I drilled holes in my guitar and it sounds UNREAL

[@Bernthguitar]

Listen to 'Airflow' and follow me on Spotify ▶ spoti.fi/3XO3EyI

[@derrickdavis4488]

you have changed my playing for the better.your the best guitarist in the world bernth.i cant thank you enough for teaching me.

[@perecanyelles6469]

Is there a contest?

[@jordanvannieuwenhuize13]

What tuning is this? OMG I need to try this....not the drilling part tho ;)

[@ThatGuy-cs3nb]

What did it sound like before?

[@jlrinc1420]

So what was the effect this had on the tone. It would have been really useful if you had recorded it first without holes then rerecorded it with the holes and give us the two track to run through some software that would allow us to analyze things like harmonic analysis and sustain in a rigorous way. BTW great playing!

[@steveh4394]

I would love to have heard a side by side of the guitar pre drilled and post drilled with no reverb or other effects to really be able to hear the difference.

[@nickpeddle6295]

i'll give you a clue - no difference

[@kitmoore9969]

@@nickpeddle6295 Unless you drill through a brace.

[@happycamper6352]

@@nickpeddle6295 Amen. Publicity stunt that worked.

[@michaelgriffin5371]

Difference or no difference…that sound is sweet and smooth. Liking it.

[@seethowaikeng7826]

Fully agreed with your comments

[@Fymzie]

the holes were his strategy to lure us into hearing his amazing skills at playing guitar

[@Sabamonster]

And it worked!

[@GlenAtPromoOnly]

@@Sabamonster Only once.

[@LexusFox]

When I say I strive to play the guitar, this is what I mean.

[@pgnandt]

Yes. Video had nothing to do with holes.

[@dubsounds]

This dude is bet6terb than Milli Vinelli

[@i_dostuff6803]

I love how he just gets to the point instead of giving us his life story my notifications...

[@thevoid0_093]

It's so rare to see KZbinrs who just get straight to the point instead of having to undergo long minutes of waiting

[@Katsumicchi]

i was getting ready to skip to the playing after the ad, but im glad i didnt need to lmao

[@MohamedElHanoun]

😂 exactly

[@ren5718]

this comment has me

[@iconoclast2.079]

Sonic inanity lol …there is a reason why there is only one sound hole on an acoustic…to deviate is to diminish tone..🙄

[@JKR9488]

I appreciate it being short and to the point rather than 10 minutes of buildup and a small section at the end dedicated to the result.

[@lonniebiz]

If you work for a guitar shop, you can really surprise the owner by making this enhancement to all his acoustical instruments. He'll never forget that you're the one who did that!

[@Rich-on6fe]

He might even change your terms and conditions. And salary.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Hey Lonnie I tried it, you got any money for bail man?

[@garyjones7044]

He will be speaking of you on his death bed.

[@kevinb9327]

Use a friend's guitar to learn.

[@jakecarter9920]

@@kevinb9327Remind me never to be “friends” with you…

[@Greywolf74]

Would have been cool to hear a before and after to see what the exact difference the holes made was but the song sounds great. Love the harmonics.

[@gidelix]

None you’d hear post processing

[@jimbo3947]

Bit late for that now lol

[@mickwilliams910]

This video is just click bate for showing off.

[@chillinandwhatnot]

@@mickwilliams910 this isnt clickbait. He said he drilled holes in a guitar, he did just that.

[@mallninja9805]

But then we'd hear there was literally no discernible difference. It's a nice song though.

[@THE-H1ZZ]

This guy is one of the most gifted guitar players I’ve had the pleasure of listening to. That was flawless from start to finish.

[@gowokegobrokee]

Go look up Damian Salazar he’s an absolute animal on the guitar

[@mattr.1887]

Excellent username btw 👍

[@kristalres]

Look up Marcin. Dude can play classical piano pieces like the Moonlight Sonata on guitar. Or even better, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, which is just hyped up

[@Thishandleshouldbeavailable]

Alip bata

[@nobodiez]

Chefs fucking kiss 🤌*muwah*

[@DesolateTitan]

I would love to hear a none drilled hole version to hear what the difference between the two would be. Love the sound and hope you keep it up.

[@NPSpaceZZZ]

It's just an idea for a video. Obviously, it would be much better without the holes. But it's fine with holes, too.

[@Glimmerlight90]

Yes! We need to hear the difference!

[@Boguardis]

It's not going to sound different. That's why he didn't do a comparison, it was just for clicks.

[@lightworker2956]

Then you'd realize that it sounds good because he's a good guitar player, not because drilling holes in a guitar is a good idea.

[@DesolateTitan]

@lightworker2956 Well, yeah, it sounds good because he's good at playing the guitar. I just wanted to hear what the difference the holes make with vs no holes since I'm not an audiophile and can't tell the difference. Having a nonhole comparison would make it easier to tell what drilling the holes do to the sound.

[@Mihiga]

Honestly, I'm not sure whether the "holes" add a lot. With this kind of skill and expertise whatever one plays will sound excellent with or without the holes.👏🏾🎸

[@MrMeadfoot]

I just said the same to myself 😀

[@michaeljuliano8839]

The holes got us to click on the video, so they served their true purpose.

