Robert At Home - Episode 4

Robert is in the US this week, and this is a catchup of what he has been up to, plus a special performance from zumguitars.com
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[@MikeFowlerguitars]

"bollocks" .. and then produces the most amazing arpeggio run I've heard in a long time 😂

[@zenzenzen4741]

Lmfao seriously?!!!

[@hibyemeyou5298]

@@zenzenzen4741 tis no laughing matter

[@axxeman2002]

@@zenzenzen4741 No - I don't get this C pentatonic tuning at all; everything sounds horrible. Emperor's New Clothes springs to mind.

[@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd]

too bad im not a guitarist just a really bi-polar bassist ala brufotrd.

[@gorkemucar13]

3:55 for those looking. I did. I am glad that I did.

[@pse888]

Mr. Fripp is making sure the magic behind his music will be passed on for generations. What a gift he has left us the the world with. Thank you!

[@cliveaitkenhead]

Even as a keyboard player I find Robert's videos really useful because they illustrate a meticulous and detailed approach. Just to add my two penny worth I see Robert uses a metronome and I guess he probably also does a lot of slow practice too to get the accuracy, control, phrasing and articulation - without a metronome you tend to speed up. Slow practice is musical magic.

[@joet_swbo101]

I had a great time at the Glen Cove guitar circle. Hoped you found some enjoyment with my groups blues/rock heavy performance. Thanks for your time last week Robert.

[@trilingual6725]

I was there, too, Joe! You guys were great!

[@SportingDrivesinColorado]

You've passed your insanity on to these young men! BRILLIANT!! ❤❤

[@psyclotronxx3083]

What a nice guy and great teacher. I love competent people.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Great to see the Zum performance in here!

[@pyrojoe711]

Wow. Congrats to the three chaps at the end. Beautiful.

[@mikeriesco6174]

Fantastic! Robert... pleeeeeeze do a tutorial on your picking technique! I know we ALL are yearning to see that. Thx!

[@1ouncebird]

Definitely this! Great idea Mike.

[@smedleyx]

I never took a GC course, so untutored, it took me about 25 years to figure out the idea of "it's not moving the pick in downstrokes and upstrokes, you Release the pick and Return [with almost no effort]". Now I have to figure out the left hand secrets

[@Joseph-dr6si]

That looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for posting I enjoyed every minute.

[@BOOMER-DAD]

Thank you Robert. You are a wonderful instructor. Love & good vibes to you ❤️

[@ouchcubic]

lovely to see such fine playing by your students Robert. and their enthusiasm is benevolently infectious

[@bengriffin1089]

Really enjoying these insights into your playing - thank you.

[@healspirit.]

Can't wait for next week's episode 🥰

[@MrGREYMATTERS]

Once again, THANK YOU! 🙂

[@chibiwibi]

What a nice treat from Zum Guitars.

[@mononoaware1960]

It’s so cool to see him doing this, I second the picking technique request!

[@jeremythornton433]

Robert, I love your little shows here and I hope you keep on doing them for a long long time!

[@darrendohertymusic]

I'm so grateful for these insights Mr Fripp. Loved every second.

[@gregmock6808]

Brilliant!

[@buenaonda2392]

Stars, three of a perfect pair, album red and all your Music = love.

[@electricwizard3000]

Thank you for the tour of your lovely garden!

[@bmac5085]

Absolutely loving it Robert. Can't wait for the next one. Just great guitar playing. 🎸

[@marsmediapro]

Nice; quite NICE! Thank you.

[@juliotedesco297]

Desde Argentina. Gracias por tanto Robert!

[@wadejennings]

A transformative experience. 🙏🏼

[@DavidLazarus]

Robert - Fabulous! Both you and Zum.

[@ExpressionVessels]

I’m just a witness of the works of a crafty beautiful disturbing enjoyable journey and truly great full.Thank You 👍❤️

[@youfilin]

for 13 years I play in NST. It is perfect tuning for unabled as me and for starting guitar learning! Cheers!

[@redline2115]

Just found this video years later! Had a blast at Glen Cove, thanks Robert! Many fond memories are coming back. Cheers!

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Very fun riffs to learn!

[@paulauksztulewicz4803]

Brilliant, Robert!

[@calogerobuttacavoli78]

Beautiful

[@frankjamesenglishartist]

Awesome!!!

