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@kristivaught2511 5 сағат бұрын
Who doesn't like acoustic bass?
@armstrongMayall Күн бұрын
I watched Robert Parker Jr. play live in Austin 👌
@christiang570 2 күн бұрын
Magnifique
@tbone2451 2 күн бұрын
Sweet ! What amp is the Stratocaster into ??
@BlackBeltMusician 2 күн бұрын
Deluxe reverb!
@davenobody8565 3 күн бұрын
Cool
@BlackBeltMusician 2 күн бұрын
Thanks
@TyeeHox 3 күн бұрын
I really like your perspective as a singer and band leader. I enjoy some guitar player channels but I'm a singer, band leader and lead player so i really agree with the way you see things. Your ideas about bandmates with less talent being more productive as team players is spot on.
@BlackBeltMusician 2 күн бұрын
I appreciate that!
@chrisswihart3146 5 күн бұрын
Do they alow just a single guitarist to play or does it have to be a band
@mr.k905 5 күн бұрын
I never tried IEs but I “imagine” it to be good for voice (on one ear) while you get the guitar directly from the amp (mine are very loud on stage anyways). So you would have one ear for vocals and one for the rest of the band (also trough wedges). This way you’d have the best of both worlds, no? Wouldn’t that work? Really curious but too afraid to take the leap without confirmation from someone who tried this before…
@BlackBeltMusician 5 күн бұрын
I tried it with one ear and it was awful. It’s a full commitment to both ears sealed. It’s weird but saves your hearing and works best if it’s like isolation headphones.
@derp8748 8 күн бұрын
Nice Anniversary.
@BlackBeltMusician 8 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@jonathanbrazee3846 9 күн бұрын
Playing direct blows. For reasons you stated. Retailers are always trying to sell you on direct. They say crap like " the sound guy will love you". Screw the sound guy, he's working for me. Most of those guys have zero musical sensibility, hence why they aren't playing. Live music is dying, so I'm going down swinging.
@davidbrock6263 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for blasting sound guy (that's me). I prefer amps and wedges, all I have to do is augment what is already there. Direct with no amps is much more hassle because the player is completely dependent on me to get "their sound" out of the monitor system, and they never sound on stage like at home.
@jonathanbrazee3846 8 күн бұрын
@davidbrock6263 you're an anomaly in the sound world. Charge more money. You're worth it.
@BlackBeltMusician 8 күн бұрын
I hope the video firmly expresses that I’m making the most out of the DI situation NOT advocating for it
@ArtDonna84 8 күн бұрын
@@davidbrock6263completely agree with you While we have to use IE’s, I struggle a lot with the sound that I hear at home vs on stage. It NEVER sounds like I practiced. I work also at the mixing board when I’m not on stage and really have a good understanding of what the guitarist’s are needing and not hearing so I’m able to work a lot better with them. IE’s are good for getting rid of what you don’t want to hear by lessening someone else or not and saving the ears from tinnitus ( if you blast the IE) volume
@davidbrock6263 8 күн бұрын
@@BlackBeltMusician Absolutely, I play IE at church on a direct stage, using Helix. But as sound person for live rock bands I find amps and wedges are more simple, and those players are in control of their sound. The direct players are always tweaking and tend to blame me for their dissatisfaction.
@Johnnylefk793 16 күн бұрын
Nice man,ace playing and lesson!by the way, I've never thought that i could improvise on that song 👌👌🙏🙏
@BlackBeltMusician 16 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@mikehaveitall 12 күн бұрын
Outstanding lesson, felt like I was there!
@Havanacuba1985 20 күн бұрын
My fave thing to play are those muted little motifs , funnily enough they’re quite 80s & very Def Leppard like But all through the 80s Those cats like Paul Jackson jr , Steve Lukather , Mike landau etc . I’m really appreciating that 2 & 4 thing on the snare though as I’m trying to play lots of Triad stuff in hope of playing with a band . I’m laid up with covid at the moment . It hits you hard when you’re older
@BlackBeltMusician 17 күн бұрын
Yea man!
@Havanacuba1985 20 күн бұрын
Really appreciate this , great lesson on locking in with drums
@BlackBeltMusician 20 күн бұрын
You’re welcome!
@DieterStenzel 20 күн бұрын
Cool, thank you.
@BlackBeltMusician 20 күн бұрын
You bet!
