Alex Hutchings - Beyond the Quay

[Jakub0766]

this guy is my biggest inspiration right now, simply perfect.

[travelinpicker]

I didn't know predator could play guitar!!?!??!

[GustavoAcosta1]

alex is a genius! this song has 28 chords. and he plays the melodies effortlessly!

[mystikkk1]

Another superbly passionate solo. Alex is one of the most soulful players i've ever heard. Just brilliant!

[robydux]

which scales are those kind?

[WirtsLegGaming]

@robydux Lol it is an insane variety of scales.. Probably a mix of Arpeggios, Harmonic minor, minor and major scales... to be honest im not fully sure O.o

[guitarralaraja]

@robydux To be honest ( ive not read the tabs or partitures) the point in his playing is the way he conencts scales and the rythms he used, different motives and everything fits perfectly with the rythms, maybe if he uses one scale in the song it would also be great as well. After studing harmony.scales arpeggios and all of that i realized the good rythm is the hardest thing to get in music

[lenoil41]

Nom de Dieu, je revends mes six guitares et me remets a passer l'aspirateur...

[domusicman]

Alex, we need your album !

[hetfield44]

perfection!

[Zebula77]

Awesome stuff, but still like 50% of Guthrie isn't it?

[reaperofgenocide]

@Zebula77 its 100% alex

[DannyBoy777]

@reaperofgenocide Perfect response to the ignorance you were faced with.

[reaperofgenocide]

@DannyBoy777 thanks

[dennoow]

@Zebula77 Different approaches I think. Guthrie is more "free" than Hutchings IMO, Hutchings plays a little more composed. He's kind of following the chord progression whereas Guthrie and Greg Howe too more seem to play whatever comes to mind, regardless of chor progression. Don't get me wrong, this guy plays outside as well, but somehow he does that more neat as well. Either way, all great players!

[mellineitor]

I don't like neither shredding nor jazz long phrasing, but this... It's just amazing

[PaulGilbertrulezzz]

alex, the master.

[pecazizitop]

awesome!

[paulofaccio]

fucking A

[area859]

This kind of Guitar playing is "Listenable".! Great stuff Alex!!!

[LouieBlu]

what kind of trem is he using, wilkinson ?

[kjkmo]

I would love to Alex play with Steely Dan.....it would be a perfect fit.

[aleksandersucharski]

@kjkmo you.. are.. so... right o_0

[DrumGuitarist1379]

@kjkmo That is an awesome concept you have there

[Anonymous122131]

This guy needs a BACKUP BAND, not some lounge jam tracks. However good they are, they're still jam tracks...

[dennoow]

@Anonymous122131 Couldn't agree more! Look at how much better Guthrie Govan is with band than over those backing tracks!

[ericschrdr]

Awesome!

[fanqueen]

Does alex have a cd?

[sleeplessingc]

as allways, nicely done alex. congratulations.

[Joethomas1547]

1:47 to 2:00 is the sickest thing ive ever heard!

[Joethomas1547]

You have just become my fav guitar player!!! 

[Joethomas1547]

This right now is my favortie guitar performance i have ever seen!!!! LOVE IT!!!

[Joethomas1547]

I love your tone man please tell your settins and effects just so nasty!!! I want your tone!!!

[olimenardi]

great

[devilzdj4]

does he have a compressor on his tone?

[hiberculum]

@devilzdj4 no he hasn´t

[jckbac9]

@devilzdj4 I'm sure he does...I can't say for sure but to me it sounds that way.

[afsartori]

Awesome.

[olly1p]

you dont see much better than this



[magicmaker2006]

amazing technique!!! AMAZING!

[nefta7931]

where´s the "master" button?

[verylastbreath]

better than porn

[bushidobonce]

@verylastbreath

I must be sad but I agree better than porn indeed..

[josody]

@verylastbreath if you're high

[96hypemike]

GOTTA LOVE THOSE FUNNY FACES!!!! GREAT MUSIC BY THE WAY!

[docoftheworld]

Oh shoot .... the video ended 25 minutes ago ...

[HillaryHitler]

VERY NICE

reminds me of Andy Timmons and Steve Lukather

[HillaryHitler]

VERY NICE

[far0n]

Very Allan Holdsworth... and that's a good thing.

[legendbass66]

YOU SHOULD BE WITH CANDYRAT

[jlbradders]

1.20 to 1.24 woooah, what a great noise

[piccicacca]

this guy wouldnt sound good without the backing track so kudos also to the guy who made the backing track!! :) alex! you the man bro!!

