Not only is the guitar a work of beauty, but the melody itself is awe inspiring. To go from designing this instrument, to building it, to learning how to play and write music for it. Its incredible.
He didn't design it or build it. Apparently his instructions to the luthier, Linda Manzer, were to build an instrument with as many strings as possible. I'm fairly certain she exceeded his expectations! One modification was made from the original though, and I'd be interested to hear how it came about. There was another headstock coming out the from the upper bout (you can still see the nut, and the strings are still there). It looks like it was folded over somehow.
Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau individually are fantastic players in their own right but when they got together, it was just pure magic and they gave us not 1 but 2 beautiful albums back to back. It doesn't get any better than these two
I like the «orientalizing» tones that Pat Metheny uses at the beginning of his play. Not to mention the way he uses his left hand to play the bass game. Also, there is the beauty of the instrument. I have had the privilege of attending many shows featuring this instrument. And, even if using a cliché, the best I can say is the atmosphere was simply magical! Especially when this architectural wonder that is the harp guitar resonates in hands as skillful as those of a great artist like Pat Metheny. Finally, Brad Mehldau’s subtle piano accompaniment adds a subtle, discreet touch to the intoxicating playing of the guitarist. This capture is a pure treat, both for the ears and for the eyes. to see and see again. In short, this is what I call great art. Great art. For that alone, all I can add is to say thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. Metheny.
An amazing sound from a unique instrument. Sounds seems to be sailing in from everywhere at once. I am a conductor of a 45-piece classical chamber orchestra in Mexico, but also play a wide range of ethnic instruments. I greatly appreciate the vibrant experiment that is taking place here!
@@yodservant Pat created the Orchestrion Project- you might say he orchestrated it -- but he didn't build the instruments. He was touring 300 days a year. It took several teams of highly specialized engineers and software people and tinkerers to build that thing.
This is modern genius that we should respect. Pat will be respected and analyzed for years to come. Thanks for sharing your gift with us. That guitar would be a toy in most peoples hands.
I've seen various incarnations of his projects a total of 24 times now. I always come away with a feeling similar to what people must have felt who lived when Mozart was personally presenting his compositions.
Rick Handville I’m getting a headache just looking at it (I’m a guitarist), trying to figure how to play it would truly be a nightmare for me!!!! Way to go Pat, you’re truly ahead of your time!
What happens if we don't respect him? I found it quite boring, like in-store Muzak. I can also achieve the same sounds (and more) using 2 Electro Harmonix FX pedals and a regular electric guitar.
He really isn't. Have you not listened to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Keith Richards, Miles Davies, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock? I mean let's keep things in perspective here. There's very little emotional maturity in his work.
@@dylanevans2498 Sounds like penis envy to me . Have you ever been to his concerts ? Pat gives so much and is so generous to other musicians -Just check out his latest CD - he composes and produces a named album for others !! Totally unselfish genius DJEJ
I heard it before but now I see it it's uncanny - baffled - ok my head's unscrewed now. I'm gonna lie down and have weird and wonderful dreams. Thank you Pat and Co. Bless you!
A few summers ago I watched Ravi Shankar and company do a concert at Les Pines on the very edge of the mediterranean sea. Things were going along splendidly, traditional instruments abounding and utter mastery prevailing. Then of course the sun set, the temperature dropped and with it the dew whilst a kisty breeze rolled in from the sea - and everything from the drum skins to the traditional string instruments kinda went to hell in a hand basket. They bore it bravely though, tweaking their way through on a moment to moment basis.
whynottalklikeapirat wow, that would have been tough show to get through for the musicians.. It's amazing that most people don't even consider that acoustic instruments require so much attention when the weather changes.
Anthony Snape They did very well, I have to say and they must have known it was coming, playing all over the planet. Jeff beck came on a while after and seemed to have no real issues but then the neck on his guitar looked like it came straight from a canadian logging camp and he did not have to go through the change on-stage. Great programme though. THey also featured that 3 bass outfit with Victor wooten, Stanley Clarke and Marcus miller that same night.
