John has the best troll game in history. They show up expecting "Wonderland" and "Daughters", and John hits them with this.

@poperaisin

4 жыл бұрын

ElDuderino502 Mayer actually hates playing Wonderland

@cameronsue03

4 жыл бұрын

Pope Raisin I don’t blame him i hate playing it too

@poperaisin

4 жыл бұрын

Acoustix i never even bothered to learn it

@WilliamTugo

4 жыл бұрын

well a wonderland replaced by voodoo child actually is not a troll...its a must 😂😂😂

@mmafan2223

4 жыл бұрын

Facts love the looks on the college girl's faces too

And just like that...everyone in that audience thought John Mayer wrote voodoo child

@luremainstream9521

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah thank god ive grown up listening to hendrix(im 14)

@alwayssomething8572

3 жыл бұрын

Ha-Ha! I doubt that!

@luremainstream9521

3 жыл бұрын

@@alwayssomething8572 what? i have, my dad and i used to cruise down town in our 68 firebird, usually listening to foxy lady😆

@alwayssomething8572

3 жыл бұрын

@@luremainstream9521 my reply was to dubnesslll. I don't doubt you are familiar with Hendrix.

@luremainstream9521

3 жыл бұрын

@@alwayssomething8572 ohh ok sorry🤦‍♂️

Let's be real... He did it for the dads. Respect.

@harry_mair

3 жыл бұрын

He did it because he is a guitar player

@spongeorpete7289

3 жыл бұрын

No he did it for the dads And because he’s a guitar player

@wnll0850

3 жыл бұрын

Grandads*

@Lardify69

3 жыл бұрын

He did it for dad: Jimi

@ethanlocke3604

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylerblackman6476 Stevie version of this song will always be my favorite

John almost rips trem off guitar His guitar: Perfect Intonation I lightly use my trem once My guitar: C# F Ab E F# D

@jacobbrown3479

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@charlie_yt1164

3 жыл бұрын

Get Rene Martinez as your guitar tech, that might help👌👌👌

@tonyreyes4500

3 жыл бұрын

He’s got them ever-tune Bridges equipped lmao

@YeetMasterKobyBass

3 жыл бұрын

Fax

@aaron4757

3 жыл бұрын

Your shit isn’t setup right that’s why.

He is honestly insane at guitar

@alexanderwillems6611

7 жыл бұрын

Dan D I have never heard of those guys before, and that's what makes John so good. He can bring killer guitar playing to the mainstream and introduce many people to a whole new range of music. He is how I got into playing guitar. His combination of listenability and skill makes him a powerhouse.

@jfitz492

7 жыл бұрын

Dan D He's great at blues

@adamboof6769

6 жыл бұрын

Dan D im sorry but saying there is nothing original and good about mayers playing is plain ignorant. He is very fucking good. I can't tell if you dont realize this because you have never picked up a guitar or just because you dont realize what makes a good guitarist.

@bluesyace9564

6 жыл бұрын

Dan D Guthrie govan is no doubt the best but john mayer is john mayer, he's a bluesman with a sprinkle of jazz and later country. Why are you bringing guthrie in this conversation

@khubib14

6 жыл бұрын

Dan D dude those guys are killer, but if you say mayer has nothing special, you really dont understand guitar. Neon and stop this train is really hard at guitar, and he play those songs while singing, and yet he is one of the guitarist who makes complex riff sounded so simple, it is so hard to do.

when you have a gig at 3 o'clock but got to golf at 4.30 -

@joaquinsalvo9675

7 жыл бұрын

Carl Fredriksson JAJAJSJJSJSJJJAJAJAH

@carlfredriksson5510

7 жыл бұрын

Haha 👍

@tabascofaith

6 жыл бұрын

I just lol, for real. Fantastic comment!

@PraveenSawh

6 жыл бұрын

lmao

@Raayo.m

3 ай бұрын

there you go, 1 thousand likes

John Mayer : this next song goes out to all the dads and bfs forced to come

@glennb2819

3 жыл бұрын

Lolz

@kirkertel9137

Күн бұрын

Those are the songs that he wants to play vs the ones that make him millions and score the highest quality Poon on the planet ! Which is why every 14 yr old picked up a gutiaar in the first place !

hes not trying to play it better than jimi. hes paying tribute to him as an inspiration.

