Vince Gill .. Texas Shoot Out

[Stolehome66]

His jammin' still has that Pure Prairie League feel to it.

[blahman178]

holy shit....



[lonestarunlimited]

indeed. scary picking.

[djoe1961]

Excellent groove, great tone...vintage Vinny....Jerry Douglas is the bomb too....Love me Some Vinny and Jerry!!! Not many can sing like the man and play as well....few and far between. Plus, he is a great guy.....hard to beat folks...

[adr1701]

Whenever I watch video this my first reaction is to contemplate giving up the guitar forever. Later on after the tears subside, I realize that this man is a shining beacon of what guitar picking CAN BE. Whoever said he is faster in a live show is right. I caught him once in Atlantic City and he played this AND Liza Jane. I was astounded at the ease with which he plays so fast ... and with so much energy! He is a truly amazing artist.

[polishcomedy]

Worst. Editing. Ever.

[donnaaustin]

he is hot

[donnaaustin]

lov you vince

[mygodISclapton]

Wow I could punch whoever edited his guitar solo in the face! Great solo WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN IT!

[airjamin8tor]

hey someone tell me the one song vince does that's faster than this and mostly jammin. He did it live and I've only seen the vid once, I can't remember the name but he kicked some major A** in my book. Any guesses? lemme know

[MrTelepicker]

@airjamin8tor have heard him do "Liza Jane" faster than this...He has a couple songs that he likes to speed up in concert, but I think Liza Jane and Oklahoma Borderline are the fastest. And Liza Jane has some awesome picking too.

[garycronk7]

roy clark and chet atkins both agreed that vince was the best guitar player on the planet. truly a gifted artist. some people play the guitar, some people ARE the guitar. he simply makes it look so easy.

[missinglowell]

@b24 - LMAO! your post about Vince's chops improving thanks to Amy is hilarious! obviously you haven't seen him live, or maybe checked him out on Clapton's incredible Crossroads DVDs - (2004, 2007, and the upcoming 2010) - or his duets with Brent Mason posted here -- there's a reason Mark Knopfler tried to recruit him to Dire Straits, and it had nothin' to do with his love life! hat's off for posting, tho!

[monster4josh]

At the start he's actually playing the intro to "Victim of Life's Circumstances"...tear it up, Vince!

[MaxxMason]

Does this wittner guy honestly think Vince Gill is trying to hide his fingerings so nobody will know how he does it? What a paranoid whiner! Believe me, he's got a lot more on his mind up there than that. This guy has worked his whole life to get where he is, clean, fast and tasty. kc5tng is absolutely right, if you're any kind of a guitar player, learn it. Shame on you for even saying something like that.

[chillichomper]

No. But the camera man should be shot! Obviously, the guy filming 1) Doesn't showcase the soloer, 2) Hence, doesn't know crap about filming musicians FOR musicians.

Or the footage was there and some moron editor decided to switch it to other parallel footage because he is so creative. Either way unless its an instructional vid you rarely get to see a clear shot of what a performer is doing.

Great playing by vince on this though

[packernation12]

haha oh man. this guy is plain dirty on that tele. if that solo doesnt make you wanna rock out idk what does

[JOHNNYG99X]

seriously impressive guitar player

[mji1967]

haha that was awesome

[charles43110]

there was no editing, it was an outdoor event and some guy on camera obviously was just wandering around

no conspiracy, just a clueless dork

[gatawyn]

5 *****

[azambujafabio]

I'm not really into country but these guys are killin it, really great!

[braddyboy82]

While Vince is blowing my mind, why are they showing the fucking goatee nerd with the acoustic slide?? Who the hell edited this video??!!!

[CKW5150]

Because he's Jerry Douglas. He's one of the top country Dobro players.

[braddyboy82]

So? Don't care? Something tells me the guy or gal who directed this deal didn't know shit from shinola.

If Vince (OR ANYONE ELSE) is wailing on a wild solo, don't show the supporting cast. If Jerry Douglas went wild on his dobro, I would want a camera focused.

[CKW5150]

You have a good point.

[b24warbaby]

@braddyboy82 Quit your day job and become a film maker then !

