"the kid can play" understatement of teh century

Guitarist left to John was so impressed by that super lick at 2:29 he almost forgot to sing! Great lick for the record.

@itsdahomiek3nny

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@SARJdk

Жыл бұрын

Sid McGinnis. Great little moment.

@Nomad_jt

2 ай бұрын

I revisit this video for that lick especially

John looks unsatisfied every time they stop the performance. Amazing musician no doubt.

Omg his guitar always sounds so nice

John Mayer, along with the great Hendrix(RIP) and the almighty Clapton made me love the Stratocaster

not only is he able to play any style he wants to, john also comes always up with such juicy tones for his guitars... it's amazing

he's got some killer licks

Mayer: legend in the making.

@arpitadutta4073

3 жыл бұрын

Update :- He IS a legend now!

very frustrating when people just write this guy off as an mtv pop star. he's such an amazing guitarist/singer/songwriter, its only a matter of time before his reputation is sealed as one of the greats in blues

2:27 Like a boss!

@blok31092

10 жыл бұрын

My favorite lick!

@alotan2acs

9 жыл бұрын

Brandon Look What song is that? The lick is awesome

@codeman8185

7 жыл бұрын

always a boss

His tone is incredible.

wow i loved watching htis. It really reinforces how smooth and cool a blues guitarist JM is

Man, John Mayer needs to do a full-length cover of The Ghetto. Those were some crazy hot licks he had going there.

@Utubewrk123

Жыл бұрын

There is the guy keeps deleting my post. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpasmZKhc9DTlMo.html.

@Rennyblue

11 ай бұрын

Are you still alive? He did one

"There he is ball shaver everybody!" hahahaha

they should let artists do this on talk shows more often.

an OK guitar player??? Please - I dont like all of his songs but the dude can flat out play. Some of his blues covers are excellent.

Mayer is without a doubt, one of the best guitarists on the planet, and he is quick to pay repsects and homage to his blues forefathers. I'm not a huge fan of his singing (nor the way he looks when he sings, but he has done some correcting of the "birdmouth"), but his writing is where he really shines. Playing great guitar is one thing...writing great material is quite another. This kid will be around for a LONG time....

Love John Mayer. I think I have ten of his albums, great stuff.

He's got a great guitar tone. Man, I wish I had that!

his music is just so lovable i dont understand how people could dislike him for his music.!

I'll fill in the parts I know for sure... 1:14-1:33 John Mayer - No Such Thing 1:55-2:11 Eric Clapton - Old Love 2:17-2:58 Donnie Hathaway - The Ghetto 3:03-END sounds a lot like a BB King blues tune, not sure what it is though.

Nice monster tone Mayer...

That's probably the best David Letterman episode I've ever watched. :)

This is so cool I Miss Dave

1:56 this is right when heavier things came out.. and yet he plays a riff very similar to i don't trust myself (with loving you), which came out three years later. foreshadowing i guess.

Fantastic strat sound.

thanks for putting this together

i just want to listen to him jam forever

John Mayer is a very soulful musician

Awesome! Must be fun playing little songs like this : )

He's playing through a old vintage Blackface Fender Super Reverb, which he rented in New York.. He said that in some guitar magazine..

I wish there was some way to watch the whole performance

@joelgriffin8447

4 жыл бұрын

I was there! Sat in the second row. It was crazy, he mostly play SRV covers all night.

@Utubewrk123

Жыл бұрын

I just saw this 6 yrs later sorry. But I found a full version of John from 7 yrs ago and as I said. I had no idea he did the whole song. I copy pasted it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpasmZKhc9DTlMo.html

The Ghetto is a great song to jam along with. I recommend it highly for any guitar player. I've playing slide along with it and enjoy it every time.

@blusismylife Thanks! I checked out the Donny Hathaway version... Awesome Jam. I'll check out the other one!87

yeah, i wish i could hear him do a full version of old love. Im happy somebody else caught that.

couldn't have said it any better. kudos to you

2:22 my favourite, it's fun watching the bassist.

Dude...this band has class like Will Lee, Anton Fig & the maestro himself, Paul Schaeffer

very good. i love it

playing Old Love by Clapton and Cray at 1:57 !!!

Thanks!

Paul S is the Doc Severinsen of our times..."Good Stuff" as Johnny would say...

I checked it and your right. Thanks!

If there was a way to watch the full performance i’d spend days learning it...

