Thus begins the clawhammer guitar journey...(unboxing a guitar and playing around with tunings)

[@danielbenfreeman]

Banjo player walks into a barre.

[@Crazy_lutenist]

Ну, баррэ, это не очень интересно. Даже малое баррэ. А вот когда, может быть, Фиби дойдёт до ренессансной лютни, то выяснится, что у левой руки целых три основных постановки. И они часто чередуются с бешеной скоростью...)))

[@mediumjumbo7484]

😂😂

[@hammingdad1]

Phoebe: You are just a natural! Kudos to the fan who donated the lovely guitar.

[@petehealy9819]

Yes, thank you (by proxy) to that fan!

[@daverow49]

Phoebe for a great banjo player you make a great guitarist. You will nail it in no time at all. There are no rules. Play the guitar the way that is comfortable for you. There are coated strings available which would be more gentle on your fingers too. What a very pleasant surprise when you plugged it into the amp. It sounds great! A big BRAVO to the wonderful person who sent the guitar to you. :)

[@martinStevens-ni7wx]

Perfect size perfect colour coordination. What a brilliant gift. So fun to be a KZbinr. Many happy hours I hope. Yamaha make quality instruments. Martin London UK. You're lucky.

[@adamgarrett4758]

I just saw Molly Tuttle last night in Ashville. She played a couple songs clawhammer style on her new Martin series. Keep it up... I'll see you on the Opry one day. Just a feelin.

[@blujazzfly]

YES !!!!! YES !!!!! Phoebe has a new avenue to explore,......and in only minutes, she's doin' GREAT !!!

[@robertjoyce5629]

Its so fun to watch you discover that you are an instant guitar player! You are playing the guitar better than most people do after practicing for years.

[@stix2you]

I have this amp. Okay, your amp has two channels you can select. The first volume knob is your volume for your normal channel. So if that button (drive select) is out, you are just using the basic channel. In this mode, the "Gain" and "Drive Volume" don't do anything. This is for normal general amplification. You also have a drive channel, for distortion really, it overdrives the input. You engage that with that "Drive Select" button. With that button down, the Gain and that other Volume knob are in play and you can make allll kinds of noise. Treble, Middle, Bass, those are just EQ settings. Reverb is self-explanatory, works for both channels. Most guitars with a pickup are not active -- it's just a magent and a coil of wire demonstrating basic electronics. So the knob on the guitar, think of that as the tap, like for your water, it lets through the signal from the pickup -- or cuts it off like a water tap. Again, that's the knob on the guitar. Your acoustic there I think might have an active pickup so there's a tiny bit of amplification happening in the guitar to boost the signal juuuuust a little more before it sends it to the amp. That's why the 9 volt battery you probably had to put in there. Either way, the signal coming out of the guitar is pretty low. That's why amplification. The aux in is for line level input, like a tape deck or something like that, say, if you want to play along with a backing track, plug that in there, there is no separate volume for that on the amp, so you have to adjust the volume for the input on the device you are inputting.

[@mikerhodes9198]

Glad a viewer reached out and bought you a new guitar. You obviously love music and practicing with a guitar will expand your horizons in the music world. Hang in there and your fingers will develop the muscle memory so the feeling is less weird. I love your banjo picking and love for learning music. Best of luck.

[@timpike4515]

You're such a ray of sunshine! Congrats on the guitar. Yamaha makes great instruments and you're catching on very fast. I love your banjo playing, but look forward to more clawhammer guitar, with your cheerful attitude!

[@stix2you]

Yessss!!!! This!! You're on the right track! What a glorious sound!!

[@stevenboyd593]

An excellent gift has found its new home. Blessings and Shalom in Him

[@nohandleforme....]

"It's a guitar. Anything could happen". I love that line! LOL

[@wm3752]

KZbin the amp make/model to get info on user tips, etc- I do it any time i buy a new amp....you are light years ahead of anybody just starting out on guitar- you're doing exactly what all guitarists do- sitting cross-legged on the floor monkeying around with different tones/sounds/tunings...with regards to feedback- be aware of the tone/volume controls on the guitar(as well as on the amp)- if the tone/volume is too high it can cause feedback(and sitting too close to the amp)...you're doing awesome, Phoebe- God bless....