[@sergegirard9712]

Thanks Robert!

[@Jimverse_]

The performance at the end was great!

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

Well James how's it going. Looks like you had a great holiday!

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

Jamie, 9th November is fine for me. Not cool though but I'll probably need to be at work on Friday for a few dollars. If you can please let me know if you want to join me then I can give you a lesson plan. Thanks for letting me know. Thanks

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

James!

[@RobertJones-et7gh]

Always interesting. Never borring.

[@cheko4349]

Robert usted es uno de mis guitar heros! Los vi cuando vinieron a Guadalajara hace unos 3 años y estaba simplemente hipnotizado viendo su técnica 👌

[@Tommydat1952]

A true master & genius

[@tyroneshuz]

Nice work by the boys at the end!

[@samusbros66]

Greetings Mr. Fripp, what a great vibe.

[@luigizanellato2959]

This is awesome. Such a different and almost unconventional approach to guitar playing. But it is very relevant, because it's Robert Fripp! 🎸🎼

[@dogboydar1202]

what a wonderfully strange man

[@pol04061956]

Love Mr. Fripp I think he is comming from another dimention 😍

[@RENEGOMEZMusic]

Nice to see ZUM,, greets to Shinkuro, Luciano, Fumihito and Robert ! atte. Daniel René from Punta Arenas, Chile!

[@lamecasuelas2]

Those ovation guitars sound so crisp. The tone cuts like a hot knife through butter

[@tomasbarrios97]

Without detracting from your previous comment, in which I fully agree, I would add that in this case (at least the one that Robert used) it is a guitar designed by him and an Argentine luthier (Eduardo Beaudoux) for the guitar craft/guitar circle courses. But yeah, those ovations legend are superb. cheers!

[@DeadPerspective]

@@tomasbarrios97 The ones with the plastic bowl on the back are awful to play sitting down, constantly trying to slide away from your body.

[@Phoebedumplings]

The players are great but I hate the sound of the ovations, horrible, horrible

[@yergeoff]

the master himself giving lessons. what a treat

[@Tremuoso]

I know, I feel like I'm ripping him off for ill gotten gains. Getting to watch Robert Fripp sit and practically tutor me for free is unbelievable.

[@bizbizley]

A million lost notes come together. Sounds great!

[@vitius45]

Киев смотрит , привет, удачи и здоровья .Спасибо

[@plaubelmakina8916]

I saw you years ago. Good to see you still kicking and playing weird.

[@Mondgeist7777]

Whilst listening I imagined Tom Waits performing spoken word, something about the intellectual pursuits of the Armadillo!

[@ResistanceOfficially]

thats so metal !

[@morecheesemt]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏

[@TheCrimsonrey]

Maestro de maestros

[@SamuraiGuitar]

Zum! ❤️

[@alas8estrenamos]

In acoustic!!! Big Big Very Big

[@bradkaitting4638]

3:55-4:26 “Bollocks …” Proceeds to shred flawlessly. 😂🤟🏻❤️

[@christinapeter1001]

Fraktur and more i need😘

[@fuphanwang9134]

to me probably the biggest and the most influential musician of the 20th century. i said 'probably' purely because of coltrane.

[@kenwilson5453]

I am still very much in the kids end of the guitar pool. This is rich and definitely an invitation to deeper exploration on my part. It's nice to see that even the best of them can drop a calm occasionally. Bollocks! lol

[@artysanmobile]

I have long composed geometrically when it works. It eases the muscle training and occasionally results in a great melody. You have that down to high art, Robert.

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

Robert NOT at home! Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to talk to us,

[@gfgarner1301]

Reminds me of the guitar solo on Larks Tongues in Aspic part one.

[@luisdonoso7907]

Oldschool😊

[@danopticon]

I don’t know why the FLURRY OF TRIPLE-JOINTED RIFFS followed by 04:26, “But I suggest, just to begin with…” made me chuckle so ruefully, but it did! Ach, now where’d I leave that soothing finger balm…?

[@CornishMotorcycleDiaries]

no idea what you are talking about Mr F, but it sounds awesome!

[@SpikesTrailerPark]

Holy guitar lesson Batman!

[@Berealwith]

That was very nice, it's a shame we don't all have the same hearing. My wife has just pasted by she said what's that rubbish, oh dear.

