John Mayer - Where the Light Is Bonus Interview: 200 Guitars

[@itaintmebabe714]

This got me started on a John Mayer KZbin binge tonight

[@carterwatson1949]

Same here

[@mxplife]

"it sounds like a strat!", LOL.

[@Uninterested69420]

Bridger Beckett stfu you idiot

[@Uninterested69420]

Ray Idris get off KZbin

[@leoferreira1504]

@@Uninterested69420 TATAKAE

[@jonodevenport6798]

I love how not only is John such a big fan of Stevie, his favourite/most played guitar is his SRV signature he bought when he was 17, but he also hired his old guitar tech.

[@craigcruz2359]

correction, he bought the SRV Tribute when he was 19 in 96' before he went to Berklee

[@aidanw.6140]

“um actually” 👆🤓

[@MrDT543]

Rene himself said Johns the closest thing we've got to Stevie. How can people continue to disrespect John after that?

[@aimDiego]

MrDT543 John is a GREAT player, indeed, but he ain't no Stevie Ray Vaughn, PUH-LEASE.

[@MrSNIPERALLEN]

***** Might not be Stevie, but when he played that strat it sure as hell reminded me of Stevie.

[@MrDT543]

***** oh no way! there will never be another SRV. He is god status in my book.

[@Chilinoploppy]

Exactly! Everyone has their own guitar hero that stands out among all the others. To me nobody can touch Hendrix. John stands out in front of SRV in my opinion. John can and has branched out into sissy pop music. He has gone into the blues. He has did his own unique thing ie: Continuum. I totally respect Johns guitar and writing skills.

[@marcstanford5857]

LK pfft no sorry John's not better than SRV.

[@adamfitz22]

John is a freak of nature when it comes to guitar playing. Like Eric Clapton said, "I don't even think he knows how good he is."

[@nsc217]

Adam Fitzgerald That was in reference to SRV, not John Mayer

[@cristanboy]

@@nsc217 No, its not. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqvJo4ufeZaSiMk

[@zachthomas7810]

nsc217 It’s in reference to Mayer

[@svensvensson6705]

4:02 maybe I'm stupid. But I didn't realise until now they are actually at the spot where the album cover is taken for Where The Light Is. Look at the walls and you'll see it.

[@ChrizJam]

Yoo hahahah nice observation, mind blown

[@jasonsandler6951]

Seriously man I can't thank you enough this is awesome man ! Truly appreciate it thanks!

[@Kostas1601]

Holy crap Pino Paladino makes John look short.

[@geekychick131]

And John is 6'4!!!

[@arpitadutta4073]

And Pino's 6'8!!!

[@haloworld121212]

@@geekychick131nahh more like 6’2-6’3

[@joshives5682]

Steve Jordan is life

[@AssertionOfDominance]

Thank you for uploading, great video.

[@clearasil11]

If someone can sell out stadions playing candy pop music AND blues rock, you know they're a great musician

[@yakshrajsingh8121]

Candy pop? You are foolish

[@Gretev1]

He sounds so much like SRV at 1:34 onwards I wouldn‘t be able to hear the difference. Check out a vid on youtube type in „STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - guitar soundcheck“ he plays the same exact licks with the same feel

[@geoffizhere1]

Steve Jordan: Why aren't you the person that you aren't? John Mayer: Hahahaha, what are you life? Only Life can say that to me and does! This is why I love Mayer's and Jordan's Banter between sets XD

[@martinblomqvist1870]

that strat sounds incredible

[@seansyw143]

Sounds like a strat

[@lyrasimo]

like a strat

[@gregvincenavarrete8916]

kinda reminds me of a stratocaster

[@framesbydylan]

Probably because it’s played through a two rock or dumble

[@2011Ohmygoodness]

Thanks for this. I'm glad I found it.

[@marcstanford5857]

2011Ohmygoodness the whole DVD is online.

[@johnyoung1174]

My idol on guitar playing along with Clapton stevie ray Vaughn Keith urban

[@chaza221]

Thanks man, I've missed this video!

[@ryansumawan1865]

I need that L5.

[@jacobcourseymusic6414]

Ryan Sumawan if you happen to have $30,000 lying around then get one

[@samme79]

Someone needs to tab that Gibson L-5 licks that John played from 0:40

[@route6666]

Tab it with your ear

[@ridhowiranatakusumah6531]

Pentatonic

[@ridhowiranatakusumah6531]

Mix with some major minor and myxlodian

[@yakshrajsingh8121]

You cant play it dont try. Only srv can lol

[@samme79]

@@route6666 That's funny because usually people who say that can't do it themselves too. I did try to get it by ear and I got pretty close. Not exactly as good as John did though

[@MartyFriedmanRulez66]

Did you guys hear that sweep at 00:45 ? I sound like some shred head metal junky but holy shit I didn't know he could do that? That was some straight Richie Kotzen shit.

[@coprhead6]

It's called Jazz man....

[@HoldsworthLaneGovan]

Jazz players like George Benson, Tal Farlow, etc. have been using this rake/sweep technique WAY before shred players like Richie Kotzen existed. Mayer is not really into shred/metal stuff but he's a HUGE fan of jazz music.

[@yakshrajsingh8121]

What do blues players know? Lol its just jazz, blues players will understand it only when they stop caring too much about "playing less notes" and just some same set of licks

[@tigerhunter8878]

God I love this video

[@_michaelvaughan]

Lol Steve Jordan at 3:09 "fuck dat"

[@arpitadutta4073]

1:01 Those biceps though...

