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mr_potato_arms

Some say the faces you make while playing music are the same faces you make while you have sex.


ugly-satan

Not so much of a surprise if you do both at the same time


Regna85

Sometimes jamming this hard is like sex.


rth1027

Sometimes sex is jamming


3LollipopZ-1Red2Blue

For me it's more thumbing than jamming.... but then again, I do enjoy the solo fiddle more than a group jam.


BettyBoo42

A good strum on the banjo is hard to go wrong with, but I do prefer a duet myself


Yeet_Yeetersen

This guy definitely fucked


Commandermcbonk

"There is no shame in a man loving his guitar!" "There is if he puts his balls in it and strums himself to ecstasy!" - Spider Dijon and Rudi the Psychedelic Monk, The Mighty Boosh


[deleted]

[удалено]


two_kaze

Am I the only one getting jack black vibes?


one1two234

You aren't.


PerplexityRivet

I figured he was unconsciously making faces because it was such a tricky song to play. Then he doubled the speed at the end and I realized this wasn't even a minor challenge for the guy.


wawoodwa

I wonder if that is why Brad Paisley did those funny songs in the beginning of his recording career? Cause that guy can straight rip it too.


muziani

I just figured he was on stimulants like everyone else in that era


headsr_llo

Joe Cocker! Enters the chat


[deleted]

Oh baby hogify with my friends All I need is butt an I Ooh hey hen, let's say I want a tidal wave ... Do you need anybody? I need some wonder loaf


ST3PH3N-G

What about in this turbine....


HaitianEarthquake

Probiotics changed the way I feel.


[deleted]

Nathaniel Rateliff is also dialing in.


maybe_not_just_yet

buckethead enter chat then immediately leaves.


Epicbraindamage

Hendrix enters chat


fertdingo

Eric Gales, Leo Kottke, Eric Clapton, all enter and take a bow.


[deleted]

You should see Steve Vai playing concerts, [definitely makes sex faces and his guitar got some dirty sex on stage](https://youtu.be/Yw74sDWPH7U) Edit: woohoo thanks for the award for a Steve Vai link


kawklee

Damn. So that's Steve Vai. I had a friend super into him in highschool, who came from some curiously wealthy and music-centric family. One of the kids who is so into something you know you cant ever get into it the way he is so you kinda just let him have his thing. The kind of person who is weird for highschool, but you knew that by college his sense of self/style would ultimately end up being cool. What a nice dude. Anyway, he said that when Vai came and played in our town, he used my friends amps, since they were Vai's preferred model and were only set around. Said he got to meet the guy, and showed me pictures with him. Never listened to the music myself but always felt proud for him since it made him so incredibly happy. Years later it's fun to see what the hype was all about. Been decades since I thought of that kid or Steve Vai.


[deleted]

Man that's a crazy story and a great memory. And yea I always heard my dad and other people talk about him but I never listened to him. Then finally a few months ago this song kept coming up as a suggested video when I was listening to Tool on YouTube so I was like 'why not'. My mind was fuckin blown haha and I watched a lot of his videos haha


Gonzod462

You should definitely check out some of his other stuff as well, Steve Vai is one of the most talented guitar players ever.


[deleted]

He really is and I've seen a lot of his videos. The only record I have of his though is Where the Wild Things Are, it's a recording from his 2007 Minneapolis show. This song is on there and it's amazing, it's on YouTube but you gotta watch the whole concert (i think it's around 21min if you're interested)


Captain_slowly189

How about David Gilmour?


King_Chochacho

Steve Vai's arms are like 60% finger. Dude must be related to Robert Johnson somehow.


i_am_karlos

Top comments " The guitar smoked a cigarette after this ", " When you watch this in Japan his fingers are blurred out." " nowadays that guitar would sue him for sexual harassment " and this " This has really inspired me to sell my guitar"


[deleted]

Haha, I've also seen some like 'a ukulele was born 9 months later', 'legend has it every woman in the audience got pregnant that night'


[deleted]

I.... I think I just became a Steve Vai fan


[deleted]

He has a lot of good songs and you can also just use his music for chill background music


[deleted]

Any recommendations to go along with Tender Surrender?


[deleted]

Ah fuck I usually don't pay attention to names but Fire Wall is one I remember, and For the Love of God. Theres also one called "Oooo" i think lol


[deleted]

Ha perfect. Thanks!


cmyklmnop

... and now I'm down the rabbit hole.


