Guthrie Govan Victory Amplifiers Clinic & Interview

[@MichoCoban]

More than anything this video reminds me of one very important fact. Whether you are Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King or any other celebrated guitarist. Without the dedication and hard work of the engineers and designers who produce the amplification, effects and instruments, people like Martin Kidd, then there wouldn't be the music we love (regardless of genre or style). Hats off to all the engineers over the years they are the true unsung heroes of rock.

[@MichoCoban]

@Pete Cockcroft umm ok

[@rifflife]

Never plays a song the same way twice. Always awesome

[@CarlosGallardoCandia]

That’s right... and let’s be honest, this is one of the best versions of Waves (even tho it’s chopped!)

[@dlees8432]

best guitarist alive

[@mijit.859]

dlees AND HE'S really very FAST !!!

[@johnstitt2615]

dlees saw him live with his Aristocrat buddies. Left after an hour. Was awesome. Brain went into Overload. Listen to him in short bursts. It is like being allowed to look at the equation of the universe. I am but a mere mortal.

[@classicartfoundation639]

Why? Because he's fast?

[@TheRealCowlick]

@@classicartfoundation639 No. He's got huge chops maybe the best in the scene. What makes him the best is the combination of sheer knowledge, musicality and technicality. He hears the music he wants to play in his head and he instantly transfers it to his instrument without facing any technical or musical barriers. He's as complete as a musician can get on one instrument.

[@riverchnz2857]

Dead or alive

[@georgelaw3825]

What an amazing player, he's so controlled and fluid, when he goes for a shred he manages to keep it musical and still has feel, really amazing to watch

[@Adipsia1]

Guthrie's a lovely down-to-earth guy who on first appearances looks a little like 'Aqualung' until you put a guitar in his hands, then realisation rapidly sets in that appearances are deceptive and he's divinely-inspired. Daniel Steinhardt of 'TheGigRig' has an incredible channel on KZbin, I've learned so much from him for free over the past week or so in terms of setting-up my amp and pedal-board. It's lovely to see talented, open people come together in situations like this to demonstrate quality musical equipment. Great video, thank you.

[@hevertonrocha7707]

Guthrie is a very simple person, his tone is fantastic, his equipment is simple, and he is a fantastic player!!

[@cameraramblings4107]

The arpeggios are so clean. I wouldn't normally go for this style but this man is amazing on the guitar, I love the dedication to the work. Stunning. Well done.

[@bsbabcock]

Just discovered my new #1 favorite guitarist on the planet.. That is all.

[@stvwcioihbd9764]

Said the same after watching him live, I've seen many more but he pull such a high level performance so effortless it was like as of he was talking, or some other sort of second nature.

[@thorndog100]

Yep..I went to this..I am in the left bottom corner of the screen and the one whistling at the end of each tune..Guthrie is just too AMAZING for words..to see him up close was just awesome.. he is funny and a gentleman and just so amazing with the guitar..wow what a night......

[@leeanderton7100]

Oh my goodness...there's a run at about 14.15 going in to this epic bend. I think I just wet myself!!

[@jshoenfe]

Indeed.

[@joshgiddons1863]

I did on the night. Wicked evening despite it

[@KrlosRodz]

Damn!

[@BuzzFox]

I literally got goosebumps all over my arms... eargasm!!

[@markturton7805]

the tune he uses as intro to his tutorials?

[@bentyreman5769]

guthrie is like an oxford professor of english who turned out to be an amazing guitarist, whilst also looking like a viking warrior, a true legend.

[@mojopin70]

Philosophy i think he said he would've studied had he not become a guitarist.

[@holliswilliams8426]

He actually studied English at Oxford but dropped out after a year to focus on music.

[@benr7965]

@@holliswilliams8426 this

[@briandennehy6380]

Guthrie wrote Waves in his early twenties. TWENTIES!!

[@AnilZonderPunt]

Brian Dennehy when he was 19 actually!

[@briandennehy6380]

AnilZonderPunt Madness!

[@jonsnow6832]

He is unbelievably good and versatile for an Oxford ex-student who never took formal music lessons. I think he has more knowledge of music than most Berklee & GIT "shredders"..

[@Tibazz]

Man i get freaking chills when Guthrie plays, good stuff !!

[@SeanAsheOfficial]

Damn he's clean

[@LordPrutsikas]

yes, we all know he's taking a shower often

[@jonathansix]

clean? that shit was filthy

[@RidvanDuzey]

***** The same can be said about your playing Sean!

[@SeanAsheOfficial]

RidvanDuzey aww thats nice of you! :) thanks

[@andrey901]

jonathansix get out, stupid kid

[@davidchase-lopes8413]

Super show; great way to get the word out. I sware that Guthrie is so musically expressive that even his West Coast Grooves Jam Trax recording sounds like a record and not a guitar lesson!

