Toto is a band where musicianship is nothing short of greatness. I'm a metalhead but Toto is probably the only non meta band I am proud to listen to outside metal. Steve is mainly the reason, he's one prolific musician not just on the guitar but in song writing as well. Long live Toto.
@@eddyrox5150 Me too I think Toto would have been more accepted if they weren't named Toto, its like a band being named Pookie or Buttercup...just sayin'
Metalhead too, although my hair is no longer long...I appreciate Death, King Diamond, Megadeth, Slayer, Sepultura, Judas Priest...and surely enough I love Michael Landau, Allan Holdsworth, Larry Carlton, Frank Gambale, Roben Ford, Al DiMeola, Chris Poland, Alex Skolnick, Marty Firedman...And of course Luke ! Toto is nothing short of fantastic. Cheers from Morocco.
Wish Steve would go back to his big rack ! His tones during the 90s where unbelievable! I’ve seen him recently and his sound is so one dimensional now ! Bring back the grease !!
I saw that tour in Wolverhampton and as much as Luke is one of my favourite guitarists, I spent the whole night watching the drummer keep his 2 roadies so busy re-assembling the kit as he smashed it to bits
This man played on so many albums. Few realize when they listen to MJ's album "Thriller" it's all Lukather. Incredible talent. I know that every guitarist knows him so please don't trash me.
For the record, a plethora of musicians were used for the album Thriller. (Steve Lukather played on 3 tracks). (The girl is mine) which also featured Paul McCartney (Beat it) with Eddie Van Halen (Human nature) with Steve Porcaro and John Bettis.
Steve I met you when my buddy delivered some rings and other man jewels to you, slash, and some other cats at the viper room. You are a humbling talent with a great personality.
Love the french phrase written on the speaker in front of him "Do not touch otherwise dentist" Hahaha! tottaly SL humour. Amazing guitar player with one of the best guitars on the market and really funny guy.
Along the same lines ....... I was privy to witnessing a Ronnie Montrose sound check about 6 months before he died. Man ... was it incredible. Not only that but I was able to chat him up for a few minutes after. Will never forget it .....
Steve is a genius on guitar. He says he is the greatest thief, taking ideas from others.. but he is in his own league! He masters it all covering it with the Lukather sauce. Straight away you will hear it is him who plays the part in the many songs he contributed to. One of my heroes!!
Maura a mi también me gustaria conocerlo lo amo❤️❤️❤️ , cantar romántico el Tiene varias baladas con Totò y en solitario .y si tiene una hermosa carita y mirada súper tierna 🧡❤️🤗🤩💕
Knob settings aren't the key to sounding like him. To sound like him you have to play exactly like him and use equipment with a similar sound. It's not the knobs on the amp, it's everything else.
He must have been using his gain boost on his guitar for a little extra umph when he needs it during this tour. That or using the compressor to drive the front end a bit.
pensare che dovevo venirci anch'io a quel concerto...peccato...speriamo che presto torni in Italia, vista anche l'uscita del nuovo album..covid permettendo ovviamente
Maurizio Michelotti ~ 49 unique frequencies can be played on a 24 fret six string . When you take into account adding bends or whammy bar or slide you could count those to infinity . But where's that leave Steve Lukather ? Is there such a thing as infinity times Steve ? Or maybe a Lukather length ? An off the off the chart measurement where infinity equals one and Lukather equals everything after that . lol something IDK when you watch him it makes you wonder if God is taking music lessons from him you know what I mean ?
@@lori_ginale9621 Yeah, it is, but it doesn't have the WOW factor of his over-the-top Mesa/Bradshaw rig, which could send chills up and down my spine. Now he sounds a lot more like everybody else.
Guitarists, help me!! I'm 53, so I guess I'm old school. that being said, how is it he has what looks and plays like a Floyd Rose but theres no locking nut at the headstock and he tunes it via the pegs and not the saddle? What has changed, cuz I always HATED that you had to unlock the motherfucker to get handle any major out of tuneage situations!
One of the things that has changed is locking tuners. You put just a little bit of the string into the tuning peg, turn the cap on the tuner, and it "locks" the string on the peg and very little winding to bind. I had a guitar with a Wilkinson trem system, no locking nut and it worked quite well. However, it did not respond like a Floyd did. It did not have the bounce and flutter a floyd provides. I might also mention that when the FLoyd is setup properly, it is as stable or more than say typical LP/strat. I am CONSTANTLY tuning my LP, Tele, and 335, but Floyd is always very close. If you're having big trouble with your Floyd, you're doing it wrong.
