he also does not have any balls , to his playing, and very little use of vibrato on bends which is the hallmark of a seasoned player, and alot of bum notes, out of tune...the musicians today are a lesser stock in rock
he is just not a real blues player, more like Cray. He does not really go for those high E and B bends. If he was only less douche he would maybe be a cunt hair better, but not much
he just has no musical identity, and does not do his own thing. Sure he is a good guitarist, but so what there are lots. But i don't think the top2% gtrists say that he is the top 2%, If you want a pro real deal players opinion. We all know that any who his successful in music in the last 20 years was not chosen all the time on the basis of musical talent , instrumental.
@low72 because you dont play guitar, playing hendrix is not hard once you have been playing guitar after a few years and have some musical talent and technique. To play it like him with the right feel is a whole other thing, I could
@tele757 True that my friend. Hendrix is not a legend for his guitar skills, he is a legend for what he played, which was totally totally unconventional but sounded FREAKING AMAZING. And inspired every single guitarist thereafter. I havent met one guitarist that wasnt influenced by hendrix. ON another note, you are unknown because music these days dont require musicians. They require douchie looking little faggots that write teenie pop.
@TheBanyanEmperor Fucking-a, Right! I couldn't have said it better myself. I hate when ppl just freak out when someone does their own rendition of a legendary song because even if they do an amazingly unbelievable job they can't bring themself to give it any credit, so they take a big ol crap on it instead of just appreciating & enjoying the music.
hmm... aż mnie to dziwi że to napiszę: dobre, bardzo dobre a nawet super! oryginał jest lepszy tylko dlatego że jest pierwowzorem, ale to wykonanie jest naprawdę godne uznania, może końcówka zbyt mocno zmieniona i na siłę dodana, ale jest OK.
@profil22 Ja się nie zgodzę. Kunszt gitarowy okej, tak powiem, natomiast jak można z tak optymistycznego i pelnego nadziei kawałka zrobić kluchy z olejem? Już wolę dramatyczną wersję power balladową Skid Row.
John Mayer z tym swoim słabiutkim wokalikiem (bo wokal to nie jest) może się schować i palić buraka
wow. Thank goodness real guitarists still exist in the world of popular music. Kudos to John Mayer for keeping real guitar playing alive and in the spotlight.
This is a great cover. John adds his own style to the song. If you want to hear it done exactly like Hendrix then don't watch this video, watch one by Hendrix.
@sircharcuterie +1...Stevie's was different than Jimi's, Jeff Beck's was different than both. John's version here is excellent. And yes, he is a great guitarist. But to see another AWESOME version, check out Monte Montgomery. And if you get a chance to see him (Monte) live, you should make every effort to do so.
I'm just glad somebody young gets this music. When we the old people are dead and gone we won't be around to play it. I think John does a great job. I learned this song when it came out 44 years ago and have played it my whole life. This is such a great style of playing, Jimi's melodic blues driven strat playing is the best sound ever.
@fingerskills He doesn't just get it; that shit was just about as good as a cover of this song could possibly get. What the hell else can you do? He basically took the best parts from the way Jimi did it, the best parts from the way SRV did it, and then put a VERY smooth vocal style over it which BLOWS AWAY the original vocals! It's got loud raunchy blue rock solos as any Jimi performance should, gets down to quiet tenderness...its got feel, its got noodling...this is music.
@lerlo Well, SRV is his idol. He's just paying tribute to Hendrix and SRV, and John's arguably one of, if not the best guitarist of our generation. Plus I'd like to see you do better.... :P
@battlechri He is a good guitarist, really. Much better than the average uitarists in the POP scene. But he is no God, Legend or anything. Theres nothing special about what he plays, nothing that hasnt been done before a thousand times. Plus being a giant douche doesnt help either.
Ha, this turned into a thread bashing a good musician doing a great cover. Who would have thought? I'm sure Jimi and SRV would have been slamming Mayer too, right? Bc the music isn't about love and sharing...it's a competition.
Sounds like a bunch of people are mad their covers didn't get a million views. Jimi and SVR would both groove to this cover, to deny that means you just don't get the point of their music. "When I die I want people to play my music" -Jimi Hendrix
There is no reason why this should have more views than HENDRIX...He is a cover artist and a good player but still a bitch....... IF YOU CANT LISTEN TO HENDRIX AND FEEL IT then this is where one should be for COVER SHIT......... Hendrix could fart a tune better than this pussy ........
Even if he played this exactly note for note like Jimi, people would still complain and comment on "HOW THIS ISN'T REALLY AS GOOD AS JIMI BLAH BLAH BLAH!". Please post your own video of how good you are at playing this tune if you are as good as or better than Jimi Hendrix... No?.... me neither... Although I'd still have a crack at covering this song because it's fun to play as a guitarist... or maybe music is just a big competition and I'm just missing something..
