Vigier Excalibur Fretless Guitar Review With Guthrie Govan - Guitar Interactive Magazine

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024

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  • @stormyandcold
    @stormyandcold 7 лет назад +293

    Amazing playing. Not many guitarists could demo this guitar.

    • @EothaG
      @EothaG 6 лет назад +5

      Amen to that. I could maybe play a few chords and that's it. This guy is really, really good!

    • @markopolo2224
      @markopolo2224 4 года назад

      yes

    • @reiniervanzwieten7092
      @reiniervanzwieten7092 4 года назад +29

      Chords are some of the hardest things to do on a fretless though

    • @martingoldfire
      @martingoldfire 4 года назад +6

      Every guitarist can do this, badly.

    • @terrynitup83
      @terrynitup83 4 года назад +8

      @@0megalul309 Vai, govan, satriani, gilbert, malmsteen etc etc are all on a pantheon of guitar gods but shawn lane and alan holdsworth were some kind of freakish anomalie, it is difficult for me to listen to as my brain is too small to even compute their music.

  • @lordsong7
    @lordsong7 8 лет назад +272

    First demo I've seen that really takes advantage of the fretless aspect. VERY nice!

    • @Andresmoomoo
      @Andresmoomoo 8 лет назад +17

      right? first video I've seen that makes a fretless not sound like a regular slightly flat or sharp tuned guitar

    • @SenatorBanana
      @SenatorBanana 7 лет назад +31

      his intonation is so good and hes probably barely played fretless. mr govan is from another galaxy i swear..

    • @andrewlarson603
      @andrewlarson603 7 лет назад +2

      It's not that difficult to play in tune on fretless guitar, especially if you have attained a decent level of proficiency on the fretted. I picked up one and was able to get in tune with relative ease. It's not at all the same as going from guitar to violin which feels like starting all over again......

    • @Andresmoomoo
      @Andresmoomoo 7 лет назад +5

      dude dont bulshit everyone going to fretless guitar with no experience is a trip out i don't care how long u been playing, this man is impressive

    • @andrewlarson603
      @andrewlarson603 7 лет назад +10

      It isn't bullshit......I bet that if you're a good player who knows his way around the fretboard than you would be pleasantly surprised. I didn't say I played like an expert on the fretless it's just that the intonation is surprisingly easy to get together......your fingers will adjust rather quickly......

  • @Varra1
    @Varra1 5 лет назад +42

    6:07 _the licc_

  • @intenttothrill
    @intenttothrill 7 лет назад +78

    To all the people who have all the notes and microtones down to muscle memory on fretless instruments, you guys are fuckin' heros, man. I still gotta have drawn on/pre marked fret spots to do anything past the 4th or 5th fret.

    • @julioteodoro7018
      @julioteodoro7018 7 лет назад +1

      Exactly!

    • @TheFlipsta97
      @TheFlipsta97 6 лет назад +1

      intenttothrill Don't feel too bad, I played cello for nigh on a decade. I used pencil markings for the majority of that time.

  • @lassehagelund3903
    @lassehagelund3903 7 лет назад +1511

    Imagine reading tabs and then realize you have a fretless guitar..

    • @syllantshun9807
      @syllantshun9807 7 лет назад +8

      lmao hahahaahahahaha

    • @thotballune
      @thotballune 7 лет назад +103

      Lasse Hagelund thats why you learn standard notation lmao

    • @lassehagelund3903
      @lassehagelund3903 7 лет назад +57

      tim it was just a joke :)

    • @justintyler3620
      @justintyler3620 7 лет назад +70

      if your a good guitar player you know where they are

    • @karebu3924
      @karebu3924 7 лет назад +9

      DigitalOctaveLoL Well, he's right. The joke wasn't necessarily funny, but it was quite clever, it made me smile.

  • @KurtTijamoMusic
    @KurtTijamoMusic 9 лет назад +275

    Yeah! Take that violinists! We can do it too!
    Well I mean, he can do it.
    I can't. 😓

    • @toddmcmahon2648
      @toddmcmahon2648 5 лет назад +13

      Guthrie does EVERYthing better than the human guitar player can.

