Guthrie Govan - Fretless Guitar Jam with Michael Casswell Licklibrary

[MrGodPowered]

2:37 sounds like an angry donald duck :)

[Borcusable]

2:00 Dude this is not a bass !! but sounds magic

[migueldahlstrom]

best jam EVER!!!

[stbreal]

who says you need a slide for slide

[AchillesRasquinha5]

Tabs? xD

[vountourisjunior]

And yes! i've cumed without masturbation!!!!wtf was this????

i fell in love with this guy!!!!

amazing!!!

[MrAxelTrouble]

Can you buy fretless basses with a steel fretboard like that? I'm mainly a bassist, is the only reason I ask lol.

[ibanezbloke]

@MrAxelTrouble Vigier make a fretless bass with the same fingerboard as this guitar. It's called Delta Metal, and I have no idea what that is.

[kowy88]

Damn it :D it's like you have slides on every finger :D Sound is awesome :D

[LiamSization]

polish that fret board XD

[chrisbrown18andup]

There's no way you can know the fretboard so precisely to the degree that u don't need frets to SHRED!

[gundamforce999]

@chrisbrown18andup Yea, it's amazing how he keeps shredding and sliding and is still on track.

[preetmendiratta]

That fretless just shows how knowlegable Guthrie Govan is on guitar playing. That takes years patience!

[leadriffer]

1:50 quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack~ who let the ducks out?

[Ariel62073]

Did some man take this man's frets?

[P00TANARA]

2:01 i didn'd know that Gurthie played slap bass!!!

[platinumaster7700]

@P00TANARA Yeah, he dose that a lot...

[BenzoWarden]

I really want to try a fret-less, you must really have to know the fretboard well!

[mcblahflooper94]

@BenzoWarden not really. They usually have dots on the side of them (at least fretless basses do)

[SuperGorak]

god, I hate this auto-wah with this settings.

[EscapIngFromTheVoid]

2:13 I see wat u did thar

[Zangetsuis1]

why wert all guitars originally built like this!? i mean violin, cello all other string instruments are fret less..

[imaydimayd]

Perfect pitch much?

[JapJackson]

1:50 quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack

[resington]

I want one!

[jcheever37]

pretty sure i just watched  jesus play slap on a fretless guitar

[MrGiostepanishvili]

Guthrie Govan: "I can see jesus on my fretboard! That's why I play like god" 

[CorazonDelLobo]

Oh... frets... so that was the problem...

[JamesFerrerosa]

They look like brothers

[eliten0Ob]

That guitar must have a stupidly low action holy christ.

1mm from the board?!

[iArePJ]

How the fook does he know what he's playing?!

[thedesiredavenger]

does michael has a dvd that teaches you this kind of ryhtms?

[DrMinion333]

Jesus Christ what a funky motherfucker

[VolkOseba]

Frets are the auto-tune of the lute world.

[Gege42]

3:47 listen a couple of times and you think you are in a spaceship

[megadv8r]

is that even legal? :O 

[fasthackem]

A bit pointless with the rhythm guitar, the focus is on the Fretless guitar, which is drowned out slightly. Would love to hear just the Fretless guitar on its own! I think everyone knows Guthrie has the skills to do whatever he wants!

[zzzhuh]

How do you read tabs?

[JGPorcello]

I think few people could make so much sense on that instrument.

[Chrhannil]

I know how everyone notice's Guthrie, but i gotta give some cred to the other guy who i don't know who he is. Still he's great at rhythm!

[licklibrary]

@Chrhannil Hi there the other guy is Michael Casswell you can find many videos of Michael playing on YouTube or check out his lessons and monthly column free in Guitar Interactive Magazine. All the best!

[Metalborn69]

@licklibrary dude can you hit a bad not on a fretless and if i was to pull the frets out of my guitar would i get the same effect or just fuck it up

[licklibrary]

@Metalborn69 Hi, It would mess your guitar up - you'll be left with grooves in the wood where you frets would sit. We wouldn't advise doing that. As for hitting a bad note of course!

