Those are 7th chords w/9ths thrown in (the high E string on the same fret). A lot of time John just plays 3/4 strings for better clarity. 1st time I've seen him w/an ES-335. Saw him w/ a Guild semi-hollow body once too. That lick @ 2:53 is da bomb!!! Around 3:44 starts another "bomb" lick!
@craff31 Don't forget Renald Richard who Ray co-wrote it with. He's not ripping off anyone. He's covering a song written by two other people, and covering it quite well. I look at it as a tribute and turning the present fans on to the wonderful past musicians and their music. You can't judge it by the original or any of the dozens of others that have covered it. It is what it is, and you either enjoy it or not. It's not a contest or about stealing someone else's thunder. It's music...so enjoy!
All right I listened to it again with a fresh set of ears. I LOVE when people cover a song and make it their own. That's what they were trying to do here. And John singing sounds Ridiculously STUPID for this song... sure they are all good musicians. I don't like the Jazzy version although his lil guitar solo is good.
@korgri if I wanted to read to read an awful story or script for a play I wouldn't be on youtube, would I? I also don't want to delve into the techniques of wordplay that you have mastered. Maybe you need to find a better outlet, like a blog. Btw people generally don't like people who are or act smarter than they are. Seriously, just knock it off.
@wallamaroon there's a breed of dog called the welsh corgi. but yeah korgri is some dude who ran off and deleted all his comments after I defeated him in a battle of reasoning.
@rickshawsonson Really?.. on every pther youtube video, it says 'comment removed by user' and leaves the name of the usre up...that's why I was curious, who all of you were addressng. It looks more like the poster of thw video removed them. I had remember readig some comments by a similar sounding name at a nother John Mayer video and I wondered if it was the same commenter
That's the dog from that anime Cowboy Bebbop. welsh corgri.
@korgri ...and I take from this comment that you are the kind of guy that spends all of their time critiquing other people's hard work, and never actually doing any yourself. Go fuck yourself. Maybe you can eventually get as good at it as you are at downing other people's artistic expression.
@korgri How witty. That's because there's so many people like you on youtube, people who bring nothing to the table but spite and derision for other people's work.
I don't know why people have to dissect this as just a guitar thing. I don't know much about it, but I do know this sounds great and I can dance to it. I approve of this... as a Ray Charles fan. :)
@IsaacB5679 but, by making stuff for teenage girls (which its not just for btw, the songwriting chops are amazing, Your Body Is A Wonderland is masterful use of rthymic meter, and the jazz bridge section is genious), john gets a whole generation of girls into blues music. And as an 18 year old lad... that makes me very happy!! *high fives*
Just to the arguments that have been going on below, grow up. Firsty, allow me to adress those accusing John Mayer of being rubbish, why are you watching his videos, then commenting about how useless he is? That seems silly. If you don't like him, don't watch him or comment on videos that his fans will love. To those who are attacking those putting down JM, grow up. Everyone has their own musical taste and preference. Seriously guys, come on.
I'm ashamed to admit that I like this cover. It's hard for me to reconcile stuff like this with the guy who performs the lame pop ballads. Why can't he just stick to doing good music and leave the candy pop crap behind?
this arguement is stupid, i am a 15 tear old who lives for the blues. I play the guitar and I have grown up with my dads cd collection which features Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clapton ETC, ETC. And i don't like Mayer's personality that much from what i see of him but whatever you say he has the blues, he has a unique sound which you have to be so bloody stupid not to jealous about! I'm grade 8 and get told that im good but i can only dream of being able to play like Mayer!
Let me just say that for his young age he seems to have somehow absorbed bits and pieces of nearly every blues legend and reproduces them very carefully. That's his thing. He is about feel, which to me, every guitar player of any genre on the face of this earth should possess first and foremost. It's not about John's personal life or the way he is portrayed in the media. (I met him, great guy) At the end of the day, he has earned the respect of his heroes while inspiring millions. Wow. At 32...
Let me just say that for his young age he seems to have somehow absorbed bits and pieces of nearly every blues legend and reproduces them very carefully. That's his thing. He is about feel, which to me, every guitar player of any genre on the face of this earth should possess first and foremost. It's not about John's personal life or the way he is portrayed in the media. (I met him, great guy) At the end of the day, he has earned the respect of his heroes while inspiring millions. Wow. At 32...
