Danny Gatton - Licks and Tricks

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  • Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024

Комментарии • 406

  • @victoria-iz2sb
    @victoria-iz2sb 6 лет назад +14

    This may be hard for you all to believe, but he was my Grandfather's Best Friend, when my Grandpa passed, the last thing I heard him say was "I can see Danny again"... it broke my heart... Danny is an amazing person, please respect him...

    • @davidwalker5054
      @davidwalker5054 21 день назад

      Danny has got the respect of everyone who,s heard him play even the guitar gods of today who look at him with envy

  • @Wacokid48
    @Wacokid48 11 лет назад +6

    I'm a guitar failure from the 60's. have listened to so many great players through the years. I love it when an unassuming guy comes along and just murders the fretboard. There was nothing that Danny couldn't play better than anyone else...wish he was still here.RIP ! thank you Danny for all that talent with no BS and no ego !

  • @BuddyCoopers
    @BuddyCoopers 8 лет назад +111

    I miss Danny Gatton every single day. He is one of the ultimate players of our time.

    • @Kyle-dj2gv
      @Kyle-dj2gv 6 лет назад +3

      Buddy Cooper Same here, Danny was one of a kind.

    • @jamesryan5436
      @jamesryan5436 5 лет назад +2

      pity to see such a vast amount of talent and a life end so sadly

    • @LenLochmiller
      @LenLochmiller 4 года назад +1

      Ditto

  • @TheGattonmaster
    @TheGattonmaster 11 лет назад +4

    I've seen 92 video/dvd, and heard 158 cd/cassettes of Gatton over the years;
    way more than anyone ever on youtube; and I can tell you Danny's
    ferocious soloing dominates and overwhelms anybody.

  • @thearabianmage
    @thearabianmage 8 лет назад +2

    I have been playing 14 years and consider myself well-informed with the guitar, but Danny's resourcefulness as a guitarist was just astounding.

  • @spankystrat49
    @spankystrat49 9 лет назад +13

    Danny was truly gifted, talented and a great musician. I saw him at a place I think was called Gallaghers and I also saw Roy Buchannan at some joint close to Bethesda. Needless to say after seeing them I knew I could never hold a candle to either of these two " Master's of the Telecaster" BUT I still enjoyed their shows and I still after all these years look to them for inspiration AND I play Livestock by Roy and Cruisin Deuces by Danny on my CD player at least once a week May they both rest in peace.

  • @mikec6706
    @mikec6706 7 лет назад +3

    I've been playing guitar for almost 10 years, just heard of this guy for the first time about two months ago... most fascinating guitar player that I've ever heard.

  • @damonpfaff8250
    @damonpfaff8250 6 лет назад +4

    There are times I am playing the guitar, and I feel like I've come a long way, and then I watch anything Danny Gatton has ever done.. and I feel like I am still in elementary school.. He was just so dang good. He's like a sane version of Junior Brown..

  • @hannah1219
    @hannah1219 13 лет назад +1

    One of the reasons he was called the "greatest guitarist you never heard of". Amazing!

  • @toomanygittars
    @toomanygittars 12 лет назад +2

    You can sitt for hours listening to guitar shredders playing hi-gain solos at a billion notes per second - and then switch to some Danny Gatton video and he blows them all away just by the sheer COOLNESS of his playing!

  • @bareknuckles2u
    @bareknuckles2u 13 лет назад +5

    You gotta think he was one of the greatest guitar players to ever live!

    • @MFKR696
      @MFKR696 2 года назад

      He's certainly not the greatest who ever lived, but definitely one of the greats.

    • @rolomolo3839
      @rolomolo3839 2 года назад +2

      @@MFKR696 It's silly to say who was the greatest of all time... it's an absurd obsession that people have... and having said that... danny was the greatest guitarist of all time... haha

  • @timothycollins8888
    @timothycollins8888 8 лет назад +1

    I've heard of him for a long time and never watched a video ....until today and damn I am blown away. ..amazing

  • @rajaksilverstein6094
    @rajaksilverstein6094 11 лет назад +7

    What a bad ass musician.
    Ya learn this way ya can legitimately play solo and no one gets bored.

