Hi there not to be judgmental of anyone here i speak universally, but its a shame that very skilled individuals hide behind the great wall of whats been done already, and paint it up to be greater than it truly is. Yes its a spin on an old form and is skilled or just takes most of your time and life to get so "good" I personally believe that this sort of thing is only for people who enjoy themselves too much Phrasing, tone, chording just makes my spine shiver its not a natural reaction to music
@hazdrums1989 You are forgetting that anything is a natural reaction to music. Trees and grass don't play music. People do. Its a man-made craft forged from the inherent qualities of the universe and we can do whatever the hell we want with it. Thats your opinion, fine, but at the end of the day you like it or you don't. There are no rules, no genres, no good or bad. Its just a bunch of noise, whether its Mozart or Master P its all in taste and nothing else.
Anyone that speaks about Robben Ford's work in anything but glowing terms must have been kicked out of his band of something and is teed off. Robben is a virtuoso plain and simple. I myself am a pro blues player (performing) and watching Ford and listening to his chording and note playing tells me that I'm right where I belong... in the blues bar circuit. Ford is a master.
@glenclosed man r u serious?? Vai?? He is just a "stunt guitarist" who thinks he's God's gift to the guitar. Maybe you should hear guys like Brett Garsed, Shawn Lane, T J Helmerich, Greg Howe and Guthrie Govan to know whats impressive. Robben Ford is a Master...end of!
Thanx to my friend Matt S. for turning me on to Robben Ford. He is one of the most unique players I've ever heard. Nice phrasing! 'Talk to Your Daughter"
Friggin' incredible. Why didn't they put this on an album. Unbelieveable track, sound and Robben marches through amazing changes throughout the tune. Seems to be like second nature to him.
I think this is inspiring playing - I mean, does it make you feel like giving up or getting out there and playing...for me definitely the latter - incidentally, Robben is giving a masterclass for Guitar Getaways in London on 8th November. Please check our website for more details.
The guitar was a Fender Robben Ford Signature which is now the Fender Squire.The ones today are Neck through body arch top solid body with duncan pickups.
What guitar is he using there? Awesome playing and tone, anyone who thinks thats crap needs to get off the drugs and stop listening to Linkin Park and Good Charlotte!
This is a Fender custom shop Robben Ford guitar. There is also a cheaper model, the Squier Esprit. Robben left Fender mark, now he uses Taku Sakashta Noupaul model.
I remember when Robbin played at the Powerstation in Auckland New Zealand back in the 90s .Yeah, hate to say it but it was a boring concert .He was dressed up all flash and everything, but he didn't seem to have any inspiration ,just going though the motions .Technically it was ok though.He must have been tired from touring or just having an off night.
I actually agree with the DrugsMurder guy, but only in very basic principle.
Robben sounds totally uninspired and completely boring in this particular video, but most of his fans have seen him play enough to know that he does often have good ideas. It's difficult to create a gem each time you sit down to write.
Just look at this guy's money sex drugs and murder, what piece of crap person, Robben Ford is probably one of the best blues guitarists of this generation, u do not know the definition of feel and soul!
How is the tone too heavy? It's blues - I'd rather a heavy tone than a weak thin limp noodle sound. Besides, if there was too much distortion the high notes on the chording would wash out in noise. I think it's a nice balance.
Like I've suggested before to others with like comments... post a video displaying your talents . Robben Ford no feel . Proof that people can survive without a brain . Another comment from a non-contributing zero !!! Go choke on a fuckyourself sandwich
My last post was a reply to some of the negative comments made about Mr Ford , poster MoneySexDrugsMurder's comment in particular ... I would love to hear these guys post some videos of their talents . Robben Ford is a MONSTER talent !!!
Seriously, I've seen him play this tune a few times. He uses a volume pedal only(plus his magic fingers!). There's obviously a wah on the second tune.
actually i was at this gig and u are wrong. I cant remember all his rid by heart but there was a tube screamer and RV- 5, the idiot who wrote the last message was at least right about the volume pedal.
Idiot? Why so tense? What I stated was exactly as I observed. At the performances I saw, he only used a volume pedal and wah. Rid? Do you mean rig? No more coffee for you!
as xtlovex said being able to play jazz means u r a good musician i dont listen to jazz as much as blues but i like players like mr.ford whom use a lot of jazz phrasing.i´ve seen him live and he is tha master
Just because you can play jazz doesnt nessarily mean you are good. Its just the way Robben mixes them that makes him what he is. An absolute legend. I mean this in a good way. No offense.
