Suhr jam 2 - Rick Graham & Tom Quayle

Hey everyone!
Rick and I have been hanging out for the weekend doing some playing and generally enjoying music as it should be enjoyed! We recorded a few vids for your entertainment of which this is the first.
Just two guys enjoying some improvisation over a funky backing track!
More Suhr madness to come - hope you enjoy. These guitars sound awesome do they not!?
www.suhrguitars... for more info on these beauties.
We hope you enjoy!
All the best,
Tom and Rick!

[@frankie.d1127]

Tom's feel, tone, and phrasing. My lord.

[@vivekbodh2096]

It's a pattern. Which is quite similar to Guthrie

[@tonypowell250]

The best.

[@paulgilbert3139]

you have to listen to alex hutchings man

[@chromedealer]

Love this jam. Still listen 10 'years later!

[@RickGraham]

actually none of the phrases in this and the other video are pre-planned. It's all total improvisation which is happening in the moment. Don't take that as a negative comment I just wanted clarify it. Thanks man!

[@Caprani83]

Go Fuck Yourself.

[@corndog6646]

@@Caprani83 who hurt u

[@martinpaddle]

that's what makes this great, even 10 years on. It's sad that too many guitarists these days are being hailed as the GOAT and the 'future of guitar' for playing some slick pre-composed licks on a Jared Dines shred collab but look helpless when being asked to improvise over a blues progression.

[@thetravellers6584]

You guys are just amazing

[@pedrobasilioyare2695]

so idol mr rick, i wish i could play like you

[@RickGraham]

Thanks man! That's exactly what this is all about; two guys loving the music ;) Rick(on Tom's account)

[@NavidKhan84]

Rick Graham is also the wrestler Rob Van Dam when he is not playing fusion

[@davebrusco6633]

Listening to playing like this and then recalling what was considered great playing in the decades past gives a striking contrast of skill advancement.

[@somefecker1807]

Love Rick for his amazing economy, speed and note choice. A shredder with virtually no peer. Love Tom for his impeccable phrasing, tasty, tasty licks and smooth legato. My opinion of course. Great jam.

[@droidfan]

I watched this when it first came out haha What a journey!

[@m2350]

If thats a wedding ring on Rick's finger i hope his wife appreciates his guitar skills as much as everyone watching this video does.

[@jonathonargent4016]

I find it amazing how Tom quale can make a great guitarist sound ordinary purely because of his phrasing he literally makes his guitar sing phrasing at its best I've never heard playing like it

[@jhonesmidtimbang]

There is no competition here dude I think they are both guitar god in their own style but I prefer Rick Graham not just because his technical playing but I think he is more versatile than Tom and in terms of who has more tool in the trunk I think Rick is the winner because he has a lot of variety in terms of technique Tom Quayle is very technical too but the only thing that is very special about him is his legato but I never seen him use other technique unlike Rick I think Rick Graham has a lot more variety of technique than Tom Quayle and that's make him a very versatile.

[@alexjackson8841]

@@jhonesmidtimbang I agree about versatility, however for this style of funk/fusion/jazz i prefer tom’s style. Really I think tom has better phrasing for this style, just my preference though

[@ibanez33150]

Damn! Just discovered this and this is ten years old.

[@i.c.g.1415]

Whow, whow, whow. A double Power Pack. I need that kind of music for flying away and escaping to a another world. The virtuosity is reallly awesome. Exactly my taste of music.

[@DeathChord13]

I could listen to these guys all day long, I love the grove and indeed I'm inspired.

[@RickGraham]

Appreciate the kind words although we agreed to improvise over this without resorting to licks we've used a million times before. At 2:50 I failed. That's why Tom's shuddering ;-)

[@mountainman8775]

@Rick Graham... I didn’t hear it and was listening closely.... was that not a good stank face from Tom? Nice phrasing and note choices, something to aspire to and a great skill to practice.

[@RickGraham]

That will be coming very soon ;)

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

This is why you practice all the hard stuff. So you can forget about it and play what you hear. There's no pretense or showing off here, it's not a race. Just a couple players having fun and sharing ideas.

[@izzate7]

How have I missed this? Still the best legato in the game from you two 10 years later.

[@waxhead63]

An absolutely brilliant example of trading licks without ego ... total complementation to each other

[@ChrisCollinsx]

I like how fluid toms style is. Sick tone as well

[@lutfiahmad7748]

finally I've found both of u in one video. love it so much. keep shred guys.

