6:50 -"Devin, you want to just play something?" - "yeah sure" (Proceeds to open an interdimensional portal)

@Omertahun

2 ай бұрын

they were deep into picking technique surgical analysis then Devin you want to just play something, lololol

@Einherjer895

2 ай бұрын

Stuff!

@TheAluvisify

2 ай бұрын

@merluzo8269 You can say that about almost every guitar player versus Tosin lol

@jeffjohnson419

2 ай бұрын

Tosin is good, but the music kinda sucks 😕

@Woozy.0

2 ай бұрын

Tosin can't help but lick his lips at the tasty lick 7:12

It's like Petrucci is the mind (theory), Tosin is the body (technique), and Devin is the soul (emotion) of the music. Beautiful.

@ruangnada9477

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@Eric-np2yd

7 ай бұрын

Well said. I'll add that I'd take emotion over anything else, all day.

@damajikninja

5 ай бұрын

So well stated.

@paulcarlsen9469

5 ай бұрын

Wow!!!

@d3fenestrator

5 ай бұрын

tosin is also an absolute monster when it comes to theory to be fair

Love how Devin is just vibing to Tosin playing while Rick and John are closely watching and analyzing, lol.

@pR0ManiacS

8 ай бұрын

This whole meeting was amazing. Guitar legends being a fans of tosin, the youngest talented kid. He's kinda humble and proud because he is there and he gets to show his cool funky ideeas and be appreciated. He's nervous in a way u can see it. Such a well educated guy Tosin is. Respectul, Humble, human. Whole package!

@Hadri_ART

8 ай бұрын

So true ahahah

@johnbowman3630

7 ай бұрын

John the legend, and Tosin is a class act. He talked about getting different sounds from a guitar than just 'guitar sounds', which is an idea I'm particularly keen on (his 8-strings are naturally one reason for that breadth of sounds). He was trying to think of other instruments that you could 'channel' with guitar like he does in his style, to me at times the sounds he's getting are almost Dulcimer-esque, which is of course a wonderful and unique percussive Chinese ethic instrument that you hear so often in their music. Devin's solo was gnarly too though, that crazy open-C tuning is off the chain... Wish I had the resources to have a bunch of different guitars all set up to play in such crazy tunings!

@widaAcK

7 ай бұрын

​​@@johnbowman3630in a creative perspective some of the coolest stuff flew in my hands come when one or several random strings are broke and also if one or more of the playable strings have another tuning Less is often more than ex Roger Moore, u juz put em together right 😅

@jamesonwaltz7246

3 ай бұрын

well devin says later on he has like full scale Synesthesia so maybe he isn't vibing maybe he is hearing images

John: shreds Tosin: shreds Devin: somehow opens the gates of heaven and tells an angelic story with a few leads

@lfmontag

6 ай бұрын

Shreaven 😊

@inakiaraluze4528

6 ай бұрын

Amen.

@ryan1mcq

6 ай бұрын

Right?! 😂😂

@fphenix

6 ай бұрын

I was gonna say! John and Tosin in a practice session, but Devin felt like straight from an album!

@simaopereira5396

6 ай бұрын

Wait did you say “John: shreds”? Pfff😂

It was so brutal after John and Tosin to just say "Now Devin you play something" lol. I would've freakin died on the spot, but Devin owned it. It's funny how much he sounds like Vai though.

@JoshCastleTCM

8 ай бұрын

He did play with Vai back in the 80s/90s.

@JimminyJim

8 ай бұрын

I think they said it so nonchalantly for the soul reason that Devins mastery and ever exploration of the instrument, led them to believe that anything he would play would be awesome. And they knew it. And they were not wrong.

@wintermoonlight666

8 ай бұрын

I would have just played something obtuse and simple, like a nursery rhyme.

@shawndoig4392

8 ай бұрын

Funny I was thinking Satriani

@dartawnasailo4449

8 ай бұрын

Sounds more like joe satriani

Anyone watching this who is new to Devin Townsend you must hear him sing. No hyperbole he is one of the greatest rock/metal vocalist ever.

