The best solo I ever played was completely improvised and inspired by the reaction of the crowd during a breakdown at a battle of the bands. The song didn’t even have a solo normally. Everyone in the band was in perfect sync and instantly knew what I was about to do. I’ve never played so well in my life. I’ve never had a reaction from a crowd before or since. It was incredible.
Reminds me of… We looked at each other, And we each said, Okay. And we played the first thing that came to our heads, Just so happened to be The best song in the world, It was the best song in the world. Look into my eyes and it's easy to see One and one makes two, two and one makes three, It was destiny. Once every hundred thousand years or so When the sun doth shine And the moon doth glow and the grass doth grow.
“Guitar solos that mean the most to me aren’t the fastest, aren’t that blows me away with technical wizardry” but tells a story, lifts you and stays in your memory, very well said.
@@KarklinPumpkin two different worlds man, I enjoy both. I wouldn’t say Yngwie’s solos are a blurry of notes. His compositions are very intricate, and unique. Fast playing and great phrasing.
I never realized just how much Paul was “dumbing it down” for us Rookie players, until I saw this. You are amazing, Sir, and thank you so much for making me a better guitarist, every single time I watch one of your lessons.
@@Sam-2468 It's a PRS Custom 24 Private Stock. PRS Private Stock guitars are usually one-of-a-kind, built-to-spec guitars that you can't buy off-the-shelf. This one features the "Birds Of A Feather" fretboard.
Something often overlooked is how difficult it is to play with all these little intricacies - sliding into bends, raking perfectly, transitioning from one part to the next without it feeling jarring etc. Speed and 'gymnastic' techniques are great tools to have, but it's these little nuances Paul demonstrates so beautifully that are the hardest to perfect. 3:24, I salute you!
Dude going in and out of tapping is extremely overlooked. It’s not hard to get good at tapping, or hard to get good at melodic solo playing, or playing solos fast. But going from a solo, starting top tap, and fading out nicely is so damn hard
As content creators become more popular they get all kinds of gear for free from companies who want to promote them. Also Paul has Goo Gobs of money, so.
If anyone is interested in hearing this, i bought a prs se custom 24 recently, and had to return it due to major issues. The second one was also really fkd up.. now the 3. One i have is great. Not perfect but great. Not sure what happened with prs's quality control..
@@stormbreaker4571 well, the se series is their entry level guitars, so it doesnt necessarily tell much about the generel quality control of prs guitars.
the second I heard those opening chords, I stopped everything, grabbed my guitar, and jammed over the song. astounding work you guys made. what a song.
Yo what’s the name of his guitar I wanna learn how to play soon. Can you tell me about it? Like the types of guitars or does it mostly depend on the wires we connect on them? I mean I’m a little confused? Are the wires the ones we choose with a specific choice of sound we want or does it mostly depend on the type of guitar?
Honestly, going through a lot right now & that song cut through my emotions; hit me right in the feels. Thanks for that transfer of creative energy, needed that one brother. 💙
I CANNOT STOP LISTENING TO THE SONG. It’s so beautiful, the vocals, the guitar, the beat, I am AMAZED. I’ve been following you for a while on RUclips and I’m excited to show all my friends this song with a solo that my musical inspiration has played. This song is just gorgeous major thumbs up and hats off to you guys
Awesome emotional solo Paul! Old man advice to young guitarists: The game changer for me was when I stopped noodling solos with all the stuff I’ve learned because it all sounded the same. Instead I recommend singing your melodic ideas first without guitar, and building off of that. Unless you are George Benson who does it in real time. In the end it will sound much more melodic and interesting versus noodling a bunch of scales. Keep creating everyone! :)
This solo was completely unlike anything I’ve heard you play before. All the techniques, you’ve used before, but never together in one solo like this. Everything fit beautifully yet it was ALWAYS the opposite move your ear expects and it feels like a surprise.
I don’t know why, by I started crying listening to your solo. I love music so much. I’m mid challenging myself to write and record an album within 7 days, and It’s really pushing me to try and cultivate that state you talk about where I’m not working about anything else but feeling what the song needs. Simply enjoying filling musical space in with creative compositions. Keep up the awesome videos, Paul! 🙏
Pls give us more of that🙏 This solo is in my ears all day every day YOU’RE SO TALENTED THE WORLD DESERVES MORE OUT OF YOU AND YOUR FREAKING GUITAR PAUL❤️🔥❤️🔥
I thoroughly enjoyed the track, Paul. The melancholic kind of low-fi vibe, combined with the dynamics of the guitar solo. Really a storyteller, giving it that extra spice and making it stand out. At first I had mixed feelings about the wah wah tapping, I thought it was a bit extreme in terms of the overall vibe. But the more I listen to it, the better it gets. Again, dynamics. It’s beautiful, good job!
Yeaa I hear the Mayer there too. The Gravity solo. There was a line from that killer Chris Buck solo (from that colab video) too, just after those Mayer things.
"guitar solos that mean the most to me aren't the fastest, aren't blowing me away with technical wizardry" proceeds to use every technique in the book! Absolutely fire 🤘
I've seen a lot of guitars in my day but the PRS takes the cake, the neck & headstock with the birds is spectacular, by far the coolest neck/headstock design I have ever seen. I want one! 🙌🏻🎵🎶🎼🎸 By the way exceptional solo & really great song, great job. 🤙🏻🎸🎵🎶🎼🙌🏻
Holy effing shit, that is probably one of the best solos I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing and seeing! This genre of music is not my thing, more of a classic rock / metal kinda guy, but this absolutely blew me away! You are my motivation to keep practicing as a beginner guitarist. Dus, van de bodem van m’n hart, hartelijk dank!