  • @EnemyWind1
    @EnemyWind1 10 лет назад +13

    It's been 20 years today, my thoughts and prayers to his family, we were neighbors but I never met you, it would be cool if we could be sitting having a beer right now Danny but I'll have one for you and when my time comes I'll meet you in heaven since I missed you on earth, so here's to your memory...cheers.
    Rob.

  • @knightryda1976
    @knightryda1976 10 лет назад +32

    It was either Vai or Satch that called Gatton the best natural guitarist of all time. They also said Gatton could play like anyone but nobody could play like Gatton.

    • @jamesryan5436
      @jamesryan5436 5 лет назад +1

      there was Danny then there was everyone else who owned a Tele although I do think Albert Lee is a serious player . probably the best of who is left

  • @KevinAhernmusic
    @KevinAhernmusic 13 лет назад

    What's really cool about this video is that he hasn't played a note yet, but has given more useful information than most other guitar instruction videos.

  • @Rhuarc
    @Rhuarc 15 лет назад +1

    Danny Gattons' playing is truly AMAZING!! It's sad that many people don't know of him. His talent is one of a kind.
    Appreciate the post

  • @Amber57499
    @Amber57499 4 года назад +2

    This guy alone sounds like an entire band! Incredible

  • @sivad2
    @sivad2 8 лет назад +6

    One of the few videos of Danny I have never seen. He was and still is one of my favorite guitar players. He was also a great guy. Thank you for posting this.

  • @EliBleu
    @EliBleu 8 лет назад +2

    dial tone!! ... I love this guy!!! amazing player

  • @gorekil84
    @gorekil84 10 лет назад +50

    back when you could smoke in clubs and routinely heard dial tones...

    • @endocry
      @endocry 6 лет назад +2

      Lots of good things about back when, but smoking is not one of them. I shouldn't have to choke on smoke all night because dumbasses want to kill themselves trying to look cool.

    • @endocry
      @endocry 6 лет назад +5

      @@botond9724 liberalism? Not everything revolves around politics fuckstick. You're too dumb to argue with. So people who don't smoke and don't want to choke on some dipshits smoke all night shouldn't be able to go out and drink, play pool, or listen to live music? Looks like clubs and pubs arent for YOU, because more and more are not allowing smoking.

    • @zigg3600
      @zigg3600 3 года назад

      @@endocry blablabla !!!!

  • @yagamei
    @yagamei 15 лет назад

    It takes a different kind of mind to construct the genius that Gatton did so easily, and the same goes for many of the talents we know of that have lived destructively or ended their lives by their own hand.
    And frankly, when you are the owner of that kind of mind, just imagine how alone you must feel. I'm speaking of things beyond simply the music -- these people are WAY more than just their music.

  • @djf2918
    @djf2918 5 лет назад

    Guitarist should always remember Danny Gatton.. One of the Elite Players.. Miss him..God Bless him..

  • @fraterlucifer888
    @fraterlucifer888 14 лет назад

    what was really great about danny gatton,was the eccentricities in his playing that just made him so unique,one of kind man I wish he was still alive and as famous as he deserved rto be,RIP DG

  • @mikol1572
    @mikol1572 6 лет назад

    Free guitar lessons from Danny Gatton, WOW ! What more could you ask for ? Long live Danny Gatton !!!!

  • @Mistagreenbolt
    @Mistagreenbolt 10 лет назад +14

    and this is why country and rockabilly players will always be better than most metal guitarists. don't get me wrong, there are lots of great guitarists of various metal bands but come on! these guys inspired all of that!

  • @EricCirca6566
    @EricCirca6566 15 лет назад

    Thank you for posting this. I remember when this video was first made available. It appeared in a small add in the back of Guitar Player magazine along with two other instructional videos by DC blues guitarists Jimmy Thackery and Tom Principato. I talked to Jimmy about these videos once and he said that he never made anything from it. It's too bad that they are no longer available. Who ever owns the rights sure turn them over to the Gatton family and re-release them on DVD.

  • @djtibbs
    @djtibbs 10 лет назад +4

    he's a good teacher, and he seems like a great guy.

  • @BillRayDrums
    @BillRayDrums 8 лет назад

    Every time I hear this man play I get gooseflesh. Hits me right in the soul.