@korgri peer pressure? most of my friends dont even know he is. and john mayer doesnt need anyone, your just a jealous little piece of shit whos afraid to show his own music to other people, instead you just try to make yourself feel legitimate by ripping on established, successful, talented artists with multiple multi-platinum albums. show me what you can do you fucking pussy, if you are as good as mayer, like you say you are, it shouldn't be a problem. you are all talk, can't play for shit.
@korgri shut the fuck up douchebag you don't know shit about shit and i doubt you even play guitar, and if you did you would probably be saying your better than john mayer. you are a fucking idiot, nobody that one of your friend's friends knows could replace john mayer. i guaran-fucking-tee that i will rape you and most of your friends at guitar too. go back to your fucking metal or whatever the fuck you're into.
@korgri yea ok, you clearly know what makes a good guitar player and what doesnt, shut the fuck up and go back to blues clues or whatever the fuck you were watching before you decided that someone gave a fuck about what you have to say about successful musicians. 7 out of 10 guitarists only know 4 open chords and use capos so they can use them in any key, fucking dipshit. you are like, no wait, you ARE a little kid who needs to shut the fuck up.
@korgri yea, 6 hours a day for 8 years straight, that fake bastard.... please do some reading and stop being such a buzzkill. and at least john mayer doesn't throw his guitar at his fans when he screws up (which is never), which is more than we can say for tiger.
@jaydee123xyz its not that weird. he has over 200 guitars, and several gibsons, a 335, multiple SG's and an l5, which is 10,000 new, and i think he has the Page LP replica.
@jaydee123xyz he actually has like 200 guitars he tours with gibsons grestches fenders and others i saw it in some video on here he actually has an l5
@wiludall korgri doesn't hate JM, he's said so a number of times. I think korgri overdoes what he does, but it's meant to want to help...I think. From what I know of korgri, he is a musician himself. JM apparantly has a hard time listening when people try to give him signals like: don't say things that make you look stupid, it undermines the good stuff you do.
@korgri well millions of people lyk the way he screws the light bulb (mayer). and noone cares bout the other 3 who say they can do it better(the youtube haters). and who cares what he does wiht his personal life.. if he plays good music. he playes good music thats all. tiger woods is still a great golfer.. look what he did.
@NewMusicSpacequake I wanted to thumps up you because you are totally right, I dislike musicians who just play crap. I'm a young musician and together with my friends we tend to make tastefull music. Its important to keep this kind of music, cause I wouldn't want to live in a world with just Punk and Lady Gaga, not saying it's bad or not fun, but not good and tastefull with a lot of talent.
@NewMusicSpacequake hahahah love this comment. I am glad to know there is that one percent of people on youtube that have some musical intelligence in what they say.
@TheDVDGamer I love that joke. I honestly admire any musician dedicated to their trade. John may be a jerk in real life but he can play his guitar and has great guitar tone
@TheDVDGamer man. so true. i think i'm gonna say this sentence at every party i'm going for the next 2 years. its full of win. you can apply this for everything, being a cynical bad guitarist is a way of life, my city is full of them. "Nana, clapton sux since the 70 blabla" "Na mayer is just fake blues blabla" "sorry dude knopfler is so out dated now" ... hahaha
@Luckool JM may play fake blues but the good part of what he does is introduce the blues to his pop fans, many of whom are adoloescent girls. It would be like Justin Bieber announcing he's gonna play the blues. It may not sound like it, but if any of (their) fans get interested they will seek out real blues players that they otherwise might not have known about. For this JM gets credit. I doubt Knopfler will ever go out of date, he plays in a timeless style.
BTW to all the Mayer<Clapton believers. Clapton was asked what he thinks about John Mayer and the first thing he said was 'He is a better guitarist than I'.
@maximu8899 Clapton may have said it but he is a humble man. SRV always said his brother Jimmy was better than he was though SRV had more technique and was faster Jimmy is a killer player but Stevie can out play him. i hate Mayer but i will admit he has some killer chops but Clapton is the white god of electric blues and though he may think he is not as good he can play circles around Mayer and every video i see of him and Mayer jamming he wipes the floor with him. he has a better touch and tone
@Soulshine59 You should watch the video of the two of them playing crossroads together on abc news. You may be right that Clapton is just being humble and lets John do his thing but compare the solos and see what you think.
