To be honest, until recently I had no idea John Mayer was such a great guitarist...(I only knew of him from WFTWTC & Gravity) Guess I've been living under a rock..lol . After watching more of his performing, I'm amazed and i can't get enough of him. He's really got mad skillz, and now he's one of my top faves. Will keep watching,listening and learning.. more vids YES! ---> ;)
this is enough to drive any sane woman crazy. Fuuuuck he is practically is making love to the guitar!! imagine how good he must be in bed?! oh Weeeeee lol
@avalokitha LOL, My thought exactly. I can just imagine, he must be a...verrrry good pluck (in more ways than one) I think the vid description says it all.. ;)P
@bigbearjpw thats cause all you drummers copy each other :P you cant reinvent the wheel as far as drums go; theres only so many different beats. I agree with you though haha I even "liked" your comment.
@bigbearjpw haha they are just pissed cause he produced mainstream music ( what isnt even bad, his pop stuff is cool too). now hes rich famous good looking AND one of the best guitar players i think that is what pisses them off...
People who post dumb comments of any sort on this video have absolutely NO understanding of the blues. At all. The blues isn't about competition between guitarists, "stealing licks", race, being a legend, comparisions of talent, or any of the other garbage you could think of to knock this. It's the MUSIC. It's the EMOTION. It's tellng a story that people can relate to not just by copying sounds, but in their hearts. This is the blues at it's best.
Mayer is a very good blues player.. but as far guitarists go, I personally think Nuno Bettencourt is about the best there is.. he's got soul, funk, impeccable rythmic sense and technical virtuosity all in perfect balance.. I'd love to hear Bettencourt jam with Mayer.
I'm a huge fan of Hendrix & SRV and I used to think John Mayers music was really gay. That was until I worked at a venue in 2003 and saw him do a sound check for 30 mins in the afternoon before the show... just John and his drummer. His skill, talent and passion for the guitar are undeniable. I was gobsmacked and It was one of the most awe inspiring things I've ever seen, and I've been a fan ever since. I only wish I could play as well as he can.
skill can be reached by many people but how you incorporate that skill into different things is what separates the successful and the bitches who moan about John Mayer being unauthentic etc etc. how do you think john mayer got to where he is? I don't need no bitching to know that there's dumb fucks in this world...
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it should already be settled!!! John has gotten praise from the best out there already, he is in the likes of Eric, SRV, Jimi and all with his own style slapped right in there.. whatever it is dudes got it and anyone who doesnt think so didnt really watch this video or and other videos of john slayin the guitar.. rant done srry
Hi Everyone, Just close your eyes and listen to Mr. Mayer. Forget that he is somewhat egotistical and really does not look the part. I think that you will find that he is very well rehearsed and has paid his dues! Many thousands of hours practicing when he could have been doing what normal kids do. He's a great player and getting better! Let's give credit when credit is due! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"
Wake up you fools. He sucks! Uli Jon Roth, Ritchie Blackmore, MIchael Schenker, Brian May, Eric Clapton, SRV, Duane Allman, Toni Iommi, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Howe, Buck Dharma, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Jimmy Page, Al Di Meola, Ronnie Montrose. These are real guitarists. John Mayer = Shit
@rockgod57 Mayer oozes SRV and Hendrix influences. I would not say he's as good as those guys, but he is pretty damn good. Forget that he makes pop records and just listen to the blues. He's played with Clapton and Buddy Guy and held his ground pretty well. Nobody is saying the guys you listed suck, we just think Mayor can play the blues, too. Listen to the guitar playing on some higher-quality tracks than this and you will probably agree.
@agt526 I couldn't agree with you more. Most of Mayer's blues licks are SRV licks, and who cares if he's not on SRV's level. He's close enough. The world could use more young musicians who play the blues like that.
On another note though, I wish instead of playing with Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton (don't get me wrong, love those guys too), he would play with guys like Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, and Dr. John!
Whoever says Mayer is better than SRV is either a blind fan, or not even a guitarist, or both. Do you even listen to SRV or did you just listen to Texas Flood and think you know something? Even mayer said he can only achieve SRV's level of play and intensity for SECONDS at a time. Dont be stupid.
mayer is better technically, srv just had a certain power to control his audience, in fact, john mayer is so much better than srv. i mean, look at all the stuff this guy knows, he can literally play any style he wants to. so shut up. end of argument.
@ottjakeaustin i mean, clearly you have zero knowledge of music. im a huge mayer fan, but to say mayer is better than srv is just foolish. completely foolish
I'm no proclaimed John Mayer fan but I gotta come to his defense...John Mayer can play the blues (I don't know about FEELING the blues) but he can definately play. And the blues is a music heavily rooted in tradition and passing on what you know to the next generation. So, as far as I'm concerned, Mayer is simply participating in the passing down of awesome American music with a bit of his own flavor and thats part of what the blues is all about.
@ganjisgood This is my opinion and nothing more, but John feels the blues far better than most. Just listen to this! The cheeky bends, the trills, the seamless melding of percussive syncopation with harmonic originality... TO ME, it is breathtaking. This guy is a freak.
Hey there, maybe some fellow guitarists can help me out with my question. Does John Mayer anchor his strumming hand when he plays guitar? I hear it's a bad habit but he doesn't seem too affected by it, but I'm a rookie so what do I know? Lol, any help is appreciated. :)
I don't know about you but i am sick of seeing comments comparing Mayer to Stevie Ray and then you get a stupid argument about who is the better player. Personally i like them both. I have day's when i want to watch and hear Stevie and days for other players. It's like having cheese on your sandwiches everyday you would get sick.
It is sooooo stupid to compare guitarists... it completely misses the point of music. Its about resonance not competition, and thats what causs different musicians to have different fans. I'm sorry, but whenever I see someone getting into the comparison game, it just makes them seem so amateurish to me.
John Mayers got a lot of talent. i prefer Stevie Ray Vaughan to him though. they share a lot of the same techniques, but i just think that SRV played with an unparalleled passion and fire. like i said though, Mayer's got a hell of a lot of talent and he's a great song writer.