[@stratmanuk]

Love the tone from that maple boarded Suhr!

[@prabowoputra]

I can watch this video for 1 hour and not get bored

[@megashredderofkate]

i definitely didn't appreciate this as much as i should have the first time i watched it years ago. you 2 are absolute trail blazers!

[@cripitsacrapple]

2.51 - lick from shawn lanes instructional video! u realy incorporated it into ur playing nicely and fluidly. for thoe who want to know, the lick is up a 2nd down a third and repeat. moved thru a major scale position, with a slight exemption when changing to the g string

[@tomcatt9875]

Never heard of tom until i bought the fractal axe fx ll, still i had no idea he was such a great player,rick is one of the guys i follow

[@gretsch19]

tom you never cease to amaze me.

[@bozzolanmusic3617]

Beautiful !!!!

[@ShredST]

This is just too incredible.

[@sermorel]

Great playing, guys !! Thanks for sharing your talent with the world. Greetings from Brazil.

[@hellospy2]

And the winner is.... All of us.Very nice collaboration.

[@thorndog100]

Both just monster players, I love the phrasing that these guys come up with. Just brilliant

[@hendrikvoet1275]

FANTASTIC !!!

[@darrenlivingstone]

From the moment you start playing at 3:06 Tom, I couldn't help but find myself smiling at that part (the entire part until Rick's next turn) because it doesn't sound like improvisation at all; it sounds like a well thought out solo! I was genuinely sporting the hugest cheesy smile at the start of that part. Great job as usual guys, keep it up.

[@jasonkerr931]

Tom, in the pocket!!!

[@tonyhewitt1345]

Fantastic guys...

[@EvoJackson]

Awesome job guys!! Now i wanna see you Tom, Rick and George all jam together!!!

[@jamesmelton5245]

After toms first run ricks like ok got to take this more serious. 10 years later still so good.

[@oliverschellenberg8903]

OMG so good! Reminds me of an album called "Centrifugal Funk" ....

[@GuillermoSmyser]

Wonderful! I can't wait for your album Tom!

[@wolfos412]

Ok so I bought a Suhr, now I can play like this right?

[@agasadsangma5505]

😂r

[@Bastanaft]

Suhr, man ! ))

[@intrinsic524]

xD im sold on the zebra pickups look

[@fatthead360]

Absolutely great listening...

[@arnauddd]

i want to transcribe every solo ever played by mr Quayle. every single second sounds awesomer than the awesome second before

[@enicmatic]

wah......two great mans.....Your are one of the best guitarrist improvising that I see never.... amazing...

[@gleaclub6815]

that sound. awakes my heart

[@acusticsix]

hey you guys are the licklibrary steelydan and eric johnson instructors! i have both dvds, they will keep me busy for long time... great job teaching and top notch playing... cheers! tim providence,ri

[@Ynger63]

Just saw another take on Rick's channel, I really enjoy that style and your skills. Thanks again!

[@sunnys3325]

Simply Fkn Amazing!

[@efrainbenitez9580]

que barbaros estos dos amigos es un deleite escucharlos muy buena influencia para mis oidos

[@gandaragarcia]

Amazing as always.

[@DavidFeilyMusic]

great tone 4:01-4:04. I thought I was listening to Allan Holdsworth! Especially with that great vibrato on the last note of that run! Great playing Tom and Rick!

[@creation23]

So this is now my favourite jam.. amazing work guys.

[@agvlog7837]

rick you are multitalented as guitarist

[@binodbaiju8228]

Amazing.

[@abhaysharma5072]

Cannot believe that this was 10 years ago

[@vishalquake3]

Niiiiiiice ! ^_^ Can't wait for more !

[@SebastianPersini]

Amazing playing guys!!! just insane!!

[@ilfara76]

simply great!

[@raphaelrodrigues8983]

Dois músicos com técnica absurda que deixaram de lado a competição e fizeram música. Sou fã.

[@cocinaenlarutacontonymorales]

because of you, guthrie and rick, i rerally want tou buy a suhr modern custom !!!!

[@orangeguitarmusik]

WOW!!!! Really great tasteful playing I love it.

[@mikedervos5974]

That was a epic jam!

[@alijens]

Great playing! Now if only i could get my hands on a Suhr thing! 5 stars!

