If You Can’t Rock Me - Rolling Stones: Mick Taylor

Me playing Mick Taylor's guitars of If You Can’t Rock Me, from The Rolling Stones' It’s Only Rock’n’Roll album.
Part 1 (00:04): All guitars playing simultaneously
Part 2 (03:55): Rhythm guitar “A” only
Part 3 (07:37): Rhythm guitar “B” only
Part 4 (11:20): Low octave solo
Part 5 (11:51): Lead guitar

[@juancastells2368]

Taylor Taylor Taylor !!!!!

[@fabiogobbato9146]

Great Work Great👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Justincelos]

Thanks a lot, Fabio, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@andy65guitar]

Excellent

[@Justincelos]

Thanks a lot, Andrew!

[@marcbolan1818]

Nicely done indeed. I think this video shows not only was Taylor innovative in his playing, but he added a texture to all the songs he played on. Thanks!

[@Justincelos]

I’m glad you liked it!, Marc!

[@ppmtv-qh9qk]

Hi Justin - Stones should hire you, just stand in the wings playing like Mick! Top stuff.

[@Justincelos]

I wish, man! It was really nice of you, thanks a lot!

[@dcr9233]

Justin you are a natural. Thank you so much for posting this! It's twice nice to see and hear such a flawless breakdown of Taylor's guitar parts.

[@Justincelos]

Glad you liked it, DC R! Thanks a lot for all your support on my channel!

[@liamchild7658]

Wow I never even realized Taylor played all those rhythm guitar parts! Great stuff!

[@Justincelos]

I’m glad you liked it, Liam!

[@keeff8195]

check out justin`s video for dance little sister.I had no idea MT was so ....busy,lol

[@larryn2682]

​@@Justincelos where was Keith? Especially the five-string open-G part?

[@Justincelos]

@@larryn2682 I did Keith's parts in this other video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3-on4yHeppkjpIsi=V-JJXjIeKvJppOk7

[@trabongo]

For me, the best Stones theme in the 70's. Charlie in Disco style, Richards on bass and rhythm guitar and Taylor in one of his best works, reminding me a lot of Carlos Santana's style. And you caught it all perfectly.

[@Justincelos]

Thanks a lot, trabongo, I’m glad you liked it!

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

HAHAHA dude you're like Mick Taylor's Soul in Heaven this is perfect oh man

[@Justincelos]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, man, thanks a lot!

[@0w3n27]

If there is one band that influenced my guitar playing it would be The Stones for definite. I first got into guitar when I was in my early/mid teens, I idolised Keith and his playing he was just the ideal Rock’n’Roll star and I wanted to play like him. And that I surly did! I spent hours perfecting his sound and style and I learned pretty much all of his guitar playing (by ear) from 64 - 81, my favourite tracks by included; Midnight Rambler, Little Queenie, Brown Sugar and pretty much all the Open G songs they were so fun to play! As I began to experiment with the guitar I found myself going back to all those old Stones records (especially the blues covers) and playing Brian’s slide parts, my favourite of which includes, I Can’t Be Satisfied, No Expectations and Little Red Rooster. Brian showed me a whole different side and sound of the guitar. However it was Mick T who was my biggest influence. His tight melodic playing is something that I always wanted to replicate in my own playing. I soon learned that I am no Mick T but I tried relentlessly to learn his work and after a very long line of blood sweat and tears I learned both his solos for the song Sway (one of my favourite Stones tracks), I felt like I completed the guitar in a sense. From then came, Sympathy For The Devil, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, Shine A Light, Dead Flowers etc. Still to this day I am in utter awe of his beautiful guitar playing, it still blows my mind and I have anything to thank for his brilliance and his technique which taught me so much and developed me as a guitarist. Long live Mick T! The greatest guitarist the Stones ever had.

[@Justincelos]

That’s absolutely right, Taylor is the man!

[@0w3n27]

@@Justincelos Thanks for the reply dude. I’ve watched a variety of your Mick T guitar covers and I really do admire your work. I feel like you do justice to one of the most underrated guitarists of all time. My personal favourite is your cover of ‘Shine A Light’ you simply don’t miss a note and play so smoothly. Keep up the great work man! :)

[@robparker2497]

Sensational again mate. Another brilliant outing. Thanks Justin. 😎🎸👍🏻

[@Justincelos]

Thank you very much, Rob!

[@andydug]

All your stones playing is great especially Mick Taylor

[@Justincelos]

Thanks a lot, Andy!

[@wanderingspirit7021]

Awesome job! I am blown away! MT is one of the greats and you just proved my point! Thank you!

[@Justincelos]

Thanks a lot, wandering spirit!

[@porterdavis1438]

Probably your best video/demonstration yet of Mick Taylor's genius. Kudos!

[@Justincelos]

Thank you very much, Porter Davis!

[@C2Cats]

Very cool, huge Taylor fan.

[@Justincelos]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@luisfernandoenrique]

Your rolling stones covers are incredible.