You are correct but its pretty silly even comparing one of the best guitairsts in SRV to John Mayer, eventhougH John Mayer is a great guitarist and I love his music he is nowhere near SRV.
true. the only way they are comparable is in that they both play blues. in my opinion, mayer is more influenced by suburban music. more pop than blues. Stevie was more of a Texas Blues man as well as many inner city chicago and new orleans blues. in other words, Stevie is a true blues guitarist where as mayer is only influenced by the blues. nevertheless, he is very talented.
john Mayer is a much better guitarist than SRV because he is alive and Stevie is dead. Can you speak or right English? Are you somehow granted a magicall ability to be able see the whole body of John Mayers work as we can Stevies?
Obviously SRV is dead you fucking moron. Any real guitarist knows SRV is a better guitarist then Mayer. You should be slapped for saying Mayer is better. "Can you speak or right English?" That doesnt make any fucking sense. Can you please use syntax when trying to put a sentence together. You probably dont know what that means anyways. SRV has a much cleaner and smoother play on guitar then Mayer. Mayer was influenced by SRV and he is alot sloppier then SRV ever was. I still love them both.
lamiamano....man say what you want about this dude's talent on the blues tip...but he's also a hell of a composer/songwriter and acoustic player. He's got impeccable taste, I mean 30 million JM fans can't be wrong. I didn't dig him until I saw him play blues and he's got a voice. And...AND his personality comes through from humor to wit on that damn strat. Shit I'd get up there and go toe to toe on the guitar with him any day. But to have fun is the point, and I dig John Mayer. Good times
@rockgod57 let me say this once agin. It's cool w/ me if you don't like Mayer. But that's a distasteful comment. Try reading a comment thread next time so you don't bore me with the same thing someone else replied already. Baa Baa. Sweet irony.
@rockgod57 let me say this once agin. It's cool w/ me if you don't like Mayer. But that's a distasteful comment. Try reading a comment thread next time so you don't bore me with the same thing someone else replied already. Baa Baa. Sweet irony.
@RollingReunion i did'nt dig him untill i watched him play bold as love and the i watched this vid .. now i'm searching all over facebook for JM ...
you have got to admit the man has got talent/soul/feel- whatever you want to call it .. he can play and draw u in ... just like - santana/hendrix/peter green/muddy waters/frusciante ... xx
Anyone and i mean ANYONE that says john mayer doesnt shit talent, go listen to Gravity live in LA! If your brain isnt reduced to tapioca pudding after that solo then you have no soul.
I've had my brain redced to tapioca one too many times by the likes of Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Lightnin' Hopkins, SRV, Albert King, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, to name a few.. but I'll take you up on that offer.
SO much controversy on this page. You guys are missing what blues is all about. I don't give a fuck who did what when, just shut your mouth and open your ears. THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT~~~
JM does what thousands do : play guitar extraordinary well although many play technically much better than him - think of Steve Vai.
What he hasn't got is his own sound.He's a commercial success that goes to his credit but will certainly not go down in history as a guitar player that changed the guitar playing like Wes Montgomery,Django Reinhardt,Charlie Christian,B.B.King,T Bone Walker,Jimi Hendrix,Albert Collins and very few others.
Well, Id there are two guys who play exactly as good as one another, and the one is really talented and didn't do shit to get better en the other isn't very talented and worked hard to get as good as he is, I appreciate the second guy more, so it's not all about talent imo.
As a musician, I appreciate TALENT. Anyone that says John isnt talented is just plain stupid..I suppose your gonna call Clapton stupid for liking mayer as well....It's true there are loads of musicians that are good, better, or best, but where's the CD's? Very few bar players do anything but covers, which is about as UNoriginal as it gets...
Some people just like to cut others down, but we all know why that is...
fender is finnally gonna make a relic on john mayers black guitar, (The one hes playing) that thing is very worn, gonna make expensive custom shop ones, and less expensive regular fenders.
I've been playing for 42 years, and I think Mayer has the soul to play anything he sets his heart to..as for those bitching about stealing....
...Lemme see. ABCDEFG...I guess about everyone that ever played any instrument stole some notes from the FIRST to ever play anything...Fact is you CAN or you CAN'T...and John Mayer CAN make it TALK..
And as with anything in general, the ones that "bitch" the most usually know the least.
That directed at me?? What I know about Blues music I will put against your uninformed ..cliche statements on any fucking day Brother!! There are guys as good as Mayer in bars in every city in the world. They just never got the break.
To make anymore of this guy is stupidity.
I know a 16 year old right now who would wreck John Mayer on his worst night. 16!!
John Mayer is so amazing. If Fender hasn't got a Signature Series Fender Stratocaster for John Mayer yet, then I don't know what they're waiting for. John Mayer deserves one just like Clapton, Vaughn.
Anyone who says Mayer has no "signature" or "unique" sound clearly isn't listening to his playing. Yes, his playing IS an amalgam of numerous players before him, but really, whose isn't? If you've ever listened to Clapton in his early years (John Mayall, Cream, etc.) you can hear BB King, and others, peppered throughout. Everyone "steals" from everyone. John Mayer has "stolen" from a LOT of people, and that, somewhat ironically, is actually what makes his playing so unique.
blues and jazz are different colors in the same spectrum. Give Django a fender strat and john would shred HIS face inside out! Give John and Django an acoustic and Reindhart would win....MAYER IS STILL A GOD! CAN I GET AN AMEN!???
yea ok, django didn't even get the chance to try out a strat how could u say that is true. there are legends and god like: Andres Segovia,Django,Paco De Lucia,Chet Atkins and then there are talented musicians like John Mayer and thats all he is is a very talented musician he has not changed music, not yet. plus if u sat those 2 in a room with some strats only good music would come out of that room.
Mayer was the reason I bought an electric amp, an electric guitar, and love love love to play blues music. haha he just changed my musical career haha. I think in 20 years my generation will remmember John Mayer over fergie and akon. FO SHO. John Mayer has made alot of the old new and exciting again. You dont have to change the music scene to be appreciated.
PS: Django didnt die till almost 1960. He had the option : )
just think if u could put all the greats in one room from every generation without egos gettin in the way. it would be an explosion of creativity and fun to watch..
I am still trying to figure out why this guy is so big. In truth he has absolutely no signature of his guitar work to define him among others. All the greats from BB to Eric, SRV , Buddy, Otis Rush, Albert King, Albert Collins all have distinct sounds.
