aztecliang4268 我也是这么觉得

[@JulianLeno]

Howe is the Only One, The Original guy

[@lionelfreeman7618]

Greg Howe is more melodic, bluesy, more feeling... Warm tone

[@gustavoguerraguitarrista]

Sale your backing tracks

[@santiagotrejo1434]

Gustavo Guerra I agree, i would pay to just to derp on some of his work, please team up with jam track central or help us mortal guitarists out with some charts/backings, greg!👌we luv ur work!

[@KniGuitaar]

Coé, Facão...

[@jackwilliams4188]

I think some of these might just be stuff off of youtube

[@greysuit17]

I think you mean “sell”

[@boogierandy7547]

Sell- not 'Sale".

[@Pablo_viana]

Greg and Allan holdsworth are the best! But Govan and Shawn Lane are Monsters too!

[@AvocaSingleTrack]

Hey Greg, I was playing Jan Hammer licks on guitar in an allentown guitar shop round 1995. A voice behind me asked "hey, you like Billy Cobham" and we started chatting. After a few minutes I realized it was you. You gave me an invite to your place to Jam a few times. The brick building near easton/bethlehem. You were laughing at me carry my little Mesa up your flight of stairs...and my Pink HM . You were the most laid back and coolest person I ever met. Thanks for the great pointers you gave me. And hope you liked the games I brought you on CD-r and the copy of Cool Edit Pro . I remember you showed me your DAT setup and you used a boom box behind the monitors with U2 as a sound reference ! Good Times ! You're the best Greg !

[@deafconmediaZA]

Cool story bro! I loved reading that.

[@stratoblaster3236]

I first met him in 1982 (I think, could be off by a year either way). Super nice guy. Even at that young age, it was obvious that he was at an extreme level. The buzz about him in the Lehigh Valley was big in the early 80s.

[@Gregory_TheWatchman]

One of my all-time favorite guitarist! I'm always inspired. Great playing Greg. Maranatha.

[@anthonytyler388]

Dude is too much looks so easy,like Billy sheehan once said the notes fall off him like liquid,be liquid my friend.

[@GeneSchmidt]

My absolute favorite guitarist

[@SeanHurst]

Thank you so much for posting this and taking the time to share your music with us. Awesome playing as always!

[@terakureyreymond4514]

Shit Hot Greg Howe....Been your fan even before you started playing guitar....Too Bloody good bro...second to none in my books.

[@richardcameron1170]

Greg gets better over time. He is relentless.

[@raulduke85]

He's like good wine👌

[@mdm73100]

This is perfect insanity...Greg Howe is amazing.!

[@joeplevak]

Amazing guitarist. The fingers of the right hand are incredibly fast, he combines all possible stunics perfectly. Thank you so much for the inspiration Greg.

[@AromiErotici]

Dude is.....and has been for years......a FREAKIN BEAST on the guitar. That "hard touch" 3 finger lead style is all his. Easily one of the top 10 players on earth.

[@ThePandaGuitar]

No he's not.

[@drums5050]

ThePandaGuitar what’s wrong with you dude ,he’s if not the number 1 player in the world....

[@drums5050]

Dave Brusco nicely said,spot on man! My f@vourite player on earth.EASY top 3 I reckon...3:10-3:36 says it all...l

[@valebliz]

@@ThePandaGuitar he is but you probably like some bs neosoul kid lmao

[@erjonmalaj3197]

Greg the master Howe🎸🐐

[@pwnEdge1]

I think I saw some smoke coming off that fret board :-)

[@galihrusyadie1629]

Mark Edgerly and from his left bicep too

[@lelov1392]

One of the very few shredders that I can actually listen to and be mesmerised!

[@nickdiamond7595]

My man Greg Howe

[@maxcavalera2006]

You are amazing, sir! Congratulations from Brazil!

[@LUckybones25]

Eric Gales sent me here. He wasn't lying..you're amazing!

[@pierrehilal7051]

My fav. guitar player of all time. I think I want to be Grege Howe when I grow up...oh, no, wait...

