Jesse James - bluegrass banjo on guitar style

[sojakj]

PARADE!!!



[LiquidGib]

maestro

[claudevesco]

Ce gars est un génie...



[ljsnappypants]

Hi Marty...

We are glad you are posting. My fanned fret Bashkin guitar was built for altered tunings, and it can go to CGCGCD with normal strings without causing a stir or losing intonation. I also have an Olson and love it to pieces.

[Karamvir24]

Bloody hell, that was ridiculous!

Well done!

[alvaritooooooooo]

Nice music!

[JMFingerstyle]

Fabulous job! That was really great!

[SyverF]

You are amazing! I just found a new favourite song + A new hero!

[mrmrscalisha]

I ACTUALLY BOUGHT 2 SONGS FROM YOUR WEBSITE :)

[mrmrscalisha]

fuck this shit is AWESOME!!!

[TheLordbanjo]

do you use light gauge strings to tune up that high?

[addicted2sixstrings]

i'm a bona-fide hillbilly straight outta the mountains of east tennessee. i've heard a helluva lot of blue grass pickers in my time, but that was the best performance i think i've ever seen/heard. fan-f@ckin'-tastic!!!

[fpmedici]

yo brother you should try a rhythm ring .. you will love it!

[UnceBobTouchedMe]

oh man...that was so sweet that you made me cry! shit..

[rrrrockin]

blown ..floored ..amazed ..tranked ,,zoned ..spaced ..cool ....lol  peace man

[ilikezappa]

I would rather be able to do that than have all the money in the world and a Hot Tub full of soapy Cheerleaders.

[snotnosejoe]

that was amazing

[TrappedInABikini]

shit, gotta learn that;)

[EricClaptonFan24]

You are a great guitarist! You nailed everything!, even the pop ballads. You are extremely accomplished. I like your own compositions too!, very beautiful.

[o0tortue0o]

Yeeehaw ! Very impressive playin'

[DonMoc]

How can someone not like this???

[MDefsquad9]

how long you been playing?

[raffefrank]

Sweet job man, were just wondering about the tuning is possible to get this fast runs down with standard tning?

[pinofluvius]

@raffefrank Thanks! Oh sure, just listen to some bluegrass flat pickers or electric country guitar pickin´ - I do some of this stuff in standard tuning. Check out Dueling Banjos for example, it´s among the related videos to the right.

Cheers

Martin

[Tzrnutt]

Don't think it sounds good that fast. :-\

[mubudubum]

The only reason 1 person would "dislike" this is a lack of appreciation for different genres of music. People need to embrace music as a whole, not just the parts that tickle their ear, but also the parts that they don't fancy. When a person learns to appreciate even the music they don't like, then they can apply it to the music they do enjoy and become "A Musician"... Dear MTV Artist, please read this.

[pauljdunn]

That is a nice looking guitar played well

[RebeccaElias1]

Master, Master...... I love it

[eeboy1980]

I love it - inspiring me to learn some proper guitar technique

[rosspie2]

What Tuning is this piece played in?

[hvidde]

You kick ass man.. WOW!

[singinglady48]

OMG OMG UNBELIEVEABLE YOU ARE A MASTER!

[Jeggis89]

Hi Martin! This one sounds really great, it really suits my musical ear! :)

I thought about learning this one myself, but fail to find the TAB on your site.

Are you able to reupload it to the Free TAB-section?

Mange takk, og de beste hilsener fra Norge!

[Jeggis89]

@Jeggis89

I'm sorry, I just realized it's available as a purchaseable Tab. :)

[barzoman2]

W O W we need more vids like this you are So great player

also if you make tutorial for this style Bravo

[mrguitar9325]

man i love this piece and you do an awesome job on it!!

[ArniePyeInTheSky]

Do you play the banjo as well as guitar?

[ryemic]

your playing reminds me alot of tommy emmanuel, you have alot of talent :) suprised your not more well known! your song writing is amazing too.

