@00GenerationalMan00: I agree, he feels his music, which is more than you can say about most radio garbage these days. As for the ego? It's a way to keep himself entertained I'm pretty sure. Hell, I think it's hilarious... Too many people get a chub by calling a celebrity "egotistical" to make themselves feel better... Even though this "celebrity" is mocking the fact that people treat him like a celebrity.
Keep it up John, maybe one day you'll be good enough for these numbnuts.
Hey guys can anyone figure out what X7 shapes hes using from 1:02 to 1:27 ?? I still can't figure it out but I do think its an interesting and catchy voicing for a dominant chord especially in this version he plays of xroads.. Any help would be appreciated
i could give a crap about the critics say...this dude has more soul and groove in his playing that 95% of musicians in the mainstream media...very egotistical but that's his decision...the dude has mad chops and deserves the mad props...this tone is retardedly awesome and his groove and mastery of playing muted is what keeps me going after so many of his sounds and abilities to add to mine
Thats definitely becomes the "Heartbreak Warfare" Strat later. Its got the metal nut on before the headstock and its the same color. All it's missing is the Heartbreak Warfare logo that probably hasnt even been thought of in this video yet!
@A7X514 I know John is using a NG2 for Crossroads, but when I listen the sound demo's on Pete Cornish' website, then I hear a completely different tone. More like heavy metal. Does John just have set the NG2 on other settings, or a load of other things on why the sound is so different? I'm just wondering because Crossroads is one of my favorite songs, especially when he plays it live.
ok to be absolutely honest at the time i posted that comment i didnt know Clapton did Crossroads :p I know ridiculous right but I've known now for a while, played a mash up of JM and Clapton's Crossroads for my final music exams
ok to be absolutely honest at the time i posted that comment i didnt know Clapton did Crossroads :p I know ridiculous right but I've known now for a while, played a mash up of JM and Clapton's Crossroads for my final music exams
Interesting to see that way before Battle Studies he had fragments of a solo (there's a lick at the start which is in the solo) and that altered dominant chord that he uses in the chord sequence.
this version is waaaay better than the album cut... self-producing you'd think he would have chosen a middle ground instead of a forced solo like on Battle Studies
ooh you are so lucky to have tickets to the copenhagen concert... I've waited for years to have him play in Denmark, but I missed the date for the sale :(
@paldenno1 i didnt say that. i said it wasnt over produced.his live versions are much better, but thats true for all of his songs. just cause i doesnt sound like his live versions doesnt mean its overproduced. it still has its own thing.
I haven't exactly placed my finger on it quite yet, but the tone didn't quite come out so awesome on the album as it did here, like I can still listen to this on repeat all day it's just so raw, and on the album it's just so soft and it just does nothing to me, the live version is awesome though !
Yeah you're right. I think one of the big differences is for the album tone it seems like he didn't use any reverb or slight delay. The tone kinda lacks depth compared to this one. This one rocks. You can hear the "room".
this sounds like his take on clapton's "woman tone". especially when you hear the album version. there is almost no treble in his tone. i didn't like the album version at first, but im coming around to it now. i've always liked this version though. just now noticed that the tone is very similar, he just plays the notes much more staccato-ed in the album version.
The version you did with Clapton live in the park is ridiculous. I'm hoping there is a version of this on the new album. Kind of like how "Bold as Love" was on continuum. love listening to a change in the arrangement yet there is enough original for it to be nostalgic.
Fricken' Hell. Seriously? One, that's dope! Two, that's almost depressing because it makes me realize just how much farther away from that level i am. It's one thing to learn a song and master it or even take a week to write it and master it but to look like a master when you're doing it off the top of your head, well that's pretty good.
This right here is what makes me wish I didn't fail at playing the guitar. I don't know a whole lot about guitars, but I do know that this is incredible. Wow, I'm speechless.
just like steve himself said, "If a beat feels good you can hear a song before any other instruments are even played." that's why john said, "One thing about Steve Jordan, you never know when you're going to up and record a track."
The fuzz pedal he typically used for this song on tour is the Pete Cornish NG-2 Fuzz. I assume that's what he's using, but obviously don't know for sure.
