My Guitar Teacher TOMO FUJITA Gives Words of Wisdom

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Mary, thanks so much for having me at your show!!

[@spkr4thdd]

Just watched the extended interview. Amazing! Thanks for your wisdom and experience.

[@forbiddensun9524]

Thanks for your wisdom =)

[@swaranbains8326]

You are a legend Tomo

[@swaranbains8326]

You are a legend Tomo

[@riverman6655]

I loved your whole concept of guitar exploration...very clear and inspiring. Thank you!

[@mpdjr77]

Thank you for introducing us to Mr. Fujita! Blessings 😊

[@j_freed]

I love you both more for this conversation! Great stuff.

[@flutechannel]

Name five influential Flutists: Lung lung Lung lung Lung lung Lung lung Lung lung

[@krimsworld]

#LungLung40Hours

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Sacreligeous

[@rickhanson3293]

There's your problem. You are flaunting your fleeting knowledge of non-floating floutists.

[@conniethesconnie]

aqualung aqualung aqualung aqualung aqualung Just realized Ian Anderson never touches his flute during this song.

[@flutechannel]

@@conniethesconnie this made my day

[@debbiewhilden918]

Hi MtM -I thought TOMO had a lot of good ideas! One that stood out to me was to record yourself when you practice! I can tell you that was the dumbest thing I didn't do! I never recorded anything I played! That had a great impact on me!I remember always having the feeling that I wasn't advancing much in my playing! Then one day years after.I recorded myself playing anything and everything I could remember!I went to a friends house the next morning. We were going somewhere a ways away so I put the tape in and told him that it was a guys down the street that let me tape himLOL..those recordings on that tape surprised me big time...LOL He was also saying who's this again? How come I don't know about him?.... he sounds pretty good.....LOL ..ok I wasn't really that good at all but it was so much better hearing myself taped ! So that helped me to keep playing for a time. Any way Mary see you on the next!🙂❤️✌🏻⭐️🐅🐉🌻Bw./Lw🐺🦋

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

He’s a genius. Anyone John Mayer looks up to you have to understand is beyond what we can even comprehend. And this first thing he talked about might be the single best thing you can work ok as a intermediate guitar player. Pretend your playing in front of people anytime you play a note. You instantly go omg if this was real ..... 🤦‍♂️

[@Pauld62]

Ive become such a fan of this dude over the last few months. Its someone you wish you knew in real life haha

[@renehernandez9207]

Great video, having limitations for everything in life is absolutely the right thing to do, my personal opinion is that, if we were not taught to have limitations from the beginning of our existence, it is just incredibly difficult to accomplish it as adults. he mentions the internet. I currently don't know anyone that would limit themselves to say 1 hr. of internet, or just one piece of candy, or food, I also think that it's cultural. some cultures are very discipline and others not so much. sorry rambling on and on. love your videos Marry Spender. how many times a day do you get proposed?................

[@adrianjapp]

Really interesting video, and at the perfect time when I'm looking for an appropriate course for me to start to take all of my bad beginnerish habits and give them some direction! I think I'll check out #TomoFujitaMusic :-)

[@TPFKABB]

Favorite Tomo quote: “Triads are good for you. Like a vegetable!”

[@HigherPlanes]

The best vegetable triad is celery, carrot, onion.

[@himeshchauhan9843]

@@HigherPlanes the only problem there is that carrot and onions are both roots

[@HigherPlanes]

@@himeshchauhan9843 LOL. Good point!

[@maguar5027]

Time stamp?

[@DobDog151]

As a schoolteacher myself, Tomo just nailed what it takes. “A teacher is just a great student who learns anything.” Brilliant. Just brilliant.

[@HiFiMonki]

Taught kids English for 4 years and this was so true. Students are basically people who challenge you on a constant basis. The constant out of left field questions that you get about things you never though of before really force you to reevaluate you own knowledge and teach you new things about yourself. I grew as a person so much being a teacher. I think it’s something everyone needs to experience (providing they are qualified...) Forces you to think about stuff from someone else’s perspective. Something that seems to be lacking more and more as time goes on....

[@alwaysopen7970]

A teacher learns as it reinforces what you already know and that keeps you on your toes. I have taught people how to demonstrate products when trying to sell said products. It helps to own and use an item yourself just as Tomo does with the guitar.

[@DaveTaste]

Get off with him then.

