Jim Campilongo Interviewed by Justin Sandercoe (Guitar Lesson MA-007) How to play

Jim Campilongo is one of the finest guitar players around. I only discovered him in early 2010 when he released his album Orange which a lot of friends were raving about. It's a really awesome guitar album and so when I was in New York in November 2010 I hooked with Jim for an interview for you guys.
Once we got chatting it just kept going and ended up being nearly 50 minutes, but it was all too cool to cut. He knows a lot of great stuff and there is a lot to learn in this...
So go check out his album Orange, and he also does some very cool lessons by mail and download from his web site:
www.jimcampilongo.com
He's also playing every Monday night at The Living Room (Ludlow St, Lower East Side) with his trio which is real awesome too.
I know the quaility is not so hot, I didn't have my usual camera with me (too big) so it was the first time using my JVC HM1, which did a great job considering we didn't have any lighting and it was getting dark.
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[@hearpalhere]

Really happy to have come across this just now. I've been on a tear watching interviews and lessons with Jim and this was awesome too! Thanks for doing this and sharing it Justin. Kudos to you as well because your channel has really come a long way in sound/lighting/etc but it seems like your content has always been awesome. This is top notch stuff.

[@Pulpfictionbuff]

I've fallen in love with Jim Campilongo and his playing in the last few weeks. I just bought the entire Orange album on iTunes in fact (it's amazing). Thanks for posting this awesome video!

[@rydes68]

wonderful interview, Jim is very giving of his knowledge and clearly loves music without any ego...back to my tele..

[@Ben.Morrison.]

What a great bloke and interview! Top job

[@Keil253]

dude, you're talkin' to the best!!! What a service to the guitar community. thanks a ton

[@klocke]

two of my favorite people... great job!

[@aijem423]

Enjoyed Mr. Campilongo's interview. It was enjoyable to hear him explain how he learned guitar, basically like a regular person. So unlike some of these other "great" players who just go on and on about how in tune they were with music and the instrument from day 1.

[@wsd3594]

Fantastic interview - much thanks for posting. Jim is such a dynamic player. I love his phrasing and melodic instinct.

[@musicmatty67]

Amazing interview with a sensational player. Thanks for such a great insightful interview..has to be one of the best guitar interviews ever.

[@MrGratefulheart]

Just a great job Justin! I feel like you really allowed Jim to lay it out... now I want to go through the George Van Epps book! Thanks

[@wawalb]

Really inspiring. Love these interviews Justin. Great guitarists passing along wisdom, their experiencees and guitar expertise to the next generation of guitarist. Priceless. Many thanks.

[@deltadada]

This was a GREAT interview!

[@GoodbyeMajesty]

Man, I love this guy! Justin I envy that you got to meet him. Rock on

[@wahivalleys3011]

Jim Campilongo and Greg Koch are two of my favorite "guitar related" video interviewees online! jg

[@bushibayushi]

a) amazing interview b) this man has really unique way of playing, I totally enjoyed everything he presented great job

[@GarysGuitarLessons]

Man, Round Midnight came out of nowhere! That was awesome.

[@Marseille5]

One of the best musicians you've interviewed so far, Justin. Thank you, it was very interesting !

[@TheGibsonFirebird]

Great interview !! I just love the man !!! what a sweet guy and so gifted !!!

[@bsquared61]

Great interview! Thanks for sharing!

[@prepre73]

@JustinSandercoe the tone swells always remind me of jeff becks arangement of some were over the rainbow and now of jim campilongo thanks for taking the time to do this interview and posting this video however it was proberbly a special moment for you.

[@IainPeters91]

Fantastic video Justin!, It's guys like this that keep me interested in guitar. His enthusiasm for the instrument is truly remarkable, and yet, he doesn't seem to boast or gloat. A very humbling experience. I'll be checking out some more of his stuff after watching this. Cheers! :D

[@NewMetallica]

We are spoiled by all the videos Justin gives us lately. From the lick of the week to every intermediate foundation videos. It's great to have so many videos in a small amount of time :-) Thanks Justin!

[@rdoctbr]

Fantastic work, Justin.

[@gtrgdss]

I loved his tune "Bought Some Swampland in Florida" - must have played it a zillion times. SO SMOOTH and just simply gorgeous.

[@Marseille5]

He is fantastic and passionating ! Thank you so much for this wonderful interview, that was so good I took my guitar on the spot and played at the same time than him (at least, tried to :)). His points on Roy Buchanan are quite fair, he was one of the best guitar players I've ever heard, with an amazing feeling and technique.

[@colouredfreeways]

awesome awesome interview, hes got such a nice array of chords

[@jimiclaptoncarl18]

Awesome interview Justin! Thanks!!! :)

[@PiyushYankee]

Damn I didn't know bout this guy before but now he's my favorite .. thanks Justin

[@TheDustyGuitarShow]

What a supremely interesting guy and amazing guitarist :) well done Justin great interview

[@tommy1gtr]

i love the interview!

