JAN AKKERMAN, 'HOCUS POCUS', 'tOude Pothuys 2010

[kissyxander]

anyone properly in the know here - is this his original les paul personal rebuilt for a second time?

[hulldanfan]

@kissyxander

yes it is the original paul hamer modifed LP Personal. Jan got it fixed up a few years back and now seems to share live performances between this and the black custom

[kissyxander]

possibly the sickest guitar player on earth, I take my hat of to a genius!

[nisanus]

Der geilste von Allen. Der hat auch die Klassik drauf. Laute in Amsterdam studiert!

[ashgefuji]

Wow! Thijs van Leer is in Guitar!!!!

[blackbirdtwigg]

Bloody Brilliant !!! Thank you so much for posting this !!!!!!

[rigart50]

Welke gitaar gebruikt hij hier?

Gr. Richie

[charvelguy]

@rigart50 Les Paul Personal - heavily modded.

[charvelguy]

@rigart50

Persoonlijke zwaar Les Paul mod

[rigart50]

@charvelguy Thank you Charvelguy. Gr. Richie

[TheMiserablegit]

Glad to see he doesnt attempt the Thijs Van Leer yodelling himself ;)

[PoggiiBonsii]

Dude,eehhhm he is not playing in club, he plays with JAN AKKERMAN

[1971SuperLead]

Wow, what a great band. Rare to see a drummer that good playing a club.

[JuniorShabbadu]

what a nice sounding guitar

[retroclipps]

Wow.. Wow..

"How to keep a nearly 40 year old tune fresh, exciting and alive sounding" - by Jan Akkerman.

That was just beautiful.

[Muso57]

Still one of my all time favorites!!!

[gregaroo329]

WOW!!  I'm amazed! Jan is incredible!! Great post! THANKS!!!

[echo680]

awesome ! thanks for posting

[angryredcom]

This guy looks like my grandad, and could still serve Slash and other Guitar 'Gods' up on a plate next to a steaming pile of shut the fuck up.

[krnjulac]

@angryredcom Sooooooo right, you made me laugh out loud!

[Luukablee]

holycrap, that fingerpicking part is amazing

[fatcatinthecity]

Its amazing that so few guitarists can figure out your chords to this song. Its a real testament to your skills.

[SwornToMutilate]

He sure can make that guitar sing!

[TheBellochio]

A great sound from J Akkerman....***** Many thanks for sending.

[gusthebroken2]

Hey , just WOW.. pity Jan went into hocus p --the intro , well he could have played for an hour , it would never bore YOU --but the rest is just too F*****G Much too ..god so good ..am going to put this as my main feature !. --I LOVE JAN ! :D -=) gus

masterful video ! , thanks again Vincent, for your posts , great camera work , and sharing with us all !

[JaapBleeker]

The best guitarist just for me, he is gentle, modest and just a great human being

[sander151187]

Every time I watch this video it keeps amazing me how good Jan actually is. He has got his own phrasing and style like not many guitarists have.

[ivarus75]

Great stuff.....as usual!

[budelke]

and still got his Edison. jantjee

[treesapa]

this is so damn good

[alveeee]

amazing guitar playing!!! Akkerman rules!!

[Camuze]

0.38 Stil!

[VolksMusik08]

Greatfullllll!

[BLUESCAFEApeldoorn]

Jan is THE Man for Jan! :-)

[angie14653]

Totally Awesome he makes it look so easy why cant i play like that !!!!

[PoggiiBonsii]

jan deserves a lintje for all he does. beautiful notes and tones from that guitar

[Cleofizoid]

This is just one awesome jam. Jan Akkerman and co. rip it to shreds. Alwaze loved Jan's original sound...mitey tasty.

[marivor58]

No yodelling.Good!!!

[ImperialAerosolKid]

Jaa, de meester wordt inderdaad als maar beter en nou maar hopen dat ie net zo oud als Les Paul wordt.. Wat een gitaar trouwens. Veel mooier dan de Framus. Ik vind de 3 humbuckers toch altijd het mooist.

[sander151187]

Wat een baas is Jan Akkerman toch ook! Hij lijkt nog steeds alleen maar beter te worden.

[andzwe]

Hoe lang is het geleden dat er voor tv een deugdelijke live-concert opname gemaakt- en uitgezonden is van deze maestro en zijn band?! Echt koesteren van het nationaal cultuurgoed (afgezien van 13 in een dozijn werk) doet Nederland niet bepaald en daarom des te meer waardering voor deze klasse amateur opnames!

Ze hebben het wel geweten daar in 't Pothuys, zo te horen, wat een volume (en klasse, natuurlijk)!

[LynnMylene]

Super! Jan is de man! :)

[swedenxtrem]

Great video ^.^

[ThatWhalingBand]

what a gorgeous guitar!!!!!!

you have the coolest videos V.L., keep it up!!!!!!

[gusband1]

Great Video.. I could also see the camera man in the mirror!!

[gusband1]

Brill!!!

[anthonypepitoneVideo]

Terrific! It seems that Akkernan and his bandmates keep finding new and inventive ways to interpret this classic tune - no wonder they're smiling. Wish they'd cross the pond and play here in New York City. Nicely shot video too!

[MrMamaappelsap]

@anthonypepitoneVideo  Seen them playing last week and hell, this is still a great performer. If you want them see playing, why don't you ask him to come to NY. At Jan Akkerman webside you'll find his email address. You allways get an answer.