@bengibbons827

6 жыл бұрын

no one can play like jimi

@jahmelvin6333

5 жыл бұрын

It's more of a tribute to Stevie Ray imo

@andrewmcgrath9928

5 жыл бұрын

he literally directly copied the stevie ray vaughn version of this song

@alanwoodwind5265

5 жыл бұрын

He's trying to sound more like SRV than Jimi

@lucianofernandez7564

5 жыл бұрын

He's paying tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan definitely... It's a Hendrix song on SRV style.

all the 13 year old girls there were like WTF is this??

@jcschwartz59

9 жыл бұрын

more of them probably thought he wrote the song

@precbsfender

9 жыл бұрын

Jack O Exactly.. those lily white bubble gum chewing little girls were all looking at each other in absolute shock.. Who's Jimi Hendrix and what's a Voodoo Child..they obviously didn't get it, they only came hoping John would possibly make eye contact with one of them.. OMG.. did you see that he actually looked directly at me..LOL oh well

@TheClayHadley

9 жыл бұрын

Jack O "Like, I feel like I've heard this before but whatever I'm sure it's his." Also, notice how only like 10 people cheered when they heard the wah strum intro. If that concert were full of guitar players they would've flipped out the second he turned the wah on.

@precbsfender

9 жыл бұрын

Clay Hadley Agreed.. That giant Hendrix Wah Wah intro too voodoo child is so legendary and universally recognized.. Damn if that was the 80s or 90s the entire audience would of stood up and applauded... Oh well...Looks like the new selfie generation has reared its ugly head.. talk about.music ignorance personified...

@TheClayHadley

9 жыл бұрын

PRE CBS STRATOCASTER'S Yup, it's pretty sad. Things like this don't get near as much appreciation as they should in this day and age, unfortunately.

John Mayer: *plays the guitar like an absolute madman* Girls: John Mayer: *touches whammy bar* Girls: *woooooooo*

@jerjustice8074

4 жыл бұрын

Its all in the feel

@jazzblasterrr

4 жыл бұрын

Let that be a lesson to you.

@bucaro5336

3 жыл бұрын

Hey girl, wanna see my whAmMy baR???????

@ethanlocke3604

3 жыл бұрын

@@bucaro5336 😳😳

@juanblithe

3 жыл бұрын

estupidos generalizando y creyendo que un género de una cancion es mejor que otra que cacas

2:05 little bit of hey joe

@silverbracelet6

4 жыл бұрын

That was so tasty...

@jimmyjames2639

4 жыл бұрын

Jimi sometimes did similar in live performances. I love how he could take parts of one song and play them over another seamlessly

@olliethompson9252

3 жыл бұрын

And at 4:57

He’s doing it for the all the Boyfriends in the crowd lmao.

@cockylady2067

3 жыл бұрын

F u

@HelloThere-jr6gd

3 жыл бұрын

Think I found a triggered feminist.

@BiteTheHook

3 жыл бұрын

@santiagoisokay and?

@keithremedy

3 жыл бұрын

There’s some pretty damn good female guitar players out there mate. That are definitely fans of Johns

@jamiesmith3879

3 жыл бұрын

@Wakanda thats just facts

Sad how the crowd probably had no idea what song this is.

@pnkflyd66

8 жыл бұрын

Haha that is so true!

@dkvcaaron

7 жыл бұрын

Sad how he thought he had an idea what the song is.

@bluesyace9564

6 жыл бұрын

Reiss Why are you making assumptions??

@DiegoAvellar

6 жыл бұрын

That's a lie! You can't say that man

@malink.5767

6 жыл бұрын

So true! And he plays it so damn well!!!

Love how he added the hey Joe riff in there too.

@Monomonmamon

3 жыл бұрын

yeah that climbing riff is sooooo good

Can we just take a minute to appreciate the guy drumming? So solid the whole way through

@ketahoer23

Жыл бұрын

Keith Carlock he's amazing

@tannert.2296

Жыл бұрын

Unsung hero, his playing was stupid tight the whole way

@jamiebridson7871

11 ай бұрын

He's not really 'unsung' - in the drumming world he's considered a monster with unfair amounts of talent. Check him out playing with Wayne Krantz 😃👍

@JakeFields92

8 ай бұрын

I discovered john mayer through the drummer lol. Keith Carlock was one of my top drummers I studied.