[@surbas100]

What a flurry of Greg Howe awesomeness!!! Those fingers are smokin’!

[@primateproductions126]

An absolute musical inspiration. Thank you!

[@aphexaphex9807]

Why this guy never got the fame he deserved always puzzled me.. so underrated. Who plays as clean as this dude seriously ? (especially back in the day..)

[@mattconrad]

Phrasing's on fleek 😲

[@manny75586]

Tons of chops but tons of pleasing melody as well, which is missing from a lot of modern day shredders these days.

[@martinpalmer3575]

Birds eye view chord progression gives me the chills everytime. Amazing.

[@pauljohnson1065]

The fluidity and economy are amazing. And the phasing and tone aren't bad!!! And I like those Kiesels!!!!

[@Shredberry]

Song name at @1:00? 😭 Or is it one of those "Hey Greg that sounds amazing, what's the name of the tune you just played?" Greg: "Oh idk, I was literally just doodling around"

[@Huguitarrista]

Bird's Eye View From the Album Extraction (2003)

[@Shredberry]

@@Huguitarrista thank you!!!

[@NikolausBrocke]

Great! Greg at it's best. One of the best.

[@ryanburchett8455]

Greg Howe is so good. Awesome!

[@MarcoCastilloWorld]

In chronological time truly fusion guitarists, Al Di Meola, Scott Henderson, Greg Howe..... and there is just the others....

[@EricBlackmonEricBlackmonMusic]

Killer guitarist. My HERO!

[@adamchafetz2986]

Greg plays with so much soul, and emotion!

[@troyfrost1980]

Greg H . WOW that's awesome playing man and ONE Beautiful Startocaster wow .Troy Frost troyster 😎Cool Riffs

[@leeDs718]

Guthrie who? listen to Stringed Sanity by Greg, inhuman playing

[@luizao_8413]

Greg play Bad Racket for us, I do not know if I wrote it right, you're one of the greatest, a big hug.

[@diegoburgos1619]

introspection y extraction to me.... mandaron a la chucha, gracias greg y saludos desde chile amigo

[@tontinbagnole]

Howesome !

[@jazzed2b]

Impeccable phrasing

[@mikelealbadrummer]

One of the best rock-fusion players, amazing phrasing!

[@joelpolinepo3481]

Greg Howe merece todo o respeito e reconhecimento mundial Deus foi muito generoso com ele talento ímpar !!!

[@tonlarj37]

Great as always! I just ordered one of these Kiesel Custom GH3 guitars... hope to capture some Greg type melodies in some of my upcoming videos.

[@RANGDAP]

Wow......Amongst the top guitarist in the world period........

[@kirkplissken8454]

My jaw drops every time I run across one of his improvs on Facebook. Greg is still one of my favorite all time players, 30 years on, and I'm an 80's kid who discovered him back when his debut album came out. I fell in love with his style and listened to his stellar, underrated rock band Howe II endlessly in the early 90's...amazing stuff💜

[@TeTaeRockYou]

Amazing

[@ZingerCarlJ]

Love that first strat, nice look!

[@rodrigoledesma4253]

you are the best. from argentina

[@craigharrison5406]

Greg is one of the original Mike Varney guys. I had all the Varney casette tapes back in the day. Awesome guitar player.

[@stratoblaster3236]

I was talking to Greg back in the mid 80s shortly before he finalized going to Shrapnel. He was talking about going out to California again to finish everything up. He was pretty pumped up about it. He gave me a heads up about what was about to come out of Shrapnel, and who to keep an eye out for. He is a really nice guy, and wanted me to tell him what I thought about how his guitars were set up. They did play sooooo amazingly. Greg always wanting feedback from wherever he could get it. I miss him not being around here anymore, but I'm glad that things are working out for him.

[@craigharrison5406]

@@stratoblaster3236 That's awesome man. I would have loved to see him rip live up close and in person. He has this really fluid movement when crossing the strings...his picking is so clean.