    • @zklakay8509
      @zklakay8509 4 года назад +3

      "WE" communist 100

  • @gonzalooliveraalves
    @gonzalooliveraalves 6 лет назад +17

    6:08 Thank you, Adam Neely! Now I hear "the lick" everywhere

  • @Onoma314
    @Onoma314 9 лет назад +231

    Guthrie could make a damn broom stick sound good, it's just not fair

    • @MediHusky
      @MediHusky 7 лет назад +1

      I think it's fair, I very much doubt he was born that good at guitar. Never seen anyone born good at anything, except mooching chumps.

    • @toddmcmahon2648
      @toddmcmahon2648 5 лет назад

      maybe not fair. But, thank god for people like him to push the rest of us forward. Without people like him we'd still be stuck listening to B.B King

    • @BlueGrenadeTom
      @BlueGrenadeTom 4 года назад +3

      Todd Mcmahon - We could be stuck with worse...

  • @twitch.101
    @twitch.101 9 лет назад +554

    Heard his voice an immediately liked

    • @77Fortran
      @77Fortran 9 лет назад +63

      Ryan Lawrence Here in the UK they made a sitcom about older Guthrie Govan called 'Saxondale', I recommend it.

    • @enigmatickendo
      @enigmatickendo 7 лет назад +38

      There's even a book about him called "The Bible."

    • @horizonontheroof
      @horizonontheroof 7 лет назад +15

      Its like bob ross giving guitar lessons

    • @krookiemonster2673
      @krookiemonster2673 7 лет назад +5

      tryptaminesandotherdeathexperiments happy little C# loud

    • @Iokosuna
      @Iokosuna 6 лет назад

      hahaha

  • @ZumunYT
    @ZumunYT 8 лет назад +57

    Guthrie makes it look so easy

  • @mariusmeyer3243
    @mariusmeyer3243 9 лет назад +67

    Seriously, this guy could make a barbed-wire-strung casti-iron pipe sound like heaven!

    • @gunmath6115
      @gunmath6115 6 лет назад

      quite the reference there

    • @sunstryder
      @sunstryder 4 года назад

      Hahaha that's hilarious to imagine

  • @saltspringdesign
    @saltspringdesign 4 года назад +12

    perfect intonation, our man Guthrie is a genius. Great teacher also, cool character.

  • @SLVMBER80s
    @SLVMBER80s 8 лет назад +1178

    Got the tabs for you guys: 0-0-0-0-0-h0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 AMARIGHT!!!????

    • @m74d3
      @m74d3 8 лет назад +138

      +SLVMBER No, it would actually be 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-h-1-1-1--1

    • @ennegativetat
      @ennegativetat 8 лет назад +6

      +SLVMBER but it's six

    • @rodrigobeltrame3212
      @rodrigobeltrame3212 8 лет назад +8

      Underrated comment.

    • @markhawksford785
      @markhawksford785 8 лет назад +13

      these comments are so stupid. tab is written exactly the same as a fretted instrument.

    • @markhawksford785
      @markhawksford785 8 лет назад +6

      regardless whether it is fretless or not.

  • @patrickcarroll1754
    @patrickcarroll1754 7 лет назад +11

    -A virtuoso in versatility and complexity. I tip my hat to one of the worlds most intelligent minstrels.

  • @hmol1955
    @hmol1955 9 лет назад +33

    Man, what a ear you have! This is the way we aught to play our axes - practising as violinists.

    • @cheezmunky1
      @cheezmunky1 9 лет назад +1

      Its not as tricky as one might think. Usually there's marks on the top of the neck where a fret would be and you just put your finger there. If you've ever played a stand-up bass, you find that the fretlessness isn't too hard to overcome.

    • @hmol1955
      @hmol1955 9 лет назад

      Yeah, but never the less. The tolerance on the bass is easier to handler. The guitar is closer to the violin - my oh my!

    • @alexism.1701
      @alexism.1701 9 лет назад +1

      WASSUP FELLOW VIOLINIST!!!

    • @hmol1955
      @hmol1955 9 лет назад

      Love ya!

    • @yaboi-km2qn
      @yaboi-km2qn 3 года назад

      It’s all about getting your hand in the right spot. No one would be able to adjust the intonation that quickly by ear.

  • @danmccarthy4700
    @danmccarthy4700 2 года назад +4

    Clicked on this video because I was genuinely curious to hear what a fretless guitar sounds like and holy sh*t, this guy is AMAZING.

  • @TheArtofGuitar
    @TheArtofGuitar 7 лет назад +31

    The intro to The Finer Things by Steve Winwood sounds like this.

  • @SamChaneyProductions
    @SamChaneyProductions 8 лет назад +58

    Holy crap this guy is incredible!

