Eric Johnson - Trademark - 2006

[FLIGHTCOMPANY]

That guitar is on sale on ebay...

[guitarthroat]

I think this man has the most regal and majestic tone I have ever heard. It is truly remarkable and is so nice to listen to.

[JBaileyism]

Not to mention I dont even see the bieber resemblence he speaks of.

[Albatross1957]

How can you EVEN mention Justin $*$%*$ in close proximity to this legend? It's just.......WRONG!

[MrNikimiski]

0.14 till 0.17, Eric just like old Justin Bieber

[MrNikimiski]

Wow, this is amazing

[JamesQuitadamo]

Saw Eric with Chris Maresh and Wanye Salzman on drums this past August in Mass. Met the band, extremely approachable and great musicians. Go if you ever get a chance, cheap tix/great value.

[jiminkrumah]

beautiful

[PointBonita]

Great Musician. Great Songwriter.

[PalHivand]

Who is the guy playing the bass? Anyone?



[RickInRock84]

@PalHivand Chris Maresh

[bluez4u2]

@PalHivand Chris Maresh.

[PalHivand]

The band is fantastic too

[SlashMR]

The 2 dislikes were the drummer and bassist...because they had to settle playing drums and bass

[nimaside]

Is, this show available on DVD?

[solos497]

Great great song!!!!!!

[ben909ben]

I like this bass player - too many great guitarists play over a very static 4/4 rock beat. I miss the interplay and nuance you get with Led Zeppelin etc. This bass player is capable of more than just a straight bottom end.

More!

[LongDrivesAtNight]

I was listening to this song when it first came out and still love it. It's a great song at anytime but I really enjoy it when going for a drive...such a happy song. I must ask though, is that the actor Benicio Del Toro playing bass?.....lol, just kidding.

[tonyparkerfly]

Simply the best

[zastefano]

Andy Timmons looks like him when is playing a solo

[TwoBitSodapop]

I want that shirt... and his skills... and that shirt...

[paqman78]

Malmsteen and Paul Gilbert disliked this video.

[runtodemhills]

@paqman78

Paul Gilbert dislikes nothing. ;)

[dokdorian]

2 dislikes.... from Gibson company!!! hahaha

[sportsportsport]

Every note on every string on every fret was played.

[stratguy1688]

Who is playing drums?

[familyguysongs1]

@stratguy1688 Tommy Taylor

[bluez4u2]

@stratguy1688 Tommy Taylor on drums.

[Fredmelott]

who was the headliner for this show? I see the drums in the back?

[palmbrook99]

@Fredmelott

Joe Satriani. My wife took me for my 40th. Fantastic show...

[Nameless742]

@palmbrook99

What a show that would have been...

I'd be lost for words.

[AGTW31]

i heard this on an elevator last week

[ElectricAlienCat]

Whoops Eric, what happened at 3.20 & 3.42, doesn't sound quite right, everything else was awesome though!

[Fredmelott]

@ElectricAlienCat mushrooms and lsd

[ElectricAlienCat]

@Fredmelott yeah cause he's old school

[dingbat1410]

Johnson is amazing

[GrenadeCatcher]

Ah Via Musicom is not a good cd its a frickin masterpiece.

[MrGuitarzanman]

@GrenadeCatcher Right on!! One of the best guitar cds every recorded!

[HoldFastTheTruth]

Who's the idiot that dislikes this???

[ColKorn1965]

@HoldFastTheTruth there's always got to be an asshole.

[guitarthroat]

He has got to have the most gorgeous violin-like, smooth time I've ever heard. It never is rough on the ears. Even when he plays loud solos with overdrive.

[NightrainAFD1987]

This song always makes me cry, it's beautiful

[leeadams09]

@NightrainAFD1987  cry???

[NightrainAFD1987]

@leeadams09 yes :D In a good way :)

[432b86ed]

I know (understandably) it's Eric Johnson's gig but showing what the bass player is up to every now and then shouldn't take too much away from the intended message, should it?

[mexistratman1]

@NeoGuitarHero Nobody has disliked it :)

[pfarina]

a true musician. perfect passages

[NeoGuitarHero]

seriously, who can dislike this?

