Okay so... John Mayer is BY FAR my favorite musician. That will never change but i will not deny that he is one of the biggest douche bags in hollywood today. That's a big title.
@leri123456789 good question... pretty sure its a strat. he just has a lot of effects running and using the bridge pickup so it sounds bright. could be wrong though
John Muhfuckkin Mayer...understand me! Give the Drummer some on this...no doubt. Ain't nothing missin on this shit but a lil sprinkle of chili sauce....yessss!
It amazes me how people still say things like "Fuck Beiber" or "Take that Jonas Brothers" on videos like this. We all know John Mayer is leagues ahead of them, so grow the fuck up.
it is possible that it is a tele, but it looks a hell of alot like a strat, and people saying you can't produce this sound from a strat are wrong... It happens that fender (and any other company) produces oddly shaped models of current ones.. I mean Hendrix played a strat too, but sometime used one that looked like an Ibanez (still with the plate on though, to give it the strat look)
@siskjoey pause at 0:12 or 0:26. A telecaster looks nothing like that. See how it has the 3 single coil pick ups and switch knob plus the way the pickguard looks? look up any strat and then look up a tele and you'll notice the difference ;)
@RideLXbindings look at how the top of the guitar doesn't have the fin that jutts out-it goes back down to the neck. That's a tele body. However, the knobs and pickguard are similar to a strat setup...weird.
@nickluna5995 yea its 100% a stratocaster,but i see what you mean how it sounds different. He probably has his guitar on the bridge switch position to get that sound. But yea its a strat ;)
@RideLXbindings sorry man, i still think its a tle, strats dont look or sound like that, but anywayssssssss who cares really i mean it still sounds fantastic.
Lol he can just have chosen the lower pickups to catch the sound and then you get that exact sound (of course with the delay too) it's pretty simple, but that is definetely not a tele!
And sorry i didn't read your full message before answering... yeah it dosen't really matter cause it sounds awesome!
@nickluna5995 lol true it does sound cool but Strats "do look like that" and this song is in a different tuning which gives it that kind of sound. Anyways ;) happy playing.
@RideLXbindings@nickluna5995 Its a hybrid. Meaning the body is a tele, pickguards a strat one, bridge is a hardtail (like a tele), necks a strat type.
Good for versatility like his Trio ~ I just don't like it as much as good old John Mayer Acoustic pop. Before anyone says it, I'm a pretty experienced guitar player
My favorite version of this song I've found. One of John's best. This song goes through my head a lot. Awesome lyrics. My favorite line.. "when autumn comes, it doesn't ask, it just walks in, where it left you last, you never know when it starts until their is fog inside the glass around your summer heart." Brilliant!
I too, am not knocked out about by much of what this guy has created so far. but it's silly to say he lacks talent.
he's a fine young player, has a great ear, and seems to have an encylopedic capacity to cop and process cool licks and vibe from lotsa more original players (from all kinds of styles). my problem is more with the singing; too often it just feels contrived/manufactured/calculated.
I love John Mayer and this song but this was a HORRIBLE performance by him. It was lacking the energy, had the weakest guitar playing I've heard come from him, and what is up with his slobbering lisp in the beggining? He must have been really nervous or had novicane put into his mouth or something.
@EddieVedder13 I agree that the vocals were pretty off, but I thought over any rendition I have heard of this song, the solo was great....Just my opinion
@Hikki4Life fender produced a stratocaster telecaster model a while ago, i dont think its very popular.. i only knew about it cause last week i looked up the fender custom shop page
Don't understand what's with all the comments about, "Lisp," "Root canal," and, "No teeth."
Just sounds like a wonderful piece of "original," music which means if it's not a cover, it has it's own sound, and it sounds "different," and beautiful to me.
@rockinroller7 hahaha are people really saying that? have they ever heard any of his other music, or heard him playing live? it's a fuzzy recording that's all you nincumpoops..
There were comments of that description a year ago when I made my "comment."
