Derek Trucks talks guitar and plays incredible slide
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- The modern day blues star talks and plays for Guitarist magazine from July 2006. Check out his beautiful slide tone and a discussion of Eastern and blues influences. Visit www.musicradar.com for more.
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BB King's comment regarding a live solo "that's about as good as I've ever hear it" brought me here.
While Mayer sits there in shame
It's funny you should say that I get Derek Trucks notifications because I've been a fan but Google him as well and saw that comment was like yeah okay
Pretty much can quit now and you've already been knighted
it's not like BB King would go around throwing that stuff out there
Earth Rider they respect each other - Mayer has said “slide is not his wheelhouse” and they are both great.
@@earthrider2417 not shame. awe and gratitude.
Earth Rider really? Projecting much? Weird that such a “humble” musician’s fans always need to put down JM to feel validated. That really says sth.
Oh my god.. The way he emulates a gospel singer's voice at 8:33. What a unique guitar player.
I love what he said about not wanting to see what a guitarist can do but how they can make him feel. If there is anything that describes Truck's playing, it is his ability to invoke an emotional response. He makes me feel like I am listening to a smooth gospel singer with beautiful inflection. Not many guitarists can invoke those feelings.
Eric Petres well said. I remember when he came around and was a Washburn endorser at like 12? His voice has gotten so large, and you’re absolutely right...he evokes feelings that remind you of singers.......and you’re left almost crying at times.....and smiling and stomping your foot the next...or perhaps a meditation session. He just makes ya feel with his touch and tonal mastery!
Check out my cover of Derek Trucks' solo from "All That I Need"
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He's like the anti-Bonamassa.
and not many people can allow the invocation,
What sweet memories! At age 75, and having listened to and seen many of the best of the greats in my life, I so appreciate you Derek and the joy you bring to my soul!
Ken Skeen I'm 71 and I agree totally. Can't get enough of him. And his new Teduski Trucks band with his wife !
Check out my cover of Derek Trucks' solo from "All That I Need"
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Thanks for watching!
This guy has a great attitude and philosophy about how he approaches his music, One of the most thoughtful and intelligent interviews I have heard from any musician.
Derek is a real musician. Not a self indulgent show-off. It's great to hear him express the understanding of MOVING people vs making them say "wow he's good."
this guy can make a fucking guitar sound as a voice
For me, when he says, "its devotional" that's when you know why he sounds so good...you start to realize what he is reaching for, listening for in others. That's why it moves your heart or brings tears to your eyes.
Best blues guitarist of this generation yet humble, down to earth and insightful; open & interested in different styles, exploring and incorporating elements of the Indian raga, establishing conceptual links to gospel music!
This is as good as it gets.
dinkumdaddy Thank you for saying that. Maybe he's like that in part because he's an introvert to a degree...a very extraverted introvert.
Nyclear, why do you have to label him as one or the other? Humans tend to be a bit of both.
best "white" blues guitarist of this generation indeed... that we know of. ;)
inUR2teeth do the world a favor and get over yourself and your ideology. Why does it matter what color he is? Pointing out someone's race in a pointless scenario just makes you look pathetic. Remarks like yours keep racism alive and well. It's a shame. Think about it the next time you choose your words so poorly.
SHow me a blues guitarist of any color or generation that's better than Derek. I'd really like to hear that
When I was younger,had my long hair..I was in Atlanta at a show I got stopped by some guys that were following me around all day at a festival...after several hours of these guys following me around,i went to them.They just stared then said,"your show was great last night"...confused I told them I didn't know who they were talking about...They said,"Derek Trucks". Thus how I was introduced to Derek Trucks:) Of course,all us southerners look the same:)
some of us remember seeing Derek when he wasn't as tall as his SG...rock on Derek!
Street parties in Macon GA during the early 1990's. 🤘🏼
He was 11 when I first saw him in a So Florida bar playing slide and setting the place ablaze. Prob 25 years ago or so. I asked the led guitarist,
“who is that kid? He’s amazing” to which he replied, “awe he knows a couple tricks that’s all”.
Damn, tricks pay off don’t they...
Been playing a long time. I had a Mark Knopfler weekend online recently and felt inferior. Then I had some Eric Johnson time, and I despaired of ever being able to play anywhere near as well as HIM. Then I played my own stuff sitting on the floor and was suddenly content again, because -- thank God -- there's someone I CAN play like, and he ain't bad.
Derek is such a great guy and obviously an incredible musician- I never tire of hearing Derek Trucks!
Much respect. Derek is really original. Great musician. He understands that emotion is more important than technique.