[@briteness]

Are there any women reading this? Have any guys out there ever personally known a female fan of Fripp's music? They must exist, but as time goes on, I think I might be more likely to spot a unicorn.

[@donaldanderson6604]

Robert and Toyah did a lockdown video where they imagine a woman dancing at a King Crimson gig. It's hilarious.

[@steveb3924]

@@briteness haha a very amazing female musician I was dating once commented when I was listening to level 5 the meltdown version in the car "WOW, this is so masculine." I think when a lot of people first hear the more tritone heavy KC tracks it's just so alien.

[@DavidLazarus]

To her defense, though it might have just been my ears, but Robert's guitar seemed slightly out of tune at first. There seemed to be a little more dissonance than there should have been. Nevertheless, Robert is a guitarist's guitarist. For those who think he's a bit too mathematical in his approach, listen to some of the solos he did recently in the standard E tuning. Brilliant!

[@itookallthenames]

You should make a cocktail called grounds for divorce

[@nogbadthebad2609]

Love it. I have question I hope someone can answer. What ever happened to the Ollie Halsall solo album that Robert produced? Who has the masters?

[@illuminatiCorgi]

To be fair. Your tie is amazing.

[@danopticon]

Yeah, he is a sharply-dressed fellow. Musical AND sartorial goals, I guess.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

Wait a minute is this a lesson oh no where's my pick...I can't find my pick...where is it...

[@MsRiccig]

bobby is getting talkative in his elder years funny ive seen the mighty crimson 6 or 7 times and never herd him whisper a word

[@simonkormendy849]

I can hear a bit of a Frank Zappa influence in there, can also hear some Emerson, Lake and Palmer influences in there too.

[@MsRiccig]

bruford was perfect for roberts wrighting

[@danopticon]

Ha! Well, I guess the figures and fingerings from 2:40 on are what I’ll now spend the next year trying to acquire and internalize … thank you for the very clear demo!! What a high bar you set, though. 😀❤️🎸 Could someone tell me if that’s a Breedlove guitar Robert is playing in this video? Did that line of guitars ever finally happen? I’m glad Glen Cove 2022 had a great turnout, here’s hoping for a Glen Cove 2023!

[@CaliforniaGuitarTrioCGT]

Hello Ricky. The guitar in the video is a Beadoux custom guitar made in Argentina. The Breedlove Thinline Guitar will finally be officially released on Nov 1, 2022 and should be available through all shops that carry Breedlove Guitars. - Paul Richards

[@danopticon]

@@CaliforniaGuitarTrioCGT - _Bonjour_ Paul, and _merci_ for the info! Hey, if you get the opportunity, pretty please poke Robert and relay to him that the Glen Cove hootenanny ought to be a yearly thing ongoing into near-perpetuity. It was a pleasure meeting you last year, and if you were able to go this year I hope it was a great experience!

[@danopticon]

@@CaliforniaGuitarTrioCGT - Hey Paul, sorry to trouble you: does Robert’s custom Beaudoux have a bowl-back? I can’t quite tell from this video’s angle, but I thought you might know. My Ovation 1867 is slowly driving me crazy, even after reintonation and a few further adjustments … and although I’ll always love it, in the past this level of frustration has signaled it was time to switch guitars. I’ve saved up a little dough over the years (basically I quit driving, which has reduced my expenses tremendously!) so I thought I might write to Beaudoux and say “Qué tal, me llamo Daniel, y yo quisiera una guitarra como la del estimado Sr. Fripp,” and at least get an estimate of what that might run me. I’m sure they’d remember what they’ve done for Robert, but just to be safe I thought I’d gather as many details about his Beaudoux as I could. I’m sure the Breedlove guitars are also awesome, and I’ll consider them as well. But I figured if I’m in for a bit, I may as well be in for a mile - plus, being from Venezuela, I feel an obligation to shop from my distant Argentinian cousins - so it can’t hurt to contact Beaudoux and at least make inquiries. Thanks for your help Paul! And if there’s anything further about Robert’s guitar which I ought to consider, please don’t hesitate to let me know! 😘

[@santiagog.3866]

Robert, what's your favorite king crimson song to play, which one makes you have a lot of fun ?