@rodwhitfield3029

8 ай бұрын

Forget 'one of'....

@2760ade

8 ай бұрын

Also one of the best rock/metal axe heroes of course!!

@adamswing6115

8 ай бұрын

Honestly I think he might just be the best ever

@ogelsmogel

8 ай бұрын

He's a great song writer too!

@eyelovelamp

8 ай бұрын

He is my favorite vocalist. Also pair with the fact he's an amazing guitarist! He's an Alien. No other acceptable answer.

Devin’s playing is so unbelievably atmospheric. I love it so much.

@shquankinket8068

8 ай бұрын

Like a mix of buckethead and Colin Stetson

@metalmaddnes29

8 ай бұрын

​@@shquankinket8068 you know what your talking about, colin stetson is from another world

@erklarvideosmathe2416

8 ай бұрын

I felt some Van Halen

@gareginasatryan6761

7 ай бұрын

If you like atmospheric guitar check out terje rypdal. He’s so stupidly influential that bunch of artists made a tribute album to him.

@richmay3929

7 ай бұрын

Colin Stetson, Terje Rypdal. Check.

When Tosin and John Played, I was like: Wow cool, okay. When Devin started Playing I began to smile.

@mikaeljansson8784

5 ай бұрын

This 100%.

@Wodziwob

3 ай бұрын

Totally. Devin's thing was low key stunningly gorgeous.

@rossdaveyentertainment

3 ай бұрын

Dev = home 🙂

Dear Rick, i believe Devin deserves his own interview, what makes this song great. I am a jazz musician, and also thanks to you, my head is full with theory. Devin's music on the other hand is emotion pure. He can teach all of us whats at least same important as theory and knowledge or technique. Don't know if you familiar with his work. He is so versatile in styles. Hopefully you can do more on him.

@sgimblue1

8 ай бұрын

Up!

@mattpeterson3002

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree! Devin has a vast category of genres he can play, but ALL of them are highly emotive

@Scoots1994

8 ай бұрын

Devin's synesthesia makes it hard for anyone to ever sound like him. His playing is visual to him which, I assume, is why his eyes are closed so often.

@markpotvin4505

8 ай бұрын

Yes!

@2760ade

8 ай бұрын

@@Scoots1994 Didn't know he had synesthesia. Explains a lot!

High-key makes me happy to see Devin get that much appreciation in the comments. I knew John and Tosin would but I honestly thought Devin is too underrated to get people talking. Truly an amazing and inspiring artist

6:50 "Devin you wanna go ahead and just play something?" "uhh sure" *proceeds to melt everyone's face off within a 12 block radius*

I love how Devin is just vibin to Tosin's playing

3:10 tempting time 3:18 micro-aggressions 4:45 an infinite regression 5:12 physical education 😍

Jon and Tosin are technical monsters, but if you want a guitar to sound like an encounter with the beginning and the end of the universe and the answers to all things, there's no one like Devin to achieve that.

@fivedaysinjune

7 ай бұрын

That's beautifully put.

@merdishakki

4 ай бұрын

If this video is an example of that, I didn't quite get it.

@vvoof2601

3 ай бұрын

@@merdishakki That's a you problem. I heard it clear as day.

@Justmeyes

3 ай бұрын

Joe Satriani.

You can see Tosin in awe of Devin's playing. And that says something.

I love seeing Devin here. Such a talented artist who has the right idea about playing and gear. Not to mention the best stage banter of all time. He got me into using open c.

@Willi.am05

8 ай бұрын

Each of them have their own style, saying that he has the right idea about playing is just pretentious.

@keepitsecret-dl1pr

8 ай бұрын

this is literally a video about 3 guitarists showing off their styles.. everyone here is fucking pretentious@@Willi.am05

@mijaelmaratuech5688

8 ай бұрын

@@Willi.am05it doesn’t mean other guitarists don’t “have the right idea” in their own way. assuming they meant it with disdain is just whiny and overly negative!