Although the song isn't my most beloved genre, it's very well done and I will admit that I got a bit lost listening to it. Especially the solo. I'm only just really learning how to play lead guitar. Recently, I've been figuring out what my favorite riffs are, and how I would want to play. This solo is excellent, it's what I'm looking for! It tells a story! There's something about music that ebbs and flows, carrying your emotions this way and that. Soft and slow, to hard and fast. I look forward to the day that I can write licks like that. P.S., this song has earned a spot on my playlist.
Practice practice till you learn the fretboard and where you can find any sound/note/triad you want. Scales may help here. 45 years ago i used them a bit when learning keyboards. After some years and learning where any sound or combination of sounds in many keys or different places in the same key can be found, scales became unnecessary. There was no caged system back then, and not much literature to hep either. No youtube to watch finger positions. To learn a song you listened, then tried to find what was being played. A bit slower than now we have youtube and can watch whats happening, but with a good ear you got there:) I was blesses with near perfect pitch so it came easy to me, but guitar for me is just one of many interests. I dont have the time to lock myself away for hours practicing. Much of the time i have been away surfing and adventuring all around the south pacific. Now ime 62 and slowing down a bit ime devoting more time to guitar and am getting much better. The more time you put in, the better you will get, IF you are born with the natural talent. Without that, its a long hard road:/ These bloody lockdowns help too. I dont get the people that go nuts during lockdown and suicide or have mental breakdowns. Ive never needed human companionship. Always travelled alone to very remote places, surfed alone, or occasionally met up with a like minded stranger which admittidly makes it more fun and less dangerous, not that the danger ever bothered me. Ive had close calls. Bad reef cuts and carried out to sea in a bad rip, but ive always managed to survive. Even a broken neck at C7 never stopped me. I waited two days for the boat in agony, then two days to a hospital in Indo where x rays showed i was very lucky there was no displacement, just a crack right through. Any wrong movement could have made it move and paralysed me, or worse, but it didnt. Two years in a neck brace sleeping on my back and no surfing, good guitar practice though. While travelling i always bases myself in Phuket Thailand. A short hop to anywhere in Indo when a swell hit. Better than the old days with no forecasting. You turned up at a break with your food and water and waited for the waves, sometimes for weeks:/I had a home and a bar in Phuket till the 04 tsunami wiped it off the face of the earth. In those 12 years i played in the banana bar every friday night and practiced when i felt like it. Head first from the lip of an 8 to 10 foot grinder over coral, [pitched like an arrow] didnt finish me. Bad cuts didnt. Cerebral malaria at Nias in 82 when it was a three day journey to a hospital didnt finish me[the right meds saved me, not many others]. My favorite wave Nias, been 6 times over the decades. In 81 you surfed alone or with two or three others, now its crowds of mostly kooks who dont even take off mostly, or boatloads of pros pulling into the bay and trying to take over. There is a road from the capital in the north now, makes it a lot easier than a long boat journey down and around the coast into Nias bay where the best right hand setup ive ever found exists. Look it up on google earth, you can see it breaking. A few punches to the head stops the hassling and most then take their turn. i If you travel where cerebral malaria is common, always have a drug called Fansidar in your kit. It will save your life giving you three vital days to get help. You cant take it all the time, very bad side effects if taken regularly. But taken at onset of symptoms it will, save your life. Ive seen two deaths from C malaria, its not pretty and i was to late arriving to save them. One death from a fin chop to the femoral artery at Nias. he was dead before we got him to shore. Sometimes its better to be lucky that good. Saw two guys drown in 40 years of surfing, many years before jetskis. Nowadays the spirit of adventure seems dead. Surfers flock in large numbers to surf resorts, most of which are in the Mentawais that we surfed near alone for decades before they were discovered, but Bloody photographers put everything in surf mags and now the surf resorts are everywhere and boat charters take the moneyed up surfers everywhere where they pack out the breaks. There are only a few secrets left, and a few places the average surfer wont touch cos of the heaviness factor. Glad i had it at its best for sure. The way things are now makes me sad:/ Anyway, more guitar time the last couple of years. At 62 ive forgotten more that ive learned, but its coming back with many hours of practice. Dont know about you all but smoking good weed before getting stuck in is just great for creativity and it sounds just so much better than when your straight. However i find that getting tuned satisfactorily is a pain,lol. Now i dont know if others would agree that i sound better when stoned, as i mostly play alone these days. My band days ended at about 30 when it became very hard to make worthwhile money playing in pubs like you could in the 80s:/ These days its me and a looper and sometimes a mate who plays sax. Playing with lots of people is good in that you learn different things from others, playing alone, its online music and your own imagination leading to a style that is individual, if far from complete. One thing i hated about playing in bands was having to play music i was not really into. Boring:/ These days i play what i want, i experiment, i get some ideas from what i hear online, then incorporate the parts i like into something new. Keep it up young guys, it takes a lot of practice but its worth it. Dont lose heart and while young and learning play with as many people as possible. This riff above i dont much like, though Paul is a great guitarist he "knows it":/ No offense intended, i learn a lot from him and others. Marco Cirillo has a lot to teach though who it is that names the clips in the feed needs shooting:/ Cheers all, sorry for the long post. Must have been something i ingested,lol
@@TheZacdes Can't say I've seen a comment this long on RUclips, but it was worth the read, my friend. Thank you for sharing you story! It actually means a lot to me. I should say that I'm 17, I'm pretty new to the world lol. I'm not one to brag and I don't mean to sound this way when I say it, but I was blessed to have an ear for music and my brain is just wired for it. The natural talent is awesome since it kinda gets me ahead of a lot of people, but it sucks if I can't find things to learn. Thankfully I'm taking guitar lessons now. I'm certain that I'll improve, and I intend to do a lot of practicing. I know the place where I want to be and recently I've figured out the way to get there. P.S. Don't beat yourself up about sharing a long comment. Some of us still enjoy the read!
