King of the Blues Regional Finals - Houston TX

[sirleftyguitar]

David you are probably the only guitarist in this competition that knows his theory and doesn't wank on a pentatonic/blues scale. Great playing

[Wallimann]

@sirleftyguitar Thank you!

[PantomimeHorseMusic]

How the hell did you not win? It was rigged I tell you!

[Wallimann]

@PantomimeHorseMusic Haha! Thanks a lot man!

[ericsoto]

my buddy and bandmate won that. he was the guy right after you. You sound great but i'm sure you didn't win because the judges probably decided you didn't play "blues". it was more fusion.

[Wallimann]

@ericsoto Thanks man! Your friend was great, glad he moved forward!

[strwy2hvn94]

@ericsoto Bullshit. Since when is following the chords and using a melody considered only fusion territory? The winner of this round was flat-out average.

[ericsoto]

@strwy2hvn94 I said..."the judges probably thought" They were most likely looking for traditional blues. I have no problem with what this guy played.

[euga89]

chromatic shape at 1:03!

=D

[Bnji44]

Alors, tu te classes combien ? :)

As-tu le backing track ?

[Wallimann]

@Bnji44 J'étais dans les 25 premiers, mais je sais pas le classement final... Le playiack est sur le site de guitar center. :-)

[jparecki95]

Wow! Beautiful playing! Especially that note at about 1:59 (was it a pinch harmonic?)

[Wallimann]

@jparecki95 Thanks! Yeah, it was. :-)

[Aeoliandorian]

THAT SONG IS PURE AWESOMENESS, YOU SHOULD HAVE WON!! RAAAAGEEE!

[Wallimann]

@Aeoliandorian Thanks man!

[42littlebit]

You were in H town!!?!? ah man i would have went to see you :( you are amazing

[Wallimann]

@42littlebit Man, I would have loved to meet you!

[42littlebit]

@Wallimann Same here! dude, this is alot to ask i know, but next time your in Houston, hit me up. Like if you are preforming again or something, C ya.

[Wallimann]

@42littlebit I will! :-D

[lucdor92]

Was that actually all improvised too? O_O either way, this is absolutely gorgeous.

[Wallimann]

@lucdor92 :-)

[Wallimann]

It was, thank you! :-)

[pidrgu]

Those series of upward slides 0:36 - 0:40 gave me goosebumps. Beautiful.

[RDblues47]

this is great - serious i love this - this would be my winner instead of that boring pentatonic blues shred ! So soulful - just great - Im so impressed with this playing - I love it !

[Wallimann]

@RDblues47 Thanks a lot!

[merseyguy1974]

Very impressive playing David - you must of come very close to winning at least.

[Wallimann]

@merseyguy1974 Thanks!

[thismika18]

very nice solo!

[Wallimann]

@thismika18 Thank you very much!

[JoshGoldie]

GO DAVID :D

[Wallimann]

@JoshGoldie Thanks!

[menofsticks]

Great playing. Why didn't you play the new Telecaster?

[Wallimann]

@menofsticks Thanks! I didn't have it then. This was filmed about a month ago...

[elppce]

Man you have the bending power!! jajaja :D

[Wallimann]

@elppce Hehe! Thanks!

[Dan1loBr]

Good job David!

I see you had a little theme going on, but I think one bad thing is when you overabused some bends on the third note~

Like "1 2 *bend bend* 1 2 *bend bend*" and stuff. Aside from that I enjoyed your tonal games and general musicality ;) thanks for putting the video up

[Wallimann]

@Dan1loBr Thanks for watching!

[SONICSOUL174]

Ravenshield56 is trying to set it off. No offense to Willmann.

[mapexdad]

So great! You are amazing! I could listen to this all day!

[Wallimann]

@mapexdad Thanks!

[ravenshield56]

Wow that was great dude :) well executed, what place did you come?

[Wallimann]

@ravenshield56 I don't know.. Somewhere in the top 25 I think..

[SONICSOUL174]

I guess I got confussed when they said King of the Blues competition.

My bad.

