Bert weedon

[extremevalid]

Learn't to play the guitar with Bert Weedons "play in day" Lying SOB took me 30 years to sound better than him

[beowulf3075]

@extremevalid - LOL.

[shukiikuhs]

@BobLawblaw31 Listen to 00:25 in the fallout song, and 00:24 in this song.

[whigwood]

Bert Weedon - 91 years old last week ! Bet his fingers don't move so good now.

[shukiikuhs]

This song is featured in Fallout: New Vegas. It is titled Roundhouse Rock.

[AlanSturgess]

Bert started off so many of the modern heroes of guitar. Again and again his name is praised by them for how he inspired them. And yet you still get talentless arseholes who make fun of him or his playing. He isn't modern - now, but he was when he stood alone on the stage and played guitar like he does in this upload and got everyones' feet tapping. Very few others did that. He was one of the first.

[LazzariJ]

where the heck did I put my play in a day book???? ;-)

[fincaman2]

I remember buying "Ginchey" I always liked Bert but no matter how hard he tried he simply was not "Cool"

[jaygray145]

@ducky63 Interesting to read what you say, we are sure Bert is too my uncle however we do not have any contact with him. Small world it is though.

[silentsniperrr]

@jaygray145 lol. thats sweet. apparently jack palance was my grandfathers cousin but not many people know him either.

[redfenderguy]

@Aptitude fair coment  mate

[redfenderguy]

@Aptitude i agree with you theres people can be inulting and yes he was a big influnence. but he doesnt really do anything that out standing

weres someone like chet atkins leaves bert wedon standing anyday

no body  can play like chet no one

[feckingtwot]

Love Bert Weedon!

[certacito1000]

The real KING of guitar playing

[Wildchild880]

geddon burt makes me happy its fun

[ducky63]

1 week ago As a guitar player myself I was floored one day when my girlfriend told me Bert Weedon is her Uncle. Three years ago we went to visit him at his home. It was amazing to meet and talk with him. Before dinner we slipped away to his music room and played some guitar together. He was playing a parker fly, how cool is that! He said at the age of 87 it was a nice and light guitar for him to manage. legend.

[GibsonHummingbird]

If ever any guitarist deserved the word 'legend' it's Bert.

[zthetha]

It was largely due to Bert that guys of my generation became interested in guitar. That, of course, was before we heard Scotty Moore, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, etc. Later we came across Buddy Guy, T-Bone Walker and all the blues players - but it was Bert and his limited technique and repertoire that first grabbed our interest.

[bluesjack82]

yesss... love that!! Boogie time!!!!

[harry1wood]

Bert is a top man, he is 90 years young on 10th may

[taildragger53]

@Aptitude My goodness, yes , you're right. I thought it was just my computer malfunctioning.

[taildragger53]

@Aptitude Yes, i agree with you. I recall around 1966 buying BW's "Play In A Day" and also his sequel called "Play Everyday" Both books were VERY encouraging and were the initial steps leading to 'Mickey Bakers Jazz Guitar' Tutors. For me, Weedon is a true inspiration.

[taildragger53]

As a kid,"Five O'Clock Club " & "Tuesday Rendezvous" were 2 TV progs i'd rush home to see just to catch a glimpse of Bert play his 'Guild' guitar. He was, and still is, the 1st inspiration to many of us growing up in early 1960s UK. God bless the guy at 90 yrs old!

[w650cafe69]

full rock&roll and to only preety cafe racer

[mrsmilie100]

lol

xD

[Fr3derick]

Excellent!!!

Grandma mary

[daleburrell56]

bert's sound reminds me of the shadows, i love his style, does anyone know if he still plays now

[taildragger53]

@daleburrell56 Weedon was around a good 25 yrs before Hank Marvin. "Apache" was written by Jerry Lordan for Bert originally.

[zellerauer1]

great!

[oddjobjujitsu]

ha ha bert weedons play in a day got me started 25 years ago

[sludgefingers]

I watch this now and again as it makes a pleasant change just to hear someone play a simple effective tune well, with no distortion, no overwrought attempts to introduce a spurious 'feel', no technical tricksiness and no pointless embellishments of the basic material.

[elvischevy]

his music was fab  rock on

[anastasiaohiggins]

THATS MY GRAND DAD

[Punorss]

The guy is a legend and anyone who says otherwise sucks cocks for baccie (hand rolling tobacco) and therefore opinion worthless.

[SquidLickShaun]

i wonder what his opinion was on steve jones?

