How Dave Matthews Changed Guitar

Was Dave Matthews one of the most influential and underrated guitarist of the late 90's and into the 2000's. Baxter and Jonathan break down why every College Dude played Crash for his girlfriend, and why anyone would play a Chet Atkins Gibson.....

[@3cardmonty602]

Dave Matthews and Eric Clapton Unplugged probably kept the Acoustic Guitar industry alive singlehandedly through the 90’s, 2000’s

[@CasinoGuitars]

Totally agree!

[@guitarjonathan]

Definitely!!

[@Nico082890]

Nirvana Unplugged? Alice In Chains Unplugged? Garth Brooks?

[@CasinoGuitars]

Nick Mangan we actually have a video all about the best unplugged shows, those were both epic!

[@ep8470]

@@Nico082890 don't forget Pearl Jam unplugged.... epic unplugged gig

[@eastcoasttreasurehuntingwi6151]

Dave Matthews has not only paved the way for future musicians, he has also showed us what it’s like to be a celebrity and still be a humble human being. I’ve met him a dozen times and he is extremely kind and always happy to say hello to you. He played a song for my fiancé a few years ago that he hasn’t played in 10 years. Great man.

[@dmbfannh]

He is so humble and kind and an all round Great person. That is very true!

[@1980Devine]

Dave is a HUGE influence on me. Don’t even know where to begin. I was 11. 1991. I spent the Summers in VA Beach with my Dad. That Summer I stayed with my brother for most of it. He took me on a little road trip to Charlottesville, VA to see DMB at a place called Trax. This was long before Under the Table and Dreaming came but they were definitely developing their fan base. That short but brilliant show changed the course of my life, I feel. It wasn’t until years later the I picked up a guitar but when I did, I was hooked. I got a guitar for my 14th birthday and it never left my side for the first several years. Dave was way too complicated to figure out, especially sans internet. So it was probably 1999 before I was capable of trying out his licks. But when I did, I couldn’t stop. I was determined. His songs taught me how to play and sing together. If you can play What Would You Say or Satellite properly and song over it, you can play and sing anything. So, I did. I’ve since learned almost all of their songs. I’ve seen the band 77 times. Pre-Covid I was on year 3 of playing pretty much every weekend except vacations. Local bars and breweries and wineries are my spots now. As most musicians do, I have an eclectic taste with music. But I still play Dave’s tunes and they still take me back and any crowd I’m playing for, there’s always several people who come up after the show to say, “those Dave tunes were awesome!” 29 years I’ve been a huge fan. I haven’t met any of them yet but I know it’ll happen someday. Definitely a bucket list item to sit with Dave and have a conversation or a jam! Thanks for doing this video. He does not get enough credit for his wicked guitar skills or his ability to play crazy shit and sing over it. Cheers!

[@dmbfannh]

77 times!!! you got me beat, over 30 times for me!!!

[@curtiseckelkamp]

Dave made me realize that there is more than three way to play a chord and you don't need to use all 6 strings all the time.

[@CasinoGuitars]

curtiseckelkamp agreed! His harmonic ability is dumbfoundingly amazing! Thank you for sharing!

[@robertneselic6805]

Yes! His simplified chords changed my view of what I can do on guitar. Such an influence.

[@dmbfannh]

Lots of muted strings that's Dave!

[@TheSoundofSpeed]

DMB is 100% the reason I started playing guitar. Now, years later, I still feel like his songs are difficult to play haha.

[@DMTsmoke]

If Dave Matthews is difficult, steer clear of playing Jerry Garcia, Richie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Robert Fripp, Jorma Kaukonen, Zal Cleminson, Tom Verlaine, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, Jan Akkerman, Michael Karoli, Ron Wood, Steve Hackett, Eddie Van Halen, Allan Holdsworth, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Tony Iommi, Buck Dharma, Gary Moore, Lindsey Buckingham, Eddie Hazel, Mick Ronson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Chris Karrer, Brian May, Alex Lifeson, Pete Townshend, Leslie West, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, Billy Gibbons, Mark Knopfler, John McLaughlin, Robin Trower, Randy California, Pye Hastings, David Gilmour, Steve Howe, J.J. Cale, Tony Bourge, Joe Walsh, Rory Gallagher, Phil Manzanera, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Alvin Lee, Martin Barre, Joey Santiago, Gary Green, and John Goodsall.

[@Skwid-Lives]

@@DMTsmoke u should steer clear of the comment section

[@lunasaii8]

Don't forget Dave and Tim Reynolds live at radio city...absolutely awesome. Before all these crowded streets...best album and listener supported absolutely too much! Big fan since 1998.

[@coreyjharmon]

That album....oh. 💙💙💙 beautiful. Genius. Perfection.

[@alejandrovera5765]

The first time I heard that album... I went fucking crazy with the way Tim Reynolds played the guitar.

[@slardybartfast8377]

and live at luthor college

[@timfoote6919]

Or Live @ Luther college or ANY D& T show!

