Maggot Brain - Funkadelic Cover (Improv by John Kramer)

[fanboy223]

well done sir

[MynamesNOTDevon]

holy fucking shit that made me shit my face

[MyLifeBeforeYou]

you deserve more than 100.000 visits

[MyLifeBeforeYou]

real feeling guy

congratulations

[MyCheisName]

Very nice my man, I can tell you put alot into this. Eddie Hazel would be proud

[Mariekesone]

No drug in the world compares to the delirious and happy feeling one gets from this guitar-solo...

Just Brilliant...:-) :-)

[tabsofmydreams]

great feeling! well done

[slayerrules114]

........o: Like a young Page made a baby with Santana.

[jimigibsonhendrix]

God bless this boy great job brother great job >>>>>

[theberto]

great palying man!! what scale did you for improvising??

[jKRAMER001]

@theberto E blues mixed with an E minor scale

[untrustw]

This is just.. kind of soul touching ;D

[christopheguy]

nice playing great sound what do you use for this sound

[jKRAMER001]

@christopheguy I use an ibanez tube screamer, but i only add a small amount on the tone knob, so it has a fuzz face kind of sound to it, im also using a roger mayer axis fuzz so that adds to it as well

[christopheguy]

@jKRAMER001 great thank you i made a cover to this song

[pAcO42146]

I came here about a year ago and just found your video again.. It's just the only cover on YouTube to listen!

You made me dream like a baby during 5:19 and long after it ended!

[11Kowens]

Wow!!! blew my mind

[gonzalomichilot]

you need a wah pedal man, but very nice cover, cheers from Perú

[TheAightness]

Whats that damn nice echo in your playing mate? Loved it.

[jKRAMER001]

@TheAightness Glad you liked it!. I have my amp reverb set to 7 out of 12, it gives it a nice roomy sound

[Bodca1]

DUDE! do you have this account name due to aerosmith drummer?

[CharlieTheMark]

This is one of my favourites! You are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!

[Smallenface]

you got a sweet guitar tone; this is probably the best cover on yt, nice one

[Ikieka1]

Absolutely THE BEST !!!! FRIEND YOU HAVE been GRANTED A GIFT by ADONI !!!!

HOW CAN I gET A CD With you playing MAGGOT BRAIN ??????

[cruptbside]

You got this thing kid ... it's an affliciotn ... it's called ... sooooouuuulllll ...

Wonderful.

I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe ... I was not offended .....

[kizza314159]

PLEASE, please please please please please tab, fantastic man

[jKRAMER001]

@kizza314159 The background chords for the song are bar chords, Em - D - Bm - C, and the solo is improv

[kizza314159]

@jKRAMER001 dam i was hoping you would have a tab for your awesome solo in my selfish mind, but cheers anyway!

[Gamersaloon88]

bro please can i get tabs?

[TheElmariachigordo]

Wunderbar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing!!!!!!!!

[highvoltage13]

Oh my god. Incredible!

[jKRAMER001]

@highvoltage13 Well thanks!

[jayceemediaofficial]

wow.. sooooo zen right now, amazingg

[Joanna7Official]

sweet job! could you tell me the scales you improv'd off of?

[guitarocks182]

By the way... This is awesome

[guitarocks182]

Might you have a tab?

[honorablecbm]

Great job. I've been listening to Buckethead and ended up here. I'm just learning how to play and this song inspired me to never quit! To the bitter sweet end!!!

[Mackle12345]

This is so inspiring. Thank you. Can I ask what kind of guitar that is?

[jKRAMER001]

@Mackle12345 it's an american strat

[XionDH]

this is so awesome! i hab a jam to the backing song right after i watched your video

[HBKman1]

@jKRAMER001 that was beautiful not tryin to be gay but that was amazing u need to go pro

[h3ro1n1]

Very nice mate. I really like it. You have some mad skillz. And keep up the good work. Who knows, maybe you'll join ColdPlay someday. :D Cheers !

[majmudarjimitrankesh]

Dude, that was an amazing improv! Could you please tell me what did you use for recording the video?

