John is a very respectable player, kudos to him for actually doing it and not talking about it. Love Pino's playing too!!
@bjhMus1C13 жыл бұрын
@CurtZ59 he's trying new things.. even though he's better around other styles of music, that doesn't mean he can't play a meters cover well
@Hue_Nery12 жыл бұрын
Impeccable tone. I know there's some guys out there hatin on Mr. Mayer but you can't say he can't play. He's a great guitarist. Just because he's got a pretty boy face don't make him any less good.
@mauricehaney3234 Жыл бұрын
Cissy strut. Nailed it. A colab maybe???
@GRIMMO846 ай бұрын
those who hate are the same that say size don't matter
@nickandhelmi13 жыл бұрын
He's doing this for redcross.. and people are arguing about watches, equipment, who is better than who. tsk..
@3alarm24716 жыл бұрын
That's the best cover of the Cissy Strut that I've ever heard. He's talented!!!
@mjalt2005X14 жыл бұрын
The trio makes every song sound good.
@holygroove213 жыл бұрын
Hey this was a pleasant surprize! I love that he called some cats who can actually play the groove! He seems to respect his "ancestors" so-to-speak.
@wallavious15 жыл бұрын
@SirSampsonSimpson its not about becoming the meters, who were obviously more funky. he's making it his own. he's a top notch guitar player and this solo is quite nice
@E5Bobby12 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that Mr. Mayer was such an excellent ax-man. Wow! But, at the same time the drums really hooked me on this tune. Just fantastic - all the way around. Very well done!
@joehmn14 жыл бұрын
@palisse38 John Mayer is a guitar player and the original version was played by a guitar player - The Meters did it This is a song for guitars imo
@jel83816 жыл бұрын
That drum groove is amazing. Steve jordan is a great drummer. He really has a feel for the groove in what ever he's playing
@RayArchie10 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize Pino Palladino played with Mayer until I saw this. Pino is a ridiculous bass player. This is a great trio.
@caspervanhelvoirt10 жыл бұрын
They've done some fantastic trio work! album 'Try' is live recorded and it is excellent!
@justindaley24608 жыл бұрын
Pino is awesome, and for me is the pick of these guys by a fair margin. 'Try' is a good album, but it seems to have been mixed to emphasize a live blues sound and in doing so Pino's bass sounds very woolly/indistinct and low in the mix. I was disappointed with the production to be honest - how hard can it be to mix a three piece band??
@caspervanhelvoirt8 жыл бұрын
Justin Daley Indeed! John Mayer Trio live at the Ballroom is a lot better, but nothing beats his Crossroads 2010 performance, or his Trio show Live in LA. Pino on 110%!
@falconmanracer11 жыл бұрын
How exactly does this sound "pretty crappy?"
@bjhMus1C13 жыл бұрын
@palisse38 it's a lighter, more intimate version of the song; hence the cocktail drum
@rhettco5217 жыл бұрын
wow, this is pretty cool...I never knew how dope Mayer was until i saw him perform at Clapton's guitar festival a few years back...before that I'd only seen him on TV and thought he was kinda lame...but this cover is sweet, real clean and nice tone...and the drummer really gets the feel with that stripped down kit!
@bgusj25872 жыл бұрын
This comment is an Old Gem
@elberberecho15 жыл бұрын
lovely strat tone
@jeremyavraham517710 жыл бұрын
Dude, you have no idea what your talking about. This sounds amazing and they made it their own. This is live brother, and they are a trio. Oh yeah, Stanley Jordan is playing it on a cocktail kit and it sounds amazing.
@marcosguerra9 жыл бұрын
Stanley? ... STEVE. STEVE JORDAN.
@jeremyavraham51779 жыл бұрын
Sorry, Steve. My mistake. Its actually Michael.
@ElijahKai9 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Avraham I'm not feeling john mayer's shuffle though.. Steve jordan was on point!
@richarddejong996 жыл бұрын
Its fucking amazing
@elliebean11186 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Avraham “they made it their own” by ripping off SRV. “Body is a Wonderland” is what Mayer really sounds like. He is a scab on the strat.
