John Butler - Zebra (Letterman)

[shetarynitup]

ah! what a beautiful guitar!! god he's so cool :P

[astralmarmoset]

I wish my fingers were that strong, damn.

[ShrekBFO]

If you have not heard JBT in full please listen to ALL of their albums... by far my favorite band=they changed my life... I wish everyone could take a few hours and listen to every song they have!

[rachelzafzumba]

???

[Oxpost]

That drummer is fucking amazing!

[jesse9999999]

@Oxpost Isn't he? What he plays is so subtle.

[SwampdogMusic]

@Oxpost yea he is i saw him live with his new band Swamp thing at the woodford folk festival. if you wanna hear their stuff search for their song 'Bones'

[redozboy]

There is an example where music demonstrates intelligence that can't be measured

[1Muzard4]

what guitar is this ?

[Mrguilhermeroots]

45 pessoas nao sabem oque eh musica!



[DrakenGuardz]

ACOUSTIC SOLO WITH WAH??!?!?!?

[GrijalvaMusic]

I can barley do that on my electric......

[ctsbro1]

omg he is a musical GENIUS 

[zeromisfit999]

New years resolution: Learn more john butler on guitar

[MrPlombare]

l'as de la guitare

[RoyyGreene]

There all so talented, the drummer is so good.

[40yo6stringer]

His technique is damn good!

[drevilchild1]

i'm pretty sure homeless guys cant work the guitar like he can

[ClausenHenry]

he looks like a homeless guy and ive seen many street musicians with better technique



[Meverett1000]

@ClausenHenry no.

[deejayGEMify]

@ClausenHenry Homeless he is not my friend! He started busking in the streeets on Fremantle, Australia, and still does from time to time just to freak people out!

[Oxpost]

@ClausenHenry That is bullshit, and you know it.

[burgeo1956]

His guitar is a Maton made by a company in Australia. It is 11 strings because he removes the higher G because the sound is too trebly.

[Lazzle22]

Is it just me, or is he saying "eeehhh" constantly in the mic when he plays the solo? Lol!

[104i1]

John Butler, the working mans jack johnson... even tho hes a better guitarist

[LilKhalifaMan]

John Butler Trio aren't like they used to be!! Still amazing! Just dont have the same feel when you listen to the music.

[swamesdidihof]

It's a 12 string, he took out the high G for preference.

[jamesrmoberly]

what a way to get me going in the mornings . caught this video on goodshit.phlap.com the John Butler Trio has a new fan here.

[ruthwen3]

This guy is good, very good!!! and knows how to use the pedals with electroacustic guitar... awesome!!!

[Oroshimisu]

He had an amazing drummer !

[syamim460]

the best john butler i like..

[JbtPatdtwbandb]

What brand of 12 string is this? It doesn't look like his normal Maton, but it still looks awesome!

[carusofillipe]

Which TV channel is that? The Logo at the right lower corner looks like "Rede Globo" from Brazil!!

[CloudStrafeff7]

@carusofillipe That's the CBS logo.

[chonnyforlife]

43 deaf people hahaha

[DAVET0NE]

12 string acoustic + marshall + dreads = win

[SimplePlan0alex]

@DAVET0NE 11 string^^

[corey90c]

@SimplePlan0alex technically still a 12 string just with the high G removed.

[glamourandlight1]

@DAVET0NE 11 strings.... look really close

[TippyDangles21]

@DAVET0NE + WaWa pedal

[rhetoric09]

@DAVET0NE He plays a Maton guitar and I'm pretty sure thats not a marshall. Sorry to tell you he no longer has dreads either.

[dercobo]

@DAVET0NE

you forgot to mention his wah ^^

[mellerats72]

repeat......amazing



[spiffcorgi]

... Whilst wearing a Grandad jumper too...