Always amazed to see and hear this. The mastery as Luthier ( Linda) meets the mastery of harmonics and creativity (Pat). Great match! And great music! :-)
Pat is headed to Sirius or Andromeda or Pleiades with that instrument...but maybe he comes from there, like Andreas Vollenweider on his harp...these magical mystery tour geniuses of sound...🙏bless from Ecuador 🏵️
It’s beautiful, but if you know the breadth and depth of jazz, it’s not so much beyond jazz, but just in that other space, not where the swinging/dancing jazz is, not where the hard bopping jazz is, or the smoky cool jazz, but in that far out heady place, somewhere by the free and avant- jazz isles… My only point is that jazz is a vast and deep sea of possibilities, and I don’t mean to be pedantic, but this too is in that sea. That’s why, at the end of the day, and in spite of my deep love for the world of rock n roll and all it’s depth/breadth, I’ll always see jazz as the greatest of the genres. Bill Evens really has so many great quotes and ideas on jazz, I should have just quoted him… ✌️
Ah Pat.....Your music keeps me alive. Your music has been part of my life for so many years. Thank you sir. For making me want to live to listen to greatness.
Love this! Wrote a jazz poem about Pat's work, about a billion years ago regarding his playing and the musical notes that are contained in water elements. Love Pat and his work! For more years than I want to count! Yet this piece is brilliant. And he's such a lovely person as well. Good on you, Pat. Highest respect...jct
I have heard somewhere around 35,000 songs in my life. This is by far one of the best. It has an otherworldly sound to it that I can't describe; few, if any other songs I've heard, have it. Not even the studio recording of this exact same song. This is beyond a musical prodigy at his finest, showing his mastery of a one-of-a-kind instrument. To me, this might just be the pinnacle of the human condition and what it can achieve.
A genius of guitar with a tremendous instrument. What ask more? I've always been a huge fan of artistic instruments of music. And especially for all the possibilities its offers to the musicians. With Pat Metheny and this awesome instrument, the magic is there from the beginning to the end! When this kind of virtuoso finishrs his piece, I always the feeling to come out of a dream. Thank you, Pat! And thank you, too, Mr Meldau.
WOW!!! What an instrument 3 guitars 2 harps 1 combined instrument! How radical and built by a Genius!!! I'd love to see The great Milos play the Guitar-Harps too!!! Beethoven would say, I must have one of these amazing instruments! JB. Surrey. UK
nikdy som vam neublizila, len dobrovolne pomohla ako som vedela.... mozno, ze to nebola ziadna pomoc-dakoval ste inym damam, ktorym sta bol vdacny.... ja som nic necakala, ignoracia mi ale nerobila a nerobi dobre.. nech sa vam dari drzim palce
jesus! the artist know as Pat Metheny is one hell of a force! I sat 5 feet from him playing at the Jazz Alley in Seattle summer 2012 and it'ds just unparalleled how much creative energy there is in this man! He will be remembered as a Mozart/Bach/Beethoven/Brahms/Ligeti/Part/Wagner/Shostakovich/Piazolla/Jobim/Despres/Palestrina level figure through the ages!, especially cause he makes sure all his music is being released in print!
Lane arndt I was at his show in 1990 and I was such a fan girl, I talked to Dave Wekel for an hour. They were too tired to do an encore so they came and talked to us instead and almost all the losers that were there had no idea the awesomeness that was before them. Hangin out with Pat Metheny! Good times!
there's a difference between intonation/tuning problems and microtones (intervals of less than an equally spaced semitone) that are being borrowed from a system other than the 12 tones used by western music and employed in the string sets that differ from the typical set of 6
So this had me looking up the definition of "virtuoso" to see if it included musical genius other than playing. The seminal jazz and fusion guitarist of my lifetime.
The pressure on this guitar’s bracing must be beyond intense… If it ever snaps, I hope Pat’s wearing Kevlar! Incredible sounding instrument, thanks for sharing!
Excellent music, produced by this extraordinary guitar plus harp named Pikasso! There are specific sounds unheard of and impossible on ordinary Guitars. Great that there is a second set of harp strings, so you can alter the scales to be used by a whole tone, if I heard correctly… it gives an interesting pitch when used. I'm glad for Pat that he found this excellent Canadian luthier, and that she built this instrument for him! Metheeny was always looking for new sounds: I saw him in Philadelphia 1987 on my visit to the US, and he played his synthesizer guitar, I really loved that… ❤️🎸🎶😎
Have to re-mortgage the house when it’s time to change the strings.Had the pleasure of playing(fiddling)with a harp guitar a few years back(not as complex as this one) and was amazed.This is a great performance.
