Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor Play with Inner Peace

Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor get a visit from luthier Ken Parker, who happens to be in Miami delivering a guitar. Great, enthusiastic playing ensues.
See Ken's guitars at kenparkerarchto...

[@ihussain1]

Ken, Martin and Tommy - that was a guitar celestial event - stunning guitars and stunning musicianship

[@michelhexler85]

A new toy, a pure smile and a century worth of experience put together. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@MattPooleopaltotem]

I absolutely LOVE these two playing together.

[@scottlane7829]

It was truly and awesome night with two Masters!! What a joy to have them both play Inner Peace!!

[@arnoldfaustino9449]

Both Martin and Tommy is gracious enough to play another luthiers guitar...very humble guys...two thumbs up

[@nathan2rock]

Just from the audio from the camera the guitar sounds amazing!!!!

[@marcussegura395]

Give any guitar to tommy and he makes it an amazing piece of art

[@coryCuc]

He could play a shoebox with some dental floss and make it sound like a masterpiece lol.

[@wadesharp11]

Both fantastic players!! Wow ive never heard Tommy in this setting ..great

[@mickdonner508]

Great to hear Ken's laugh again

[@clemtrout]

Beyond remarkable. Joy personified and exuded in the playing. KUDOS to all involved.

[@janicegeorge-allen1924]

Stupendous!

[@jimsoloway]

Insane! And I can now truthfully say that I played the same guitar as Martin Taylor. This just looks like SO MUCH fun.

[@dingoswamphead]

Congratulations Ken on another brilliant innovation.

[@anitadavideduo]

Elegant and great sound!!

[@joeradican2023]

Smoke was coming out the sound holes!

[@joeradican2023]

Watched - Liked - Subscribed - Placed my guitar on Ebay

[@KenjiKitahara]

Ken Parker is amazing.

[@carot-li2sl]

Amazing video, thanks for sharing..

[@jackwilliams4188]

"Always better when someone else plays it!" SOMEONE? No my friend, not just someone, lol.

[@valevimoe1831]

6:07 I thought that was him dropping the guitar - had a brief heart attack.

[@ghazikankan]

Nice work Ken, miss you!-Scott

[@antonsavin72]

Great sounding guitars!

[@kevc-69-]

wonderful

[@winterstein44]

quelle guitare !!!

[@123Elvis1]

Wow right at the start of this video when I heard I Tommy playing, it reminded me of Django Reinhardt

[@grindlessenior]

i'll have to stick my old yamaha . . .:) 45 years young!

[@rosie4742]

boys and their toys...... :)

[@js312raf]

0:47 I have a dozen of playable Django guitars!

[@stevewhite5374]

Wow...

[@caseyspaos448]

"A playable Django guitar"? Is he kidding? There are some amazingly playable selmacs out there!

[@shairosenfeld5646]

The classic Django/Gypsy guitars themselves are harder to play on than the electric hybrid ones.

[@clivem24]

Its like watching Yoda and Obi-Wan!

[@rinkitajima8499]

I want to be that guitar

[@guitartec]

What the heck is holdin' that floating neck on... magnets?

[@RealBobLoblaw]

so do you prefer the Martin or the Taylor

[@uburoibob]

We love them both!

[@5urg3x]

If I only had 40,000$ laying around..I'd buy one in a second!! LoL -- all jokes aside, these are truly unique and beautiful guitars, and Ken Parker is one of the best builders in the history of guitars.

[@garrisonic]

They sound like crap

[@5urg3x]

They really don't, they sound amazing This video was taken with a camera mic

[@uburoibob]

No, they don't. They sound and play incredible.

[@spartank17]

3:25 nuages!!

[@leonardo63593]

This guy 'Tommy' exist?

[@colliedogboy]

+Leo Nunes Tommy is for real, sure enough. Is he not amazing?!

[@leonardo63593]

The most amazing man I've ever seen in my personal life and guitarist !! Perry Mike

[@svensvensson6705]

12:26 the worst disappointment ever when realizing Tommy wasn't gonna play James Bond

[@jackdaniels64]

Oh my God! that was amazing! I love that guitar but I really loved the music! Does anyone know what music/ songs they were playing? (I never thought I would say this but I'm getting into Jazz!)

[@KikoKay-Kay]

+jackdaniels64 I dont know the first, but the second is "Bernie's Tune", you can actually find a full video of them playing it on Tommy's channel

[@Zacharia503]

The first line is, "We're having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave / The temperature's rising, it isn't surprising: she certainly can Can Can." the song title is in there somewhere....

[@nreRagnaros]

If you're still interested in knowing: The song they play together is called "Heat Wave" from their joint Jazz album called "The Colonel and the Governor". An exceptional peace of art, I listen to it at least once a weak, for years now.

[@jackdaniels64]

Benjamin Velte thanks so much - I will look this up

is that 'heatwave' what they start to play after a while?