  • @Reymono563
    @Reymono563 7 лет назад +674

    I just want to play the SpongeBob theme on that guitar and I'll die happily

    • @gunmath6115
      @gunmath6115 6 лет назад +19

      Reymono563 fuck i almost liked this twice

    • @markfarrell9344
      @markfarrell9344 6 лет назад

      Reymono563 yes!

    • @snoek1971
      @snoek1971 6 лет назад

      😂👊🏻

    • @shahtihan
      @shahtihan 5 лет назад +2

      the whole soundtrack of that show , some surf music and play them on this guitar. Ahh

    • @billsteinly8105
      @billsteinly8105 4 года назад +1

      If nautical nonsense be something you wish
      Flop your hands on the guitar and play like a fish

  • @leftymadrid
    @leftymadrid 7 лет назад +8

    Wow, I am blown away at his playing PERIOD!!!!! I mean that fretless guitar is crazy cool of course but this guy can play the guitar. Most of us would/can only dream of playing like this chap. Fantastic video, and very thankful for you sharing.

  • @RigGamer
    @RigGamer 8 лет назад +1361

    Always wondered how made that annoying Grand turismo music,

  • @Flewteh
    @Flewteh 8 лет назад +106

    But will it overused joke?

    • @treyshawnbeats
      @treyshawnbeats 7 лет назад +7

      FLewth I appreciate this

    • @gunmath6115
      @gunmath6115 6 лет назад +3

      hahaha😅 only if you tune it down to drop D(jent)

    • @Ardeact
      @Ardeact 6 лет назад +3

      Blend? Djent?

    • @ChimpFromSpace
      @ChimpFromSpace 5 лет назад +3

      3 years ago it was "But will it" jokes. Which modern joke could possibly be more played out??
      Hold my beer...

    • @cjaquilino
      @cjaquilino 3 года назад

      @@ChimpFromSpace Am I a joke to you?

  • @AraoftheFunk
    @AraoftheFunk 7 лет назад +2

    No way i can afford the guitar and I don't really want one, but I come back to this video every now and then just because even guthrie's causal playing here is just incredible.

  • @muhrvis
    @muhrvis 8 лет назад +3

    Great demo. Only someone very versed in their fretboard knowledge is going to be able to play like this on a fretless guitar! Fun.

  • @JakeyBaby6
    @JakeyBaby6 10 лет назад +4

    You can really hear that Guthrie has got better at fretless since the first review he did. He is an incredible player and one of the most versatile players ever :)

  • @necihenz7784
    @necihenz7784 7 лет назад +11

    Guthrie Govan is nothing less than a master class guitarist....nothing but talent, class and natural ability. One of the best

  • @wacvader
    @wacvader 2 года назад +2

    Wow! I could listen to him play that all day. He makes that guitar sound so good.

  • @snuppssynthchannel
    @snuppssynthchannel 7 лет назад +51

    The Pastorius is powerful in this one! :P

  • @fazexx_sanic420_xx5
    @fazexx_sanic420_xx5 9 лет назад +164

    He sounds like a fucking wizard

    • @mkfanforever58
      @mkfanforever58 8 лет назад +35

      He looks homeless but he is no mere mortal.

    • @mazklassa9338
      @mazklassa9338 8 лет назад +13

      he's not your average wizard he's a guitar wizard

  • @david-ky7rt
    @david-ky7rt 4 года назад +6

    Guthrie Govan is just amazing, he has taken Guitar playing to another level. And fretless Guitar, wonder if you can get one with 9 strings as well??, i think i will stay with the 6 string guitar with frets, that's bad enough.

  • @tulsatombob2769
    @tulsatombob2769 8 лет назад +3

    Being a professional touring bass player and guitar player. I started playing upright bass 20 yrs. ago and the transition of going from playing a Fender Jazz for 35 years and playing a fretless upright was a bit challenging at first. Within a month, my intonation on the upright was spot on.
    On the other hand, I can see how difficult it would be to play a fretless guitar.
    It takes great skill to play as well as Guthrie in the video...congrats on a job well done.
    BTW, I'd live to see what Jeff Beck could do with this guitar.
    Have you presented the Idea to Jeff Beck?......It might be a great endorsement if you could get Beck to play your guitar.
    Cheers!

  • @adammercysystem6450
    @adammercysystem6450 7 лет назад +3

    I like this chap. He seems like someone you could get along nicely with.