That's what happened the first time I heard The Mahavishnu Orchestra on the late night TV show - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in '72! Changed my music life forever!
Brilliant as usual from Pat ,nice backing from Brad -can one imagine if both these artists had 4 hands each? Dont know if the brain could avoid meltdown !
The hours of practice on that guitar are limitless
Not only is the guitar a work of beauty, but the melody itself is awe inspiring. To go from designing this instrument, to building it, to learning how to play and write music for it. Its incredible.
He didn't design it or build it. Apparently his instructions to the luthier, Linda Manzer, were to build an instrument with as many strings as possible. I'm fairly certain she exceeded his expectations! One modification was made from the original though, and I'd be interested to hear how it came about. There was another headstock coming out the from the upper bout (you can still see the nut, and the strings are still there). It looks like it was folded over somehow.
It's also a challenge for case makers.
Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau individually are fantastic players in their own right but when they got together, it was just pure magic and they gave us not 1 but 2 beautiful albums back to back. It doesn't get any better than these two
Imagine losing a pick inside that thing.
Hahahahaha
Lmfao
The Picasso guitar looks plastered by some transparent vinyl tape where the pick lost inside was rescued, isn't it?
Hosmer C. McKoon 😂😂😂😂
OMG 😂😂😂
I could listen to him play that thing all night.
Wow! Love Pat. Remember hanging, and seeing him in small clubs in late 70's. Very chill, nice guy.
Linda Manzer...one of the best luthiers and a Canadian designed that with Pat and she built it....such a talent she is
I like the «orientalizing» tones that Pat Metheny uses at the beginning of his play. Not to mention the way he uses his left hand to play the bass game.
Also, there is the beauty of the instrument. I have had the privilege of attending many shows featuring this instrument. And, even if using a cliché, the best I can say is the atmosphere was simply magical! Especially when this architectural wonder that is the harp guitar resonates in hands as skillful as those of a great artist like Pat Metheny. Finally, Brad Mehldau’s subtle piano accompaniment adds a subtle, discreet touch to the intoxicating playing of the guitarist. This capture is a pure treat, both for the ears and for the eyes. to see and see again. In short, this is what I call great art. Great art. For that alone, all I can add is to say thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. Metheny.
Very well Said, thank you Moocho Gracia,
An amazing sound from a unique instrument. Sounds seems to be sailing in from everywhere at once. I am a conductor of a 45-piece classical chamber orchestra in Mexico, but also play a wide range of ethnic instruments. I greatly appreciate the vibrant experiment that is taking place here!
Have you heard his album Orchestrion? He designed and built all the instruments, even his beloved wife thought he'd gone over the edge...ha!!🙏🍄🥑🍓🦁
@@yodservant Pat created the Orchestrion Project- you might say he orchestrated it -- but he didn't build the instruments. He was touring 300 days a year. It took several teams of highly specialized engineers and software people and tinkerers to build that thing.
Everyone's talking about the guitar but the pianist was playing some pretty mind blowing harmonies as well!
True. He isn't one of the best piano players just because. Brad always amazes.
right. but t h a t guitar is obviously the more unique instrument in dis case, isn`t it? nothing special and surprising about a piano.
@@markuselipka What's surprising and special about that piano was what was being played on it.
Brad Melhdau.
Mehldau is an extremely accomplished pianist. He has such a fine and unique touch.
Extremely artistic and creative! Metheny would never be content to just copy other people! A musical genius
This is modern genius that we should respect. Pat will be respected and analyzed for years to come. Thanks for sharing your gift with us. That guitar would be a toy in most peoples hands.
He plays mental cherry pie
I've seen various incarnations of his projects a total of 24 times now. I always come away with a feeling similar to what people must have felt who lived when Mozart was personally presenting his compositions.
