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[@racerx3065]

He sounds like Derek Trucks if he played with a pick.

[@Guitargate]

You sir, get the pin.

[@racerx3065]

@@Guitargate hot damn!

[@shirohige6024]

@@Guitargate But does that mean Jack is above God (Derek Trucks) ? Blasphomy

[@deanfaklaris9987]

Derek occasionally plays with one I think. Rarely though.

[@mbsnyderc]

@@shirohige6024 Guitar playing isn't about who's best it's about moving peoples emotion with sound,it's not a competition.

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

I read a few comments below saying this is 'basic' playing.. If you think that it's easy to play like this, you simply have not dedicated enough hours into playing this instrument to appreciate this stuff. To be able to say so much with so few notes is the epitome of a guitar player with mature phrasing. Maturity isn't something that can be rushed. I hope I'll get somewhat closer to this level of sophistication in my playing in ten years or so but in the meantime, I'll continue to enjoy listening to and learning from players like Jack, Robben Ford and many others.

[@Guitargate]

Ross - you’re the man. And you nailed it.

[@VancePetrol]

"I fear not the man who practiced 10.000 kicks one time, but the man who practiced one kick 10.000 times." - Bruce Lee It might be 'basic' in a technical sense, but it shows a level of mastery over those basics that few can truly match. It's an excellent showcase of how much can be done once you get just the fundamentals down. Besides, it's not like he's playing progressive rock, right?

[@Guitargate]

@@VancePetrol That's it!

[@fusionfan6883]

If he means ‘basic’ in the sense of Peter Green or Paul Kossoff, give me some of that! And if you like this sort of expressive playing, check out the young British guitarist Chris Buck.

[@Abletoth]

Just keep enjoying the ride! Learn learn learn.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Jack is so awesome! I love watching his videos on Instagram!

[@Guitargate]

Yes he is! Thx tomo!

[@timothyhenson8853]

Tomo .. your a beast & a master/mind .. all respect to you brother

[@QuesoBIanco]

You’re awesome Tomo!

[@wady0]

His full name on insta please?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@wady0 @jackruchguitar @tomojustfunky

[@MrSlyQue]

'I'll be at the back of the bar with Jack having a beer in the dark searching for unforgettable lines one note at a time' ......youtube poetry my man! well put!

[@orioldts3207]

You have to do one of these on Chris Buck!

[@levigonzalez7399]

Chris Buck is better than this guy

[@josephearhart6623]

Same exact thought!

[@quickstep2408]

@@levigonzalez7399 jack would stomp chris in jazz. no offense, but chris isn't that special or original with his blues. jack is way more expressive. but... jack pearson would stomp both of em in blues -- he is an actual elite

[@levigonzalez7399]

@@quickstep2408 This guy plays smooth, but is basic. Open your ears...

[@lg2107]

@@quickstep2408 Yes Chris Buck is even better than this guy. And I'm by no means a huge Chris Buck fan!

[@newheartministries3841]

Michael...how you respond to Jack is EXACTLY the way I respond to YOU! You are BY FAR the best, most engaging and sensitive youtuber I have ever seen. I LOVE your insight, your analysis and your ability to mimic others in just one glance...but my favorite thing about watching you is the sheer delight and absolute bliss you express when someone just sends it....ahhh! I want to be like YOU... and learn to be SO present. Thank you for just being YOU!

[@albinomauren]

Agreed

[@Guitargate]

Thank you brother!

[@KirkDustin80]

Awesome Awesome post!!! Much agreed!!

[@timwylie]

You should make a shirt with the quote "I'll be at the back of the bar having a beer in the dark, searching for unforgettable lines, one note at a time."

[@Guitargate]

I was really happy with that line. It’s def one I’m proud of. Thanks!

[@codyburgess7034]

1000% I’d buy one

[@sammysokosammysoko]

@@codyburgess7034 Same. Make it happen Michael! Great video as always my man.

[@glennwheeler639]

Yep. Where do I get mine? 🙂

[@jamesbashford1693]

Many a rockstar has done a few unforgettable lines in their time😝

[@BigSh00tsie]

This guy has clearly studied at the schools of Josh Smith and Derek Trucks, but definitely adds a ton of his own flavor.

