Rhett, Great funk lesson! Thanks again for having me!

@RhettShull

3 жыл бұрын

You’re the man Tomo!

@nicfry3061

3 жыл бұрын

Tomo=Legend!

I love Tomo Fujita. He's such a great teacher. I also love when he teaches something simple and then proceeds to do 12 chord changes in a quarter of a second.

@StockportJambo

3 жыл бұрын

Tomo is an amazing dude. I would so buy his autobiography.

@TheFir196

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. 1 lesson video from Tomo can keep you busy for days.

@normanperkel139

3 жыл бұрын

He has two great DVD’s that are definitely worth getting!

Everybody funk: Single coil, Strat Rhett:Gold top Les Paul.

@RhettShull

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the funkiest guitar I have.

@ryaneggleston4585

3 жыл бұрын

@@RhettShull To be fair, it's a Deluxe

@jmabs5096

3 жыл бұрын

@@RhettShull it's a beautiful guitar and envy it, just busting Rhetts chops, love you Rhett glad the injury is healing nicely!

@TrainwreckNC

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of funk guys played LP's SG's and es series

@tedonyszczak3029

3 жыл бұрын

Mini humbuckers rock! I have a 71 deluxe with minis and it is the most versatile ever.

The most amazing part of Tomo's playing is his level of precision. You only hear the exact notes that he wants to hear. That level of accuracy and precision is always amazing to see.

If anyone is wondering, the knee slapping exercise that Tomorrow is doing early in the video is a foundational drumming concept called gridding, which is the fundamental way that drummers develop extremely accurate syncopation even when not filling the space with ghost notes. Maybe not necessarily a concept that's too common for pitched instruments.

@CatmanJimbo

3 жыл бұрын

Just saw a Cory Wong interview where he talks about playing drumline in high school, and I've seen him discuss that same warm up in a different video. I bet that's where he took it from!

@PragmaticDany

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the dude is a living metronome

@charliemoody7168

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been asked countless times, how do I “keep track” of left hand, right hand, feet…it more than just muscle memory, though that’s important: it involves what I call rhythmic memory, or ‘embodying’ the beat. You can see dancers doing it if you watch them - the beat and it’s ‘fragments’, or pulses, get distributed to the head, the shoulders, hips, hands and feet, and a dance comes out. Or a drum rhythm. Or a funk strumming patterns. It’s called ‘syncopation’: “the placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn't ‘normally’ occur… the correlation of *at least* TWO sets of time intervals.

@nuthinbutlove

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a guitarist and I've practiced the same exercise almost the entire time I've been playing. I would recommend it for almost all musicians.

@rchi8320

Жыл бұрын

Tomorrow huh 🤣

corey wong taught me the shifting-the-accent practice technique and it slaps

@ThrillHouse666

2 ай бұрын

"Cory Wooooong!" Love that guy! One of the few guitarists that makes me happy just watching him play!

Stratocaster 4th position Righthand motor going FUNK

@JakeTerch

3 жыл бұрын

I like position 3 or even position 2 on a Tele for funk!

@abcrx32j

3 жыл бұрын

*Me being confused for a second* *Remembers how pickup switch positions are numbered*

@unitoftemp

3 жыл бұрын

Firmly flexed tape to that 4th position.

@ferramirez4570

3 жыл бұрын

Just to confirm 4th position is Middle and Neck or not?

@TokeGerdts

3 жыл бұрын

@@ferramirez4570 Yep!

The triplet thing he did at 15:28 was so sick

@BlueL1n3

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was about to say the same thing! It was like muted raking or something. I keep scrubbing back to it and replaying it.

@mikecito1717

2 жыл бұрын

Play it at .75 speed to really catch the trick.

Funk?! Dang, you must be feeling a lot better!

Best style to emulate- Fruscantie's. Perfect blend of rock and funk. Great technique that creates a rougher, more modern punk sound

@jarryd2018

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking exactly that watching this. I find myself trying to emulate him even when I'm not.

@DanialAbrar

3 жыл бұрын

Currently everything I play seems to emulate him lol

Love Nile!!! He really unlocked my funk playing with two techniques. Never play more than three strings at a time and the funkier you get the less the chords ring out to almost playing nothing or VERY muted...

