My One Year Playing The Electric Guitar Progress

Gear:
First amp: Fender Frontman
Red guitar: Aria Pro II STG-003
Second amp: Marshall Silver Jubilee
Sunburst guitar: Oswald guitars (custom shop Frusciante guitar)
Filming with: my iPhone
My instagram🎸:
/ meganbmusic_
00:01 - G scale
00:10 - Otherside by rhcp
00:38 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
01:06 - Under The Bridge by rhcp
01:13 - Can’t Stop by rhcp
01:23 - Can’t Stop solo
01:39 - Dani California by rhcp
01:46 - Soul to Squeeze by rhcp
01:57 - Layla by Eric Clapton
02:06 - The Zephyr song by rhcp
02:14 - Under The Bridge
02:26 - Snow by rhcp
02:36 - Pinch harmonics
02:41 - Nothing Else Matters solo by Metallica
03:03 - Soul To Squeeze by rhcp
03:15 - The Past Recedes solo by John Frusciante
03:28 - Snow by rhcp
03:39 - Can’t Stop by rhcp
03:51 - Bedroom lick by John Frusciante
04:17 - Sweep picking (3 strings)
04:24 - Under The Bridge
04:44 - Sultan Of Swing 2nd solo by Dire Straits
05:23 - Sweep picking (5 strings)
05:30 - Don’t Cry solo by Guns N’ Roses
06:07 - The Trooper (ending) by Iron Maiden

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Hi! This is my first youtube video! I’m Megan and I’m 19 y/o. I play guitar for 1,5 year now, so I’m a little late with making this video😁 I started playing when I was 17. I filmed the progress for myself and didn’t know I was going to upload it on KZbin, that’s why I looked like a homeless most of the time😂 I made this video cause I like to see progress from other people myself! So I hope you’ll like this video!😊 (I hope you can hear what I say at the end.. My English is not so great😂)

[@stefaneduard8169]

Please make a nee one whenever it is possible. This is the kind of motivation i always needed and which i never got. Thanks for sharing.

[@ziggylayneable]

the guitar looks bigger than you almost.don't worry about looking homeless I always look homeless in my videos and I've been playing for almost 30 years and I'm sloppy as hell...... All that matters is you're having fun nothing to prove to anybody else as long as you're happy doing what you do that's all that matters. My 22-year-old daughter just bought her husband his first Stratocaster Olympic White.. she surprised him he cried....lol.I hope he learns how to play really sloppy so we can play together 😁

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@ziggylayneable Yea haha🤣 Okay thank you for the wise words🙌😁 You’re saying straight facts! Ahw that’s an amazing gift😃🎸 I hope you can play together as well☺️

[@kintokigintoki9923]

Excellent progress! I enjoy watching these one year progress videos because it reminds me of how I was when I first started. It’s amazing that you have stayed consistent with this crazy instrument. It only gets better with time! Keep on playing!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@kintokigintoki9923 Thank you so much!😆 Awesome:) Yes that’s 100% true!🎸🎸

[@tomtom06romeo]

Your first day like me in one year 😅

[@meganbreinburg7544]

I bet that’s not true🤣

[@golvic1436]

@@meganbreinburg7544 no. It’s true for most of us. I’m a month in and I still can’t play as well as you did first day. Not even close.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@golvic1436 oh okay, only thing I can say is good luck with practicing and keep it up!😁

[@michaelbisulca4281]

@@golvic1436 everyone’s different, her progress will be different from yours. You gotta focus on yourself but use these for motivation

[@RusselXD12]

Hahaha literally same, the first is already 😯 pretty amazing progress

[@solaninkuen5585]

I just bought an electric guitar after no progress for 1.5 years on the acoustic. Electric is definitely my thing. Your video hyped me up. Let us both do our best

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Ah awesome!! Yes I also like electric more😌 I’m happy to hear that😁 Keep going🙌🙌

[@raco2937]

eletric guitar is way easier

[@gabriellagenz]

Electric seems cool but acoustic is my favorite for sure. Percussive fingerstyle is a lot of fun. I’ve have some covers on my channel if you want to check them out

[@johnvalmoria9229]

one of the best progression videos ive seen so far. well done!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much!❤️

[@congoboy22]

The fact that your bother plays bass makes me feel that you guys advance pretty fast bc of playing with other people. It shows how important it is to share music, not only by posting it but also by playing with other musicians. Keep doing what you are doing ❤

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Yes I think that really helps! We don’t play together so often, but we have to do it more!🙌 Thank you❤️

[@dovydas4483]

Jam to backing tracks if you dont have anyone...