[LiverpooLisforLife]

What the FUCK he just played an electric guitar solo on a 12 string acoustic guitar WHAT THE FUCKKKK

[Newzinski]

@LiverpooLisforLife actually its an 11 string. he broke the g string and never got it fixed so that makes it even more awesome

[LiverpooLisforLife]

@Newzinski epicness overload my man.

[jlhiscool13]

@LiverpooLisforLife he has pedals

[ryanw1pool]

so thats what a pro looks like, love it

[Easleytee]

Check-out Eli Cook...then compare him to Butler...and find religion.

[Easleytee]

Try listening to an authentic, acoustic guitar TITAN...the late Michael Hedges.

His musicianship obliterates this second-rate geetar picker.

People...musical illiteracy is a curable malady.

[nikolai347]

God of guitar, and so good singer and beautiful, just a god 8D.

[add4201]

how the hell can you click the dislike button!!! on this

[adrie013]

♥:)

[buddysunflower]

Considering how shitty the visual quality of this video is, it's saying a lot having 1.2 million views. Lol :p

[PinkShirtz]

LOL @ mandatory sterilisation XD teehehe

[jdawgg904]

39 people got fingered by john butler

[needsmoresongs]

Alright I know this has been said a lot...

" but how can you fucking dislike this"!

[newfyviking]

Crazy talented dude!.. should've never got rid of the dreads though... those looked so badass...

[blameitonthefatkid99]

0:00 replay me! yes i think i will

[bonesmaan]

plays a distorted wahwah-slide-solo on a 12-string guitar with mauro camoranesi on the drums. fckn awesome!

[RussellThePumpkin]

@bonesmaan He does look like Camoranesi, doesn't he? :D

[bonesmaan]

@RussellThePumpkin absolutely! :D

[MsConeSka]

Why haven't I heard this before? It's awesome! :D

[ballindildos]

letterman always has the most badass guests on his show

[RuxLexi1109]

that solo was killer !!!

[Corza28]

love his facial expressions during the solo! he knows he its sounding badasss!!!!!

[shazzakhan99]

u bore me

[TheGrannatta]

good. good.

[wellsc34]

really not biased on either way but wouldnt it still be and 12 string? i mean reguardless if you took a string off you wouldnt walk up in a store and say hey look at that 11 string, it would probably more along the lines of its missing a string

[ThePeterBreum]

That rarity: real musicians.

[bigtone12]

Fucking. Awesome.

[OMGtub]

an immense talent

[ozark1989]

All you guys that hate just dont have any clue of the the talent this guy was given!

[06USMCdozy]

Clicking dislike on this video should immediately be a $500 with 2 years probation and mandatory sterilization....

[MrP00sy]

@06USMCdozy sayin people who dislike this should be fined, imprisoned and sterilized is evil and definitely not something a true music lover would do. if you REALLY loved music the way i do, then you would never insult someone who doesnt like a certain tune. i hope someone slaps you and everyone else who acts like this towards people who say that they dont like a certain song

[bassman7890]

loving the knitted sweater, only john could make that cool!

[prbh]

Xxxfv

[BWPGuy]

I gotta laugh at the 38 losers...c'mon get yer heads outta yer azzes

[Hybixx]

i'd give one arm to be able to play like this -.-

[MickeyCh85]

@Hybixx Then you wouldn't be. Anyway - you'll probably never be anyway ;)

[TheMorotgubben]

@Hybixx if you lose your arm u cant play guitar at all.....

[valivalium]

@TheMorotgubben

you made my day xDDD

[TheMorotgubben]

@valivalium My pleasure :D

[RenanPeris]

@Hybixx What a paradox... I like it (y)

[Hybixx]

@RenanPeris thanks ;))

[dude9252]

@Hybixx but if u give an arm, you only have one left, and then you cant play this?

[Hybixx]

@dude9252 and @odm1994

it's a paradox, but if you really wanna know...

