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Dude your CD is awesome!

keep on going (;

ZOZOzozo009 6 months ago

@ZOZOzozo009

Thanks very much...and thanks for downloading the CD, too.

Kev3542 6 months ago

the last lick is so nice 8)

Henkka2801 7 months ago

Thanks, Josh. I just wish I'd recorded it a bit better.

Kev3542 1 year ago

It's been nearly 3 years since I first watched this, I've very rarely seen any phrasing come close to this. Great work, Kev!

MrGameAndGuitar 1 year ago

can you tell me where you have the jamtracks from?

fragmashine 1 year ago

@fragmashine

This one is from an old guitar magazine CD. However, a great, free backing track website I found is - guitarbackingtrack , com

Kev3542 1 year ago

nice bluesy approach with great tone - like it very much. It sounds like if Eric Clapton would have dealt with jazz.

dizzykrissi 1 year ago

Absolutely beautiful :) Brilliant guitar, really nice tone, your phrasing and timing are masterful, keep up the good work

Renegademaster15 1 year ago

Thanks very much indeed.

Kev3542 1 year ago

Terrific pacing and phrases. I was curious if you are familiar with Heritage Guitars? Do you know what would be similar to the 335 in their line?

daikuone 2 years ago

Every time I hear you I rejoyed. Simple in concept. Grand in execution. That's what makes this great!

arcanadirect 2 years ago

@arcanadirect

Thanks very much - I've always thought "less is more" type soloing is the best (although I find it hard to play that way at times).

Kev3542 2 years ago

0:05 to 0:10. Awesome phrasing there.

MrGameAndGuitar 2 years ago

Thanks very much - you're a pretty handy guitarist yourself. That's a great Vinnie Moore cover you've done.

Kev3542 2 years ago

eeeh, poor ideas, too freaky, inelegant vibrato in my opinion, but the guitar sounds just great

ratolest 2 years ago

What does it matters if it is not blues or if it is jazz. What diference does it make? What does it do to you? Listen. This is music in its purist sense. It stirs the soul. It makes a statement of sentiment. I am moved to my core by the the notes. I hear Al Di Meola, Santana, and this. And this to me, makes a stronger statement of pure emotion expressed. This man is a master at his craft, and he is generous enough to share. This a Maestro al work.

arcanadirect 2 years ago 3

@ratolest: it does not sound like mainstream-jazz but the feeling and phrasing is great. "too freaky" is a very personal and subjective justice.

dizzykrissi 1 year ago

this is blues not jazz

taohuan 2 years ago

Not really - if you listen you'll notice the progression is I, flat IV/IV, I/IV, flat IV, II, IV, I/VII/flat VI/IV - and then the second section modulates to A flat major and runs through D flat major 7th chords, B flat minors, E flat 13ths etc.

Kev3542 2 years ago

Wrong :)

Renegademaster15 1 year ago

I am absolutely stunned by this. Exquisitely beautiful and haunting. Thank you very much for this gift.

arcanadirect 2 years ago

Also want to tell you that´s nice and accurate the way you handle guide tones !!

mayamaroma 2 years ago

Awesome indeed !

Kevin you´re a serious guitar player

Congratulations !!

By the way and if you don´t mind of course... but I wonder where did you get the backing track??

would you be so kind and let me know

Thanks a lot from Caracas- Venezuela

mayamaroma 2 years ago

Hey, Kevin - I was wondering where you got this backing track? Did you make it or download it? If so, could you point me in the direction of where I could get it so I can practice on it?

Koreanflow 2 years ago

Hello Will,

the backing track is from an old CD I have - however, I do have it as an mp3 on my hard drive. If you send me your e-mail address in a private message to my Youtube account, I'll be happy to e-mail it to you.

Kev3542 2 years ago

Great! 5 star! Você é brasileiro?

Vaan91 2 years ago

Não, eu não sou brasileiro. Talvez eu tocar guitarra com um sotaque brasileiro, embora ...

Kev3542 2 years ago

Dear god, it really sings...

cloudkitsune 2 years ago

5 star*

CantraIncarnate 2 years ago

Very well..... five stars !

betomunhoz 2 years ago

Thanks very much...e obrigado por subscrição, também!

Kev3542 2 years ago

Beautiful, man

BrannonMcConkey 2 years ago

Hi Kevin, thank you very much for your comment. Maybe in a few days I'll go to the city to buy the guitar. I've got an iMac and I want to try the GarageBand with an electric guitar.The Oscar Schmidt sounds really good and the price is low. Maybe later I can try the Cubase.

peregrinar 3 years ago

Kevin, just know I am hearing your album. Track 5 Alien shores, sounds incredible, like bagpipes, Bagpipes shores, excellent!

