Little known fact is that Yamashita's finger was the model for the Hitachi Magic Wand

Man the way Yamashita holds his guitar and his face when he's playing is both terrifying and sublime

Yamashita actually invented techniques in order to play that. He lifted the level of classical guitar playing but is so underrated and not known unfortunately.

I cried on Raphael Rabello's part. I'm from Brazil and I didn't know this extraordinary musician, and Kazuhito Yamashita... no comment. Thank you for introducing me to these great musicians.

I’m sure if you can zoom in to Yamashito’s finger you would see he had an even smaller fist growing from his digit with four extra small fingers. This of course repeats on every finger!

With Yamashita you can see how his body grew around the guitar.

Obviously you haven't heard me play Seven Nation Army or Smoke on the Water since I'm not on this list.

I met Derek Trucks when he was 14 years old. I saw him at a bar in Toronto with my friend Jeff Healey. Jeff got up and jammed with him that night at it was the first time that they met. Derek was already quite accomplished and you knew he would continue to grow. His slide playing is now so unique and has such an incredible vocal quality to it that he stands alone.

Derek Trucks is just an insane guitar player, He makes the guitar really sing

Not only is that one finger tremolo super impressive because of its speed - it is also insane because of how smoothly he does it when switching fingers. It really is something completely out of this world - I've never seen anything like that before. Thank you Lucas for sharing this!

I wouldn't say that Mayer "gives up." ... He just not a slide player and he was respectfully showing his admiration for the Mastery of Trucks.

Guthrie Govan is a definite must on this list

Can you imagine, you bring a girl back to your place and she's like oh you have a guitar, do you play? Then you just bust out 9:09

Yeah! Yamashita has a separate brain for each of his fingers.

So glad you included Kazuhito Yamashita. His Pictures at an Exhibition and Firebird Suite are beautiful arrangements. Such an expressive player

Thank you so much for gathering these amazing guitar players doing their thing. Your sense of humor is also appreciated. Please keep up the good work.

Raphael Rabello's interpretation of "Luiza" is spot on. The song was written by brazilian legend Tom Jobim, world famous for "Girl from Ipanema". The music gained national recognition in Brazil when it was used as the opening title music for soap opera "Brilhante" in 1982. To me "Luiza" is highly emotional, there is a romantic anguish to it that usually moves me to tears if performed with sensibility. This interpretation from Raphael Rabello hits the right spots and is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful I've ever heard. Yes, I shed some tears while listening. The song has also been interpreted by other brazilian greats such as Chico Buarque.

Yamashita wtf!!!! All throughout that strength and elasticity of his fingers. The pain that he must have gone through to achieve that. 🤯

Derek Trucks is what is called a Prodigy. I remember seeing him play as he was an 8 or 9 year old (Variety Playhouse in Atlanta GA) with an SG bigger than him and he would make it scream. it was awesome to experience and no surprise he is where he is at today. always finger picked.

I've got to upload a video of my pal. He'll play the piano part of Layla etc. Just stuff that you wouldn't think possible. But he grew up without the Internet, and just had to listen to songs and try to recreate. He didn't realise he didn't have to recreate the entire sound of the band though. 🤣 So he's often playing rhythm and lead, and then the keyboard parts too! The guy needs exposure, because he is special af on the guitar.

You completely lost me at “tremolo with one finger...” 😳🥴

Yamashita is amazing. Keeping that rapid picking on the first string while playing a slower tempo with the rest of his fingers, it's really impressive.

It's no problem for me to play like Yamashita, I play him completely away .. and suddenly .. I wake up, hmm so I was dreaming, and only in my dreams can I play like this. Really incredible the technique that Kazuhito Yamashita shows. You are right dear Lucas, he is indeed from another planet.

You were right, that Yamashita was impossible. His tremolo skills are beyond beyond

My grandpa was bb kings drummer for 37ish years. Rip bb

Another time a brazillian, proud of my country❤🇧🇷

My guitar teacher and guitar builder were both at that concert of Yamashita. It was the GFA in Canada.. All of the great guitar players of the world were there and they were all jealous and angry at his talent. They were a bunch of whining crying little babies. Yamashida blew the world away and the world did not even know it. I'm so glad to see him in this position because when you said at the introduction of your video we would see the world's greatest guitar player The 1st guy that came to mind for me was Yamashita and you actually have him on here.

the last one is SICK! i never imagined ''ghost notes'' on the guitar

Thank you Lucas. Not only to show us this talents (you also are a talent), but for your humility. It is something uncommon in the world of music and the art in general. As a pianist I prefer this version of Yamashita of Mussorgsky. Unbelievable

The last one really scares me 😂

Just after the end of the Derek Trucks clip, after BB says 'Ladies & Gentleman....' he says '... I don't think in my whole life I ever heard anything as good as that.' And, for what it's worth, me neither, I get emotional everytime. Magical, nobody like him.