[anastasiaohiggins]

i no cos his my grand dad, they are friends very good ones to

[rhinobassdude]

Everyone has an opinion on this guy and true to say he was never in the league of Danny Gatton/Chet atkins etc, but his 'Play in a day' books got millions of young guitarist's started (including me), so try and show a little respect huh Children?

[taildragger53]

@rhinobassdude The funny thing is i used to think Bert Weedon just played one style of basic twangy R'nR but i heard him (back in the 1970s) play some very complex Barney Kessel riffs & was stunned to learn that Bert had sub'd for Django Reinhardt and backed Stephane Grappelli in the late 50s. To play alongside Stephane a guitarist HAD to be good enough to fill Django's shoes. My concept of Bert's technique changed.

[calummoran69]

im friends with his grandson!!!! woooooo

[anastasiaohiggins]

im hi grand dorter in yr fACE im seeing him tomoz

[liamako]

chet atkins anyone?

[struthiomimus2468]

my god.i'm speechless

[tomerset]

well mixed comments to say the least he was brilliant at a local club/bridgwater some years ago,,

[RhandirQH]

Cant stand this silly old conceited Twat. once heard him on a radio interview, describe Buddy Holly as not a very good player ! Also John Peel recounted how he rudely put down a fan who politely said what a fan of his he was.

Not fit to clean Duane Eddy's boots or James Burtons or Scotty Moores'

[mikelheron20]

I don't know whether Bert Weedon was a conceited twat or not but he was dead right. Buddy Holly wasn't a very good guitarist and neither was Duane Eddy.

[anastasiaohiggins]

hes not dead im seeing him tomorro

[mikelheron20]

I'm very pleased (and slightly surprised) to hear that. BTW - I said he was "dead right" not "dead". Though I did speak of him in the past tense. Sorry.

[martinrandle]

Anastasiaohiggins...

You tell you granddad from me...

Thank you so much!

His album and his book totally got me started on a lifelong love of guitars. I have been playing for 30+ years and had a few minor successes thanks to him.

[WELLBRAN]

5 O'CLOCK CLUB......

[ohisashiburi]

suds 2506 look for 'country boy' by Albert Lee

[jeffwhite7a]

jimmy slash eat your hearts out old burt was first it all has to start somewhere

[Punorss]

Danm right Bert Weedon "Play in day" guitar book showed all those famous guitarists the way and countless others who only play for pleasure.

[AlanSturgess]

Quite right - I'll post a video response to highlight a less well-known aspect of Bert's expertise. (12 string guitar)

[AlanSturgess]

My last comment was meant to be a response to Aptitude's comment. not buffdaddy76's daft idea.

[AlanSturgess]

Sorry to buffdaddy76, I misinterpretted his comment. I thought he was one of the detractors but he was actually just identifying the source of the movie.

[buffdaddy76]

its off the wheel tappers and shunters club

[suds2506]

wow he really is fantastic.

Do you know where i could get the tab format for his music?

I would love to learn his music

hope someone can help

[ohisashiburi]

Search 'Albert Lee' you will probably like him too.

[PauloStarlyne]

i prefer carlos santana :D

[lewis2122]

my dad told me to go on this -_-'

[incongra]

Wow this is awesome but just imagine how much MORE awesome it would be if he was playing a 1964 Gibson ES335 dot through a 1982 Mesa Boogie combo, of course they had not been invented yet,

[elsofilms]

First heard on radio Workers Playtime

[taildragger53]

@elsofilms

 I also remember some of his finest playing on Sam Costa's radio prog around 1970. I think he was playing alongside Dave Sheppards Jazz band ( Bert sounded smooth. alot like Barney Kessel & Charle Christian)

[Gratisetamore]

dice el tito mike, que si no es por este genio, no se hubiera aficionado a la guitarra! gracias por existir Bert Weedon!!!

[DiggermanNo1]

Some of the great post 1965 UK rock guitarists learned to play their first guitar with the Bert Weedon "Play in a Day" starter book. The book became an icon of music history and it's still available today.

[orb505]

Looks like it off "Wheel Tappers and Shunters"

[dannyodoul]

Wow, the most majestic king of riffs!

[richiecockburn]

this looks like early 70s

[Haleyzz]

Rock around the clock and guitar boogie...good combination

[silverfoxrd]

Oh he is good, certainly knows where all the notes are.

[Zooniethethird]

didn't know he was this good!!!!

[ramjamclub]

The man introduced the electric guitar to Britain. Clapton studied his licks