[@jasonbenic6324]

acting like machiavelli isnt always holy ;) does make a distinct difference that makes it sound better like an effects pedal. cheer up if neccesay ;) not all in the worlds a conspiracy if you meant what you said even though it was funny@@michaeljuliano8839

[@standingeight1000]

I was hoping for a good before and after comparison. Oh and yeah, he could make a $40 guitar sound good.

[@michaeljuliano8839]

@@standingeight1000Oh yeah? Well I can make a $4000 guitar sound like shit. So there.

[@kenjincapers]

There's going to be a graveyard of acoustics before bernth is done with them holy. Also he's nearly become the guitar avatar at this point I think we're just waiting on earth.

[@X-wraith]

soon he will be Bernth: The Last Stringbender

[@eldani-beatz6472]

lol

[@vcg7790]

Wait, there’s a ‘fire’…?

[@deinodinosuchus]

@@vcg7790 mhm!! fireworks!

[@TheAtlasPilot]

"I filled my guitar with dirt and rocks and it sounds CRAZY!"

[@reduck]

It's not the guitar that's unique, just your guitar skill alone is the whole reason why this sound so good

[@Middusk9540]

Agreed

[@micktully7228]

Yepp! Killer!

[@burhlmao540]

Or maybe we are not skilled enough to understand what he meant

[@burhlmao540]

by Unreal

[@officialWWM]

Yep, I could drill a thousand holes in mine and it wouldn’t sound like that 😂

[@Ghj3545]

1:00 "HEAVEN"

[@itsurgodaddy7156]

For reall broo❤

[@ErikMCMLXV]

It would have been interesting to hear how it sounded before drilling the holes compared to after drilling the holes just to hear the difference , but still, I agree with everyone else here- that was just amazing!

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

the sound clips should also be "raw" with no processing to make it a real comparrison.

[@GDBLUNT420]

Facts the holes are a pointless gimmick without the comparison.

[@stringsofhell]

It sounds to me like it made a slightly brighter sound with the difference in the resonance compared to a guitar without the extra holes

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

@@stringsofhell I must have blinked because I didn't see/hear him play the unaltered guitar at any point in the video.

[@stringsofhell]

@@JohnSmith-ki2eq You just have to think about what a guitar normally sounds like. Maybe it's just easier for me since I've been playing for 17 years

[@stevelindsay3643]

It would have been nice to hear a before holes were drilled and after. The guy has tremendous guitar skills. Top level.

[@RobertBernard-s8m]

video lost it's whole point right off the bat

[@MW-bs1nb]

still even with the before and after it has no point since he always adds this reverb to the sound, which makes no sense if you wanna check out how a guitar sounds with those changes

[@catapl93]

All you are hearing is most probably not even that guitar anyway.

[@IISINC2010]

And a great sound system!!

[@griffinmckenzie7203]

​@@RobertBernard-s8m No it didn't, mate. Calm down. Lmfao

[@crazyshelly2628]

Sounds awesome! It would have been interesting to hear the same guitar before the drilling then after.

[@tylerdavisson355]

Would be real nice for someone like me who doesn't know the difference. To me it just sounds like any other guitar.

[@Al.j.Vasquez]

​@@tylerdavisson355Specially after adding effects on the audio production, my dad makes guitars, we're fond to music, i have no clue about what could a few holes change in a guitar that couldn't be replicable with an effect.

[@tylerdavisson355]

@@Al.j.Vasquez effect as in like, "post-processing"? Like something you'd do on the computer to edit it? I play no musical instruments. lol

[@runatrix]

the difference is, when there is no drilling it's a regular guitar video and low amount of views, and with the holes there are a lot of views, and that translates into money

[@lo-fi-luna]

lol@@runatrix

[@alexbranton426]

I clicked on this waiting to skip 29 mins of bs to hear the final sound. I got 2:20 of to the point gold. I’m pleased

[@MarrsAttax]

The holes make it sound like reverb and multi layered tracks. Awesome!

[@gg2ez_army]

Sarcasm? 😅 I genuinely wanna do this but I'm wah too gullible 🤣

[@Twitch_Moderator]

🤣😂🤣😂 Golden comment!

[@wahlort]

I was about to say that. It ruined the whole point of the video

[@holmzcat8493]

LOL Nooooooooooooooooo the reverb sound your hearing is effects he put on it along with a little delay on his computer. The holes do next to nothing. It's just to get you to click on his video. I use to work at PRS guitars & know enough to know what I told ya. Trust me if you drill hole in your guitar it would not do much of anything. He probably ws going to throw away an old guitar & figured I can make more money on KZbin doing something click baity. Anyways it was a good song he wrote IMO

[@MarrsAttax]

@@holmzcat8493 Bless

[@ShadowKatt]

I was not expecting an acoustic guitar to go so hard. That was SO technical.

[@calebjay136]

Please go listen to some flamenco, classical, fingerstyle, or bluegrass. I'm a massive metal and prog fan, but some of those nuts in the genres I mentioned will blow your mind on acoustic. Don't get me wrong Bernth is stupidly amazing, but he plays like an electric player, not an acoustic player.

