Buddy Guy Breaks String Imitating Albert King -HD - 7/28/2010 - MSG

[ThomasDeLello]

Albert King had a very strange way of tuning his guitar and his strings were set very low and that's how he was able to do long and deep two note ( four half tone ) bends. Try that with standard tuning and you'll break strings every time.

[Strat0Blues]

Albert King used to tune up to three steps down, and he would often use 13s

[DogCatchersBand]

Jeff Beck often cited Buddy Guy as an influence: thats how I heard about Buddy almost 30 years ago. I'm on board with what yatah says: the old recordings of Buddy 40 years ago are the shit, and the same can be said of Jeff Beck 30 years ago.

[johanvanzanten]

He's got the blues

[capitalismforme]

It's when he starts doing shit like at 4:20 is when I look at him and go "why the fuck did you do that?". It was real good until then. That's why he'll never be in the same category as Albert King in my opinion. Matter fact, I remember as a kid that hardly anyone even knew who Buddy Guy was until all the good players like Albert King had passed away. When that happened they all knew who he was but when they were all still alive, nobody listened to Buddy Guy.

[larrystarstruck]

@capitalismforme I have to disagree with you there. Yes, some knew who Buddy Guy was. Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix were fans.

[yatah]

@larrystarstruck There's a difference between the Buddy Guy of today and the one he was 40 years ago. He was always a show-off but he was way more precise and toneful way back. Just listen to his old recordings and his new ones, there's no comparison.

[nma305]

LMAO..Im a dying lauging here...

@ 0:37 Buddy "WTF someone just slap me in the face"

@ 0:40 "Well fuck it let me keep playing"

@0:42 "Wait a minute something is wrong"

@0:44 " damn, I dun broke the motherfucking string"

@0:45 " let me just tie that motherfucker here on the head"

@0:46" Oh shit the whole thing came out"

@0:47" Oh alright, I get it, i'm being punked"

[guitarheroguy5]

Awesome Great Tribute to Albert, spot on Buddy, thanks for uploading Lazy Lightning

[TheFireball100]

haha that was cool! really nice comeback!

[alhododo]

that man is genius.

[Whoru87]

daaaaaayum man thats a nice video....im a huge buddy fan

[colbruce]

Wait, you caught this unique moment on video? Nice work, with the zooms, but more importantly, sharing this singular moment of Buddy Guy breaking his guitar string and responding as a true performer.

[bondstreet15]

awesome