HENDRIX was the MASTER of THIS!

[@vanhalen1776]

Opinion: Matthew has the best strat tone on KZbin

[@hughjanus3512]

ฬђ๏ that’s not an opinion, that’s a fact

[@lansley8621]

Could also add Millstap and Julijan eric (both Hendrix players)

[@jordywilliams]

Lansley Boy millstap the youtube tone OG

[@FuzzyDancingBear]

Definitely my favorite. Him and milstap are my go to tone checks

[@Atomic1710]

Millstap and nik sevigny have the nastiest tones

[@theaxe5150]

That's such a nice clean glassy break up tone you've got dialed in.

[@seansyw143]

Beautiful tone for sure, but glassy clean break up tone is sort of oxymoronic no?

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@seansyw143 I'd say the core tone has a glassy quality but the breakup is kinda fuzzy

[@jakesmith3826]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@ziggylayneable]

dude whatever words you want to do is I'm going to use and just put some weird shit together I think it sounds like a new set of strings and it's real glassy but it has a lot of bell ringing lo base at the same time like with a mid scoop

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@ziggylayneable Agree with the new strings thing.

[@jltrem]

Hendrix had huge hands. The thumb wrap was easy for him.

[@akiani]

I have like a 3 and a half inch middle finger and I abuse the thumb wrap alot in my playing. I think I'm really hurting my thumb lol

[@paulcowart3174]

@@akiani his thumb would almost cover 3 strings LoL 😂

[@akiani]

@@paulcowart3174 ikr lmaoo

[@tomramah133]

Small strat necks too help

[@akiani]

@@tomramah133 me with small hands and a huge strat neck *cries"

[@ernestschultz5065]

nice to see a young guitar player on youtuber that isnt just a "shredder".

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Thank you, rhythm is important!

[@reubensolly2237]

Oh, he’s a shredder, it’s just in a genre you like.

[@route6666]

Reuben Solly Just because you can play fast doesn’t mean you’re a shredder.

[@KingofPho75]

Nah everyone is a math rock genius now

[@Harris90]

0:17 - Stevie can't help himself ;)

[@comrag687]

Srv vibed in his grave on that

[@abhinavguitar]

hahaha indeed. that lick reminded me of SRV too

[@rickg8015]

Hendrix developed all of that from the “chitlin circuit” in his younger days, and from guys like Curtis Mayfield, etc.

[@electricgypsyblues4761]

exactly!

[@markmcmyn8967]

He didn't invent this approach but he expanded these ideas into some beautiful rhythm guitar.And he did this while singing.Some very intricate stuff underlying the vocal. The early acoustic blues fingerpickers used the thumb on the chording hand.

[@hogcornerscustoms4182]

Sounded like "life without you" to me. Js.

[@benredmond3]

dude, you are my favourite guitar youtuber right now. not only do you explain stuff really well, but your gear, tone and playing are literally the most beautiful.

[@franciscofonseca7236]

I'd love to see like a cheap guitar project where you upgrade it

[@mattlott8766]

That would be so cool

[@imsura3554]

i second this!

[@robertdavis3433]

I have a lousy , cheap guitar

[@timmotel5804]

1/2023: Love it. Loved Jimi. Thanks

[@Dannybars420]

Back in the day when I told my guitar teacher I wanted to play hendrix, he said lesson 1: embellishments and inversions. Good stuff Man.

[@2dazetake]

Being a babyboomer there was no KZbin in the Hendrick days,which is what made his music so special,even people who played couldn't figure out what he was doing until they discovered the dropped tuning,which also makes it easier to bend notes,today there are so many good players out there compared to those days,but Hendricks playing still sounds good because of all those little frills,pull offs and hammer ons,his ability to mix single note lines with cords is awesome,he was a natural player who honed his chops as a backup player for another legend,but back then he was a pioneer simply because the guitar hadn't been exploited as a voice all alone,or to the front of the band so to speak,I'm grateful to have been a teenager back then and for the opportunity to watch the direction of the guitar and the music,and to see it come full circle for a new generation ,who appreciate it for what is was,hopefully it will help you find your own voice someday,thanks for the video matt

[@alexanderbraddock6543]

They don’t call him Jimbo Handtricks for nothing

[@shreddievanhalen1]

Man I would totally love to hear a cover of your version of little wing! Please! Who’s with me on this one

[@Astro-zy6zl]

I am

[@o.m.marques8669]

Never sell or exchange that Strat Matthew!! Amazing tone.