[Itachi5050]

@Metalborn69 they have fretless necks, with the fret lines, I'm sure somewhere someone could take the frets out of your neck and replace them with fret lines to fill the grooves

[jeanforthewin]

@Metalborn69 The bassist Jaco Pastorius, who basically invented fretless bass to try and sound like a double bass, pulled the frets out of his fender jazz bass and filled in the gaps with wood putty and used that bass for years. its certainly doable if you fill it right!

[cheesendfeltips]

@Metalborn69 you can get the frets filed down effecticely making your guitar fretless, id get it done professionally if i were you

[Chrhannil]

@licklibrary Oh thanks! Gotta check him out pronto!

[vavrzyn]

Thank You a lot for approving my video answer! All best to You!

[aNdYmAtTeR]

Guthrie Govan has no clue what a guitar is, he's totally fake ...

... and I'm a big fat useless liar that ought to shut the fuck up already.

Damn, that jam sounded coool!!!

[robloxplox]

I wish i had money to get my guitar to sound like that.

[3daysfighters]

@robloxplox money is not gonna get you a good sound

[mccheese95]

@3daysfighters well it sure helps! but deffinately doesnt make you a better player

[ivanxmahya]

can't believe some people didn't get the message of this marvelous performance. how could they dislike this..bet they have a cheap taste of music.. belieber sucks..

[Froobat]

guthrie dont need frets, yeah thats right.

frets need guthrie.

[BubBaL00]

sounds like dolphins.

[rif1e]

get obama the hell outta the ads

[jaguarcesar]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!

[MrOrangefuse]

I like how you can see the rhythm players reflection in the neck.

[fearghak]

DIMEBAG!!! :D .......... Hey, that's just some random gu.. Holy smokes batman!!

[jamesedwardtheobald]

ilove the weirdness after 2:00 

[rappy90]

Easiest fretboard to clean ever!

[shredmaster100]

shit how does he make it sound as good as a fretted guitar must be harder to play without frets

[licklibrary]

@shredmaster100 Hi there in our free online magazine we have Guthrie explaining all about the Vigier Fretless guitar and how he plays it - google 'Guitar Interactive Magazine guthrie' or alternatively you can watch the video from the article here: watch?v=ZjEGtUXGWa0

[galking371]

HOLY SHIT!!! If I would get a penny for each time I could do that... Id be dead :)

[GuitarAndWow]

tabs pls?

[Mickeyholm888]

1:51 = Fuck Justin Bieber and his 39 buddies :)

[Neumoenrico]

What material is the recovering of the guitars neck?

[MrGrizmint]

this is just a boner stroking guitar lol... why would you need a fretless guitar?

[TheRedeye420]

thanx for never lettin me play..... i give ^..

[anonymusneo]

Guthrie : watch me play guitar like "you never ever be able too"

:((

[JuanSaler]

Hello Licklibrary!!! Can you do a Learn to play ANDY TIMMONS DVD ??? Please!!!

[fernandosantucci]

OMG, shred with frets just is difficult, without frets is only for big heads. Finally Michael Casswell got someone to play guitar with him is his height. Guthrie is a Monster!

[RyanAbbott1000]

this is awesome. I died laughing at the noise at 2:06 though. haha

[Red93100]

Fretless? Ha. I can play STRINGLESS!

Take that, goofy govan!

[brooklynstudio]

wouldnt a john mayer dvd just be a srv and hendrix and clapton dvd combined

[Kirkasradio]

maybe guitars in future would be like this :P

[danitaly]

I suck, even with frets. Guthrie can shred on a fretless guitar with a flawless intonation. My consolation is that I'm only a mortal man, but he must be a GOD instead.

[wildbird5150]

Just wanted to say that Jeff Beck does the same shit with frets. Continue with what you were doing.

[van01010100]

@wildbird5150 lol I was going to say exactly the same thing, sounds a lot like Beck!