[@davidwalsh8475]

Your better at 7 months than I am after almost 3 years, keep it up :-)

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Keep practicing💪💛 thx😁

[@EleniLee]

its so nice that you and your brother learnt together, I wish there were other musical people in my family

[@ralphlw]

Thank you for sharing your guitar journey. Both you and you brother have a gift - and apparently you aren’t afraid to work at it.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much❤️☺️

[@MB-fj9tc]

Omg! Amazing progress

[@cornishwildlifeadventures3713]

Thank you for sharing! I love how musical your family are ☺️.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Ahw Thank you☺️☺️

[@hierrogm]

Never stop very cool great progress

[@zayosky9185]

the way you played the first practicing day showed the talent inside of you.keep on playing this awesome instrument for reaching the top

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you! Means a lot😊

[@powerpuffcurl1459]

The progress is Crazyyy???? You really got me hyped to playing guitar! I’m getting mine 9th of January for my birthday hopefully wish me luck🥰

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much girl! I’m happy to hear that😊 Ah awesome!! Good luck🙌🎸❤️

[@moonlightink]

did you get it? :3

[@powerpuffcurl1459]

@@moonlightink yes I did!! Soo happy I’ve been playing for hours everyday even during online classes😅 thanks for asking😁❤️

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@powerpuffcurl1459 Aaah amazing!!😊

[@terezapavlickova5699]

So inspiring! Keep on rocking!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much!!

[@tobysemain]

This videos is so inspiring. Hats off to you Megan. Keep up the good work.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you😊☺️

[@merrillbreinburg]

Great progress🔝

[@kennioso8335]

great progression! keep rocking!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!

[@thefranciscoalejandro]

The trooper at the end 👏

[@marialenaho5249]

Well done that you learn to play an the acoustic guitar and the electric guitar. I am so impressed!

[@CamiloExo]

Good progress, congrats.

[@billi9181]

pure talent

[@ScubaSteve89]

Inspired. I am on lesson 3 and watching these type of videos inspire me. Hope to see more videos.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

❤️🙌

[@morbidboi]

yeahh the look you give to your camera after you finish playing and did it good feels the best

[@meganbreinburg7544]

😆

[@johnoneill919]

This is awesome megan, i hope you keep going cause your really progressing fast and i can tell your going to be real good !

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you very much! I’m not playing as much as I used to lately, but I’m trying to pick it up again!🎸

[@ElBerto_]

Youve killed me. Amazing progression :)

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thanks😊😁

[@gwen_w1913]

Unbelievible 😍

[@wonderpope]

Progressing fast...Bravo!

[@pawjas5361]

Wow, awesome progress. Keep it up!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!😁🤙

[@devanggiri8482]

Great job! Fun journey!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!😊

[@OJdutch]

Geweldige progressie!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Dankjewel!😁

[@nicholasc.5804]

Your a natural. You also have good taste in music. 😎🎸🎶

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much😉😊

[@beccasmelodies]

inspiring 🙌🏾🔥

[@meganbreinburg7544]

❤️❤️

[@vintagetone22]

Keep it up .its amazing

[@Havanacuba1985]

Very good progress ,well done

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you:))

[@albertandguitars]

Awesome 😎

[@leftymadrid]

Go for it! You WILL play very well in the end, it's just practice, over and over again... you will feel it come together for sure. Remember, if you REALLY feel an attraction to a special hobby, or playing an instrument, you will see how much love and time you dedicate to it. when you put your heart and EVERYTHING you have into it, you get sucked in to a whole different world of expression! But most importantly, enjoy your guitar playing, and get to know your guitar! It's nice to see a Stratocaster being used, I personally have a special love for my guitars, but my no #1 is an older Stratocaster, it never lets me down. :-)

[@meganbreinburg7544]

You’re totally right!😌😆🎸

[@elwolf8536]

Can't go wrong with frusciante!!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Exactly!😆

[@dougarnold7955]

Sultan's of swing...sweet! That was one of the first leads I tackled when I was in high school in the early eighties. 😁👍

[@meganbreinburg7544]

So cool!🙌😆

[@jjvazquezdiaz86]

Since your fiesta day with the guitar you show talent. But the progress was amazing too. congratulations 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽🎶

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you very much!😊

[@ScipioScandinavia]

Really great progress and great taste of songs! Keep it up :)

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank youu🙃☺️🎶

[@valentinagirott]

great progress!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!