Yamashita holds the guitar like a woman he doesn’t want to let go of .. that is a passion

Derek Trucks is playing the blues sooo creamy and tasteful that even John Mayer cant help but enjoy the sound and drool at the same time.😊.....btw, OMG! this is the first time I heard of Yamashita, insane player!...his fingers has a brain of its own. mind boggling.😱

Paulinho Nogueira with Samba em prelúdio is a really good piece of Brazilian guitar work.

Loved this video. Your opinions hold a lot of weight and are really interesting and fun to watch!

I wish my wife looked at me the way John is looking at Derek...

Thank you for broadening our horizons with all these incredible musicians!

Please Luca keep uploading videos more often, I love the way you’re mixing expertise on music with deep knowledge, funny faces and phrases all mixed in a funny knowledgeable way! I always wait your next video with impatience! You are great my friend! Love from an Italian living in Canada

That was insane. Thanks for such a great presentation bro.

Thanks for posting another selection of great, inspired guitarists!!!

Lucas’ face on those pinky tremolos is priceless 😂

It's great you included Alexy Zimakov into your list because he was a true guitar genius with tragic life. He was from Tomsk, a Siberian city in Russia. He died in 2018.

now this is a reaction video I love you, you are an inspiration when I first started

Yamashita is a freak of nature for sure . i have watched that video a hundred times over a few years and I'm blown away each time..

That piece with Derek Trucks was so interesting. The pitches are so smooth it sort of sounds like vocals. It is like a lady backing vocalist lives inside his guitar. :))

Derek Trucks almost made me cry. What an incredible sound, and ability.

Derek gave me chills. I felt his soul in that single chorus. 🔥❤️🔥 WOW!!

eddie van halen has a part of a routine where he plays one string tremolo and runs a single note line over the top of it. he was brilliant.

Yamandu Costa composed a song in honor of Raphael Rabello. It's called "Samba pro Rapha" and is amazing!

Yamashita's hands in the last 30 seconds or so made me think a little of Nosferatu the vampire.

Am amazed by your guitar skills. Its amazing to see how amazed you are after seeing these amazing guitarists. Amazing😊

Amazing! Lucas Thank You so much for sharing in this video the guitar players. Such brilliant talent and examples of guitar players I have not heard of before!!! I now will follow them and learn from them. You are a brilliant innovative guitarist to in so many ways. I really like your playing and think the world of what you can do with the guitar!!!

Aleksey Zimakov was the greatest but absolutely unknown guitarist. His great tecnic and speed was unbelievably...RIP

Mayer realizes how good he is, and BB is sitting like a proud grandfather listening to the evolution of the sound he pioneered.

What a gift to watch man. Thanks.

That Derek Trucks solo is insane. So beutiful!

Yamashita actually moves his finger as fast as i can alternate between two fingers. just tried it, so pretty much exactly double my speed...

Ok, Yamashita's tremolo finger is a one thing, but the piece of music he plays at the end is insane. Beautiful and haunting.

My God, what amazing guys, just thank you dearly, I cried at the end.

On all ends of the spectrum This video is sublime thank you for posting this

I knew that Yamashita was quite an accomplished guitarist, but to do a one-finger tremolo, where he also switches which finger is doing the tremolo, is AMAZING. :)

Derek Trucks learned a lot from Warren Haynes who is an amazing guitarist in his own right. Derek just took slide guitar to a whole new level however. Amazing player!

Amazing for sure. Thanks Lucas

Bravo, bel video!!! Grazie per averlo condiviso

What Derek Trucks does with his band...the builds...the hushes...the screaming leads and the harmonies. it's what I call 'crowd control'.. but instead of controlling a crowd with weapons, Derek controls a crowd with his band and his guitar. Truly amazing.