Seems like, 'iamrichlol,' and 'TravellinMan,' felt the same way only 3-4 months ago, on page 4. They must not have heard any of his other music, as you state.
I think "Nincumpoops," lol! describes the negative comments very well.
Interesting development! I wonder if he gets terrified when he hears his lisp come out in the middle of the song. I'm just imagining how I would feel.
well my guess is because he had a lisp when he was younger, which he did. and i know that when he gets nervous his voice is much more airy and throaty.. but the lisp is REALLY coming through. maybe its a joke?
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I think sometimes John try to hard to show his skills on guitar,but not that good compare to the best,He should let better guitar player do the music,and sing,that where his talent is better at.Like Rod Steward great voice average guitar player.
i don't think john tries to be the best guitarist. unlike rod stewart john is a 'guitarist' not just a singer, which stewart would be reffered as. Mayer's playing is a part of his expression in his music and by no means is he conciously trying to be the best guitarist
I agree with JiggaBoxx - JM is a Motown voice and hands trapped in a skinny little white boy's body. Much respect to Motown and JM. I wanna be like that when I grow up [im 23]
and you would be an "older blues player" would you? as opposed to bb king, eric clapton and buddy guy who apparantly know nothing about blues. you also clearly didnt take in a single point i made. if you dont like mayer thats completely ok and understandable. but that doesnt make your opinion of mayers playing ability fact. its your opinion - which you still have every right to.
ok so first timei heard mayer, i was listening to bb king and eric clapton and saw him playing with them. now im in to mayer too. im sorry but if bb king and clapton (and i think he did stuff with buddy guy too) think hes good enough to play blues with them... well i think theyre more knowledgable on blues. music evolves and changes overtime. and to be fair if mayer is introduicing a whole new generation to the more "traditional" blues via his own music first, then im down with that,
also when t-bone walker started the whole electric blues movement back in the day, im pretty sure people heckled him for not being a true bluesman. that wasnt what the guys before had done. so get over it if ayer doesnt play like an 80 year old african american from the deep south
mayer is no doubt a good blues guitarist, but he cannot be considered a bluesman. a bluesman is not only a musician, it is a lifestyle and a certain swagger. he's far from muddy waters or robert johnson or son house. mayer definately has skill and i would not deny that. what is slightly irritating about mayer is that he started off doing pure pop teenager music (although he is transitioning towards blues slowly) and enjoyed having 12 year old girls screaming in joy at his music.
and i also wanted to add that mayer is great. he makes some great music, but his fanbase makes the whole idea retarded. people like your or me affect his style, but the screaming teenage girls affect his style even more. think about how far he is from stevie ray vaughan, his strongest idol and influence. he sings as well as he can and plays very well, but will he ever be able to transcend above his audience and rip his guitar into pieces just through releasing his own spirituality? that i fear.
fair point. i do think mayer care way too much about the crowd, but his roots were playing hendrix and srv stuff in small clibs and jazz bars. but i do agree the crowd has somewhat eclipsed that
yep, he's a good guitarist, anyone who starts out young in jazz and blues bars and gets accepted by buddy guy and the like is bound to become worthy enough to appreciate. its just that he chose the 'pop music' path early in his career which got him the fame but not the respect that he could have earned with his skills.
I have not got the brain capacity to understand how people can dislike this? What the fuck?
bassplayermusic91 5 months ago 2
@bassplayermusic91 most dislikes are due to pottymoth remarks and not John's music
AftermyBSN 1 month ago in playlist John Mayer
any men in that crowd? straight men.
kiwiguy77 6 months ago in playlist blues
this is pure bliss... pure fucking bliss
SanaKamranButt 7 months ago
ear orgasm.!
nesselegant08 7 months ago
Such an awesome groove!
Cbluesrocker 8 months ago
Is this version of the song on any of his CDs?
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LoveMusicJMx3Lz 9 months ago
COOL!!