[@steveforwarduk]

after watching Guthrie for several years, and being a pro player myself, I just wonder what he thinks of the negative criticism. its a shame that people are being killed in the world, and serious stuff is happening, yet we are taking a player like guthrie and slating him for just being Guthrie. he IS what he IS. he is a guitarist of great ability and musicianship, and he wants to create as much music for the people that like him, as long as he can I guess. I'm sure he's had every kind of label thrust onto him good and bad, and I bet it does get to him in some way, nobody hates to be negative, but he's not trying to convince anybody of who he is, you can see he loves playing, and surely that is enough?

[@Paganinifire]

how can anyone dislike this...

[@MrWeThePeople23]

People who have been put off playing guitar because of Guthrie's immense skill :L

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

People are just testing to see if the dislike button is wired up, that's all.

[@Paganinifire]

lol it makes me want to create a some new sweeep picking patterns and work on music even more...

[@Aresmusic.official]

14:17 and again this legendary line! \m/

[@147258369665]

who you really are ? you do have delicious taste sir. rad

[@PaulMatthewMusic1]

Guthrie Govan should be the next Defense Against The Dark Arts Professor

[@alward5678]

Guthrie's Guitar playing is Mind Blowing. He is the Jimi Hendrix of today. Wow

[@agustinares930]

No

[@yahshuashemuelnichols6551]

He's the Guthrie Govan of today.

[@lennon5106]

The producers should have made a separate video without the interruptions.

[@NorthwestGuitarworks]

Agreed, the interruptions detract from the content were all here for

[@jayteesgear]

The music is too loud compared to the talk audio

[@johnnybatafljeska6368]

This guy carries a new era of guitar playing! along with couple others..

[@davidp158]

Guthrie's playing is scary, brilliant, breath taking, hyper musical and comical. Seems like a nice guy, too. I much prefer his tone back in the days when he was running with Cornford amps, but his playing sounds great regardless of what gear he uses.

[@SinistrChevy]

37 people threw their guitar at the monitor and it bounced off the dislike button

[@SinistrChevy]

+StinkMeat Counts gonna keep goin up boys....they'll drop like flies in accordance

[@ZoneTvMedia]

+StinkMeat 38

[@DonaldRecord]

+StinkMeat Or their Victory amp head...

[@FearCycle]

+StinkMeat That's impossible. Even if someone threw their guitar at their monitor, it wouldn't be able to push the digital dislike button! Kappa

[@OhGodWhatIsThisAah]

@@FearCycle Just pretend it was some weird shitty resistive touchscreen computer lol M

[@martinroskilly9994]

Everything about SuperG is Tone and Feel.... a lot of the so called greatest guitarists in the instrumental world need to take a leaf of his book. Every Note GG plays; even the fast shredding runs have feeling whereas the others just sound sterile. Absolutely blown away..... no doubt the best Musically gifted Guitarist out there. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@orionsharmony9845]

14:22 omg!! those slides are magical

[@emdblues]

Holy shit, I just teared up ❤

[@caprise-music6722]

Oh man alive! This is awesome! Wish I could see the whole clinic! Either way, Really nice video. Fabulous quality

[@Pyrocraker]

I´ve seen sooooo many comments about his playing sooo....wow.. what a beatifull guitar :D

[@AntoineDuez]

We need the whole concert please!

[@AndrewJayGuitar]

Guthrie's playing sounds amazing as always and as far as tonally sounds wonderful through the Victory amps. Also, when he said "thank you for coming" I thought that would be a great Aristocrats song title.

[@ironpirites]

I was blown away by the clean sound of the V100. Unbelievable for an amp that cranks so well to have a clean sound like that. Guthrie's playing is probably the world standard for technical excellence at the moment, and he is very creative and musically intelligent. I haven't heard much of his music. There seems to be a lot in every piece. He's one of those players who plays "a lot of guitar" in Wes Montgomery's phrase. As a creator of great musical ideas, I wouldn't put him in the class of Joe Satriani, but listening to him is listening to a first class musical mind, that's for sure.

[@TruthSurge]

8:32 that's a cool run w/o picking.

[@Aresmusic.official]

This is how 50 years of playing guitar looks like! Playing with passion of course. Hats off 👽

[@AromiErotici]

Damn !!! This guy has ability that defies physics. Phenomenal player and absolutely BORN to play.

[@wesworach7441]

I've been hooked on Guthrie's shredding escapades & slowly this Musical Genius is becoming my Guitar Guru , right next to Steve Morse !!! ... Incredible player !