All Eric Clapton followers who never heard Robben Ford make me laugh. They all think Clapton is the best blues player of all times. Ask them if they ever heard Stevie Ray... and they'll go, Stevie who?
agree, heard about the first time clapton heard vaughan live? he had to left the thatre, he said he couldn't stay in his seat, and he was bothering everyone lol
Actually I prefer clapton to both SRV and Ford, and I knew about SRV first...as well as BB and Albert King and several others, though admittedly not Ford. Not to knock them, just a style thing. It's not like any of them make bad music.
Also, being able to play Jazz doesn't mean you're a good musician.
Actually, being able to play Jazz usually means your a very good musician. Jazz players usually know their shit when it comes to theory and reading, which equals a good musician.
It can mean a very technically good musician. Music is more about emotion than chops, and while the two are not exclusive a LOT of jazz forsakes emotion for chops.
Also, the fact that someone knows the "rules" doesn't matter if the aim of their musical projects is to break them just for the sake of breaking them.
Dig this: all were greatly influenced by Freddie King, a Texan born in Gilmer. ALL "borrowed"his unique licks especially Clapton. Check out Freddie King videos on YouTube.
i thinK there comments come from ppl who hear common timing and technique, notes whatever..that's why they say oh it's a mix of.. but to be honest, we all have examples, musicians we liKe to hear and learn from and that's normal. otherwise there would be any good player if not so FAST!
Yeah there is just so many talented people out there anybody would be limiting themselves to say,"that person is THE BEST". It all depends on who is listening. People just want to express themselves so much and are limited in their vocabulary I guess.
Yo' Boogie... Baker of Baker Guitars was running the Robben Ford custom production @ Fender. To say that Baker is "intimate" w/ RF is an understatement.
Fender nowadays sucks so bad - they couldn't possibly design and produce a guitar of that caliber on their on.
You may not believe this, but I met Ford when i was 7 or 8. He gave me an autograph, took a photo, and gave me his guitar pick! I think my dad has the pick
Thanks for posting this!! This vid makes me want to go play right now -- talk about inspirational! Anyone know what guitar he's playing here? Is that the Baker RF model?
It might be the RF-not sure. But Ed Roman bought Baker Guitars,and most of the ones I have seen are the B-1. Go to Ed Roman Guitars and I'm sure they can tell you. I saw Ford last year,and he was playing a Les Paul.
He is playing a Fender Esprit Robben Ford model . This was filmed in 2001 , he din't start using the Baker guitar till after that . Also his Baker guitar is different colour to this.
Bloody brilliant. He's probably the player I most wish I could sound like... the missing link between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Steve Lukather, but plays free jazz and changes, and just... tasty, incredibly tasty. I stole a pick from his mic stand in London a few years back, still have it. Nice pick too.
BTW I didn't know there were real orcs living in Holland. I swear at 00:49 someone in the audience shouts 'Uruk Hai!' real loud...
Was turned on to Robben Ford by a guitarist friend. All players wanting to do jazz, should absorb lots of blues and not just a working knowledge of it. TOP said, "A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing". I wish I turned onto the blues earlier, it would have made studying and understanding jazz a lot clearer. Thanks for posting the video!
Robben Ford is just the best so well rounded tasteful and amazing his arrangements alone beat almost anything out there..
Every guitar player should listen to and learn his version of Revelation..from the Talk To Your Daughter tape or CD..one of the greatest of Blues Rock Jazz Gospel solo's ever if not the best ever..
Actually, I like RF the best - he started as a saxaphonist before guitar and therefore is more musical rather than geometric when it comes to playing the minor penatonic blues!
Love the move at 01:50....hehehe...Seriously Robben is relly good. he's also a great jazz guitarist, some of his solo lines are jazz influenced. But he rips the blues!
ooh - Prison of Love - one of my fave all time tracks by Mr Ford - such a great groove - if you haven't already, get the Live In San Francisco cd for another great version!!!
Robben may very well be the top player in his genre, he is the consumate Guitar player..Anyone who tours the world with Miles Davis pretty much knows where the notes are and how to exuecute...Robben has been and continues to be my favorite GO TO player and has been since the early 80's... great clip here..
