Rig Rundown - Gilad Hekselman

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[@JensLarsen]

Gilad is amazing! Great to see him here as well :)

[@migueesteve]

That’s what you get when you invite jazz guitar players: superb interview, playing and interesting gear! More jazz please!

[@jsphilologos]

I really enjoyed how much of this conversation focused on Gilad's unique style and voice on the guitar. Come for the gear, stay for the philosophy.

[@premierguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jaredforthmusic]

Same here!

[@shivannda]

"Whenever I have a guitar that I'm not touching in a while I'm just giving it to someone I love" --Epic!!!!

[@jamujesperandersen8699]

What about giving at guitar you love to someone you love - that would be - Way epic😉

[@imnotfishing]

Chris does the most intelligent unawkward interviews. Asks the right questions and brings the good vibe. Nice work !

[@premierguitar]

Glad you think so!

[@AlmostHomeSounds]

reminds me of Sean Evans

[@voodoochili12]

Agree, need him to replace john bohlinger

[@imnotfishing]

@@voodoochili12 I like Bollinger too. He’s a nice dude and also a hell of a player.

[@rjrrjr4739]

Bring back Rebecca Dirks!

[@mikikomurdoch5985]

Thanks for this comprehensive interview with one of the leading voices in Jazz guitar. Gilad sold me a couple of pedals.

[@curiousnomad]

I’ve heard Gilad at the Vanguard with his group and in New Haven with “ Real Feels”. He is playing is so creative and musical; every performance takes one on a journey. Although not my primary instrument, he inspired me to take up guitar and take lessons. Gilad is an inspirational player, and I hope someday to play music on guitar in the same vein.

[@GuitarJawn]

44:00 In an older video, he used that Boss OC-3 or an OC-2 and ran both a bass amp and a guitar amp. The lower strings would go through the bass amp and the high strings through the guitar amp. Try it out, it's a magical thing.

[@karlderdelinckx]

That’s a great trick. When improvising freely from one scale to another it’s not always easy to be in par with a bass player. Unless you use a strickt form and in this way you just play both parts. So great … should try it.

[@Sandemose]

Rosenwinkel started using Moffas like 10 or 12 years ago? Sounds fantastic.

[@ImOnlyFakingIt]

Yeah, I somehow can't believe Gilad didn't see a Moffa first with Kurt Rosenwinkel. He's the one who put them on the map, really.

[@hexo-mobius]

9:50 Holdsworth was also pianistic in his approach to cord structure and melodic harmony. I see a lot of that in Gilad, but they’re not the same, but like two distinctive piano players playing guitar.

[@Kurjistaja]

One of the best of this year

[@chrishepburn1503]

I'm not huge In to jazz but I thoroughly enjoyed this interview.

[@tfjzz]

really well prepared interviewer..well done!

[@krishermstad]

Gilad has been blowing me away since his Montreux performances from 2006(?) -- Maybe the most developed voice of his generation, at such a young age. I miss those old days when Ari Hoenig's Punk Bop group was playing at Smalls like every other week, and you could stream it on the website!

[@anthonynicholson5523]

Gilad, Rosenwinkle, and Lage. Top notch vocal-guitarists

[@GeorgeGrydkovets]

Thank you for doing this Rig Rundown! Beyond it, it's just a great interview.

[@BenLubin]

Unbelievably good player!

[@plaintigergrrr8496]

This was really great , what a player!!

[@jermaineholland7108]

Nice one guys!. Gilad is a monster player.

[@Tweneboah]

The best part of this interview @32:00: "people use to make such great music, with such terrible gear" "...In a way the instrument stands in the way of the human spirit..."

[@BoyAditya]

Couple months ago I discovered this guy from Walt Disney jazz cover 😬. I'm glad he invited to rig rundown

[@jeffersondegeus]

Excellent!!!

[@MonitorSmith]

What tune is Gilad sketching on the Howard Roberts? His voicing is so beautiful, amazing player he is.

[@music_works]

This was exceptional!

[@bawseeeee602]

Amazing !

[@koswattedevind]

can you do peter bernstien

[@rieske2000]

Yea he plays an amazing guitar. Pete Bernstein is just incredible.

[@akselwestlund4691]

It would be a short video...

[@jimstahlhut1917]

Love your stuff man!!!

[@rieske2000]

I hear a lot of inspiration from J.S. Bach ... Really love the stuff Gilad creates. I really hopes he will make a solo album. Just playing his ideas.

[@dilanmashru1948]

i wonder how his guitars survive humidity changes and travelling since he barely keeps it in his cases

[@johncruz9357]

It’s called voice leading!!!! They really should get some one who’s knows more to interview a jazz player… Gilad’s a great player!!!

[@miekgenklefin9616]

Gilad Hekselman should be in any combo with Rick Germanson (p.).

[@patrickmckay6621]

As a non metal 7 string player i was really interested in the different low string tunings he is using. Because a low B is not very comfortable when you play certain chords. In a recent interview for the german gitarre&bass magazine he also mentions the confusion the extra string creates every time you switch back from 6 to a 7 string Instrument even after years of experience. Because a 7 string simply cannot be regarded as a 6plus1 guitar if you are not just playing power chords. Great player, great music!!!!

[@PrimoSchnevi]

nice

[@dennisgodshalk]

Gilad I'm available to hold onto any guitars you aren't playing... Call me...

[@henrikduende]

Is that a small guitar or does he have super big hands?

[@reginaldperiwinkle]

Dude needs to try the Gamechanger sustain pedal. He'll throw that freeze right in the garbage. Word.

[@gHexMusic]

I did. I prefer the freeze ❤️

[@reginaldperiwinkle]

@@gHexMusic Bro!

[@gHexMusic]

@@reginaldperiwinkle bro!

[@samwisegrangee]

The real reason is that the Plus pedal wouldn’t fit on the board or in the bag 😂

[@akselwestlund4691]

The freeze has a sound of it's own.

[@vecernicek2]

33:21

[@josearjona3728]

Excelent player, horrible frame rate xDD

[@soundknight]

Ahh, D'Addario, the extremely good value string giant producing 15 types of vanilla flavoured strings for goldilocks players. Now with improved condom layer for his/her pleasure!

[@dillonwells2731]

he uses thomastiks

[@dillonwells2731]

@Torrie Seager seems like we’re using beta male strings. better switch or we’ll never be taken seriously