[@luislaracuente]

@ShadowKatt classical/acoustic guitar is way more technical than electric guitar. Seriously the OG rockstars. Search 'La Catedral' by Barrios (all 3 parts, specially the last one). It will blow your mind. Enjoy!

[@ivyisgreeen]

thank you for mentioning bluegrass, our guitarists never get talked about enough

[@austinfisheroutdoors]

​@@calebjay136Can you provide me a list of suggestions on who/what exactly to look up? I am really interested. Thanks.

[@user-flapjacks]

It has an electric pick-up.

[@fatfatviking]

This guy's the model of efficiency... This is how you play maximum guitar with minimum effort. Literally stunned by this guys ridiculously 'Work Smarter, Not Harder' play style. So little movement for the complexity that is showcased. Ive played for 25+ years and what he's doing doesnt even look real its so good....im going right now to re-assess the way im playing. I see what he's doing, and its brilliant. Even better, it is a learn-able (don't care if that's a real word or not it fits) skill! Just never looked at the fretboard that way! Weird. Thank You, my man with the dreds, that is killer stuff!

[@ispeakmucho]

I'm a 20 year guitar amateur lol, leaning I pick it up and put it back down long ago. Now I'm back because my son is interested. Let me ask, what dofferes in his fret approach or playing style versus what you are used to. I want to support this huy because his vods are good, but I still can't tell "why" it's good and this may be where the answer lies. Let me know.

[@craigslist6988]

I bet it doesn't work.. without pickups, amplification, and edits. It's just lots of hammer ons. Not to hate on him but just not sure how it's new, there are lots of players with this style that take it even further.

[@guitarpaul3645]

What I don't get is how is he able to get the hammer ons and pull offs to sound so clear on an Acoustic. Is this a light gauge of string and a lower action?.He doesn't seem to be fretting hard. I am really struggling physically to do this on my Acoustic that has a heavy gauge and high action.

[@o.sabiolouco]

@@guitarpaul3645 Probably light gauge, low to medium action. His right hand is heavy enough to make it sound crystal clear on amps

[@LordJazz]

The word you were looking for is Learnable. So yes. It is a real word just there's no hyphen

[@Valconic]

how can you make heavenly songs like this

[@Twitch_Moderator]

*DUDE!!* Your sweeping arpeggios are INSANE!!! You are seriously skilled.

[@darkplant2243]

I don't think "seriously skilled" comes close to describe the level of this guy. I've seen tons of videos but this is just breathtaking, I guess he was born with a guitar in his hand.

[@jaefellow9010]

asmongoldsmouth

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

If a song could stop traffic, his just did. He took us on a wonderful musical journey.

[@sjenny5891]

That sounds almost electric. I want more. Like a 90 minute playlist I can put on repeat because this is so relaxing.

[@maxter0842]

There's also "waterworks" and "fireworks" and hopefully there will be an earth part in the future. They're all on Spotify.

[@elux5504]

Almost as if it's an electric acoustic?

[@sjenny5891]

@@elux5504 I would have to listen to some samples to compare it to. My choice strings are Chello and violin so I don't listen to a lot of guitar. Do you have any suggestions?

[@7th_dwarf542]

I like these experiments with acoustic guitars. A comparison with a "reference guitar" would add even more spice to the videos. An apple-to-apple comparison is barely possible in such peculiar settings, but still an attempt would be worth gold. All the best to your career and your channel!

[@1nvisible1]

*Wow! Seems like the more expensive your guitar is the better it will sound with random holes drilled in it! Its amazing and I'm so happy I did this to my dad's guitar!*

[@paraflamdragonruff9487]

This is the whole problem no before and after... he basically just tried to suck me in to hear his tune... it worked for like 15 sec plus this comment.

[@NoNonsense316]

I had exactly the same thought. A "before" and "after" would have been great. That said, it's a good tune.

[@DMSBrian24]

There's so much reverb slapped on top of it, this is completely unrepresentative of the actual sound of the guitar, also wtf is this statement "sound holes enable strings to vibrate more freely" this makes literally 0 sense, the guy is good but the video is bs clickbait nonsense xd

[@Boethius411]

Let’s try this side by side with a hollow or semi hollow body electric while we are at it too. I mean if we’re okay with drilling holes in something with a price tag like that anyway.

[@HitmannDDD]

Don't think drilling any number of holes in my guitar will make me sound like that. Well played!

[@mwblackbelt]

I believe this wonderful sound is mostly due to the artist's talent. He is one with the instrument

[@RaBob]

NOPE, It's due to digital plug in reverb effect. Not drilling holes, not the "artist's talent." (except the artist's talent for CON LIE.) The wonderful sound you hear on this recording never actually happened in a room. It only happened inside a digital box. All credit to Lexicon reverb plugin.

[@robbiegta]

And reverb. Skill and reverb. Oh and multitracking, lots of that going on.

[@chrisfrazer1830]

If he grabbed any guitar in a store and picked it up and started playing it, you'd be blown away. He is VERY talented. Sweep picking is not an easy technique. His harmonics were crystal clear. His left hand is crazy strong to do the pull offs and hammer ons he's doing. If people hate reverb thinking it covers for lack of talent, they must really hate distortion.