[spoofus007]

why do you have a soundtrack playing in all of you videos?

[pinofluvius]

@spoofus007

Not all videos :)

Well, I like to use backing tracks, it sounds so much cooler, and it´s the way I envision the completed song... Especially the "banjo on guitar" stuff works much better with a rhythm track.

Cheers

Martin

[musiccalgary]

@pinofluvius It would be wonderful to hear with no background as well. :)

[andycapist1]

@spoofus007

i kinda like the backing tracks being there. gives an idea of a full band arrangement. theyre really tastefully done IMO.

[drdmento]

man, this just puts a smile on my face every time I hear it... You are amazing, and a great inspiration! THANK YOU!

[1coryrsleepy]

I've watched quite a few of your music videos and am awestruck over your skillful playing. God bless you for sharing your talents with others.

[porkinwitz]

i didn't know Sweded had "hillbilly pickers".......very nice, sounds great.

[rbloch66]

That's my favourite bluegrass tune on my favourite instrument done like I never heard it done before. You sir are my guitar hero!!

Did you do that one in standard tuning?

[taytan1969]

Great stuff man.

[PocoPortillo]

You have become one of my favorite geetar players. I'm so glad I stumbled on your tube-post. I love your arrangements and the Bluegrass on steroids.

[pinofluvius]

@PocoPortillo Thank you, glad you like it!

[MrJulianm777]

dude it looks like he has steel strings on a classical guitar wait....thats confusing it sounds like an acoustic but it has classical pegs..??

[pinofluvius]

@MrJulianm777

Hi, the slotted headstock was very common in older steel-string guitars, and newer ones made in the old style, like the one I´m playing here.

[StUkulele]

Great playing! Cheezy faces...

[wenglish1968]

Sounds great! Have you always used a thumbpick? I tried a few & couldn't get a smooth upstroke when strumming. There was a lot of resistance & thumbpicks would hook on the strings & my hand would move out of position, or the flew off. I pretty much just use thumb & fingers to strum now. I haven't used a pick of any sort in years. Take care.

[pinofluvius]

@wenglish1968

Thanks!

No, I used to play picking without one and then hybrid style with regular pick and fingers. But, since I had also played some classical, I thought it was silly not to use my index finger for picking, so I started with a thumbpick. However, nowadays I file them shorter, they always seem to be too long! That makes some stuff easier, like strumming and flatpicking with it.

Cheers

Martin

[fuciledacaccia]

Martin your skill never ceases to amaze me....you are an inspiration..

Thank you,

Michael

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Beyond Awesome.

I am not just jealous... I'm bitter - LOL

Much respect to you and to the music

[LUXITANIE]

nice

[Jetrothull]

The video is 10 out of 5.

You are an amazing guitar player.

Jet.

[Jetrothull]

Hi.

You are an amazing guitar player.

when you will teach me to play like you?

Jet.

[cyberlee007]

I am not worthy.

[davidnicholashill]

Jeeeeeze....The speed! Beautiful...and the gorgeous groove reprise at the end. Wonderful.

[DrPretorias]

I LOVE IT.

That was amazing.

RESPECT.

[swack]

Damn

[armi555mw]

Man....this guy is up there with Roy Clark, Chet, Jose.....amazing, watching all day. Wish I could play like this.

[DutchmanJay]

This is insane, seriously... I hope I can play like that one day.... watched clip 4 times in a row... can't get enough of it...

[folklover]

Wow! thats great! is there any form to buy the tab besides your page?, I would really like to play this but I dont have a credit card

[magicmike618]

capo on the 3rd fret....incredible!

[Acousticfingerstlye]

Martin this must of taking you endless hours to work out, its really making my head hurt, i'm trying to play, any suggestions to working out a peice like this???? like Tommy always says GET TO WORK... i am" but its not helping!

[pinofluvius]

Hi, this is like a mix of many years of different styles of playing, like country picking with open string licks, some 5-string banjo, folky fingerpicking and also: open E and G are the open tunings I have used the most.