[@LucasHaneman]

Grew up on Dave’s music, and think I learned every song he wrote practically when I was 15 or 16. He definitely influenced my guitar playing style, even though I don’t write music in that vein these days. I had a chance to open for him and the band in summer 2018, and it was quite an amazing experience. After the show we went to sell CDs at the Murch tent. Upon coming back to the backstage area my wife nudged me and said “hey, I think that’s Dave over there talking to the festival organizer “. So I urged her to go over, and before I could even say “hey Dave!” He stuck out his hand and gave me a very firm handshake. He told me he watched our entire set from the side of the stage and loved our music/the vocal harmonies. Needless to say I was quite taken aback. We proceeded to have a 10 or so minute conversation, and I felt like I was just talking to a friendly neighbour or something. He was the nicest guy in the world, and when I received the festival footage from our performance that day I found out that he wasn’t lying. There are a few shots where you can see him standing on stage off to the side. Quite an amazing experience, made even better by the fact that one of his roadies told us that Dave and the band wanted to let us watch the show from the stage that night. They gave us headsets so we could hear the in ear monitor mixes, and we were about 20 feet from Carter’s drum Riser. It was a night I will never forget, and certainly made an impression on me in terms of how generous even someone of Daves Fame/fortune can be.

[@hecanseeme8210]

Thanks, cool story.

[@christopherseymour5210]

Dave is a criminally underrated guitar player. One of the most unique approaches ever.

[@veritasjones4091]

I think most 90s teens picked up the guitar wanting to be Dave. He’s underrated due to his fan base but should be considered an all time great

[@bobpoulin8044]

It's scary when you think about how amazing he is on the guitar, and can sing over the way he does. Then you realize he also writes the music, and the lyrics, and the accompanying melodies for the lyrics... I mean really.

[@cameronglenn5512]

No one can just pick up a guitar and say, I'm about to figure out this Dave Matthews song.. it took some serious time and effort to learn a majority of his songs. Being able to play them is an accomplishment I think! Dave definitely does it his own way and I think that's what makes it so great

[@Deetroiter]

Truth. Nobody just picks up the guitar and says I’m going now play this DMB song. To me, it’s an equivalent of someone saying they’re going to pick up a guitar and then just play ‘black star’ from yngwie malmsteen, etc…it’s not going to happen and is going to take some major study time and effort

[@jasonrozak5757]

Watch Dave matthews The Stone and tell me he isnt talented

[@spencercunningham6056]

I've been working on this song for about a month now and your comment hit me right in the heart 😂

[@jasonrozak5757]

@@spencercunningham6056 keep at it and post a video. ✌

[@waveydave6957]

Spencer Cunningham took forever to get but it will come to you, don’t over think it

[@idontknowanothername]

I, at one time in my life, learned to play this song and it was my Super Bowl. Still completely unbelievable composition. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPTomN4jLaDaac

[@tsopuaifa]

That solo performance out there is just amazing.

[@jefgish]

No one played like Dave before he came on the seen. No one wrote songs even close. Amazing.

[@DMTsmoke]

Actually there are some artists that were/are even better, like The Beatles. And also The Rolling Stones, and The Who as well. And then there was the Jimi Hendrix Experience. A few others include Pink Floyd, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Jefferson Airplane, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Talking Heads, Rush, Caravan, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Can, Amon Düül II, Faust, Kraftwerk, Agitation Free, Bob Dylan, Yes, Ramones, The Clash, Wire, Sex Pistols, Van Der Graaf Generator, Joni Mitchell, The Police, 13th Floor Elevators, Small Faces, It's A Beautiful Day, 10CC, Donovan, Tom Waits, Cat Stevens, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Spooky Tooth, Soft Machine, Gong, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Aerosmith, The Stooges, New York Dolls, David Bowie, T.Rex, Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, The Doors, Moody Blues, Arthur Brown, Procol Harum, The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Buffalo Springfield, Stevie Wonder, J.J. Cale, Badfinger, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Nick Drake, Chicago, Steely Dan, Hatfield & The North, Robin Trower, Stone The Crows, Art Of Noise, Alan Parsons Project, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Mike Oldfield, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave, Supertramp, The Jam, Sugarcubes, Bjork, Dire Straits, The Eagles, Simon & Garfunkel, Pere Ubu, Elton John, Pavement,Traffic, Blue Cheer, Bonzo Dog Band, Ten Years After, The Band, Fairport Convention, Sly & The Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Spirit, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, Crosby Stills & Nash, Argent, Sonic Youth, Budgie, Colosseum, Taste, Rory Gallagher, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, ZZ Top, Patti Smith, Big Star, The Residents, Magma, Ash Ra Tempel, Camel, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash, Motorhead, Derek & The Dominos, Television, This Mortal Coil, Van Halen, XTC, Adrian Belew, The Zombies, Arlo Guthrie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, National Health, Ween, Blue Oyster Cult, Midnight Oil, Slade, Sparks, Hawkwind, Flying Burrito Brothers, Focus, Mountain, Alice Cooper, Radiohead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, Sade, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tim Buckley, Santana, Iron Butterfly, Premiata Forneria Marconi, The Pogues, Free, Animals, Cocteau Twins, Primus, Dead Can Dance, Iggy Pop, Gravy Train, Blind Faith, Incredible String Band, Atomic Rooster, Steppenwolf, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, Funkadelic, Peter Hamill, Goblin, Dr. John, Arcade Fire, U2, Morphine, Dave Clark 5, Queen, Cockney Rebel, Blondie, Joy Division, New Order, Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Alice In Chains, Cheap Trick, Nina Hagen, Steve Hackett, R.E.M., Brand X, Kate Bush, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Flaming Lips, Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, The Kinks, The Byrds, Roy Wood, Fleetwood Mac, Traffic, Iron Butterfly, Leonard Cohen, Lovin' Spoonful, Curved Air, Pixies, Nirvana, Manassas, Mott The Hoople, Aphrodite's Child, Wilco, Tangerine Dream, The Cranberries, Portishead, B-52s, Canned Heat, Pretty Things, My Bloody Valentine, Family, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Klaus Schulze, The Pretenders, James Brown, The Smiths, They Might Be Giants, Love, Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr., Grand Funk Railroad, Country Joe & The Fish, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tears For Fears, The United States Of America, Van Morrison, The Mamas & The Papas, Stone Roses, Renaissance, Bloodrock, James Gang, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Flamin' Groovies, Humble Pie, Nazareth, Seatrain, Slade, Enya, Kayak, Tom Petty & The Heartbrakers, Coil, Laurie Anderson, Metallica, Oingo Boingo, Eric Clapton, Marillion, Swans, Blur, Iron Maiden, Klaatu, Crowded House, Depeche Mode, The Hollies, Egg, David Byrne, Spencer Davis Group, INXS, Eurythmics, The Cars, Jackson Browne, Flower Travellin' Band, Al Green, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Gryphon, Boston, Pete Townshend, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Steamhammer, Hot Tuna, Carole King, Beck, Vanilla Fudge, Marvin Gaye, The Guess Who, Harry Nilsson, Popol Vuh, Talk Talk, MC5, Wings, and Allan Holdsworth.