He is such a humble person with amazing talent. If ever he and Susan decided to quit touring, they could open up their own Music University School and probably be more successful than anyone in the business. God Bless and thanks for all the good you do.
I can see him producing more, kinda like Warren Haynes. I would listen to anything he produced! Once in a lifetime talent for sure!
Listening to him explain his East Indian influences, allowed me to make more sense of his solos. Very interesting....
Indeed. He's from a background where the adultmusicians around were interested in Eastern music and philosophy. How many of today's players would even know what Quawwali refers to...
He seems like such a nice, cool guy, next to the fact that he's one of the greatest musicians I know.
First of all, don't ever mention "Vai" and "emotion" together, because no matter what you say, obviously Derek is ten thousand time more emotive than Vai could ever dream of.
Never would have thought a 10 second riff would make me think someone's the best guitarist thats ever lived.
Question is which 10 second riff, there's lots of great ones.
That's ridiculous. There are thousands of great guitarists in the world.
@@alframseysporndungeon8 He said the best guitarist that HE's ever heard. He's being subjective, which is his right.
5 people don't know what real music sounds like
Pffff … stupid sentence
I'm both a Steve Vai & a Derek Trucks fan. You like different artists & different guitarists for different reasons. You own multiple guitars for different sounds. You can like them both without comparing them. They are both incredible players, just in different ways. Personally "For The Love of God" moves me just as much as "Midnight in Harlem" does. Just in a different way, js.
I've seen him solo with his band and first time at the MN State Fair with Allman this kid is a prodigy and so humble and the fact he got to get a start with Allman and also Warren Haynes is freaking awesome I watched those to play off each other live and it's was epic
THE Best guitarist alive today.
His intonation is just incredible. For me, though, it's about how he approaches a note. Most slide guitarists slide up to the note, and are often a bit flat. Derek is always right ON the note. It's almost like he's holding himself in check- if he didn't restrain himself he's just start flying off in 1/64 notes. The man is just brilliant!
9:19-9:30... goddamn
goddamn, man
what song is that?
Greg Murray I've got a video of this I tabbed it out on my Instagram. It's a mahalia Jackson vocal line.
sheff89 mahalia Jackson vocal lines.
Exactly.. Mahalia vocal line...wowzers..
What song does he play at 10:00? It is also used as the intro music. He plays it right after mentioning Bukka White and Son House but does anyone know the name of the actual song? Any help is appreciated!
Absolutely brilliant. His level of skill would make him a virtuoso, in my opinion, but he's set apart from even that category. He just knows how to make amazing music, plain and simple.
So good ...
Everything he said was spot on. I just wish I had the feel and natural talent that he has...
love that he and Jeff Buckley share the Eastern influences,
It's a special thing to know that possibly the greatest living guitarist is only in his 30's and constantly evolving.
Talking about Ali Akbar Khan in his music just makes me love it more. What a wonderful tribute to north Indian classic music.
Best comment; "pacing is really important if you really air it out on a song, you know, to kinda have some space". Selling the steak and not the sizzle, dig it!
That double cut standard gold top on the wall tho......
+nas555 Thought I was the only one!
But he continually comes back to the SG
it's weird but if you close your eyes and listen to him talk he sounds like Jimi Hendrix.
I'm talking about his speaking voice...not his guitar playing.
+Bryan McCarthy Agreed, he pronounces his "th" more like a "d" and his "is" is kind of like "ee-iz" so he has a hint of slang in his speech.
+Bryan McCarthy ........true that.....just talks faster (see the Hendrix movie "Rainbow Bridge" to see Jimi talk at length.)
Holy shit he actually does
Bryan McCarthy yes he does sound like Hendricks is Hendricks in there
Random storytime. Last summer I got stuck in a severe blizzard in the High Sierra during a hiking/mountaineering trip at over 12,000'. It became a legit survival situation, and once it finally cleared I hiked out over feet of fresh snow. It was hard, but one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
The riff Derek was playing around 6:00 is from like a 10-minute song of his that I was listening to pretty much on repeat through this experience. Just hearing that riff now gave me goosebumps, it brought me back so quickly.
Trucks really has a way of making his music tap into your mind and emotions.
Well said my friend - "it's devotional music... one of them is in the desert and the other one is in the delta"
I come back to the lessons Derek has on RUclips all the time. He inspires me the same way Hendrix does which is really saying something! No one can match his style, he probably has 40,000 hours in by now if not more lol. Hell at 13 he could blow most men off the stage! Listen to him play "Layla" and "Sleep Walk" for a trip!
the dude moves people when he plays - he often moves me to tears !