[jKRAMER001]

@majmudarjimitrankesh Thanks. I use a logitech webcam, then a blue snowball usb mic, and im using kristal audio engine, which you can download for free

[majmudarjimitrankesh]

@jKRAMER001 Hey thanks for the info. So you just mic the amp right? And do you use any processor/pre-amp?

[jKRAMER001]

@majmudarjimitrankesh No just mic the amp, in whatever way works best for you

[smajdovamanka]

That was amazing!

[jKRAMER001]

@smajdovamanka Thank you!!

[deerskys]

awesome ! regards from Poland.

[tomazmajosko]

pure awesomeness

[jayceemediaofficial]

if you played this to me in person, i'd surely fall in love

[ZiiKzz]

2 peoples have maggot in their brains

[tyzer32]

fucking brilliant mate!! well done and keep on rockin

[STERNrogering]

that was truley Funkadelic

[bloodhownd]

I'm jealous

[oOCrossroadsOo]

I think a lot of guitarists may believe this is easy to play and get trapped, missing the whole point of the solo which is all about the feeling. Not only feeling it in your fingers, but also deep down in your guts and heart.

I need to tell you, I don't say it often because most chaps on the web doing guitar videos think it's all about speed and technical skills. But you have an awesome, very inspiring feeling that only the greats have. Cheers from France !

[ChristyOB3]

nice MCLOVIN

[pafnooty]

Dude, you nailed it. you did a better job that the Maggot Brain, seriously.

[ursecretz]

Fuckin EXCELLENT..!

[dhoulkarnain]

awesome



[dandan125]

great improv!

can you upload this backing track?, its much batter than the one already on youtube!

[jKRAMER001]

@dandan125 I recorded that a while ago, so I no longer have it, but I can surely record a new one!

[dandan125]

@jKRAMER001

thank you :)

[jKRAMER001]

@dandan125 just made a new video with the new backing track

[klacfyde]

dude, you fucking rocked that. amazing skills man. keep up the good work!

[chrisharvey9]

really really good. melodic

[DreadShadow1]

You rock. :)



[enomar08]

Hazel made me pick up the guitar; YOU make me go harder! I appreciate that! Have you ever heard it on a LesPaul?

Kudos bruh.

[kassar117]

That was the best improv ive seen on youtube. Thank you for real music.

[mikeeowens20]

Dooooooood you're the bomb man! I heard Maggot Brain on House so I looked it up. Learned about Funkadelic. Then saw you man you killed it dude propsss!

[kizza314159]

okay, whos the idiot that pressed the thumbs down button?

[Steadno]

sweet broham

[stride7860]

Nice cover, any tips for another guitarist? IN terms of improv and song writing and such, guitar playing in general. I'm sure you know what i mean

[jKRAMER001]

@stride7860 For soloing/improv, my suggestion is to never go all out right away, beause then you have no where to build up to, and that keeps it interesting. For songwriting i can't really give much advice, cause when i write songs on electric or acoustic, or coming up with lyrics, there's no thinking going on, it just happens in the moment. I can never sit down and say "im going to write an amazing song" So just let it happen when your realloy feeling in the mood

[xRollRightx]

One of the best covers I've heard of this song on youtube so far. Keep playing.

[pabloturrado74]

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[jKRAMER001]

@pabloturrado74

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[FuzzismyBuzz]

Hey man, great playing!, what was your signal chain? did you have the tube screamer on the whole time? when did you kick in the fuzz?

[jKRAMER001]

@FuzzismyBuzz i have the amp plugged into the tube screamer, then the fuzz pedal, then the guitar. I'm also using the distortion setting in the amp as well. And i do have them on all at once, i just switch from the bridge pickup on the guitar from time to time

[pedrocaramelo]

Btw, nice stratocaster :D

Which year it is?

