Guitar Teacher REACTS: ARIEL POSEN - Angeline "Possibly the best guitar solo I’ve heard in 12 years"

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[@madisonbush1188]

For the record, he's in B-Standard tuning playing 17 gauge strings. Mind blowing!

[@madisonbush1188]

Also, his guitar is made out of steel.

[@mateoes207]

17's????????????????

[@mateoes207]

his pinky must be made of steel as well. good lawd

[@yasserahmadii]

I guess it's a baritone guitar 🎸

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Mind blowing? Guitarrists in the early days of electric guitars used 18 gauge strings...In standard tuning. Guitars are designed to take way heavier gauges than what most people use. 17 gauge in B-standard will feel around the same as 11-12 in standard tuning.

[@justinmeisner3277]

The most relatable moment in this video is when Michael slams his headstock against his desk and brushes it off as if nothing happened.

[@Guitargate]

Always :)

[@LPJMagicmusic]

So I have an epiphone les paul and just got gibson les paul. I was actually responsible and I put my epiphone next to the couch where i play it without an amp. I just know I would be the shit out if my table with that gibson but I've yet to hit it eith the eppy of course😂

[@bobdickweed]

@@Guitargate Monty Montgomery "little wing"...Its on youtube...give it a look

[@imCurveee]

How else will your axe naturally relic over time? Lol

[@Uri1000x1]

But when he plays wrong and keeps playing it over to get it more better? There is no one else who does this, it is as entertaining as someone who has mastered his piece before the performance.

[@FL1PDAN]

"You know it's serious when you start pigeon footing on the right toe, it's a DEAD giveaway you're sending it" - Michael Palmisano 2020 everyone. Cracked me up

[@Guitargate]

TRUTH

[@bmoneybby]

I had to put on sunglasses to listen to that lead. Microwaved my face.

[@williammcgrane5003]

Absolutely love this! This gig was in my hometown and I was lucky enough to be there for this. It was an otherworldly experience

[@MattyFettuccine]

I’ve done a few recordings and gigs with Ariel back in the day, along with The Bros. Landreth. Awesome guy, awesome chops.

[@Guitargate]

Awesome! I bet.

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

Now THAT is the way to finish a set! Ariel is a fire-breathing monster.

[@philbrake7525]

I used to go to Ariel Posen shows in Winnipeg back when i was just out of High School. So cool to see him blowing up these days. He has been amazing since i first saw him in mid 2000's, and just got so much better from there!

[@seanthomasmusic]

I've seen Ariel posen playing "bright music" like major blues with Josh Smith and Kirk Fletcher at NAMM... But this "dark music", the minor blues? He absolutely owns that pallette with a fury and passion. It is an Incendiary performance!

[@leifcedergren4488]

Name of the song is "Angeline" it on his latest live album

[@DonutsDoneRight]

Every guitarist I've shown this video has the same reaction. This is a beautiful solo for sure

[@ThoughtfulAl]

This guy Ariel Posen has an innate understanding of a buildup of great sounds hinting and teasing then climaxing. It's such a luxuriant treat for my ears and brain. The grungy guitar sound is reminiscent of one of the tracks in The Wall (PF 1979) Great analysis Mr guitar teacher

[@austinjones3126]

After I read your comment sir, I listened to this song again and thought to myself, wtf is this dude talking about? But since I am not one who is cut from common cloth, instead of making some ignorant misinformed comment to you I decided to listen to a couple of The Wall’s more hard hitting tracks, and well... If you were any more right about this, you’d be going left. I have it on factual files, it had been a few years since I listened to The Wall so I couldn’t catch the familiar vibes that Ariel is emanating! Hell yeah! Also, I agree. I’m so glad that YT recommended me Ariel, I do love me a scary talented six string picker. Or in this case, slider. First time hearing Angeline I was taken on a journey of harmonics. Dude is a legit maniac.

[@ozzymata3098]

I think this is the song one would listen to on a cold winter night outside with a drink

[@lachlanplache7148]

Man I love Ariel! Little info about this, he’s in baritone tuning (B standard), and he’s playing 17-64 strings. I highly, highly recommend you check out the full version of the song, it’s such an incredible take on it. The familiar ground version is incredible. Much love Michael!

[@mattcav6992]

This seems like some truly next level improv work, great feeling for the moment. It's great to listen to a solo and have no idea where the artist might end up. Loved it.

