JAN AKKERMAN 'HOCUS POCUS', SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR 2009

[pumkinbreath]

wicked

[alexander4766]

One of the best guitarists of the last 50 years!

[huskvarsm]

He's awesome got entranced by his playing as a twelve year old kid when focus appeared on the old grey whistle test " an English version of rockplast " he'll always be in my top ten.

[TessPaige]

One of the best and perhaps the most under rated guitarist in the last 50 years.

[94saabguy]

Thank you for posting this!

[Fergyguitar]

Pure musical genius, I shall say no more other than I have been listening to this tune since the early 70's and still don't know how the Hell he does it either electric or "acousstic". Wonderful.

[Flemmingdoerken]

Very demystifying!

[ste123456754]

this guy is simply amazing in a class of his own

[Frobe1357]

thumbs up if you think this guy is one of the most underated guitarists of all time

[therealtedyeoman]

@Frobe1357 I always rated him as one of the best every .... I bought Moving Waves in Jan 72!

[MU2GTR]

love this guy, awesome!!!

[Stuiterkuiken]

Bloody brilliant. That will be all.

[kc7fys]

All joking aside--it is nice to see these chords more clearly, albeit at a billion miles an hour. Akkerman seems to have refined his broad-brushing pick hand in his older age, much like Bill Monroe did on the mandolin. It shows an extreme familiarity with the tune after wearing it into his psyche for decades. Amazing.

[rolin1504]

What jan is doing, nobody does. I'm always amazed.

[tyke58]

Just goes to show what a few lessons and listening to Focus records can do !!

Seriously..................... Amazing !!!

Jan is The Man.

[henkklaassen007]

this is crazy

[natioguitarist]

wow, this guy is amazing, i was just checkin out new styles and guitarists to inspire me and this guy is definately a new inspiration :)

[xtcdd]

LOVE IT!

Groeten uit Holland weer!

Wes

[echo680]

great

[tomyg2]

Brilliant

[freemonkey118]

Halfway through this video the frame rate began to slow down, then I realised. Jan Akkerman has broken the internet with rock!

[mrradical94]

i think this guy is the father of kyle gass

[madbebopper]

Yes, Jan is one of the most underrated guitarists in the entire world and should be front page news in the ridiculous trade magazines of music. I flew 2000 miles to see him in person on his one and only US visit in 27 years and it was well worth it.

[Sjappie03]

@madbebopper I totally agree with you!

[gamer966]

Malmsteen and Akkerman... Te two gods of music

[sonicsam1st]

Un-fucking-believable!

[gsf67]

Jan Akkerman, has to be the most under rated guitarist in the world, he's in the same league as the likes of other virtuosos like Tommy Emanuel

[LaGoonch]

Jan Akkerman is a god

[chooch68]

See, you can shred with soul! Jan is the OG shred god.

[TheWinwil]

Interesting version. Anybody know what guitar model he is playing?

[tallboyrelaxed]

@TheWinwil

I think this is his Lowden Guitar

[burnsmay]

@TheWinwil It's a Lowden guitar

[Aristotelezz]

Prachtig!

[ZigJuanZag]

i like it, it has something cool that i cant describe

[Noitpure]

Excellent playing! Wow! Simple strumming for all! : ) Great beginners lesson! LOL

[anthonypepitoneVideo]

Wow! I didn't realize seeing this tune laid bare would make it so easy to learn. I only watched it twice and had every note down cold!!