@monsterbowler15 жыл бұрын
Check out John Mayer from the Bowery Room. He plays this in the middle of the show at some point and gives credit to the Meters. Maybe, like a lot of other musicians he enjoys and respects those who laid the groundwork for him and plays their music as an homage. Get over yourself and your loathing of Mayer. He's a great guitar player, a student of all types of music and has mastered the instrument. Any guitar player that isn't self-obsessed and self absorbed will be able to see and admit to that
@mainpayne13 жыл бұрын
The Meters - The true essence of FUNK!!!!!! Mayer does a nice job with Their Hit
@Pauline101913 жыл бұрын
I love his face at the end...nailed it. LOVE this video!
@Colin272013 жыл бұрын
@TheJQ1971 would you like to elaborate to how this exactly "blows"?
@bassguitarriff16515 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be so many haters if John Mayer had spent more time in the sun. Just stating a fact, own up to it.
@aftermiles15 жыл бұрын
That guitar tone rips me a new one every time. Love it
@glowrella14 жыл бұрын
He played that funky music. ;)
@landmanjann17 жыл бұрын
john mayer is the american dream for this generation, that's why most guitar players either love him for doing what they want to do, or hate him for doing what they wish they did... period. dude's got the chops, leave him be...you could be next...
@bjhMus1C13 жыл бұрын
@Ardolino21 just because he tries different things means that he doesn't have his own sound?? don't even act like you know what you're talking about.
@lisachauvin14 жыл бұрын
saw "Red" last night....and LOVED that this song was in it!! I'm from New Orleans, so the song was very familiar, and The Meters, the group that originally did the song, are credited with founding "funk" music....Great band!!
@VanHorneDogg14 жыл бұрын
@wmcglinchey I'd say somebody needs a diaper change. See that little "x" in the top right of your screen (or left if you are on a mac)? Go ahead and click it, your problem is solved. No need to belittle somebody for musical taste, if you like it thats great, if you don't like it there are 25 Million other music videos to watch. Happy listening.
@ryman123017 жыл бұрын
i love how john mayer puts his own little twist on every cover that he does....it still sounds amazing
@ighip14 жыл бұрын
tight. love steve on the cocktail kit.
@afrosensuous13 жыл бұрын
@pattyhillo...I give him much love and props because as big as Chris Brown is, all he can do is imitate MJ. For a white dude to pick a song by the Meters says more for him than many others.
@Stinkmaestro12 жыл бұрын
that's some of the best guitar tone EVER.
@edengarden88154 ай бұрын
Fender strat ❤
@babyBELUGAr13 жыл бұрын
i originally went to this video to bash mayer, but he seriously has the soul/funkiness
@alternateapple113 жыл бұрын
@DylanGalvinMusic don't listen to him mate, i think you're pretty good.
@Ceeby18 жыл бұрын
john mayer is such a jazz man, this is fabulous!
@pabl06716 жыл бұрын
Dude has the key ingredient - GROOVE - feel and taste over flashy licks... love it!
@TGF8715 жыл бұрын
This is John Mayer playing their song - Go watch the original version if you don't like Mayer, instead of filling this video with moronic side-comments.
@soundwrks15 жыл бұрын
3 of the finest.
@benjamincarney987511 жыл бұрын
The guy's got great taste that's for sure
@richkohl11 жыл бұрын
Who the heck is the bass player? Job well done!!
@tigrandoesmusicstuff16775 жыл бұрын
Pino Palladino!
@Da.Onus.Burger.6183 жыл бұрын
PINOOOOOOOO!!!
@bangcolt3 жыл бұрын
Not sure who the bassist is, but shout out to Steve Jordan on drums. Oh, yeah, and a shout out to John Mayer on guitar, as well. That boy can play!
@xebio68 ай бұрын
Bassist is the great Pino Palladino
@abrahamcastanedomusic81318 жыл бұрын
This is great. I see a lot of people complaining. That happens when someone is good. Haters.