[@gearmeister]

Which begs the question: have you done a video on Josh?

[@BigSh00tsie]

@@gearmeister he had him on the show a bit back and I think he did a video on him a day or two before. Would be cool to see a reaction of the Martin Miller and Josh Smith video.

[@gearmeister]

@@BigSh00tsie truedat

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

It’s funny we practice playing all the notes really fast but the better you get the fewer notes you need to sound amazing. That’s what always amazed me about Bb king. He could play one note and you can tell it’s him

[@Snarkapotamus]

It's not how fast your are, it's how effective you are...

[@RD-jr8nv]

Dave Gilmour has it too, there’s not too many players have it

[@sammyslam1]

@@RD-jr8nv ....Mark Knopfler as well

[@bryce6808]

Man, I have never played a guitar in my life, but I there’s something about watching you marvel at someone else in your craft that is so special

[@MerryMac8]

B Z WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THIS 11 YER OLD SAVANT FROM AUSTRALIA. HE BENDS THE SOUND SO BEAUTIFULLY. TYPE IN HIS NAME BOVE TAJ FARRANT !!!

[@Guitargate]

Start hunting those unforgettable lines with Jack: instagram.com/jackruchguitar/

[@badm0t0rf1nger]

o_O Jack is, indeed, a *bad* man!! How can *everything* someone plays be tasteful?! I'm loving that the first comment I see is Kirk Fletcher with a "Sounds so good" :)

[@ThePhilPeterson]

Since you love this you should check out Peter Green playing with Otis Spann. I love slow blues licks because there's nowhere for the guitarist to hide. Check this out, the whole album is fantastic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqWwomqpq7-Dr8U

[@user-pd7il3xz5j]

Hi Michael. Maybe you'd like to check out Gomm ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIqaeKF3ppuNpNk. BTW, I like your facial expressions and your rich visual comparisons.

[@JGlassy]

Really nice. The transitions are next level for feel. Robben Ford / Larry Carlton nuance and sophistication.

[@RTLeewaters]

I love it when Michael loses it and gets beside himself about quality music

[@corbinbyler6332]

Even Tomo is commenting on that with “Lovely playing! 🔥 🔥 🔥”

[@johnfarmer4099]

When you said Jack I was sure it was going to be followed by “Pearson”

[@brainstain2904]

See you don't have to play fast to be great in fact I think it's better to play slow and cherish every note it's like a fine aged bourbon! I was getting shivers up my spine!

[@pablozee6359]

That dude has something you can’t teach. We all know the same notes, chords, scales, and theory, but the application of these things combined with whatever amount of innate talent and specific emotional personality of each player is unique. I accepted a long time ago that I do not have true talent, only hard won ability. Hearing talented people always blows my mind.

[@jeffreymoffitt4070]

Theres no such thing as innate talent. Just well hidden practice hours.

[@classiccountryrevival8563]

@@jeffreymoffitt4070 sorry but it's just absurd to say there is no such thing as innate talent lol. If 100 musicians of the same caliber all followed the exact same practice routine for a year, some will be better than others. That is talent. It could be memory, or a great ear, or natural dexterity or precision, or a knack for melody, it could be many different things, but regardless it is talent.

[@woodenspoon6222]

@@jeffreymoffitt4070 This man never heard of Mozart and Salieri haha

[@williamsingourd2498]

@@classiccountryrevival8563 The talent part boils down to how deep your musical intuition is. Then how flexibly you can express it. Some players have very deep musical intuition, others not so much...

[@shannonchumbler6467]

@@jeffreymoffitt4070 i like that quote man thats a good point

[@mr.guitarpicker]

I like that line. "I'll be in the back of the bar with Jack searching for unforgettable lines."

[@Guitargate]

Me too. I need to write a song around it.

[@TimNonamaker]

One note at a time.

[@ElGatitoDubstep]

THIS MAN Is My Favorite youtuber Guitarist In The World Right Now

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Fun review. Thanks for sharing him with us!😁

[@Guitargate]

Of course! Thx!!

[@larsscholz3762]

Great Player, great video! If you like, check out Chris Buck... I just discovered him some months ago, he is an incredible player with a monster tone!

