250k Subscribers Shred Reveal!

[@brandonacker]

💥My new online guitar course is open! classicalguitar-pro.com Sign-up for lifetime access to this 6-hour course and start playing elegant classical music today!

[@aurora3655]

I bought one of those Steve Vai Jem guitars. They’re fun !

[@mrboberson7424]

This is like seeing your preschool teacher at the bar.

[@ZaneDalton]

😂

[@calebgonzalez5850]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@programmiererin]

EXACTLY OMG!!! 😭😂😂✌🏻

[@benmoran6642]

And they can down a pint faster than you

[@conanseibel4464]

I saw my 5th grade teacher at a Tool concert, she was in her 60’s.🤯

[@hisham_hm]

how appropriate that he performed a fragment of Concerto for Electric Guitar op.1 by Dutch composer Edward van Halen

[@arthurvalente8508]

Isn't a sonata? Heheheh

[@neilfox9854]

EVH 1009?

[@antiheld245]

Please start a petition to rename euroption to sonata de guitar electronica op.1

[@jcemitte88]

you nailed that comment, 50 internet cool points for you sir!

[@JojoQuik]

My only regret is that I didnt find this comment sooner.

[@papersquares]

We know he can shred way harder than that. He was holding back because he didn't want to reveal his true power level.

[@roeland1205]

He will look at this video's results and do a metal video in the future.

[@BAVR_MAPL_]

That's gonna be for 1m

[@lovesgibson]

Facts

[@vyrva5690]

he invented the electric guitar

[@Jordfjord]

It’s over 9000.

[@JumpMasterJef]

Ancient Musician Vampire shows his angsty early years when he was just 170.

[@tweeshrew]

317*

[@gamejunk2707]

*617

[@sameris6581]

*2017

[@HarvestMoon2049]

💖🖤💀

[@bl11tz65]

has a chanel where he plays long forgoten ancient instruments, finaly plays a modern instrument: "my old dusty electric guitar".

[@EleneDOM]

Yes, but the other instruments he plays aren't forgotten! I play lute!

[@Private-lw1td]

I bet this ancient instrument what inspired Kirk Hammet into making his signature guitar.

[@youreadopted3960]

Chanel?

[@joshua2400]

God Christ Jesus bless you all and have a wonderful day my "forgotten" music family hehe

[@joshua2400]

@@EleneDOM thats cool! I pray you have many more fun years with it to come!

[@kristianmarinov3439]

There's no way a classical guitarist that used to play metal is not a shredgod

[@Shevchenko_DBR9]

Exactly. Brandon is going to become Randy rhoads in 30 seconds.

[@vyrva5690]

honestly he likely made the electric guitar

[@venrakdrake]

@@vyrva5690 He was a mentor for Les Paul back when he was growing up.

[@pasfaishalhaniq]

I second this

[@pasfaishalhaniq]

@@venrakdrake lol

[@IMakshayjangir]

I can't even think as clearly and as charmingly as this guy speaks

[@titovillarroel3940]

LMFAO... HAAAA.

[@pasfaishalhaniq]

I second this

[@carmenfreeman693]

You can, read poety outloud, classics, speak softly....you will speak very charmingly. 😊

[@CatsPajamas23]

Your sincere humility is entirely as charming as carefully moderated tones.

[@Aurora-oe2qp]

My mind is full of a bunch of random thoughts that interrupt each other all the time, so yeah, me too.

[@liszt-genshinimpact5284]

I never thought, this day would come.

[@LuGolovina]

Same thing😄

[@oldleatherstocking3185]

I knew this day would come.

[@jsan2548]

This day came. I came. All’s well.

[@bellchattin]

Y comma there

[@BobJones-bh9qz]

I, also never, thought, this day would, come

[@mameng666]

That was the classiest tapping hand i have ever seen.

[@morpheus2270]

we did it boys, brandon made it to the modern age, next he will play stringed instruments that aren't even conceptualized yet.

[@solarflare4345]

Actually wait there’s an idea here. With all his experience, I’m sure he has some ideas. Mabye he could collab with someone, design an instrument and someone makes it?

[@chorals4856]

So guys we did it?

