Thrill is Gone - My rendition (behind the neck)

[therealYodidi]

nice, I wish I could play as good as you when I'am your age

[boabglen]

Not to be a kill joy, but for me man there were to many notes and not alot of feel going on. And to many different guitar tones going down. No doubt you can play but it just didnt do it for me work. No structure is what im getting at

[rossman265]

Great sound Karl.

What pedals are you using?

[rickeygottheblues]

him and his band have real skills it is a shame they have crappy sound on that video camera are what ever it is they use

[Sivels]

that's a smooth tone

[menopausalguitarist]

Love this!

[chagmaier]

AWESOME! i wish i was half as good!

[PlAyInSomeBluez]

ayy man, very talented stuff, how old r u and how long u been playing?

[jl7571677]

ur really good and i see where you have come from. i hope u go far

[trzalica]

He shows his feelings through the guitar... and a little on his face.. so he plays it with 'feelings'.

You can't play this without feeling it... hell..

[realfuckinggas]

Dont look from a critics poit view!!! HE's amazing, END OF!!!!!

[vicodin25mg]

That ain't that good...there's a lack of passion...

[DeathPersonified]

I agree with you somewhat, but he's still a good player. Especially for his age.

[blueskycrying]

You got some passion and soul in there man but don't over do it,remember less will have them wanting alot more trust the blues to speak for ya and through ya man.Trust me it's what I do for a living. E.C.

[guitarskater11]

CLAPTON? jk

[nebelosa]

damn ur good

[frizzell15]

what do you mean he doesn't work the crowd you twat!

[VengefulTikiGod]

Freaking. Awesome.

[guitar1hero1hendrix]

your exellent !!!

[1957fenderstrat]

he doesn't work the crowd

[Clint313]

Well, 1957fenderstrat, he did post a little note saying how he played anyway even though he had the flu. Besides, Drivel101 does an excellent job anyway. What's with all of the critiques?

[1957fenderstrat]

I don't know. That was a long time ago. This guy is pretty good.

[jeordieX]

great greaaaaaaaat

[lampens]

That was some serious playing out there dude. Keep that shit up.

[stingray119911]

That was amazing. You could go pro.

[supralee]

at least he has some power in his play if he will work wisely he will be quite good!

[sSin100]

Fantastic guitarist, but he seems a bit anti sociable!

Im guessing why thats why the crowd wasn't as good..

LOL now that i see the ending as im typing he doesnt even bow or anything..he just walks off....

[JBtheMountie]

I agree, he could work on his performance as a whole. As a guitarist, unparalleled. Very good. But as performer, he's got quite a ways to go.

[organizedblues]

so jealous of you man... i have to perform the song today... i cant cant play like you tho...

[burgrman]

Awesome!!

[BlackDahliaBodom]

Crowd sucks. Guess they'd rather listen to some real music like Lil Flip or something haha, thats just sad. Seriously though great stuff man, you play with a lot of passion, just absolutely superb.

[teodor1010]

good job, guitar = 9/10 appearence =4/10 crowd drive =3/10....work on the appearence, and try to get the crowd hyped up... its what its all about, there are many good guitarists like you...but very few good entertainers, you know what i mean. If you can sing (guessing u cant) it would be to your advantage :)

[sodafixer]

wow!!! That was fantastic. Im sure we will be hearing about you nationally in the near future! Luther lives!

[tefanK]

You've got an absolutlely stunning sound man. I love that hendrix-screaming sound at 2.45

[Faiyed]

I love all your videos!! How long have you been playing man? (I'm sure you're sick of that question heh...) I just turned 13 last week... been playing for about a year but I haven't played in about 6 months haha... I'm pretty good though :) I'm just afraid to jam out with my brother and his friends because they're 23 haha... But yeah, keep the videos coming! I love em!

[merkywave]

Damn!! You are Good~!!!

[chevyssuck]

richardr, it looks like a modified Squier. He describes it on his site.

[richardr105]

curious what guitar you are playing on Thrill Is Gone? Looks like a fender?