[@justinhobgood4312]

"Why aren't you the person that you aren't"

[@bbel_zz8997]

thats an amazing life, THE LIFE

[@tkavook]

Wow he can really play like Stevie Ray

[@marcstanford5857]

Topher Kavookjian he can imitate him but he is an imitator not an originator. Big difference. Nobody takes SRVs place.

[@paultiplea]

Marc Stanford John is not an imitator. He has established himself as a great guitarist and has his own unique sound.

[@ArthurWM9]

Nobody wants to take nobody's place, anyway. Children's thinking to think this is the case.

[@eghty8fox780]

Topher K if I could play like that I don't care what you call me

[@yakshrajsingh8121]

@@marcstanford5857 i bet you havent even touched the guitar in your whole life or maybe you play wonderwall. You dont even have any skills to hold any opinion, go off boomer, you are nothing more.

[@DiegoNavaja]

What guitar is that at 0:40? I know it is a Gibson, but what model? I love the sound!

[@DovelaToilette]

Diego Contreras Looks like a Gibson L-5 in a blonde finish.

[@federicogatto2635]

0:41 - 1:00 : 😳😳😳

[@hk-fallen5391]

Nothing incredible actually ;)

[@prashantrai787]

@@hk-fallen5391 bullshit

[@samonellasgayclone1054]

That L-5 guitar just makes you magical, I swear

[@maximilianogarcia100]

Someone knows what chord is????? 😭

[@federicogatto2635]

@@maximilianogarcia100 for what I can hear at 0:43 that should be an Em7/9(11), maybe followed by an Am4/7 5-----0-- 3-----3-- 0-----5-- 4-----5-- 0-----0-- 0-----5-- Or sort of 😜

[@shubhankarkulkarni7667]

just realized this is where the where the light is album cover came from

[@josemiguelontaneda601]

can someone tell me what is that jazz scale - progression that he plays with the l5

[@hanskorn]

It sounds like a 6251 in Gmaj.

[@10711851]

thanks for sharing

[@Luddeyoung]

what are those two building up blues chords he plays at the beginning on the SRV-strat at @1:30?

[@MrSNIPERALLEN]

Luddeyoung its the chords form SRV's song "Lenny", basically the first chord progression, check it out on a tutorial, great song and easy to learn

[@Luddeyoung]

James Allen ohh that's true! thanks! well of course it's a great song, it's Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@bosoxSOS]

+Luddeyoung little bit late, but it's the chords in SRV's song "Lenny"

[@woloo]

this is fucking great

[@tmmuscics2753]

“It sounds like a strat” lol

[@stvn9728]

Anyone know what he played what key/scale he used in the beginning?

[@okamuspanulirus9614]

This was for the cover

[@JonWatkins]

Mako Kumagai it was for rehearsals but where they took the artwork photo.

[@JBAikensMusic]

12th fret for string height set up ?

[@christian_santangelo]

Great upload! Where on the DVD is this?

[@JonWatkins]

+Christian Santangelo It was on a target blu ray special edition.

[@NWStuff-yl5jm]

@@JonWatkins and you upload it in 240p...

[@JonWatkins]

@@NWStuff-yl5jm the video I found at the time was in this quality. I never go it from the DVD. Did the best I could, it doesn’t exists anywhere else on KZbin and that dvd is a ghost.

[@joshuawiggins8244]

@@NWStuff-yl5jm I'm about to own that version of the DVD and when I get it I'll upload the bonus features off of it and put a link in this comment chain

[@BuchuanZheng]

Didn't know john can play jazz.

[@haloworld121212]

The guy went to berklee 🤣

[@jakemeades356]

What's his tech doing to the frets with that ruler? Measuring the action?

[@JonWatkins]

yeah that's how techs know where to set the string height/action

[@tejjj3]

my action's pretty low and the sad thing I had to adjust for that was increase the thickness of the strings.. Should I get a different guitar so the strings don't keep breaking? cuz I'm not sure what to do

[@JonWatkins]

I'd take it to a guitar tech and have them adjust it/set it up for you, That's what I always do.

[@tejjj3]

Jonathan Watkins hmm, I'll try that out I'm just worried that he'll raise it and that's what I wouldn't like... I just hate the way the strings sound haha

[@JonWatkins]

just tell him to set it for blues, or research the specs and tell him to do those, they'll always ask how you want it set so

[@eirikwagelid6052]

the end is so funny hahh

[@chiragprajapati7159]

that L5 is HolyGrail....

[@Kostas1601]

What are you life?

[@garyreidmusic]

A song lyric waiting to be born...

[@Tieumatt]

Is It on the dvd ?

[@neilpoints9007]

It's only on the blu Ray version I think

[@Tieumatt]

Neil Points Oh but I have the blu-ray version and I can't find this sequence, Maybe that's part of the downloadable content ?

[@bmwf1joel]

Cool

[@chuecco]

what does john say at 4:10?

[@JonWatkins]

Lucas he said "why don't have some of things I own"

[@leilagomulka5690]

🎶♥️🎶♥️

[@derekbravo7811]

I really need my personal René Martínez

[@pedrohgromero1]

Every strat sounds just like a strat when you're not SRV

[@yakshrajsingh8121]

Yeah when srv played a strat it sounded totally like a strat, it definitely didnt start sounding like a les paul Lol, so i dont get the point you are trying to make here?

[@kaiselkamish9904]

damn john, gets lenny, doesnt play lenny lul

[@chradchewns2860]

he played the first chord does that count lol

[@Falke-ebb]

"guitars are to expensive", but keeps on buying Pakek watches. "but they go up in value", still "ein bisschen teuer" :)

[@shiningzimra]

does anyone know what amp he is using when playing the gibson L-5 guitar?

[@JonWatkins]

shiningzimra it’s gonna be his two rock/dumble combined that’s what he used for the live show.