  • @MrLILTWIX5211
    @MrLILTWIX5211 7 лет назад +81

    If Jaco played guitar 😂😂

    • @thotballune
      @thotballune 7 лет назад +7

      Marc Forte Can you imagine him playing one though? id love to hear it lol

    • @spencrmusic
      @spencrmusic 7 лет назад +1

      Marc Forte i was thinkin the same damn thing!

  • @MrJeppe313
    @MrJeppe313 8 лет назад +170

    tabs?

  • @plutokomit3877
    @plutokomit3877 8 лет назад +104

    I don't get the negativity. Can people not understand that everyone is going to have a different opinion on what sounds good looks cool and makes sense? I don't get all the "well you can't play this style with this guitar"
    You can! That's the beauty of music. Just do what you want. I just don't understand. I love diversity and love when someone whips out a fret less of any kind at a show or whatnot. It's neat.

    • @passion_flora
      @passion_flora 8 лет назад +4

      This guy gets it

    • @kubel83
      @kubel83 8 лет назад +2

      Jorden Garberson cause people are idiots and cry babies. If they get it their way we will only have Justine Beliver clone bands left. Music is great cause there are no rule books. So yeah im 100% with you. People should shut up and enjoy the music and all the endless possibilities it offers.

    • @mantraspsyche6077
      @mantraspsyche6077 8 лет назад +1

      this kind of instruments opens new doors to whomever gets ideas out of it. Haters are nothing to be worried about: they will be quickly forgotten ^^

    • @montlejohnbojangles8937
      @montlejohnbojangles8937 7 лет назад +2

      Absolutely. It makes a sound and that sound is wild.

    • @DarrenNoFun
      @DarrenNoFun 7 лет назад +9

      even if you are limited by the instrument for what genre you can play, picking up this guitar and saying "well you can't play Thrash!" is like picking up a hammer and saying "well how the hell am I supposed to screw in a screw with this". a guitar is a tool, and it's up to the artist to pick the right tool for the job.

  •  8 лет назад +321

    This guitar is great for wallmart music

    • @fassbenderc.c.6590
      @fassbenderc.c.6590 7 лет назад +3

      funny, but its called jazz

    • @Zettel9016
      @Zettel9016 7 лет назад +9

      Easy listening jazz.

    • @eyedewdudeeyedewdude745
      @eyedewdudeeyedewdude745 7 лет назад

      Craig Chaquico, George Benson, Boney James, Kim Waters, Kenny G, Najee, etc...
      If you go on iheart.com and put in smooth jazz the top station is my go to. Happy Hunting

    • @joep3259
      @joep3259 7 лет назад

      Sebastián Mayorca Nah it's great thrift store music.

    • @nelson8555
      @nelson8555 6 лет назад

      Knobhead

  • @misterguts
    @misterguts 9 лет назад +110

    Jesus reviews, and shreds, a fretless guitar.

    • @jammer4578
      @jammer4578 4 года назад

      Jesus reviews?

    • @martingoldfire
      @martingoldfire 4 года назад +2

      @@jammer4578 He looks like what white christians think Jesus looked like.

    • @jammer4578
      @jammer4578 4 года назад

      @@martingoldfire ohh..thanks.

    • @dudupimentelguitar
      @dudupimentelguitar 3 года назад

      ahahahahahahaaha good!!

  • @Nino.ElectricSoul
    @Nino.ElectricSoul 9 лет назад +87

    sounds like a synth

  • @Jez2008UK
    @Jez2008UK 11 лет назад +1

    Man I don't even play guitar but I just cannot stop listening and learning from this amazing guy !!!!

  • @GJones462-2W1
    @GJones462-2W1 7 лет назад +2

    This dude is fuckin' KILLER! First time that I've ever seen him, and I'm damn impressed. (yes, been living in a cave) Gotta search for more of this guy. Wow.

  • @RPSchonherr
    @RPSchonherr 7 лет назад +13

    No need for a vibrato (whammy) bar on this. you can do nice dives without it. The issue I guess others have is doing a bend is not workable without frets but they forget you can just slide up as much as you would bend. Anybody who plays a violin/viola knows how to do slurs without frets.

  • @RattlerX5150
    @RattlerX5150 7 лет назад +6

    very smooth sound

  • @Anti_ZionisNKRI
    @Anti_ZionisNKRI 7 лет назад +1

    his music sense Is Fucckkking awesome

  • @aurarapmx
    @aurarapmx 5 лет назад

    His playing is so effortless, is such a pleasure to watch.