@llamabot9889

7 ай бұрын

​@@Willi.am05oh he we go again. "He's not the best guitar player, wan Halen better boo hoo hoo." Shut up child, his playing is unique and he's accomplished lots more than you will ever accomplish in your entire life

@matiask7633

7 ай бұрын

@@llamabot9889 That's not at all what he said and you know it.

I cannot imagine just chatting in a room with these virtuosos. Each of them a giant in their realm. Devin's music will always make so emotional, I'm not sure why.

@shane727

7 ай бұрын

Same here. Some of Terra will still bring me to tears

6:54 holy crap that sounds like its straight out of Bladerunner, tremendously atmospheric playing there and outstanding sound 👌

Jesus, Devin. What a solo

Tosin is such a wonderful human being, seriously. Devin is an angel and John is is the Professor. Rick, you realize how special you are, yeah?

Devin could walk into any Florida bar and you’d have no idea he’s some god like musician 😂 So funny

@Slime-Man-Extreme

8 ай бұрын

That's right. He's a god musician, not a god guitar player. Just like Steven Wilson.

@DanielVerberne

7 ай бұрын

@@Slime-Man-Extreme Good point, I'd agree that artists like Steven Wilson and Devin Townsend just 'happen' to play the guitar; their art lies in their songwriting and their vocals, the overall crafting of songs.

@shitesoup

7 ай бұрын

@@DanielVerberneI agree. I think that Devin and Steven Wilson are more recognized for their writing and compositional abilities rather than just their guitar playing

So Devin, speaks in music. His language is so intuitive to being a human. He just happens to play the guitar. Stunning to see all three together, but could listen to Devin play all day.

Devin is way too underrated, I think today's musicians should look up to him more ❤❤

@AndDeathForAll82

8 ай бұрын

He underrated himself, too.

@6Heather6Hazard6

8 ай бұрын

@@AndDeathForAll82 A humble god.

@llamabot9889

7 ай бұрын

I do

@cheapskategamer8562

7 ай бұрын

@@AndDeathForAll82 Never should've left or Broke Up Strapping Young Lads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Metal Prog Band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@jesseshr3ds

7 ай бұрын

Got nothingggg on Guthrie, Jason Becker, Eric Johnson, Petrucci, not even close at all not ever one tiny bit

I don't think Devin is half the guitar player Tosin and John are, probably even less. But to me, he's the most talented musician of the three. The songs he's crafted, written, recorded, played on and sang will remain with me till the day I die.

@Cheximus

6 ай бұрын

Well, Devin is a composer and a musician. Don't know much about Tosin. JP is a guitarist. Mostly just a shredder.

@DistortedV12

6 ай бұрын

Idk who he is. What’s most famous song?

@CaffeineInDaButt

6 ай бұрын

@DistortedV12 watch him play deadhead live on KZread. Emotional overload. One of his most popular songs, but the best performance I’ve ever seen on a screen

@seanlynch6737

6 ай бұрын

I suppose the question then becomes 'what makes an amazing guitar player?' The answer seems to be, how well you relate to them and their music. (At least for me) I think Devin is in a class of his own.

@lucasmonteiro600

6 ай бұрын

A lot of factors define a amazing guitar player. Sometimes you were born to play intricate stuff that pleases a certain crowd( and the challenge is to adequate it to most amount of those listeners) and sometimes you were born to play it simple and the challenge its to relate the crowd to a particular set of feelings.

Oh my God... 😨 Devin's lead tone with that amount of delay had me entirely. So much ambience and i love that! 🔥

@midwintergates

2 ай бұрын

It's not just his lead tone, but he plays with delay even in his rhythm tone which is also incredibly cool sounding. All three of them have a very distinct sound where you can immediately tell that it's them playing the instrument. Been following Devin since late 90's and he always had this incredible ambient and open sound.

