My first concert ever was KISS in San Diego, August 19, 1977, the Love Gun Tour. The opening bands were 38 Special followed by Cheap Trick. The best $20 I ever spent. I still have my KISS tour book and ticket stub. 👍
I don't think I've ever listened to such an earnest, honest, entertaining story like this before. There is power that comes from being happy with where you been and what you accomplished. Very Alex Lifeson like in his humility for being such a powerhouse guitar player who shaped hard rock music in a way that still resonates today.
Sonny , absolutely brother. Not knowing your age , I can tell you it's a generation gap dilemma. I'm 65 , so I grew up in the 1960's and graduated high school in 1977. I immediately went to Aniston , Alabama , to Ft. McClellan, where I spent 4 months of basic and AIT training. Then West Germany in southwest Germany for the next 3 years. I say it's a generational thing. There were a lot of cool , straight shooters , who were honest. We new every person on the block , because everyone new everyone , friendly , genuinely awesome people. This man is awesome. INSTANT FAN ‼️ Thank you for uploading. Good luck with your channel. 👍👍
I figured this song out by ear back when this album came out !! NO INTERNET !! Thats how i learned how to play Guitar and from jamming with other people back in 74. I was 14 !! Jeff Carlisi - Fantastic Guitar Player, 38 Special is one of my Favorite Rock Bands !!
One of the greatest guitarists of all time. I love the way Jeff puts so much feeling into every note he plays for example when he cuts a note off as he goes into the next one it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to Robin Hood and so far tonight I've listened to that song probably 30 times or more. Jeff you're the best man. Thank you so much for the perfect music that is now the soundtrack behind so many great memories. Although I've never met you Jeff but I can tell you are a good guy and if you only knew what I would give just to shake your hand and meet you because I've never met anyone famous and you're the only one I would want to meet. Thank you Jeff Your friend from Tennessee Jeff Smith
You can't beat getting it straight from the man himself. Rare opportunity to see a pro player actually break down one of their songs for the other players to enjoy. It shows some humility and an interest in the fans that want to play the song. Not often seen, cool.
Doomsday Refreshment Committee!! What a awesome name from the 60's cold war era!! Ha Ha. We love you Jeff. What a super talented guitarist, writer and musician. Just listen to the 38 albums people. So clean, melodic and smooth, and his vibrato will curl the hairs on the back of your neck every time!
I always loved how Jeff Carlisi plays.....glad he brought up Barry Bailey of Atlanta Rhythm Section too. Both of them are great guitarist!!!! My favorites!!!!😁😎👍🎸🎵🎶❤️💯
IMHO Jeff is one of the greatest rock guitarists ever. So smooth and clean, creative and melodic. Not a household word or glorified like Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page or SRV, but in the same class. I learned so much from this lesson on this epic song, which he patiently and clearly taught. Thank you, Jeff!
You probably dont care but if you're bored like me atm then you can watch all the new movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend recently =)
Wow, I can't believe I stumbled across this fantastic lesson of one of my favorite tunes AND taught by Jeff himself! Fantastic lesson and video, loved everything about this video, well done!
Jeff has been my biggest influential player that helped me in my life’s path in performing music. 38 Special has always been my favorite band. I never limited myself to any single genre or music style, and now seeing and hearing Jeff Carlisi describe his life in music it is no wonder how his playing guided and influenced so many people to play rock and roll. His influences were the same as mine! Thank you Mr. Carlisi…And seeing your custom Explorer brings back memories of seeing you play it in many videos. That is my favorite guitar and most wanted of all time.
You know how they say to never meet your hero's because you will be disappointed? Well in Jeff's case I was even more impressed and blown away by just what a wonderful human being and a great guitar teacher. In a world where most famous guitar players want to hide what they do he's happy to show you how he did it. I think that's a great thing to do so that your music will live on beyond you and will inspire future generations. Bravo Jeff, Bravo!