[SONICSOUL174]

All I'm saying is after studying music all my life there is a difrence between jazz and blues. BB .King is the perfect example. Congradulations any way.

[SONICSOUL174]

All I'm saying is after studying music all my life there is a difrence between jazz and blues. BB .King is the perfect example. Congradulations any way

[Wallimann]

@SONICSOUL174 There is, for sure! I completely agree! The rules did state though that they were not looking for a standard blues guy though.. Thanks for the nice words!

[baardk2]

Yepp!!! Thats how I want to play too. Just give me...ehhh...about 50 years more to practice :) Well done :)

[Wallimann]

@baardk2 Thanks! :-)

[SONICSOUL174]

I tried out for that contest at Guitar center. The gut who sounded the worst won. This guy ain't playing blues. it sounds ugly.

[Wallimann]

@SONICSOUL174 To be honest I was surprised I got that far... Sorry you didn't get that far...

[ravenshield56]

@SONICSOUL174 Fuck you dude, your just jealous

[Sweeper5]

Really nice Walli. Great job. 

[Wallimann]

@Sweeper5 Thanks man

[Sweeper5]

@Sweeper5 I see you competed in Houston, is that where you live? I live in La., so not far from there, and my wife's sister lives in Houston. We visit fairly often...I wish I would have known you were competing that day, I would have tried to make it over to GC and meet ya bro. Would have loved to see you play in person too.

[marcellocorreia]

Hey camera guy? have you being drinking! :P

[Wallimann]

@marcellocorreia That was my wife, haha!

[nbwhy]

yeah!!! fantastic!!!

[MikeMotoka]

Walli the man...

[Wallimann]

@MikeMotoka :-D

[marcusmarkmus]

Great playing dude!

Music contests always suck, but its just fun to play live :)

[Wallimann]

@marcusmarkmus Thanks a lot Marcus!

[carlosbueno1996]

words cannot explain my orgasm...

[rconnie]

David, you're a freakin awesome guitar player! Keep rocking man!

[Wallimann]

@rconnie Thanks a lot man! :-D

[strwy2hvn94]

The judging for this competition is ridiculous. But hey, we already know that after Kirby Kelly won..

[TheFireball100]

Wow how did you keep your calm? I would feel so pressured and mess up. You did wonderful and it was a great track. :)

[Wallimann]

@TheFireball100 Thanks so much man! I was quite nervous inside. :-D

[TheDreamMaker092]

I really enjoyed this ! Merci beaucoup =D

[Wallimann]

@TheDreamMaker092 Merci!

[MyCatLovesMetal]

Did you win !?!?!?

[Wallimann]

@MyCatLovesMetal No, but it was great experience!

[TheDreamMaker092]

@MyCatLovesMetal It is in the description...

[OpulenceOfKnowledge]

Great playing, your phrasing is really good.

[Wallimann]

@OpulenceOfKnowledge Thanks a lot!

[MatiazPdl]

once again.. you f#&$% rock! hope one day i'll get a level somewhere near by yours.. sorry for the bad english ;)

[Wallimann]

@Thanks a lot!!!

[nomadis]

legend :)

[Wallimann]

@nomadis Thanks!

[MrSabandija3]

you are the winner to me David

[Wallimann]

@MrSabandija3 Thank you!

[gseshleman]

Beautiful composition and tone. Too bad you didn't win. Where did you place? Maybe they'll find embarrassing photos of the winner and he'll have to step down....

I will be disappointed if he turns out to be another SRV clone as someone else has suggested.

[Wallimann]

@gseshleman Thanks a lot buddy! Nobody really knows their placement. I just know that I was somewhere in the top 25.

[toby1kenobe]

The winner wasnt that good, no intersting harmony just a SRV clone. This should have won!!

[Wallimann]

@toby1kenobe Thanks dude! Were you there?

[toby1kenobe]

@Wallimann No, but after seeing some comments that said you hadnt won i looked at the winner's track. I wasnt impressed, it was ok but a little one dimensional. I enjoyed how your track toyed with and stretched the harmony available. It was perhaps too good?!?