[@bonek350]

I must say for I cannot deny it. This solo is my most favorite of all time. The slow, voodoo, witchcraft vibe is straight nasty! His mix of Jazz chops with blues licks with that dirty slide....holy crap, man. Ariel is driving away everyone's demons with this one!

[@javigar133]

Damned, first time I see Ariel perform, loved him.when worked at Andertons and it was clear he was good, he is unleashed now! Amazing guy too, great video

[@FloridaManRacer]

same here man, Ariel never left any doubt on those Anderton's vids of his talent. Just good to see it utilized on stage.

[@mimmkey]

Bar none, th most inspiring and exciting teacher I've ever had. If I can make the money happen I'll most definitely be among the others at GuitarGate, but for now, I learn more from you than anyone else as of late, and for that, my sincerest thankyous.

[@DarekLachowski]

I have seen Ariel live twice and they were the two best gigs in my life. Amazing energy and pure talent. I think he might be an upcoming guitar hero of the new generation.

[@codieplaysguitar5585]

I’m never here this early but wow, Ariel is SICK! Watching you react to some of those runs is exactly how I felt watching it haha And HIS BAND. LOCKED IN

[@jasondejong3062]

It’s an absolute conundrum that this dude isn’t bigger. Him and Joey bring such a unique approach to the guitar with the baritone tuning and incredible slide work, not to mention his killer voice! Always entertaining videos mike, thank you!

[@phlongus]

Ariel is from Winnipeg. I remember watching him at the Kingshead pub playing in a funky cover band. He's great.

[@martydibergi5228]

The home town 🏡 where Lenny Breau grew up and Randy Bachman feebly tried to emulate Lenny 😊

[@coffeeandhoots3712]

Uh, this guy is from Winnipeg? Wtf he's sooooo good lol

[@PrimalCircus]

I suggest anyone who wants to check out some great guitar players should go to Winnipeg. Check out: Barry G. player, Tim Butler, Brent Scott, Joey Landreth, Chris Carmichael and monsters like Tony Desmarteux (now living in Toronto). That’s just the beginning of the list.

[@PhilipKlaassen]

Right? I used to play at the Cavern every week back in the day...pretty sure I got to jam with this guy a few times! Haha

[@BobSperber]

Your reaction as an accomplished technical player and an educated ear is a true delight, man. Also enjoy the hell out of your Althea Jerry/John comparative analysis so much...newly subscribed. Not to mention your Billy Strings... it’s all just so mind melting, THANKS!

[@chriswatts9227]

Love the algorithm got this to you,turn up in my feed last week and it made me think of your reacts videos!

[@kdavis63]

Mahalo for introducing this crazy solo to me!!!

[@nicolas5150]

damn michael, definitively digging what you do, the style of songs you're analysing, awesome

[@bobsiburton861]

Wow, so glad i heard this, thanks. I feel your excitement, this is a new sound.

[@sebastienimary7881]

Oh thank you for this video, for your work. GREAT ! I'm so happy.

[@Ollie9mm]

OH MY DEAR LORD. SPEECHLESS. THAT WAS OTHERWORLDLY!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@fishhead6349]

That came across my recommendations last night also! Pretty insane performance

[@thesuperstarjoeymack]

One of my all-time fave guitarists. Never afraid to make his own time and play the notes he wants. Always finds his way back.

[@mike_w_21]

Talk about having command of an instrument! Great breakdown, thanks MP.

[@bstimy]

wow, amazing fret work, feel, improv, the works

[@Guitargate]

Thanks a lot!

[@chadcoady9025]

He’s playing a baritone guitar.....love it

[@Jesse_Johnson]

The only lessons I pay for. They’re great. Awesome vid. Ariel is a beast.

[@NickJardine]

Seeing Ariel in a couple months. Cant wait!

[@joeleo078]

Yes! Ariel Posen!!!

[@ryanprobe9574]

I lost it at ‘holy shit.’ Love this video, thanks man

[@khalidloukili7556]

This note in 1:59 is so damn beautifully placed...wow love it!!

[@JRod13..]

Wow I’m glad you made this video! About to listen to all of his stuff

[@RADThird1]

Start with his live in-studio youtube vid called "Familiar Ground" great audio and IMO better then this solo 'cause it's more focused. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2SbZWR8f6l1iJI

[@federicogatto2635]

Yeah MAN! I was waiting for this

[@ChrisPetrocchi]

great reaction to this Ariel video-you did a great job, I love the razor blades to the wall analogy!!! 🔥🔥

[@rowanq1915]

Been waiting for this !

