Martin Miller Visits!

[@dbern939]

Martin Miller is a genius!! Hes so easy to understand too

[@matthewroach4729]

That guy has some serious brain power! It not just what he said but how he said it. You can tell by his excitement in how he articulates that he really knows his stuff.

[@MeTuLHeD]

Awesome video. I think Martin is one of the greatest unsung lead guitarists out there. Amazing technique. And he really knows how to break it down.

[@Rye82]

I could listen to Martin all day. Great teacher and great video Steve 🤟🏻

[@ryanwalker3015]

This video has so many great points, and points of view packed into a short video. Some teachers would drag this stuff out for years. Martin took all the fluff out. Great video Steve. Thx man.

[@Theosis78]

00:20 Pick drops, Steve has already prepared another... a real pro!

[@nrich5127]

As always - some of the most interesting guitar info on the web - Martin seems to be so down to earth.

[@michaelevan9184]

Martin has some serious chops! Always great advice and very humble in his delivery. Great stuff !

[@dirtycurty8394]

Martin spoke to me and explained things that i never thought anyone else thought about except me. How naive I was. Most musicians are talking about the same we just use different terms, his way of explaining resonates with what I thought but couldn't put into words.

[@teddydavis3504]

Dude Learned crazy amount of stuff. Thank you and MM. Martin broke down speed technique in a way that has instantly changed my practice focus. Thanks so much.

[@5urg3x]

Holy crap you got Martin Miller to come to your spot? That's pretty badass, I must say. He has quickly become one of my favorite players.

[@kassandjohnbolles3522]

Hey, Steve from Boston! I love Martin Miller, and you hung with him really well. Thanks for the post.

[@danbenkert]

Great video I really like the headstock on the martin Miller Ibanez !!

[@michalmikolajmaslowski3994]

Excellent video, Steve, thanks! Martin is an extremely talented guitar player, amazingly well-versed musician, and a fantastic teacher. His "Improvisation" book is the go-to resource for addressing any fretboard challenge of mine, thus I highly recommend it. Rock on!

[@jcoulter43]

Great video Steve! You need to have Martin over more often ;-) You guys play off each other very well and Martin makes a ton of sense with what he's teaching. It was great to see him schooling you on some new things (and you are already a fantastic guitar player!) Just goes to show we all can learn something new every day. Rock on dude!

[@timo9748]

two guitar personalities I absolutely love together! awesome! and all these small lessons are really amazing and eye opening

[@CJBlake-rf7mv]

Martin Miller is a phenomenal talent. I want his guitar! Great video.

[@kassemir]

can't believe I hadn't heard of this open loop vs closed loop before. it makes so much sense!

[@JoaoMarcelo_1]

Martin is an amazing player and a fenomenal teacher. Steve you have to release this without cuts. You have to have more of this stuff with Martin! Great video! Can't wait for TGU. Guitcon was amazing I bet that TGU will be too.

[@resington]

Yes, power through. Great advice about the first and last notes.

[@johnmonroney8614]

oh eff this ! Steve from Boston goes hiking with Martin Miller and i get to hike all alone.

[@chicopm]

Would love to see all of thius session; I learn so much every time I see him.

[@railgraf]

truly awesome conversation guys - really enjoyed it!

[@1972bacosta]

Great video, love Martin Miller!

[@brokenchains]

The basement looks awesome now Steve, another great video, always loved your channel since the beginning!!

[@70ragtop]

Man, I've been waiting for this since you told me about it! Awesome!

[@AJgeartalk]

GREAT video Steve! More of these!! Very informative stuff.

[@tommynoble3428]

Steve is everything Louis (TTK) should be - knowledgeable, learned, a great player, gracious, humble, with a great ear.

[@kow294]

Post the full video!!

[@Amitbis]

Great stuff and right to the point

[@robpags]

Shout out from Billerica.... great video Steve. Martin is the man.

[@ThunderBullet13]

All make since now.. thanks Martin ! rock on \m/

[@Smart-Alex]

We need to see that full jam at the end!