I can not believe it has taken me 10 years to find this video!!! 38 Special's music is one of my favorite bands because of the way you play lead guitar and the energy in the songs you wrote on your own... I found your interview with Greg Martin that lead me here... kind of late, but thanks for sharing your approach to writing out your ideas... Are you still writing today?
I started playing 52 years ago at age 10 on my Dad’s classical guitar. My parents got me a guitar from Sears Roebuck and I locked myself in my bedroom every night with my Mel Bay guitar chord book and taught myself to play. First band was age 15. Still playing today. Peace from one guitar picker to another. 😎🤘
Amazing. Pretty simple, really, when broken down. But in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written. So easy on the ears, and so much fun. Absolutely amazing, to sit here, and watch the master, Jeff Carlisi show it, in it's raw form.
I guess , living in Canada ,near Seatle Washington. i had no idea , you had and have incredible ideas that are working with kids, and wow, love ya brother. that's keep on keeping on! Halelujah!
Jeff is a great guy AND composer / player. +HOL is one of the best Classic Rock solos ever period. Ppl forget this is his IP, & the video publisher also, in this "Free Stuff" era we live in now. We're lucky it's on YT at all. Best lesson by an artist I've seen. Rock on Jeff, thanks for the great tunes & memories !!!!! 🎶🎸✌️
Know this is old post but God Bless for sharing how to play one of the Greatest songs i grew up with... Too Many Artist are afraid to help someone learn ... when they have such a Gift.. Thanks So much... if all Artist were this Gracious more musicians could grow..
I did the boring Mel Bay book that my instructor gave me. He just wasn't teaching me. I was ready to move much faster than the songs in that book. the only thing I got from it was being able to read but that was short lived. My ears worked better. People don't know what we went through. we didn't have youtube videos like this to learn from. I learned tab in the 70's and at some point I dropped that also un;less i was trying to learn a particular part. The ear and jamming and learning with friends was the fast track.
I so enjoyed watching this. My favorite song by one of my favorite bands. Jeff is such an excellent guitarist. His leads are always so tasteful and melodic - fitting each song perfectly.
What a great video! I just stumbled across this and was reminded of how much I enjoyed his playing over the years. I see now that I’ve been playing this song wrong all this time. Jeff is such a melodic player, forever a fan especially after watching this!
Great video! Funny how just being a "fan/listener" of music changes when you pick up an instrument. I'm an old man now,pushing 50, but as an only child, with patents who always worked long hours, there was ALWAYS music playing. Age 6, my parents bought me my own TV (with cable) for my room. Unheard of in those days. I remember watching MTV launch in 82. It was the only channel I watched. I knew every ban f, song and could describe the video when asked lol. I remember watching Hold on Loosely. Once picked up a guitar, every song I knew,it was like hearing them for the first time. Crazy how just picking up an instrument you enjoy, can completely change your intrest in music and even how you hear music. Great vid, great band, and artist! 👍🤘🏻
You are a consummate and thoughtful musician and tutor. Hang On Loosely has to be one of my favorite power-guitar songs of all time. Your honesty about the inception of the piece and your involvement is unquestionably magnificent. You deserve every recognition available, you are a national treasure. THANK YOU.
I wish I had you as a guitar teacher and I wish we had RUclips back then too but we didn't we had to struggle through it but you are given life to music that we all love thank you
Happy to find this lesson from the man himself! Wouldn't that be cool if every living musician told the story and taught the riff to their songs. No secrets anymore with the WWW.
"Hold On Loosely" is a great example of a song that is a lot easier to play on a Gibson than it is on a Fender (and I say that as a Telecaster guy). The longer scale length of Fenders means you have to really stretch far to fret that C# on the D string. A lot easier to do on a Gibson because it's shorter.
This man is an awesome musician , lyricist , .......just talented and so open , honest , and humble. I'm an immediate fan !!! Absolutely 💯 percent. ‼️‼️🥇🥈🥉🏅🏆👍👍🏆 This man is amazing. What a most decent human being. I'm actually intrigued with Jeff. Will see if he has an autobiography or anything like that.
