Guthrie Govan - Suhr Demo 2011

[@furryz666]

“Mumbai in August” that sounds like a jazz standard

[@hugowasalreadytaken]

Ozone killing toxic gas of doom sounds like a metal song

[@Diax1324]

His fucking musical humor absolutely kills me every single time. Sweet child o mine made me die.

[@sigurd2498]

''Hi i'm Guthrie from the UK'' Understatement of the century

[@SixStringChannel]

Haha ikr. Would've gone better with "I am the danger" BB

[@Larriex97]

I think he was a little bit tired 😂

[@ilikezappa3268]

Well ,he is British , and " Hi . You know who I AM. THE GREATEST GUITARIST IN THE WOOOOOOORLD " ,would be a little vulgar .

[@mattgarnettlondon]

that Sweet Child 'o Mine bit made me spit coffee all over the computer, lol

[@thorhbar1255]

No, it didn't.

[@zendakk]

@@thorhbar1255 Imagine going necro on a 5-year-old comment just to demonstrate what a presumptuous arsehole you are.

[@gustanoid]

@@zendakk imagine imagining

[@oobenoob]

@@gustanoid imagine imagining someone imagining.

[@gustanoid]

@@oobenoob imagine responding to a 3 year old comment about imagining

[@aguspullol5297]

This guy can play everything, I don't know if it's more frustrating or inspiring !! haha Amazing as always

[@zeldax3kid]

I just love hearing him talk about and demonstrate things in such an intelligent way...he's brilliant. Just brilliant.

[@2skyland]

"it's not a pretty maple top, it's just regular maple......tree colored."

[@hegeliantriad3549]

So gifted yet so normal. A very rare combo for a genius.

[@mackhomie6]

yeah. well, sorta. sure

[@hcs5mgl]

I mean, he looks human

[@underground_man]

His warped quotation of sweet child o mine is one of the single best things I've heard

[@mackhomie6]

loooololol

[@richardwaterman1625]

Amazing guitar AMAZING player. Such a genuine guy too, not even remotely cocky or showoffy.

[@joesatriani1200rulez]

He can just sound so good no matter what he's playing, i mean he's going through that orange amp and the tone is just incredible!

[@PRCMGP]

OMG, the way he played Sweet Child o'Mine's intro was... well... genius!

[@Genoc1deP7]

"Ozone killing toxic gas of doom" - Guthrie Govan

[@AgusGonzalez1998]

I love how Guthrie just seems to sound amazing with any amp, you can put him in front of a suhr, cornford, orange, whatever and he stills sounds great!

[@b-sideplank]

Not to counter your point but that Orange Rockverb is actually a quite decent and powerfully able amp.

[@AgusGonzalez1998]

Saqib Saqib I know but that's the point, gotta know how to dial in the guitar

[@b-sideplank]

Agus Gonzalez Yeah, thats true. He would sound outstanding playing through my 35 watt solid state orange practice amp too. I have to go practice now. :)

[@xprophet9]

"All of that nonsense..." you have to love this prodigy. His toss offs are better than the best of most of us arrogant/insecure wankers.

[@MrMaXRisK]

i realy like the way how he xplains him self, such a nice personality and what a nice guitare player (one of the best guitare players), respect from MOROCCO ;)

[@ChrisCorleyMusic]

Great player and the variety of sounds from that guitar is fantastic.

[@elishaabarquez755]

8:16 why did i laugh so hard at this

[@ManyThingsSeem]

Your noodling is better than most players achieve in a lifetime... your theory is spectacular and exciting... my favorite guitarist by far. Everyone who has discovered you is grateful for it.

[@Josephferrari7]

this guitar with this amp, it's a very good mix, sound amazing !!!

[@kreatos10]

Ok lets be real. How the hell is Guthrie even allowed to be this good! Its insulting for even the guitar gods of this world XD Always love to hear this guy play.

[@deadasfak]

Toxic gas of doom :DD I love how this guy talks!

[@andreslh90]

and I kinda like how he plays

[@Malc180s]

***** gay!!

[@monkcapo]

Malc180s Being Gay for Guthrie is quite natural

[@smoovegittar]

Dig this cat more and more. Never mind the chops; he's got a keen ear and great sense of humor. Thanks for posting.

[@AlfVidarSeen]

You just got to love this guy!!! It is pure joy comming out of his fingers and face when he talks and play! What a musician!

[@jornvallis8051]

I could watch/listen to Guthrie play/talk for hours. He's as charming as he is talented on the guitar. I hope to own one of his Charvel's one of the days.

[@andybungert]

gaaaah that quick button for the lead bridge is awesome!

[@xeroblade012]

it's really amazing how he can explain things so much in detail. so much in detail that he can make a picture in your head out of every word he says. :S

[@CRANKYONE100]

Christ your good for the the TOP shelf vid's of the best player known to man!..Keep em comin Spicer!