[@DANNYT099]

That interview was perfect it was like two good friends having a chat, alot more personal and intimate unlike most interviews where the interviewer asks the same type of questions and doesnt know who they are talking. I am off to buy his album lol.

[@sallyjenkins22]

there are no words to express how much I admire Jim C - what a truly amazing guy - check out all his videos- a genius and a gentleman - and he looks like al Pacino...my new hero!

[@fabivs]

Great stuff as usual!

[@donharrold1375]

Interesting comments around the availability of information pre internet. Made me remember about waiting for Guitar Player magazine each month. It felt like you were a year older when a new issue came along and the following four weeks involved pouring over tab trying to learn stuff. All sorts of stuff too....

[@gregoryclem9961]

This is fantastic!

[@qarionswatching]

thanks justin! a magnificent source of inspiration i would have never discovered on my own! (check out that fender's video on the left, how effortlessly and graciously he plays the first tune and how groovy's the second)

[@javadude54]

Very interesting and entertaining interview. I'm definitely going to check out Jim Campilongo's music. I love his references to Roy Buchanan because I saw that same PBS special, "The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World" as a kid and became a big fan from that day on. I always think of him when I hear Dire Straits play Sultan's of Swing because no one could make the guitar cry and sing like Roy could.

[@jcayer2]

Very interesting guy !!! Thanks for posting !!!

[@twirlyboggs]

one of my favs - and so interesting

[@14luisalonso]

Jim Campilongo is an amazing player. Please do interview him again; there's too little of him on videos

[@RACHELTAYLOR7]

I've got a Japanese top loader telecaster like Jim has.I love it and it sounds great.

[@Brandonfunky]

Rachel u are cute

[@sagrado5]

RACHEL ANNE Taylor do you think it has more or less sustain than a traditional body thru telecaster?

[@eromattiffarg]

god damn that telecaster is spotless. It fucking glows

[@gushutchinson8758]

what a helpful man! looking like Brian Ferry

[@beenderedonedat]

brilliant job justin!

[@RustedMuffin]

best 50 minutes of my day

[@cschlish]

That was so F%$king Awesome...Thanks for this!

[@azian32]

Very interesting interview thanks for sharing =]

[@kayne_o]

beautiful dude

[@CopGlide]

What a great interview with a great guitar player!! It most be interesting inside that brain, though!! lol

[@svac34]

I've purchased a number of lessons from Jim and they're great - I highly recommend them. While you're at it, get Orange and let those notes soak into your brain. To quote the Violator, "it's gonna change you!".

[@zoomankat]

Fabulous player with an equally Fabulous surname that seems to reflect His Frankie Howard/Bryan Ferry Good looks.

[@derfunkhaus]

@thescowlingschnauzer It's just out of frame but he's manipulating the tone knob (or is it the volume knob?) with his pinky finger. You can see that he's holding his pick with thumb and forefinger with the other fingers extended in sort of the "OK" sign, and the pinky finger can reach down to the knobs on the guitar.

[@thescowlingschnauzer]

@JustinSandercoe Btw, I didn't mention properly what a treat an extended interview with a diamond in the rough like Jim is. It really is - thanks for taking the time.

[@thescowlingschnauzer]

@JustinSandercoe and @derfunkhaus Thanks! Watching a bit further, I see Jim talks about his approach to the tone knob - he kind of sweeps his last three fingers by in a sort of caressing movement. I play a Fender Telecoustic, so there isn't a tone knob in the same place. I run it thru Line 6 Spider IV with an FBV Express MKII footswitch, so maybe I can use the Line 6 software to program a sound that let's me use the expression pedal as tone instead of volume to get a similar effect.

[@chrispalacios_18]

Thanks!

[@runreilly]

Justin, man, how do you get these interviews!? You have SO much great material online (and might I add.. FREE material) its incredible. Thanks for putting so much out there. It's honestly gotten to the point where I can troll the internet for hours on end to have my guitar questions answered, or I can simply visit justinguitar.com. Well done sir.

[@akeywc]

@MakeItFamous Yep. Venue is the word from which Avenue comes, meaning the road or way to the Venue.

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

how much would it cost to get my stratocaster re soldered? No noise when its hooked up to my amp...can someone answer? thanks...

[@PopExpo]

i dig his tone.

[@grebbx]

what was he doing in the bedroom with the drapes closed?

[@thescowlingschnauzer]

At 2:15 How does he get that sound? Is it just reverb and sustain?

[@baksteen123]

21:43 he picks up cigarette but forgets to smoke and puts it down lol

[@robertrosejr1]

Take a drag

[@2yugen2]

That's his Fender Signature Telecaster, based on his old '59 toploader Tele.

[@arnyarny77]

hey i know the b 12!!!!! unfortunately im just a novice hobby player for over 20 yrs but i play for fun and enjoyment i wish i had learned theory i guess its never too late but jim is awesome very tastefull

[@lookupyourfaces]

which tele is that?

[@RONDOC68]

Is there a major highway running through your living room?