[jKRAMER001]

@pedrocaramelo well i got it in 2009, so its probably that year or possibly earlier

[pedrocaramelo]

Holly shit you're playng like Santana and Pink Floyd O.O

[cerealboxcar]

wow man, was not expecting that

[13895826]

Ha ha. Man. When you started rocking back and forth at first, I thought to myself, this is gona suck :) But you're actually pretty damn good. Love the improv. Keep it up man :)

[cw71017]

Oh my funky god!

this is amazing! well done, sir

best cover i've probably heard, might even compete with (dare i say it) the original!

[southofcali]

Shredding with style....very impressive . Thanks for sharing it.

[WilkElektronik]

Fender FTW!

[jotus1979]

nice shirt dude!!!! awesome cover

[justdoitasshole]

What a badass. Eddie Hazel, I mean. JK...I think an old, blind, black man could tell the difference, but your nasty guitar face has more soul than your whole fucking high school. Don't ever forget that.

[mattspurlock]

Such a Panty Dropper!!

[enomar08]

@mattspurlock absolutely right...and on that note, I'm practicin' right now! They don't even know!; I say keep it underrated, and let dem panties sloooowly drop!

[xHighallTimesx]

Damn son not bad .. I can Totally Hear The Gilmour Style Too It Gives It a Sick Vibe , . Its Wicked Dude Keep It Up Man ..

[SROMrPink]

Im impressed. fucking amazing!

[coldaziceee]

that was beautiful

[InuitAldebaran]

Very, VERY well done!

(i confess i was evil - i thought, before clicking, let me see that boy mess with the best - and subsequently fail. The failure is all mine, now. OH WOW! If you think Gilmour is God, and Hazel maybe Jesus then it is evident that you are filled to the brim with the spirit of the Holy Ghost.)

[letrappiste]

Dude that's some serious stuff! Just as good as the original. Keep it up!

[PinoKakelkip]

2:19 - 2:32 Friggin' amazing!

[rainer1281]

HOORAY !!!

[TrempBoy2]

Holy shit, I wasn't expecting playing like this when I first clicked the video. You're REALLY fucking good man.  Keep it up

You do look like McLoving though XD

[jKRAMER001]

@TrempBoy2 "I am McLovin"

[kalorakalora]

nice man can hear the david gilmour in your playin and it sounds smoooothhh

[jKRAMER001]

@kalorakalora GILMOUR IS GOD

[QuotidianHegemony]

This is good, man. It is good enough to earn a comment from the great QuotidianHegemony. Cheers.

[jKRAMER001]

@QuotidianHegemony i am honored. thank you :)

[Albieant]

damn son...you got some serious soul for a white guy...keep funking it up brother!!!

[guitarjunkie5000]

nice

[Az3rrox]

what effects did u use? the tone is magnificient.

[tomytza93]

look like McLovin:))nice playin dude!



[jKRAMER001]

@tomytza93 hahaha :) thanks

[ilr111]

you have great vibrato!

[MultiTreblinka]

lov this song....very melancholicccc

[dickspr]

nice!!!

[sahnyn]

severely talented, you're amazing.

[jKRAMER001]

@sahnyn :)

[sahnyn]

@jKRAMER001 i've come back for some more...for like the 15th time. same comment. see above. -_-

[jKRAMER001]

@sahnyn haha thank you :)

[Kevss24]

well done!!!

[fallios]

shy do you never use your pinky :) ?

[Neodreadlord]

Kramer what effects do you have lined up on this?

the sound of the guitar is absolutely awesome.

[jKRAMER001]

@Neodreadlord What you're probably hearing is the tube amp, they sound alot different than solid state amps, i also use a tube screamer and an axis fuzz

[Neodreadlord]

@jKRAMER001 It's sounds brilliant... I use a les paul on a Marshall 100 and I can't get half as clean a sound... going to have to work on my gear a bit more... I love a classic sounding guitar like this. You working on any more improvs?

[jKRAMER001]

@Neodreadlord thanks. it took me some time to get a good sound, and im still always trying to improve it. Another thing that makes a difference is EQ. Higher mids and bass, and lower treble is what i use. The mids make the guitar stand out. I actually just recorded a guitar improv 5, all i have to do is edit it, i just got imovie so im going to be putting out alot more videos

[Neodreadlord]

Kramer as an improv this is really good dude. You have some serious talent.

