Every Phase of a Guitar Player's Life

[@MusicisWin]

Which phase are you in?

[@Stelum1000]

Music is Win well, they just cut my balls off but I’m slowly fulfilling my dream of becoming a choir singer-guitarist hybrid!

[@LioneGames]

I’m the rekindled spirit! Stopped playing 4 years ago, but I started again because of the crisis. I’m so stoked to play again

[@warrior_of_death1]

I can play great blues jams in one position of the pentatonic scale, so I'm pretty much Johnny Hendricks now

[@DarcMurkee]

Still teaching!

[@juanduplays]

just getting started on my youtuber phase...notice me senpai!

[@jessedavidmathis]

I love how he filmed the guitar center part at his house and it actually looked like guitar center

[@succulent_pork3254]

All it needed was some background music

[@kellenwilham8558]

The ultimate band nerd flex

[@yontis1329]

true it's just missing the 4 other guitarists playing the tuning song

[@jessedavidmathis]

@Caleb CAROTA yeah lol

[@maji2510]

@@yontis1329 and that one kid playing Smoke On The Water in the corner

[@epicgamerman4268]

I’m in the “ I know what I’m doing and how to play some Metallica solos but when people notice me I forget what a guitar is” phase

[@thatoneguywho3434]

Bro ong you lose 30% of your playing powers when people watch or you record yourself😂

[@DLBBALL]

Thatoneguy Who Can confirm the “watchful eye” debuff also applies to when friends come over and you try to play an FPS or something

[@doknox]

@@thatoneguywho3434 forreal. Why is that?

[@bradhoyle3963]

that is literally me I couldn't have put it better myself

[@notfromearth8496]

@@thatoneguywho3434 never fails

[@Texasbluesalley]

It is terrifying how accurate this is. It's like you attended college with me.

[@Texasbluesalley]

Phases 1-4 anyway, lol

[@adamx9793]

He’s definitely on to something.

[@machintosh3008]

Currently on the "Learning an entire song and attempting to sing it while playing only to lose the ability to strum and hearing how terrible my voice is" phase Also the "listening to a song and imagining myself and friends playing it on a stage, and then attempting to learn it only to find out it's really difficult and none of your friends play any musical instruments" phase

[@Owen.fugit25]

Literally me. You got this tho

[@quicksilver90-g8h]

Me too man me too 😂

[@bricksnapper7436]

Yuppers

[@user-uw2pe7ib2m]

exactly me

[@mynameisfud]

This is to relatable XD

[@bobslo_guac5073]

I’m the guy who thinks he’s good until he tries to record himself and realizes he’s not nearly as good as he thought

[@elgoogkcuf]

No. He isn't a good player. Ok at best. Not that it matters. EDIT: I should not have even left a comment. Congrats to him

[@Pengulin]

Everyone is better without an audience.

[@alabamahebrew]

OK, and? I do the same and it just provokes me to do better man. Figure out where you are having issues and why. I had to video record my hands so i could figure out what I was doing wrong. Just don't stop...

[@poltergeist.7]

Keep practising, practice makes perfection! Don't give up, trust me guitar is worth it

[@gracemsangma963]

I know your profile picture

[@jimmyfleebot]

I'm at the "I suspect I should start learning music theory" phase.

[@miacali7316]

same lmfao

[@cruz8343]

same lol

[@benoit4652]

Same

[@apurbaghosh8320]

Brooooooooooo i was looking for a comment just like this!!! Same phase man

[@mandovega9249]

Same here but I always get bored and stop trying to learn it

[@patchie5044]

I started at the age of 11, but I told my mom I want to become a musician. She,then replied back with “How will you earn money? Don’t you think of me when I’m old? “ I was struck and stuck at “ THE FAILURE “ . No more drives and eager to learn new songs for a long time. Now I’m back at the age of 16 because I hate school so much right now and want to enjoy life again. So glad I pick myself up.

[@Michtingz]

I started playing this year. I’m 11 it’s really fun Idk if I want to become a master but rn I’m aiming for intermediate to maybe start a band in highschool for fun. I already play piano. I try not to give up even when it’s difficult. Anyway I hope you can pick it back up well and have fun with it. Just chill and don’t stress yourself with it. Bye 🤟🏾

[@kevinfuso9923]

You go boy. Chase your dreams lil man there’s just one life, don’t let them stop you. And if music can’t finally solve your life, it will never be too late to end up with a common job, with a common life, but at least you will have no regrets if you try your best. Peace

[@2miligrams]

@@kevinfuso9923 lil man? Wow

[@idonthaveaname20yearsago66]

@@2miligrams xd

[@AlexVns-yx7dx]

I usually tell them that i already made much money that you did at my age Im 15 and i had a band, its just amazing when i tell people that i used to earn some money doing the thing that i love, just dont give up The theory says that if you believe in yourself, you are going to win. (People used to pay us bcs we were a cover band and we were good at it, we didnt earn that much but enogh to buy me a good guitar on christmas with my own money :) )

[@azdaze227]

Im in the "really want to get better but am learning off KZbin and have no clue what to be practicing so I just keep learning different songs and riffs and watching theory videos that don't stick" phase.

[@Cissonius]

dam i felt that, like lookin in a mirror.

[@shira254]

i get you. try learning a really hard song that you don't think you can do. just taking that step takes you out of the idk what to play phase because it sorta opens your eyes a little, trust me.

[@Greg-tj8rg]

I just started playing about a week ago. I'm using Justinguitar's lessons to learn. Very well structured.

[@Clapped_TV]

@@Greg-tj8rg Marty music is a great KZbin channel for learning guitar also

[@Princesskeywest]

@@shira254 I’m doing this right now actually. One on acoustic, one on electric. In Dreams by Sierra Ferrell and Antpile by Kublai Khan respectively. It’s been equal parts fun and frustrating. When I go to long without playing (whenever my fingers stop hurting) I itch to get back to it.

[@mtjuan1]

I’m in the *”person who has a classical guitar and tries and play metal songs”* phase

[@Kat-Kobold]

Thrash Metal on an acoustic sounds like middle-eastern music.

[@malignanttrog]

pull a tenacious d

[@axl2596]

@@malignanttrog yea

[@thomasjackson3833]

I was similar once.... about a week ago before I bought a epiphone les Paul.

[@saltysheev5502]

I feel you

[@roosetrolton4005]

Anyone else in the “i can play good sitting down but standing up crippled my ability to play” phase? No? Ok

[@frankierose9033]

I can't play well sitting down. Is that weird?

[@samfrieden9359]

Yeah i spent probably a solid month playing only standing up to get out of that.

[@nicksmifso8071]

Our drummer has the same problem

[@byl0vers107]

I don’t have a strap for mine yet so it’s basically physically impossible for me to play while standing lmao

[@slopcrusher3482]

sam frieden 2nd this, I spent a week or two playing only standing before it clicked.

[@sophsabelli3000]

I’m in the “I played guitar when I was 10 and then didn’t touch it for 8 years and now the only guitar I have is a hot pink 3/4 size acoustic that actually doesn’t sound horrible” phase

[@OneShotOkie]

Yep I’m right there with you but it’s a broken shitty little acoustic for kids that’s not pink.... been about 15 years since I’ve played...