Crosswords is a tune that has been composed by Robert Johnson, a bluesman that lived in the 30's. Clapton made a famous version of it in the 60's, when he played with the Cream.
Britney.... gimme a break!! The song also inspired the 1986 movie called after the song where Ralph "Lightning Boy" Macchio (aka Karate Kid) searches for Robert Johnson's lost song. Also featuring Steve Vai. Great movie. Great song.
This video was posted by Mayer himself. Mayer is one of the most talented bluesplayers today. He probably watched the 1986 movie a million times. Relating this song to an utterly crappy movie starring britney spears is a little thing called humour. You should try it, it's fun.
It also helps when you study Jazz Guitar at Berkeley. But the man breathes guitar, regardless of his education. Every new album is a completely new journey into the world of music. It's never the same sound. He's the genius of our generation.
The high note at 2:01 blew my mind!
ilivestrong25 5 days ago
crosssssssrroaddsssss
SerialKiller0071 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
is side "tracked" a pun?
tmoench1116 2 months ago
@tmoench1116 no
ddak32 2 months ago
TASTE FOR DAYS!
longotown 5 months ago
i love this man.
amjdamjd 6 months ago
britney spears movie
lmfao
bjhMus1C 7 months ago
in memory of robert!!
Alex280592 7 months ago
saw this three years ago and am still in awe of the mans groove!!
jimihazel 7 months ago
who knew this would later become crossroads on battlestudies...
VHrules78 7 months ago
dang nice run at the end
Wiredrawn173 8 months ago
Is that in avatar studios?
FreaquedeMusique 9 months ago
to me, that's music making babies.
=
music at it's best.
iidaw 9 months ago
@00GenerationalMan00: I agree, he feels his music, which is more than you can say about most radio garbage these days. As for the ego? It's a way to keep himself entertained I'm pretty sure. Hell, I think it's hilarious... Too many people get a chub by calling a celebrity "egotistical" to make themselves feel better... Even though this "celebrity" is mocking the fact that people treat him like a celebrity.
Keep it up John, maybe one day you'll be good enough for these numbnuts.
Best4inchesOfUrLife 10 months ago 6
looks like the 62' hot rod strat... i want it so bad it has like a heavy but pure tone which is cool
bulldogsforeva 11 months ago
@bulldogsforeva its a jeff beck sig, the lighter coloured pickguard and the nut give it away
Gupps0123456 11 months ago
wow pretty amazing! I wish I could touch those guitar strings like that!
rpena728 11 months ago
Beefcake with soulful eyes playing one sexaaaay geeeeetar. OMG, what more does a woman, foooking need.?
geezloueeze 1 year ago
Where's the new music john?!
10eighths 1 year ago
hey man youre an amazyng musician, god bless you!!
mattheodoro 1 year ago
Hey guys can anyone figure out what X7 shapes hes using from 1:02 to 1:27 ?? I still can't figure it out but I do think its an interesting and catchy voicing for a dominant chord especially in this version he plays of xroads.. Any help would be appreciated
rhoads2176 1 year ago
i like how at the ende hes like "lets try it".so he wasnt even being serious in this?it was just him messin around..damn
seanshowtime1996 1 year ago
i shit myself when i heard the part that starts at 2:11
Guitar1hero23 1 year ago
@Guitar1hero23 I had already shat my pants at 2:03
russman6543 1 month ago
That smokin
alphadog62 1 year ago
i dont get the britney spears joke
seanshowtime1996 1 year ago
@seanshowtime1996 ?
bjhMus1C 1 year ago
@bjhMus1C reAD the discription
seanshowtime1996 1 year ago
@seanshowtime1996 Britney spears had a movie called "crossroads".. which is what he's referring to
bjhMus1C 1 year ago
If anyone is frustrated with not been able to get the Guitar to do what you want it to, then i suggest you turn this off immediately.
varnish76 1 year ago
what petal(s) are being used here?
