John Mayer Trio - Everyday I Have The Blues

[xchump]

There's something so sexy about an upside down fender headstock!

[nirvanium29]

the top-comment guy forgot to mention BB King

[mimaxworld]

damn this is tight!

[ChrisVGuitarist]

so stupid... lefty headstock and he's right handed. Just the money to have it so he does...

[willwelsh816]

@ChrisVGuitarist he likes the way it looks, and has the money to do it, why shouldn't he?

[DrDavidColmenar]

Most versatile musicians today.

[17drumhead]

Like a lot of people, I hated his pop stuff. But when it comes to the blues, he's the real deal. For all the haters-------let's see a vid of you doing better!

[priceh]

It's like he's Marty McFly at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, but for real.

[ThePhantomElement]

It looks like an American Standard Strat to me. At first I thought it was a lefty , but the tone and volume knobs are are right handed. I think its just got a funky reversed head stock. Whatever, It sounds good

[dipsetallday75]

that strat is too sick.... does anyone know the model?

[MadddSkillzzz]

@dipsetallday75 I guess it's the Fender Jimi Hendrix Tribute Strat in Olympic White P/N 010-6822. It's got a reversed headstock.

[KungPow121]

everyone just relax and listen to a little john mayer, life's good and john mayer kicks ass :D

[GreenLiberationSalon]

You guys are great. jimserv keep up the good work! hilarious

[MaTripleX09]

I guess jimisrv knows everything there is to know about music. Hey jimisrv, how many grammys has your music won?

[Grensinlos]

dang.. lets rip off of bb king a lil more mr mayer.. jeex that whole solo all i heard was bb then some hendrix

[OliverFranzon]

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[Grensinlos]

hey i like mayer.. but its oh so obviously true

[OliverFranzon]

It's really unfair to accuse him of being a rip-off. I mean, it is obvious that he's influenced by him and this is a BB King tune if i'm not mistaken, but he always puts his own touch to the solos too. Also it's pretty hard to be unique and innovative in your guitar playing nowadays, everything that can be done on a guitar has pretty much already been done, haha.

[Grensinlos]

good point haha

[jimisrv23]

I'd say this statement is completely wrong...as the number of things you can play the guitar is beyond infinite (any instrument for that matter). If you want to play blues, then yea, you're not exactly trying reinvent the 12 bars...but in general, no way has everything been done...look at the sort of stuff Jimmy Page did with alternate tuning

[OliverFranzon]

Sorry, let me rephrase that; Everything that makes sense playing has been played on a guitar. Of course he could play something, some licks that nobody has even thought of before. Hell, even you or me could do that. But would it sound good? I don't know, but probably not. ;)

[jimisrv23]

Well, this is a little geeky, but think of it like this: notes/chords are words, and they can be arranged in a timed sequence as words can be arranged in sequence on paper: hey me world true went hospital! This is obviously garbage. So there is some convention of how words should be sequenced, ie basic grammar principles similar to music theory...ie a chord in this key should follow that chord similar to basic sentence structure (that you more or less implicitly develop through reading)...ok

[jimisrv23]

So now with that said...suppose you want to create something original! Well, often the first thing you'll do is emulate what you've heard/read. This is mostly because you associate what you respect or enjoy with "good"...well the true artist will innovate this, ie not be afraid to stray from the norm. The same way that someone can create completely new poetry or written work, they can do the same with music. It's really our own lack of vision and bias that usually makes us judge work as not good

[jimisrv23]

talk to someone back in the day when hendrix first hit the scene and I'm sure they will think it sounds like garbage...in fact a lot of artist's work doesn't become famous until after they pass away, Van Gogh was a starving artist...Ok well I've been rambling, but the point is, don't ever think that everything that can be done has been done, especially when it comes to an art form...there are very few absolutes in life other than death hehe

[OliverFranzon]

You make a good point. Almost everything that is creative and stands out from the rest is bound to be disliked by alot of people cause it's not what it should be, if you know what i mean. Anyway, I don't think John is trying to be groundbreaking and innovative in his guitar playing as much as he's trying to keep it alive, kinda. He's playing the music and licks of his idols and puts his own touch to them.

[deltablues1993]

sry buddy but delta (Skip james Robert johnson Son House) chicago (Otis Rush Buddy Guy Muddy Waters Jimmy Reed) and Texas (T bone walker lightnin hopkins ) blues are where its at

[TRENT32]

@deltablues1993 I Found Out im Related to Muddy Waters Which Songs do you Suggest i listen too?

[viejochase]

well of course !!!!! he has influences like every other guitar player that has ever lived !

[Grensinlos]

theres a difference than straight up copying him...

[jimisrv23]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...music like the blues where composition takes a back seat to phrasing and pure emotion encourages note for note renditions...what better way to jam hideaway then play freddy king note for note...or ask SRV about playing Albert King licks...it's just the template used...a way to show you've studied! It's like claiming a mathematician is ripping off the Arabs: he's counting in base 10 numbers...lol

[mortygwhiz]

I've been listening to a lot of different John Mayer songs. In my opinion he is an outstanding musician. I've liked his music since I first became aware of him. Tonight, listening to quite a variety of his work, I'm amazed. What a talent.

[corosian]

why does he have an inverted head?

[mudchair16]

just a custom choice, plus it's a hendrix trademark look

[Beausant]

Per the Fender website, it's because his idol, Stevie Ray Vaughan used to have a guitar like that. Going further, an influence of Stevie's, Jimi Hendrix, played his Strat's upside down.

[srvanjoy]

if you listen to Say What live in Tokyo you can hear some similiar licks in the solo and the use of the wha wha pedal

[bomdelux]

Hey, nice one, I'll check that out. Thats very helpful of you, unlike the asshole who gave me fucking thumb down for that comment, I didn't insult anyone, there was no hating, I was merely saying I don't get it and was pretty fucking civil about it. Some people just don't get it, to the dick who gave me that lil thumb down, you fail at life.

[srvanjoy]

no problem

[srvanjoy]

btw the Say What is a SRV song

[vegasholdemrules]

This guy rules...he has a ton of talent...I would love to see mixer 6161 put his version of this song on U Tube...LOL...he wishes this was lame...show me man!

[6stringslinger]

The man made good move to play the blues. Great phrasing. Reminds me of SRV, Hendrix, and Clapton. John is bad ass.

[JohnHagstrom]

Yeah man, you know whats your talking about... Nice riff...

[mxer6161]

wow this version is so fucking lame

[petemack75]

Without being sarcastic, can you link me to a better version?

I love this. Would love to hear it done better.

[tombanger]

great, solid input. Really, it's people like you who so eloquently and intelligently voice your opinions who make this world a better place.

[onehalfpoint]

direct me to a better one

[GNRjungle87]

he's truly amazing

[howellalan]

great song