[@johnharper257]

Five Strings Good; Six Strings Bad - Orwell

[@BigCheeseRumble]

This will be so fun to watch you get good on this! I suggest that you watch some Molly Tuttle videos to grab some of her technique and tunings. Go Phoebe!

[@juleswins3]

Molly Tuttle is the first guitarist I’d ever heard play clawhammer. She is tremendous!

[@jimedenbaum2525]

I don't see much homework getting done anytime soon! Your ability to adapt to playing guitar so quickly is amazing; a new obsession has emerged...

[@michaelallen434]

Yamaha is a great acoustic guitar for beginners. They sound good and don’t cost a fortune. I’m excited to hear what you’ll do with it!

[@luc5798]

And 3/4 are great even for adults if like me you're not so tall! 🙂

[@holliesheet3182]

Enjoyed your unboxing, unboxing, unbagging and unzipping! 🎶🎶Excited to see and hear your new clawhammer guitar discoveries!

[@JohnThomas-du5vc]

Phoebe, I think you did pretty good for just getting a new guitar an playing it .

[@Oneeyedbanjoforever]

I love your videos! Where do you think I can get a wood top fretless banjo because all the makers that I’ve talked to don’t really take me seriously.

[@carlericvonkleistiii2188]

I have loved your clawhammer journey, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do with the guitar. I have to admit, I'm a banjo music lover, so I'm a bit dubious, but you are a wise woman, and I look forward to watching your experience. Your benefactor is a nice person, and I thank him/her for her generosity! Edit: just because the strings are where they are traditionally placed, doesn't mean that you have to use that layout. Try a top string like the banjo. Also, buy some spools of nylon fishing line, and make your own "catgut" strings. A few dollars, and you have soft strings for years. Use different fishing line weights (string thicknesses) for the different strings: 60 lb weight bass, 50lb next, 40 lb next, etc. Have fun, lady!

[@stevenwarner7348]

Not gonna lie. My son would say bad things if he knew I was following your effort here. Just so much fun seeing you perform here and there. The scene around your "shed." Is amazing. And so here I am, a 70 year old retired person. And so, just now and then, here and there, so much fun seeing you have fun. Thanks for sharing all of this. New Hampshire.

[@wutz4tea]

You're moving right along. You're so natural. I'm waiting for you to go on tour with Billy Strings! 🪕🎉😸

[@jasonkuehl639]

I can't wait to see Phoebe give a 12 string guitar a turn! Excellent work as always ❤ Keep up the amazing content, I hope this channel never changes (other than growing a huge following)

[@clawhammerchris]

Sounds great, Phoebe! It’s neat to watch because I did the opposite and learned to clawhammer on guitar first and then picked up the banjo. I’m working on a lesson video now.

[@FishTales-Reel-Life-Adventure]

WOW you learn quick! Hope to hear more in the future.. :)

[@rodeowerewolf3004]

I have always found short scale guitars preferable. Hope you enjoy yours. Might want to throw on a strap to get the guitar to stay in place against your body. It should help you find a good holding position.

[@cheytacpraetoriancomposite3413]

thats a really pretty guitar, matching the again GREAT SHIRT.

[@w13rdguy]

Alternate the two base strings, or either the E string and the D string(Im using standard tuning nomenclature). Your thumb is already doing the motion of it. It's a standard way, whether you're clawhammering, fingerpicking, or using a plectrum. Anyway, I'm excited for this, you're incredible!

[@susansanders9159]

You're off to a great start!!

[@blujazzfly]

What a REALLY nice thing, for someone to buy that for you,....absolutely AWESOME !!! AND,.....money well spent..... on such a talent as yours !!!

