When Your Guitar Playing Is SO GOOD You Just KEEP Winning GRAMMYs!

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Can't Wait for Perfect (ft. Mark Lettieri) - Bob Reynolds Guitar Band
Original video - • Can't Wait for Perfect...
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[@mjlettieri]

Hey Levi, just came across this! Great transcription as always - and I appreciate the support and shout out, dude!

[@LeviClay]

cheers dude! You keep being the man! :D

[@jimmishoto]

just saw you when you came out with plini in Dallas, that jam was legendary!

[@kinan2934]

Saw you in Santa Cruz, CA--you rock, man. Maybe you'll see me on a big stage sometime.

[@Douglas_I]

Why aren't you using your signature prs? I guess you don't have to only play your signature guitar. It just surprised me when I saw that strat.

[@mjlettieri]

@@Douglas_I Ha, well no, I don’t have to only play PRS guitars, but this performance is from January of 2016…the Fiore arrived in January of 2021 ;)

[@McNair-eo8ee]

Lettieri!!! Such a monster player and friendly guy

[@ingreynelg]

I don't know if they have, but a duo - duel Lettieri / Hutchings must be something out of this world!

[@F1r3Foxxxy]

I love the "turn up pedal" in the tab at 1:46 😁

[@LeviClay]

gotta be accurate!

[@jimhoffman9438]

Had the absolutely insane honor of jamming with him at Andy Wood's shredcamp last year and he is one of the most refreshing humans out there. Just awesome to be around.

[@3rdtonefromthesun]

Great feel, great tones, the fuzz sounds awesome. The accompaniment can’t be understated here though, they provide an awesome reactive platform for him to jump off!

[@collinsmith6565]

Great great job w this transcription man. If you havent checked out this entire album you REALLY should! Its friggin killer!!! Bob Reynolds writes some wicked cool tunes

[@parmeshgurung]

One of my fav solo. Just building up .. the phrasing … the control.

[@gavitorres-olivares]

One of my good buddies used to take lesson from mark back in Texas and he only has good things to say about his personality. Super kind, knowledgeable and we all know his playing😮‍💨

[@miotubo839]

He seem like a blend between Clapton and Beck at the beginning, but then unleashes the speed demon. Great phrasing, finesse, and overall technique without 'overdoing' it. Fantastic player.

[@IndependenceGuitar]

Definitely coming back to this later to learn some of these licks.

[@drewflax]

Love Mark’s playing. So many cool influences.

[@gordoncrmn]

Been on of my favorites for along time now and he's an extremely nice guy. Love his solo stuff !! One of my favorite things about him is how good his rhythm playing is !!

[@pramesh.gurung]

The phrasing and the build up is just insane. Perfect tempo and amazing note choices.

[@mkltvt]

There should be a G3 with Mark Lettieri, Ariel Posen, and Derek Trucks.

[@b3ndavies]

I would sell my left bollock to see that show

[@youKnowWho3311]

This solo will go down as a masterclass in feel and dynamics.

[@ujan9837]

ALways wanted to transcribe this. Thanks Levi! Gem as usual :)

[@Heluctis]

Bro this is one of my favorite solos of all time. Thanks a lot for this

[@rdctd8690]

I love this performance man, goddamn it is so clean and durty.

[@freespiritsguitar2871]

Great lines, some of it reminds me of Jeff Beck, but it is played even more virtuously here. Thanks for the notes.

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

The fact that he uses his thumb and a Strat is likely a tribute to Jeff Beck

[@lukdb]

Basically Scott Henderson then?

[@obsoletecd-rom]

There’s some Jim Campilongo in there as well.

[@powerboon2k]

There is definitely some Filipino in there too

[@jeffainsley6000]

Thanks Levi!!!

[@JosephOfTheJungle]

I know, i know .😂 gush gush, This was genuinely so good it hurts. You impress me with all of your transcriptions but holy moly this one takes the cake so far.

[@fernandomorales7489]

Loving your new book, Levi!

[@LeviClay]

thanks so much for checking it out!

[@jazzalmenasmusic]

A true beast of beasts! Total respect for him

[@OnlyAson]

I love that tone. Just the right amount of dirt.

[@jtmarinuk]

One of my favourite solos ever ❤

[@flexabustbergson6141]

I love the (turn pedal up) sign ahah

[@craigwhite6557]

Thanks!

[@RasWouto]

Yesssss

[@andergarciarodriguez1356]

needed this video two years ago, but its never late!

[@LeviClay]

should have commissioned it two years ago :P

[@andergarciarodriguez1356]

@@LeviClay HAHAHAHA i didnt mean it in a harsh way😂❤️

[@LeviClay]

@@andergarciarodriguez1356 I know, I meant I could have helped back then! 😂

[@tjlazr]

i absolutely love this track after tidal recommended it to me…this band is pure 🔥

[@COCKroach69420]

Reminds me so much of Guthrie Govan on Flatlands by The Aristocrats, beautiful work

[@Hurristoons]

i love so much that album that i can listen it for 100 years...jesus that solo... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@vilivirtanen1134]

I just watched this and my jaw dropped. How the hell i havent come across this guy before

[@bobryan8793]

Mark is insane ...great great...