MichaelDamaniMusic 1 year ago
i could give a crap about the critics say...this dude has more soul and groove in his playing that 95% of musicians in the mainstream media...very egotistical but that's his decision...the dude has mad chops and deserves the mad props...this tone is retardedly awesome and his groove and mastery of playing muted is what keeps me going after so many of his sounds and abilities to add to mine
00GenerationalMan00 1 year ago 8
you guys need to see this watch?v=a0xaO5AJRsc !!!!!!!!! (O.o)
lllzehcnaslll 1 year ago
Thats definitely becomes the "Heartbreak Warfare" Strat later. Its got the metal nut on before the headstock and its the same color. All it's missing is the Heartbreak Warfare logo that probably hasnt even been thought of in this video yet!
jhuddleston328 1 year ago
Wth, hows he get such a crackly sound like that
Sqkeeky 1 year ago
@Sqkeeky pete cornish ng2 pedal its like 900 bucks and you have to order it from pete cornish himself and he handmakes it at his house
A7X514 1 year ago
@A7X514 I know John is using a NG2 for Crossroads, but when I listen the sound demo's on Pete Cornish' website, then I hear a completely different tone. More like heavy metal. Does John just have set the NG2 on other settings, or a load of other things on why the sound is so different? I'm just wondering because Crossroads is one of my favorite songs, especially when he plays it live.
LeNickNL 1 year ago
@LeNickNL He rolls the volumeknob on his guitar down like halfway.
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this is sick... nough said.
willspears2010 1 year ago
this is sick... nough said.
willspears2010 1 year ago
@Illzehcnaslll, I already knew but thank you anyway ;) can't wait to hear some new music from JM, want him to come back to Sydney!
elysiaaisyle 1 year ago
Crossroads "served as the inspiration for a Britney Spears movie"
lol, thats funny
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ok to be absolutely honest at the time i posted that comment i didnt know Clapton did Crossroads :p I know ridiculous right but I've known now for a while, played a mash up of JM and Clapton's Crossroads for my final music exams
elysiaaisyle 1 year ago
ok to be absolutely honest at the time i posted that comment i didnt know Clapton did Crossroads :p I know ridiculous right but I've known now for a while, played a mash up of JM and Clapton's Crossroads for my final music exams
elysiaaisyle 1 year ago
@elysiaaisyle Robert Johnson did Crossroad - Cream ( fix/Cover Crossroads) - John Mayer (Cover) ..
Info: for your final music exams
lllzehcnaslll 1 year ago
Look at Chad Franscoviak's ferocious B ed Head! haha
nikgottheblues 1 year ago
How the hell does John do 2:10-2:16?
onlyonetigger 1 year ago
@onlyonetigger I know I wish my fingers were that fast
ilivestrong25 1 year ago
that lick at 2:03 is sweet
fenderdude137 1 year ago 3
@fenderdude137 Seriously one of the sickest licks I've ever heard.
bknollenberg 1 year ago
@sgood83
Ya lk fr srsly! Wen I herd th frst 1 I wiz lk wtff??? Idk y ths didnt get pickd. Wl obvi nt ths cuz he stoped in th midl but u kno, sumping similar.
Johnny baby you're right there. Whaddafuh'supwidaaaat?
dreamofways 1 year ago
insane right hand rhythm..
joonie14 1 year ago
i would do anything to learn his rhythmic style
kenstyle1978 1 year ago
that quick little lick he does at the very end is so awesome.
jbhballin33 1 year ago
and the john mayer crossroads was put into formation on my birthday, what are the chances!
Reynolds235 1 year ago
now that I've heard it without the vocals it reminds me of a Clapton song..
elysiaaisyle 1 year ago
@elysiaaisyle please tell me you are joking. you are joking right?
ugibomb 1 year ago
I'm really surprised this jam isn't as popular as the two rock slow dancing demo
postaflip7 1 year ago
I want to twiddle the knobs in the background
untacotres 1 year ago 34
JAMMIN OUT!
TASolutions 1 year ago
Interesting to see that way before Battle Studies he had fragments of a solo (there's a lick at the start which is in the solo) and that altered dominant chord that he uses in the chord sequence.
KCVolcom 1 year ago
2:11 that lick is just insane. has anyone breaken it down?
davidcarr90 2 years ago 2
@davidcarr90 yeah holy crap.
chuminat0r 1 year ago
dude it is insane..i think it looks like hes running up the minor pentatonic scale just at super human speeds..ill try to break it down.