[@WaitingForTheHook]

@@RaBobcopium

[@layalsaleh4103]

@@RaBob you're going to completely discredit all of this man's hard earned skill just because he used a reverb effect to make the product of his playing sound better and more like what he was going for? the hell?

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

This not only sounds amazing but your playing is next level.

[@joshnic6639]

He couldn’t play like that before the holes

[@rvr808]

If i ever get to this level not only will i drill holes in my guitar but also break its neck

[@JulienMARY]

Agree.

[@Gorillaverde]

100%talent no bullshit 😮

[@samsamax]

You play guitar to an extent where my brain cannot figure out whether to listen to it just for the essence of it or to figure out the amazing notes you find out to play. Best wishes man, keep creating beautiful melodies alike.

[@Goodpizzaa]

Sequence starting at 1:20 is absolutely nuts. So smooth my guy. So smooth.

[@HeathOakrayzy]

I can't speak to drilling holes making any difference but damn bro you can play that freaking guitar like nobody's business! You're mastery of harmonics is unreal too👍

[@HeathOakrayzy]

TELE6220 I am grateful that you took the time to explain the purpose of that confounded little floating comma thingy (which is apparently also known as an "apostrophe") that is annoyingly often times built in to my phone's 👈(see I told you)prompt words incorrectly and with the wrong usage. ☝️Also apparently this is also known as a run-on sentence.😜

[@clumpofdirt1193]

@@HeathOakrayzy what?

[@Eurocoo]

@@clumpofdirt1193 he was sarcastically thanking the person who tried correcting him since his phone automatically adds apostrophes to certain words

[@diem8425]

Do you have a comparison between this and without drilled holes? I'm really curious about the difference! This already sounds great.

[@ytsurrentrof]

... and without the added reverb on the recording.

[@philg4116]

@@ytsurrentrofright, and any other unspecified effects

[@ricebix]

Its just a clickbait trend for views he would have showed the difference if it really made a huge one and wouldn't have recorded with a bunch of effects on. All these vids are clickbait "I did X to my guitar and it sounds INSANE/UNREAL/CRAZY etc" Overall I imagine it probably wouldn't have a good effect on the sound because acoustic bodies are designed the way they are with the hole where it is for a reason

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

He's his own prodigy. You should consider contacting Ovation or doing studio work.

[@pierluigidipietro8097]

Who cares if the holes did something. The song is just beautiful

[@lielhedvat3512]

I didnt even know a guitar had the ability to produce such angelic notes that was phenomenal

[@windozxpert]

It'd be a stone in the hands of one not so well practiced.

[@christophernoia5197]

There's probably plugins on the guitar track. I wish he would have done a before and after with a dry signal.

[@adambrezina8384]

@@christophernoia5197not just holes? 😂😂😂

[@stevenlabrousse2275]

​@adambrezina8384 definitely using some effects (reverb at least)

[@STAY-GOLD-VINYL]

@@christophernoia5197my brain had the same comments. You in my head man?? Lol

[@desishinavar1718]

You are so talented, and you make it look effortless. The harmonics are really lovely with the increased air flow.

[@unclejoshafat]

This is one of the most musical pieces I have heard in my life. I loved every second of it.

[@andyw.3048]

Well, the structure is very Japanese. Meaning it's a long, long chord progression, with lots of bridges and choruses, while still sounding coherrent. I like it too, you should check out some Japanese pop/rock if you liked that :)

[@unclejoshafat]

@@andyw.3048 Thanks for that tip Andy. I think I will.

[@brist0pher]

@@andyw.3048 can you provide some examples/suggestions for Japanese music for me please?

[@mikayari185]

@@andyw.3048 Really? Surprising since it feels a lot like music I'd hear from a western TV series.

[@Galagamaster1]

@@brist0pher shiro sagisu - escalon , la distancia para un duelo sound similar to this I think.

[@neilsonchain1526]

.... I am extremely grateful you used drilling holes to peak my curiosity enough to click, so you could blow my mind with your incredible playing.

[@matthewblunden2319]

Same

[@10mey]

Same thing for me!

[@yuriatsugi3696]

Same

[@brendencarlson5220]

Well, I really wanted to hear the difference before and after, not a pickup in an acoustic run through reverb. So I’ll have to disagree.

[@davearagon7571]

​@@brendencarlson5220 I concur that the type and placement of a pickup determines a whole lot, even to whether some other difference makes any difference at all. Another commenter had mentioned Willie Nelson's axe Trigger in the context of giant air holes, to which I added just now re: the pickup tactic of that same guitar.

[@justbree2764]

I listed a few of your guitar-destroying experiments (like this, the Fireworks one, and the Farewell submerged in water video) to my friend and joked “This man needs to be stopped”, but honestly? Never stop. Your music is incredible and I can’t get enough of it.

[@UltimateWobbleBoss]

It’s so dishonest though. Not saying he can’t play as he’s clearly a very good guitarist but he absolutely drenches the guitars in reverb and delay. I’m worried some kid who has no idea about post-processing is going to dunk his guitar in water and wonder why it sounds utterly shit.