  • @POOpYTomaco
    @POOpYTomaco 10 лет назад +5

    I love that tone.

  • @LandingNow
    @LandingNow 7 лет назад +40

    This guy knows his fretboard lol

    • @NoxUmbrae
      @NoxUmbrae 4 года назад +5

      no frets, it's just board now

  • @AleksandrsKarimovs
    @AleksandrsKarimovs 6 лет назад

    The way he intonates so precisely is incredible!

  • @binarydust
    @binarydust 6 лет назад +2

    That turn around (00:07-00:09) gets me every time.

  • @mojomojomomomo2056
    @mojomojomomomo2056 8 лет назад +1508

    This guy is great at making elevator music

    • @metaldreams3595
      @metaldreams3595 8 лет назад +8

      lol

    • @portuguezpac
      @portuguezpac 7 лет назад +156

      Joedin Morelock I would never leave that elevator!

    • @pabloguazzotti2260
      @pabloguazzotti2260 7 лет назад +41

      Joedin Morelock I hear Elevated music, but i know it hurts seeing so much skill, technique and musicality

    • @andrewlarson603
      @andrewlarson603 7 лет назад +20

      Lol! John Lennon he is not!! That's the problem with many shredders in my opinion.......they can't seem to write great songs.......

    • @josephranaghan8986
      @josephranaghan8986 7 лет назад +24

      That's, like, your opinion, man.

  • @sawdust6968
    @sawdust6968 7 лет назад +15

    how in the hell is it posible to be that good?

  • @TheWitchOvAgnesi
    @TheWitchOvAgnesi 5 лет назад

    Probably the best demo of a fretless guitar on RUclips in terms of what is capable on it and what the sound is like.

  • @fool5799
    @fool5799 7 лет назад

    Awesome smooth jazz playing at the beginning

  • @brandoninu7140
    @brandoninu7140 8 лет назад +39

    ITS LIKE TOUCH TYPING FOR GUITARRRRRRRRR

    • @lawsonhamilton9097
      @lawsonhamilton9097 7 лет назад +1

      Brandon Inu i was literally about to link this video to you then i read the comments

    • @brandoninu7140
      @brandoninu7140 7 лет назад

      lmao i found your comment by tryna remember which video i commented that on lol lol

    • @lawsonhamilton9097
      @lawsonhamilton9097 7 лет назад

      hahaha

    • @lawsonhamilton9097
      @lawsonhamilton9097 4 года назад

      Brandon Inu never forget 😤

  • @mynickisrick1478
    @mynickisrick1478 7 лет назад +47

    How is he able to...? How much practise does one need to...?

    • @salottin
      @salottin 7 лет назад +53

      1 - Pratice. 2 - Much.

    • @GearZenChannel
      @GearZenChannel 7 лет назад

      Riccardo Sabatini Once you havd played for years you rarely look at the frets anyway.

    • @jhapalitthule1306
      @jhapalitthule1306 7 лет назад

      12 hours +overtime

    • @gunmath6115
      @gunmath6115 6 лет назад

      there are still markers telling you roughly were the 3,5,7,9, and 12 would be located, after that it's just using your ears and listening cause im sure being a little off is like having your guitar slightly out of tune 😅 I'm sure it's difficult but I'm sure its not as difficult if you dont completely try to wrap your head around the idea,
      to me microtonal guitar necks fuck me up (also plastic wrap fucks with me)😅so dont feel to bad we all have our mis-understandings ;) haha

    • @metafull
      @metafull 6 лет назад

      Muscular memory, at least 4 yrs to do something decent on that guitar, 1-2 hrs daily.

  • @andrewmulvey9822
    @andrewmulvey9822 8 лет назад +2

    He makes playing a fretless guitar look so easy

  • @DrBliss23
    @DrBliss23 9 лет назад +2

    I a different model for every day. What a cool, smooth, guitar!

  • @mateolopez4611
    @mateolopez4611 9 лет назад +8

    eric clapton must be cryng when govan plays blues lines

  • @tobitoes1052
    @tobitoes1052 7 лет назад +8

    I imagine the IMetal fret?board is really comfortable to play but oh my god the fingerprints on that 😂

  • @jernie9384
    @jernie9384 6 лет назад

    Not just a master of Guitar playing but also someone with a lovely Voice

  • @iantaylor1524
    @iantaylor1524 3 года назад

    Guthrie is my guitar teacher! He used to work with guitar world etc to give lessons on cd

  • @sqbear1062
    @sqbear1062 8 лет назад +30

    reminds me of the weather channel.