@@firewing38 Paul here has a lot of good lessons for those who are pretty new to guitar, and other instruments!! Marco Cirillo too! Two of my favorites. Lessons from intermediate to advanced!
I'm with the majority here, in that the solo and the song were lovely, and I'm definitely going to watch it several times to appreciate it fully. BUT, I'm going to have to close my eyes to learn anything, 'cause all I want to do is stare at the PRS. And it'll take a very long time to unpack all the things I think are amazing about the artistry in that axe. Cheers, Paul, and wow.
@@mattedjon-veryaccuratetabs Thank you , but i can't read or write the music , music theory isn't my cup of tea , maths either ... I won't tell you it is useless , but i play the blues mostly , and a little bit of work is enough for that , at least at the low level where i stand ...
Beautiful! ...one of the most heart-full solo Ive ever heard! and the whole track was great as well; I think it filled you and prepared your mood so you could give that solo piece birth.
The best solo I ever played was the one which I still have no idea how it happened. Was in a concert and I just went for it, mx fingers did something, my brain was not involved at all. our bandleader looked at me and got totally enthused. Mainly because I was less than mediocre normally and fucked up a lot. That time I felt touched by some genius which sadly afterwards never returned 😂
This is one of the single best things I’ve laid my ears on. You’ve got me out of a guitar slump and given me inspiration! I’m going to spend a grand on a guitar now haha (I’m not joking). Seriously though, I love your work and everything you’ve done Paul, you were and still are one of the main reasons I play and even picked up guitar in the first place ❤️ can I ask I’ve been looking into buying my second guitar and want it to be my ‘main’ ‘forever’ guitar. I think I want a strat either that or a jazz master, I have a cheap tele already but wondered what strat to buy for about £1000 second hand. Been looking at semi old (2008ish) American standards but not sure what to get as appearance matters for me to feel inspired and I’m limited to virtually only Olympic white and bursts.
My non-expert suggestion would be to try out some guitars even if they aren’t second hand and whatever feels right get it. You can upgrade some parts pretty easily later if you don’t a couple but you can’t make the whole guitar feel perfect without remaking most the guitar. You may not even like the feel of a strat or jazz master too and having a guitar you want to play, but feel restrained by, sitting there is the worst feeling
Exactly, it’s my issue with my cheap tele and I want to learn and play but I feel so uninspired and restrained as you said yourself. thank you so much! I’ll have a look into trying some stuff out!
If you haven’t learned how to set up your guitar yet that will also make a world of difference. Paul has a video about it somewhere which was super helpful. It seems intimidating but you can’t change anything that you can’t fix. Don’t shy away from another cheap guitar too. I have a $150 Tele that plays just as well as my Fender Strat
Thank you! I guess my reasoning behind a more expensive guitar is I want to keep it for life and have a strong bond with it and because I’m a perfectionist I feel as if having what is ‘perfect’ to me will make me actually progress etc. As I said earlier though the aesthetic matters to me and there isn’t much choice in the £1000 range for colour, whereas the cheaper guitars have infinite choice. I don’t know I’m going to try find a guitar store and try some stuff out I think :)
This is the stuff that makes me remember why it’s so good to be a guitarist. Not that I could play that of course. Also is that guitar on sale or is it a custom model made for you.
I cannot help but admire this man’s ability to just sit down and play the instrument for the instrument it is without any notion of other artists or songs that he’s heard influencing his play just purely playing the instrument how he wants it to sound and what his idea of how it should sound in his head flat out without any thought of scales or chords that’s what I dream and aspire for as a guitarist and I hope I can come even halfway as close as this man has to that
I can super appreciate the song , the guitar and the mastery of the solo. I mean everything is professional and tasteful and yeah you all did a fantastic job. It all is NOT to my taste though, even the PRS. But Paul, you are the man and an exceptional guitarist, teacher and RUclipsr and so many things you have done I adore.
For me, I'm not a great fan of this solo and kind of got lost when the tapping/pedals came in. You're an awesome guitarist and I love the page though 👍🏻. It makes you appreciate the true genius of the slow, melodic solos people like George Harrison, Don Felder and John Mayer have produced.
Totally agree here, I have heard so many delicate licks by Paul Davids, the tapping part was like a "cheveu sur la soupe" as we say in French... This is the first time I don't enjoy Paul Davids playing!
