Not the device is limiting, only your mind. If you do not use a capo, you are limiting yourself. If you have a reason for using one, use it, if not don't. You cannot play high melodies with a low G in the bass without capo or detuning, so not using one would be limiting. There are other examples for this.
this then evolved into LuLus Crawl, played by the Charlie Hunter Trio in their album Friends Seen and Unseen. if you like this, you'll love that. one of my favorite songs, great rhythmic patterns both on guitar and drums..
couple years a go Mayer gave long speech on Berklee, where he said that he saw Tomo do this slapping thing and after this he praticed this year wathing some sitcome on tv ;). Ps. sorry for my english if i have made some mistakes.
Wow this cats great. The future of guitar. I have a couple of his CD's. It's great to see a guitarist who is also a great musician. I've had enough of these finger tapping whammy barring assholes.
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A capo is for guys who don't know thier keys or the fret board. It's extremely limiting. Get a command of theory and you won't need one. It'll open the whole guitar foryou.
thats not entirely true. a capo is useful if you want to experiment with different keys and still keep that open feel of the strings. i know my theory and i use a capo sometimes. its just a matter of preference and the kind of sound you want for a song.
I respectfully don't agree. If you want to experiment with keys then experiment with them. You'll be surprised what you find out. To me a Capo restricts me from using the whole guitar. My first day of jazz class with Joe Monk he took mine and threw it in the garbage. Why restrict yourself? Especially in jazz or blues.
I agree and disagree. A capo is restricting from a fretboard standpoint. And if someone is using it as a crutch to play in different keys then that is definitely a bad thing. However, like jmneon said it can be a useful tool in the hands of an experienced guitarist. Especially in the studio for layering guitar parts. Open strings sound bigger than closed voicings, so in a key such as Bb capo at VI and playing in G can make a part sound much fuller. Pro Nashville cats use them all the time.
I guess that could be interesting. I'm definetly not going to knock those great cats in Nashville. However, as a jazz player. I like the big fat sounds. Very usefull in a trio. A good player needs to know his or her voicings to make it full. A Bb is also a Gm6. Playing with Gm inversions and other subs for Bb can really open things up. You must be a good player.
Your right, I never could spell. He had just had that guitar converted from the 8 string to the 7. If you look carefully you can see an extra hole where the peg was. Also he had the neck narrowed.
ahhh, that's why it seemed to be an 8-string at first glance.. I saw that hole and thought it was a tuning peg. I wonder why he just would get a 7-string built for him and keep the 8-string... hmmm..
nice!
steinberger95 1 year ago
YAY! "Lulu's Crawl". Real good un
GusJohnsonGotTheKey 2 years ago
solid groove, go ahead Charlie Hunter
PapitoSlapGuitar 2 years ago
CH is an incredible player!
flammaster 2 years ago 2
all you jazz school fags arguing over a capo shut the fuck up ! i never seen anybody come out of music school and ever be able to play anything !
sweatyray1 2 years ago
u prolly werent good enuff to get into any music school, but no reason to hate us
s8thMPkar98 2 years ago
Actually, you've got a point there. I believe too much theory makes people forget what music's all about...
Surfister 2 years ago
Not the device is limiting, only your mind. If you do not use a capo, you are limiting yourself. If you have a reason for using one, use it, if not don't. You cannot play high melodies with a low G in the bass without capo or detuning, so not using one would be limiting. There are other examples for this.
mojostflorian 3 years ago
He's a killer - Love that bass on the guitar :)
soduno 3 years ago
this rocks! i like him solo 10x better, he gets a little too poppy with his trio for my taste
hayslivesinthedesert 3 years ago
this then evolved into LuLus Crawl, played by the Charlie Hunter Trio in their album Friends Seen and Unseen. if you like this, you'll love that. one of my favorite songs, great rhythmic patterns both on guitar and drums..
slightlymad78 3 years ago
8 string. not 7
shifttab 3 years ago
nevermind, he changed to 7... SINCE WHEN!?!?!??!
shifttab 3 years ago
killer as always!
