ANNOYING THINGS GUITARISTS DO → INCLUDING US!

In this episode we discuss things that really ANNOY us about guitar players. ANNOYING THINGS GUITARISTS DO → INCLUDING US!
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[@wickedninja8599]

My biggest pet peeve is when some players think that the music sucks if it's easy to play. Not everything has to be Dream Theater to be good!

[@samzuvich4445]

easy is good tite is hard

[@OgamiItto70]

Plus, start the set with an "easy" song or two. It'll help you get over the sting of adrenaline from stepping on the stage and let you relax and get into the groove. And it's a confidence-booster.

[@samuelbasye3508]

✅💯

[@IrLosin]

Playing the riff a couple of times might be easy, but now play it with the same precision and feel, trough a song with several riffs for five minutes and play it in time..I fell into that trap myself when I was younger until a buddy of mine put on the drum track and told me It's easy, right? So play the song now..yeah.. fail :P

[@erniejohnson8200]

Or Alan Holdsworth?

[@boogerwelder]

6 inch string "whiskers" hanging off the headstock.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

Been there! As soon as you trim it to make it look nice, the string breaks!!

[@spiffokeen]

If I change strings and can’t locate a wire cutter I have to at least wrap the whiskers into tight circles. It still drives me a little nuts until I get them trimmed but I can’t stand them sticking out and bouncing around.

[@petelake7373]

Good way to lose an eye

[@alexanderhanksx]

@@spiffokeen I used to keep some in my case for this reason, but I stopped doing that when I started carrying a cable bag. Cables, strings, picks, tools, an extra tuner, a slide, a capo, batteries and a lighter stay in the bag at all times. Sometimes you're jamming and someone doesn't have the tool or accessories they need so it's nice to have extras.

[@B3NICKY22]

YES!!! Thank you!!

[@jarodreddig63]

My biggest pet peeve is when local mom and pop music stores close up.

[@fiesel714]

Big corporations are ruining communities.

[@fiesel714]

It's horrible

[@michaelwoods9005]

Guitar Center drives all the local music stores out of business, then they go out of business themselves, so now we have nothing😡

[@jarodreddig63]

@@michaelwoods9005 Between big corporations like them and internet sales, mom and pop local stores 🏬 have been doomed.

[@SchardtCinematic]

@@michaelwoods9005 Guitar Center is the Walmart of music stores. They suck

[@kyleryan2599]

Im sorry did you just casually gloss over the fact that you opened for Def Leppard?

[@HoyaSaxaSD]

Well, he said 1999 Def Leppard (right?). Not exactly the Hysteria tour. But still cool.

[@marksmith7789]

That's what I thought!!!!

[@thedrummerdude2431]

Trying to have a conversation with the band without the guitarist cycling through the top 100 guitar riffs of all time like a shuffled Spotify playlist

[@drvee1983]

Or the bass player, or worse, drummer while two or more members are trying to work a part out.

[@MeshuggahFan-iy6tb]

Or guitarists playing sweet child of mine between songs and wailing away incessantly dragging the “joke” out for WAYYYYYYY too long and acting like they are comedic geniuses 😂😂

[@jeffgarrison7056]

Hahaha, that's ME!!! Well it used to be!!! There's no such thing as a covid gig... boohoo... I can't wait to start gigging again!!!

[@davidmacleod9313]

Hahaha! Don’t want dead air! Lol

[@michaellf3512]

OH man, I am a keyboard player and I can SO relate to this!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@Lance37a]

Tuning without muting, constantly noodling while people are talking.

[@6stringstorulethemall967]

I'm working on it geez.

[@Foodgeek]

OMG! I am a guitarist and other guitarists that just keep on playing ALL THE FREAKIN' time when you are trying to actually talk about something that you are working out! 😂 It's, of course, totally okay when I do it!

[@millenniumtree]

Yeah, the noodling between songs at rehearsals! Gah!

[@zeroman614]

People shouldn’t be talking while I’m noodling.

