George Lynch - Creating riffs and licks using shapes from the Blues Scale
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- Опубликовано: 24 фев 2016
- Rock Legend George Lynch discusses phrasing ideas based on pentatonic scale patterns and shares with you his viewpoint on how to visualize patterns and shapes within the scales for creating licks and runs
I heard Randy used to tell everyone that George was the best around when they were young! Can you imagine George, Eddie, and Randy were all in that local scene! I’d love to time travel back to that era before they all made it and just be apart of that scene!
Yeah that would be George saying that Randy said that. Imagine that!
Yes! Seeing the 3 Amigos in the early days would be Epic.
George didn’t get the gig with Ozzy because he had short hair by that time.
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What's "66" supposed to mean?
George always has a way of adding these almost angular "slinky " "sinister " sounding notes into his phrasing....while still keeping his playing very fluid. Absolutely one of the greats
George has more talent in his left hand pinky finger than many guitarists have overall.
Mr scary....
Some guitarists float.... George puts the guitar in a headlock and chokes it to death.... He'd regularly do the same to Don Dokken 😀
@Douglas Aprile I've been playing on and off for decades and I wondered the same thing. But recently, it's started happening for me gradually. I don't know music theory and I just stare at a map of the fretboard with every note labeled and I'm immediately overwhelmed. So I started off learning just the notes in one key. I picked Em to start, because then all of the open strings can be played in solos, since E-A-D-G-B-E are all in the key of Em. So this opens up the opportunity for you to do lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs. Next I located every E note on the fretboard (there are somewhere around 10 of them on a 24 fret guitar) so that I could wrap up each measure or phrase of the backing track by returning to E. Then I just started randomly playing notes in the key of Em along with a backing track I found here on RUclips. In my opinion, some of the best backing tracks are on the RUclips channel called Now You Shred. So pick one that's in Em. Record yourself randomly noodling to the backing track each evening and then listen to your recordings the next day, while you're driving or whatever. You'll start to hear little riffs and phrases that you accidentally created that sound good. So go back to your guitar and figure out how you played each of them. It helps if you video tape yourself playing, but an audio recording is better than nothing. These will be your signature phrases (although in reality, they've probably been used by others, but they can be yours too). As you do this, night after night, you'll find yourself gradually replacing the playing of random notes with stringing your signature phrases together in different combinations. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how you start sounding and you'll get cleaner and faster at your signature phrases. The next step is to be listening (in the background) to the backing track while you're soloing. So if you know the main melody of the backing track is going to be going up in tone (ascending), then pick one of your signature phrases that moves upward. If you keep doing all of this, you will eventually start to be able to play a rough approximation of that glorious solo that you hear in your head. I'm not yet at the place of being able to play exactly what's in my head, but I'm inching closer. It's the most exciting breakthrough I've made in learning guitar. I'd seen this George Lynch video years ago and it really stuck with me because I thought that I should return to it at some point, once I can solo better, so that I can make my sound more unique. So next I'll be experimenting with sharping and flatting random notes in the Em scale, like George recommends here, and we'll see what happens. After that, I'll try weird modes that folks like Yngwie and Steve Vai play (Aolian, Phrygian, or a Demented 7th or whatever) and we'll see how that sounds. I spend an hour per night, an average of 4 nights a week, practicing like this and I'm really happy with the results. I have a long way to go (I need to learn all of the other keys, I don't use my pinky for soloing, I hold the guitar wrong, I can't sweep pick, etc.), but I'm already at a place where I enjoy playing so much more than I used to. Cheers!
Excellent description
No Shit............
He seems genuinely interested in giving back...even more of a fan now.
*_"I find it very difficult to play bad notes these days."_*
Come over. Allow me to demonstrate.
Lamo!!! Same here.
Lol
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
lmao, me too!
CentaurusRelax314 I heard plenty of them ,but this was 79 to whenever Dorkon,finally went on to open for everyone else. Imagine a 13 year old ,sitting with his Iceman and watching him basically do this for a half hour ,and all I had was a couple tapes of him playing away ,and that's when I left,but then he quit ,so I went back to Musonia,and the new teacher was Craig Turner,who was a GREAT teacher . George is who he is,but ,........that's all.