[@olav9931]

@@OneShotOkie Get back at it and buy a el guitar

[@yugi9711]

Same here ,only i swapped the guitar for more books

[@maja5811]

OMG

[@uvuveveveoneytweweweuvgebu5211]

One year ago when I startet again I was same lol

[@lillostwastaken]

I'm in the "I need to understand music theory but it's confusing but I want to get better from random metal songs" phase

[@tosehoed123]

Aren't we all? 😅

[@kevsimoes]

im in the i want to learn to play guitar to play anime OP but its intermediating

[@shira254]

​@@kevsimoes most are actually decently easy. You can often play most by ear

[@Midnight_Gust]

@@shira254 yea .I have been playing from ear since a week now

[@connorboi_2009]

Real

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Phase one for me was watching the US festival in 1983 and deciding that I wanted to be a rock star! Phase two was playing guitar in my bedroom for 35 years.....

[@greyisthicc2882]

Same but I spent 35 years crying in my room...

[@nyzer1620]

@@greyisthicc2882 i love you💛 read bout Spirituality law of attraction maybe then u wont cry ☯️🌺🦄

[@dannyarty2912]

@@nyzer1620 is it good

[@nyzer1620]

@Johnny Pippet some what? drugs? 😂😂 i only smoke weed bro 💜

[@myoriginalname]

36 actually, I should know since that’s my birth year 😊

[@jackturner8618]

This guy literally uses his house as guitar centre. If that’s not I flex idk what is

[@edplays4595]

True

[@cmdrw0lf708]

Well he did say Guitar center is you home He just took that phase to literal

[@bigsquisums6333]

Yes

[@neilchestergonzalesviolini5893]

Its just for fun my friend 😊😊

[@neilchestergonzalesviolini5893]

@@cmdrw0lf708 exactly brother

[@269paintball5]

im starting one called, "the guy who starts to learn something, but is terrible at finishing it"

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

Shit, now THAT is relatable!

[@Yngsatchvai]

Ha! Yup

[@visualdarkness]

Sounds punk!

[@24avenged24]

AKA "The guy who knows all the riffs/intros but never plays a full song".

[@giandutoit2209]

I always love reading comments like these, it helps that I'm not the only one doing exactly this xD

[@mr.nobody2244]

I'm in the "strumming random chords that sound good together" phase.

[@shira254]

that's not a phase thats always

[@jeeptoe]

@@shira254 “it’s not a phase mom” 🙄

[@positivelynegative9149]

​@@jeeptoe What is Jeep toe?

[@GoldenTV3]

It's weird. I've noticed when you reach a point in a skill where you feel like you're making no progress and take a break from it. You always come back way better when you get back.

[@blitheringrando1410]

Idk if I was way better, but I took a handful of years off and when I came back it felt fresh and fun again. I learned my pentatonic scales up the neck, got a modeling amp and a few songbooks. It's not an every day thing, but my guitars are on a hanger and a rack ready to go instead of being out of sight.

[@trippzy8048]

I think that's the same with almost everything because that happened to me with skating. I wasn't really making any progress then I stopped for half a year then when I got back into it I started learning way faster.

[@hairedesigned3833]

Has a happened a few times, most notably when I was developing my sweep picking. Practice so much I started feeling worse. Put the guitar down for a few weeks, pick it back up and instant improvement. Crazy.

[@Yonny316]

I quit playing for a couple years then when I came back I could instantly play some things that I couldn't wrap my head around before. kinda crazy.

[@jerimiahmoore4982]

Your brain will literally refuse to remember any more after it’s learned too much in one thing too quickly, it gets no reward so it literally isn’t capable of learning it

[@egiltroubadour826]

I'm in a constant state between "failure" and "rekindled spirit".

[@rishitchib2251]

Bro same

[@Sol-cf9ko]

keep pushing, it's worth it

[@melvinnaumann6570]

Same dude lmao

[@onionkekw4832]

same

[@rhazzofhammer]

I feel this.

[@morecurlsmoregirls1321]

Tyler: “i’m not gonna make a KZbin Rewind” *Everybody liked that*

[@huntermessick1286]

Continues to put one at the end of the video

[@iamadam1914]

I’m at the, “I’m 32, and I’ve practiced with my mom one time, but she told me I remind her of my guitar god uncle who passed away long before I was born, and now I’m completely determined to earn the right to play his old guitar she still keeps” stage. Love you mom.

[@Enkaizu]

thats so sweet

[@sspah6870]

this was surprisingly nice

[@colnel1291]

I'm in the "I should have actually studied how to play guitar instead of learning my favourite songs" phase

[@theemptybox8343]

Yeah me too

[@jerryleftwich8333]

Same, I really need to practice scales but always just end up playing a song I learned

[@juanRodriguez-cf5pm]

thats why doing classical guitar and music theory is the really good way to learn. you get technique and stuff along with learning what music and what happens. then you can go off and learn pretty much any song you want, and just chill. which is what i did/ am doing. classical guitar is also really good tho just saying

[@damiensepulveda4716]

Same💀

[@Mopsspoof]

@@juanRodriguez-cf5pm When I picked up the guitar like a few days ago now, I had no idea what I was doing, and I have the bare minimum of music theory in my head-so I bet it will take month for me to get music theory correctly.

[@kazitox]

"you should just put the guitar in the corner" *looks back at my guitar in the corner*

[@emily3805]

Lol

[@craigpaulson3503]

Go pick it up. It's never too late. I started playing when I was 14. Met my future wife at the age of 23. Over the next few years the band i had faded away. Weird thing is no one ever quit the band. The practices went from everyday as a teenager, to once a week in my early 20s, once a month, then eventually it was just an after-thought. One marriage, two kids, 15 years and a divorce later I started slowly replacing the equipment I had sold off. Now, I'm playing again. Unlike everything else in life, the guitar is always there when you need it.

[@money_ae]

Yess 🤣

[@braxtonbourquin105]

Y to same

[@letsrandom7785]

@@craigpaulson3503 dude you should write a book, you sound inspirational

[@tekiii1]

*im starting a new phase called “only learning the recognizable part thats like 30 seconds gang”. who’s in ?*

[@qual1356]

Lmaoooo

[@bashkillszombies]

30 seconds is a stretch. I mean I have to store it and clean it and find a buyer. Idk man. Best I can do is 7?

[@dopegoldenturtle2405]

bashpr0mpt lol same

[@evancarignan7603]

Literally

[@lemon6531]

*cries*

[@Six3rdy]

I'm in the "I'm decent but super self-critical, so it's complicated" phase. Also, "the failure" phase is my entire guitar career save for a few moments. I just kept going because the sus2 chord sounded amazing. Plus, I also skipped a few phases at the beginning.

[@mikejones-py5zs]

I'm at the " I'm a 25 year old small town mechanic who picked up a guitar and an amp at the local pawn shop 2 weeks ago and I've been practicing for 15-30 minutes a day and am slightly discouraged by my slow progress but I'm not going to quit because I know practice makes perfect" stage.