@Soulshine59 Actually...this whole comparison thing is silly. They are both great artists and have their own styles. Its cool to see great musicians jam with each other and not have to be outdoing one another all the time. Statement Retracted!!
@TheDVDGamer lol... i like that joke... im a guitarist... nobodys heard of me... and i can say i wish i could screw in a light bulb as good as john mayer... he's a fantastic player... just too bad he's quite the douche bag... that seems to be the general view in my group of friends... which are mostly musicians, especially guitarists... anyone who says john mayer is a bad guitarist is just one of those shredders that have some sort of compensating issue. real guitarists can appreciate his music
@TheDVDGamer That's why I'm a lead vocalist. How many lead singers does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, and the rest of the band. But he'll tell you he did it all himself and nobody would have heard of them if it weren't for him. :)
It's realy music that you feel All kind of tipes through jazz blues He realy needs to feel it and he does That is why it's so easy for me to say He knows what he's doïng making music from out of his soul
These comments make me picture a herd of dorks surrounding artistic talent who have bullshit and pointless discussions which almost boil down to a simple difference in opinion. Rabble Rabble Rabble
idk what you are talking about jasagggio im an experienced drummer and bass player, and have taken many classes in music yes the ones you listed are very talented but i would include john mayer in a very high class of musicians
Steve Jordan! I don't know the man, but my god what a musical drummer....and of course that groove...I am a beginning drummer so this is all new to me....I think I found the right guy!
Mayer gets big props from me for doing this kind of music and I like his personality ....great guitar tones....in time he will find the right rhythmic approach to soloing and will learn how to extract more juice from the lemon. For now is a "good" guitarist certainly not the best he can be yet
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tele757 5 days ago
OMG the BASS.. Pino is a beast
SanaKamranButt 1 week ago 5
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mg7757 2 weeks ago
Love Rays as well, just a bit different styles, which is ok IMO
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drjohnanthony100 1 month ago
What a sad crowd. John Mayer is a great guitarist, but those chicks just wanna hear him sing. They are like grown up Justin Bieber fans.
theSavageHippie 1 month ago 2
I want that riff at 2:53 SO BAD
jjjkkllo 1 month ago
the only bad part about this is that half the audience thinks mayer is just playing around with Kanye lyrics :|
PNB2112 2 months ago
I love the camera bouncing... adds groove
Reubenjbordo 2 months ago
Love John Mayer but nobody can do this song like Ray Charles
BP41091 3 months ago 3
Incredible groove! Trio on fire! I love the intro beat and John's tone! Addictive!
SoulMarc 3 months ago
2:30 biggest i wanna bang you face ever hahahah
Jamminsince91 4 months ago
Great Drummer............ John Mayer why are you singing this????
boyritmo1 4 months ago
nice ass drum set
DrFunk3113 4 months ago
omg how come this is the first time im watching it??? haha epic as always
jayst5 5 months ago
love that es335, but its so unusual to see john not playing a strat!
Shinamura 6 months ago 3
Where's the seven minute long verson of this? I remember watching it like, a year ago, and now it's gone! It was soo sweet! And the ending was killer
guitarman1568 6 months ago
@guitarman1568 It's still on here, just do a search for: I Got A Woman John Mayer Trio. It was uploaded by
JMluvergurl. enjoy!
6gentex 5 months ago
what guitar is john mayer's?
danielang330 6 months ago
@danielang330 looks like a gibson es 335
EvanW9996 6 months ago
the michael jordan of drumming, steve jordan.
TaffyRaphie 7 months ago 10
@TaffyRaphie ...no way. I JUST made this comparison to a friend the other day... siiiick. He is the Michael Jordan of the set.
johnnyfranchize 7 months ago
@TaffyRaphie How cool is that !!!!
gow33333 6 months ago
Those are 7th chords w/9ths thrown in (the high E string on the same fret). A lot of time John just plays 3/4 strings for better clarity. 1st time I've seen him w/an ES-335. Saw him w/ a Guild semi-hollow body once too. That lick @ 2:53 is da bomb!!! Around 3:44 starts another "bomb" lick!
robdog0606 7 months ago
omfg tasty lick 2:55
TommyDai1 7 months ago
what kinda chords are those?? diminished??