GuitarsRule08 1 year ago
It is just a minor penatonic scale,
MeanStreet1981 1 year ago
but the sound is awesome.
TASolutions 1 year ago
hahaha my bad i hadnt watched the video all the way through. hahaha. wheres clapton at man?
LeonardoCapeli5 2 years ago
it sounds like crossroads
LeonardoCapeli5 2 years ago
"Here we are working out a version of "Crossroads", which you might remember served as the inspiration for a Britney Spears movie."
Haha, brilliant:)
HeartBeatOfYourLife 2 years ago
this version is waaaay better than the album cut... self-producing you'd think he would have chosen a middle ground instead of a forced solo like on Battle Studies
sgood83 2 years ago 3
word
maskefjez 1 year ago
Is the fuzz pedal the only effect he is using?
soundcurrentband 2 years ago
Cornish NG-2 Fuzz
elki64 2 years ago
i hate the solo on battle studies for crossroads.
so much.
but i love john mayer..
so much.
Stavzilla125 2 years ago 3
Crossroads.. . . ish. . .
Well, bought tickets to see you in london and in copenhagen. Take care. Hope it'll be ass good as in 08.
Avnsbol 2 years ago
ooh you are so lucky to have tickets to the copenhagen concert... I've waited for years to have him play in Denmark, but I missed the date for the sale :(
lpdrengen 2 years ago
He was in DK in 08 as well
Avnsbol 2 years ago
okay... i guess i'm not that grat a fan anyway... but I really wanted to go this next time
lpdrengen 2 years ago
what fuzz pedal is he using for that?
soundcurrentband 2 years ago
Cooler sounding than his overproduced record version
paldenno1 2 years ago 3
Exactly what I was thinking.. This version is great, but the record version, it's too clean, neat and perfect for my tastes!
hslett1 2 years ago 5
@paldenno1 the record version wasnt overproduced at all
seanshowtime1996 1 year ago
@seanshowtime1996 You think the recorded version sounds close to a live version?
paldenno1 1 year ago
@paldenno1 i didnt say that. i said it wasnt over produced.his live versions are much better, but thats true for all of his songs. just cause i doesnt sound like his live versions doesnt mean its overproduced. it still has its own thing.
seanshowtime1996 1 year ago
@seanshowtime1996 It has it's own thing. A sound polished until it got lifeless. And that is in my opinion; an overproduced sound.
paldenno1 1 year ago
think it is a JM sig and not a JB !
Knowcaster 2 years ago
It is the jb masterbuilt.
HarryW23 2 years ago 2
yep, jeff beck sig!
OwensMusic1 2 years ago 2
jeff beck sig?
OwensMusic1 2 years ago 2
why didn't they put this on the record??? besides the obvious that we've already heard this...
sgood83 2 years ago
@sgood83 If you have Battle Studies, you'll realize that this is "Crossroads" and it's on the album
annml36 2 years ago
DAYUM!! I'm in heaven!!
annml36 2 years ago
i think the final outcome of crossroads on the album is awesome! great job
gibsonguy625 2 years ago
man I love to just set the drum machine on and jam to this to my hearts content.
BW9191 2 years ago 14
Gah!! I want to know what pedals he was using!!! Crossroads!! You Sick song, you!
DeathbySasquatch 2 years ago 5
My guess is a Pete Cornish Fuzz.
Simto 2 years ago
taste, skills, and time... what else can you ask for?!
bernhorst5000 2 years ago 5
1:01 = jizz
Kooovin 2 years ago 4
WOW! 1:43-1:50 is so HOT! *faints*
mrsaprilcampos 2 years ago 5
I haven't exactly placed my finger on it quite yet, but the tone didn't quite come out so awesome on the album as it did here, like I can still listen to this on repeat all day it's just so raw, and on the album it's just so soft and it just does nothing to me, the live version is awesome though !
tissuechang 2 years ago
I totally agree with you the new album lacks the raw tone of continuum it sounds to over produced !
telestratman65 2 years ago
Yeah you're right. I think one of the big differences is for the album tone it seems like he didn't use any reverb or slight delay. The tone kinda lacks depth compared to this one. This one rocks. You can hear the "room".
camcham 2 years ago
You got that right, girl!! YUM!!
annml36 2 years ago
@tissuechang I completely agree! The guitarsound on the album seems so much more narrow and boxed, and not so raw as on here...pitty..
janludvigsen 2 years ago
anyone have an idea what chord shapes he's making at 1:04 ?
palmster56 2 years ago
he does!