[@Laststopny2741]

I'm a huge Dave Mathews fan and I agree he is an underrated guitarist. I too have always been amazed at how he can sing over some pretty complex guitar playing. And speaking of Dave and Tim acoustic shows, Tim Reynolds is a phenomenal guitarist that a lot of people don't really know about.

[@MikaelLewisify]

Underrated? These guys just spend 8 minutes talking about how influential DM is. He’s literally one of the most influential guitarists of all time and has sold millions of records. How is he underrated?

[@Laststopny2741]

Mikael Lewis I think most people think of him as a singer/songwriter. And the fact that he doesn’t play lead guitar is why I think his guitar playing is overlooked

[@drewledbetter8317]

@@MikaelLewisify As an artist with a huge following, he gets respect, but he is usually not mentioned when it comes to great guitar players. And truthfully, he is. It may be because he is mostly just an acoustic player, but I don't really know anyone that plays in the style he plays in with the types of chords he plays. But anyone who plays guitar that tries to play a few of his songs quickly finds out how different and challenging some of his songs can be because it's so different from anything else others do. Tim Reynolds is also amazing. If he was a big songwriter like Dave Matthews, he would definitely be recognized as one of the greats. He's just not known much outside of DMB fans.

[@trevordaigle5185]

I saw DMB at Soldier Field in Chicago right after the Everyday album was released. Buddy Guy opened for them, and later in DMB's set, he came up and jammed with them on "Angel". Dave and Buddy were doing a little cat and mouse with their guitars and it really showed off how much Dave IS NOT a lead guitarist. That being said, I think you can make a strong argument that Dave is the best RHYTHM guitarist ever... Or at least top 3. It's that safe to say?

[@MikaelLewisify]

Trevor D'Aigle...I’ve seen him say in several interviews that he doesn’t even know how to play solos, that’s why he has Tim, but damn, he can play intricate rhythm stuff.

[@jml7429]

First time I saw DMB was summer of 93 at Red Rocks (yes 93). The band came on stage at about 4:30 as the opening act for Los Lobos who in turn were the opening act for Big Head Todd and the Monsters. General admission filled up about the first 3rd of the venue, maybe 3000 people. No one knew who they were and no one paid attention when they came on stage. Within 30 seconds of their opening song, Ants Marching, all 3000 of us stopped whatever we were doing, turned toward the stage and stood dumbfounded at the talent. It was fucking amazing. By the following summer, 94, DMB was becoming one of the biggest acts in the world.

[@christopherlatini2520]

1997, I was 17 listened to under the table and dreaming in my room. Picked up a guitar and 20 plus years later..... 60 plus shows and everytime I pick up my guitar I play a dave song. Dave is the most unique musician I have ever heard and lets not forget the quality of his song writing. Who ever has seen him perform solo knows he's got music just radiating from every cell. Really special dude and yes very underrated but who cares - "Forever dancing with the Gru Grux King"

[@john15333]

I loved Dave Matthews concerts back in the day. For $50, I knew I was going to see great music and hook up. Thanks DMB!

[@Deetroiter]

Dave matthews is one of those people you hear the first few notes and you know EXACTLY who it is. Very unique and signature playing. Those big ass hands being able to create unique chords! 😂 the entire band is amazingly talented for sure

[@benkazimer8746]

Its so amazing you guys give dave the credit and appreciation he deserves for how much he influenced the guitar world. Great video!

[@brentwadas5338]

Me, playing an original at a bar in college town in 2000: *Crowd kinda listens, kinda talks, kinda doesn't care* Me, starting the opening lines to DMB's "Crash": *Crowd shuts up, looks, and listens the whole time* Thanks, Dave. Amazing work.