[@reNINTENDO]

It's been 4 weeks since your comment. I'd wager even if you didn't change your routine at all your probably _a lot_ better than you thought you'd be in a month. Never underestimate a daily schedule, even if it's 15 minutes.

[@Midnight_Inkz]

27-year-old beginner here. Took me a whole month and then some to nail the C chord without muting other strings or buzzing. That's one more chord in my arsenal now. I bet you're improving every single time you play too. Don't give up!

[@samalamaduma2557]

thats a short time pracfticing, my routine is 4 to 5 hours a day and i get hooked and play more than that oh sorry youre 25 and im 15

[@mikejones-py5zs]

@@samalamaduma2557 rock on lil dude. Yea I def changed my routine since I started like a month ago. Im practicing more than 15 min a day now as it gets more addicting when you recognize progress I been getting hooked to

[@kellyp9438]

I’m 50 and I’m at the “When I’m at guitar center, all the other guitar players stop and come see what I’m doing stage” however…I was once where you were and if you have a passion for playing guitar and you stick with it and you practice (you gotta up those numbers man) every day. You will be a musical super Saiyan. You just haven’t assumed your final form yet. Hang in there and realize that every decent guitar player struggled at some point but we all kept going! Hell, I still struggle after 35 years but that’s the fun is breaking through. Best of luck and set small goals!! You can do it cause I did and I definitely couldn’t have been a mechanic by 25 ✌🏼

[@vinpam091]

I'm at ''do I play with a pick or fingers'' phase

[@jimimaru]

I'm the fingerstyle snob phase... after playing fingerstyle acoustic for some time I have partly found my way back to the electric guitar to learn blues and classic rock but am too proud to play with a pick even if that's beneficial in some cases... I don't know why but it just feels inferior to me. Like putting on support wheels on your bike. :P

[@martin1069]

Dude i can’t play with pick at all, i know that pick is sometimes better, but i still use my hands cause pick is just so awkward

[@martin1069]

@@emperorpalpatine666 yeah i know its just awkward on my grip, and i often hit the strings weird

[@blahbleh5671]

I was at that phase a couple weeks ago, I chose to grow out my fingernails xD

[@lisaknox6212]

my dad told me not to use my nail because it makes you're guitar playing sound bad, and he did it because he didn't have a pick

[@PROTAsoloproject]

I'm at that post-novice stage where everyone around me that plays is better than me but everyone that doesn't play at all thinks I'm pretty damn decent. My best way of describing it is "I can easily impress most children".

[@mr.nazareth4501]

Deadass, I'm just barely climbing out of this stage

[@luccaburaglia9094]

that is.... horribly relatable

[@Sticknub]

yes

[@GHMetallica37]

That's exactly how I feel, what is the next stage after this???? Intermediate?

[@PROTAsoloproject]

@@GHMetallica37 According to JustinGuitar, I'm Post-Beginner-Pre-Intermediate. :p I've completed all the Beginner material but everything in the Intermediate section is distinctly above my level. That might be a function of the fact that he skips from grade 2 to grade 4 at the moment so I'm probably a JustinGuitar Grade 3 somewhere.

[@Vennard98]

Man I've played since 7th grade, self-taught. Used to play every single day for hours, but when I went to college, life got so busy I barely played for years. I am rusty as hell, and trying to get back into it. Might be back at square one, but my goal is to one day play Canon Rock by Jerry C! Best of luck to everyone either just starting their journey or getting back on the horse :)

[@josec6785]

@Bobbyjustbobby stick with it bro ur gonna be a beast

[@kyenufc4295]

4 weeks in how's it going :)

[@murf493]

Same bro I started early in high school and dove in head first, by the time I graduated I was a fucking wizard man. I don't say that to sound like a douchebag I really did nothing but play for hours and hours would skip school and could lay on my bed with my guitar and spend literally all day not moving. At some point I just got bored with it I felt like I had taken it as far as I could went from acoustic to electric back to acoustic got into the open tunings the tapping slapping all types of weird shit playing slide and suddenly one day there was just nothing left to learn I felt like. It's been years now I always think about getting back into it

[@MelonAMango]

I've completed Cliffs of Dovers and canon in D rock. I wish i had the courage and confidence to record it back then when i was shy. Now I do have some muscle memory but damn im so rusty.

[@sleeper5905]

Am in 10th grade and have been learning since 6th grade, self taught and just know one song on finger style T-T

[@archiebensley8662]

I’m the “I can play all of this song apart from the solo” guy

[@izatazmir6707]

👍👍👍me too hahahaha

[@GRABKNOWLEDGEWITHABHICHANNEL]

True

[@PixelMelodies9727]

That’s me lol

[@Dan_Ohhh]

Yep! I e learned I can play the song and just forget the solo verse and stick the riff back in and it sounds just fine! Lol. If I practice a solo literally a hundred times I can half ass play it, but I know it’s not right, and that’s what motivates me to try harder

[@brewen_lmrch]

Hem... I'm the one who can play solo but don't even know the name of 5 cords...

[@Jeishiiii]

I’m in the “decent at guitar but don’t know any scales or chords” phase

[@MaxilentProductions]

Start with learning the six basic open chords, G A B C D E, then the F and B power chords near the open strings. Then start with the minor pentatonic scale after you have those down. That’ll give you enough to play around and improvise a bit. Then move on to full barre chords and understanding the CAGED system. That’s what I’d recommend. After you have good understanding of those, you’ll be able to improvise fairly well up and down the neck. Major scale is also important. Most importantly just have fun with it.

[@danthesuburbanman6197]

Lol same I know all the simple open chords but nothing else and can play a couple songs and make a nice sounds with chords

[@kingdrew8888]

Im he use to be at this phase level. learn more techniques, and youll have so much more fun

[@Drummerboi_2002]

Same here dude I can play the main riff from enter sandman but I cant play other chords Basically all chords on the E strings bar chords to be exact but I cant play any other chords

[@pyrotheibeats918]

@@MaxilentProductions you just said everything I was looking for in 1 paragraph.

[@martinlix2828]

I'm in "Trying to play metal songs (like holy wars) with classic guitar" phase

[@ethanrumsey1654]

Hell yea

[@lcaros_]

Im in "im selflearning the ukulele (because i dont have enough money for an actual guitar) and playing punk rock songs and riffs on the uke"

[@sunteton]

Good luck bro, I went through it during 2 years

[@gunky9164]

We were all there

[@youkoszooo2347]

hahahahahahaha i felt this

[@johnedwards9790]

I swear every time I see one of Tyler’s videos I immediately wanna practice for hours on end. Currently in a student/intermediate stage and loving every second of it. Keep shreddin’ everybody. 🤘

[@brandonhuber7490]

The idea of quitting has never reached my mind. I know that I've taken up the Guitar to honor my grandfather, he was a major musician with a whole music studio worth of gear in storage. I got amps, pedals, guitars, drums, galore... His passion has become my passion as he passed away Dec. 2020. Godbless everyone, keep playin' for the ones you love.