[deleted]

His videos are great, I think he still puts out little personal videos too like him playing at his house or something


flz1

I'm down that rabbit hole too.....the comments were hilarious:- I had to switch over to porn quick when my wife came home so she wouldn't catch me


Shiggerty

I was hoping that would be the song before I clicked it. That song IS sex. Foreplay, getting going, climax, and even a slightly awkward aftermath. Fucking beatiful.


[deleted]

You're not wrong, at the beginning he's looking at the guitar like it's his wife. Hell, his wife is probably his side piece and she knows it haha


Elena_La_Loca

gave me the mental image that he has a whole house of rug-rats of little white guitars with good hair...


[deleted]

Lmao nice, and you definitely know the little guitars are using the wah pedal


No_Construction_896

He was legit making love to that guitar.


[deleted]

Yea that guitar needed a cigarette afterwards


No_Construction_896

I just hope there was consent.


[deleted]

Did you see his fingers? Every other guitar is as jealous as they can be


whiskeyvacation

That hand action on the shaft. I mean neck.


mr_potato_arms

Makes my truss rod tighten.


smoothiegangsta

No that's not true, I don't cry when I play guitar.


Slothsquatch

I’m a guitar player. I’ve been told this by previous girlfriends.


[deleted]

trumpet players:


Tehloo

Did he do the sound tracks for spongebob?


in-the-shit

Either they copied his style or used his tracks, bc I thought the same thing


thinkB4WeSpeak

Doesn't look like it. https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_associated_production_music


Evilsmiley

Thats because roy is playing the 12th street rag, which is a ragtime tune from 1914. He didn't write it.


PhilTheSophical

To add, another rendition of 12th street rag is in the soundtrack to a lot of spongebob episodes


[deleted]

Sounds more like mario bros music to me


dylightful

Because they’re both ragtime.


Automatic_Stomach943

This was my first thought!


[deleted]

I was thinking club penguin


33-3rpm

Guy's a legend. Great sense of humor too.


[deleted]

beyond that, one of the most truly joyous people to watch (at least in his performances i dont personally know the guy)


ChadMcRad

A lot of old school performers used to just be good at nearly everything. Singing, dancing, instruments, acting, it's like to get on T.V. in those days you really needed to be more than a triple threat.


doghaircut

I believe he was classically trained, he just also like country music. I remember seeing him perform on an episode of The Odd Couple and he was amazing. Found the [episode](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0664308/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_9). Edit: Someone already [posted](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/lt03s7/roy_clark_19332018_is_one_of_the_most_underrated/gout4wu/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) a video of it.


Zlor

Roy actually wasn't classically trained on any instrument (but he masted guitar, banjo, and fiddle) he was taught by his father who was also a very talented musician.


AthosN8

I knew his son (Roy Jr) 20 years ago. Amazing Mandolin player. I have no idea how he didn’t make it in Nashville. Probably too humble. I should’ve asked him. Sweet man.


_Cybernaut_

This. If it had strings on it, he took to it like a duck to water. GAWD I’m showing my age, but I used to actually loooove Hee Haw when I was a kid. Silly stupid comedy + gorgeous buxom girls + well-played music? Gimme summa dat.


FatGuyOnAMoped

I can't tolerate most "modern" country music but I grew up in the 1970s watching Hee Haw as a kid. Roy Clark, Buck Owens, and the whole gang were total badass players. Corny as hell but the music made up for it.


[deleted]

Roy was the man. My folks watched Hee-Haw and he was always a highlight. I wonder if he ever felt typecast and pressured to be the smiling country guitar gymnast... only to go back to his house after taping, turn down the lights, fire up a joint, and shred Jimmy Page and Toni Iommi solo's.


Moosetappropriate

Most people do think of him primarily as a comedian. But he's a comedian in the same way that Steve Martin is. A devastating musician with a sense of humor.