[@jordangunit3078]

Do people really not noodle? Bluegrass jams. People do it. No matter what. Banjos mandolins etc. Noodle noodle. Maybe I should try to stop. Probably won't.

[@petercruz8615]

*slowly reaches over and carefully removes polytune from the headstock of my white les paul* *sobs*

[@stevendurham9996]

You'll be ok.🤓

[@fayser1]

lol

[@vegashdrider]

Players who use so many effects and digital overlays you can't even tell if they're playing

[@duffbaker9554]

That's become so boringly common over time.

[@Lowtech14]

Or what they’re playing

[@jburdsinfuse]

Guilty as charged...of course the director's request for "more swells" is really out of my control.

[@MW-wv8pb]

Here comes the hate, but... Tom Morello is the most overrated guitarist in history... behind "The Edge", of course.

[@willpemberton6823]

@@MW-wv8pb never heard of them…

[@scottbubb8397]

Not just guitarists, but any musician that thinks they have to play constantly during a song. Sometimes there are parts when you need to drop out. There are no dynamics if everyone is playing all the time.

[@MrRandyMitchell]

You have to let the songs breathe...I was told years ago that one of the most important things is what is in between what you play...

[@zombee38]

that's my keyboard player he thinks that he needs to play 200 chords in a song that only has 4...talk about over playing...geeez

[@turboturtle2002]

@@zombee38 Played with a guy like that. Told him I was gonna cut his fingers off if he played anything quicker than a quarter.

[@SirWinstonBeech]

Guitarist that insists on doubling my keyboard solo. I can see doubling my guitar solo because I suck on guitar. But I can hold out on keyboard.

[@mtp4430]

Scott Bubb Exactly! Perfect explanation, and that same philosophy applies to every instrument in the band.

[@MrArcanaman]

Untrimmed Guitar strings after a string change. Cabs that are narrower than the Amp Head.

[@otaviosmartins1]

OMG YES

[@jeffreycollins7297]

The second part isn't so hard to do these days but in the 90's on back it was a problem.

[@mikerichardson7261]

One of the reasons Holdsworth changed gear so much was because, unfortunately, he didn't sell records. He had a wife and kids, and had to provide for them. Often strapped for cash, he had to sell stuff now and then. An awful reality for such an amazing talent.

[@ronfrosig7354]

His Family should see about making a Movie about Sir Allan Holdsworth, he is in my top 5 Guitarists ever!!! A friend of mine in Los Angeles knew him, and said it was a sad story.... Holdsworth was the favorite guitarist of most know known Guitarists however he died nearly penniless... God bless Sir Allan Holdsworth

[@ElevatedLevetator]

Awful for anyone. In some ways talented people shouldnt get felt sorry for cause they had it hard like normal people, cause talent is just luck, really

[@gdj6298]

The bit about the gold-plated drumkit reminded me of being in Sydney, going into a music shop where they had a SPECIAL EDITION Yamaha DX7 (Five millionth or whatever). The white keys were silver, the black keys were gold....I was contemplating this instrument in bemusement when one of the shop guys came up - we both looked at the instrument in silence for a while and then he said, quietly, with wonderful Aussie succintness ......."Yeah.....fuckin' atrocious ain't it ?"

[@dandagle2629]

As a bassist, hearing him talk about $27 strings like that's crazy expensive is really funny.

[@MM-vs2et]

Just boil your strings every month or so. Mine lasted a year and 2 months today.

[@dandagle2629]

@@MM-vs2et I don't gig, so my strings stay bright for a while, but I'll have to try that sometime.

[@MM-vs2et]

@@dandagle2629 Same here, they last like just about a month before sounding like a death metal bass. Cleaning the strings after playing also helps.

[@bellowl]

I thought he was saying that he'd put reasonably priced $27 strings on guitars for guys who think they need the most expensive gear and then they'd be surprised how good the sound was on strings a third of the price they're used to playing.