MattyFingersify 8 months ago
Damn they're good.
humuhumunukunuku 8 months ago
damn that drum beat just groooooves...john and pino can't help but sound good w/ a beat like that.
mustardcustard6 8 months ago
Steve Jordan = master of drums
MrBartt9 9 months ago 5
that lick starting at 2:53.....smooth
matthewdk2 9 months ago 6
Pino Palla-frickin-dino!!!!
roenaboat 10 months ago 11
BEST EVER>>>>>
dhavalgohel17 10 months ago
Never been a huge fan of John Mayer but Lordy, what a pleasant surprise.
caroleona1 10 months ago
@MrRockdevil I broke my mouse trying to click the thumbs up button a billion times
musicworldasa 10 months ago
JM the new guitarist sorry haters...
Fabianvga 11 months ago
Damn that tone is sick... Just like Try!
Amazing
FreaquedeMusique 11 months ago
That girl at 2:27.... Well.. You know what she wants.
1brannon10 1 year ago 206
@1brannon10 Hahahahahahahaha so true.
gibbles1993 9 months ago
@1brannon10 i know right damn that was intense want right there.
lomax333 3 weeks ago
Sweet snare!
ins7777 1 year ago
@stone34 dude, this version is fucking killer.. i have no idea what he hell you're talking about
bjhMus1C 1 year ago 3
I am JUST in the mood to hear this song, thanks for posting. JM is so good, he fits every mood :)
BOGGLEO 1 year ago
Steve Jordan on the drums!
sejtur 1 year ago
checked!:D
aanaanaanaan 1 year ago
uno dei miei brani preferiti di Mayer!!
siremj 1 year ago
9 people thought he was ripping off Kanye...
Ray Charles people!
craff31 1 year ago 154
@craff31 amen to that!!!!
aqu1r3 1 year ago
@craff31 only people that don't know music.
blakmagik4 11 months ago
@craff31 Don't forget Renald Richard who Ray co-wrote it with. He's not ripping off anyone. He's covering a song written by two other people, and covering it quite well. I look at it as a tribute and turning the present fans on to the wonderful past musicians and their music. You can't judge it by the original or any of the dozens of others that have covered it. It is what it is, and you either enjoy it or not. It's not a contest or about stealing someone else's thunder. It's music...so enjoy!
6gentex 6 months ago
That was Fricken TERRIBLE
stone34 1 year ago
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@stone34 really?? why do you think that?
TheJiphead 1 year ago
@stone34 you must not have ears
bjhMus1C 1 year ago
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All right I listened to it again with a fresh set of ears. I LOVE when people cover a song and make it their own. That's what they were trying to do here. And John singing sounds Ridiculously STUPID for this song... sure they are all good musicians. I don't like the Jazzy version although his lil guitar solo is good.
All and All... this version still SUCKS!
stone34 1 year ago
2:27 creep....
kevlar1818 1 year ago
@kevlar1818 she's secretly got her hand in her pants i think...
FreaquedeMusique 1 year ago
I am the male version of that girl at 2:28
JD101PRO 1 year ago
@JD101PRO so ur gay?
slamongo 1 year ago
steve jordan !!!
stefkecambre1 1 year ago
I forgot, what song was that sampled the ray original?
willwelsh816 1 year ago
@willwelsh816 Golddigger by Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
MaxwellMurderx7 1 year ago
Love this stuff, it's so happy...it's great when the blues can cheer you up.
stratingtheolp 1 year ago
mayer's bomb.
quilicimusic 1 year ago
@korgri if I wanted to read to read an awful story or script for a play I wouldn't be on youtube, would I? I also don't want to delve into the techniques of wordplay that you have mastered. Maybe you need to find a better outlet, like a blog. Btw people generally don't like people who are or act smarter than they are. Seriously, just knock it off.
rickshawsonson 1 year ago
@rickshawsonson who is 'korgri'? it seem like a familiar naem but that could just be Korg synthesiser
wallamaroon 1 year ago
@wallamaroon there's a breed of dog called the welsh corgi. but yeah korgri is some dude who ran off and deleted all his comments after I defeated him in a battle of reasoning.
rickshawsonson 1 year ago
@rickshawsonson Really?.. on every pther youtube video, it says 'comment removed by user' and leaves the name of the usre up...that's why I was curious, who all of you were addressng. It looks more like the poster of thw video removed them. I had remember readig some comments by a similar sounding name at a nother John Mayer video and I wondered if it was the same commenter
That's the dog from that anime Cowboy Bebbop. welsh corgri.