Was talking to my dad about a John Mayer concert, he said: Half the guys go there and take their gf with them, the other half gets taken there by their gf's 😂

@thugtrippin

4 жыл бұрын

there are a small portion of people who realise he is the best guitarist in popular culture right now.

@thugtrippin

4 жыл бұрын

flyde popular culture I said

@domso1o245

4 жыл бұрын

spot on lol john mayer is THE guitarist of my generation

@torchedkiwi1374

4 жыл бұрын

flyde John is probably better skill wise

@insideroom17

4 жыл бұрын

I’m part of the guys who take their gf with them

My wife dragged me to one of his concerts and I was blown away! This guy is a blues rockin kick ass guitarist, no ifs and or buts.

@Sergeant_UWU_

8 ай бұрын

buddies wife had too get him too go lmao

@asmit_plays

6 ай бұрын

​@@Sergeant_UWU_best wife ever period

Honestly John should just start making rock.

@brodyskelton5209

4 жыл бұрын

QuAGOtH Official he’s in dead and co dude

@Matheus.Richard

4 жыл бұрын

The JM3 really brings him to his best. I don't know why he doesn't play as much in that formation

@gclark12412

4 жыл бұрын

@@Matheus.Richard His last couple tours had both Pino and Steve in them and on a few they did entire Trio sets. He's doing these things but people arent seein em bc they arent Top 40. His stuff with Dead and Co is amazing...

@kinan2934

4 жыл бұрын

​@Guitar Dudeo yeah no it created rock

@wmw4410

4 жыл бұрын

Owen Miller it’s called the blues

0:54 when you don't want to teach your friend how you do it.

@ianstewart496

4 жыл бұрын

anonymous solver @ eddie van halen

@salvadorfindley3555

4 жыл бұрын

It low key looks like he was mimicking what Jimi Hendrix was doing during his live show

@urmeniamu

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@leonschick2895

4 жыл бұрын

​@@salvadorfindley3555 he's actually using a technique called feedback which jimi was famous for using

@benjapizarro981

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonschick2895 so whats that about?

I love how you can hear influences from both the Jimi and SRV versions.

I'm actually glad we have an artist like him today. He isn't just some singer who writes earworms or anything, you can tell that he's pretty passionate about his art (particularly the guitar) and I guess that it can even be said that he's inspiration to others as a musician. Idk that's just me.

@TheIndogamer

4 жыл бұрын

You might wanna listen to Gugun Blues Shelter/Gugun Power Trio and Davide Panozzo for the Jimi type of guitars. If you wanna have some of the more jazz, you might like Tom Misch and Melanie Faye. Still a lot of _hidden_ talents in the internet.

@alexb3831

7 ай бұрын

If you want blues listen to kingfish, Eric gales, and Samantha king fish

John mayer is pilky27 Change my mind.

@Mikey-yb3go

4 жыл бұрын

edd stowe Ah! I see you’re a man of culture.

@TheIndogamer

3 жыл бұрын

I CAN'T UNTHINK IT THIS WAY

@liamdewhurst9127

3 жыл бұрын

I think your onto something

@jamiesmith3879

3 жыл бұрын

@@liamdewhurst9127 he is he figured it out

@maxfuentes8225

3 жыл бұрын

John Mayer has a tattoo on his left arm that continues until his wrist, pilky27 has no tattoos on either arm. Have I Changed your mind?

No one giving credits to the drummer? Ok

@micky1thousand176

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, great job all around.

@halt.halt.halt.

3 жыл бұрын

Keith Carlock! He‘s an absolute master 🔥

@whtesrgeswe4128

3 жыл бұрын

Easily one of the greatest living drummers. Gotten to see him live 3 times. Twice with steely dan and once in his own trio. Incredible

@ivandelgado5841

3 жыл бұрын

HONESTLY MAN !

To every guitarist who said Mayer is not blues enough or just regular mainstream pop guitarist : you just jealous

@HalenJolley101

4 жыл бұрын

TheMetalrap619 Tries too hard to be SRV.

@subhasishpam426

3 жыл бұрын

Halen Jolley didn’t srv rip off hendrix too?