Nile Rodgers is a legend. He worked with so many greats, including David Bowie. His riffs are iconic 🎸

Definitely my favorite video based around an interview you made. You give plenty of room for the interview to breathe and the parts you give really expand on the ideas to explain it more. It also helps that Tomo is amazing.

When I was showing someone some funk and reggae licks I explained the correlation of the right hand rhythm picking and when to choke notes with the right hand is like a drummer's high hat. They don't just leave it open and do rolls.... it's the striking pattern along with when to let it ring, when to ring and cut, or to be closed the entire thing.

@hyramjackson

2 жыл бұрын

That comparison is perfect, in fact I have done that without thinking of it

Rhetts clean tone is my solo tone

Is great how good you are healing from your injury. God bless!!!

Thanks for this Rhett ! So fun!!! My favorite video so far

I love that idea of voice leading using different inversions, that's a great way to make a part more interesting

Rhett didn't use Tomo as clickbait for the thumbnail, mad respect

can't stop from the RHCP is a great example of not playing full chords and filling very well the harmony.

Yeah, but what does Tomo Fujita know anyway? It's not like he's John Mayer's guitar teacher ... Oh, wait.

Glad to see your recovering so quickly man, great video! Already signed up for the Inner Circle, can't wait to see what comes next!

Wow! Not even a funk aficionado, but was blown away by Tomo's skill. Very nice lesson, provides great practice material. Thanks so much!

I love those guitar fadeouts when you change the scene, so satisfying.

Thanks for continuing to deliver GREAT content!

So cool to see this broke down to the elements. This was such a common style of playing in the mid to late 70's. We just played what we were hearing on the radio and records, not understanding what we were playing. Nice to hear the comments about over playing the rhythm and how to accent. Good content here, Rhett!

thanks to Tomo and you, such a refreshing listening !

Amazing lesson. Thank you both!

Great video! I always love to see @TomoFujitaMusic . Fantastic player and musician. More please!

Well done, great funk lesson. Thanks.

Rhett, great funk lesson by you and Tomo Fujita. I learned some new funk techniques. Glad you're back to playing again!!

Brilliant video Rhett. Hope you will expand on this in the future!

Great stuff Rhett. Love the Tomo stuff too.

Awesome mate, loved this!!

Great stuff, I learned so much in such a short space of time. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Rhett! Love the beginner lessons.

Yesss!! I needed this

i love rhett! thank you so much for all you do. my mind was blown when you said Tomo was gonna be a part of the video. absolutely incredible stuff! everyone can learn from musicians like you and tomo because you're both so positive and always looking to collab with others. fookin love it rhett! thank you again this was awesome! BRING ON THE FUNK

@notbraindead7298

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been a huge fan of Rhett Shull for a long time. He’s an incredibly talented and versatile guitarist.

My dear God the thing that he does at 15:29 made me stop the video and replay it several times. What a guy! :)

Awesome, thank you Rhett, thank you Tomo! At GIT my instructor Pathik Desai who taught the funk guitar class turned me on to the late, great Ross Bolton who used to be the funk guitar guru at GIT, and Pathik based his entire funk beginner course around Ross' curriculum and I highly recommend to everyone to pick up Ross Bolton's Hal Leonard Funk Guitar book, it's a great workbook to get you on your way!

Tower of Power! That's where my favorite funk and soul comes from. East Bay Grease. Got ya' some right here!

This was great Thank you!

I didn't expect you covering that genre of music! Great content, as always.

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank You :)

that was awesome---thanks for the post

Terrific…*and* USEFUL. Thanks, Rhett, and Tomoe!

Great one man. Thanks

Been a longtime subscriber of Tomo’s... love his channel. So many good tips...

whew! that was fun! 2 of my fave Rhett and Tomo - amazing

Perfect video for me as I am working on this now.

Awesome. Thank you.

That strat sounded amazing

When it comes to learning funk quitar I will always remember that VHS with Ross Bolton's guitar course my dad gave me when I was a kid. It literally rocked my world!