[@kloea6511]

This is awesome. Here I am almost a year in playing my first solo and learning purple haze. goals

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Never too late to learn new things😆🙌

[@stephenadamopoulos4352]

John would be proud. Well done!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much!!😆❤️

[@erikanderson4605]

Wow that is sick I learned SO MUCH of the same stuff that you did in my first year. Today is the anniversary of the first time I picked up a guitar and I am so happy to have done this. After messing with my dad's guitars, I bought a squier strat about 9 months ago and I love it so much. I was more into Hendrix and I picked up on the Chili Peppers quite a bit later (9 months) but we have surprisingly similar musical taste!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

That’s so cool!😃 It’s one of the best decisions🎸🎸 I also like Hendrix😌 Keep going👌

[@keviiiboo7460]

Good job 👍

[@florisvanlingen]

Lekker bezig, als ik terug denk aan mezelf was de meeste toewijding toch echt in het begin nodig wanneer alles nog als kattengejank klonk en zo te zien heb je dat wel.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Ja inderdaad😄 dankje!:)

[@joejackson73]

Very impressive!!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!!

[@K_Ron_]

I started teaching myself acoustic guitar a few months ago... I’m not all that good since I don’t practice everyday. This video just made me want to dedicate myself completely. One day I want to buy my own electric guitar. Love your video! Continue to do great 👍🏽

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Happy to hear that! Keep going💪 and one day you’ll have your electric guitar🎸 Thank you so much!

[@johncollins5552]

If you have nylon strings to learn it is easier than others!

[@K_Ron_]

@@johncollins5552 thank you for this ! I will test it out. 🙏🏽

[@johnalbrano9256]

This is very good progress for one year! In a couple of months it will be a year since I started playing the guitar. I have a smaller result, basically I play the songs of Nirvana, but also different Russian songs by different performers. I wish you continued success in this direction!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much! Keep rocking🎸

[@Jgbj467]

Well done very impressive

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!😊

[@bert5770]

keep it up!

[@Leo-vt5lm]

Wowww, nice pedalboard... Keep going you certainly got the Frusciante spirit

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much!❤️😊

[@adam_-adam]

Wow you learn fasts makes me feel dumb but glad you are gettn it down, dont give up.

[@ZbagdoesMC]

Love seeing other guitarist inspired by RHCP, I’ve been playing for 1.5 months and RHCP is 50% of what I play, John is a legend

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Yes he is🙌

[@Molekulasti]

11 months is my favourite milestone.

[@jazzgon]

You should definitely do a snow or cant stop guitar cover I bet it would sound AMAZING !!!💕💕

[@srfhdx5584]

I have been playing about 8 months. I have played lots of instruments before so my progress has been pretty quick. I can play most stuff, sultains of swing, little wing, castles made of sand, comfortably numb ect but i always watch these videos and think i progressed so much faster than them and i wouldve probably quit if it was that slow, but your progression was very simmilar to mine, going from essentially nothing to fairly competent in a year.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Wow you’re very fast! Nice to hear🙌 Yea I think playing instruments before really helps. I played piano and a bit ukulele before. Keep going🙌🙌

[@XxTh30nexX]

Sow some great improvment! especially on the bends, good stuff keep at it!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much!!🙌

[@coryleblanc]

learning guitar is forever

[@ZaxDrumsandGolf]

Hope you are still at it!! Keep on rockin!!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

I am:) Thank you!!

[@ZaxDrumsandGolf]

@@meganbreinburg7544 Do you plan on making covers someday as well?

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@ZaxDrumsandGolf Yes for sure! I’m also playing piano a bit more lately. So I think piano and guitar covers:)

[@ZaxDrumsandGolf]

@@meganbreinburg7544 that sounds cool!!👍😀

[@thebillis8327]

This is so funny to me because i learned by playing rhcp songs and we learned everything in the same order. My first song was also otherside and i also played under the bridge wrong at first like u with the marty way. Awesome progress i hope im as good as you when i hit one year

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Haha really😃🙌 keep going! You have a good taste in music😄

[@imavishcii1123]

Good job

[@christopherprather4637]

That’s insane, I’ve been playing a lot for 6 months or so and I’m behind you at that point but that’d be really great to even be nearly as good as you at the year mark. I bet playing piano and that familiarity w music really helped.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

I also think that helped😁 Keep going and you’ll see nice results!😊🙌

[@christopherprather4637]

@@meganbreinburg7544 I think so :) I hope to be able to play Kriptonite (3 doors down) all the way through by the end of the month (7 months in) I don’t know many notes or names of cords, outside of EADGBe and the basic cowboy cords. I’m learning w Yousician, it’s a lot like a video game and I’m hoping that the names of notes and music theory will come pretty easily to me bc of the muscle memory I’ve picked up. I’m thinking about trying out guitartricks.com. Do you have any suggestions on learning apps or styles? How long have you played piano?