@Longhorn-s7z 22 күн бұрын
Before 1993, Nashville was the place to go and have a chance...a chance, at making great money and more if you had the right goods at the right time. Now, it's a dead zone and dreamers need beware.
@GrayT1 22 күн бұрын
This deserves to get more views lots of useful stuff there, thanks.
@BlackBeltMusician 22 күн бұрын
Much appreciated!
@storydon 23 күн бұрын
Bass player here...i always jokingly say the best drum feel is none. Thing i hate the most is drummers who fill during the vocals.
@paulcoleman3081 23 күн бұрын
Got a drummer in the band I'm in and he comes from jazz. We're a rock 'n' roll band and he's been treating every number we do as an opportunity to explore the improvisational possibilities of the kit. We sat him down and said he has to play the damned songs and two and four are the only numbers he's allowed to care about. The rehearsal last night he was a bit sullen at first, but after the third or fourth song of playing in the pocket he suddenly realised he's in a pretty good band. All the rest of us had some air to breath and some space to move in. I don't think he'd actually properly heard the rest of us for the three months he's been in the band!!
@BlackBeltMusician 23 күн бұрын
Oh man I get it
@maxpayne0006 25 күн бұрын
Good lesson. Thanks.
@BlackBeltMusician 25 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@dougwum_jones 25 күн бұрын
Barefoot Blue Jean Night!
@BlackBeltMusician 25 күн бұрын
sweet melissa
@tjschafe 26 күн бұрын
Citar guitar 🔥
@BlackBeltMusician 26 күн бұрын
🇮🇳
@ThumperRick 28 күн бұрын
Best bar on Lower Broad: ROBERTS WESTERN WORLD Best Guitarist on Broad: Luke McQuery (2024) Best Upright Bassist: Slick Joe Fick Best Drummer: 🤔🤔 Other Great Bands: David Graham & Eskimo Bros Brazilbilly Royal Hounds Cowpokes
@BlackBeltMusician 26 күн бұрын
🇺🇸
@kaickprogrock Ай бұрын
Tab please!!! Great work!!
@robertparkerjratx Ай бұрын
Just like old times!
@jamesday5636 Ай бұрын
Mad Brad already covered it all
@jamesday5636 Ай бұрын
Cover bands in bars suck. I leave immediately always to loud
@davenobody8565 Ай бұрын
Fyi, I sent some links to your website contact form. Thanks!
@davenobody8565 Ай бұрын
Blackbelt, I am in the Nashville area. I play bass. Would love to start gigging again but I know how important it is to work with the right people. Can you keep me in mind for bass guitar? I am willing to audition. I have video of me playing on FB if you are interested. Thanks!
@BlackBeltMusician Ай бұрын
Right on man send the link
@davenobody8565 Ай бұрын
I have some stuff on YT also. youtube.com/@davenobody8565?si=9TuBc1QeF8arMLdc
@johnengel5308 Ай бұрын
While Other Musician Based You-Tube Channels Talk in Generalities, You Talk Nuts & Bolts. -- My Friend & i Write Songs Together, he's a GREAT Pianist That DOESN'T Read a Lick of Sheet Music. -- From my Own Experiences, I'd Rather Work With a Band Whose Members Play By Ear, Creativity, Feel, & Passion Than Those That Are Trained in a Classroom & Read Perfect Sheet Music. -- Glen Campbell & Jimmy Hendricks Are Perfect Examples of Musicians That Didn't Read a Lick of Music. -- & i Also Agree, a Good Bass Player & Drummer in Sync Can Make ALL the Difference Regarding the Pocket & Overall Vibe of the Song. -- You Share Lots of Wisdom.
@BlackBeltMusician Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@moecool1157 Ай бұрын
Find a girlfriend with a normal job!
@robertparkerjratx Ай бұрын
Great catching up my friend! 🙏🏽🎶
@davenobody8565 Ай бұрын
I love your videos!
@REM1956 Ай бұрын
Man, that's some very tasteful playing. No showing off, just pure soul. Excellent!
@BlackBeltMusician Ай бұрын
Rock on!