When you are seeing robben you are seeing an unheralded srv, or jimi... most people don't realize that this baby face guitar player is about 50 and has been playing since he was about 12 years old so what ur seeing here is a guitar master of astronomical proportions. I saw him in NYC at a private party about 12 years ago my brother is a contractor who has done work for his wife... being a guitar player i naturally chatted with him between sets.
It's PRISON OF LOVE....... nor Prisoner.
Phatv92 3 months ago
Elevator Blooz.
Pass.
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CutaaaNanaeo228 11 months ago
This is Prisoner of Love... not P T Love.
hiawathaangeleyes 1 year ago
@hiawathaangeleyes ok ty :)
seboze 11 months ago
@hiawathaangeleyes Actually, it's 'Prison of Love,' as in 'locked in this prison of love' :>
rawdonwaller 9 months ago
@hiawathaangeleyes Actually, it's 'Prison of Love,' as in 'locked in this prison of love' :>
('Prisoner of Love' is a James Brown recording however, and possibly several other musicians.)
rawdonwaller 9 months ago
Hi there not to be judgmental of anyone here i speak universally, but its a shame that very skilled individuals hide behind the great wall of whats been done already, and paint it up to be greater than it truly is. Yes its a spin on an old form and is skilled or just takes most of your time and life to get so "good" I personally believe that this sort of thing is only for people who enjoy themselves too much Phrasing, tone, chording just makes my spine shiver its not a natural reaction to music
hazdrums1989 1 year ago
@hazdrums1989
I thought dance movements were also a natural reaction to some music.
Check out his Rumba Blues it has perfect Rumba timing .
Frank5133 1 year ago
@hazdrums1989 You are forgetting that anything is a natural reaction to music. Trees and grass don't play music. People do. Its a man-made craft forged from the inherent qualities of the universe and we can do whatever the hell we want with it. Thats your opinion, fine, but at the end of the day you like it or you don't. There are no rules, no genres, no good or bad. Its just a bunch of noise, whether its Mozart or Master P its all in taste and nothing else.
DylanGalvinMusic 1 year ago 2
a living legend
CharlestonProduction 1 year ago
Anyone that speaks about Robben Ford's work in anything but glowing terms must have been kicked out of his band of something and is teed off. Robben is a virtuoso plain and simple. I myself am a pro blues player (performing) and watching Ford and listening to his chording and note playing tells me that I'm right where I belong... in the blues bar circuit. Ford is a master.
Zerro450 1 year ago 2
@Zerro450
Except playing the Blues is easy.
When Robben Ford comes up with stuff like Steve Vai I'll be impressed
glenclosed 11 months ago
@glenclosed man r u serious?? Vai?? He is just a "stunt guitarist" who thinks he's God's gift to the guitar. Maybe you should hear guys like Brett Garsed, Shawn Lane, T J Helmerich, Greg Howe and Guthrie Govan to know whats impressive. Robben Ford is a Master...end of!
rapidtranq 10 months ago
@rapidtranq Stunt Guitarist! Man Stevie is a wizard.
The man is a true genius, far better than anyone you mentiuoned
glenclosed 10 months ago
@glenclosed Listen how Vai is playing the blues... eg. on G3 Live. Than you will notice that blues is not easy.
nowakmaciej 8 months ago
@glenclosed
When Steve Vai plays as musically as Robben always does, I'll be impressed.
funkatic 4 months ago
love this guy!! he is awesome...period..end of discussion...don't fucking rate him or compare...just enjoy what he does...I know I do!
eddio333 1 year ago 3
@eddio333 - couldn´t agree more!
MrKeys57 1 year ago
Thanx to my friend Matt S. for turning me on to Robben Ford. He is one of the most unique players I've ever heard. Nice phrasing! 'Talk to Your Daughter"
guitgeo 1 year ago
The old dogs still rule the yard
barstowron 1 year ago 2
The last part of this video is a second song but there is only part of it and it is great ! Anyone have the rest?
docktort 2 years ago
Prison of Love.....is in the first album of the blue line. 1992
remofirmani 2 years ago 2
Robben plays a variety of guitars and always has some seeet tone.
laticat 2 years ago
ya dont think that bonamassa has borrowed a few licks from Robin do ya?? Got the rest from Eric Johnson...LOL I still think Joe is great though...
keithstrat 2 years ago
joe is great when he isnt being eric johnson, which is hardly ever.
SublordUtilax123 2 years ago
I think he did this tune on 'Live at the Blueline' with Jimmy witherspoon.