[toby1kenobe]

Awesome very tasty!

[mjones53]

Great job David!

[Wallimann]

@mjones53 Thank you!

[BigEdWo]

I'm kind of confused now. I have seen the winner just a minute ago. Sorry? How's that possible? You didn't win, but your so much better. That's life.

[Wallimann]

@BigEdWo Hehe! Thanks man!

[jg76aries]

@Wallimann yup, that sounds about par for the course at a guitar center competition. That's why I no longer compete in these things.

[Torn80cj]

You may not have won, but that still some good playing.

[Wallimann]

@Torn80cj Thanks :)

[pixelboxcreative]

Hehe! I was THERE! I'm the guy that screamed, "Oh Yeah!" during the applause at the end! :D

[Wallimann]

@pixelboxcreative So that was you!!!! It was great meeting you there man! :-)

[daddytech]

VERY NICE!!! thoroghly enjoyed that and i am not even a blues guy. kind of reminded me a bit of Stevie Ray Vaughn's style

[Wallimann]

@daddytech Thanks buddy!

[daddytech]

@Wallimann most welcome sir. 

[daddytech]

VERY NICE!!! thoroghly enjoyed that and i am not even a blues guy.

[jeffyroberts]

the judges are loving it

[GaryOLeary1990]

Beautiful Control !

[Wallimann]

@GaryOLeary1990 Thank you!

[dwarfab]

sublime , super toucher .... rien a signaler, du grand David ^^

[Wallimann]

@dwarfab Merci!!!

[anshumanchaube95]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW­WWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS­SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME. Insta-favourite. Apart from that there isn't much to say. :D

[Wallimann]

@anshumanchaube95 Thanks so much for that! :-)

[312chicagoadam]

I LOVE THIS! You throw in a little bit of jazz-fusion licks,,,just a little bit,,,and it creates this HUGE, "David Wallimann Sound!" It is so obvious that you are having FUN with all of this, and that is what counts. It translates well to the viewer.

So,,,WHEN do we find out how you did? I am looking forward to the next stop on the "Wallimann, KING of the Blues" Tour! ;)

[Wallimann]

@312chicagoadam Thanks a lot Adam!

I didn't win that one. This video was shot about a month ago. No disappointment though! The only reason I entered is to get over my fear of performing alone on stage. I never thought I would make it that far!

[312chicagoadam]

@Wallimann I totally admire your courage! Aside from some parties & barbeques (where I know everyone), I have NEVER been on stage alone,,,always with a band. There are a lot of folks who have been pushing me to give Guitar Center's "King of the Blues" a try,,,so who knows? Perhaps next year, YOU and ME will be in the Finals!!! ;)

[nazari]

Great tone and feel dave! I like it! :)

[Wallimann]

@nazari Thanks so much!

[nazari]

@Wallimann Don't mention! Instead, i should thank you for all the wonderful videos! :) Cheers

[joemiracle220]

did you win?



[Wallimann]

@joemiracle220 Not that one, but it was fun!

[vavrzyn]

Love that banding in 1:22! :)

[Wallimann]

@vavrzyn Thanks!

[elrockero16]

the ligatos and bends........ amazing!

[Wallimann]

@elrockero16 Thank you!

[PRSRod]

great job man!!!I love your playing and feeling,very smooth and relaxed,i really like it .I wish I could play so spontaneously and melodically as you.I wish you very good luck in the contest :D

Rod

[Wallimann]

@PRSRod Thanks a lot Rod! I didn't win but am not disappointed in the least!

[piccicacca]

what did you get out of this dave?

[Wallimann]

@piccicacca Hmm.. This was in several steps. I won 3 prior to that one which I lost. All together I got some strings, T-shirts, picks, Epiphone Sharaton 2 guitar, Egnater Tweaker and $300 Guitar Center gift certificate. Oh, and they flew me to Houston for the final which is this video. :-)

[CptMcCuddles]

This was the guitar center competition, am i right?

[Wallimann]

@CptMcCuddles Yeah :-)

[wickedwizardofspeed]

always new you were a great guitarist but holy cow man. bravo haha!

very impressive.