[@justbree2764]

@@UltimateWobbleBoss I think people doing dangerous things have a responsibility to put a disclaimer so that children don’t try it, but I’m not sure the same thing applies to a guy just playing a guitar. He’s already pretty damn clear that it’s destroying the guitar and that you shouldn’t try to do this, I’m not sure what more you could ask from him. Any kid that dunks his guitar in water and finds out it sounds like shit is going to learn about post-processing the hard way, but learning things the hard way is called “being a kid”. I just think it’s really disrespectful to Bernth’s skill to say that his music is “dishonest”. He put in all of the hard work to get this good, that’s the definition of honesty.

[@justbree2764]

@@UltimateWobbleBoss Just to clarify, I’m disagreeing with you but I do respect your opinion and I’m not trying to imply you shouldn’t be saying it. I know people can be real assholes in YT comments so I wanted to be clear on that. I liked hearing your opinion, I just don’t really agree.

[@Hewarya]

@@UltimateWobbleBoss dude, look up a resonator guitar and then rethink your point

[@justbree2764]

@@Hewarya This is still my comment thread and I would ask that you please be polite. If not, take it someplace else.

[@SamuraiGuy]

I don't see how the holes would affect the strings at all, but I imagine it increases the resonant frequency of the body. That would boost the highs a bit, boost the mids a bit more, and lose some of the lower range. That would make the guitar brighter and sound more detailed, which is what you're going for in this track. You could probably get the same effect by using a smaller body or putting something in the body to temporarily make the cavity smaller.

[@JelleBoomstra]

Indeed, it is in essence a helmholz resonator, so the bigger the throat area, the higher its resonant frequency. The spacing of the extra sound holes may add some weird muting too

[@smokeystarr]

An equalizer would cover all of that

[@RH43822]

Thank you for the the 2 minute straight to the point video, no 25 minute of pointless talking, insane playing by the way.

[@rustynutsnboltz]

But how did it sound before?? Need a few more minutes to compare right?

[@garyjones7044]

@@rustynutsnboltz why are you thinking of making this mod.

[@LuLeBe]

I expected a comparison but got a heavily processed song where I have no clue if the holes had any effect at all, together with a weird description of "vibrating more freely" but the "losing sustain" how does that fit together? It's just a promotion of his song, I call that clickbait...

[@ripbeni6198]

@Myuunium "erm, uh the point is moot" 🤓

[@PROGRESORAS]

your play is amazing man!

[@lijunfeng4190]

Bro even if this man cut the guitar and plays it separately at the same time underwater with holes in it, it will still sound amazing.

[@Drgnhrt69]

He should have performed the same songs before the holes so we have a base line for the improved sound.

[@shambleslongplay3566]

would have been exactly the same 90% of it was effects.. Guy can genuinly play though.

[@DenariusHaveNarius]

The amount of reverb the holes added was amazing.😮

[@skyplaysbass]

Very nice, well done! One thing I'd like is to hear the difference without effects because I'm genuinely interested!

[@daveb227]

So would I back to back before and after clean and dry no effects.

[@goatmangigs]

@@daveb227 me three (actually 82 apparently)

[@jeremypoythress4995]

adds alot of projection creating a cleaner sound but with less muffled bass.ive done this with guitars and amps.first time I tried using an electric hollowbody guitar that was made with an extra harness cavity. love the acoustics of a gutted hofner with a zero fret, the hofner nut, and labella strings Plays beautiful pizzacato and natural harmonics. Works best in small rooms.

[@patricklundquist9869]

Go back and start watching the video at 1:41 to hear with effects mostly off.

[@pentelico14]

And with and without holes.🙄

[@SomethingImpromptu]

I feel like I’d need a side by side comparison of what the same guitar sounded like before & after the holes were drilled, with the same mic settings, the same impulse response or reverb or whatever you’re using for the space effect, in order to really appreciate how significant or subtle of an effect it had. It sounds good, but I’m sure it sounded good before; impossible to judge without a comparison. I do like the idea of doing a trepanation surgery on your guitar though. 😂 Like the holes release the air pressure inside the resonant chamber & allow the qi to flow.

[@andresdelbusto2184]

I came to know you due to your waterworks album/ your farewell song. I don't know about music, but every song I have hear from you sounds like a master piece, it's mindblowing to me. You make me want to pick up a guitar and learn about how to show emotions through music. Thanks my man

[@atashgallagher5139]

Try picking up the drums first if you've never learned an instrument before. It's a lot easier to get into it and sound ok enough to want to practice more, I mean you can sound fairly good with your hands, a desk, and your own thigh. There's lots of other percussion instruments the skills translate fairly well over to. And once you learned one instrument learning another one isn't so hard. Also, a huge plus is you can get an electric set and practice almost completely silently. Not disturbing neighbors or your own self consciousness. Or you can jump straight to guitar, that's what most people do.

[@BucketheadsBucket]

Those harmonics sound like a harp absolutely beautiful!

[@eczy]

I wish we had a before/after here but the guitar does sound great! Also sweeping on an acoustic looks nuts. Awesome as always.

[@JeremyHoffman]

Yea, without a before/after, I have no idea if the holes made any difference.