[lageelf]

If this guy would take a shot of bourbon and smoked a big doobie before he performed he would be excellent.

He would then sit back and ride it, bluesman style, excellent as he is. 6 out of 10 but he really could be a 9.

[hippiekid1]

accadacca666 (2 days ago)

ahahah wow, I just got to the behind the neck part... Huge Stevie Ray Vaughan influences abound, again, very impressive man. How long ago was this video taken, and have you played with BB yet? :D

By This Does He Mean BB King?

[phineas29]

Very impressive use of your effects. I was wondering if you could tell me what overdrive pedal u used right before you turned on the wah.

[Drivel101]

All the pedals I use are listed on my channel - But it was a Tube Screamer

[accadacca666]

ahahah wow, I just got to the behind the neck part... Huge Stevie Ray Vaughan influences abound, again, very impressive man. How long ago was this video taken, and have you played with BB yet? :D

[Drivel101]

I think the video was taken in 2004 (or late 2003) and no I haven't played with BB yet =)

[accadacca666]

Wow, great stuff man. Very very impressive, you've got the blues touch.

[JGMurakami]

I was trying so hard not to cry during this talent show. It's an experience to see my brother make an audience cheer while one of the high school teachers was giving a standing ovation.

[bigrob4182003]

what effects were used 4 this solo tone is great keep these videos coming bro luv em. :-)

[406ed]

You probably get tired of this question, but how long you been playin, at what age did you start? Self taught or lessons? Thanks and sorry for all the Q's, but i'm just so impressed by your playin. badass

[Drivel101]

No prob man - I've been playing close to 9yrs - I started when I was 12yrs old - I am for the most part self-taught - thanks and have a good one!

[guitarrocka88]

oh my god, i have just witnessed insane blues rock like no other...you rock!!!

[TonyGregorc]

ur an innovative bad ass... i think i saw another video of urs, but didn't recognize u till ur hat came off

[judasbmx]

Girls love guitarists..

[Drivel101]

Heh - All I seem to get is a bunch of emails from dudes =)

[alexorangeblues]

THATS WONDERFULLLL completely different style and sound to mine but similar gear.. check my stuff out im 15

[PolarRaptor500]

I feel like a nut posting on *all* of your videos...but...

Truly a great amount of inspiration to get into the blues and workin hard at it!

[laurimurakami]

Tata12 - Does the 12 stand for your age? Who should I look to for a good tone? Should I ask you? What qualifications do you have for making these evaluations? I think this is an improvised performance, shouldn't it be random? Where is it sloppy? You must be a great guitar player... Tata... 12... HAHAHA

[Tata12]

what? sloppy? yes...random? at times, very.

the tone was terrible

I mean it wasnt that bad, but there are so many better players that are 18 that this kid isnt worth getting your nuts twisted over.

[chevyssuck]

Where can we see all these 18 year olds that you are talking about? Please mention some names... Well how about just one? You must be a talent scout. What about people who don't have nuts to twist?

[TheBrassSlide]

Ahem... Tata, please go away, before you make anymore retarded uninformed comments about anyone's Guitar playing, cause you obviously know nothing about it. So..

Ta ta! ;p

[oskiper1]

What a guitar player! you left me speechless dude!

[willieGT]

bravo again, BTW, do you dig any early Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green); I would like to see you cover that, I bet you could do a first-rate job

[Cathomasean]

The best way to do Thrill is gone other than the BB king way.

[chevyssuck]

Chunto, by faces, you must mean like Mayer. lol

[chunto231]

yo drivel, my bad about criticizing you on a differnt vid of yours. after watching more of your stuff, i think your a 'real' player. you got feeling in your notes. and your not like tons of kids who make faces like stevie just b/c thats what stevie did. way to go.

[DheadHead]

thats bull... ur a lil "off" my ass... UR AWESOME!!!

[Drivel101]

lol thanks man - Well I was pretty sick that day. You can hear my Dad saying in the beginning: "He's missing the notes".

