Shawn Lane w/ The Willy's - Bold as Love (4th July 1987)

[ALDEMP]

I never heard of this guy or his band but as an EXPERT guitarist and EXPERT Jimi fan this is the BEST COVER I have ever heard in my life!!

[oregonHolly1]

young master at work, RIP Shawn

[MrIkesimba]

Hopefully Shawn & Jimi are playing together somewhere right now.

[VoodooChile1985]

this is magic

[guitarvirtuoso14762]

Shawn Lane could play anything. He will be missed as a great person and amazing guitar player.

[jimmycrackcorn1981]

shawn lane is no hendrix

[pipon55]

@jimmycrackcorn1981 No, 'cause he's Shawn Lane.

[jimmycrackcorn1981]

@pipon55 tooshay

[KOTHVETTE406]

@jimmycrackcorn1981 You're right he is a Shawn Lane though. And I'm not you.

[joseantonio421]

Hendrix was Hendrix but Shawn Lane was Shawn Lane

[Joowhahn]

I was was watching these older vids of Shawn.. and he uses this SG-like guitar.. does anyone know what brand/type of guitar this is? :)

Ahh... and such a good cover.. my favorite bold as love cover :)

[Thejanklaas777]

@Joowhahn A Roland Synth Guitar, a 303 I think.

[Thejanklaas777]

@Thejanklaas777 Make that a G-303

[RootsinBrooklyn]

Question - what the heck was this guy doing, playing with The friggin' Willys? (No offense intended at those guys. They were OK. But this is like Mozart playing with a high school band.) He shoulda been touring the world with Miles Davis or Billy Cobham or somebody.

[ZeppelinRules]

It's a mark of how much he loves Jimi that he stays so close to the original solo when he could easily be adding a billion embellishment notes.

[cacadodo666]

holy fn shit..his guitarist is amazing

[jimihendrix731]

Pure talent. A++++++++

[bluestreetcar]

Wow, this guy smokes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kamacazi8]

at that age, already better than any one of us... damn, son of a bitch

[nirvanafrik]

@kamacazi8 What, 24 years old?

[kamacazi8]

@nirvanafrik wow he was 24 there.. still a guitar god though

[nirvanafrik]

@kamacazi8 He was a god already as a teenager ;)

[oscarsstuff]

@kamacazi8 weird, he looked older when he was 17

[dannyhood66]

It looks like an MTV video for Georgia satellites family reunion at 2.30 something..Well i wouldn't say it like that exactly''..Well sir,'' what' would you say exactly,'about it? He definitely nails it,'' the guitar playing on axis bold as a dove.

[TangerineGroovin]

guys voice isnt that bad

shawns playing is phenomenal for a young man

[mistrynp]

I'm just getting exposed to this guy, I can't get over how brave he was with his music, his time was short. This solo is my cup of coffee in the morning, and my beer at night.

[Joowhahn]

@mistrynp AMEN!

[dannyhood66]

@mistrynp You mean with your coffee and your 12 pack of beer or without? Not straight sober are you! 'Huh,'' just kidding man..

[llymphs]

pretty sure i was there....

[eric1love]

O.M.G.UITAR just winked at me. SHAWN LANE YOU ARE A THE MADMAN OF THE GUITAR!

[mistrynp]

absolutely nailed the solo, just plain awesome

[wowOKlol]

@about 4:05 I shed a tear.

[RockinMorroccan]

that little girl running free while Shawn plays his solo is just perfect - his innocent love for the guitar and for music is like a child's innocent love of running in a grassy field...

RIP Shawn.

[Dynamitarian]

Shawn is the Legend.

[petiethepitt]

Anyone know if Shawn was playing a Peavey back then?I know his pedal of choice was the old Westberry 12ax7 tube driven o/d throughout the 80's but dont recognize that head.

[nickwellings]

@petiethepitt I think it might be his Holmes Mississippi Bluesmaster? I am guessing, but that was Lane's "goto" amp for many years.

[petiethepitt]

Ahh,I got ya.

Thanks for the reply bro.

I can honestly say that I have Never heard

Shawn not have a great sound.He was just amazing,and even thats an understatement.Just cant ever seem to find the right word to describe Shawn Lane.

[lizzert0]

yes, it was his Holmes ....never left home without it!!!!!!

[petiethepitt]

Well it's awesome,and thank's for the reply.Very much appreciated.

[MrGuitardudeism]

OMG! I have goosebumps upon goosebumps!! Not to mention the tears in my eyes.

[GovanIsGod]

That's amazing. You can here the lane-isms in the outro even back then.

[pissballs]

Shawn got those hendrix melodies and chops, excellent song and wow thats an exclusive mullet on the singer!

[Wolfbacker95]

What a legend. Shame you're gone Shawn ):

[therag]

that tone is like perfect...

[nemogre]

jimi shredrix! :)

love your playing shawn! RIP

[jimmycrackcorn1983]

woot nice name drop thumbs up :) hoyl shit love music

[CANI335]

love it

[peskypesky]

Just what the hell is happening at 2:37? lol

[jkalisz008]

lmaooooooo

[JamesIsMyNamo]

@peskypesky It looks kinda like a green screen haha

[Despond]

Another song from this performance. Thank you. :)

I still watch the ending of Purple Haze/Sharp Dressed man. I am sure he's communicating with aliens somewhere there.

[nickwellings]

Videos like this truly confirm SL's true status as master of guitar, perhaps THE Master of guitar. Oceans of tone and feel and youthful attack, unsurpassable!

[legionerist]

Great cover!