[@chrisguiling3546]

Great video. Took me years of playing when I was younger to get Little Wing the right way. I’m 52 now, boy I wish videos like yours existed 30 years ago. Woulda been much easier. Very good explanation

[@mpep5085]

Clearly articulated instruction, and descriptions of objectives!

[@julianf2677]

I need a 5 hours video like this, amazing.

[@davidkendall7675]

Matt, That tone is sick! Absolutely phenomenal. Thanks for the instructional video. Great day for KZbin,today! Your Buddy Nik posted a video today,demoing the Kingtone Soloist,and Talleg posted a mini video,shredding on the Pedal Pawn Texan Twang. 3 of my favorite guys,doing what they do best. Couldn't ask for more! 🎸

[@malcolmadams2105]

Yep very iconic licks. And the way to change it enough to make it different change the speeds and slide in and out of them is one way.

[@EricRennerYT]

Hey Matt! Your tip at 10:06 is gold man. Newer players don't have the ears to pick up on that and you just hand them that gold nugget. Your channel is valuable and it would have been a blessing if it were around a decade ago when I started! Just wanted to let you know I appreciate what you do and I don't miss an upload! Keep doing you.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

I try to add little golden nuggets here and there.. mostly by accident 🤣👍🏻

[@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad1725]

Willie the wimp and you can’t change it is one of my favorite songs to play for sure!

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Thats a cool song!

[@ronnie5129]

Matt, when i was taking Guitar lessons at age 12, my Teacher saw me taking my Thumb over the neck on the strings, He Told me , NEVER DO THAT, your thumb is supposed to stay on the back of the neck, I saw Hendrix when i was 12 years old, and i told him, Well Hendrix does that, him being an old man, into the Traditional way of playing, Got upset, I never took another guitar lesson from him, LOL, My Story, I love your channel Man, Cousin Figel

[@dannybrazen]

That d chord explanation at about 9 mins in has the wind cries Mary all over it. I never realised it was that simple, but when you think about it, it’s a really basic backing guitarmans hack. He must have picked that up when he was playing backup before he got famous. Really easy, but so applyable I’m so many ways. It really comes across as one of those “working guitarists” tools of the trade

[@Jamsville]

Great video! Everyone should know this stuff especially for playing trio. It lets you cover both rhythm and lead guitar parts by yourself. I also gave my take on some of these concepts, where you can really easily play fills around chord shapes that pretty much everyone knows already.

[@johnz8264]

Out standing lesson. Big thanks!

[@georgemueh3273]

Yea definitely the icing in the cake. Stevie had it to. Even when you are in the SRV zone Jimi pops up and says hey....Im still here. With that and the gear you play thru if you can even get close to that sound says a lot. Great video ✌

[@stevelankford7343]

I’ll remember over the neck for that warm rich tone that was such a big part of the Hendrix sound...Thanks Matt for the tip, he definitely used that a lot, and all those unique chord voicing were pretty cool too.

[@jamesgarrison9998]

I enjoyed the lesson. Jim NW Pa.

[@abhinavguitar]

I used to prefer barre over the thumb wrap.. switched to thumb grip about a year ago to widen my palette of chord choices (and ofc for the love of Hendrix ;) ) for me, its the better way of chording in many songs and situations, like you explained in the video:) Great info Matt, thanks!

[@RyanJohnsonD]

This was a delight to watch and hear

[@steveperry3538]

You do that timeless Jimi mighty fine

[@frankmaynes6288]

awesome explaination thanks as usual very clean and clear

[@jamesenglish6044]

That's super clean 👍👍👍👍👍

[@rowenlampe7426]

The thing that amazes me the most about Hendrix was that he could play just as well right-handed....(or so they say anyway)

[@franciscofonseca7236]

I'm pretty sure he didn't. He just played a right handed guitar upside down and strung upside down aswell

[@kingrobert1st]

@@franciscofonseca7236 He was ambitextrous. He played either way just ask anybody who knew him. R.I.P. Jimi Hendrix

[@rowenlampe7426]

@@franciscofonseca7236 i saw an interview with keith richards that said he could play righty very well.