wallamaroon 1 year ago
@rickshawsonson but I don't think Korgi likes John Mayer, from what saw at the other
videos
maybe
wallamaroon 1 year ago
@korgri ...and I take from this comment that you are the kind of guy that spends all of their time critiquing other people's hard work, and never actually doing any yourself. Go fuck yourself. Maybe you can eventually get as good at it as you are at downing other people's artistic expression.
rainydaynick 1 year ago
@korgri How witty. That's because there's so many people like you on youtube, people who bring nothing to the table but spite and derision for other people's work.
funkytomtom 1 year ago
@korgri What badass blues records have you put out asshole?
funkytomtom 1 year ago
what guitar is it exactly?! a gibson ES-??
crazysjim 1 year ago
@crazysjim The one he's playing is an Gibson ES-335
christopauls 1 year ago
@christopauls Well not excactly. It IS a Gibson ES-355, but it's a Clapton signature model.
joakim456 1 year ago
@crazysjim ES-335 Clapton sig. ;)
joakim456 1 year ago
@crazysjim Gibson ES-335
6gentex 8 months ago
i love that guitar tone
dr05guitar 1 year ago
Love him! One of my favorite songs, ever. And he ain't hard to look at!!
fayeroe1009 1 year ago
What a jumpy bass line !
louisbrillon 1 year ago
y are there always ppl complaining about john mayer on here. just let the man jam out in peice, stop being such a critical bitch
cyrusjerome 1 year ago
@cyrusjerome peace*
cyrusjerome 1 year ago
Tis pas een muziekje te goeie cd ben blij dat ik m heb love ray's music
jereclame 1 year ago
I don't know why people have to dissect this as just a guitar thing. I don't know much about it, but I do know this sounds great and I can dance to it. I approve of this... as a Ray Charles fan. :)
SavingSmilesForYou 1 year ago
@SavingSmilesForYou Ray was the man, and I agree I see it as pay respect to the greats before him which John did...
oicsaywhat 1 year ago
damn good version... I like Mayer when he does this kind of stuff instead of making music for teenage chicks
IsaacB5679 1 year ago
@IsaacB5679 but, by making stuff for teenage girls (which its not just for btw, the songwriting chops are amazing, Your Body Is A Wonderland is masterful use of rthymic meter, and the jazz bridge section is genious), john gets a whole generation of girls into blues music. And as an 18 year old lad... that makes me very happy!! *high fives*
TobyEllisSongwriter 1 year ago 3
2:30, that girl wishes she cud pound Mr Mayer,
Great version!
adessky92 1 year ago 2
John Mayer is cool and all, but that smile at 2:02 is just hilarious.
holyturdsofjesus 1 year ago
gahhhh why is the end cut off?! they were gettin funky!
donttouchmydrums 1 year ago 2
i dont see why people talk shit about mayer. ok maby afew can play better than him but mayer was the one the world choosed
MrPlainsteel 1 year ago
Steve + Pino = Shexy
goose3249 1 year ago
rock it son! JM...Steve Jordan and Pino....Double Trouble look out!
jrguitar57 1 year ago
steve jordan is also great
abenayoun 1 year ago 2
an interesting thing about mayer, it that he's one of the few that doesn't depend on a pick to play well.
alxlief 1 year ago
GOD. DAMNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
HuckleberrySlim 1 year ago
Just to the arguments that have been going on below, grow up. Firsty, allow me to adress those accusing John Mayer of being rubbish, why are you watching his videos, then commenting about how useless he is? That seems silly. If you don't like him, don't watch him or comment on videos that his fans will love. To those who are attacking those putting down JM, grow up. Everyone has their own musical taste and preference. Seriously guys, come on.
Jsuyker 1 year ago
@Jsuyker I totally agree.
JayJayAwesome 1 year ago
This song far exceeded my expectations; it's hard to believe John Mayer can actually play the blues.
oSo2033 1 year ago
Drums. ¿ Thomas Pridgen ?