So, with all that put together, the most difficult thing was to nail this at a 160 bpm, ha ha..!

I guess this information was however not so helpful to you, sorry :)

But to borrow or "steal" from any style of music and playing is always a good start, learn as much as you can!

[peteholm]

Om Tommy Emmanuel får titeln

KING OF ACCOUSTIC BOOGIE GUITAR

så ger jag dig titeln

KING OF ACCOUSTIC BLUEGRASS GUITAR

Jag ska naturligtvis försöka ta över den titeln,

frågan är bara om jag lyckas.

Hälsningar från Peter i Uppsala.

[boogpatton]

Well done! .... from a banjo picker!

[rdrich55]

Martin you ain't got a brain, if ya did it wouldn't let those fingers work like that!!!!!

[psychkoala]

Phenomenal skill and plenty of musicality to boot.

Sweet.

[Aarrmehearties]

Any chance of you coming to Australia to play??

[johntrik]

I don't know how many times i came across this piece....but everytime it reminds me why i stuck to steel-string.

MARTIN YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pitiedsid1]

what tuning is this in

[pinofluvius]

it´s in open E, capo 3rd fret

Cheers

Martin

[honkiemarge]

shame you dont know what you are actually playing!

[BADGERINYOURSOCK]

lol

[CashmereMocha]

This Dude should be in Nashville at the Ryman tonight!

[AcousticHaim]

oh yes!

[DDEDGER]

This video made me smile,true dedication.

[ztubs6]

you must be some sort of nashville musician or something???

[canacourse]

I love your stuff. Your entire arrangements are excellent. Thanks for the tabs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown is coming along nicely.

[trend2kill]

im making a music playlist with this guys songs

[likeriver]

I love how you have either free or real cheap tab for all of these. they rock!!

[albertalbertsson]

This is not the guy who makes cool cars!?

[quakawoot]

brilliant cover martin,is there any chance playing a section a bit slower than warp speed so this earthling can get a bit of a grasp on it

[Butternut121]

Brilliant!!

[bosshawg187]

heah now!

that's called "handlin' it"

i went away for a while listening to that...

[brownerthanu]

Whoa!

[reflectivist]

Hey now. Oh my. Shhya!

[ilikezappa]

smokin!

[agrlfmtx]

HOW???

[secoro60]

mozart

[yfc1992]

as a METAL rock guitar player..im proud to say..the you were completely AWESOME!!! im learning blue grass!!!!!

[LastCityCowboy]

BRAVISSIMO...

[shortattentionspan1]

five stars i'd give you more if i could.

[Linedanger]

Yep!!!

[Westerngitarre]

Well done!

[NightingaleHMP]

Ohhhhh wow!!!!

Can I have your fingers when you die??

Incredible...thanks for sharing.

[grumsteruk]

Man! I've been playing for 37 years and as you can imagine, I've heard a LOT of guitarists! Your skill, style, soul and love of music truly shine through. Your always a pleasure to listen to and this tune takes the cake and eats it. I love the blues out at the end. Great stuff. You are an inspiration. Play on!!

I'm off to buy the tab ;-)

[dougquiring]

holy smokes dis cats got fast fingas ! woooweeee !

6 stars out of five !!!!!!

[MaxLatham]

The more I watch this the worse a guitar player I feel I am, what a guy, like 3loud said: you just gotta tip your hat to the gentleman. man I am so gonna re-record my vid-response to this and shred better!

[uglybird650]

Sweet man Sweet

[HanzP]

Hello Martin,

how great is this! Not only speed and accuracy but also this fantastic sound. It's great fun listening. 5*****, what else?

Cheers, Hansel

[JonEricMusic]

That was so fun to see-

Nice tracks too behind ya.

Definitely made the tune more your own.

Banjoistically yours,

Jon Eric

[SaintsClassof1976]

Martin, this is fantastic!