Please, let me ask you something.

I am thinking on buying an Oscar Schmidt by Washburn 335 guitar. Maybe you can tell me something about this guitar? Anyway, thank you for your music, sincerely

Ricardo

peregrinar 3 years ago

Hi Ricardo - thanks for downloading the album. As for the Washburn 335 guitar, I'm afraid I don't know too much about them. From what I read, they're quality guitars. I remember a friend of mine owned a Les Paul type Washburn once (this is going back about fifteen years) and that was a great guitar, so I'd guess you'd be fine with a Washburn 335.

Kev3542 3 years ago

wonderfull, full of feeling

thanks from buenos aires

ricardo

peregrinar 3 years ago

Thanks vey much indeed.

Kev3542 3 years ago

sweet

krockweeks 3 years ago

Excellent!

yinyangthang 3 years ago

yeah, nice tone and feel! have you heard of kenny poole??? CHECK HIM OUT!

free4plyn 3 years ago

loved it, great technic

rickso12 3 years ago

WOW

seterval 3 years ago

absolutely woderfull

the articulations, the everything, just perfectly smooth

I've tried to emulate what you do at around 0:16 ..., doesn't rly work

what do u play there?

thnx, amazing playing

pitadeti 3 years ago

Thanks for the compliment. As for the phrase at 0:16, it's based on an F minor melodic scale. I play a sweep across the dead strings before the first note of the phrase - if you look closely, you'll see that I hold an F note down on the 13th fret of the 1st string with my 3rd finger, whilst my 2nd finger lies across all the other strings to deaden them. I then sweep the pick across all 6 strings, getting a sweep effect with the last note being the F on the 1st string. I hope that makes sense.

Kev3542 3 years ago

This is fantastic. So smooth.

seterval 3 years ago

Muito obrigado, Andre.

Kev3542 3 years ago

Very tasteful - great!

newzappa 3 years ago

how are you improvising what scales are you playing?

BijhanS 3 years ago

This is fantastic. So smooth.

LookWhatYourDoing 3 years ago

nice tone and musical sensitivity

and this is coming from a george benson loving metalhead!?!?!?!?

grimelord666 3 years ago

Thanks very much indeed - although I could be more of a Satriani loving jazzhead; I'm not sure, really...

Kev3542 3 years ago

You're really great. This is some of the little quality guitar improv on youtube. Nice guitar too, by the way.

NoSwears 3 years ago

Thanks very much indeed.

Kev3542 3 years ago

After surfing through about an hour of great guitar playing, I stumbled on this track.

It reminded me of why I took up the guitar many years ago. Real heart touch and timing. Thanks for my most enjoyable 3 minutes for years. Andy (bluesbirduk)

bluesbirduk 3 years ago

And thanks to you for such a kind remark - much appreciated.

Kev3542 3 years ago

1:32 to 1:35....pure genius.

joerico1 3 years ago

Thanks very much.

Kev3542 3 years ago

You sound kind of like les paul on some parts.

Orsino89 3 years ago

il jazz è bello pero fai anche un rock

vituzzu95 3 years ago

This is good stuff.

hodowncorexxx 3 years ago

fantastic!

thanks

Fazenda8 3 years ago

Bravissimo!!!

1axcs 3 years ago

Gorgeous, really nice vibrato technique. Great tone too! x

tommypope108 3 years ago

just picked up your 'Alien Shores' CD. great stuff. thank you.

mtnbikrrrr 3 years ago

Nice sound, what effects and amps do you us for this?

turetapp 4 years ago 2

Thanks. My gear on this is fairly out of date; a Zoom 9002 processor & a Peavey Stereo Chorus 400 amp.

Kev3542 4 years ago

okay thanks ;)

turetapp 4 years ago

old sounds best, vinyl still sounds good right? :P

shtzua 4 years ago

Nice One! very cool. lovely sound.

HandyBendyGandhi 4 years ago

Where can i download background music to jam over? Do i have to buy it or something?

Anyways, great playing... makes me want a 335 real bad

thanks

fenderstrat918 4 years ago

fantastic playing!

and proof that the 335 is great for jazz ...

HOAWIZERT 4 years ago

That is the nicest looking and sounding 335 ive ever heard

peachy901 4 years ago

Thanks. You should have seen it when I bought it second-hand back in 1991. The previous owner had brush painted the fingerboard & reconfigured the wiring, adding extra switches, etc. It took quite bit of work to nurse it back to health.

Kev3542 4 years ago

wow! wt the hell lol, tht guy needs help!!!

bt its nice 2 no its now i the hands of a VERY talented man :)

peachy901 4 years ago

I just subscribed to your vids. You are a great player.

joerico1 4 years ago

Thanks very much indeed.