[cfrat52]

You're truly talented. It's in your soul, that's obvious.  Your Hendrix and Vaughn reincarnated!! Incredible!!

[magnatone1960]

Another great video from you - Did you win the talent contest?! You've got my vote!

[soulpower1]

You left me speechless.

[chkby4]

WOW.  amazing.

[chkby4]

WOW.  amazing.

[JMartyson]

HOLY FUCK!!!

[raulik7]

how long are u playing? you are great

[Skullkrusha]

you are kind of brilliant, good to see people like you are somewhere out there...this gives me hope that music dont dies

[contact1408]

Once again I'm amazed by one of your videos. Your skills show that you have the obvious natural talen for guitar that all guitar gods (Hendrix, SRV, Van Halen, etc. etc.) had. I hope you use your talent to make ur own mark in music history.

[foreignfreak09]

how can you list Van Halen with SRV and Hendrix, how is Van Halen even bluesy at all, hes playing blues, now if your list was SRV, Hendrix, Buddy, that would be a lot better

[contact1408]

I list Van Halen as a guitar god, I did not say he plays blues. The etc. that I put meant others, including Buddy, Slash, Page, BB etc. I don't know where in my comment you read that I said he was bluesy, or that I was comparing him to SRV?? I'm puzzled.

[foreignfreak09]

how can you include Van Halen in there, seriously, how is he even bluesy, and hes not even talented at all, now if you had Hendrix, SRV and Buddy, that would be perfectly fine

[sander151187]

Can't see this anymore, cause it almost made me cry, so good ;)

[whadyawantfromme]

bro that was great. i bet you won. lol. hey man, where you from?

[Drivel101]

Thanks! Yeah, that year I wasn't competing - just doing a guest performance. I live in California

[TheFly06]

What effects di ya use on that?! I love the bluesy tone you get out of that strat man!

[Drivel101]

Thanks for the comment! I used a Tube Screamer, a crybaby wah, and a Boss Octave OC-2

[srvwtr1]

man, how did you get 20 ys old?

your tone have the maturity. good work man

[chevyssuck]

abb

[Drivel101]

itwgs

[DuckDuckWilson]

HOLY CRAP YOUR THE MAN

[Davey1977]

I love the "What the hell?! That's not fair!!" at the end, lol

[Davey1977]

Fucking sweet!

[raccastar15]

man ur hella good

[TheBrassSlide]

HOLY SHIT. People say I'm good at guitar but I'm only half as good as you, SO YOU'RE DAMN GOOD. cept I'm a freshman, so I'll probably do the exact same thing as you, Senior year talent show, when thats comes around. looked around at ur other videos, i actually just figured out how to play Testify by ear, so it'll probably be a good tool to learn it acurately. so, KEEP PLAYIN GUITAR!!! the world needs some blues virtuoso talent put back into it!

[timmy47]

lol at the person who said "i love you" when you turned off the distortion. i liked it man. good stuff.

[znnyz]

betcha got laid after that didn't ya? lol. did you win?

[Drivel101]

lol! Nah man, I didn't. I had actually won the past two years, so this time it was just a guest performance.

[magnificooo]

You are sick! Have you had any professional tutoring, or have you learned everything by yourself?

[Drivel101]

Thanks! I took lessons for a couple years, but I quit after becoming frustrated with what I was learning. From there I taught myself everything.

[ricegrinder88]

do you read music or do you read off tabs or can you just listen to it and play it?

[Drivel101]

When I learn new licks now, it's all by ear. Used to use tabs, but I don't have to anymore.

[soimendigo]

este tio es la ostia

[biokees]

wow love that clean sound! very impressive!

[petitdebutant]

awesome

hope to reach this level one day...

can you tell me what are the effects you're using on this song ?

[Drivel101]

The clean setting is just off the amp, while the most drive you hear comes out of an Ibanez Tube Screamer. And I also use an octave pedal somewhere in there

[JGMurakami]

Whoa dang, that was awesome mang. I rhymed... :-)