[@robertpreston4869]

He wouldn't do a before because it makes no difference to his skill

[@theRandy712]

No difference really. Believe me guitar mfrs have tried everything. This was more for getting clicks and views, and it worked

[@riffsnreviews]

My thoughts exactly, "it sounds unreal" compared to what ? Granted the playing is great (better than great) the song is lovely, but I don't really see the point of the video, especially when you make the effort of videoing yourself drilling the holes, why not make a comparison ?

[@assmane999]

@@riffsnreviewsmaybe he did but realized it made 0 difference to the untrained ear.

[@kevinkite3418]

Pretty cool video! I would love to hear a comparison with the holes and without the holes.

[@ArisEmriis]

This isn't just music played on a guitar, this is a magic spell infused with love and the exotic essences of harp and dulcimer! I can hear so many beautiful sounds within sounds. Bravo, dear sound alchemist! ❤

[@CrankCase08]

Pretentious clap-trap.

[@theunholybakery1990]

It's so nice to see you this inspired and constantly coming up with new ideas, all while defining a style that is only your own. Keep It up!

[@davidrockey7190]

I agree he's very good at that test it tried-and-true

[@KitsuyuutsuR]

This just popped up in my feed and, as a beginner guitarist, I was intrigued. After watching this… I don’t know what to say… I don’t know if I have words to describe how amazing and beautiful this music is. I felt this instant calming effect, like I was being carried away on a breeze. This is just phenomenal.

[@nothingtoseeheremovealong1671]

Well be patient my friend it's gonna be a long long journey

[@freethis222]

Thank you for this video, and thank you for not wasting 20 mins with fluff before getting to the point. Sounds great!

[@keymaster7323]

Let us not forget the brave little guitar that gave its life to bring this song to us all.

[@nikolasvanegten3065]

Trees 🌲!

[@Equinsu_Ocha69]

Makes me wanna go hug some trees 🤗

[@chrisluehr2503]

nah just a couple piercings

[@chrisluehr2503]

@@ReVocals ha ha my man

[@Pirhana-A]

Water in a guitar for "Waterworks" song, Drill in a guitar for "Airflow" song... I fear your future "fire" song !! 🙂 Joking apart, thanks for sharing such creativity and quality song writing, your playstyle is truly inspiring! (Edit: OMG, how could I've missed this one, my bad !! (I love your vocals on Fireworks, you're really a talented artist!)

[@cris857]

Airflow sounds cool, I thought it was gonna be called Drillworks 😭

[@thrasherftw]

What about the earth one, where he fills it with dirt! Honestly, he could probably make something cool with the dead and muted sound of a guitar filled with dirt.

[@MixedSnowFox]

he have already put fireworks inside his guitar to record a song called Fireworks :v

[@ViktorSarge]

I'm looking forward to the songs "Unbroken", "Polished", "Mended" and "No gimmicks" lol :)

[@tjgentry8296]

I'd pay to see the 🔥 song! Lol

[@WalkerWinslow]

As a long time Bernth listener (since damn near the beginning of this channel), I'm glad to see these 'algorithm driven' videos paying off. Anyone who's been a subscriber for more than a year knows how much effort and value this dude brings to the table in every video every week. It's about time the YT algo rewards the almighty BERNTH!!!

[@user-so4jf7mi1x]

Was going to skip to the playing part but you got to it straight away. Good stuff 🔥

[@echothefreak9396]

Not usually a fan of pure guitar songs, but your creativity with these is insane, along with your skills. The bit at 2:09 caught me wayy off guard

[@taitano12]

Holy crap, that was painful to watch! The Guitarist and Luthier in me were both simultaneously screaming in agony and voicing approval. Meanwhile, my Hacker and Maker sides are laughing at the sheer gall, creativity, and devil-may-care attitude that went into doing that to your guitar. Bravo, sir. It sounds awesome.

[@PiPiSquared]

Now I'm seriously considering making a guitar with 20 small soundholes ..

[@Demiigodd]

cringe

[@taitano12]

@@Demiigodd My comment, the video, or both? All of the above, IMO.

[@KKIcons]

Yes he is rdavidr of guitar and that is a complement btw. Do you follow him (drummer at his best pioneering some weird sound hack)?

[@guitarfox8316]

I’m a guitar modder and I hate seeing a good Instrument go to waste but I’m really wanting to do this now

[@hogi99]

I was hoping for a before and after comparison. Great song, and you're really good, do the holes really deserve any of the credit?

[@robertnewell5057]

Precisely

[@darioinfini]

All I heard was electronic processing. Sounded nice but how do you attribute that to holes in the guitar? Its not out of the realm of the possible that the dude is just trolling.

[@TheJofrica]

Also can't tell what's going on with all the effects. Like is that reverb added?

[@TheChocolateChakra]

@@TheJofrica That's the treeverb. It's from the treeholes. Treeholes in action.

[@ErraticFaith]

No. It’s a direct detriment to the guitar and nothing but click bait. If you do this it will render the guitar practically worthless for normal use without the addition of post processing. The s/hole is a focal point for a reason. And we don’t build them in this manner for a reason. Basic math. He’s carried by ability and after effect. Don’t be drawn in by nonsense like this.

[@youchris67]

You are simply magnificent! A true master of the strings!