[@tedpreston4155]

It warmed my heart to think about that lovely gift too! It reminded me of a young keyboard prodigy in Colorado. A local piano tuner bought the child a grand piano after hearing him play. edit: I found the video of Jude Kofi playing for the piano tuner: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-WmIKbjZZjbpY

[@ManiacMediaDirector]

You are a fantastic musician!😊

[@stevanrose7439]

We have a little papillon that we named Phoebe and she likes to listen to my guitar 🎸 playing. She sat on my lap while you unboxed your guitar. She also enjoyed your music. 🎶. Her coat matches your outfit perfectly. lol. 👍

[@Fang70]

I have a Fender Frontman 15R, as well. Normal volume adjusts the output when not in "overdrive" mode. Gain controls the input volume. Adjust that when you start to get feedback. Pressing in the drive select button turns on "overdrive" mode, giving the guitar a fuzzy sound. It's usually used with electric guitars. Drive volume adjusts the output when in overdrive mode. Treble, middle, and bass are your tone controls. Reverb does exactly what it says. It has a real reverb "tank" in it with springs so if you drop it or shuffle it while it's powered on it will make A LOT of noise if you have reverb turned all the way up. If you plug anything into the aux in jacks it will mix the stereo to mono, even if you have headphones plugged in. Hope that helps.

[@js7un165]

You're rockin that guitar right away.

[@richardblocher599]

Phoebe, I think you sound wonderful. This is the first time for me, to hear about claw-hammer guitar. Just do this every day, and you will soon be professional. RB In Pennsylvania.

[@papaw5405]

Much better than I expected for you first time!!!

[@stuartclifford8795]

Phoebe you did fantastically well! As a guitarist who occasionally dabbles in alternative tunings (although not claw hammer) I would say withe the G tuning you had, the 5th string is the tonic (G) so that's the string I think you should be hitting on the beat. The 6th string (D) is the dominant so maybe hit it alternative beats to the tonic. (?). Just to confuse you even more, some guitarists (eg Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones) discard the 6th string and just play on 5 in this tuning. Not suggesting you should do that! You're doing extremely well, can't wait to see your progress 🙂🎸

[@AlanBrown-yg7rl]

Good stuff, Phoebe, don't ever stop in your exploration of new directions in sound, I see a bright future for you. I can hear it too!

[@theseriousprepper4372]

Fantastic to see your gifted today guitar. I’m interested in hearing the hammer guitar. It was really cool when you did the last time. Yamaha should be paying you for doing a commercial.

[@tedpreston4155]

What a lovely way to spend a few minutes! Thanks for sharing that experience with us, Phoebe!

[@rabendranath]

May this be the start of a beautiful journey, Phoebe!!

[@pete1791]

Wow,I am amazed by how quickly you got into playing the guitar so well.

[@Harbinger999-sz4ni]

The chickens were worried about your scissor-y. Exponential ClawThumbs-Up...

[@_andrewvia]

- Hard rock and heavy metal guitars emit smoke and sparks on purpose, at the push of a button or a foot pedal. Special fx! - Feedback: certain tones coming from the amp cause the guitar strings to vibrate (I think it's called something like sympathetic). The strings act almost like a microphone, feeding the tone back through the cable to the amp, which plays the tone some more, which vibrates the strings, etc. Often the feedback builds louder, and if it's not dealt with it could get so strong that it shreds the speaker material in the amp. - That is an awesome guitar. I'm glad it fits you. You're already playing two instruments!

[@joemcauliffe2360]

You go! Sounds good to me. All amps are different, so find and read the owners manual. Give yourself time to get used to it. I remember transitioning from piano to "keyboard " way back when. New way of playing,new way of hearing,new way of listening. Just more of the dreaded "P" word! PRACTICE!

[@drumzone5]

ooo, just in the first 30 seconds you made me sooooo nervous with those scissors cutting toward you!!! Glad it ended well. Welcome to the geeeeetar! You've got this.I can't believe Molly didn't leave a ticket for you! You are famous, after all!!!

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

pull on the strings for the first time tuning to stretch them so they stay in tune. So, cool someone sent you a new guitar

[@tarstakars]

OH, Phoebe, 10:36 poked a little Boston in there and then a little CCR i'm impressed.😊

[@wethreebees]

Beautiful!🎉 So happy for ya!❤

[@chasmenear7130]

Hi! Oddly enough, I am a 'not so young self taught' fingerstylist on acoustic guitar, and do claw hammer by nature! Lol. It's quite easy to apply to guitar. I suggest that you get yourself a decent 12 fret acoustic. If Martin is within the budget, either one of theirs, OR find a good vintage parlor 12 fret.