I agree, instead of some technical showcase which could easily happen it is always the music foremost that is driving the form with Pat Metheny
Rick Handville I’m getting a headache just looking at it (I’m a guitarist), trying to figure how to play it would truly be a nightmare for me!!!! Way to go Pat, you’re truly ahead of your time!
What happens if we don't respect him? I found it quite boring, like in-store Muzak. I can also achieve the same sounds (and more) using 2 Electro Harmonix FX pedals and a regular electric guitar.
I saw him last night in Cleveland. I brought my 8-year old. We had the best time--and this sounds like his opening number.
Genius personified.
That's a happy man, who does what he loves.
The precise etymological meaning of amateur.
Pat Metheny is one of the greatest MUSICIANS of all times and he's pretty much always successful in making Music. But hey, that's my opinion.
not an opinion , a fact
Thanks, I was thinking it's someone else's opinion.
EmilianoC70 Is he a musical genius?
He really isn't. Have you not listened to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Keith Richards, Miles Davies, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock? I mean let's keep things in perspective here. There's very little emotional maturity in his work.
@@dylanevans2498 Sounds like penis envy to me . Have you ever been to his concerts ? Pat gives so much and is so generous to other musicians -Just check out his latest CD - he composes and produces a named album for others !! Totally unselfish genius DJEJ
I heard it before but now I see it it's uncanny - baffled - ok my head's unscrewed now. I'm gonna lie down and have weird and wonderful dreams. Thank you Pat and Co. Bless you!
My gosh, this song is so beautiful!
OMG what a tuning nightmare
... and then when you are nearly there the temperature changes ...
Anthony Snape it's meant to be out of tune though. mimics traditional instruments.
A few summers ago I watched Ravi Shankar and company do a concert at Les Pines on the very edge of the mediterranean sea. Things were going along splendidly, traditional instruments abounding and utter mastery prevailing.
Then of course the sun set, the temperature dropped and with it the dew whilst a kisty breeze rolled in from the sea - and everything from the drum skins to the traditional string instruments kinda went to hell in a hand basket.
They bore it bravely though, tweaking their way through on a moment to moment basis.
whynottalklikeapirat wow, that would have been tough show to get through for the musicians.. It's amazing that most people don't even consider that acoustic instruments require so much attention when the weather changes.
Anthony Snape
They did very well, I have to say and they must have known it was coming, playing all over the planet.
Jeff beck came on a while after and seemed to have no real issues but then the neck on his guitar looked like it came straight from a canadian logging camp and he did not have to go through the change on-stage.
Great programme though. THey also featured that 3 bass outfit with Victor wooten, Stanley Clarke and Marcus miller that same night.
Always amazed to see and hear this. The mastery as Luthier ( Linda) meets the mastery of harmonics and creativity (Pat). Great match! And great music! :-)
sounded very oriental. I have never heard anything like it before but was compelled by the performance to watch and listen ... BRAVO!
Pat is headed to Sirius or Andromeda or Pleiades with that instrument...but maybe he comes from there, like Andreas Vollenweider on his harp...these magical mystery tour geniuses of sound...🙏bless from Ecuador 🏵️
he comes from misouri . he is not going anywhere, this genius and beauty belongs to Earth
@@felipeherrera6507 I know....just kidding, his pal at Berklee was my jazz prof back in the day ...
Just a minute, while I tune this up............3 hours later......
Can you imagine what a beast it is to put a whole new set of strings on?
Pat Metheney is emotion,passion,atmospheres,goosebumps,music.
This is so beyond jazz. It's one of the best pieces of music I've ever heard.
It’s beautiful, but if you know the breadth and depth of jazz, it’s not so much beyond jazz, but just in that other space, not where the swinging/dancing jazz is, not where the hard bopping jazz is, or the smoky cool jazz, but in that far out heady place, somewhere by the free and avant- jazz isles… My only point is that jazz is a vast and deep sea of possibilities, and I don’t mean to be pedantic, but this too is in that sea. That’s why, at the end of the day, and in spite of my deep love for the world of rock n roll and all it’s depth/breadth, I’ll always see jazz as the greatest of the genres. Bill Evens really has so many great quotes and ideas on jazz, I should have just quoted him… ✌️
A sea of echoes, the open strings of two harps, and a decent pianist to compliment it all. What a sound!