@comandantethorn9929

3 жыл бұрын

@@HalenJolley101 he has said multiple times that srv is his biggest idol, hes not trying to be him but he obviously likes his style, he isnt ripping him off anymore than whatever srv ripped off in his times

@sebastianavalos4491

3 жыл бұрын

@@HalenJolley101 whats wrong with wanting to be SRV? Thats a blessing that he idolizes him

@HalenJolley101

3 жыл бұрын

@@subhasishpam426 Can you not tell the difference between Hendrix and SRV's playing? You can copy, but you gotta grab your own sound. John Mayer has a hard time with that, I think.

Is John headed out to the golf course after the show?

@gofastly9989

7 жыл бұрын

he has the ball to

@80sruler

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny Botts yes in a time capsule to 1972

@lexbatacan1002

6 жыл бұрын

I'm prety shure he is going to bed

@robinsss

6 жыл бұрын

between the preppy shirt and the pants he looks the next to tee off

@drumbum060783

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

LOL I can imagine the fan girl's faces full of confusions, trying hard figuring out what the hell was he even playing, if only these people had remotely any ideas what were they witnessing. I know John Mayer is not SRV or Jimi, but he was pretty damn close. Truly one of the most brilliant guitarist in our generation.

@AdamWStudios

7 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile every guy whose girlfriend made them go was rocking out lol

@miurasvlamborghini

7 жыл бұрын

+AdamWStudios Yesss!!

@jammingforlife3849

7 жыл бұрын

lol

@isamarjuarez5990

7 жыл бұрын

Dai Young I know I'm a huge fan of jimi Hendrix I would've died

@taquitoburrito6335

6 жыл бұрын

I cant even imagine a girl hating this music if shes there to see mayer. She would already be into him enough to pay attention to the art. This cover id sooo good that shes bound to jam!

Lol haters never fail to say anything else besides "he's not as good as Hendrix or stevie" like he's not trying to be? He's just doing him. And he's doing it fucking well. He's a monster and any REAL musician would understand that. Listen, joe from down the street, the man made money off of pop hits cause he likes to write all types of music. If you even bothered to listen to his other songs you'd probably be impressed. They're good stuff

@Snagman67

6 жыл бұрын

I tried really hard foe some reason to be an asshole hater but the more of his stuff I saw live, the more I became a fan. I’ve seen Dead and Co four times now and I’m heading back to Boulder this summer to see two more shows. He’ll melt your damn face off!!

@davidrosen6465

6 жыл бұрын

Agree!! And Mr. Eric Clapton loves doing covers. He talks about John a lot and likes him. He plays with him, among others, and there's lots of others. So if U think John is a teen idol, U might want to listen to an unprecedented , 3 time, inductee into the RRHoF, a man who's played with everybody , no attitude , living legend/icon , who not only plays and has played with too many greats to mention, is the best guitarist , barr none, of the 20th & 21st century , and hear what he has to say about John . Don't compare anyone to Jimi or SRV, cause their not here. And it doesn't really matter how they would have turned out if they lived, cause they were pretty awesome exactly how they were. With my musicality, before I will ever take a step forward , I dig deeper right where I'm at. If u realize that there r only 12 sounds in all of western music, and you can internalize them (u probably have them stored in ur sub- conscious brain along with so many other songs, melodies, harmonies that go all the way back to when u first heard music, child songs, nursery rhymes , all generes), any exercise u do becomes that much more powerful. Even singing the sounds after playing them ,to get familiar with them, is internalizing ! And u want to internalize them to improvise (friends,2-3 people, jams , open mic) , so if u walk into a setting where's there's jamming happening, and somebody runs up to u and says "ok, here's the key and here's the chord progression ", and u say , "forget all that. Just let me listen for a minute and I'll follow u." U listen and then u play 1 sound and you'll know exactly where your at and the key and the chord progressions. Me ,I do that but I'll improvise . And that's where the fun is and that's what musicality is all about. Music theory is redundant . Play scales isn't improvising . Play some (which all come from the 12 sounds in western music)at 250 bps might impress ur friends, but it'll do nothing for ur improvising . The concept is how slow u can play each sound , then improvise with them and that will give all the info u need to play in any situations . You'll eventually forget about keys, and progressions and you'll always know where ur at, always! If you've ever been on a plane and u walk thru and ur greeted by the flight attendants and then u glance into the cockpit and look at the dashboard , u probably thought,"there's got to be a zillion buttons on there, how's the pilot know what buttons to push!!!!", Cause he knows what they do.........