Incredible guitar work as usual.
photobywayne2004 2 years ago
Actually, it IS on an album
beezerk1 2 years ago
Friggin' incredible. Why didn't they put this on an album. Unbelieveable track, sound and Robben marches through amazing changes throughout the tune. Seems to be like second nature to him.
dgwg2007 2 years ago
The best.....
Wesbound1 2 years ago
He is definitely the best guitar player for me.Lot of emotion in the playback
TUBATHEFUCKER 3 years ago 3
Robben is calm, cool and comfortable. He really knows the neck well.
ninjajo11 3 years ago 2
Robben Ford is great player, he tries to shake a bit that old blues pentatonic licks and make something new.
texbls 3 years ago
Robben Ford is a real life guitar hero. Stop hating. You're watching one of the greats.
soulplane83 3 years ago 23
My grandad told me about this guy, and he added me on youtube!
GeorgeBguitar 3 years ago
Is there any way to fix this freak'in streamin which stops every few seconds?
This is a great tune with lousy technology.
dgwg2007 3 years ago
I think this is inspiring playing - I mean, does it make you feel like giving up or getting out there and playing...for me definitely the latter - incidentally, Robben is giving a masterclass for Guitar Getaways in London on 8th November. Please check our website for more details.
GuitarGetaways 3 years ago
The guitar was a Fender Robben Ford Signature which is now the Fender Squire.The ones today are Neck through body arch top solid body with duncan pickups.
VSNROCKS 3 years ago
What guitar is he using there? Awesome playing and tone, anyone who thinks thats crap needs to get off the drugs and stop listening to Linkin Park and Good Charlotte!
ScottTePaa 3 years ago 6
This is a Fender custom shop Robben Ford guitar. There is also a cheaper model, the Squier Esprit. Robben left Fender mark, now he uses Taku Sakashta Noupaul model.
brisky81 3 years ago
@ScottTePaa fender 'esprit'. fender later did a signature model based on the esprit. ran out in the early 00's i guess...
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1960monk 6 months ago
I remember when Robbin played at the Powerstation in Auckland New Zealand back in the 90s .Yeah, hate to say it but it was a boring concert .He was dressed up all flash and everything, but he didn't seem to have any inspiration ,just going though the motions .Technically it was ok though.He must have been tired from touring or just having an off night.
brucey39 3 years ago
What!? I think he sounds brilliant. Thank you Robben.
ImaginationBlue 3 years ago 2
I actually agree with the DrugsMurder guy, but only in very basic principle.
Robben sounds totally uninspired and completely boring in this particular video, but most of his fans have seen him play enough to know that he does often have good ideas. It's difficult to create a gem each time you sit down to write.
JSGuitar80 3 years ago
Just look at this guy's money sex drugs and murder, what piece of crap person, Robben Ford is probably one of the best blues guitarists of this generation, u do not know the definition of feel and soul!
bluesplayinhen 3 years ago
How is the tone too heavy? It's blues - I'd rather a heavy tone than a weak thin limp noodle sound. Besides, if there was too much distortion the high notes on the chording would wash out in noise. I think it's a nice balance.
joshmsanderson 4 years ago
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tone too heavy for this music
asianaxeman 4 years ago
Have your ears flushed...
pcollenYT 3 years ago 2
dead dreams??? the dude played with miles davis...nuff said
PopsikalPete 4 years ago
excelent...great performance. Fantastic blues
54spiritedwill54 4 years ago
I like everything about Robben Ford - his hair, his guitar, his licks, his style - everything! :)
HumbleBoy69 4 years ago
this is pure, Great!
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this is shit, insufferable music and guitar playing...
sounds like any lame old fart at your local guitar center clinging to dead dreams...
you can hear this shit coming out the doors when you walk up to the store, the old fart making the entire staff and customers suffer...
this is as bad as it gets people...
feel and soul's worst enemy...
MoneySexDrugsMurder 4 years ago
"feel and soul's worst enemy"... ? So THAT'S why Joni Mitchel hired him, eh. Weren't you available ? Rant on, sad man.
NixonMcvicar 4 years ago
Your perceptions have been warped by hanging out in guitar center.
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this is shit, insufferable music and guitar playing...
sounds like any lame old fart at your local guitar center clinging to dead dreams...
you can hear this shit coming out the doors when you walk up to the store, the old fart making the entire staff and customers suffer...
this is as bad as it gets people...
feel and soul's worst enemy...