[allsport1313]

right lol

[wiltner]

I think Vince doesn't want you to see how he plays his trademark licks. A bit disappointing to say the least if that is the case. I would have thought Vince was bigger than that. It is not bad shooting or editing! The rest of the concert is impeccably shot. You can see what every other guitar player is doing. After all it is a guitar festival. I share your pain braddyboy82.

[kc5tng]

I would think that if you were a real player, you could *Hear* what he does...why would you need to *See* it in upclose detail? You can either play or you cant..if you can, experiment until you get the exact sound out of your axe that you hear Vince getting out of his. Players have done it this way for years and years...up until these videos came out. Do it the ole fashioned way~

[wiltner]

Not the point Kc5tng. We would still like to see his fingers move weather we are trying to learn from him or not.

[nontrog]

@kc5tng ,

kc5tng, if there weren't at least 50 vids out there where we not only see Vince's fingers, but we have focused close ups of his fingering, you might have a case. Think it thru before you trash someone. EVH is one of the only players I have ever heard of foolish enough to think no one can deduce what notes you are playing.

[bgrjabrindo]

Yeah,Vince is so multi talented,guitar,mandolin.bass,­what else and he plays with such an ease.

[wsc800]

Can y'all imagine Vince and Don Rich swapping solos? One could only dream!

[mayallfan]

Super!! Vince is great!

[DirtRidrS]

im not a fan of country music but this was quite impressive

[YomenCoxwain]

TRUE...Mark Knopfler wanted him BAD!!! I saw Vince in 1980 as lead singer and guitarist for Pure Prairie League...AT DISNEYLAND!!

[Hazafi4life]

anyone be surprised if I said had he not decided to go solo as a professional he'd have been equally famous as the lead guitarist for....DIRE STRAITS.....yep...check it out

[Supermonkey22]

Haza, where do we check that out?

[hauulakid]

I watched him being interviewed , about a year ago I believe, on CMTand he was asked " when you were trying to decide whether or not to go solo in your professional career were you also offered an opportunity to join with Dire Straits? to which he said ," yes, that's true." Now whether or not I could locate a clip of that remains to be seen, but I'll check it out and see...

[hauulakid]

Opps..forgot to change screens,,,hauulakid aka Hazafi4life also

Big 49er fan here bro, in Dallas of all places!...can't wait to see'm play , this year, in the new "Jerry's Cowboy House"-3rd pre-season game. I'm predicting a 'smashing success"- Singletary style!

[Supermonkey22]

God love ya bro. Bein' a Niner fan in Chicagoland is hard enough..l can't imagine what it's like for you in Big D. Big ups to you hauulakid....and much respect to you for being a 49erFaithful.

[haxxxxxxzzzor]

doesnt hearing this makes you wanna smash your guitar?

[Semach4444]

I'm sooo angryyyy! Rawrrrrrrrrrrr!

[scrumpymanjack]

Great solo from Vince but why can't we see it all? This is a fucking guitar festival and they hire some fuckwit camera man/director who has no idea who is playing when? They spend the first 20 seconds of Vince's solo focusing on the fucking acoustic slide player when he's not even doing anything. It's a discgrace. Incompetence when professionalism is required makes me so fucking angry.

[sonoffrettkillr]

Let's face it, you can either throw down on guitar or you can't!!! Vince can and he can do it well!!!!!!

[beachhutblues]

A lot of this kind of stuff sounds the same.

Same old same old...

Yawn

[bobcon95]

......yeah....like blues.....(yawn)

[ANesthetizE1212]

simple comments from simple minds...I am a jazz player and I still appreciate his soloing...open your minds for christ sake

[JohnnyContagious]

Isn't this the Shitkicking, Redneck, Peckerwood that murdered 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?'

[wildhorsestudios1421]

No Johnny this is the guy that is one of the best vocalists and guitar players on the planet. Take out the earplugs.

[whoshotsam]

Whoa, you are obviously on crack. Vince Gill is one of the best, hands down.  Awesome band too.

[ec93leo]

Hey whoa there sir, i want to let you know that he isnt the best one hands down. you got to think of all the other genre guitarist out there. everyone ahs there thing and there might be better than other but none is the best just better and i one day also wish to be able to play like those great guitarist out there i hope to be a gguitarist that can play all types of music.

[seantyler]

Anyone know who that piano player is??

