Early Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar Boogie

[WoolfyBG]

now when i look these videos of tommy on electric, i realise how much influence SRV done on him..

[MathiasShaw637]

EPIC ahh if kids wer only given a guitar insted of an ipod ha :P

[cenclair1]

This is an example of amazing guitar playing at it's best, I play standard bluesy tunes and this has extremely strong blues roots but the way tommy plays it you can't reakky classify this as anything but awesome. Great vid thanks.

[kaymark1313]

grat guitar boogie

[YeahGut]

Get off, get out of here!

[kjcsapa1]

Who was it who do not like this?

[jucamo007]

@kjcsapa1 me beatch,me!

[Jerwold]

Of course Craig's not that great, but he's just jamming in E, having fun, playing along... it shows why we needed grunge at that time, though. 

[vzsozs]

whats with the alembic basses on these vids?? :D

[kakoula10]

+1 for tommy ! :O

the distortion of McLachlan is very to high...

[garfinorbit]

hey shredder, DO NOT PLAY BLUES !

[maciek3627]

wkurwienie

[sovietdrunk]

OKAY MAIT

[ToliniDan]

guys, tommy emmanuel IS martin McFly.bet your ass he played Johnny B. Goode to Chuck Berry's cousin in a ballroom.

[318825768]

^Tommy is the best!

[TheReilly8]

this is wat it would sound like if tommy and satriani played together tommy is just clearly better then any of those electris guitar players Steve vai, yngwie Malmsteen .....etc

[jimmyleppard6]

tommy looks like marty mcfly in this video.

[Analist]

awesome

[9erMatthew]

It's pretty awesome to have a Metal kinda sound to guitar boogie as well as the distinguished blues sound Tommy always brings to this song

Although....of course.... I can't blame those who didn't like this video, seeing how the guest guitarist from MTV isn't at all original and that his style waaaayyyyy generic, he isn't moving from the 12th position, he's sloppy, and relies on speed waaaayyyy too much.

[TheGiogibson]

both are great

[RenatoSalamun]

I can't say that Craig McLachlan is a bad guitarist, but this video clearly shows that speed just aint all...

[pabloYmoles]

Tommy Emmanuel, guitar idol!

[roygift]

Tommy is amazing here as always but Craig McLachlan and his speedy style really does not impress me.

[fingerstylefan]

now thats what I'm talking about.

[rhye999]

This video is a huge lesson and example for musicians. It`s not about showing of, it`s about music.

[Tobiasweischer]

Indeed :)

[777i2i]

tommy is brilliant and unique - craig is like billion others

[sverio12345]

Not billion others...there are not so many guitarplayers, unless you are talking about in the universe, but then we would have to proof there is a live on other planets and they all look like Craig, But I guess I know what you mean :D

[777i2i]

im sure you do - lol

[nirvana2027]

WTF

[renehofhuis]

every guitarist can hide behind a lot of distortion, the truly great ones are still great with a clean sound ... and two or three of that bunch stand tall on a acoustic...

[DanskeSange]

@renehofhuis Bullshit.. If you are a bad player it sounds like shit with distortion. You have to know how to fucking use it and Craig is awesome on the guitar.

[RabidCookie]

@renehofhuis I don't think you really know what you're talking about.

[renehofhuis]

@RabidCookie , let me ask you this: who is the better guitarist in that clip??

that graigcaracter is actually proof of mediocrity hiding behind a wall of fuzz.

and i am not talking about the eddie van halens,adrianvandenbergs and steve vai's...but your run of the mill thirtheen a dozen guitarist, myself included.

[RabidCookie]

@renehofhuis That's a different statement now. :P There are dozens and dozens of fantastic acoustic players out there, same goes to those who use distortion. You are not only extremely unclear in your aim of that statement, but just plain wrong. Tommy is very endearing and appealing to multiple generations, hence his greatness. This other guy is obscure, but a 'wall of fuzz' he is not, nor is he "mediocre". He demonstrates quite decent skills despite standing in front of the virtuoso Tommy :)

[dudwn126]

@renehofhuis

thats nonsense

[rmccaw7]

@renehofhuis much truth in what you say, however i'd make the claim that to sound truly great with distortion is perhaps even more impressive, since, as you say, "every guitarist can hide behind distortion" and sound good. though i think somebody who can really channel the power with vibrato and control, someone like gary moore, etc, are no less a great musician than any other guitarist out there.

[adso1908000]

Tommy emmanuel,he`s just awesome

[geetarguy531]

Tommy's got such a great tone.

[azdv]

I know, I love how powerful and crisp it is! I'm not a fan of Tele's but I wouldn't getting one just for Tommy's tone.

