Pro Guitarists React to Guthrie Govan - Blues Jam - Technical Breakdown - Mind Blowing Guitar Solo

Starts off good but halfway through it just goes into Yngwie plays the blues and it lost all the musicality. He’s obviously insanely talented but he needs to quit the scale running and actually play.

I grew up in Guthrie's hometown Chelmsford ... He pronounces it "Govern", but only fair that people mispronounce his name as he refuses to say Lee Ritenour's name properly.... Lee says "written hour" but Guthrie can't stop saying "Rittan orr" even after recording with the Man😃I had 2 Bass Guitar lessons with Guthrie's brother Seth around 1990, they were both still working at McDonalds ... i recall they shared a bedroom in a very small council house, they had nothing except their Guitars and Guthrie had an Fostex R-8 reel to reel that he wrote his 1st album on, he had all that stuff written in 1990, Waves, 7s, etc ...
Guthrie is a true genius, even back in 1990 he was like an 'ascended master' , not only as a Musician, but as a Man, as a human Soul, as devoid of ego or pretension as a Man can get ... Guthrie is nicest Man i ever met, 100% honest in his interactions with everyone (very rare) ... Guthrie never talked down to anyone or tried to assert 'status' or 'rank' ...... Guthrie is the exact opposite of a narcissist ...... Guthrie went to the same Grammar school as my Brother .... everyone was scared of my violent psychopath brother and knew to avoid him .... when i met Guthrie the 1st thing he said was "you're Peter Harrad's brother aren't you? What's THAT like?" .... it was the first time anyone had ever expressed sympathy or even acknowledged that it was a really bad card to be dealt, being the younger brother of such a notorious and violent psychopath ... i will always love Guthrie for that, it meant a lot to me that one of the few people i can respect, one of the most accomplished and able and decent Men says "hey dude, i see your burden" when nobody was trying to help me ..... Don't want to offend anyone but Guthrie IS cooler than Jesus Christ, i would say he is on a par in terms of moral integrity plus Guthrie can play Guitar!

Please, search & react The Aristocrats - Bad Asteroid live. This is great player wasted on another run of the mill blues funk junk.

And it's improvised!

is it great? I am the fast ! whats so cool?

What scales is he using?

I suggest showing him his solo om the Larry Carlton style backing track. The phrasing is so insane for an improvisation

Very good for seeing what things he can do or how creative, but for pure feel, I'd suggest something more like his solo at the end of Regret #9 (full name Home Invasion/Regret #9 by Steven Wilson) for example.

It looks like nobody wants to talk about Guthrie, i think he is to spooky for the most guitarists...... but its my hero, i am playing for about 40 years now and he is an inspiration for me! Lets hear this again boys? You know whats music is about! 👏👏👏

First off, his surname sounds like 'Govern', not Go-van. I was lucky enough to live in the same town and grew up watching him play from the 90s onward. The man has no ego, and will talk to anyone, especially if you buy him beer.

Guthrie is a new category of guitarist.

Well, If you have to worship a guitar god, why would you choose anyone else.

This man is totally unreal!! GOSH!!!😍😍😍

Absolutely mental is the best way to describe it lol. I crack up and tear up at the same time when Guthrie goes off on one of his musical journeys.

I'm not sure we could find a guitarist this great in the next century. He shouldn't have given up his Suhr guitar, as it has significantly altered his playing style.

By the way, where have you guys been? This video has been out for over a decade..lol.. but I'm so thankful someone's just made a video about Guthrie again!

PLEASE DO MORE GUTHRIE! EVERY SONG, EVERY VIDEO! THANK YOU... lol

All these videos are also done in one session, one take and everything is pure improvisation. It's easy to forget about that. Guthrie's so amazing it's ridiculous!❤

There are a number of uber-fantastic guitar players on the planet. And then there’s Guthrie Govan!

Its just an onslaught of great music. Every bar is a new incredible lick or phrase you need to learn.

And Guthrie doesn’t even really like blues. He rarely plays it, but he sure can if he needs to.

improvisation god...just mindblowing...a true master of the instrument

mind boggling 😮

mind boggling 😮all improvised 😳

Best of the world!

the man seemingly plays at will, without hesitation or doubt, as if he's discovering the phrasing and melodic ideas in the moment over and over...endlessly creative and inspired...a bit like what Ollie Halsall was also able to demonstrate throughout his playing career

So this is Govan ... keep hearing his name but hadn't heard him. Sure he's technical, but he's just stringing together cliches. Yawn.

A whole channel riding on the back if other people's skills...well done.

He's amazing to be sure, but this insane soloing doesn't sound AT ALL like Albert King. 😳

hellos and welcome to a video where two nobodies cash in on someone elses talent, basically the 2000's in full force wicked cant wait zzZZZzzzz

This is just awful playing honestly.

This is improvisation without any kinds of technical boundaries. If he hears it in his mind, his hands can play it. He does have a very distinctive style, however. I think I recognise him best by his use of chromatic runs. There aren't many other guitar players that do those kind of runs. But yeah, it's lovely seeing how relaxed he is and hearing how smooth everything is. 11/10 from Finland/Norway.

The best alive? Maybe now that Allan Holdsworth and Shawn Lane have passed on.

My vote goes to SRV

Just flurry of notes after flurry of notes - any of the three Kings could say more (and with much more melody) in 3 notes than his 30! I can admire his technique, but I just don’t think he is a “Great” guitarist. Only my opinion (and probably mine alone)

He can all the styles.
I like the way he plays in this vid.
Check out his band.
Watch some other videos.
He plays all the classics.

Guthrie is my favorite. Just took my daughter to see him with the Aristocrats.
It was FUCKING AMAZING!!!

we were in a Musical instrument store when Erotic Cakes and waves were conceived in conversation! we laughed, Guthrie had bought some Celebratory cakes after getting some good news ,it was a great day!