@kevinsysyn4487 Ай бұрын
I was playing in Nashville when Shania Twain hit town and "new country" was born. I composed a song about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mofRhZuGnppmY6s
@kevinsysyn4487 Ай бұрын
Years ago I used to busk on Broadway. I was amazed nobody.... I mean nobody... did that. I asked a cop if it was illegal. He said, no. Why isn't anybody doing it? He said, I don't know... So I did... I made a fortune on the sidewalk.... I wrote a song about Nashville. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4bGeIZraqiUr9E
@K707OR30 Ай бұрын
I’d definitely like to check it out sometime. I have a lucrative career already but did do some gigging, and realized really quickly that it isn’t for me generally speaking. Basically its work, just different. And the last thing I need is more work stress and drama. But Broadway does sound kind of fun if it’s “going right” so to speak.
@carlg2882 Ай бұрын
I knew a picker who would sing your cheating heart like Bob Dylan
@MvsG18 Ай бұрын
Heard this once on a retail store, instantly fell in love with that guitar, so atypical for a pop song lol, wouldve loved to hear this with a subtle tremolo pedal, amazing cover ‼️
@BlackBeltMusician Ай бұрын
Rock on!
@gravynog Ай бұрын
What about for keyboard players? Curious to get your thoughts on them.
@BlackBeltMusician Ай бұрын
Thank you. I have relatively little experience with them, but: a real piano typically is so low in the mix they can go nuts and it kinda adds a vibe, like a chuck berry song, but when the keyboard goes direct there's so many guys who play a ton of notes and it oblitierates all the other instruments. I mean chord voiciings that have 5-8 notes and doubled notes. for instance if the guitar player is playing in a high register they could play small voicings in the mid range and not even play the left hand. Lots of solo keys players step on the bass and guitar when playing with a band. BUT an acoustic piano doesn't seem to do that in a blues or rockabilly setting, even if they are stepping on everyone. (not ideal, but not as big of an impact)
@michaelkiese7794 Ай бұрын
All the venues in downtown Nashville are owned by a handful of 3-5 people. They hire bandleaders who are “in” with the owners. The bandleaders call the shots, and that’s pretty much why the same 200 song repertoire is prevalent across all the venues. Even the small venues not controlled by the bigs follow suit.
@jstephens2364 Ай бұрын
The bass player would DEF rather be asleep!
@luijacat Ай бұрын
You don't play..you just complain..
@RyBradleyMusic Ай бұрын
you sure about that?
@heavyeagle2371 Ай бұрын
Good video, valuable observations for sure.
@BlackBeltMusician Ай бұрын
Much appreciated
@kooroshl1758 Ай бұрын
Can you do more of a deep dive on the advanced demo? That seems like a good exercise to learn how to play rock a billy style.
@dongiannico Ай бұрын
Great overview of musicianship basics for gigging.
@MarcPlaysDrums Ай бұрын
It’s the difference between playing for you who and fellow musicians as if you must win their approval or play for the reaction of folk shaking butts. And act like you actually enjoy what you’re doing. Don’t nobody wanna see sourpuss singing a song and got the nerve to expect me the audience member to enjoy it. You look like your not having fun, why should I?
@TheKnoxcountry Ай бұрын
Could you imagine what “Don’t Go Near The Water” from Sammy Kershaw would sound like flooded with subsonic bass tones?
@jasonmunley4295 Ай бұрын
You went in the wrong bars. Get out of Broadway.
@Showpony-u8w Ай бұрын
Where are the bars you can go to and cry in the corner? Country music is surposed to be sad isn’t it? , I want to feel sad
@jasonmunley4295 Ай бұрын
@@Showpony-u8w Bobby's Idle hour on Music Row, Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge on the East Side, Blue Room in Pietown.
@Showpony-u8w Ай бұрын
@@jasonmunley4295 ok thanks
@donsaxon1169 Ай бұрын
I've seen everything he is talking about. My pet peeve is drummers who play everything the same way. They never push, or lay back on the groove, for what the song needs. And players that have no "swing" in their playing.
@Life101-lm2ut Ай бұрын
You are obviously a dedicated entertainer. That’s the part many musicians don’t get. You’re paid to entertain. Playing cover tunes for drunk tourists can be hard for some musicians who like doing their own thing , they’re thinking is this as good as it gets? Takes a special type to be able to hammer out covers with the best performance one is capable of. It’s easy to get lazy and just make play for the $$$ and not show any energy in the performance.
@Showpony-u8w Ай бұрын
Yeah that pisses me off when you tip and they don’t put there heart and soul into it, as a builder I slaved for that money haha
@Life101-lm2ut Ай бұрын
@@Showpony-u8w exactly! Musicians is a blue collar job! Entertainment! That’s what people come to see .