[@bananatorpedo275]

I’d love to see him do a sick solo on the poöuetzēnnvaghuge (an instrument from the 3070s)

[@Kriegter]

oh the nuclear guitar

[@baronhelmut2701]

Bruv brandon was a rockstar before you could pull up your pants on your own. My boi started where you wanted him to go next.

[@othnielvincent]

PETITION FOR MORE FOOTAGE 👇

[@brandonacker]

More to come ;)

[@othnielvincent]

@@brandonacker aight ill wait😃

[@RobAlpacaflip]

@@brandonacker more shred? :D i loved it!

[@putridabomination]

Yes

[@urwholefamilydied]

@Brian No no no.... this one video was fun... there's SOOOO many dudes on the internet shredding. I would hope he doesn't revisit this. (or if he does.... many years from now to keep all you ADD guys entertained).

[@danikaiser6508]

*Speaks in soft voice with quiet and humble demeanor with a gentle sound bed of classical guitar in the background as he tells us about his skull and crossbones inlays* That was great! So entertaining 👏

[@brianspenst1374]

I had the same thought.

[@ccaygen]

Same here lol 🤣

[@TheRobMotor]

@@CatsPajamas23 Funny how he played that with such finesse.

[@CatsPajamas23]

@@TheRobMotorI agree. I noticed that his movements, mannerisms and whole demeanor would have betrayed him anyway.🤐 He 'shreds'like a classical guitarist.; ) I deleted that comment,(not quite what I was trying to articulate), but apparently it didn't delete as it was supposed to.

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Skull and Crossbones I'm now having nightmares........ I'd best listen too some Gregorian chant

[@JackGladstoneHolroyde]

Honestly this is so satisfying knowing the guy can play eloquently and cleanly. It's like the Queen saying 'fuck'

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

brooooo

[@Jakentosh]

exactly hahaha

[@maiabaia8763]

Oh my god that's exactly that

[@Th3Mavr1ck]

but does she poop

[@M7awesat]

that analogy was goddamn clean, im dead xD

[@quintinstokes9740]

Now how the hell is this dude so humble about playing an electric then busts out eruption?

[@cryptooooooooo]

eruption sounds a lot harder than it actually is. tapping is surprisingly easy but lets you play extremely fast and fluidly so it looks a lot more impressive

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

@@cryptooooooooo sure anyone can finger tap, but few can do it with the clarity that Brandon does

[@iunnox666]

Well he did kinda fuck it up.

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

@@iunnox666 in what way? He literally played it completely flawlessly

[@iunnox666]

@@MiloMcCarthyMusic Couple minor mistakes and timing issues on the two handed tapping part. It was still very good, just not as good as his classical performances.(Or other renditions of Eruption I've seen)

[@cameronpoland3364]

BRANDON! I JUST FOUND OUT YOU’RE SPEAKING IN MY STUDIO CLASS TONIGHT!!! You’re absolutely amazing dude and I can’t wait to talk to you!!!

[@brandonacker]

Nice to have met you all! 😊

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

@@brandonacker would you PLEASE DO MORE THEORBO COVERS??? 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I love the sound of the theorbo, especially when it’s in a metal scenario, like when you showed rob scallon the instrument

[@beastmry]

I think Eruption was the obvious choice, especially with Eddie passing away this year. RiP

[@OfficialMyxomatosis]

I could not agree with you more. 😺

[@OrionsVantage]

Had to scroll way to far to find the Eruption mention. Shred in Peace, Eddie

[@malleusmaleficarum2992]

i love how after that DEATH RAY OF A SHRED he goes "well that was fun" and the soft classical guitar music begins fdsjfkjsd

[@vikrant909]

He's a m u s e

[@wigg6174]

@@maxverstappennonofficial That is a very sad way to look at music.

[@antoine7926]

@@maxverstappennonofficial Dont be an elitist man. Some people think metal is better, others think rock or classical is etc... You cant just generalize an entire genre and the people that listen to it by saying they only do it because its “cool”.

[@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX]

@@maxverstappennonofficial i would say that different artists in different genres go into creating music for different reasons and to compare what a metal musician does to what a classical musician does is like saying a tree is bad at photosynthesis because it can't walk.