[@Simon-xi8tb]

This guy's got the bee and the bop.

[@ilinskimusic]

Holy smokes!

[@kristianwichmann9996]

Mark is cooking here!

[@elpolitemexa2272]

The baritone session albums are some of the most fun guitar centric instrumentals ever written, highly recommend checking them out

[@koho]

Magnetar!!

[@diabeticmonkey]

Those were some terrifying little arpeggio bits in there

[@MrSlimfinger]

Insanely good player! Precise as a Govan but with note choices and phrasing of a pissed off angel.

[@koho]

"...note choices and phrasing of a pissed off angel." !! Gonna steal that one, if you don't mind ...

[@oswaldgeorge2048]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@franciscohsu9101]

Underrated

[@DizzyKrissi]

Wow - that's tasty playing.

[@Jeanjumel]

Thaaaaaannnnnnks 🥰

[@sixfix79]

Thanks again Levi,as always a great choice of material. Was just wondering where is his signature PRS? looks like he still loves his trusty Strat. if you ever get a chance Levi would you be able to transcribe any of his baritone guitar amazingness. It would give you a great excuse to buy another guitar if you don’t already have a baritone ;)

[@thearto]

This was probably from before that guitar came out. The Bob Reynolds Guitar Band album was released in 2017, the Fiore came out in 2021 I believe?

[@fs7572]

The moment his level is to low at 1:48 only to follow up with a high speed lick.

[@robdeshane321]

Is this same place Julian Lage played for his Live in LA videos???

[@imnotyotam2873]

This album is so good

[@jeffdafonte]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@kane6529]

I’m convinced he’s an alien 👽

[@erikl6988]

That was nasty. I'd like to see him and Oz Noy dual on a track like this

[@miguelmarquez9435]

The title of this video should be "all of John Mayer's solos and riffs combined"

[@Passion535]

Every player so far has been just Great! But, since I heard Scott Henderson, that's the direction that I prefer! Blues, jazz, psychedelic together is so stimulating! His music is from multiple planets, these guys, as great as they are, are from Earth!

[@Bart91127]

Totally suscribe this thought.

[@crazywisdom2]

is there a great app or program that can take audio and transcribe or tab it ? thanks. Monster playing ....... Love this !!

[@FredAndersonStillwater]

There are plenty of apps that can do this. I would not call them great. They all suck. That doesn't mean that some time in the future they won't be better. But for now it's the equivalent of speech to text in the 90s.

[@FredAndersonStillwater]

Let me elaborate a little. at this point computers cannot detect or infer "inflection" or "purpose". To transcribe a piece of music like this, you need to be able to understand what the intention of the guitar player was, and the only way to understand that is to be a guitar player. 20-30 years ago publishing companies thought it was completely acceptable and prudent to employ their on-staff piano players (as brilliant as they were) to just notate the guitar parts as well. Over time, those transcriptions have not held up. You can find countless examples in the highest profile transcription of the past. While the notes may have been similar the tablature equated to guitar nonsense.

[@cryptocaptain5930]

Can you tab his flood intro at the SuproUsa

[@swikkis]

Nir Felder in the background with his Mexican Strat.

[@KevinSmith-em7zk]

did this guy play on snarky puppey we like it here? he looks familiar

[@InstructorGomez]

Honky tonky southern soul

[@bitcoinman9202]

if I sub to pateron can are the tab available in guitar pro?

[@LeviClay]

Yep

[@jonwanrocks]

damn

[@jamespitman3357]

He's got the groove - is he using his ipad to assist?

[@taylorailshie6440]

Don’t you dare hit that phrase a 4th time!!!

[@fs7572]

it's getting better and better and better and....

[@felipegaigher6549]

Qual o nome dessa fera selvagem???

[@Malcolm.Y]

Not referring to any instrumentalist = but one wins Grammy's for selling records, not for being "good."

[@glennp6413]

Jeff Beckish.Very nice tone and playing style

[@schwallerm]

As a Texan, I can't help but weep, in a good way, at the SRV references he throws in here and there. There's a lot more than that going on in this solo that deserves comment, but I'll let the rest of y'all handle that.

[@PowerChowder]

Anybody know what guitar he's playing here? Obvs looks like a very nice Strat but ...

[@ShpongleSquirrel]

I think he was playing a Grosh then. Now he has a signature PRS, The Fiore.

[@johnmccann4426]

Mark’s becoming one of my favorite players. Outstanding. Thanks, Levi.

[@crazywisdom2]

I'll take 2 CD's Please ....

[@rickclayson-hu8lw]

His no Eric gales but he got it.

[@KyleCzHall]

Has anyone shown this to Carlos Santana?