[brennj12]

I want one!!!!! 

[aquamauza]

how does he do that at :58 ish? i want it

[pencert]

Killer intonation.

[jarekisking]

I can't do this WITH frets.

[ZepIV]

I wish the fretboards on my guitars were that shiny

[Basstard22]

Is the fingerboard made from aluminum?

[dmh091]

Essentially violin playing, which is superior.

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[pheonixdeanml]

it just like a cello

[cariocachioggia]

Yeah,great,but i think Guthrie Govan has only that T-Shirt... xD

[Cristhyano86]

@cariocachioggia it's his signature t-shirt

[Smullet90]

wow he's good. That's disgusting. I haven't played any fretless guitar but i imagine having that nice of intonation would be extremely difficult.

[whiteybuildsbikes]

shows ya how in-tune guthrie is, at about 3:26, you can catch a little glare off the fretboard and see definitive lines where his fingers were from the smudges.. and the less smudged spots would be exactly where a fret wire would be. that dude simply KNOWS where the fingers should be. unreal skill.. he's a fuggin robot.

[FreaquedeMusique]

Sounds just like slide guitar but much more versatile!!

[paytontech]

That's thing's not fretless. It's got 1 huge fret covering the whole neck...

[GreatestGuitarLegend]

hey I was wondering where can I Buy a Fretless Electric guitar???

I've been having zero luck trying to find one at Guitar Center and Sam Ash, Please Anybody respond back.

Thank You.

[licklibrary]

@GreatestGuitarLegend Hi there, if you head to Vigiers Website you will be able to check out there fretless guitars - just google 'Vigier' and check out there website - you'll be able to see exactly where you can one!

[MusicIsLifeJosh]

There should only be a "like" button for this vid only cause honestly HOW DOES ONE DISLIKE THIS??????????

[babywithacrowbar]

Michael Caswell: "Guthrie, you better get yourself another guitar. You dont have enough frets on that thing for us to have a jam together!"

Guthrie Govan: "Frets? Where we're going, we don't need frets....."

[gitarmats]

@babywithacrowbar

However, he will need an amp with 1.21 gigawatts!

[ForgottenTombstone]

fucking insane

[heronbone11]

Wow sounds just liked a fretted guitar.

[OHHELLGITMONEYtroll]

I used to play guitar, then I took a Guthrie to the ears.

[cbappa2]

@OHHELLGITMONEYtroll cool an internet meme on a guitar video. How irrelevant, dude ur like a master troll and shit

[ElectricGuitarFan1]

damm damm damm fuck youI O.o

[solye2]

Wow, do fretless electric guitars exist?G-R-E-A-T!

[alspageddi]

@solye2 Yes, for quite some time, too. Guthrie is playing a Vigier Surfreter Ron Thal a.k.a. Bumblefoot is also a well-known user of the fretless Vigier.

[gdp6100]

so its called a jam......where's michaels solo? hmmmmm....

[tegolin]

1:36 The stars aligned, and it was awesome.

[r0kas]

Guthrie played so hard that frets melted

[sobicodamian]

como hace.. jajajajaja

[burmanmusic]

Guthrie Governs.

[DesireBros]

What is that fretboard made of?

[billymaharisinungan]

cool Fretless Guitar :)

[saadsnake6]

now we want stringless guitar

[flavionobrega69]

where is the fuckin frets???? :o shit hahahaha tabs?? ahahahah amazing *.* I follow the tabs by frets?? and now?? AHHAHAH

[ccoker95]

He intonates that shit by feel lol

[jmmcdon25]

My jaw is still dragging on the floor! There are just no limits for this man! No frets, no picks, no strings...he is just pure beast. Inspiring...inspiring me to get my paper route back because I will never be this great on guitar! ahahaha!

[thenamesfrancisco]

i think that will be the future of electric guitar personally

[wickedexp]

More like a 1 big ass fret.

[Falling2Grey29]

Just in case you guys don't know, theres dots on the bass side of the neck for Guthrie to look at while he's shredding if need be.

