The BEST Guitar Solo in HISTORY!! (Derek Trucks, John Mayer, BB King)

[@jesseimpersonal]

No one gets a human voice out his guitar like Derek Trucks. Phenomenal.

[@DenisePierro]

Oh! Clapton does!

[@jeremystone2658]

​@@DenisePierroClapton smokes in the corner...nervously

[@DenisePierro]

@@jeremystone2658 sorry, meant to say HUMBLY! EC NERVOUS? My mistake! 😹🐘

[@spa2damax]

Neil young the most non aesthetic warm emotive sound imo. Not exactly a technician like these dudes though 😂

[@rainbow6ixsiege25]

Have we forgotten about Jeff Beck?

[@ish9506]

When BB King hits on you that’s when you know you’re GOOD good

[@brianwade879]

Or when Buddy Guy does.

[@RunItsGojira]

​@@brianwade879yeah but Buddy Guy isn't in this video

[@charlenebrannigan3271]

Dam, he's right. I actually felt something down below!

[@waltersearcy3621]

​@@RunItsGojira yeah, but if he hits on you anyway.

[@helensporer4919]

hahaha Yeah, he likes Johns ability to Play as good as all the others!!!!

[@shawnpilgrim2355]

That dude plays guitar better than I breathe.

[@rodneypratt4324]

Yeah that sounds right

[@SomboonCM]

Trucks has the voice, the vocabulary and just top notch phrasing. Few can make it sing like that. So swampy. Well done.

[@danlovepeaceunity]

But zero personality whe he plays. He's good but boring to watch. Not the rock star quality type

[@russianconservative]

@@danlovepeaceunityhe’s not a rock start, he is a musician, he performs for people interested in music rather than showing off

[@mikekoenig6467]

​@@danlovepeaceunityhahahaha you're a dummy. Nothing about him screams "rockstar" who are fodder compared to Trucks. Sanctimonious dumbass

[@Ondanatch]

@@danlovepeaceunitywhat a weird take. I dont go to a concert to watch i go to Connect with the music

[@danlovepeaceunity]

@@russianconservative he's stiff! He should losing up a bit and gain some personality, it would be a lot more fun, like crack a smile trucks geez

[@daymoncleveland0622]

Jesus his guitar is literally singing.

[@Canadia_Ball]

Reminds me of David Gilmour.

[@daymoncleveland0622]

@@Canadia_Ball wow you’re right I didn’t even think of that! The bends are very similar. I wonder what Gilmour would sound like with a slide.

[@5eba]

@@daymoncleveland0622 Gilmour plays a lot of slide on his lap steel!

[@byronhairston6676]

Sanchez's

[@Add__1]

Don’t disrespect Jesus by taking His name in vain. I urge you to come to Jesus today, before it’s too late. EVERY knee shall bow, either now when there’s time, or later when it’s too late

[@campfive]

crazy! That sounded like Aretha Franklin singing a song!

[@blackman8795]

WOW! you are soo right.

[@jamiebridson7871]

That's what I was thinking while listening! Incredible solo. What a talent.

[@dimebagvinnie644]

Fukk , perfect description 👌

[@watermelone_man]

Absolutely

[@watermelone_man]

@@dep7up I hope, for your own sake, that you're joking right now

[@dsoutherland1747]

I love how you can hear Duane’s classic sound in Derek’s playing. It takes me back.

[@aynosille5436]

The real definition of making your guitar sing for you.

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

Hah… People saying John Mayer doesn’t belong on that stage… Have clearly never heard the real John Mayer play guitar. The guy is a brilliant blues guitarist. That’s just plain ignorant.

[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

It’s actually funny when people talk shit about JM. He is one of the greatest. They hear daughters and say yeah I have heard him play….

[@lukelim5094]

@@user-sn3cs2hd8r welp he is cursed with a handsome face and a lot of girls simping over him. That kinda give a skewed view of his musicianship. Because that is the first thing people look at and judge him on. Not saying it is fair. But yea humans are like that.

[@Gregorypeckory]

@@lukelim5094 You can say that about Jimi and Eddie too, but nobody denies their talent. I suppose blues purists do though; musical purists are missing out on the music.