[@lucianomagnone7568]

Michael having eargasms to stuff i don't understand is why i have a youtube account. I love hearing passionate people having their mind blown, this is great content dude keep it up.

[@t.sewell1513]

In a sense he reminds me of David Gilmore. So fluid and clean.

[@christianpark539]

This is my favorite review so far...couldn’t agree more that the feel, tone and selection are so much better than 8 million pentatonic notes

[@matthewschad6689]

God when he goes Mixo/ blues scale with the major resolve etc... holy shit goosebumps

[@quickstep2408]

jazz is a fantastic glue to blues

[@deadpatriot8047]

Guthrie Trapp is my dude

[@Guitargate]

He's a full grown monster for sure.

[@joebill663]

Agreed!

[@RJRonquillo]

Jack is the man!

[@Guitargate]

Yes!! Keep crushing it out there RJ!

[@gdawgs101]

Yes he is! I love your stuff too R.J. Rock on brother 🤘

[@koho]

Are-Jay! Love ya man.

[@TheWdayton]

Much of his analysis flies over my head because I’m not a musician, but I totally get his appreciation of finesse over technical skill. I think it was B.B. King who spoke about the space between the notes. Navigating that space and choosing the perfect notes is an art I can appreciate even if I don’t fully understand it.

[@wikusopperman4086]

Michael, I have to just say, your passion is so utterly inspiring. You are my Jack Ruch. Thank you for all that you do, I learn from you every day.

[@Guitargate]

Thanks brother :)

[@njgl2010]

Im a Boomer now, I dont "do" social media any longer so I miss out on a lot, but the first channel I check on youtube is yours. You GET IT! For years I thought music was slowly dying off with the old cats, but you have shown me that some of these young cats are keeping it alive! Thank you!

[@Guitargate]

Yes sir!

[@edm781]

There really is a lot of high quality young musicians and song craft happening these days.

[@hesch-tag]

You don't fool me, I think you like Jack's playing.

[@coolbadger6]

Michael, have you listened to Moe? Great jam band, two great guitarist.

[@josephmckenna3720]

You absolutely hit the nail on the head when you said “searching for unforgettable lines, one note at a time.” That encapsulates it perfectly. For some, it’s about robotically showing off while playing fast etc.. or thinking that all that “feel” is somehow linked to hours and years of practicing, but the best players; it’s their organic connection to what they’re playing, expression, it moves them and moves us at the same time, it’s what special about those players. It’s something I’ve noticed playing drums behind a lot of guitar players over the years. Less is more. Great channel man 👏

[@Guitargate]

Yeah man!! You’re on it my friend. I wish everyone played drums.

[@shredacuda]

Some hear robotic fast playing, others hear something that really speaks to them. To each thier own.

[@Cyrus7596]

Michael u gotta check out Chris Buck or Mateus Asato. they're beasts too. super soulful:)

[@jokeniston6935]

I don't know squat about playing guitar, but I watch these videos to see the enraptured look on his face while he watches other musicians. Find a man who looks at you like Michael looks at other guitarists.

[@gavinleyfield3195]

I thought Jack was my little secret. His one note melody lines in and out chord changes are just beautiful, even without the backing track its still just as good.

[@troyk4452]

Really ? He does nothin for me man...Vanilla tone for starters...ppl are too easily impressed these days..Like were SO starved for quality that we accept blandness as greatness...I mean yall get the same feeling listening to this guy as you do listening to SRV for instance ?? Not me..Hes good but hes not all that..Reminds me of Metallica the most overrated metal band in history...

[@adamdellinger7862]

His music moved you Michael. I felt it too. In the end, that's what it's all about.

[@Guitargate]

Exactly.

[@failureiscoolrepeatyourmistake]

i don't understand the ranking and competition that folks want to create here. "Chris buck is better than", "he's almost as good as" and all of this. It is absolutely not necessary. This guy is obviously not a shredder nor does he need to be, but instead works perfectly with the harmonies given. In my opionion a guitarists job is described in three words: "serve the song". He does that wonderfully.

[@DJCloudPirate]

You should check out this Italian "kid" Matteo Mancuso. His speed, accuracy and feel is incredible as is his unique fingerstyle technique. He's not really a blues guy but his jazz work is impressive.