OwensMusic1 2 years ago 2
this sounds like his take on clapton's "woman tone". especially when you hear the album version. there is almost no treble in his tone. i didn't like the album version at first, but im coming around to it now. i've always liked this version though. just now noticed that the tone is very similar, he just plays the notes much more staccato-ed in the album version.
lukeee89 2 years ago
Crossroad :D
Stavsuddas 2 years ago
This will be a great track on "Battle Studies". Excited
BurnsidesMusic 2 years ago 2
which pedal is he using?
i really love this sound!
zzmoritzzz 2 years ago
pete cornish g2
jingwah 2 years ago
fuzz!
gabrieltsiry 2 years ago
yeah, i heard that ;)
but i mean which precise pedal...it might be the cornish g2...not sure
zzmoritzzz 2 years ago
Jeff Beck strat?
filerocktheworld 2 years ago 5
way cool dirty/poppin' tone...
FunkCowboy 2 years ago
he's so groovin
yaboyeric 2 years ago
GAHHHH the things I would do to get this tone! 1:52 on made me cream my man panties.
birdmanblues34 2 years ago 2
More like multiple orgasms
mrsaprilcampos 2 years ago 6
orgasm
sebahQMT 2 years ago 2
That sounds Amazing
mrsaprilcampos 2 years ago
Anyone have any clue what kind of overdrive he is using on this? Cornish maybe? or a regular fuzz face of some kind?? I have no idea myself...
TG182 2 years ago
what a nice popcorn-like overdrive tone
culpritto 2 years ago 2
The version you did with Clapton live in the park is ridiculous. I'm hoping there is a version of this on the new album. Kind of like how "Bold as Love" was on continuum. love listening to a change in the arrangement yet there is enough original for it to be nostalgic.
Tour in New Zealand dammit.
dontblink31 2 years ago 5
It is going to be on there!
guitarskater11 2 years ago
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green screen
lifeofthebuckest 2 years ago
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haha I think you're right about the green screen, it does look fake...hahah,
junckzproductions 2 years ago
wat u mean? it looks like a studio
Stefanrocks 2 years ago 3
345 yrs....is that all?
varnish76 2 years ago 7
2:03. Hell yes.
russman6543 2 years ago 3
haha i thought the same thing
TheDrZanzibar 2 years ago 2
i can't stop refreshing this page, holy wow.. i want to learn this, but it will take me 345 years ... lol
spikephish0511 2 years ago 2
wow thats some sick tone
skatekid032 2 years ago 24
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this sounds so much like crossroads.
CoIinsMusic 2 years ago
this is crossroads lol
JMfan1392 2 years ago 9
didnt see the extra info he had :X
CoIinsMusic 2 years ago
I dont think the pedal does anything. Turn up a valve amp and you'll see!
RyanRossBrendonUrie 2 years ago
Great, I love it! :)
anchy0000786 2 years ago
2:03 and on is BAD ASS
Jared2324 2 years ago
fuckin beast.
Kooovin 2 years ago
is he improvising before crossroads or is that written. i'm a beginner so i don't know what to expect.
galacticox4 2 years ago
He's improvising. (Wow, I know. :)
darksensations 2 years ago
Fricken' Hell. Seriously? One, that's dope! Two, that's almost depressing because it makes me realize just how much farther away from that level i am. It's one thing to learn a song and master it or even take a week to write it and master it but to look like a master when you're doing it off the top of your head, well that's pretty good.
galacticox4 2 years ago
seriously?
