Chris Brooks - Larry Carlton style backing track improv (no delay)

[falcont2t]

which scale is it?

[ColinPRS]

Great playing Chris, love the tone of your PRS, also Suhr are great, my favourite strat like guitar,

[74chri]

chris you are great !!!!

[Aussiephil99]

Excellent............and he's an Aussie

[2712985]

wow man,what a picking hand,u have very hot picking techniqe!!

[turockandar]

Thanks a lot!!!

[turockandar]

Great improvising!!!! This track seems to be a favourite on youtube I would love to know its title! Thanks

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@turockandar Thanks! It's a jamtrackcentral track called Larry Carlton style.

[guitarsandme]

Hi Chris, very good playing mate, keep it up. You have had your Suhr for a while now and it sounds and looks great. I also like your PRS. Which guitar is your current favourite. Cheers for now.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@guitarsandme Current favorite for the music I'm making right now is the Suhr. It does the mid-gain thing beautifully and has amazing clarity through darker amps. The PRS is smooth for leads and raw for rhythms and I like that too. It's a keeper, but not entirely what I hear in my head at the moment.

[doallthegoodyoucan]

Interesting lines.. strong.. and powerful..

[MrShasta32]

dude that was hot i love to watch more :)

[AlterBridgeTremonti]

hey man i love the way you play and i am have a PRS custom 22 on lay by :D im 17 with no money thats why :P hahah im wondering if you have any tips on how to properly do chromatic soloing if you could give any pointers thanks!

[Ins4n3Guit4rist]

is this from months of practice? :D im trying and right now it seems impossible .. any advice?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@Ins4n3Guit4rist I find that jamming the chords gives one a better idea of what melodies to play. See if that helps.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@rodg20 jamtrackcentral, with a dot and a com

[johannestherese]

Wooooooooowwwwww.........

[talenwaver]

Way to go bro! :)

[flowerdrop1]

WOW

[cbs5]

A bit less distortion. Your technique handels that ;) Then it would be awesome.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@cbs5 I'll go back in time and adjust it, lol. thanks!

[roccckkerrr]

awesome! where did you study guitar/music?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@roccckkerrr self-taught primarily. thanks!

[Bwhaaa]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooow

[hopkinWFG]

wild !!! awesome

[mercman58]

Chris you are outstanding!!!!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@mercman58 thanks so much!

[numbersabcdefg]

Can I say I like your Larry Carlton better than Larry Carlton's Larry Carlton?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@numbersabcdefg You can! Thanks!

[LarsBauer74]

Awesome, Chris!!!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@LarsBauer74 Cheers!

[thesolidpain]

can someone tell me where ican download good tracks ? i want them so i can play along them on bass ?

great playing btw man verry good improv :)

Matt

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@thesolidpain try jamcentral dot c_o_m

[guitarsandme]

@thesolidpain Hi Brother. try guitarbackingtrack if you have found other sites can you let me know. Cheers.

[markatier]

Real nice!!. I have heard of you, but never really checked you out. Very impressive.

Your channel shows your versatility. Skill to shred it (entertaining) & the imagination and creativity to make a song with emotional attachment.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@markatier Thanks very much. I appreciate it!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@markatier thanks so much for the kind words!

[MrJumpingJibbers]

Chris right up there with the top guitarists. Why compare? They all have different styles and something to contribute. Chris is unique and phenomenal on the guitar!

5 stars!

[guitarttimman]

Great job Chris. You are awesome man!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@guitarttimman Cheers for the kind words.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@guitarttimman cheers!

[fenixx213]

Do you want a beer? ^^

[g0ttsche]

@wnfcjkenvfj I agree, but Guthrie is also a God.. remember.

[wnfcjkenvfj]

good but i gotta say guthrie govans is better!

[GuillermoSmyser]

Wow! That was awesome!

[GuillermoSmyser]

@Kjutte1 The point of improv is that you only spend the amount of time that it takes to play on on it.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

@GuillermoSmyser precisely! So much talk about a couple of moments in time.

[GuillermoSmyser]

Wow!  That was awesome!

[carlos13190]

wonderfull

5555+++++++

[A1458D]

Nice!!

[kaaijer]

There are some really sweet parts in it. For an improv, it's great!

[Timmonsec]

Really carltonish... nice work...

[Jigsaw662]

Amazingly brutal chris, as always.

Check out my guitar cover if you want, its not that great but practice will hopefully help me eventually.

Tom Taylor

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks Tom! Your playing has come such a long way since Californication and The Rasmus, lol! Great rhythm tone too!

[Jigsaw662]

Thanks man, feedback from pro's is always appreciated.

[GuitarJamTracks]

wow

This video makes me want to practice more !

[GuitarJamTracks]

Wow

This video makes me want to practice more :)

[gottfriedbrux]

You sound fantastic. Besides C Dorian and Blues Pentatonic scales and harmonic minor... are there other things you use? Just phenomenal!!!. You, Marco and Guthrie are my top 3!!!

[nswmoose]

They are all great. Also check out Jack Thammarat's YouTube video "Improvise in Larry Carlton Style" - 5 minutes of sustained brilliance.

[Tuffsterbogie2006]

no - Guthrie Govan blows this guy away - check him out

[umpalumpa101909]

Marco Sfogli has the best!

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Good call.  Marco is awesome.

Chris

[umpalumpa101909]

yeah, your good also =], and my name is chris too lol

[gianni1977]

I would say that Marco and Chris are two different guitarists, thus it doesn't make any sense to compare each other.

Great playing for both of them!!!

[36trooper]

3rd best is pretty damn good though too!

[Timmonsec]

Precisely right...