[@willwilloughby369]

Thank you for all the information, the techniques and such.

[@charleshames3276]

Matthew thanks for your videos. Sometimes Hendrix would not only use his thumb on a Bar chord but his third finger would also play the 4th and 5th strings at the same time. Give that a try. Actually saw him do it when I was a kid. Took a lot of years for that to register for me. Thanks again for the great lessons. By the way I lost my 58 in Spain. Sure do miss it.

[@steveg.3022]

Thanks for this, Matt. Great explanation of the thumb over the top. I’ve been needing this. Also appreciate your reverence for Jimi. I was thinking the same thing before you said it.

[@bluekoi455]

Some classy picking there...

[@monkeysbum999]

Love to see you make a video where you play just like this ,stop playing, and then quickly tune to concert and play the same stuff to show the Eb mojo effect to everyone .

[@jcburger733]

Tanks for another great video. Hendrix was one of my favorite guitar players.

[@tylerhughes3750]

Love this lead over rhythm style playing. When I learned all them hendrix tunes back in the day to learn how it was done I never went back it's a staple in my playing for a long time now. Sick vid Matt peace

[@MrElliott1972]

THAT TONE!!!!!🔥

[@MatthewScottmusic]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

He was a master of having bloody huge hands for one thing

[@stevepihl4324]

Before I read the comments I was like wow that tone is goddamn phenomenal

[@francosierra47]

Matthew, young guy. But passionate man. You are great inspiration for everyone. Besides music. Thank you !!!!

[@billhannum4117]

Steve Cropper used those major pentatonic chord embellishments in his playing as well

[@mauricerogerson5825]

Look! Matthew has LONG fingers, too. Never mind he's super talented!

[@mikecamps7226]

There is a thing about being self taught.....you pick up the guitar without being forced to do it text book correct. So the natural grab is the thumb over as opposed to the text book method for a BAR chord. SO when it comes down to it.......you learn the blues box scale pattern which is ergo to the hand and your natural dexterity's......not weird unnatural hand hand/finger contortions to make chords. SO in essence the thumb over functions as a cappo to choke off the fret board with the index finger as in a pinching of the strings naturally as the hand would fall. This then blocks off the end of the blues box and leaves your other fingers to run the scale notes falling under the finger tips naturally in the oder of the lay out of your hand and fingers.........ONCE you grasp that aspect of not knowing how to formally and properly play guitar.......you move on to the aspect of string bendings.......as your ear then can realize if you are off.....you can thus bend the string into the tone to compensate. You do not necessarily need to finger tip bend but when you are choking the neck with all your fingers.....you can just push down in the choke hold and use body motion to give that slight bend or push a greater bend all within the box. BLUES was country blues in the beginning....you might only have a single string instrument to make noises......and it was to accompany voice......call and response based on FEELING. SO when you gasped a 6 string guitar...it was about your natural manual dexterity within the box.......then as you progressed.....you then went to the 3 semi-tone rule but still in original context. The big aspect to understanding the thumb over was that you split the fret board up as playing a single accompanying instrument......the thumb let you manipulate the low E and A strings as bass notes off the BOX where the thumb off let the open note ring in as the bass accent when it was within the key you were playing in. AND in the case of SRV.....it was plucking the low string straight up and out to let it snap back just like plucking a bass for the accent extreme......or palming the bridge off the low strings to mute them for the lower response thump when you strike them. The guitar was for a rhythmn thing in the context of playing blues as in call and response. When things went to urban situations as this was during the great depression where there was no work and thus money was tight.......those who migrated to chicago or detroit went there for factory work or to work on the car assembly lines....when the money was coming in....blues went full on electric and then evolved more out of the country blues and the poor boys......carrying over the same concepts but now electric and expanding because of the novelty of the electric guitar which was essentially new territory in the time line of history.....getting the thing to make noises. BUT its that open low string aspect in splitting the fret board up to approach it as 2 instruments in a chromatic thing with the open string and the fretted position for the 2 notes off that string......or riding it for the chromatic. You can fret straight on.....or you can drag into the fretted notes...sliding in to the position you need to be.......which is an adaptation of slide guitar in concept...which is a carry over from the old one string baling wire home made noise makers on the front porch on the farm or out on the plantation. LUCKY PETERSON RECENTLY DIED....he has alot of KZbin content....study up on his playing as he was a true traditionalist as a true bluesman....all self taught as a child....and fostered by the real deal people and personalities of the genre since his dad was also a player and owned a blues club in buffalo which was old school business where the family lived above the business. Studying Lucky is true BLACK Blues as opposed to polished white boy blues......since its BLACK Blues as the art form and true to the form. THen you can grasp the thumb over.........and why BB said to Billy Gibbons...Why you work so hard !!!