[@perwestermark8920]

No, he claimed $27 gave you great strings at a cheap price but that some people thought they needed way more expensive strings despite not being able to notice any difference.

[@cheezyridr]

side note: i once went to see a buddy's band. as a joke, he played the solo to american woman for every-single-song, the entire nite. i thought it was hillarious, but no one else did

[@HeleneLogan]

OMG that's hysterical. I will fight the urge to do that, LOL!!!

[@cheezyridr]

@@HeleneLogan that was at least 25 yrs ago, and i still laugh about it every time it comes to mind.

[@barneycarparts]

@@cheezyridr Skunk Baxter who played with Doobie Brothers, when he was on tour, and bored to hell, would slip in "Strangers in the Night" solo. during some song or other, the audience LOVED IT. ROFLMAO.

[@cheezyridr]

@@barneycarparts that's awesome

[@cheezyridr]

@Rodney McMinge that's awesome man, adapt and overcome - too funny!

[@bassgodmike]

The Blues Lawyers and doctors are the ones responsible for the artifricially high prices of vintage guitars.

[@user-pd5ot4zd4b]

Yeah, I know anecdotally through the vintage scene and stores in Chicago that was definitely the case starting in the 90s. Lotta guys from the trading pits were known to have a good run, then roll up to Chi Music Exchange, etc, and plunk down 10 large or more on a sweet restored vintage piece to noodle along with Clapton records et. al. Too hot for me!

[@redram5150]

It isn’t artificial if people are voluntarily paying those prices. The market has expanded to include collectors.

[@user-pd5ot4zd4b]

@@redram5150 true that, probably better to say the market moved beyond just players and their tools once the instruments themselves became iconic to fans/collectors who'd grown up and made money. The same thing had long since happened to the Italian violins. Eventually the drought ends when they reissue classics, which is a route I took.

[@wulf67]

Vintage rock musicians are the ones responsible for the artificially high prices of doctors and lawyers, though.

[@garethboyd8580]

God bless these learned idiots! There’s always a chance to make money off them.

[@mattkaustickomments]

I know a guitarist that constantly hums while he plays. The problem is what he’s humming is not even in the same UNIVERSE as what he’s playing!

[@garyreams8123]

The Glenn Gould of guitar players.

[@loganmpe7559]

I still can't play and sing at the same time! He hums a different tune all together? That hurts!

[@mattkaustickomments]

@@loganmpe7559 Yeah, tell me about it! He’s a friend of a friend and they asked me to jam with them - the guy was in his own world and would “solo” forever. As a favor I even did an open mic night with them once. ONCE! That’s all I could take. Lol.

[@williamknell864]

I was just poking around in Six-String Instrument Middle, years ago, and a guy was buying a Squire Strat and a little amp for his very young son. He was from Central America. I forget what country. He was shipping this all to his son at home. He needed a "wire." The sales rep talked him into a 20foot monster cable! For grade school kid, just learning to play. $30, with gold ends. If anything goes wrong with it, "you can get a new cable at any Guitar Center." I'm pretty sure there are no GC's in Ecuador! The sales rep kid really laid the BS on heavy. As soon as the rep disappeared for a minute, I showed the dad an 8 foot NoName, with Switchcraft chrome connectors for less than half the price.

[@hha9527]

I am so happy after reading your comment

[@Condor512]

I got suckered into buying a Monster Cable too (it's 18 or 20ft) during a Phone Purchase. It's a well known Music Store (not GC) but I didn't have Internet access at that moment so couldn't check other Brands or Pricing. I Paid over $40 for that pos cable, and almost immediately I stopped using it. I keep it just to remind me to never shop at that music store ever again.

[@216trixie]

To be fair, if he was buying a Squier and little cheap amp, there was probably no money in the sale. The only money for the store was in the guitar cable.