@TheRoadrunn

5 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile Clapton admit that he is one of the best guitarist ever

@itsflyde

4 жыл бұрын

Joe mama

@ryankelsey9646

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Neon is my favorite original from him. It’s pop, but it’s just as complex as stuff Clapton. Hendrix, or Vaughn composed.

Not only is he technically amazing, but he plays with a lot of feeling, and it’s brilliant

Drummer plays, using the "traditional" grip. Badass!

Probably one of the best guitarist of my generation. And I will admit I am slowy becoming a fan. Especially after I have seen the many Dead songs he covers.

@Trey-jl9ru

7 жыл бұрын

melonhead34 Eric gales

@bluesyace9564

6 жыл бұрын

melonhead34 Try the try album or continuum

@pawelhabrajski9866

6 жыл бұрын

The "dead" songs aren't dead at all you twat

@David-df6wq

6 жыл бұрын

Pawel Habrajski Sounds to me like melonhead34 is referring to the Grateful Dead; hence the capital letter at the start of 'Dead'. He's played with surviving Grateful Dead members in the band Dead & Company too so I'm guessing that's the reference

@funnybone107

5 жыл бұрын

Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child a “dead song”? That’s a crazy assumption.

Anybody whos used a whammy bar will know how much it puts tuning out of whack, it ony makes me appreciate this set that much more. Say what you will about john mayer he sure is one hell of guitarist...

@the_armada5579

6 жыл бұрын

Abhinav Ramesh lmao if you set up your bridge right(not Floyd Rose style) you can totally abuse it without it going out of tune. Hard work but it pays off

@jamesoconnor1368

6 жыл бұрын

All you need are locking tuners

@Phyligree

6 жыл бұрын

it's not the tuners dude its a variety of other factors as well. for example if the nut sticks to the strings they over stretch and drop tuning

@rock3guitar3

6 жыл бұрын

Abhinav Ramesh if u add two more tremolo springs then ur straight

@johncase8688

6 жыл бұрын

i did that on my 89 telecaster with a bigsby dropped tuning all strings had to switch guitars

what a legend. doesn't even change out of his pajamas to go to a show where he shreds like an alien, and changes his amp settings in the middle of the show, still shredding. and all of it was for jimi. my respect is unmeasurable

he is a monster here

@cazziebb1707

7 жыл бұрын

monster?!

@mmafan2223

6 жыл бұрын

He is a monster guitar player

@mrdfk9410

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/loptxtp_pZDRc8Y.html This version of Bold As Love aint bad either!

@Barefoot67

5 жыл бұрын

its not that good. The original is light years ahead. The solos are weak, and the rhythm is pretty weak too. But its good enough to fool people who don't know

@grecco4037

5 жыл бұрын

@@Barefoot67 it's Go0D enOugH foR pEopLe WhO dOn'T knoW you clown

He plays more like Hendrix than SRV, lots of feedback and wah stuff. Kinda cool to hear Stevie tone with a dash of Jimi.

@professormusica1109

10 жыл бұрын

And a bit of Bieber's stage presence!

@gabriell16bishop

10 жыл бұрын

Professor Musica With none of your stupidity.

@russelltaylor6411

10 жыл бұрын

***** Mayer even has an SRV tat on his shoulder.

@nivdavid177

6 жыл бұрын

he plays and sing like a pusy

@sleepdeath9001

6 жыл бұрын

nivdavid177 you for real gonna say that after seeing this performance?

People love to forget that musicians are people. They have songs they love to hear and love to play. Somehow people who don't like John's version believe they're entitled to decide what he does and doesn't get to play. Okay, so I guess next time you decide you'd like to play some Hendrix in your bedroom by yourself, I should come in and say, "actually, ur not allowed. It doesn't do Hendrix justice and it just sounds bad. Sorry." Like seriously lol. John LOVED SRV and Jimi. Those were influences. He's not covering them to impress people, he's covering them because he fucking loves playing their songs. Stop thinking you're allowed to decide how people express themselves through music.

