I stumbled across Thomas and his music a few years ago while guitar amp shopping. I was looking at the H & K amps and Thomas represents them. I have since purchased most of his CD's. He is truly one of the world's top guitar players, but because of the genre he plays and his location, he is truly a hidden gem.
I stumbled across him through his brilliant Hughes & Kettner demos too, but I wouldn't say I was amp shopping - more like *fantasy* amp shopping! Such a complete player. Such dynamic range and texture in his playing!
indeed. that was when I'm just 16yr old boy :), I saw him live at Surabaya, Indonesia for H&K promotional event.. I learn from him how to be brave with only a built-in amp overdrive + delay + whammy bar. what a nice experience!
Guys, i've been a lover of the guitar in all its forms for over 25 years. Blues, Jazz, metal, Rock, Folk and just about all the legends that you would associate with the above genres. I'VE ONLY JUST FOUND THIS GUY! HOLY SHIT! What vibe. What style. What thechnique. Ice cool.
I haven't heard Thijs Van Leer since the Focus albums (which I still own and listen to) but his playing is still recognizably him after all these years. Beautiful song. beautiful players.
I listen to this song and it reminds me of my mate whom I discovered guitar together, we'd listen to Thomas Blug all day trying to play what he played. He died in 2000. R.I.P. This song brings back memories...
I got to know Thomas this year because I live quite close to him and he is still obsessed with playing the guitar 18years later and guitar and amp tone. Seems like a really nice guy.
At the beginning it makes me almost wanna sail to Philadelphia along with Mark... ;) I love Thomas playing and also a very likeable guy. Saw him twice on the Musikmesse. :)
I love how inaccurate the introduction is: there is nothing unpolished in Thomas playing :-) the dynamics are phenomenal, the technic is spot on, the guitar sound is perfect (he helps developing this Hughes and Kettners amps he plays).
Yeah, I guess he is the best guitar player in the world. I saw him on my dads birthday party, with his other band, dreist.It was like this - just amazing!
Ich glaub ich muss mir Mehr von Thomas Blug anhören/kaufen , das ist das dritte Vid und jedesmal denk ich mir warum kennst du von dem eigentlich nur den Namen , der ist ja HAMMER GENIAL , Ich hör bisschen Vai raus und das mit ner Strat ..Ich LIEBE Strats und bin ein Fetischist , Absolut begnadet der Mensch "!"!
@BostonWidowers No, it is a Fender! His signature Vintage guitar is the cheap one. He plays the original, a Fender Strat from 1961. He made several modifications on this one and the Vintage is the copy of it. But when Thomas plays live, he uses his original.
WHY don't camera operators LEARN to fully feature the actual player playing the solo...e.g lovely keyboard solo but the camera soon fades to the bass man OR the guitarists chords even the drummer while he's doing his stuff...? Just an opinion!
Naja, is´wie immer einfach Geschmacksache. Ich find die Musik z.B. überhaupt nicht langweilig..im Gegenteil! Klasse Instrumental-Mucke mit schönen Melodien und einem sehr geilen Gitarren-Sound und Tone. Ich spiele selber seit m. Kindheit Gitarre und bin von daher total fasziniert von Blugis Genialität. Wenn dir diese Art Musik zu langweilig ist und Du soviel Wert auf die Klamotten legst, biste mit Lady Gaga (oder sonst einer dieser aufgetakelten Plasikpop-Tussen) sicher besser bedient,nä!? ;o)
Isn't this from his hit album "I Got Bad Blug Balls". And isn't that the Skipper from Gilligan's Island (in his later years) playing the B3? Friggen awesome playin'
Thomas, is the strat king, love your music, and my new Blue amp1, can’t say enough about this amp, sold my Marshall head and use the 412 angled cab for speaker, all my friends love the sound to. It is basically the same tone at moderate volume as it is loud, try that with other amps🎸🎸
yeah but see they all started playing at a reaaaaally early age.... this guy started playing with 14-15 years and had like 10 jazz guitar lessons in his whole life...
also bevor ich mir s´Maul zerreiß, schau ich lieber 2 mal hin...hättste vll. auch mal machen sollen ( oder vll. lernst daraus ja auch was für die Zukunft??;o) ..da steht nicht "Guitar Player", sondern ´guitarplayer.de´, die addi hat er auch auf ein paar Gitarrengurten. Als freiberuflicher Mucker darf/muß er ja auch´n bissi Werbung machen...vor allem für sich selbst. :o)
Sehe ich ja erst jetzt, als die Kamera an ihn ranfährt: er trägt ein Schört mit dem Aufdruck "Guitar player" - das ist echt der Gipfel der Originalität...