[@Mike-rw2nh]

I love it when my wish to YT deep dive an artist, and a free weekend are synced up. Edit: 24 hours later… I know of the Jacob Collier link, but I’ve never checked out Snarky Puppy. Shame on me!

[@American-Dragon]

Guy's playing is fantastic. There maybe one woman in the crowd

[@wiltherebmusic3726]

So good can you do his solo on concrete with cory wong

[@novlangst3767]

Good way mine iS industrial

[@jackmason7539]

Hi Levi, I love your stuff!! I think you should check out Brent Mason, he's a phenomenal guitarist

[@steelisreal]

Top trolling, 10/10.

[@jackmason7539]

@@steelisreal thank you, this is my life's work

[@steelisreal]

@@jackmason7539 I still haven’t stopped laughing, great way to start a Monday. 🤣

[@chrisegg7936]

don't mind me just bookmarking 2:19 for myself

[@kojam1]

I likes...

[@TomatePasFraiche]

He’s the guitar version of Cory Henry

[@TheBrianna4555]

relax lol

[@BradleyMilkislove]

*turn up pedal*

[@Silhouette87]

So tasty. His playing and phrasing reminds me a bit of Scott Henderson in places on this one, I love it.

[@dandepuff]

he sounded much better with that Grosh strat than with the prs

[@setsu2221]

Reminds me of Plini, maybe for a lack of better comparisons. Regardless, it sounds cool

[@bmcash3411]

It’s like Jeff Beck but it’s not at the same time.

[@dextershumba7262]

hear some Oz Noy

[@tainzenul5016]

Cool ...but i didn't find good backing track for this solo

[@wesleyjackson3233]

Is it me or does this sound a lot like Ted Nugent’s Stranglehold

[@poison7512]

Hes not winning grammyss for his playing though. The GROUP is winning grammys. So its Michael Leagues win.

[@Jimbo_Jumbo]

In my humble opinion the best guitarist out there right now!

[@guthrie_1]

I don’t think a Grammy is a reliable measurement of anything other than popularity. This guy isn’t good because he gets Grammys. He’s good because he’s good.

[@LeviClay]

Where did I say he’s good because he gets Grammys?

[@guthrie_1]

@@LeviClay it was probably the title “when your guitar playing is so good, you just keep winning Grammys“. Implying, there’s a correlation between good music and winning Grammys.

[@drewjohnson4794]

​​@Guthrie # 1 If you don't click bait a little on YT, you don't get views. Nothing wrong with that. I'm just happy that I get to learn about the other monster players that I do not know about.

[@LeviClay]

@@guthrie_1 so the title clearly says you win grammys because he’s good… not that he’s good because he wins grammys? I know reading is hard, but come on

[@guthrie_1]

@@LeviClay You are correct. It’s not hard to read. Your title says when your guitar playing is so good that you keep winning Grammys, even though winning Grammys has nothing to do with you being good at your craft. The title would’ve been more accurate if you had posted ”this guy’s guitar playing is so good despite winning so many Grammys“.

[@johnny316b]

no

[@ayushmanbhalla8737]

mateus asato is best....

[@nasticanasta]

I wouldn't put too much merit on an award from hollywood, besides that award should have gone to an AFrican-American or LBGTQ

[@poison7512]

You picked the most generic solo to demonstrate this?

[@myuzu_]

Playing random notes confidently

[@LeviClay]

Tell us you don’t know Dorian/melodic minor without telling us you don’t know Dorian/melodic minor

[@holliswilliams8426]

If you think these notes are random you don't know guitar

[@Bart91127]

Been playing for 40 years,heard all the masters...sorry if l am against the flow...but can't notice anything relevant in this solo...like Wes Montgomery would say...it's just guitar,nothing outstanding.

[@LeviClay]

Awww I hope when I’ve been playing 40 years I’m not scared of anything done by people younger than me. Must really suck to be you, a lot of bitterness and insecurity.

[@Bart91127]

Ur wrong,full of bliss and certainty...also with own,substantiated opinion,that's the essence of assertivness and freedom of speech...you don't don't have to like or agree with someone else's opinion.

[@LeviClay]

@@Bart91127 3 weeks later… still bitter, sad, and old. You had your shot dude, wanna head off to the care home and leave the rest of us to move forward yeah?

[@GooseGumlizzard]

mid.

[@dougpage1132]

Sounds like just a string of different licks. Doesn't turn me on. Guitars are best at backing singers and intermitent solos, not a long drawn out blues jam.

[@LeviClay]

well now Doug has told us all we can all go home!

[@justingreen8006]

LoL. Move along then Doug..

[@brentsalassi5245]

Ha! How ignorant.

[@andrewbrowne5557]

As great as his guitar is…let’s hear it for the bass and drums!!

[@christian-van-e]

Wow, man, what a job you did, Levi! Phew, compliments! (ps: I'm also the one that mailed you about Stochelo Rosenberg: really should take a look at that guy) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2TTamODfJ5koaM

[@LeviClay]

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[@christian-van-e]

@@LeviClay ohw wauw!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