[@marksc1929]

..well played

[@baileywatts1304]

@@Condor512 I lost one of the ladybug tubescreamers to the plug from a monster cable breaking off inside of it. I took it to my local guitar store to open the thing up, but it had borked up the jack real bad so I just sold the pedal to them cheap, and chalked the whole experience up to a forced consciousness expansion

[@mikeblue385]

what's that noise? 'i have a bad cable.' is that the same bad cable you had last week? and the week before that? what the hell?

[@bzbzob]

Another plus for cable vs wireless, cable gives you weeks of warning before it actually dies!

[@tomcoryell]

mike blue that’s my bass player. His volume pedal crackles and his cables crackle.

[@ccshredder9506]

Some of us are poor :(

[@warrenmorphis4208]

@@tomcoryell That's my rhythm guitarist! His board is ALL jacked up! Shitty cables...cheap power supply....Buzzes ALL NIGHT, and he's totally oblivious!!

[@duffbaker9554]

@@ccshredder9506 Okay, that's true but then there those who are just plain cheap. The guitarist who doesn't own a guitar stand. The guys who sing but don't own mic stands. The drummer who never has had a proper drum-stool to sit on. I know because I've played with such types. It's pathetic.

[@johnmaritato3587]

I am generally annoyed at everything but I have never been even remotely annoyed by a Rick Beato video. Always a pleasure.

[@ErikHeller-sg8sw]

Until this Video where those 'Other' Goonters are ALL TALKING AT THE SAME TIME.

[@samzuvich4445]

i agree with you hate everything equally

[@OhNoNotFrank]

I had a good time until I read this comment! 😉

[@davidmacleod9313]

I have! I mean, he had one of his 20 most iconic videos and this one was about keyboard intros of all time and didn’t even mention In A Godda Da Vida!!!! I’m 67 and was there at the beginning of hard rock etc and THAT some was thee song for keyboardist (organist) to play. And there’s more. Lol

[@tysonrinker5958]

I get annoyed by his head bobs and weird shaking when he's listening to music

[@davidshoffner5430]

Playing with different bands over the years I run across some that can't keep a tempo, especially when they get louder. They get faster the louder they get or get slower when get softer. I'm a drummer who is playing guitar and it drives me crazy. I can't even tap tempo and keep my delay straight with all the different tempos going on. The other thing is watching someone rapping there cable over their shoulder and elbow. Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! And they wonder why their cables don't last. There I feel better. Thanks guys.

[@bryanlasermagiktyler3132]

I've never played professionally or even unprofessionally just at home but I understand what you're talking about the way that people rap chords it's not a construction cord I always just grab mine give a few inches from the end and then loop it in my hand and feel the twist and that way it's natural and doesn't bind the metal wrapping inside

[@Ajohn13Music]

Guitarists that can't play rhythm, give no room for anyone else, flood of notes won't stop soloing ...

[@gaud20299]

I'm so sorry :p

[@jmorra]

I am sorry.

[@darryldouglas6004]

Ajohn13 Absolutely I call them lead guitarist because that’s all they can do. They see the rest of the song as just a vehicle to get to the lead. 🤪

[@DaddySantaClaus]

What if they play rhythm and lead? Hahaha

[@clarkem4119]

@Ajohn13 As a keyboard player, I feel your pain. I have been in bands where I could not even do a fill without being solo'd over.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

My pet peeve is when you try to talk to a guitarist about music and all they want to talk about is gear.

[@kleestard1013]

Gear is relaxing. practice can be frustrating.

[@gtrgeorge348]

Wanting to talk to ANY musician about music and all they want to talk about is gear...

[@MrTimSeeker]

Like the Gear Page. Try to strike up a conversation about WHY the song by Bob Dylan, "Blowing in the Wind" is so iconic, for example. The minute you try to spark a conversation about the lyrics, then you're under suspension. But hey, was that a Martin? What kind of harp was he using? Where do you get a holder like that, so you can sing, play guitar and harmonica at the same time....

[@adamwilliams6704]

BINGO!!! I can't stand "musicians" who are all gear, all the time, no soul, no creativity, no ideas ... and the word's in quotes because musicians are artists ... and them folks ain't.

