Answering Your Questions - Part 2 of 3

[@itsayesfromme2669]

'Be the rainbow in someone's cloud.' - Maya Angelou. That's the positivity at the end of your videos - more important than the lessons.

[@petset77]

Yup. His lessons are great fun, but the inspirational messages to close the videos are a wonderful reminder to us all.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoy that part of the lessons. Cheers :)

[@ppa3960]

Thanks Damian! You are a good and authentic human being. We need it so badly in this world!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@s.macmillan460]

Thank you for sharing. You are greatly appreciated.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@boomerdell]

Yes, I absolutely love learning guitar from Damian. Such a great teacher, patient and clear, and I share Damian’s passion for rockabilly, jump blues, and similar styles. But much as I get a lot out of Damian’s lessons, it’s his positive, kind, decent, genuine, and enthusiastic personality that make this channel and Damian’s hard work truly shine.🌟

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. That really means a lot to me to hear that. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@scottleonard6651]

Damian. Mission accomplished on all points mentioned. Keep up the good work!

[@rafaelortega1934]

Great vídeos, as usual. You are a great guitarrista, but also you are a better person. Greetings from Almeria, Spain.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much Rafael for the kind words. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@margiez6002]

Love this 👍I have a few of your videos and now I’m gonna check out those picks 😀🎶🎸

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Margie. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@margiez6002]

@ thanks for being a great teacher 👍🎶😀

[@greatvanzini]

These 1st two parts were a real treat.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you my friend. Cheers :)

[@guithawk-ij8is]

You are definitely a positive force on the Internet and that's one of the reasons I enjoy your channel so much. I do enjoy your early videos, but your teaching skills have definitely improved over time. Your tabs are so easy to follow, and the way you break it up into small phrases makes it easy to learn. Thanks so much for bringing this wonderful music to the Internet!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@roughcutguitars]

Another winner, thanks D! I got a JVC gy-ds100u on recommendation. Going to test drive soon - I'll let you know if you're interested.

[@frankjennings8647]

Fear not, Damian! You’re one of the most positive people on KZbin and an artist on guitar! If you’re ever in Cleveland again - for the Rock Hall or not - it would be great to do lunch.

[@Damianblf]

Sounds like a plan. Cheers :)

[@TS-Music-57]

Thank you Damian for sharing your preferences and how much you have grown both as a human and a musican amidst the ever changing technology. Keep it up! Tim 😎🎸🎶

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much Tim. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@KevinOMalleyisonlysmallreally]

Just the kindest guy in the guitar community

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much for the kind words. It really means a lot. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@FiercelyFuzzy]

Your picks are great! I got one with my DVD purchase despite living in Europe!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you so much. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@r.m.stuebe8102]

I like the story about the picks- the first job I ever had was in a movie theater and they gave out picks as a promo item for the movie ‘Airheads’. There was a big box of them and after the promo was over I took home a handful. Those were my favorite picks I’ve ever used and I wish I had a few left.

[@Damianblf]

That was a pretty cool promotion. Thanks for sharing :)

[@RichardWhitesell-c5k]

Good to see you just sharing your thoughts. I appreciate what you do.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Richard :)

[@DalyTheThird]

I miss my Tascam 424 cassette! I had sooooooo much fun with that thing. Wish I had kept the original tapes. It was so many years ago that they just got lost in either carelessness, moves or life in general. So it goes. The best thing I remember about those was bouncing everything to track 4 then BOOM! It’s now suddenly a 7 track recorder. 😂

[@Damianblf]

I still have my Tascam :)

[@DalyTheThird]

@ Awesome! I still have a 2488 MKII, excellent workstation, just not as much charm as the old ones.

[@manfredbazarov6417]

Hey Damian, I've learned so much from your lessons over the last couple of years. I'd love if you could do a lesson on Rockabilly rhythm, something like your track "Lil' Baby". It isn't some wild cool solo lick, but it sounds so authentic to that old Rockabilly sound. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you so much and thanks for the suggestion. I will write it into my request book :)

[@lynnglidewell7367]

I'm a heavy gage fan also. That's what I learned to play on my old Sears Silvertone Acoustic because back in those days heavy gage was all their was. The tips of my fingers are so calloused if put on a flimsy light gage string I can't tell if I've even got a hold of it or not. lol I'm 72 and that's just the way it was in the middle 1960s.

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for sharing. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

I got the pick!😃

[@Damianblf]

Awesome. Thank you so much for the support. Cheers :)

[@user-et2fj8xm5l]

Greetings from Jacksonville Florida, great stuff Damian. By the way I had a Deville as well I think I got mine the same year. 410 loud and heavy as hell. Wish I still had mine..

[@Damianblf]

For gigs I started using a hand cart a number of years ago for the DeVille and my AC30 when taking them to gigs. I should have bought something like that much earlier in life lol. Thanks for watching :)

[@inlandbott]

also that salt air is brutal on strings

[@petset77]

yup. even heavier strings.

[@Damianblf]

Yes, very true. Thanks for watching :)

[@garypannone7755]

Thanks, another great video. If you do a part 3 how many guitars do you have? Thanks

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Gary. That's going to be a seperate video. It's going to be a bit but it will happen. Cheers :)

[@garypannone7755]

@@Damianblf This is how I compare myself to others and find out if I am normal or just a regular guitar player. Sometimes I think I have a guitar sickness. lol. You have some beauties'. Thanks

[@frankjennings8647]

Hey Mate; I have to recommend a LUMIX camera if you’re looking for a camera 📷 to record your lessons.

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it :)

[@briannichols8492]

I'm a lefty who plays right. My first guitar was a Harmony acoustic My second was a Les Paul Jr. 1959.

[@Damianblf]

Do you still have the Les Paul Jr.?

[@briannichols8492]

@Damianblf No. Traded it to Jerry Hensley, lead guitar player for Johnny Cash. I live in Hiltons Va. Home of the Carter Family. Wanted a left handed guitar also. My dad said I could probably play as good right as left. The only instrument that I would need to play left handed is a fiddle. The Oldman who had the Gibson wanted $75 for it and the small amp. He bought it new for church. Good to hear from you. Enjoy tour videos. You are a very fine musician.

[@johnpandolfino8663]

What are the winning numbers to tonights lottery?😊

[@rocco8222]

I played with Speed Crazy and Memphis Morticians a few times, Speed Crazy was awesome, so we're Morticians.

[@Damianblf]

That's really cool :)

[@XLBiker13]

I feel ike I've followed you from the time you launched your YT channel and your personality has not only evolved, you did a complete180. You launched with a "too cool school attitude" and were very blasé. Very detached. You are now so different and positive and supportive that I assumed you had gone through therapy. You are a different person. I definitely like the new Damian MUCH better.