Rig Rundown - Robert Randolph

[WarmothGuitarist]

RR and Ben Harper have some serious lap/pedal steel talent. You guys should also check out Thomas Oliver. That little white boy can play some lap steel, and sing pretty good as well. Seems that steel slide playing is becoming more and more prominent, which is good, because popular music needs a serious change.

One of Thomas Oliver's songs. watch?v=Cp _2T46BVsk

[darusgn]

13:30 the lady is a fucken biatch!

[bloodthirst72]

When he hit that fuzz pedal and did that bluesy heavy thing I almost came.

[alxdd2]

Must be a bitch breaking a string on that 13 string....damn

[lowinchi]

bad - ass



[metalcore929]

This guy is such a badass.

[LAGDB01]

7:32 until about 8:08...that is what it is all about...kickin ass!

[pierrelechef1]

great lesson

[copperleaves]

If you have a pedal steel guitar and you want to experiment with the ebow you're better off if you try it with a lap steel bar (like the one R.R. uses in this video) instead of the much heavier, bigger, bullet shaped standard pedal steel bar. The light weight and the side grooves on the lap steel bar will give you much more control for those fast gospel style riffs. Oh yeah...and check out Home Depot for those brackets & duct tape. I'm gonna pass on the farts. My playing stinks enough as it is!

[PlayingMusically]

Who would have guessed that Whitney Houston was actually a pedal steel being played with an Ebow?!

[sngncwby]

@PlayingMusically To bad she died... Now what will He Play?? Maybe he can strap Mavis Staples big ass on to the Stage and play her!!

[ELIASsandberg]

YOUKNOWYOUKNOWYOUKNOW

[ELIASsandberg]

you know

[copperleaves]

I'll tell you what Robert Randolph's "secret" is, and it has nothing to do with his rig, his gizmos or his setup. The secret is HIM! He is a natural musician with incredible technique and a great ear for pitch. His demonstration of the ebow on his Fessenden is spectacular and, like all really great musicians, he makes it look EASY. What impressed me as much as his musicianship is the joy that seems to shine through in everything he does. Great vid - a real inspiration. Thanks for posting.

[themodernguitarist]

@copperleaves

You're wrong. The secret is obviously the chair.

[superreverbfreak]

ebow makes it sing!!!!

[superreverbfreak]

seein him live is freakin amazing!

[jdty]

Could listen to thing he does with Ebow all day!

[Crilo1991]

EPIC CHAIR!

[shecter143]

I totally know.

[coreymineard]

This chair has been farted on a thousand times...Lmfao.

[Frombonics]

thats the best video I have watched all year, Robert you are a cool Kat, thank you Premier for sharing this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very cool. FF

[EquinoxParadox91]

When he uses that wah I can't help but move my mouth!

[heliobluesrock]

This boy is one of the greatests I've ever seen... great guitarrist!

[Bigmanbam44]

thats kinda cool actually

[JoshStraitiff]

This is.. outside of my area.. Too weird.

[insidegoodoutsidebad]

got the beam 

[ubk95]

one person dont know :P

[ubk95]

yes i know now :P

[okamasphere]

@Metallica512021 No. The company was founded as Rickenbacher, not Rickenbacker... Get it right.

[pull75]

@amathew711 No need to be hostile. Just came off that way. I probably read it wrong...

[bdwitt66]

Car speakers? More like subs. How about some 6x9s for a broader sound? Haha, seriously though that's awesome.

[cheesedude5050]

I like this guy!

[GuitarsAmSuck]

shit, this dude can PLAY!

[suzuki15]

What'd you do with Rebecca you son of a bitch.

[EGGJAZZ]

you know so

[TheBigBluesFan]

He coaxed way too many genius licks out of this as long as I can remember.

The plus side of it all is that the dude is still young and looking forward to many more great licks from this young man.

Roberrrrrrt- Rannnndolphhhhh as Bill Murray would announce him on stage.

Stuff of legends.

[TheMusicDude1997]

RICKENBRACKER LMAO

[lexist7]

He can say whatever the hell he wants, you know? Cuz he can damn play.

[KHGuitarFreak1988]

Did you guys inquire about that Mesa Lonestar Classic combo on stage???

[moucon]

The greatest living player of the most convoluted and difficult instrument ever devised. Don't let him fool you with the jokes- there's no limit to what comes out of his head and hands. 

[aitseddik]

You said a lot of "you know", you know ?

[SoundWavesSurfer]

Gread sounding!

[MetalTerrorist]

Dude is whacky but damn he gets some awesome sounds out of that rig. A great player.

[RattAndMouse]

This guy is pretty sound, no pun intended

[scottleeper]

You are a god!!

[ncethngs]

one of a kind. 

[acledfloyd]

The lesson he is teaching is that he did everything first and that no one can do it as well.

[0adireita]

11:44 well...when you have a cabinet called FUCHS you can't expect clean stuff, can ya?

[0adireita]

epic robert

[TheRealRayJ]

Cool, I didn't know Mike Tyson played pedal steel.

[0adireita]

@TheRealRayJ only cause he's black? because JESUS, he doesnt look anything close to tyson...

THAT'S RACIST!!!!!!! jk..

[gunfart]

hes funny guy

[jessemayra]

Seems so humble, he's a musician that plays his instrument , simply concerned about what gets the job done... The opposite of a "tone snob"....worships the music not the equipment...

[OMERTA011]

I have the 535q but it aint sounding like that in any setting.. he did some major changes on it

[Antilevitation]

He's terrible at keeping secrets

[darusgn]

No i do not KNOW

[nelsop2]

@darusgn it is what it is

[DanielEduardoCen]

You Know :D

[NickMercurio]

this guys a riot.

[Ognjen19]

the secret by Robert Randolph :P

[okamasphere]

Rickenbracker

[Metallica512021]

@okamasphere that is what was put on the very first rickenbackers

[pob1989]

Great Video! Thank you so much for uploading this! I had no idea Robert had such a great sense of humor, he's hilarious!

[Nyxu]

Hom many things does he have to pull/push to play that thing?

[TheOneGrungelife]

love it !

[pull75]

He kind of seems like a jerk. "opening for Eric Clapton and that kind of crap?" Seriously act more thankful.

[MenaPaws21]

@pull75 Just the way he talks...saw an interview with him, Sounds extremely humble.. Probably hasn't comprehended he opened for Clapton! :P

[sirgerry]

@pull75 He said "Opening for EC, just surprise him with that kind of crap", he meant the "heavy metal thing".

[Mellophreak]

This man is a virtuoso.

[Zombiekeks]

Thanks for the video, quite interesting. he seems to be a really nice guy as well!

[shango02005]

Cool! 

[themodernguitarist]

A lot of djentlemen would kill for the pickups on that steel string.

[RONDOC68]

I don't like that creepy guy lurking in the shadows.

[cromakey]

You know? :D

[vuurbol10]

OMG what is that for guitar -,-