[@OriginalPuro]

He uses casettes, that means he's trustworthy and cool.

[@samlee2562]

also he's an older gentleman of asian descent so his words are Words Of Wisdom...

[@richardcarew4708]

means he doesn't think in computer-eeze.. I am a retired programmer.. I just can't help myself.. I love computers.. my girlfriend is the Google babe 😘 💕

[@richardcarew4708]

@@samlee2562 older... than whom?

[@shaunoco1042]

Tomo say ~man look like strumming in long grass not always play guitar!

[@thomas.thomas]

@@HareDeLune how many?

[@JensLarsen]

Tomo is amazing!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks so much Jens!!!

[@yeyogak32]

Tomo and Jens are amazing

[@martianmurray]

Whoa small world I’ve been studying both of y’all’s stuff!

[@jonbuckley]

Tomo is one of the best Guitar teachers on the Internet. I love his no bullshit approach. No effects , Dry tone. Purely focuses on the mechanics. The hard to learn stuff.

[@derapospatz5164]

He’s good

[@cole3053]

"Don't worry. Don't compare. Don't expect too fast. Be kind to yourself". Tomo Fujita

[@thisisaugusto]

Tomo!!! Best guitar teacher on KZbin!

[@burkhardstackelberg1203]

"A teacher is not a good teacher, if he is not excelled by his students."

[@Epicionx]

but what does this quote mean. Like, do the students push the teacher forward to become better?

[@zem69666]

It means,If the teacher knows how to get along with the students in a good way,he's a good teacher

[@whyaskmenoely25]

@@Epicionx it means if the students don't become better than the teacher, that's not a good teacher Students are supposed to build on top of what already exists. If they can't innovate, perhaps they haven't been taught well enough.

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

And the way to learn something is to be good at it enough to teach it to someone else.

[@jpkatz1435]

@@Epicionx Aren't they both becoming better, each in there own journeying, both learners?

[@joem9360]

I like to non-diatonically harmonise with the intro and pretend I’m Jacob Collier instead of accept the fact that I can’t sing

[@AdwaitSudersan]

You are not alone.

[@jameswallin9723]

I

[@G.mono_pt]

Right there with ye 😅

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Thats called 'Jazz'

[@Caleb13M]

bro! Haha good one!

[@nicoladolby2154]

What a brilliant video! By giving ourselves limitations, we learn discipline. By listening to ourselves we see our faults and where we are improving.

[@rogerwilliams2629]

Tomo is a great, great guitarist and a great teacher, but most of all Tomo is a great human being.

[@bikashth8539]

Recording yourself, cringing at yourself and improving little by little made me progress so much better than i thought i would. This is how i learnt to sing in 6 months. Even though i am not the greatest vocalist in the world, i can hit every single note properly in the song.

[@benwilson6297]

Hey, just wanna say I'm really loving the daily uploads and they're helping me get through lockdown. Good job :) and thank you!

[@judih.8754]

Yes these are so good for the soul!

[@WhistlingGary]

As an older beginner, I needed to focus on my strengths. I will never be an all-around CGP... but I can play fingerstyle and sing. It is so important to focus on the best that YOU can be, rather than be distracted by the best in others. Social media is someone's highlight reel. It isn't ALL real because of the magic of editing. Be you. Choose the songs that people want to hear from YOU.

[@ClydeneBalkeMusic]

This is profound. I agree as an older beginner trying to do all the things only hurts progress. And it plays with your mindset and confidence.

[@kshienator]

Cheers to all the older beginners, me one as well 😀

[@davedavem]

Limitation works. Since I sold my Katana and bought a simple (but still versatile) tube amp I've become a better guitarist. The fact it's a tube amp is irrelevant, it just helps that I don't spend half an hour shouting at a shit Bluetooth connection.

[@self4autism333]

Now thats wisdom.

[@allendean9807]

I consider myself very lucky to have grown up playing guitar when i did, rather than now, because then, you had a record, and your ears. You didn’t have tabs, you didn’t have slower speeds, you didn’t have step by step videos walking you through every single song you could imagine. You had to memorize every note, and play the songs as you could hear them. It wasn’t always right, and it taught you to learn as closely, and as economically as you could for yourself. Now, when i use the internet for learning songs, that foundation serves me well, making it much easier to pick up any song faster, because my ear knows pretty much where to go before the video shows me.

[@allendean9807]

@AntiComm holy crap! I never did! I wish I’d known that!! Did it work?

