Members chiro972 Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 I've been watching some guitar vids with JV in them and I just can't figure it out. Did he ever play well? Is there something wrong with him now? I'm not trying to troll, I really want to know. Everything I've ever seen he is just plain awful in. What am I missing? As you can see by my avatar, I really would like to like this guy, so someone point me to something by him that I would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ESchmidt Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 He lives on his brother's legacy. Without SRV, we would be saying "Jimmy who?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr JinX Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 The same way Ralf Schumacher got a Formula One drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turdadactyl Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 He's definitely not his brother, but check out Family Style (Jimmy and SRV). Pretty good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILikeGuitar Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 That's what I thought for a while, he can't reall sing well eitherbut I guess he's family so he gets a little of his rep from Stevie.. but then again he inspired SRV to play so...I mean he's not a terrible player but there are plenty blues players that are better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JilaX^ Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 He's one of the very best white blues players ever. Rhythm and lead. If you knew the old masters like Johnny "Guitar" Watson, you'd appreciate what he does more. Less is more. You'll probably like what he did in the Fabulous Thunderbirds more than the modern stuff. Listen to his solo here though. (4:20) [YOUTUBE]T6ZYx88j4R8[/YOUTUBE] More hot licks in here than most other players have all together. Just sick. And if you think it's easy and don't get the point, try playing his stuff by ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 he's great...music is subjective, go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheezusbhrist Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 ive wondered the same thing. hes really not that great. i think its because A)he inspired SRV to play guitar B)SRV is his bro. hes kinda like the Joe Stump of blues, the guy whos really sloppy and lives off another guys legacy and gets credit anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturn Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 Many years ago I was in the same boat then I had a chance to see the Fabulous Thunderbirds while I was on a business trip to Austin. I don't know if it was the location the booze or a combination of the two but I left that show a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 i've never dug his playing... i find it really boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 Well, gotta say, I think that solo definitely fits in well with the "mediocre, dude who started playing guitar a few years ago, and is still feverishly working on his pentatonics" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JilaX^ Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 Guys, Jimmie vas famous before SRV. SRV, knows that Jimmie could outplay him if he wanted to. What Jimmie does is more about the note choice and the articulation than pouring out at 90 MPH. Without having ever sat down to learn how play in the style of Stevie, I can still bust a solo that is fairly recognizable as a Stevie-style solo, while on a Les Paul like guitar. Try doing the same with Jimmie... EDIT: Not saying Stevie isn't a fantastic player, I've spent countless hours listening to him. But, I didn't get Jimmie while starting out with the blues. After going deep into the roots of the blues and improving my playing by miles, I get him. Well, gotta say, I think that solo definitely fits in well with the "mediocre, dude who started playing guitar a few years ago, and is still feverishly working on his pentatonics" to me. The blues and sweep picking in the mixolydian mode, somehow doesn't mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chiro972 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks for posting that. It is way better than what I have heard. I agree with others it is pretty simplistic, but not too bad at all. The things I have heard more recently made me think perhaps he has some kind of neurological disorder and can't play any more. I do have the family style CD, but I've never bonded with it and didn't really hear any great licks from Jimmy when I listened to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members p4vl Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 He let Stevie take his seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Beatles27 Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgator Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 JV sounds like an amateur to me. I've never enjoyed his playing, and I doubt that would change if I were versed in the old blues masters. I certainly understand the less is more philosophy. But seriously, JV isn't anywhere close to B.B. King, Albert King or any of the other number of outstanding blues players that are the disciples of less is more. And finally, JV could not out play his brother. I don't even know what else to say to the assertion that he could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 I like this one a lot. [YOUTUBE]6Wkisc9qaFk[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkwire Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 It's amazing the wide range of reactions JV creates. Over at the Guitar Player forums, they just shut down any JV threads immediately, because it will turn into a huge squabble. Saw the Fab T-Birds back in '88 and loved the show. But I wasn't blown away by JV. Sorry, I don't buy that he's mastered the blues idiom to the point that he is a Zen-master of simplicity. He hit the limits of his ability early on and has stayed there. As far as his getting a sig model...it probably has a lot to do with helping out Fender in the process of getting SRV's guitars to them for reproduction...a little 'thank you'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgator Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 Sorry, I don't buy that he's mastered the blues idiom to the point that he is a Zen-master of simplicity. He hit the limits of his ability early on and has stayed there. Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 I like Jimmy Vaughan and have no problem with him having a signature Strat. And its one of the better signature Strats, for that matter. JV's playing has soul. I was more surprised that Richie Sambora had a signature Strat (for awhile, I think it's been long discontinued), or for that matter, Tom Delonge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 Regardless of anyone's opinion of his playing, he sure as {censored} designed a MEAN mother{censored}ing stratocaster... Fender put the JV strat in his hands and it's completely to his specs-in all fairness, his taste in pickguards sucks, however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoliDeoGloria Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 ....my opinion is w/e on him. regardless of w/e one thinks of his skill he has 2 sig guitars; a strat and a gretsch archtop. ( http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/index.php?product=G400JV&cat1=&cat2=&q=&st=1 ) so yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 I like and appreciate JV's playing, always have. He's simple, and effective - a great rhythm player and an in the pocket lead player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theaxeripper Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 or for that matter, Tom Delonge. And that, ladies and gentlemen, brings the end of the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted March 16, 2009 Members Share Posted March 16, 2009 As far as his getting a sig model...it probably has a lot to do with helping out Fender in the process of getting SRV's guitars to them for reproduction...a little 'thank you'. Actually, SRV loaned his '61 Strat("Number One" or his "First Wife") to Fender shortly before his death in 1990. Even though the first custom shop SRV strat didn't debut until '92, a deal had already been inked. I'm guessing that the more recent re-issues are based on the original specs acquired in '89 or '90, and also on the original custom shop model... That being said, you may be correct in that JV may have had some control over the use of his brother's name in marketing and producing the new models... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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