The Joker (Steve Miller acoustic massacre)

[pocketsg6]

I really didn't like it. Made a good song weird...

[FLorent01234]

realy amazingg good vibsss ahah :) belle moustache

[stuntdickbob]

I dig it

[balsac1000]

Where u from, I bet ur from texas

[astudem]

I love it!

this is understandible just fo guitar PLAYERS

guitaristinprogress you really rock

[jessewhite666]

even thou you look like a muppet you got some funk man keep playing bro

[jaybolanos]

this is just f@@@2ing awesome

[kudos1981]

some angle you kinda look like you have your mouth wide open lol! other than that great playing!

[VodooGuitarist]

dude you totally transformed this song into something completely different

[HubertKern]

des is die hätte,,,

[Ellessarr59]

What the fuck kind of hippie shit is this?!?!?!

[GuitaristInProgress]

@Ellessarr59 Don't let the long hair fool you. THUG4LIFE. Rollin' outta the Yay Area, brand new for 10! SHIZZ IZ THA RIZZ. STEVE MILLAZ COVAZ NIGGAZ 4 LIFE!

[fragmentals67]

Priceless

[GuitaristInProgress]

@fragmentals67 Hey, thanks!

[Tonypunisher1986]

Mr Effing Funk! Theres more feel to this than any other cover! Even without the *woooooooop wooooooooo*

[GuitaristInProgress]

@Tonypunisher1986 Thanks - feel is what its all about!

[OfficialArmonist]

Great playing! I love the riff at 1:11.

[GuitaristInProgress]

@OfficialArmonist Thanks!

[JojahBoy]

Fixed the glasses mid stream and just kept on rockin! how friggin pimp is that! This is by far the most original rendition of this song I've ever heard in my entire life. Keep on rocking man.

[chernickKBURG]

what tuning is that

[GuitaristInProgress]

@chernickKBURG Open G.

[DalCow30]

YO! good stuff man,

What ur guitar tuned in? Is that Open G?

[GuitaristInProgress]

@DalCow30 Hey, thanks. Yes, it's Open G.

[MrWind]

Fuckin el thats what I call music

[GuitaristInProgress]

@MrWind Glad you enjoyed- thanks.

[gonzocurt]

Please elucidate bout the pompitous of love, Mr. Zappa!

Rock on!

[GuitaristInProgress]

@gonzocurt If you need to ask, you won't understand ;-)

[dannybrains]

You didnt write this :| i sat here and stared the whole time. It's your own version, i like.

[GuitaristInProgress]

@dannybrains Thanks. I tend to view a song as a blank canvas. I have some originals, but I have a harder time taking off and flying them, because they're too close to my heart.

[1uriiko]

Man your an awesome player if i had u for a teacher id be so sick.

[GuitaristInProgress]

@1uriiko Pick up "The Guitar Handbook" by Ralph Denyer. And take every possible opportunity to jam with others. And listen to Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson, and Lightnin Sam Hopkins. That all should be enough to keep you going for 10 years or so.

[Partyhardydan]

Ive never heard this song before is that your voice? cuz its awesome

[GuitaristInProgress]

@Partyhardydan Wow, thanks. I actually have a hard time playing and singing at the same time... glad you liked.

[avlisk]

Hey! I think I have the same guitar strap. I just bought it yesterday and found your videos today. I will take this as a sign to keep going. I hope, one day when I'm older, I'll be able to play like you. Tell me, what goes on in your head that lets you play like this? Thanks.

[GuitaristInProgress]

@avlisk Well, you know what happened, is, I'd been playing for 10 years. The somebody gave me a banjo, which is tuned in open G, which I liked the sound of, so I got used to playing that way, and carried it back to the guitar.Not much going through my head at all... at least, not during my best takes.

[melmoth1]

Hell of a player, Mike. Audiences in you future?

[GuitaristInProgress]

@melmoth1 175,000 collected views on YouTube... who needs a real audience? ;-)

[CONCRETE13]

I see Frank Zappa. And again, I love your take!

[GuitaristInProgress]

@CONCRETE13 Thanks for saying so, positive feedback makes my night!

[koriepfrank]

Awesome. Love the licks man. Someone needs to put you on a stage with 20 thousand people and see what comes out of that guitar.

[divadonna12]

Da-yamm yer cool! Supa cool.

[brilleaben]

I don't know why I see a Ringo Starr resemblance..

[JojahBoy]

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!! hahahahaha!!!! daaaamn dood!!!! You ROCKED this shit man!!! Im off right fucking now to play my guitar. peace man!