[kennywayne99]

Pete Wasner

[Dinosaurdiary]

"Amy Grant sure has helped his picking too." hah whats that supposed to mean!?

[GKsGS400]

I wish this would be uploaded with some more volume.. Can't hear it.

[GetchaPullRebel]

search for okalhoma borderline crossroads 2005 this is what this song is and where it is

[LilLJohn07]

Hahaha...SO GOOD!!!

[stevespelling]

Simply astounding and amazing. Check out Danny Gatton playing with Vince & Albert Lee

[GKsGS400]

I wish someone would re-upload this so you can hear it.

[gonzaperez16]

I love that solo, simply amazing...

[dianewag]

Amy Grant sure has helped his picking too???Thats because she has His Ice tea ready for him, When he comes Home...She's a Jewell. Keep it up Amy, Kiss that little girl for me..Diane...Lord Bless

[djoe1961]

He knows his stuff. He is well respected and admired. So is Clapton, and Lee, and Carlton, vaughn, guy,knofler,townsend,page,rich­ards,vai,satriani,trucks,best,­allman,young,and the list goes on and on and on. These players are about contributing tastefully. Ask any of them and they will tell you they haven't mastered the guitar. It is endless. It can never be learned up. Just my opinion!!! Vince is phenominal

[JKryanX]

you forgot mason(brent)

[djoe1961]

Look at the paragraph before. I absolutely think Mason is the MAN!

[djoe1961]

I personally would stack vince gill up to any country player, bar none, as he is distinguished. brent mason is the ultimate, but gill would cut heads with him, and has, and gill would also only contribute, and never try to run with a lead and never give any room for rebuttal from mason.

[djoe1961]

fellow guitar players, musicians. you are all making good comments about clapton and gill.Clapton invited the guitarists to this crossroads show , in his words, that he respected and admired as guitar players.

[garyguitar]

The arguments about who's better goes on...and on. It's sort of like what's better apples, bananas, cheetos, or steak, etc. Love Clapton who borrowed from everyone (BB, Freddie, Albert King etc) Vince borrowed from Albert Lee, Larry Carlton, etc. Nobody has fell out of the sky and been completely orginal including Jimi and Wes Montgomery. They have melded other styles, licks, and snippets adding their own spices and flavors. Listen to all of them and dig it! YOU can learn from all.

[marctrainor777]

They ougtta just "lock these boys up" for being to good for their own good!!!! Jeppers Creepers, what a band!!!!!!! I'm almost "worried" that your average listener isn't aware of how great a guitar player Vince really is. I think the musicians, like me, are aware of it, but this guy is second to none as a "killer" country picker. Marc Trainor.

[MemphoSlim]

Vince is so underrated as a guitar player. I had a chance to see him and his band do their sound check at the Ryman in Nashville. They were playing anything and everything including some Led Zepplin. Vince can play many different styles of guitar from country to rock to rockabilly to blues and anything in between.

[mojogypsy]

Yowza...!!!

[Danielsobotta]

...Gill´s great, but other way around i think he would rather wish he was Eric Clapton :-)))) But Serious: @chip10289 - He always had! Didn´t you know that Lee was his co-guitarrist for about 6 Years??? And look over his 2007 Line-up: Derek Trucks!!!! Best slideplayer around! Clapton is not the creator of his status..the fanbase is! He always had an eye for whats going around.. and i think he will always be...

[AldoGodolfus]

Daniel, Vince Gill leave's Clapton well in his dust as a guitarist as does Albert Lee.

[AldoGodolfus]

leaves (correction) dear me

[Danielsobotta]

@AldoGodolfus: ..in which guitar-category? Technical-speed-country-licks? to rate guitarrists you have to add various categories...and in sum of all those ... Clapton is way ahead of most living guitarrists... Fore shure, he isn´t Malmsteen,gilbert, vai etc.... but he is an original!! A reason, why many many guitarrists, including myself, started to play the guitar ...