I gained a whole new respect for Jeff, watching this video. The work that goes into writing and composing a song, with all of the fills and nuances blows my mind and this video really puts a light on that. Thanks, Jeff! Incredible player.
Thank you Jeff. Your playing in this song is one of my most favorite guitar pieces. I'm 68 and I had something going for a while in the 80s but I was a front man and a rythnm player. I have always wanted to play like you do in this song and you posting it at the end will help me to finally do it, God willing. Your playing is excellent and you really make the unruly guitar into a beautiful instrument! I've listened to one isolated track and your chords are beautiful too. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Jeff, I have loved your playing and style since '78. Back in the day (79) we covered "I Just Wanna Rock n Roll" . We always saved it for the last set which generated complete mayhem on stage, chaos and frenzy on the dance floor. What a great song. And now 44 yrs later, just started another band . We're doing "Hold on loosely". How cool is that! So Jeff, you've had impact on people's liver for almost or probly over a half century!!!! Now THAT is a career. Thanks for everything. Loved this indepth background. And, the best advice for performing as a team at 30:30 to 31:00 into this video is priceless! Thanks again and God bless 🙌
Brilliant. Master Class. Thank You Mr. Carlisi. Passing the musical baton to the next generation! Special place in “Rock and Roll Heaven” for you sir. GBu!
I’m very impressed with your story telling. I started the same way and I thought you were telling my story for when you started. I still got the accordion and did that for 4 years. I moved to electric guitar right after. Thank you for showing this excellent piece that I still enjoy playing. ❤
Great video! Both he and Barry Bailey are two if the greatest guitarists ever, So unselfish of him to give away the "car keys" to my favorite rock solo ever. I wish we could have heard his discussion of his Goldtops!
Saw you guys open for Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet before you hit it big. I knew that night you guys were gonna be huge. I thought you were the best group that night. Have seen you multiple times since. Always loved your playing, Jeff. Still playing 2-3 38 Special songs even now in a cover band. I’m 66 btw. 🤘
This is the "ITALIAN DEAN" of the SKYNYRD SCHOOL , one of the greatest guitarist around , and only God knows how much i would like to see his lessons over the old 38 Special tunes and the guitar parts he made with MAX CARL and DANNY CHUNCEY which i love to bits ! Grande JEFF , se vieni in Italia ti regalo io una FENDER STATOCASTER per quello che hai fatto ciao Buon Natale !
Jeff, don’t know if you still look at this, but thanks for a great conversation about music and then for the lesson. I agree with your opinion on how best to learn. I enjoy playing the 38 Special songs. It is interesting to think I have been playing them, let’s say, not perfectly. But, that never stopped the enjoyment. Thanks again. Greg
This is awesome, love lessons from the original. And I’ll never stop loving this song as many others from 38 Special such as “what if I’d been the one”, “so caught up in you” and “teacher, teacher” but all are great. Thanks so much for this video as I’ve been wanting to learn this for so long.
Very interesting insight into this musician's world and experiences. Also, the influence and short association with one of his "heroes," the great Ben Orr of the Cars, was a great footnote to Jeff's musical history. Thanks!
Just saw 38 Special for the 5th time in the past few years. I was watching Don Barnes and how he played this song. How cool to find this video by the original guitarist and co-writer of the song! At 51 years old, I have a guitar that I don’t know how to play…. But maybe I can learn a bit of this great song. I play a mean air guitar during the shows though. Ha.
Wow man that is the best lesson .. right from the composer
I air guitar to that solo all the time
Jeff Carlisi isn’t “just” a great guitarist and rock music composer - he’s a terrific storyteller, a humanitarian, and one helluva instructor!
He is a good human.
My first concert ever was KISS in San Diego, August 19, 1977, the Love Gun Tour. The opening bands were 38 Special followed by Cheap Trick. The best $20 I ever spent. I still have my KISS tour book and ticket stub. 👍
This is a revelation, I grew up with this song , the riff, the solo
I don't think I've ever listened to such an earnest, honest, entertaining story like this before. There is power that comes from being happy with where you been and what you accomplished. Very Alex Lifeson like in his humility for being such a powerhouse guitar player who shaped hard rock music in a way that still resonates today.