[@TSchellhous]

It's from his solo album, the song "Slidey Boy"

[@ricksto87]

I love the depth of knowledge Guthrie has. He's a genuine wizard with words and can explain every nuence of detail so well.

[@ericstever1574]

5:40 "all that nonsense" :-)

[@grandmaitredesmarionnettes1038]

all that nonsense every mortal guitarist dreams to be able to play x)

[@cfmill74]

There's an incredible amount of technical exercises here to master. Probable old practice friends of Guthrie's.

[@000MidnightSun]

this guy is a huge inspiration for guitar. not only is he an incredible guitarist but he seems so nice and personal!

[@chuckyinges]

Guthrie seems to excel in everything. He even talks intelligently in every interviews. It is like he is born to do all this...

[@11jupitercowboy8]

God damn. I just discovered this guy 2 nights ago and I'm falling in love. I can't get enough!

[@wavyatdarootz]

this man is such a versatile guitarist...

[@beefysinglecut]

He's omnigenre

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

I work at the factory that "roast the maple" pretty much all tone woods have to be kiln dried. I personally do the wood for Fender, Ernie Ball, Washburn and others. So basically I have held that exact guitar.

[@xHighPotencyx]

@giuseppemare Roasted maple is when they stick it in a vacuum oven for a couple days at a moderately high temperature and in a near-vacuum. It apparently alters the cell structure in the wood and reforms it to be more stable. Also gets a nice caramel color to it.

[@torgnolesetgaudriole2957]

Could listen to him all day

[@Scias]

@GreenDistantStar Different woods have different hardness and reflect different tones. I mean literally reflect those tones, back onto the strings. You are obviously aware that the acoustics are not directly detected by pickups, but the type of wood will reflect different frequencies back onto the string and hence through the pickup. Those vibrations travel better through solids than through air so they get back to the string easily.

[@EOS44]

I was capable of recognize almost 17 different styles and genres of music and playing... Awesome Guthrie....

[@Irviemonster]

Such a humble guitarist, and respected musician, gilbert, cooley, and loomis are all great, but he's just something else.. Anyone who gives up normal things like never learning to swim or ride a bike just to dedicate it to guitar deserves the reward of the passion they put in.

[@dracorl3]

4:01 Sweet Child O' Mine intro

[@AndrewMorgan]

whats most impressive is how he knows what to play based on complimenting all the different distortions, but he's obviously a music genius

[@cohenj45]

String resonance is affected by the materials to which they are anchored, as is true with pickup performance. Case in point, I have a solid swamp ash tele and a mahogany thinline tele. Both have the same pickups (Dimarzio Area T Noiseless, for those who care) and the same circuitry, same setup, etc. They sound radically different. Put both through a spectral frequency analyzer and you can visualize the difference in wave patterns and EQ. Of course, once you crank of the gain and add effects, most modern player's tone will be far less distinguishable when swapping guitars. I'll add to this that these differentiations matter mostly to the player, but not at all to the audience.

[@dreddingdeath341]

Absolutely amazing guitarist. Awesome chords too.

[@Narada65]

One of the best guitar players on the planet IMHO. A true master of the instrument, he can play literally any style masterfully.

[@LukesVintageRC]

Guthrie gots skills! Love Suhr guitars!

[@zapzap36]

I could listen to Gutherie all day whitout getting bored. Fantastic stuff

[@motorhead3759]

..another greatly underrated guitar genius....

[@scotty]

superb, not only the playing but the info and the entire demo.

[@PWalden762]

From the description, it is "The Suhr Guthrie Govan Antique Modern."

[@wayfaerer320]

Ello it's me again....Guthrieee...

[@slametal]

Wow!.. in this 8 min demo of the guitar.. all I got was things that I couldn't imagine one person play so effortlessly!

[@rlevitta]

Torrefied maple (what he calls roasted) is used in lots of woodworking applications where stability is a consideration. It's very interesting stuff. It's putting wood in an oven where it would burn if there was any oxygen - but there isn't - so it doesn't.

[@ishmaelgeoffrey]

5:42 "all that nonsense..." you have no idea how much of nonsense I can play Guthrie...

[@HedOnFire]

I saw someone else make this comment but I agree: watching Guthrie play for 5 minutes is like constantly changing channels on a tv, you'll get a variety of everything...except in Guthrie's case, it's always excellent.

[@holoceneheart777]

hahahaha that sweet child of mine in another tone was amazing.... the humour he throws hahahahahah

[@Cantstandtherock]

Yea, Guthrie’s the real deal! As good as it gets and he’s an amazingly cool dude!

[@sovitmaharjan6177]

4:58 - 5:18 what is this? where can i hear more of this?

