I had the pleasure of meeting this guy when I was a driver on the marilyn Manson tour back in 2003 no ego just a very down to earth pleasant person and one hell of a guitar player I really love his playing
He doesn't have the ego of Eddie Van Halen had. I never liked Eddie's attitude. Great guitar player (Eddie) but not overall. John's a down to earth great player.
This could not be a more accurate statement! I agree man one hundred percent definitely underrated, his pic needs to be up in banners in places just as much as anyone else's! Hes unreal
@@Floppy_Bacon I honestly think its just because people dont know him, im from Scotland just discovered him a few days ago, couldnt believe it man was like "who the fuck is this guy and why is he not famous?" 😂
Good god this dude is a top notch world class guitarist and an unbelievable shredder!!! He's been nailing brilliant solos for ages, BUT IS FRIGHTENINGLY BETTER THAN EVER!!! LONG LIVE JOHN 5.
You know someone is truly magical at what they do, when they make music so god damn emotional and amazing, yet they appear to be barely moving. A lot of less skilled guitarists would have made a meal of the frets and produced something not even halfway as good as this. John is in total control, super smooth, amazing, almost hypnotic to watch, and just totally, utterly, awesome.
He must get bored aging with the crew. These guys are musicians, and to have a base player who knows how to play and is that good must be a breath of fresh air. Wish he would just start his own band.
Absolutely love this version. Love John 5s playing. When I heard the guitar verse @1:50 it blew me away and everything after that. Love how he stayed true to the solo and only added at the end. Also the rest of the band hats off!
I wondered about "staying true to the solo", so I'm glad you mentioned it, as I'm no expert. But I would expect a class guy like this to take his hat off to EVH. Thanks.
Absolutely I'm so glad I discovered John 5 and the creatures. He is so confident he's not afraid to play any style of music. Not a lot of people are. There's an excellent interview on Nikki Sixxs Channel where he's interviewing him. And it's nice to see him playing with Rob Zombie again. I really love a comment someone made. Saying I can always nail I am John 5 on karaoke. Lol
John 5 is #2 in the top 5 greatest guitarist on my list. I am very honored to say to see him in concert with rob zombie in 2008 in scranton Pennsylvania.
luv John 5`s guitar version of Beat It. just pure pleasure to listen to. mind you - this was 7 years ago. wonder if he still plays, and if so... does he sound as good as back then 🤔
John 5 is a master!!!! Hands down!!!! This is a cool version of Michael Jacksons song "Beat It"!!! I am floored! John 5 should do instrumental recordings on the side! Like Joe Satriani!!!! John 5 can still play with Rob Zombie to tour and record!!! John 5 is the man!!!! 🎸🎼🎶🎼🎸🎼🎶🎵🎶🎼🎸🎵🎸😁😀☺😀😁 This stuff inspires me to still keep playing guitar!!! I don't care if I suck or not. Playing music is cool!!!!
I have completely fallen in love with your music John 5. Thank you for being so brave that you're not afraid to play any style of music. And a lot of people aren't because they think they will lose their fanbase. Which occasionally is valid... ok I think I've said basically the same thing on three different videos mostly on John fives official channel. So I think I will try and leave it there but I'm going to struggle lol. One of my comments on Nikki Sixxs interview with John 5 got highlighted , and also one of my comments on John 5s channel. What a buzz! I know Nikki when he's not too busy sometimes checks on his own Channel. So you never know it could have been him. Just like Rob Zombie (Nikki), a man that hasn't lost his Talent, and just keeps getting better with age. Like Lemmy, R.i.p. 😊😊😊🤘🤘🤘
Darn u guys just blow the top o my head off!yes now that's what I'm talking about c.u guys soon next month downtown Houston.Chow u guys stay healthy and Safe..ty for Coming..Lio Galveston 🎉
Does anybody know what pickup J5 is using in the bridge position? I'm pretty sure its a Seymour Duncan but I cant be sure. It sounds great whatever it is.
#1 Reason I love John and his playing......regardless of what any half ass, egotistical, wannabe rockstar guitarists say, or actual Rockstar guitarists say for that matter, about country guitar playing and Flamenco, John knows it takes just as much if not more skill to play a guitar just as fast or faster with no distortion to cover up mistakes. John is probably one of the most well-rounded guitarists I've ever heard and the reason he's so good is because of his love for Country, BELIEVE THAT! Go home, play eruption 15bmp faster on your amp's first channel with absolutely no overdrive or distortion, see how ya do : )
Yep, being superfast and doing crazy arpeggios, shredding all over the place is one thing, but doing the same being perfectly clean, tight and with a "pure" tone without lots of distortion, delay and such, is almost an entirely different ball-game...