@recksmusic1487

2 ай бұрын

@@midwintergates i see. I should now dig deeper of his music. I want know more. His guitar tone really intrigued me. 🔥

It's rare that a musician can use an instrument purely expressively, innately and seemingly without thinking. Devin is one of those musicians. Perhaps not in the same category as Eddie Van Halen, but near that level. His playing feels purely instinctual and is largely about the sound and expression over pure technique. Combined with his other-worldly vocals and song-writing/composing make him a phenomenal musician.

@kingpopaul

8 ай бұрын

Synesthesia probably plays a major part in this approach.

@johnmcmann7385

8 ай бұрын

Spot on.

John the example of dedication, discipline, and technique, a monster player and musician, one of the best, Tosin is a whole new era for the guitar world , innovative, talented and extremely creative. Devin is just an experience, you stop seeing a man with a guitar, they become one ….

Wow, look at Devin seeing the shapes and colours while Tosin plays with the smile. Wonder what he was seeing.

They all stare in awe at Devin. The wise bald monk of metal

Devin crosses musical boundaries. From jazz to death metal he influences everyone

Rick: Devin play something. Devin: Blows everyone else away!

@Kbax3614

8 ай бұрын

Nahhh not rly. Others weren’t even performing they were just showing techniques. Devin just played a solo.

devin probably has the most insane lead tone i've ever heard i love it

This is so wild... John and Tosin with their crazy techniques and then "Devin you wanna just play something?" And it's this technically super tight thing with so much feel in it, but without any of these crazy techniques. I just love both... but Devin gets the advantage from me, because listening to very technical stuff is actually really involved.

It's like the gods of three different religions showed up to talk about their powers.

John hits with an axe Tosin follows with a hail of arrows The Devin hits with a wall of sound. Each of them playing to their strengths here.

They're all amazing, but Tosin is in a class of his own. Just astoundingly unique, yet utterly virtuosic.

@jonnyquest8774

6 ай бұрын

His technique is revolutionary. He’s the guy that makes you say, “How is he doing that??” So amazing!

@santafejboy2

6 ай бұрын

Clearly a master before masters

@Gac3la

4 ай бұрын

Do you know the song at 5:14?

@scrambles56

4 ай бұрын

@@Gac3lapretty sure Physical Education. About 1:50 into that track

@Gac3la

4 ай бұрын

@@scrambles56 I love physical education but I can't find to listen exactly that part.

So beautiful watching these absolute legends sharing technique and learning something from each other. No pride, no ego, just dudes who aren’t afraid of being music geeks with one another.

Devin is slept on. He is an out of this world songwriter and producer. And generally speaking evey album he does FEELS different.

John is a legend. Tosin is like a big kid who feels so much joy and discovery when it comes to guitar and then plays stuff that only he sounds like. But Devin always hits different. One of my favorite artists ever and he is totally deserving of a solo interview and showcase

Tosin's technique and style is so fantastic. He really blows me away. I love watching his hybrid style.

I love that these musicians continue to baffle, teach, and inspire each other simply sharing their personal guitar journey. Beautiful… thanks for inviting us in, Rick! 💜

6:50 my favorite

Devins Empath one of my favourit albums of all time...

Bloody hell!!! So much talent. Going back to pentatonics 😢

Devin sat there quietly listening to John and Tosin demonstrating technique and when asked to play actually produced music

@realblakrawb

Ай бұрын

He can create a soundscape like nobody else. The 3 of them are revolutionary in odd and different ways.

geez. Devin really takes you on a road trip through heaven with his playing. What a mind and talent.

John Playing 1:09 Tosin Playing 2:40 Devin Playing 6:51

My first teacher in the 90's showed me the technique Petrucci used in his examples. I don't know where he learned it from. When I heard Paradigm shift, I picked it out. But man, the first time I heard Malmsteen, I had no idea a guitar could do that. Later, Vai was a total mystery as well. I was way into Dream Theater late 90's and it was the same. I miss that level of bewilderment.