[@soldierx345]

@@lukelim5094 handsome til he starts really playing. Then the stank face turns on

[@Allguitarinfo]

Right on. JOHN is a great blues player. When Ec says your the best that's something.

[@jordinhocharles]

He plays guitar like how black women sing in the church choir …. Damn that was amazing

[@michaelcavallacci2945]

The same kind of power, emotion and depth. Yes you’re right. 💯

[@whx6227]

Su

[@ChrisHelms-zh8yd]

Derek is a virtuoso phenom. Have seen this dude play for many yrs. First time was when he was 12 or 13 yrs old at the Library in Knoxville,Tn

[@Schmiddsche]

that's pretty accurate

[@uhjeff3651]

I bet he uses the race card and victim card every time he gets confronted for his actions too

[@jeffhogue9953]

It’s a ridiculous thing to say that this is the greatest lead in history. Having said that, this is absolutely brilliant! ❤

[@machinesdeguerre]

Yep! Love it! Amazing solo! One of the best solo! My favorite solo! and more...There are so many "BEST" solos!!!

[@guylhoste391]

He did an even more exceptional solo on Someone really loves you. He told Trucks that was the best he ever heard it. And you can hear in BB's voice he really really meant it. The torch that he lite was passed down. Tedeski and Trucks became close him as a friend as well.

[@thespiritof76..]

No, it's not.... It just takes someone of BB King's caliber to notice it and point it out

[@Mr.CliffysWorld]

No such thing as the one song being the greatest . But yeah . I agree . Brilliant .

[@jasonknotts5001]

It's a subjective matter. In my opinion this is a top 3 guitar solo of all time. Maybe the best ever.

[@docsnarky9987]

Arguably the best blues slide solo I’ve ever heard in my 68 years on this earth!

[@Montanamac]

I suggest you listen to more blues then

[@gwendavishdz8804]

Daaaaamnnn boy!!

[@wymple09]

No

[@user-dd3di9ih7b]

When did he play a solo? Ive listen to this several times and there was no solo by anyone

[@JotaroJoe]

I wasn’t even that impressed here John’s got way better blues solos then this

[@19MichaelDixon]

BB eventually says "that's the best I've ever heard it." Best compliment ever

[@Undercoverbrotherfromanother]

Derek is keeping blues alive in the next generation and century.

[@michaeldeaton1788]

Talking to

[@evanlashway329]

Hey man Jimi Hendrix and frigging voodoo child is what made me fall in LOVE with blues I’m 16 years old man and I love old blues my music teach said blues singers are one of the most TALENTED singers EVER the amount of control he said you must not should MUST have over your voice to sing like Stevie ray Vaughan and how he yells but still sings is incredibly difficult and is dying off because not many new singers can sound like that WITH auto tune and the fact Stevie did that in the 80’s when there was no auto tune? Phhhht crazy and Jimi didn’t really do it as great as Stevie did but he said he still had amazing control

[@jahrah103]

​@@evanlashway329Jimi is the reason Stevie R.V. plays the way he played. Stevie just refined it!!

[@vikiryan822]

You got that right. 🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸

[@Undercoverbrotherfromanother]

@@vikiryan822 check out Kingfish if you've never heard of him. Looks can fool you and he is a top five in the last 20 years. I just hope he can get his health under control. He is every bit a true southern blues player as Derek, Gary or any of the younger below 40 years old dudes.

[@lawrencebeardsworth1943]

Derek trucks is one of the best blues guitarist around, very underrated.

[@anyhoodontworry9536]

Uhhh … what are you even talking about ? Everyone knows he’s one of the best . Who’s underrating him ?

[@andrewmace2140]

He started playing all man brothers shows with his uncle at age 7. So legit

[@Robert-bj6sv]

Rory Gallagher blows him away 🤯🤯🤯

[@lawrencebeardsworth1943]

@@Robert-bj6sv yeah Robert, what ever you say, I seen Rory Gallagher 3 times in my years, fantastic guitar player, seen Gary Moore,another great blues guitarist, seen Roy Buchanan 5 times before, to this day, haven't heard anybody get the sounds out of and old telecaster and fender amp like Roy could. So you believe what you want, and the world will still be here tomorrow.

