Guitarists – a lesson in humility from Monte Montgomery

Jamon Abercrombie — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:44:56 +0000

WOW! Last night I got to experience Monte Montgomery in person. Jim turned me onto Monte, and we went to see him last night (at a casino … shh), and I’m glad I got to go. That had to be the dumbest stage & sound setup ever, but that’s a whole ‘nother story. This is about Monte.

If you’re a guitarist or a music enthusiast and not into this guy (that sounded weird, but not like that), you need to be. This guy is a freak on the guitar, and his bass player is a freak in his own right too. Just unbelievable. It’s also unbelievable that he’s working a 1988 Alvarez!

This video is from an Austin City Limits in 1999. He’s actually playing with Eric Johnson’s players (another guitarista), not his own. BTW, what was Austin wearing in 1999? Looks like 1986. This song last night went for about 12 minutes.

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Guitarists – a lesson in humility from Monte Montgomery