MoneySexDrugsMurder 4 years ago
haha wow you are an idiot
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Like I've suggested before to others with like comments... post a video displaying your talents . Robben Ford no feel . Proof that people can survive without a brain . Another comment from a non-contributing zero !!! Go choke on a fuckyourself sandwich
LifesonFan4Life 2 years ago
you are talking that this guy don't have feeling for music?
SuicietyBoozer 2 years ago
My last post was a reply to some of the negative comments made about Mr Ford , poster MoneySexDrugsMurder's comment in particular ... I would love to hear these guys post some videos of their talents . Robben Ford is a MONSTER talent !!!
LifesonFan4Life 2 years ago 2
then is ok dude ;)
cheers
SuicietyBoozer 2 years ago
Shows how much you know....
ryanzoso 2 years ago
Blues müziği bu kadar sade ve güçlü ifade edebilen kaç tane müzisyan vardır acaba?
minnuci 4 years ago
ehi men: who knows the effects Robben Ford is using in that video??
bellerofonte76 4 years ago
Effects? He don't need no stinking effects!
Seriously, I've seen him play this tune a few times. He uses a volume pedal only(plus his magic fingers!). There's obviously a wah on the second tune.
PC160 4 years ago
actually i was at this gig and u are wrong. I cant remember all his rid by heart but there was a tube screamer and RV- 5, the idiot who wrote the last message was at least right about the volume pedal.
zedskioneism 4 years ago
Idiot? Why so tense? What I stated was exactly as I observed. At the performances I saw, he only used a volume pedal and wah. Rid? Do you mean rig? No more coffee for you!
PC160 4 years ago
Sorry, Yeah i meant rig. Please dont hate me.
zedskioneism 4 years ago
Dont know, but thats one sick ass wah. That is badass.
toyoubecritic1 3 years ago
as xtlovex said being able to play jazz means u r a good musician i dont listen to jazz as much as blues but i like players like mr.ford whom use a lot of jazz phrasing.i´ve seen him live and he is tha master
arian651x 4 years ago
Just because you can play jazz doesnt nessarily mean you are good. Its just the way Robben mixes them that makes him what he is. An absolute legend. I mean this in a good way. No offense.
toyoubecritic1 3 years ago
anyone who can play Jazz the right way is good. But, yes Robben is awesome and a true legend.
realHalcomb 3 years ago 3
Great singing, soloing and performance from Mr. Ford.
Also nice to see that a lot of people in here agree on who are the real jazz/blues-masters :-)
HumbleBoy69 4 years ago
This is where it's at. Frickin' great playing.
tatsandteles 4 years ago
His soloing from 02:20 to 03:20 was awesome. 5 stars.
quinoacat 4 years ago
All Eric Clapton followers who never heard Robben Ford make me laugh. They all think Clapton is the best blues player of all times. Ask them if they ever heard Stevie Ray... and they'll go, Stevie who?
Claud129 4 years ago
agree, heard about the first time clapton heard vaughan live? he had to left the thatre, he said he couldn't stay in his seat, and he was bothering everyone lol
RockolaX 4 years ago 4
Not only that, Robben can spout out jazz lines at will whenever he wants...
krelbar 4 years ago
Agree! SRV is the man! also Robben!
fluxx2000 4 years ago
Actually I prefer clapton to both SRV and Ford, and I knew about SRV first...as well as BB and Albert King and several others, though admittedly not Ford. Not to knock them, just a style thing. It's not like any of them make bad music.
Also, being able to play Jazz doesn't mean you're a good musician.
1308727219 4 years ago
Actually, being able to play Jazz usually means your a very good musician. Jazz players usually know their shit when it comes to theory and reading, which equals a good musician.
xTLovex 4 years ago 2
It can mean a very technically good musician. Music is more about emotion than chops, and while the two are not exclusive a LOT of jazz forsakes emotion for chops.
Also, the fact that someone knows the "rules" doesn't matter if the aim of their musical projects is to break them just for the sake of breaking them.
1308727219 4 years ago
You can't express the emotion if you dont have the chops.
moggpiano 4 years ago
Having some measure of chops is necessary, not sufficient. And don't get me started on how many "mistakes" some very good guitarists make.
1308727219 4 years ago
This stuff goes right to my backbone.
Makes me stand up again and go on.
When there is such a power out there, some questions are already answered ...