I'm impressed not only with his playing, but very much with his patient, laid back way of explaining what he does as he plays, in a very clear manner. He really is a natural for one-on-one tutorials and seems to enjoy doing it. A+ Mr Lynch!
He's always had the coolest and most original phrasing style - no one sounds like him!
Roland Marckwort that’s right. That’s way we love his style. So very good to hear him explain his thought process. Thx-
No one sounds like him.............except Warren DiMartini. hahahaha. JK I love them both
vuduhwy not really. Warren is a little more refined. I think George has a grittier style. Different vibrato.
Him , Warren di Martini are two tasty players .
Groove Duude I wouldn’t say DeMartini is “more refined,” but Warren has a more laid back, less radical style than George.
To this day, I still can’t get over how much I love Mr. Scary.
Unconventional or not, THIS, THIS! Is an absolutely amazing, once in a lifetime lesson!
Agreed
He is the definition of an organic player. And Eddie too. They don't think too much they just Rock and everything in between. It's a gift.
That's right. It's not rocket science. It's magic. Rock n Roll magic is real and some ppl have that gift. Never really appreciated his stuff what with Dokken but he really demonstrates something special here. Good stuff, and great tone.
Great thinkers make it look easy. They think a lot, only they can do it about 10 000 faster than you can. They are wired that way. They hear things in a split of a second you never can. It's's that simple.
Him and Eddie have been doing it for so long and have put SO much time into it that they don't have to think about it anymore. It's reflexive and instinctual by now.
I've been practicing in a more organic way lately where I don't focus on the patterns or eagle-eyeing the fretboard; I just play what feels natural and sounds good to me. Put another way, play any note and assemble them into a coherent phrase.
He could have been in Ozzy bands but jake Lee got the gigs instead
So true. If you watch his fingerings he doesnt play anything overly difficult but it’s what he adds that makes him stand out. You can hear a solo you never heard before but can instantly tell it’s George.
Facts
what i can see is tanning lotion in his fingers😂
I love listening to in depth theory videos, but this is just as good to me. Who needs a convoluted explanation when you can play like George Lynch?
Everybody has the same 12 notes.Mike Bloomfield talked about growing up in Chicago hearing Greek,Italian,Polish,Jewish in all the neighborhoods walking down the street.I love what he said."It's all blues."Thanks George,American Music is our gift to the world.
I've been playing Blues scales for more than 30 years and I agree with George. Being able to mess around inside those boxes and as long as you end up back where you started it all seems right. Puts a flair on your playing and adds substance to the boxes. Fast isn't necessarily the only Beauty, but being able to change your personal sound... And George has done that magnificently over the years. One of the greatest guitarists that have ever lived
One of the most unconventional and underrated guitarist of the last 30 years. Much like Jeff Beck, he’s so good at his craft, yet can’t really be categorized, you really have to be a musician to fully comprehend what a wizard he truly is.
Underrated? Are you crazy, man? Wtf..
He was NEVER underrated!! George has always been at the top of the heap, and even the most casual guitarist knows that.
@@BrunoidGames Right!? George has always been one of those guitarists that is easily recognizable.
@@L4u84S Lynch is a legend since the 80s. Underrated is such an overrated word.
George needs to go rescue Jeff Beck. Jeff has gotten bored playing with the likes of EC and the rest, now he’s playing with Johnny Depp. He must really hate being at home.
I think Jeff would find George to be a much more like-minded playing partner. Jeff’s style the last 10 years has been much closer to George’s more sonically driven metal than
it is to traditional blues/rock.
I posted a comment on George’s new Soldano video telling him he should give Jeff a holler. I’d pay just to get a copy of them jamming for an hour. 🤣
Had the pleasure of meeting George one time. He was a truly gracious gentleman. Very humble and unassuming.They guy is a living legend, but he is completely approachable and down to earth.
George has an incredible ear for slick...He can slide his way all over the place, not necessarily know where he is, but the feel is never text book. I give him a HUGE A plus for this. Most players today get their licks and tricks fucking fed to them on RUclips, NOT this guy.
Hes so underrated in the Guitar world , I think a lot of people think of George as a 1 hit wonder because he was in Dokken but his own solo work with Lynch Mob etc is very good listening , also notice how the Lacquer on his guitar is cracked that thing has seen a lot of abuse , it is sad that the kids today just aren't interested in Rock anymore , I hope one day the hair metal thing comes back
Underrated, are you serios? Just watch him jamming with other people, he is just bad.
