Watch Guthrie Govan play an unbelievable solo one-handed while drinking a glass of water
Modern-day guitar hero's legato knows no bounds
Guthrie Govan is a ridiculous human being, with a technique and sense of taste few guitarists can match. But the virtuoso took liquid leads to a whole new level at a recent gig in Tokyo, as he took a hearty, 40-second (on and off) slug of water mid-solo.
As the video above attests, even when playing one-handed, gulping down H2O, Guthrie is better than everyone reading this article right now. Is there anything he can't do?
To learn from the master himself, dive into Guthrie's string-bending masterclass video series.
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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.