Decent is way underselling Mehldau
Diese Musik ist schon im Himmel, erhebend, sprituell, wunderschön. Pat, Du Bruder im Geiste, ilD! 🙏🙏🙏😇😇😃
"hey bob, tune this thing for me, will ya? i'm on in 5 minutes."
*Bob has a heart attack*
Hey Bob, tune it so it sounds good no matter what strings I hit.
jamesha175 Bob says "I'm off for a number man get it your self " So it sounds like no one bothered.
""i'm pat effin metheney bitches! and no, i don't djent."
jamesha175 Djent and jazz seem to have a lot in common.
Imagine changing the strings-must take all day! Great stuff!
Ah Pat.....Your music keeps me alive. Your music has been part of my life for so many years. Thank you sir. For making me want to live to listen to greatness.
Love this! Wrote a jazz poem about Pat's work, about a billion years ago regarding his playing and the musical notes that are contained in water elements. Love Pat and his work! For more years than I want to count! Yet this piece is brilliant. And he's such a lovely person as well. Good on you, Pat. Highest respect...jct
Watercolors
Masterful and beautiful
I can barely play my six string guitar lol... and he's got 42 of them to use. Always love hearing Pat play that instrument.
Well, that was just ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Incredible, superb, fantastic!!
Truly beautiful music
Truly a master...
"Hold on for 30 minutes, I gotta tune."
Yes! Arrived at the nice part of RUclips! This is phenomenal!
this gets me to another dimension, wow
And it sounds as amazing as it looks...
Formidable magicien de la guitare !!! Un régal à écouter...
Woa,woa,woa? One of my favorite artist of all time. Genius instrument and genius artist. Wow.
guitar playing at its best wow
Just. Incredible.
amazing... mind blowing right here
Perfect thanks for all the time..
Pat, your Picasso has a fantastic sound like your music, thank you !!!
I have heard somewhere around 35,000 songs in my life. This is by far one of the best. It has an otherworldly sound to it that I can't describe; few, if any other songs I've heard, have it. Not even the studio recording of this exact same song.
This is beyond a musical prodigy at his finest, showing his mastery of a one-of-a-kind instrument. To me, this might just be the pinnacle of the human condition and what it can achieve.
When a 21 string Harp Guitar isn’t good enough for you!! This is amazing!
Es difícil encontrar un calificativo adecuado para tan extraordinariamente sorprendente interpretación. EXCELENTE!!!!
what a music MIND !!!
A genius of guitar with a tremendous instrument. What ask more? I've always been a huge fan of artistic instruments of music. And especially for all the possibilities its offers to the musicians. With Pat Metheny and this awesome instrument, the magic is there from the beginning to the end! When this kind of virtuoso finishrs his piece, I always the feeling to come out of a dream. Thank you, Pat! And thank you, too, Mr Meldau.
Wow, this is amazing 👍 the sense time is out of this world!
Truly amazing
WOW!!! What an instrument
3 guitars 2 harps 1 combined instrument! How radical and built by a Genius!!!
I'd love to see The great Milos play the Guitar-Harps too!!!
Beethoven would say, I must have one of these amazing instruments!
JB. Surrey. UK
Lho adoro .x me è una grande emozione ascoltarlo e viverlo.non perdo mai i suoi concerti.un orgasmo
A supreme musician and innovator.
Amazing!
Nothing better, loved this live, put me in a tranquil state
nikdy som vam neublizila, len dobrovolne pomohla ako som vedela.... mozno, ze to nebola ziadna pomoc-dakoval ste inym damam, ktorym sta bol vdacny.... ja som nic necakala, ignoracia mi ale nerobila a nerobi dobre.. nech sa vam dari drzim palce
jesus! the artist know as Pat Metheny is one hell of a force! I sat 5 feet from him playing at the Jazz Alley in Seattle summer 2012 and it'ds just unparalleled how much creative energy there is in this man! He will be remembered as a Mozart/Bach/Beethoven/Brahms/Ligeti/Part/Wagner/Shostakovich/Piazolla/Jobim/Despres/Palestrina level figure through the ages!, especially cause he makes sure all his music is being released in print!