Floyd Trollous Ok thanks, but we're talking guitar here, not your decision to come out to everybody.
Floyd Trollous Again, this is a video about guitar techniques. No one here is interested in your projected fantasies regarding black men.
Floyd Trollous More black man fantasies.
Floyd Trollous I bathe every day.
Nice of George to take a break from his sunbed and share his killer licks! Awesome guitar player.
I mean his melanotan levels are off the chart!
And the hair dye...
😂😂😂😂
He was getting into competitive bodybuilding and that is the look.
Someone tell him to stop tanning with the guitar its cracking the hell out of the finish lol
Thing about Lynch is that ALL his licks genuinely sound out od the box. Truly, an original
George seems to have a great balance of knowledge of theory and just raw talent. He's not educated to the point that he limits what he can and cannot do based on the "rules" of theory, but he knows enough to put together some really cool riffs and not be shackled to any specific rules
I still here his Dokken songs and get totally blown away by how amazing he is,
That was the most humble teaching from a master . .. He made no excuses .. He admitted his faults .. He told us to look beyond. .. Coming from ne of the most firey players of all time .. He followed his own rules .. admitted he followed shapes and returned to them all the time .. They are interludes .. pieces to build upon . and places to stop and let the mind rest and dream of another movement
Right on!
Best comment of every single one on here.
The tanned guitar master. Influenced all my life playing for over 30 years. The great George Lynch.
Hands down one of the greatest players to ever play, the most organic of the 80's players by far. To me EVH and Lynch were the only ones who had that style that was just different, their phrasing and little nuances when they played u just knew it was them after the very first note . There's plenty of technical players out there that surpass lynch as a guitar wizard but imo none are as talented a musician and guitar player than Lynch, this man could flat out play but he had something else that so many technical players lack and that's soul. Never get tired of listening to him play even after 30 years..
juicehead2004 don’t forget Jeff Beck and Vitto Bratta.
Hell yeah!!!!
Exactly! 💯
Yeah, and I love how down the earth he is as well. He certainly has fingers large as hammers and he's got lot of strength in them. Plus the creative mind. All of that makes up for a great guitar player and personality that makes it never boring with him
dont forget randy rhoads him and lynch i read that they were good friends* legendary musicians
A wonderful and unique player in the hair metal genre where everything sounded almost the same, George broke loose and shaped his own sound. What a true master of our instrument.
George was one of my heros growing up while learning guitar. Absolute beast and I love his style and his signature solos
what Aaron said........ I can't put a finger what it was about him and his sound but it hooked me immediately and I stayed hooked... If everything is true that I heard about his growing up near or in Colfax he woulda been right up the way maybe 20 miles up Interstate 80 from me... Wish it was something in the water hehehehe...
Best 9 minutes I've spent in a long time.
Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Randy Rhoads, Jake E Lee, George Lynch, Warren DiMartini... Best guitar players of the 80s scene.
Chris Jordan I'm gonna throw in 80's Hammet & Vai as well.
Bo88y Beretta True
Jason Becker is the best
Vito Bratta was another good one from that era
Chris Jordan Marty Friedman, Chuck Shuldiner, Dave Mustaine.
He definately has his own sound. You can tell it's George Lynch wihin 5 seconds of hearing him play.
Absolutely
George is the most down to earth rock legend I've ever seen. Has taken time for decades to help new players. The guy is just awesome. Also every note and solo he's ever recorded, ESP on the Back for the Attack album just stays in my had.
I always come back to this video there’s some simple magic in his playing
Still has one of the best guitar tones that I have ever heard.
Seymour Duncan JB !
@@The_Apothecary It's a Screaming Demon. But the tone is much more than the pickup.
@@BrunoidGames you know what that amp is he plays through? Never seen that one. Sound is really smooth
@@juhalehtonen9000 it's a Randall Lynchbox. Sounds incredible!
what, processed shit?? LOL
One of the best guitarists ever, his style is totally his own.
George Lynch still one of the best. Love his phrasings and arrangements.