It definitely happens to me when I see him play
..."whatever moves you, that's the way to go." We are so blessed to have this superb musician who's playing is informed by history, humility, curiosity, openness, and an unbelievable ear. And did I mention he can play?
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ive heard of guitarist getting licks from piano players and harmonica players even horn players but taking indian music and incorporating it into your blues slide guitar is just unreal, proof that music will never stop evolving
Likeable dude and extraordinary player.
That's so refreshing. There are tons of virtuosos that after a song or two, get boring. It's more than technical skills. Music is communication!. What you don't play is as important as what you play. I get slammed for saying this about Malmsteen. But while he is a virtuoso, it's an endless stream of arpeggios where one songs is almost exactly the same as the other. Derek is a master player, but he's really textured, and leaves space for the others in the band. It always elevates my mood. :) Seems like a really nice human too.
I'm glad you said what you don't play is just as important as what you do play because I don't play anything.
@@clevertrevor7360 Really gifted :)
He talking about Qwalie music and master of Qwalie Nusrat fateh ali khan...
thats first time ive heard him talk about Indian influence! but all the while,ive always heard that Sitar style in his scales!
7:44 - RIP U. Srinivas
HES RIGHT -I SAW ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA--those notes will last me forever-many
His laugh is so adorable! You can tell he enjoys laughing.
Ben NCM What kind of a comment is this man? Really ? Loool
The humble,unassuming type of guy. You know the kind that after you have wowed the crowd with your wizardry, you hand the guitar to and say , go ahead give it a try.
He takes the guitar and, well you know the rest.....
JIMJAMSC I have no idea what you’re talking about
Composition continues long after the song is written!
Now I know where his Indian influences come from. Derek is one of those few guitarists that actually induces an emotional response from his solos, now I know why.. and he's married to Susan... that's what you call a winning hand..
Fascinating! He's discovering what attracted George Harrison to the Indian influence more than 40 years ago. I don't recignise the name of the musician he's bee studying, but I have always thought there was a Ravi Shankar influence in his playing.
Great ear! The musician he referred to is Ali Akbar Khan, who's teacher (and father) was also Ravi Shankar's teacher. I imagine the late Ravi Shankar and the late Ali Akbar Khan shared a large common/shared repetoire
And nusrat fateh ali khan..talented "kawali" vocalist
I remember attending a Derek Trucks performance in Raleigh, NC when he was 13 yrs. old..awesome! and then again in Ellicottville, NY when he was 16....another band opened for him & the guy could NOT accept that Derek was better....wouldn't leave the stage, challenged Derek...And Derek very politely, calmly accepted the "challenge" and kicked the guys butt!!! LOVED IT!
The very first time I ever even heard of Derek was when I was watching one of those Chicago Blues festivals Eric Clapton hosts ( "Crossroads"?), watching it here on YT. Derek was playing with Susan Tedeschi there, and he just blew me away! I loved the sound they created, but even more than that I was really impressed with him that he seemed so down-to-earth, not trying to be some big star, but was just playing from the heart for the sake of the music only! Being an amateur slide player myself, I could really appreciate what he was doing, keep up the good work Derek!!!
This dude's playing is so amazing. Good grief.
I have played guitar for 38 years and still cannot really say that one guitarist is my favorite. Derek is one of the great ones. Open minded and genuine is what I enjoyed as much as the playing.
There are plenty of shredders [ahem] surfin' with the alien out there. One thing's fer sure, though: slide players like this just aren't given the sort of veneration as guitar extremists like that Eeng-vay guy, or the Dutch boy with the red-white-and-black striped Stratobastard, or even Ritchie Kotzen (look up his tune, "Hot Rails").
It's refreshing to know that aspiring slide players have heroes like Derek Trucks!
-a slide guitar fan
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8:35 is one of the sexiest things I've ever heard
what a superb player and example of humility and modesty. i love the way he credits his influences and recognizes his human limits, which btw....are FAR above the heights of which most of us will ever reach. just an all around good musician. the best ones are always humble.
F’ing great interview, and playing.
Ali Akhbar Khan & Musrat Fateh Ali Khan = great musicians who know the theory of their music very well. From what I can tell, Trucks is no theory-phobe. He knows his theory and is comfortable talking about it. The key to music isn't JUST listening. It's knowing your theory, scales, structures, etc well enough so that you can CONCENTRATE ON LISTENING. That doesn't mean ignoring theory, that means mastering theory.