[@lawrencebeardsworth1943]

@@Robert-bj6sv see

[@Flowshow88]

I literally heard the guitar singing as if it were a person. That was incredible ❤️

[@JimGeigerMusic]

The original Allmans ...so influential and were so fantastic... But Derek and Warren? That's God level guitarists you're talking about.

[@Ppalear]

He makes that guitar sing gospel damn

[@feebypeels2883]

Glad I'm hearing the name Derek Trucks more these days. He deserves his due as one of the greats.

[@petas874]

Rick Beato recently did a long interview with him, I think that will open quite a lot of people's eyes to him. Rick usually do amazing interviews, I haven't seen it yet but I know I can still recommend it, based on prior performance!

[@feebypeels2883]

@@petas874 It's a great interview. Derek seems like such a nice, chill dude.

[@classicrocker889]

He Really.got my attention with that solo.

[@debrabyrn9074]

Billy Strings is awesome as well.

[@ScurvyMcRickets]

Trucks has been on of the greats for over a decade. Played with the Allman Bros and Warren Haynes for years. Tedeschi and Trucks have been a power couple since they met.

[@johnbristow4981]

The greatest compliment derek could ever receive would come from his mentor duane were he alive. There is no doubt in my mind that duane would grin that grin of his and bow down without a word and give him the ultimate compliment!! Duanes number one love was the craft. And derek excels!!

[@sheldoncooper8199]

EVERY Derek Trucks Solo since Like 2014 is on that Level

[@Not_Sure-2020]

When you see someone the caliber of John Mayer shaking his head in disbelief over the sounds he's hearing, you know that man is good.

[@thomasthornton5378]

Derek is the best guitarist alive. I know its debatable, but like, no it's not. Bro makes a piece of glass, some steel strings, and a couple magnets wired into a piece of mahogany sound like the voice of an angel.

[@jakelance6]

What???? John Mayer shouldn't even be on that stage. He f****** sucks! You obviously don't play guitar if you really think John Mayer is good LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zombywoof7309]

​@@thomasthornton5378 not even close. Damn. I can't get over how far off you are.

[@thomasthornton5378]

@@zombywoof7309 It's subjective Zomby. I stated as much. I retracted said subjective nature in the next sentence but there was a joke implied. Derek is not outside the conversation for the best in the world. I've seen him live. Also seen Gibbons, Betts, Haynes, B.B., Mayer, Clapton, Winwood, you name 'em. Recently, you're quoted as saying Rory Gallagher and Terry Kath are elite level players deserving of similar respect. What world do you inhabit where you can give those dudes immense credit (which you don't have the right to pass out any more than I), but can't give Derek his due? Rory and Terry would show respect. You better than them? Clapton said Duane was the best in the world way back when Layla was being cut. Derek is real close, if not past, where Duane was skill wise when he crashed that bike in Macon. It's my opinion, sure, but it's an educated one. You go listen to Chicago. I'm going to go listen to Trucks recreate Coltrane saxophone masterpieces on a SG with a bottleneck and I guarantee I'll still be happy. The solos on 25 or 6 to 4 are dumb fire though. You'll be happy too. See how that works?

[@laremare]

@@thomasthornton5378 Best blues guitarist alive* The likes of Guthrie Govan, Alex Skolnick, Steve Vai and Tim Henson are also phenomenal guitarists, just in different ways and in different genres.

[@sairamr6886]

The Allman Brothers would be so proud of Derek

[@tomstark28]

fr fr had the same thought

[@yelizaveta1278]

Right 🥲 As Georgia gal who loves em & has seen them both - separately and together. This warms my hearts so much..

[@jcruisioso5975]

They are

[@tonyaharmon1383]

Agreed!!

[@jessewaters]

He played in the band. He’s the nephew of Butch Trucks the drummer

[@bobbychubb6913]

Derek Trucks can actually make you cry . The vocal quality in his playing is truly moving.

[@VonBluesman]

Like B.B. King, Derek can say so much and touch your soul with just a few heartfelt notes. I know he works hard at it but I swear this man is blessed by GOD with spirit filled talent.