FlutterVision 9 months ago in playlist John Mayer
hey anybody know what effect he is using for this song?
MattyFingersify 10 months ago
@MattyFingersify Just an echo effect.
ztbsk8er 9 months ago
@ztbsk8er I think its chorus and delay or somethin.. delay or "echo" as you call it..
MattyFingersify 9 months ago
@MattyFingersify Yeah, It's delay. I couldn't think of the right word and yep it is delay.
ztbsk8er 9 months ago
John Mayer is the physical and musical manifestation of the color blue.
1richards 10 months ago 2
Okay so... John Mayer is BY FAR my favorite musician. That will never change but i will not deny that he is one of the biggest douche bags in hollywood today. That's a big title.
Cbluesrocker 10 months ago 3
John mayer's live version always, always! better than the album thanks to his improvisation
aingthecure 11 months ago
Eleven people need their hearing checked or have really horrible taste in music.
StarrKitty1973 1 year ago 4
i'd give so much to be this good.
jimmypage321 1 year ago
uwielbiam tego goscia :-)
onegirltwoletters 1 year ago
lol whats wrong with his voice?
gooman989898 1 year ago
is that guitar son of stratocaster and telecaster?
leri123456789 1 year ago
@leri123456789 good question... pretty sure its a strat. he just has a lot of effects running and using the bridge pickup so it sounds bright. could be wrong though
squiddy112 1 year ago
@leri123456789 its one of the custom shop tele strat hybrids
guyinfuckinghat 1 year ago
John Muhfuckkin Mayer...understand me! Give the Drummer some on this...no doubt. Ain't nothing missin on this shit but a lil sprinkle of chili sauce....yessss!
mhbass 1 year ago
wish i was the guitar..:)
nesselegant08 1 year ago
his guitar at the beginning reminds me of the fixx in the 80's... then he sings and it's all john - great song.
zaneygroove 1 year ago
haha it does sound like he has a lisp in this video XD lol! love you john <3
EMirish13 1 year ago
I wish I had his voice to sing to ladies
Siege2992 1 year ago
1:40-1:43 first glimpse thought it was JAck Johnson
Siege2992 1 year ago
sort of having a John Mayer night.
pwtori7 1 year ago 40
@pwtori7 That's regular for me.
Cbluesrocker 1 year ago
@pwtori7 was it the night that ended in "day"
eazykilat2 9 months ago
@pwtori7 Sortof having a John Mayer life
jw3902 7 months ago 8
yea he did not do a good job here
sick10243 1 year ago
It amazes me how people still say things like "Fuck Beiber" or "Take that Jonas Brothers" on videos like this. We all know John Mayer is leagues ahead of them, so grow the fuck up.
syndicate010 1 year ago 50
@syndicate010 clean up your potty mouth! a 12 year old is not necessarily attracted to the same thing you are but vulgarity attracts no
one!
AftermyBSN 1 month ago in playlist John Mayer
@syndicate010 are you justin bieber? omg, you're much better than this faggot mayer
ronniemurga 3 weeks ago
Pretty deep. Check out this sermon reflecting on his lyrics
archive.org/details/SomethingsMissing
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StoneChurchGlimpses 1 year ago
Fuck bieber.. eat that ..
masajhn 1 year ago
it is possible that it is a tele, but it looks a hell of alot like a strat, and people saying you can't produce this sound from a strat are wrong... It happens that fender (and any other company) produces oddly shaped models of current ones.. I mean Hendrix played a strat too, but sometime used one that looked like an Ibanez (still with the plate on though, to give it the strat look)
oliverandm 1 year ago
Something's missing... you.
hereonearthme 1 year ago
no way! JM playing a tele? haha
nickluna5995 1 year ago
@nickluna5995 umm thats not a tele lol. its a strat ;)
RideLXbindings 1 year ago
@RideLXbindings umm...definitely a tele. Look again, man.