Sonny , absolutely brother. Not knowing your age , I can tell you it's a generation gap dilemma. I'm 65 , so I grew up in the 1960's and graduated high school in 1977. I immediately went to Aniston , Alabama , to Ft. McClellan, where I spent 4 months of basic and AIT training. Then West Germany in southwest Germany for the next 3 years. I say it's a generational thing. There were a lot of cool , straight shooters , who were honest. We new every person on the block , because everyone new everyone , friendly , genuinely awesome people. This man is awesome. INSTANT FAN ‼️ Thank you for uploading. Good luck with your channel. 👍👍
I thought the very same thing. Very Alex Lifeson.
I figured this song out by ear back when this album came out !! NO INTERNET !! Thats how i learned how to play Guitar and from jamming with other people back in 74. I was 14 !! Jeff Carlisi - Fantastic Guitar Player, 38 Special is one of my Favorite Rock Bands !!
This guy is an AMAZING GUITARIST AND MUSICIAN totally under rated
Yes I very strongly agree. He puts so much heart and soul into his playing. I love the way he cuts a note off to run into the next one. 🏆
One of the greatest guitarists of all time. I love the way Jeff puts so much feeling into every note he plays for example when he cuts a note off as he goes into the next one it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to Robin Hood and so far tonight I've listened to that song probably 30 times or more.
Jeff you're the best man. Thank you so much for the perfect music that is now the soundtrack behind so many great memories. Although I've never met you Jeff but I can tell you are a good guy and if you only knew what I would give just to shake your hand and meet you because I've never met anyone famous and you're the only one I would want to meet.
Thank you Jeff
Your friend from Tennessee
Jeff Smith
What great melodic solos. He is an amazing guitarist and seems like a cool dude too.
Loved watching him play the solo at the end. One of the all time great pieces of music history. Sticks in my mind for days after hearing it.
You can't beat getting it straight from the man himself. Rare opportunity to see a pro player actually break down one of their songs for the other players to enjoy. It shows some humility and an interest in the fans that want to play the song. Not often seen, cool.
Doomsday Refreshment Committee!! What a awesome name from the 60's cold war era!! Ha Ha. We love you Jeff. What a super talented guitarist, writer and musician. Just listen to the 38 albums people. So clean, melodic and smooth, and his vibrato will curl the hairs on the back of your neck every time!
Jeff your SPECIAL guitar Riffs Blaring out my Firebird T-Tops in the 80's will FOREVER be some of my favorite moments in my life!!!!!!!!
I always loved how Jeff Carlisi plays.....glad he brought up Barry Bailey of Atlanta Rhythm Section too. Both of them are great guitarist!!!! My favorites!!!!😁😎👍🎸🎵🎶❤️💯
Jeff Carlisi is a badddddassss.unbelievable guitar player,and cool man.
My favorite guitarist and my favorite song..... Thank you Jeff !!!!
That solo ranks up there with the great solos of all time. It's so melodic and fits the song perfectly. A true musical composition.
Really smart guy. An architect by education. He designs songs
IMHO Jeff is one of the greatest rock guitarists ever. So smooth and clean, creative and melodic. Not a household word or glorified like Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page or SRV, but in the same class. I learned so much from this lesson on this epic song, which he patiently and clearly taught. Thank you, Jeff!
Agree 100%
You probably dont care but if you're bored like me atm then you can watch all the new movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend recently =)
@Baylor Crew definitely, I've been using InstaFlixxer for years myself =)
Wow, I can't believe I stumbled across this fantastic lesson of one of my favorite tunes AND taught by Jeff himself! Fantastic lesson and video, loved everything about this video, well done!
My feelings exactly.
AMEN! Jeff seems like a GREAT GUY.
What an incredible guitarist. The feel is there every time he plays. Very humble man as well.