@devkajiwala421

3 жыл бұрын

He did amazing loved this version of voodoo toooo

Amazing. Some 55 years later and this tune is still juicy delicious meat for a competent guitarist to truly express himself. Thank you Jimi and God Bless you Mr. Mayer for honoring our brother Jimi

pretty cool that he threw in the walking line from Hey Joe in there too

This is pure witch craft guitar playing , unreal

@thedompavicmusic3262

7 жыл бұрын

Yea the songs simple, but the man is man handling it in his own way

@gaysquirrels6915

6 жыл бұрын

Drew Zaio like to see you try...

@Altscorpion

5 жыл бұрын

You should see Hendrix when he's live

@MoonWalkerTexsRanger

5 жыл бұрын

@Drew Zaio: Well I tried the wah wah this morning, and it won't do all the crazy licks, must be broken or something...

@robbie710

5 жыл бұрын

Not witchcraft...it's voodoo

This song has so much soul, energy and aggression to it, u gotta dig deep to pull it off. I don't think people realise how good John is, he really is a master guitarist.

I went to high school with the guy on the drums..Keith Carlock..one of the best drummers on the planet.

It's easy to hate him! But after seeing this performance I'm sold, what a guitar player!

arguably the greatest guitarist of his generation

@giannisvar4414

6 жыл бұрын

Samuel Padua there are much better players

@andymccallum8090

6 жыл бұрын

name some...

@zachwebster7048

6 жыл бұрын

Synyster Gates

@andymccallum8090

6 жыл бұрын

zach webster nah

@jarjanek

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Tremonti

I'm a simple man, when John Mayer cover Jimi Hendrix, I click LIKE.

When Mayer was on the Rolling Stone cover years ago with Trucks and Frusciante, I laughed to myself. Now I begrudgingly accept that Mr. Wonderland is a tremendously gifted guitar player and totally deserved to be on that cover.

I think it's safe to say Mayer is not completely bitch made.

One of the most underrated guitarists ever.

@jimmysquire6242

Жыл бұрын

overrated*

@maelpstrs_music

Жыл бұрын

​@@jimmysquire6242 no.. underrated

@user-xu8ox1cu6i

11 ай бұрын

@@jimmysquire6242he is better version of Stevie John’ vocal and guitar both

@sharkmanyt4431

9 ай бұрын

@@jimmysquire6242no he’s underrated

Best guitar player in the last 30 years.

@lmaosd7701

3 жыл бұрын

...dude lol.

@xciceroguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@lmaosd7701 Name one better?

@huelerhuelin3334

3 жыл бұрын

Your profile picture is you in a mask. Wtf is wrong with you cult members? Embarrassing soy boy

@xciceroguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@huelerhuelin3334 you don’t have a picture. Must break every camera in sight.

@monochromedout

Жыл бұрын

There are four you could argue for or against IMO: Trucks, Bonamassa, Frusciante or Mayer. They are each WILDLY different though. Slide, straight blues(-rockish), blues-pop and straight rock.

John Mayer should make a Rock album

@OmegaMarioMaster

3 жыл бұрын

He honestly should, he's got the talent. It would be a nice change from all the poppy bullshit

@carterbrooks4786

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to the John Mayer Trio

@DevinLatulippe

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’d kill for a heavy rock album by Mayer

@p0purlerm0bs60

Жыл бұрын

@@OmegaMarioMaster poppy bullshit is what sells nowadays sadly. he still should tho as just a passion project id definitely listen to it

@barbarascotto3873

Жыл бұрын

He's been in Dead and Co since 2015. Where have you been?

OK John Mayer...I see you

@grygrskls

7 жыл бұрын

TheSocratesReborn he doesn't get as much creditas he should for his skill from most because he is commercial successful as a pop artist

The one time him being conventionally attractive was a problem lol. Most people in the audience had no idea what they were listening to

This song has always been amazing to watch people play live. The way it feels like they are just trying their hardest to fit as many complex blues licks they can in between every motif feels more like a game than simply playing an instrument. Musical cramming. Not to mention the way it feels like he has to catch the motif lick before it escapes his guitar. It's sonically spectacular

@L37H4L

8 ай бұрын

excellent comment, well put

John Mayer is a great guitarist!! Underrated for sure!

Tough to pull off with that outfit on.

@thiago140893

6 жыл бұрын

Doug Shanahan hahahaha

@asamimakes8662

6 жыл бұрын

Even better. 😂

@MrPhotonjockey

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing,

@bkh1324

4 жыл бұрын

His out seems tame compared to Jimi and Stevie's.