[@KatAtkinson]

What a way to honor him

[@metaloreo8423]

Wow man that’s awesome rip to him

[@raven5679]

Odd I found this comment when I did, playing for someone too. RIP to your grandfather, man. Keep playing! Gotta keep playing.

[@rasersharp9744]

RIP Gramps. Its awesome your honoring his memory. You should make a song in honor of him 🤘

[@snakevenomdrink]

same here man. my gramps has been my inspiration my whole life, and after a life of struggling i finally got my hands on a guitar at 18. starting late but i hope one day i can play and jam with him before he passes. ill make sure to smoke a fat one for your grampa. rock on man!

[@lind3223]

4:15 When you have so many guitars you can fool your audience into thinking that you're in Guitar Center

[@colereeves651]

I’m in the “playing only acoustic because I don’t have an electric guitar yet” phase

[@Ben_Caltrider]

I'm here too bro

[@kohliogaming8783]

Relatable

[@Scarlet_Chrysalis]

Same

[@breahnasommers1649]

Me too, but not for long!!

[@jennaallen1256]

i’m in the playing only electric because i don’t have an acoustic phase😂

[@wikkidphantomz93]

I remember almost giving up, but I still ran through a few riffs here and there, then I came across the simplest crazy train intro riff ever, and I was like “I wanna learn this” now we’re here.

[@yesitrotamundos2904]

Hilarious, I mostly practiced rhythm guitar stuff and did lessons from Justin Guitar and Metal Method. After a year I started feeling bored of my routine so I decided I've going to spend the next few months mostly learning a handful of new songs from start to finish. Crazy Train on Rocksmith was the one that kept me from putting the guitar away. Playing that song makes make actually feel like I'm at intermediate level now. I think I'll do Enter Sandman next, I can sight read it on Rocksmith and it is FUN, but I don't have it memorized yet.

[@ljdematta]

My phase be like: 1. Passionate but the parents can't afford a guitar. 2. An adult beginner.

[@abrarsiam7198]

same

[@commentfreely5443]

3. drugs

[@pensamentosdofabio]

@@commentfreely5443 that was my 1st step

[@justjack4884]

Comment Freely How do I get there??

[@Magnetorr]

The "I feel like a Drop D riff master and should get on a band" phase. Hahah

[@vladmaierean5842]

I'm at the "I'm too broke to buy an electric guitar so I use my deceased grandpa's shitty acoustic guitar with an irreplaceable nut so every note on the E string sounds like a banjo" stage

[@martin1069]

Noob i went past that stage two weeks ago

[@junkhead_92]

@Ashley Alian same

[@sydneystimes8417]

i’m at the i’ve been interested for years but i’m finally about to get one & start teaching myself about guitar phase

[@skreeus9714]

Stop talking about me

[@michaelwhite4333]

@@martin1069 hahahaha

[@isaiah1660]

I’m stuck in the “I can play technical songs and write decent riffs but can’t have too much fun with it because it’s all the same lick in a different section of the fretboard because I know absolutely zero theory and can’t read sheet” phase

[@Cesar_09_]

That’s a very specific phase JAJAJAJA

[@MarneusCalgar42]

can relate.

[@alexhinterreiter129]

me too man

[@JanXD]

Try different tunings and your problem is gone.... for some weeks at least. Im in that phase too

[@ajellydonut0087]

@@JanXD what if I'm in that same phase and cannot up or down tune to save my life

[@pretzedud69]

I just recently got into guitar and really want to give up on it already, but seeing this video makes me realize that almost everyone has gone through this but still end up being good

[@IkeRetsam]

Keep it up! It’s hard in the beginning, but well worth it! I got my first guitar when I turned 19, and played it daily until my fingers ached. It was slow at first, and I wished so hard ilI could play like my idols right then. But slowly over the course of the next few months I got better. I started getting songs down and finally felt like I was making real progress. 8 years later, and playing is still my favorite thing to do. It’s a great way to let out stress and your feelings, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. That only comes with preserving through that initial rough stage. I hope you keep at it, and enjoy it!

[@sebastianfr2896]

@@IkeRetsam Im thinking of getting a starter pack from fender just so I can learn. Should I?

[@kyleshyper6405]

@@sebastianfr2896 yes, then if u pursuie it get New stuff after that

[@josegalvez3990]

Tyler: Guitar Center is your home now Also Tyler: "Has a guitar center for a home

[@caesarstrings]

I’m in the “I can play 5 songs amazingly and nothing at all else” phase.

[@datboientertainment2847]

Me and you both man😂

[@rasersharp9744]

Ahh the Nothing Else Matters phase

[@justinjackson2844]

I can play 500 songs but not to perfection😂😂😂😂 so we’re kinda the same

[@SamuelRodriguez-xz7nm]

The simply guitar phase lmfao

[@11thpanzerdivision5thbatta3]

I can play 1 song somewhat good

[@hopie0]

I'm at the "I started last week and can only crappily play the beginning of 2 songs" phase. I love it and practice until my fingers are numb. I really hope I can get good Update: I haven't been progressing as much as I was in the beginning, but the last song I learned was Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. Always loved the song and strumming. I've also gained a new respect for people who can sing and play at the same time, because it's so much harder than I initially thought it would be. Still definitely a beginner

[@Nifty02020]

You will man, you got this

[@stepankrikava5449]

Everybody can get good, somebody needs more time, somebody more motivation

[@joeschmoe4034]

me right now

[@Pedz92]

You will bro, just keep learning whatever you can for now and it'll come together soon enough

[@Mopsspoof]

Same, same. Been trying to do the same thing, but instead I’m trying to build up the courage to learn an impossibly fast heavy metal guitar shred even tho I know the bare minimum of music theory. I hope I can get good enough to play a guitar shred on acoustic that I learnt by ear-but that’s far up for mastery. You got this dude, motivation’s real hard to get.

[@mastercrazyyyd7699]

I'm currently at the "Teenage guitarist who loves to play but barely has any gear to play" stage

[@paigelaverty4535]

I’ve got a guitar I was given for free and a cheap amp (and absolutely no guitar skills at all 🔥)

[@genkiwhatifs3285]

Same but problem is I only have a classic guitar

[@asharpbflat7179]

That's an awesome stage! How I'd love to be a teenager again lol 😅 no but seriously: get ONE good guitar and amplifier on the used market. If you've got tall hands i recommend a fender scale length guitar, just because you get used to the larger scale right from the beginning, or a shorter scale if you have mid sized or small hands, which isn't a problem at all, it sounds the same after all, it's just easier to improve on shorter scales then. I've been at the almost no gear stage, we've all been there (unless dad's a guitar collector lol). I'm 42 now and i've owned many guitars over the years. I can recommend any with a two point tremolo or jazzmaster type vibrato (just because tremolos/vibratos/whammy bars are awesome and fun to play with). If you find the time go to a local dealer from time to time to try out which guitar plays easily. Try the ones you can't afford NOW, you might find them used in good shape out there. At the guitar store you might often find people who will help you, or people selling used guitars too. Just don't let them sell you the first guitar you touch. But if it's a good store they won't pressure you to buy anything. Btw you don't necessarily need an amplifier, you can get a good(!) audio interface (like Motu M4) for much less then a good(!) amplifier. Add cheap Mackie monitor speakers and you can play through your PC/laptop and have hundreds of sound- and recording possibilities. (I'd still prefer a real amplifier - it doesn't need to be loud or tall - instead of the audio interface in the beginning, but that's just my old thinking.) Good luck n have fun! 😉

[@asharpbflat7179]

PS: or maybe forget about the tremolo first, you need some patience with tuning those. (And easy to tune tremolos aren't very musical in my opinion, but that's a boomer opinion too lol)

[@mastercrazyyyd7699]

@@asharpbflat7179 I've recently found myself with a job and my 4 years of guitar playing are finally being rewarded with things that actually sound good being played. I've got some new guitars, finally got a cabinet amp, new cables, and some pedals. I've had my eyes on this really cool Guyatone guitar at a local shop here in Seattle, I'm saving up to get that and I'll be practically satisfied with my need to buy a new guitar for years to come.