@dlc435

8 ай бұрын

Social media has sadly taken away a lot of that mystery. Benefits and drawbacks from it all, but a lot of the mystery is gone

@JuniorFarquar

8 ай бұрын

Ugh.

@keepitsecret-dl1pr

8 ай бұрын

guitarists on social media fucking piss me off@@dlc435

@thelastvigil111

6 ай бұрын

Oh you miss bewilderment? Look up Matteo Mancuso.

@user-oy7gz5bf2h

6 ай бұрын

@@thelastvigil111 I've seen him. To my earlier point, it would have been better if I had just heard him first! Thanx for the suggestion. I'm also not that interested in guitar athletics anymore. (not saying he's only about that)

Devin is such a tremendous artist. Damn, so much soul in his playing

Devin does sound very Vai influenced. :) Super smooth and atmospheric. I hadn't really ever heard him solo before. Nice!

@Umakiang

3 ай бұрын

Listen to his live version of Failure in Plovdiv! One of the most beautiful things I've seen and listened to

@midwintergates

2 ай бұрын

He used to play in Vais band back in the days so I'd imagine it's not a coincidence.

This is actually the first time I’ve heard Devin Townsend play…and he is honestly my favourite of these three. So glad to have finally heard this guy! New fan. 🤘🏻

Devins piece was by far, the most listenable. Man I love that atmospheric soloing.

@Slime-Man-Extreme

8 ай бұрын

Yea, devin never thinks about technicality when he's writing. He writes solely for the visceral feeling.

@reshpeck

2 ай бұрын

John and Tobin were demonstrating specific techniques. Had either of them attempted instead to do what Devin did, they could have certainly generated something just as emotionally as engaging. But Devin is a very smart man. He knows that he isn't anywhere near their technical level of skill, so he didn't even risk providing some point of comparison. He just did he is a master at doing.

Devin Townsend is the mad scientist of the guitar world.

John and Tosin played a demonstration... Devin played a song ❤!

Tosin = slap, thump, tap Petrucci = shred Devin = atmosphere

Devin sounds incredible.

Devin is one of the most musical people on the planet. He can just create beauty on the spot.

Check out “Away” by The Devin Townsend Band. Beautiful instrumental song off of Accelerated Evolution

i saw Devin live once and it is my favorite concert experience ever. jesus, this man is awesome

As much as tosin and petrucci are incredible, devin is a freak for the fact that he is not only a great guitarist but his voice is absolutely crazy.

While John and Tosin were playing, I was focused on what they were doing, but when Devin started...I burst laughing...impressive Plus he goes with the flow of others' music! What an incredible musician!

Wow, that Devin's part is so atmospheric!

@nimaakhtarkhavari8766

7 ай бұрын

Rain by Jason Becker, you're welcome...

Townsend is soo damn cool lol you can tell he really loves this Shit

Dev showing up dressed like a dad. I love it.

A wicked shredder, a next-generation experimenter playing like a classical guitarist, and an sonic wizard who is one with their instrument walk into Rick's basement....

Devon sounds like a Vai Becker hybrid here. Amazing sound!

While you're looking at Devin shred, look at tosin. Within a few moments of Devin playing he totally freezes to listen with all of his brain, not even his eyes move. That's how good Devin is, you just want more and the more you get the better it gets.

I could literally listen to these guys talk and play for days. This is fantastic.

@benjamindixon4825

8 ай бұрын

As a drummer I agree

here for Devin Townsend.

I closed my eyes and felt a nebula explode in my mind the moment Devin played

Devon is a humble genius he was able to express so much in such a beautiful way without any flash.

I really hope these guys are as cordial and chill in 'real life' as they appear to be here in this setting. I rarely play guitar anymore but would simply be awestruck to just be sitting there vibing with their mad skills. Titans. Unreal.