[@btat16]

@@maxverstappennonofficial Your first comment had the implication that Rock is just a mere pastime whereas Classical is true music which is why others commented as they did. If that’s not your belief, that’s understandable, but the comment itself easily leans itself to that interpretation.

[@DevanArya]

You kept your promise Brandon, now as a gift of gratitude, I will keep learning classical guitar from you instead of skipping it and sticking to the electrical guitar.

[@EstelonAgarwaen]

Ill stay with my strat anyways. It'll take practice, but i will shred at some point.

[@steveb9325]

I promise you won't regret brother. No one says you cant play both and more. Awesome!!!

[@aniqanuar6320]

did not expect the classical guitar god to own a Kirk Hammett signature in the past

[@jamespolivka7756]

He owns it in the present.

[@aerobolt256]

You heard the Fight Fire and Battery?

[@malcelinho]

I'm laughing at the ideia of Brandon, who emanates that calm and peaceful energy, playing the most dark and brutal metal riffs - and thinking that it is awesome

[@VitorEmanuelOliver]

But hold on, it IS awesome 😎

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

A lot of metalheads are that

[@nicolao.dos.santos]

@@TheDiamondBladeHD true! isn't there a meme: "if the guitarist looks like this, you are going to die in the pit!" ? xD

[@shetwizard]

petition for Brandon to be in the worlds biggest shred collab 4

[@nou552]

Absolutely

[@Niccks]

Cool idea 💡

[@jdaniel60]

Totally agree with you

[@replicated]

Yes!

[@dr.jekyllproject7172]

Totally!

[@HonorableYousaf]

When Classical Guitarist uses 1% percent of his shredgod power . The World Explodes.

[@acenutella1196]

“And this is to go even further beyond”

[@acenutella1196]

@@vrai3078 Yeah and its also a dragon ball thing

[@rafaelmonte4263]

Hahaha genius!

[@ThomasBearsOfficial]

Memento Mori

[@Niskan40]

Memento Mori

[@thewebspinner]

I've always loved the overlap between rock/metal fans and classical music. I think we've all simply got a love for epic, over the top, creative and bold sounding music and classical music is all of that. Congrats on the 250k, I'm sure we'll be around for 500!

[@casualcadaver]

In many cases it isnt even overlap but the exact same thing just with different instruments and textures . Bands like Adagio, Time Requiem, Richard Anderssons Space Odyssey and Artension and Malmsteen are classical music at their roots.

[@CatsPajamas23]

❤️ Did the sound of me whooping break your computer into shards? (I'm not a big fan of metal, but you hit it. Good music is good music.)

[@ozanmrcan]

@@casualcadaver they don't count tho, they are LITERALLY classical music but with electric guitar, not metal i think

[@SebastianSer]

@@casualcadaver finally someone acknowledges Adagio

[@casualcadaver]

@@SebastianSer Right? Idk why no one knows about this band.

[@lelaarneson3147]

I know why you are popular! You are gracious and a wonderful instructor! Not to mention an excellent musician!

[@brandonacker]

Very kind of you!

[@trebmaster]

WHEN IS DJENT REVEAL???

[@sahamal_savu]

Yes, but it must be played on the Theorbo 😂😂

[@themorrigan1312]

@@sahamal_savu YES!! THEORBO DJENT!!!!!

[@TonyDX4Life]

The real question

[@juliabazanska]

BAMBUKAH

[@wenjacklow]

I want a djent reveal

[@mrgeorgejetson]

This guy is the living embodiment of laid-back pleasantness. I can practically feel my blood pressure drop whenever I watch these videos.

[@bennybonilla2864]

He’s got that wholesomeness vibe that’s relaxing to listen to

[@falxonPSN]

The soothing voice is very relaxing indeed.

[@ivannovotny4552]

Pure magic.

[@geartweaker8518]

Congrats on the 250k milestone Brandon and can I just say that on a platform that is mostly just clickbait and nonsense, your shred reveal has been the most exciting subscriber drive I've seen BY FAR. Can't wait!