[@lingesh090027]

Bet that guitar needed a cigarette after the gig

[@denicethemenace3323]

Underrated fucking comment🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏽👍🏽

[@willmolina7395]

FUCK YEAH !! YOUR COMMENT GOT MY 👍🏻

[@carolmartin8360]

LOL

[@manuelve1998]

It was the morning after the gig.. cig and a strong coffee.

[@vikiryan822]

😥 whew. 🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸

[@fredflintstone8048]

High compliment from one of the greatest blues guitar players in history.. Derek Trucks plays in somewhat of a BB King style but takes it to a whole new level.

[@user-lk5wn5kt8u]

Trucks never gets the respect he deserves

[@malcolmadams2105]

For those who don’t know slide is a real pain to make sound good.

[@jimmythe-gent]

So freaking hard.

[@wesleyalan9179]

Oh yeah! Definitely!

[@SDesWriter]

I tried for about a year or two after I got really good at rock and metal but I failed so spectacularly that I never bothered trying to pick up a slide again. It is so difficult in so many ways and that's just to be a really good slide player, not a great player..... then you have that class of player above great.

[@jadslash]

I tried and gave up twice. I'm a pretty decent guitar player.

[@billyf2833]

It took a lot of woodsheding, but I did it. But I'm not even on the same planet as this guy. Not even close

[@gloomsdoom649]

Mayer is giving high key American psycho vibes. “IT EVEN HAS A WATERMARK!!!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@ole-helliklobben-seth143]

Watermark

[@yelizaveta1278]

Sweating, trembling , jaw clenched. 💭"Play it cool , man.. be cool"

[@Eat_My_Bum]

It's called being in the presence of greatness, try it sometime

[@gloomsdoom649]

@@Eat_My_Bum Lol, miss me with that pretentious crap.

[@Eat_My_Bum]

@@gloomsdoom649 You're the one being pretentious and for what, cause you lack the general awareness and psychological training to even spot an actual psychopath.

[@ThomasWilson-tj7yu]

Love how John can enjoy someone else playing.

[@vikiryan822]

Derek is amazing. He has played with some of the best 🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@jonathanwebb3035]

Derek absolutely making it sing! Love BB and John's reaction!

[@Nathan-bp2zx]

To the people who think Mayer is overrated: Dude gets paid to teach musical theory at Universities across the country. Bb King wouldn't have him up there if he couldn't run laps around the average player

[@jcruisioso5975]

E C put him up there as a friend dude.

[@jaybreacher4430]

@@jcruisioso5975 john has played with BB multiple times.

[@maryszocdurant2206]

Blows me away..! B.B. King is so damn good!!!!

[@Versul1]

​@@maryszocdurant2206 what's amazing is he is very limited in chord vocabulary and yet give him the solo and he'll smoke the room.

[@JJFX-]

All due respect to Mayer but having a great understanding of music is not the same as being a great player. Some of the best blues and rock guitarist of all time barely knew a damn thing about 'music theory'. Hell, SRV couldn't even read sheet music. He'd wipe the floor with any of them and wrote pieces like Lenny. Mayer is a far more talented player than I'll ever hope to be and has a great ear for blues but let's not go crazy.

[@DANPARKER-sw8nr]

I try not to comment twice, but this is pure God given talent,off the chain,top of the charts flying off,and absolutely pure Golden!!!!

[@SuperMcabral]

My favorite! I'm blessed to have seen him in concert but saw Allman Bros twice. Love, love, love Derek Trucks!

[@garyrodriguez8414]

Have not had the opportunity to be blessed by Derrick and his wife but I did get to see the Allman Bros. Band at the Atlanta Pop Fest. 1970. They were absolutely mesmerizing and played so brilliantly they help me transfixed and to think they where a mixed racially band back in the 70's when it did not matter where you were from just could you play. So many great performers played to kids who did not see color just acceptance, my how times and music have changed. Miss those days of jams in the park with music on the weekends and the free food kitchen when kids played and moms and dads brought their picnics and the whole day was paceful.