[Phazur]

very smooth elevator music! i like this a lot, but does he makes also songs that are less guitar based and more on overall composition?

[XavSch]

@Phazur this is just jamming over a track

[Doyle251]

f5 to skip the commercial

[horncrazy403]

I grew up listening to Eddie V, Steve Vai, Larry Calrlton, Al Di etc. I'm an X-Pro lead guitarist and never, have I seen such an amazing technical knowledge base combined with what seems infinite control, dynamics and FEEL. Alex - you are my GUITAR GOD !!

[2017DeaN]

one people is so jealous!!! hahaha

Thumbs up for this great man!!!

[maddiefulluh]

thumbs up for the Jack Black faces.

[xxCAGExx]

can any tremelo system get these specific sounds or do u need the particular one alex is using?

[guitarralaraja]

@xxCAGExx what do you mean by that?

all the whammy bar effects can be done in any floyd rose

[xxCAGExx]

@guitarralaraja i have what i believe they call a 2 pivot point tremolo..is that a floyd rose

[fyrison]

@xxCAGExx Floyd Roses do have the 2 point pivot system, but that's not what defines a Floyd. First, the floyd is locking, to prevent tuning issues. With a well set up trem system, though, you can do this stuff without having to worry about the guitar going out of tune. Anyway, you can do all the thing he does with any trem, I believe having it floating helps.

cheers

Brage

[victor1eremita]

damn! those trem flutters are so sooooo sick.

[petruccirag3]

his tone is to die for!!!

[drumsnluv]

He's just the best!!!!

[keanokamenguida]

very very good , wow.

[2x4]

lol at one angry and jealous moron who gave him thumbs down

[z0mgzt0m]

FOR FUCK SAKE ALEX MAKE A GOD DAMN ALBUM, EVERY TIME I WANNA HEAR YOUR STUFF I HAVE TO WATCH THESE VIDS

[AdjustedGuitar08]

How does he do that thing at 2:11 ?

[JohannesHeier]

@AdjustedGuitar08 Flipping the whammy makes that sound, pretty cool and realy hard to get mad cool. Like Alex demonstrates here ;)

[pkerlex]

Wow... fuckn amazing!

[pierolivier111]

How did he become that good? Except practice.

[JohannesHeier]

@pierolivier111 Practice......

[pierolivier111]

@JohannesHeier I mean, he must have had a really great teacher or studied in a school of music. A lot of musicians with professionnal formation don't even have that knowledge. I've look for his bio but didn't find anything.

[Thrashaholicdan]

@pierolivier111 when I met him he said it was just lots of practice for hours and hours a day although i think he may have done classical lessons when he was younger, can't remember

[tonyross1977]

I wish this song plays at heaven's gate ...

[aintnaive]

wow ...

[mossambica]

this is perfection

[KainVKail]

HOLY CHRIST i didnt know Andrew WK could play so well. but really if you know who AWK is they look so much alike its uncanny. anyone else agree!?

[Undercurrentuk1]

@KainVKail LOL!!!!!!! Andrew WK practiced so much since party hard

[TheBanyanEmperor]

1:54 - 1:58 is my favorite random shred lick in a long, long time.... so rare to grab my attention like THAT. This guy is crazy!

[zarmeldelgado]

looking at you playing truly gives me nice inspiration to play..... keep it flowing

[petrochemicals4u]

Can i get all that gear behind you for under $100 ....??? lol !

[tseals215]

@petrochemicals4u haha gonna need a lot more than that.

[wolfofworld]

I touched myself ....I'm mean I touch me .....I'm mean that was touching.

[jemdave13]

A great player, crazy technique and feel too. Really in awe!

[numbersabcdefg]

at i thought, oh no...not another guy play way over playing something..........but then, somewhere about the half way point I actually loved Alex's playing!

[rezalini]

fingers like butter

[Whiteguitarful]

ow shit man perfect scale i respect you.

[tonyross1977]

THIS GUY NEED A CD OF HIMSELF. He's unmatched in my opinion

[CommBreakDown]

@tonyross1977 guthrie's better but this guy has more soul

[matmoose]

I could watch this guy all day, with lots of guitarists this good they bore you after 30secs of video.

[TronicSpeedsta]

@steeldrum66 I'd cry tears of utter joy too if I could play like that.

[rapidtranq]

his tone is out of this world

[09kitty23]

get an axis or a silhouette then start rockin!! XD

they aren't your super strats but man they can go as low as the regulars or high as the super strats... guaranteed

[jereibanez]

@rapidtranq His Hands are Out of this world!!!

[a4format]

intro of the song sounds like it's played with sax :) this guy is amazing!

