WORLD'S GREATEST UNKNOWN GUITAR PLAYER PART-7 !!!

[abbinnett]

awesome licks

[oscarcool40]

tab

[xAutopsySlamx]

I was not disappointed. I hope to hear more!

[MrSokkermasta]

Ok throw a wig on, maybe loose the beard, shave some weight off, blasto!!!!!!! We have an music god. Anyone I'm selling his shirts :).

[Kimkanaal]

Wow, is there an album out yet ? Did you write the tune yourself too ? Fantastic playing and I love the sound !!

[xbrianfruitx]

Meh, average

[Sogworld]

never seen a guitar with out the head

[TheRustyKnives]

Pure genius!

[TheEternalMoonlight]

I'm now officially glad I got my Youtube converter soz I can download this to my ipod. Nice playing man, very nice. I want to learn to play like you eventually!

[ExperimentLife]

Put some pants on

[brianmi40]

If Frank Gambale ever falls over dead, Chick Corea better give you a call John! Great Playing!

[SiiKIZ3ROI]

Nice playing but the whole missing head stock bothered me, it just looks wrong.

[TheLinkinParkFan69]

well let me tell you something at the beginin, he was born in that chair and went into a coma and woke up when he was 40-50 odd, with the guitar on him with this music playin looked down and played this! the end! the world is now a better place:D

[ForTheLackOfOne]

Wow! I love this guy's playing.. Love his tone too!!!! :O

[damonmorris111]

what bout claptin or someone else stupid

[hunterW1134]

nice, you've got pretty good tone too

[xxzachbxxfretxxmasta]

this guy should definatley make the new sonic the hedgehog soundtrack

[wnc861]

All he needs to become famous is: a skinny 21 year old flaunt without singing talent, some techno-beat drum machine, and a real bad video. Too bad that's what sells these days.

[nietjob]

dude the chord patterns are so creative and awesome, just like the playing itself

[okke1999]

whata epic guitar ^^

[esteban4life]

A shredder's chops, a bluesman's soul, and a jazz/fusion sense of melody and harmony! you are FANTASTIC!

[quasiphatpaul]

If this guy was six feet tall and skinnier than my 12 year old sister he'd be famous right now. America's music industry (mainstream I mean) blows so hard.

[chaos697169]

i thought that was good and all......but i thought that the sweeps were garbage. and i wouldn't push it as far as saying that he's the best in the world. there is no such thing, with a world FULL of musicians with different skill levels, technique, and creativity, it would be impossible to determine or label someone as the WORLD'S greatest guitarist. just my 2 cents

[candlewick163]

what kind of guitar is that?

[FFatPplz]

If you guys want him to have more that 15k views subscribe to him!!!! And me for my good advice!!!!

[ZoppoTrumpf]

Hey, great playin. keep on rockin

[yawnjones]

Man You got to be kiddin me only 15,424 Views. Man This is not right ...did yall hear that great melody WOW Man you hear that tremelo action This is a criminal act from whomever. Somebody needs to be sued for something make that dude known.....

[RyderGutierrez]

Man nice sweeps!

[yagamei]

Great playing, solid melody, and the quintessential "singing voice" guitar tone. Great job, John!

[jackTHErampage]

were can i get this? ;)

[TouchingYou]

This guy won me over (and I hate almost all guitarists) --- he's friggin' DELICIOUS! I'll take this over Alan Holdsworth's spilled milk! Or Vai doing the same 7 licks again and again!

[loller25]

get your pants on dude!

[MrJoey303]

u no hes got skills when he aint even gotta look at the fret board lol

[thelinkinparkmaniac]

how do you tune it?

[FearCycle]

thought he dozed off there at the very start, then he proceeded to blow my mind. what a guitar player, amazing skill.

[SuperXxMarcosxX]

you r an f ing legend man idk y people dont know you

[iRzLegacy]

0:17 Step 1 Imagine

0:30 Step 2 The Starter

0:55 Gettin Better

1:10 Follow the breeze

[MercEmAll]

I know some wonderful guitarist such as this man right here. 99% of some of the best I've heard(I've heard a lot) have stage fright. Its a real shame.

[Valadarr]

Not to be negative or anything but I didn't like any of it one bit..

[bonesaw1990]

this guy should be in charge of the next Castlevania soundtrack game, (idk it reminds me of Castlevania music)

[hendrigoroberto]

your work is unique...

good job man

[Dukendrum]

Hey John it's Duke! Met you at GC in McAllen with Pastor Israel Soto, got to say brotha, you know how to play that guitar!!! Man o man!!! Great skill that God has blessed you with! Keep it up! Hope to see you soon at Rock of Ages :)

[jjtdude]

legend



[stupitmonkey2]

Well done!