Bass: Pino Palladino
dinbrew 1 year ago
@dinbrew
Mr. Steve Jordan on drums
KIELBASA00 1 year ago
@dinbrew
I think it's steve jordan on drums
antonolssonlol 1 year ago
Bass: Pino Palladino
dinbrew 1 year ago
I'm ashamed to admit that I like this cover. It's hard for me to reconcile stuff like this with the guy who performs the lame pop ballads. Why can't he just stick to doing good music and leave the candy pop crap behind?
madmalik13 1 year ago
this arguement is stupid, i am a 15 tear old who lives for the blues. I play the guitar and I have grown up with my dads cd collection which features Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clapton ETC, ETC. And i don't like Mayer's personality that much from what i see of him but whatever you say he has the blues, he has a unique sound which you have to be so bloody stupid not to jealous about! I'm grade 8 and get told that im good but i can only dream of being able to play like Mayer!
juxeboxhero 1 year ago
Let me just say that for his young age he seems to have somehow absorbed bits and pieces of nearly every blues legend and reproduces them very carefully. That's his thing. He is about feel, which to me, every guitar player of any genre on the face of this earth should possess first and foremost. It's not about John's personal life or the way he is portrayed in the media. (I met him, great guy) At the end of the day, he has earned the respect of his heroes while inspiring millions. Wow. At 32...
samjammusic 1 year ago
Let me just say that for his young age he seems to have somehow absorbed bits and pieces of nearly every blues legend and reproduces them very carefully. That's his thing. He is about feel, which to me, every guitar player of any genre on the face of this earth should possess first and foremost. It's not about John's personal life or the way he is portrayed in the media. (I met him, great guy) At the end of the day, he has earned the respect of his heroes while inspiring millions. Wow. At 32...
samjammusic 1 year ago
@korgri peer pressure? most of my friends dont even know he is. and john mayer doesnt need anyone, your just a jealous little piece of shit whos afraid to show his own music to other people, instead you just try to make yourself feel legitimate by ripping on established, successful, talented artists with multiple multi-platinum albums. show me what you can do you fucking pussy, if you are as good as mayer, like you say you are, it shouldn't be a problem. you are all talk, can't play for shit.
kweerb8 1 year ago
@korgri upload a video of you playing anything remotely close to what john mayer can do you twat.
kweerb8 1 year ago
@korgri shut the fuck up douchebag you don't know shit about shit and i doubt you even play guitar, and if you did you would probably be saying your better than john mayer. you are a fucking idiot, nobody that one of your friend's friends knows could replace john mayer. i guaran-fucking-tee that i will rape you and most of your friends at guitar too. go back to your fucking metal or whatever the fuck you're into.
kweerb8 1 year ago
@korgri yea ok, you clearly know what makes a good guitar player and what doesnt, shut the fuck up and go back to blues clues or whatever the fuck you were watching before you decided that someone gave a fuck about what you have to say about successful musicians. 7 out of 10 guitarists only know 4 open chords and use capos so they can use them in any key, fucking dipshit. you are like, no wait, you ARE a little kid who needs to shut the fuck up.
kweerb8 1 year ago
@korgri yea, 6 hours a day for 8 years straight, that fake bastard.... please do some reading and stop being such a buzzkill. and at least john mayer doesn't throw his guitar at his fans when he screws up (which is never), which is more than we can say for tiger.
kweerb8 1 year ago
ill be damn ..hes playin a gibson
jaydee123xyz 1 year ago 20
@jaydee123xyz its not that weird. he has over 200 guitars, and several gibsons, a 335, multiple SG's and an l5, which is 10,000 new, and i think he has the Page LP replica.
kweerb8 1 year ago
@jaydee123xyz yea he plays an even sweeter L5 though. Amazing guitar.
ThreadedBullet 11 months ago
@jaydee123xyz he actually has like 200 guitars he tours with gibsons grestches fenders and others i saw it in some video on here he actually has an l5
themanchild27 11 months ago
@themanchild27 the l5 is a bombshell
xoDallasx 11 months ago
@themanchild27 He also plays Paul Reed Smith. :)
IvikHostrup 10 months ago
its crazy how much of an influence to blues (a style he has nothing to do with) he has had.
tesnexus1 1 year ago 2
@korgri if only could win some 'fans' maybe you'd quit hating. all those musicians your respect, respect JM. accept it.
wiludall 1 year ago
@wiludall korgri doesn't hate JM, he's said so a number of times. I think korgri overdoes what he does, but it's meant to want to help...I think. From what I know of korgri, he is a musician himself. JM apparantly has a hard time listening when people try to give him signals like: don't say things that make you look stupid, it undermines the good stuff you do.
regalmouse 1 year ago
@korgri well millions of people lyk the way he screws the light bulb (mayer). and noone cares bout the other 3 who say they can do it better(the youtube haters). and who cares what he does wiht his personal life.. if he plays good music. he playes good music thats all. tiger woods is still a great golfer.. look what he did.
ieatchicken133 1 year ago
nice beat!!!!
schnacker41 1 year ago 3
yes - it is a Ray harles song. I sort of ike this version of it- but i think JM is a real jerk.