[@abyss6768]

“It does not matter how slow you go,as long as you don’t stop”- Confucious

[@onionkekw4832]

Thank you, you've enlightened me.

[@jadedjadenn]

that's what she said

[@omarvalencia2442]

But we all have one thing in common, *We all love the guitar* 🎸

[@ArmaniThomas7]

Jesus Christ loves you all, repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand !!

[@Sku11zDude]

@@ArmaniThomas7 shut

[@lukas_wolfe]

@@ArmaniThomas7 keep your imaginary friends to yourself

[@browhat2454]

@@ArmaniThomas7 he's fake and dead😂😂😂🤣

[@nathanadnitt]

@@browhat2454 how can he be fake if hes dead lad🤣🤣and dont worry bro im not an offended christian

[@jesuisfudgeman874]

"The Gear Addict" that's a weird way to spell Rob Scallon I'm just kidding, I love you, Rob

[@OBrienDesigns]

Is crazy how accurate this is for almost every single player. During these stages you feel like you're the only dude who's had to deal with the struggles but we are all one in ghe same haha

[@AtomicBombProdutions]

This was oddly touching. Realizing that the kid who was better than me actually also sucked was amazing.

[@blakestone75]

I’m the guy who can play pretty well by myself but the moment I get in front of a crowd or even just play with other musicians I take -4 hit to dexterity and -6 charisma.

[@pexny689]

Can relate sadly

[@enzomatheus7461]

Me too, my dude.

[@deeznuts-rp2ms]

also known as: the guy who thinks they're good but when you're in front of a crowd is hit with the realization that you're actually shit but try to comfort themselves that they were only stressed and anxious.

[@blazejp0601]

@@deeznuts-rp2ms You're being a little bit too judgmental there, buddy

[@deeznuts-rp2ms]

@@blazejp0601 well, its the phase im in.

[@Atlastheyote222]

I’m in the “tried to learn when I was a kid but gave up and now I’m a stubborn 20 year old slowing surpassing my 13 year old self” phase.

[@johnhiskings8328]

same

[@slipknot73745]

Bro same, I just turned 30. Only problem is I have way too much money now...I can’t stop buying pedals

[@akos5063]

@@slipknot73745 interesting flex

[@gordiandres]

LMAO

[@leftvassis]

Thats me.Was 3 years off getting my final diploma,now starting from scratch at 19 again

[@KeithAlishinaLightning]

BRO!!!! This video healed me in ways that I cannot even articulate. Just THANK YOU. There's so much lacking in the "mindset / self-mastery" aspect of becoming the best "musician" you can be.

[@wots_]

"Guitar center is your home now" Actually his home is a guitar center.

[@PureJadeKid]

Pink Floyd The Best quarantine creativity + racks of guitars = home is my Guitar Center. Bravo Tyler.

[@whtesrgeswe4128]

I started watching your channel while I was still in middle school around when you only had 10k subscribers and when I could only play smoke on the water on my mini guitar. Fast forward to now and I’m about to be a sophomore in college who can jam out to all his favorite songs on his PRS 😉. You’re one of the main reasons I stuck with guitar even when I seemed to forget about it for a while. Whenever I feel stuck or unmotivated to keep practicing, I turn on one of your videos to watch you rip a screaming guitar solo and think to myself, “oh yeah, let me go get my guitar.” You probably won’t remember this but I randomly ran into you and Bethany in Boston back in October while you guys were on one of those spooky tours. You’re the man Tyler. Keep shredding 🎸

[@CrazyPixelGamers]

Wasn't ready for this wholesomeness today

[@allypankakes7582]

I’m in the “I literally play the bass why am I here” phase

[@thepunpolice7932]

Because it can apply to anyone using an instrument.

[@tterrabeicul]

Same here mate

[@calogerodimeo1677]

Glad I’m not alone lol

[@yahiaabokerisha]

Technically a bass is a guitar Technically

[@allypankakes7582]

@@yahiaabokerisha bass is better

[@somekid7867]

currently in the "using seven nation army as a warmup before spending 2 hours watching and practicing online lessons i end up already knowing how to do" phase

[@monkeyboy_156]

How is this so accurate 😭

[@agadrak5800]

I've played guitar for 3 years. I started at 13, I was in my "prime" at 15, and slowly started forgetting everything. I was in the failure stage, and I knew it! And I hit it hard! So seeing that other people deal with it, made me feel better. I have finally, after 3 years of not touching my guitar, started playing again! I got my mojo back, relearning solos I used to know, working my way back to shred, and enjoying different styles of music I learned to appreciate over the years. I hope I can get further in my musical journey. That doesn't even mean I need to make money from it, just to improve.

[@AFriendlyUnicorn]

Good luck with your journey man!

[@sakhardande4062]

same, when i was younger i was pretty clean w it, then when i started high school i didn't pick up my guitar for a year and i forgot everything.

[@yeadontwearitout]

I was an on and off player for years but recently I have been playing consistently for over 6 months with one exception. I practiced daily until I hit the failure stage about two months ago. I had no desire to play and I was sick of the same songs and the same chords and the guitar in general. The old songs sucked and new songs I wanted to learn either had chord shapes that were too tough and I couldn't transistion chords well enough to get through it. I quit for about a week and knew I was burnt out and not making progress. Ater all the time I invested I wasn't gonna quit so I picked up the guitar and then over the next few days I was more comfortable with the guitar than at any point previously. It all clicked and the feeling of picking up the guitar was a mix of forgetting the old bad habits and realization that I can play any song if I slow it down enough and stay patient. The pressure was gone and I was having fun learning. I was playing chords and not buzzing any strings and learning new chord shapes in minutes and transitioning them decently enough while keeping rythm well. I'm very comfortable with my current skill levels and can finally finish songs begining to end. Keep up the practice and good luck!

[@leonardomurillo6256]

Something similar happened to me except I never stopped playing but at 15 I thought "Yeah I'm good enough I wrote all the riffs and solos for the garage high-school band and can play fast solos and stuff" little did I know there was SO MUCH ROOM to improve. Now at 19 I can blow my 15 year-old self out of the water any time any day when it comes to guitar playing. There is always something to learn.