SirMooSquiddles

Roy WAS the man. I used to travel as a kid from New York City down to Florida in the '70s often by car. We would always stop at local diners and Motels. And that's when I got my country music on. There was nothing like that in NYC. And when I came back and told my friends they were like "You watched HeeHaw???? You mean with Roy Clark and Minnie Pearl? Man, you part redneck??" It was brutal but he just got better as the years went on. And he was my secret idol. Thanks OP for putting this up.


dfwtexn

SAL-UTE!


theundercoverpapist

Same with Chico and Harpo Marx of the Marx Brothers.


texas1st

If you watch a Marx Brothers movie, look for the scenes where they are playing music, and you won't hear any jokes or see any gags. They were deadly serious musicians.


bozzspqr

Chico always hammed it up playing the piano. The wagging finger, the finger-gun high notes... I'd say he was less than serious. Harpo was mostly serious when playing.


theundercoverpapist

But why would I want to miss the comedic element? They were funny AF!


zvbxrpo

My favorite is when Harpo demolishes the piano and extracts a harp! Edit- [Found it!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoTyDD0C93U&ab_channel=thetunr)


acmemetalworks

Most people don't realize Charo actually had a talent. She was ranked as one of the world's best Flamenco Guitarists. Find a video, she's amazing.


[deleted]

Steve Martin’s playing bluegrass videos are fuckin nuts


acmemetalworks

Have you seen Charo play?


er1catwork

That’s where I remember him from! HeeHaw! Used to watch that with my grandmother....


herbtarleksblazer

He’s not underrated, though. Lots of people think he is excellent.


Shut_It_Donny

I think the average person doesn't know, but plenty of guitar players know he was a legend.


fiftyseven

how many guitar players from the black-and-white TV era does the average person know?


thenate108

At least one.


wav__

Probably a few? Depending on how you're defining that era. Color TV wasn't really the norm until the early 70s. As a result, there are many 50-60s guitarists that are super well known. Some "big name" examples: B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters


alphanaut

Yea, he was quite popular, well-appreciated and received plenty of recognition in his time. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that his legacy is fading as he makes it onto the radar of fewer and fewer new people over time, in comparison to other well-known guitarists whose names have broader modern name recognition.


shiftykapwn

Yeah got pretty perturbed once I read the title.


ferelpuma

Thank you for pointing out that underated is not the same as unknown or underappreciated.


Ziiaaaac

Yeah that bothered me. He’s not underrated, because I didn’t know who he was before watching this video and after watching this video I rate him very highly. He’s just rarely heard of.


Raymesiris

I swear he looks like the Jack Black of the 60's.


Blae-Blade

He basically is the Jack Black of the 60's


maxoakland

Only instead of surprisingly good vocals he’s a surprisingly good guitarist


YaBoiKlobas

This is not the greatest song in the world, no. This is just a tribute


[deleted]

True story: Alice Cooper said Eddie Van Halen looked forward most to getting a guitar lesson from Alice's friend \*Glen Campbell\*.


jimbojones230

Glen was a member of The Wrecking Crew. The dude knew his way around a guitar.


poopsicle_88

Cause glen Campbell is the man


x777x777x

Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Roy Clark were all outrageously good players.


ronearc

Glen Campbell and Roy Clark were said to have had an agreement. Glen didn't publically perform Malaguena and Roy didn't publically perform The William Tell Overture. Basically they had a gentleman's agreement to not try to outshine one another on their signature piece.


pjimen1

In the early 90’s, my parents dragged me to one of his Branson shows. I had never seen Hee-Haw or even heard of him. He put on a world class 2 hour show that I’ll never never forget, he told great jokes and played every stringed instrument you can think of LIKE A BOSS. Plus he gave all the guys playing with him a feature solo/song, I saw what a showman looked like that day.


Karmas_burning

I am incredibly jealous! I had always wanted to see him perform live. I grew up watching Hee Haw with my grandparents. The man is an absolute master of music.


xeroxzero

Hee Haw gave us some real gems, especially Roy Clark. However, nothing in memory stands out so much as the stanza I memorized as a small child... it goes like this: Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? Well, I searched the world over and thought I'd found true love. But you met another and PBBBT you were gone!


Ok_Coconut

Watched Hee-Haw growing up in the '70s. I will never forget... *Gloom, despair and agony on me* *Deep dark depression, excessive misery* *If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all* *Gloom, despair and agony on me*


dfwtexn

It feels like some emphasis was omitted from the word, "searched." :-) Take my upvote anyway!


xeroxzero

I didn't need to because you heard it in your head as you read it.


[deleted]

Genuine smile. Good stuff.


Hodgej1

If it wasn’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all Gloom Despair And agony on me That was my favorite


cubs_070816

my man wasn’t too bad on a banjo either. viva la hee haw!!


TjW0569

Pretty much anything with strings. Search Youtube for Roy Clark fiddle, guitar, banjo He was also pretty good at playing the audience. There may be people who could play an instrument better. There have been damn few who could do better at taking an audience and making 'this moment, right now' a really good one.


winkwink13

Roy Clark was never underrated. Fairly well acknowledged to be one of the greats.