[@pikmin4743]

I like the buzzing with the rhythm your doing just before 22:00 it may not be as clean but at least on the speaker I'm listening to now I don't hear the bass note as much but that buzz adds a percussive element. the guitar is a great new tool in your lexicon. keep it up

[@markmclane3753]

Looks like a lot of fun !

[@reverenddream1999]

I wear the same hat but mine has my logo, great taste👏👏

[@maarkyyy]

I paid attention and you appear to have 10 fingers which if I remember correctly from school (it’s been a while - I’m old) is more than 6. However, if you got a 12 string guitar…

[@neilbush9873]

Keith Richards was famous for plaing in g but removed the lowest string. It opened a unique door inspiring him to write some of the finest Rockanrole intro riffs for the Rolling stones

[@musicalmiscellany]

It's great to see your confusion how this is familiar but somehow very different. 🤣

[@jimcrews8951]

You making great sound right away. ✅️

[@gravityalwayswins1434]

OK...well... that's one heck of a gift. Maybe you'll actually get into the six string sometime down the road. I think you'd pick it up real fast. Me, I like your clawhammer on the banjo more than the guitar.. You likely have done so, but check out banjo player Clifton Hicks. Thanks for all the vids.

[@ricardoarroyo1828]

Linda combinación con la guitarra, brillante y limpia a la vez. Te felicito Phoebe por tu guitarra no conocía ese modelo tan pequeño y de gran sustain 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎶✨️

[@gerardcousineau3478]

Sounds good Phoebe.😊❤🕊️

[@MikePuorro]

16:25 Jeez Kid, make it look easy why don't ya! Good stuff!

[@buddyzilla4557]

Love to see that smile. Still need to make ya something to send to your PO box. A bit backlogged in projects while applying for work but I'll get something out eventually once I have time and the inspiration hits me. Also, I know you've covered it before but being on the back porch you need to have a cover of "Looking out my back door" added. Maybe make this a recurring segment and do a short variant of the song as a theme to open these. I would absolutely love that! 💛

[@KE4YAL]

nice guitar great sound with a little pratice you will as good as you are on the banjo

[@CptJakeSpearow]

Fantastic!

[@gristlevonraben]

sounded wonderful, have a great weekend!

[@DolfoLicks]

Now that was a cool one!

[@chrisdierking5108]

"What if there's a self-destruct button... I dunno, it's a guitar. Anything could happen!" 🤣

[@markhayward9764]

Phoebe playing a guitar and not wearing a hat!!! I thought I was on the wrong channel for a second there... 😀

[@Aaron71304]

😊love it.

[@samuelwilliams2245]

Nice

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you :)

[@KenneyCmusic]

You should look up the Canadian Oldtime band Porch Couch! I saw them live at the Cowichan Oldtime festival this year, and they had this cheap Fender Squire that they had rigged up into an electic banjo type thing. The frets had been taken off, so you could do those sweet fretless slides, and a thinner B string ontop, and then capo'd shorter like a banjo string, and then fed though effects. Super cool!

[@KenneyCmusic]

This is a video i took at the festival: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKS1YYOamJ6id9k

[@pops618]

Hey there ! Loving the path your on.. Feels good to have stumbled upon your vids. I checked out Molly Tuttle as i hadn't heard of her before. She seems to be part Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. i'll keep my eye out for her up here in Nor Cal. Keep on keeping on !

[@erniecougill4278]

I love your music

[@Crazy_lutenist]

Фиби! Очень рад за тебя и за твоих слушателей и зрителей. Класс! Слов нет. 👍👍👍😊☺️☺️☺️👍

[@robertmccormac6276]

Cool! Never stop learning.

[@stm5578]

Now and then I like listening to Barbeque Bob "Yo-yo blues". It has a fun sound I think.