[@takaorobinson8719]

Good attitude. I've walked away from it for years, sold my gear, got serious about golf. Love of music is what draws me back. I look back and can't really pinpoint when the improvement happened. There's a big difference between okay, semi-proficient and eiw, that was tasty and it just kinda flowed without much effort. I never set out to specifically learn vibrato for example. It just seems like it just happened. "When did come about?" Is what you ask yourself.

[@cgo5161]

I’m at the ‘learning the first 2 chords of a song, deciding it’s to hard and finding another one’ phase

[@vanitymaze2588]

Same

[@lunahetfield]

Im the one who wants to learn to play, learn theory, everything and play megadeth and dragonforce riffs and create my own songs/riffs but is extremely lazy to pick up the guitar itself

[@manbat1011]

@@lunahetfield the guitar is literally right next to my bed. I still say I am too tired to play it.

[@lunahetfield]

man bat same

[@Trendy_endy]

I hate it when I look at some sheet music, think “yeah, I could probably play that”, then start learning only to find out there’s this one technique or chord I can’t quite play like 8 measures in, so I then need to find something else to play.

[@XenacilleNakahara]

I was interested in playing the guitar since I was a little kid and I finally bought an electric guitar last week. I am currently in the "Repeatedly playing the Come As You Are riff because it's the only riff I can play" phase lmao

[@pabl0428]

(relatable)

[@jks5874]

Felt

[@ech0_93]

That’s exactly me

[@dug2606]

holy shit dude you just called me out

[@ew.cristian]

just called me out

[@Stevierschannel]

3:25 is where I am in my own guitar journey. On Boxing Day, I bought an Epiphone SG Signature Ebony and I have been slashing the scales pretty much every waking hour. I was given another SG, my favourite flavour, Cherry Red to play while Anastasia Ebony gets her action adjusted. I liked CR so much too that I have decided to rent her until I can afford it in my budget to adopt her. Thank you for all of your great tips and keeping everybody entertained. You deserve every fan and follower that tunes in to watch. You've earned our respect. May 2023 be an even more blessed year for subscribers and new tips and tutorials. -Stephen Nice from Toronto/Canada.

[@funkguylorz7315]

I’m in the “Started playing when quarantine started and quickly learning that I’m an awful online-only learner”

[@Matsussy]

Yo I feel called out- 💀

[@Da_Vinkie]

At least we’ll have a new skill!

[@sergiobotello9046]

Keep at it homie!

[@warbacon8652]

I got a friend who plays guitar he said he'd teach me guitar. That was two weeks ago though. He's always really busy so I don't ever get any lessons. Yea I started playing during quarantine this year too, though the only way I can learn is from youtube rn.

[@nick1512]

It takes time patients and practice you’ll get there

[@whiterunguard1974]

"You've found musical nirvana... not the band, that was back in the novice days" Aight who snitched on me

[@AnUncreativePerson]

I saw your comment as he said that part

[@eliamor1782]

people underrate the difficulty of some nirvana, aero zepplin, love buzz, swap meet and countless other early nirvana tracks can be real killers

[@ihaveuriplol4118]

@@eliamor1782 ya, love buzz is a beast

[@garrettLevi0511]

I’m just saying once this is over we all need to go to guitar center and play stairway to heaven they can’t stop all of this. Edit I think he stole this idea after I saw the new video posted

[@garyjones7044]

I say half play stairway and half play smoke on the water, all play out of tune.

[@adr.lim.]

raid guitar center and play stairway to heaven they can't stop us all

[@dusted716]

Dont forget the intro to nothing else matters

[@vincentreyes6154]

They cannot stop us prophets of the stairway.

[@garrettLevi0511]

Yep and wonderwall and sweet child of mine

[@prodabyss]

This thing just summed up my entire story. I watched stranger things and decided to pick my guitar back up. (It was broken for a year so I decided to finally buy a soldering iron and fix the jack) Ive been playing like crazy for the past few days. Hope I’m moving on to the next level 🤟

[@deemond5289]

"You're now learning faster than you ever will.. again" That bit really got me. I was there 30 years ago so it made me feel rather nostalgic. It's so true it stung a bit. Thanks, I really enjoyed this.

[@therippedemon]

Funny enough, at around 17yrs old I hit " The Failure" stage and subsequently stayed in that stage for many years. Every time I would get inspired to start playing again, I would pick it up, get frustrated at how uncoordinated I had become and eventually stopped altogether. March 2020, I get a viral infection in my lungs and thus am quarantined at home. After a couple weeks of basically playing video games all day, I got totally bored of all and any games. I find myself on KZbin and stumble upon this channel through YT auto playing one of your Legendary Licks videos. Hearing all those riffs and songs that defined my life and passion for music sparked a newfound interest in picking up the guitar again. This time I pushed through the hand pain, uncoordinated fingers and frustration and just kept practicing. Now it's May 7th and I believe I have actually surpassed my old skill level and I owe a lot of it to ACTUALLY LEARNING THEORY. Don't get me wrong, I still spend a ton of time learning those killer riffs that fire me up, but I also make sure I'm practicing theory everyday too. So I owe a ton of thanks to you and a handful of other guitar channels like yourself for reigniting that desire for shredding!

[@hunterdeal7243]

Brett Andrews I’m still at the failure stage

[@Poud2]

17 now and also hit the failure stage

[@BeatBoxBudda]

Top man :) hope your quarantining goes well dude

[@NinjaXM0]

I’m at the “picking up the guitar twice a month feeling like crap and remembering I suck then decide I won’t ever try again till I do” got this after being the pentatonic scale guy for a couple of years

[@77TedTonks77]

Should we start a club or something?

[@DanielLopez-wb1lu]

I just got an Ibanez grgrgr120x and I’ve been practicing for like 3 hours a dat

[@87BruceH]

Try new genres,l. felt stuck a couple years ago and decided to play music I normally do not listen to. It changed my perspective on guitar... It will make you a more rounded guitar player.

[@viraj.shinde]

Same. F.

[@splitzerx570]

I’m in that the “you are starting to take an interest in the mechanical workings of a guitar simply because you finally were able to restring your guitar correctly” phase

[@alexforlani1714]

i’m in the ‘trying to learn solos with no knowledge of scales’ phase

[@clynnae810]

you should teach yourself scales!! they're sooo fun. super easy too

[@rowanauckland8184]

they easier than u think

[@kudos5405]

Coco how should u start

[@clynnae810]

k well I’m just self taught, I just taught myself from reading books lol

[@adamx9793]

Scales are great.

[@krok_zilla6448]

I’m the “metal music sounds awesome and I want to play guitar but I literally just got a piano” guy.

