Tuck Andress Europa

[ribpaie]

one master merci de france

[togue777]

Sometimes it seems that Tuck is a little stiff when he first gets going but whithin a moment or two he locks up and reminds you how humbling his playing really is.

[delorean63]

incredible guitar player :o)

[mysterybat35]

ay caramba.. this is cool.. I like the original Europa by Carlos and can play it well on my guitar but now I'm gonna have to "try" this technique by Tuck.. cool stuff

[jonathanguitar27]

Im so glad i had the privilege of seeing tuck and patti live!!!! he did some solo arrangements they were so moving! this has to be my favorite rendition of europa other than the original.

[NNGAHIWI]

wow, absolutly mind blowing!

[carvetop01]

What color is the sky on this guy's home planet???? Amazing. I wonder what Carlos thinks of this?

[Karpdiem85]

trop beau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[svid2]

this is perhaps the greatest guitar-playing performance of all time .. I love Isaac Newton I love Carl Gauss I love Charles Darwin ... here's the KEY .. when Hendrix is at his best he is as good or NEARLY AS GOOD as this ... BUT Hendrix is playing his OWN compositions ... I love Tuck .. BUT .. he is no Hendrix ... live a happy life all !

[nottetrasfigurata]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh­hhhhhh, maaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnn!!!!!

[zimmyofficial]

Any idea what this is from?

[nikolazindovic]

amazing!!!

[fredhandl]

What person in his right mind can dislike this? Oh wait ... it's those who are not in their right mind. Sorry, my bad.

[TheVibratory]

id like to hug tuck! im not a homo but really i feel he's my friend haha

[NAKKURUPANTI]

very goooooooooooooooooooooooooood!­!!!!!!!

[iamtheweirdestone]

just when i thought i was getting good ......c'mon man!!

[MOSKII58]

he sounds like Stanley J. but his approach is obviously all his own...

[guitwizzz]

He will just do a run, out of nowhere, when there isn't even enough time for one........sick stuff....

[salvadorensch]

pasadiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis­imo de verga!!

[MrElmantel]

. . . . . . I sawed the neck off my guitar ! ! !

[cursedlemon]

I love how he just suddenly appears in the beginning. lol

[Pazak68]

This is beautiful. What a command of the instrument. And no filter between his head and fingers. It just flows out of him.

[Pazak68]

This is beautiful.

[darkmodge]

This reminds me of how Mozart may have performed it. . . Super brilliant work.

[hijituso]

that guitar costs 15000 dolars....that hands don't have a price and the brain litle veins costs 15000 dolars each one

[petiksmodetv]

but.. but.. he only have 10 fingers... how did he do that?

[JanellSC]

You don't have to talk when you make your guitar communicate like that. You are a gift from God. Thank you for not keeping it to yourself!! Janell in Joplin

[luckylare69]

Tuck I have seen you play since 1983 and I am always amazed at your gift. Your'e love of the guitar combined with your wonderful kindness is inspiring. This video is awesome, the only thing better is watching you and Patti live.

[pierrotlaguitare]

Goddaaaaaaammn!!!! After 6 six years playing the guitar I can't even do a fuckin percent of what he does!!! It's all about talent and feeling here, the way he masters the tempo is insane...

[BeauJames59]

@pierrotlaguitare As an OBNOXIOUS optimist, I'm going to have to politely disagree with you about talent.....

[pierrotlaguitare]

@BeauJames59 Well I believe that when you have the ability of adapting such a masterpiece that Europa is and make it another masterpiece, like Jeff Buckley did with Hallelujah, well yeah you can talk about pure talent!

[BeauJames59]

@pierrotlaguitare Sorry, I'm in the kd lang school of Hallelujah. (and am far too wise to argue the point)

[pierrotlaguitare]

@BeauJames59 Dude there is no arguing when it comes to musical preferences! I was just giving an example but kd lang rendition is amazing too

[bestofbothworlds2645]

grabe lang

[heavyatheart]

my guitar read my mind and ran away

[kingpin201]

This guy went from just playing to strumming to a crazy tempo when he started beating the s#!t out of guitar. And the funny part is that he finished it off with a soothing massage. That was undeniably hot.