[@sterlingmillhollon2520]

Truth

[@Jay-lr3me]

Yeah that kid is insanely good I couldn't believe it 😂

[@bobbarcus9415]

This is way better than flash players!! I've been into him for a while. Forget the shredders. This is much harder to do.

[@davewylie654]

Dudes tone and the way he builds that piece is beyond smooooooth

[@olli96r91]

man I hope one day I'll find a women I can touch as soft as he touches that guitar

[@Guitargate]

Dude. Right?!

[@baseboardmatt]

Creeeeeeepy....

[@marknguyen4644]

@@baseboardmatt agreed

[@lilwill000]

Not weird at all

[@stratjed]

@@baseboardmatt CHILD ! either your gay or too young to understand . You sound like a jr high school girl .

[@oldman0995]

Amazing sense of melody and touch. He is the real deal. Those transitions between modes are fresh and beautiful.

[@restdaycovers]

Searching unforgettable lines one note at a time. That's poetry right there.

[@OwenBon]

Absolutely beautiful. So smooth and meaningful! Brings me back to Roy Buchanan days! My favorite guitarist of all time! Check him out if you’ve never heard. Would love to see a reaction video to Roy Buchanan “The messiah”

[@Alynchmusic]

Aside from his musicality this guy’s tone is straight 🔥

[@thingy2780]

yea that is what drew me in

[@deldudley6561]

I watch this video, and it makes my playing sound like I'm beating the hell out of a toy guitar. Jesus Christ. He's just perfect. So much touch, so much feel, so much tone.

[@Gert-Jan_Witteveen]

'Searching for unforgettable lines, one note at a time'. That's it, mate. Excellently put. Boom.

[@Guitargate]

BOOM! Thanks!

[@cleavey100]

Was just watching Josh Smith talking about playing through the changes, man this guy does that so well. Inspirational.

[@failureiscoolrepeatyourmistake]

never heard of him, but THAT transition...shit

[@monfronoriginal]

Jack is great guy. He plays all over nashville, and we’ve become friends over the past couple months. What an absolutely monster of a guitar player and an even better human.

[@gtrplr42]

Can you PLEASE PLEASE do a video on Josh Smith’s solo on the video of him playing with Joe Bonamassa and Tommy Emmanuel!?!? I have been playing guitar for years and it is the most insane guitar playing I have ever seen!

[@jasonhook6744]

I love how music can light up our brains. Guthrie Govan is for me the most complete guitar player I have ever heard, listen to the solo on Ancestral. Thank you for introducing Jack Ruch to me.

[@unstablesun8179]

You're making faces like Rick Beato.

[@cliffcampbell8785]

Hi Mike. If you haven’t seen The Teskey Brothers “Hold Me” live at the forum, please give it a look. Seems pretty straightforward but the song just simply inspires happiness. I watch it every chance I get. So glad I came across your page. Kindred spirit.

[@DaveElke]

I love this guys!

[@MadDrummer100000]

Michael, don’t think I’ve ever seen you react to Robben Ford. You really should! He’s gonna blow your mind, seriously! Cheers, man! Keep up the great work!

[@jonza_youtube]

Michael; you are absolutely everything that is awesome and wholesome about guitar - you share, you teach, you're passionate, you're humble. Don't ever stop. Kia ora!

[@garbarek1078]

Definitely getting vibes of Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Boz Scaggs - more melodic soulful type of blues like you mentioned. You don't need to be a shredder if that type of solo makes you feel like you're drifting along the ocean.

[@JamieFifthring]

The absolute winner in the "making look easy" contest

[@naranarasimhan5309]

Michael, Jack's style reminds of a cross between Scofield and Clapton. The lines you loved the most sounded very Scofield to me. What do you think of him?

[@mantequilla6680]

Great breakdown of what makes his playing so good. My Jack Ruch right now is Yamandu Costa. I’d love to see you breakdown his video for Choro Loco. It’s definitely on the showy side. But the amount of different techniques he uses all on one song, and the level at which he executes those techniques is staggering.

[@innapinch7112]

But have you ever heard Yvette Young/Covet?