Being a rocker out of the 70s and 80s, George definitely one of my favorite. His playing style just perfect. He beats those blue scales up, and makes them do his bidding from every different direction. Very iconic player, intelligent gifted and loved by anybody that enjoys playing guitar and Rock music. You can learn a lot from this man.
Agree 100%...from a fellow rocker from that era👍
@@Busyfingers24 heck yeah man... and it never gets old :-) I fear for the Young Generation, and all that's been lost. It seems like they have lost their identity or let it slip away. My own kids are pretty good, college educated and doing well... I wish I could take them all back to the 70s so they could see for themselves. Definitely happier back in the 70s and 80s
@@70stunes71 like the bumper sticker says...we may be old but we got to see all the cool bands🤘
You are simply the baddest guitarist ever. The sound you achieved is so unique. The KISS OF DEATH!! Gives me goosebumps 🤯🤩🤩
Ace Frehley was really good too
The Dokken album I really liked back in the day was Tooth and Nail. I remember seeing Dokken back in 86 opening for Judas Priest. Recently I've been listening to a lot of 80's music. I've come to the conclusion that George is a very brilliant guitarist with his own unique style. Very cool 🎸
2 Bands that sounded great live in the 80s. You were lucky.
Tooth and Nail is a great one!
Kind of similar to a lesson I learned from a magazine article written by Joe Satriani. Know what key you're in first and foremost, find the root notes of that key everywhere on the fretboard, and that way, you'll know where to land to make it resolve back to the key. That way, if you venture outside of the key by a few sharps or flats, you can quickly jump back on track so your improvised solo doesn't derail. Jumping in and out of key, even if only briefly, can give your solos a very fusion-like feel.
Thank you George Lynch for sharing your incredible gift of music with the rest of us. It has been a pleasure listening to you all these years. A real inspiration!
Just saw George play up close in Houston. Master class in tone, phrasing and technique.
It's nice to see a 'man of color' make it in the world of rock guitar.
i think he black man
He looks Native to me
Howard from Killswitch, the singer from Oceano are people of color in the metal scene. George is a really tan White guy, look at him when he was young.
Oliver Skatt, it's pretty tough working this one out.
Vernon reed, the band living color, tobias from animals as leaders, the singer from 7 dust, there are plenty people of color in rock ..darrius rucker rock and country
Yeah, he's really mastered the art of accidentals, legato, and Arabian scales. Good foundation to build a signature sound around.
Pretty much all it takes to be honest. So many guitarists find one mode or scale and run with it, then it becomes "their sound"
Very useful lesson for blues or metal guys who want to add spice to their playing. George always sounds mysterious and exotic.
Just a true MASTER...I never realized how unique and "gritty" his playing is. Truly pushing the envelope!
Very important guitarist.
Some great info here, George is one of my all-time favorites and an influence on my music and playing style for 30 years now. The fact that he still has his abilities and is putting out strong, vital music at his age is a wonderful thing.
So organic, unique and his phrasing is unlike any other....always a fav and a huge influence. Shared the stage with him when KILLCODE toured the UK....great night hanging backstage with George and Akira from LOUDNESS talking guitars and beer.....cool side note, George played with Chris Wyse on bass, Sebastian Bach on Vox and Vinnie Appice on drums.....what an ALL STAR POWER HOUSE BAND.....a night I'll never forget.
What George calls rudimentary, I call rocket science.
Ah! I see where I've been going wrong for the last 35 years! I wasn't playing through thirteen heads per cabinet!! /s.
I never tire of Mr. Lynch's playing.
One of the top 5 greatest guitarists from the late 70's - early 80's era!
I learned more about guitar and improving how cool my play sounds in 552 seconds with George than I did with any other guitar teacher! Thanks!! #rock
This man is a guitar God that slid under the radar. His catalog is as deep as it gets in the world of rock guitar genius. Anyone that comes along in the future who loves rock guitar must dissect George to fully get a grip on what's possible. With love and respect for all the great guitar players, for which there are many, don't let this gem slide past you unnoticed. His contribution to the art is massively important.
Without him Dokken would have NEVER had the sound they did. You can really hear it in these riffs, with the sharps and flats at the end of the patterns. My wife says he sounds like Tom Hanks. Lol
lol !!!!! she's right.
Steve Dunch hahaaahaaa Tom Hanks!