[fatals83]

8 people have lost their ears

[q2w3bn876]

Truely AMAZING ! Pretty sure that Carlos is honoured that a guitarist of Tuck's calibre would play "Europa" in this fantastic interpretation !

[RonVermillion]

Holy Smokes he's got active EMG's on an L5. My L5 doesn't sound like that - it might have something to do with the guitarist.

Big Ron

[lazur1]

@RonVermillion I think they're Bartolinls. I know they used to be.

[macgillicutty2006]

@RonVermillion - Are your L5's pickups mounted in the same spot as Dr. Andress' ?

[JGPorcello]

I bet this shocked the hell out of Carlos.

[diz52nd]

@JGPorcello I bet he went crazy for it

[Pazak68]

@JGPorcello No doubt.

[Gummidino]

631 to 8 - human has good tase

[Uzonamo]

holy fucking shit dude! this shit is rocking my fucking mind!!! Im traveling... to fucking africa. visiting black people. no way. im killing black people. fuck man. im a white guy. holy shit! theres a lot of dead black people. dude. this is the best song fucking ever!!!!!!!!!

[geomango20]

why not get his guitar already tuned before the performance?? he did that in the other video too..

[enigmaduo]

@geomango20 Guitars are fickle instruments. Would you rather he played the song out of tune?

[BrikSwoony]

HE's One Of A Kind !!!  Tooo Sweeeet !!!!

[misterbuckethead]

holy fucking mother ballsack that was awesome

[mollysangelique]

ik,kreeg,klap,bier,dood,moe,ik­,,ga,slapen,wat,doeje,nog,op,k­isses,van,my,tot,morgen,ik,mis­,jou,altyd,doei,jy,bent,mooier­,beter,ik,val,op,jou,my,unendl­ess,love,slaap,lekker

[mollysangelique]

ik,kreeg,klap,bier,dood,moe,ik­,,ga,slapen,wat,doeje,nog,op,k­isses,van,my,tot,morgen,ik,mis­,jou,altyd,doei

[Haferflocke100]

Fantastic!

[HiImJerry8]

best most fluid fingerstyle playing ive heard!

[BeauJames59]

Most dangerous man on the planet.

[cursedlemon]

This is probably the only song I've ever wanted tabbed for me. Ever.

[MSTFreak]

Comes out of the ground to play his guitar.

[neilyoungster]

Wow. I watched this, then I watched Santana's verison. Sorry, but Tuck wins...and I'm a HUGE Santana fan...

[TheReilly8]

when hes slappin that guitar hes sayin "yeah take that bitch i own u now!"

[HiImJerry8]

@TheReilly8 hahahaha so true

[Jhaatwt41]

just heard this for the first time yesterday. incredible.

[christopher2step]

how is this in a Michael Manring mix? I'm jamming to some great bass and then i get this. Good guitar, but damn it caught me off guard...

[harrysaja]

superb!

[harrysaja]

superb! love it!

[louie2badz]

tuck andress is a very good guitar arranger but naudo is the best....

[TheatreCritic]

Big deal. Let's see him pull a rabbit out of his guitar.

[lekstonbass]

AAAAAAWWWWWSSSSSOOOOOOOMMMMMME­EEEE!!!!

[bluehawaii1671]

style of unimaginable influential power.

[CarboneraCarlos]

8 Musically challenged People

[ateliersaitama]

ファンタスティック♪( ´▽｀)

[ralphM1114]

Looks like 8 people need to get a life.

[Jarreheads]

This is magic!

[SIRONEDRAGON]

WAY COOL !! : )

[MultiFunkmeister]

Just when I thought of picking up fingerstyle.............Now this!!!!

[Dvareckas]

BRAVO!!!

[amosnews]

Anybody wanna buy my guitar? Cheap? Really. I am going to take up bongos now after watching this.

