Jeff Baxter American Guitar technique 1/9

[themanfromwem]

One excellent "teach you" uploads.I learned a lot from Jeff...

[HybridStoner]

this is bad news, all i have is illegal blues licks. Teach my Skunk...

[HEARTHEANGELSVOICES]

IF BULLSHIT WERE MUSIC...... THIS GUY WOULD BE PLAYING WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS OR STEELY DAN OR SOMEBODY!

[pmind86]

Jeff is the man. Definitely makes me feel humble watching him jump through genres like he does

[surfstomp]

Those plexiglass guitars weigh a ton but they have great sustain.

[rayjr62]

I know someone who encountered Jeff at one the winter NAMM shows many years ago. My friend is an electrical engineer, and he tried to ask Jeff a couple of technical questions about that Fender Strat he plays (the one with the acrylic body). Jeff almost lost his mind- cussed him out and told him to"get the hell out of here." I hear these days Jeff works as some consultant for the military.

Unreal.

[noisyneil]

even if he was rubbish, that 'tache would prolly put him in my top five guitarists of all time. as it happens he's a badass so he's in there fo' shizzle.

[SoulIsTheGoal]

He has said it better than I ever have in the 7 years I've been playing. It's about you and your guitar, and how you communicate with those tools. Fantastic.

[mampoloide]

This is...Awesome!

[donottawaguitar]

cool lessons

[meehalee21]

Diabeetus!

[fredriknorand]

This guy wants you to be a better player, unlike other bastards in guitar videos who basically tells you: 'bet'ya can't play this!'

[rg2027x]

@fredriknorand They're guitar players, not musicians.

Put them in a band, in a group setting with other players. WTF they gonna do fucking solo?

LOL.

Sad state of affairs in "music" today

I'd love to see one of those "betya can't play this" wankers sit in for Skunk on some of the classic Doobies cuts. You know, play some actual music. Chord changes. Vibe with a band, other human beings. Wouldn't happen! But they can solo fast though. Gee impressive

Give me a musician, a true artist any day

[guitaroon]

@rg2027x I understand your point of view man but some guitar players are also musicians, im a guitar player and I study the guitar, its limitations and advantages but i also study how my instrument can contribute to a higher purpose in a band to make it stand out by itself and make it different.. please don't insult the "betcha can't play this" for playing something that you don't understand, thats not what music is about dude.

[rg2027x]

@guitaroon Sorry....Nothing personal

[twst1]

@rg2027x if it's been said any better than this, i have NOT heard it

[dwsabianguy]

I keep expecting him to say something about diabeetus

[Chamomileable]

He's currently working as a US Missile Defense consultant.

[Theonewhoclimbs28]

What does he mean by "illegal licks".  Google sure didn't know.

[ZYVZX]

His illegal licks came straight out of the Jimmy Page handbook. (for Whole Lotta Love.)

[1funkyangel]

1 versatile cat!! That jazz riff he did was so smooth! Not only that, he shows the role of the total musician is alway just technique!!

[Larrymh07]

What's he armed with? An 8 string guitar? I'm curious.

[misenta]

0:44

[justaman6972]

superb mustache a real classy dood! I wanna be special Jeff ,instead I am unique, just like everyone else...sigh....sniff sniff...

[paolotruck88]

very nice!

[funkblind]

what make and model is that plexi style guitar

[number1scatterbrain]

I think it's a Roland custom GR 505.

[RioPugliese]

Know your limitations... Words of wisdom.

[RJiminez51]

he is so right

[stevieVantanna]

He's amazing - but that LA Rock sample sucked balls.

[Leonard5555]

shit tone

[xxdjcharlierockxx]

awesome the way he gives props to bo diddly! the one thing that most if not all music that's played today is rhythm and blues baby! and if you cant hear it in baxters music your jus def lol all the same hes dam good!

[cobwebpulsarnet]

anyone know of the tab book that shouldve come with this video?

[DancingSpiderman]

From 2:17 to the end of this video, THAT was what all wannabe guitarists need to get from this video. That bit was worth more than the cost of the instructional vid.

I bet the rest of Skunk's instructional vid kicks the Esteban instructional video's ass

[cypkid13]

damn hes so awesome

[demofactory]

That is a Plexi Guitar. It sounds way cool!

[yortonjunction]

interesting comment from Geoff, about Chet Atkins, I seem to remember in tyhe 1960's that Gretch made a " Chet Atkins" tennessean guitar,

but anyway, who can better this man,

thank you for the upload.

p.s. he still has agreat moustache...

[ThanasssisS]

Lol illegal licks?? This 'uncle' is stupid.

[rsl84416]

What is an illegal lick?

[madstork43]

An illegal lick is one that has been played to death.

[ROCKSTARCRANE]

This man is brilliant. I hope all the young shredders pay attention to what he says about style. It ain't what you say, it's how you say it.

[nbastr33tba11er]

what kind of strat is that?

[NevertrustaMuslim]

It looks like an old Roland synth guitar body with a Strat neck on it.

[21bruce12]

What kind of strat? Not your typical Fender. The body is lucite (see-through) and, as far as I know, Fender made only one lucite strat (the neck was also see-through) in the late 50s. Dan Armstrong also made lucite bodies in the early sixties.

The tremolo is a Floyd Rose and the control layout is more like Gibson than Fender. Four knobs, an extra switch, non-strat scratch plate with pickup selector forward of its usual position.

I'm guessing it's a custom build with a fender neck.