[@benpowersguitar]

Great stuff man. Love the detail of how to play these.

[@johnnymossville]

Such great tone. Often wondered what Hendrix would be playing today if he was around.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

I know. we all wonder.

[@criscaires6713]

Good job man, thanks!!!

[@mikemccourt6225]

Broom-handle style was how it was explained to me

[@owenmacintosh2059]

Could you please do a lesson on those super fast runs that you do

[@glennstamm5047]

No doubt. Those are my favorite runs. They tie in nicely.

[@rowenlampe7426]

he has done some awhile ago, i remember watching a couple from about 2017 on those licks.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Yes, I will cover them. Sooner than later 😁👍🏻

[@vendettavendetta6490]

@@MatthewScottmusic Good .. they are nice runs.

[@canozgur9654]

i’d like to see you playing a squier’s most affordable guitars. it makes me wonder that can you get the same sounds with that cheaper axe. :D

[@Guitarplayer219]

John Mayer has recently said that tone is all in the gear, not the fingers. Good hands and great skills make you sound better, but high end vintage gear and guitars always helps

[@jordonbarry6569]

@@Guitarplayer219not everyone plays vintage gear and not everyone thinks it sounds better. If you can play like John mayer then chances are tone comes more from the gear. Don't think everyone can play like John mayer tho

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Need to test a squire through my amps!

[@canozgur9654]

it would be a great video :)

[@jordonbarry6569]

@@MatthewScottmusic please do :)

[@straight8ight]

As always Matt. Dig all your videos...awesome tone.

[@jeffkay2011]

Nice tone there!

[@MelbourneGuitarGuy]

Amazing mate, great stuff, great gear and great playing!

[@guitarprepnplus1]

Helps to have hands like E.T. 🚀

[@wjewell63]

The way I use a pick...when over the fretboard I can get a synth sound.,pretty awsome thanks for this one

[@ALTDOK667]

Jeez, exactly how _do_ you use a pick?

[@mikeypiscopo]

love it brotha 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@kaiselkamish9904]

that strat's sound is fucking massive

[@jagserdigalltid]

You're a fantastic guy and you remind me of myself 30 years younger. Though you're better. Love from Sweden.

[@pyrexcarrier]

Man, that tone .......... 🤤

[@johnmenley9786]

hi matt, i'm a big fan of vintage fender amps and i needed to turn you on to a really cool devise, made for ANY 2 channel fender tube amp except the bassmans. look on ebay or craigs list, find yourself a hicks fender mender, this little blackbox plugs into the first 2 tube sockets then the 2 tubes plug into the mender, it gives you channel switching(single footswitch) reverb and vibrato work in both channels, i use the normal channel for overdrive and the vibrato channel for clean. the hicks fender mender has a gain control to set for your sound of overdrive they are really cool i put 1 in my 64 super reverb, and 1 in my 68 super reverb very responsive, check one out

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

Keep pumping out these type of vids bro! this was rad

[@bobconnell8492]

Matthew Great stuff and no pedals, pure Fender Tone.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Bob, you got it.

[@racetherapy]

Yeah man drop some more lessions!