John smokes weed, fu*ks models, and plays a bad guitar......He is the man. I would like to see a John Mayer Trio show. He pays the bills and makes money on the pop songs
John smokes weed, fucks models, and plays a bad guitar......He is the man. I would like to see a John Mayer Trio show. He pays the bills and makes money on the pop songs
Mayer can play his ass off!! I don't think anybody ever did it better than SRV, but this is a nice cover. Also, ever hear the Skid Row cover? It's great too!!
why do I always find some of these "purist" pricks in every video of john's covers rambling on about how john is not worthy?seriously get a life instead of bashing him.acknowledge the fact that you wouldn't find anyone else so dedicated to continue the legacy of people like jimi and srv.
@MrShiningbubblegum Jealousy!! Pure and simple!! I've been playing guitar for over 20 years and John Mayer not only knows how to play, but he has the soul and feel too!! He's a guitarist's guitar player!! Stop putting down what you cannot do people, and if he sucks, then go do it better!!
everybody hates on john mayer. what people don't realize is that the shit he plays is so intricate and extremely difficult for the normal human being. he is a god amongst men.
Guys, you'd better listen to guys like MATT SCHOFIELD, JOSH SMITH or KIRK FLETCHER.. They are way better and original than Mayer, even if you never heard about them as they don't sell pop records for teens... So sad !!!!!!
Why are people talking and not listening to the guy play?! This is so disrespectful for the musician and such a nuisance for those who want to listen to the guy perform...
@marietorma As a musician, I can agree to some extent to this statement. You obviously want the crowd to be into the song, but there's a few things that can really bug you. One of them is people not paying attention.
well he does a decent job...but nobody even dwindles near hendrix.... or SRV for that matter...... when covering Little Wing...and somebody should break hammets guitar on his head for covering Hendrix's Magnum Opus
Unlike a lot of other people, especially these days, JM is a trained, even educated, if you will, guitarist first, whose artistic voice has not yet fully developed. His second last album was the most satisfying for me, because some of his blues guitar was starting to inform his writing. Here is hoping that his next will pick up that same thread. But John, please count to ten before you say anything! LOL
This guy needs to go back and listen to some more old music because although he has talent he misses the mark on the style of music he is playing, it has no life.
I like this cover, "Little Wing" is my favorite song ever, hands down, of any peice of music. John mayer does the song justice and i respect the work he had to put in to play this properly and that he uses his ability and celebrity to expose people to live music they wouldn't normally ever hear overwise. Even jimi himself covered people, "All Along the Watch Tower" was a Dylan song....
@amadison19xx yeah but you gotta admit hendrix made that song 10 thousand times better than bob could ever make it..... the rolling stones couldn't even come close to hendrix's cover
OR...maybe they are smarter than your condescending expectation and know it as the classic that their parents listen to all the time and they love and respect the immense talent they are blessed to see and hear instead of being a bitter, jealous, pompous ass, but thats just MY opinion
@jonahcbarnett : You're a faggot. You would toss JM's salad if you could. Instead of passing off a bunch of classics like he wrote them himself, for his next tour I heard he's going just going to fart in a jug and pass it around for the crowd to get a big whiff. You better get your ticket.
perfect guitar, but vocals definitely need more punch. if john would do this now, vocals would be much better. keep in mind its only 3 of them. most other artists covering have a bigger band behind to fill in the gaps.
people hate on JM so much. sure he's a pop artist but he's keeping the blues alive for the next generation. its because he's a pop artist that he exposes EVERYONE to blues.
@nuendo2496 Seriously? How in the world could you think this is terrible? Mayer is freaking killing the solo (in a good way) keeping with Jimi's overall style and tone and you claim its terrible? Obviously someone is a little jealous.
It's all about the tone and man does he have it. SRV didn't have it though he blisters thru the tune. Beck didn't have it either and his version knocked me out. This young fellow had Jimis timing down, his riffs and his feel and somehow managed to find room for a bit of himself in there as well. Hats off man........Peace forever...
@riseofthefallen301 Mayer is good but he's not as talented as hendrix. He didn't even a style of playing. Mayer just takes what he likes from styles that are already out there. You can dissect his style quite easily.
@riseofthefallen301 I can't measure talent but it's good that players like Robin Trower, SRV, Lenny Kravitz and John Mayer have carried on with Jimi's approach. If you play guitar, why would you NOT want to be influenced by Jimi?
The one who invents the style is always special but, without people following in their tracks, the style would disappear. Kudos to all of them. Love JM's power trio.
@Swippy1217 I know that. He's a great player. But its nice to see him perform in action. Also, it shows its really him. Not saying it isn't but who knows. Nothing like a live performance. Watching the expressions on his face while he plays. It sets the mood.
People tend not to cut JM enough slack as a guitarist because he looks like and is marketed as a popster, but truth be told, he is amazing. No SRV, but still amazing. This is a better cover than Clapton's or Vai's!
All this hate on an actual artist is why Bieber and Gaga lives. I have nothing against those two but if you guys are going to complain when someone as talented as Mayer actually plays good stuff like this then don't complain when Auto Tune takes over the music industry--either that or you can shut up and let Mayer bring in some real music. :)
@xblackb0x How could anyone get that from what I said?