  • @ElectricosCosmos
    @ElectricosCosmos 7 лет назад +9

    I bet this sounds amazing with an envelope filter.

  • @drvijil
    @drvijil 5 лет назад +1

    i was looking into fretless guitar for kicks and curiosity, but this guitar is cool. All videos show players playing lead but I haven't seen much in the way of playing basic chords on a fretless guitar. Nice playing by Guthrie.

  • @6stringstorulethemall967
    @6stringstorulethemall967 6 лет назад

    Smoothly moving into those changes at 5:30

  • @bro_street
    @bro_street 8 лет назад +136

    i use the fretless, then i mark the fret with da paint #ThugLife

    • @zokalyx
      @zokalyx 5 лет назад

      that looks useful. you still get the fretless vibe but you still know how to play it lol

    • @moo.7643
      @moo.7643 5 лет назад

      im pretty sure they have fret markers

  • @Mushiyora
    @Mushiyora 8 лет назад +176

    All I can see is fingerprints. So many fingerprints on that fretboard.

    • @MeganSmite
      @MeganSmite 8 лет назад +16

      Same was hard to listen to him when all I saw was fingerprints xD

    • @michaeldeclet1667
      @michaeldeclet1667 7 лет назад +2

      OCD triggered when i saw the fingerprints 😂😂

    • @logyscott
      @logyscott 7 лет назад +5

      Have to break out the windex on every string change

    • @WebsterNobert
      @WebsterNobert 7 лет назад +3

      PROPHECY is Self-Fulfilling I bet you'd be fun at parties, if you had any friends who invited you to parties.

    • @dentistguba
      @dentistguba 6 лет назад +3

      That iMetal wouldn't happen to be standard stainless steel would it? haha

  • @ronsansone6032
    @ronsansone6032 6 лет назад

    When I was a kid I bought a beat up Strat for 50 bucks. The frets were really shot so I decided to remove them an play slide with it.
    I still remember how it felt to play.
    Absolutely Awesome!
    Anyone that gets one will definitely enjoy it. Try it with a slide too, you can't fret out. It's cool.

  • @guitarboogieboogie
    @guitarboogieboogie 7 лет назад

    very inspiring. ive often thought of removing frets. now i will

  • @oakiron9075
    @oakiron9075 7 лет назад +12

    5:53 - 5:55

  • @Jake_Prism
    @Jake_Prism 8 лет назад +260

    But does it djent?

    • @psytox6555
      @psytox6555 8 лет назад +9

      Jared Dines!!

    • @lmbtcs1879
      @lmbtcs1879 7 лет назад +15

      Jacob Smith all its has is 1 and 0 anyways

    • @partykrew666
      @partykrew666 7 лет назад +2

      Jacob Smith basically only came here to comment that exact same thinft

    • @wyvernofhefei8712
      @wyvernofhefei8712 7 лет назад +1

      it does djyeeent

    • @haf816r
      @haf816r 7 лет назад +6

      SNUFF I'm so glad I no longer have to see the djent question on every guitar video anymore, that was pretty lame after a while

  • @jordinstallman
    @jordinstallman 8 лет назад

    Guthrie your such a good speaker. So smooth and relate-able. It matches your playing so well. In Sync. Awesome.

  • @ANTONSANMARTIN
    @ANTONSANMARTIN 7 лет назад

    Hey man!!! Long time no see!!! You've been to Brazil a few years ago. I was among other musicians learning tips on your techniques once in Juiz de Fora, next to Rio de janeiro. Great to hear from you and notice that your quite well.
    Cool guitar!!!

  • @speedingjet
    @speedingjet 8 лет назад +30

    Sounds like it is the perfect instrument for elevator jazz!