[@LLLGuitar]

@Geborren That isn't actually a chord. It's just a note with an octave :)

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

Basswood + maple top = Holy Grail in tone. According to Suhr website. I agree. Now what neck wood would work with tight agressive pickups?

[@willeng84]

@giuseppemare No they actually roast the wood in an oven, probably something like a pizza style oven or possibly something a little bigger. It pulls just that last bit of moisture out of the wood basically just making it harder, It is just a maple neck that they treated to make it tougher.

[@eldrinpaulgok-ong3450]

I love how he's painfully honest towards the suhr :D

[@MsPandaHime]

The pickups are suhr ssv - ml standard - ssh+. The fl has been renamed to ml.

[@stevegrierson]

Not only a brilliant guitarist but a sweet and funny guy.

[@mrbullseye]

Guthrie is the most talented guitarist on this earth. There is not a style he doesn't master. He is also very pleasant, if a bit unassuming and modest, to be around. I hope I get to hang around with him many more times.

[@aleksandersucharski]

listening to new clips, with this guitar.. i think it sounds even better than previous signature model.

[@Mujcanal]

Great guitar, I wish some one have same specs but different colour on sale

[@ohvnaq]

2:57 his hair doing natural harmonics

[@UR2Compliant]

God, I love this guy...

[@astahlemusic]

this is very effective advertising...i really want a suhr now

[@CarpPinePlays]

@SyverF : First inversion of a maj7 chord in case anyone's wondering.

[@dockersguild]

Guthrie is amazing. He played on the entire Docker's Guild album and what he did was mind boggling.

[@OutsaneInBrain]

Only just getting into Govan, sounds awesome!

[@54NT14G0]

@simgeej It's the main riff from his song Slidey Boy.

[@crapadopalese]

6:06 -- which song is that?

[@vampire96blood]

learned a lot jst by flippin to this vid... my big big thanks to you \m/

[@maximvolodkin6809]

this man pleases me greatly :)

[@petergedd9330]

I like Guthrie he reminds me of my 60/70's art college days with erudite types floating about being very arty and cool

[@cjmgretchen]

I literally only watch this video so I can see him play that Slidey Boy excerpt. I want to see a live performance of that song SO BAD!

[@dennoow]

that guitar really does EVERYTHING! I MUST own one.

[@dennoow]

You got one past Dennis, you got one.

[@WilfridRUN]

Slidey boy at the end is just...UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

[@maxolydian9115]

Ozone Killing Toxic Gas of Doom Amazing band name

[@RandyLott]

I think you're right! I really wish there was a video of Erotic Cakes playing it.

[@getaliferetards]

the most modest down to earth guitar player you'll ever meet

[@TheStealthyCactus]

Wood definatly does change the tone of the guitar. it is noticeable, one of my friends own's 2 Stratocasters, one an alder body, and one an ash body, both are american, both have Custom shop texas specials, and we tested both through the same amp with all the settings the same, and they do sound different, maybe not a lot, but you can hear a difference.

[@JeanPaul-Godtier]

Funny, and interesting stuff ... I love his little "classical jazz solo" !

[@jnaz1987]

This guy is Amazing!

[@britincali5702]

5:21 - 5:30 can I get tabs for that please?! 😆

[@freesalute]

slidey boy! i've always wondered how to play the backing...

[@Skavengeful]

"It does *that*, if that's what you want it to do..."

[@NoobTuber1995]

I just love this guy! "There's a lot clarity *Shreds Incredibly fast* for all that nonsense." And I agree with him completely on both parts, clarity and mindless fast scale playing is nonsense.

[@Stallnig]

please, is the bit at 5:54-6:02 from a song?

[@Scias]

@GreenDistantStar Some peoples ears are 'tuned' well enough to hear these subtle differences. Many guitars have the same nut or bridge and sound completely different to most people. I'm not saying that all people can hear the differences that different woods create though.

[@dobsonone]

master of the universe sat on a chair with a killer suhr and a borrowed orange sending forth the heavenly vibrations that delight the drum of the ear with orgasimic boundless bliss, GUTHERS yes ENGLAND!!

[@alheeley]

just love the licks on this,such a talent, but didn't realise it was the maple 'doing its thing' that gave all those pinch harmonics, i thought that was more to do with technique and pickup gain

[@anyday82]

amazing guitar player wow

[@conexionfenix4279]

QUE SUJETO TAN PECULIAR E INTERESANTE ES ESTE MUCHACHO QUE BUENAS GUITARRAS TOCA! LA LECCIÓN DE TENDER SURRENDER ES LA MEJOR QUE VI, UN MASTER!

[@jesperkatsimpas]

sometimes i fantasize about what it would be like if guthrie put out a death metal album