I don’t thing the tapping was the problem, for me its the several changes between different styles that didn’t quite fit the track (drums and guitar ) and techniques that feel as if they were forced into the solo… But still Paul is probably the best RUclips guitarist😅
@@marrow94 the whole first half had a bunch of John mayerish licks though. I would even say that the first tapping lick could have been inspired by what John plays on igijfl or slow dancing(live)
I didn't know what I expected clicking on this video, but it brought me to tears feeling the overwhelming wave of emotion and depth encapsulated in that magnificent and unmatched solo performance. Saying "well done" is a grossly insufficient understatement.
Just listened to it again, then again and again. Love that solo Paul. I love that you shredded a little bit but you didn't just shred for the sake of shredding. It fit the song, was melodic and sounded great... And that guitar... WOW!
I'd love to play like you. You make it look so simple. Your tapping skills are impeccable. I love the sound of your guitar. This solo is very melodious and painless to listen to.
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The best solo I ever played was completely improvised and inspired by the reaction of the crowd during a breakdown at a battle of the bands. The song didn’t even have a solo normally. Everyone in the band was in perfect sync and instantly knew what I was about to do. I’ve never played so well in my life. I’ve never had a reaction from a crowd before or since. It was incredible.
Best feeling ever
Reminds me of…
We looked at each other,
And we each said,
Okay.
And we played the first thing that came to our heads,
Just so happened to be
The best song in the world,
It was the best song in the world.
Look into my eyes and it's easy to see
One and one makes two, two and one makes three,
It was destiny.
Once every hundred thousand years or so
When the sun doth shine
And the moon doth glow and the grass doth grow.
That’s awesome G
@@spencermisfeldt1866 it really is.
Yes brother, sinking into the moment...
That PRS fretboard, WHAT 😱🤩
yea man that fretboard.. peace of art.
Unreal
The headstock too man
Yah I am still stuck imagineing how that came together. Could almost focus on the music, but just almost :p.
Someone know the specs?
“Guitar solos that mean the most to me aren’t the fastest, aren’t that blows me away with technical wizardry” but tells a story, lifts you and stays in your memory, very well said.
Yup. I'll take a David Gilmour emotional ride over a Yngwie Malmsteen blurry of notes.
The true recipes for the greatest solos
@@KarklinPumpkin 100%
Proceeds to tap randomly on the fretboard. JK good stuff
@@KarklinPumpkin two different worlds man, I enjoy both. I wouldn’t say Yngwie’s solos are a blurry of notes. His compositions are very intricate, and unique. Fast playing and great phrasing.
That solo sounded like Chris Buck, SRV, John Mayer and EVH all in one, of course all interlaced with PD's flair and smoothness. Simply incredible.
Joh Mayer was the first thing I heard too! And some Keith Urban. EVH obviously.
The whole song gave me John Mayer vibes. Pretty chill and ripping solo.
Exactly
Definitely heard Chris buck phrasing in that!
Ariel Posen as well 😁
I never realized just how much Paul was “dumbing it down” for us Rookie players, until I saw this. You are amazing, Sir, and thank you so much for making me a better guitarist, every single time I watch one of your lessons.
This video was a journey 🤘🏻 You’re as masterful a storyteller as you are a guitarist, Paul
(Also those bend-taps 😍)
I swear this is exactly what I was thinking the whole time, I said it out loud at least 3 times.
Tabs right here !!
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I second that. Thank you for pointing this out. You're a master of your craft sir. Love the song .
That is one of the most beautiful PRS guitars I've ever seen. Fantastic solo Paul, always a pleasure getting to hear you play!
Could you tell me what guitar that is
I'd like to know the exact model too.
Looks like a 2020 modern Eagle V private stock?? The ultimate PRS and VERY expensive.... like 16k
Tapping ruined it.
@@jimmydriveway the tapping was cool though 🤔😂
That PRS is stunning
What model is that? The fretboard is insane
@@Sam-2468 It's a PRS Custom 24 Private Stock. PRS Private Stock guitars are usually one-of-a-kind, built-to-spec guitars that you can't buy off-the-shelf. This one features the "Birds Of A Feather" fretboard.
Cannot stop listening to this song. On repeat for days in my Spotify. This song is such a vibe. Bravo!
the bends coupled with the taps sound so damn good. The whole solo does, this is such a clean sounding guitar. thanks for sharing.
I liked the Tapping bend release at 2:56 it sounded sweet !
Yes, that! :)
Same...it makes me goosebumps☮️
Lil Chris Buck nod on that lick. Killer solo man.
It’s always cool to see legends appraising other legends! Never expected to see you here
Ironically the only other place I know that does that (plus a slide) is in Black Star from Yngwie Malmsteen. It's a good riff indeed.
A mixture of hard rock and jazz
Beautiful
That was one of the most masterful and dynamic performances I’ve seen in a long time. Talk about feel! Well done, man.
Something often overlooked is how difficult it is to play with all these little intricacies - sliding into bends, raking perfectly, transitioning from one part to the next without it feeling jarring etc.
Speed and 'gymnastic' techniques are great tools to have, but it's these little nuances Paul demonstrates so beautifully that are the hardest to perfect. 3:24, I salute you!
Dude going in and out of tapping is extremely overlooked. It’s not hard to get good at tapping, or hard to get good at melodic solo playing, or playing solos fast.
But going from a solo, starting top tap, and fading out nicely is so damn hard
@@chopholtz4950 nice essay
Tabs right here !!