[OrderOfTheDragon67]

How can you say Clapton is an original? He got his big break by playing tired and cliched BB King licks through a Marshall. During the 70s when he saw the big country/southern rock movement, it just goes on. Clapton has done nothing that i've ever said wow, how original. meh, just my opinion

[marctrainor777]

You know what? Danielsobotta is right. You need to deliniate what "area" of expertise your talking about. I think Vince is on the "top of the heap" as far as barn burning coutry guitar players is concerned, but Clapton, to me, did contribute a lot to the rock/blues scene of the early sixties. Sure his heros were old black bluse players, but he put his own style in there too, and introduced a lot of us to those great old players. Marc.

[Danielsobotta]

Thx Marc, :-) By the way, i´m just in this moment listening to the Buddy Guy performance on Crossroads 2007 .. He was a giant hero of Clapton and HENDRIX ... He is´n comparable to Vai,Petrucci or Gilbert ... but he is simply great Buddy Guy ... He´s a reference to many Players including Clapton ... EVH is a big EC Fan himselve.. In my Opinion a musician is an original, if he has an unique style of playin ... wether he is a big star or an underdog pubplayer ... Keep rockin

[imw50]

EC would agree with you about Albert's talent. he had him in his band for years, included him on albums (eg Road to Escondido') and he wrote the intro to Albert's biography - "Country Boy" in which he says "he is always a joy to see and listen to ... when we're talking about musicians of Albert's stature you can count them on one hand".

That sounds to me like a man tho is a number one fan of ANY consumate player, not someone who is worried about being 'left in the dust'.

[djoe1961]

Albert Lee is pheonom imw50. Putting him up into the greatest of all time with the best to only fit on one hand I think is impossible to say. Its like ice cream if you will pardon the old expression. There are many flavors, and that is because everyone don't like green mint chip. I will agree with you, Albert Lee has his place amongst great musicians.

[warrenmusic]

i love the way he just comes back to the mic at 4:09 as if he didn't just play the best country solo ever

[okgal888]

Indeed! He's from Oklahoma . . . and the woods are full of 'em! Come take a listen!

[stevespelling]

Eric Clapton wishes he was half as good as Gill.

Check out Brent Mason & Albert Lee or Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton. All incredible musicians.

[frostnet]

hes amazing at making his tele sound like a pedal steel!,

[bomac500]

Yep no doubt about that....if u ever get a chance to see a replay of an Austin City LImits show he did check it out.....played the same song and it was flawless....favorite country guitarist

[chip10289]

Vince can flat take that Fender to the limits that for sure. I read somewhere he was the only country guitar player to be invited to Eric Claptons. Seems Eric has something for the best pickers.

[GR8XKP]

that dobro player is Jerry Douglas, the finest of his breed...

[Quinkermarine]

That's exactly right warbaby, the mix on the DVD is excellent, the whole song mindblowing. Vince sure is a very special musician, humble as hell like Albert Lee. On the full screen version it's very touching to watch the dobro player totally grooving to Vince's solo, it's a sweet picture of true musical appreciation.

Now,back to Metallica.... :)

[mcj3691]

my only complaint about this clip is that the drummer, even tho he has a killer groove, is just bashing the whole time.  he totally buries the dobro solo.

[b24warbaby]

You are either a dobro player ... or a frustrated drummer ... either way ... blame the sound man .. or the video editor ( me ). I'm sure the original sound clip (or live) was much better. thx. Check out the 2007 Chicago Crossroads gig.

[hangerunbender]

@b24warbaby , totally agree!

[okgal888]

Amazing! Vince is an incredible guitarist but doesn't flaunt it! He seems to get totally involved in the song, melody, lyrics and whoever else is playing with him. Lots of talent there!

[nsra1933]

Amazing Vince!

[Ilafai]

actually,"Vinny G" plays about 6 or 7 different musical intruments very well.I just wish we could see him playing something different,he enjoys "piken"with the bands more then anything,so Iv'e heard.

[timechannel]

Jesus F@@@, Vince is so good ,he's almost half as good as Jimmy Bryant. Jimmy wasn't a guitarist , he played fiddle.

Both of those guys are legends..

it's just so good to watch and listen to Mr Vince Gill

[gonzaperez16]

His right hand is awesome!!

[camotero1]

Wow!  Vince Gill really throws it down! Such cool little riffs; you can tell he's thinking AND playing.

[swampboy32904]

Damn, Why cant you people just listen to good music?

[MrBunghle]

There's no such thing.