[@Pannemat]

This is interesting because mine is the opposite. I'm interested in gear but I always talk to guitarists who never want to talk gear!

[@recoilrob4765]

"If you can play, it doesn't matter what you play... If you can't play, it doesn't matter what you play."

[@JgHaverty]

I LOVE this lol

[@bryanlasermagiktyler3132]

find something to play even if it's just one song just focus on that and it doesn't even matter if you're really that good at it practice does make perfect and then you can go beyond

[@xy9394]

Hiram Bullock(R.I.P.) is the only guy I ever saw that had a right to be wireless...he would dance down the aisles, leave the venue, climb rafters, dance with audience members.....never saw anything like it....one of a kind and sorely missed.

[@jamesmayle3787]

The Bible is truth Please read at least Genesis Mathew and one book of the Bible you chose yourself. This is an extremely important spiritual milestone to get through in life. Much of what is important is never talked about in church. To fully understand the truth in Jesus Christ’s words you must put them into action in your own life. That means you’ve gotta at least heard them. You have to look yourself. Three books bare minimum, how could you say you seriously tried if you won’t read at least that much. It is important. God uses these three books as a secret reading requirement to see who’s serious. Please do not be one of the ones who get to their afterlife reviews without having passed this milestone. There’s a lot of grace to be had with just this one act. It shows a lot to God. That you’ve at least tried. It is important. Also, to be forgiven we must forgive. It’s another milestone that’s important. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. That’s what it’s all about, love. Everyone in life hurts people without wanting to, and the people who’ve loved you deserve forgiveness. Parents are actually important here. You have to genuinely look inside and forgive from the heart. For free, no apologies, bribes, etc. just mean it inside. It teaches your soul important lessons. It has to be done as an adult though. Above 20yo. Below 20 you don’t have enough understanding of the world and much more. Your real journey doesn’t even start until then. That’s when the real temptations of sin kick in. That’s why it’s so important to do the inner work Jesus Christ taught as an adult. It’s personal choice then. That’s when your faith is matured and it can be properly harvested. Please trust me. Break down before Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness. It is all true. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life.

[@kitekrazee]

No musical sensitivity. Trying to be Eddie Van Halen when the music is like Elton John.

[@jersonfigueiredo5079]

@@phutureproof Did you seriously think the guy meant Elton John was not musical? Read that again.

[@msPaulaA1]

My biggest pet peeve is when I am playing my own rendition of a song and some elitist player says something like ‘That’s not how Page does it “ or ‘you played that riff wrong, it’s not like on the record’. Its like, DUDE IM NOT JIMMY PAGE. I’m Paula and it how I WANT to play it. Seriously WTF?!

[@matturner6890]

If there's wrong notes I think that's justified, but not if you're just reinterpreting something

[@garyjones7044]

I hate seeing a bar band that can play a song note for note and everybody gose on and on about how great they are, thats being a good technition not a creative artist.

[@nevarmaor]

YES! An interpretative cover is so much better than a note-for-note cover.

[@robertemerson1087]

Hell Jimmy Page on stage doesn't sound anything like the record either. 😂

[@spb7883]

That elitist player is the type who killed rock music. If every performance sounds exactly like the album, audiences will eventually get hip to the fact they can just stay at home and listen to the album. The divergence between 60s and 70s live albums and their studio album counterparts is striking for a reason. It's called "creativity". Sadly, for that elitist the same thing is an "error".

[@bobsmith3790]

I loved this video. I worked as an engineer for most of my life and my favorite times were sitting in a control room with great musicians like you guys and listening to conversations just like this.

[@eljison]

People who have guitars "displayed" in their homes outside of their cases and never play them, just dust collectors.

[@byrdmaan6171]

I always pick those ones up, give'em a quick tuning. Then I play them a bit. 😁

[@MichaelAnderson-nh4gu]

I will pick up there guitar and say your guitar is out of tune and put it back. It’s like there waiting for someone to come over and tune it for them.