[@kennethjuarez5384]

Check the Toxicity - SoaD covers on piano! Vkgoeswild was phenomenal

[@ptfsndsw7028]

Js22 dinky Orange crush rt20

[@andrewmartin3570]

go to a pawn shop and trade it

[@ericburke25]

when he said “you’ve found musical nirvana, not the band, that was back in the novice days” it resonated with me😂

[@wallstreetmonky6797]

Hello, today i am going to play a total of 4 power chords while singing about whatever I wrote down while I was high

[@abdelkaderelbrazi]

Last year I bought myself a Fender Mustang just to give myself an excuse to play Nirvana songs from time to time, haha xD

[@christianmalave7904]

Funny cause i love to try to play nirvana

[@Fo4assaultriflefan92]

@@wallstreetmonky6797 one baby to another says im lucky to have met you. I don't care what you think unless it is about me. It is now my duty to completely drain you.

[@MrSantihomer]

Nirvana was the band that made me want to learn guitar, so that hit home really hard

[@diegolatorre6793]

You just motivated me to still follow the path of music although im close to 30. Thanks. You're great, man!

[@financialsurvival9348]

I’m 32 and just bought a new guitar. Starting from scratch learning music theory

[@luxoluke7589]

This is giving me a really strong 2012 College Humor Vibe.

[@ianleonard3264]

Its because tyler and mike trapp are the same person

[@monkeydude2424]

@@ianleonard3264 lmao I would never think to make that connection but I see it

[@darvis111]

Im the "learns the first 20 seconds of a song guitarist"

[@nathanbernhardt6807]

Same here. I can play alot of intros but few full songs.

[@ladiboti]

Same here bro, tons of intros and licks, zero full cover

[@charlesreid9337]

wait.. there are other kinds of guitarist???

[@darvis111]

rip to us

[@gcar5214]

Same, good fun tho

[@isaiahjs6701]

Hey Tyler just wanted to say I’ve been following the channel for a long time now and I just wanted to thank you for making theory easier to understand it’s helped take my playing to new heights and couldn’t have done it without ya thanks and keep it up

[@x-cryptikchaos-x407]

Awesome

[@gsuthan]

i come back to this vid every now and then

[@killawhale8726]

I'm in the "wants to learn a bunch of songs but keeps playing the same 3 riffs when I pick up the guitar" phase

[@diegoloeb8985]

most relatable comment I've ever seen

[@redblue4938]

"Alright Ill play a lil, maybe Ill keep learning that song I really like" Picks up guitar and plays the same 3 riffs for 15 minutes. "Alright thats enough for today"

[@koencagurangan3256]

Same for me, but instead of riffs, I just play the same song over and over again for months, until I master it and get bored, then I leave the guitar to gather dust And then I find another song...and repeat

[@casers623]

im in the "*excited to get a guitar*" phase

[@vanitymaze2588]

I'm in the learning intro of a song phase and not actually learning how to play

[@skysmindgarden]

Same

[@crispybisvuit5047]

@@skysmindgarden same manw

[@chazwalker8353]

Same

[@casers623]

update: i got guitar like a month ago and turns out learning is harder than i imagined so

[@methylenegrey]

I'm definitely in the novice phase. As you said, the obstacle I'm currently dealing with is that I'll sit down to learn a new song and then I realize that Nirvana song I learned last week is about a million times easier to play and sounds just as cool

[@Jontethim]

I’m in the “just learning songs instead of actually practicing” phase...

[@rcalv25]

wait, this isn't practicing lol?

[@Jontethim]

Rob Calvert well, I suppose it’s practicing to a certain degree but a lot of people have told me that it’s not actually practice because I don’t have a schedule saying, for instance, “1 hour of practicing scales” etc... Sounds boring tho haha

[@joaquindeantueno5641]

@@Jontethim That's a pretty stupid thing to say, you can and will learn a whole lot by learning a bunch of songs by ear, and it's a really important skill for pros too. Keep at it!

[@randomguy263]

Lmao, I just play around with scales and such instead of actually learning songs or practising technique.

[@ethanroberthaswell4448]

I was the opposite, learnt scales and chords, practiced my alternate picking and all that but never learnt many songs. Balance is key. If you have a short attention span even 10-15 minutes of metronome scale exercises in between songs is plenty.

[@caelenselke-minogue]

I'm the guy who is too good to be called a beginner but isn't quite to the intermediate stage and mostly just plays the same things because he can never come up with anything else to play. Edit: My GOD, thanks for all the likes! Edit #2: Why is it that my most off-hand comment gets 50 replies and 2k likes? like, really, you can stop now... lol

[@jeff7764]

Lol 🤣

[@TateH25-o7v]

Early intermediate?

[@emmaemanems]

Me too...

[@notapjl]

im the shy pro

[@koencagurangan3256]

Thanks you just put my situation into words

[@theceo1]

The so called “rekindled spirit” for me was the boredness of quarantine

[@chenlankapulangames1990]

Yep

[@kiri4186]

Still better than my eyes being glued to my phone everyday.

[@DefThrone]

Quarantine taught me how to cook well and finish some longer books like David Copperfield and War and Peace. But also to learn new songs and scales on guitar. Even taking a crack at sweep picking despite not ever playing any music that features that. Hell, it helps with picking/fretting coordination so why not? And Familiarizing myself with the possibilities of the whammy pedal I've had for a year and only had on hand so I could cover some of the newer Queens solos. Free time is great.

[@ethanmorrow4241]

Same here man!!

[@shawnthompson2303]

Rock on man

[@emmanueldhueppe9230]

I've been watching this video every few months for the past two years , and each time I was able to relate to one of the phases ! Last time i watched , was last summer and realized i was begining the quiting phase , but at the time i didn't think i would play again ! 3 or 4 weeks ago I heard one of those crazy solos that i use to love , and the addiction came back ! now i'm back at playing 5 hours a day !! keep shreding !!

[@emmanueldhueppe9230]

Fun fact about picking up the guitar again : trying to play what you could before tends to peel the skin off your fingers ! good luck cleaning the guitar after that 🤣

[@zacharyianbautista1813]

I’m in the “too broke too buy new strings” phase

[@jaysonthibert3159]

It's like $13 for a new set of strings my guy, that's like 1 meal at McDonald's lol

[@khristopherkomodoensis4734]

I'm in the "too broke to buy a guitar" phase. Even though I've found several sets on amazon that have the guitar, amp, strings, strap, and pick for around $100 (which I know is dirt cheap), I have no job as a result of being 13 and henceforth cannot purchase a guitar. I'm sure if I softened my dad a bit, I could probably get one, though.

[@satyarsh665]

@@jaysonthibert3159 he probably spends his money on useless stuff like cigars , weed ex...

[@NoahLinebarrier]

@@jaysonthibert3159 my dude, ernire balls are like $5 lol

[@iVan123]

aren't we all?

[@akshaytaleda5689]

I'm in the "I knOw ThReE choRds so I'll keep playing them repeatedly" phase 😂

[@akshaytaleda5689]

@Nicholas Reimers I can play 10+ songs now. It's going decent 💯

[@abdullahtahseenbutreal]

@@akshaytaleda5689 good job!