[@themovieinspector]

Great

[@keem85m]

21:38 is that a SGS2 in your pocket? :P

[@thescowlingschnauzer]

@JustinSandercoe and @derfunkhaus Part II: I really like how that sound is like a vacant, rolling expanse. Like wind over a prairie during a bleak winter. Generally I prefer a Stratocaster's sound to Telecaster's (vice-versa with the unplugged sound of Telecoustic and Stratocoustic), but that tone swell sound is something I could really get into.

[@T.S.S.T]

what's the name of the song he plays in 13:10? can't understand what he is saying.. something "midnight"..

[@T.S.S.T]

never mind, found it. "round about midnight"

[@mz2250]

'Round midnight, jazz standard there are many version, check thelonius monk version or miles davis version for a more standard classic version

[@TsaVasT]

What song at 11:10

[@joebubbit]

Would like to see a new interview in a studio!

[@dreamquarter]

wow

[@MisterBoy316]

What does he say is the "guitarist's favourite key"? I heard it but now can't find it without watching the whooole thing again.

[@CDCalvert]

At around 13:30 he says that Ebm isN'T the guitarist's favorite key. But if I thought guitarists had a favorite key I would say it'd have to be G major. G-C-D-Em are all open chords, whereas a key like Ebm requires all barre chords for the I-IV-V-vi (or a capo on the 6th fret), which is why guitarists wouldn't like it. A major, A minor, and C would probably all tie for second.

[@MisterBoy316]

CDCalvert Cheers, that makes way more sense :) Personally I think E major is nicest because the chords you normally play as barres using the A shape - B (2nd fret) , C#m (4th fret) , E (7th fret) and E shape - A (5th fret) & B (7th fret) - can ALL be played open using those shapes without barring, giving a lovely sound. On acoustic guitar it's lovely especially the open C#m on the 4th fret, probably my favourite chord (a totally normal C#m barre chord on the 4th fret but leave both E strings open)

[@michaelruggles9441]

John D Hey if you haven't played these chords yet, you should play the F#m and G#m as well leaving the e and b strings open. You don't have to use your thumb, but it's easier that way.

[@phriend2spin]

Are you recording next to a bus station?

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Oh yeah, reaching for the cigarettes at 19:46. Close your eyes kids! lol

[@robodork0]

this guy is so fucking smart

[@xamtheone]

"Even if it's [the lesson] broccoli, it's covered by chocolate" Priceless

[@egrono1]

Where is all of the street noise coming from?

[@tidepoolbay]

Four middle C's for the Guitar!

[@vracan]

yeah, guitar is the best distraction , even to smoking!

[@markdeweese9288]

Some those bends sounds like Roy.

[@analogIIdigital]

annoying cars but great interview! :)

[@capnovenmitts]

Cannonball Rag at 47:35

[@valentin80]

I'm very curious if Mr. Campilongo is interested in indian classical music... after all he played so much with Ravi Shankar's daughter.

[@RS1Comedy1Vids]

English wouldn't be so bad if my teacher went "So what do you want to read?" xD

[@william1theguitarwah]

CLOSE THE WINDOW OH MAN!!!!! hahaha

[@jimiclaptoncarl18]

@gantman "Horror" comics.

[@Zisch2]

Interesting video, thanks. But how about closing the window first ;)

[@HankieDude17]

I wanted to hear the rant on modern music but then you cut it off :(

[@goldenmonkeycolor]

ha! jim doesnt know it but he prefers the optical fender tremolo but he uses the two blackface style fender amps that have bias modulation tremolo! the princeton and the vibrolux! every other blackface amps have the choppy tremolo you like jim!

[@tbdalva]

I think he said vibro champ at 28.25 was his favorite

[@goldenmonkeycolor]

tbdalva yes... which is an optical based tremolo. not the bias vary tremolo favored by like 95% of fender tremolo fans- which is found only on the princeton reverb and vibrolux

[@JonathanIngham]

Please could you tell me what amp he's playing through for this video?

[@profd65]

It's New York City.

[@randalclarke5487]

Jim,have loved u for yrs,but maaaaan im glad you quit coloring your hair dude,lol...u look MUCH better with the salt and pepper

[@IchigoIchigo3]

*CC captions on* @4:04 "celebrity cabin she died trying to get him through fedex" ppppbbbffff x) @4:09 "bridget fonda religion is the password" ppppbbffffkekekekeke x) ahahaha

[@MalikSucksAss]

"I think reefer, makes the guitar sound, more acoustic." 27:39

[@wulf67]

He's saying "reverb". Reverb! But whatever works for your sound is cool too.

[@keithmoran8004]

I guess it was trash pickup day.

[@Nickpaflas]

Keith Moran Or someone was building a hotrod in the den.

[@yobhsiFehT]

@JustinSandercoe Um, next time, upload your FORTY-EIGHT minutes of footage in MULTIPLE videos, por favor:S I have the patience to watch 48 minutes, but my internet doesn't have the patience (or strength) to upload it:/ Thanks for posting, anyway; learning to love this guy!

[@Paydrowp]

@slashzakkkirk He says Venues.

[@KMSTACEY]

Its FIVE actually but who the hell cares...its WHAT you play that matters.............