@timbowen2586

4 жыл бұрын

But he definitely did it lol...

3:55 *girls expecting to hear your body is wonderland and daughters*: “mom can you pick me up I’m scared”

@scottwilson7095

3 жыл бұрын

That's funny!!! Love it

Dude was fearless back then! My gaawd! Love his Hendrix/SRV covers.

He don't know how good he are - Eric Clapton talks about John Mayer

I had no idea he could play guitar like that, that sounded great

@brendahawkins3965

4 жыл бұрын

tyler borders hi would love to know what you think of my 17 year old grandsons acoustic attempt at this. Hoping to find him some subscribers 😜 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qndmysWwiNLaXc4.html

@BrackieWacky

Жыл бұрын

He is one of maybe the best guitarist of this century so far. He just doesn’t do it on his albums which is a shame. You should listen to where the light is, he does many blues songs on it

I remember when he opened the show with this. I was blown away. This was one amazing concert. I love you John!!! Get well. I am going through withdrawls!!! This was the last concert I saw you at.

I just started listening to John. Also i was living under a rock. I loved this soo much. He also seems to be a super cool, lovely and wise dude in interviews. I was always more drawn to less popular musicians because i'm a snob sort of. Forgetting that someone can be popular 'just' because they are amazingly great musicians. It's truly a joy to find more and more contemporary artists with this elegance, feel and love for music and life.

Hendrix’s Voodoo Child is one of my favorite songs of all time. Maybe this isn’t quite Jimi but I am shocked at how good it is. I am totally a John Meyer fan now.

The way he made the guitar match his voice is insane

I'm speechless ...that solo around the 3 minute mark made me love this song even more

John is something else good lord

Goosebumps man. So much respect

this was the video that made me discover john mayer. i was in a hendrix/srv phase already, and hadn't heard any covers as accurate as this one. the moment i heard him play, i went "who IS this guy?". little did i know, from that moment on, *his* music would change my outlook on music forever.

He hit us with a few licks from ‘hey joe’ at 2:00

the joy in his face puts a smile on mine

Love how John feels music & how enjoys every note coming out of the guitar, just fabulous.

Anyone notice all the best guitar players are tall with pretty big hands? Dang. Puts me at an immediate disadvantage lol

@TridentEditing

4 жыл бұрын

SeemsLikeSomething Stevie Ray Vaughan was 5’5

@SeemsLikeSomething

4 жыл бұрын

Trident Editing Ok. I’m sure it’s not a strict rule. Just saying most are tall.

@TridentEditing

4 жыл бұрын

SeemsLikeSomething I know. I’m just playin brotha

@donna25871

4 жыл бұрын

Large hands makes access to the top end of the finger board much easier.

@LYNXzTwist

4 жыл бұрын

Get a smaller guitar if you need to dude, my hands aren't massive but it's just practise man

mayers so good dude goes on stage in pajamas

its awesome the way he mixes voodoo child and hey joe's riff sometimes, John Mayer rocks!

i like how he added the hey joe riff in the chorus

That was badass, he definitely has a feel for it, I cant play as good as him but I was definitely feeling the style listening to it. One of the best guitarists this decade no doubt

Unfortunately he's too handsome to be taken seriously playing tunes like this - most of the audience (girls with hearts in their eyes) have no clue what what he's playing here

@jasonteqja7262

4 жыл бұрын

A friend told me once “if you’re not good looking, play guitar, if you are good looking, nobody gives a fuck about anything else.”

@jasonteqja7262

4 жыл бұрын

A random shot that’s not what I said

@JV-df9em

4 жыл бұрын

Taken seriously? He’s one of the best blues guitar players on earth! But yes, I agree about his audience lol.

@JV-df9em

4 жыл бұрын

A random shot thats a good point lol

@acm1350

3 жыл бұрын

RobX- the only people who care what he looks like are the pre-teen girls in the audience. It is clear from many of the comments here that many of us do take him seriously.

Hated this dude growing up in early 2000s til I heard neon a few years after he blew up and was like "wow that guitar riff is like impossible to figure out" then realized he is an absolute savage as a blues guitarist. And appealed to the mainstream audience. Can't lie. Lot of respect for this guy in my adulthood.

Just viewed various JM videos and this guy plays a great homage to the legends as he has become...