RainBowGoLucky878 2 years ago
Any tips on getting this crunchy tone?
guitarskater11 2 years ago
buy a pete cornish NG-2 ....run you well over 500$
bluestroy 2 years ago
He doesn't use that does he?
guitarskater11 2 years ago
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yes he does
bluestroy 2 years ago
He has the Cornish SS-3/NB-2 Duplex....Not NG-2
guitarskater11 2 years ago
lol then why did u ask what to use to get the same sound if you knew?
bluestroy 2 years ago
Is that what he uses to get this sound? I just thought you got the two mixed up so i corrected you.
guitarskater11 2 years ago
i get an identical tone from a 87 marshall jcm 800 and line 6 m13...use your fingers too
postaflip7 2 years ago
pete cornish...
jingwah 2 years ago
Dude, let me just say: AWSOME!
jopesh321 2 years ago
This is so good but it's prolly just a warm up to him. What a fucking beast !!!!
kennyg03 2 years ago
You ain't lyin' And remember back when cats where like yeah he's crap. he sucks blah blah blah. Sure as hell shows you not to jump to conclusions
galacticox4 2 years ago 5
This right here is what makes me wish I didn't fail at playing the guitar. I don't know a whole lot about guitars, but I do know that this is incredible. Wow, I'm speechless.
JASN333 2 years ago
awesome
JIMWRINGE 2 years ago
1:01 - 1:07
I came.
Kooovin 2 years ago 4
omg me too.. for me though 1:51- 2:15
GuitarsRule08 2 years ago 2
TOTALLY AGREE... When he slides up to like the 22nd fret on the end of the 3rd phrase... GOD DAMN!
drummersulli 2 years ago 2
just like steve himself said, "If a beat feels good you can hear a song before any other instruments are even played." that's why john said, "One thing about Steve Jordan, you never know when you're going to up and record a track."
timmonsisbest 2 years ago
2:04!
ooOSaLOoo 2 years ago 5
FUK YEAH, That tone, I just wish I had a good electric guitar, doing everything acoustic doesn't give me that crunchy blues sound.
W1ckeD 2 years ago
1:42-1:50 is freakin HOT. Those are some moves...
darksensations 2 years ago 2
this is badass man love it
fnkdrmr86 2 years ago
how does he get such a crunchy sound? any guesses on what gear he might be using? if so please let me know, thanks!
salvamg89 2 years ago
probably some type of fuzz pedal.
Stefanrocks 2 years ago
The fuzz pedal he typically used for this song on tour is the Pete Cornish NG-2 Fuzz. I assume that's what he's using, but obviously don't know for sure.
kicker44 2 years ago
Crosswords is a tune that has been composed by Robert Johnson, a bluesman that lived in the 30's. Clapton made a famous version of it in the 60's, when he played with the Cream.
mateusromanp 2 years ago
Awesome job Mayer!
LuXguitaR 2 years ago
.."here we are working out a version of "Crossroads", which you might remember served as the inspiration for a Britney Spears movie.".. ha classic
mikey85essex 2 years ago 2
CROSSROADS
0191jdrummer 2 years ago
OMG I LOVE YOU!!!! you are a genius as a person and a songwriter! LOVE YOU!!
too bad i misssed u when u came to hk :( hopeful i can catch u in toronto. :D
gangstah09 2 years ago
Britney.... gimme a break!! The song also inspired the 1986 movie called after the song where Ralph "Lightning Boy" Macchio (aka Karate Kid) searches for Robert Johnson's lost song. Also featuring Steve Vai. Great movie. Great song.
Nice version John!
pinksrv 2 years ago
This video was posted by Mayer himself. Mayer is one of the most talented bluesplayers today. He probably watched the 1986 movie a million times. Relating this song to an utterly crappy movie starring britney spears is a little thing called humour. You should try it, it's fun.
Turb1ne 2 years ago
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snerddarplol 2 years ago
Owh yea.
This is how knowledge sounds.
NurelAlema 2 years ago
Exactly.
NurelAlema 2 years ago
One word: amazing.
london1608 2 years ago
It also helps when you study Jazz Guitar at Berkeley. But the man breathes guitar, regardless of his education. Every new album is a completely new journey into the world of music. It's never the same sound. He's the genius of our generation.
dinch2 2 years ago 10