D Grundman Part of what changed on this guitar is, like the other poster said, there are locking tuners. The headstock angle also eliminates the need for string trees and keeps the string in the nut better. Steve has his setup free floating so he can get the Floyd "flutter". I imagine if he broke a string it would go wildly out of tune like a Floyd. It also makes it hard to alter tunings without the whole thing going squirrely.
You’re so right! I have Japan version of Los Lobotomy’s “Candyman” (Which you should absolutely checkout!) which has a bonus track! Luke and the boys are performing an absolutely incredible version Hendrix’s “Red House”! Luke breaks a string and yells “F’n broke a Goddamn string! And on this F'n guitar listen to what it F’n sounds like!” Then he strikes a chord way out of key! As it fades out Luke’s children can be heard singing lines from Sammy Davis Jr.’s “The Candyman” to which Luke laughs and responds “That was perfect”!My version of the album had a bonus track where Luke and the boys were performing an incredible version of Hendrix's "Red House" until Luke broke a string! He then cusses it out and the song stops! On the album fade out Luke's kids (young at the time) sing a line from Sammy Davis Jr.'s "The Candyman" to which Luke laughs and responds "That was perfect"!
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Toto is a band where musicianship is nothing short of greatness. I'm a metalhead but Toto is probably the only non meta band I am proud to listen to outside metal. Steve is mainly the reason, he's one prolific musician not just on the guitar but in song writing as well. Long live Toto.
i am the same - metalhead who is NOT ashamed to LOVE Toto! Long live LUKE :)
effing A ~~~
I'm a old metal head and I love Toto for the same reason, but don't forget David Paich, the other creative mind of Toto.
@@eddyrox5150 Me too I think Toto would have been more accepted if they weren't named Toto, its like a band being named Pookie or Buttercup...just sayin'
Metalhead too, although my hair is no longer long...I appreciate Death, King Diamond, Megadeth, Slayer, Sepultura, Judas Priest...and surely enough I love Michael Landau, Allan Holdsworth, Larry Carlton, Frank Gambale, Roben Ford, Al DiMeola, Chris Poland, Alex Skolnick, Marty Firedman...And of course Luke ! Toto is nothing short of fantastic. Cheers from Morocco.
Wish Steve would go back to his big rack ! His tones during the 90s where unbelievable! I’ve seen him recently and his sound is so one dimensional now !
Bring back the grease !!
Steve has always had great tone!!!
Definitely one of my fave guitarists
and a helluva nice guy too!!!
I love the honesty, humour and openess of soundcheck vids... I love Transition so seeing this is a bit of treat
I saw that tour in Wolverhampton and as much as Luke is one of my favourite guitarists, I spent the whole night watching the drummer keep his 2 roadies so busy re-assembling the kit as he smashed it to bits
The greatest chance of my life is to be a contemporary of Steve Lukather. Thanks Steve!🎸 (sorry for my english i'm french😕)
Just saw him a few months ago in PA playing in Toto (opening for Journey). He was incredible and sounded absolutely killer
This is FANTASTIC!! Thanks for posting!
Thanks so much for sharing this! Loved it
This man played on so many albums. Few realize when they listen to MJ's album "Thriller" it's all Lukather. Incredible talent. I know that every guitarist knows him so please don't trash me.
David Williams played on Billie Jean. It’s not All Luke.
And Eddie Van Halen did the solo on Beat It. Steve Porcaro wrote Human Nature
Not only Steve Lukather worked on thriller, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and jefft Porcaro too.
He truly was the guitar sound of the 80s
For the record, a plethora of musicians were used for the album Thriller.
(Steve Lukather played on 3 tracks).
(The girl is mine) which also featured Paul McCartney
(Beat it) with Eddie Van Halen
(Human nature) with Steve Porcaro and John Bettis.
He's a fire breathing dragon...great sounds, great vibratos, so creative, and smokin from the first always on firenote...
What an amazing experience to have been there and so close! Great stuff.
Luke's sense of humor is so delicious! I love the Wizard of Oz "If I Only had A Brain" at 19:00 followed by the "Mister Roger's Neighborhood" moment!
My fav guitar player so far , lucky to have a talk with him twice in my life , congrats from France buddy ...👍🤘🎸
One of my absolute favorite albums !
Steve I met you when my buddy delivered some rings and other man jewels to you, slash, and some other cats at the viper room. You are a humbling talent with a great personality.
HaHa man jewels
Ciao Maurizio, grazie per questo bellissimo video.
👍🎶🎶🎶 🎸 🤟
Great upload! Thank you...love me some Luke
Best tone he's ever had... more open and natural than his old rack unit sound. Love his Transition pickups too.