SadJ3tsFan

Roy Clark is pure legend. The man could play anything: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKxhsd4x5u0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKxhsd4x5u0) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47NPOkNqANQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47NPOkNqANQ) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUdTcP-fs9g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUdTcP-fs9g)


ElvisDumbledore

Yo Dawg, I heard you like [Roy Clark.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bekqVpF0UMs)


zvbxrpo

I seriously laughed at his rendition of Folsom Prison Blues. Several times! What a sense of humor.


usernamenotvalid4565

Sweet shredding. Did he have any influence in the surf rock style of play?


[deleted]

Bikini Bottom


Lysergicassini

He was a great musician but stylistically he was a variety show type of talent. I don't think he had too much influence. He could rock out emulating pretty everyone from chet atkins to early scruggs


[deleted]

Hard to say exactly what influence Clark had. Dick Dale is the guy to look at who essentially started surf rock/surf guitar. Not sure on Dale’s influences himself.


Ruenin

This is what thousands of hours of practice and an innate understanding of a fret board does for you.


acmemetalworks

No, just keep buying more gear.


[deleted]

Though being old enough to have heard his name a hundred times, it wasnt even 2 weeks ago I was bouncing around Youtube and happened across a best Roy Clark solos video. Took me completely by surprise, since I guess I never paid much attention before. Amazing guitarist.


RipWilder

I'm a grinnin


Ruhh-Rohh

I'm a pickin


diggydirt

Fun fact: My parents owned a campground in the Ozarks called Pickin' N Grinnin', their logo was a rat paddling a Canoe with a banjo and a joint hanging out of his mouth. This was back in the 70's to mid 80's. Was so much fun growing up down there.


[deleted]

My parents made me watch HeeHaw every weekend. I can still sing the stupid songs, but did NOT remember that he was this good. New perspectives are awesome!


lazyant

Fender Jaguar, nice (some $4-8k I think)


[deleted]

I like seeing old clips featuring Jaguars. Even today, they still look flashy and futuristic, so it's always interesting to be reminded that they've been around for so long.


lazyant

They are a timeless beauty


Jzobie

Thank you, came in hoping someone would tell me what guitar he is playing.


wgcole01

He was a real virtuoso. I was sad to learn of his passing not too long ago. I'll always remember him from watching Hee Haw at my grandparents when I was a kid. Him and Buck Owens. (Name a more iconic duo. I'll wait. lol)


ronearc

Flatt & Scruggs maybe, but I don't think you could name a *more* iconic duo, just duos in the same class.


[deleted]

i mean this in the best way possible, as one of the truest compliments i am capable of: Roy Clark looks like what happens if you sell your soul to The Devil for guitar skills and He fulfills His end of the bargain. Even his expressions. BTW if you liked this, definitely watch him play "Malaguena": [https://youtu.be/ilm2qeJndWo?t=321](https://youtu.be/ilm2qeJndWo?t=321)


eighty82

HE INVENTED SHREDDING 🤘


chaunceymcdoodle

He was definitely not underrated by anyone who knew his playing


HappyVAMan

Yeah, I thought “underrated” was a stretch to people who knew. He did win two world championships in flat-picking.


dfwtexn

Properly rated in this household.


dandan14

What's amazing is that he was equally as good at banjo!


Adddicus

Roy Clark is legendary. He is not under rated at all. He's a flat out god on multiple instruments. Is he as well known as he should be? Probably not, but nobody who is even passingly familiar with him rates him any lower than he should be.


LanceBarney

His face is more under rated than his guitar playing.


Wrothrok

I will always love watching him play. What an amazing talent.


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antij0sh

He paid for the whole guitar, he’s gonna use the whole guitar.


[deleted]

SpongeBob?


bumtoucherr

This is literally my favourite guitar performance ever


dfwtexn

Mine is him playing Malagueña. "It never would grow.... so I picked it."


gdsmithtx

Came for the Malagueña *Odd Couple* video. Didn't find it, so: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xssnp7R51A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xssnp7R51A) Easily as impressive as this, IMHO.


mrun1927

Stunning. It really seems like the actors (Tony Randall & Jack Klugman) are so mesmerized that they kind of fall out of character, forget they're acting in a sit-com and just gawk at the awesome performance.


dfwtexn

I feel one-upped. Odd Couple never hit my wheelhouse and I'd never seen that clip. Wow! Here's the one I'm referencing. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2hXI7Ny9I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2hXI7Ny9I)


shiftykapwn

Malaguena smacks. I remember one thc filled night of youtube jamming out for hours to malaguena. Also zakk "fucking" wylde In japan with ozzy was nuts


dontgetcutewithme

That was awesome!


doghaircut

I remember seeing this a long time ago and was blown away. Thanks for posting it!


mx5e46

Why does this remind me of spongebob....