Hes like a watered down calico quilt of a lot of influenes without defining his own sound. He is just a stream of borrowed licks ...A God??? Right. Give him 5 years and see if hes even still on the radar.
no not a "god" more of a future legend. Man think about it... he's bringing back the blues for a lot of people. he's also introducing it to a lot of people as well. I can hear a pretty distinct sound and tone from mayer. I can also hear some pretty incredible talent. look I guess what I'm trying to say is... you don't have to love him, but you can't say he's not pretty damn good
Nah I said distinct and I mean distinct. He has fender make his own pick-ups. They are scooped mid-range. And of course he is going to sound like SRV and Hendrix those are his idols; but saying he is ripping them off? I dunno about that.. to each their own especially with music, man, but c'mon you can't say he isn't talented.
What the fuck is he bringing back?? The Blues NEVER went anywhere. Its just not commercial enough. There are hundreds of players who actually sound original who make John Mayer look sick. People like Eric Gayles and Jeff Healey never got any recognition.
He brought the blues back to "mainstream" music because he was smart enough to appeal to the young audience with his "pop" to get on a national stage. I'm not saying in any way that he is better than those guys but he is obviously smarter. Like I said, talent is talent whether you write "Your Body is a Wonderland" or not. Plus in the words of Elvis Costello, "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." (especially when the person your talking to is closed minded)
By saying he's smarter, you're assuming you know what the previous, influential musicians were trying to accomplish.
In my opinion guys like SRV would'nt want to be a well known if it meant he had to sacrifice his musical interest by playing pop music or some other crap.
I got to say that artist like SRV and Clapton brougth the blues back to the hotspot. The difference is that SRV wouldn't play "pop" music because he got the blues on his heart and soul. Clapton and JM got other things besides the blues. Good thing we can enjoy them all and hear what they can bring to the music. JM got heart to play blues, no doubts. People like Joe Bonamassa lives forand by the blues. Say that JM is smart just for that, is just an opinion, not a fact.
Unfortunately, Jeff Healey (rip) put out lots of crappy pop music when he had the spotlight too. I did see him play on a few occasions, and he could burn a house down playing blues.
yet another player who is a great example of feel. just like SRV no matter the song if you play how you feel it it sounds great so all those who comment go learn history of blues and blues guitar and lear to play instead of commenting you stupid little people
not really, the majority of artists that have worked with him have huge respect for his guitar abilities, including eric clapton, so i wouldn't exactly call him a poser, you go and play sell out shows and have platinum records and then go call him a poser
Another one of you guys who thinks you have to be the greatest player of all time to have an opinion. That makes no sense at all.
And record sales? So what? The Spice Girls, Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice all went multi-platinum and sold out shows too. What does that have to do with anything?
Don't judge people that are more skilled than you. Once you become better than mayer, SRV or whoever, than you can voice your opinion. Until then, I'm pretty sure what you say is worthless. Thanks. P.S. check out SOULIVE.
i dunno what the fuck you guys are whining about, obviously not every lick can be completely original, this guys a great blues player who happens to be inspired by the best
Mayer sucks! He does nothing special, has an annoying voice and he is nothing even near to guys as SRV, Hendrix, Clapton! He is just a school boy and amateur in comparing to all of them!
Plus, this attempt at playing blues is so poor and retarted! It shows that he can't play the blues, and all he can do is write stupid teen pop bulllshit songs! How pathetic!
I have been seeing your comments all over these music vids on youtube...I guess the best thing that sums you up is that you called someone "retarted", but could not even spell the word right. It's a safe bet that even as you are reading this you are spelling it out in your head and getting the same answer time and again. That's irony for you. Go back to jerking off to anime and blaming your father for everything in your life.
Mayer takes from SRV and Hendrix and crafts it into his own style. Did you ever here them do the picking that hes doing with his right hand(using his fingers). He is the only one that is keeping blues alive in the current age yet douche bags want to bash him. He is truly a genius. He made it into the music scene by writing incredibly good pop tunes then was able to still have his fans appreciate the blues. Anyone who likes blues should respect him as a great player. Claptin did..do your research
to zoso0987: dude SRV never played a song same way twice, plus his style is hardest ever to play and pick on, and he had a wide range of mixing styles, tones, licks, sounds, and he could play and do anything with the guitar!
And the lick at 2:30 is a SRV signature, basic to you, but nobody could play it better than SRV, it's hard to master it as SRV, he was the best! If you think that SRV just played the same thing over and over, than you are retarted, cause he always used improvisations!
He's got some serious talent there. I think that mot of the flak he draws is because his "album music" isn't as bluesy, and he's a new guy. But if new was always bad, and we never considered anyone because they were new, we never would have gotten blues in the first place.
sure is a lot of bitchin and whining on here, the way I see it, he's got an audience, and you don't. He sings great, he plays great, and Eric Clapton likes him a lot, deal with it or get practicing and show us what skills you got.that outta shut u the fuck up for a few years i hope.
if he is improvising than why is he playing SRV I'm Leaving You To Commit A Crime at 1:20 and a lick from Lenny (El Macombo verison) at 2:30 SRV and Buddy Guy solos are in the moment flowing through them Mayer is just playing a bunch of licks he memorized.
so that SRV lick, for instance. You think he never played it before the El Macombo. SRV is a god, but he reused licks, just like any other guitarist. Its all a matter of flowing in and out of them well, wich SRV was very good at.
Yeah. It REALLY matters whether or whether not it's a basic or complicated lick.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
It does not!
What matters is that he can make it sound good and interesting. Buddy Guy and John Mayer are really good friends, been on tours together, so naturally Buddy's great playing must have kind of rubbed off on Mayer.
Please stop your wining.
BTW: SRV and John Mayer had the same guitar teacher.
you are mistaken, SRV never had lessons, they have the same roadie (takes care of their equipment)...... research it before you say something false. by the way, SRV will always be atleast 100 times better than Mayer because he has the humbleness and not some kind of kid that's full of himself (John Mayer)... i'm directing the latter part of this comment to you kent, just want to post it on the video with just one comment
I love how everyone always says he isn't a real guitarist because he isn't coming up with his own stuff or his own sounds. That is completely ignorant. Everyone who plays guitar idolizes a genre of music or a single guitarist. Hendrix didn't just pop out his mothers womb and started playing the blues. He got into the blues and did what other blues guitarists were doing at the time. He had to get is inspiration from somewhere.
how can anyone not feel the blues in john mayer? hes got one of the best guitar playing feels in the world i recon
gabzwashotmailcom 1 month ago
pretty crazy how much he can do without a single change in this whole jam.