[@pmoney3688]

👍🏿 sweet progression...Definitely gonna mess around with that next time I pick up my 🎸

[@chadcoady9025]

Dude, I wish I could play just one Hendrix transition as well as you do. I'll just tell myself it because I don't have a 60's strat :). You're talented man. I'm jealous.

[@franfranvy6028]

WoW 🤩 MORE OF THIS !!! Yummy !!! Thanks a lot for this 😇

[@txflatpicker]

thank you

[@nyacoustics8373]

I never knew so many guitar players drink coffee before they play . Seems like a common phenomenon on youtube.

[@elektron2kim666]

Just discovering something similar. Sometimes I do a magic turn or mistake to a string not included officially and "ping" - it's a sound used anyway and everyone shouldn't play pentatonic scales so much and ruin all sorts of things being there. Since I'm so new I do most very wrong and eat stuff found randomly but many pros get stuck in the same. You have something "out of the box" thinking which many don't.

[@MatteoSpedicati]

hey bro i was listening where you been on spotify that music really rocks! waiting for some moreee

[@petestern3639]

Love your channel!

[@braderrick]

Thanks for sharing, I sure hope the Hendrix estate leaves ya alone. Surely since there are no copyright songs on here. He would be very disappointed to know how they are acting...

[@urbanprojectz]

I want that tone!!!

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

Yup that’s why he played with the thumb. To use the other fingers to hammer on and do other things.

[@_RLP]

Perfect.

[@TheJeeCee]

great sound.

[@MatthewScottmusic]

thanks very much.

[@jamesaugustinrichards4749]

Nice tips. I like your vids cus you’re a great player with sweet tone, but super humble too. You think you could get your hands on a squier? Cus your tone is one of the best i’ve heard- i’d like to see what your ‘59 strat vs a squier would sound like through the same amp, same player.

[@aiden4884]

Amazing stuff, dude!

[@MrYatesj1]

outstanding content!!! thank you!!

[@FoxerLen]

i love your style , you're my fav youtube guitarist

[@GuyNarnarian]

Thumb is essential for rock guitar in my opinion. I had a classical guitar teacher once that was horrified by it. But she also played classical music and a nylon string guitar. How much reverb do you usually dial in on that Super Reverb?

[@markferguson3745]

Dont think that thumb wrap is only finger length; if you watch closely how different players fret, you notice that people's hands are just designed very differently , - where the length is in the fingers, how the thumb folds and where it sits, different dominant fingers ,- huge amount of variation in the human hand.There is a more square, boxy, symmetry, and a flatter, leaf shape. Personally, my pinkies are stronger and more coordinated than the rings, and I use them whenever possible.I actually need to pair the ring on either side to get any use out of it( ring& pinky, ring & middle).Dosent seem to be a common practice.

[@-Atmos1]

Cool stuff .

[@The_Sam_Harris_Variety_Channel]

Amazing thank you 🙏

[@BasBach]

I recently sub to your channel and I just got to say your tone is amazing. Thank you ❤️

[@setheinsteiner2980]

This is awesome!

[@bioux101]

How much did that Strat cost you?? Great playing and interesting chat, as ever. Thanks from London, England.

[@normjones6916]

You are a master of this style too Keep it up :)

[@MatthewScottmusic]

thank you🤘🏻

[@FoxerLen]

pls more hendrix and srv style videos, how to change between the chords and licks/riffs

[@trevorvogler4661]

Hey Matt, thanks heaps, gotta love Hendrix tunes ,you make it look easy ,as I'm a bit of a novice, also I'm a big fan of the great eddie van Halen, piece ✌

[@gio4406]

Another good vid mate!

[@Jameson5546]

Love it man

[@jasilhemd6813]

Peace!

[@georgebentley-ricardo9445]

Hi Matthew, really cool lesson with some mighty fine tips. Love the thumb over the top stuff albeit that's a bit tough for me, 14 inch neck radius, but I'll keep trying or maybe try to trade and find a narrower neck. Anyway, thanks for sharing. PEACE 🤠🎸

[@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad1725]

Proud of ya matty!b4 I slowed down on guitar I was almost getting up to Stevie Ray Vaughan speed.anyways keep going matty diggin ur style bro!