@luukey9716 жыл бұрын
that solo is crazy, thats fu*king fast.. i like his playing
@Mick-Dempsey15 жыл бұрын
that may be the case but hes done a lot more donating to charities than you have.
@LukeDallert12 жыл бұрын
Why do you hate him?
@WillyMcCoy5011 жыл бұрын
Looky here fellas .... I am as big of a dickhead snob as anyone here. Really have a hard time with digital processing on such soulful songs, but I have to say whoever this " John Mayer" is - he nailed it.
@ssilver99617 жыл бұрын
The Dumble amp certainly helps....I hear Mayer has horded over 20 of these precious little beasts (at 15-25K a piece)
@PURPLE.REIGN.199912 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Is that actually MTV, when they had music?
@lak968410 жыл бұрын
Love this song, as my drum teacher had me play along to it!!!
@E5Bobby12 жыл бұрын
to seaneomahony: thank you for checking. Yeah, I didn't see it either but I was wondering if, since it's already recorded electronically here to move it onto my iPhone without it being piracy, of course. Again, thank you for your response, Sean.
@funkytomtom14 жыл бұрын
@walterbedingfield What the hell are you talking about? What was wrong with it?
@xSaecredChaotixx17 жыл бұрын
John Mayer... and the Meters! Great cover!
@popomczowzow15 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is if mayer didn't do all these covers, I would have never known that he was a pretty damn good guitarist
@Pauline101917 жыл бұрын
I love the face he makes at the end...Yeah..I nailed it! Go Johnny Go!!!!
@benigmaa11 жыл бұрын
dude he's playing the verse the way the Meters wrote it, chill out.
@katsky267 жыл бұрын
he didn't actually... he played it wrong... listen to the original
@ilpatongi5 жыл бұрын
@@katsky26 Who gives a shit
@Torikan15 жыл бұрын
take a look at the trio stuff. The originals they play are sick
@finbarmaginn17 жыл бұрын
well come on like, wonderful guitar playing, one of the best alive
@GawdGood11 жыл бұрын
Pino Palladino
@timmhg14 жыл бұрын
Cool!!!!
@flacoPues13 жыл бұрын
53 people dont got souls
@Phazur11 жыл бұрын
me too, cuz of the organ and the drums in the original, but pretty crappy? come on man this solo is the bomb and you know it!
@TheOfficialCaseMade14 жыл бұрын
@jamieakabear2316 you aint kidding.A $7000 custom shop black1 strat,an EVH $25,000 CS franken strat,$11,000 SRV lenny strat,$10 mill worth of vintage watches and he can get any girl he wants haha.I think the only reason anyone has to hate on him is jealousy.
@obergssin7 жыл бұрын
The comments here read like the snobs you usually find critiquing classical music ..
@elliebean11186 жыл бұрын
At least we don’t listen to fluffy celebrity pop music for little girls, though.
@punkdude54313 жыл бұрын
@jamieakabear2316 he's not playing a dumble in this video, its a two rock. and i think its his signature two rock but i cant be too sure. the tweed "amp" on top is a fender reverb unit.
@TheD362916 жыл бұрын
This song is a cover of The Meters that I don't think John Mayer ever actually recorded, he just plays it from time to time I guess.
@rev.leonidasw.smiley63006 ай бұрын
…if you ever see any of his interviews you will likely appreciate him more; I didn’t listen to John Mayer until I saw him play, he has style and the groove like BB King; he’s the real-deal!
@bbstopit16 жыл бұрын
When you're done laughing, reread what I wrote and tell me where I said Stevie was the FIRST to yell. What I said was "JM is DOING SRV's yell." See the difference? Read slower if it's still confusing.
@TheTallMan5016 жыл бұрын
Amen. Like the old saying goes: 'Game recognizes game' Or in this case greatness recognizes greatness.
@luukey9716 жыл бұрын
yeah i know everything about the peppers, but i mean actually, that this solo is very fast and very good played like he hit all notes very good. ( i don't know how to say good, i'm not that good in english ;)
@Phazur12 жыл бұрын
i'm not a big fan of john mayer, especially not of his singing, but this is great!! great solo where is normally the organ solo, so tight and funky! good one mayer!