[@brianjames9335]

Love Ariel! Saw him at the start of the year in Bristol (UK) just before we got locked down, it was incredible! Feeling it in the room was just the best

[@DeltaDonnaLynn]

The first slide I bought is one of his brass bullets and it's kinda become my go-to slide. You also can never go wrong listening to this lad. I also gotta say, it's been a while since I saw you have to think so hard watching someone play!

[@jacobselfridge]

Was waiting for this one!!!!!!

[@loopghost]

So much sorrow and despair in this solo. I love it.

[@melodygrim471]

Just so everybody can have a good laugh for today + I learned slide by playing steel guitar, about 2 years after I started playing acoustic. So, in later life I stole one of my husband's sockets to use as a slide! Hey, works a lot better than the handle of a table knife!

[@drdave971]

This is an ethereal unbelievable melodic guitar solo 👍👍👍

[@austinvanwinkle9718]

You are hands down the most entertaining/knowledgeable reaction guy out there for guitar on KZbin!! 🙇

[@ahmed.alnaqbi]

Your reactions are golden.

[@Takaboutsunny]

If this is your first time hearing ariel, I highly recommend listening to his music on spotify!

[@AverageArdvark]

Please tell me someone is clipping these for a future compilation one day 10:36 10:44 11:38

[@GunslingingBird]

12:27

[@Guitargate]

Do it and i'll post it on IG :)

[@AverageArdvark]

@@Guitargate deal

[@Jim-od7sb]

id pay money to see that

[@trevorcarlisle5447]

That was great

[@wesleycalef7182]

He came to Edmonton last November on his album release tour and finished the show with this song. Everything before it was something I’d heard before and as stellar as it was I was sooooo completely unprepared for the this finale. Genuinely one of the most incredible things I’ve ever had the pleasure to see live!!

[@Tomlinsky]

First came across Ariel in a 'Pedal Show. feature and hooked aver since. So inventive, like a modern Jeff Beck to my mind. Killer dynamics and touch.

[@styx85]

Ariel Slidewagon!

[@ththejackjumper]

I had just put this on my Tuesday night suggestion list! Cool.

[@Guitargate]

mm hmmmm

[@ziggylayneable]

Yo Mike this guy is a force to be reckoned with.... I've been with you since the beginning and I seen this before but I'm just going back to some of your old stuff. Ariel is a goddamn monster

[@joebill663]

Ariel's gotta be stoked! What up Ariel! ;)

[@georgepeel]

Would love to see you react to king gizzard and the lizard wizard live on KEXP

[@johnnymac5880]

I would love that too, their use of micro-tonal guitars and mix of style is so unique

[@georgepeel]

@@johnnymac5880 100% I’d love to see him react to Nuclear Fusion it’d be incredible to see

[@Guitargate]

BOOM: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ2kqGiVgZ50hbs

[@georgepeel]

@@Guitargate you legend!! Thank you!!

[@markhopkinsmusic]

Nice dude- glad you made your way to Ariel!!

[@Guitargate]

Yeah brother!

[@euanhendry1556]

So unique! Brilliant stuff. Love the vids Michael, lots of passion, its infectious.

[@Guitargate]

Thank you sir!

[@gordonroylambert]

Winnipeg has something in the water…just keep creating world class musicians….as a Canadian its a real source of pride.

[@zacharydoxey4193]

I have just stumbled upon your channel and WOW, I love it. I have watched so many of your videos today and I have found so many songs that I like. My favorite is Tyler Childers, Ive listened to his songs for awhile now and it has inspired me to learn the guitar. I have always wanted to learn. My two favorite songs of his are Feathered Indians and Charleston Girl. Charleston Girl is the song that got me into Tyler and I have loved his songs ever since. Keep up the great work and I will definitely be watching more of your videos!!!

[@stereoblues-marcustiede9510]

Much love from berlin !!

[@ngallardo1994]

Some of those licks are absolutely insane

[@cameronllewellyn1]

I lol’d at 12:32... Michael, I love these generous adoring breakdowns. You are a please to watch and listen with.

[@TheFlorent40]

Ariel Posen is so awesome player but he s got also really 2 wonderful musicians with him! Incendiaires!

[@alexjohnsen]

I have to shout out myself for recommending this song to you on the react list about a week a go lol (the familiar ground version) 😁 This song has been played several times a day since then

[@Guitargate]

Ahhhh!!! Sorry I missed it and didn’t do your request!