[@alwaysopen7970]

Records and ears was the way every kid learned when I was a young man in the 70s. The internet would have ruined generations of players. I do like it for learning new tunes and seeing/hearing the artist playing a live rendition of it for realism. A studio recording is static whereas a live performance is dynamic.

[@ghfdt368]

I am enrolled on Tomo's guitar wisdom site and he is one of the best teachers around. He is a wonderful person and makes you not feel intimdated or overwhelmed by learning from him.

[@himeshchauhan9843]

Tomo is a blessed soul

[@alexberger3495]

recording myself was the best thing ive ever done. I would always play my electric guitar unplugged and late at night in my room with the door closed because i was so shy and didnt want anyone to hear me. LIttle did i know i wasnt projecting any sound and my playing had zero confidence and it definitely wasn't something i enjoyed hearing. After recording myself I started playing my acoustic guitar to make my hands stronger from the thicker strings and it taught me to press down hard on the strings and to strum and pick as loud as possible.

[@Tanglangfa]

Best advice I ever got was to turn my amp louder than I wanted it, then try to play as quietly as possible. That teaches control.

[@sergeiponomarev8316]

Recording yourself also reveals if you need to learn proper muting

[@lo-filogic]

Playing as loud as you possibly can is usually not a good thing to do.

[@alexberger3495]

@@lo-filogic there is a happy medium

[@bleromafia]

playing unplugged with electric guitar is great for practice, you can har all the flaws in your playing and can learn to control dynamics.

[@SeyyK]

"Narrowing down is hard work"....this is one of the most powerful sentence ever spoken in musicianship and academia. Great interview and great job always Mary

[@jonathanroyce9692]

"Art is about subtraction" (I paraphrase...)

[@gplayo]

TOMO I have heard him speak many times. His love for music and playing the guitar is amazing. He can’t help but to drop little pearls of wisdom and knowledge about music and playing the guitar. Truly a amazing teacher.

[@rav8530]

One of my favourite Tomo's quotes: "You have to torture yourself". At the same time another one rings in my ears: "Don't worry about anything" I love his approach. Torture yourself but don't worry about anything.

[@bendonkin9449]

For anyone that hasn’t; watch Tomo play “just funky” live here on youtube. Amazing.

[@panayotismav]

* tape nostalgia intensifies *

[@alexberger3495]

It would be cool to hear peoples 5 most influencial guitarists. ill go first 1) Duane Allman 2) Django Reinhardt 3) Jerry Garcia 4) Joe Pass 5) Warren haynes

[@StockportJambo]

1) Brian May 2) David Gilmour 3) Steve Rothery 4) Joe Bonamassa 5) Eric Clapton

[@alexberger3495]

@@StockportJambo That's a solid list

[@StockportJambo]

@@alexberger3495 Yours ain't too shabby either my man. And, if I could play half as well as the people on either list, I'd be happy. Been playing 36 years, and more practice needed! ;-)

[@alexberger3495]

@@StockportJambo Thank you. I feel the same way. I've only been playing for 10 years but I'm already older than Duane Allman was when he passed away. Some people are just born different.

[@christopherhebert1504]

Off the top of my head. ( 1)Claudio Sanchez 2)Mark Tremonti 3)Myles Kennesy 4)Chris Buck 5) SRV

[@jimmyjimmy951]

“I teach people limitations” ..... “Narrow down”...... a two pieces of advice that will help me focus on the knowledge and skill I need rather than the things I want.. 🙏🏻🇦🇺

[@drivenmad7676]

Lowell George is my favorite player/singer. He was a great song writer also. RIP Lowell.

[@Rod-eq7tt]

Tomo =Mr Miyagi mixed with yoda. What's not to like.

[@rustysguitar1]

Thanks a lot for this video! Gave me a lot to think about. Thanks

[@alessandro9740]

5:57 literally me right now. i want to be ultimate shredder, i want to play funk, i want to play blues, and i want to play neosoul too. and i have soo many favorite guitarist. and this makes me confused which one i should focus. thanks to tomo for the great advice:)

[@Dadaadad268]

so what you gonna choose?!

[@alessandro9740]

@@Dadaadad268 blues rock!!🤟

[@alwaysopen7970]

I want to be myself.