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@christopherprather4637 That’s a great goal! I learned it with youtube mostly. That helps the best for me:) I play piano for around 5 years😁

[@christopherprather4637]

@@meganbreinburg7544 what are the best Channels that you’ve found? I’ve watched a few KZbin videos but have been playing what I know and not learning anything else for the past few months to work on getting familiar w the fret board. After I get kriptonite down I plan to start learning music theory. I also havent had much interaction w skilled musicians yet, so I’m learning more from scratch than you, it sounds. I can’t wait to shred lol

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@christopherprather4637 I liked Paul Davids’ channel! I just looked up the song or solo I wanted to learn, and then I choose the best video, mostly with tabs. And looked up some excesizes. I didn’t watch certain channels. I just looked up whatever I wanted to learn:)

[@jory9124]

Super gaaf! Respect!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Dankje!🙃🙃

[@jjvazquezdiaz86]

Ohh and have a new subsciber 🙋🏽‍♂️ 18. I wish your channel go far away 😎

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!!

[@vintagetone22]

Love the marshall

[@dd7aa]

I'm am also learning, videos like this let us see what can happen if we stick at it.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Sometimes it’s difficult, but it’s always nice to see some results!😁

[@julianosal670]

You’re awesome!!! 🤭🥺

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you❤️

[@Jusjay.-.]

The John start 😏😳

[@siddharthsingh4095]

This inspires me to pick up too.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Awesome;)

[@jamesmccann7311]

I tell you something iv been playing for 6 years and even I cant play snow like you did keep at it

[@howiejohnson7227]

Keep it up. You got me to sub

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you:))

[@howiejohnson7227]

@@meganbreinburg7544 anytime :)

[@denizaktug4563]

İ just bought mine. Lets go

[@wallacebarnes2391]

11 months and she has a Marshall stack (mind blown).....at 11 months i had a little blackstar 30w

[@roshanrix5444]

You progressed very well keep up! When will you make next video?

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thanks a lot!😁 Maybe I’ll post a piano video next:)

[@jordivrolijk6925]

2:05 BEST PART!!!

[@MB-fj9tc]

Hahahah Chuck Berry my man!

[@brunomuniz5776]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@entity9588]

Good finger independence from day 1? What instruments did you play before guitar? edit: i see now ..piano player. makes sense lol. I'm new and struggling so much with flying pinky. It's so annoying lol

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Yes it’s so difficult in the beginning😂 Practice and it’ll get better💪😁

[@rafetizer]

Flying pinky doesn't really become an issue until you get into the really fast stuff. On everything slower, you can get by.

[@entity9588]

@@rafetizer Yea my goal is to play really fast one day so I'm trying to develop good habits.

[@sdaniels160]

Very rapid progress.

[@PegeCovers]

Impressive :)

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thx:))

[@CutiePie232]

Inspiring progress, I'm going to post mine too

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Nice!🙌

[@seanbaines]

I love it! The first electric song is a Queen song. The 70's Classic rock band with the biggest ongoing appeal to younger audiences. By far! My daughters shrug at most of my musical tastes. My eldest called it "Dad's old timey music" when she was about 10. But Queen, then know. Also AC/DC, because of the Marvel movies. (Tony Stark likes them). I also notice a lot of taste for RHCP. They've held up very well over the years, too, and have stayed current. You play a lot of nice stuff, and you are doing quite well. I didn't make that much progress in my first year.

[@seanbaines]

Should be, "But Queen, they know", not "But Queen, then know." Is there an edit button on here somewhere?

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Yes Queen is amazing!😁 Thank you very much! I’m glad you liked the video. Keep playing!🎸

[@seanbaines]

@@meganbreinburg7544 I'm seeing a lot of 1 year progress videos out there these days, from all kinds of age groups from pre-teen up to older than me. It's very encouraging. I suspect the pandemic might have something to do with it, but I'm hoping it's also a sign of a burgeoning desire to make one's own music. That's where great music comes from. Cultures where making one's own music at home, amongst friends and family, or one's close community, is routine. I love hearing all this home music again. I really hope as many of us as possible keep this up, and keep sharing. I gotta get over myself, and figure out how to put up some to share. Be part of the process, not just an observer. Great stuff Megan, and everyone else doing this. Let's hear more.