[@desertfox432]

Love the work of Martin in the morning... it sounds like Victory.

[@richardsteffens6159]

Amazing demo from the legend that is the govan. the only thing missing is his demo of the silverback \m/

[@Deathshuck]

Thanks for this. Hasn't been a good Guthrie upload in a while.

[@1xRacer]

Was so excited for this, thank you!

[@jackalfox332]

Guthrie Govan is an amazing musician/guitarist. I don't like to compare guitarists as they're all different in their own ways but, if I did, I'd struggle to find anyone that would come close to Guthrie. He's quite incredible, and a lovely guy too.

[@AstraVex]

3:42: Sooooo frigging clean! 😍

[@tattoofred]

Amazing!! Buenisimos sonidos de estos amplis y las manos del maestro increibles como siempre ;)

[@JamesRussoMillas]

Ugh they all sound fantastic! My two personal favorites are the V10 (the little combo that could) and the V100 (the Steven Wilson tone I absolutely fell in love with). I kind almost wish, for kicks, he played Chapper's Silverback. I just would love to hear how he sounds through one!

[@BetoAzamar]

Amazing guitar player and the amps sounds really good.

[@Dharkan13]

He's the best guitarist of the world... Amazing *_*

[@rickyjones7282]

Guthrie Govan is insanely FANTASTIC!!!!

[@ArthurGabassi7]

Congratulations for this video! I want one amplifier and one t-shirt of Victory Amplifiers! hahahaha

[@jonin0001]

Guthrie is insanely good. Also great sound on this video.

[@dextershumba7262]

That man said it: "...Professorial knowledge of music..."

[@marianoarnaiz]

I love how he speaks to the guitar when he plays :)

[@Mike3303]

I think he's mouthing out the tones as he hears them in his head. This is something that jazz musicians are taught and considering how much Guthrie worships guys like Joe Pass, it would make sense that he emulates this technique.

[@adrianobarco]

One of the greatest guitar player alive!!!

[@ADUAquascaping]

Man I love Waves! Sound has a lot to do with your pickups. I know some will disagree, but good pickups will make your guitar sound way different than stock pickups. A way bigger difference in sound than aftermarket speakers or even an amp. You can get this same sound by using Dimarzio pickups. A PAF Pro in the neck and a Fred in the bridge, preferably in a solid mahogany body. Classic Ibanez JS series setup. This sound is very dry and straight forward just like Joe Satriani. Or just be cool and get the amp, but don't get upset when your guitar sounds different through the amp because of your pickups!

[@MsPandaHime]

To be fair, I do agree that the clean tone from 'Wonderful Slippery Thing' was slightley less wet (rather than dry) compared to the studio version. Still, comparing a live situation with a studio set up may be a bit unfair, cuz it probably is significantly harder to get best of both worlds (tone and the overall balance) in live situation, especially when he is supposed to be switching from 10W to 100W.

[@BigDaddy-nt6yc]

That's so ridiculously insane, it's hard to wrap my brain around how good he is. Secretly trained robot?!?!?😉

[@flashy5150]

He's a freaking awesome guitar player.

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

Love the way Guthrie loses himself in his guitar when he's playing! He's gone! I want to see the entire live playing video....with no breaks please!!! Awesome!!!!

[@Ozznize]

if i ever had a gripe about something in guthrie govan i would say it was his live tone sometimes. but in this video its superb. before it was sometimes a bit dry and weak but its great here.

[@paulhoward4161]

Still kicking myself that I didn't make the effort to go see him when he was in town the other week! Now only if we could get The Aristocrats to come, that would be good.

[@mekase1337]

oh... the goosebumps at @3:27. playing guitar brings him a horrendous joy

[@CesarVielseitigCesarVersatil]

dios mio, cuanto talento posee este guitarrista, amigo eres un genio de genio

[@chrisshaw4703]

I dream at night about wanting to play like Guthrie.

[@tomyhas]

I love him, he's very humble and is THE guitar beast. Everything he says is interesting

[@DavoidJohnson]

He's doing it and we can only stand and watch!!

[@raphael_vierlinger]

Gosh I look forward to seeing him in Munich with Satriani and Vai

[@mijit.859]

Wow ! great guitar 🎸 player 👍

[@oscarkoronka456]

Turn closed captioning on post 9 minutes and watch what it makes of wonderful slippery thing.

[@andymckenzie7965]

One of the best on planet earth. No question.

[@Robstafarian]

I would say you have my undying love for uploading this, but some of the playing was interrupted in the edit. Therefore, I shall only love you for a long time.