I still fail to see how can anyone still be saying that distortion covers up mistakes. Doing runs on a clean amp a missed note doesn't go past a kinda quiet "pop" but do that with heavy distortion and it becomes a really obnoxius harmonic. Even worse, the one thing that none of us should do is compare clean and distorted playing, because the nuances are radically different, same as the difference between playing acoustic and electric.
J5 NAILED the solo! Feeling, timing and everything.
I had the pleasure of meeting this guy when I was a driver on the marilyn Manson tour back in 2003 no ego just a very down to earth pleasant person and one hell of a guitar player I really love his playing
So true looks weird but the heart is pure....
Omg you are so damn lucky I would love to meet him one day
He doesn't have the ego of Eddie Van Halen had. I never liked Eddie's attitude. Great guitar player (Eddie) but not overall. John's a down to earth great player.
Neil keeping it real. Love that!
Marilyn Manson is a poser. John 5 is the shit though.
John 5 is a genius guitar player and very underrated in my book he is easily in my top 5 guitar players of all time
I agree
This could not be a more accurate statement! I agree man one hundred percent definitely underrated, his pic needs to be up in banners in places just as much as anyone else's! Hes unreal
I totally agree. When some of the best metal guitarists are talked about, why is John 5's name rarely mentioned? He's phenomenal
@@Floppy_Bacon I honestly think its just because people dont know him, im from Scotland just discovered him a few days ago, couldnt believe it man was like "who the fuck is this guy and why is he not famous?" 😂
Woah top 5, come on...
The quality of this recording is fantastic.
Facts!!
Recorded at the Dog House in LA and mixed by Martin Hayles from Lick Library.
Thanks
Good god this dude is a top notch world class guitarist and an unbelievable shredder!!! He's been nailing brilliant solos for ages, BUT IS FRIGHTENINGLY BETTER THAN EVER!!! LONG LIVE JOHN 5.
3:33 "guess you guys aren' ready for this but your kids are gonna love it"..
Man john 5 makes that guitar sing /talk walk crawl tucks its self in at night, gosh hes so good
You know someone is truly magical at what they do, when they make music so god damn emotional and amazing, yet they appear to be barely moving. A lot of less skilled guitarists would have made a meal of the frets and produced something not even halfway as good as this. John is in total control, super smooth, amazing, almost hypnotic to watch, and just totally, utterly, awesome.
Thats why this version makes sEddie's look amateurish, J5s hands barely move
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Love his usage of the tremolo on this
Agree, good idea it fits well.
Sounded dubbed in parts to me..
His use of the guitars vibrato is better...no tremolo here;)
@@cessrcd What a noob. It called a tremolo/whammy bar HAHAHA
Mac Cartel it is vibrato...
bass player totally KILLING it . drummer / 2nd guitar badass ! really enjoyed this !
This is like the tightest bebop quartet, really. Just amazing the level of talent, locked in, giving each other space--well done!
Also for this comment...FACTS!
He must get bored aging with the crew. These guys are musicians, and to have a base player who knows how to play and is that good must be a breath of fresh air. Wish he would just start his own band.
Absolutely love this version. Love John 5s playing. When I heard the guitar verse @1:50 it blew me away and everything after that. Love how he stayed true to the solo and only added at the end. Also the rest of the band hats off!
True
I wondered about "staying true to the solo", so I'm glad you mentioned it, as I'm no expert. But I would expect a class guy like this to take his hat off to EVH. Thanks.
John 5 is a guitar god dont even need lyrics
Absolutely I'm so glad I discovered John 5 and the creatures. He is so confident he's not afraid to play any style of music. Not a lot of people are. There's an excellent interview on Nikki Sixxs Channel where he's interviewing him. And it's nice to see him playing with Rob Zombie again. I really love a comment someone made. Saying I can always nail I am John 5 on karaoke. Lol
I’d like to see a collaboration between he and Mr. buckethead
He's getting Vince Neil as lead singer
And a couple female backups 🎵
John 5 is #2 in the top 5 greatest guitarist on my list. I am very honored to say to see him in concert with rob zombie in 2008 in scranton Pennsylvania.