siskjoey 1 year ago
@siskjoey pause at 0:12 or 0:26. A telecaster looks nothing like that. See how it has the 3 single coil pick ups and switch knob plus the way the pickguard looks? look up any strat and then look up a tele and you'll notice the difference ;)
RideLXbindings 1 year ago
@RideLXbindings look at how the top of the guitar doesn't have the fin that jutts out-it goes back down to the neck. That's a tele body. However, the knobs and pickguard are similar to a strat setup...weird.
siskjoey 11 months ago
@RideLXbindings are you sure? it looks like both haha but it sounds like a tele
nickluna5995 1 year ago
@nickluna5995 yea its 100% a stratocaster,but i see what you mean how it sounds different. He probably has his guitar on the bridge switch position to get that sound. But yea its a strat ;)
RideLXbindings 1 year ago
@RideLXbindings sorry man, i still think its a tle, strats dont look or sound like that, but anywayssssssss who cares really i mean it still sounds fantastic.
nickluna5995 1 year ago
@nickluna5995
Lol he can just have chosen the lower pickups to catch the sound and then you get that exact sound (of course with the delay too) it's pretty simple, but that is definetely not a tele!
And sorry i didn't read your full message before answering... yeah it dosen't really matter cause it sounds awesome!
oliverandm 1 year ago
@nickluna5995 lol true it does sound cool but Strats "do look like that" and this song is in a different tuning which gives it that kind of sound. Anyways ;) happy playing.
RideLXbindings 1 year ago
@RideLXbindings @nickluna5995 Its a hybrid. Meaning the body is a tele, pickguards a strat one, bridge is a hardtail (like a tele), necks a strat type.
CoIinsMusic 1 year ago
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It's still a strat but with a weird shape!
oliverandm 1 year ago
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Something IS missing, he's right!! Talent, originality...
Gonzoidz 1 year ago
I love JM he is the best male talent we have right now
Eisele691 1 year ago
He is one sexy man. to see him again live check in out at q102.com when he does an exclusive performance in studio q tomorrow around 2:30!!!
JoeSmith960 1 year ago
he made an incredible sound here, he made possible assembled the sounds without forgetting he is the front man of the band
greatlife87 1 year ago
Good for versatility like his Trio ~ I just don't like it as much as good old John Mayer Acoustic pop. Before anyone says it, I'm a pretty experienced guitar player
OxygenOfHappiness 1 year ago
i like john mayer but rockinroller im pretty sure they werent talking about him just havin a lisp it sounds like he does in this VIDEO...dumbass
bdogever 1 year ago
peace man .. love this music
kotsios1444 1 year ago
Seriously, wtf is with his lisp. there is definitely something wrong with his voice here
iamrichlol 1 year ago
The video sounds like crap, but I love this song.
rufflesnature 1 year ago
Some kind of Fender.
benharperlover987 1 year ago
What guitar is John using?
breachmania 1 year ago
@breachmania A Fender Telecaster I believe.
aleks825 1 year ago
@breachmania a hybrid between a tele and a stratocaster
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funnyordie100 1 year ago
One of the few people left in the world who has true soul. Great tune, Great groove.
nicktheman1001 1 year ago
yeah he does sound like he has a lisp, i can barely listen to it lol damnnnn this song is amazing though
bugeinator 1 year ago
love the groovy intro!
skateplanbboard 1 year ago
What;'s with his lisp?? Hahaha
TravellingMan79 1 year ago
john mayer can make make hilary clinton climax, and thats a hard feat.
hes a god
smilegenerator 1 year ago
Mayers reputation began to build, and a March 2000 appearance at South by Southwest brought him to the attention of "launch" label, Aware Records.
marlenaoab 1 year ago
my god that beginning always seems to make me move my head
achurch123 1 year ago 3
friends, check
money, check
well slept, check
opposite sex, check
guitar, check
microphone, check
messages waiting on me, when i come home...
love that part... xD
eLegantLywasTed7 1 year ago
Cat is stupid with the guitar! My man is out of control!