Run Forest, run.
Don Dokken is responsible for the Dokken sound which really worked when it’s applied to George’s style.
I've never heard Tom Hanks ripping pentatonic licks like that before but sure.., learn somethin new on uTube everyday.., cool!!
He is a virtuoso and I can see warm humbleness in his eyesight.
Cheers from Indonesia
George,
You really don’t need to explain the fact that you have created a new way of training the listeners ear. You have single-handedly created a new scale and sound which personifies your existence !!
Your a Master.
Regards
Pete
Absolutely one of the most musically creative guitarist's inbrock and roll history. You can just hear he sounds like one of coolest dude you could just sit and hang out with. Will always be a fan - especially of his playing. Thanks for all the great music G.L.!
George Lynch is so awesome.
He is a unique guitarist with his own style which coupled with Don Dokkens vocals and songs made for some very special and crunching guitar riffs and blazing solos which I can’t even play. I can play his riffs but not the solos and I don’t wish to because those are his expressions.
Thanks for the Music!
Love how humble and forthright he is.
Very cool! Very often, great players have a hard time teaching their own style but George is a natural teacher and doesn't bog things down with technical terms.
While not growing up with Dokken or George's music, I found him later in life. He's always seemed like the nicest guy ever, while being a pure beast in the guitar. Many people have chops, but few put them to use the way he does. A true legend, up there with the greats. Thank you for everything, George! Keep rocking!
He’s a great guitar player but unfortunately thats where his greatness ends. Dokken could have made it HUGE if Lynch didnt tear the band apart. Dokken just needed 1 more album to blow up. Dokken would have blown up even without Lynch sued Don Dokken FOR USING HIS OWN LAST NAME FOR HIS OWN BAND. So Don Dokken had to change the bands name from “Dokken” to “Don Dokken” making it seem like a solo album. The truth is that Don Dokken assembled an avengers level lineup and was a full on amazing band, but they had to change the bands name and so their sales flopped
Thank you George. Please keep sharing
What a fantastic tutorial. I think it's the best that I've ever seen. What the heck have I been missing, what a great guy to sit down and teach.
that's wild. as soon as he hit that flat E at around 1:30, I was like yep that's George Lynch. it sounds like an effect. so simple, so good.
There is no method this guy is just that good.
WOW! I never heard him talk through his playing philosophy before! What a great musician! A great mix of technically and feel! Almost in the same vein as Slash but even more skilled!
Both are shredders.
The outrageous fret dexterity aside - George's tone here is freakin' VAST! Just fabulous stuff from the Master.
Maple guitar bodies add to the bright tone.. and the weight haha
This is one of the greatest little tutorials I’ve seen from a true guitar master. Amazing insight into his style!
What George says about "Playing out of the box"is so much a part of what makes his playing sound so identifiable-like you instantly know it's George Lynch! Also even as far back as Tooth and Nail is the"Clean" melodic,arpeggios just before or after a heavy riff,I love that Clean tone he gets,it's sounds like an acoustic,but I bet it's his Electric,just with the volume on the guitar right down,and compression,I don't know,but I'd love to find out how they approached that in the studio,Again it's another thing that makes George Lynch stand out,amongst many other players.
2016 George Lynch looks like he ate 1986 George Lynch. I hope I look as good at his age.
+the devil cried They were also lots of cocaine back then too lol
Lynch is/was a hardcore bodybuilder,weight lifter. The old vid I saw he literally lived in the middle of the desert making guitars using wood that can kill you if you breath it.
he is in great shape !!!!!
it's all that California sunshine does wonders I mean I'm only 30 years old but I look 60 due to living in the UK it's too cold here
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Heart felt thanks to you George for sharing your insights with us.
Love this matter-of-fact and modest attitude from a master like this one.
Thanks very much, George. You're very kind. Always thought you were a great guitarist, now I KNOW you Are!
I came for the spray tan, but stayed for the interesting guitar commentary.
Hahhahhaahaha
❤❤❤ THIS IS KEN HOLLEY. GEORGE IS MY GUITARIST OF CHOICE, 1ST AND FOREMOST. I HAVE GREAT TESTIMONIALS OF HIS APPEARANCE AT MARS MUSIC IN DALLAS,TX AND AT THE AARDVARK CLUB IN 2006 IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. FELICIA AND I PLAN ON MEETING HIM SOON. THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU GEORGE
From the very first time I heard The Hunter, George has been buy far my favorite. What George is sharing in this video caught my ear as a teenager. I knew it was different and I liked it.