Are you out of your effing mind ? John 5 maybe makes top 50 guitarists of all time if he's lucky .
Seen em a few times, and I look forward to any time J5 is playing. Steller stage man , and genuine legend..... play on J5✨️🤙.
I am CONFIDENT that Michael Jackson himself would agree this is epic!
The music here is about Steve lukather and heady Van halen. Michael Jackson did not sing this.
@@scottcoleman5088What?
right lol
@@dextermorgan1
I'm sure he would appreciate it but Eddie created the guitar solo so MJ would say "that's nice"
So would Edward!😮
Great performance! Both guitar players are amazing!
John 5 is love, John 5 is life
For real! If you needed anymore reason to love John 5 just saw that his oldest son is a LAPD cop! He raised some good kids
Nah...God given Talent !
John 5 is completely underrated! he is BRILLIANT!
I love this. John5 is the best guitarist out today. He never ceases to amaze me.
John 5 has been my "New" favorite guitarist for the past 11 years now! Haha! Love this!
Fantastico cover!! y el otro guitarrista también tiene su solo sin duda un cover magnifico!
Every interview and article i have ever seen about him he comes across as a really good guy. And he can shred.
luv John 5`s guitar version of Beat It. just pure pleasure to listen to. mind you - this was 7 years ago. wonder if he still plays, and if so... does he sound as good as back then 🤔
The bend back on the notes after the initial whammy is what makes this so slick.
I love this cover. They rocked it out. The ending was magnificent
Veeeeelhoooo chegar a sair lágrimas dos olhos
I really admire John's taste and technique. A truly all-around FUCKING AWESOME guitar player. He seems like a really nice & cool guy, too.
John is a great player at what ever he plays. Bravo. He killed it eddie would be proud...the old guy playing the stat rocks also
John 5 is a master!!!! Hands down!!!! This is a cool version of Michael Jacksons song "Beat It"!!! I am floored! John 5 should do instrumental recordings on the side! Like Joe Satriani!!!! John 5 can still play with Rob Zombie to tour and record!!! John 5 is the man!!!! 🎸🎼🎶🎼🎸🎼🎶🎵🎶🎼🎸🎵🎸😁😀☺😀😁 This stuff inspires me to still keep playing guitar!!! I don't care if I suck or not. Playing music is cool!!!!
Just wait till you find out he’s got a whole bunch of instrumental albums
Lol John has 9 instrumental albums
Very overrated average guitarist.
barry savage bullshit. He is extremely underrated.
barry savage someone doesn't like to pay attention to reality.
J 5 is other world skill level. He can play anything and bring his flavour to it. He deserves all notice and credit, long overdue.
Just when you think John has exceeded all expectations he steps out with a Sisters t shirt.Class.
Excellent guitarist! 👍👍👍
I have completely fallen in love with your music John 5. Thank you for being so brave that you're not afraid to play any style of music. And a lot of people aren't because they think they will lose their fanbase. Which occasionally is valid... ok I think I've said basically the same thing on three different videos mostly on John fives official channel. So I think I will try and leave it there but I'm going to struggle lol. One of my comments on Nikki Sixxs interview with John 5 got highlighted , and also one of my comments on John 5s channel. What a buzz! I know Nikki when he's not too busy sometimes checks on his own Channel. So you never know it could have been him. Just like Rob Zombie (Nikki), a man that hasn't lost his Talent, and just keeps getting better with age. Like Lemmy, R.i.p. 😊😊😊🤘🤘🤘
Dude, live, nobody can ever out-guitar John motherfuckin' 5
this is amazing! out of all of the beat it covers, this is the best!!!
the solo is kinda trash, but the rest is amazing. but nobody can get the beloved eddie van halen solo right.
Darn u guys just blow the top o my head off!yes now that's what I'm talking about c.u guys soon next month downtown Houston.Chow u guys stay healthy and Safe..ty for Coming..Lio Galveston 🎉
Awesome!!! That's much better than the original!!
The other guitarist is Stuart Bull from Lick Library!
Yep... I'm sure he could have taken the lead in this too. Kudos to him for taking Luke's part.
he did take a lead.
Yeah Lick Library power :D
Stuart Bull is a bad ass in his own right. I love his sound.