Jeff has been my biggest influential player that helped me in my life’s path in performing music. 38 Special has always been my favorite band. I never limited myself to any single genre or music style, and now seeing and hearing Jeff Carlisi describe his life in music it is no wonder how his playing guided and influenced so many people to play rock and roll. His influences were the same as mine! Thank you Mr. Carlisi…And seeing your custom Explorer brings back memories of seeing you play it in many videos.
That is my favorite guitar and most wanted of all time.
it Don't get better than lessons from the guy who first played the song! Jeff is Awsume, thanks Jeff!! would Love to see him Back with the Band!!
You know how they say to never meet your hero's because you will be disappointed? Well in Jeff's case I was even more impressed and blown away by just what a wonderful human being and a great guitar teacher. In a world where most famous guitar players want to hide what they do he's happy to show you how he did it. I think that's a great thing to do so that your music will live on beyond you and will inspire future generations. Bravo Jeff, Bravo!
Thank you Jeff for your contribution to southern Rock , you made the difference ! Would love to see 38 special w/ Jeff Carlisi back on stage !
my favorite song from 38 special thanks for creating this tune!!
I can not believe it has taken me 10 years to find this video!!! 38 Special's music is one of my favorite bands because of the way you play lead guitar and the energy in the songs you wrote on your own... I found your interview with Greg Martin that lead me here... kind of late, but thanks for sharing your approach to writing out your ideas... Are you still writing today?
A great classic solo that never gets old
I started playing 52 years ago at age 10 on my Dad’s classical guitar. My parents got me a guitar from Sears Roebuck and I locked myself in my bedroom every night with my Mel Bay guitar chord book and taught myself to play. First band was age 15. Still playing today. Peace from one guitar picker to another. 😎🤘
Plus, you can tell Jeff is a really good guy and grateful/humble attitude.
Amazing. Pretty simple, really, when broken down. But in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written. So easy on the ears, and so much fun. Absolutely amazing, to sit here, and watch the master, Jeff Carlisi show it, in it's raw form.
This was a great find. I've never seen it before. Always loved this song because of the guitar work. Thanks for putting this up.
Jeff what a great interview ....thank you!
That is an amazing story about the cars
Saw them live in the mid to late 80s. Awesome!
I guess , living in Canada ,near Seatle Washington. i had no idea , you had and have incredible ideas that are working with kids, and wow, love ya brother. that's keep on keeping on! Halelujah!
What a masterclass in technic and skill. A great opportunity.
Jeff is a great guy AND composer / player. +HOL is one of the best Classic Rock solos ever period. Ppl forget this is his IP, & the video publisher also, in this "Free Stuff" era we live in now. We're lucky it's on YT at all. Best lesson by an artist I've seen. Rock on Jeff, thanks for the great tunes & memories !!!!! 🎶🎸✌️
I'm not a musician, but I find his stories and explanations fascinating. Great stuff!
This is awesome.
Damm! I,m 58yrs. and have been playing guitar since I was 15,today I have learned more than I did in 43yrs. playing,thank you so so much.
Know this is old post but God Bless for sharing how to play one of the Greatest songs i grew up with... Too Many Artist are afraid to help someone learn ... when they have such a Gift.. Thanks So much... if all Artist were this Gracious more musicians could grow..
100% agree.
Absolutely
Jeff seems like a class act, not your typical rock star.
38 special was a big influence on me, I am still a fan today. Keep on rocking! A true master.
Thank you, Jeff !!! Very cool and pragmatic way to teach your "Smash Hit"! Thats she real deal! Love you and 38 Special since the late 70´s!!!
Always loved 38 special music. Just awesome good time Rock!!!!
I did the boring Mel Bay book that my instructor gave me. He just wasn't teaching me. I was ready to move much faster than the songs in that book. the only thing I got from it was being able to read but that was short lived. My ears worked better. People don't know what we went through. we didn't have youtube videos like this to learn from. I learned tab in the 70's and at some point I dropped that also un;less i was trying to learn a particular part. The ear and jamming and learning with friends was the fast track.
