REDD VOLKAERT .... SLEEPWALK... amazing Dallas 2014

Redd is THE man on tele now............. the rest that I've seen, are mostly dead,or, currently irrelevant at this point... yeah, yeah, yeah, there's probably some other dude in Nashville, probably, but I doubt it, at this level.

[@demonrat9667]

The fact that he doesn't use a slide but gets slide tones is really amazing

[@timothylee6859]

I saw Redd with Debbie Cashdollar and he blew me away. The man is magic with a guitar, getting all his sound with his hands, makes him one and only.

[@ChefDaveWQFS]

Cindy Cashdollar.

[@Supplanter64]

Redd Voekaert. A guitar player's guitar player!

[@acuray]

Fabulous and understated Tele playing. Looks so simple (not!) but it's the great 'feel' that Redd has inside and in his hands. One of my favourite Tele players and for me he's up there with some of the best. Thank you for this video....Redd - many thanks for inspiring me!Jeff Jeffery

[@rogerhoman8442]

i can play the straight (no improv) version... his improvisations are great... great note choices and a great fat sustained blues tone... LOVED this one....

[@jeffmcleod2855]

Yes there are faster pickers out there - Johnny Hiland, Daniel Donato, Brent Mason, etc, etc, but Redd has a style all his own. And he plays with a sense of humor. Super nice guy too.

[@xtc1957]

FUCK speed all to HELL. The same thing goes for cars. The Dodge Demon is the fastest American car (for the moment). On the other hand, it is mass produced, and has absolutely NO VIBE. Stop comparing players!!!! It's entirely subjective shit, and this video is about Redd, not the others. Jesus Jumped Up Christ, guys...

[@leoosiku]

Donato does not enter the Mix!

[@horsecockexpress7612]

amazing how those big ole paws can be so delicate and dance along the fretboard

[@Venetiababy1]

He plays nice notes.

[@Baci302]

Redd is The Man. One of my favorite guitar slingers playing one of my favorite guitar instrumentals.

[@beeps123]

I am here to watch Redd.. And no one else. Is that clear???

[@greatvanzini]

Do buy his Stolen Licks DVD. Lots of info & a nice concert with Redd & Cindy Cashdollar live.

[@MrBluzguy]

Sounding awesome as always Redd!

[@cpmingus150]

Come on Rocco, Redd is on the Mount Rushmore of Telecaster. Lets hear your version?

[@MrMusicguyma]

He is showing off his voluminous bag of tricks and having fun with the old tune. No harm in that.

[@VoyagerAlex]

oh man. Redd is so awesome. So pleasing to listen to.

[@Kaelan66]

Another tele man to check out is Guthrie Trapp! He's awesome

[@ChefDaveWQFS]

One of the best.

[@fdcentrella0069]

This is great but in answer to the original poster of this fine video I must mention Jim Campilongo and Bill Kirchen and Kenny Vaughan who are right up there with Redd. This is not to slight Redd in the least because I love his playing but there are others out there also carrying the Tele torch and doing a fine job of it. Oh yeah and John Jorgenson, Jerry Donahue, Will Ray, Brent Mason, Brad Paisley...... There's hope yet!

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

Yes! Lots of great Tele players. The Tele is so odd. Rather a primitive beast--yet the great guitarists conjure amazing tones from it.

[@stevebost5496]

All great pickers

[@juniornash386]

Fred Centrella thank you Fred thank you for saying that because I'm sick of the red thing over and f****** over and over and over and I know Brent Mason can wear his ass out on the guitar

[@allbuzzedup1]

Breathtaking

[@elvislives-gl4rv]

Well, Danny and Roy are gone, but Bill Kirchen is still in.

[@MJ-cf8dy]

Been a fan every since.

[@fumeokid]

That was awesome. Great touch and feel. !

[@TheFusiondave]

This was a great show! Would you happen to have the rest of the show? I really enjoyed the Porter Wagoner cover.

[@kathehun6034]

Love his version ,but i cant undarstand the 16 dislikes this people have never sleepwalked...

[@daviddoyle4516]

I love Redd because the man knows what he wants on the Tele and he gets it,,,,,,,watch Redd and learn guys,,,,

[@crowhaven200]

Holy Moly! Red! Simply awesome!

[@clintongallagher]

. Greg Koch is likely the best of the best Telemasters at this time. Still, not even Koch has the résumé of Volkaert... Roy Nichols played guitar for Merle Haggard and The Stangers. Nichols died in 2001. Redd Volkaert took his place and played in The Stangers until Merle died in 2016. Your welcome.

[@horsecockexpress7612]

Telecaster Master

[@tomneily9506]

Red oh man i hes good really like his playing

[@shawnhuff6024]

He's playing some richie valen's

[@markh7523]

cheeky version but I love him

[@passionforguns]

Now there’s an interesting version.....

[@heinyvolkart1965]

I like him.

[@allenhughes12]

He's a cannibal.

[@Venetiababy1]

He thinks of things that other players don't. My steel player has played with him a few times.

[@MPfrance]

PURE talent!!