  • @willmartin1837
    @willmartin1837 6 лет назад

    Like so many artistic masters.. utterly from another world!! May he Rest In Peace ✌️

  • @ROCKSTARCRANE
    @ROCKSTARCRANE 14 лет назад

    R.I.P. Danny....you were the best. This is the most educational and helpful vid I have seen regarding tuning and stringing. Mike...the amp don't matter. Danny would get his sound no matter what he played thru.

  • @stepitup5409
    @stepitup5409 8 лет назад +1

    What a great guy he was! I really miss him!

  • @incidentalist
    @incidentalist 2 года назад

    This guy was a monster on the fretboard, one of the greatest to ever do it. Shame what happened but you just never know what demons someone may be fighting. I love you Danny, thanks for all the magic you left behind. RIP

  • @ThehumblermovieDannyGatton
    @ThehumblermovieDannyGatton 8 лет назад +11

    Love Danny Gatton...

    • @I0MSammy
      @I0MSammy 7 лет назад +3

      When's the movie coming? I've been waiting ages to watch it!

  • @jonchrisearnshaw5452
    @jonchrisearnshaw5452 7 лет назад

    Danny's legacy is very likely a big reason why I still chase the Muse of Guitar, forever seeking that one Special Chord. Herewith, I wish to give a nod to the late Ronnie Bartelt and Mr. Pat Verdine, two fellow practitioners of Tele-master truths. Long maythey Wave On. T'was a genuine privilege and honor to have shared a stage with all three of these blessed gentlemen!

  • @Istari_01
    @Istari_01 8 лет назад +4

    The year is 2016 and this guys playing is still amazing. Great player.

  • @marekruda335
    @marekruda335 8 лет назад +3

    Danny was and always will be The Best at picking and chicken THAT Telecaster,, R.I.P. DANNY.

  • @kevinmusso2397
    @kevinmusso2397 8 лет назад +4

    Holy cow! what a great player.

  • @ramjet174
    @ramjet174 13 лет назад

    Albert Lee is fast, Vince Gill is fast but thay have to tip their hats to Danny Gatton the Fastest. I think all guitars that run scales should listen to the scales of Danny, and rethink how the scales of Danny will fit any kind of music. Keep Danny alive, keep the videos coming and watch him close.
    Just the best. Long live the king,(Danny Gatton). My hero from the early 80s.

  • @killingen
    @killingen 15 лет назад

    In Sweden the dial tone used to be an A, used that myself a lot as a young kid, before inventios like tuners came along... Fantasic player easliy one of the best allround teleplayers ever lived!

  • @wa1ufo
    @wa1ufo 7 лет назад +2

    Incredible! God Bless him!

  • @tidepoolbay
    @tidepoolbay 9 лет назад +1

    What a man, what a player!
    Woof!!

  • @GeorgiaBoy1961
    @GeorgiaBoy1961 12 лет назад

    This is when I think Danny was at his best, just hanging out informally and playing off the top of his head. Amazing! His improvizations sound better than most composed songs!

  • @breaktaking1540
    @breaktaking1540 7 лет назад

    Many have used Hendrix as a measuring tool. Once read Jerry Douglas is the Hendrix of the Dobro IMO Danny was the Hendrix of the tele. God given talent and so humble about it had no ego whatsoever ever. He rightfully has his place and respect forever with actual musicians that attempt to actually play an instrument not the Americas Got Talent flavor of the month crowd. RIP Mr. Gatton

  • @GeorgiaBoy1961
    @GeorgiaBoy1961 15 лет назад

    That strip on DGs guitar is his "magic dingus box," a jury-rigged device he designed to allow him to control his effects, such as the rotorary speaker for his leslie, etc., his vibrato/tremolo, and so on. Don't worry - Danny didn't need it to play out-of-this-world! Just hand him any old Tele, and that was all he needed.

  • @999manman
    @999manman 15 лет назад

    I remember his Guitar Player interview back in the 80's and it mentioned this video...always wanted to see it but could never find a copy. Thanks for posting!!!