[@CaptainHobnob316]

The most wholesome guitar channel on KZbin does it again.

[@jakelawrence923]

That friggin transition! Good lord. Speechless.

[@Baerno]

Told Joe Robinson about your channel/community in a comment. He reads everything. Might be a good time to reach out. He goes a live thing on here about every week. Good guy!

[@ericbrewerguitar1499]

Joe is a buddy of mine, one of the nicest guys you’ll meet right? Great dude and f’kin unreal player

[@Baerno]

@@ericbrewerguitar1499 Maybe you could put a word in and get these guys together. Joe should have more subs on his channel, and I think they'd love to meet him over here.

[@ericbrewerguitar1499]

@@Baerno definitely, I’ll message him!

[@AP-sx4nx]

Absolutely breathtaking!!!!!

[@pellevanketwichverschuur6298]

Shit first comment, didn’t really know what to say though. Doing great work Michael

[@Guitargate]

Ha! You're doing fine sir.

[@crisprtalk6963]

There’s another great Jack out there: Jack Pearson.

[@AlphanumericCharacters]

Oddly enough, this reminds me of David Gilmour. I don’t have the musical education to explain in technical terms. But it’s the feel, the progression building up throughout, not a wasted or flashy note all constructing an intricate foundation without the need for a outsized cliche at the finish. Each note matters and is allowed it’s time in the spotlight. Delightful.

[@joshuamitchell6239]

I totally hear what you’re saying. I love Gilmour, and there is definitely some similarities

[@Michael-bt6ht]

Yeah Gilmore is another master that people often under appreciate or simply don’t recognize how good he is at what he does. He’s a very musical player and doesn’t put a single nite out of place in any of his songs everything is placed in the best possible way as if someone fed the basic foundation of the song through a machine that comes up with the best possible scenarios with the notes given. Kind of like the chess machine AI they have that predicts the best move from a given match

[@glh-zs7mf]

Terrific player I couldn’t agree more👍🎸🎶👏

[@petethegreekre]

Yeah man, majestic notes flying around everywhere when he plays, just absolute beauty.

[@JimmyRadloff]

Sweet tone Mike🤘....I'd never listened to Jack Ruch before....that cat has got soul. His tone and touch on the guitar are inspiring.

[@FLADAN-3848]

Thank you for expanding our horizons Mike.

[@g_money8227]

Well said! Best channel for discovering new music!

[@alancosens]

There are a million guitar players who can rip up and down. Very few who can actually play the changes, tell a story and flow endlessly with that story. Most of these "shred" guys, if you asked them to simply play the melody for Happy Birthday, they'd be lost. It's a different art in my opinion. And there are just a small handful of people who can do both.

[@elenbrandt290]

Sa-weeet! A thing of beauty.

[@stratjed]

Michael I also like to find new to me guitar players . Recently I discovered the beautiful beautiful tones of one MR Kenny Vaughn . He has been with several different performers and is currently part of Marty Stewart and the fabulous superlatives . Mainly old school twanger picker but found some of his side stuff enlightening ! This guy is a master ! Everybody needs to hear this guy ! He does a tune with the slobeats that will blow your mind . Watch KENNY VAUGHN BURTONS MOVE ! be prepared to be in the presence of the angels .

[@markhyphon]

Music is not a competition, its just about the beauty that music gives us.

[@livefromstudioa8245]

Thank you, Young Sean Penn! What an ASTOUNDING player. He’s fearless with space. As natural and easy as his breathing. Every phrase sounds like it was already there. Friggin noice. Is what I’m trying to say.

[@juliusnieminen1859]

You are such a wonderful personality on KZbin. I love seeing you get so excited about music. The child like wonder you still seem to have about guitar playing and the wonderful art of music is incredibly inspiring. I'm trying to save to buy your course right now. Can't wait to get it!

[@anambivalentenemy]

Thanks for introducing me this guy. Serious Shawn Lane vibes right there!

[@PetefoggyTurner]

Michael, we can tell that Jack sends shivers up your spine and thank you so much for introducing him to the rest of us, we will forever be greatful. And there has never been a better end to a you tube video than this... Thanks again. stay safe dude.

[@Guitargate]

Thanks Pete!