Awesome! I've been meaning to practice funk (and improving my overall right hand rhythm).

Rhett, this was dope. Looking forward to more of these, and I love the funk guitar intro lessons.....(cant wait for the bluegrass lesson!)

Great lesson and nice job!! THX!

Great lesson, Rhett! This is what music is all about - rhythm and feel baby!

Thanks Rhett, this was a great introduction to funk playing. Something I had been avoiding because I didn't understand it.

Thanks so much, so cool!

Wow, really useful stuff, cheers, Rhett

Fantastic, Fantastic Funk history!!!!!!

Rhett!! Love your new studio

Soooo cool!!! Can’t wait to go practice this!!! Love the accent exercise! Soooo tricky!

Really enjoyed the video, Rhett. Love to see two of my favorite KZreadrs talking about a style of playing I'm trying to learn myself. Would be awesome if you covered common gear used in funk or what to do to get a good funk tone.

Definitely a great skill to add to the toolbox, thanks.

Damn Rhett. This is a supreme episode.

LOL, it always comes back to Tomo. The power behind the Throne!

Bootsy collins has your back when it comes to funk bass. Funkadelic baby, Groovy vibes.

@harrysachs2274

3 жыл бұрын

It's all about the 1

I’ve been watching Tomo for a minute now so great

Always learn on ur vids, amazing one, Tomo funk!

Love the mini-humbuckers!!!

Nile Roger's is one of my biggest influences so I was excited to hear your thoughts about funk. It's gotta swing its got to support the sing and in my Roger's opinion "If there's not many notes it's not funky"

Right on brother

We need a collab video between you and Chris Buck too...

Tomo is an absolute badass! Thanks Rhett, I lot of my style is blues, funk and jazzed base. This really helped me out big time! Especially the not playing to busy part. After all, you know how us guitarists are lol! ♥🙏🤘😝🤘

Great guidance, makes it super easy to understand and follow! And kudos to ur parents for instilling the funk in u at a young age 😃. One of my favorite 80s funk rhythm guitar lines is Sexy Dancer-Prince.

Superb, thank you both.

Awesome lesson!

i love tomo fujita! especially his casiopea - ayasake lesson.

Cool video. Thanks for the tips!

Tomo is the man thank you Rhett awesome video

So glad I watched this video. I’ve always been that guy who loves mutes, and it’s always been pleasing to me…so much that my style is pretty much all based around muting strums. Started doing it from Punk rock influence. At times I’ve thought it was a hindrance, but now I know I need to dive into funk….I think it’s going to help me branch out more.

This is an excellent video! ❤

this one helped me a lot

Nice job, gentlemen

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! This lesson. I am SO trying some of these uber cool sounding chords. I occasionally play 9th chords but find them a bit hard and one of my favourite sounding chords, the minor 9th takes me a few seconds to nearly break my fingers to play it. 😥

Good stuff!

O man I love the color of that stratocaster .

Tomo is a Guru of guitar. I like the guy with the silver guitar technique . Nice sound

Outstanding Discussion!!!!!

Anchoring the pinky genius just tried it funk is the toughest style for me some times you get the groove sometimes you don't lol. thanks for all the very interesting content . digging that gold top at the start the only les paul i like to cheers now

Very cool video!

Playing less to create more space and not playing full chords etc! So simple but very easy to not realise. Great video

Beautiful instruction

When I was a did, I was a classic rock guy. Then as I got older, I started to appreciate blues, then funk. Funk is awesome.

Awesome collab!

Right rhythm/left mute... so on point!

Thank you

Lately I've really gotten into funk-style playing more. I play bass too, and a lot of the same practices, like muting and a focus on the right hand, carries through easily. One thing I realize that makes the great guitar and bass funk players so great isn't so much their ability to play, but their keen ability to listen. Listening to the other players, the vocal melody, rhythm, etc. is how they find that pocket and create space. I'll take Nile Rodger's tasty playing over the flashy stuff any day!

4;30 this guy is a train-ed rythm machine I couldn't change accents in a tapping pattern like that, I bet real drummers train that kind of thing... Impressive