All I said is that it's a pretty faithful cover (musically in the verses, in the Curtis Mayfield-influenced chordal style of the original JH version) that's all. I also said that I love the SRV version...(it's actually my all time favorite version...)
I'm not even really a JM fan, but I appreciate that he's exposes younger people to the classic influences that they might not hear otherwise...
You know, this is much better than any of Clapton's covers.
Now, it doesn't hold a candle to Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover (which also featured Third Stone from the Sun), but, for that matter, Hendrix's original of either" Little Wing" OR "Third Stone from teh Sun" couldn't hold a candle to Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover.
@HoleHeadedLiar Oh yeah not only holds the candle but blows a big fart flame illuminating Vaughan's super derivative nature . This guy Mayer, expands on Jimi's riffs in an improvisational style almost as Trower did with his songwriting, instead of the near cloning that SRV did so much of . That said I think Stevie was a real good player , just he was a traditionalist in nearly every way , a caretaker of the past styles.
@Geepsterr You have a point, Stevie Ray did have a tendency to play near clones of everything. To be fair, though, Mayer's cover of Bold as Love didn't stray far from the original, either.
I like Mayer, but he lacks a big balls, 'in-your-face' attitude that Hendrix and Vaughan both had.
Mayer plays with a great deal of soul, but not a lot of attitude, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's very refreshing, in fact, but...I guess this cover just isn't my cup of tea.
@HoleHeadedLiar I don't hear too many covers of Cream's live version of Spoonful. Voodoo is good while Spoonful Galactic. Jimi tried Spoonful during a Sunshine tribute...came woefully short. Might as well have thrown down his guitar. I think he did as he went back to Sunshine instead. Meanwhile Clapton raises it to warp drive, unbelieveable.
I am no John Mayer fan by any means but the guy is talented and an excellent guitar player. He doesnt have the raw emotion thru his fingers or his voice like Stevie and Hendrix did but he made it. John Mayer is just a very skiled technical player and lots like him, I dont care for him, personally. But who cares.
@bebondito the way i see it, John Mayer will never be a true guitar god because he rips off too many licks from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix. The guy doesnt have his own style, he stole his style from his heroes.
this is a COVER performance...he's gonna use some of the same licks as hendrix and srv...he's a breath of fresh air in continuum, room for squares, battle studies, and heavier things. listen to those before you judge him on a live cover of an amazing song. he's pretty damn original
unfortunately JM is a pretender.....A coc* bag.....so many are better with a guitar in hand!!!....The man is a facade. Not real real legend for the future....no doubt a guy that loves the guitar, but many years before respect encompasses him.
I don't give a shit what people say John Mayer rocks, and BB King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton would agree with me.
SuperBeibersucks 1 day ago
he also does not have any balls , to his playing, and very little use of vibrato on bends which is the hallmark of a seasoned player, and alot of bum notes, out of tune...the musicians today are a lesser stock in rock
tele757 1 day ago
he is just not a real blues player, more like Cray. He does not really go for those high E and B bends. If he was only less douche he would maybe be a cunt hair better, but not much
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he just has no musical identity, and does not do his own thing. Sure he is a good guitarist, but so what there are lots. But i don't think the top2% gtrists say that he is the top 2%, If you want a pro real deal players opinion. We all know that any who his successful in music in the last 20 years was not chosen all the time on the basis of musical talent , instrumental.
tele757 1 day ago
funny how you guys are making fun of him because "he's not as good as hendrix" ... lol, like you guys can do any better. just saying.
adrianondiano 1 day ago
i don't feel any tension or power in this song.
hinnevos 1 day ago
anyone who plays hendrix is cool in my book, i don't know what the fuck ya'll are talkin about
low72 2 days ago
@low72 because you dont play guitar, playing hendrix is not hard once you have been playing guitar after a few years and have some musical talent and technique. To play it like him with the right feel is a whole other thing, I could
tele757 1 day ago
@tele757 True that my friend. Hendrix is not a legend for his guitar skills, he is a legend for what he played, which was totally totally unconventional but sounded FREAKING AMAZING. And inspired every single guitarist thereafter. I havent met one guitarist that wasnt influenced by hendrix. ON another note, you are unknown because music these days dont require musicians. They require douchie looking little faggots that write teenie pop.
lerlo 1 day ago
@tele757 ...? what does that have to do with what i said
low72 1 day ago
@TheBanyanEmperor Fucking-a, Right! I couldn't have said it better myself. I hate when ppl just freak out when someone does their own rendition of a legendary song because even if they do an amazingly unbelievable job they can't bring themself to give it any credit, so they take a big ol crap on it instead of just appreciating & enjoying the music.
superchargedkyle 2 days ago
@superchargedkyle because the mediocre listeners should investigate the real deal instead of listening to poor man versions
tele757 1 day ago
hmm... aż mnie to dziwi że to napiszę: dobre, bardzo dobre a nawet super! oryginał jest lepszy tylko dlatego że jest pierwowzorem, ale to wykonanie jest naprawdę godne uznania, może końcówka zbyt mocno zmieniona i na siłę dodana, ale jest OK.
profil22 4 days ago
@profil22 Ja się nie zgodzę. Kunszt gitarowy okej, tak powiem, natomiast jak można z tak optymistycznego i pelnego nadziei kawałka zrobić kluchy z olejem? Już wolę dramatyczną wersję power balladową Skid Row.