[kungdrew]

fuckin a man, make that shit your OWN!!!!! love it, nice change of pace from all the magpies out there.

[zerogravity724]

You are really good at guitar.

[Heincorry1]

Genial !

[fable339]

hi could u plz post the tabs for that nd tell me were they r plz that is soo mad well done great guitar playin btw :D:P

[GuitaristInProgress]

Sorry, it was an improv... no tabs. I probably couldn't play it the same way again myself. Thanks for the compliment, though!

[romanshred]

i stumbled on this looking for a joker lesson- well i found one , boy howdy. did you ever find that dobro and if so do you have any vids of you playing it, i would love to see that. ps what is the difference between a pedal steel, a dobro, and i resonator guitar? i got feeling you would be the one who can answer that. anyway im babbling but great guitar work man.

[GuitaristInProgress]

Never did get a dobro. I think a dobro is all metal, while a resonator guitar is wood but has a metal resonator in it. A pedal steel is a completely different instrument, mounted on a stand and played with a slide and footpedals - Google it for a picture, it's tough to describe. Thanks for the kudos!

[OberstHulmbug]

Absolutely brilliant! The idea of doing a cover of a song is to make something new out of what is already good (if I want the original version I can play the record). As much as I love the music and performances of Steve Miller i must say that you take this particular song one step beyond the original, which is great too but technically not Miller´s best performance IMHO. You make it swing. Keep posting.

[glw1967]

Even better than Frankie Zappa would have done it! AWESOME!

[sherrilynn115oo]

Play it as you feel it!! Woohoo! I like your version!!

[GuitaristInProgress]

That's all I know how to do... thanks!

[nikirebel]

u have some crazy mad skills man.. that guitar actully alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[salmachus]

This is the best version of The Joker that I've ever heard. I play guitar (25+ years now) and it's nice to see that there are still some original players out there. Thanks and keep it up, you are awesome.

[acousticriffer]

its a chill, but not remotely sounding like the steve miller song. its not even the right key. its like you're just playing a sick riff and then singing Steve Miller lyrics. props though, you gots chops.

[GuitaristInProgress]

Yeah, I tend to reinvent stuff as I play it. Technically, it is the same progression (although you're right, the key is different, as I play in open tuning and had to capo up to accomodate my vocal range) but I just improvised a bunch of filigree over it. Glad you appreciated it nonetheless, thanks!

[JeanPaul1964]

hahah, sounds like a Zappa concert while aving eaten too much peyote.hahah..

very cool!!

[UBERimacrazyguy]

eeeehhh alright kinda killed the chill mood the whole song was meant to be but all in all it was alright

[GuitaristInProgress]

Yeah, like I said in the description, I kinda ran roughshod over this one. Never was much good at sticking to original arrangements anyway. Anyway, thanks!

[LedZeppelin222]

you rule

[GuitaristInProgress]

Aw, man, thanks!

[strat2caster]

heheh sound like the illegitimate child of steve miller and frank Zappa, very cool rendish bro! *****

[GuitaristInProgress]

Thanks, man, your opinion means a lot in my book!

[ky13]

That was fun, sounded great! =)

[GuitaristInProgress]

Always glad to hear someone enjoyed - thanks for commenting!

[Fenderbender1996]

i really like that guitar and great playing

[GuitaristInProgress]

Thanks, man. Yeah, my tobacco sunburst Simon & Patrick cutaway dreadnought, she's my baby. I scoured the music stores of Seattle for 3 days to make sure it was the best one in town before I got it. I had actually been looking for a dobro, but I saw the S&P across the store and just fell in love.

[agirlwithaguitar1]

The guitar playing is okaaaaay, but the magic trick at the end blew my mind, maaaaaaan. Far Out.

Just kidding. Dude, this rocks!! :o)

[slippereal]

i love you man

[OrangeShade]

I absolutely love your version! Well done and keep em coming!

Peace......

[GuitaristInProgress]

Thanks man... I live for the positive feedback. Glad you enjoyed!

[jelemann]

I like your guitar strap---oh, and I would rate this arrangement somewhere in the realm of mad science, very cool...

[jsg072]

Haha awesome again mate.

Love what you've done with the chorus, groovetacular, love it :D

[maracm]

he he very cool i like the Hendrix type licks nice man !

[dmio2]

Well played, Maurice. Very cool. Although I don't know if its any great feat to lose a guitar pick lol.

[GuitaristInProgress]

Heheheh. Very clever, you. Thanks, man.

[thaumatology]

i feel cool just listening to this, LOL - nice

[GuitaristInProgress]

Hey, thank you so much, man.