[@guitarready]

i am so annoyed right now, i wish this video was like many hours longer. So much information especially for self-taught guitarist like me. I didnt even realise when this video ended so soon. I wish i could learn more from you guys. Thanks anyways for this wonderful conversation and knowledge.

[@bawseeeee602]

Tomo is very philosophical, weirdly reminds me of a guitar mr miyagi

[@smj7246]

No, he’s Yoda.

[@donindri]

I love Tomo’s emphasis on ear training, triads, keeping things simple and using theory to figure out what you did, not what you should do.

[@markweaver8529]

Narrow down is great advice. I'm sticking to that.

[@randyw71]

Favorite quote “Finish” play like you’re live!

[@journeyofawesome8473]

This reminds me of something similar I was told. If you forget the words keep going, Even if you just sing, "Peas and Carrots."

[@petedavis7970]

When my wife and daughter leave the house, the acoustic comes out and I have concerts in my living room. In my head, it's a show with an audience. I play every song from beginning to end with all the energy that I would give it if I were on stage. Mostly just 'cause it's fun, but everyone says playing gigs is the best way to learn.

[@timnewman1172]

This. I'm guilty of not playing thru at home, need to stop that!

[@alwaysopen7970]

Which is why I always considered rhythm guitar more important than a solo. Which is the song, solo or chords?

[@teriscallon]

"A teacher is just a great student..." love it!

[@oldtimer99]

The more I hear from Tomo Fujita, the more I feel that he is really a sensei rather than a plain teacher; and even then much bigger than the many instructors available in KZbin. Thanks for sharing your conversation...

[@jixxxxer17]

God this guy is amazing , so truthful and smart this guy , i have done one of his YT lessons for a few weeks and I already am improved , like he says, " make effort " great video BTW , Peace Moda

[@dulla8469]

i feel like knowing alot and alot of genres and playing styles is good, but mastering every one of them is the thing thats bad, cause if we all try to master every playing style of guitar out there, based on how much time we put into each sound and style we're not gonna reach the point to master one of them, so learning and knowing is good, especially if you've been playing for decades, learning a new style might light up a new flame and inspire you to play or create something different and make playing fun again

[@eljison]

The first statement, "Finish". Brilliant. I can't tell you how many guitar players I know that have mastered parts of songs and near-perfect solos but could not play one song from start to finish. You have to say and hear it in the style of the Street Fighter video game... "FINISH IT!"

[@lewisjones4158]

When picking the list of five players you love, think of the sound and if you like that sound or not. No matter what the technique is. If you like the sound of a player and all they do is finger tapping, sweep picking, crazy alternate picking then that's one of the players for your list. If you like the sound of a player who is playing 1 or 2 notes per bar with some soulful vibrato then that's one of the players for your list. Just decide if you like the sound or not.

[@jameswallin9723]

Not to be rude this guy is the owner of the last batch of cassette tapes that is on this plane

[@rm9308]

Japan exists simultaneously in 1980 and 2080.

[@greggoso600]

nobody: mary spender: *HHHHHHi*

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

This was like ... sitting in the best class at university with the greatest lecturer ... and the hottest girl in the class is sitting next to you ... You’re like I can’t stop sneaking looks at the girl ... but you ab-s0-lutely can’t get enough of the lecturers every word Ha ha ha

[@alwaysopen7970]

She is hot. Her accent hooks me.

[@suryaselvaraj2793]

Can we just have a moment to thank Mary for asking beyond the obvious questions. Greetings from India!!!!.

[@r4blanks]

It’s obvious how valuable his experience is. Those of us that grew up before the 90s are the most fortunate where music is concerned, but this doesn’t mean anyone can’t get it 😧

[@ZL1LoVeR]

Such a wonderful conversation... so many lightbulb moments for me. Thank you Mary and Tomo!

[@paulocholla]

i hit the like button as soon as i hear "chewsday"

There is something very Ahsoka Tano about Mary's sweater when she is talking to Tomo.

[@jessicacosiguitar]

I had seen some videos of him on KZbin and I decided to subscribe to his channel because he seemed like an amazing person. This video confirmed what I thought! :)

[@ravenchen1080]

hahah. same here. I'm gonna subscribe today!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Being present, completing music, taking notice, being thorough, it is all about not F'ing around and giving respect to what you are doing. This is the essential message I get.