[@TheLowCodist]

Dweezil Zappa needs to get Govan on his tour right now. I just have a feeling that if Frank saw this guy, he'd be his new "stunt guitarist" in about a quarter of a second.

[@sbrave]

Anyone else hear some of the Steve's in his playing (Morse & Vai)? Obviously he has his one thing as well.

[@DiegoPujolT]

I think he’s the best amalgamation of great players (he has them all down) and a clear, great personality of his own.

[@SyahmiMajesty]

guthrie always has the soft spot in his heart for kirk hammet 19:44

[@Despond]

It's nice they took in this homeless guy and gave him some warm coffee. He plays the guitar pretty well, he should look into doing that as a career to get off the streets.

[@dudefrombarrie]

Just bought a Vic Super Countess......killer amp, seriously. Just watched this video of GG playing....now selling three Gibson les pauls, the new Vic amp, two sets of string, assorted picks and some pedals......

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Brilliant stuff again, despite what others seem to think. The ticking Englishman strikes again.

[@Jesusistraining]

!0:22 most creative and unexpected solo from Godrie Godvan. And I mean it, lol you´d never expect it

[@threedogsplus]

Wow! All these comments and nobody asked about which pedals he used? I can't imagine him getting any better... But I'm sure I've said that quite a few times about him...

[@carltonrangemeister9610]

I LOVE THE WAY THAT EVERY TIME THE CAMERA SHOWS 'MICK' AT THE DESK, WATCHING GUTHRIE, HIS BOTTOM JAW IS ON THE FLOOR! HAHAHA

[@raduflorea1835]

Govan is one of the best guitarist ever !

[@TvMacfly]

This guitar player is really insane!!!

[@woannaow7200]

Just fabulous,thx Guthrie.............

[@joker86CJ]

GENIUS!

[@RiccardoBotti]

Ben detto joker86CJ veramente "Genius"...grazie di averlo portato all'attenzione questo bellissimo video....

[@joker86CJ]

Prego Riccardo Botti ... grazie di apprezzare questo video e soprattutto questo genere musicale... :))

[@MrCookie31c]

Are there links to the full live performances of the songs he played?

[@scottmatheson2390]

Look at it realistically kids. A good amp has a kind of transparency that allows the sound of your guitar and style to transmitted into the airwaves free of any unintended frequencies or coloration. With this in mind remember that Guthrie will sound like Guthrie and you will sound like you (not Guthrie) The point again,approach this with a clear and realistic sensibility,don'y expect sonic miracles or to sound suddenly like someone else and enjoy hearing you being you..

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Scott Matheson - Thanks grandpa...

[@HyperspeedMedia]

Where can I watch that whole show with out the interview??

[@Antestor]

Dang that's a beautiful Souldier strap.

[@gavinBsussex]

Is that Mick Taylor from Guitarist Magazine in the corner behind the MacBook? Getting some inspiration Mick? Impossible not to really with Guthrie playing

[@RiccardoBotti]

Grazie...bellissimo video

[@keithyamamoto2328]

Can we finally get just the performances with no talking.

[@TheFullReverse]

This sounds great! I would have liked to hear a bit of rhythm playing though...

[@stefanpalicki3538]

would honestly kill to get my hands on a v50

[@oliverstewart3124]

Did anybody else hear the Canterbury Sound in some of his songs, thinking Soft Machine or smt. All the same, he's an incredible player.

[@lashachan]

greatest guitar player and cool amps

[@JerodimusPrime]

Amazing amps I so wish I could afford one, maybe if I save up I can get the Countess :)

[@JerodimusPrime]

Finally saved enough to buy the countess, amazing amp, next on the list, the Silverback :)

[@Beyond-Antares]

For the song at 2:59, i've never heard that before, is it really on erotic cakes? That lead up to the main riff at 3:53 sounds amazing! What song is this?

[@Beyond-Antares]

Damn i must be losing my memory - isn't that from the bridge from seven?

[@EpicRaincloud]

Indeed, the song is "Sevens" from Guthrie Govan himself.

[@MarvelVirals]

Sevens!

[@mmmitza]

hello funky ppl,i m in search of an amp with a sweet clean voxish type,and a good lead.I know for drive stuff the victory products are just great,but for funky stuff what do you recomand .I m stuck between the v30 and v40 .Usually i play small gigs and weight is of importance.thanx.For the drive sound i m looking for Wampler Brent Mason Hot Wired sound.Thanks.

[@matuldamegasen8562]

Never was a big fan of G, am now, great shredding!

[@gab_ale]

two awesome dudes in this video... I want a Victory amp... :( A Countess or Kraken...

[@Scias]

Guthrie and Martin chilling at a bar. Good times

[@ankigonzalez]

I came here to like this video! my goodness