[@kgtbest]

amazing fusion jam guys wicked stuff from KG

[@atoolhead]

i just got a member from infinite guitar mainly for tq's lessons. thx for the vids. im looking forward for more

[@Senjaresa]

nice and cool playing....

[@ProbyWaN1337]

Ten years old!

[@scottfree6]

man, rick graham produces some monster players/technicians/phrasers, how i would love to study for a minute under his auspices..quayle, gadiner...awesome..i could listen to this stuff all day, then play for 2 from the inspiration :) nice guys!!!

[@billpierce]

Awesome !

[@TokedOutVlad]

Amazing! Just add Guthrie and you have three of the greatest guitar players

[@PhilipHS]

__Vladimir__ couldnt be more true!!

[@nonamed_9407]

that's a little too much...

[@DanielVerberne]

Martin Miller would have to be in the mix.

[@retrorewind6042]

@@DanielVerberne and mateus asato

[@shREDhead44]

Greg Koch.. cough cough

[@scottt9382]

You guys play so much better than I ever will - but, endless 16th note runs with brief landings on a color notes, etc. - I would love to see what you guys could do with more space (sorry I am sure I'll get hammered for sharing, but just being honest)

[@luigicuccitto2113]

GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸

[@jerekekale]

10 years ago, wow!

[@pnaubry]

Great stuff !!

[@90sam1]

Legendary

[@MrSomchiman]

Superb!

[@Carlosgtrsnk]

I think Tom was born to play fusion, his playing, compared to rick's, has so much more swing and dynamics, i think rick is more of a shredder

[@guillermosantacruz1574]

I think Rick has some fantastic licks and dynamics as well!

[@tarkus1056]

Rick is a classical-trained musician, you see how he loves arpeggios

[@pablo_costas]

Tom plays more voicy, and yep, this base tends to be fusion like . Anyways , Rick is a monster

[@alexjackson8841]

I think rick is in his comfort zone playing insanely fast arpeggios and shred licks with speed picking. (better and faster than anyone else) but still at this tom rules I'd say

[@kirkwahmmet8406]

In all fairness, this is nowhere near ricks normal standard I’d say.

[@hasielove]

it's like satch and vai all over again. so happy for this

[@ttestates1]

Doesn't get better than this

[@someweirdguy101]

Breathe, guys!

[@miked4785]

Seriously, good observation

[@tomsfruitstand6821]

You don’t breathe when you’re a robot made to shred!

[@ollimoore]

^ Each to their own, but I actually like 'breathless' solos

[@FLS713HTX]

ollimoore so do I, to see how creative a player can be.

[@scottt9382]

YES!!!

[@danohrly]

Rick reminding me of Steven Seagal here hah. Nice jam here, always fresh to listen to!

[@chumbo]

Rick, I must say I really like that one little tasty phrase at 0:50! I see Tom liked it too ;-) It's all awesome of course but that one really caught my attention.

[@RomuloGDO]

this is EPIC!

[@intrinsic524]

that was sick!

[@LoudStereoTINYDICK]

wow...two greats

[@MrIvanHalen]

Too much awesomness in just one freaking room!

[@jaggercontreras9270]

Super cool..yep

[@bilawalillyas7162]

both are super cool.

[@QGMODS]

Bravo to both of you, this a whole new level of great playing :) 5*

[@user-ee6dd3ko5d]

rick you looks like vision lol

[@Rishabhgreenday]

강지호 hahahahaha

[@damianguardado.guitar]

jajajajaa

[@irwanbahari897]

hahahha so true

[@TheDeffend]

lmao

[@tonypowell250]

Who?

[@Somewhere-in]

Bloke on the right delivers good at the end. The end is actually rather good.

[@alexkhan2000]

Great job, guys. You sure do those Suhr guitars justice!

[@Dreamfullofzen]

very nice!

[@seanSHRED87]

@chumbo Yeah that was really cool. So was 3:07....really nice soulful rhythmic feel!

[@vomitbrown]

This made me realize that rhythm really matters a lot. I mean Rick is an totally awesome guitarist but Toms Rhythm and phrasing is hard to beat! Really blew me away.

[@roba1899]

Quayle's instincts are phenomenal ..

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Tom is just awesome

[@constantinosmavroyannis9409]

i used to think tom made a deal with the devil to take his hair and give him insane chops but this video proves that not to be the case

[@Customisbetter2]

3:22 is one of my favorite licks of all time.

[@hermitette]

i was gutted when the video faded out - amazing playing