[bluedebi]

Nice!

[rchp24]

Wow nice man! I love john Frusciante's cover/song of maggot brain and of course the original and i love your jam to it keep it up ! Good work.

Greets Nick

[cerealboxcar]

@rchp24 I didn't even know that existed,

[MatthewBellamyIsGod1]

Fucking awesome man...

[Monscent]

only 3k views? man youre freaking awesome

[TheExittt]

excellent

[Berol121]

Nice, love jammin' to this track.

[KillTheSpammer]

wow!!!

you can play!!!

really great :-))

[mangapessego]

fucking great!

[klizaoeutba]

You make me relive a important music for me.

Dude you're so good.

I'm doing this on keyboards but guitar is so powerful !

[ziggen82]

All I can say is wow. Your style seems to be a little bit of Dave Gilmour, Santana, and your own little twist.

[24mainstreet]

This is fucking amazing dude, instead of copying the solo note for note you put feeling and soul into it, eddie hazel would be so fucking proud

[thismayhurt23]

how often do you practice???

[jKRAMER001]

@thismayhurt23 i used to practice alot more when i first learned how to play, but now i practice less, and whenever i need to do something it just comes out. now i focus more on songwriting and scoring my friends films :)

[takygt]

Sweet dude.

I'm glad there are only few guitarists like yourself that play emotionally; not just ripping on the guitar, but to feel almost SURPRISED that the sound that has been emitted is from your own fingers/guitar. Love it dude.

[jKRAMER001]

@takygt i can rip on the guitar, but i prefer the melodic approach, im glad you liked it :)

[sykoOify]

bravo ! ! need tab plz

[StormSong8]

Good Lord, the funk! Who knew nerds could funk like that? For showing soul and feeling above and beyond the norm I'd like to use the powers vested in me, as a black man, to make you an honorary brother. I'm fresh out of certificates at the moment, so you'll have to carry this honor in your heart. Funk on, little bro!

[3000solo]

Wow i think it was the best cover i heard :)

[theshmorgz]

the world needs more guitar players like this...emotional playing instead of all technical twiddly diddly bullshit. sweet improv man

[esgriffin]

Have U ever went to a PFUNK concert? Just wondering...?

[jKRAMER001]

@esgriffin nope, i have not

[Prostock1489]

bravo man! bravo! 

[TheSquall500]

ha ok i didn't understand it was an improv!

So really good job!

[TheSquall500]

good job

have you the tabs?because i have one but there is not all the song!

[jKRAMER001]

@TheSquall500 you mean tabs for the chords or the solo? cause i did the solo improv

[sniperpeeps]

@TheSquall500 just jam in E minor scale and get the feel of it, thats just about the whole of it

[carlos13190]

really great

[jKRAMER001]

@carlos13190 thank you!

[boxingin]

Good job man!

[weslosky2]

uhmm, this needs to happen more often!

[retroguy02]

dude do you know if its possible to get that sound without effects pedals? great job btw. cheers.

[jKRAMER001]

@retroguy02 it depends on what amp you use. if your amp has reverb and/oir presence those are good to use. plus your treble, mid, and bass have an effect as well. i put my treble lower and my mid and bass higher

[greeninja03]

good shit man...

[jKRAMER001]

@greeninja03 thanks

[mattportervideo]

very cool!

[jKRAMER001]

@mattportervideo thanks!!

[jKRAMER001]

@spider2003 thanks :)

[hellopaloma]

youre brilliant, and so into it

awsome cover i like you :)

[pacer521]

this is the best cover of Maggot Brain on the internet, plain and simple.

[jKRAMER001]

@pacer521 thank you very much! :)

[StormSong8]

@pacer521 True.

[ccampy456]

this is epic man, i wish i had of spent more time on mine now!

[brandon672008]

i havent even heard this song, but what you're doing here is really good. very emotional too

[jKRAMER001]

@brandon672008 thanks