John Mayer z tym swoim słabiutkim wokalikiem (bo wokal to nie jest) może się schować i palić buraka
miqxlikesxpies 2 days ago
Less is more.
Idlehampster 4 days ago
I liked John Mayer before, but holy shit, new respect found.
gorillazhead 5 days ago
wow. Thank goodness real guitarists still exist in the world of popular music. Kudos to John Mayer for keeping real guitar playing alive and in the spotlight.
cdawg4391 1 week ago
Shawn lane does a cover that destroys this...
Frightenedbacon 1 week ago
This is a great cover. John adds his own style to the song. If you want to hear it done exactly like Hendrix then don't watch this video, watch one by Hendrix.
sircharcuterie 1 week ago
@sircharcuterie +1...Stevie's was different than Jimi's, Jeff Beck's was different than both. John's version here is excellent. And yes, he is a great guitarist. But to see another AWESOME version, check out Monte Montgomery. And if you get a chance to see him (Monte) live, you should make every effort to do so.
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a marvellous musician ! Thank you, John
aphroditis100 1 week ago
John Mayer Kicks Ass!! Much Respect!!!
crazychris1971 1 week ago
I'm just glad somebody young gets this music. When we the old people are dead and gone we won't be around to play it. I think John does a great job. I learned this song when it came out 44 years ago and have played it my whole life. This is such a great style of playing, Jimi's melodic blues driven strat playing is the best sound ever.
fingerskills 1 week ago
@fingerskills He doesn't just get it; that shit was just about as good as a cover of this song could possibly get. What the hell else can you do? He basically took the best parts from the way Jimi did it, the best parts from the way SRV did it, and then put a VERY smooth vocal style over it which BLOWS AWAY the original vocals! It's got loud raunchy blue rock solos as any Jimi performance should, gets down to quiet tenderness...its got feel, its got noodling...this is music.
TheBanyanEmperor 5 days ago
@TheBanyanEmperor
What about the "Old Love" cover... a Clapton/ Jeff Buckley Mash-up.... whoa!
Should be on the right
lafnbuddha 4 days ago
At 6:15 to 6:20 he really gets it
davidcarr90 1 week ago
yeah stop talking trash, they are all great mucisians, so just shut up and listen.
BluDavid100 1 week ago
come to my channel if you want to hear a not-so-great cover of this awesome song
ch1ngchung 1 week ago
check out little wing played by J. Wolf
abominidbinomial 1 week ago
Nice Cover!!!
ChamorroBoy08 1 week ago
Respectt
UrAnus1231 1 week ago
this is actually just Mayer copying SRV's version.
jlawbrook 1 week ago
@jlawbrook indeed it is.
bigboyrichbitch 1 week ago
@jlawbrook Stevies version was better than Jimi's version.
Let the flame war begin...
SLAYERMETALLICA357 1 week ago
@SLAYERMETALLICA357 xD, i like jimis better, but thats cool, the world would suck if everybody had the same opinion.
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domirable 2 weeks ago
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domirable 2 weeks ago
SRV did Jimi justice in his version, this on the other hand is just a bloody copy of SRV's version. Worse still, he sings like a faggot. Disgusting.
lerlo 2 weeks ago
@lerlo Ignorance is a terrible thing.
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@lerlo Well, SRV is his idol. He's just paying tribute to Hendrix and SRV, and John's arguably one of, if not the best guitarist of our generation. Plus I'd like to see you do better.... :P
battlechri 1 week ago
@battlechri He is a good guitarist, really. Much better than the average uitarists in the POP scene. But he is no God, Legend or anything. Theres nothing special about what he plays, nothing that hasnt been done before a thousand times. Plus being a giant douche doesnt help either.
lerlo 1 week ago
@lerlo very well said, Truth is his playing lacks a bunch of things. I am better, and an unknown these days
tele757 1 day ago
I hate pop but I have massive amounts of respect for mayer.
SMWhit3out 2 weeks ago
Ha, this turned into a thread bashing a good musician doing a great cover. Who would have thought? I'm sure Jimi and SRV would have been slamming Mayer too, right? Bc the music isn't about love and sharing...it's a competition.
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Sounds like a bunch of people are mad their covers didn't get a million views. Jimi and SVR would both groove to this cover, to deny that means you just don't get the point of their music. "When I die I want people to play my music" -Jimi Hendrix
dextermijit 2 weeks ago 47
a marvellous musician ! Thank you, John
aphroditis100 1 week ago
There is no reason why this should have more views than HENDRIX...He is a cover artist and a good player but still a bitch....... IF YOU CANT LISTEN TO HENDRIX AND FEEL IT then this is where one should be for COVER SHIT......... Hendrix could fart a tune better than this pussy ........