[@stratoblaster3236]

@@craigharrison5406 His playing looked effortless. I suppose having really long fingers didn't hurt him reaching points easily, and having his guitars play as easy as they did was a bonus too. I was sitting having a cold one with him, a few hours before "Duke" (later changed name to Howe II) was doing a show that evening. We were rehearsing down in the lower level that same evening, and came up and hung out with Greg, Al, and the rest of the guys. He had three of his guitars laid out on the table, and he asked me to tell him what I thought about how they felt. Those guitars were set up so perfectly... easy as butter. It was nice to talk shop with him. He's a great guy.

[@axe2rock]

Truely greg will always be one of the best out there, a master indeed!

[@RecordingArtistSeanDamon]

Brilliant as always Greg!👍

[@notrombones5041]

Nice balance of picking, pull-offs and hammer-ons.

[@YaoEspirito]

Vinnie Moore, Michael Romeo, Impellitteri, Andy Timmons, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert can all play at a world class level, but what sets Greg apart is his flow. His shredding always SWINGS!

[@deafconmediaZA]

I wish you and Guthrie would get together because you two are on the same level. Except for some reason you are highly underrated.

[@elliotjohnson2159]

Oh, that's easy--He isn't white!

[@deafconmediaZA]

@@zombielandakausa7468 yes, I honestly havnt enjoyed previous g3 line ups . That would be refreshing.

[@deafconmediaZA]

@@elliotjohnson2159 A little bit of victim mentality floating around. Im white and he is my favorite player because to 99% of people it really doesn't matter.

[@Danumurti18]

They have alot of similiar techniques.. shifting position by index finger sliding, arpeggio tapping, sliding vibrato, playing in key changes, playing outside by using melodic minor modes or diminished (whole & half) or whole tone.. I personally think Guthrie have more accurate playing and have more clarity in his tone, he is very detailed on the way he picking and touching snares (like Steve Vai), but Greg is more fluid and funky.. man, I wish I can play like them.. for start, I feel that Greg Howe lesson on "Hot Rock Licks" video is help me alot to improve, he reveal the way he play scales in that video, try his exercise on ascending and descending scales, it is different than a lot of other guitar players, he did alot of work with index finger sliding to shift position, that's his basic practice. That way, you will be able to shift to tapping arpeggio more easily.

[@deafconmediaZA]

@@Danumurti18 Hey man. Yes they do. My take on them is that Greg has a much more aggressive and emotional playing style(not to say that Guthrie doesnt) but Greg did a version of Giant steps that still sticks with me today. I feel they both very accurate and have great technique. These days I dont focus too much on scales but tend to work on notes over chords which both guys have taught me alot,

[@Kodro2]

The Greatest

[@joebrodski1282]

So, the man knows how to clamp the wires on the board!!!

[@jamesmcswain8120]

Cold fusion may be impossible, but cool fusion is here to stay.

[@soldanovht]

Greg Howe and Guthrie Govan. The best of the best.

[@lelov1392]

soldanovht noneofya Greg Howe yes. But Govan is way too overrated!

[@scirasco1]

i agree 100 percent what people seem not to understand greg howe has a sound and style of his own govan just interprets many players styles very well no doubt!!!

[@dennoow]

@@scirasco1 well yeah, but Guthrie only has like 4 albums out. GH has been the King since early 80's :) Guthrie is developping his style. Zappa on steroids!

[@ernestballard476]

Yes

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

Govan is wack. 🙄 stop it. No comparison.

[@agenciamerkenspa]

AMAZING GREG!!

[@MagnumMuscle1000]

I have always loved Greg's playing all the way back to his first record, and I still listen to it and Howe II.

[@stratoblaster3236]

I first met him when he played in "Duke" (which later became Howe II), Used to share a rehearsal place with them. He was always a great player, and a better person. First time I saw Him and Al was back in 1982, and they were doing VH better than VH (well, at least live versions of both) In the mid 80's, He used to warm up for gigs playing early Malmsteen stuff through a little Mini Marshall Stack. Greg told me about the whole Shrapnel thing as it was unfolding. He gave me a great heads up about what was going to be coming out, and who to look for in the coming months. He really is an awesome guy, and I miss the fact that he's not based here anymore.