Best wishes to the bluesfamily.
hurrgha 4 years ago
Now, Everything is possible...
Bsschepherd 4 years ago
excelent...great performance. Fantastic blues
Bluesbaster 4 years ago
robben ford is keeping the blues guitar tradition alive and kicking.. more power to you
excalibog 4 years ago
Great song!
I like the comment about him being like Stevie & Eric.
Hmmm. Both are Texans. Imagine that... ;-)
Robben must have some Texan in him.
onetalltxn 4 years ago
Dig this: all were greatly influenced by Freddie King, a Texan born in Gilmer. ALL "borrowed"his unique licks especially Clapton. Check out Freddie King videos on YouTube.
garyguitar 4 years ago
robben ford is a mix between SRV and Eric Johnson. very interesting player.
fenderbender28 4 years ago
quit fukken comparin these axemen will ya. just take'em fer what they are.GREAT!!!!
swampdog420 4 years ago
Yes sir. It ain't about competition it's about the groove.
gaspe99 4 years ago
i thinK there comments come from ppl who hear common timing and technique, notes whatever..that's why they say oh it's a mix of.. but to be honest, we all have examples, musicians we liKe to hear and learn from and that's normal. otherwise there would be any good player if not so FAST!
RTBM 4 years ago
Yeah there is just so many talented people out there anybody would be limiting themselves to say,"that person is THE BEST". It all depends on who is listening. People just want to express themselves so much and are limited in their vocabulary I guess.
swampdog420 4 years ago
that's what i mean....
RTBM 4 years ago
Yo' Boogie... Baker of Baker Guitars was running the Robben Ford custom production @ Fender. To say that Baker is "intimate" w/ RF is an understatement.
Fender nowadays sucks so bad - they couldn't possibly design and produce a guitar of that caliber on their on.
Peace...
UG
UncleGroOve 4 years ago
You may not believe this, but I met Ford when i was 7 or 8. He gave me an autograph, took a photo, and gave me his guitar pick! I think my dad has the pick
Scorp316 4 years ago
jimi who?
ilparola 4 years ago
excellent two
minnuci 4 years ago
WHERE IS NADYA PUPPING ? FROM DEN- HAAG
PETEM4 4 years ago
what guitar is that? Gibson or Fender - flame?
bgtocak 4 years ago
Its a Baker. Kinda looks like his old fender esprit signatures, but these are made of the classy mahogney/maple-combination.
I don't know if he's still endorsing this guitar, but he did/does have a signature model with Baker.
mojaveman 4 years ago
This isn't a baker, that one has another cutaway. This is his Fender sig.
Jascha26 4 years ago
sorry, my bad...
mojaveman 4 years ago
Yeah I will see him today:) at half 21:30 :D
tornadogamer 4 years ago
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Good blues player shitty voice.
NIZAC7 4 years ago
his voice is better than 90% of the guys out there today... where's your record deal?
ih8thishit 4 years ago 9
No kidding :-). I saw him last year he was awesome. He has plenty of instructional stuff out for you guys wanting to study it. Great video!
melbookermusic 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this!! This vid makes me want to go play right now -- talk about inspirational! Anyone know what guitar he's playing here? Is that the Baker RF model?
fergieprs 4 years ago
He plays a Fender Esprit....pronounced Espree. Do a search and youi can get lots of info on them. No longer made. Great sound.
fhoward49 4 years ago
It might be the RF-not sure. But Ed Roman bought Baker Guitars,and most of the ones I have seen are the B-1. Go to Ed Roman Guitars and I'm sure they can tell you. I saw Ford last year,and he was playing a Les Paul.
melbookermusic 4 years ago
He is playing a Fender Esprit Robben Ford model . This was filmed in 2001 , he din't start using the Baker guitar till after that . Also his Baker guitar is different colour to this.
stringrip 4 years ago
'Prison of Love'...It's on the <Robben Ford & the Blue Line> cd. Great CD!
Rich915 4 years ago
Actually 2 songs , starts off on Prisoner of love , then does instrumental also from that blue line album, shame it cuts out .
stringrip 4 years ago
I think the second tune is "step on it" , but there is only couple of minute of it.
stringrip 4 years ago
What is the name of this song???????????
tomgamble100 4 years ago
the name of the song is prison of love
rockard94 4 years ago
recommended cd - Tiger Walk-
nonequoted 4 years ago
Bloody brilliant. He's probably the player I most wish I could sound like... the missing link between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Steve Lukather, but plays free jazz and changes, and just... tasty, incredibly tasty. I stole a pick from his mic stand in London a few years back, still have it. Nice pick too.