[@danilobriz8499]

he really sounds like the best guitar player Joe Cocker could ever have had in his band.

[@iceman10129]

You have to love those players that grab the feeling from vocals, horns, keys, and reproduce elements on the guitar. Trucks, Haynes, this guy here. These phrases and lines that just move seamlessly.

[@danielburner]

Good observation, and very well said!

[@MrJesusHKrist]

Yeah that dude shreds at Jimmy Buffet speeds if that's possible so laid back and not in your face but it's perfect. I saw you looking through songs to watch and I saw the Prince While My Guitar Gently Weeps with Tom Petty, Dani Harrison and more...you gotta do it up

[@ththejackjumper]

Sounds like he's been taking lessons from our sweet friend Uncle Larry. Wonderful.

[@BoomerBends]

He certainly has a similar approach to Buk. Taste for days brutha.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

Is he still THE FAV ?

[@achilles7163]

Hello to everyone so soon after this came out, hope you're having a good day

[@TruckinSongster]

Serious question... How is that guy NOT a household name, or at LEAST a world renowned session musician on every well known song produced since he picked up a guitar. That's (NOT HYPERBOLE) once in a generation level instinct, feel, and nuance... I could mention B.B. King, SRV, Susan Tedeschi, Jeff Beck, Derek Trucks, Bonnie Raitt, Bonamassa, Albert King, etc. And I'd be lying if your friend didn't belong on that list, even if I was forced to concede that he'd be at the bottom of said list, STILL!!! He deserves to be on that damn list. "The space between the notes"... Damn... Just damn...

[@caseylee12]

The one person I watch every KZbin video of... Tommy Emmanuel. Been my favorite since the 80s.

[@coryCuc]

Same

[@aaronpaterson1615]

Sounds like you like good guitar sounds? You really need to listen to some tunes by country artist Jim Reeves, he not only had Chet Atkins on his Nashville RCA sessions but incorporated the Nashville Brass as well as having a very young man who played in his band. the Blue Moon boys. You should listen to the guitar work in MARGIE by Jim Reeves, sounds like some Jazz influence in the playing. Great channel

[@bobhill102]

Awesome player , but Uncle Larry is still the man of a million riffs and faces and plays more linear and his hands are humongous , but this cat has wicked clean playing style for sure 👍

[@Guitargate]

You can’t beat uncle Larry, but jack is the man for what I’m trying to do these days.

[@jay-jb6397]

That is with 100000% certainty the smoothest and unexpected key change i've ever heard. Never heard of this guy before, but i now think he is a god. Wow. Thanks for sharing this Michael

[@matteopugnaloni6338]

Mine's tim Henson right now, I got hypnotized by his playing

[@matteopugnaloni6338]

@Cosmic Jack that video's actually dope

[@Josh-iw2kw]

Actually

[@ralphy3393]

This is what I gathered from his clips: 1.) Awareness of the song He knows where he is in the song, and what’s coming up next 2.) Knows the changes/chords thru and thru He knows the chords; and not just on a surface level. He knows/feels the theory behind what he can play on top of each chord 3.) Dynamics/taste/touch With knowing the placement of the song, and knowing the chords, he can then put in the perfect lick that the song calls for at that very moment. My biggest thing I take away from this, and that I’d tell young musicians, is awareness. Most young guitar players get lost in their pedals and the lick that learned from John Mayer; but they have no idea of where they are in the song or what changes are coming up next. Knowing the song and the chords coming up next will put you on a level much higher than your peers. That’s my take at least.

[@teddysalad8227]

I’m surprised he can play so delicately with those bear paws he has.

[@tonypalacios]

Jack is absolutely unbelievable. I live here in Nashville and I’ve known about him for a while. He is the most musical, most smooth player. Simply incredible.

[@__bam]

Whoa, he's changing lanes without blinkers. That is some truly impressive playing.

[@xavierpretat4395]

Jack is a solo ripper 😱 he decodes music so geniusly 😍👍

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

That live solo is breath-taking. Eloquent, precise, emotionally rich. Thanks for turning me on to him!

[@arpipetrovic5240]

it´s easy.... GOD ,,,HUGE talent......taste.....muuuuuuuch practising......have a good band and love music.... that´s all