Jeff Baxter American Guitar technique 2/9

[@rodgeComAu]

I am loving this guys perspective on stuff. Timeless advice. Very pragmatic & practical & basically nothing to do with guitar olympics!

[@StratsRgreat]

Jeff is a genius. There's a reason that the greatest players and organizations ever wanted him around. From Jimi to Steely to Doobies to the Defense Dept. This guy has got to be the most underated guitarist ever as far as guitar mag 'polls' are concerned. The sound on Echos of Love by the Doobies is brilliant and I think thats Jeff too. The guy is an American Treasure.

[@bornin59]

I love the knowledge and wisdom that comes from Jeff Baxter.

[@frankieboy004]

Juat found out about these clips. First off, thanks beherenow777 for posting these - I owe you not one, but a few! This really is *the* thing I want to hear about guitars and guitar playing. Thanks a million, Jeff, and, thanks again beherenow777 for posting these! Hope to get the chance to jam together some time! Cheers!

[@dipradog]

this guy is speaking just the truth with no filters, what a legend

[@Timliu92]

This video is made several years ago and is still relevant to all guitar players today. :)

[@joe-vz6hx]

this is obviously a lot older than that - 80s I'd guess, 90s tops - but of course, the information is timeless

[@LeftyLooselegs]

'The Edge' is the 356,745th greatest guitarist EVER!

[@muddshshshark]

Now Im gonna listen to My Old School

[@PlateOshrimp499]

@Nightwing690 So they wouldn't have to "ride his guitar level," i.e. chase his varying playing levels with fader volume changes, when a bit of subtle compression would achieve a good basic level. Plus it allows Jeff the ability to play harder and not distort the channel on the mixer. There's no way even a brilliant location mixer can anticipate all the changes an extemporaneous player like Baxter would throw in.

[@scotsman6712]

PlateOshrimp499 i used to be that location sound mixer.you gave a very concise and clear explanation.

[@Ees374]

Jeff Baxter, I love you forever.

[@candelise]

The old row about technique over creativity. I recall an article where Jeff said that, as a session player, you have to be hot for ANY musical trial. Not sure that Mr Marr could handle ANY situation as well as Jeff,because he is a stylist, which, of course is a virtue. Still, a few fancy sonics does not alone make a complete player and just STRUMMING with Bert Janch, ain't good enough. If it's all solo stuff like 'RIKKI' then, with respect, you have not really heard much of his work.

[@skybluemarshall]

True words. Chet Atkins could've found his sound on a shoebox tied to a broom handle, with bailing wire for strings and clothes pins for tuning pegs

[@stevieVantanna]

yeah that clean chourus delay sound that Andy Summer popularized was THE sound of the early to mid eighties. ...probably sounded uncool in the 90's, early 2000s, now it's retro haha.

[@rg2027x]

@Orth0doX yah..serious LOL win there..!

[@joshfreedman3558]

His distortion definitely sounds direct in to the board

[@swedeecklund1933]

❤

[@Nightwing690]

Why would compression keep from driving the audio guys crazy?

[@candelise]

Amazing how you rarely see Jeffs' name in any Top Hundred Guitar Players polls yet someone like The Smiths' Jonny Marr or 'The Edge' is. Hat or no hat. Strange world. Line 'em up with acoustics and we'd see who's best. Mr Baxter, no contest!

[@sirchuckypoo]

some of his tones sound a bit like an 80's movie soundrack. but holy lord is he good.

[@stanhanley6004]

just bought the vhs off eBay

[@DjangoHerbertson]

The edge should see this.

[@irishmuso7129]

The Edge isn't really a guitarist as such - not in the sense of Larry Carlton, Jerry Reed or even BB King - but he stumbled on a sound, which was an old Nashville echo-trick, and used it to his advantage. The echo sound was used on a famous Nashville Song called 'May the Bird of Paradise fly up your nose' - I kid you not - but I don't expect that the Edge heard that in his development into a sound artist who just happens to use a guitar rather than a keyboard.

[@chrisw1953]

Who is "the edge"..

[@JackBalfour]

guitarist for U2

[@edwhite7475]

dont worry you havent missed anything.

[@vertomme]

Did you guys know this man consults the pentagon on missile defence systems?

[@edwhite7475]

yeah, isnt that something-

[@henryraymond8676]

Yes, he tells them how to aim. Into the sweet spot. You gotta love the skunk.

[@candelise]

An ex-Steely Dan player. Need more be said?

[@dicetoggleswitch]

"oh I cant play acoustic guitar. I cant get my sound!" lol... Its indeed a crappy excuse. nice one there Jeff!

[@miamigroove]

I have this on VHS. I wanted to dub it onto DVD or my computer but its got some sort of copy protection. Anyone know how to get around that?

[@Doommaster1994]

miamigroove I have a Pinnacle Dazzle recorder. I plug it into my VHS and I was able to get some of it on my computer.

[@scottashe984]

Don't record the copyright warning.. Fast forward around it.

[@donottawaguitar]

im learning from his talks

[@stevieVantanna]

NOw you can buy a 200$ pedal that sounds amazing and does everything.

[@crazystratcat]

he must never want his strat to relic. lol

[@Camicente]

@Orth0doX Now and can you play the guitar? - Yeah i play the guitar... so com on and play.. - no i don't have my sound... So you know, that's shit... xD

[@FlowtnWitWalden]

More than an ex-player. I think he and Donald Fagen ARE Steely Dan. Both founding members and the main two around whom other musicians were grouped. Least ways I recon that's how it is.

[@satchievanvaistein6289]

Wrong - Fagen & Becker were always the nucleus.

[@muddymermaid]

his guitar sounds like poo

[@johnparker7784]

Used car salesman. All talk and no teaching.

[@cleansebob1]

Really?

[@Adam-hs1ft]

You do realize this is a 9 part series, right?