[@shinigami8068]

Go oh ahead and subscribe to twosetsviolin too, they're planning on playing sibelius when they hit 3 M subs and it's about 2.97M now

[@user-km9bx3gf3z]

@@shinigami8068 yes! sub to twoset

[@geartweaker8518]

@@agnidas5816 precisely! Slap bass reveal on my channel at 1billion subscribers tho

[@shinigami8068]

@@geartweaker8518 E P I C O Checkmate violinist

[@CatsPajamas23]

@@shinigami8068 I love twoset. 'Pachelbel's Chicken in d'? The funniest thing I'd seen all year.

[@EuphoniaPooch]

Compliments to the Arpeggiato logo designer. Very clever

[@Alfalfa_Male]

Watching you talk about that ESP like you talk about all the historic instruments you feature on this channel has been the highlight of my day.

[@saadesigner07]

"I'm gonna TRY to shred for you" Brandon's got jokes. EDIT: for 1,000,000 I want to request a metal cover with Rob Scallon.

[@bobby9655]

i want it now

[@zukacs]

subbed

[@litgeeksquadofficial]

Yeee

[@hamasathecold7842]

Yes

[@yusufylmaz6417]

Even when he's playing electro guitar, his posture is great and completely better than mine. Dude!

[@Cosmic...Voyager...1.618]

Head over chest Chest over hips

[@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX]

@@Cosmic...Voyager...1.618 words to live by

[@Montcalf091]

It's all about maximising the efficiency of movement. Best effect for minimal effort!

[@3dfeldt]

You had my subscription, now you have my attention...

[@Nanaeguitar]

Whoa Brandon! You sure can shredd on all types of guitar instruments! Congrats on 250K!

[@brandonacker]

Thanks Nanae!

[@OrdinaryLatvian]

Can't believe you actually did it, lmao. Jazz reveal at 500k? Thanks for sharing your art with us, Brandon. Can't wait to see what you're planning for the future!

[@therham]

As a metalhead I really appreciate this. Most people have no idea, but classical music and heavy metal are really connected. Thank you!

[@no-rq7fp]

Nope. Neanderthals pretend they do, but they don't.

[@anthonyzbikowski529]

Somewhat tenuously connected through the neoclassical shred guys like Randy Rhoads and Yngwie Malmsteen.... No, metal came up through the blues with a jazz influence, especially in the early days... Go listen to the first four Sabbath albums and you'll see what I mean. That's not to say that classical music hasn't influenced heavy metal in places and with individual artists, just that there's no deep abiding connection... However, as Rob Scallon has proved, if you play death metal on a pipe organ it sounds a fair bit like Bach. EDIT: commas.

[@pogchamp7983]

As a fan of both, they definitely aren't. These kind of comments are super cringe.

[@theduckypianist3109]

Truthfully, it depends. For example, lots of Liszt pieces have a macabre, virtuosic style that I hear in metal sometimes, and Liszt himself was quite a rockstar himself. Whereas there are pieces that are more solemn, lyrical and light that no one would probably relate to metal, like most of Chopin’s Nocturnes

[@anthonyzbikowski529]

@Brian I'd liken it more to a sort of parallel evolution 300 years removed with some classical influences adopted. They come from two different origins. One is a form of "high society" music with origins closely linked to sacred music, the other has origins in folk music with a back beat from West Africa. As I said before, there have been influences from classical to rock and metal and it's snuck in there.... Yngwie and Randy are most obvious, but also EVH, Cliff Burton.. heck, speaking of bass players... at the very beginning of metal the use of the tritone by Black Sabbath was brought on by Geezer Butler noodling a baseline from Gustav Holst's Mars-Bringer of War from The Planets suite and Tony Iomi digging the diminished fifth. I think what they share most of all is the drama, emotion, and grand scale, as found in 19th century music, in early 20th century composers like Wagner, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich. Bach too but he was ahead of his time in many ways... I mean Bon Scott said it best: In the beginning Back in nineteen fifty-five Man didn't know about a rock 'n' roll show And all that jive The white man had the smoltz The black man had the blues No one knew what they was gonna do But Tchaikovsky had the news He said Let there be sound There was sound Let there be light There was light Let there be drums There was drums Let there be guitar There was guitar Oh, Let there be rock

[@argonwheatbelly637]

I remember when Randy was being interviewed, and he discussed some of his musical theory, but the audience didn't understand, so he said, "It sounded cool," and they all said, "Yeah!!!" He wanted to pursue classical. You have realized many a shredder's dream: To live in multiple worlds. God bless!!! You are quite the muse.