[ralphM1114]

@amosnews you should be inspired, not disheartened :)

[mrkaree]

@amosnews hahahahaha me to, i am selling my guitars now

[mornar75]

Naudo is better, this guy is jazz and that is it.

[RobertoColombo]

@mornar75 Well.. opinions shall always be respected, but I am afraid you are the only one in the world of guitarists thinking about this :-)

[johngal56]

I started playing guitar when I was in my teens, miostly rock and blues. Now I'm in my mid 50's this is the kind of wonderful music I'd love to be able to play. My boss thinks I'm mad cos he still plays all the cliche'd rock stuff I rejected years ago.

[carpetburn23]

@johngal56 well don't reject the music see it in a different perspective

[tinnitic]

As good as it gets!!!

[omegakidd]

This is so amazing.  He reminds me of Jimmy Page at some parts. Can anyone recommend and other guitarists that play at this level of expertise?

[fraserbrycelaing]

tommy emmanuel (very entertaining and unreal), martin taylor (very technical and pure jazz), stephen bennett (more similar to Tommy Emmanuel), Chet Atkins is one of the pioneers you should check him out too, if you lik Tuck then also more jazzy guys like joe pass, lenny breau etc......that should keep ye busy!

[fraserbrycelaing]

@fraserbrycelaing and i really like jimmy page but he aint got nothing on tuck i am afraid!

[ericb45696]

@omegakidd

 check out Don Ross also.

[q2w3bn876]

@omegakidd Try Steve Vai - he plays more rock/heavy but is a fantastic guitar player.

[irek66r1]

better than loriginal.very clean

[ozbluesman]

If there is a better guitarist out there than Tuck, I haven't heard of them. From his voicings to his incredible right hand technique and yet so damn musical. This is art of the highest order. No comparisons are necessary.

[SoulLustify]

Amazing TALENT, I am so impressed with his skills.

[varamonte]

All technical abilities aside i hope the mainstream music that is out there on top 40 touches people the way this masterpiece of music does to me. If Jimi, Andy, Petrucci, Vai, Atkins, or (insert player here) takes you away and speaks to you like this song does to me we all win. But as everyone knows you cant look at a painting and say "that one has better paint" or "that artist drew better lines" this is an art form and cant be called scientifically better. (except in opinion)

[n2motocross]

I simply just cannot believe my eyes! This is beyond a Master Guitarist.

[steveo27545]

Love Jimi ,Love Tuck,

I can't play this song he way, this man plays it.

the lessons At guitarlesson365 have improve my playing.

I am 47 know little music theory, Carl has i think the right way to teach this theory .

If you know a better site please share

Steveo

there are

[steveo27545]

God help me I watch this way to much, he may be from another planet his playing is way out there

[charified]

I am sure this is a Santana song, but this guy if from another planet, his tone was amazing

[spinkk1]

I heard Tuck & Patti live in Frankfurt Germany a decade ago and he's definitely in my top ten. Along with Mark Knopfler, Joe Pass (who I heard live in Carnegie Hall with Ella Fitzgerald), Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton and others. And of the newer generation, check out Rob Moose.

[cjwilk]

WOW~!! That made my night!

[TheReilly8]

this guy is very unique in his playing style especially those slap harmonics he does at 4:30

[musicase64]

Sorry, but 30 percant of that list would not even be in the top 1000 much less the top 100. I'm talking about the Rolling Stone magazine's so-called top 100 guitar players. What happened to Tuck, Rik Emmett and Steve Morse ?

[JazzGuitarMusicClub]

Viva Maestro Viva

[Schimmoller]

sssshhhhhhh

[ExtremeGuitar19]

That's what "feeling music" is all about. Unfortunally, it's hard to find something like that nowadays...

[gking407]

for lack of a better phrase, this video kicks all kinds of ass.

[icarcass]

@gking407 Tuck Andress is the paradoxical reason why the universe exists, because if he we're to travel through time an have a guitar battle with himself he'd win. I doubt if he even needs to travel through time for that now.