  • @yamilcamacho5698
    @yamilcamacho5698 8 лет назад +125

    "Let's show you the new features"
    What features? It's missing 22 of them

  • @jeanrepetto
    @jeanrepetto 7 лет назад +2

    excellent !!!
    i'm very impressed with
    the guitar and the guitarist !!!
    the world is such an amazing place..
    so many brilliant people !!!
    so many incredible things !!!
    i wish i could live forever :(

  • @derriclowe179
    @derriclowe179 7 лет назад +1

    Never played one. Never even heard of one until now but I imagine that if you've played guitar for years it's nothing to play it without ever looking at the fret board. Your fingers just know where to go so I'm sure that if one has played fretted guitar for years you could get the general idea of this pretty quick

  • @JoelTrujillo
    @JoelTrujillo 7 лет назад +40

    This is what the Elves of Middle Earth played when no one was watching

  • @bwicaksonoprivate
    @bwicaksonoprivate 8 лет назад +10

    Your voice somehow reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear :|

  • @delandreese
    @delandreese 11 лет назад +1

    This guy is a one off! Reminds me of when I met Shawn Lane 16 years ago but in Guthries own way totally different to Shawn but equally as awesome!!!

  • @kevintraynor4508
    @kevintraynor4508 Год назад

    This guitar blows my mind . Absolutely wicked sound

  • @allkinds1069
    @allkinds1069 8 лет назад +10

    fuck me this guy is good, on a fretless just knowig where to play without guidance of frets is crazy

    • @Wezleigh
      @Wezleigh 7 лет назад +3

      Demonic Creampie_Bandit there are dots on the top of the neck to roughly guide you in where the notes are

  • @YevZakharov
    @YevZakharov 10 лет назад +9

    I wonder if the metal fretlboard would get sticky when your fingers get moist during playing.

    • @MrHaydenFX
      @MrHaydenFX 9 лет назад +1

      well idk bout other people but my fingers never toush the fretboard at any time

    • @macios124
      @macios124 9 лет назад +7

      MrHaydenFX XD especially while you're playing fretless

    • @tyler_bt3326
      @tyler_bt3326 7 лет назад +2

      CzeCze if there's no frets, isn't it just a board? xD

    • @BlackNo2
      @BlackNo2 6 лет назад

      KiLl3R Mem3StAR the general name for this part of any necked instrument is called a fingerboard. Fretboard is actually a term created to distinguish a fretted fingerboard from the fretless fingerboard

  • @claudevieaul1465
    @claudevieaul1465 Год назад

    I'm watching this regularly, just because it's absolutely awe-inspiring what Guthrie does here... (and elsewhere too, btw)
    I'm seriously considering de-fretting one of my old guitars, just for giggles... (done that already to a bass, and that worked out beautifully, so some experience in da pocket)

  • @montlejohnbojangles8937
    @montlejohnbojangles8937 3 года назад

    The only guitarist out there who still floors me with his skill and musicality every damn time I hear him.

  • @themotofixery
    @themotofixery 7 лет назад +8

    I see someone has been paying the mortgage playing the guitar for some time! good show!

  • @Vapegician
    @Vapegician 4 года назад +5

    Next: Holeless flute

  • @reimass9244
    @reimass9244 8 лет назад

    A beautiful player, indeed. Such ease and culture. So natural with no frets needed. Thanks Guthrie!!! We love ya! :)

  • @BladeDoomer86
    @BladeDoomer86 6 лет назад

    Amazing playing mate, thx for the review

  • @mattmoves5920
    @mattmoves5920 7 лет назад +351

    He looks like a nice guy, but why does everything he play sounds like the soundtrack of a porn of the '80?

    • @RorysIrishTour
      @RorysIrishTour 7 лет назад +75

      he even acted in some porn of the 80s

    • @adrians.basave1282
      @adrians.basave1282 7 лет назад +70

      because his music is porn itself

    • @MediHusky
      @MediHusky 7 лет назад +33

      He has a song about a chick sucking his dick.

    • @enec5025
      @enec5025 6 лет назад

      Protoka which song?

    • @TheFlipsta97
      @TheFlipsta97 6 лет назад +1

      RorysIrishTour Bullshit. Evidence or it didn't happen.

  • @BarnacleButtock
    @BarnacleButtock 8 лет назад +7

    It seems very suited for blues and jazz stuff but not much for metal--all the arpeggios go out the window and sound quite awful, but sustained notes and less quick riffs and such work very well for my ears!

    • @StephenGraves
      @StephenGraves 8 лет назад +1

      Oh I dunno, you can get a fair few sounds out of it. Check out Bumblefoot's work on Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy - a lot of that is on a Vigier fretless (he had to get them to make a doubleneck for the tour!). The chuggy verse riffs in the title song and the solo in Scraped are good examples.