007fleet86 1 year ago
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that guitar is so anoying. i wish it was in tune
poopydoopies 1 year ago
I am afraid it is... sorry
Djavidus 1 year ago
it is in tune. those bluesy 7 and 9 chords tend to sound dissonant to people with bad taste in music, so it's understandable that you would think so.
NewMusicSpacequake 1 year ago 108
thank god someone knows what they are talking about. those 7 chords are sweeter than angel tears.
metallijames 1 year ago 2
@NewMusicSpacequake don't talk shit, there is no "bad" taste, only a ill or shabby taste
meesbroersen 1 year ago
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MrAlfredocolon 1 year ago
@meesbroersen really? go listen to nickelback and ill shit my pants if you say theres no such thing as bad taste
MrAlfredocolon 1 year ago
@NewMusicSpacequake I wanted to thumps up you because you are totally right, I dislike musicians who just play crap. I'm a young musician and together with my friends we tend to make tastefull music. Its important to keep this kind of music, cause I wouldn't want to live in a world with just Punk and Lady Gaga, not saying it's bad or not fun, but not good and tastefull with a lot of talent.
rbnbassguitr 1 year ago
@NewMusicSpacequake Haha wow you're a smug idiot.
woutertron 1 year ago
@NewMusicSpacequake hahahah love this comment. I am glad to know there is that one percent of people on youtube that have some musical intelligence in what they say.
JulianHuxtable 1 year ago
@NewMusicSpacequake damn smackdown on the haters. u just told them AND you kept John Mayer's name good.
JustusBradshaw 1 year ago
NICE bass line !
louisbrillon 1 year ago
Steve Jordan what a great groove!
BluesIsGodsMusic 1 year ago 4
just nice and easy!
simpkal 1 year ago
I love guitar players that nobody knows talking shit about Mayer,,, it reminds me of a joke
How may guitar players does it take to screw in a light bulb?
answer 4
One to do it, and three to say they could do it better...........
TheDVDGamer 2 years ago 106
Good one
Gokon9224 1 year ago
god you are so right.
simpkal 1 year ago
How many guitar players does it take to cover an SRV song?
....Apparently, all of them.
tonehunter27 1 year ago
thats good, but at least covering a SRV song is harder than screwing in a light bulb..
TheDVDGamer 1 year ago 2
Im pretty sure this is a Ray Charles song
randikajamai 1 year ago 3
@TheDVDGamer Nice one , haha
10/10
demiroch 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer You're a friggin comic collecting dork! Did you ask you mamma to watch a blues vid.
This kid is a bit of a joke. If one thing reminds me of a joke its a kid playing an axe that's actually older than he is!
djangolad 1 year ago 2
@djangolad sorry sir I dont collect comics, I do however collect guitars, you should see my collection some time.
TheDVDGamer 1 year ago 3
@TheDVDGamer lol
jplaya671 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer I love that joke. I honestly admire any musician dedicated to their trade. John may be a jerk in real life but he can play his guitar and has great guitar tone
bluesboy25000 1 year ago 2
@TheDVDGamer man. so true. i think i'm gonna say this sentence at every party i'm going for the next 2 years. its full of win. you can apply this for everything, being a cynical bad guitarist is a way of life, my city is full of them. "Nana, clapton sux since the 70 blabla" "Na mayer is just fake blues blabla" "sorry dude knopfler is so out dated now" ... hahaha
Luckool 1 year ago
@Luckool JM may play fake blues but the good part of what he does is introduce the blues to his pop fans, many of whom are adoloescent girls. It would be like Justin Bieber announcing he's gonna play the blues. It may not sound like it, but if any of (their) fans get interested they will seek out real blues players that they otherwise might not have known about. For this JM gets credit. I doubt Knopfler will ever go out of date, he plays in a timeless style.
regalmouse 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer i heard that it was actually ten, one to do it and the other 9 to talk about how clapton would have done it better.
Antonovich74 1 year ago
@Antonovich74 well I dont know how clapton would do anything better,
TheDVDGamer 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer you don't know much do you?