APachinoMusic 5 months ago
To be honest, until recently I had no idea John Mayer was such a great guitarist...(I only knew of him from WFTWTC & Gravity) Guess I've been living under a rock..lol . After watching more of his performing, I'm amazed and i can't get enough of him. He's really got mad skillz, and now he's one of my top faves. Will keep watching,listening and learning.. more vids YES! ---> ;)
GR8R2B 6 months ago 2
@GR8R2B me to man! EXACT same case and man!!! hes such a good guitar player, creative and his songwritting is just so enjoyable to listen to
plus hes funny man, his interviews are the best hahaha
I thought I was the only one who never knew ahhaha but apparently you didn't too hahahaha
see you around man, Im from Brazil btw
redlinebam 6 months ago
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avalokitha 6 months ago
this is enough to drive any sane woman crazy. Fuuuuck he is practically is making love to the guitar!! imagine how good he must be in bed?! oh Weeeeee lol
avalokitha 6 months ago
@avalokitha LOL, My thought exactly. I can just imagine, he must be a...verrrry good pluck (in more ways than one) I think the vid description says it all.. ;)P
GR8R2B 5 months ago
this videos fucking amazing. and so is his timing.
BondsMusic 9 months ago
1:38 good god
charlesrhunt 9 months ago
@charlesrhunt just what came through my mind dude xD
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sparkyman91 1 year ago
its sad but i think he will be most remembered for his pop songs instead of his composing/guitar skills.
jewelfewel 1 year ago
@btub09 it's called commit a crime
joskam092 1 year ago
He's too good...
Hotdawg0007 1 year ago
All guitar players are is a bunch of jealous pussy's..just shut the fuck up and enjoy another musicians playing!!!
As a drummer i never hear of drummers cutting other drummers down...
bigbearjpw 1 year ago 9
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CoIinsMusic 1 year ago
@bigbearjpw thats cause all you drummers copy each other :P you cant reinvent the wheel as far as drums go; theres only so many different beats. I agree with you though haha I even "liked" your comment.
CoIinsMusic 1 year ago
@bigbearjpw haha they are just pissed cause he produced mainstream music ( what isnt even bad, his pop stuff is cool too). now hes rich famous good looking AND one of the best guitar players i think that is what pisses them off...
pumukellll 1 month ago
!! I swear i heard ' im leavin you woman' riff in there !! im sure it was
btub09 1 year ago
@wfenio um nun bettencourt sucks. No emotion at all. No soul.
joskam092 1 year ago
@srvrlz i heard it too!!! Great song
joskam092 1 year ago
People who post dumb comments of any sort on this video have absolutely NO understanding of the blues. At all. The blues isn't about competition between guitarists, "stealing licks", race, being a legend, comparisions of talent, or any of the other garbage you could think of to knock this. It's the MUSIC. It's the EMOTION. It's tellng a story that people can relate to not just by copying sounds, but in their hearts. This is the blues at it's best.
RosaParks312353 1 year ago
Mayer is a very good blues player.. but as far guitarists go, I personally think Nuno Bettencourt is about the best there is.. he's got soul, funk, impeccable rythmic sense and technical virtuosity all in perfect balance.. I'd love to hear Bettencourt jam with Mayer.
wfenio 1 year ago
@njdkidd1231 no, no one is greater than SRV. you're right. what i was trying to say is that Mayer is only continuing to get better and better.
ottjakeaustin 1 year ago
plays the blues like a boss and got jenifer aniston in the sack.. what a boss.
speedPOLKAisBRUTAL 1 year ago
I'm a huge fan of Hendrix & SRV and I used to think John Mayers music was really gay. That was until I worked at a venue in 2003 and saw him do a sound check for 30 mins in the afternoon before the show... just John and his drummer. His skill, talent and passion for the guitar are undeniable. I was gobsmacked and It was one of the most awe inspiring things I've ever seen, and I've been a fan ever since. I only wish I could play as well as he can.
allanonthecouch 1 year ago
skill can be reached by many people but how you incorporate that skill into different things is what separates the successful and the bitches who moan about John Mayer being unauthentic etc etc. how do you think john mayer got to where he is? I don't need no bitching to know that there's dumb fucks in this world...
Ethonadon10 1 year ago
1:28-1:40 I hear Commit a Crime
Srvrlz 1 year ago
Hey, please watch the videos of my band on my channel. The singing could use a little more work, but please watch us and give us some comments. Thank you!
badmics 1 year ago
it should already be settled!!! John has gotten praise from the best out there already, he is in the likes of Eric, SRV, Jimi and all with his own style slapped right in there.. whatever it is dudes got it and anyone who doesnt think so didnt really watch this video or and other videos of john slayin the guitar.. rant done srry
rohw0016 1 year ago 3
this guy has it..man..
jingwah 1 year ago 2
Hi Everyone, Just close your eyes and listen to Mr. Mayer. Forget that he is somewhat egotistical and really does not look the part. I think that you will find that he is very well rehearsed and has paid his dues! Many thousands of hours practicing when he could have been doing what normal kids do. He's a great player and getting better! Let's give credit when credit is due! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"
cjoey39 1 year ago 2
Wake up you fools. He sucks! Uli Jon Roth, Ritchie Blackmore, MIchael Schenker, Brian May, Eric Clapton, SRV, Duane Allman, Toni Iommi, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Howe, Buck Dharma, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Jimmy Page, Al Di Meola, Ronnie Montrose. These are real guitarists. John Mayer = Shit
rockgod57 1 year ago
@rockgod57 Mayer oozes SRV and Hendrix influences. I would not say he's as good as those guys, but he is pretty damn good. Forget that he makes pop records and just listen to the blues. He's played with Clapton and Buddy Guy and held his ground pretty well. Nobody is saying the guys you listed suck, we just think Mayor can play the blues, too. Listen to the guitar playing on some higher-quality tracks than this and you will probably agree.
agt526 1 year ago
@agt526 I couldn't agree with you more. Most of Mayer's blues licks are SRV licks, and who cares if he's not on SRV's level. He's close enough. The world could use more young musicians who play the blues like that.
