I actually interviewed him for my school newspaper in Iowa in 1977. He was a real gentleman and very accommodating with all my dumb questions.
@megatrends
10 ай бұрын
Good lesson for people that play note for note TAB ... stop doing that. It's easier to play from what comes from inside you. I come up with own thing to sound like my idols without note for note copying.
@jimmyc5498
Жыл бұрын
When he plays your jaw drops. I started with Body Talk around 1973. Met him in early 90s and he was so kind and genuine.
@SaintFredrocks
Жыл бұрын
I must add to your statement. When he plays your jaw drops, and when he sings you can't believe it, but when he sings what he is playing YOU hit the floor. The man is a treasure.
@genebaynes1190
2 жыл бұрын
You really have to be a very good guitarist to get anything out of these lessons.
@richardstanley1331
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but if you can get it (and you can), it is GOLD. I’m sittin’ about 50%, and feeling pretty good about it.
@PANDORAZTOYBOKZ
2 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily. I honestly have come to believe over my years of studying Jazz that the first step to becoming a monster player is to stop treating lessons like they are for specific levels, and start trying to pick out any musings that register with your level of playing. If you watch an hour long clinic, and "just" two minutes of that clinic transform your approach to any degree, the other 58 minutes were worth the watch, and even moreso worth a revisit in the future.
@chrispage2782
2 жыл бұрын
Word.
@tonywallens217
Жыл бұрын
Thank God I’m a MONSTER guitarist then
@davidjorgensen877
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call this a lesson, more of a demonstration with a bit of vague explanation and some wonderful story telling. Great artists rarely make the best teachers, mostly because they have advanced to where they're at by focusing on their playing in the moment, and so it becomes very difficult to remember and articulate the steps by which they got there. Teachers make the effort to go back, recall those steps, and break them down in a fashion designed for students to absorb them one at a time. The greatest players are too busy playing to invest time in that, so they just show some flash and tell awesome stories, and maybe the audience can pick up a tip or two along the way. It's still time well spent.
@MiguelBaptista1981
Жыл бұрын
How to play fast 1) GO PRACTICE
@jime6688
Жыл бұрын
One thing that’s been useful to me is slow things down, learn it inside and out and the speed usually comes after that. Of course, this is aside and apart from improvising, but it’s usually not that hard to build up speed if you know the pattern.
@johnwattdotca
Жыл бұрын
I suggest using a rubber band, having it outside your fingers, so you can do flex exercises in public. You can wave your hands underwater hard, so the density pushes your fingers, trying to move faster. If you put your hand down on a flat surface, holding it flat, you can pick up a finger and bend it back to see how far it goes, and try to increase the range. You can take your hand and let it rest on a surface. Tap your two outer fingers, tap the next fingers, and then tap the middle finger. You can get that going as a repetitious thing. That creates nerve memory so when you are using those fingers on your guitar they have the pattern embedded already. And if you are a player it's just an exercise to stay in shape. I see you as talking more about having confidence in what you play. Are you also singing along?
@davidpanzer1166
Жыл бұрын
He’s a musical genius. And a just plain old genius,
@r.a.fiallos234
3 жыл бұрын
great snippet...just too bad the rhythm guitar was way too loud to appreciate some of the stuff the legendary GB was doing.
@agamhamzah2924
Жыл бұрын
Yes 100 % agree
@chumleyshaver7942
Жыл бұрын
Not many guys can emulate Tal Farlow's uniquely wild 'n crazy technique. George just does it (and nails it) off the cuff!
@rjlchristie
9 ай бұрын
Off the cuff? he said that he had studied it.
@Landitty
Жыл бұрын
George's tone here is so woody, 🪵 and pure.
@BillyGarland
3 жыл бұрын
We love George Benson !
@sholland42
Жыл бұрын
Lol, the new speed picking guys criticizing George Benson in the comments. 😂 Y’all don’t care about music, you care about impressing other speed pickers.
@thierry8087
Жыл бұрын
Georges Benson is a great guitarist who has a lot of competition in terms of speed but where he is above the others is this "Swing" that drives you crazy...in the top 3 of the greatest guitarists in my opinion.