[@anuvette]

who is randy

[@argonwheatbelly637]

@@anuvette : Rhoads.

[@kaushikbhattacharya597]

He needs to do a full version of Van Halen's Eruption, that was just about perfect

[@hannahjohnson4582]

You can say THAT again!!

[@phobosmoon4643]

Very good eruption it’s funny because you could tell he wanted to use more advanced techniques and was holding himself back through the whole passage hahaha.

[@baalrog887]

Brandon: I'm just going to dust off this old guitar. Also Brandon: plays Eruption perfectly.

[@jacksonennis7560]

Holly shit! I did NOT see that coming.

[@darksl1de]

The moment we’ve all been waiting for

[@jimmypageterna626]

this part of my life....... this little part is called happiness. Bravo...!

[@Iheartdgd]

Congratulations Brandon, you beautiful Vampire, You!! You’ve come so far over the past year, I still remember coming here after seeing you with Scallon with your crazy Theorbo demo , and you had maybe a few thousand subs? Maybe 10k? _maybe_ Either way you have shown us so many great performances and given us some amazing information over these past months. Am absolutely looking forward to what’s to come! Thank you Brandon, and congratulations.

[@jeansonne100]

Damn, that was an expertly done camera shot when you started eruption. I felt like I was watching a Coppola film.

[@swedisheinherjer]

Thy metal community welcomes thee with open arms!🤘🤘

[@AlextheguitarFreak]

I was almost certain this is what you would play, it's the most classical-sounding shredding I could think of. Loved it!

[@RijuChatterjee]

I mean there's Malmsteen (I forgot how to spell his first name) but I prefer actual classical music over his stuff.

[@CatsPajamas23]

Yngvie

[@RijuChatterjee]

@@CatsPajamas23 lol I looked it up and you misspelled it too it's w not v xP

[@brzozek9669]

Wow I didn't expect such an amazing information that you open your own school. It is undoubtedly a big move further - gratulations Brandon and the whole Arpeggiato crew! Wish you best!!

[@starfightergrig]

He can definitely shred harder, but he's far too humble to show off!

[@Werede]

God, that background song is so beautiful. Bachs aria will always be one of the most beautiful pieces ever written

[@JesseDCrespo]

One of those usernames at 0:58 really shocked the hell out of me 💀

[@solasburst59]

In many aspects, both progressive metal and classical guitarists share considerable commonalities with one another. Mr. Acker, your open minded approach to creative expression is truly refreshing.

[@rememberprods.andfriends4507]

MID-EVIL PROG-ROCK LET'S GO

[@CatsPajamas23]

🙄

[@sijbrandloot2340]

I love the switch from the crazy schred to him talking peacefully with relaxing guitar music in the back 😂😂😂

[@sherlock6848]

Man you did did it, huge congratulations. Believe me your channel will grow. Its different, you have a class and its different than other youtubers. The shredding was awesome. Cheers we wanna see more of you playing electric guitar. Keep doing whatever you love, we support you. 🎸on 🔥

[@chetmcgovern9985]

and of course he nails Eruption like a champ.

[@MH3GL]

He makes Eruption actually sound like a classical musical piece rather than a Van Halen shred solo. Such delicate touch and proper hand positioning...

[@T4gProd]

Yeah, it was great! But as an electric player, it my wrists hurt so bad. I know classical players will smoke even Steve Vai. But that form is not sustainable.

[@benjefferson]

3:15 - 3:28 I love how he puts classical music in the background after playing van halen

[@omerfaruktekin7067]

WHAT A NICE HUMAN BEING U R. THIS WORLD NEEDS SO MANY MORE LIKE YOU. THANK YOU.