Whether or not you’re a John Mayer fan, this is an awesome testament to his talent. I was looking forward to hearing his version of this classic. It doesn’t need to be compared to anyone.

Imagine being there, seeing all those 9 to 16 y.o. girls that don't know WTF is this and just watching disappointed the good old john playing his favourite, while their dads are singing along with the soul of 🅱ig 🅱oy Jimi Hendrix and having a good time after all that "Pop Rock" and girl things. In poor words, i wish i was there

@hiems5647

5 жыл бұрын

😂

One of my favorite guitarist. That man was born with a gift

Until this day I did not know how awesome a guitarist Mayer is. Wow jus WOW!!!!!!!!

I respect Mayer. Not for his songs but the covers. It’s like he’s trying to bring back good music!

Now I wish we could see Hendrix take a stab at one one of John Mayers tunes

@mmafan2223

4 жыл бұрын

Neon

@2v_5r84

4 жыл бұрын

Like when he took a stab at Beatles tunes

@SirLancelotTheBrave

3 жыл бұрын

mmafan2223 he could have killed waiting on the world to change or gravity

@Monomonmamon

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirLancelotTheBrave slow dancing or covered in rain with jimi hendrix on it, solo part is probably gonna be godly

@eoinocallaghan7639

3 жыл бұрын

Just look at all along the watchtower

I love the fact that John Mayer can play any genre

That rhythm section is 🔥🔥🔥

That whammy bar is a tuning nightmare...

@precbsfender

9 жыл бұрын

Abenezer Manaye John Mayer's Stratocasters have the modern tremolo block system installed, the new blocks are bigger and hold the strings more stable so those old whammy bar tuning nightmares are pretty much a thing of the past.. Even with a modern Floyd Rose tremolo system eventually you'll have to retune..

@TheBigdummi

8 жыл бұрын

+PRE CBS STRATOCASTER'S Doubt he has a modern block. no way would he make changes to pre cbs strats.

@Denae2239

8 жыл бұрын

I use my whammy bar everytime I solo and I don't get out of tune, just my low e everything else and fine. Maybe adjust your action?

@precbsfender

8 жыл бұрын

ready teddy That's correct.. Staying in tune lies in the pro set up.. some people don't understand just how important yearly intonation maintenance is..

@killough71010

5 жыл бұрын

If you have a cheapo guitar, ya

2:36 I bet that photographer got an amazing picture with John Mayer in mid guitar solo with the audience behind him

fantastic JOHN

Best cover so far I heard of that song😀👍

and all of a sudden, the girls in the audience went silent and the boys took over and started screaming.

Meanwhile, 1 hour prior at Soundcheck.. JM: “I want to play differently tonight. I don’t know, maybe Hendrix...” [soundchecks Voodoo Child] Tiffany, Rock Stylist: “cute. Let’s stick with the golf outfit. Also please play Daughters right now.” [soundchecks Daughters]

Discovering this cover made my day, also special kudos to the drummer

This guy is phenomenal

Kids this is what you call a fender stratocaster its an ancient device that makes music its made of wood iron copper wires and a little plastic there's no screen mouse or keypad on this it gets better the more you use it

Man, apparently I need to go to a John Mayer concert.

Man, what a legend !

Love this guitar guru!

I never knew before that Mayer also did this one. This is a standard for me, and one of the Hendrix masterpieces. Stevie Ray Vaughan did a great rendition, and now, add John Mayer to the list!

@jerrygowen1604

2 жыл бұрын

Look up Gary Moore’s version, one of the best !!!

I don’t know what is is, but that guitar almost looks too small for John 😂

@hjubris

4 жыл бұрын

It's just that he's HUGE at 6ft 2 ¾ (189.9 cm), it's a standard Strat

@Manu-xk1ub

4 жыл бұрын

@@hjubris 189 cm is pretty normal here in the netherlands 😂

@ctown6592

4 жыл бұрын

Manu That’s because the Netherlands is so white. The average white guy id just below 6ft in the US. The Mexicans, puerto rivals and Asians hurts us.

@Manu-xk1ub

4 жыл бұрын

@@ctown6592 im half asian half dutch the asian part makes me fuckinng small

@megaarchinar13

4 жыл бұрын

@@ctown6592 I'm Mexican and I am 185cm haha

WICKED version!🤙😎✌

still love it!!