Der darf natürlich machen was er will, der darf sogar die Fußnägel hochklappen und wieder zusammenrollen, das wäre sicher wesentlich orgineller, als die langweilige Musik und die öden Klamotten, gelle...
Definitely, one of the greatest electric guitarist period.!!!
I stumbled across Thomas and his music a few years ago while guitar amp shopping. I was looking at the H & K amps and Thomas represents them. I have since purchased most of his CD's. He is truly one of the world's top guitar players, but because of the genre he plays and his location, he is truly a hidden gem.
Unfortenatly he is ... And he´s a wonderful Person ! ! ! !
I stumbled across him through his brilliant Hughes & Kettner demos too, but I wouldn't say I was amp shopping - more like *fantasy* amp shopping! Such a complete player. Such dynamic range and texture in his playing!
I found him the same way, watching amp reviews, etc. What a fantastic discovery.
indeed. that was when I'm just 16yr old boy :), I saw him live at Surabaya, Indonesia for H&K promotional event.. I learn from him how to be brave with only a built-in amp overdrive + delay + whammy bar. what a nice experience!
Guys, i've been a lover of the guitar in all its forms for over 25 years. Blues, Jazz, metal, Rock, Folk and just about all the legends that you would associate with the above genres. I'VE ONLY JUST FOUND THIS GUY! HOLY SHIT! What vibe. What style. What thechnique. Ice cool.
He's absolutely up there among the best..!!! Love he's feeling..!!
Dude, there's a long long time that i dont see a refreshing guitar player like Thomas Blug.
nice to actually "hear" some great guitar playing...great tone..great lines...great feel...a new favorite guitar player...
I haven't heard Thijs Van Leer since the Focus albums (which I still own and listen to) but his playing is still recognizably him after all these years. Beautiful song. beautiful players.
I listen to this song and it reminds me of my mate whom I discovered guitar together, we'd listen to Thomas Blug all day trying to play what he played. He died in 2000. R.I.P. This song brings back memories...
Sorry about your friend God bless you be with Jesus brother
I got to know Thomas this year because I live quite close to him and he is still obsessed with playing the guitar 18years later and guitar and amp tone. Seems like a really nice guy.
maybe one of the best instrumental guitar songs ever!
Never heard of this guy until now... What a great performance!!
I just love how he sounded with the H&K tri amp. What a tone.
At the beginning it makes me almost wanna sail to Philadelphia along with Mark... ;) I love Thomas playing and also a very likeable guy. Saw him twice on the Musikmesse. :)
Absolutely gorgeous.. Really enjoyed that track !
Sweet mercy this is the best song.....Clubbing and this one are my favorites from this wonderful fretboard technician....
Geil! Ich habe das damals auch live gesehen. Phänomenaler Sound!
enfin quelqu'un de bien ça fait plaisir !
Absolutely wonderful !
Nicest vibrato I've ever heard. I swear I saw him walking about Edinburgh last year Xmas shopping and then later in a bar.
un gran compositor, un hermosa melodía, una técnica exquisita :-) saludos desde argentina!
beautiful composition and performance !.. you rock, Thomas !... :)
absolutely incredible guitar player
I had never heard of this guy.. Hes great.
Very tasty music. Indeed he's playing a Fender strat in stead of the Vintage. Though, those Vintage strats also sound very good !
great. simply great. love his feel
Oh my.... this is awesome
I love how inaccurate the introduction is: there is nothing unpolished in Thomas playing :-) the dynamics are phenomenal, the technic is spot on, the guitar sound is perfect (he helps developing this Hughes and Kettners amps he plays).
Yeah, I guess he is the best guitar player in the world.
I saw him on my dads birthday party, with his other band, dreist.It was like this - just amazing!
Amazing tone and GREAT PLAYING !!!!!!!!
Awesome!Great Guitarist!
Ich glaub ich muss mir Mehr von Thomas Blug anhören/kaufen , das ist das dritte Vid und jedesmal denk ich mir warum kennst du von dem eigentlich nur den Namen , der ist ja HAMMER GENIAL , Ich hör bisschen Vai raus und das mit ner Strat ..Ich LIEBE Strats und bin ein Fetischist , Absolut begnadet der Mensch "!"!
+Jimi Hendrix Unbedingt live anschauen! Habe ihn neulich mit "Blug plays Hendrix" gesehen..... Unfassbar!
Oh God, his Strat tone is as thick that he could wear it as a coat, I'm thrilled!
@BostonWidowers
No, it is a Fender! His signature Vintage guitar is the cheap one. He plays the original, a Fender Strat from 1961. He made several modifications on this one and the Vintage is the copy of it. But when Thomas plays live, he uses his original.
Beautiful
Excellent!