[@stevekai6550]

Great Video! Thanx!

[@stevenmaddock4237]

Very interesting Martin has some good points

[@leiferickson3183]

This is outrageously awesome. Thanks!

[@rockindavebyron3960]

I agree, slow to understand & have control of what you're doing, but to understand speed, you will have play fast to understand what it feels like, but melody will always be important, that's why I prefer speeds bursts & melody, & I'm a huge Ibanez fan, miss my 1978 Artist!

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

Great stuff Steve and Martin.

[@uzi592]

Great content! 🤘🏼 that ending is exactly what I needed to hear ! Good job as always

[@pbrown8734]

Great video Steve.

[@ZackBrannon]

i am so stoked that i stumbled upon this, learned alot!

[@calvinbes2099]

Interesting statement on open and closed loops and listening in chunks. I remember hearing Slash talk about his solos when he improvises at concerts. I remember him saying that sometimes it sounds like he is a little "unclean" in his notes. He said he is more concerned about the first note and last note and the rest is just filler (in segments of his solos). Listening to his solos I can definitely hear the "uncleanness" if I look for it. If I'm just enjoying the music I don't hear it... just the 1st and last note. So I definitely agree with Martin's conclusions of hearing things in chunks. Great interview Steve.... This should be a regular show on your channel.

[@wataboutya9310]

Very good!!

[@ValKitsakis]

Awesome stufff!!

[@intheblues]

Great video Steve! Cool stuff man! :-)

[@SFBGuitar]

See you tonight!

[@DK-mc1yr]

That was fun and educational. Great stuff!

[@alizar1132]

Damn, Steve really sang his ass off. Well done, dude.

[@grewejames1]

That was just awesome! Great content.

[@rg2027x]

interesting about the open loop

[@GGRetroRally]

Martin is soo good

[@cbeserra]

Nice!

[@superchefno1]

Excellent!

[@BrianCumer]

Great video, SFB!!

[@NoneNone-rw7bs]

Overly decorated "Man Cave" love it

[@GreenMeanie101]

You got Martin in the basement nice. Who is next Steve Vai?

[@pauljohnson9260]

Wow great video 👍

[@headbaker44]

Great video! Makes me realize how much I have forgotten. :)

[@camtheham13]

Studio and guitar tour please!!!!

[@Terry3Gs]

great video steve & love the indexing !! :)

[@gabeoneill5162]

Steve did you get to check out Martins Guitar or any other AZ series for possibly a separate video?

[@cbeserra]

Great interview!

[@Cousin_Gregg]

not sure if this was meant to be selected parts of a longer video, but I really appreciated the length of the video Steve. Sometimes these player interviews become too drawn out, which is ok sometimes, but thank you for breaking this up.

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! Like any conversation, there are parts that drag and parts that flow. So I tried in this video to have a "fast flow" feel and cut out any part that felt like it was dragging a bit. I was happy with the result. It felt like it moved at a good clip without cutting out important info.

[@glenby2u]

Methinks the picking hand is something most of us need more than fingering hand. both gots to work together

[@mikerinehart]

Love that level of music nerdery.

[@KarlKarsnark]

Whoa! Steve getting some grade-A guests. Movin' up in the world!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Very cool. Was that an Ibanez AZ series on the left? Those look very tasty, although I keep wanting to envision them with floating trems, but I understand that's not their intent LOL.

[@SFBGuitar]

Yeah, that's the new Ibanez AZ Martin Miller signature model. It was unveiled at this past NAMM. It's their mix of modern and classic. I checked them out at NAMM and they are awesome.

[@jamesf2918]

that dude is a genius

[@joshoptical]

Hot damn. Great stuff!

[@roathripper]

great points in this here video!

[@Superjet113]

Awesome, Im subbed to both of you guys..love it man!

[@landon.cunningham]

Steve with the vocals! Who knew?