I'm running some boring software tests, and your music is making it much more enjoyable! Thanks!

[schlesim]

YEEEEEHAAAAAAAH!!!!

[lukauhc]

OHHH man, great

or in brazilian portuguese

BAH tche muito tri

[synesthesia67]

sweet, dude!!!

[3loud]

hey all you young dudes...take notice ....this is shredding.!!...tip your hat to this gentleman...and have some country fried chicken

[amsedelm]

Outstanding!

[MidgenTwentyOne]

uh! wow? yea, I mean W0W!!!

[katvanbus]

Beautiful!

[alterI4]

this is great!!

[obliviousnewtonjohn]

I kiss your dancing fingers, the way they kiss those frets!

Thanks for sharing your awesome talent.

[SepaXP]

damn i have to think of some banjo rolls someday to - sounds so cool !

[cymbula]

Pino, you're one of the top joys of the tube. Pick on!

[MaxLatham]

i know what you mean, this guy is incredible!!!!

[MaxLatham]

Nice one man, you're cookin' wit' gas. southern fried chicken style, LOVE it!!

[tonyvanheemschut]

yeah, you rule. the face says it all!

[kompak]

dude thats great ,i like the ending !

[DarrellHartsock]

HOLY f'in MOLEY baby! Tommy Emanuel aint got nothin on this guy. ROCKIN' ROCKAFIED ROCKAGE!!!!!

[pinofluvius]

he he, thanks, but I´m sure Tommy would pick this up in an hour or two!

Cheers

[shmaltz]

clear proof there is a god holy lord mother of everything holy wowwowoowowooww

[lukessummer]

No, its clear proof of the triumph of the human spirit!

[wiretwanger3]

Wow, how glad am I that I stumbled over your videos? Straight to faves and subbed!

[Millrider]

Really cool picking, I like how you make the notes flow in unexpected diractions and still end up in a nice place. Just keeps rolling.:) Then all of a sudden there is this note that just strikes and makes it real funky. Cool man.

[lukessummer]

And I thought I'd seen it all!...

[puika1987]

Come on man! Im not sure I saw what I just saw. And how can you smile in the middle, I couldnt breathe whole way through the song and I was just listening :-) Your great!

[TEarnest]

Dang, I wish you were my neighbor! Awesome pickin'

[indoshakermaker]

Very entertaining to watch, you definitely enjoy playing it. The vibe from your guitar, its 'voice' and your expression... man a joy to watch.

Bloody hell, this is a reason i want an acoustic guitar....

[tomhits]

Amazing! You make me smile as i am listening and you seem to have fun yourself!It takes more than skill only to deliver such a performance.All the stars you want from me!

[pinofluvius]

Hello, thank you, glad I could make you smile!

:)

Martin

[Linedanger]

Yep!!! Wonderful. A pleasure to listen to and marvel at.

[llirizus]

wow...!! super !!

[SUNNYD3322]

There is definitely no end to your talent. Well done again;)

[damonstoudamiree]

Fantastico,uno dei video audio più belli che abbia mai visto in tutta la mia vita.Complimenti.

[pinofluvius]

Grazie! I´m not too good at Italian but your words look great! :)

Martin

[johntrik]

One of the most beautiful tunes in youtube.I can hear the freight train coming....i love it!!!!!!!!!!!

[pinofluvius]

Thanks, I also love the feel and sound of a train coming!

Even if it´s just imagined...

All the best

Martin

[ming294]

Very nicely done. You could probably play with the studio bluegrass guys in Nashville.

[GuoShushan]

awesome mixing~

[kleiboff]

Great.... 6 stars !

[syncopater999]

I really really enjoyed this - I used to play this fingerstyle too but this is much more in the Jerry Reed style. Echoes of Roger Hardin's "Jerry's Breakdown" too - it has a similar feel. Great playing. When I want to learn a tune played on Youtube it has got to be good and this is.