George lynch is just an amazing guitarist all around !
His fingers looks kinda stiffed, but his playing sounds so great, I'm no a big fan of George Lynch, but I really enjoy and appreciate his musicality and sense of melodies.
That means you are a fan.
You like every thing about him, but not a fan? I like the same things, I am a fan, great guitarist and very original, you know it is Mr scary!!
I could listen to this demonstration all day
The Signature Style , That you Had in The Later 70’s , And Technique Was Amazing. I Was Influenced By Hendrix , And Many others who ( Of Course Mr . George Lynch ) Shaped My Technique. All The While I Was Convinced , at the time , Not to sound like Any one else . Thanks for All The Contribution’s , And
The Great Video, Rock Awn !
Mr. Scary will always be a part of me. Yes i am old.
I'll get you borrow my cane.... tha'ts still on my playlist
Disciples, this is the essence of the Teaching: 6:28 "I essentially see gray areas in shapes, and look for alternative places to go, and do it in such a way that I'm doing a reoccurring pattern and ending up back at a note that relates to the key you're in. As long as you do that, and do it twice, it sounds right."
I have always loved GL’s sound & style. Bravo!
This is one of the better GL video's that I have watched.
Thanks George!
Very nice thank you for sharing!!!
He seems like a cool dude.. never heard of him until now... RUclips expanding my Horizons...
Had never heard of him and then saw him live - and wow what a tan stud. Killed it. Total rockstar.
Love George's attitude!
no one hit wonder here,george is very modest about his talent ,I know friends who crossed path's with him in public, and what a true class act he truly is ,
At a meet and greet, He was signing a guitar for me that had already been signed by Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson, George quiped " boy, who's name doesn't belong on this guitar ".
"I don't know music theory," *proceeds to explain music theory*. George Lynch ladies and gentlemen.
learn tab first then theory
EpictheEpicest Yeah alot if guys act like they are winging it. In reality guys like Vai play for 8 hours or more a day.
EpictheEpicest Have you seen the Marty Friedman video were he says he doesn't know what sweeps are and then plays sweeps in the same video?
Christopher Kaesemeyer Marty is a strange one. Very excentric. I was working for Paul Reed Smith guitars when they put out a run of his models. I was talking with another employee and he was saying Marty is clueless, not sure if on purpose, about guitar terms and parts on guitars. I guess some people just live to play and don't obsess about the terms.
He does it "unconsciously"
George is Definitely Speaking My Language When It Comes To Explaining Guitar Licks !!
Really great video. I've always liked Georges style. Definitely a humble guy. Really nice breakdown and commentary on his playing approach and technique to his phrasing.
can you play with a pick so I can feel 10 times inferior instead of 20 times? 😊
Lolol I was thinking same thing
As he keeps saying BASIC ya looks basic
Notice how hes NOT sweep picking?? Cause hes that good
When musicians looked manly, guitars looked badass and both sounded killer.
@@UR_Right24 he wasn't in poison know your facts before talking shit
Patrick O'Donnell those chicks were hot!
this is only a few years old bud lol
Toured with this man in Spain in 2008, even his warm ups were amazing
I met George in cali in 89. I was a cashier at wherehouse records. He was a rock star. Nice guy! One of my favorite guitarists.
I met him too. A celebrity softball game. His little boy with him.
Back in the 80s Doken was opening for Aerosmith. We saw them. THey were amazing. After a couple of songs by Aerosmith we walked out of th arena. THey didn't compare to Doken
I was there, Oakland..... rode with a friend named John in his little yellow honda civic, the tiny one with a motorcycle engine in it hahahaha..... Can't believe we made it down n back no sweat.. It was great show and I'm a Dokken guy but if we're being honest Aerosmith was no joke, they kicked it.... blew the 2 x 4's off that shack..
damn he looks good at his age ,Awesome
Adithyo Perdhana is he 85 or something?
My goodness that is amazing from beginning to end! 🤩👍
This video was really helpful and inspiring, thanks George!