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That is the most amazing PRS I’ve ever laid eyes on! Great song and solo!
It's awesome, have you seen musiciswin's custom prs?
As content creators become more popular they get all kinds of gear for free from companies who want to promote them. Also Paul has Goo Gobs of money, so.
If anyone is interested in hearing this, i bought a prs se custom 24 recently, and had to return it due to major issues. The second one was also really fkd up.. now the 3. One i have is great. Not perfect but great.
Not sure what happened with prs's quality control..
@@stormbreaker4571 well, the se series is their entry level guitars, so it doesnt necessarily tell much about the generel quality control of prs guitars.
@@mortenstergaard3874 Thought they pride themselves on SE lineup being "player grade".
Happy to have been a part of this, as always. Proud of you guys!
the second I heard those opening chords, I stopped everything, grabbed my guitar, and jammed over the song. astounding work you guys made. what a song.
Yo what’s the name of his guitar I wanna learn how to play soon. Can you tell me about it? Like the types of guitars or does it mostly depend on the wires we connect on them? I mean I’m a little confused? Are the wires the ones we choose with a specific choice of sound we want or does it mostly depend on the type of guitar?
do you know what the opening chords are?
Honestly, going through a lot right now & that song cut through my emotions; hit me right in the feels. Thanks for that transfer of creative energy, needed that one brother. 💙
I CANNOT STOP LISTENING TO THE SONG. It’s so beautiful, the vocals, the guitar, the beat, I am AMAZED. I’ve been following you for a while on RUclips and I’m excited to show all my friends this song with a solo that my musical inspiration has played. This song is just gorgeous major thumbs up and hats off to you guys
Jesus this song just makes me feel a certain way I can’t explain and you can tell that solo was genuine and from you definitely did the song justice
Awesome emotional solo Paul! Old man advice to young guitarists: The game changer for me was when I stopped noodling solos with all the stuff I’ve learned because it all sounded the same. Instead I recommend singing your melodic ideas first without guitar, and building off of that. Unless you are George Benson who does it in real time. In the end it will sound much more melodic and interesting versus noodling a bunch of scales. Keep creating everyone! :)
Thanks! Great advice
Thanks for the advice 🙏 very true
I like to whistle leads and then recreate them on guitar. ends up being totally different than what I would normally play.
@@lukesmusic amazing. Literally what I did after Tom's advice, also sung them in my head. Best I have ever improvised
Sounds great Paul, love the reverb decay blowing up as the note feeds back at the end.
Just perfect for the singer to come back in.
This solo was completely unlike anything I’ve heard you play before. All the techniques, you’ve used before, but never together in one solo like this. Everything fit beautifully yet it was ALWAYS the opposite move your ear expects and it feels like a surprise.
Absolutely stunning playing, had me close to tears, so tasteful and dynamic.
Just heard this and had to add this to my playlist. Amazing guitar solo. Love the vocals as well. Very smooth. This song is a vibe in itself.
Absolutely incredible Paul!! When you pulled out that PRS, you're like a the final guitar boss! Killer stuff!
I don’t know why, by I started crying listening to your solo. I love music so much.
I’m mid challenging myself to write and record an album within 7 days, and It’s really pushing me to try and cultivate that state you talk about where I’m not working about anything else but feeling what the song needs. Simply enjoying filling musical space in with creative compositions. Keep up the awesome videos, Paul! 🙏
It’s called hormones
That PRS is drop dead GORGEOUS, especially the neck.
Pls give us more of that🙏
This solo is in my ears all day every day
YOU’RE SO TALENTED THE WORLD DESERVES MORE OUT OF YOU AND YOUR FREAKING GUITAR PAUL❤️🔥❤️🔥
So dope. Beautiful melancholic track. You definitely did it justice. Great job Paul 😀and the rest of the musical team
I thoroughly enjoyed the track, Paul. The melancholic kind of low-fi vibe, combined with the dynamics of the guitar solo. Really a storyteller, giving it that extra spice and making it stand out. At first I had mixed feelings about the wah wah tapping, I thought it was a bit extreme in terms of the overall vibe. But the more I listen to it, the better it gets. Again, dynamics. It’s beautiful, good job!
From this day forward the phrase “Man, that solo is giving me Paul Davids vibes” will be a thing! Absolutely beautiful solo, Paul!
MINDBLOWING.
It's the best solo I ever heard.
That solo truly is really emotional.
goosebumps whole way through. and THAT PRS OMG
Beautiful song, masterpiece solo.
Those tapping bends took me to a whole other level.
Salut!
That PRS is absolutely stunning 🤩 loving the solo, when John Mayer meets EVH vibes!
Lots of influence of SRV too…
@@MarkRiddellRacing Biggest influence of SRV is in the huge vibrato during high bends like 3:20 in my opinion
More Eddie Hazel than Van Halen imo
Yeaa I hear the Mayer there too. The Gravity solo.
There was a line from that killer Chris Buck solo (from that colab video) too, just after those Mayer things.
Maybe a sprinkle of Chris buck early in the solo too.
A really beautiful song, a brilliant solo with so many Audio-Surprises...perfect work!
good to hear a player that puts heart and soul into a story
the solo is breathtaking, and the guitar oh my god... is wonderfull.
Beautiful solo. Beautiful guitar
That guitar solo is exquisite.
That's the best word I can think of to describe it.