[@richardtaylor8685]

Yes it is

[@dwebster50]

Can anyone state the date at which this was recorded , pls. Parker guitars are very amazing and this video is great ,

[@uburoibob]

+Dave Webster It was recorded about 2 weeks before I posted it.

[@johndennis5182]

they can have it, I will stick with my old school martins.

[@uburoibob]

+john dennis If you get a chance, play one. It's like nothing else out there. Hands down, the finest guitars I have ever played. Not trying to sell you - I am sure your old Martins are great - just saying, given the chance, don't pass up the opportunity.

[@garrisonic]

Samurai gift and "Thank you Grasshopper"?? That's two comPLETELY different cultures. Samurai = Japanese and "Grasshopper" is a reference from the 1970s American television series, "Kung Fu" = Chinese. Come on Tommy...very politically incorrect and socially and culturally inept. By the way, probably my favourite guitar video I've seen on KZbin. It's not just soloing, it's improving melody and chord tones and scales and rhythms OVER A BUNCH of chord changes and following those changes without missing a note/beat.

[@wmw0702]

Is the headstock a copy of the Parker Fly?

[@uburoibob]

The headstock IS a Parker. Ken Parker. He invented the Parker Fly and had used this headstock design on archtops and basses before he came up with the Fly.

[@francoisBonin-phils]

May be they are unique , but this one is not well adjusted , The E is buzzing...

[@colliedogboy]

+francois Bonin I heard it, too. Still, a great-sounding guitar.

[@kaldesjarlais375]

the guitars here are unique no doubt--- i prefer parker electrics

[@VictorTorres-mv8ew]

Anyone know which is the song on the minute 6:36 up 9:10

[@VictorTorres-mv8ew]

imposible

[@mab1701]

The before Bernie's Tune was Heat Wave.

[@Zacharia503]

Oh, you're the drummer, are you?.....

[@0v3nm4n]

what are the back and sides made of

[@uburoibob]

Made of Mahogany from a tree called THE Tree. Google it - it MAY be the most famous piece of wood in the world...

[@0v3nm4n]

so its curly honduran mahogany

[@spartacus1988]

tommy emmanuel not ever choose a Taylor for his soUno staff, he tries sound something more warm and refined

[@ubernaffa]

It's a shame they cost about $30,000, really...

[@uburoibob]

They are worth every penny. Like most things in life, if this is what you really want, you will find a way to get it.

[@geetarwanabe]

make your own.. the secret, other than years and years of experience, is that he braces it with as little wood as possible. Even the bridge is hollow. It means that the strings have as little mass to accelerate as possible - making the vibrations really amplify in the guitar body.

[@RestfulSilent]

geetarwanabe The bridge is not hollow, it is solid and non adjustable. This actually transfers the sound into the top better. This is why the action is changed at the neck instead of the bridge.

[@geetarwanabe]

askjhfjk The Bridge is hollow on this guitar. It reduces the weight that the strings need to excite when they vibrate.

[@RestfulSilent]

It is not, but I'm not about to bicker with you.

[@toonew24]

...very impressive instrument, but considering that the guitar sounds like a Selmer rather than a traditional archtop, one could buy an original Selmer or many modern Selmer copies (Dupont, etc.) for the same price...

[@rickbeta2749]

The guitar has a really bad buzz on the low end. I do not think that I would pay 30k for it. Tommy could make a wash tub sound good though.

[@playlistsefavoritos]

Manouche/Gipsy jazz guitars, traditionally have a buzz. The same thing happens in flamenco guitars with their really low laying strings, meanwhile classical guitars usually have no buzz whatsoever. It's part of the style. And there is a big difference between a slight buzz and a rattling sound. To add to that, rattling is fairly easy to remove. I mean, Martyn Taylor is loving it.

[@uburoibob]

The guitar can be setup for the player in moments. Tommy and Martin were handed the guitars and they started playing and at least ONE of them has a pretty heavy handed approach. The cool part about Ken's design is that there is a key to raise and lower the neck on the back of the guitar. The tuning does not change. SO, the action can be adjusted without raising or lowering the bridge. It works on a turnbuckle inside the guitar.

[@roccorodriguez6653]

Rick Beta I heard the buzz too so I read the comments to see if anyone else commented on it. I have read the other replies and if someone wants a buzz that's fine and the guitar's neck can be adjusted easily so no big deal. I am a flamenco player and do not look for a buzz when playing.

[@garrisonic]

Really?? Where are your "Flamenco" videos? I'd like to see them

[@roccorodriguez6653]

garrisounds Am I supposed to have "Flamenco" videos to show you? I just didn't like the buzz sound and commented on it. You must have plenty of friends.. ; )

[@adamxlr2010hotmail]

Does anyone know the name of the tune tommy plays from about 1.40 - 1.50 please I have to know thanks :-)

[@musicalhartbeat]

Not sure but possibly the intro to Blue Moon?