[@javaskull88]

I love his curiosity and playfulness in his approach to music. “What happens if I…”

[@lewisbuck1860]

Im just amazed by how creative someone can get with music on a guitar

[@JamesHayes-fx8td]

I've been watching your videos for a long time now, and while no doubt this one blows me away, what impresses me the most is how you have evolved as a musician, and the progress/development you made over time. It's amazing how pristine and smooth your technique is, and how incredible/dynamic the music you are creating has become. Such an inspiration, thank you.

[@kiidan]

So glad that YT suggested this video to me, that I found you! Your music actually amazing! Subbed!

[@TheOneTrueAJ]

You're fucking amazing, dude. This is the only way I ever want to hear an acoustic guitar played.

[@lonnienorton.]

I absolutely love this, I can't get enough of this amazing guitar work. I've been a hard rock and heavy metal drummer for 35 years. It's rare to see such a amazing one of a kind guitar session like this. I would be honored to throw down drums to your guitar work.

[@dennissorensen8765]

This is some of the most impressive guitar playing, I have heard to date. 😮 WOW! 🤩

[@DennisL-n6i]

The flattened broadened, attack width with the pick is amazing

[@mikepennington1760]

I think this is by far your most amazing piece. Absolutely flawless playing and simply beautiful too.

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

Dude... you come up with bangers, constantly! What a thrill to be in the audience!!

[@vadimzubovich5537]

I think it's not the holes that make it sound UNREAL. Insane playing! Beautiful piece! On my way to spotify :)

[@Lurker-dk8jk]

Top tier performance. This piece is so textured, so deep. Takes me to wonderful places. This is art, perfected. Hauntingly memorable. Subscribed.

[@aimeeschatz1731]

Most of people came here to watch how the holes improved the guitar sound, I watched how you swiftly moved your fingers and played and was speechless 🤩

[@eastcoastwilly1373]

Love how your showing yourself outside the Death Metal thing....you will be a huge act if you stay this course of material....love it man !

[@SHIVA-pb3xo]

This is scam

[@yeb9000]

Scam ! Dont fall for it

[@bulaxasad3231]

a few weeks earlier I thought "it would be really cool if someone made songs inspired by the four elements" and Bernth is doing it in the best way

[@peterstangl8295]

"I filled my guitar with dirt. The sound is UNEARTHLY!"

[@peterstangl8295]

"I set my guitar on fire. Now it really brings the HEAT!

[@lawdawg02actual]

I’m seeing this a year later and I am amazed at the amount of talent and creativity you have been blessed with. This piece and the piece you did with the guitar in the water are amazing.

[@CringeKing95]

My man… that’s not the guitar, that’s just pure skill and hard work! Great job

[@tatersalad3417]

Just when I thought I was getting pretty good at guitar, this dude drills a bunch of holes in his and does the sickest shit ive ever seen

[@Noah-gq7pq]

lol ya think he just wanted for folks to see his playing,,he did nt show ya how to make the holes lol

[@DavidBrown-zs1ic]

His love and passion for the guitar is so evident he has practice all his life and the rewards of his efforts are paying off he's an incredible Talent

[@meh8982]

I have no idea if the holes did anything, but both the song and the playing are phenomenal!

[@concernedcommenter8258]

Wdym? Can’t you see that the guitar usually doesn’t sound so full.

[@RedwanRajak]

@@concernedcommenter8258 idk bout u but i normally cant see sounds

[@wamengxiong0409]

​@@RedwanRajaki can hear how you look, smell how you feel, feel how you think, and taste how you sound. Avoiding the "how you taste" sounds creepy, so I left it out.

[@hatebreeder8]

1:42 the sound change is very palpable in this part so try to listen to it

[@ASch-re8fo]

This is so calming! I'm glad I found you here, I give you a massive follow on spot and now have a wonderfull cool down-playlist! Thank you!

[@TheHeadown]

Your talent and dedication are unreal. Very, very impressive.

[@nickxenix]

Came for the holes, stayed for the flow.

[@trevorwalden6097]

Helps that you're a kick ass musician with top-tier acoustics. I wanna know how it sounded before compared to now tho

[@matradonis4296]

That's My thoughts too.

[@johnnyjumpupaz]

Same here! I don't see anyone drilling holes in guitar without hearing difference! Sounds awesome but I'm sure it would without the holes!

[@CheckPointWife]

Same

[@khakiichunk]

yeah and loads of delay and verb haha, thought it would be a comparison too but it was just a flex! sick playing though!

[@GalactusTheDestroyer]

I would have liked to of had a before & after

[@Voodoomaria]

I drilled holes in my room mates guitar. She was a LOT less impressed. It might have been that i also filled it with expanding spray foam and exchanged all the strings with knitting wool. Personally I thought it sounded MUCH better afterwards [as she smashed it against the stair rail in frustration] I love the classics.

[@madetoconquerthisworld]

My grandfather once told me that guitar is infinite. There is no limit on what you can do on the guitar. The possibilities are endless. Seeing you find those harmonics made me remember that.

[@hni7458]

Not sure that'd been impossible w/o the holes either...