MrJbliss 2 weeks ago
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Even if he played this exactly note for note like Jimi, people would still complain and comment on "HOW THIS ISN'T REALLY AS GOOD AS JIMI BLAH BLAH BLAH!". Please post your own video of how good you are at playing this tune if you are as good as or better than Jimi Hendrix... No?.... me neither... Although I'd still have a crack at covering this song because it's fun to play as a guitarist... or maybe music is just a big competition and I'm just missing something..
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FergusVonMarkusson 2 weeks ago
!!!!!!!!! Eric Gales - Little Wing at BB King's in Memphis !!!!!!!!! On youtube - A true awesome and original player that kills Mayer ;-)))
dumbletone 2 weeks ago
Well done mayer! Best parts were when you copped SRV licks :P but I might be a little biased haha good cover.
ezekeil33 2 weeks ago
this my friends.. is HEAVEN !!!!
SanaKamranButt 2 weeks ago
why did he have to sell out? :P
dellboy177 2 weeks ago
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John smokes weed, fu*ks models, and plays a bad guitar......He is the man. I would like to see a John Mayer Trio show. He pays the bills and makes money on the pop songs
BlinkBeer 2 weeks ago
John smokes weed, fucks models, and plays a bad guitar......He is the man. I would like to see a John Mayer Trio show. He pays the bills and makes money on the pop songs
BlinkBeer 2 weeks ago
still not a pimple on hendix's ass,but decent by earth standards!
artz139 2 weeks ago 43
@artz139 yeah right, "decent" :P
teodo 1 week ago
@artz139 Oh please!
mattyoz0 6 days ago 2
@artz139 Give respect where it's due.
ztbsk8er 6 days ago
Mayer can play his ass off!! I don't think anybody ever did it better than SRV, but this is a nice cover. Also, ever hear the Skid Row cover? It's great too!!
faithycoins 3 weeks ago
why do I always find some of these "purist" pricks in every video of john's covers rambling on about how john is not worthy?seriously get a life instead of bashing him.acknowledge the fact that you wouldn't find anyone else so dedicated to continue the legacy of people like jimi and srv.
MrShiningbubblegum 3 weeks ago
@MrShiningbubblegum Jealousy!! Pure and simple!! I've been playing guitar for over 20 years and John Mayer not only knows how to play, but he has the soul and feel too!! He's a guitarist's guitar player!! Stop putting down what you cannot do people, and if he sucks, then go do it better!!
faithycoins 3 weeks ago
@faithycoins : You've been playing the skin flute for 20 years. bum
rmed30 2 weeks ago
@rmed30 Is that really the best you've got? Tell you what, after you read a full book you can come back and play with the big boys, ok little kiddie?
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MrShiningbubblegum 3 weeks ago
everybody hates on john mayer. what people don't realize is that the shit he plays is so intricate and extremely difficult for the normal human being. he is a god amongst men.
BriK1212 3 weeks ago
ONE MILLION VIEWS FOR MAYER AND ONLY 215.000 FOR THE REAL GOD STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ???!!!!!!! FUCK YOUTUBE -
dumbletone 3 weeks ago
@dumbletone As long as guitar players know where this comes from, SVR and JH will be remembered.
rookt31893 3 weeks ago
@rookt31893 SRV
JesterxMailman81 2 weeks ago 2
well said @rmed30 life's to short, to be bitter!!
robsprojectorwall 3 weeks ago
This is amazing, he would have done Jimi proud!
RumbleFiish 3 weeks ago
What he's done is take SRV's instrumental version and incorporated the lyrics , good job done
John Mayer has always been a fan of SRV and Hendrix
2edwan 3 weeks ago
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Guys, you'd better listen to guys like MATT SCHOFIELD, JOSH SMITH or KIRK FLETCHER.. They are way better and original than Mayer, even if you never heard about them as they don't sell pop records for teens... So sad !!!!!!
dumbletone 3 weeks ago
Hm i don't know much john mayer. but now im going to do a little more research. he did a pretty good job on this song.
KamiKraziGuy 3 weeks ago
@KamiKraziGuy if you like mayer, I highly recommend doing some research on Richie Kotzen.
guitardrink 3 weeks ago
one of my fav songs :)
DobermanVI 3 weeks ago
damn tht was like spot on
FaTaLCODclan 4 weeks ago
this sounds alot more like SRV's version than Jimi's
SpearXXXfisha 4 weeks ago
@SpearXXXfisha John Mayer was heavily influenced by SRV so he probably learned his version instead.
HeemNHuggie 4 weeks ago
@SpearXXXfisha well he is a big SRV fan haha... either way its a great song :P
YourVagIsMine 4 weeks ago
wow, gotta be the best cover aside from the stevie ray vaughn one, of this song i've heard
paddyplaysguitar 4 weeks ago
Why are people talking and not listening to the guy play?! This is so disrespectful for the musician and such a nuisance for those who want to listen to the guy perform...
marietorma 4 weeks ago
@marietorma As a musician, I can agree to some extent to this statement. You obviously want the crowd to be into the song, but there's a few things that can really bug you. One of them is people not paying attention.