JJermaine13 1 year ago
hmmmm tele body, strat neck and pickguard...way to be creative JM lol :)
erosinian 1 year ago
John Mayer = 100%
Love it.
ProjectRequiem 1 year ago
when this song comes on concert tv on comcast my 14 month old boy loves this song wont take his eyes off the tv
jplumber100 1 year ago
my favorite version too
jplumber100 1 year ago
what kind of guitar is that?
acousticrythm3 1 year ago
genious
doodi988 1 year ago
My favorite version of this song I've found. One of John's best. This song goes through my head a lot. Awesome lyrics. My favorite line.. "when autumn comes, it doesn't ask, it just walks in, where it left you last, you never know when it starts until their is fog inside the glass around your summer heart." Brilliant!
superwifey 1 year ago 2
sweet ass guitar!
carysamsel 1 year ago
God, why did he have to wear this shirt?
AnonymousWhitePerson 2 years ago
I too, am not knocked out about by much of what this guy has created so far. but it's silly to say he lacks talent.
he's a fine young player, has a great ear, and seems to have an encylopedic capacity to cop and process cool licks and vibe from lotsa more original players (from all kinds of styles). my problem is more with the singing; too often it just feels contrived/manufactured/calculated.
truthero 2 years ago
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Yep. Something is missing. A thing called talent.
Treaty4 2 years ago
...self reflecting aside what did you think of John? :)
jalmuhs 2 years ago 3
haha... this made me chuckle
4ourty5ive 1 year ago
I think john uses a lot of compression in his sound
HalfBillion 2 years ago
a hell of a lot
daliksheppy 1 year ago
It's a guitar with a strat electronic setup and a telecaster body with a strat neck. So it's clearly a hybrid,
palmster56 2 years ago
What scale is he using? I know its a different tuning, what key is the song in?
palmster56 2 years ago
E major / C# minor.
Richo18 1 year ago
thats a stratocaster, even though he kinda tweeked the body a little bit to give it more of his style i guess. cause alot of strats look alike
Steriobomber56 2 years ago
I agree whith the comments that he was somewhat slow in the beginning. I'm not sure could be he was at the end of this consert and tired
1964aphrodite 2 years ago
it feels way slow but still good
dr05guitar 2 years ago
I love John Mayer and this song but this was a HORRIBLE performance by him. It was lacking the energy, had the weakest guitar playing I've heard come from him, and what is up with his slobbering lisp in the beggining? He must have been really nervous or had novicane put into his mouth or something.
EddieVedder13 2 years ago
@EddieVedder13 I agree that the vocals were pretty off, but I thought over any rendition I have heard of this song, the solo was great....Just my opinion
tlcaudi 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure he was nervous during this performance. I think he was counting at 6:08.
Xeranx 2 years ago
thats jj johnson not Steve jordan and he is also amazing, how can anyone say he is bad wtf do you have ears?
MrSourworm 2 years ago
yea steve jordan has a much better groove when playing drums for mayer.
hareball527 2 years ago
hrm the beginning is kind of a mess, not very tight playing from the drummer :( good song tho, my favorite sings by mayer
wawa99 2 years ago
I disagree...
General9313 2 years ago
What kind of strat is that?
Hikki4Life 2 years ago
Comments below say it's some sort of hybrid.
General9313 2 years ago
@Hikki4Life fender produced a stratocaster telecaster model a while ago, i dont think its very popular.. i only knew about it cause last week i looked up the fender custom shop page
Vybes16 2 years ago
its a telecaster he's playing
1712andrew 2 years ago
its a hybrid!