The Allman Brothers have always been my favorite band. I've seen Derek play many times. IMO, he as the best left hand of any on a guitar. His licks are mind blowing and mind boggling... and I have never seen anyone play so effortlessly and without any emotion. If you watched him playing from the chest up, looks like he's watching a boring tv show. Lol.

Thanks for recognizing that Brazil has insane talent,Lucas! We really appreciate your kind words. Cheers from Brazil!!

Derek Trucks is my favorite slide player. I could listen to him for hours. Thanks for the video.

Many people play notes on a guitar. Derek sings those notes. He's the only guitarist I know that makes people tear up when they hear a solo... I don't know what goes through his mind but I'm thankful whatever it is. Have a listen to the version of Midnight in Harlem with Coltrane. The Indian influences are just beautiful.

Ngl, Lucas’s videos are actually getting a lot funnier. I love these videos man!

Great video dude. so much talent!!

My guitar teacher when I was 14 years old showed me a video of Raphael Robello playing tico tico no fuba. I had forgotten the guitarists name and couldn’t find that video until I saw him in this video. It’s been 7 years so thank you 😂

Yamashita also did an insanely good rendition of Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Cappriccio Diabolico, probably my favourite piece of guitar music ever.

That tremolo technique of Yamashita’s was well-known among mandolinists of the 19th century - only they used the nail of the right hand pinky finger with a pick between the thumb and forefinger. Radon Zenkl has mastered the technique.

this Yamashita link is the best thing I've heard in my entire life. Thank you Lucas

Good slide is hard enough, but making it sound like you're NOT using a slide is beyond good. Dude is a robot.

RIP Zimakov, one of the greatest guitarists I've ever heard of

Dude that one finger tremolo is crazy!

Amazing Lucas thank you so much for your research. You are a great player to I have been following you. I like you sound and technique

..just listened to it again....still give me chills

As Brazilian who actually got to listen Raphael Rabello live show I can say that ,due to technology limitations from the time period, the recording's nowhere near the sound that you would actually listen from his performance in a live session. The dude was just unbelievable.

I've seen the Yamashita video many times. I was fascinated with Yamashita and read up about him a few years ago. As I recall, the straight-laced classical guitarists of the time kind of ostracised him because of his unorthodox technique, using small finger etc. Too bad many couldn't accept his ground-breaking utter genius because they were threatened

!!!WOW!!!! Truly spectacular guitar players your guests. Impossible to reach such levels of virtuosity. Thousands of hours of practicing. Great video.👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

You know that last guy's wife is one happy lady.

Yamashita is impressive. He expanded guitar boundaries in many forms

Check out another Brazilian. Naudo Rodrigues who plays over 2,000 songs from memory and plays bass, rhythm and lead at the same time. He plays classical, flamenco, rock, jazz, and anything and everything in between. Basically has rubber fingers on his left hand.

"The way he sings with a guitar..." Good for you. You Nailed it.

Thank you, I would never have heard Yamashito if not for you! I am totally blown away by what I just saw. Clearly the first guy, Mead is a fan and can do with one finger what Yamashito does with all of his fingers! Totally amazing, thanks again, I liked and subscribed.

One day I will be very skillful guitar player! I will master this instrument to the max! *Watching this video* Well looks like my destiny is to play Wonderwall on the drunk parties.

Yamashita is a craftsman, virtuoso, and has the most insane trill in classical guitar. Add to that the incredible dynamic of plectrum position choices, and he becomes god like....

That Derek Trucks solo hits me in the feels every time

Great collection! .... But you are still right there with them!

Derek Truck's makes me feel like the guitar is giving a ted talk

I'm barely an amateur and even I could tell how completely incredible Yamashita is. I've seen him before, but what you showed me was far better than what I've seen

Just super. Thank you.

very entertaining presentation, and crazy guitar tech i've nver seen and still can barely believe

Wow, Yamashita is INSANE! That tremolo finger... Have you ever heard Aerial Boundaries by Michael Hedges? Definitely worth a listen! Such an amazing song, and the dude was an absolute master in terms of his playing and arrangements.

Most of the times , whenever Lucas speaks or reacts, it feels like he's dropping some kind of sarcasm. It makes these reaction videos even more interesting!! Anyway lucas remains one of my personal favorites, no matter how many insane guitarists he reacts upon. ❤❤

Thank you sooooo much for making me discover Derek Trucks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kazuhito Yamashita Great choose! i was waiting