@fathercharles5743
Жыл бұрын
I've got a LGB 30 GB signature guitar. I've had it for about a year . Since getting it. I don't play anything else. Absolute best guitar I've ever owned.
@agomodern
3 жыл бұрын
Benson has so much damn soul when he plays. Absolutely amazing!
@danaeverhart6487
Жыл бұрын
Watch closely there is edits all through this video
@dako2117
2 жыл бұрын
5:52 shred and onward is so amazing. i love that lick at 6:02 like damn
@dannywoody5497
Жыл бұрын
such an amazing musician for ever. It also helps that he’s such a lovely man has truckloads of humility.
@MattBlackParis
2 жыл бұрын
Expecting easy stuff from such a master is weird don't you think?
@robertyboberty
Жыл бұрын
His vocabulary and control is just unreal
@davidwalker5054
Жыл бұрын
What has "fast got to do with music fast is for racing cars and jet airplanes
@renatoguitarist4993
3 күн бұрын
Mio Maestro
@TheNaturalust
Жыл бұрын
That jam had the emotional feel of a garden slug....none. George was OK but that rhythm guitar sucked.
@thomaspick4123
3 ай бұрын
I do not care about playing fast. It sounds like a mosquito is flying about the room. Or worse yet, the performer is trying to get through the material so he can go take a piss.
@thomaspick4123
3 ай бұрын
Breezy sounded nice for a few seconds. But, then it was so repetitive, it was sickening.
@KyleRohan
Жыл бұрын
This isn't actually teaching anything. Its just idolatry.
@laurenpeot846
Жыл бұрын
Wow George Benson Killin' it with the Tal Farlow demo. Reminds me of how Jeff Beck could conjure the ghosts of past Greats. Very impressive! George used to say he got the best tip ever from Jimi. He advised maxing out the amp and controlling the dynamics with the tone and volume knobs on the guitar. His argument was that,then, the amp won't ever hold you back Jimi and Jeff Two masters of riding the volume knob.....! Blessings L
@daynenobodyIV
5 ай бұрын
As I recall, Larry Coryell used a "circle picking" technique
@aloeste4147
4 ай бұрын
Baje el volumen de la guitarra ritmica señor!!!
@barr5173
2 жыл бұрын
Too good. Outofthisworld level.
@guitarttimman
Ай бұрын
One of my other favorites is Larry Carlton.
@mayito714
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Jeff Bezo's jamming with George Benson.
@joymahiko
Жыл бұрын
A great player and teacher like GB is able to break things down into its separate components. He has a great way of explaining things.
@davidisenberg125
Жыл бұрын
love mr benson to death but i knew danny gatton .....
@FriendM2010
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Like hearing the greats sharing stories of how they got there. 🤓🤘. Like how George often complements other musicians too … 👍
@stevemorse108
Жыл бұрын
I learnt to play the solo to broadway years ago to impress and it worked with a very fetching blonde woman. Benson is a genius. I can’t understand the solo in poquito funk it is so harmonically complex. I am not THE Steve Morse.
@johnwattdotca
Жыл бұрын
When Mister George Benson played the Colonial in Toronto, a friend and I hitch-hiked over a hundred miles to see him, ordering tickets in advance. Why? I had just bought a 1964 Fender Stratocaster, and a Marshall stack with effects. I made up my mind not to mention Jimi Hendrix. As a lefty, I was playing my brothers' acoustic guitar upside-down and thought that was easiest way to play, agonizing about reversing the strings. Mister George Benson said I don't have to scrunch up my fingers to play lead on the high strings, and my barre chord finger is covering the bass strings already, if I ever become a jazz player. I wish this was the proper place to describe our entire encounter, and how he walked me onto the stage with him afterwards, incredible!
@kbkesq
3 жыл бұрын
Idiot editor fades away at the best part.
@GaetanoLetiziaMusic
Жыл бұрын
Jodi’s playing way too loud over George’s soloing. And not listening.