[@Toutvids]

Most people have one or two favorite guitars they play often. All the others hang there just in case you get the desire to play them. I love my guitars on the walls, much better than a stupid picture.

[@davecollins3119]

Guilty

[@davecollins3119]

But I had a stroke so it's a really difficult now

[@larryduke5236]

The universe is composed of 4 subatomic particles, 25% protons, 25% neutrons, 25% electrons and 25% morons - Frank Zappa

[@The_Kevinist]

IT'SME Zappa always had clever and witty sarcastic humor to poke at spineless assholes who have too much egos

[@augustusbetucius1572]

I think you're thinking of this - "Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe. " The quote you have posted I'd never heard or read before. I think it might be a corruption of the one one above, which you can find him saying in interviews on KZbin.

[@michaelwertzy9808]

@@augustusbetucius1572, "paraphrasing" is a very unused term of honesty. "Plagiarism" is a whole different beast.

[@gtr1487]

good 'un That’s because Zappa knew people are difficult, and therefore, he was a pain in the ass to the pain in the ass. :)

[@Richard-jf8pb]

@IT'SME Frank Zappa was everything. Now you know...

[@jimsanger]

Has to be guitarists who can't stop playing in between songs, either at gigs or in a rehearsal space when you're trying to work stuff out. The constant need to play licks and 'practice their chops' is infuriating

[@stuartpopp472]

Yes, I agree. But I am guilty of it myself, can't help it sometimes

[@3dsman]

Got to give you an amen on that!! Don't understand why people who do that don't understand that if everyone in the band were to do that it would sound like a ridiculous amateur cacophony. And yet they still insist.... oblivious to the world around them!!

[@VaderBrasil]

Dude, that makes me sick ...

[@lauraharmon6508]

I've walked away from rehearsals before because nobody could discuss music between songs due to a noodler.

[@RobertHollander]

That's it. That's why I don't play in bands anymore. Guitarists or anyone that dinks around between songs. Wastes time and super annoying.

[@thytom8534]

My old band opened for a bar gig with a band who hired a sound engineer. They brought in these massive amp stacks, serious gear, then soundchecked for 45 minutes straight, basically played their whole set. The sound engineer was doing his job just fine, he'd go over to their amps and turn them down because it was far too loud for the bar, you could see people visibly upset. 2 minutes later when the sound engineer wasn't looking, the guitarists would sneak up and turn it back up. I remember our band bringing nothing but guitars and just plugging into their gear, letting the sound engineer do everything he needed to. Once our set was finished, I had complete strangers walk up to me saying how we sounded awesome and that they hated the main band.

[@jamesmayle3787]

The Bible is truth Please read at least Genesis Mathew and one book of the Bible you chose yourself. This is an extremely important spiritual milestone to get through in life. Much of what is important is never talked about in church. To fully understand the truth in Jesus Christ’s words you must put them into action in your own life. That means you’ve gotta at least heard them. You have to look yourself. Three books bare minimum, how could you say you seriously tried if you won’t read at least that much. It is important. God uses these three books as a secret reading requirement to see who’s serious. Please do not be one of the ones who get to their afterlife reviews without having passed this milestone. There’s a lot of grace to be had with just this one act. It shows a lot to God. That you’ve at least tried. It is important. Also, to be forgiven we must forgive. It’s another milestone that’s important. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. That’s what it’s all about, love. Everyone in life hurts people without wanting to, and the people who’ve loved you deserve forgiveness. Parents are actually important here. You have to genuinely look inside and forgive from the heart. For free, no apologies, bribes, etc. just mean it inside. It teaches your soul important lessons. It has to be done as an adult though. Above 20yo. Below 20 you don’t have enough understanding of the world and much more. Your real journey doesn’t even start until then. That’s when the real temptations of sin kick in. That’s why it’s so important to do the inner work Jesus Christ taught as an adult. It’s personal choice then. That’s when your faith is matured and it can be properly harvested. Please trust me. Break down before Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness. It is all true. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life.