RandomStevie 4 weeks ago
@RandomStevie I speak as a musician as well... A musician who wants to listen and HEAR what another musician can do...
marietorma 2 weeks ago
Thanks John, for keeping the true spirit of guitar playing alive.
subthis 1 month ago
hes such a damn good player but he is too poppy for me.
Berserkedy 1 month ago
well he does a decent job...but nobody even dwindles near hendrix.... or SRV for that matter...... when covering Little Wing...and somebody should break hammets guitar on his head for covering Hendrix's Magnum Opus
juggert 1 month ago
Unlike a lot of other people, especially these days, JM is a trained, even educated, if you will, guitarist first, whose artistic voice has not yet fully developed. His second last album was the most satisfying for me, because some of his blues guitar was starting to inform his writing. Here is hoping that his next will pick up that same thread. But John, please count to ten before you say anything! LOL
tmlacc 1 month ago
This guy needs to go back and listen to some more old music because although he has talent he misses the mark on the style of music he is playing, it has no life.
harryflocyberman 1 month ago
I can only IMAGINE his face from 5:42 onward.
redshift7411 1 month ago 2
If they make another installment of Wayne's World the disclaimer in the music store will be no ''Little Wing''.
kevindlinc 1 month ago
180 dislikes? no way. AWESOME cover, no doubt he is/ is going to be a guitar god.
karenn11jm 1 month ago
i wish there was more
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I like this cover, "Little Wing" is my favorite song ever, hands down, of any peice of music. John mayer does the song justice and i respect the work he had to put in to play this properly and that he uses his ability and celebrity to expose people to live music they wouldn't normally ever hear overwise. Even jimi himself covered people, "All Along the Watch Tower" was a Dylan song....
amadison19xx 1 month ago 14
@amadison19xx And Dylan said Jimi's is the epitome of what All Along the Watch Tower is supposed to be. He basically gave Jimi the song.
TimAyro 1 week ago
@amadison19xx yeah but you gotta admit hendrix made that song 10 thousand times better than bob could ever make it..... the rolling stones couldn't even come close to hendrix's cover
late2ourfuneral 1 week ago
pure awesomeness :D !
Geekstatic 1 month ago 2
How could someone dislike this?!
mrmushbrain 1 month ago
He does a really good job at coping Hendrix's clean tone, the intro could pretty much pass for the studio recording
mrmushbrain 1 month ago
I bet the whole crowd of teenage girls he is playing for thinks this is a new, unreleased song by John Mayer...
miniinverter 1 month ago 3
@miniinverter
OR...maybe they are smarter than your condescending expectation and know it as the classic that their parents listen to all the time and they love and respect the immense talent they are blessed to see and hear instead of being a bitter, jealous, pompous ass, but thats just MY opinion
jonahcbarnett 1 month ago
@jonahcbarnett : You're a faggot. You would toss JM's salad if you could. Instead of passing off a bunch of classics like he wrote them himself, for his next tour I heard he's going just going to fart in a jug and pass it around for the crowd to get a big whiff. You better get your ticket.
rmed30 1 month ago
@jonahcbarnett ^^who invited this asshole. I didnt hear anyone cheering this song like they do his other songs which lead to the comment I made.
miniinverter 1 month ago
@miniinverter I'm pretty sure they think Mr Jimi Hendrix was a former candidate for American Idol
oclero 1 month ago
perfect guitar, but vocals definitely need more punch. if john would do this now, vocals would be much better. keep in mind its only 3 of them. most other artists covering have a bigger band behind to fill in the gaps.
bmrfff 1 month ago
people hate on JM so much. sure he's a pop artist but he's keeping the blues alive for the next generation. its because he's a pop artist that he exposes EVERYONE to blues.
jewelfewel 1 month ago
Sorry folks but John Mayer is really really good. A combination of Clapton Hendrix and SRV all rolled up into one. Plays blues as good as anyone.
jackgingeranderic 1 month ago 2
SUCKS!!!
nuendo2496 1 month ago
No. I am just very spoiled by listening to Jeff Beck for so many years. Everyone else is/was just plain boring.
nuendo2496 1 month ago
How did Hendrix ever come up with this amazing combination of guitar and lyrics?
Realtors60004 1 month ago
Hell yeah! John Mayer is a great artist and does great covers! Some of the closest covers I've heard.
AlexRGuitar 1 month ago
Very nicely ploted influances from JH and SRV into smooth soul/rnb feel and grove from vocals.
And for those haters or hard core fans - just remember that you would sing a diferent song if John was born 20 year earlier.