Look up Derek Trucks plays Layla, Jesus that boy can play.
***** he loves the SG.
***** Hitch!
+Christopher Hitchens RIP my hero
Ayyy lmao He's pretty good isn't he.
He is so down to earth, I really like him.
I simplify it this way: it all comes down to who gives you chickenskin when they play....
I have seen the Allman Brothers close 100 times, so, of course, I love Derek's playing. However, I don't think it's necessary (and a bit childish) to knock Vai down to make a point that Derek is a great player. This is not a zero-sum game. Vai, after all, played with Zappa at a very young age.
Great interview. Interesting, informative and awesome!
Just love this guy, how could you not. Some funny comments about seeing guitarists in his audiences with a look like "What cha' got?". Well, chops for days, but enough humility to prioritize the music and not himself. You can hear it from him constantly. A great lesson for anyone at any level.
Don't worry Derek, you and Susan move people. Very far.
'Somethings gotta happen' - as he puts it. Amazing musician who makes something happen every single time!
9:58 SMH wow!!! Incredible tone and feel.
I forget who he was opening for in Atlanta back in the 90s, but the Derek Trucks Band Blew me away! See him ever since, every chance I get!
I've seen Hendrix, Zeppelin twice, Jeff Beck 3 times(Opening for Stevie Ray once. Stevie's encore was "Going Down", joined by Jeff!), etc, etc, etc, Derek is the BEST!
0:38-1:30 he basically explains why Joe Bonamassa sucks haha!
Bad example...
You suck
you're more of a background music type of guy
Lol yeah Joe sucks... where can we get tickets for your show?
Actually Joe Moss Bonamassa has some really good funk and groove to that virtuoso
I believe he was talkin about judgemental people like you
if you noticed he was talking about fans with a guitar head attitude not necessarily the guitar guys that get caught up in their own groove
He stated for each guitarist to find their own place and Joe might be a little overactive and not have quite the depth of Mr Trucks he's got something funky going on son
I just go where the guitar takes me! He is one of the best blues players of our time! His emotional playing is an inspiration to me!
I love how he first starts off with the credit of his influences are, I respect that
I like the way his solo's build and the feel of him running the fret board with his hand to set up the next set of notes. A few of the great did that too.
love you Derek. Thank you for your great talent. always makes me happy
Beauty- pure and simple. His respect and passion is palpable. Thank you, Derek :)
5:30
I just love this dude. Everything about him is just on a Guru level. Being Indian myself and growing up very familiar with Nusrat, Ragas,gazals and Kawalis etc... it's just so awesome and fascinating that his mind and being was that vast and receptive especially at such a young age when he was in his early teens. Growing up as a guitarist in NJ myself, primarily playing blues and rock while subsequently being exposed to all of the Indian music in my house and at relatives houses, family functions weddings etc. I never was able to even see the connection or envision incorporating my blues guitar playing with the music from my Indian heritage. But Derek is such a savant genius and true music god that he immediately recognized it as a kid and then incorporated it into his playing. It's just extraordinary and remarkable. It makes me want to go back in time to when I was 14 and re think my whole outlook on Indian music and my guitar playing lol. Thank you god for giving us Derek Trucks
I saw this young man play when he was 16 when I was full on in the music business. We hung out in the parking lot and my only advice to him was about the local police. He brought the Stanhope House down! A real good kid!
I must be the newest Derek Trucks fan on this Earth. What a slick feeling. Thank you Derek
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I'm a Queens of the Stone Age nut. However, there could not be a more inspirational and sage full representative for the world of guitar playing or music.
True "gospel chops."
What up
Saw him at a Blues Fest in So Cal playing with Edgar Winter. As the sky turned dusk, he walked Edgar onto the stage so reverently that you knew this kid was someone very special. They all took him under their wings, nobody could ever harm him❣️
His slide is voicing of human sing, crying, shouting, and exploring desperate moment through his guitar sound. Never ever I hear great guitarist like Derek.
why the ehell did my mind read this as donald trump talks guitar .. I should get my head checked or something
The guy is awesome. I've seen him several times with the Allman Brothers and he practically channels Duane. His solos are etched into my head forever. I'd like to see him with his wife and their band.
Sorry about your uncle, homie.
what about the edginess of johnny winter
I've never been a fan of blues music unless it's someone like this guy incorporating different styles and influences into it. I find most blues a bit too samey. Even guys like SRV, as technically good as he was, was it anything people hadn't really heard before? not really. but Trucks is more than just blues anyway, he is his own thing.