[@maggiepie8810]

The most exciting part about hearing you, as a classical guitarist, play metal is how good the tone that comes out of your fingers is.

[@echa9446]

JAW DROPPED. that was all i had watching this

[@russak6950]

At least there are some gentleman left on youtube, you are amazing!

[@leiladekwatro3147]

When your kooky old dad brings out his old electric guitar and shows you how he got your mother

[@roshanroy5806]

Can't wait to see him play some blues.

[@falxonPSN]

Blues jam at 500k! Let's make this happen!

[@hannahjohnson4582]

@@falxonPSN yes!

[@vicentesaiz1670]

Brandon shreds with taste. I now imagine a series called "shredding diminutions", where Brandon explains ornamentation of several works but he plays them on electric. Dreamin's free lol.

[@subjectline]

This is a good idea

[@hannahjohnson4582]

I'd be down for that.

[@ivaowl334]

OMG it suits you sooooo much! You're like a badass Prince Charming!

[@tboylen1]

It is great that you started making a shredding face as soon as you started playing.

[@jadyassine8484]

*after melting our faces* “Well that was fun!” 😌

[@Azulon66]

I think you are one of the greatest "teachers" that I've found on youtube. I don't reeally speak english, but I can understand every word you say without putting on the subtitles or something like that. Also, your content is pretty interesting. Thank your for your effort and please keep it going. Greetings from Chile

[@etherealfuegooscuro491]

X2

[@lilienkranz9006]

So amazed and delighted to witness this reveal. I'm a metalhead and guitarist myself (I believe, not the only one among your subscribers) so it's beautiful to see how close you actually are to the culture.

[@Veektohr]

I remember playing one of those guitars when I was 15 at a shop in Hollywood. I think the Mesa/Boogie shop was across the street. Heaven.

[@sacarymoviesamu]

he was really really having fun with it. incredible. good job there. I can't even tap

[@aixide]

3:12 Lmao did actually grab his pick offscreen that's so smooth

[@gamejunk2707]

He doesn’t use one if you look clearly. He uses his index finger nail

[@aixide]

@@gamejunk2707 Oh shit, took me like a minute of close watching to realize you're actually right and that's just the shadow.

[@thedangerzone9399]

Yngwie: No one is better shredder then i'm. Brandon: Hold my lute.

[@christopher-miles]

Lol

[@noahmcchicken1228]

Hold my therobo

[@sigitprabowo363]

hold my oud

[@jamesl.9776]

hold my footstool *

[@dalelawrence85]

🤣🤣🤣

[@datw_6373]

Brandon: "I'm gonna TRY to shred for you, and we're gonna see what happens..." Also Brandon: *Starts to play like a literal god*

[@davidlindquist1499]

A lot of people have extremely low standards for what god tier electric playing is. I know this is old, but check out John Petrucci, Jason Richardson, Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, Paul Gilbert, Tosin Abasi, etc etc. If you think this is challenging those guys will blow your mind

[@greedo69]

@@davidlindquist1499 ron jarzombek

[@zaidanp7258]

@@davidlindquist1499 He is classical guitarist, what did you expect. I bet guys you mentioned can't play Classical Repertoire, (not to be mean too, guys like Paul Gilbert and Govan are my god) im just saying that people have different playing styles.

[@davidlindquist1499]

@@zaidanp7258 all I'm saying is that this isn't particularly impressive when people are treating it as if he's just played Altitudes. I'm sure he can do classical guitar playing better than the guys I mentioned, but he isn't doing that here, he's "shredding" and it is clearly outside of his skill set. Yet, comments like the one I replied to are acting like he's playing like "a literal God" thus, they have low standards for electric playing.

[@user-vr3ex1fj7c]

​@@zaidanp7258 I mean, petrucci and other members from DT come from Berklee. Also Tosin said that he had to make himself study classical guitar, he had a lot of influence from his bandmate Javier Reyes, who was a classical guitarrist in the first place. For archiving a level like those guys in technique, i think it's in some point necessary to take some influences from academic music.