On another note though, I wish instead of playing with Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton (don't get me wrong, love those guys too), he would play with guys like Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, and Dr. John!
FrizzyBlue 1 year ago
@agt526 If that's the case he must have had an off night in this video. Any recomendations for higher quality tracks? I'd like to hear some.
rockgod57 1 year ago
@rockgod57 and ynwie
DemonKiller33 1 year ago
@rockgod57 I mean... your statement is pretty accurate
atl2maryland 1 year ago
@RollingReunion couldnt have said it much better myself. We should be grateful we have someone still playing the blues
banazo00 1 year ago
1:20-1:36,I'm Leaving You (Commit A Crime) by of course, his idol, SRV. Not bad John, you need to do more of this!!
csi2448 2 years ago
Whoever says Mayer is better than SRV is either a blind fan, or not even a guitarist, or both. Do you even listen to SRV or did you just listen to Texas Flood and think you know something? Even mayer said he can only achieve SRV's level of play and intensity for SECONDS at a time. Dont be stupid.
eniggma123 2 years ago 3
P.S. Im a huge mayer fan myself as a guitarist, which is why an ignorant comment like that is even more annoying to me.
eniggma123 2 years ago
@eniggma123 even renee said hes not there yet
jingwah 2 years ago
mayer is better technically, srv just had a certain power to control his audience, in fact, john mayer is so much better than srv. i mean, look at all the stuff this guy knows, he can literally play any style he wants to. so shut up. end of argument.
ottjakeaustin 2 years ago
@ottjakeaustin i mean, clearly you have zero knowledge of music. im a huge mayer fan, but to say mayer is better than srv is just foolish. completely foolish
njdkidd1231 2 years ago
I'm no proclaimed John Mayer fan but I gotta come to his defense...John Mayer can play the blues (I don't know about FEELING the blues) but he can definately play. And the blues is a music heavily rooted in tradition and passing on what you know to the next generation. So, as far as I'm concerned, Mayer is simply participating in the passing down of awesome American music with a bit of his own flavor and thats part of what the blues is all about.
ganjisgood 2 years ago 8
@ganjisgood This is my opinion and nothing more, but John feels the blues far better than most. Just listen to this! The cheeky bends, the trills, the seamless melding of percussive syncopation with harmonic originality... TO ME, it is breathtaking. This guy is a freak.
Miles98892 2 months ago
Hey there, maybe some fellow guitarists can help me out with my question. Does John Mayer anchor his strumming hand when he plays guitar? I hear it's a bad habit but he doesn't seem too affected by it, but I'm a rookie so what do I know? Lol, any help is appreciated. :)
C0NEZ0NE 2 years ago
Arguing about professional guitarists skill is like arguing about colors. Dumb, and it's impossible to be right or wrong.
Ron
RonVermillion 2 years ago 4
@RonVermillion ... SOOO RIght! thank you!
Charlietmusic 2 years ago
@RonVermillion Thank you!
RosaParks312353 1 year ago
I don't know about you but i am sick of seeing comments comparing Mayer to Stevie Ray and then you get a stupid argument about who is the better player. Personally i like them both. I have day's when i want to watch and hear Stevie and days for other players. It's like having cheese on your sandwiches everyday you would get sick.
So look guy's get a life and grow up!
SHUKOKAI1967 2 years ago
It is sooooo stupid to compare guitarists... it completely misses the point of music. Its about resonance not competition, and thats what causs different musicians to have different fans. I'm sorry, but whenever I see someone getting into the comparison game, it just makes them seem so amateurish to me.
toluwanile 2 years ago 3
i aint sure if guitars could orgasm but i sure did hearing this
iamthe7thwalrus 2 years ago
John Mayers got a lot of talent. i prefer Stevie Ray Vaughan to him though. they share a lot of the same techniques, but i just think that SRV played with an unparalleled passion and fire. like i said though, Mayer's got a hell of a lot of talent and he's a great song writer.
lightningfastblues 2 years ago 2
You are correct but its pretty silly even comparing one of the best guitairsts in SRV to John Mayer, eventhougH John Mayer is a great guitarist and I love his music he is nowhere near SRV.
dt089 2 years ago
true. the only way they are comparable is in that they both play blues. in my opinion, mayer is more influenced by suburban music. more pop than blues. Stevie was more of a Texas Blues man as well as many inner city chicago and new orleans blues. in other words, Stevie is a true blues guitarist where as mayer is only influenced by the blues. nevertheless, he is very talented.
lightningfastblues 2 years ago
yeah absolutely there both very talented artists.
dt089 2 years ago 2
john Mayer is a much better guitarist than SRV because he is alive and Stevie is dead. Can you speak or right English? Are you somehow granted a magicall ability to be able see the whole body of John Mayers work as we can Stevies?
scottduncan44 2 years ago
Obviously SRV is dead you fucking moron. Any real guitarist knows SRV is a better guitarist then Mayer. You should be slapped for saying Mayer is better. "Can you speak or right English?" That doesnt make any fucking sense. Can you please use syntax when trying to put a sentence together. You probably dont know what that means anyways. SRV has a much cleaner and smoother play on guitar then Mayer. Mayer was influenced by SRV and he is alot sloppier then SRV ever was. I still love them both.
dt089 2 years ago
its funny cuz you misspelled write as right and magical has only one l. Yoo shuld lurn to right english,
lilrunningfag 2 years ago
I agree ams914 & RLewis15 Amen!!!!
lsrybnik 2 years ago
jesus so funky
NateCozadd 2 years ago
can we have the rest of it please? (:
jingwah 2 years ago 2
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i think he's ugly, very talented, but ugly
fearnobody123 2 years ago
John Mayer rules...plain and simple!
vegasholdemrules 2 years ago 7
lamiamano....man say what you want about this dude's talent on the blues tip...but he's also a hell of a composer/songwriter and acoustic player. He's got impeccable taste, I mean 30 million JM fans can't be wrong. I didn't dig him until I saw him play blues and he's got a voice. And...AND his personality comes through from humor to wit on that damn strat. Shit I'd get up there and go toe to toe on the guitar with him any day. But to have fun is the point, and I dig John Mayer. Good times
RollingReunion 2 years ago 32
Hitler had way more that 30 million fans. They were wrong, too.