[@MovedbyTruth]

This is gonna be fun

[@mattleach958]

Nice guitar. Heh heh. Mission Accomplished. 🙂

[@johnwalsh9902]

Nice to see you doing adds 😊

[@phoenixdk]

You are an absolute natural! Fear not the extra strings, they are like extra friends, and who couldn't use that? :) I suggest you try fretting the top two strings to get your bass notes, though it's a bit of a departure from the banjo. Print a sheet of open G guitar chords, and you'll have the fingering for every chord. If you find the strings a little tough, try a thinner set... I believe your guitar comes with .12's, which is on the heavy side. Factory strings never sound great anyway :)

[@briansatchell2319]

You certainatly are good didn't take long to get the Getah humming

[@clivewitcomb2839]

Really impressive! X

[@TheWooTubes]

Keith Richards had the same problem with the low-D string. He took it off. There are several posts online about his Micawber Telecaster. I only discovered today that it's named after a Dickens character, Wilkins Micawber.

[@hammingdad1]

Is 'finger style' similar to claw hammer when it comes to guitar? I have seen some unbelievable finger style guitarists on KZbin. So I'm just wondering if the t methods have much in common.

[@LuisGonzalez-ye6ty]

Te felicito es una gran guitarra es muy bonita, si que suena muy bien, toca genial

[@carlericvonkleistiii2188]

I'm ignorant, but what you're doing sounds pretty good. I can recognize Hard Times, and then you changed tuning...try Sandy Boys. Edit: sorry for the extra comment, I thought this was a second video, but you haven't finished yet... I'm cooking, and listening without seeing the screen to a new view.

[@betterl8thannvr]

If you put on a larger string gauge perhaps just on the bass strings, it will help with the string buzz in drop tunings. As for the amp knobs, I can't explain it in a KZbin comment, but regardless you're better off playing with the treble, bass, and reverb to get a sound you like. If you press the drive select button you can crank up the gain and lower the drive volume to get some distortion without blowing out your eardrums. That might be fun for a nontraditional sound. Feedback will be an issue with acoustic instruments and an amp. There are workarounds but just putting your body between the speaker and the instrument is good enough.

[@terryleebo]

Rose found Undone in Sorrow in standard guitar tuning, from the F tuning she was used to on banjo. She hasn't found other songs. That looks about the size of a parlor guitar, but I could be wrong.

[@AgnesCongdon-xk8hr]

I don't think the noisy chickens are the same ones that live next door on either side of my yard. I have a squirrel that yells sometimes. I don't know what his or her point is. 🤔 Maybe the squirrel is yelling "DOG!" or "CAT" after watching 👀 "UP!". NICE ACTIVITY.

[@chuckheppner4384]

"The sacred is in the ordinary...it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's own backyard." Abraham Maslow Lookin' Out My Back Door Song by Creedence Clearwater Revival Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy! Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin' Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door There's a giant doin' cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn Dinosaur Victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? Dood-n-doo-doo Wonderous apparition provided by magician Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? Dood-n-doo-doo Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy! Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door Songwriter: John Cameron Fogerty

[@petehealy9819]

Only a minute in, but the way you're handling those scissors is making me very nervous. 😅

[@christineweatherford5852]

How does she already know what notes to play? It’s tuned differently than a guitar 😮 I am lost and in awe

[@sarabellaiac]

It’s so sweet someone sent you a guitar! This was sure fun to watch! And woah, at 18:30, is that a hedgehog tape dispenser I see? Also, I hope you are feeling a bit better from your cold 🦔🌷🤍

[@yeoldfart8762]

Feedback comes from the sound from the speaker traveling into the sound hole of the guitar where it dances out of time with the strings. recording device goes close to the speaker. a balancing act. between how close and volume on the speaker. enjoy.

[@DamionMason-cr6hk]

I love watching your videos I play clawhammer banjo like grandpa Jones but without the drop thumb 👍 😂

[@SirMikeyD]

To the anonymous donor of the guitar: on behalf of all of us viewers, thanks so much! Just hear what your generous gift has already enabled - I hope you feel proud! 😎