[mitoguitarman]

Sugoi! from Japan

[RCROSSH]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

5 STARS

[SkylineToTheSeaAndMe]

Wow, that was incredible picking there Martin.

I am really impressed with Loef guitars. I have several Martin's but am really thinking about selling some of them to go with smaller luthiers products.

[rlatldn]

that is a sweet sweet melody

good work that its awesome

[pinofluvius]

Hey, thanks mate, glad you like it

[jnclassicalguitarist]

YEAH!!

[Heuvelding]

Gosh, this is just too great. All your movies are great! I wonder about how you can play that fast! My compliments and a lot of respect.

[pinofluvius]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

I ususally have very cold hands :( but if I´m warmed up and play a song over and over - well, then I can sometimes see the light :)

[paccopp]

Wonderful technique Jesse and lovely sound.

Pacco

[pinofluvius]

Thank you Pacco! But it´s the song´s name: "Jesse James"

My name is Martin :)

Cheers

[paccopp]

Apologies Martin thought you use Jesse as a nickname.

Pacco is my nickname ;)

[pinofluvius]

No problem!

[SarahEDobson]

WOW! That is Awesomee!

[pinofluvius]

Thank you Sarah!

Cheers

Martin

[gmtdiato]

Wonderful sound,wonderful technique!!

[pinofluvius]

Thank you sir, glad you like it.

Martin

[Legrattouilleux]

quel fabuleux guitariste tu es ! mais tu le sais deja !

bravo à toi

[pinofluvius]

Merci! I´m sorry my French isn´t so good...

Regards

Martin

[GuoShushan]

i love this guitar, what is body?

[pinofluvius]

Hi, it´s a small-bodied guitar known as a parlour guitar, I think...

It still has a big sound with very long sustain.

[GuoShushan]

but it still sounds like your anthoer acoudtic guitar i mean the tone character

[Munken12]

Sjukt bra!

Hur länge har du spelat? Har själv fått upp ögonen för country det senaste, och har hängt en del på din hemsida och provat en del av alla licks... Tack för dem!

[pinofluvius]

Hej, tack!

Jag har spelat en mängd stilar till och från sedan jag var runt 9, jag är 38 nu...

Blir inte mycket elgitarr f n, rätt givande med akustisk "fingerstyle" - det här är väl iofs mer fingerpicking rakt av, om än lite annorlunda :)

Hoppas du kan få glädje av "licksen"...

MVH/ Martin

[mrchris666]

Howdy Martin!

Bland det jävligaste jag sett! ...och då menar jag det positivt! :)

Snyggt ljud...kör du med Röde-mick?

//Krille

[pinofluvius]

Howdy Krille!

Tack, tack - jag passade på att smida medan järnet var varmt så att säga, var väl inspirerad av Usain Bolt (nja, det här var innan, men ändå:)

Jodå, Röde-micken är det.

Hälsn Martin

[Lirarn35]

Tjena, Martin! Det där var övergrymt! :-) Inget snack om saken! Du fortsätter att imponera! Stort tack!

Torbjörn

[theriven1]

coooooooooool speed : ) great song.

[garibelon]

That is great! :)

All stars...

[BluegrassForte]

Wow! Just WOW! 5* You are inspiring.

Gretsch'n

[puddud22]

Martin,

What a great mix! I think some 5 string players will be pissed off...

Jeff

[nothankyoumam]

Wow!

[Bluesguitarman64]

absolutely awesome !

You are great !

Rob

[BoeckmannLudwig]

Thanks, Martin, for giving me a new 5***** favourite! Just as Zane (zacharron) said, ... I have to practice .... so long! :)

Bernd

[stawney]

Really really impressive!!

~Stanley

[ThumbAndFingers]

Great playing, man!

THis little guitar looks and sounds awesome!

[mida87]

You are very grazy man ;-) I waited very much that you would post something and this is about what I expected to hear from you allso. Thank you very much! Dont let us wait so long :-)