OwensMusic1 2 years ago
Uh that would be a Strat
jamacadada 2 years ago
ur retarded
DIRTYNASTYBOYZ 2 years ago
He's one of those guys that gets more and more attractive with age. He also lost his lisp.
samanthagrace22 2 years ago
@samanthagrace22 OH! i didnt realize he actually had a lisp at one time, this vid kinda threw me off
Vybes16 2 years ago
This is the best live version of Somethings Missing
jmykle23 2 years ago
1:28 xD
i0iz0luke 2 years ago
Instant favorite 5/5
Maruceroooo 2 years ago
this is like one of my favorite songs by him! i love neon too :)
sudoglover7 2 years ago
Don't understand what's with all the comments about, "Lisp," "Root canal," and, "No teeth."
Just sounds like a wonderful piece of "original," music which means if it's not a cover, it has it's own sound, and it sounds "different," and beautiful to me.
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 2 years ago 33
@rockinroller7 hahaha are people really saying that? have they ever heard any of his other music, or heard him playing live? it's a fuzzy recording that's all you nincumpoops..
harotufa89 1 year ago
@harotufa89 Yeah.
There were comments of that description a year ago when I made my "comment."
Seems like, 'iamrichlol,' and 'TravellinMan,' felt the same way only 3-4 months ago, on page 4. They must not have heard any of his other music, as you state.
I think "Nincumpoops," lol! describes the negative comments very well.
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 1 year ago
That tele-strat hybrid definitely has his big dipper pickups in it, sounds so good. Anyone know what pedals he's using?
MysticGrant 2 years ago 2
im pretty sure he's using a board not just a pedal. I dont know exactly what kind though.
guitarqueero2 2 years ago
@MysticGrant same pickups as his signature Strat...such a sweet strat!
eoincollins28 2 years ago
why is his lisp so bad in this?
golferdude77777 2 years ago
Yeah sounds like he's come back from a root canal.
jonQuest82 2 years ago
I think it might just be the sound quality but idk.???
AlanDavidMusic 2 years ago
@AlanDavidMusic In his earlier material his voice wasnt half as good as it is now...he defo has a prominent lisp in this performance though!
eoincollins28 2 years ago
what a huge epic sound he gets from his guitar
j94c 2 years ago
what guitar is that it's like a strat with tele form???
lukikrestuki69 2 years ago
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i believe it to be a jaguar or a mustang or possibly a jagstang? idk
rak27 2 years ago
It's a custom shop masterbuilt Strat-tele hybrid...you can own one for like five grand
bluesboyking1987 2 years ago
its a strat tele hybrid look it up... i think only a hundred or so were made by chris flemming
CraigAdams122593 2 years ago 4
not low enough!!!
rhcpmd 2 years ago
Interesting development! I wonder if he gets terrified when he hears his lisp come out in the middle of the song. I'm just imagining how I would feel.
ShawnaLoveums 2 years ago
this was a few years ago, and in those years he bettered his voice, so that's why he sings like this
hacker123456789102 2 years ago
whats with his singing on this vid? sounds like hes got no teeth in?
levimilk 2 years ago
well my guess is because he had a lisp when he was younger, which he did. and i know that when he gets nervous his voice is much more airy and throaty.. but the lisp is REALLY coming through. maybe its a joke?
musicalheart97 2 years ago
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I think sometimes John try to hard to show his skills on guitar,but not that good compare to the best,He should let better guitar player do the music,and sing,that where his talent is better at.Like Rod Steward great voice average guitar player.
JAMBONE9 2 years ago
i don't think john tries to be the best guitarist. unlike rod stewart john is a 'guitarist' not just a singer, which stewart would be reffered as. Mayer's playing is a part of his expression in his music and by no means is he conciously trying to be the best guitarist
jkodee 2 years ago 2
*which stewart would not be reffered as
jkodee 2 years ago
haha
i love your dry sarcasm
blinkstareblink 2 years ago
I agree with JiggaBoxx - JM is a Motown voice and hands trapped in a skinny little white boy's body. Much respect to Motown and JM. I wanna be like that when I grow up [im 23]
daverockgtrist 2 years ago
respect
TheZerapadura 2 years ago
i love the tele
i love the strat
that thing looks a lil strange
but cool idea i guess
TurtleRocker12 2 years ago
That's a bad mutha... (shut yo' mouth).
finebodi23 2 years ago 2
Weird guitar! What is that, it's like a strat with a tele body
aznbballstar155 2 years ago
its a strat/tele hybrid
jazzaman11 2 years ago
HE IS SO MOTOWN
JiggaBoxx 2 years ago
does he hav a lisp in this vid or something? it sounds off...