[@petrosliakopoulos101]

Goldberg Variations aria in the background. Beautiful

[@wadeknight9202]

Brandon man !! That’s awesome

[@johntinger]

Dude you're the best! 😁 It is just so strange, rather unique seeing you blast away on the electric after watching your amazing classical performances!

[@kristiankumpumaki8701]

Best YT channel ever

[@Gustavofeanor]

We all knew that you wouldn't be able to hide your metal for much longer. 500.000 we need a full song cover of shred

[@marshie1337]

looking forward to the future. you rule man

[@princesssolace4337]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I was expecting some neo classical Malmsteen appregio from hell kinda thingy🤘

[@misipikler7844]

Hell yeah 😊 Hey Brandon, I'm studying classical guitar, but I'm more of a metalhead, and I'm not that familiar with the mindset of the musical periods. Could you please make a series, where you explain these eras, and how to play renaissance/baroque/etc pieces?

[@Cr3pit0]

I like this Idea.

[@hannahjohnson4582]

@@Cr3pit0 Yes! "Music History with Brandon Acker"

[@SmoltingWassie]

From your use of the whammy bar I have become inspired to fit a Floyd rose on my classical, I've always loved classical but I think the verdict is now unanimous that the only thing missing is the whammy dive bombs.

[@eoers7146]

Just when I was thinking "Brandon should pull an "Eruption" " ... you did it. So cool. Now the same Eruption on your theorbo, please sir!

[@emariaenterprises]

I came in after this was posted... so now there are more than that.... Good job hooking up with Rob.

[@kilolifter9491]

I still have my Gibson explorer...collecting dust. There’s no denying that many of us were brought to guitar by metal, and Metallica in particular 🤘

[@andreasvandieaarde]

You took the meaning of "looks can be deceiving" to another level. Love it.

[@stephencox4509]

This dude seems like such a nice guy and has such enthusiasm for stringed instruments. Bravo brotato!

[@szabib8048]

Found you and your channel via Rob Scallon when you did some collab. Ever since I've been amazed by your skill and the instruments you play, yet for some reason I forgot to sub before. Glad I did it before the 250k milestone, though. But, it's just a number. And YT is a cruel mistress. Nevertheless, may you find as much success and gratification on this platform as you do by plucking all those things in your daily life! Looking forward to your future content!

[@stabgan]

This person is absolute madlad

[@navigator8222]

I’ve never liked a video before it started before. Good job. You got me.

[@ArticLight14]

I’m sitting here laughing my ass off on how good this is

[@joojooisoo]

"Oh hey this sounds Van Halen-y, it'd be super cool to see him play Eruption.. ... Nah he probably either hasn't played it in a decade or never learned it before his full switch to classical.." ... 30 seconds later... "Try" to shred my ass. Damnit Brandon.

[@g2p2k]

this comment makes me laugh every time. Don't ask me why, because I don't know.

[@Mmglaze]

BRANDON.... DUDE... You might be the only person in the world with the guitar chops to make CLASSICAL METAL and make it sound good. Please compose something darkly medieval but in modern metal similar to The Acacia Stain. It would be so awesome!

[@FretboardToAsh]

Amusingly, over half of the classical guitar folks I knew like this had a similar background.

[@CatsPajamas23]

Over half + one.

[@heriluna1435]

Thanks for all the guitar tips you give us. I follow you from Mexico.

[@heriluna1435]

That's how big your channel is.

[@purveshfale]

U r shredding perfectly but you're body is still moving in a classical guitar way🤘🤘😀

[@maninthecrowd5076]

Exactly that straight as a plank back posture seems so unfit for a metal guitarist.

[@samlee2562]

Nah come on Brandon we know you've got more than the end of a Van Halen solo in ya! ✊ Please show us what you can remember of electric guitar even if it's unrehearsed and rusty, warts and all! ✊ It's always interesting seeing experts play outside their comfort zone as you suddenly see that they're mortal beings (!) and it's inspiring for the rest of us 😇 congrats on 250k you're an awesome guitarist, great teacher and gawwjuss vampire! 🧛‍♂️

[@Talnadler]

this is the most classical shred I have ever seen

[@PentaVoltz]

As i was hearing this, i could see a dark vampiric shadow essence growing behind his back