@rhgifford14 жыл бұрын
johnny can play that six string.
@gunnar110417 жыл бұрын
in his signature and in many other guitars john uses big dipper pickups with a scooped mid range set specifically to his liking.
@finbarmaginn17 жыл бұрын
i prefer mayers version, but thats only because of the dirty guitar sound and the tone he gets from that batterd old strat. im lovin the tone in that guitar solo, its sex like
@upgrader9913 жыл бұрын
@tystratocaster - ah... I must have been misinformed. Someone told me that SRV LIVED with his guitar, carrying it around with him to do dishes and such, before he became famous.
@aknevrnky2 жыл бұрын
Even though this video recorded more than 16 years ago, my guitar instructor just taught me this cover :D
@wallavious15 жыл бұрын
so true. very little is original, but thats whats make people musicians- their ability to transform someone elses work into their own.
@jeffis133717 жыл бұрын
literally the best tone of all time
@PCPrabbit15 жыл бұрын
being born with the gift of judgment is something you should be proud of. it is noteworthy.
@caspervanhelvoirt10 жыл бұрын
The dude's so cool
@rhamilton7 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!
@cheesicles14 жыл бұрын
that strat is SOOOO AWESOME!!
@soblueimblack16 жыл бұрын
I love how when someone says John isn't the best guitar player alive, they get a "thumbs down". Hey, I'm not saying I'm not a fan, or that I don't think he's good, but if you think he is the greatest alive, than you are illustrating that you aren't aware of the true greats.
@mjpitche13 жыл бұрын
This was a great jam. Wish I had a chance to drum for this guy!
@adamwasserman493417 жыл бұрын
You betcha, to hear the original (perfect) recording, search youtube for "The Meters - Cissy Strut" The band is The Meters, from New Orleans. They had a huge influence on all sorts of music, from Robert Palmer to John Mayer.
@gummybear10016 жыл бұрын
Though i'm no fan of John Mayer it's refreshing to see a young musician inspired by musicianship(The Meters)and not a fucking gimmick, there might hope for the youth yet!
@TicketsToVermont12 жыл бұрын
that guitar is BEAUTIFUL! both in tone and looks.
@stratotanker41212 жыл бұрын
Yeah, nice cocktail drum stuff.
@PorchBass16 жыл бұрын
Ace - a different funk feel with the drums there, real 2nd line hand bass drum sound with the cocktail kit! COOL better than the meters are playing it in recent times. PINO YOU RULE
@palisse3814 жыл бұрын
@joehmn I realize that he's a guitar player. I'm just saying that the original version is great because of all the instruments, and, in my opinion, the drums are extremely important.
@jeffis133715 жыл бұрын
greatest tone of all time
@j3venmusic16 жыл бұрын
almost as good as the meters awesome!!!!
@jewelfewel13 жыл бұрын
PINO
@jghodnette15 жыл бұрын
He can't help it. Just keep your eyes on his hands.
@TigerLikesTail9 жыл бұрын
Steve Jordan sounds a lot like Harold Ray Brown here. Good stuff.
@rjb48312 жыл бұрын
i love the sound at 1:06
@getupanddosomething16 жыл бұрын
WELL actually, if any of you listened to the original meters song, you would realize the yell you are referring to is ON THE TRACK! It's part of the original composition! No SRV or JM there! By the way, gotta love how solid the trio is
@bassguitarriff16515 жыл бұрын
The guitarist and bassist were great, drummer butchered it. Tables turned, this is what a hater sounds like. Sound familiar to any of the comments already posted.
@intheblues13 жыл бұрын
@rickeyhenderson88 that's steve jordan man, check him out he's one of the best. ;)
@IPlaySlots197012 жыл бұрын
@randeezydizzle I didn't say that in my post did I? I know that there are plenty of other good guitarists out there thats why I didn't point out any names. I just said he does what 5 other guitarists can't do. Lol. I love you man. xD
@chrislink7315 жыл бұрын
johnny mayer doin the meters? love itttt, wish frusciante and the chilis covered this funky stuff too, soooo good :]