[@doobledoo]

Been in this exact scenario. I watched a guitarist have a melt down and walk off the stage, throwing his guitar, because the sound engineer told him to turn down his amp. The guys job is to make you sound good, why are you upset about it?

[@sandersonstunes]

My guitarist never buys his own batteries. "Hey, do you have a 9V for my active pickups? Hey I need some AAs for my in ears."

[@samzuvich4445]

and his wife is always complaining becouse he steels hers

[@calcio777]

@@samzuvich4445 😂

[@bryanlasermagiktyler3132]

am I not be that great of a guitarist if he can't even afford his own batteries

[@davidmacleod9313]

Hey…I know that guy. Mooch. “Can I check that out?” When you eating food. Never has coins for laundry. Nickel and dime you constantly. Lol

[@IrLosin]

@@samzuvich4445 Oof going on the road AND stealing her batteries? He might find a surprise in his bed when he comes home :P

[@ThomasFrank93]

My biggest pet peeve guitarists that don´t cut their excess guitar strings...... like dude... it takes 1 minute to cut those!!!!

[@JohnSmithSTSBand]

Tom Morello has entered the chat

[@wolfsilver6304]

It's useful for string through guitars for when you take the strings off to clean your guitar, easier to get them back through

[@LowEndMarauder]

@@wolfsilver6304 put on new strings it's not a bass guitar

[@jeff7764]

Chris Hannah of propagandhi use to do that

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Oh hell yes, this.

[@DBoonful]

Gold alloy connectors do not improve the perceivable sound -they prevent oxidation better than Nickel alloys -that's it.

[@mjklein]

I gave my Brian May guitar to a shop to change the frets. When I got the guitar back, I found that he had changed the radius. He said that the small radius was more for "strumming" rather than lead playing. A huge feature of the BMG is the small radius, so without asking me, he ruined the guitar.

[@christianspringman6877]

That is unforgivable. My god.

[@DomDaBom420]

@@christianspringman6877 my deepest condolonces

[@deadheadcentral2514]

I would have complained like hell, and would have tried to get him to replace it. You never do work that has not been agreed upon by the customer

[@ramirofrancois2157]

Use .012 strings because Stevie Ray Vaughan used them.

[@Bless_darealone]

False information

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Not true, SRV used .010 for four strings and .012 for the lower two. SRV always had a nice, rich tone on the lower scale but then his higher scales were, IMO, thin.

[@robertoriggio117]

Thank you for letting us witness your support group.

[@joelraymond9737]

LOL!!!!! Your not lying. Must be a typical smart ass guitar player :-)

[@kitekrazee]

They got off topic too much.

[@robertoriggio117]

@@joelraymond9737 I'm not a guitar player, but someone who works with a lot of them.

[@robertoriggio117]

@@joelraymond9737 (I sympathize with the rant!)

[@JPDC624]

How do you get a guitar player to turn down? Put a chart in front of them.

[@kevinmauch5622]

How do you get them to stop playing entirely?...Put notes on the chart.

[@msenecal]

How do you get a piano player to stop? Take the chart away from them.

[@llh3025]

@@msenecal Ha ha! Love it...

[@josephwillcoxson7334]

How many guitar players does it take to change a light bulb? 11. One to turn the bulb, and 10 watching and nodding with arms crossed saying, "Yeah, I could do that."

[@kitemanmusic]

Do it for him when he is not looking!

[@brucedeboer5671]

In my profession it's the Photo Doctor - a physician who owns all the best photo gear.

[@JgHaverty]

Why would you possibly care...?

[@jamesmedley8795]

Saw Derek Trucks about 3 years ago at the Ryman in Nashville with the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The crowd was literally on their feet cheering every time he soloed. It was probably the best, most moving, gut level/heart level playing I've ever heard, and I've heard a bunch.