[@TheCincinnatiDad]

Actually, I wanted to comment on something you said, Mary: "my playing serves a purpose." Longish story, I had a fantastic teacher in college, and in a "History of Jazz and Pop Music" class (he also taught a killer elective Music Appreciation) and he told an anecdote that stuck with me about Nat "King" Cole, who was known as a singer, even though he was no slouch at the piano. Apparently someone asked him about having to follow Art Tatum at some show, if that was daunting, stressful, or whatever, and Nat replied, "No, everyone has their own story to tell." That class was mostly music majors, but when he asked what mine was (English Lit), he said "I know a lot of great musicians that were English majors." He also hired me to find some singers (including myself) to perform at some college teacher's union meeting, ("AAUP, that's what we are. Collective bargaining got us this far!" to the tune of Fine and Dandy, which Art Metrano used to hum doing comedy finger magic) which was quite the confidence boost as he had access to a whole Conservatory of musicians at his fingertips. So, find your story, then practice so you can tell your story well, because your story serves a purpose.

[@andreasfetzer7559]

The Casette- thing is the very best , you could chose. Charlie Banacos did it years ago. These were my best lesson, i ever had.

[@ivanradkov]

Very interesting and helpful. Thank you!

[@SteveStockmalMusic]

Great man !!! I always thought... Start slim (technique, scales, melodies) Get wide (try everything, follow your whim, experience it all) End up thin (find what really resonates with your musical spirit and become a master of that. 🤘🤩🤘

[@_Rick_S]

I think if you're a really good person and you try super hard to be a better musician then Tomo just magically appears in your life lol

[@kleckerklotz9620]

He who believes he is something has ceased to become something.

[@david_a_uno]

This is such a wonderful conversation! In times of unlimited excess, less really is more! ❤️

[@6oundStudio]

Oh it’s just a commercial. What a fool i am

[@Greg-om2hb]

Mary, Mary, Mary! Start listening to Lighting Hopkins today. Now! He’s a giant. AND he plays finger style

[@DM-cl1oq]

I've been a lightning hopkins fan since i first heard him about 45. Years. Ago. Great

[@gtsipejr]

Lightning is on my list. Now who's the other four?

[@michaelsmusic3532]

Two of my FAVE youtube stars in one video - wow Life doesn't get any better :))

[@michaelsmusic3532]

It does when U get to watch it again 🎸🎶🎶

[@Ivan_Saul]

So great Tomo is getting more recognized on KZbin! He's amazing!

[@petes2feet]

Tomo is such a wonderful human being, he has touched so many lives, simply amazing.

[@samhatman6536]

The takeaway quote for me is, "Less is better." Previously posted,... I've been playing for approximately 60 years. My channel will be for all to see, how does this old guy come up to speed, who knows functionally NO Theory. Who has Classic ADD diagnosed 25 years ago, has significant arthritis in both hands. These are blessings with which to share small victories to hopeful viewers who may feel challenged and wish an example of encouragement to actually see. I drank in every word Tomo Fujita said. Thanks Mary.

[@WilliamBode]

Many valuable life lessons! Thank you for guitar lessons that are teaching us how to think and how to learn.

[@thedirtyboulevard1805]

Interesting observation by Tomo about Lightning Hopkins and Hendrix’s ‘Hey Joe’. I thought Billy Roberts wrote ‘Hey Joe’ as an acoustic country blues in the early 60’s with the intro pretty much as Hendrix played it. But wait - Billy’s girlfriend Niela Miller wrote a song ‘Baby Don’t Go To Town’ in 1962 which Roberts reworked into ‘Hey Joe’ - after leaving her. Her album ‘Songs of Leaving’ is very good, with some great guitar.

[@gabedirmeyer692]

I think I learn more than music from this man, and I cant put my finger on it. He is a true gem.

[@self4autism333]

Ok, Buddy Guy for the sound, (he got Clapton to switch to strats), Clapton heehee, ahhh, Jeff Beck (he drove the van when Buddy got Clapton onto Strats), Jimmy Page ( he was in the van when they saw Buddy live and switched to strats), Jimi Hendrix because he played a strat so as to fit into the uk scene. Wow thanks Buddy. I think my next strat will be called Buddy.

[@rodrigoguaspari9445]

I like that both Mary here and Michael Palmisano used the same sentence in their thumbnail/title for their videos of interviews with Tomo. You can see how they would both have felt the same urge to say: "every guitarrist must hear this" even if it is kind of a cliche/clickbait. They mus have thought "OMG this is amazing, people should listen to this man!" The guy is giving us real education and its so diferent from cliche guitar learning advice. Such great, useful stuff! Thank you Tomo and Mary!!