[@vintagesounds5150]

Awesome 😎

[@jakemf1]

Great comment about syncing the hands, this is often not talked about

[@blkjakk]

Haha I saw The Secret in the email notification & thought for a second that ACIM was gonna be discussed. Thank God it wasn’t. Whew.

[@nickysolista515]

Hell! I’m actually in Martins territory now. Leipzig.

[@PaulLue]

Great video

[@GS-uy4xo]

Doner Kebabs 👍🏼👍🏼! Great info with two great players!

[@landonbailey]

that was a really cool video!

[@ryan.1357]

Holy crap what? You got Martin Miller?!

[@vdivision1]

Great take on visualization towards application. Don't you hate it when you get called out to find notes? Like a spelling bee in 3rd grade. Thanks man.

[@buzzwilson9346]

But Steve.... you're already so fast! \m/ Really great info here. Thx and cheers! BTW: Great meeting you at Dallas show!

[@SFBGuitar]

Hey man, yeah great meeting in Dallas! I can play fast in little bursts, but I'm trying to work on longer passages. It's gonna take a while....😂

[@guitarz]

Awesome stuff great video

[@shorerocks]

Cool vid!

[@brucelk19]

Is that the peavey vypyr Steve? Is it worth me upgrading from Roland micro cube to that or keep micro cube and save up for tube amp or thr10 .. I doubt I’ll be gigging

[@Matt-db9pf]

hola amigos,aca,,viendolos siempre..(pixxi tus ibanez son una bellesa)..desde Uruguay..saludoss

[@Jonw8222]

Great video.. really great.. wish it was longer though! An hour would gave been better, but great stuff..

[@Jerrylumdegaard]

Supercool vid, this guy is great, Steve not bad either

[@guido6303]

Which ibanez model is the red one?

[@chrissarantos7929]

Hey Steve can sing!

[@biaksangathiak649]

I subscribe

[@BenCoombs]

Cool vid Steve!!!

[@priyolaloo2368]

I wish this video is a little more longer....

[@kenhall6525]

Ok, my head is officially spinning now 🤔

[@blankpallet2435]

I got faster real fast watching Steve morse who does circle motion and a lot of up picking , he starts runs up then up and down because your wrist naturally goes up not down in picking position , just what i learned from Steve morse an its more comfortable , but everyone is different

[@shadowsong1]

i feel like Troy Grady would be proud.

[@INVERTEDBUKAKI]

I want to hang out with Steve

[@aryinc]

that’s why i quit theorie. i had 4 or 5 lessons, but i tend to forget all the theorie stuff. so f.....ing much theorie, it’s not bad to learn but i always forget what i learn self over time.

[@jacobhoggen162]

epic

[@konnektlive]

Thanks for the video, but to be completely honest I do not agree with the improvisation part. As a session player for 20+ years, the parts that I call "subconscious musical revelations" sometimes happen when I'm recording but mostly when playing live. These ineffable moments of clarity and surprise manifest themselves through what I would call proper improvisation. And honestly in my book there is a difference between usual improvisation parts in which one conditionally and based on complex memory functions mix and match the licks and all the learned parts, and the true improvisation which does not borrow anything, not even a single pattern or part from anything that I already know or played or even heard before. These are such indescribable moments that can not be easily put into language, but for some reason when they appear or manifest themselves you get this great feel of joy and humbleness as well. And one thing that helps me a lot to experience more of these rare moments in my musical life is that when I'm in the mood or state of creating or composing something, I try to avoid listening to musics and even videos for a while. I read books and listen to natural sounds (waves, birds, thunder, etc...) but I usually try not to listen to any man made stuff especially music; this helps me immensely when trying to be creative although I must say that, there is no pattern or rules can be found in any of this. Sometimes I can go without anything for weeks or months, but then there are times when I go into frenzy mode in which ideas flow out of me for some reasons! And that is why when I'm improvising I usually record whatever I'm doing simply because I do not want to miss those precious moments! After all, the original licks came from somewhere right? Just my two cents as they say! :)

[@saintshamrock6935]

Martin is right . That is a sweet man cave ...