The guitar got me to click more than the title did. That’s a beautiful instrument. Love the song/solo as well!
You're such a magical player
Solo makes me cry in a way nothing else can, its a masterpiece.
Paul really out here flexing an amazing guitar and even more amazing skill. Top notch!
Solo literally made me tear up. That was absolutely wonderful.
"guitar solos that mean the most to me aren't the fastest, aren't blowing me away with technical wizardry" proceeds to use every technique in the book!
Absolutely fire 🤘
Tapping, re-bending, sweeping, staccato picking, glissando, whole pitch bending, dead strumming
hard to count any more, add any i missed!
Paul Davids YOU Nailed THIS ! SO Nice & Textured with Every Chance and Flows as the River Does ! Well Done FAN.
Oh man the slides in that solo are so beautiful
I've seen a lot of guitars in my day but the PRS takes the cake, the neck & headstock with the birds is spectacular, by far the coolest neck/headstock design I have ever seen. I want one! 🙌🏻🎵🎶🎼🎸
By the way exceptional solo & really great song, great job. 🤙🏻🎸🎵🎶🎼🙌🏻
man, I'm so so so glad that this masterpiece is on amazon music it's damn genius...
and btw the PRS looks amazing
Dude. I really enjoyed this. Achievement unlocked: You make me want to play more guitar. That PRS is gorgeous, and sounds great too! My address is...
That wah was screaming it's heart out!!
Beautiful solos like that are unicorns in my book. One's that musically touch the soul and make you feel.
That was so cool... You are on point with the narrative. Great work. Love you much... 🤙💞🙏
@junko Not interested...
Lovely playing, and that is one the most beautiful guitars I've seen.
Holy effing shit, that is probably one of the best solos I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing and seeing!
This genre of music is not my thing, more of a classic rock / metal kinda guy, but this absolutely blew me away!
You are my motivation to keep practicing as a beginner guitarist.
Dus, van de bodem van m’n hart, hartelijk dank!
had to come back to this video. song has been on repeat on Spotify lately!
I will never get over how absolutely *GORGEOUS* PRS finishes are. 😮💨👌
You checked all the boxes, brother, most of all made a really nice song, even better
Although the song isn't my most beloved genre, it's very well done and I will admit that I got a bit lost listening to it. Especially the solo. I'm only just really learning how to play lead guitar. Recently, I've been figuring out what my favorite riffs are, and how I would want to play. This solo is excellent, it's what I'm looking for! It tells a story! There's something about music that ebbs and flows, carrying your emotions this way and that. Soft and slow, to hard and fast. I look forward to the day that I can write licks like that.
P.S., this song has earned a spot on my playlist.
Practice practice till you learn the fretboard and where you can find any sound/note/triad you want. Scales may help here. 45 years ago i used them a bit when learning keyboards. After some years and learning where any sound or combination of sounds in many keys or different places in the same key can be found, scales became unnecessary. There was no caged system back then, and not much literature to hep either. No youtube to watch finger positions. To learn a song you listened, then tried to find what was being played. A bit slower than now we have youtube and can watch whats happening, but with a good ear you got there:) I was blesses with near perfect pitch so it came easy to me, but guitar for me is just one of many interests. I dont have the time to lock myself away for hours practicing. Much of the time i have been away surfing and adventuring all around the south pacific. Now ime 62 and slowing down a bit ime devoting more time to guitar and am getting much better. The more time you put in, the better you will get, IF you are born with the natural talent. Without that, its a long hard road:/ These bloody lockdowns help too. I dont get the people that go nuts during lockdown and suicide or have mental breakdowns. Ive never needed human companionship. Always travelled alone to very remote places, surfed alone, or occasionally met up with a like minded stranger which admittidly makes it more fun and less dangerous, not that the danger ever bothered me. Ive had close calls. Bad reef cuts and carried out to sea in a bad rip, but ive always managed to survive. Even a broken neck at C7 never stopped me. I waited two days for the boat in agony, then two days to a hospital in Indo where x rays showed i was very lucky there was no displacement, just a crack right through. Any wrong movement could have made it move and paralysed me, or worse, but it didnt. Two years in a neck brace sleeping on my back and no surfing, good guitar practice though. While travelling i always bases myself in Phuket Thailand. A short hop to anywhere in Indo when a swell hit. Better than the old days with no forecasting. You turned up at a break with your food and water and waited for the waves, sometimes for weeks:/I had a home and a bar in Phuket till the 04 tsunami wiped it off the face of the earth. In those 12 years i played in the banana bar every friday night and practiced when i felt like it. Head first from the lip of an 8 to 10 foot grinder over coral, [pitched like an arrow] didnt finish me. Bad cuts didnt. Cerebral malaria at Nias in 82 when it was a three day journey to a hospital didnt finish me[the right meds saved me, not many others]. My favorite wave Nias, been 6 times over the decades. In 81 you surfed alone or with two or three others, now its crowds of mostly kooks who dont even take off mostly, or boatloads of pros pulling into the bay and trying to take over. There is a road from the capital in the north now, makes it a lot easier than a long boat journey down and around the coast into Nias bay where the best right hand setup ive ever found exists. Look it up on google earth, you can see it breaking. A few punches to the head stops the hassling and most then take their turn. i If you travel where cerebral malaria is common, always have a drug called Fansidar in your kit. It will save your life giving you three vital days to get help. You cant take it all the time, very bad side effects if taken regularly. But taken at onset of symptoms it will, save your life. Ive seen two deaths from C malaria, its