John Mayer - Live on Letterman[11/19/09] - 4. Crossroads

[@dlein93]

Guitar chops like that would make anyone else but John Mayer unanimously respected.

[@sandlmv8301]

Love the sound of an extremely pushed amp set loud but played with soft finesse. This blokes a master at it.

[@justinhobgood4312]

That groove at the beginning

[@saurabh12346]

That impeccable groove though

[@SidequestGamer]

This is my favourite version of this track. The intro goes right into my soul...

[@31v13]

First off, that intro was insane. Second, so glad he's bringing the blues to bigger audience. And best of all: they're enjoying it!

I wish this video appear at the top everytime I search John Mayer crossroads on youtube, I mean the studio version is ok, but this thing bro, THIS THING IS SO FUCKING AWESOME!

[@timfresen]

This could have lasted for half an hour and I still wouldn't be bored. God DAMN that band is good

[@striker327]

WOW!! this is an amazing version... its a nice big fat fresh way to keep the blues going too!!

[@McFilipa30]

I love his faces! XD JOHN MAYER ROCKS!

[@auroraa606]

Aaaaa the introoooo!!!! Sick!

[@MJGirl94]

STEVE JORDAN AND JOHN MAYER TOGETHER IS BETHER THAN... WELL, EVERYTHING.

[@DavidAliaga]

Very much agreed! This guy has an insane pocket!

[@paulsims369]

amazing as always

[@Jeanie519]

been a fan since inside wants out. STILL SOLID. assasin is so good. :)

[@MysticGrant]

John is so ridiculous, why didn't he just make an original song out of that intro, sounds so good and he could actually claim it as his own.

[@PeterChunmusic]

Robbie looks soo cool with the shades :D

[@traviscrice]

3:47 is textbook. Robbie comes in like a monster on this song.

[@HasyirIbrahim]

He's a beast on the legato technique ! FUCK !

[@fossila]

this is so kickass!

[@fenderguitargirl]

I really don't know who are the 3, I won't say stupid but people who don't know much about music, that clicked the dislike button here! Have you even watched the video?! It's absolutely music as it should be! My goodness.....

[@lb1234ify]

Geez this guy can play...I love it how he just jams with the band before he really gets to playing the song..its such a build up he's such a complete package..!!!!

[@filippoieraci]

the tone of his guitar is so unusuall...

[@NewMusicSpacequake]

It wouldn't matter, a tab wouldn't help you get his right hand technique right with all those mutes and slaps. I've yet to see someone do a decent cover of a JM tune that has those slaps in it

[@johnmayerfan1989]

That intro has "Got To Get Better In A Little While" by Clapton/The Dominos written all over it. Awesome sauce. Love the tone and the groove. Sounds to me like he is taking Eric's most recent incarnations of "Crossroads" and building on it with his own.

[@CharlyEC]

Hello how are you ? Greetings from Rosario, Argentina. The City of Messi. Can any guitarist tell me what type of saturation Mayer is using in this song? I mean if it's Gain amplifier, Overdrive Pedals, Distortion, Fuzz or combinations. I await an answer Very thankful .

[@matambale]

Check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rWnXWiidCXjc0 Mayer talks about effects and techniques used here.

[@redsox1002003]

@tomasterrizzano they are recording the JM3 concert in vegas or san diego christmas eve. look for a new live album from them next year

[@JusticieroDeLaMuerte]

Way better than the studio recording.

[@mothulicka]

eargasm.

[@hnrkwbr]

it just looks soooooooooooo eeassyyyy. how long did this boy lock hisself up in his room to learn all this??!!?!

[@mnygame]

This rendition should have been on the new cd. It's much better.

[@aklanonboy]

Skills!

[@livingafairytalelove]

omg this hair cut on him

[@kbxiong67]

I respect Clapton and SRV! But they got nothing on JM. He's evolved into a total beast.

[@bluesenthused7244]

Possibly a bit of an exaggeration, Mayer isnt as iconic as either, but he is my favourite player of all time. Him Hendrix and Clapton. In that order

[@joriyyi]

i know , it's fucking awesome man!

[@livinlife245]

you cant compare the two solos. one is played fingerstyle the other is a slide guitar solo, two completely different things

[@ams914]

@syn15 YEAH. SO FUNKY

[@CjMath25]

props to the guy in the white shirt standing and clapping in the corner at 0:47

[@MisterJayguitarist]

fucking great!!