[SuperGuitarman69]

Excellent playing my friend from a session pro in Nashville. I play fusion too just not on Taylor Swift records lol. Great tone feel everything 2 thumb picks up my friend!

[fusionman76]

Good technique......Too choppy and uniform for my taste. In my opinion, this guy slept with Gambale to much, and has given enough lovin to Holdsworth and Lane.....

"Be like water my friend." Bruce Lee.......

[Zombiewulf1]

@fusionman76 Like water...i agree.

[huntersingle]

great soundtract for a movie--a movie im starring in

[1jmp1958]

What a technition! This guy is amazing. At first I thought he was playing in his sleep - but whatever, If I could play that good in my sleep, I would be greatful. I only hope he shares his large talent in other areas than You Tube.

fuze out dude - JP

[sergijoe]

dude you are a monster! post some lesson videos. PLEASE

[Howardsend88]

its a steinberger guitar, no head stock, tuners are at the bridge

fantastic playing

[joshdurbs]

I enjoyed it, but why is your headstock missing?

[Howardsend88]

its a steinberger guitar, no head stock, tuners are at the bridge

[TOPGUITAR1234]

and by head stock i mean the top of da guitar

[TOPGUITAR1234]

have you guys noyiced that his headstock IZ MISSING

[123jozef]

Frank Gambale, Allan Holdsworth and some very cool originality. I love this stuff.

[Bpdaze420]

when are you coming out with more songs

[tgnz24]

Definately hear some Gambale in your playing but its unique as well!Awesome!

[gregmullins]

John Champion - this man is my new guitar hero!! Just stumbled across this, and what a gem he his! I see many great players on here, but John's playing nails every aspect of what I consider honest guitar fusion...fluid picking technique, beautiful phrasing, original ideas incorporating so much more than just guitar licks! Real emotion...that makes this kind of music come alive! I look forward to your success - thanks for posting these vids!!!

[Bpdaze420]

Amazing song cant wait for the cd... True genius

[applewhiteroad]

is john do his own backing tracks! he really is a wonderful guitarist!

[slashshot10]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice man!!!!!!

[Fr3derick]

Awesome!!!

Grandma mary

[MuscleBound46]

If a CD ever comes out I want in big time.

One of the best I've heard anywhere.

Amazing!!!

[Blitzkrie8]

This guy should have more views. The vibrato is perfect, string bendings, and what a tone! A joy to hear!

[atomixmax]

Whn is John' s cd coing out?

[michaelpeacestewart]

excellent phrasing brother!

[13MAaron]

do u know the prado's they r from La Feria TX

[tigersoul7]

@13MAaron Yes I know Danny & Letty Prado and their cousins.

[13MAaron]

@tigersoul7 ha ya im there son my dad showed me ur video i was like wow hes great

[13MAaron]

@tigersoul7 well im dannys son

[sgepards]

@13MAaron

[aaronbergAPB]

Sick, I just got taken to school, but I feel good about it. Insane stuff sir, apb

[malik324]

haha i feel i should be playing street fighter or something to this

[123jozef]

That's not Allan Holdsworth!!!!

[TheULTRATRON]

haha, i'm obviously kidding. Just taking the piss out of people who do say things like this are fake. He's obviously playing it, his fingers are hitting the right notes. i play guitar and i couldn't fake playing that good...who's a fool now

[Serpent1991]

still u

[TheULTRATRON]

oh...ok

[TheULTRATRON]

He's pretty good...for someone FAKING IT!

[senses71]

well clearly you do not know who this man is. this is NOT fake. and so next time before you go rambling on with your anserine comments, make sure you have some legitement evidence of something before you go and make a total fool of yourself.

[bazwillrun]

I cant stop watching your vids, and you know what really worries me ?.... I have a horrible feeling that these dont show you at your truly best potential ! Tthis is just mucking around for you.

You make it look as easy as a walk in the park, effortless playing,the sign of a true pro stunning cascades of notes and phrases .Just a CD with these youtube tracks would keep me happy for a very long time. I for one cannot wait to see and hear more from you.

Breathtaking playing on all your vids

[plungered2]

very nice John, been eagerly waiting on #7. Beautiful. Clean lines, uncluttered playing. Thanks to you and Tony and hope you had a great Thanksgiving Day. Ahem......# 8 ?..........

[fallenace99]

I wish I could buy your music. Absolutely beautiful.