[@seanmccourt2369]

A lot of the DMB fanbase doesn’t really recognize just how talented dave (as well as the entire band) really is.They’re incredible.Awesome video too!!

[@jesseclingan]

Sure they do. That's why they like DMB. He and his band are individually excellent and collectively remarkable.

[@zackurbaniak2820]

im 22, and I picked up guitar when I was 17 solely due the influence of Dave Matthews. His stuff is indeed so different compared to everything else.

[@andtothewestamerica]

This was one of the most genuine and unpretentious guitar conversations I've seen on YT. Easy sub :)

[@ggaydosh]

I’ve been a Dave Matthews fan practically my whole life since I grew up listening to him with my parents. Learning some of his more difficult songs on guitar like so much to say, best of what’s around, and satellite and playing his songs in general has had a huge impact on my playing. Great video y’all!

[@stevenholden8479]

I love the videos. Very entertaining for sure. Keep up the good work.

[@TheTylerNCC]

Oh man. I remember being a freshman in college when Under the Table... came out. I went to a CD shop in a mall and asked if I could hear the album (they didnt have it on one of the listening stations....remember those?) so the guy put it on the main system in the shop. Literally that opening drum fill on the record had me hooked and I knew I needed it. I was a massive fan ever since, and definitely spent many hours figuring out how to play all those crazy acoustic riffs. I was already a bit of a funky/percussive player on the electric, so hearing someone making POPULAR music with an acoustic guitar and a band doing a similar things was super inspiring to me. I think I ended up seeing them live 17 or 18 times, which I know for a DMB fan isn't actually that much. I kinda moved on to other things when I started discovering bands like Snarky Puppy and Steely Dan and others (late to the party, I know), but I still think that DMB primed my ears to hear that stuff in a way I wouldn't have otherwise. And I am still a fan today... I think their latest record is as good as they've done in a long time.

[@Romanellochw]

Dave Matthews, not Nirvana, is the greatest 90's band of all time.

[@diegomontoya8889]

You know, I am from Seattle and grew up in the 90s... Nirvana wasn't even the best band in Seattle, in the 90s. I would say Alice in Chains or Tool was the best band of the 90s.

[@trevordaigle5185]

DMB, for me, is definitely at the top. The talent in that band has always amazed me. I'm a Nirvana fan, don't get me wrong, but I always thought they were over rated. I always liked Pearl Jam much better and, as I heard more of they're stuff, Alice In Chains. I always thought Tool was a bit over rated as well. I was never much of a fan of theirs. Also, I never thought that STP got as much credit as they deserved while mentioning the top bands of the 90's. I liked them better than Nirvana as well. Their Unplugged was fantastic too.

[@jsmoker10]

No

[@tsopuaifa]

Nirvana???

[@grouperkng1]

@@diegomontoya8889 tool is insanely good, drummer is top 3 top 2? Chains was another monster. Nirvana had a clique that it went friggin nuts. Looking at Kurt's guitar notes it's not overly complicated. But they had the "it" at the time.

[@zachaument]

I think DMB is revolutionary for two reasons: 1) they are simply the uncontested best live music experience of our life time, and 2) they made their live music available for free at the dawn of streaming services.

[@kvoc]

I discovered Dave as a 17 year old girl and spent years learning to play guitar to be able to one day play his songs correctly.. 15 years later I'm still struggling and learning from his playing.

[@austinragusin5533]

love you guys. Love talking music at this indepth level!! let's me nerd out lol keep it up!! also Ants Marching at Piedmont Park has gotta be one of my favorite performances of theirs

[@standardh_]

Huge DMB fan. I live San Diego but grew up in Raleigh. Have seen you guys’ videos but had no idea you were in NC until you mentioned Ziggy’s which sent me to your About section here. So cool. Saw so many great shows at Ziggy’s and my first DMB show was actually at LJVM in 96! Small world.

[@usmc8408]

He was 100% the reason I started playing acoustic guitar! His aggressive and super unique style make playing ALWAYS fun and exciting. He has a very rare style.

[@riverreasteve]

Love DMB but haven't listened to those first two albums. Will check them out. Thanks for the heads up guys.

[@Dave_A41]

I heard Live and Luther College and immediately started playing guitar. How many people, think they can play TrippingBIllie's verse correctly ? ...lol, I CAN !!

[@CasinoGuitars]

We are gonna need some video proof Dave ;) thanks for watching

[@MattRust16]

I just move my hands from up and down the neck and hit some random notes and bum bum at the end. lol

[@adamlaxmusic]

BUT CAN YOU REALLY THOUGH?! Gonna need a video.

[@CasinoGuitars]

@@adamlaxmusic Deasl...well put that in the pipeline...the worst version of Neon the web has seen...brought to you by yours truly....ouch:(

[@adamlaxmusic]

Casino Guitars hey now. Don’t hate on yourself. The average person can’t play a simple G-C-D chord change. Play guitar cause it’s fun and not to impress anyone. I can’t play neon. So if you can, even terribly, you’re doing better than most people.

[@janoycres]

From 14-18 I learned every Dave song I could find on the web. Dozens of them. Such an amazing foundation for learning guitar and still unmatched in style.