[gnenette23]

Beautiful song ! one of my favourites of EJ I listen everyday!

[Dunford00]

one of the best performances i have ever seen, amazing...

[Strenzkee]

Come to Canada!!

[bandit9426]

この曲がイチバン好き！　彼のFender USA Signature Stratcasterモデルを４本持っています(^_-)-☆　２本はCustom Shop MBS-D.G.　(WB&2CS)です。　貴重かな～(?_?)

[mrspacemanlee]

This song is magic to me. I could play it note for note when I was 20 yrs old in 1990. Now I'm 42 and dangit I forgot every note. Shit. Thanks EJ for the Magic!

[BentBluesBand]

he looks like Sam Merlotte from TrueBlood haha

I love the fact that he can shred with the best of them but he doesn't waste entire songs with "watch how fast i can play." Wonderful soul and feel in his music, love it :)

[Pachichin2012]

El CD Ah Via Musicom es muy bueno y en especial esta cancion es muy hermosa escucharla en un atardecer por la playa manejando es fantastica, le gustaba mucho a mi hermano.Gracias por subir tu video

un abrazo saludos desde el Peru.

[Pachichin2012]

El CD Ah Via Musicom es muy bueno y en especial esta cancion es muy hermosa escucharla en un atardecer por la playa manejando es fantastica, le gustaba mucho a mi hermano.Gracias por subir tu video

un abrazo saludos desde el Peru

[scrimmerman]

Now that's some tasty guitar right there!

[Triaxis100]

I miss his old distorted tones.. his new ones are just kinda..  blah.

[danknasty661]

I Remember the first time I heard this song, such beautiful tone, the actual music video was A huge WTF moment for me, I suggest you watch the trademark music video to understand what I mean.

WTF, horses? Why?

[billycraigmusic]

He is incredible....

[guadregifter]

Eric Clapton was asked if he was the best guitarist and he responded, "I'm not even the best Eric"

[kingv911]

My fav Eric Johnson song. Amazing.

[siti1ca]

the bass @ 1:26 is so pimp I'll bet Maresh carries that bass around, slaps a couple of ladies of the night, tells em "give me all your money", then goes back to playing

[guitblog]

a song full of techniques. It takes a life to dominate them

[Gretschdrums75]

who is the drummer?

[Xstractor]

@Gretschdrums75 That has to be Tommy Taylor, judging by the hair.

[doubledge101]

@Gretschdrums75:

Here u go:

Eric Johnson - Guitar

Chris Maresh - Bass Guitar

Tommy Taylor - Drums

[BF29100]

The bass player is Chris Maresh. You should check out the tune "Rocktopus" written by him. Great Bass player. Perfect for Eric Johnson's style of playing!

[mikeyume1]

ahh eric johnson. the master of tone!!! i love it 0 dislikes.

[mikeyume1]

ahh eric johnson. the master of tone!!!

[MrShelo09]

what's the name of the bass player?

[TheElectromagnet]

@MrShelo09

Chris Maresh

[refiando]

romantic man ...

[shadeofblue2004]

OUTSTANDING!!! :)

[joelsito29]

i have a question. is this video shoted before the dvd satriani live?

because at this time eric wa openning for satch and he thanks eric johnson duiring cool nr 9 and its in the same place same year. am i correct?

[Torfinnmadssen]

@joelsito29 This isn't the same concert. This is his own concert. I have the DVD.

[fuzhead]

That is some serious liquid tone at the 2:08 mark!

[dpmusicchannel]

one of my all time favs... this live version is quite fantastic

[AlbinaLPfan]

ppl, how can i download this video????? plz help

[doubledge101]

@AlbinaLPfan:

What you should really do is:

Go to [ericjohnson "dot" com] and buy the DVD.

Then, you'll own a better version AND you will help support this truly unique artist.

>>>if you insist on downloading this YouTube version, you should google "YouTube Downloader" . There are MANY downloaders available. Look for one that will let you save in different formats { .avi, etc. }

[AlbinaLPfan]

@doubledge101

thanks a lot ;)

[TomTrix99]

@doubledge101 Kind of contradicting don´t you think. Posting the whole thing one youtube, and at the same time saying to other people they should buy the DVD. If YOU wanted to support Eric Johnson you should not have uploaded it in the first time.