[@Justincelos]

Many thanks once again, Luis Enrique!

[@douglassmith7750]

Very tasteful..you definitely have this era of the Stones mastered

[@Justincelos]

I’m glad you liked it, Douglas!

[@tzurby]

Incredible what Mick Taylor actually played. You brought out Mick Taylor's guitar playing in every nuance. And you play as effortlessly and fluently like he did. I wish I could do that... May I ask how you get your sounds (you nail them as well)?

[@Justincelos]

Thank you so much for your comments, Tzurby! I I used a Fender Bassman amp and a Sparkle Drive Mod pedal from Voodoo Labs (which is basically a Tube Screamer TS-808 with a few more features). I captured the sound with 2 microphones: a Shure SM-57 close to the speaker and an AKG P420 a little further away, to get a bit of the room. And for the low octave solo, I used a Nux Pitch Shifter.

[@flynlulus]

Is your les Paul a 1978? Great gtr!!

[@tzurby]

These Norlin LPs, it seems to me, are very good. I have a 1974 LP Standard, and its excellent (though my 1984 Greco EG-450 is excellent as well). @@flynlulus

[@Jaggerzita2]

Truly amazing job, Justin!

[@Justincelos]

Thank you so much, Jaggerzita!

[@petestern3639]

Awesome lesson Justin!

[@Justincelos]

Many thanks, Pete!

[@ottostomp6093]

This is awesome! Thanks for recording it this way. What key is that lead guitar? Hard time figuring that out. The song seems to be in the key of G, but most lead guitar sounds like the key of D. Can you please tell me?

[@Justincelos]

Thanks a lot, Otto, I'm glad you enjoyed my video! The initial solo (0:06) starts in D, and the lick at 0:53 is also in D. As for the main solo, it starts in G (1:56), but then it moves to D in 2:06. Hope this helps.

[@patdwyer5204]

Thanks.

[@Justincelos]

You’re very welcome, Pat!

[@GuitarPhi1]

Great video and tone!

[@Justincelos]

Thank you, Phil!

[@iamlexlex]

sensacional, obrigado por postar mais.

[@Justincelos]

Obrigado, que bom que você gostou!

[@adaptiveagile]

Incredible playing/tone

[@Justincelos]

Many thanks, adaptiveagile!

[@5150show]

Absolutely brilliant thank you

[@Justincelos]

Thank you so much!

[@scottgalupo]

Awesome! Quick question: did he tune way down for that part in the bridge?

[@Justincelos]

Thanks a lot, Scott! Guitar tuning is standard. He used a device called “Synthi Hi-Fly”, which was one of the first guitar multi effects processor. One of those effects is called "sub octave". But you can use a normal octave pedal, or a pitch shifter set one octave lower to achieve this effect.

[@scottgalupo]

I did not know that. Thanks!

[@Justincelos]

@@scottgalupo You’re welcome, Scott!

[@cristianmartins1536]

Perfeito!!!!!

[@Justincelos]

Muito obrigado, Cristian!!!

[@keeff8195]

love how you break it down for novices like me.

[@Justincelos]

I'm glad you liked it, keef!

[@keeff8195]

@@Justincelos patiently waiting for your next instructional stones video.No pressure,haha.

[@Justincelos]

​@@keeff8195 Nice to know, man! There are dozens of Stones videos that I still intend to post.

[@keeff8195]

@@Justincelos are you just playing MT`s parts?What parts do Keith play?

[@Justincelos]

Yes, @@keeff8195, in this video I only played MT's parts. However, I did another video with Keith's parts, check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3-on4yHeppkjpI

[@Anorak1795]

Very tasty

[@Justincelos]

I'm glad you liked it, Brenden!

[@benedettomandolini9813]

Help, i'm looking for your shirt...

[@Justincelos]

I'm glad you liked it! I ordered that shirt with this friend of mine: [e-mail]

[@91Alexsilva]

Cara, excelentes seus covers do Mick Taylor. Parabéns. Qual o modelo da sua Gibson? Standard, Traditional, Custom? E, se eu puder sugerir uma outra música do Mick Taylor pra você tocar, recomendo essa versão de Winter que o MT fez com a Carla Olson. Há duas versões que ele fez com ela, mas essa aqui é a melhor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2bQgYl7pZaYiZI Tem também essa versão de Dead Flowers que é muito interessante: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqCzeqGJm81pfpY E, de novo, parabéns.

[@Justincelos]

Que legal que tu tenha curtido os meus videos, Alex, obrigado! Minha Les Paul é uma Custom 1977. Belas sugestões as tuas, mais tarde eu pretendo fazer videos dessas duas músicas! Na comemoração dos 50 anos dos Stones eu cheguei a fazer um video de Dead Flowers baseado na versão do Marquee ‘71, mas no futuro pretendo fazer um ainda mais específico. Dá uma ouvida nele: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opDZomqioMmUocU