[@dmbfannh]

I have literally been OBSESSED with Dave Matthews Band since 96 when I borrowed my mom"s under the table and dreaming CD. I mean I learned how to play most of his songs on the guitar and started to sing when I play because of his influence. I discovered talents I didn't know I had all because of him and how much I love his music. I remember nearly 30 years ago the first song I learned how to play was crash. Once you got his style and technique down pretty good, learning how to play his songs is always a challenge but doable I found. His playing is very rhythmic and unique and challenging. His vocals fit my own vocal range to a t, he also uses a falcetto often. Vocals are mostly straight tone I don't hear Dave Matthews sing with a vibrato very often at all but it still sounds good probably because of his unique style. It can be a challenge to understand what he is saying at times when he sings. I mean it's been nearly 30 years now I have considered dmb my favorite band.,I have seen them live over 30 times over a time span of more than 20 years. He appeals to all ages I notice especially at his concerts old and young. His music never got old to me and to this day I listen to DMB. HIs voice has held up remarkably well too, you never really hear him omitting high notes when he plays live like other artists often do. He plays rhythm never lead but it's cool complicated but interesting rhythm guitar never the less. Some of his playing is very straightforward and easy while some of it is complicated and challenging. If you don't develop good hand posture fingering his guitar parts your hand will hurt I find. It's hard for me even today to make it through the whole song when playing crash for example my hand tends to cramp up from difficult stretching and being in a odd position I guess. Thanks to Dave I learned how to play and sing thanks Dave so much ! An interesting note on his guitar playing .. he mute strings like a lot. Most of the time while your playing his stuff your only ringing one or two strings at once while your struming all of the. So you will have four muted strings and two fingered much of the time. If a string isn't muted correctly ringing notes that don't belong it sounds terrible. Take the song warehouse for example. That song is MUTE CITY!!

[@FAYMprod]

you touched on it a little, but the thing that really stood out for me with the early songs was that Dave played the guitar percussively. I never saw that before him

[@CasinoGuitars]

FAYMprod great point! Ye we did leave that out, thank you sincerely for sharing !

[@dustinhughes7643]

I’m 36 and love DMB. Turn their music on when I’m cleaning the house, at the office, when I’m happy and sad. I can pin point it but it’s just good music. Thanks for the video.

[@groton27]

Just so you guys know Dave is still influencing guitar playing. Since he was the first big name to switch over to Rockbridge and now look at the list who plays those guitars.

[@thestevebox]

Live at Luther College was the single most influential album of my college days when I really started to go after leveling up my playing. I couldn’t agree with you guys more! Dave Matthews change the way we experience the acoustic guitar!

[@brianpriest3638]

Woo! 1k lol. Love the content!

[@nicolamontoro]

I concur. I liked Dave Matthews until live at Luther College came out. Then I loved Dave Matthews, so much respect for his guitar playing and singing.

[@CasinoGuitars]

nicolamontoro great comment! That made me smile and thank you for sharing:)

[@charlesbolton8471]

One of the best live albums ever recorded.

[@DanielMartinez-fm6iw]

One of the best albums I’ve ever heard.

[@patdzon]

Crash Into Me was the song that got me into playing guitar. Thank you, Dave Matthews! My first guitar hero.

[@MrNe0phyte]

Live at Luther was my introduction to DMB and I was kinds stunned to discover later on that there was a whole band to go with the guy singing! That is still a great album. And yeah, Dave is very underrated as a guitar player. Although here is a bit of trivia for you, per Steve Lillywhite, when DMB recorded their first album he had Dave and Tim play nearly all the guitar parts together and turn Tim up in the mix while turning Dave down! Granted, probably speaks more to Tim's greatness than any real shortcomings with Dave.

[@TheWriterNW]

As a kid in the early 90s I had never heard a guitar played the way Dave Matthews was playing it. I was hooked. The syncopated rhythms he was playing and singing over, the odd time signatures, and even time changes in songs that I had never heard much outside of jazz and this guy was doing it in pop/rock songs. I was blown away. It was almost too much for my young jr high school mind to take!

[@billywestom]

So awesome to hear them mention Live at Luther College. That album had such an influence on me. To this day when I need to do some good rhythm practice I’ll sit and play through that album.

[@alexandrefoureaux4990]

i'm a brazilian 21 years old boy that loves John Mayer and just had listen to Satellite by Dave Matthews, a few weeks ago I started to listen a LOT of DMB and Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, it's simply amazing!!

[@basspunkjunky]

I agree. Always been a huge Daveband since I first heard them on the radio.. I had to figure out who it was cause I had never heard anything like it. I also think he is amazing because of what he sings and plays at the same time. Live shows are amazing, they've also created a beautiful culture at their shows, repectful crowds and loving vibes.

[@aprilelias2802]

Love DMB! I live how these guys see the genius and influence of Dave!

[@paulfine5602]

It was a steel string Chet Atkins, and he hasn't played Taylor for years.

[@shivaguest]

Yeah he plays his homies company, Rockbridge. These cats don’t know what they’re talking about lol. Al love though boys!

[@bluewaterpig]

Shiva Guest They made a mistake saying he’s a Taylor man “now”, but other than that, they were pretty much right about things.

[@dmbisone]

And really never uses a capo

[@MattMihalak]

@@dmbisone kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJOudp1mibKZidk He uses a capo on this new song as well as 2 others... "Good Good Time" and "Belly Full"

[@paulfine5602]

Additionally, SRV was in the 80s. Who are these guys???