[@tedpedraza5253]

I watched this over 100 times and I’ve never herd someone play the way he did. Pure soul playing, Derek a Guitar God in the making.

[@inkd42088]

In the making? 😂😂😂

[@camilo1455]

He's been doing it a long time, has been big a long time, and has hundreds of solos better than this, some recorded. Look him up.

[@johngenebruceband7512]

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[@OscarOffTheCuff]

In the making? Dude is a veteran

[@maureenobrien7895]

Obviously, you guys have not listened to the original "DUANE" Allman in a long TIME!! He wasn't around long enough, God knows but He was awesome!! My All Time Favorite Guitarist!! This Allman Bros. Sounds so much like Duane it makes me nuts! Coz I miss the original so much for sooo long! Derrick is Awe- Inspiring!! Best Blues Guitarist since Duane Allman!! Eewww-Weee!!! I I am a Girl, honey😉😘☺

[@egebolukbas3537]

After that solo BB King says; “That was about as good as I’ve ever heard…”

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Yup, should've showed that.

[@asuperstraightpureblood]

Can't get more expressive than that.

[@tracyhill6166]

Those 3 men let the soul of a guitar fly!

[@Vince_II_official]

The best guitar solos have nothing to do with what technicality you bring . It’s where you put the notes. It’s the pauses between the notes. The build. Why you think Bb king is so famous. He doesn’t do anything technical or fast. But he’s got soul. So does John and so does Derek trucks. This solo he laid down is insane. And with a slide. Every note put in perfectly . Builds with the band. Ends softly so king can come back in nice and smooth. Nobody on here should have a negative comment about anyone on here . Strictly for the fact …. They are up there and you are here 😂.

[@foreheadandfeet936]

Technique is also important. Otherwise that slide would sound like shit

[@luc8254]

@@foreheadandfeet936 people think technique is only about playing fast 🙄

[@foreheadandfeet936]

@@luc8254 ikr gets on my nerves

[@terrinpeterson9899]

They're famous because back in his day, that style of playing was innovative, nowadays that style of playing doesn't get recognized UNLESS you're one of the greats from the old days.

[@KingJames61]

Preach brother! And w ith a slide! Clear and precise. Didn't realize just how much my slide play sucks 😂 🎸

[@mokhan8832]

This is genuine musicianship. Not the one’s who live In constant competition.

[@shannondavis5728]

Gifted..pure talent..hardwork & dedication also!!!!

[@systemstechnician]

Three legends on the stage at one time!

[@mariafentis]

Two! Mayers is a joke

[@lukewarner3715]

What about Susan?

[@khobi9094]

@@mariafentisbit jealous aren’t you

[@martydibergi5228]

John Mayer is a pretty good player. Anyone auditioning for a University Jazz spot today would be well beyond his skill set. Or, they are not getting admitted. Just the way things keep improving.

[@themagicrat8803]

Blues guitar is not a a competition, it's an appreciation society - adding licks to the mix.

[@bandofhounds-peacelovemusi440]

Amen to that. 🎸🎶

[@michaelcavallacci2945]

Derek Trucks is absolutely phenomenal. His tone is so unique. I saw him half a dozen times with the great Allman Briothers. And once w Tedeschi - Trucks. Fantastic

[@Zapheteroped]

I missed the TT Band by one day. I wasn't paying close attention and their date went on by... Derek has been seen playing his (and my) Silvertone 1457 and makes it sound like a real true blues guitar. I make mine sound like a department store box made of masonite.

[@michaelcavallacci2945]

@@Zapheteroped 😂😂. I’m sure you sound just fine. But Derek is one of the all time great master. I saw the Brothers at there home away from home at the Beacon Theater on Broadway NYC several times. Derek snd Warren Haynes are magic together. Very close to Duane and Dickey. I saw TT in Boston they were fabulous.

[@Zapheteroped]

@@michaelcavallacci2945 Wow, I never got to see the Allman Brothers but I fid spdnd a long evening with Gregg. I didn't know who he was at a small bar on a Tuesday afternoon and we casuslly started tslking about blues music. Long one of a kind story of a one of a kind night. Forgive my typos. Im out in the sun lol He autographed my drivers license, and I autographed his Florida license.