not pretty and i was to late arriving to save them. One death from a fin chop to the femoral artery at Nias. he was dead before we got him to shore. Sometimes its better to be lucky that good. Saw two guys drown in 40 years of surfing, many years before jetskis. Nowadays the spirit of adventure seems dead. Surfers flock in large numbers to surf resorts, most of which are in the Mentawais that we surfed near alone for decades before they were discovered, but Bloody photographers put everything in surf mags and now the surf resorts are everywhere and boat charters take the moneyed up surfers everywhere where they pack out the breaks. There are only a few secrets left, and a few places the average surfer wont touch cos of the heaviness factor. Glad i had it at its best for sure. The way things are now makes me sad:/ Anyway, more guitar time the last couple of years. At 62 ive forgotten more that ive learned, but its coming back with many hours of practice. Dont know about you all but smoking good weed before getting stuck in is just great for creativity and it sounds just so much better than when your straight. However i find that getting tuned satisfactorily is a pain,lol. Now i dont know if others would agree that i sound better when stoned, as i mostly play alone these days. My band days ended at about 30 when it became very hard to make worthwhile money playing in pubs like you could in the 80s:/ These days its me and a looper and sometimes a mate who plays sax. Playing with lots of people is good in that you learn different things from others, playing alone, its online music and your own imagination leading to a style that is individual, if far from complete. One thing i hated about playing in bands was having to play music i was not really into. Boring:/ These days i play what i want, i experiment, i get some ideas from what i hear online, then incorporate the parts i like into something new. Keep it up young guys, it takes a lot of practice but its worth it. Dont lose heart and while young and learning play with as many people as possible. This riff above i dont much like, though Paul is a great guitarist he "knows it":/ No offense intended, i learn a lot from him and others. Marco Cirillo has a lot to teach though who it is that names the clips in the feed needs shooting:/ Cheers all, sorry for the long post. Must have been something i ingested,lol
@@TheZacdes Can't say I've seen a comment this long on RUclips, but it was worth the read, my friend. Thank you for sharing you story! It actually means a lot to me. I should say that I'm 17, I'm pretty new to the world lol.
I'm not one to brag and I don't mean to sound this way when I say it, but I was blessed to have an ear for music and my brain is just wired for it. The natural talent is awesome since it kinda gets me ahead of a lot of people, but it sucks if I can't find things to learn. Thankfully I'm taking guitar lessons now. I'm certain that I'll improve, and I intend to do a lot of practicing. I know the place where I want to be and recently I've figured out the way to get there.
P.S. Don't beat yourself up about sharing a long comment. Some of us still enjoy the read!
@@firewing38 Paul here has a lot of good lessons for those who are pretty new to guitar, and other instruments!! Marco Cirillo too! Two of my favorites. Lessons from intermediate to advanced!
I'm with the majority here, in that the solo and the song were lovely, and I'm definitely going to watch it several times to appreciate it fully. BUT, I'm going to have to close my eyes to learn anything, 'cause all I want to do is stare at the PRS. And it'll take a very long time to unpack all the things I think are amazing about the artistry in that axe. Cheers, Paul, and wow.
wow that last bend note was insane.... Some serious skill to get that perfect sound.
Wow, the fret board on that PRS is stunning. Absolute masterpiece of a guitar. And you play it SO well.
What is the model?
as a wise man once said:
"a good solo is one you can sing along to"
You'd have to be Boyz II Men to hit all them notes tho, damn
Well, I can't sing the solos of Bohemian Rapsody, Fade To Black or Sultans of Swing... I guess there're bad solos 🤔
@@mattedjon-veryaccuratetabs I don't even try with "little wing " solo , a woman is necessary there , and a talented one ....!
@@sirzembla4512 by the way, I've made the tabs for this solo :
ruclips.net/video/3Ft1vwUPrUk/видео.html
@@mattedjon-veryaccuratetabs Thank you , but i can't read or write the music , music theory isn't my cup of tea , maths either ... I won't tell you it is useless , but i play the blues mostly , and a little bit of work is enough for that , at least at the low level where i stand ...
Killer solo (of course) but I realized how silly I looked, trying to hum along with the finger-tapping parts! 😝 Beautifully done Paul!
Beautiful! ...one of the most heart-full solo Ive ever heard! and the whole track was great as well; I think it filled you and prepared your mood so you could give that solo piece birth.
Majestic is the word that comes to mind. Great work.
Spot on...the real essence of some great musicians
Beautiful solo Paul! Almost reminiscent of Chris Buck's solo on your '10 guitarists' video 👌🏻
The best solo I ever played was the one which I still have no idea how it happened. Was in a concert and I just went for it, mx fingers did something, my brain was not involved at all. our bandleader looked at me and got totally enthused. Mainly because I was less than mediocre normally and fucked up a lot.
That time I felt touched by some genius which sadly afterwards never returned 😂
This is one of the single best things I’ve laid my ears on. You’ve got me out of a guitar slump and given me inspiration! I’m going to spend a grand on a guitar now haha (I’m not joking). Seriously though, I love your work and everything you’ve done Paul, you were and still are one of the main reasons I play and even picked up guitar in the first place ❤️ can I ask I’ve been looking into buying my second guitar and want it to be my ‘main’ ‘forever’ guitar. I think I want a strat either that or a jazz master, I have a cheap tele already but wondered what strat to buy for about £1000 second hand. Been looking at semi old (2008ish) American standards but not sure what to get as appearance matters for me to feel inspired and I’m limited to virtually only Olympic white and bursts.