[@mattwilliams3104]

Dave Mathews absolutely was the primary influencer my style of music. I'm 28 and I learned how to play acoustic when I was 15 and the very first song I learned how to play was lying our Graves and it took me probably 9 months to go from not knowing anything to be able to play that song and a somewhat recognizable fashion. But his percussive style has had a massive influence on me as I've progressed in my guitar playing and learned more blues and jazz and that's what's beautiful about music. One musician can create a whole new style within someone's brain and it just snowballs from there

[@JoeGariano]

Does anyone know what kind of guitar that is in the thumbnail (the black one)?

[@rudianderson]

Dave's chording was was unique and challenging. I love the way his band would jazz jam his songs

[@edwardfjohnson]

He taught me to play. Plain and simple. Years spent sitting in my room learning those first few albums. One day I want to say thank you to him in person.

[@Omardottcom]

Me too

[@mrtsbe1]

I'm a drummer but because of Dave, I started playing guitar!

[@bob_right_now392]

He brought a lot of people to John Prine with his Angel From Montgomery. John Mayer does an interesting version of Angel From Montgomery also.

[@sveltland]

Live at Luther. Epic performance. Changed everything about how I perceive guitar.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Mike Perron thank you for sharing that! Perhaps one if the best acoustic live recordings and we hope more young listeners will take the time to discover this gem!

[@sveltland]

@@CasinoGuitars Glad somebody had the balls to give Dave his guitar dues. Live at Luther is the only album i still play constantly from my youth and it inspires me every time. Definitely one of the best live acoustic recordings of all time. Pure mastery of the guitar.

[@jeremywilkerson2070]

I own a Chet Atkins SST today solely because I watched Dave play one when I was 15... and I wanted one! He was a huge influence on me and my music.

[@rodmichael1994]

Yeah but u know Dave’s was heavily modded . I had one too and even modded it like dave did for a time after hearing his set up from his guitar tech back in the 90s

[@vibefrequencyable]

Singing in a different time from his guirltar playing....just crazy...seen him live 30 times...was supposed to see him 6x this year....and at the gorge for the 4th time too. Well you guys know the story now.

[@rickywilliams9937]

Dave was a huge reason why I picked up the guitar as a teenager in the 90's. His sound and style was so different and the chords he used seemed so alien. He has a sound all his own that several others do, when you hear it you know it is Dave. Listener Supported and Live at Luther College got worn out in my house and they still sound fresh today. Tim is a great compliment to Dave's guitar style and voice in that type of setting. I can't really listen to Tim's solo electric projects but when that dude has an acoustic in his hands, wow.

[@DMTsmoke]

I can only imagine your reaction when you heard Jerry Garcia, Richie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Robert Fripp, Jorma Kaukonen, Zal Cleminson, Tom Verlaine, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, Michael Karoli, Ron Wood, Steve Hackett, Eddie Van Halen, Allan Holdsworth, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Tony Iommi, Buck Dharma, Gary Moore, Lindsey Buckingham, Eddie Hazel, Mick Ronson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Chris Karrer, Brian May, Alex Lifeson, Pete Townshend, Leslie West, Joni Mitchell, Billy Gibbons, Mark Knopfler, John McLaughlin, Robin Trower, Randy California, Pye Hastings, David Gilmour, Steve Howe, J.J. Cale, Tony Bourge, Joe Walsh, Rory Gallagher, Phil Manzanera, Joe Satriani, Alvin Lee, Martin Barre, Joey Santiago, Gary Green, and John Goodsall.

[@staplests]

I got to go see the Luther College tour when they came through MI. I've never seen that before ever, anywhere. So cool!

[@ricschnupp6791]

Also, to my knowledge, Dave gave us the Raised B tuning that he uses now on so many songs. It’s an amazing sounding tuning that involves restringing your guitar.

[@gurudeutube]

To be able to play DM's riffs is amazingly challenging; but to play those riffs and be able to sing over them is phenomenal.

[@johnthornton4266]

Dude.....did you just drop the " I saw him at Ziggy's "?....that's fucking awesome. Ziggy's was in my hometown and I saw DMB WSP and many more there

[@eizenga]

Dave hasn’t played Taylor for many years at this point. He’s been with Rockbridge forever now.

[@andygant78]

He still plays the black jumbo taylor on some songs

[@cpresto2]

His Taylor sounded so oddly bad. His guitar sound at the Gorge is god awful. That terrible sound hole pick-up. Best guitar he played was the Martin D18 or 28 - cant remember which - for Listener Supported.

[@michaelholloway5442]

Chris Preston i am coming out of a youtube hole to make what I think is my first comment because I can’t believe there is someone else on this planet who expressed THE GORGE GUITAR SOUND IS GOD AWFUL! Thank you for this.

[@davefan16]

@@cpresto2 He used a Lakewood (m32 ??) for Luther College and alot of those early shows. In 98/99 he started used Martins for the acoustic stuff and some full band shows.

[@amyd5093]

So... I was at the Farm Aid Show, it was a lot of fun! Lot a great artists.

[@ariffza]

I bought a D28 just because I loved Dave's and Tim's tone on the Live at Luther's College album. I still have that D28 21 years later.