MrFatfree 1 month ago 29
@MrFatfree : I'm pretty sure "YOur Badey is a wonderland" would have been a piece of shit back in 1970 as well.
rmed30 1 month ago
@MrFatfree John wouldnt have his style is it wasnt for SRV or jimi...GTFO!
evananglim 2 weeks ago
@MrFatfree if John Mayer was born 20 year earlier, he would have been blow away by SRV... End of the story-
dumbletone 2 weeks ago
@dumbletone haha what the fuck are you talking about? SRV is one of the best blues guitarists in history. Mayer is maybe top 15-20
insanemethod1 2 weeks ago
@dumbletone Doesnt matter when he is born, he will be a little douchie fag
lerlo 2 weeks ago
@lerlo foggot
c0rruptpures 2 weeks ago
@c0rruptpures yeah he is isnt he. lol thanks for supporting me!
lerlo 1 week ago
No. Just No.
weedontheton 1 month ago 3
WOW!! This is terrible!! I need a good dose of Jeff Beck to wash this out of my system!!!
nuendo2496 1 month ago
@nuendo2496 Seriously? How in the world could you think this is terrible? Mayer is freaking killing the solo (in a good way) keeping with Jimi's overall style and tone and you claim its terrible? Obviously someone is a little jealous.
mrguitarist9 1 month ago
It's all about the tone and man does he have it. SRV didn't have it though he blisters thru the tune. Beck didn't have it either and his version knocked me out. This young fellow had Jimis timing down, his riffs and his feel and somehow managed to find room for a bit of himself in there as well. Hats off man........Peace forever...
gtwizard99 1 month ago
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hey my name is john mayer and i sing all my songs the same. that's why I suck and can never branch out.
gee8908 1 month ago
John Mayer is every bit as talented as Vaughan or Hendrix, for that matter. People keep dissin' him though just because he didn't die yet.
riseofthefallen301 1 month ago
@riseofthefallen301 Mayer is good but he's not as talented as hendrix. He didn't even a style of playing. Mayer just takes what he likes from styles that are already out there. You can dissect his style quite easily.
bubsadoozy 1 month ago
@bubsadoozy
so as everyone else....SRV took it from Ablert and Hendrix, Hendrix took it from Albert and B.B....
1Guug 1 month ago
@riseofthefallen301 I can't measure talent but it's good that players like Robin Trower, SRV, Lenny Kravitz and John Mayer have carried on with Jimi's approach. If you play guitar, why would you NOT want to be influenced by Jimi?
The one who invents the style is always special but, without people following in their tracks, the style would disappear. Kudos to all of them. Love JM's power trio.
AlmostEthical 1 month ago
Respect the Mayer man!
FAZman23 1 month ago 3
Wheres the video dude? I like your playng but I had to give it a thumbs down. No video. WTF? So pissed off. Wanted to see you in action. Bummer. :(
cigarjohn42 1 month ago
@cigarjohn42
All the matter is the music here. Nobody cares about a damn video ! :P
Swippy1217 1 month ago
@Swippy1217 I know that. He's a great player. But its nice to see him perform in action. Also, it shows its really him. Not saying it isn't but who knows. Nothing like a live performance. Watching the expressions on his face while he plays. It sets the mood.
cigarjohn42 1 month ago 2
@cigarjohn42 ok ! I understand your reasons now ! ^^
Peace y'all !
Swippy1217 1 month ago
So thankful for Mayer right now. Where would blues be today without him?
ixlikexscurvy 1 month ago 2
Would definately put Mayer in the same class with Hendrix and Vaughn!!!
MrApint4me 1 month ago
People tend not to cut JM enough slack as a guitarist because he looks like and is marketed as a popster, but truth be told, he is amazing. No SRV, but still amazing. This is a better cover than Clapton's or Vai's!
TheSoundOfKwan 1 month ago 3
Congrats on the million! Properly deserved ;)
osianjones25 1 month ago 15
All this hate on an actual artist is why Bieber and Gaga lives. I have nothing against those two but if you guys are going to complain when someone as talented as Mayer actually plays good stuff like this then don't complain when Auto Tune takes over the music industry--either that or you can shut up and let Mayer bring in some real music. :)
MusicOfKeng 1 month ago 3
@MusicOfKeng very very awesomely put... theres jus ONE thing i beg to differ upon.. i think bieber n gaga r waste of oxygen ;) :P
MAYER FOREVER!!... Long live HENDRIX n SRV n their legacy!!!
SanaKamranButt 1 month ago
@SanaKamranButt I know. I hate them too just didn't want to put it out there. Lol.
MusicOfKeng 1 month ago
@MusicOfKeng ahh :D.. be scared of no one my friend.. speaketh thy mind ;)
SanaKamranButt 1 month ago
wow just wow this is the sh1t
krisrodj 1 month ago
this is a well-played and more true to the original JH version than the excellent SRV instrumental (which i love!)
PS: what's with all the hateful, immature comments on YT. must be more 10-year-olds listening to SRV/JH/JM than I thought?? weird
buddaman1971 1 month ago
@buddaman1971 indeed.
tedrobcool 1 month ago
@buddaman1971 haha wtf ? are saying this is more soulfull than jimi an , and he's a better guitarist than srv ? you must be out of your mind...
xblackb0x 1 month ago
@xblackb0x How could anyone get that from what I said?