Kev3542 4 years ago

hey if you really want to do it with all your heart, nothing will stop you from achieving your goal.

master4794 4 years ago

Great player bravo

corafe 4 years ago

WOW

rz9027 4 years ago

Beautiful playing :)

ElectricSamurai 4 years ago

nice ;D

Buddabub 4 years ago

really nice! great feeling!

wmaia 4 years ago

HI. great !! sound, hi

Giuseppetotonetw 4 years ago

You Don't Know What Love Is? Is that the tune.

hahabass 4 years ago

To be honest with you, I don't know where the chord progression is from. I got it from an old "jamtracks" CD.

Kev3542 4 years ago

Could you tell me what formed the basis for your note choices. Were you thinking in blocks of home keys, or individual chords or what? Or, did you just use your ears? It's all like maths to me and I was crap at that too. Could never think logically.

hahabass 4 years ago

I'm not really thinking in terms of scales here, but I suppose if you analysed it you could say I'm using the Aeolian mode. The piece is in Fminor/ A♭ major, so the notes of that mode in F (F, G, A♭, B♭, C, C#, E♭) fit nicely over either key.

Kev3542 4 years ago

I think you are one of the absolute greatest guitarists I've ever seen! Good stuff!

varforcalle 4 years ago

Then you should check out Andy McKee=) Just search for him here on YouTube.

Gogbog10 4 years ago

great, really great!

Temejin1 4 years ago

good jazz/blues feel. I've gotten into that as i've gotten older (i'm 36) I feel it more then I feel MOST of the modern rock, etc today. beautiful playing.

CadillacL 4 years ago

nice "metallic" sound...i love that "raw" sound..

*_*

enduropunk 4 years ago

Everything is so good mf... Your sound, your skills, your ideas...Very good!

xristakhs 4 years ago

i don't think it's that "jazz" but i really love it,great playing!i feel it with a little bluesy flavour when hearing this.very very nice guitar!

frenchytouch 4 years ago

one of my fav guitars

endofdays5767 4 years ago

wow, nice, sounds a bit like steve vai.

guitarpaladin 4 years ago

rofl stfu

thenamelewwastaken 4 years ago

Love the video. I once played the 335. I'm telling you what, I will never ever forget what that experience was like. I previously owned a Les Paul Studio and it never got close to the tone I had with the 335. Unfortunately, the owner of the guitar didn't take care of it cause when I went back to my hometown a few years later, the wood was rotting. I like your style of playing.

radicrog 4 years ago

Really nice.. it's my favorite video.

logicetera 4 years ago

Man ....

YOur style is different. Some how it has not come to light.

But..

Do not falter...

Someday (if you abide) you will play or be with the angels...

Thanks

With love

God Bless you brother....

Wesbound1 4 years ago

Gorgeous, warm melodic tone. I love the 335. Specs on the vintage of that bad boy? I prefer 335's without the rosette. Nice choice, great sound.

djmichaelallen 4 years ago

Thanks very much. The 335 is a 1989 edition. When I bought it (second-hand) the previous owner had BRUSH PAINTED the fingerboard with varnish & fiddled with the wiring...I nursed it back to health.

Kev3542 4 years ago

Such a lovely mood you created.Great playing & beautiful 335.Could I ask you where you got that backing track...I love it. :)

bbsb300 4 years ago

It's off an old backing track CD...I'm not sure if it's still available. Having said that, I recently found this site: guitarbt (.com). It has some of the tracks from the CD on it; it may have this particular one, too.

Kev3542 4 years ago

how long have you been playing man smooth licks by the way

waavy 4 years ago

Thanks very much. I've been playing about 30 years (as I write that, I'm slightly shocked; I'm amazed I've been playing that long...)

Kev3542 4 years ago

Oh 30 years, ok that is understandable. Now i have a good reason to be jealous.

waavy 4 years ago

what do you think about the artcore AF 95?

lle7 4 years ago

I've never actually played one, but they certainly look good. If Ibanez's track record is anything to go by, I'm sure they're a great guitar

Kev3542 4 years ago

I'm not really thinking in terms of scales here, but I suppose you could say I'm using the Aeolian mode. The piece is in Fminor/ A♭ major, so the notes of that mode in F (F, G, A♭, B♭, C, C#, E♭) fit nicely over either key.

Kev3542 4 years ago

You are my Hero!

Johnnybuze 4 years ago

Ok, thanks.

marcusnor 4 years ago

Very nice,I see you're another old timer like me,lol, what are you using for backing tracks, nice piano. Very good playing.

gibsoneer321 4 years ago

Thanks very much. The backing track is just an old jam track CD I bought 10 or 15 years ago. I like your videos, by the way. Nice presentation & playing.

Kev3542 4 years ago