[@jbilly24]

Dave played a Lakewood M-32 for Luther College. He soon switched afterwords to a HD28V. The Martin was actually called a HD28VR back then.

[@logandogan272]

So true, Dave inspired me to play also. I have many inspirations, but Dave Matthews really made me pick the guitar up

[@jbilly24]

Live at Luther College changed my life! I played than CD literally 2,000 times. Then I spent 4 years of college trying to play every song on it. Great times!

[@joelmcneely1996]

I've seen Dave play at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre atleast 6 times . I totally despise this whole COVID-19 stuff. I miss seeing shows at that place.

[@CasinoGuitars]

100% Agree!!!!

[@tsopuaifa]

I love Dave and his band, they were great back then and are great even today.

[@cprestond]

It's funny . . . I'll play "Lie In Our Graves" around people and they'll be like "that's awesome, who's that?"; once I say Dave Matthews all of a sudden it's not quite as cool. I think it's the frat background that turns a lot of people sideways to him.

[@ep8470]

Yes!! I forgot about that song!! Main one I enjoy playing of Dave's.... (I admit, saw him a couple times but just wasnt that into him... very talented though...

[@jacobwhisenhunt3221]

I played for 10 years and wasnt a fan of Dave before I heard the Live at Luther College album. It completely changed everything for me. I have both of the books with vocals and tabs, and have been practicing those tunes all the time for 10 years since then. Also have been to about 50 of his live shows. The way he can incorporate other musicians into his live performances is what makes him so great for me. Also bought a Martin like Tim Reynolds and been practicing the stuff he does with slide. I can practice that stuff till I die

[@jsmoker10]

The dmb fans are mostly duechebags.

[@MrKemKemal]

"You wear nothing, but you wear it so well" Amazing line, amazing lyricist

[@0713mas]

Good show! The thinline Chet Adkins guitar wasn't nylon string, it was steel string. Next he played a Martin then the Taylors and I believe now Dave plays Rockbridge guitars mostly. Certainly is amazing that DMB is still relevant

[@CasinoGuitars]

Right on and thanks a ton for sharing. Ye we got all sorts of things wrong here on the details...us ding dongs did not fully do our homework on this one but in the end, damn he is a good player. I was playing Satellite, crash into me, and a few others two nights ago with my family and said "Damn these are really not fun to play and sing at the same Tim...!".

[@dannyblau3850]

While i didn't get much influence on guitar from him, i was a fan as a kid in the 90's and early 2000's. I didn't fully appreciated how great a guitar player was until i saw him solo at The Bridge School Benefit. There are all these really crazy parts he writes that fly under the radar because of all the instrumentation in the band. he is a massively underrated player.

[@AlexEsther]

I was in high school when UTTAD came out. Right before that I was really into Hootie and the Blowfish because I learned how to play "Hold My Hand" from Hootie off of when the music video came on MTV. I was like, " This is so easy! I can do this!". I learned to play trumpet in band 4 years prior and switched to baritone when I got braces. My first job was in a music store that sold TAB books, so I got the TAB books for UTTAD and Crash and practiced the hell out of it. Years later I made my first (so far only) album, and the dave guitar influence was so heavy. I don't listen to DMB very much anymore because it's mostly live albums they're putting out. I look at chord progression the way I do because of him.

[@TheGravygun]

he's a great percussion guitar player and everything circles around that

[@57ebartley]

Ya I’m an older guitarist singer that does the acoustic solo thing now. Dave Mathews is one of the hardest artists that I’ve tried to learn. But some of my Acoustic fellow musicians that started out playing his music have no problem with it. Dave is truly a unique Original.

[@shenendoahthompson]

Dave is probably the reason I play music and write the ways that I do

[@dmbtattoo]

Dave absolutely influenced so many artists. Very tough guitar chords, he plays Rockbridge guitars now. Still has a huge/loyal fan base who attend multiple shows a tour!

[@1928zxcv]

people tend to sleep on Dave as a guitar player for 2 reasons: 1.) the world class musicians hes always had around him 2.) his unique finger placements and unorthodox playing style. been a fan since the 90’s. In interviews he said something to the effect of when he was starting out playing solo he felt like he needed to hear a drummer hence his early percussive style. I could try my best to play it, but to play AND sing the way he could seemed impossible. Even the DMB Tributes in my area don’t play the way Dave does! man def changed the way a generation looked at the acoustic guitar , did for me and glad to see folks give him is due as a guitarist!

[@beatmasterbossy]

Dave matthews was definitely influential on me. I was already playing guitar, but learning those songs was highly influential on me. Those hooks are killer, they are fun to play and they can be really hard, some are impossible when you're singing, which he does (you monster)

[@phillipthompson4253]

Dmb came out when i was learning to play guitar. I had to go to my local music shop and buy the damn book, which i still have to this day, in order to learn his songs. Yes they were poppy. Yes they were infectious. However,underneath that genius, was a level of technical proficiency i had yet to encounter in music. Not to mention every single dude in his band was absolutely killing their parts. A literal smorgasbord of jam up musicianship. To this day Under the Table and Dreaming is still one of my favorite albums or all time.