I so enjoyed watching this. My favorite song by one of my favorite bands. Jeff is such an excellent guitarist. His leads are always so tasteful and melodic - fitting each song perfectly.
What a great video! I just stumbled across this and was reminded of how much I enjoyed his playing over the years. I see now that I’ve been playing this song wrong all this time. Jeff is such a melodic player, forever a fan especially after watching this!
I hear some Barry Bailey influence in the lead pattern, excellent in every way
Great video! Funny how just being a "fan/listener" of music changes when you pick up an instrument. I'm an old man now,pushing 50, but as an only child, with patents who always worked long hours, there was ALWAYS music playing.
Age 6, my parents bought me my own TV (with cable) for my room. Unheard of in those days. I remember watching MTV launch in 82. It was the only channel I watched. I knew every ban f, song and could describe the video when asked lol. I remember watching Hold on Loosely. Once picked up a guitar, every song I knew,it was like hearing them for the first time. Crazy how just picking up an instrument you enjoy, can completely change your intrest in music and even how you hear music. Great vid, great band, and artist! 👍🤘🏻
Thanks for the great music. "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You" are two of my all time favorites.
You are a consummate and thoughtful musician and tutor. Hang On Loosely has to be one of my favorite power-guitar songs of all time. Your honesty about the inception of the piece and your involvement is unquestionably magnificent. You deserve every recognition available, you are a national treasure. THANK YOU.
I wish I had you as a guitar teacher and I wish we had RUclips back then too but we didn't we had to struggle through it but you are given life to music that we all love thank you
Happy to find this lesson from the man himself! Wouldn't that be cool if every living musician told the story and taught the riff to their songs. No secrets anymore with the WWW.
What a great interview and damn a great player---great communication skills also
This has always been one of my favorite songs. Jeff did such an amazing job with the solo at the end.
"Hold On Loosely" is a great example of a song that is a lot easier to play on a Gibson than it is on a Fender (and I say that as a Telecaster guy). The longer scale length of Fenders means you have to really stretch far to fret that C# on the D string. A lot easier to do on a Gibson because it's shorter.
This man is an awesome musician , lyricist , .......just talented and so open , honest , and humble. I'm an immediate fan !!! Absolutely 💯 percent. ‼️‼️🥇🥈🥉🏅🏆👍👍🏆 This man is amazing. What a most decent human being. I'm actually intrigued with Jeff. Will see if he has an autobiography or anything like that.
This was an exceptional lesson and am thrilled this was posted. Thank you.
So glad to finally hear him after seeing him play...very relaxed person...great story teller...I focused on him in those early videos.
Thanks for a great lesson from the man himself!
what a great guitar solo! i never get tired of hearing it, really hits the spot, the highlight of a terrific song. thanks for posting this.
Love Jeff Carlisi's style and phrasing!
His soloing is what I aspire to. It fits and is not overdone. Love it.
I gained a whole new respect for Jeff, watching this video. The work that goes into writing and composing a song, with all of the fills and nuances blows my mind and this video really puts a light on that. Thanks, Jeff! Incredible player.
Thanks for uploading and creating this channel. Good job. 👍👍
Jeff is one of those players that's instantly recognizable. He always came up with very well structured and very tasty solos. He has great tone.
And they say a solid maple guitar won’t work ,huh . Jeff makes that guitar sound awesome . And it sure don’t sound to bright
Thank you Jeff. Your playing in this song is one of my most favorite guitar pieces. I'm 68 and I had something going for a while in the 80s but I was a front man and a rythnm player. I have always wanted to play like you do in this song and you posting it at the end will help me to finally do it, God willing. Your playing is excellent and you really make the unruly guitar into a beautiful instrument! I've listened to one isolated track and your chords are beautiful too. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Jeff, I have loved your playing and style since '78. Back in the day (79) we covered "I Just Wanna Rock n Roll" . We always saved it for the last set which generated complete mayhem on stage, chaos and frenzy on the dance floor. What a great song. And now 44 yrs later, just started another band . We're doing "Hold on loosely". How cool is that! So Jeff, you've had impact on people's liver for almost or probly over a half century!!!!
