rocketman Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 All I can say is wow! The man could play like no other. He does it all: great melodies, a bit of shredding, a bit of the blues, great chord changes, and great rhythmic patterns. I've been going through each line of Night and Day. It's a very slow process, but a great learning experience. No matter what style you play, you should learn from this man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5uBmznvTgU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've never heard of this guy before but that sounded absolutely fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 There isn't a player around who could play as clean and smooth as Joe Pass.He could go from slow and bluesy to blindingly fast in the blink of an eye and yet do it so effortlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 doesn't epiphone have a Joe Pass model? I've always loved his playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Great stuff. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Great call Rocketman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I've long been a Joe Pass nut. There's some incredible stuff there. I'm probably more "into" Pass because he got talked into the solo fingerstyle route stedda more of a combo flatpick jazz picker. The more I learned about the guy, the more respect both as a musicians (not just guitar player) and human I gained. He's one of the few "big name" musicians I truly wish I'd met beyond the relatively common interfaces one might find in life. Yeah, Epi has a Joe Pass model, although most of the vids I've seen were with a 175. Other guitars were used too, including one vid with a Fender Jag. An incredible talent and I've heard a true gentleman. Period. m BTW - Here's one of my Pass favorites. I can play it my way but with only about 3 percent of what Pass gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Good stuff, been a fan for ages, though not a hardcore one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I'm not so much a "hardcore fan" as one who wishes he had but 10 percent of the ability. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Of course he is obviously a monster-genius, but I always dug his tone -- for some reason most jazzers like their guitar to sound like it's being smothered by a pillow, but Joe Pass would let it ring some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I have been a fan since about the time these videos were made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 For me Joe had the most incredible knowledge and facility on the guitar Tasteful single lines And his highly developed walking bass/chord/melody solo performances Truly inspirational.... There were also some hugely enjoyable tuition videos made where he 'gave away' his knowledge and expertise For the good of mankind...... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Wow. I say it time and time again, but jazz musicians are the best musicians around . Few can make a song based around a single guitar sound so dynamic, but Joe Pass really masters it beautifully! Thanks for reminding me- I taught myself Autumn Leaves a while back and happened to forget about him- I might just try tackling this song now. The same goes for jazz drummers; who can argue with the likes of Joe Morello, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich being the most stylish and technically refined drummers of all time? Sure, some would say that Bonham is the best drummer of all time (and I LOVE Bonham's playing, he's one of my major influences as a drummer), but without these guys there wouldn't have been a Bonham. I really went off on tangent there, huh? Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Never saw the second one. I still think he was better as a solo fingerstyle picker although obviously not quite as quick note to note. But then that's just personal opinion... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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