[@michaelcavallacci2945]

@@Zapheteroped fantastic. Must have been great. Cheers

[@georgemitchell186]

I really never saw Derek trucks that much over time in my life, but a few days ago on the Facebook, I saw Derek trucks come live on stage in 1992 I think it was 9 years old then, I forget what band was playing they were big-name band,, the lead man kept saying remember that name Derek trucks, and now here he is,, God bless you Derrick,

[@kendalvahle]

Allman brothers?

[@beckalaaa6960]

Derek is excellent. I think even Stevie Ray Vaughn, God rest his soul, would play with him! Stevie Ray was the absolute best at R&B. Oh how I miss him to this day! I'll never forget where I was when I heard, on the radio, that he was killed. I almost had a wreck myself & had to pull over. When I arrived at work in downtown Fort Worth all I could do was cry. Here's to Stevie Ray & Derek glad you're here to play for us. We appreciate you man!!

[@dontgoout1434]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was a load of crap

[@solomontheadventurer6709]

It’s very hard to make your guitar sing. It take a lot of hours of getting to know yourself; but this man made that thing sing man!

[@deadshot4245]

its connected to his musical third eye so strongly

[@sunchavox]

Derek is spreading butter on that guitar

[@bradleywalker8642]

"That's about the best I've ever heard." ~ B.B. King, blues legend, describing the guitar skills of Derek Trucks, nephew of Duane Allman

[@nancyboyd6273]

He learned from the best. God bless Derek and all❤

[@vikiryan822]

He sure did. Some of the best in the business.

[@Natashahoneypot]

It's like a melody mixed with blues, half singing half speaking, really beautiful.

[@gwendavishdz8804]

VERY WELL SAID..YOU RE WORDS go right along with those smooth sounds. All works together. Strumming words that sing. WITH B B KING!! Life s joy..Stevie missin'

[@classicrocker889]

Best Slide player on a solo I ever saw.

[@johngenebruceband7512]

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[@skepticalsinik2412]

Google Johnny Winter.......

[@chuckpotockimusic2288]

Incredible touch, control, phrasing, tone...all in one unique and gifted player. This is outstanding!

[@dontgoout1434]

Crap

[@jesseb5447]

The way he mimics the human voice w that fkn machine is astonishing.

[@sirvicemanone]

Ouch , killing it ...that guitar is speaking volumes about the blues and the joys of music.🙏🫶🙌💞

[@dat_music_dude9718]

Although we don’t have Duane Allman, I can rest my head and sleep knowing we still have Dereck Trucks!

[@Versul1]

Agreed

[@themchannel853]

John looking at him the way everyone else looks at John when he plays 😆

[@donaldhobson2640]

And John is now from what I understand Jerry Garcia’s other finger, kinda sorta, I liked when Mayer was on the Chappell show and Dave took him too that barber shop or whatever and that rapper tried to rap ummm pow surprise,… lmao classic stuff

[@TerrenceThomas]

This is so wholesome. R.I.P. B.B. King

[@AlmostLakai94]

Trucks might be my favorite current guitarist. I don't even play slide and never had once in my life but he makes it sound so damn beautiful

[@johnkurtz4064]

That was unreal. Clean, not flashy and a tone from the Gods.

[@philipmiller8334]

Amen!!😢😇

[@Trwillis9]

That slide style is incredible

[@tattooed1979]

Mayer is realizing he’s outclassed in every way.. Derek is the definition of legend.

[@skepchica]

BB didn't even pretend like he liked him. 😂😂😂

[@Donotcareabyouropinion]

John wad definitely not outclassed by basic slide playing lmao. John has far better technique with more technical results.

[@tattooed1979]

@@Donotcareabyouropinion he absolutely was! Derek is actually a blues player while Mayer is a pop artist. 😂

[@Donotcareabyouropinion]

@@tattooed1979 you are outta you’re mind.

[@tattooed1979]

@@Donotcareabyouropinion Don’t get me wrong John is a very good guitar player. But honestly for me, he will never be at that guitar legend level. Derek Trucks is a beast and a prodigy. There is video of him when he was 11 or 12 playing with the Allman Brothers. But it’s all personal preference. 🤷‍♂️

[@Puma_Punku84]

WOW 😳 he is AMAZING!!!