DarrylXE 2 years ago
It's cool with me if you don't like Mayer...but that's a distasteful comment.
RollingReunion 2 years ago 2
I hate it when people use Hitler as a comparison. If you think about it for more than two seconds, you will understand why it doesn't work...
scaryperson27 2 years ago
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rockgod57 1 year ago
@rockgod57 let me say this once agin. It's cool w/ me if you don't like Mayer. But that's a distasteful comment. Try reading a comment thread next time so you don't bore me with the same thing someone else replied already. Baa Baa. Sweet irony.
RollingReunion 1 year ago
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@rockgod57 let me say this once agin. It's cool w/ me if you don't like Mayer. But that's a distasteful comment. Try reading a comment thread next time so you don't bore me with the same thing someone else replied already. Baa Baa. Sweet irony.
RollingReunion 1 year ago
@RollingReunion i did'nt dig him untill i watched him play bold as love and the i watched this vid .. now i'm searching all over facebook for JM ...
you have got to admit the man has got talent/soul/feel- whatever you want to call it .. he can play and draw u in ... just like - santana/hendrix/peter green/muddy waters/frusciante ... xx
alfjon1 1 year ago
Anyone and i mean ANYONE that says john mayer doesnt shit talent, go listen to Gravity live in LA! If your brain isnt reduced to tapioca pudding after that solo then you have no soul.
Danklin24 2 years ago 8
I've had my brain redced to tapioca one too many times by the likes of Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Lightnin' Hopkins, SRV, Albert King, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, to name a few.. but I'll take you up on that offer.
Willinthehall 2 years ago
sends chills down my spine everytime I hear it... one of the best guitar pieces I ever heard. Thumbs up!
dagothvelam 2 years ago
SO much controversy on this page. You guys are missing what blues is all about. I don't give a fuck who did what when, just shut your mouth and open your ears. THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT~~~
ams914 2 years ago 39
amen. What ever happened to people enjoying good music?
RLewis15 2 years ago 2
@ams914 amen man!
djbadandy1 11 months ago
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JM does what thousands do : play guitar extraordinary well although many play technically much better than him - think of Steve Vai.
What he hasn't got is his own sound.He's a commercial success that goes to his credit but will certainly not go down in history as a guitar player that changed the guitar playing like Wes Montgomery,Django Reinhardt,Charlie Christian,B.B.King,T Bone Walker,Jimi Hendrix,Albert Collins and very few others.
You either like him or you don't.
I find him tasteless.
lamiamano 2 years ago
Well, Id there are two guys who play exactly as good as one another, and the one is really talented and didn't do shit to get better en the other isn't very talented and worked hard to get as good as he is, I appreciate the second guy more, so it's not all about talent imo.
wannabefun 2 years ago
butrunioigneor, you're damn right.
wannabefun 2 years ago
As a musician, I appreciate TALENT. Anyone that says John isnt talented is just plain stupid..I suppose your gonna call Clapton stupid for liking mayer as well....It's true there are loads of musicians that are good, better, or best, but where's the CD's? Very few bar players do anything but covers, which is about as UNoriginal as it gets...
Some people just like to cut others down, but we all know why that is...
PEACE
1higherground 2 years ago 5
he rips off SRV' s "I'm leaving you commit a crime" in this
tjstrott25 2 years ago
la classe
megalomegalo 2 years ago
fender is finnally gonna make a relic on john mayers black guitar, (The one hes playing) that thing is very worn, gonna make expensive custom shop ones, and less expensive regular fenders.
Stefanrocks 2 years ago
I've been playing for 42 years, and I think Mayer has the soul to play anything he sets his heart to..as for those bitching about stealing....
...Lemme see. ABCDEFG...I guess about everyone that ever played any instrument stole some notes from the FIRST to ever play anything...Fact is you CAN or you CAN'T...and John Mayer CAN make it TALK..
And as with anything in general, the ones that "bitch" the most usually know the least.
Peace
1higherground 3 years ago 7
That directed at me?? What I know about Blues music I will put against your uninformed ..cliche statements on any fucking day Brother!! There are guys as good as Mayer in bars in every city in the world. They just never got the break.
To make anymore of this guy is stupidity.
I know a 16 year old right now who would wreck John Mayer on his worst night. 16!!
TEXASSURFDONKEY 2 years ago
John Mayer is so amazing. If Fender hasn't got a Signature Series Fender Stratocaster for John Mayer yet, then I don't know what they're waiting for. John Mayer deserves one just like Clapton, Vaughn.
jesuschrustpizza 3 years ago
???? he's had one for YEARS!! where have you been? obiviously you don't know much~ :)
teeg37 3 years ago 2
Anyone who says Mayer has no "signature" or "unique" sound clearly isn't listening to his playing. Yes, his playing IS an amalgam of numerous players before him, but really, whose isn't? If you've ever listened to Clapton in his early years (John Mayall, Cream, etc.) you can hear BB King, and others, peppered throughout. Everyone "steals" from everyone. John Mayer has "stolen" from a LOT of people, and that, somewhat ironically, is actually what makes his playing so unique.
candicefitinyomouf 3 years ago 3
nicely put my friend
birdmanblues34 3 years ago
How anybody couldnt enjoy this is beyond me. Haha, I love the Metheny-like hair he had going on.
ryantwilliams 3 years ago
I thought you said "How anybody COULD enjoy this..." for a second. Was about to pounce!
autosmash 3 years ago
Many people feel self-important by slamming someone of stature. Here's a prime example. Mayer is a master.
MMRD50 3 years ago
I don't get how people don't like this. Its so fucking funky and tasteful.
I'd love to hear the bigots on here play. I bet its laughable
maticallom 3 years ago
Django Reindhart would shredd john mayer's face insideout. i like john but its the facts.
rohw0016 3 years ago
how to compare them? John Mayer isn't jazz guitar player
texbls 3 years ago
blues and jazz are different colors in the same spectrum. Give Django a fender strat and john would shred HIS face inside out! Give John and Django an acoustic and Reindhart would win....MAYER IS STILL A GOD! CAN I GET AN AMEN!???