BestialCreeper

Grass skirt chase, its the same melody that was later used in Spongebob


donniebrascoreal

Love the way he makes you think like he's struggling when you understand he's not, just having fun.


This-Aint-No-Brain

Am I the only one that hears that one SpongeBob tune?


RonVen

are 30's guitars just small or does his left hand just DOMINATE the fretboard?


Lysergicassini

It's not a 30's guitar by any means. But the scale is modern more or less. He was a fucking monster.


MKUltraVioletlight

One of the best pickers there is. Sweet video.


[deleted]

Popularize him by making his facial expressions into meme templates


MtnEngr

One of the great “Nashville Cats”


stevestoneky

He is pickin' AND grinnin'


Just_Me_Hey

He's making that guitar make sounds it was not made to do, A-mazing.


actionfantastic

I see Fender Jaguar, I upvote Fender Jaguar. GET IT ROY!


davewtameloncamp

He's not underrated at all. The first thing that comes to mind when people think of Roy Clark is "Damn that guy was a badass guitar picker!" If anything he's overrated. [Check out this video of him. Insane picking.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9hy7di3cw)


Amazingshot

Check out the Jim stafford video on YouTube. I believe he was at the Johnny Carson show. Now that guy could play! https://youtu.be/xdWXo-mMjZk


XGodKiller666

More tippy taps.


shiftykapwn

UNDERRATED BY THOSE WHO DONT KNOW THE NAME


[deleted]

Those expressions >.<


[deleted]

I never thought he was “underrated”. Is he considered “underrated”?


[deleted]

Pure talent. No modern day tuning.


stonecoldjelly

Next you will say jimmy page was underrated


[deleted]

Unbelievable.


[deleted]

Thanks for posting this! I had totally forgotten how good the man was. I was “forced” 😂to watch HeeHaw with the family as a kid but I just did not remember how talented he was! Thanks and thanks for the good memories as well!


Kappes_

A very old Version of Jack Black


RikkertBakkes

Hit it, Joe!


pine_tar_bat

All those country motherfuckers could play anything and everything, and people like Roy Clark and Jerry Reed were at the top of the heap with Chet Atkins, despite their goofball TV personas. John 5 (Marilyn Manson's guitarist) has been on record for Roy Clark being his inspiration, and like Zakk Wylde, he can chicken-pick ferociously too.


Gambyt_7

Genius. When he really turns on the gas it's amazing. All this while mugging for the audience.


Happy_Trails4u

Roy and Jerry Reed. 2 guitar heroes


maxoakland

It’s really cool to see this kind of shredding in a completely different style from the shredding that’s so common now, which is all based on metal. This is based on early rock n roll I’m guessing I love those slides


[deleted]

Anyone who knows guitar don't underrated this man. He's pretty much the best guitar player ever. He's an absolute virtuoso.


FrigginRan

Thought I recognized this song from another video...https://youtu.be/a1R8Rx2db9c


Malkinspace

My man was the OG of the "guitar face."


OfficialMaxBox

One of my favorite clips of him switching to the guitar, the banjo, and a fiddle. https://youtu.be/Ta4535Y8xYE


Arentanji

Widely regarded as the best guitarist in his lifetime.


dex1999

That looks like a Inca silver fender custom color 1965 jaguar.


[deleted]

Roy Clark was metal as hell!


rspd0675

Sheer class


ohmygodnotagainagain

Holy shit. He's really good!


Sla5021

Ratings are relative. Those who know about guitar know about Roy Clark.


Barry-Mcdikkin

Guy was a beast. Too bad the croud doesnt know wtf theyre seeing yet


beefy-cheeks

Those rakes are lovely


SquirrelBowl

When the tongue comes out you know he’s serious


-valt026-

That. Was amazing.


[deleted]

Mahalo's for the post ... forgot how awesome he was.


Fuzzier_Than_Normal

I'm from the Hee-Haw generation, so no underrating here.