I own one of these. The pick ups are stunning, the playability and tactile neck make this one hell of a unit
I prefer his mid 80s rack sound by far. This just sounds too raw for me. Still love Steve all the same, though!
No
It's a good tone but I absolutely like the Mesa/Bradshaw rack tone SO much more. It's FIRE.
Love the french phrase written on the speaker in front of him "Do not touch otherwise dentist" Hahaha! tottaly SL humour.
Amazing guitar player with one of the best guitars on the market and really funny guy.
Along the same lines ....... I was privy to witnessing a Ronnie Montrose sound check about 6 months before he died. Man ... was it incredible. Not only that but I was able to chat him up for a few minutes after. Will never forget it .....
Bela homenagem à esse excelente guitarrista e cantor
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Lolz, the cameraman is def a guitarist, checking out Luke's Bogners at close range. Cool vid!
Yes
Great video Maurizio !
Loved the gig. Mates lined beers up and Luke blew the roof off
Steve is a genius on guitar. He says he is the greatest thief, taking ideas from others.. but he is in his own league! He masters it all covering it with the Lukather sauce. Straight away you will hear it is him who plays the part in the many songs he contributed to. One of my heroes!!
The outro of this video where he's playing the Nat King Cole song "Smile" ...beyond amazing!
ruclips.net/video/Ps6ck1ejoAw/видео.html In case you don’t know 😊
@@thomaslgabel Thank you, sir!
My Favorite riding album : )
Me encanta este hombre desde siempre quisiera conocerlo
Me gusta verlo cantar romántico . Tiene una carita Vien linda u una mirada tierna.
Maura a mi también me gustaria conocerlo lo amo❤️❤️❤️ , cantar romántico el
Tiene varias baladas con Totò y en solitario .y si tiene una hermosa carita y mirada súper tierna 🧡❤️🤗🤩💕
STEVE Luckater one legend live i love TOTO and your solo carrer
Thanks for capturing knobs settings :-))) Regards!
Knob settings aren't the key to sounding like him. To sound like him you have to play exactly like him and use equipment with a similar sound. It's not the knobs on the amp, it's everything else.
Yeah, but it helps if you start with non-shit amp settings. Those Bogs are a beast to dial in. Thank you for the close-up.
Classy guy. Always superfriendly and not in a invented hurry like many other stars. Reminds me about Ronnie Dio in that way! Respect Luke ❤
The most complete musician of all time!
新場丸 Very true and a Genius to boot 🌟
Very good way to put it
No one is at his best everyday.
Love Luke!
'love it !
Wow steve your tone was so cool Nice Music
obg por compartilhar amigo
Steve is amazing!!!
simply ..the humour of best guitarist of all times
Eu amo Esteve
I Love Esteve
The man is untouchable, no one comes close
un Grande! ;) \m/
Surprised at those amp settings!!
le plus grand pour moi !!!!!
Perfect sound..
Stellar...
Steve awesome guitar player 🎸🎸🎸😎
Bella Lee, Mau 'Floh'. Sapevo del tuo 'pallino' per Steve, ma non sospettavo questa 'LukeMania' of yours :)
Ci si vede alle prove...
A LEGEND.
He must have been using his gain boost on his guitar for a little extra umph when he needs it during this tour. That or using the compressor to drive the front end a bit.
pensare che dovevo venirci anch'io a quel concerto...peccato...speriamo che presto torni in Italia, vista anche l'uscita del nuovo album..covid permettendo ovviamente
Fenomeno
what is the instrumental at the end of 13' (before the riff of "Judgment Day") ??
What's the name of the instrumental song at the ending part ?
Steve kicked ss when I saw him play in Ringo's baand!
I love Steve but he always looks like he just woke up
What is the name of the song playing in the beginning of this video
Steve has a good drummer behind him!
Can I ask what is the name of the song at the start or the background music i mean?
man.. that tone...
A total Pro...............
JJJ Yes. :-)
1:26 'wind cries Mary' chord
need to trade places with that guitar fa a min.😊
You took the word out of my mouth girl:)
this man is a Natureforce
Maurizio Michelotti ~ 49 unique frequencies can be played on a 24 fret six string . When you take into account adding bends or whammy bar or slide you could count those to infinity . But where's that leave Steve Lukather ? Is there such a thing as infinity times Steve ? Or maybe a Lukather length ? An off the off the chart measurement where infinity equals one and Lukather equals everything after that . lol something IDK when you watch him it makes you wonder if God is taking music lessons from him you know what I mean ?
