How Jacob Collier Reinvented The Guitar

Thanks to @jacobcollier for sharing his views and approach to the beautiful instrument that is the guitar! Loads of it can be heard on his new record, Djesse vol. 4. ▶SUPPORT PATREON◀ https://www.patreon.com/pauldavids ▶FOLLOW ME◀ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauldavidsguitar ▶MY COURSES◀ 🎸Beginner: http://learnpracticeplay.com 🎸Intermediate: http://nextlevelplaying.com 🎸Intermediate to advanced: http://electricelevation.com 🎸Acoustic: http://acousticadventure.com 🎸Guitar Looping: https://www.loopschool.com Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube. If you want to know more about me, check out https://PaulDavidsGuitar.com or check out my guitar courses at: https://learnpracticeplay.com and https://nextlevelplaying.com, and https://acousticadventure.com Thank you for watching! Paul Below is the gear and services I use to make these videos. They redirect to websites and provide me with a small kickback should purchase any of these things. ▶GEAR LIST◀ https://www.amazon.com/shop/pauldavids ▶SFX & Background music◀ http://share.epidemicsound.com/pauldavids ▶MICS◀ Vocal mic - https://amzn.to/31cqGqv Guitar mic 1 - https://amzn.to/3nSRaF8 Guitar mic 2 - https://amzn.to/3jWbX9C ▶SOUND◀ Soundcard - http://amzn.to/2xk7pSM DAW - http://amzn.to/2fhPZjz ▶VIDEO GEAR◀ Camera: https://amzn.to/3mBMtjF 16-35mm: https://amzn.to/3BxcKUJ 24mm: https://amzn.to/2ZV5pkO 35mm: https://amzn.to/3bByRid 50mm: 85mm: https://amzn.to/2Y950dV 24-105: https://amzn.to/2ZJTqWQ 0:00 My guest Jacob Collier 1:09 Jacob on using tuners 1:50 The 5 string guitar 3:53 The tuning 5:54 Using the guitar for songwriting 7:38 Discussing open tunings 9:06 The benefits of 5 strings 10:20 Jacob's legato fretting technique 11:28 Picking technique 12:40 Using a plectrum 14:43 There's no 'good' technique 15:52 The struggle with 6 strings 18:31 Jacob's 5 string electric Strandberg 20:41 Things you can only do on the electric 22:26 Jacob on guitar amps 23:00 Sweetening the major third 24:07 Picking technique on the electric 27:02 Pickups 28:16 The mindset when approaching guitar 31:00 On learning guitar 33:05 What goes on the mind when playing 35:00 The love of common tones 36:14 I'm trying the Strandberg 37:08 Jacob Collier's Practice Routine 38:36 The mindset on music 39:52 Djesse Vol. 4