[@celopunk1]

Aqui no Brasil estou no momento principiante kkk Gostei da sua evolução!

[@aleyva44]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼

[@pppratyushhh4941]

imo rhcp is the best band to learn guitar from we get to learn alotfromthem😁🥰

[@meganbreinburg7544]

True!🙌

[@paulcanaan4666]

Hell yeah, John fruciante is my favorite, been playing an electric for 2 months now, can finally play Snow and can’t stop kinda like the record lol

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Amazing!🙌 Snow is so difficult to play😄

[@paulcanaan4666]

Megan Breinburg yeah, the super fast arpeggio picking and you have to accentuate the hammer-on & pull-off notes, a nice warm up riff after you can get it done!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@paulcanaan4666 I’m gonna try it again🙌

[@zofia6801]

Wow your progress is evident , keep it rockin'🙌 Which are the pedal that you use?

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you🙌 If I’m correctly, the only pedal I used in this video was the Boss DS-2 pedal. I almost played the whole video without a pedal.

[@dangofluff2193]

:"( I don't know chords or how to move my fingers or anything but I hope to learn somehow

[@meganbreinburg7544]

I recommend doing a lot of finger exercises on guitar! I’m sure you can do it one day! Takes a lot of practice:)

[@rafetizer]

Just start looking for youtube lesson videos for beginners. Then, practice stuff. Just a few things at a time, but make sure you do it for 30 minutes per day. (even 10 minutes will show progress if you really spend it all repeating the heck out of something) You'll notice it becomes quite a bit easier after a couple of days. Also, your fingers will get used to it after a few days as well.

[@simonandthelyricalpoets]

You made really good progress, well done. Just wondering which make and model the sunburst acoustic guitar is please - it looks great! New subscriber here, all the best from the UK, Simon 🎧🔥🎸

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!🙌 The guitar is a custom made guitar from Oswald guitars. It’s a replica of John Frusciante’s Fender ‘62😁

[@mustsilm]

Time for another video

[@kruz2919]

What an awesome video! It feels really good when u actually feel that u have become better. Even though I play the acoustic guitar, I have recently become obsessed with electric guitars XD. Hoping to buy the Aria STG-003. Can u give me some insight on its playability, sound and overall feel? Did your guitar go out of tune often since it had a floating bridge? Did you face any probs while changing its strings (if u did)? I am quite confused between Aria and another one without the whammy bar.

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you!😁 I really like my Aria guitar! I couldn’t ask for a better beginners guitar! He stays in tune very well! I changed strings once, and there were no problems. I also like the whammy bar, so I would go with the Aria:)

[@kruz2919]

@@meganbreinburg7544 Oh, you still have the Aria :P ... Cool! And thanks for the clarification. Hoping to grab it asap xD.

[@benb6744]

Played the same songs when I started :D

[@meysiong]

👍

[@hellothere_24]

Here I am practicing electric for a month, tuned my high E string with drop tunings and it snapped lmao

[@electrica_]

That's a very good progress ...i am proud of you and try to use a metronome

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you so much! I will try☺️

[@retrogang6326]

You love the Chili’s!! ☺️

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Indeed😌 My favorite band😁😁

[@stixmaestro9739]

This is amazing! How often do you practice? How many hours?

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thank you☺️ I practice almost every day. Some days 1 hour and some 5 hours:) I also take a day off sometimes😁

[@craiggallagher7292]

@@meganbreinburg7544 Same... but not even NEAR the progress you show. Great work!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

@@craiggallagher7292 Thanks😁 Keep practicing😊🙌

[@rahalbimsara2155]

Is the aria pro good? Debating whether to buy that or a squire bullet. And awesome improvement!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

I think this is a really good starting guitar👏 Really recommend it! Thank you:)

[@rahalbimsara2155]

Megan Breinburg thank youu

[@rafetizer]

I know it's probably weird, but you might find propped the guitar on your left leg gives you better access to the fretboard, especially the higher end. Nice progress, truly dedicated!

[@meganbreinburg7544]

Thanks for the tip!:) But it feels a lot better on my right leg haha😁😆

[@tamircohen1512]

Who does this?

[@rafetizer]

@@tamircohen1512 Lots of players, especially when trying for better access to the higher frets.

[@user-cg5eg9ky5s]

😊😊😊😊😊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