[bgggbb]

Go to google and search youtube to mp3 converters. There are sites that will do it for free without having to download a program. I'm not going to post any sites because they tend to get marked as spam. But check it out, you'll be glad you did.

[burnedoutgolfer]

Awesome! My gear is now on ebay if anyone is interested? His phrasing is divine!

[Wh00terman]

3:27 - 3:29 freaked me out when I first saw it.. I may have said a few expletives.

[elysium735]

This guy is the second best I've ever heard. The first best is an old black guy named Tony on the south side of chicago, just as unknown as this guy. But god damn, incredible.

[trex257]

Well let's see, now that it's over, I can pick my jaw up off the floor. WOW! That's all I can say is wow. I don't know why this guy doesn't have a record contract, but he is another Alan Holdsworth. He would go on undiscovered if it weren't for Youtube, but he should have some sort of deal going. Damn, he should write songs for movies or video games or something. He is toooooo good just to sit in his office and play.

[WideSmileDrummer]

Underpants!!! XD You're realy good.

Ps. You're in a dutch guitar magazine

[therarmann]

im gonna take of my pants and try and play this thing!

[ReyYbarra]

I like this one much better, nice playin

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[aldrine1976]

Fantastic! Nice choice of notes with accuracy... Very inspiring!

[Schiva666]

george lukas  playing guitar xD

[zombieboy9x3]

LOL!! nice.

[stukinthesky]

I am totally green from head to toe in envy! Pure awesome! hope to see lots more !

[Crob1565]

Flawless!...licks between 2:18 - 2:30....are amazing...reminds me of "The Faceless"

[flabbeyhjp54]

where is the head?

great playing by the way!

[Kjutte1]

Greatest feeling... I can't believe this guy. Divine phrasing!!

[kingsx925]

I'm sooooo glad that I play bass.......... Then I don't feel so inadequate! Did you hear that.... That was the sound of millions of guitar players smashing their guitars!! Mr. Champion you are indeed the CHAMP!!!

[guitarlord23]

MIND BLASTING!!

[JazzLOCO]

Oh man... superb melodic phrasing! Fluid lines, kind of Garsed-meets-Gambale.... more on the Garsed side... loved it!

[CrappyApple001]

Bravo....

Really really nice... and easy to listen to.... wtg... keep on posting... word will get out!

[crcmllc]

John, as always, great playing! So, what do I need to do to convince you to come and be a featured performer at my Katy Guitar Fest??? Let me know!! Take care my friend! By the way, Berta says "hi!"

[Mindcrime1204]

This track is sweet, I been listening to this stuff almost every damn day... And you're fueling my GAS for an old school Steinberger GM now!

[XxBlueAlertxX]

truly brilliant playing he isn't the worlds GREATEST unknown guitar player but he is certainly one of the best!!

[coolband1375]

how do you string that type of guitar?

[ParabeII]

guess that the pegs are at the bottom

[zachpfeif]

Only 531 views?!?! This guy is a genius and his his runs are so unique and refreshing. Keep the videos coming!

[Taud]

AHAHA holy fuck i didnt realize that guitar was headless until the end, unique skills, unique guitar!

[racertracer12]

john where your CD? love to have it!

[EfrainV00]

you should play some shawn lane stuff like gray pianos flying you remind me of him. Im a jazz fusion bassist and i would love to jam with you but I live in california. i am christian myself and i love to do you want to do, but i live pretty far from you.

[superdamager]

You are brilliant. I'm truly inspired by your playing. Thank you.

[Kjutte1]

About time!!! GREAT!

[tropics1020]

Another great performance, Jon is absolutely one of the best guitarists on Youtube.

[asioguna]

ur talent bi100times cooler then your look

i love ur skill

[yellowshadow92150]

amazing tone!!!

[guitargdany007]

he obviously looks like he has alot of knowledge on theory. To play scales and shapes like this u have to have a chord to base them on. Not to mention hes sweep picking which IS MADE UP OF CHORDS!

[Kjutte1]

Arpeggios are, not sweep picking, lol. We get what you mean, though.

[SayYesToPhish003]

actually...arpeggios can be sweep picked.

[Kjutte1]

Did I ever say otherwise? Read?

[tropics1020]

If you want chords go listen to some Ted Greene, This is jazz/ROCK .

[lauriemonk]

I am so pleased he's back... a genuine title!

[oscar7557]

that was some great phrasing !

[Darkvinx88]

awesome tone what amp do you use

[8element]

nice playing but its a little boring to listen

[WasyMusicPower]

amazing... great tone, great feeling, great backing track... all is great !!