[@poissoncapricorne7880]

Sublime version , que Danny Gatton aurait surement apprécié..... Merci JRGUITAR

[@spatialfrance]

Great Redd, thank you.

[@charleschase6428]

Beautiful!

[@michiellombaers3198]

Are those Bill Lawrence L-250s in that Tele?

[@iansnyder274]

No they are early Bardens before the double blades....he talks about them in his truetone lounge interview with zach childs....I actually had one early bridge single blade which was, I was told was a prototype. It was INCREDIBLE sounding. nothing like the later double blades. Much rounder and smooth, but totally vintage too with BALLS....I got it from Steve Crisp, who was the guitar tech at Ray Hennig's Heart of Texas as well as Rob Hackers Custom Shop back in Austin in 93 or 94. I traded a 58 LP Junior for a 66' tele with that pickup...Supposedly Joel Hamilton, an amazing player from Mississippi, had gotten it from Danny Gatton and traded it to Steve Crisp....Unfortunately I traded back with him to get my Junior and gave him back the pickup. I wish I had it. But, man it was one of , if not the best bridge pickup I ever heard and I heard a lot of flatpole examples.

[@tedadlington1777]

I don't think Eedd tiok it toi seriously BUT It shiws his incredible talebt and musical abilities.

[@JayHarrisGuitarLessons]

i think ted nugent came to a gig in texas n went up at a club n played with his band recently? it might be in one of my play lists? check out some of my many covers - we do about a dozen diff styles - i add new ones regularly!

[@majortwang6211]

He is the best for me

[@vicentegamerdx1802]

Amazing

[@MJ-cf8dy]

I think the first time I saw him was on a TV show playing with Haggard.

[@lukethedrifter3363]

Danny gatton does a great version of sleep walk as well.

[@shawnhuff6024]

You know at the end of the movie la bomba when they do the funeral seen

[@CaptainPickalot]

YIKES ! This dude is quite a picker !

[@thomasj.rosatti9671]

Ever heard of Bill Kirchen?

[@rodoconnor545]

I think he's using a Parson/White stringbender. Very cool

[@telemaster300]

Nope.

[@Plekteret04]

He dont use any stringbender. He twist/bend the guitar with his strong hands.

[@paullevine1813]

B Benders have the button behind the bridge for the B string to attach to , this is not a b Bender & from the rest of the comments regarding yours they are correct ,it's just Red & his ability to push the neck & power that Tele into getting a close sound to an actual bender . Plus the giveaway is you see no down pull to engage the bender . This is all Red & those magic hands.

[@dwainmcbain5263]

I think I was just on LSD!

[@pg123ab]

Wow

[@Sunburst64]

Redd, love it!

[@stevebost5496]

Man what a picker

[@billville111]

Why is he playing the little kid's model Tele?

[@maccoleify]

Because clean playing like this aint easy on a bright ass instrument. He's got his timbre down cold.

[@Plekteret04]

Has been a fan since I bought his first CD TELEWACKER . This tune is a guitar classic. Is best known from THE SHADOWS and Amos Garret. Two different style of playing among others. But Reed Volkaert has his own twangy style of playing the guitar. I like his cord voicings in hid playing. Not too many guitarist has this in their vocabullary.

[@telecasterbear]

this might be one of bill kirchens guitars since it has the bar magnet pickups.

[@JakeJonesPickups]

No..Thats is Redd's guitar he is using Jake Jones Pickups !! mini Charlie Christian knock offs very clean and focused sound

[@juniornash386]

can someone please tell me what so f****** amazing about that

[@TEXASFENDERBENDER]

It would take a functioning brain to comprehend so I won't waste the time.

[@johnsee7269]

Incredible performance; wow! He kinda gets "off topic" but WTH; lol!

[@dalethomas6125]

He's a jammer!

[@jblue48]

Not a second of that 7 minutes wasted!

[@pullmyfinger7124]

You lost me with the overdrive.

[@ScuttleFische]

2/5 .. confusing your bass player = fail

[@whitenationalist6474]

Good but not great. No emotive force and often a bit boring. He can't quite make the instrument sing with any fluid beauty.

[@cliffmatthews6577]

Very boring !

[@mickeekroth4427]

Sorry but this is just another stupid way to spoil a wonderful tune.

[@denniswoods6035]

Sorry, but I find this performance Sloppy and self indulgent. And let's not start on his timing. He's good but just not Great.

[@betterthandeadohyea4500]

Dude are you serious?

[@Brandonfunky]

not great??let see if those tele masters would agree what u had said here.u are out of ur mind man

[@countrykeith6518]

Are you kidding me redid can play circles around pretty much anyone including whoever you are Dennis who ?

[@agork]

I have to not disagree.. compared to how he normally plays. However, this was not bad compared to many others including myself.

[@stevebost5496]

Lets hear your stuff so we have someghing to compare to He is a far better picker thsn I am after 50 years of playing

[@rickroche8860]

Indulgent. Why ruin a great song? Lacking the beauty of the original. Sorry man. Lots of players out there.