[@mayjowish]

Obviously the title is dumb, but damm derek got both technique and soul mixed together in such beautiful harmony

[@skepticalsinik2412]

Lol, yep, the title is absurd. Every single solo on every song Johnny Winter recorded is far better than this. But still nice for sure!

[@jackquinn1158]

every solo on pf’s the wall album is the greatest solo in the world

[@traviswyatt1113]

A Rare live moment when man and guitar become one

[@elisekearns7023]

💕 Love this bluesy funky sound! B B King is SO AMAZING!! ✨ 💋

[@jamesyaughn1956]

Most underrated blues player ...trucks.

[@streamylc]

Not gonna lie, you hear a lot of people imitating SRV and Jimi well, but everyone I hear trying to imitate Trucks hardly ever comes close.... this full video is phenomenal, and John Mayer is mesmerized, and has his face literally buried in Trucks' guitar. #ThatSlideThough

[@p4our587]

… and his face. I noticed that from the start of this video. People do like to witness the skills of other people… true. … but you ever notice that the ones with honest passion, true to their heart? They will look at your face to see if they can understand where that skill is coming from? Where it resides & where it's born? Your emotions help people to understand. I think his eyes are stuck on his face?

[@elanteaster9349]

Mr. Derek Trucks is and always has been on a whole other level man. When I was growing up we use to go out to the woods in north Florida and watch Dtb(Derek trucks band) and I was just floored every time I saw them, just unbelievable man, so dope.

[@jasoncobb462]

Same. We'd go see him in Tallahassee at Potbellies.

[@kirkhepburnmiddleagedwhiteguy]

When a superb legendary guitar maestro like John Mayer is in awe of your playing , well, then you're on another level. A level all your own.

[@giancarlogimang9207]

That guitar would’ve been perfectly set up to get those intonation spot on that high on the neck and with a slide!. Beautiful playing.

[@MikeOzen]

Just to clarify, slide is hard as fuck to play, that’s damn good slide guitar, best I’ve ever heard anyway!

[@bobjones2041]

Sonny Landreth offers a viable alternative to pure slide

[@milt6208]

A friend of mine's big brother was one of BB Kings security detail. One night my friend got a call from his brother telling him BB King was having a party and he could bring him to the party. BB put a chair down in the center of the room broke out Lucille and just jamed for a couple of hours. Way to cool.

[@ArdavanKhoshkhoo]

what a legend, rip

[@CraigMansfield]

I met B. What a gentleman. Lovely man.

[@MrBogus213]

I love how he uses with the volume knob to soften individual notes. It really adds to the vocal style he plays with. Its a bummer that he's not more well known. Same with his wife. Two absolute powerhouses of blues.

[@billvrtis1009]

That playing was overwhelming, dudes fingertips must be made of lightning.

[@ericschinn]

What makes this even better is after the solo BB King puts his hand on Trucks shoulder and says “that’s about as good as I’ve ever heard it” Thats a hell of a compliment

[@jamieblackwood4136]

Derek Trucks the best slide guitarist i have ever heard . Perfect intonation and tone .one of the absolute best , what do you expect , hangin with the Alman Brothers Band .Very honest & heartfelt guitaring . Love this guys style and unmatched attack. I listened to this solo for half an hour again while i thought of what id like to say about one the truly great slide guitarists of the 20 / 21 st Centurys .

[@kuriinaa6969]

John is studying.. say what you will about him he really loves to play.

[@danny4081]

You making it sound like he doesn’t deserve to be up there. He is one of the best guitarists alive today

[@skepchica]

​@@danny4081 He's not on their level. Hence, why BB is shushing him and putting over Trucks.

[@danny4081]

@@skepchica no, he definitely deserves to be up there. BB doing his thing doesn’t mean John isn’t a good guitarist lol. Ur not smart at all

[@skepchica]

@@danny4081 John Mayer is like a dirt sandwich. He belongs on a stage with Taylor Swift or Brittany Spears. You calling someone "not smart" is rich.