[@johnoh1667]

Any instrument with strings piano, guitar, violin etc are only restricted by their air flow, container and lenght of strings...plus of course electrical pick ups and tricky processing, which is also unlimited. People make guitars out of cigar boxes... EG kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6TbY2qNpJeUbLM

[@XX1SICKNTWISTED1XX]

He didn't "find those harmonics", they were already there, he just played them.

[@madetoconquerthisworld]

@@XX1SICKNTWISTED1XX r/im14andthisisdeep

[@hni7458]

@@XX1SICKNTWISTED1XX That's a vitriolic reply, if I ever heard one. I agree with the former guy; take a simple piece like the eternal 'Lagrima'. You can work on that tune forever without getting tired. That's one thing that, say, a pianist never understood with our instrument. A piece like the mentioned; we'll hardly get any cred from them, for whom a similar tune may be played easily like a breeze prima vista. Few other instruments are so welcoming for a beginner, but so demanding for the keen student - said guitar tutor Frederick Maurice Noad. Question to you mate: what's the pitch of the natural harmonic slightly above the 3rd fret, 4th string?

[@MrGhostrider19]

Who'd knew that a concrete drill bit would make such pretty holes in a guitar. Great playing!

[@tohaason]

That "hole" part is clearly just click bait. The playing is fine, but the holes? And yes, that drilling.. it wouldn't look nice like that.

[@sckwong3888]

Just put fingers below the holes and feel the thorn bottom holes edges. .that will be a murdered guitar. Ok if one got money to experiment on cheap guitars..hope he will do it on taylor or martin guitars with that type of hand drill and bits.

[@the_real_boogeyman]

Bro... You are by far the most inspirational guitar KZbinr. You have all these crazy ideas that hook me in, and the pieces you create always sound absolutely breathtaking. Even though I can barely keep my fingers on the strings for more than thirty seconds at this point, I still aspire to be like you someday

[@rasta1017]

Why can you only keep your fingers on the strings for 30 seconds?

[@the_real_boogeyman]

@@rasta1017 pressing down on the strings, not just having them on there

[@the_real_boogeyman]

@@rasta1017 and it's probably closer to a minute but still

[@Doggieman1111]

The holes were a gimmicky move but I forgive you because it allowed me to experience your amazing playing and great song.

[@AstronautLoveTriangle]

This does, indeed, sound awesome, but without a "before," it's difficult to understand how exactly this changed the timbre of the "after." Excellent music, regardless. Stumbled into this by chance, and now I have to check out more of your stuff.

[@qingna777]

After seeing some of this guy's videos, I realize no matter what he does to the instrument, he'll always produce great music, it's his talent that's unreal~ 😮

[@timguitar862]

Bernth, you know what I like about you is you’re super humble, and I think you get as much reward from teaching as you do creating music 🤘🏼I appreciate you

[@DA-tj9fb]

There are going to be a lot of people with lots of holes in their guitars wondering why they STILL cannot get your sound. It's in the fingers. Massive talent. Very tasty note choices. Amazing harmonics.

[@charlescarlson1267]

So many talented people yet no one gets heard because I won't sell my soul. Jeep up the great work!!

[@wingedinfinity6715]

TRUTH 💥‼️💥

[@oliviaschwickerath4082]

Preach ❤

[@Dottor_J]

Seems like you're just a great guitarist and the music has a lot of production magic.

[@raymondrochajr9621]

Oh geez! You are truly gifted at your craft! I look forward to more videos!

[@paulsingleton8012]

That sounds amazing! You are one of my favorites!

[@gt98765]

I love that this is straight to the point, not some 20 min vlog about how you bought a guitar und drilled holes in it, followed by 2 seconds of guitar play. Love your content.

[@jamescandlish7097]

It's so straight to the point that we didn't have a reference to what the guitar sounded like before the holes were drilled into it.

[@Blueshirt38]

@@jamescandlish7097 And the sound was so blanketed by editing that you wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyways.

[@joshuamccaulley7040]

Played for 20yrs this year. Just diagnosed with Osteomyelitis, go in for surgery soon on one arm, it's caused problems in my median nerve in my other arm to where my thumb pointer and middle fingers are numb and constantly hurt from the neuropathy. Praying everything comes back after surgery. Dk what I'd do without being able to play. But man this thing sounds incredible, your playing makes it sound even better!

[@Rafaelinux]

@Joshua Mccaulley Please tell me how did it go!

[@wiejetze8397]

Several years ago I had a really bad eczema on both hands so I couldn't play guitar for months. Luckily a very experienced homeopath could help me and it healed completely. So I can understand your sorrow very well. I wish you all the best and that you can play your guitar again soon.

[@Voodoo66Chile]

I hope everything goes well! As a fellow guitarist I can relate to the fear of possibly there being a day you can't play. At 33 my hands get sore from playing too much (I play a lot these days) and most mornings my hands, especially my left, are very stiff and sore. I want to get my hands checked out by a doctor, I'm worried it maybe arthritis... The thought of not being able to play or atleast playing how I want is depressing. Wish you the best ✌

[@AlysaAlysaBolissaBananaFannaFe]

Stunning. Thank you for sharing. Brilliant idea and execution.

[@mrguitar008]

Beautiful technique!! Great sound!! Thanks Bernth