  • @mikeymojo8299
    @mikeymojo8299 7 лет назад +3

    fantastic video, thanks for uploading. Danny was a beast 🎸👍🏼

  • @1Ma9iN8tive
    @1Ma9iN8tive 12 лет назад

    An endless Gold mine of Tele-lick gems!!!

  • @WildBillCox13
    @WildBillCox13 8 лет назад

    A useful instruction for the self taught rock guitarist.
    Danny Gatton, gone but never equaled.

  • @TheGattonmaster
    @TheGattonmaster 11 лет назад

    Bingo; I agree completely, ha. Gatton fans are unbeatable period !!!

  • @nitewars
    @nitewars 11 лет назад

    You know, I'm starting think you didn't even WATCH this awesome video of Danny Gatton!

  • @bankruptbritain6103
    @bankruptbritain6103 6 лет назад

    Great! I love his unconventional advice lol 'dialling tone, cigarette ash to cure slipping etc. What a great guy and amazing player. RIP Danny

  • @TheRealForrestGeorge
    @TheRealForrestGeorge 2 года назад +1

    Love this.

  • @danielconnolly8461
    @danielconnolly8461 6 лет назад +2

    Can’t believe people can say a negative thing about him you can’t play a minute of his music

  • @ChuloDavidcito
    @ChuloDavidcito 9 лет назад +3

    He was a true great! btw, since no one has landline phones anymore, another tuning trick is to get a B from the 60-cycle hum you hear from electric devices - refrigerator, power line, etc. It's not perfect but it's close.

  • @mikebrookfield
    @mikebrookfield 14 лет назад

    Amazing......a true virtuoso guitarist if ever there was one.

  • @GRobb62
    @GRobb62 14 лет назад +1

    I loved Danny. I am from Northern Virginia, so I got to see him a few times. He is missed.

  • @tripp4ever2003
    @tripp4ever2003 11 лет назад

    one of the best of all time right here

  • @GeorgiaBoy1961
    @GeorgiaBoy1961 15 лет назад

    "I just don't know why some of the most talented people in their field end up killing themselves."
    I have asked myself the same thing, why do so many great musicians have self-destructive habits or kill themselves outright? How could Danny not know how much we loved his music, and him, too?
    The jazz world is full of promising talents who died young, due to heroin, or by their own hand. Such a shame. DG, we sure do miss you!

  • @timhitt8956
    @timhitt8956 11 лет назад

    like what he said about stringing its amazing how many players don't know about putting alot of winding on without knots and stretching the strings

  • @giuseppegaribaldi6457
    @giuseppegaribaldi6457 7 лет назад +1

    PLease Please stop!! These guy is too sick!! GREATEST GUITAR MASTER!! THank You for posting!

  • @atomcraft
    @atomcraft 11 лет назад

    The Tele Master! God bless you Danny Gatton.

  • @brettkramer
    @brettkramer 8 лет назад

    Awesome !! Thank you so much 4engle for posting this cool video. I knew this video was out there, but was never able to get my hands on it. Sure is cool to see it posted, now if we can only get that tab :) I'd buy you a beer if you were closer to Chicago, Thanks !!

    • @4engle
      @4engle  8 лет назад

      The same outfit did an instructional VHS with Jim Thackery and another with Tom Principato. All 3 were are local D.C. area musicians at the time. I never saw the Tom Principato VHS, but enjoyed watching all 3 in the local scene.

    • @brettkramer
      @brettkramer 8 лет назад

      I know that Principato and Thackery are fine guitar players as well. We'll have to keep our eyes open for that Principato video..Thanks !

  • @jsb95003
    @jsb95003 10 лет назад

    saw him at Birchmere and around DC a few times. Sick. RIP

  • @CitrusCountyBeatnik
    @CitrusCountyBeatnik 14 лет назад

    About Danny's Picks - The "teardrop" jazz pick Danny used (Fender) is hard to find nowadays, except in the flimsy thin version. However, a Danny devotee from DC turned me on to Clayton picks, easily obtained from the net (Musician's Friend) . The "Clayton Raven" is about 80 guage and has a somewhat rough surface, so do you don't need to scratch it up on your volume pot to prevent slippage.

  • @maxmoves64
    @maxmoves64 13 лет назад

    possibly the greatest guitarist never known!!!