[@RennerGutierre]

I want a Howe event (show, workshop, anything) here in my city after this insane coronatimes. C´mon, come to Brazil, Greg! Let´s have a brazilian barbecue! LOL! We´re waiting for you! Fantastic player!

[@playAgainMe]

good stuff, was cool to hear those clean licks towards the end.

[@joelzinhotv7244]

Linguagem original! Grande Greg!

[@ominousav]

You are incredible dude!!!!!

[@elbataquero]

Like si veniste aquí por Cesar Huesca

[@sasquatch7683]

Just as Bugs Bunny kept me sane in the 70's, Mike Varney kept me sane in the 80's.

[@MashkovDmitry]

his style is fascinating

[@jesusrivero4938]

Eres un kapo Greg

[@TIAGOSKITER]

The best of all... My guitar hero...

[@naturaljoe759]

When I see someone like this play, I feel like I don’t even play the same instrument as them. Like I’ve spent 25 years blowing chopsticks on a recorder or something.

[@JerRock]

8:22 Some kind of Stevie Ray Howeghan ! Love it ...

[@Danumurti18]

1st and 2nd jam is in natural diatonic scale isn't? (Ionian, Dorian, Lydian, etc) with modal interchange? Maybe some blues scale too? Nothing fancy scales like melodic minor or harmonic minor?

[@Kenji.1ChessPiece]

One of my all-time ultimate fave guitar hero!

[@pinetree4600]

Wow, fluent in so many styles. Very melodic. Every note is just phat and spicy. Amazing work Greg!

[@yuri-guitarist]

For tabs (PowerTab and PDF) visit here: www.fusiontabs.com/2018/08/greg-howe-transcript-jammin-instagram.html

[@daletsosie2479]

Amazing guitar player ,definitely one of the best out there. They should have had him on a G3 tour long time ago ..... I wish I knew the fretboard close to that good...again simply amazing....

[@jamesdaviesguitar]

Super tasty Greg!

[@DARKHORSE262]

I could watch all day...👍

[@StefP.]

Greg and Guthrie must jam one day! They have such a similar technique.

[@chrislestermusic]

I remember getting Greg’s first album on vinyl in the 80s. I’m surprised he didn’t get more attention. He deserves as much recognition as any of the other greats.

[@asegal4677]

Yes it is odd that Guthrie for example garners more attention. To some degree I chalk this up to Greg's terribly thin tone.

[@mrmisterman999]

Someone is borrowing that george lynch slide technique

[@ryanvergara3603]

What's the 2nd backing track? It sounds familiar...:O

[@andreg3able]

sem duvida um grande guitarrista !!!!!!!!

[@tormaks]

I don't really know who's the best...... Govan, Vai, Abasi , Gottardo or whatever, but Greg is Universally great and the First Guitar in video is the most beautiful I saw .

[@edwardheins2930]

YOU SIR ARE A WIZARD !!!

[@andrericardosilva8753]

Sacred monster!

[@robertosozio3425]

Nice shuffle 6,30, great Greg,

[@taLLdavidproduction]

He figured out such a cool guitar style

[@rorycunningham5457]

Love the fingering.Greg knows that the pinky is the worst sounding and weakest finger on the hand so he is mainly using 3 fingers which makes his playing sound very strong.And also no more Floyd Rose what a difference it makes in tone!

[@BrainDamageComedy]

there are a lot of great guitarists - then there are the special one. youre one of the special ones. brilliant. top 10 best in the world for sure. check out scott mishoe sky high - he's unknown but in the top 10 also.

[@cliffdexter38]

WOW - DAMN - F- - K - !!!! Does it get any better than this. !!!

[@VirtuosicFantasies]

A Living Legend 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@TalissonCristino]

Amazing! My hero. ❤

[@mikaelsipriano6331]

Eae fera ? Vc toca muito parabéns pelo seu dom, imagina uma jam com grew Em ia ser show kkk deus te abeçoa a cada dia irmã

[@mikaelsipriano6331]

Opa kkk irmão kkk