BTW I didn't know there were real orcs living in Holland. I swear at 00:49 someone in the audience shouts 'Uruk Hai!' real loud...
nnonnth 4 years ago
imagine Vaughan AND Ford playing together? That would've been great, only Vaughan died... Miss him so much...
Scorp316 4 years ago
A true legend if you ask me!! God Bless him
playfromtheheart 4 years ago
Yeah, Robben Ford is great! I've seen him live a couple of times and I also studied his music in my twenties.
linusjazz 4 years ago
Was turned on to Robben Ford by a guitarist friend. All players wanting to do jazz, should absorb lots of blues and not just a working knowledge of it. TOP said, "A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing". I wish I turned onto the blues earlier, it would have made studying and understanding jazz a lot clearer. Thanks for posting the video!
sibits 4 years ago
Robben Ford is just the best so well rounded tasteful and amazing his arrangements alone beat almost anything out there..
Every guitar player should listen to and learn his version of Revelation..from the Talk To Your Daughter tape or CD..one of the greatest of Blues Rock Jazz Gospel solo's ever if not the best ever..
Take if from TJ..
TJTele52 4 years ago
he is good but try this guy" BALAWAN" and what you do u think
coolmoj 4 years ago
Actually, I like RF the best - he started as a saxaphonist before guitar and therefore is more musical rather than geometric when it comes to playing the minor penatonic blues!
iconoclast616 4 years ago
Yeah!
milesdavis71 4 years ago
That's the Blues. Very nice soft subtle style, similar to Eric Johnson.
RoadWarrior2006 4 years ago
robben ford has the sickest tone, hands down
madbubbin 4 years ago
him and stevie ray, you should check out Larry Carlton if u haven't already, he's got great tone too. Did u know they all use dumble amps
SRVTS808 4 years ago
Love the move at 01:50....hehehe...Seriously Robben is relly good. he's also a great jazz guitarist, some of his solo lines are jazz influenced. But he rips the blues!
jamman6 4 years ago
Someone is a genius when the only thing you can reproach him for is how ugly his throusers are...
funkjazztic 5 years ago
Stumbled onto Robbens music by accident. First song I heard was Misunderstood (Eric Burden) He is a unique muso and very original.
Andrewkafp 5 years ago
ooh - Prison of Love - one of my fave all time tracks by Mr Ford - such a great groove - if you haven't already, get the Live In San Francisco cd for another great version!!!
eldo56 5 years ago
Is that Brandon Temple on drums? He looks like the drummer who did a tour with Eric Johnson back during the Venus Isle stuff.
Chromatype 5 years ago
I think so. I saw him in Oklahoma City at Robben's concert and he looked the same as this video.
kurobefromjungle 5 years ago
i say right now he could be one of the top players still alive.. clapton has gone to the dogs..robben and buddy are really all thats left i say!
gregory49 5 years ago
Joe Bonamassa - search that dude.
jimmykam 5 years ago
yeah man, if robben ford, eric johnson, and SRV somehow had a love child, it would be Joe.
birdiejoehoaks 5 years ago
Robben may very well be the top player in his genre, he is the consumate Guitar player..Anyone who tours the world with Miles Davis pretty much knows where the notes are and how to exuecute...Robben has been and continues to be my favorite GO TO player and has been since the early 80's... great clip here..
jamestp 5 years ago
Frickin' shweet.
futsal1958 5 years ago
good you realy chance cldfsn0200 ! very very you chance robben is my king i love robben music !
seboze 5 years ago
When you are seeing robben you are seeing an unheralded srv, or jimi... most people don't realize that this baby face guitar player is about 50 and has been playing since he was about 12 years old so what ur seeing here is a guitar master of astronomical proportions. I saw him in NYC at a private party about 12 years ago my brother is a contractor who has done work for his wife... being a guitar player i naturally chatted with him between sets.
Cldfsn0200 5 years ago
Yes , in 2001 he would have been 50 . Ford was born in 1951 , so that means he is 56 years old now , or 56 years YOUNG !.
stringrip 4 years ago
I would say "Talent and hard work"
magnus100100 5 years ago
I say drink a "40" and go or it. ibzssr
IBZRRSR 5 years ago
hey, why not fuse the two?
jetjock015 5 years ago