Now THAT is a career. Thanks for everything. Loved this indepth background. And, the best advice for performing as a team at 30:30 to 31:00 into this video is priceless!
Thanks again and God bless 🙌
Wheres the audio in the middle part of the video!!?? Half of it is missing!!??
Brilliant. Master Class. Thank You Mr. Carlisi. Passing the musical baton to the next generation! Special place in “Rock and Roll Heaven” for you sir. GBu!
One of my favorite guitarists! Learning how to play this song by the master himself is amazing!! Thank you!
Jeff, I've been a long time fan of .38, your solo on "loosely" has to rank in my Top Ten ALL-TIME R&R. Best Wishes in 2023 !!
Thx for sharing I have always wanted to learn - form the horses mouth so to speak - 38 Special songs!! Kudos!!
Great lesson. Great Song. Great playing! Thank you!
A great song writer too. So cool he mentioned the cars and just what I needed. Love Elliot Easton too!
I wonder if Colin Hay was inspired by Hold on Loosely or The Cars JWIN when he wrote Overkill? Three of my favorite songs and artists
This solo always makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up!! So cool!!!
I’m very impressed with your story telling. I started the same way and I thought you were telling my story for when you started. I still got the accordion and did that for 4 years. I moved to electric guitar right after. Thank you for showing this excellent piece that I still enjoy playing. ❤
Great video! Both he and Barry Bailey are two if the greatest guitarists ever, So unselfish of him to give away the "car keys" to my favorite rock solo ever. I wish we could have heard his discussion of his Goldtops!
Saw you guys open for Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet before you hit it big. I knew that night you guys were gonna be huge. I thought you were the best group that night. Have seen you multiple times since. Always loved your playing, Jeff. Still playing 2-3 38 Special songs even now in a cover band. I’m 66 btw. 🤘
This is the "ITALIAN DEAN" of the SKYNYRD SCHOOL , one of the greatest guitarist around , and only God knows how much i would like to see his lessons over the old 38 Special tunes and the guitar parts he made with MAX CARL and DANNY CHUNCEY which i love to bits !
Grande JEFF , se vieni in Italia ti regalo io una FENDER STATOCASTER per quello che hai fatto
ciao Buon Natale !
Jeff, don’t know if you still look at this, but thanks for a great conversation about music and then for the lesson. I agree with your opinion on how best to learn. I enjoy playing the 38 Special songs. It is interesting to think I have been playing them, let’s say, not perfectly. But, that never stopped the enjoyment. Thanks again. Greg
This is awesome, love lessons from the original. And I’ll never stop loving this song as many others from 38 Special such as “what if I’d been the one”, “so caught up in you” and “teacher, teacher” but all are great. Thanks so much for this video as I’ve been wanting to learn this for so long.
This is a gift.
Still an inspiration.
Melodic guitar parts played with great Tone
Fascinating. Great storyteller as well. Thanks, Jeff!
COOL .38 Special ALWAYS ROCKS.!!!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!! I have always loved 38 special and to learn that song from you was amazing!
Very interesting insight into this musician's world and experiences. Also, the influence and short association with one of his "heroes," the great Ben Orr of the Cars, was a great footnote to Jeff's musical history. Thanks!
One of my guitar heroe's from my youth. Thanks for the riffs and solos.
Most people aren't this generous with their information. Sounds like a great person.
A thing of beauty.
This is a freaking HIDDEN GEM of a video.....
Good grief......................THANK YOU!!
Just saw 38 Special for the 5th time in the past few years. I was watching Don Barnes and how he played this song. How cool to find this video by the original guitarist and co-writer of the song! At 51 years old, I have a guitar that I don’t know how to play…. But maybe I can learn a bit of this great song. I play a mean air guitar during the shows though. Ha.
Very Humble guy. My favorite band!
Guess I was lucky I realized early on that rythym guitar was the foundation ( along with the drums and bass) of any successful R&R song.