[az111709]

I'm sorry, but Jimi is slightly overrated. Tuck could play circles around him. His legend has eclipsed his actual playing ability. Yes, he revolutionized what could be done with electronics, he inspired millions, and he was a great Black crossover artist, but his technical ability and musicianship leave much to be desired.

[az111709]

Guys that could eat Jimi for breakfast:

Tuck Andress

Wes Montgomery

Larry Coryell

John McLaughlin

Robert Johnson (listen to his voicings)

Amadou (from Amadou&Miriam)

Any competent bluegrass guitarist

The list goes on.

[wagatabuchunga1]

nice try dude.....jimi is king though

[ffguru15]

i totally agree with you that Jimi has become overrated. i think he was an amazing songwriter and yeah, he was good at guitar (emotionally, if not technically), but i still hate it when people rave about him, and the only songs of his that they're heard are the mainstream rock songs, like purple haze or foxy lady.

[zezt]

@ffguru15 HOW can a guitarist that died years ago and played like Jimi Hendrix THEN be overrated NOW?

I LOVED this video above, but in no way did he do things with guitar that Jimi could do, like errr make it speak and ting

[ffguru15]

@zezt i like this video too, tuck andress is amazing, but i was saying that Jimi has sometimes been overrated recently, just because many people only listen to the mainstream rock songs that he did, and never really take the time to delve into his later musical career.

[zezt]

@ffguru15 OK cool ;)

[5150zombie]

@ffguru15 his live stuff speaks to me. No time for effects or thinking. Music is all opinion, nobody wins, but the the people who listen.

[steveo27545]

@zezt you can;t say either are better I love Jimi, he changed the way people played the guitar I even believe Jimi could play this song as Tuck does but, I can;t proff this Tuck is just as into the music as Jimi but no drugs.

Long live Tuck and jimis will live forever in our memory.

come to guitarslessons365, the people are cool and I will have another Jimi freak with me you will also find the best guitar teacher I have found in my 47 years

[zezt]

@steveo27545 Thanks--I am already subscribed to there ;)

WHY is he the best guitar teacher? Can you summarize for me?

[jackieearl]

yeah his "technical ability " might be one thing, but how about his mystic soul, no one comes close to his feel, perhaps the more mathematical doesn't care for that......

[MTP412]

but he didn't just play the guitar it was an extension of himself, more so than i think any guitarist has ever managed.

[MTP412]

jimi that is

[sccrhns]

@az111709

My bet is you don't even play guitar. Comparing guitarists is completely idiotic. They're all different and great in their own right. I love idiots like you.

[CityCreep]

i would order

1.jimmy page

2.john frusciante

3.andy mc gee

4. tuck andress

5.jimi hendrix

yeah.... right.... i voted jimi 5th, but no doubt jimi is one of the greatest musicians ever

[q2w3bn876]

Jimmy Page may once have been a great guitar player back in the ol' Led days - but have you heard him play in recent years ? Including Led renuion concerts - the guy can't play guitar anymore. You forgot Joe Bonamassa, John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai and Carlos Santana on your list !

[haoma13]

he is something like robert plant of guitar

[ironman67]

the voicings are amazing!!!whoaa!

[genehuk]

I would order (if that's possible),

1. Hendrix, 2. Jim Hall, 3. Howard Aldin, 4. Tuck, 5. Derek Truk

[TheWatchGoesTick]

tuck is a prfoessor of music i belie. he is without a doubt one of the most talented guitarists on the planet. and eer. he is in my top 5. here they are.

1.hendrix

2. jimmy page

3. steie ray

4. jon frusciante

5. tuck.

he would be higher if his original stuff was more epic.

[spankystrat49]

I agree with you Tuck is phenomenal but Jimi will always be my all time favorite

[Xelanderthomas]

I am beginning to this Tuck is the freaking guitarist on the planet. Certainly one of the top 10 or even 5

[markmdavis]

Craaazy Tuck-unbelievable!

[MBLNZ]

santana's the man!

[Frusciante2009]

santana

[T69hotguy]

your right dude only a genius can create soemthing spectacular like that. He is like the EINSTIEN OF GUITAR. no doubt about it

[BJrok]

I think his nerve cells work 100 times faster than mine.