[Kingding6]

@Falling2Grey29 "if need be" being the key phrase here

[jmdb1994]

@Falling2Grey29 Oh... thanks! haha, I didn't know. I was wondering how the hell he could do that!

[mrbuddha2026]

@Falling2Grey29 He is still an awesome player. However, it was cool of you to point that out for some folks.

[SpencerHead0]

550,000 views already? i should really stop replaying this and get to work...

[SpencerHead0]

550,000 views already? i should really stop replaying this and get to work...ahh fuck that, ONE M0:00RE TIME!

[blaskidoodledoo]

KEWL

[trash266001]

What's he using to get that kind of "porno music" sound at 1:30?

[bamboosa]

Once I get over the "I'll never play guitar again" feeling, I feel like a better player just watching this.

[antonio610]

That other irrelevant dude is playing way too loud.

[LilClapton]

The run he did at 2:46 caused my wife to give birth, and she wasn't even pregnant.

[Megazord24]

tabs?

[Megazord24]

tabs?

[AceVenturaQ911]

@Megazord24 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

[Krimzon121]

@AceVenturaQ911 I wonder what that would sound like with a slide.

[roccckkerrr]

brb tabbing it out....

[ahamsoueu]

Damn, THAT is guitar playing! And who else thinks that about 2:00 he gets into Buckethead style?

[BurningStar2110]

Guthrie is an absolute monster..

[nutinurmacaroni]

So when this guy plays an air guitar hes really playing the guitar.

[wesmatron]

Fucking hell

[Bobbyjack988]

I can only imagine how hard it is to play that thing

[Guitarisfun111]

Hey guys check out my guitar jams!

[awdfofwafwaf]

now after watching this, i will upload bether video on youtube, it`s me with my guitar in garbage, thumbs up if you think i made the right decision.

[VNtinos]

That's it, I'm quitting guitar from now on...

[slashkoba]

he's not human!

[Omarkkhalil]

Is that a Brass neck?

[LostMusicalMeanings]

I'm incredibly jealous as a guitarist

[CiachoLover]

I can play the part @3:13

[far3s13]

So fun!!!

[xXmrllamaXx]

@pochifer1 rofl!

[thomasf]

so precise... might as well not be fretless haha...

[berserker213]

35 people are pissed bc they can't count Guthrie's frets

[fanqueen]

Porque es tan crack este flaco!

[Guitarisfun111]

Hey guys check out some of my videos. And remember guitar is fun, 1 1 1

[josue94030609829]

:O

[RedCaldoza]

L i  k E ! ! !

[RedCaldoza]

what the "F" guitar genius man !!!

[bennygrebisawesome]

2:00-2:19 hes just fucking with us

[bennygrebisawesome]

2:00-2:19 hes just fucking with us

[pankiokiller]

that ir some fucking killer blues i fucking love it

[brettk1380]

sounds very slide like without the slide. supa cool

[Cthulhian]

Gg. Fuck off. :)))

[TheHybridStudio]

Wow that's one cool fretless Gtr

[NipplesMagee]

3:51 laughless laugh.

[Intorqueo629]

Is that fretboard a sheet of polished brass?

[69Acolyte69]

Like this post for no reason

[simonviktor]

fretless steel fretboard! :O

Beast!

[1976cyclist]

Guthrie is the best I've ever heard! Unbelievable!

[gnrcr]

I see one big fret.

[ubershredder1989]

he's pretty good, but check out my videos theyre better ;)

[goyitoolguin]

Imagine how the tabs for a fretless bass/guitar would look like

[tappman85]

@goyitoolguin play at fret 13,563 and then fret 14,456 after that 9,097...

[captorofsin86]

@goyitoolguin That is what traditional notation is for XP

[maoheartsyou]

Where did the frets go?

[Nevigo]

Love Caswells tone.

[slugpumper1]

Ohh, that's just wrong, that is - he didn't even draw the frets on with a felt tip - Bastard!