My non-expert suggestion would be to try out some guitars even if they aren’t second hand and whatever feels right get it. You can upgrade some parts pretty easily later if you don’t a couple but you can’t make the whole guitar feel perfect without remaking most the guitar. You may not even like the feel of a strat or jazz master too and having a guitar you want to play, but feel restrained by, sitting there is the worst feeling
Exactly, it’s my issue with my cheap tele and I want to learn and play but I feel so uninspired and restrained as you said yourself. thank you so much! I’ll have a look into trying some stuff out!
If you haven’t learned how to set up your guitar yet that will also make a world of difference. Paul has a video about it somewhere which was super helpful. It seems intimidating but you can’t change anything that you can’t fix. Don’t shy away from another cheap guitar too. I have a $150 Tele that plays just as well as my Fender Strat
Best of luck!
Thank you! I guess my reasoning behind a more expensive guitar is I want to keep it for life and have a strong bond with it and because I’m a perfectionist I feel as if having what is ‘perfect’ to me will make me actually progress etc. As I said earlier though the aesthetic matters to me and there isn’t much choice in the £1000 range for colour, whereas the cheaper guitars have infinite choice. I don’t know I’m going to try find a guitar store and try some stuff out I think :)
It's just so good.. Its got so much depth
That PRS is beautiful. The sheer tone!
Absolutely beautiful solo! Almost as beautiful as that PRS ;D
Legit the best looking PRS I have ever seen
Paul: I like solos that technically don't blow me away.
Also Paul: *Proceeds to tap like Van Halen*
This is the stuff that makes me remember why it’s so good to be a guitarist. Not that I could play that of course. Also is that guitar on sale or is it a custom model made for you.
I could be wrong, but iirc that bird on the head means it's private stock- so either custom or a VERY limited run
It is a private stock indeed. Whether it's a limited run or a custom, it's for sure a private stock. Gorgeous video.
That solo grabbed me from start to finish. Wow
I cannot help but admire this man’s ability to just sit down and play the instrument for the instrument it is without any notion of other artists or songs that he’s heard influencing his play just purely playing the instrument how he wants it to sound and what his idea of how it should sound in his head flat out without any thought of scales or chords that’s what I dream and aspire for as a guitarist and I hope I can come even halfway as close as this man has to that
This goes in the ring for one of the best guitar solos of the 21st century.
I can super appreciate the song , the guitar and the mastery of the solo. I mean everything is professional and tasteful and yeah you all did a fantastic job. It all is NOT to my taste though, even the PRS. But Paul, you are the man and an exceptional guitarist, teacher and RUclipsr and so many things you have done I adore.
For me, I'm not a great fan of this solo and kind of got lost when the tapping/pedals came in. You're an awesome guitarist and I love the page though 👍🏻. It makes you appreciate the true genius of the slow, melodic solos people like George Harrison, Don Felder and John Mayer have produced.
I agree, he first talks about solos that don't need to be overly technical and shit, and then just goes fast in a boring way
Totally agree here, I have heard so many delicate licks by Paul Davids, the tapping part was like a "cheveu sur la soupe" as we say in French... This is the first time I don't enjoy Paul Davids playing!
I don’t thing the tapping was the problem, for me its the several changes between different styles that didn’t quite fit the track (drums and guitar ) and techniques that feel as if they were forced into the solo…
But still Paul is probably the best RUclips guitarist😅
I was fine until the wah went on, then naah
@@marrow94 the whole first half had a bunch of John mayerish licks though. I would even say that the first tapping lick could have been inspired by what John plays on igijfl or slow dancing(live)
One word: *OUTSTANDING!* Simply... *OUTSTANDING!*
What a beautiful guitar solo. I loved the expression and the phrasing.
Personally I didn't like the solo (especially the tapping), but man amazing technique and skills!
If Jimi, SRV, Van Halen, and Paul Davids all wrote a solo together. This would be it.
Fantastic work Paul..... and that PRS OMG it’s astonishing.
Dude....you just brought a tear to my eyes
Excellent work Paul . That PRS is stunning .
I didn't know what I expected clicking on this video, but it brought me to tears feeling the overwhelming wave of emotion and depth encapsulated in that magnificent and unmatched solo performance. Saying "well done" is a grossly insufficient understatement.
Just listened to it again, then again and again. Love that solo Paul. I love that you shredded a little bit but you didn't just shred for the sake of shredding. It fit the song, was melodic and sounded great...
And that guitar... WOW!
One of the most beautiful guitars I've seen. Amazing!
instant chills and immediately turned my volume up!
WOW! What a solo and what a beautiful PRS.
I'd love to play like you. You make it look so simple. Your tapping skills are impeccable. I love the sound of your guitar. This solo is very melodious and painless to listen to.
Diamond to my ears Paul, no more words
Probably not only your best solo but your best looking guitar !!! look at this fingerboard wow !
Man i would kill for that guitar!!! So beautiful. And the solo is just as beautiful. So deserving to play a stunning guitar solo on a stunning guitar.
Beauty and wonder! Fits perfectly with the song.