Bballjax567 2 years ago
i agree...i mean, maybe he has a sore throat or something
idk though
even the guitar sounds a little off
maybe its just the sound quality
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BWilsonMusic 2 years ago
this groove is awesome.
ottjakeaustin 2 years ago 2
indeed
ptholy 2 years ago
this song kicks azzzzzz
djw80158 2 years ago 2
yz he speakin like a spaz?
TimsgiarK 2 years ago
Cool guitar, tele/strat =)
Jakis92 2 years ago
is john mayer wearing retainers in this vid?
Great song, great player.
fikduk 2 years ago
yeah, I wonder too.. he has a funny lithp.
inuyashaspet 2 years ago
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he's a great musician but this song SUCKSSSSS
ivegotamouse 2 years ago
haha i like the head bobbing
fayerichards6 2 years ago
i love this! this vocals are weird though... he sounds like hes in a rusty metal box.
ilovemyipodnanoyesh 2 years ago
i agree.... the vocal track definately isn't mixed correctly to suit his vocals in this... they just sound off
Mattskito529 2 years ago
Awesome!!! Thanks for posting:)
Grandma Mary
Fr3derick 2 years ago
and you would be an "older blues player" would you? as opposed to bb king, eric clapton and buddy guy who apparantly know nothing about blues. you also clearly didnt take in a single point i made. if you dont like mayer thats completely ok and understandable. but that doesnt make your opinion of mayers playing ability fact. its your opinion - which you still have every right to.
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osubeavs2112 2 years ago
ok so first timei heard mayer, i was listening to bb king and eric clapton and saw him playing with them. now im in to mayer too. im sorry but if bb king and clapton (and i think he did stuff with buddy guy too) think hes good enough to play blues with them... well i think theyre more knowledgable on blues. music evolves and changes overtime. and to be fair if mayer is introduicing a whole new generation to the more "traditional" blues via his own music first, then im down with that,
Simbadwashere90 2 years ago 4
also when t-bone walker started the whole electric blues movement back in the day, im pretty sure people heckled him for not being a true bluesman. that wasnt what the guys before had done. so get over it if ayer doesnt play like an 80 year old african american from the deep south
Simbadwashere90 2 years ago 5
mayer is no doubt a good blues guitarist, but he cannot be considered a bluesman. a bluesman is not only a musician, it is a lifestyle and a certain swagger. he's far from muddy waters or robert johnson or son house. mayer definately has skill and i would not deny that. what is slightly irritating about mayer is that he started off doing pure pop teenager music (although he is transitioning towards blues slowly) and enjoyed having 12 year old girls screaming in joy at his music.
sinprelic 2 years ago
and i also wanted to add that mayer is great. he makes some great music, but his fanbase makes the whole idea retarded. people like your or me affect his style, but the screaming teenage girls affect his style even more. think about how far he is from stevie ray vaughan, his strongest idol and influence. he sings as well as he can and plays very well, but will he ever be able to transcend above his audience and rip his guitar into pieces just through releasing his own spirituality? that i fear.
sinprelic 2 years ago
fair point. i do think mayer care way too much about the crowd, but his roots were playing hendrix and srv stuff in small clibs and jazz bars. but i do agree the crowd has somewhat eclipsed that
Simbadwashere90 2 years ago
yep, he's a good guitarist, anyone who starts out young in jazz and blues bars and gets accepted by buddy guy and the like is bound to become worthy enough to appreciate. its just that he chose the 'pop music' path early in his career which got him the fame but not the respect that he could have earned with his skills.
sinprelic 2 years ago