[@Tone_TC]

Hey ! Did u progress :D

[@samalamaduma2557]

lol first 3 weeks be like i was like this and got so bored because thought chords and strumming are the only things acoustic can do . then went to search online saw a fingerstyle i discovered a 1 string tabs and got hooked playing with thumb and then now im at the phase i want to be kent nishimura i can already play 3 of his arrangements

[@juliamorgado221]

The feels…😩…

[@Boygamer0312]

I'm in the "this guitar has 4 strings" phase

[@nvmealex]

davie504 wants to know your location

[@MSTBNDT]

Da 🅱️ass

[@spreadwuvokay]

Might be a ukulele

[@Kingslayer260]

EPICC

[@seananay7122]

T

[@TheHunter77632]

I always keep coming back to this video because it’s such an accurate work of art❤

[@Enderman214]

“Beginner trying to fret without touching the other strings”

[@ElderlyDolphin]

this gives me chills to think back to

[@AmcPopcorn]

I'm a beginner aswell watching this to see the other phases ahead of me.

[@campbellspence1520]

I’m the guy who knows a ton about guitars and other gear but can’t actually afford to buy the gear, just look at pictures and hope that maybe one day I will have it

[@eutytoalba]

For you: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3908801 😁

[@capgtown83]

you can't afford a basic guitar and amp to practice ? cause practice will make you better not the 300 + $ gimmicks every youtuber try to push on you everyday. I think he forgot a phase in the video it's when you lost 5 + years watching BS youtube video that bring nothing to your playing.

[@BrokeAtBestMusic]

Does it have to be new? It's a tool, find el cheapo and play it until it dies. I say this because I'm poor and bought my guitars slowly. $150 (tax return), $40 (I wasn't hungry at the time), and another $40 for an acoustic. I record my songs with these and an old PC. Are they the best? Probably not according to the internet, but I'm making music NOW instead of waiting another 35 years to have the best gear and coming up short. Skip a beer, game, movie, etc. and learn you some guitar!

[@charlesreid9337]

Harley benton. Rondo. Your local pawn shop. The difference between EVH on a $50 pawn shop guitar and tyer who has $50k in gear is.. Eddie sounds fucking amazing

[@charlesreid9337]

@@BrokeAtBestMusic eddie van halen took a cheapass strat and became a legend. And now snobs are buying "evh superstrats!" for 4 figures...

[@armstronghypersports1518]

I just got my first guitar this week so I'm still a Novice, can't wait to get good! Currently practicing every day 2-3 hours and I'm noticing progress! Keep with it everyone! 🤘🎸

[@presidentjordan]

How is your progress so far?

[@kyleolmsted5834]

@@presidentjordan legend has it that he's still practicing, and has no time to reply to your comment

[@allofscrubs]

u got this

[@AWHNJ]

Been playing for 32 years. Still a cover band gunslinger, going on 22 years. Taught lessons for 20 years - started out part time, as I already had a full time job - then teaching became my full time job, then part time again for a while, and finally stopped. I got really tired of teaching after a while, though it had its good moments and I taught hundreds of students over the course of 20 years, some who have gone on to become pro musicians and guitar teachers themselves. Now I have a 9-5 in something unrelated to music. I've been through many phases with playing as well. Started out doing only hard rock and thrash metal. Gradually progressed to lighter rock, classic rock, blues, and even a bit of jazz, country, and classical, though rock and blues are my main styles. Been through many many phases of different equipment - pedals, rackmount gear, solid state amps, tube amps, different guitars... Mostly I bought new gear because stuff broke after a while or I just wanted to consolidate and simplify... I used to use mostly solid state amps (mostly Peaveys) but after years of abuse every one of them broke eventually... I've finally reached the point of "I don't need any more gear"... Guitars: -1992 USA Fender Floyd Rose Classic series Strat -2007 Ibanez Prestige RG-1570 -Ovation acoustic/electric -Mitchell acoustic/electric - Several others not really worth mentioning here Pedals: -Boss GT-8 circa 2005 -TC Electronics Mimiq Doubler That's it for live gigs, have several stomp boxes that stay home. Amps: -Peavey Classic 30 -Fender Twin Reverb, 1968 reissue -Fender Super Champ X2 -Vox AC-30 (it's a lemon - sits in my closet, needs to be repaired again)

[@VioletAOP416]

It can’t be coincidence that as a beginner you’re dressing like jared dines

[@calebo29536]

JackBluebee hahaha, this comment is awesome!

[@SilverBack2169]

Bruh- XD

[@taylorwalters3191]

Oh shat

[@lilmarc701]

How does jared dines dress haha

[@infernalh706]

I just got past that failure stage. Picked it back up again and now I'm on it more than ever. All because of "buried alive" by A7X

[@haydenryan7833]

For any great guitarist, the “failure” phase happens more than once.

[@benparsons4979]

never happened to me...

[@chickencurry1033]

Ben Parsons sane :/

[@ernestorodriguez6189]

I guess I'm not a great guitarist.

[@dhoops616]

I don’t think EVH or SRV had to worry about failing

[@ariannaperilli3141]

I've already had my first failure, I think I'm approaching my second one, but I'm never going to quit

[@mladenmladenovic19]

Congrats Tyler, you deserve it! Long overdue

[@meks039]

my begining phase was a little different. I already played piano my entire life and violin for abt 5 years, i had perfect pitch so it was pretty easy for me to figure it out. I just played string by string until i figured out basic chords and googled the rest. My friend plays guitar and in our class music lessons in year 8 once i decided to pick it up and mess around on it. Guitar friend didnt give a shit its the schools and then i remembered we had one at home and decided to learn to play it.

[@Julian-qs8xq]

I don’t have perfect pitch but also took piano lessons from age 4-12, and picked up bass for about 4 years in middle school and first year of high school in a band. Just now picked up guitar at 18 years old and am so appreciative of my background in music, it’s made it a lot easier.

[@RDRJJ]

I think I might have perfect pitch, the problem is i haven't memorized the note scale (as in A, B, C, etc.)

[@mansi1955]

I'm at the"I need an electric guitar now" phase

[@mae6746]

same

[@yoganafi5985]

Same

[@nocnuc]

good luck! try to see if you can get a one time job or a job if you can! i built a deck and bought an ibanez back in july and bought a new amp this week! It's worth it!

[@mansi1955]

@@nocnuc I actually ordered my Guitar today. ^^

[@nocnuc]

@@mansi1955 congrats man!

[@patrickasas764]

Plot twist: The actor and narrator are the same person.

[@ferrissbueller2415]

Plot twist: they are twins but only 1 makes videos so they dont arouse suspicion

[@SneakyIsDead]

It can't be bro

[@92000]

That's called THE TRUTH :)

[@jasonteqja7262]

Seba92000 welcome to the joke

[@kevinnguyen552]

Seba92000 R/wooooooooooooooooooooooooooosssshhhhhhhhhhh

[@javierfernandezmunoz6707]

Every phase of my guitar player's life: 1. The novice 2. The stude...THE GEAR ADDICT End Congrats on the million subs!

[@fuzzzbrain2318]

Same

[@MollyPowerslide]

I'm currently in the Rekindled Spirit phase! I used to play in my early teens about a decade ago, but I never practiced as much as I should and fell off after a while. Then I watched Bocchi the Rock and it's lit a fire under me again 😅