I like his older Mesa Boogie/Bradshaw rack lead tone a lot better.
johnsoncm65 I don't know this is more organic
@@lori_ginale9621 Yeah, it is, but it doesn't have the WOW factor of his over-the-top Mesa/Bradshaw rig, which could send chills up and down my spine. Now he sounds a lot more like everybody else.
4:29 "ne pas toucher sinon dentiste" XD
Got a picture on my wall of Steve playing his half $1 million Les Paul took that picture in In the 70s
I did not see any Bradshaw Rack Effect in this show but sounds look better
What Is the song in the minute 08:00?
Kevin Brody’s from his solo album All’s Well That Ends Well
sounds ok to me.
I'm a picky fuck and this guy is fairly good. Lol. He's great.
what is the song in the minute 7:15???
"Brody's"
+douglas70940 thanks bro
Luke should have BEAST in hos name
Who is the bass player
Guitarists, help me!! I'm 53, so I guess I'm old school. that being said, how is it he has what looks and plays like a Floyd Rose but theres no locking nut at the headstock and he tunes it via the pegs and not the saddle? What has changed, cuz I always HATED that you had to unlock the motherfucker to get handle any major out of tuneage situations!
One of the things that has changed is locking tuners. You put just a little bit of the string into the tuning peg, turn the cap on the tuner, and it "locks" the string on the peg and very little winding to bind. I had a guitar with a Wilkinson trem system, no locking nut and it worked quite well. However, it did not respond like a Floyd did. It did not have the bounce and flutter a floyd provides. I might also mention that when the FLoyd is setup properly, it is as stable or more than say typical LP/strat. I am CONSTANTLY tuning my LP, Tele, and 335, but Floyd is always very close. If you're having big trouble with your Floyd, you're doing it wrong.
D Grundman Part of what changed on this guitar is, like the other poster said, there are locking tuners. The headstock angle also eliminates the need for string trees and keeps the string in the nut better. Steve has his setup free floating so he can get the Floyd "flutter". I imagine if he broke a string it would go wildly out of tune like a Floyd. It also makes it hard to alter tunings without the whole thing going squirrely.
You’re so right! I have Japan version of Los Lobotomy’s “Candyman” (Which you should absolutely checkout!) which has a bonus track! Luke and the boys are performing an absolutely incredible version Hendrix’s “Red House”! Luke breaks a string and yells “F’n broke a Goddamn string! And on this F'n guitar listen to what it F’n sounds like!” Then he strikes a chord way out of key! As it fades out Luke’s children can be heard singing lines from Sammy Davis Jr.’s “The Candyman” to which Luke laughs and responds “That was perfect”!My version
of the album had a bonus track where Luke and the boys were performing an
incredible version of Hendrix's "Red House" until Luke broke a
string! He then cusses it out and the song stops! On the album fade
out Luke's kids (young at the time) sing a line from Sammy Davis Jr.'s
"The Candyman" to which Luke laughs and responds "That was
perfect"!
D Grundman Locking tuners, maybe even more important is grease the slots in the nut if you put new strings on..
please song in the intro ?¨! please...
"Do i stand alone", track 7 on Steve's "Transition" album
@@XavierDupas found it quickly after posting thanks ;)
What is he playing at 13:00?
+lorenzo “lorecaffe95” cafferata It is Herbie Hancock's tune called "Butterfly" from the album "Thrust."
What is the song in the minute 7:15?
It's one of his own songs called "Brodie's"
@@nahuobejero It´s the song called Brody´s
what is the name of the track at around 16:30 ???? cheers.
The song called Judgement Day
one of the best song of Luke's solo..
😄
Name of the song at 9.35?
CREEP MOTEL - (ALBUM) TRANSITION
Its always 2khz!
It looks like Steve isn’t playing at his best !??? 😨😰😰🤦🏻♂️
whats a Bogner like that cost?
like $2000 for top and $2000 for bottom on ebay, cant get this version any more
Its a standard Bogner Ecstasy - been available for 20+ years & you can still buy them
;-P ... é tanto bravo quanto brutto! :-))
Gregor Marini è andato migliorando con gli anni
Negli anni 80 era troppo figo
Steve
He looks like Danny McBride in Land of the Lost
Song name at 12:30?
Herbie Hancock - Butterfly
Thank you so much! Love that sound@@joecarter7051
@@Ds14n I agree, it catches you by surprise for sure. Love stuff like that.
Intro Song???
do i stand alone
The song is 'Do I stand alone'! I've been searcing for it for hours!
Those fatal finges!!
lmL
Does he smoke? Just wondering....
Not any more. ❤️
Bill Bailey's let himself go
One guitar pls... Lol
Steve is bouncing off the wall on coke I think.......