[@alexjohnsen]

@@Guitargate np at all. The important thing is to showcase all this amazing talent thats out there!

[@mikesharpsongs]

"I was wrong, we're gonna talk more..." 😂🤣❤

[@peterbrusch1493]

Strings 17-67 or so, tuned a complete 4th down B-E-A-D-F#-B, plus a brilliant player, plus a super band!

[@wilhorne4881]

When you said holy shit!, I said holy shit the first time I heard it tooooo

[@TheDanification]

This video made me sub. Great content.

[@baldbearded9601]

Ariel is one of those hidden gems that smack you because you just don't expect him to be thisss good! At first I only knew him from Andertons and when I dug a bit deeper.. wow! Amazing

[@ericcarpenter3263]

Holy effing shiiiit. That was everything that is cool about a guitar in a 3 piece. But daaaauumn. That bass and drummer... WOW. That burn the whole house down. Ariel Posen is amazing, but that whole band is so legit. Great video Michael, please excuse me I’m gonna go watch the whole thing.

[@ReplaceM8]

My name is also Michael and I got a bit startled when I looked away for a sec and 14:10 happened..

[@mikesharpsongs]

Love love LOVE the sound of the downtuned metal strat under a slide

[@John12512]

when you were talking about the necessity of texture from the guitar in a 3 piece band it made me think of Khruangbin. you should react to them if you haven’t heard them yet 👍

[@scootersays]

That was sweet!!

[@beatlesfan2788]

Steepwaters main player Jeff Massey, plays lead, and slide, and in open tunings doing both... killer stuff man! You’ll not regret it!

[@gerard4441]

i think out of all the “music theory” videos ive seen on youtube, im learning the most from your breakdowns of these performances. but mind you, never properly studied music lol

[@DavidSmith-fz2xk]

Only thing I can say is I'm honored to find he's from Winnipeg, Manitoba.....where I'm from. He is definitely help put our little place on the map. Very proud to have talent of this caliber come from this humble Canadian City. Biiiiig fan of John Martyn btw. 👍🔥

[@davidguthrie3739]

Thanks professor.

[@BryonMondok]

This guy is sick!

[@henstradesign4802]

The late, great John Martyn would have been blown away by this rendition of his song.

[@stevekirby7333]

Ariel came on social media with a post explaining how he constructed this solo. The waypoint cues they've worked out over the course of the tour and how he approached the chord tones. The other benchmark I have for an insane build over a 2 chord vamp is this Matt Schofield live version of Where Do I Have To Stand. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iofMaquog9mIqJo I'm exhausted by the end every time I watch it. I've talked to Matt about this and he said that although he doesn't watch videos of himself, quite a few people have mentioned this particular recording to him as their favorites.

[@Megalabs101]

“that’s the hottest run i’ve seen in my life. holy shit” my reaction exactly bro 😂😂😂

[@Guitargate]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[@morgizmo87]

Timestamp?

[@joelronningen9930]

@@morgizmo87 4:39ish is where he says it, run prior

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Superb …

[@numbersabcdefg]

"How I played that solo (Ariel Posen)" he posted a video FYI

[@joshmc333]

I love watching a musician enjoy another virtuoso musician. When I watch a really great guitarist I am grooving so hard just like Michael is here, and it's so confusing to me sometimes to watch people just standing there watching like it isn't insanely impressive.

[@plstrom]

for sure top five guitar player right now

[@Adamjpx]

Ariel is a phenomenal player, him and Derek Trucks are the reason I picked up a slide. I'm not usually one to request, but have a look at I'm So Afraid by Fleetwood Mac (the performance from The Dance). Perhaps not the most technical solo you'll ever hear, but probably one of the best from what I'd consider to be a criminally underrated guitarist!

[@johnrumsby7985]

A true lover of guitar

[@The_Wicked_0ne]

Love the reaction at 4:31 Comes from "Where is he going ?" and arrives at "Holy sh*t!"

[@philcolley6329]

So effin good

[@rcampbell2224]

I haven't seen you struggle to keep up in many videos! Keep practicing ;)

[@justinpowell9882]

I'm getting Steve Vai "Tender Surrender" vibes. This is GOLD

[@Dave-gf3kd]

The “algorithym” gave me this today…..so months late…but so educational…Thanks Michael!

[@urile9912]

Love you michal🙃

[@luckyjalyt]

Great video, thanks for showing me this guy. You should check out the Brain Dance Dunlop Session that Animals as Leaders did some time soon

[@cybererik1]

that volume control he has is insane