Lane arndt thanks for mentioning all those brilliant composers' names!
Apropos names, we share the surname… 😎
Lane arndt I was at his show in 1990 and I was such a fan girl, I talked to Dave Wekel for an hour. They were too tired to do an encore so they came and talked to us instead and almost all the losers that were there had no idea the awesomeness that was before them. Hangin out with Pat Metheny! Good times!
It is a privilege to be able to witness this kind of talent...a gift.
Literally unbelievable mastery.
Speechless. Mouth agape and speechless.
This is going to give me nightmares of changing strings for hours...
ROFL! But we do that anyway, don't we? :D
Days
@Martin Turner True for one, human salt from the fingers doesn't interact with many of the strings, to cause rust...
Imagine being tasked with setting the intonation! I imagine bracing under top a bit like Sydney bridge
Ho visto Pat suonare a Bari questo strumento incredibile, con la sua consueta maestria e tecnica sopraffina. Un grande chitarrista, in tutti i sensi
So inspirational. No words....
master of masters....
stupendo! sono fun di Pat Metheny, di questo tipo di suono!
- What kind of guitar would you like?
Pat: Yes.
there's a difference between intonation/tuning problems and microtones (intervals of less than an equally spaced semitone) that are being borrowed from a system other than the 12 tones used by western music and employed in the string sets that differ from the typical set of 6
Excuse me while I catch my breath. I agree that Pat is one of the greatest of all time..... but this is Fucking AMAZING!!!!!
brillante compocision e interpretacion, gracias por subirlo
Beautiful ! Bravo !
WOW this has to go down in history mind blowing
Extraordinadio Bravo Bravissimo ....magistral
what we have here is Creativity igniting!
meditative and explorative at the same time
Holy shit, this is one amazing piece of work!! And music..
So this had me looking up the definition of "virtuoso" to see if it included musical genius other than playing. The seminal jazz and fusion guitarist of my lifetime.
nevermind. it's the Pikasso, custom built by linda manzer for metheny, 42 strings.
I hope that his comment migrates to the top of the list, because I was thinking that it had to be custom, or a classical stringed instrument.
The pressure on this guitar’s bracing must be beyond intense…
If it ever snaps, I hope Pat’s wearing Kevlar!
Incredible sounding instrument, thanks for sharing!
Deeply impressed his talent to transform the the sound of water into the sound of strings
Des sources ...magnifique ! quand deux génies se retrouvent...
Thank you!
Piccaso guitar 42 strigs6...watched Pat at the barbican years ago ..The absolute master.....no one close..
5:30 sounds like breath of the wild music
Pat Metheny with his tour manager: " uh those 3 other guitarist and the harp player, fire em!, i got this!" beautiful sounds man!
Fantastic Pat !!!
I love that guy really. Hope we can jam 2gether.....Yeah.
Excellent music, produced by this extraordinary guitar plus harp named Pikasso!
There are specific sounds unheard of and impossible on ordinary Guitars. Great that there is a second set of harp strings, so you can alter the scales to be used by a whole tone, if I heard correctly… it gives an interesting pitch when used.
I'm glad for Pat that he found this excellent Canadian luthier, and that she built this instrument for him! Metheeny was always looking for new sounds: I saw him in Philadelphia 1987 on my visit to the US, and he played his synthesizer guitar, I really loved that… ❤️🎸🎶😎
Have to re-mortgage the house when it’s time to change the strings.Had the pleasure of playing(fiddling)with a harp guitar a few years back(not as complex as this one) and was amazed.This is a great performance.
It sounds like crystals reflecting off his guitar. My new fav instrument now ^ ^
Oh, my god!It's great!
That piece just opened up a new dimension in my mind.
That's what happened the first time I heard The Mahavishnu Orchestra on the late night TV show - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in '72! Changed my music life forever!
Pat. He's from another planet...in another solar system...way out on the edge of the universe.
Phenomenal.
It was played long before humanity was born.
true, this is the sound of the universe
great!
Brilliant as usual from Pat ,nice backing from Brad -can one imagine if both these artists had 4 hands each? Dont know if the brain could avoid meltdown !