[21bruce12]

I missed the synth interface. There's a Roland 'hex' pickup right up against the bridge and the synth controls are built into the body, which is a lot tidier than the usual stick-on module that Roland provides.

[satchito1134]

playing country is awsome, sherreding sucks, jazz cool!!

[devilsclickingcanes]

It is interesting how musicians are never condemned or even commented upon for holding liberal political views, but as soon as one whose conservative comes along . . . my, oh my . . .

[Snotra]

I was glad to hear that Skunk is Conservative. McCain 2008!

[YoungBrando25]

Skunks just the best...it was so good had too watch all nine, as a drummer, jeff's right in the pocket, makes me want to get behind my kit. thanks!

[dreadmorayeel]

Wonderful musician-and philosopher..great points about Bo Diddley-One chord but with Total style and commitment.

[leehr777]

I loooooove illegal licks.

[leehr777]

32 second mark what kind of scales is that lmfao.

[twilightzone2012]

at 32 seconds, is that playing a joke or is he serious? hes good at everything else but stay away from the metal shred dude

[leehr777]

i know it is really funny. But the guy is serious that's the sad part.

[godwhyisthistaken]

lol these comments make this great guitar player sound like a mad scientist!

[dermo65]

Yeah, some feathers seem to have been ruffled (by me!!) .... Let's not lose sight of the fact tho', that "the Skunk" is a class guitar player (allbet, a mad one!!).

[whammydoom]

what the hell kind of tremolo system is that.

[believer06]

Looks like a washburn wonderbar

[dermo65]

It is!

[fridwoow]

haha damn good.. nice guitar btw !

[CadillacL]

Is that a fender?

[dermo65]

What an immensely talented player ....how does this guy reconcile his love for music with his more recently found passion for hastening this world towards Armageddon? ...I kid u not ... Jeff is now a missile defence consultant !

[skipplet]

Recently found? He's been doing that since the 80s.

[dermo65]

Still, it's sad to see someone with so much talent playing for Satan's team .....maybe he sold his soul down at the crossroads lol!

[skipplet]

Satan's team? please. If you really are from Ireland, why would you care anyways?

[dermo65]

Why? .... because, u silly person, I do not want our already ever so fucked up world to be reduced to a lifeless radioactive cinder floating in space by the likes of Mr. Baxter and his WOMD wielding cohorts!

[skipplet]

You're an idiot dermo65. Anyways, back to discussing the video. Jeff Baxter rocks.

[dermo65]

I totally agree, Mr. Baxter is a mighty fine player. However, for you to class me, or indeed anyone else, an idiot because they do not subscribe to Mr. B's right wing politics only serves to highlight your own ignorance and stupidity.

I will debate this matter with you no further.

[aarfeld]

Who is it that you imagine protects silly twits like you from ferocious bears. If we hadn't been defending ingrates like you for the past 60 years, you wold have been taking it up the ass from the Russians long ago, like the Georgians are right now as we speak. Better to be behind an imagined "Satan" than to be vunerable to the real Satan to your east.

[dermo65]

If by "protecting" you mean the arming and training of death squads all over South and Central America, the undermining of democratically elected governments, the only recorded usage of nuclear weapons in combat (when it was known the Japs were about to surrender!), the continued support of Israel etc. You know, we here over in the civilized side of the world, don't really want that kinda "protection"!Then again, you probably swallow everything Fox News throws at you! Sad, very sad!

[aarfeld]

The usual litany of leftist horseshit. Your problem, pal, is that you don't know who your friends really are. But the next time that the Huns, or some other bararious horde comes rolling across Europe, we ought to leave you to your miserable fate instead of spilling another precious drop of our blood to save such miserable shite as you. Think you'll be safe by hiding your heads in the sand, again? What do you think the Krauts would have done with you after they were done with the Brits?

[dermo65]

Lol ... ... ur buttons are so easy to push .... I knew u wud reveal yourself to be a bigot and racist!However, kudos on inventing a new word; "bararious" ... nice one! You people should really look at cleaning up your own house, before you try to "educate" the rest of the world! Columbine, Oklahoma, Koresh etc are all symtoms of a society on the brink of implosion! Btw, I really love your country, it's people and culture (musicwise- no one grooves as good as the Yanks!). Take a chill-pill, dude!

[aarfeld]

"ur buttons are so easy to push ...." Just pushin' back on yours, Che. "I knew u wud reveal yourself to be a bigot and racist!" Yea, he Nazis were lovely people, aye? I'm sure you couldn't await their arrival on the Emerald isle. " Kudos on inventing a new word; 'bararious.'" I think you need the chill pill; that's a typo Shame-ass.

[skipplet]

Dermo, you're obviously the one who's buttons are being pushed. Quit arguing on this video. You're wrong. End of discussion.

[lovebehits]

illegal lick? what does he mean by that?

[trueBOOBfan1]

its like playing stairway to heaven... you just dont do it.

[ram16821]

I always enjoy watching Jeff. He should have his own channel on Sirius.

[leehr777]

jeff is awsome very underrated

[soulonice316]

Jeff Baxter is, without a doubt, one of the best guitarists I've ever heard. IMO, he's up there with Jimi, Clapton, David Gilmour, Johnny Marr, BB King, and a whole slew of others.

[LobsterMassage]

could anybody message me with the tail/whammy model is on that guitar? It looks like it's fully front mounted, but it's not a bigsby. I want one for my tele.

[Elpdude]

It looks like an old-style Kahler from the 1980's.

[sserpent21]

Jeff rules