[mojocaster]

Vince Gill & Jerry Douglas on the same stage = music heaven.

[EdgerHumphrey]

lol. But you act like you're still in diapers- calling out guitarists on YT as if you had a clue. I bet you're an ace picker 2?

Everyone is at the top of their game. Just ask them.

[EdgerHumphrey]

All I'd heard of Vince was his 90's hits, elevator love tunes, well done but not my thing. I thought he was just a great singer until seeing him a few years back on Nashville Now (or 1 of those TNN shows) picking. DAMN! The man is incredible! Respect

[RnRanimal]

this is the crossroads gig right?

I only saw it on dvd but Vince Gill Buddy Guy and Steve Vai owned that show.

[fanbks]

A number of years ago Vince Gill came to Oregon and we were in the audience. He didn't need ANY tips on how to pick. He was already great.

[SusannTx]

Amy helped Vince with his picking?  You must be joking.

The man was always awesome.

[Mint105]

wow.... didnt know he could play like that!And for whoever is actually arguing about the difficulty of playing like that...try doin it yourself...

[VSNROCKS]

You have to love the drummer in this video..

[VSNROCKS]

He stole the show that day...This cat can play!

[nhb06]

I agree with stevespelling, there are a lot of blues guitarists around. Some so good but most are hacks. To play like Vince is a lot more difficult than just wailin blues licks. Vince is really good at thath also.

[xms32]

I agree with you but the debate that was started about which style is more difficult is rather silly. This is music from the heart more so than anything. Meant to draw out an emotion from the listener. If we were to debate which is more technical, I'd invite all guitar players to pick up a violin and play classical. Then we'll see just how much "technique" you have :)

[EdgerHumphrey]

xms32- you're clearly a fledgling violinist. Only a consummate amateur spews this kind of idiocy. Stay in school kid.

[xms32]

You're so so right. Thank you for setting me straight sir. I've been playing the violin since I was in diapers at the age of 2 and have performed on stage with some of the most well known country artists, some who are inducted to the country music hall of fame. And this entire time I thought I knew what I was doing. Thank God someone like you came along and told me how bad I really am. lol :)

[xms32]

I'd love to chat more, but I've got to go cash my $1400 dollar check I just got paid for playing the last 3 days :)

[Jiffxx]

Too bad it took so long to figure out Gill was playing the solo, not Jerry Douglas. Saw Gill's big band show last night. This solo only hints at what he does on a couple other tunes on this tour. Longer with more elaborate work way up the neck. No generic scale runs. He puts together melody echoing riff parts that together make for very satisfying solos. One of the best. Much like Dan Fogelberg, known for his ballads, but an excellent lead guitarist and instrumentalist in many genres.

[limeade57]

Of both Vince Gill and Eric Clapton

[limeade57]

Awesome talent !

[b24warbaby]

something tells me your a fan ..

[jla00]

Vince, The Master, giving us just a taste of what he is about!

[velita1444]

Damn, that guy is smooth! Saw him by accident back in the '90s (he was opening for a band I was covering) and he just blew me away: unique style, awesome slick bending technique, and incredibly melodic.

[stevespelling]

Who's Eric Clapton again? He could never touch this! Incredible Vince Gill guitar slinger. Wow. Ant eh vocals aren't bad either. LOL

[b24warbaby]

Completely two styles of slinging.

Compare EC list of chart toppers ( as a song writer )

and his library of recordings ( Creame ! ).

EC .. Invited Vince .. you know.

[stevespelling]

I like Clapton; he's had lots of hit records and is a pretty good songwriter, he's even pretty high up there as a blues / rock guitarist. Nevertheless there are plenty of better guitar players around. Clapton could not touch this Vince Gill performance if his life depended on it. Blues picking is about the simplest guitar soloing there is and a lot easier than this.

[jfclay]

Clapton's Lay Down Sally had Albert Lee playing tele on it.

[tehorix789]

maybe you meant to say that "blues SOLOING is about the simplest guitar PICKING there is" (technically simple). but when it comes down to it, i think many would agree that expressing yourself over a simple blues pattern is not the easiest thing in the world. shredding/country picking might be technically harder, but there is something to be said for the difficulty of making up licks that stir something in people.

[joelhume]

Vince really is a master on the guitar