[@dhio9615]

cassette is my favourite word

[@shaynes.9773]

I actually stumbled onto Tomo's KZbin channel independently. That is very cool! I really can understand all the things he is saying. With a cassette tape or anything long-form, it trains the mind to have a longer attention, longer stream of consciousness and concentration. The problem with the modern world is we have developed lazy attention spans... short chunking of stimuli. Fascinating concepts. I love both your KZbin channels. So much great content. Thanks to both of you. :-)

[@andreascuderimusic]

Uhhhff. I almost thought there wont be a video today! ;) Better late than never ;)

[@ottoolsen9676]

Funny Tomo is refering to the exact problems i have!! I dont have inough pation, never making video of my self, and most songs is half way done in learning , always ending up with playing the easy things i know, and there are endless of usless guitar shit on youtube, there are ofcorse some god ones aswell, it would be great to have somone learning me some guitar theory, and more cords, and how to use them. for me this is just for fun, and i have no plans to be the next rock star. those days a long gone.

[@kcjones2737]

Whoa... that was inspirational! I’m a bass player and am heading back... wait, what comes before the drawing board...🤔

[@michaelbaldwin6543]

Tomo says "In ten years you will produce nothing because you have nothing inside". This is me. I enjoy so many guitar players, but have never focused on any particular one intensely enough to truly be influenced by them in my playing. He is wise.

[@michaelsmusic3532]

I soooo have a crush on you Mary 🌹😘

[@loveone8073]

Start Develop Finish Thank you for this advice Mr Fujita

[@tommyrandolph2866]

Im a beginning guitar player. I feel so lucky that i stumbled on to Tomo and his You Tube videos. Even before i knew his background i could tell he was special. Thank You .

[@merc1110]

Mary Spender is beautiful inside and out...what a voice! The voice of an angel.

[@vreergc]

When I feel bluesy and sad, I just need to hear you saying "Chewsday tawks" a couple of times and I cheer up already. Thanks :)

[@russellsmith6881]

My main influences Guitar Mark Knopfler, Tommy Emmanuel and Hank Marvin. Just trying to play like these 3 will keep you busy for a lifetime

[@onimekyo7633]

Learning Tomy emmanuel style alone may require 10-20 Years of study

[@alanrodrigues2616]

I used to listen to myself on tape and recordings often albeit 27 years ago while listening to 102.2 jazz fm...some awesome music. It made me realise how so very far I had to go at the time and become my best critic. Playing live regularly is also a different beast and learn a lot about performance, gear, tone..you get one take

[@jamesprice6381]

Vai had much same advice, unless you write and record, its really hard ta get better... What ive learned personally doing this is TIMING , and listening to and CRITIQUING honestly what i am doing....and like Uncle Ben goes... JIM U SUCK at guitar! lol.

[@DJArrigo]

"TEACHER IS GREAT STUDENT" - TOMO FUJITA

[@ChrisStrat67]

Excellent article. Been stuck in a rut for years. Maybe time to “narrow down”.

[@abstractreindeer]

Thank you. Both Yomo and you are great learning resources. Very nice sweater too, Mary.

[@eugenevedensky6071]

Hey Mary I’m a subscriber of Tomo’s site and I have to endorse it. At first I was caught off guard cause Tomo just straight up refers to notes as roots, thirds, fifths, sevenths and flat sevenths but after I got the hang of it and checked my guitar ego at the door I probably learned more than any other period in my playing ✨

[@jackmarshall757]

Love this guy, such down to earth, has a spiritual divine about him.

[@DavidChiriboga]

Great interview! Been enjoying your videos, new subscriber here! 🙂 (On a side note, may I ask what lens you use for shooting your vids? Love your video quality/production aspect 👍🏼)

[@sidewaysrain7609]

Hendricks with self-taught 100 percent. He even had classical influences if you break down a little wing in segments there's classical runs. Guthrie govan can play anything you know why cuz he listens to everything growing up even TV commercials, Christmas carols, nursery rhymes mimiced everything he heard. Sit through one of his clinics it's astonishing it's quite the opposite!

[@lnugent1000]

1.SRV 2.Gary Moore 3. Eric Clapton 4. Tommy Emmanuel 5. Steve Vai Easy list to make for me.