[KeebRocks]

Love this guy!! I NEED an album!!!!!!!!! I bet I'd listen to his album as much as I do Govan's!!

[putimail]

One of my old professional musician friends said taht he is GOOOOOOOD!

[09kitty23]

@putimail i don't know how good your friend is... but for me this guy is more than GOOD..i think he is one of the best out there... a great pocket guitarist

[GuillermoSmyser]

:54 to :58 is an awesome Alex Hutchins phrase/lick!

[Mpalmer00]

1:56 - 1:59 is a text book frank gambale lick/phrase!

[bennolanman]

@Mpalmer00 yeah man hes got the gambale licks down he is such a master of so many techniques, have you seen his 8 finger tapping at the end of ice cold? soo good

[billmeedog]

(1:47 - 1:53) is a textbook Steve Lukather lick/phrase!

Oh...Catsincages, Guthrie needs NOT wish for something he already has (and I say that as a HUGE Alex Hutchungs fan with all due respect...but DON'T get carried away with the accolades - LOL!)

Remember, Guthrie Govan and Alex Hutchings are different players who each have phenomenal skills and musicality. Also, this is ART......so this is NOT the WInter-Olympics - LOL!

There's no need to quantify their excellence IMO!

[chikamoako]

still i can buy even if im here in philippines??

[coLapsDaDude]

The intro gave me some chills :O

[Wh00terman]

brett garsed meets greg howe meets frank gambale D:

[Catsincages]

Alex Hutchings has a super clean technique that I bet even Guthrie Govan wishes he had, I know I do!

[Kingstuffer]

The beginning kind of reminds me of Michael Lee Firkins.

[Uberloinvongenchler]

This guy is very musical; rare in such a technical player

[Gnocchi]

This guy is very technical; rare in such a musical player

[Bassbox93]

@Uberloinvongenchler

i met him last year at the music fair in frankfurt.

he was so happy that i asked him about a signatur :D

[myway43]

My goodness he is good.

[AzinGuitar]

those bends and "screams" at 1:48 and 1:59 are so nice :)

[sandiS93]

im not sure but sound like aeolian and pentatonic, correkt me if Im wrong???

[Hardysamnin]

@sandiS93 He's in and out of several scales, this is in no was diatonic.

[almostsk8er01]

does anyone know what scales he is using?

[hitogoroshi]

verry nice sound...

[kaythespiritus]

This is not just technically a the top, this is music from the heart. Alex, share your talent with our hunger for true love for music.

[whoobie2008]

True Artist...Wow !

[arsguitarrica]

The beginning is just...

[xgio1215]

this is the best composition of Alex hutching's Really awesome!!!

[FoldesTamas]

fantabulos

[dennoow]

This is some seriously great guitar playing!! Very tasty! He adds so much colour to the chords and the Gambale-like sweeps at 1:54 ownwards are... Incredible!!

[InfiniteLoveinEmajor]

anyone know what kind or brand of them that is ? is that the one petrucci uses ?

[ibanezbloke]

Music Man Axis Sport, not the Petrucci model - Petruccis is based on one called the Siholuette (Not sure how to spell that)

[wolfos412]

Silhouette I believe, but ya your right.

[silentwing36]

Smooth MF....Damn, this guy is badass..

[scullshot]

Damn! these new backing tracks are very demanding Alex Hutchings is da man!!!!

[GreySugizo]

man he sure uses that rat pedal fantastically. but its not the pedal that makes him sound good, its ... alex ;)

[metalheadz44]

fuck! this dude has just rendered me SPEECHLESS!!

X(

[gseshleman]

I love Alex's playing and have anxiously awaited this latest set of jams.

Ferrituss; I'm sure there's an inside joke that you have with Alex referenced in your comment. In deference to that, I'll simply comment that 8's don't appear to have hurt Alex's tone in the slightest. ...and they probably more readily enable his alternate tuning. Hearing how he makes use of them, I'm willing to give them both a try!!

[UnGuitare]

when can I buy he's album?

[tonybaroneee]

soo fresh.

[Qpidon]

ok, I crack under the pressure: I'm Facebooking this!

[Visualundeath]

I wish i had even one 5th of the majesty this man possesses.

God damn it...

[PA5MUSAK]

fantastic playing...sooo groovy!!:)

[thegreatgarry]

then i'm the third lucky man to see alex incredible playing...

:D :D

[kiaranjay]

awesome playing :D

[Ferrituss]

Woo i'm the first to see the Genius of Alex Hutchings in this vid.... awesome playing i wouldn't use 8's though haha ;)... keep up the great playing!!!