[@filmusikchannel7596]

Fripp's style

[@TrevorDennis100]

Long haired Asian guy was giving some Adrian Belew like energy to his playing. I's always wondered what Robert thinks about that? There's Robert who always plays while sitting comfortably, while Adrian launches himself onto the stage, and prances about playing a low slung guitar. It's not like Adrian's parts are in any way trivial.

[@bobbyvox2352]

Always can spot the ovation sound. 🎶

[@bobbyvox2352]

I might mention that it is no obstacle to work.🥳

[@GustavoGarcia-if7vh]

:)

[@christinapeter1001]

Mag das schräge... I oaint you do the gitar...

[@paulauksztulewicz7381]

What guitar model is Robert playing?

[@operatorenabla8398]

So the first chord is what would be called a C7#9 right??

[@rorshakks]

Love seeing/hearing/getting lessons from Fripp. He's become so surprisingly outgoing in his latter years. The mohawk doesn't fit him at all. Hats on to Fripp and Frith and a Firth of Fifth.

[@andorrasrevenge1683]

Could somebody get Mr Fripp a real acoustic? He deserves it.

[@DjNikGnashers]

Very knowledgeable and talented bloke. Not my kind of thing, sounds like shit to me, but each to their own and no denying the talent on show.

[@itookallthenames]

Pffft Bugger off lol

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@itookallthenames Went to your channel to look at your amazing guitar playing, so that I could judge your comment. No content. At least I can play guitar to a reasonable level to have an opinion, plenty of vids on my channel.

[@itookallthenames]

@@DjNikGnashers now look mate, if you are going to say Robert Fripp “sounds like shit” you’d better get ready for some eggs, whether you can play or not.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@itookallthenames Music is subjective to the listener. Frip made some amazing music with Brian Eno, and I did say he is a talented guitar player, but in this video I thought it sounded like shit. I play guitar, I have qualifications in music, and have been a DJ since 1980. I think I have every right to voice an opinion. You have your opinion. So if you're going to tell me to 'bugger off' then you have to expect a comment in return, so yes, you bugger off.

[@kingfloyd000]

easy 😟

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Heretical I might be, but these tunings sound off to me, I think standard tuning is incredibly versatile and useful, plus you can play with other musicians successfully, and in more contexts. Fair enough, all very interesting, it does not matter, each to his own.

[@felixramirez6898]

What the hell ?!! 🦻🥵

[@jameschavez6400]

None of the other players whooped up bollocks is it a fripp copyright?if I didn’t get paralized I. Would make an all stomping bollocks song dedicated to you dad. Dear🥰😘😃❤️

[@StandupRoss]

When you say C Pentatonic Scale, is that C Standard?

[@itookallthenames]

No, it’s different, I think its C D G A E G look up “new standard tuning”

[@turnerthemanc]

Its all too easy to miss the angle he has his pick at when alternate picking. You can see it if you look.

[@johnreeves6286]

I don’t play guitar, other than the stock four or five rudimentary chords. Listening to Robert, throwing out letters and numbers here like a man possessed, sounds like a frantic game of ‘Battleships’ against the clock.

[@brucebennett5338]

the "magic" chord? is that from scriabin? no, wait, that's the "mystic" chord. i know the "hendrix" chord, the "petrushka" chord, the "tristan" chord, and that lovely chord from schoenberg's op. 16, no. 3... but "magic" chords? what are these? i dunno, but i'm a pianist, not a guitarist. keep calm and carry on.

[@johnerwin-inprogress6194]

They're not magic chords. Chords are what you make of them!

[@uriahfiiya]

They're magic..

[@fabriziogoina365]

Mr Fripp , e cominciare a fare della musica nuova ?

[@palaredo]

I hear from a friend that Yngwie Malmsteen is an exelent guitar player , since I don't like metal rock I don't like it ,. Can somebody here give his opinion compare to Robert Fríp ?

[@jameschavez6400]

Robert fripp,Ehen you’re being a telepathic lover can you look closer in the camera and also be a good tantric telepathic lover since age shed your scruffy youthful hair your blessed by being more lovely specially dressed in cute vest❤️🥰😘

[@Adam-kr7jf]

Sounds utter shit to me ...... and I'M a full-time guitarist🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤔😂

[@ronwhitehouse23]

Why do you treasure discordant sounds, they are so jarring and unmusical to my ears.