ShipRock04 3 years ago 5
ok now I can agree.
texbls 3 years ago
diplomacy at its finest : ) hahaha
ShipRock04 3 years ago
yea ok, django didn't even get the chance to try out a strat how could u say that is true. there are legends and god like: Andres Segovia,Django,Paco De Lucia,Chet Atkins and then there are talented musicians like John Mayer and thats all he is is a very talented musician he has not changed music, not yet. plus if u sat those 2 in a room with some strats only good music would come out of that room.
rohw0016 3 years ago 2
Mayer was the reason I bought an electric amp, an electric guitar, and love love love to play blues music. haha he just changed my musical career haha. I think in 20 years my generation will remmember John Mayer over fergie and akon. FO SHO. John Mayer has made alot of the old new and exciting again. You dont have to change the music scene to be appreciated.
PS: Django didnt die till almost 1960. He had the option : )
ShipRock04 3 years ago
dont ever say fergie or fuckin akon again....
rohw0016 3 years ago
he died in 53. never mind lol. I really thought he died later. Yeah hed tear it up on a strat though : )
ShipRock04 3 years ago
just think if u could put all the greats in one room from every generation without egos gettin in the way. it would be an explosion of creativity and fun to watch..
rohw0016 3 years ago 3
Yeah it would be great.
Unfortunately John Mayer would not be in that room.
TEXASSURFDONKEY 3 years ago
AAAMEEEN !!!!
Doud92 3 years ago
I am still trying to figure out why this guy is so big. In truth he has absolutely no signature of his guitar work to define him among others. All the greats from BB to Eric, SRV , Buddy, Otis Rush, Albert King, Albert Collins all have distinct sounds.
Hes like a watered down calico quilt of a lot of influenes without defining his own sound. He is just a stream of borrowed licks ...A God??? Right. Give him 5 years and see if hes even still on the radar.
TEXASSURFDONKEY 3 years ago
no not a "god" more of a future legend. Man think about it... he's bringing back the blues for a lot of people. he's also introducing it to a lot of people as well. I can hear a pretty distinct sound and tone from mayer. I can also hear some pretty incredible talent. look I guess what I'm trying to say is... you don't have to love him, but you can't say he's not pretty damn good
birdmanblues34 3 years ago 2
Distinct??
What the fuck!!
Yeah if ripping other people off straight up is "Distinct" I guess so.
Maybe you are really just saing DIS-STINK
In which case I agree.
TEXASSURFDONKEY 3 years ago
Nah I said distinct and I mean distinct. He has fender make his own pick-ups. They are scooped mid-range. And of course he is going to sound like SRV and Hendrix those are his idols; but saying he is ripping them off? I dunno about that.. to each their own especially with music, man, but c'mon you can't say he isn't talented.
birdmanblues34 3 years ago
What the fuck is he bringing back?? The Blues NEVER went anywhere. Its just not commercial enough. There are hundreds of players who actually sound original who make John Mayer look sick. People like Eric Gayles and Jeff Healey never got any recognition.
TEXASSURFDONKEY 2 years ago
He brought the blues back to "mainstream" music because he was smart enough to appeal to the young audience with his "pop" to get on a national stage. I'm not saying in any way that he is better than those guys but he is obviously smarter. Like I said, talent is talent whether you write "Your Body is a Wonderland" or not. Plus in the words of Elvis Costello, "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." (especially when the person your talking to is closed minded)
birdmanblues34 2 years ago 3
By saying he's smarter, you're assuming you know what the previous, influential musicians were trying to accomplish.
In my opinion guys like SRV would'nt want to be a well known if it meant he had to sacrifice his musical interest by playing pop music or some other crap.
h2olacky 2 years ago 3
I like that quote.
Koreanflow 2 years ago
I got to say that artist like SRV and Clapton brougth the blues back to the hotspot. The difference is that SRV wouldn't play "pop" music because he got the blues on his heart and soul. Clapton and JM got other things besides the blues. Good thing we can enjoy them all and hear what they can bring to the music. JM got heart to play blues, no doubts. People like Joe Bonamassa lives forand by the blues. Say that JM is smart just for that, is just an opinion, not a fact.
gronsho 2 years ago 3
Unfortunately, Jeff Healey (rip) put out lots of crappy pop music when he had the spotlight too. I did see him play on a few occasions, and he could burn a house down playing blues.
kimokaker 2 years ago
m not sayin he is the greatest player but i'd love to be able to play like him... if u don't like it please watch something else...
nastikincubus 3 years ago
You guys can flame about Mayer all you want.
Bottom line is that he doesn't come looking for your opinions before he cuts records. And so far, it's serving him pretty well.
Just sit back, like the rest of us, and wish you had what it takes to play like him.
smartbombminded 3 years ago 2
yet another player who is a great example of feel. just like SRV no matter the song if you play how you feel it it sounds great so all those who comment go learn history of blues and blues guitar and lear to play instead of commenting you stupid little people
junkab1990 3 years ago
mayer a poser???
not really, the majority of artists that have worked with him have huge respect for his guitar abilities, including eric clapton, so i wouldn't exactly call him a poser, you go and play sell out shows and have platinum records and then go call him a poser
fenderstratman4567 3 years ago 5
Another one of you guys who thinks you have to be the greatest player of all time to have an opinion. That makes no sense at all.
And record sales? So what? The Spice Girls, Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice all went multi-platinum and sold out shows too. What does that have to do with anything?
electrobc01 3 years ago 2
i only like john when he plays blues, i wish he would stop playin the gay stuff and stick to this. hes such a sick blues player.
dexrx8 3 years ago 5
He's got some sick skill actually.
Josborn11 3 years ago 2
Don't judge people that are more skilled than you. Once you become better than mayer, SRV or whoever, than you can voice your opinion. Until then, I'm pretty sure what you say is worthless. Thanks. P.S. check out SOULIVE.
adavis2430 3 years ago
Since when do you need to be Eric Clapton to have an opinion? Quit being a little poser snob.
electrobc01 3 years ago
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mayer is a poser but this is some good skills
iluvjackwhitemost 3 years ago
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how can you listen to this? its terrible, not even close to jimi, miles behind srv
b6m2o0 3 years ago
i dunno what the fuck you guys are whining about, obviously not every lick can be completely original, this guys a great blues player who happens to be inspired by the best
slash102 3 years ago
...and guess what else? Abusive dickheads like you will have their comments removed and their user status blocked. Who's laughing now?? Hahahaha...