I agree with u except, I didn't think srv was technical at all
Liam Arnold Well yeah, i just meant that he obviously wasn't a bad player at all, but nothing creative about anything he did.
I used to feel the same way, but then i heard Gary Clark
SRV was an insanely good player, just listen to some of his more bluesy/jazzy stuff like riviera paradise. Its just unbelievably good and creatice, you wont find many who can mix these two genres this well
Hi He was a hack.
What he is saying TRUE. As a guitar player it is critical to stay within your element & play with soul and feel. When I started playing 35 years ago, there weren't as many players that had mastered flashyfast technique. Now-a-days go into any guitar center and you'll hear a lot of younger players rattling off a cascade of lead runs they learned from their guitar teacher or from youtube but you don't hear many players who really understand the language and expression elements of a solo.
Why do people give thumbs down on yOutube.
Why do people give thumbs up?
Soy Sauce ...because it adds it to your likes folder, so you can easily find the video again
Graham Barth lol
Soy Sauce
Because we like it?
Because we don't like it?
I first saw Derek Trucks when he was just a kid. I didn't want to like him, just because I knew he was the drummer's son & given special treatment. But, man... the more I watched & listened to him play... you just can't fake that kind of talent.
This kid was born with a guitar in his hands & surrounded by some of the greatest musicians ever.
Lucky, some of you might say? No way. This guy worked his A Z Z off to become the musician he is now. He payed attention. He learned. Most of all, he Practiced & Played Constantly.
In some ways, he IS like the second coming of Duane, but he worked harder than anybody & took nothing for granted to become so.
Peace. JR
+Jonny Roxx Say J.R. Derek Is Not Butch Trucks' son, That is his nephew. I watched him at the House of Blues in New Orleans when he was 12, playing with Gregg Allman and Friends. He had every ABB song down pat and blew the roof of the place, but was to shy to come stand out front though Gregg was arguing on.
+Michael Bondio, thank you for the correction! What an incredible talent. Peace. JR
I don't get this. So many people like this interview, and how he uses "other genres" to make him a better player and more importantly a better person. That's great, but so many of the comments show that people don't really listen, and don't care much to learn anything themselves. What am I talking about?
Comments like- "anyone know what tuning he's in?" "Is he in open D?" Try picking up your guitar and find out- you may answer your question or better yet, LEARN something you didn't expect along the way.
Same thing with "anyone know the model of the gold top [guitar] hanging."
"What is the name of the Mandolin player he mentions at 8min?" "Anybody know about the Akbar Khan record he is talking about?" He gave you the name, you may have to listen to some more of the recordings along the way, instead of only listening to the name of this one mentioned.
As to "where did he get that Boston/N.Y accent in his voice- where did that come from." And "has he ever lived in England for any length of time?"- he sounds English... "Do You know how 'Blind Willie got his name.'"
Once again, go and do some digging listening and learning- its what much of this clip is about. Try doing a bit of research to satisfy your curious mind.
Also, there is no "king of slide for ANY generation."
The one that really made me think was someone answering a post with something like- 'If you listened to all genres of music with an open mind, respect, understand (that part is right on-it falls apart as it continues with) Trucks is a genius. To understand Trucks I advi[s]e you listen to old Delta blues and soul singers."
Not a very open-minded conclusion. Once again, a video mostly devoted to how other "genres" have been an influence to him musically and more- the statement ends with pigeon-holing him, as someone else stated summed up- one sees blues guitarist Derek Trucks shares his incorporating of Indian Raga music. As this video shows, he is not "blues guitarist Derek Trucks."
He is much, much more. That's the point of what he is talking about!!!!
Go out and find what you like, by looking, learning, listening and most importantly- keeping the mind open to the world. Music is the one true form of language, rock to raga. If it moves you nobody can take that from you.
Jimmy Jazz Oh man, yeah no I completely agree. When the king of slide speaks, you listen...
btw, what tuning was he in?
CasseCassette not gonna lie I laughed loud af when read this
Well, aren't you the pretentious douche?
Its the new generation being spoiled and given everything to them without earning it. But its not their fault its the fault of the parents, they do it out of love but in the end spoiling the kids hurts them. Look at the Outliers in these fields of passion, if you studied these people there was nothing given to them. They earned it by learning and doing the work. #timetogrowup
I like his playing but I love his wife’s voice even more. She’s amazing.
Just found him today. In love currently.
Just discovered this guy. Bloody Hell!
That Georgian Accent isn't the strongest I've heard, but when he pronounces "ai" you can hear it come out really clearly lol
Slide players are the knuckle-ball pitchers of guitarists.