[@danny4081]

@@skepchica you just proved how stupid you are. Educate yourself before raging online. John is one of the best guitarists on the planet. You heard one song and thought that was the extent of his skills lol. Cry about it but you’re clearly wrong

[@mostafaalkady6556]

Derek Trucks is so underrated

[@streamylc]

💯

[@JappaKneads]

By whom?

[@bigmike6030]

Hardly.

[@marciafinney9676]

He can tickle me

[@marktatum2592]

Who or what has underrated Derek Trucks?

[@srvsrv123123]

Derek is an absolute gift...proof that someone, somewhere out there, loves us

[@patrickbush9526]

There's words to describe Derek Trucks. Shouldn't even be possible.Rip Dickey Betts Mark and Dwayne you made the world a better place

[@tlee9484]

Derek brought the house down as a young kid at a benefit for children, it was a 3 day event and he was absolutely off the chain as a young kid. I still have the t shirt with the signature guitar 🎸..I did stage set up and security for the benefit, it was a great event.

[@GWFarma]

That’s awesome

[@mikasihite5346]

Not many realize how precise you have to be with the slide to play like that.

[@sambekins]

Its a quagmire in that you have to have complete restraint at the same time be loose enough to take calculated chances. You had best know your neck and its harmonic charateristics.

[@tmatheson54]

I love these guys. John and BB just sitting there going like how does he do that. Derek is awesome when he engages that slide he just keeps on trucking! Love it.

[@josephperreault997]

For a pure straight up blues side guitar it doesn't get better this. Maybe as good but better. Wow this was special .

[@hforero79]

Proud to say I dropped outta Berklee the same year John Mayer did (got signed) circa 2000

[@Final_Deviation]

That’s funny as hell because I had the opportunity to go and I put in my submission as a joke and they accepted me (I didn’t try) so I decided if that’s all it took it’s not worth it to me. Now I do mma and I always wonder what would have happened if I went :)

[@Raidenofficial]

@@Final_Deviation wow, are you trying to pursue a career in MMA? How's it going so far?

[@Final_Deviation]

@@Raidenofficial it’s going well, but there is so many different organizations to fight in and I’m not quite sure how to go about it. Plenty of organizations I’m affiliated with but they never will satisfy me as the UFC does but maybe one day! Thanks for asking :)

[@Raidenofficial]

@@Final_Deviation come on man!! You can do it! I want to see your name on a UFC card someday, keep grinding 💪

[@Final_Deviation]

@@Raidenofficial🤘I’m pushing for it hard! Much love to you and all those out there with good vibes and a great support for our team, performances are all for y’all❤️ I hope to see you around at the shows :)

[@bleckybob]

Derek trucks is straight up making love to that guitar.

[@laurelwood791]

So so so good. Sweet. Perfect.

[@headhonkeysfavs5575]

I saw him first when I was a teenager at the Sarasota blue's festival, he was 14 or 15 yrs old and he stold the show that boy can jam god definitely gave him a gift good for him keep jamming brother ur music is inspiring

[@aaroncreek180]

Not the greatest solo ever but the phrasing and the way he uses the steel to make each note sing is one of the best techniques ive heard before

[@undertheglassmoon2239]

Maybe not the greatest, but certainly he can pull the most beautiful phrase outta blues.. His dynamic and improvise is unmatchable.. Even Guthrie praise him so much

[@sebastiansanta2792]

Finally a sensible comment

[@elblopex]

Derek Trucks must have thr most recognizable style in history. What a player

[@JodieRichardson-wf3qp]

Who is this Beautiful Young Man? Blond hair. You know who. Don't want to lose track of him. We will see him again

[@JodieRichardson-wf3qp]

Derick Trucks ?

[@josephec835]

This guy is really good

[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

There are not many guitar players that can bring that look to JM face. That’s called envy! And respect

[@stanley1976]

Derek is just insane. Nothing but the fingers of his right hand, astounding!

[@RobertWagman]

I get chills every time I hear this solo! 😮😢

[@oceansams5886]

Superb, best I ever heard. Rip BB.

[@swirling5418]

The man is SINGING through the dam guitar.