@justinludeman8424
Жыл бұрын
Jody Fisher is a very good educator, and George Benson is just wow! Check out Peter Farrell if you really want to learn from GB, PF studied with GB for ~15 years and has written a multi volume Jazz guitar treatise as a result. It is phenomenal.
@lukehunnable
Жыл бұрын
Lol, might as well be called "how to be a genius"
@RantzBizGroup
Жыл бұрын
Is he using his thumbnail as a pick??!!!
@Tradewins4cash
3 жыл бұрын
The master at work!
@Topjunkie-r4s
10 ай бұрын
How in the world did Rolling Stone leave him off of the Top 250 list?
@paulandlesson
2 жыл бұрын
how great to see no "thumbs down".
@amsterdamned6209
Жыл бұрын
"When something is very hard maybe try and find another way of doing it", that's it! Same Einstein said, but it's much much easier said than done, breaking out of your routines and have a creative/inventive solution, opening a new differrent pathway in your mind, can change your whole being!
@BolderSounds
3 жыл бұрын
It would be nice if George talked specifically about his "under the string " approach and the angle of his hand. Maybe some close ups of the way he holds the pick etc... and slowed down playing demonstrations of a scale or 2. Don't get me wrong - I really enjoy these videos. But there could be so much more shown in more detail. Thanks!
@SRB3ll
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it would have been great if he’d talked more about his own approach, but the gist seemed to be what his father said about taking the pick, dropping his arm then bringing his hand up to the strings. It seems to fall more naturally into the “under the string” position, the hand is more relaxed and you can vary the pick angle so it almost slices across the strings, which helps with his “bee picking” technique. Now watch the other guy try it, as he brings his arm back up he kinks his wrist so his hand angles down and it looks a little unnatural and awkward. If you’d like to find out more about his picking technique take a look at Peter Farrell’s channel, here he talks about George’s bee picking technique… kzitem.info/news/bejne/rIp8vKqCe6Z-fI4
@seanwilliams5916
2 жыл бұрын
if you check out Isaiah Sharkey He has some heavy Benson influence in his playing and he even picks a lot like him and goes into a little detail in some videos, hope that helps!
@fatunga1
2 жыл бұрын
Many years ago Tuck Andress posted a lengthy analysis of Benson's picking and why and how he adopted it. It's no longer on his website but a guy named Josh Frets wrote a deep dive about it, adding insights from Sheryl Bailey and the Cracking the Code guy, and those posts are still up on Frets' site and googleable.
@markw9512
Жыл бұрын
@@SRB3llunfortunately the video you listed is not viewable , shows as private. 😢
@lgoler
9 ай бұрын
Rodney Jones too and Miles Okazaki. kzitem.info/news/bejne/jmiF2ml8b5uXlm0feature=shared
@smithjeff3002
Жыл бұрын
Amazing guys: can’t help but learn….. Jody’s playing a Klein
@wmruniversalmusicgroup5796
Жыл бұрын
Best Jazz Fusion Guitarist ever !! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@drummerdaveshouse5848
Жыл бұрын
Came onto playing smooth jazz on the drums myself in the early 70’s listening to George and he’s still there on top of my all time favorites?
@johnwattdotca
Жыл бұрын
You say smooth jazz, Mister George Benson created a new blend of jazz, funk and pop, and after doing that he became the best-selling musical artist around the world for a year and a half. It's not smooth jazz if you try to play and sing like Mister Benson, while all those audience women are dancing all around..
@db5837
2 жыл бұрын
Did not really explain his picking technique but more just the way he moves along the neck. Many have exaggerated the reverse angle of the pick in copying him but it looks more parallel to the strings. Does he use the wrist, or thumb and first finger to move the pick?
@jamesbarrybrooks6564
Жыл бұрын
Lot of people knew him here
@guitarttimman
Ай бұрын
GB is legend❤
@xodiaq
Жыл бұрын
“I had to work out ALL the crazies for myself!”
@guitarman6742
Жыл бұрын
George Benson...playing solo, is better than 10 guitar players playing.