[@PeterZeeke]

You should listen to edge of desire again. despite the name its actually quite good

[@juancehh]

Insane drums at 4:18

[@urwaiter]

definitely

[@the2menis1]

@mytitswillwork im pretty sure he uses a hendrix fuzz pedal with a boss delay through a Two Rock guitar amp.

[@dizzack]

@HalfBillion It's a Pete Cornish NG2 and runs about $695

[@KeithCMajor]

...and the second guitarist is playing a german Düsenberg guitar! :)

[@nsg666]

Haha, the audience clapping off-beat in the intro... I would get messed up by that. Not that I could play this to begin with ;)

[@TheYoupi1997]

@thestratmanny John likes his watches... :)

[@stowe2546]

@hypershadow647 He knows the lyrics.

[@JacquouleC]

Steve Jordan doesn't play with anybody, you know.

[@filippoieraci]

robbie mcintosh is so cool in this vid :D

[@prwscr]

does anyone know wat effect did he use at the beginng jam ? Thanks ! : )

[@williamrosa8662]

Try put your gain way to the top bring all your tone down ( both for strat ) and put the volume at the lowest... just before the string cant ring and adjust the volume of your amps where your neighbour let you live the dream

[@Tron9800]

@dbaerg Did we watch the same video?

[@prwscr]

@the2menis1 hey thx! ; )

[@SwaggTastic213]

werent these videos originally an hour or so long in one video??

[@SamEEE12]

Drummer = badass.

[@Cody111079]

@bramzel95 dude me too!

[@bobomojo2]

the intro is johns remix of watch?v=OJNSvmNs2wI&feature=related :)

[@gcavy1]

I completely disagree...so many hacks and such use Crossroads as a reason to solo in the pentatonic, this actually makes it groovy and a SONG again...not just something to noodle over. I know what you are saying about Battle Studies, but after watching a couple interviews with John about it I think I understand it more as an album. I can't say the songs aren't catchy or well written, that;s for sure. They stick in your head for a long time.

[@AaronMackGuitar]

@NewMusicSpacequake make it up like he did...

[@Saswat441]

the song was 5-8 bpms slower

[@captaindillo]

what the hell was with the teleprompter?

[@tycho_m]

Is this a fuzz effect?

[@thomasleddy7715]

blues messiah

[@JamesShore1990]

@PippoBlues93 Robbie McIntosh always is cool.

[@junxchung]

Why did he decide to use so much fuzz...

[@tycho_m]

When will people (women?) learn to applaud and wail AFTER a song, not right through the effort of everyone who's on stage.

[@donquixote1955]

These people are way too mellow......get with it!!!!

[@nikolagajic3837]

And don't forget Robbie McIntosh.

[@GawdGood]

@GoingCamando20 God gave you ears, use it well ;)

[@setharp27]

It still bothers me to this day that the audience is so off beat on the claps at the beginning. I feel like Steve came in just because the audience was throwing off the whole thing. Ha

[@timfresen]

@thestratmanny

[@lydiayemima43]

(y)

[@bsavasky07]

@fenderdude137 eric clapton

[@tycho_m]

sounds fuzzy

[@chrstphbch]

@mytitswillwork Cornish NG-2

[@PeterChunmusic]

yeah pete cornish fuzz

[@LucyStar7]

yep, better than him messing up :)

[@PeterZeeke]

@PhunkyFreshBeetz Do you know me. YAWN. actually when I say this is the 2nd worse, its still really good, just not as good as the original

[@fredagsedb]

Love the song and his version of it. But this song, is a lot better sung by a more powerful voice, witg a little more "desperate screaming" in it. A la Eric Clapton's version. John Mayer's voice is too airy and soft. At least in this performance

[@dbaerg]

Definitely wasn't the most "on" performance. It got better by this point in the evening, but the first couple numbers didn't feel groovy. Everyone has their weird "off" moments, and this show was definitely one of them. Something about the tone of the band as a whole is just really strange....sounds almost empty in a way....still amazing though. That's what being a pro is all about. Even when you don't really FEEL like coming into the office, you still gotta bite the bullet and go to work.

[@TheDVDGamer]

@johnmayerfan1989 I dont want to piss anybody off, but ive been saying this for years,,,,eric clapton is one of the most overrated guitarist ever....

[@PeterZeeke]

2nd worse song on the album, best song he plays live

[@thisisthegloaming]

wow this is so embarrassing, those girls in the audience must have come from the ellen show.

[@OwensMusic1]

no, he's just trying to be jeff beck, the only guitar player better than john mayer!