  • @mentong09
    @mentong09 14 лет назад

    one of the greats.. RIP Danny ...

  • @lauratwo16
    @lauratwo16 10 лет назад +4

    With Danny Gatton it was always Let's see....which "fender" should I work with today....my "Telecaster" or the one on my car. "Fender guitars" vs "Snap-on tools". I suspect Snap-on won out more times than not. I never met Danny Gatton the guitar legend but I would love to have wrenched with Danny the mechanic before he left us. R.I.P. Danny Gatton. JP-USA

    • @christopherdiedrich40
      @christopherdiedrich40 6 лет назад +1

      lauratwo16 Damn straight! The world could use some more famous mechanics

  • @wungabunga
    @wungabunga 15 лет назад +2

    He's THAT good.

  • @iamelvisman68
    @iamelvisman68 11 лет назад

    WHY HAVENT I WATCHED THIS BEFORE?!? dial tone is f... i freaking love pre internet stuff like that..

  • @svfox
    @svfox 10 лет назад +10

    Man I walked into the studio. Kicked the skunks out of the strap. Then played on an old beat up guitar to show how easy this is. Then I took it up a level. I then dropped the guitar and walked on out to my car. They came running out yelling "Name your price." I just leaned back turned my head and said "I play for the music only" and drove off.

    • @lepequenosaltamontes
      @lepequenosaltamontes 10 лет назад +2

      hey man, I was there!! was that you?? those were some really crazy mushrooms and I'm glad those skunks didn't spray anybody. Are you still driving that Pacer??

    • @svfox
      @svfox 10 лет назад

      You know it.

  • @sireel
    @sireel 15 лет назад

    Thanks. Excellent. My hero!!!

  • @vextract4662
    @vextract4662 9 лет назад

    76 secs of pure joy on that intro

  • @JordanHigginsGuitar
    @JordanHigginsGuitar 3 года назад

    I can't help but hink Gatton would have really thrived in the time of social media. He didn't get signed back then because they couldn't define him with a genre for so long but that is not even a matter anymore, really such short time later.

  • @TheHumbuckerboy
    @TheHumbuckerboy 11 лет назад

    Danny Gatton , Roy Buchanan and Jerry Donahue = three great Tele players .Favourite songs/playing by each guitarist would include... 'One For Lenny' (DG) , 'Five String Blues' (RB) and ' Nothing More' (JD) from his days in Fotheringaye alongside Sandy Denny.

  • @mike888712
    @mike888712 15 лет назад

    Thanks so much for sharing this!

  • @GibsonGuitarsForever
    @GibsonGuitarsForever 15 лет назад

    holy shit... that's the day and year i was born...

  • @shad8166
    @shad8166 13 лет назад

    what most dont realize when they see three guys playing the country thing is that danny only dabeled in country, he spent more time on other styles than the other two,but yet he is the majic man here.the other two are great players but he is majic

  • @semilivesixstringstrumist5595
    @semilivesixstringstrumist5595 7 лет назад +4

    I tune from the Blue Birds in my yard. And a good lube is rub your eyebrows with your fingers and you will slide across the fret board. I have done this unfaithfully for yrs. And it works every time.

  • @gsquared38
    @gsquared38 13 лет назад

    CLEAN ,FAST, PERFECTION!!!!

  • @MikefromAlabama
    @MikefromAlabama 4 года назад

    Wow! No one touches him on you tube in 2020, well maybe one. He is in a group of his own.

  • @jplent
    @jplent 13 лет назад

    so humble...

  • @twangbarfly
    @twangbarfly 15 лет назад

    Quote from Vai on the back cover of Gatton biography: When someone uses the phrase the best guitar player in the world I usually go ..... it's impossible to be considered the best .... But I feel okay in saying that Danny Gatton comes closer than anyone else to being the best guitar player that ever lived.

  • @vincentfisher1603
    @vincentfisher1603 10 лет назад +1

    I recently learned about Mr. Gatton and was intrigued enough to view this and other videos. It's a shame he decided to check out from life because he was an outstanding player and could have been an outstanding teacher.