@Utubewrk123

Жыл бұрын

I found it. It was done 7 yrs ago. I didn’t think he ever did a full version. Here it is. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpasmZKhc9DTlMo.html

john mayer kills it!

Letterman had the best Band in late night history led by Paul Shaffer. 2nd place definitely goes to The Max Weinberg 7 from Conans Late Night NBC show.

thanks!!

paul is full of energy!!

1:56 sounds just like the intro to I don't trust myself with loving you. So awesome

@forester057

7 жыл бұрын

Brandon Look The song is Old Love. Its a Clapton song that Mayer spanks when he covers it. You can find the audio here somewhere.

"How 'bout dat?" Yeah... how about that Letterman. How about that?

I

john mayer is brilliant

David's like "so john is here, cool, I guess." Paul's like "YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT HE IS!! AND HE'S ALL MINE!."

Yet more successful and talented than we will ever be.

yeah old love

Ashton Kutcher is like "Dang, why can't I be as cool as John Mayer. I'm trying so much harder!!!"

@foreseengust

2 жыл бұрын

😆

I would of killed to be in the audience to watch this

what a humble guy he is

he was playing for real that night.

it's called "no such thing" from the album Room for Squares

thanks alot cool riff :)

Now, that's a cool version of Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto" 02:29 ❤ JM

@Utubewrk123

Жыл бұрын

Found full version. It was done 7 yrs ago. I was not aware he did one. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpasmZKhc9DTlMo.html.

@tijeanya

Жыл бұрын

@@Utubewrk123 Wow that's amazing! Thank you for sharing!

@MrBearmanification ah, hence the old love he sings when they come back from commercial. nice. thank you for the most insightful reply i've ever gotten on youtube. (seriously) I'm going to watch that other video now, much appreciated.

@stratoblues07 thank you very much !!

"Old Love" by Eric Clapton, Mayer has a great cover on KZread.

thanks a lot, i'm actually thinkin on getting room for squares tomorrow :). i'm kinda new on JM's tunes.

@voodoochili12 i think he's around 6'3 so it makes his guitars look smaller. i used to always think his strat was smaller too

If anybody knows where to find the full version of the ghetto here I’ll love you forever. Or really any of these

@Utubewrk123

Жыл бұрын

The guy who runs this Utube keeps deleting my post here’s a full version of John playing the ghetto and a mashup with a Michael Jackson song. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpasmZKhc9DTlMo.html

he finishes playing "empty arms" at 1:00

Dave should let Paul and a guest artist play once and a while a whole song so we in TV land can enjoy.

Letterman - "THERE HE IS, IT'S BALL SHAVER, EVERYBODY!!"

Sweet chops :-)

great legato

@stratocasterrelic because it does

THERE HE IS - BALL SHAVER!!!!!!!!!!!

very cool : )

2:27

fucking right man thats how we have musicians. stealing licks is part of developing your own guitar persona in my mind.

yup

It's an original by Mayer, called "No Such Thing"..

@JucaPMPereira Yep

oh man, I love that he threw old love by clapton in there.

good work thanks for cutting it out

@GeorgianPranks yea he was late a second time too. Seemed like he was distracted by what was coming out of John Mayer's amp.

ITS THE BLACK ONE. From way back in the day!

Haha.. Watch John's face in the background when they're talking about the pear-shaped shaker. He looks like he is confused... lol.

@Cheftee it's actually a song called "Old Love" by Eric Clapton which he's covering. You're right though, it's a very similar feel. Listen to Mayer's cover of it on youtube, insane stuff.

donny hathaway is amazing

this all sounded like pure SRV,nice

does anyone know tha name of the song from 2:24. ? i love the latin feel

@voodoochili12 they do smaller scaled ones yeah

@hongkongheat thanks.

I can only hear the aplause in this video.:P

@adamlikescereal It's probably because it's a video about 'John Mayer Jamming with Paul Shaffer Band '

Is he playing a Super Reverb here?

Have you ever noticed just how much Paul Shaffer resembles the Butterball Cenobite from the "Hellraiser" movies???

@wagstaff11 I only know two versions: the original by Donny Hathaway and the jazz version by George Benson (john mayer play this version at the video)... Love it... Hugs from BraziL!!

How bout that...WE GET IT DAVE.

tone of his strat and probably his amp settings...just mess around with your pickup switch and tone settings, and with your amp dials (bass, trebble etc), you'll find a good blues sound!

@ragingstorm33 It wasn't criticism.. I only want to highlight how John worked on his sound taking inspiration by SRV