Rory Hoffman

Rory Hoffman plays his new guitar for the first time. We delivered it to him at the Chet Atkins show in Nashville. He jumped in and started improvising a mix of bluegrass, country and jazz. Played through 2 of my new Chameleon Powered Speakers using an ethos Clean pedal into a Wet reverb pedal and mackie 802vlz3 mixer. The guitar has both magnetic and Barbera acoustic bridge pickups and can be blended via a custom built internal preamp. For this cut Rory is using only the Barbera acoustic pickup.

[@perjohansson1258]

One of the greatest players of all time - leaves you speechless

[@KS-ff4cr]

Someone tell me why tf this only has 10,000 views.... This should be in the mills!!! Go Rory!! You're amazing

[@fahimsayed8476]

How come so less people know about him? He is an incredibly talented musician!

[@michaelsosne9209]

i literally clapped for this video alone in my office. bravo.

[@jimmeiring1686]

Yeah!

[@mackdoss6758]

He is phenomenal I've never heard anything that good

[@2fishes-q5h]

#976 👍 says, Rory reminds me of the same feeling when first hearing Danny Gaton back in the late 70's free-jamming pure unadulterated energy all over the fretboard!!! Pure joy to hear again, thank you Rory for your unbelievable talents for this neo-fan...

[@harrypalmer3481]

Just watched this again after a few moths ago & heard a ton more magnificence, just delicious! Lovely tones too.

[@bigred1941]

Never ceases to amaze!

[@resoman8219]

AMAZING.........just pure amazing!!!

[@kenspooner7459]

Great hands made it and now great hands are playing it

[@mstrshredder]

Rory's versatility reminds me of Gatton, five fingers on the fretboard though! Keep coming back to this video again and again

[@santiagoarocena4854]

2:53 Rory decided to go beast mode

[@stuartpotterton6701]

Er.... mind blown. How good is this guy?

[@SlyOps]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!!

[@123ralen]

Rory u are a genius......I was doin my usual tommy Emmanuel search and saw your gig with him and it blew me away .....just seen this and I'm absolutely staggered at ur playing....truly amazing....

[@billwatson7025]

Seen him with his gypsy jazz trio at southern steak and oyster in Nashville last weekend. Entranced. Hostess had to tap me on the shoulder to remind me my table was ready.

[@notpopebuthope]

FUNTASTIC in every single second - love it !! ... and yes - it is a GREAT sounding/working guitar!

[@jimmyc5498]

Beast mode right there and the tone is sick.

[@chrisyounce1815]

Love at first sight!

[@anthonybowers7571]

incredible ,fabulous ..what a joy to see and hear

[@controlsdude]

amazing.

[@davespears2241]

Incredible

[@ghairraigh]

Rory Hoffman is shown on this video playing his brand new Buscarino 17-inch Virtuoso Oval Hole Archtop Guitar for the first time. Just wait until he gets to practice on it a little! This is what all guitar players could sound like if they could use an extra finger (their thumb) to press down the strings on the neck and had the resulting ability to stretch voicings over 6-plus frets. Forget all that technical stuff - just check out his simultaneous bass lines, chords and melodies, the feel and drive of the music. Rory is an Artist! Watch this in "Full Screen" - you will be amazed, just as I was the first time I saw him play.

[@davidespinosa1910]

It's certainly interesting to analyze his technique. Along the neck, relative to a standard grip, his hand position is reversed: on a single string, the pinky covers the low notes, while the thumb covers the high notes. So he uses his first finger (and sometimes thumb) to do what most players do with their pinkies. Across the neck, his hand position isn't reversed: he reaches across the neck for lower strings. BUT his hand arches over the strings more easily than in standard position, so he can let the high strings ring while manipulating low strings. Also, his right hand picking is pretty outrageous. Most people would fingerpick to play that degree of chord-melody. But at the end of the day, it's all about the ears, not the technique.

[@bobgure]

Thanks for posting!

[@invisableobserver]

Love his guitar playing ~ And that is a very nice , very expensive guitar

[@tonymarcus1827]

And, for those of you who don't know Rory, he's equally talented on about 10 instruments.

[@josephsofere]

Many more as well!

[@smmossful]

Colossal talent playing a dyno mite instrument! That's a match!

[@syunusk]

Awesome

[@a.abeyta6237]

Music to my ears...that thumb.

[@jimmeiring1686]

Wow!!

[@mickeekroth4427]

Amazing! I promise i will never say to anyone that i yoused to play the guitar.😁

[@marselom]

meraviglioso...

[@mirkokukic737]

genius

[@stevenacord7642]

Wow man ...

[@adviceman5211]

Holy COW, shqdes of Jeff Healey !!! GREAT !!!!

[@thumbthump]

way beyond Jeff Healey in musicianship.

[@kokopageralam2048]

high sensitive of tunes.. I think he has a heart of God.

[@tonjonbian]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Parkbenchof1985]

wtf! thank you rory

[@mondodave]

i dig it too, man...

[@mariolaporta4106]

Favoloso

[@seanconstantine34]

Wauw!!

[@stevesatterwhite5141]

sweet

[@tonjonbian]

🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@86cadaver]

So how many ways can a guitar be played

[@djkentuckyham]

Ok, what planet is this guy from? What a picker!

[@michaelacoppola8480]

Sounds excellent! Did you get him playing take my hand on tape?

[@בןמאיר-ג1ד]

Keep waiting for someone to mention Jeff Healey

[@intomuse]

The music industry showers people like Swift and Bieber with fame and fortune when there's talents like this guy out there? I don't get how that equation works.

[@mediapc4747]

The fame and fortune are directly related to marketability, the same is true in most of the arts. It takes a certain degree of musical understanding to appreciate this level of ability, and most people just don't have it. There's plenty of classical composers and performers that reach this level too, but I don't listen to them because guitar is my 'thing'. Compared to the recognition they get, Rory is a superstar, headline performances, people making him custom instruments, interviews everywhere, making a good living doing it. Let's try and keep the desire for capitalist excess away from the arts, because everything that gets richer is ultimately poorer for it. If you're pursuing the dollar you can't also be pursuing the limits.

[@samson2342]

Well, for 1, he aint sexy looking, and 2, i dont here oh baby one more time, or gay whispering.

[@guillermomartinez4418]

the music industry is just industry no art, no music, is more visual, good look, nice body and shit in the brain= success. Rory is a real Artist.

[@Cyclerdood]

@@samson2342 music is for listening, not looking at.

[@guillermomartinez4418]

Dios, rory hoffman si es dios y no mamadas, jajaja

[@gst8157]

Tocayito , verdad que toca bien perrón Este canijo

[@ВладимирГоробец-ы2ь]

❤❤❤❤❤❤🇺🇦

[@ecogardenerhuertayjardin9913]

Waw

[@kevinkinnu341]

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[@jerrylanglois7892]

If this doesn't prove music is talent ('' ear '' ) I don't know what does.

[@donszabo7558]

Just astounding stuff. I could (maybe) beat him at dodge ball.

[@josephsofere]

Ha!

[@ilmasticatore999]

😐

[@235buz]

WTF?