...i'd have all his powers on my left hand, then have a hook for a hand on the right arm and just pwn it! :b

[noobeyboob]

@Hybixx i would give my penis for his skills... yeh.....dedication

[odm1994]

@Hybixx i think that would be impossible because you need two arms to play the guitar? your own statement is self contradictory

[dra23D]

@Hybixx or 20 years of practice =)

[Hybixx]

@dra23D only 19 years to go then ;)

[dra23D]

@Hybixx for me 19 years and 10 months =)

[gooseDaJEW]

@Hybixx but can you play with one arm :)

[henneyqwerty]

@Hybixx trouble is how could you play like this with one arm XD!

[AngelFacingYou]

@Hybixx If you gave up an arm you wouldn't be able to play no I'd give up one of my balls.

[brannon67]

Ok, My mind was just blown watching this. I can look at this two ways now, I can be inspired by this, and keep playing my guitar, or I can be mind blown and disgusted that this is so damn good, and I could never do this, and just burn my guitar and walk away. Im still thinking about what to do. WOW!

[asaum3]

@brannon67 keep playin.....never stop.....tis the only way...

[BenjyGoodrich08]

only a god could do this is a diamond sweater-vest<3

[Cricketeatsdirt]

1:56 is the perfect "fuck yea" face

[matejsajn]

john butler is awesome thats true...but check out that drummer..what rhytm!

[DurianObried]

My god!!! the sound is incredible with this acoustic guitare! i love it!

[bsskates333]

WAH WAH WITH AN ACOUSTIC?!, I JUST SHIT EVERYWHERE!!!!

[mycal64]

I love that if I said, "Freo market" and "Red Back beer" - 98% of you mother fuckers would have no idea what I was talking about, but John would dig it right off the bat. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!

[Deadlycornflakes793]

at 2:07 does he start to imagine hes having sex or something cos tbh that looks more like an orgasm face than guitar :)

[EmilioCampari]

awesome acoustic solo .

[LloydChristmas6]

Is that Heath Ledger on drums?!

[killsaus]

@LloydChristmas6 No man.. Heath is no more, may his soul rest in peace.. And this drummer is not more in the band. Same for the bassist. John got new members..

[DiabeticMafia]

@killsaus Are these not the new members? He used to have two other guys in the trio, I thought these were the new members.

[000silverchair]

@DiabeticMafia No these were the old members

[DiabeticMafia]

@000silverchair Ah okay, I wasn't sure.

[Thournevald]

@killsaus Big mistake to get rid of those guys.

[SuperLuckyCHUCKY]

@LloydChristmas6 lol that looks nothing like ledger lol man u made my day!!!!

[JGOMES41]

excellent

[toshiharness1]

who is this drummer?



[CewHit76]

@toshiharness1 Michael Barker.

[toshiharness1]

@CewHit76 thank you:D

[CewHit76]

@toshiharness1 No problem!! It's a shame J.B. doesn't play with him, or Shannon Birchall, anymore. Though I enjoy J.B.'s music past and present, he's never sounded better than when playing with these two!! Awesome trio!!

[ilovegibsons1]

@toshiharness1 jesus himself

[cryingmushroom47]

i don't know what he's saying 90% of the time, but the music is saying fuck yeah!

[hazzbot23]

He played this while he was busking Monday night in Ottawa, Ontario for a crowd of about 200 people. Best experience of my life.

[ewckaroo]

guess ill see him in new plymouth

[ChordBender]

An updated James Gang? Nice balance of strengths.

[MrRepublican123]

38 people just plain fucking suck

[tottelott19]

@MrRepublican123  Ill rather say 39

[peddarn]

@tottelott19 Yeah my man Tottelott19 is right, 39 people is retarded clowns :|

[toolff83]

He better be careful when he goes to third base with his wife, He needs to find some human sized pedipaws, those little plastic nail guards you can put on your cat.

[MrSlfDstrctn]

It's Jesus... and guitar O_O

[wiggie1993]

Complete legend!