    • @EdwinvanKoppen
      @EdwinvanKoppen 8 лет назад +3

      I think it would be great for weirder death/black metal bands like Deathspell Omega, Gorguts or Ulcerate. More weirdness and stranger sounds!

    • @StephenGraves
      @StephenGraves 8 лет назад

      There's a good video on RUclips of a guy making some interesting noises using a fretless and an eBow, sort of a Middle Eastern vibe to it.

    • @BarnacleButtock
      @BarnacleButtock 8 лет назад

      That was probably Consider The Source--love that band, so unique!

    • @trevinsimmons7049
      @trevinsimmons7049 8 лет назад +1

      annabelleshaus #plug

  • @6stringstorulethemall967
    @6stringstorulethemall967 4 года назад

    Many years ago this video was my intro to Guthrie

  • @davidrobbins8941
    @davidrobbins8941 4 года назад +2

    Looks like the fretless guitars are primarily for leads because I'm not seeing them used for cords.

  • @floydmacintire
    @floydmacintire 8 лет назад +39

    dose any one want my guitars?after this i quit...

    • @suckmylol
      @suckmylol 8 лет назад +1

      Yea, if it's free! xD

    • @floydmacintire
      @floydmacintire 8 лет назад +2

      you pay for shipping and their yours

    • @ArcaneDeveloper
      @ArcaneDeveloper 8 лет назад +1

      ecnaurps ... What guitar

    • @suckmylol
      @suckmylol 8 лет назад +1

      ecnaurps Probably hella in shipping, but yea, what guitar?

    • @eddiem4868
      @eddiem4868 8 лет назад +2

      hell yeah bro

  • @DioStreams
    @DioStreams 7 лет назад +8

    maybe some fret inlays could help if anyone wanted to buy this

    • @jonathansefcik473
      @jonathansefcik473 7 лет назад +1

      Light Warrior Just use the ones on the side of the neck.

  • @keeeeerdi
    @keeeeerdi 11 лет назад

    Still playing Gt2 man....I love the jazz soundtracks in that game

  • @steve0sheetz
    @steve0sheetz 6 лет назад

    I clicked this tab to be wowed. I was quite wowed indeed.

  • @cheezmunky1
    @cheezmunky1 9 лет назад +40

    I wonder why more country, chicken-pickin' guitarists don't play these. Its like all you gotta do is slide your fingers and you get that pedal steel sound.

    • @dennissvensson6051
      @dennissvensson6051 6 лет назад +2

      cheez_munky it's easier with a fretted bord, if you don't press down the string at the right place you don't get the right note.

    • @EireAnPoblacht
      @EireAnPoblacht 4 года назад +8

      Too complicated for people predominantly preoccupied with Beer, pickup trucks, and reminding people that theyre wholesome and from the south. (Not an absolute comdemnation, but it applies so often i dont feel bad using it).
      Oh, and theres less slide guitar in that bullshit pseudo-pop music they make in Nashville these days....

    • @Wysewolf
      @Wysewolf 4 года назад

      @@EireAnPoblacht I agree with your general assesment here. Even the pickers who have some skill like Paisley or Urban, they are writing fruity pop songs and not showcasing the genre.
      I miss country. It use to be amazing story telling with some hot licks every now and then.
      If you haven't heard Bo Burnham's "Country Song," then maybe check it out. It is very funny and very catchy, but also he pretty much nails what you and I are talking about.

  • @IanIsrael
    @IanIsrael 10 лет назад +7

    How would it react to tapping?..Would love to find out.

    • @gargantula3274
      @gargantula3274 10 лет назад +4

      About the same as a fretted guitar, except a lot harder to hit each note dead-on. Fretless instruments are a lot of fun though.

    • @TheMurch23
      @TheMurch23 10 лет назад

      Look up Raygun by Bumblefoot. Main riff is tapping+fretless, I think.

    • @mitchell2719
      @mitchell2719 10 лет назад

      Stephen Ryan That's exactly why I play cello as well :D

    • @CodyMudrack
      @CodyMudrack 10 лет назад +2

      mitchell2719 HEAVY METAL CELLO TAPS!!!

  • @fukhue8226
    @fukhue8226 7 лет назад

    If you put a guitar string on a tree this guy could play it. Guthrie Govan is my favorite internet guitarist. Amazingly talented and knowledgeable.

  • @YourLoyalDeserter
    @YourLoyalDeserter 7 лет назад

    I'd love to be on hold to this.