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

love love love

testosterone, take a break rocks around the clock

[Hdrien]

To me, Tommy is a lot better ^^

[ryemic]

well whether you like it or not look at it this way. He got to jam with Tommy emmanuel so you know its a win win for him

[wackojackocrazy]

craig isnt relaxed enough, and has a habbit of playing fast instead of relaxing and taking it slow and steady. ive always learnt its not always about speed and making it sound nice

but everyones different ^___^

[dougy1826]

this other guy ducks

[qwer4o]

This other guy sucks.

[AcousticHaim]

I wouldn't say he sucked, but he has absolutely another style than the great Tommy Emmanuel.

[plundrik]

That other guy sucks!

[rasmusandre]

tommy owns

[bigdjindustriez]

You'll notice Tommy was playing the real way with a pick, the other guy can't do that.

[melancton]

"Real way"? There is no "real" way. Playing the guitar is an art form, not a contest.

[Torfinnmadssen]

You mean fingerstyle with a flat-pick? If that's what you mean, then it's called hybrid-picking.

[bigdjindustriez]

No, I mean flatpicking as he was doing.

[Torfinnmadssen]

Oh, you mean holding the flat-pick properly ^^

Well, I'll give you that one. Tommy holds it in a more relaxed and energy-economic way. But one should always hold it the way one feels is comfortable.

[Torfinnmadssen]

Okaaay..?

[Jenci17]

The neck cam rocks :)

[gurkensuppe]

i think this young guy doesnt fit so good....

[Shirmia]

Tommy is Amazing with Acoustic or electric...!!!

Thanks for posting!!! :-))

[GuitarEkket86]

it's pretty cool to see Tommy play this on electric, I just wish he had done it by himself or with his brother, don't like the other guy guitar playing.

[olemunati]

tommy emmanuell duell against Steve vai NOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jenci17]

yeah that would be awesome :)

[mcdade2k]

henry from neighbours is a fuckin genius

[lip333]

Craig McLachlan's playing is rubish

[ChrisTitof972]

sure he still plays A LOT BETTER than you do!!

But yea compare to Tommy's playing he's kinda rubish. lol ;-)

[lip333]

i dont think he's better than me... he is just fast nothing else... the most important thing is to play with soul... if someone can play hundred damn notes per second that doesn's mean he is good... on note with is soul is better then thousand notes without it!

cheers!

[ChrisTitof972]

you're definitely right!!

take care. (hope you undrstand I was teasing you!)

Cheers,

Chris

[lip333]

haHhaha!

ok! np! x) keep well! cya!

[olemunati]

I give him credit for having balls of steel...sharing the stage with Tommy!

[StubfingeredDave]

Is that a jackson? A blue jackson?

I have a blue jackson! Hell yeah.

[MarijnvdZaag]

WOW !! This is great. I knew the song (and Tommy) but this vid adds another dimension.

I'm a huge acoustic guitar fan but that blue guitar sounds AWESOME

[HungarianGuitarist]

agree 100%

[Isaac73]

Really enjoy he is playing...never get boring..

[fretsonfire75]

that guys tone isnt real good, but credit to him, he played his style in tommys music, thats pretty good.

[jessupar]

Was tommy EVER bad at playing the guitar? lol. i've seen vids from when he was like... 18, and damn, he was still amazing.

[fretsonfire75]

he was professional and touring australia by the age of 6. so in short, no.

[SomeMuppet]

McLaughlin girns so much it looks like he is taking a painful shit, and what he is playing doesn't really sound good compared to tommy (but then again, only a few ppl can compare to him)

[Haeronthegreat]

McLaughlin doesn't do well here. His tone doesn't fit at all, and he should start playing music.

[Yonkipadre]

McLaughlin has nothing to do here, because this guy is Craig McLachlan and not the master John McLaughlin

[savreck]

Magnificent performance (again). Guitar boogie is an excellent song; electric or acoustic... it doesnt really matter. Thank you for posting this video.

[gammaray0wn]

its clear brains wins over brawn always, or more precisely tommys intelligent playing over that shredding. im a shred fan but tommys playing is the epitome of how to master your guitar.

[TheJazzManKing]

Love this song so much!

[frontmanmike]

I'm not into McLachlan's playing at all. He's got no feel, he's overplaying to try to compensate for Tommy's brilliance... I can't get into shredder's, and this guys has even less soul in his playing than Steve Vai. Just an opinion, though.

[strummer101]

Henry from neighbours!!!! sweat!

[claptonjing]

cool!

first time to see electric version of guitar boogie by tommy!

[carlidomin]

Tommy can actually sing... Great footage! thanks for posting! This is awesome! We don't really see much of this stuff nowadays...darn kids...and their powerchords...fantastic!

[acoustic2rock]

Craig McLachlan can''t tap the guitar that's for sure

[Santarem70]

No wonder Tommy does not dare to sing too. His voice is simply terrible, however his guitar speaks very nice indeed.

[FrancescoK]

Actually, I like his voice somehow, even when he sings - and he DOES sing sometimes. On the latest album by Tommy there is a nice cover he plays where he sings too and the result isn't too shabby :)