[bluesboy973]

What a feeling! This guy is a genius

[joyindigo]

touched my soul.. I wish I could express in that way!

[danilodantonio]

nessuno suona la chitarra come lui...

no one plays the guitar like him...

ninguno toca la guitara como èl...

[18hendrix]

maravilloso, maravilloso, pero que cosa, este señor es uno de los mejores que he visto,.

[pacolecce]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­a

[gking407]

favorited. like water flowing over my life

[ciokas]

omg omg, 3:56 - 4:07 leaves me sooo speechless

[nestorysusamigos]

master!

[Gamaliel713]

u just tryna let em kno whos boss on this song huh

[Straker58]

Straordinario!

[mateomarincalderon]

Amazing. This dude has such a versatile way of playing chords and melodies at the same time. So much concept and chemistry with the instrument. One of my favorites definitively.

[xxxicexxmanxxx]

cool

[DiegoAOMunoz]

No, no, no...

Say like this: COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!

[philipatoz]

Tuck has got to be one of the most talented jazz guitarists of his generation of players - and certainly one who should be MUCH better known and appreciated for his incredible mastery, impeccable taste and beautifully melodic phrasing. I don't know if it's pure marketing and recording contracts or what , but guitarists like Pat Metheny are just so much better known - at least in America. Too bad, Tuck is one of the greats!

[garyTHEGYPSY]

hey my friend, check out bireli lagrene, im sure you already know him but check him anyway, a legend.

[philipatoz]

Yes, thanks, I've seen Bireli on video. As a guitar player myself, I am always amazed at the skills of some archtop players. They all owe so much to Django and Charlie Christian. There probably hasn't been a more musical player with simply an astonishing feel for those "sweet spots" and dazzling runs than Django. My other all time favorite is Wes "The Man" Montgomery. And just like Django, Wes was such an intuitive player!

[cursedlemon]

Well Pat Metheny deserves his fame. Tuck deserve that kind of recognition as well of course, I'm just saying a better comparison might be made for...uh...Yngwie.

[ihop54]

probably the first seminegative comment here, at first I thought he was incredible and he is, but as it progressed it got very cluttered,even missing a few notes and timing got off, sometimes less is more, kinda like el farol by Santana. Not saying this guy couldn't play anything, but Santana knows when not to play which is just as important.

[blackfrancis33]

not bein argumentative or whatever but i dunno would he really be goin out of time. guys like tuck just dont make those kind of mistakes. i think hes probably just fuckin around the with the placement of the pulse, which sounds strange in to a set of ears that grew up in the 20th century. that said they're are both great versions, this and the original

[HelloImPsycho]

I don't think he 'missed' those notes, he was probably just messing around with the feel of the music that he was playing. Plus, this is his interpretation of the song so we can't immediately he missed notes and went off timing on accident.

[trappedsoul7]

oh just shut up.

criticising is easy. playing is hard.

[aikae20]

The notes that you're calling "missed notes" are actually ghost notes. I'm a bass player and a guitarist. Tuck is using the ghost notes to create more rhythm, which alot of bass players do. And for Tuck to play Bass passages as well guitar soloing and playing chord melodies, well....that just says everything. PEACE BRO

[improlozofia]

I agree. This man is a band. Terrific technique

[twirlyboggs]

one man one band

[pulymarc]

incredible tuck is the best!!!

[lexist7]

that hurt my brain.

[luigidetomaso]

this guy rules!!

[andarcalabar]

People are always talkng about the year of this and the technique of that, but TA is simply amazing and Santana, beautiful quotes tooooooo......................­.......mv

[grooveskin]

tuck is an instuctor,clinician, studio veteran, funky jazzanovic, extraordinary to say the lease

[wafflewoffle]

My guitar teacher wanted me to watch this, and all I can say about Tuck, HE RULES!

[chuckiehendrix]

jesus christ!

[hanumann]

Overwhelming!

Muito Foda,tecnica impressionante!!!!!!