[doubledge101]

@TomTrix99:

Ah, but it is NOT 'the whole thing", young patiwon learner. If you owned the DVD, know this you would.

As far as supporting Eric Johnson, well I do what I can. I've bought just about everything available.

The youtube uploads are all about EXPOSURE, which EJ was severely lacking (until GH3, that is).

One of my uploads is up over a half-million views. Here's what I would have to believe about that:

1. I have increased EJ's exposure

2. If EJ didn't want it up here, it wouldn't be here

[TomTrix99]

@doubledge101 If Eric or his record company wanted that kind of exposure don´t you think they

would have uploaded it themselves. And although you haven´t uploaded the whole DVD, I think a lot of potential buyers settles with enjoying what´s on youtube instead of buying the DVD.

[doubledge101]

@TomTrix99:

And how log have you worked for the R.I.A.A., Chicken Little? They all yelled "The sky is falling" when cassettes came out, then again when MP3s started getting traded, then again with YouTube, etc., etc., BUT, as all the financial charts will prove, revenues have increased due to additional EXPOSURE each time. Basically, most people will wind up buying what they like - they just need a shove in the right direction. Of course there will always be deadbeats & poor folk out there....

[TomTrix99]

@doubledge101 Don´t get me wrong, I appreciate these uploads. I don´t have this DVD of eric, but I do own a couple of others. There is no real money in records anymore, it´s the ones who perform live that earn the bucks, and Eric is a keen live performer so I am sure he is doing well, but I hope u see my point though. One Eric fan to another. Peace.

[doubledge101]

@TomTrix99 :

Amen to that, brother!

Any fan of EJ is OK by me ;)

[sirgerry]

@doubledge101 Right on, artists like EJ actually earn deserve all the money they make, unlike of course we know who :: cough:: bieber::

[mycatwilatackyou]

@AlbinaLPfan go to vidtomp3.com

[AlbinaLPfan]

@mycatwilatackyou

thanks =)

[JimmyHoniss]

@AlbinaLPfan > I use MediaConverter"dot"org, as it lets me choose what format I want to download. Still, I wish Eric Johnson was touring near my town!

[chefnaj]

@AlbinaLPfan

press alt F4 to download the video

[Epoch210]

@chefnaj Keyboard shortcuts FTW! Too bad if he tries it after clicking in the video it won't work.

[AlbinaLPfan]

who is the drummer in this video?

[tastefulphrasing]

I love Eric, but is it bad that I like the Shawn lane version better. Even though Eric wrote it? I feel bad haha.

[sdylte]

@tastefulphrasing

haha me to don't feel bad!

[Zappafan1980]

@tastefulphrasing

Funny / strange thing is i discovered Eric Johnson after

watching that video of Shawn Lane playing Trademark

I didnot like Eric Johnson on the G 3 1995 DVD soo

much but after hearing Trademark from Lane i

thought well if he wrote that beautiful piece

then i should give him a 2 nd chance i did

and now E. J. is in my Top 10 of my favorite

guitar players

[xTiLkx]

@Zappafan1980 All hail Shawn Lane.

[joeytruelove]

@tastefulphrasing No need for feeling bad. :) Though one thing is for sure: I'm not very excited about this particular rendition Eric makes of his own Trademark either. It kind of lacks the attitude and drive of the studio recording and other renditions of his. He also seems to get lost amongst the harmonies every once in a while and doesn't quite "get there" in some passages.

[giantrobot9000]

When he kicks in the Tube Driver at 3:30......oh, man, it doesn't get any better than that.

[IIIsesgadoIII]

Amazing

[Hampeps]

I love the little harmonics thing he does at 2:32.

[biotoxin21]

thx for uploading these. The last ones were removed.

[Foodie88]

Argh.. Eric please come to Europe sometime. Too bad he's only touring in America.

[ericgelders]

@Foodie88

You're right Foodie88, please bring the man to Europe :-D

Or make a trip to Austin, TX. It will be worth wile the effort

[guitarlessonscom]

like this band config much more. Great song.