[Wallimann]

@wickedwizardofspeed Thank you so much!

[Deusex63]

Great Taste !!! Very nice solo...

[Wallimann]

@Deusex63 Thanks a lot buddy!

[owen07121992]

love it

[Wallimann]

@owen07121992 Thanks for watching!

[frankenbat]

mmm, tasty phrases...

[Wallimann]

@frankenbat Thanks a lot buddy!

[wrgilbertify]

nice job,dave

[Wallimann]

@wrgilbertify Thanks!

[gibtube88]

Great feel and tone....well done.

[Wallimann]

@gibtube88 Thanks a lot!

[udsahn]

Currently, around the middle of Long Island :).

[Wallimann]

@udsahn Oh, so NY city?

[stevietrayvaughn]

Good stuff. There must have been some monster players there if you only made the top 25. Then again, and I'm not hating on the gentleman, maybe there was just some guy with two slides on one hand. Go figure.

[Wallimann]

@stevietrayvaughn Hehe! Thanks so much for your support man! It means a lot!

[XAlphaZEROX]

@stevietrayvaughn I know right? David is a FANTASTIC player. I can only imagine what kind of players there were because that was an amazing performance.

[Wallimann]

@Paramore95csm Thanks a lot!

[Wallimann]

@AcceptNoBullshit No, I didn't... I finished in the top 25 though. :-)

That video was shot about a month ago, I got the Tele a couple weeks after that was shot. :-)

[taztherocker1]

Great bro. :)

[Wallimann]

@taztherocker1 Tanks!

[vidzane]

Niceeeeeee

[Wallimann]

@vidzane Thank you!

[kdoverock]

wow that was great! The live performance was just as good, if not better than the recording! Full of feeling, good job!

[Wallimann]

@kdoverock Thank you so much!

[kdoverock]

@Wallimann no problem!

[udsahn]

Sure thing Dave :). I used to live a little North-west of Corpus Christi, Texas. Now I live in New York. I intend to come back to Texas in some years though :). Not to mention in a month or two I'll be coming back to Texas to visit for awhile.

Lemme know if you happen to visit south Texas sometime within the next few months :). Maybe we could meet :D. Take care!

[Wallimann]

@udsahn I'll be in Waco sometime in November... :-)

Where in New York are you?

[dreamofpuppets]

Thats awesome! Pure feeling! :-)

Greetings from Brazil

[Wallimann]

@dreamofpuppets Thanks!

[schissgring]

Wallimann is a different word for great music :-)

[Wallimann]

@schissgring Haha! Thanks! :-D

[MyxHarnett]

Really great Dave, I hope you move on, your piece obviously had a lot of soul and feel, not to mention it was really skillfuly played!

[Wallimann]

@MyxHarnett Thanks so much! I didn't make it, but had a lot of fun!

[josephguitar1214]

wait....you live in texas????

[Wallimann]

@josephguitar1214 No, I live in Colorado but they flew me over for the finals...

[thoomoo]

Soulful

[Wallimann]

@thoomoo Thanks!

[finners007]

Ur face at 2:37 was like " yeah u see that?"

[Wallimann]

@finners007 Haha! No, I think I was looking a my wife. :-D

[levitheguitarplayer]

this is great dave u improved it ??

[Wallimann]

@levitheguitarplayer Not all of it, I wrote that theme...

[kiaranjay]

That was excellent David, really impressive!

[Wallimann]

@kiaranjay Thanks!

[Bnji44]

Vainqueur ! Neumbeur Ouane, c'est obligé ! :bave:

[Wallimann]

@Bnji44 Merci!

[SuperMegaMantus]

Why didn't you take the tele with you?

[Wallimann]

@SuperMegaMantus I didn't have it then. I bought the Tele about 3 weeks ago and this video was shot about a month ago. :-)

[emanuel120894]

Cool !!

OMG!

I feel Excited with this!

[b44arton]

Simply brilliant, I really like your style :-) I think you will win next competition;-)

[Wallimann]

@b44arton Thank you very much!