Exelente Thomas Blug.-
He´s a great guitar player but man, what an awesome band!!!
Beautiful!
wonderful tone! would love to hear this live
Wow. That's bloody insane.
Steve Vai's tone with a single coil Strat...OMG
WHY don't camera operators LEARN to fully feature the actual player
playing the solo...e.g lovely keyboard solo but the camera soon fades to the bass man OR the guitarists chords even the drummer while he's doing his stuff...? Just an opinion!
Don't think that would be the camera man's fault. More the person who's editing it!
Came for blug, stayed for van leer!
最高！言うことない!トーン、テクニック、ストラトキャスターの珠玉美しい音!
brutal gut!
best guitar player that i have ever heard!!!
for me better than vai,petrucci and more...
NICE AND SMOOTH ,,WOW !!!!!!!!!!
Genius
That organ run slaps 🔥 kinda like santanas organ players 👏
sorry for your loss, man...
What I would give to be able to play like that...
FLUID AND SUPERB MUSIC , A ++++++++++++++++++++
Great guitarist !
Very very nice
So verdammt sexy...... Music und Player ;)
Nice Thomas🙃
Warum hört man von dir nicht mehr ?? Mal was Neues ? Du hast einen so tollen Sound und auch Arrangements bei deinen alten Songs.
2:20 is he tuning his guitar WHILE PLAYING ???
The guy in keyboards is THIS VAN LEER from Focus?
Yes
Plus, he knows how to use his vibrato properly.
Naja, is´wie immer einfach Geschmacksache. Ich find die Musik z.B. überhaupt nicht langweilig..im Gegenteil! Klasse Instrumental-Mucke mit schönen Melodien und einem sehr geilen Gitarren-Sound und Tone. Ich spiele selber seit m. Kindheit Gitarre und bin von daher total fasziniert von Blugis Genialität. Wenn dir diese Art Musik zu langweilig ist und Du soviel Wert auf die Klamotten legst, biste mit Lady Gaga (oder sonst einer dieser aufgetakelten Plasikpop-Tussen) sicher besser bedient,nä!? ;o)
Nice
Nice…….🎸
¿😲 Está con Tjis Van Leer en teclado...?
Awe... he's all filled with Hocus Pocus
@BostonWidowers guess it's his original fender, definitely not the vintage sig. model (watch 4:38 headstock) and not a mex strat
He plays en original Fender 61
Isn't this from his hit album "I Got Bad Blug Balls". And isn't that the Skipper from Gilligan's Island (in his later years) playing the B3?
Friggen awesome playin'
Thjis Van Leer \o/
only one problem with this guy... im gonna have one fuck of a time trying to get his music here in the states
Try Amazon
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
is this This Van Leer on Hammond ?
Thomas, is the strat king, love your music, and my new Blue amp1, can’t say enough about this amp, sold my Marshall head and use the 412 angled cab for speaker, all my friends love the sound to. It is basically the same tone at moderate volume as it is loud, try that with other amps🎸🎸
8:12 It remembers me Steve Vai
Thijs van Leer at the organ ???
Francis K
Yes
yeah but see they all started playing at a reaaaaally early age.... this guy started playing with 14-15 years and had like 10 jazz guitar lessons in his whole life...
240p , haha...nice song!
My amp is like his, half the lights is burnt out :P
SEVEN BEIBER FANS!!
I'm watching this only because of Thijs Van Leer.
also bevor ich mir s´Maul zerreiß, schau ich lieber 2 mal hin...hättste vll. auch mal machen sollen ( oder vll. lernst daraus ja auch was für die Zukunft??;o) ..da steht nicht "Guitar Player", sondern ´guitarplayer.de´, die addi hat er auch auf ein paar Gitarrengurten. Als freiberuflicher Mucker darf/muß er ja auch´n bissi Werbung machen...vor allem für sich selbst. :o)
;)
looks like Andy Timmons look-alike in both the music and the person
Sehe ich ja erst jetzt, als die Kamera an ihn ranfährt:
er trägt ein Schört mit dem Aufdruck "Guitar player" - das ist echt der Gipfel der Originalität...
WOWZER ! I guess I'm going to grow up.
Taste.
it's the style of joe satriani
there is none
wow ... keine worte
Ach Thomas, gib den Leuten doch mal was fürs Auge und zieh dich witziger an; sonst können die Leute doch auch daheim eine CD einlegen.
wie ihr euch so dumm über seine klamotten aufregt. -.-'
schöne musik. wirklich live noch besser! :)
Der darf natürlich machen was er will, der darf sogar die Fußnägel hochklappen und wieder zusammenrollen, das wäre sicher wesentlich orgineller, als die langweilige Musik und die öden Klamotten, gelle...
Beautiful
there is none