All I said is that it's a pretty faithful cover (musically in the verses, in the Curtis Mayfield-influenced chordal style of the original JH version) that's all. I also said that I love the SRV version...(it's actually my all time favorite version...)
I'm not even really a JM fan, but I appreciate that he's exposes younger people to the classic influences that they might not hear otherwise...
buddaman1971 1 month ago
@superalphabeast you suck u fucking dumbass this sound just like jimi and Stevie
MrThejoker9669 1 month ago
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Wow this sucks....
SuperAlphabeast 1 month ago
/watch?v=5RQ3HiJvO3o WAAY better singing and playing in my opinion. ^
CAP1997FURACAO 1 month ago
@CAP1997FURACAO sick sick cover too. thanks for sharing
VividCourage 1 month ago
ya see?!?! after hearing that, I still have faith in music these days! that wasn't note for note, that was just going with it! sooooo bad ass!
brianbayer 1 month ago
You know, this is much better than any of Clapton's covers.
Now, it doesn't hold a candle to Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover (which also featured Third Stone from the Sun), but, for that matter, Hendrix's original of either" Little Wing" OR "Third Stone from teh Sun" couldn't hold a candle to Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover.
HoleHeadedLiar 1 month ago
@HoleHeadedLiar Oh yeah not only holds the candle but blows a big fart flame illuminating Vaughan's super derivative nature . This guy Mayer, expands on Jimi's riffs in an improvisational style almost as Trower did with his songwriting, instead of the near cloning that SRV did so much of . That said I think Stevie was a real good player , just he was a traditionalist in nearly every way , a caretaker of the past styles.
Geepsterr 1 month ago
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HoleHeadedLiar 1 month ago
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@Geepsterr You have a point, Stevie Ray did have a tendency to play near clones of everything. To be fair, though, Mayer's cover of Bold as Love didn't stray far from the original, either.
I like Mayer, but he lacks a big balls, 'in-your-face' attitude that Hendrix and Vaughan both had.
Mayer plays with a great deal of soul, but not a lot of attitude, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's very refreshing, in fact, but...I guess this cover just isn't my cup of tea.
HoleHeadedLiar 1 month ago
@HoleHeadedLiar I don't hear too many covers of Cream's live version of Spoonful. Voodoo is good while Spoonful Galactic. Jimi tried Spoonful during a Sunshine tribute...came woefully short. Might as well have thrown down his guitar. I think he did as he went back to Sunshine instead. Meanwhile Clapton raises it to warp drive, unbelieveable.
jackgingeranderic 1 month ago
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John Mayer is great. This cannot be denied.
SkirtSoPlain 1 month ago 2
I wish I didn't like this. It's really pretty good. ". SMH.
Hatebreeder716 1 month ago
Every guitarist does that r tard...
fenderito17 1 month ago
I am no John Mayer fan by any means but the guy is talented and an excellent guitar player. He doesnt have the raw emotion thru his fingers or his voice like Stevie and Hendrix did but he made it. John Mayer is just a very skiled technical player and lots like him, I dont care for him, personally. But who cares.
bonzai69able 2 months ago
why is he trying to play the way SRV does it? instead of making it his own???
SRV, Clapton, and Santana have!!!!!
This sack of sh*t has a long way to go................
bebondito 2 months ago
@bebondito the way i see it, John Mayer will never be a true guitar god because he rips off too many licks from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix. The guy doesnt have his own style, he stole his style from his heroes.
ShotgunBuddha4698 1 month ago
@ShotgunBuddha4698
this is a COVER performance...he's gonna use some of the same licks as hendrix and srv...he's a breath of fresh air in continuum, room for squares, battle studies, and heavier things. listen to those before you judge him on a live cover of an amazing song. he's pretty damn original
eVhSKINZsRv 1 month ago
@ShotgunBuddha4698 really? ha
btirador 1 month ago
This guy is a fuck
PaleHorseApocalipse 2 months ago
@PaleHorseApocalipse fuck is a guy this.
utube2344 1 month ago
this guy really sucks.
Andre7770111 2 months ago
@Andre7770111 lol
stagm3 2 months ago
he still sucks...
bumblebeelaxpower 2 months ago
unfortunately JM is a pretender.....A coc* bag.....so many are better with a guitar in hand!!!....The man is a facade. Not real real legend for the future....no doubt a guy that loves the guitar, but many years before respect encompasses him.
k2ombs 2 months ago
@k2ombs John Mayer is really fucking good at guitar
deal with it
georgo342 2 months ago
@k2ombs What a crock of shit, maybe if you spent less time talking shit on the internet you might actually amount to something.
Hamsammich111 2 months ago
This is actually good.
Sprekk 2 months ago
l gave John lessons when he was 17.
joe1969812 2 months ago
@joe1969812 really? cos that'd be pretty bangin if it was true
edwebo 2 months ago