@DJBuglip
10 ай бұрын
Man that Ibanez, Mr. Benson! Gorgeous guitar sir.
@RjBenjamin353
6 ай бұрын
Norman Brown
@Spectre-y5u
Жыл бұрын
the beast is so chill about it all, love it
@frankpfau9054
Жыл бұрын
another level… way way above most guitarplayers (including the famous ones)…
@hockeyfreak66666
Жыл бұрын
Without this guy and the genre there would be no metal and that's my safe place
@boco1951
Жыл бұрын
It is work the hunt to find his pe breezin albums. They are magic!
@pdxfun4888
Жыл бұрын
George practiced thousands of hours , even after being successful. He wasnt born gifted. He worked his ass off, people. I always would be down on myself for not playing better never being aware the insane hours and years great musicians actually practiced. Naive and delusional. Lol
@tefenstrat
Жыл бұрын
George is simply " The Man" !
@albertplaysguitar
2 жыл бұрын
Simply inspiring.
@jacktoddy9783
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating video - really enlightening.
@valenciaetc
3 жыл бұрын
Who is it he mentioned helped him not be afraid of the guitar? Can't really hear him all that well.
@zamplify
2 жыл бұрын
Tal Farlow
@gmanning4881
2 жыл бұрын
some people make it look easy
@gotguitargetlessons5996
6 ай бұрын
🔆
@TheHappyLeperBeaver
10 ай бұрын
Long live king Georges !
@obus4186
Жыл бұрын
This linear method he speaks of, looks like some kind of chromatic scale.
@charold3
Жыл бұрын
How to play fast: be born George Benson or John McLaughlin or (etc.).
@MikeHenrick1
3 жыл бұрын
Backing to Loud
@master00booya
Жыл бұрын
When does does he start to talk about playing fast
@ellaandstuartpotterton3767
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Above my paygrade... ill get my coat
@jsamc
Жыл бұрын
People, you basically have to be born with.
@kentinspacetime5378
Жыл бұрын
And he can sing!
@TM-lu1fu
Жыл бұрын
Beyond brilliant.
@wrcz
Жыл бұрын
it's nice to watch but he didn't really say anything about "how to play fast" ...
@nicolosmoffitt
2 жыл бұрын
George is a gem
@landrecce
Жыл бұрын
What a cool dude 😎
@TheBbtlegit
Жыл бұрын
George is the man.
@nmonye01
4 ай бұрын
Go ahead George put a smile on my face.
@kepriworks
Жыл бұрын
I really like that guitar. What model is that guitar?
@Jokerman518
Жыл бұрын
2008 Ibanez George Benson GB30th Anniversary
@JamesZitoMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant !!!
@robertfitzpatrick4580
Жыл бұрын
JEFF BEZOES TAKING LESSONS FROM GEORGE
@spivvo
Жыл бұрын
Keep expecting the guy on tbe right to say “not my tempo”
@jamessidney2851
Жыл бұрын
When George hears a G7 he doesn’t think of G7. He thinks of noodling!
@JoeBoomerMusic
2 жыл бұрын
@0:38
@tonyflorez703
Жыл бұрын
The boss😎!
@PopovSB
Жыл бұрын
4:03 Why does the camera always end up in the hands of idiots?
@brunoblivious
Жыл бұрын
Your problem is with the editor, not the two cameras.
@po3333
2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@moreme40
Жыл бұрын
Gimme The Night !
@diabolo3597
2 жыл бұрын
La vidéo est un peu accélérée, pas la peine avec GB mdrrrr
@DavidleeBergeron
Жыл бұрын
Yeah try it kids!! Its easy...
@danielmargolis3210
Жыл бұрын
I’m a half fast player.
@ronaldpapa8182
Жыл бұрын
I’m a George fan!
@markmartin3221
Жыл бұрын
Wow
@brianolderfellow7379
Жыл бұрын
Wow
@harryschultz6951
Жыл бұрын
“There are things that I can’t play” really? I can’t imagine there are things he can’t play.
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