Antonovich74 1 year ago
@Antonovich74 That is bloody brilliant.
BTW to all the Mayer<Clapton believers. Clapton was asked what he thinks about John Mayer and the first thing he said was 'He is a better guitarist than I'.
maximu8899 1 year ago
@maximu8899 Clapton may have said it but he is a humble man. SRV always said his brother Jimmy was better than he was though SRV had more technique and was faster Jimmy is a killer player but Stevie can out play him. i hate Mayer but i will admit he has some killer chops but Clapton is the white god of electric blues and though he may think he is not as good he can play circles around Mayer and every video i see of him and Mayer jamming he wipes the floor with him. he has a better touch and tone
Soulshine59 1 year ago
@Soulshine59 You should watch the video of the two of them playing crossroads together on abc news. You may be right that Clapton is just being humble and lets John do his thing but compare the solos and see what you think.
track1side1 1 year ago
@Soulshine59 Actually...this whole comparison thing is silly. They are both great artists and have their own styles. Its cool to see great musicians jam with each other and not have to be outdoing one another all the time. Statement Retracted!!
track1side1 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer lol... i like that joke... im a guitarist... nobodys heard of me... and i can say i wish i could screw in a light bulb as good as john mayer... he's a fantastic player... just too bad he's quite the douche bag... that seems to be the general view in my group of friends... which are mostly musicians, especially guitarists... anyone who says john mayer is a bad guitarist is just one of those shredders that have some sort of compensating issue. real guitarists can appreciate his music
Malsh90ToPresent 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer haha well put !!! I am stealing that joke thats awesome
guitarsix7 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer hahaha thats awesome, well put I am stealing that joke
guitarsix7 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer that joke really applies to every musician mr. ignorant
Baripres 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer That's why I'm a lead vocalist. How many lead singers does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, and the rest of the band. But he'll tell you he did it all himself and nobody would have heard of them if it weren't for him. :)
newwaveknight1 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer Nice insight. Very good, and you are 100% correct.
HalfBillion 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer I know another one:
How may guitar players does it take to screw in a light bulb?
2
one to do it
and one to explain the drummer.
Kalchi13 1 year ago
@Kalchi13 no, the second one tries to do it better than the first one
CRay1087 1 year ago
@TheDVDGamer plus 1 extra to watch john mayer fuck jennifer aniston, whilst bustin out a badboy blues boogie woogie?
HookerWithAPenis92 1 year ago
It's realy music that you feel All kind of tipes through jazz blues He realy needs to feel it and he does That is why it's so easy for me to say He knows what he's doïng making music from out of his soul
1964aphrodite 2 years ago
Anyone know what guitar he is using?
tucodcg 2 years ago
@tucodcg gibson es335
latsy10 2 years ago
it's eric clapton's '60's es335 that clapton gave to mayer as a gift a few years ago.
quilicimusic 1 year ago
@quilicimusic
I don't think so... Eric auctioned off that 335 to raise money for his center in Antigua...nevertheless, Mayer's 335 has great tone
PyrrhusIV 1 year ago 7
@PyrrhusIV ohh right. hmm. i guess it's not the 335 that Clapton used a bunch in his career, but this 335 was definitely a gift fro him to mayer.
quilicimusic 1 year ago
@quilicimusic I wish Clapton could give me a 335 as a gift
HalfBillion 1 year ago
john, pino and steve on fire!!!!!!! lo demás es puro cuento para que hablen los giles!!!!!!!!!!!!
bubumaza 2 years ago
These comments make me picture a herd of dorks surrounding artistic talent who have bullshit and pointless discussions which almost boil down to a simple difference in opinion. Rabble Rabble Rabble
randikajamai 2 years ago 3
idk what you are talking about jasagggio im an experienced drummer and bass player, and have taken many classes in music yes the ones you listed are very talented but i would include john mayer in a very high class of musicians
TheFrank58 2 years ago
haha, look at the girl's face around 2:28......
ripbridge 2 years ago 2
Steve Jordan! I don't know the man, but my god what a musical drummer....and of course that groove...I am a beginning drummer so this is all new to me....I think I found the right guy!
Mayer gets big props from me for doing this kind of music and I like his personality ....great guitar tones....in time he will find the right rhythmic approach to soloing and will learn how to extract more juice from the lemon. For now is a "good" guitarist certainly not the best he can be yet
jasaggio 2 years ago