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Mayer sucks! He does nothing special, has an annoying voice and he is nothing even near to guys as SRV, Hendrix, Clapton! He is just a school boy and amateur in comparing to all of them!
Plus, this attempt at playing blues is so poor and retarted! It shows that he can't play the blues, and all he can do is write stupid teen pop bulllshit songs! How pathetic!
grga888 3 years ago
No, what's pathetic is someone who can't spell "retarded".
icandy189 3 years ago
I have been seeing your comments all over these music vids on youtube...I guess the best thing that sums you up is that you called someone "retarted", but could not even spell the word right. It's a safe bet that even as you are reading this you are spelling it out in your head and getting the same answer time and again. That's irony for you. Go back to jerking off to anime and blaming your father for everything in your life.
cgg1979 3 years ago
ReTarted? Sounds yummy!:))
Geetar2112 3 years ago
Mayer takes from SRV and Hendrix and crafts it into his own style. Did you ever here them do the picking that hes doing with his right hand(using his fingers). He is the only one that is keeping blues alive in the current age yet douche bags want to bash him. He is truly a genius. He made it into the music scene by writing incredibly good pop tunes then was able to still have his fans appreciate the blues. Anyone who likes blues should respect him as a great player. Claptin did..do your research
onemind777 3 years ago 7
This guy is so overated
fleckfor 3 years ago
you are overrated.
acarls20 3 years ago 2
to zoso0987: dude SRV never played a song same way twice, plus his style is hardest ever to play and pick on, and he had a wide range of mixing styles, tones, licks, sounds, and he could play and do anything with the guitar!
And the lick at 2:30 is a SRV signature, basic to you, but nobody could play it better than SRV, it's hard to master it as SRV, he was the best! If you think that SRV just played the same thing over and over, than you are retarted, cause he always used improvisations!
grga888 3 years ago 3
I love it when he gets so into the sounds hes creating, that he unconsciously plays with whole body.
deepsky23 3 years ago 2
i totally agree. i wish he was as "hungry" musically with his guitar as he was when he started the trio.
timmonsisbest 3 years ago
He's got some serious talent there. I think that mot of the flak he draws is because his "album music" isn't as bluesy, and he's a new guy. But if new was always bad, and we never considered anyone because they were new, we never would have gotten blues in the first place.
Postscript624 3 years ago
sure is a lot of bitchin and whining on here, the way I see it, he's got an audience, and you don't. He sings great, he plays great, and Eric Clapton likes him a lot, deal with it or get practicing and show us what skills you got.that outta shut u the fuck up for a few years i hope.
brianfurchner 3 years ago 8
THANK YOU.
happel91 3 years ago
if he is improvising than why is he playing SRV I'm Leaving You To Commit A Crime at 1:20 and a lick from Lenny (El Macombo verison) at 2:30 SRV and Buddy Guy solos are in the moment flowing through them Mayer is just playing a bunch of licks he memorized.
stringbenderb5 3 years ago
so that SRV lick, for instance. You think he never played it before the El Macombo. SRV is a god, but he reused licks, just like any other guitarist. Its all a matter of flowing in and out of them well, wich SRV was very good at.
zoso0987 3 years ago
and dude, the lick at 2:30 is SUCH a basic lick. It is just a standard blues lick play with and SRV type tone, so you are reminded of Lenny.
zoso0987 3 years ago
Yeah. It REALLY matters whether or whether not it's a basic or complicated lick.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
It does not!
What matters is that he can make it sound good and interesting. Buddy Guy and John Mayer are really good friends, been on tours together, so naturally Buddy's great playing must have kind of rubbed off on Mayer.
Please stop your wining.
BTW: SRV and John Mayer had the same guitar teacher.
kentekent 3 years ago
Did you even read the comment I was resonding to? I am defending John by saying that he didnt steal those licks. Pay more attention please.
zoso0987 3 years ago
you are mistaken, SRV never had lessons, they have the same roadie (takes care of their equipment)...... research it before you say something false. by the way, SRV will always be atleast 100 times better than Mayer because he has the humbleness and not some kind of kid that's full of himself (John Mayer)... i'm directing the latter part of this comment to you kent, just want to post it on the video with just one comment
rocknfenderguy 3 years ago
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I agree, SRV is the ultimate guitar wizard and musician, Mayer is just a poser, and a SRV wannabe, a shity pop star in the end!
grga888 3 years ago
kent was referring to hendrix.
PMCMANIS 3 years ago
that pretty much owns everyone that talks shit about mayer OH YEAH HIS GUITAR TECH IS SRV'S OLD GUITAR TECH
Mharr1s 3 years ago
BUDDY GUY IS THE GREATEST ! PERIOD
stringbenderb5 3 years ago
Despite what everyone says, I think there's something good to be said for his tone and phrasing.
IbanezBeast 3 years ago 4
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Very boring, no rythm, melody and sloppy.
Sounds like a cat being dragged across the strings.
Pure Cacauphony
breckandy 3 years ago
they're called "rakes", not cats being dragged across strings. sounds good to the rest of us. :)
standardride 3 years ago 2
you are an idiot. enough said.
ibanezplayer5533 3 years ago 4
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I agree Mayer has always been an amateur bluesman in my eyes.
swingincharacter 3 years ago
mayer's fucking awesome! Enough said.
mootzie24 3 years ago 7
mayer is shit
urlocalSAVAGE 3 years ago
Mayer is THE shit!
joshv002 3 years ago 6
I love how everyone always says he isn't a real guitarist because he isn't coming up with his own stuff or his own sounds. That is completely ignorant. Everyone who plays guitar idolizes a genre of music or a single guitarist. Hendrix didn't just pop out his mothers womb and started playing the blues. He got into the blues and did what other blues guitarists were doing at the time. He had to get is inspiration from somewhere.
thewho92 3 years ago 5
Mayer better than Hendrix? haaha...no way!Mayer a blues man? Well that would make Rory Gallagher turn in his grave! If only Rory was still alive..
ttriquelme1987 3 years ago