[Lazzle22]

This.... this is the f*cking shit! hell yeah!

[TheShadowsTrace]

This man is the embodiment of talent, and a fucking legend.

[MrAngyGrimmy]

I saw Him live yesterday night!

[Dornek1]

@MrAngyGrimmy where did you saw him?

[MrAngyGrimmy]

@Dornek1 I saw him in Segrate,near Milan,Italy

[chewycakes]

Does anyone know what kind of pedal(s) he uses to get that distortion in this song??

[spazdal1]

@chewycakes i dont know about the pedals but that marshall amp plays a big part in his sound

[craigfatman]

@chewycakes It's a combo of his Amp plus a Tubescreamer, TS9 i think. His setup is mental!

[chema01389]

i'll never understand why this band its not more popular, and people like justin bieber and kesha performs at the grammys and worldwide awards ceremonies.. THIS is talent and THIS is how you perform live

[Viguene]

Im a metalhead but who knows why I FUCKING love this band!

[Jaradth]

@Viguene

Because this is real music

[Viguene]

@Jaradth The live performances of this band are way better than the studio recordings! And THATS fucking amazing!

[scottie2hottietfot]

Tastiest jam band ever

[kfkc8211]

OMG I think I just fell in love

[AbeniSisterSnake]

Ripper Rhythmic Zapper!.

Zany Zebra Zong!

[ChiefWyldeSpirit]

fkin groovy! me like that

[thevilllllllllllllll]

such a kick ass solo

[99Sorc]

@thevilllllllllllllll dude that solo grabs my heart and squeezes the love out of it into the world

[Minispooner18]

JB you legend. Inspiring so many people to get up on stage and try follow in your epic footsteps. vimeo.co.m/23795424

Id take that fullstop out of the .com if i were you ;)

[ClassicalGuitarRulez]

@Minispooner18 Don't say JB, it seems Justin Bieber! ;)

[99Sorc]

@ClassicalGuitarRulez I call him johnny boy =]

[ClassicalGuitarRulez]

@99Sorc Fuck yeah :D

[ziemonroe]

i enjoy with this song.. .

it's so great...!!!

[ajnode]

11 string awesomeness

[badating]

Fucking eh?!

[lithium2370]

i hear an electric guitar i think.. dont see one

[stefanstalex]

@lithium2370 He uses the wah pedal, and a distortion amp on his acoustic .

[BreaksFast]

@lithium2370 Just his acoustic amped and distorted.

[skinnybuddhaboy]

Swear to God, while listening to this I looked up out my window at the Moon and it was smiling at boping it's head....some "PropA' trippy shit man!!

[94JackJohnson]

i dont know what it is, but he's got it :D

[alessiobg]

he got the damn groove!!!!

[ClassicalGuitarRulez]

I can't say if it's funky, reggae, rock or blues... but it's great! :D

[7antoosah]

This is Great

[atidiaX]

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[BSilva121]

When you see a guy playing an 11 string guitar, you know something is going to happen. When he starts that riff you go along. When he uses distortion, it sounds different but somehow you start go with the flow. Then the solo starts, you go out of control...Then enters the slide...what the fuck is going on?....And all of sudden he uses a fuckin' wah-wah pedal...Then my life changed.

[99Sorc]

@BSilva121 hahaha I love you

[CarlosHigg]

@BSilva121 cool story bro

[TheNatsu1999]

@BSilva121 i think it's a 12 string guitar no ?? 11 string doesn't exist

[TheNatsu1999]

@BSilva121 i think it's a 12 string guitar no ?? 11 string doesn't exist

[MrN1ch]

@TheNatsu1999

unless you remove one of the strings

[BSilva121]

@TheNatsu1999 Actually, i's an 11 string guitar. He removes the higher G because he claims it makes the guitar sound too trebly. Look it up.

[TheNatsu1999]

@BSilva121 ok ty for info ^^