1.- Guthrie

2.- Marco

3.- Chris

[jemstar619]

lol

[GibsonGuitarist666]

Govan is the best hands down :)

[bigpyoopypants]

This is really good, but it reminds me of the weather channel for some reason. ;)

[code1017]

Wow very clean and nice. Great job!!

[nswmoose]

Yes, Australia has produced some absolutely incredible guitarists including Garsed and Gambale. This guy is another monster. Like the others I have mentioned, he wins because he is a musician, not just a technician - which is no doubt the reason he appreciates Larry Carlton! Fabulous!

[Fr3derick]

Great performance!!!

Grandma Mary

[Jazzguts]

Fantastic play and feel, I love your phrasing and adventurous approach routed in the Blues and Jazz, I hear diverse influences but they're assimilated in a very natural way and the main thing has become an adventurous,personal and very expressive style, you're a great Musician,pleased to listen to you,greetings from Holland,Victor.

[sakuraba249]

hey man what scale are you using .... C minor?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

A lot of the time, some dorian too where the chords have a major 6, harmonic minor over any V7 chords.

[hydejing]

5 stars!!!

[raymondothedoors]

good

[guterdak]

hey you work for maxx music. what guitar amp and pedal is that

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Paul Reed Smith Custom 24. No pedal.

[Bojack222]

im in love =))

[n2112b]

that's incredible speed at the end

[samling]

Good lord man, this is awesome. I've watched this video about 5 times today alone; I aspire to one day be able to solo over a track like this the way you do. Very complex and entertaining.

Your picking technique is very interesting. Reminds me of a video of Eric Johnson where he talked about 'circle picking'; is that similar to what you're doing here? It looks completely effortless.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Thanks mate! Nothing circular going on though I see why it looks that way. I barely move my wrist when going from string to string, as if my arm is nailed to the guitar and I can only move what I need to.

[mraggrovator]

Wow super player.

[mraggrovator]

So many great players about and this is one of them.

[ayabiecal]

awesome man ....

[GuitarSmart]

I like this, He does his own improvisation and very outstanding at that!

[dareldiaz]

quisiera que por favor alguien me diga de donde puedo bajar el track que suena de fondo , o sea el backing track

[trauma15]

where can i get this backing track?

[Mikwest91]

Nice PRS!!!!!!!!!!

[jfnd777]

this guy did this guitar and track justice

[guitarttimman]

awesome job man :-)

[pacoolea70]

What PRS model is that? Is it a custom 24 on the neck pickup?

[teokiatuan2]

nice job nice job

[flightbyshred]

can someone please tell me what key this is in

[chrisbrooksmusic]

changes a bit... mainly C minor and other modes of Eb maj as the chords dictate, and some C dorian, mixed with whatever passing tones and whatnot work.

[fattybarbarian]

love that phrasing

[FideX82]

Great

[catapei]

1:37 lick is very good... picking run!!

[martinlutherkingIII]

may i ask, if this is chris brooks' youtube account, what kind of amp you use. Your tone is fantastic.

[chrisbrooksmusic]

This was just a V-Amp!! Real amp is MesaBoogie DR 1996

[TheLostTruckDriver]

It's like Petrucci playing over it, they play prog metal don't expect typical lickage.

[FRETPICK]

It's as if he has a master plan.

;-)

[HalcombeGuitar]

i don't think this sounds like Guthrie's version. Great job. Unique style :-)

[NetrockingMan]

this doesn't sound like Guthrie. Chris is awesome and this is unique :-)

[r8guitar]

fantasticcccc

[chrisbrooksmusic]

Didn't we answer all that in the description?

[scrotumplisse]

some licks sound like guthrie's version, is yours improvised ?..

by the way, could you please send me the backing track ? thank you :)

[ItzEddie]

smoooth

and smexy guitar ~_~

[654321654321]

great playing!

[Scottmaster84]

Real Kick-Ass technique! You play very innovatively!!! Check out my version if you like!

[jimpy419]

Good chops but your outside playing is not in. I think your phrasing is too much like rock for this type of track but I saw some of your other stuff and it's definitely good.

[petitgary]

DAAAAAAMMMMMMNNNNNN!!!!!

[GitarGuru]

Can someone wrigth down the chord chart for this tune?

[aarenhealy]

awesome job man

[Qzysk]

Absolutely brilliant. This was inspiring and entertaining to watc. Makes me want to play for hours. :D

Cheers. :)

[voicecommandingyou]

chris is awesome

[aapje99]

love it:P shit, im a drummer..

still love it

[kainyu]

who has this backing track?

[thps89]

sickk im just getting into jazz/fusion rite now its good stuff

[scottmasson01]

Fucking off the wall man!

[Zombo111]

Absolutely beautiful playing Chris I loved it you are a great player!!

[alezb]

Great playing, but the tone is a bit muddy and confused...i prefer smoother tone :)

Anyway great impro :)

[botman1]

is this 100% improvisation?

[chrisbrooksmusic]

100%. Chris chose it from a few takes and all were completely different and cool in their own way.

CB street team

[botman1]

This is amazing... I just can't believe people can play to a backing track just like that. Phenomenal playing!

[semasiology]

really feelin it, man. great

[townstra]

Really nice work! 5* and sub'd

[dddw]

Muy buen jam!! geniales fraseos en plan jazzy, si señor! ;)

Un saludo

[litolirio]

hi dude

how many fingers do you have ??

AWESOME and FIVE STARS VID ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

cheerzz

[fretdance]

Nice phrasing man, effortless playing. Tone is a bit muddy and indistinct, and outside playing a bit hesitant at times. Still great to hear you go down the fusion road more often :) WOuld like to see more impro's by you, you're packing alot of good lines!

/Richard

[GeorgeGuitarPer]

excelente, gran tecnica y sonidazo :)