NoGuitar 3 years ago
Mayer took everything from this man to make neon.. and other techniqes he does.. and thats cool to apply this to pop!
gianpix18 3 years ago 2
slapping technique from neon is Tomo Fuijta infulence.
texbls 3 years ago
are you sure?.. how do you know?
gianpix18 3 years ago
couple years a go Mayer gave long speech on Berklee, where he said that he saw Tomo do this slapping thing and after this he praticed this year wathing some sitcome on tv ;). Ps. sorry for my english if i have made some mistakes.
texbls 3 years ago
Is there a loop pedal playing some bass notes or what? Sometimes he's not playing the upper bass strings i think...
soduno 3 years ago
He's is playing the lower bass strings with his thumb throughout the song, it seems :)
MelleB90 3 years ago
Nope, he's just that good
EvasionManifest 3 years ago
So musical! Great job Charlie.
cbeck62 3 years ago
nicee
KurenaiJunSL 3 years ago
Wow this cats great. The future of guitar. I have a couple of his CD's. It's great to see a guitarist who is also a great musician. I've had enough of these finger tapping whammy barring assholes.
zinnington 4 years ago 5
i completely agree with you there!
lochnerdave 3 years ago
Thanks. If I see one more video with some so called big time player with a capo on thier guitar I'm gonna punch somebody. This guy is pure genius
zinnington 3 years ago
what's wrong with using a capo?
flaviolima91 3 years ago
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A capo is for guys who don't know thier keys or the fret board. It's extremely limiting. Get a command of theory and you won't need one. It'll open the whole guitar foryou.
zinnington 3 years ago
thats not entirely true. a capo is useful if you want to experiment with different keys and still keep that open feel of the strings. i know my theory and i use a capo sometimes. its just a matter of preference and the kind of sound you want for a song.
jmneon 3 years ago
I respectfully don't agree. If you want to experiment with keys then experiment with them. You'll be surprised what you find out. To me a Capo restricts me from using the whole guitar. My first day of jazz class with Joe Monk he took mine and threw it in the garbage. Why restrict yourself? Especially in jazz or blues.
zinnington 3 years ago
I agree and disagree. A capo is restricting from a fretboard standpoint. And if someone is using it as a crutch to play in different keys then that is definitely a bad thing. However, like jmneon said it can be a useful tool in the hands of an experienced guitarist. Especially in the studio for layering guitar parts. Open strings sound bigger than closed voicings, so in a key such as Bb capo at VI and playing in G can make a part sound much fuller. Pro Nashville cats use them all the time.
jdomary 3 years ago
I guess that could be interesting. I'm definetly not going to knock those great cats in Nashville. However, as a jazz player. I like the big fat sounds. Very usefull in a trio. A good player needs to know his or her voicings to make it full. A Bb is also a Gm6. Playing with Gm inversions and other subs for Bb can really open things up. You must be a good player.
zinnington 3 years ago
What a great musician. Very inspiring.
Check out a clinic I did on the 8 string guitar at my site. Might be cool....
mufasamusic 4 years ago
thanks for posting this!
by the way it's "Charlie", not Charley. Also, it's an 8-string guitar, not 7.
BaltiSean 4 years ago
Actually he plays 7 string now, If you don't believe me, count the tuning pegs on the headstock
Jdub104 4 years ago
seems as though I stand corrected. It does in fact appear to be a 7 string.. Sorry about that.
But, his name is actually Charlie, not Charley :)
BaltiSean 4 years ago
Your right, I never could spell. He had just had that guitar converted from the 8 string to the 7. If you look carefully you can see an extra hole where the peg was. Also he had the neck narrowed.
Sport1387 4 years ago
ahhh, that's why it seemed to be an 8-string at first glance.. I saw that hole and thought it was a tuning peg. I wonder why he just would get a 7-string built for him and keep the 8-string... hmmm..
BaltiSean 4 years ago
He was haveing one made at the time, it just wasn't ready yet.
Sport1387 4 years ago
this is awesome...thank you so much for posting this! :)
mylastnamesgreat 4 years ago