Vernon Reid PREVIEW- behindthenotes.com

[@happyziggy]

I have been watching a number of interviews w/ Vernon Reid. He strikes me as being much more open and gentle than I had expected. The music is so hard and circuitous, yet he seems so kind and direct. An upstanding gentleman.

[@DennisTeti]

Burnin' Vernon! Always liked this video. Great playing 🎶🎸

[@justinmeditation]

words of wisdom... I love this awesome being. "Peace not Pieces" he wrote on my white ESP along with his signature and a beautiful abstract drawing of a guitar!

[@DoHoeijmans]

Hey Vernon, Cult of personality blew me away and made me learn play the guitar! I am in a succesful band in Holland and You made it happen for me, THANKS!

[@fmbighair]

well said, the hits LC had are timeless.

[@Nightmaroid]

He's one of the most humble and honest musicans I ever knew of. Caring only about the music, not the busines, nor the records selling. Altough he might seem a sloppy player, so what? Music, life, is nothing about perfection. At least he doesn't use and abuse on effects to hide his "deffects", like so many Mainstream Guitarrist that are standing on a pedestal and the shouldn't. You can criticize as much as you want the day you can come up with riffs such as "Type" or "Cult..". Till then.. .[s].

[@scicofilms8037]

Thank you for the great info!

[@prettynoose8497]

one of my favourite players, and I agree; sweep picking and tapping are sort of impressive, but that;s about all!

[@pedrohgromero1]

Love when i can feel the blues on fast players licks

[@Fuhgawz102]

man, vernon is my favorite guitarist of all time....i really wish he could of set up his actual rig for this interview...this tone doesn't serve his unbelievable skills any justice!

[@KingTabor]

a true artist!

[@mysterybat35]

@prettynoose8497 I almost agree with you. I think sometimes guitarists say as an excuse because it's something they can't do. YES, overuse of these techniques do a lot of times take away from the artistic and musicality of the guitar but Steve Vai seems to use those techniques without making it overbearing and still puts his soul in his music..

[@bromania13]

wow he said it so well..about is tapping or sweep picking something you go to naturally or is it more artifical?

[@sanblem]

Un chitarrista troppo spesso sottovalutato!

[@HardAsARock222]

i like his style...

[@sammys70]

Great guitar player.Vernon is one cool cat,and very underrated as a guitar player.

[@mixmmick]

Great advice, do what comes naturally.

[@Chromatype]

I saw backstage when I met John Scofield and I didn't get a chance to talk to him...I wish I had now. Seems like a cool guy with some intelligence

[@davethebassist13]

does anybody know the riffs/improvisions he does are songs that are not listed?

[@Soul74]

I think the bad tone is masking some interesting phrasing and ideas. 1:50 had some great playing.

[@SchlimmShadySmash]

hes awesome :D

[@Willymoreno2008]

what brand is that guitar?

[@00govan00]

the half-step descending at 1:54/1:55 in is super-mean Signature Vernon Stylie taster's choice

[@zemzami1]

NEIL YOUNG YEAH

[@Thirdgen83]

I like what he said about becoming a better musician and a worse person. Cool guy...

[@caseyforever]

the songs are listen in the credits but it sounded to me like he was just improvising. maybe that beat was just something he has that loops, to jam over. i'm guessing. otherwise though, it's listed in the credits.

[@pau11S80]

he rocks! :D

[@4251268]

I don't understand (hear) what he says when talking about sweep picking. He says he can sweep or he can't?

[@yoshi529]

his comment on two-handed tapping is so spot on. Many players do it for the sake of it and its totally artificial.

[@tomdreamevil]

Dude you can do it!! I don't like that you say ''my brain just doesnt work like that.'' You could do it, maybe you have the wrong teacher or just don't spend enough time practising it slowly and building speed up over time gradually. Sweeping is just a technique man and can be learned by anyone with enough time and practise. Too right guitar players are humans too lol :) Shall I post a video which may help with learning sweeping for anyone out there who is having trouble? just a thought to help?

[@prettynoose8497]

@Maafa1619 I cannot deny that. Stanley is baddass!

[@blakeorig]

Playing a Tom Anderson guitar... Where is his cool yellow Hamer?

[@prettynoose8497]

@mysterybat35 And I have never heard anybody do tapping well except for Eddie Van Halen

[@Fuhgawz102]

The guitarists you named are fast guitarists indeed, but theyre phrasing is not up to par with Vernon, and he plays it just as fast as them

[@Xelanderthomas]

@KHADRI2 dude, you are so write. Some of these cats commenting might be "players" but they are not "musicians" and certainly not even close to be an "artist".

[@justinmeditation]

"how is it that a musician can become a better musician and a worse person?" 4.10 - 4.14

[@DrKarnivore]

A Tom Anderson I think bud....

[@jib36]

yeah total nice guy undecided on his tone but prefer his amazing rythym chops to his blurred wanking solo's although i like the crazyness of that sometimes too

[@staplek]

yeah i was thinkin how bad that tone is too. cool guy though

[@4251268]

I don´t like buckethead´s 8 finger tapping it sounds horrible, just random notes.

[@mysterybat35]

Playing fast is only "intoxicating" when you can decipher all of the notes. When you play so fast that it sounds unartistic and forced/garbled then it's not even music anymore.. I saw Vernon live at the Experience Hendrix tour and I was highly dissapointed. I don't even think Vernon Reid himself has "given himself permission" to draw the line between cognitive tapping and arpreggios & shredding instead of just playing what he feels. He tried to "battle" Steve Vai and may I say -- EPIC FAIL

[@koolynoodyano]

no he can't

[@BlimpyBoy]

I didn't like it so much - I mean, everything you do on the guitar feels awkward and "artificial" at first, and then, with time & practice it becomes 2nd nature. Heck, riding a bike might not be something I'd "naturally go to", but these days I hardly *think* about it at all. Hardly... :-p

[@sonico73]

Bad tones but two times grammy winer.

[@OfficialDanieleGottardo]

horrible tone!