Richard Thompson Guitar School (1/3)

[zodiacbluesbaby]

Schenker's German-Cockney! Most Europeans speak American English.

[tommydude21]

Love Richard! But was the blonde junky talking about his smashed guitar really necessary?

[thepassion10]

I'm happy to say I have this Video and it is indeed a rariry.

[zzpot1000]

this video is what inspired me to play

[joynthis]

Joni Mitchell's secret tuning, thank God I've found it.

[johnmckinlay67]

Thanks for this frogpondium...The varnish on Richards guitar tells you how much he must've used it over the years. Excellent post !

[v1switch]

The Joni Mitchell bit at the end has Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorious. Bitchin.

[neilapayne]

many people only take the road to open tuning with SIMPLE instructionThis is good. Get stuck in BUT have someone close to record it. You will forget it . Dont be a nit.

[awolfinthefold]

This is not all that informative. If you know enough about guitar playing to know who Richard Thompson is then you probably already know how to tune your guitar, even in DADGAD. But it is still fun to see Richard and hear him talk about the guitar. Thank you for posting.

[Natokowsky]

guitar tuners from outer space!

[tfw46]

Absolutely Incredible Guitar Playing. Your friends at 35GuitarPickupTones{dot}com

[joe66746674a]

I remember seeing the full video of the brief clip of BB King showed at the beginning of this video in its entirety on You Tube ages ago. I'd love to see it again. Where is it?? Can anyone upload it??

[eric1love]

Welcome to 21st , this is the electric guitar. An instrument that can be played with your fingers.

You may have heard one on a radio. : P !

[donottawaguitar]

top posting 5 stars

[HullBloke1313]

Presumably this video is for people who have never even seen a guitar before?

[Ermengarde11]

Pretty cool, glad you rescued the tape! Who wouldn't want a tutorial from Richard? Now if I could just play Vincent Black Lightning the way he does!!

[AMeatBeetle]

I met Thompson briefly in a coffee shop in Eugene, Oregon a few years back. Very nice fellow, a bit shy. I told him I liked his music then left him alone (he was making a coffee run for the band).

[xrcjpx]

anytime I went to see Richard in Tokyo (twice) it was full.

and Fairport Convention recorded a live concert there as well. Go to DisK Union in Shinjuku and you can see the whole world of Fairport, Ian Matthews, Sandy, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, box sets...you can't find in the USA...ah come on....

[rugshort]

Crikey, Schenker has a weird accent. Kinda Tufnellesque.

[JohnWinterburn]

Wow I forgot he was young once. Fantastic video

[MarijnvdZaag]

I want one of those stroboscopes :p

[matto902]

If you look closely during the last part Jaco Pastorius is playing bass with Joni Mitchell

[urbanspacemen]

Also Pat Metheny playing lead guitar with Joni (from the Shadows & Light Tour)

[groovesguru]

I also notice Don Alias on drums too! Great line-up, Hejira period.

[FlyingFree133]

thank you for posting this! =)

[Mungo10]

thank you.

[verite]

This is the reason why Youtube was invented. Thanks!

[fulltuneguitar]

Thank you.

You are a splendid Swede.

I am a lonely Japanese loving rt.

[KWFBong]

Is Richard Thompson well known in Japan?

[fulltuneguitar]

No, he is not famous in Japan.

I think that it is a very disappointing thing.

[hthf2006]

I searched for this video a long time.

Thanks for uploading.

[frogpondium]

いいのよ。