[@williammullarky9763]

The Chet Atkins SST was the first guitar I ever bought :D

[@peachyval2678]

The new album "Come Tomorrow" is really amazing too. If you haven't checked it out yet, you definitely should. On top of his awesome guitar work, his vocals are on point! He's been taking vocal lessons, actually! So, the sound is a little more crisp than it was becoming. Also, it's not just guys in the 30-40 range lol! ;-) It was really great to hear you guys talk about this, though! And actually, I didn't even like Dave until I saw him live in 2002 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center...and it was because I was watching him with his guitar and I'm just like, woah...this guy is super talented! And then I was hooked! Live At Central Park is my favorite live album, also has the best version of his cover of All Along the Watchtower (in my opinion).

[@trustthecurrent]

just listened to this the first time the other day, and it is a really great album

[@CoachDave12]

Showed my wife how Crash Into Me is played and she was blown away. It's a great example of a unique riff.

[@pashon4percushon]

I was one of those who was more influenced by DM as a band rather than guitar back in the 90s more so on the drums, but i started learning guitar. I picked up on So Much to Say back then and found out decades later on KZbin I play it differently. But i pretty much had ?established? myself as a drummer and learned his songs. But learning alot of songs back then on guitar i never really went back to learning DMB on guitar.

[@jxc107]

I agree with you completely. My 3 biggest influences when I first started playing guitar were Jerry Cantrell, Kirk Hammett, and Dave Matthews. Alice in Chains Unplugged was the reason I picked up a guitar and I cut my teeth on Metallica. But after about 3-4 years, where every song I could play were either root-5 barre chords or power chords,...I got bored. That's when I discovered Dave Matthews and started learning his songs because he uses really unusual chord shapes (I'm pretty sure he made some of them up), plus those really intricate guitar lines made playing fun again for me. Dave also taught me how to play one or two strings while muting the rest . That didn't come out right....for example, take the verse to 'Warehouse'. Listening to it, it sounds like he's playing it like a riff - one note at a time. But if you watch him play it, you see he's strumming the whole time. Being able to strum all the strings but only sounding the one note you want to hear while muting the rest , AND changing the string that rings and those that are muted while playing that line (which spans 5 frets btw), it really shows how truly an awesome guitarist and musician that he is. That's what I learned from Dave Matthews and why I will always call him one of my guitar heroes.

[@zRelentless]

Wrote a finals paper in college on this topic

[@CasinoGuitars]

That is awesome and I want to go to this college:) Thanks for watching!

[@Mgray187]

Same way no one ever talks about Dave is Sir Carter. He’s a PHENOMENAL drummer!

[@downriverprod]

The Chet Atkins was mostly a byproduct of the loud stages and preventing feedback in the late 90s. Once he switched to in ear monitors in 99, he quickly switched to the Martin signature and then got into Taylors around 2000. I think he very rarely played the Chet for solo acoustic shows. He used his "main" 914ce up until ~2012 when he started with Rockbridge, but still had Taylors in rotation for alt tunings even up through 2019 with the W65 12 string and 714e.

[@bradical333]

Neither here nor there really, but we named my son Baxter after my wife’s great-grandfather (and it’s just a badass name), and you are the only other Baxter I have heard of. Just fun, my son was super excited!!

[@zombiedrummer99]

15 years old, Satellite, Neon. Hit the nail on the head with that one

[@tamaramckelvey6804]

Live at Luther! That's the one that started my love affair for Dave! I'm still stuck 50/50 between Dave and Tim vs Dave with the band. Guess it depends on the mood I'm in at the moment..... Acoustic or full orchestra! Hands down though, when I'm busy cleaning house I could put Crash on auto replay and enjoy the afternoon!

[@CasinoGuitars]

Tamara Mckelvey great choice there! Thanks fir sharing that and I hope some others see that and discover it now as well!

[@mark106t9]

Wasn't a huge fan, but love your videos! What would you say?

[@xa9590]

FYI he’s no longer a Taylor guy. He has play Rockbridge for about 6-8 (a guess) years now...

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thank you for the update friend!!

[@groton27]

He has a Taylor I've seen it come out a couple times recently. But yeah he basically put away his Martin and his Taylor for the Rockbridge and that Soprano (The Tiny Red Guitar )

[@guitarstuffs1236]

Major reason why I picked up the guitar :) I can play every one of his songs!

[@spinblackcircles]

If you have any interest in acoustic guitar, ‘live at Luther college’ will make you want to learn. I don’t think a better showcase of what an acoustic guitar and vocals can do has ever been recorded.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Jacob Dexter fantastic share and thank you for taking the time to do so here! That was our hope of doing this video, getting those not familiar with Dave to give him a spin and see what all of us “old” guys are talking about:)

[@jbilly24]

Damn swell comment. Luther College has to be one of the best recorded acoustic live albums of all time. Very ambient sounding, and hauntingly beautiful.

[@janpedersen8376]

Big Dave Matthews fan! The band or Dave and Tim make music i love to listen to. Dave chord progressions are unique or at least was in his early work, still unique but maybe not rare anymore.

[@kentonschroer2347]

Singer songwriter, jam band, or any other label you want to put in it Dave was the standard for a whole new type of acoustic driven music. In my opinion he has created and help inspire countless acoustic guitar players. He and Tim Reynolds have become legends. Some people can’t stand Dave. But I will mark him down as one of the greatest artists of the 90-2000s and still continuing. Plus an incredible live show that’s just crazy entertaining. Absolute legend!