  • @TheMfmccarthy
    @TheMfmccarthy 5 лет назад

    What an awesome analog era guitar tuning hack

  • @Spitfireseven
    @Spitfireseven 15 лет назад

    This guy is the most common sensed thing I ever saw. Every thing he does is so common sensed and a practical nuts and bolts application. All you have to do is practice and develop the skills. Not too hard. It does kinda take that you made every uneconomical mistake you can make to apprectiate this absolutely useful form that rings of Albert Lee and Jimmy Page. All three of these guitar players use a pick and two or three fingers to pick. Danny Gatton /Master.

  • @coaltrain4423
    @coaltrain4423 5 лет назад

    World's greatest unknown guitar picker.

  • @14luisalonso
    @14luisalonso 14 лет назад

    the phone dial tone is classic, in Ecuador our dial tone is A, record yours and run it thru a tuner to check if its really 440 accurate

  • @treatb09
    @treatb09 9 лет назад +4

    he isn't universally loved, that is why he doesn't make it up the list of world known guitarists. he played so clean.

    • @hughlaw1
      @hughlaw1 9 лет назад +1

      ***** Hahaha so true!

    • @treatb09
      @treatb09 9 лет назад

      in that world…not in mine.

    • @treatb09
      @treatb09 9 лет назад +1

      i noticed that when i traded up from my ac30 to a 410 matchless

    • @markyncole
      @markyncole 9 лет назад +1

      ***** Joe Bonamassa is one of the best out there right now,he was taken under Danny's wing and mentored by him as a kid

    • @treatb09
      @treatb09 9 лет назад +5

      joe has no emotion though

  • @FatMaro
    @FatMaro 16 лет назад

    Holy wow! Such a shame I had never heard of him before now :( He will be missed greatly.

  • @GeorgiaBoy1961
    @GeorgiaBoy1961 13 лет назад

    "Most people who are not musicians, even some musicians, will not understand that this type of feel and tone is almost purely based on his hands, not his amp or guitar, he had paws of a bear." Yes, the tone is in your hands as much as anything, in the way you shape your nails, your attack, your tone settings, where you pick and how, and so on. DG could play any guitar and it would still sound like him. "Paws of a bear"? Danny's hands were quite small, but that did not hold him back.

  • @crumblesrutheford
    @crumblesrutheford 12 лет назад +1

    whoa whoa whoa I'm on fire!

  • @CarlosGuerreroguitarvegas
    @CarlosGuerreroguitarvegas 13 лет назад

    @ChyronIsChillin Yeah I DID notice that, believe it or not. That's why I clicked it! Gatton is a master, and I wanted to benefit from his video. I also noticed that people exchange ideas here on RUclips in conversations. I saw an interesting conversation and I jumped in. I personally don't care much about Gatton's character. But as a working musician, every bit of info can be useful. I don't believe that ignorance is bliss. If a conversation is too much for you to handle, I'll leave it alone.

  • @fmarkow
    @fmarkow 11 лет назад

    Yah, back before everyone had a tuner app on their phones.. but I still use the phone tone when my landline is closer than my phone..

  • @jonfcartwright479
    @jonfcartwright479 7 лет назад

    Thanks!

  • @bashfulbrother
    @bashfulbrother 13 лет назад

    @4engle One of the other things you might think about doing is going to Amazon and buying the DVD. He died in the early 90's and all proceeds go to help his family. It's about $10-15.

  • @bluesborn
    @bluesborn 12 лет назад

    If I wanna gloat about something I spout off about having actually seen the Master of the Telecaster in a tiny club in Vancouver.It was actually a guitar seminar in the afternoon and a show that night.The seminar was like dying and going to guitar heaven.From the moment Danny started playing we were all eyes locked on the stage with mouths agape. His albums were amazing but his live stuff was TERRIFYING. "The Humbler" is GD right.

  • @FonkyLynx
    @FonkyLynx 12 лет назад

    Rest in Peace Danny...

  • @joeylodes
    @joeylodes 14 лет назад

    dial tone is Fand A together, a major 3rd used that for years to tune in a pinch :)

  • @Ripplin
    @Ripplin 14 лет назад

    Lenny was incredible too. Nice to hear his name mentioned. :)