@DanielVerberne

7 ай бұрын

I hope for the same. In some ways, it's strange to see these guys together because in some ways their music, their backgrounds and even the makeup of their fanbases would be quite different. I feel a little bit for Devin (not that he needs my defence in any way!) in that while he's a accomplished guitar, he doesn't come at the instrument as a shred or means of getting his songs across. He was into shred when he was younger (he's told us) but that seems to have very much retreated in the decades since and clearly his strength lies in his incredible voice and his songwriting. I mean, I totally find it fascinating to see Devin with these guys, I just hope it's not 'jarring' or strange for him to be up with these fret-fiddlers. (And I'm not knocking Petrucci or Tosin ONE BIT, just sharing my take on this particular collective)

@matternicuss

3 ай бұрын

@@DanielVerberne I feel like their fanbases aren't necessarily that different. I mean I'm a fan of all three players, because I love prog rock/metal. But yeah Devin's playing is definitely less 'calculated' than either Patrucci or Abasi. They're all ridiculously gifted players in their own way. Lots of talent on display here

Can you imagine the Album these 3 could write together!!???

@nicholastotoro7721

8 ай бұрын

It would either be amazing or the most unlistenable thing ever LOL!

@Guy-bm5wh

8 ай бұрын

if Devin does vocals it would be amazing

@francmittelo6731

8 ай бұрын

"Can you imagine the Album these 3 could write together!!???" It won't necessarily be good. Music is similar to food. Sometimes, tasty ingredients taste better on their own, and when you try to mix them the taste is off. LOL

@blackenedsprite8542

8 ай бұрын

I genuinely think it would be fucking terrible 😂 a massive prog envelope

I feel like these guys are evolving guitar playing in real time before our eyes.

Is fun how the topic changed to the dynamics, the sound itself and etc when Devin entered the chat, unlike before was only about technic

I could literally listen to all 4 of these guys talk guitar all day. It’s so amazing

Please interview Devin!!!!

Can we see the full session. Hearing three masters cross reference like this is inspirational!

@wolfpartyyy

8 ай бұрын

It’s up on the main channel boss

@mark.guitar

8 ай бұрын

@@wolfpartyyy Cheers! I missed it while I was in a tent in a field building a guitar.

These three are great!!! Very inspirational to see this 3 humble person playing and sharing thoughts. ❤❤❤

The beauty of humility infused artistry. Hats off to these masters..

I always heard of Devin Townsend but only ever bothered to listen to him about a month ago playing Kingdom and was fucking blown away by his voice and now I'm a massive fan.

I love watching musicians interact like this

I was lucky enough to see them on tour together when they came through in July. All three are phenomenal musicians 👌

This episode was off the charts! Thanks Rick. 😎🤓

When there is that much speed, Tosin's motions, there must be a masterful amount of touch and feel to adjust the attack and delay to create such expression with so much clarity.

Probably the quickest 11 minutes and 6 seconds on the Tube! Good stuff!

I saw Tosin's band Reflux open for Devin's band Strapping Young Lad in like 2004. It was probably the best show I've ever been to!

so crazy to have them all in the room doing this session amazing fantastic good job and well done!

This whole video is just glorious. So much talent and innovation. I love all three of them for different reasons, but Devin creates layers of music I can just lose myself in.

Each a master in their own domain. Blessed are the ears!

So cool to have all of these great musical minds together.

3:19 im just like devin listening to that , tosin is a master of conveying really complex emotions

Really talented people in the same room. Amazing.

These guys are above and beyond. Ridiculous. And all are very educated and eloquent.

If Power, Wisdom, and Courage were guitarists

So much talent in the room!

Let me just say as just a guy who loves guitar, this type of gathering is like a dream round table of guitarists, this is fascinating

The amount of talent in this video is just unreal…and 3 totally different types of guitarists

You know your the best in the world when Petrucci says that’s amazing! Tosin and John forever the masters!!!

There is deep value in Rick's editing in moments like 1:26