And he blended in so naturally and so powerful
That drummer is absolutely BADASS!
Probably THE most understood guitar player in the world! I wish that I had half his talent.
This my favorite tele from johns collection, the Floyd rose is a perfect touch
2:18 that is SUCH a sick sound
Wholesome performance
Absolutely brilliant love John 5 some guitarist
Awesome performance
You own it boss Johnny 5.....
that solo omg... so well played
Does anybody know what pickup J5 is using in the bridge position? I'm pretty sure its a Seymour Duncan but I cant be sure. It sounds great whatever it is.
Awesome guitarist 👍
Amazing!!!
Amazing! And J5 is a great great GUITAR TELE GUY!!! The BEST!!! ...in Fact!!!
That lad on bass has a sick tone and skills to match.
So clean so smooth 5 is the man
Good to see the jam session here. John seems happy jamming with a group with good vibes. He was good with Manson but I do like him solo too.
excellent sound HD ¡¡
The man is blessed with talent. 🤙 John5️⃣🎸
Totally badass!!!
this guy can play it ALL!
Fricking amazing, I love this.
Awesome...very tasty playing
Brilliant!
John 5 is just an incredible guitarist. I bow to him.
Great Cover from a Great guitar player, KUDOS JOHN 5 and company !!
As usual…. Amazingly Awesome 😃
Very good !
John 5 and the Creatures are awesome!
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent
Funny to see that even when he does not usually use resources like a Floyd Rose, he knows how to do it the right way... Nailed it big time...
This is beautiful
como te amoo John !
sos un crack
creo q yo tambien me enamore!!!!! :)
Nice cover, he gave it a sutbtle but authentic touch.
What a master.
that rocks... 🤘
Freaking amazing!
#1 Reason I love John and his playing......regardless of what any half ass, egotistical, wannabe rockstar guitarists say, or actual Rockstar guitarists say for that matter, about country guitar playing and Flamenco, John knows it takes just as much if not more skill to play a guitar just as fast or faster with no distortion to cover up mistakes. John is probably one of the most well-rounded guitarists I've ever heard and the reason he's so good is because of his love for Country, BELIEVE THAT! Go home, play eruption 15bmp faster on your amp's first channel with absolutely no overdrive or distortion, see how ya do : )
Kustom Hooligans yeah, but I'd love to hear him play some jazz, that'd be cool, especially on an acoustic
Yep, being superfast and doing crazy arpeggios, shredding all over the place is one thing, but doing the same being perfectly clean, tight and with a "pure" tone without lots of distortion, delay and such, is almost an entirely different ball-game...
I still fail to see how can anyone still be saying that distortion covers up mistakes. Doing runs on a clean amp a missed note doesn't go past a kinda quiet "pop" but do that with heavy distortion and it becomes a really obnoxius harmonic. Even worse, the one thing that none of us should do is compare clean and distorted playing, because the nuances are radically different, same as the difference between playing acoustic and electric.
yeah never seen distortion cover too many mistakes
It's bpm
and with all the distortion he was using in this video he went out of key during the solo several times. Butcher job.
John 5 is a true badass awesome player!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW that was so COOL!!!!!!!!
He is great, and I'll listen to him over and over. And that's what is about sparking that thing inside you to listen again.
awesome job really
Damn I love this!! Fabulous.
That was awesome. Thanks for posting.
One of the greatest of our time.🤘
John 5 and his ability to do things perfect. Fucking fucking great.
Hes underrated as hell
In all fairness, Weird Al's band did it more perfectly.
On 3:39 there's off scale mess to my taste.
yes sir,weird al's band is one the BEST BANDS EVER!!;-)
Love the Original EVH solo! Very classy Mr. John 5 👽
He played the original solo because it cant be improved upon.
Scary that Eddie did it one take and for free
Absolutely crazy
Loved every second of this. What a performance.
Just awesome
Amazing! Love this song and the guitars are amazing m!
His guitar playing makes my soul giggle!!!!
Bass playing/sound/tone is just killer!
Well done......awesome
John 5 is an incredible guitar player.
Well that was rather good!
Awesome!
Amazing
Better than expected
Awesome!!!
Ian Ross is a criminally underrated bass player. John 5 is a god among men.
Very fresh take from John 5, I love it.
My kind of finger style!💪🤙🤘