[@davecollins3119]

That's because he is Duane Allman reincarnated

[@dancolley4208]

Loved your comments about "it's not the instrument it's the player". I had a friend who was an incredible Strat player. He was driving to a gig and someone rear ended his car and totaled not only his car but also his guitar. It was CRUSHED. So, he got someone to take him home and he borrowed his son's Squire that he bought from a Good Will Store for $9.50. He was not making enough money to have 3 or 4 guitars for back ups but he had nine fifty for his son. He has done a bit of work on it but not much. Tuners, strings, leveled the neck and gave it a severe cleaning. He came back to the tavern where he was playing, plugged his son's turquoise blue Squire into his amp and I promise you, I could not tell the difference. He was no Jeff Beck but for the level that he played at, he was incredible. Your "pet peeve" really made me laugh when I thought of my friend playing his sons Squire!!! Great video. Thanks for the chuckles!!!

[@ErikHeller-sg8sw]

Pet Peeve??? Who T F Uses the Word 'CHUCKLES'????? What A DORK.

[@jmullentech]

@@ErikHeller-sg8sw You know you can use the word 'fuck', right?

[@DerekADempsey]

The video where Jacko P lets the other guy play his bass and he plays the other one. He sounds the same on both. The instrument is what it’s called, an instrument.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

That is the definition of a great guitarist! Don’t blame the gear, (it may not be to your expectations, but don’t blame it for a bad performance), (unless it breaks down completely)!

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

The worst things that ever happened to me was breaking strings in the middle of a performance! This happened to me at a “battle of the bands”, although I know this was lame now!! I continued to play, but that one string breaking threw my other strings out of tune, (cheap guitar)!

[@SuperLeica1]

Singer/songwriters moving the Capo back and forth, while explaining the lyrics for three minutes. Then the song turns out to be shorter, like 2-2,5 mins.

[@alward5678]

And half the time the songs suck..

[@kitekrazee]

That made me laugh. I just wish more songs were that short.

[@GeeVanderplas]

You could've stopped after singer/songwriter...

[@jaywestbo6936]

@@GeeVanderplas open mike,be ready and tuned,do your set,get off the stage,fine'!

[@tanyadepoalo9085]

Geert van der Plas What's wrong with singer song writers? Most songs start very simple with guitar or piano and vocals. And then build from there. If a song is good in it's most broken down form then the rest is icing. I think vocalist/ songwriters are disrespected like this too often. Not everyone can sing, not everyone can play the guitar or the drums or the bass but put all those elements together with good songwriting and......singer songwriters are every bit as importwnt as drummers guitarist and bassists.

[@frooke2]

My pet peeve is when I get sucked into watching a video like this instead of playing my guitar.

[@bryanlasermagiktyler3132]

lol

[@fayser1]

ha ha

[@ST-jy9eg]

These videos are what i watch while i play my guitars lol. Drives my wife crazy.

[@jaykelley103]

@@ST-jy9eg hApPy wIfE haPpY LiFe aMiRiTe

[@kkjj4508]

Get in the spirit MAN....., ☺️

[@pts5217]

Players that claim there’s a sound difference between maple and rosewood necks

[@aaronrobinson8956]

In my former life I was a professional RF tech. “Solderless” anything is usually worse than the solder version.

[@arilschultzen3017]

THANK YOU! I hate that stuff...

[@dandagle2629]

And soldering really isn't that hard or expensive. I learned from KZbin and got a $30 kit on Amazon. Cables even seem like a good thing to practice on, a decent amount of space (especially compared to some pots)

[@HeleneLogan]

@@dandagle2629 Agreed. I'm an electronics goober, but I can solder. If I can do it, anyone can, LOL.

[@tissuepaper9962]

Solderless connections are better for high-vibration environments. For example, there are almost no solder joints in your car. Otherwise, they're kinda trash.

[@bruce3ist]

Watching this while looking over my iPad at BOTH the capo and snark tuner, hanging off the end off my guitar 😳

[@blaineadams7484]

At least you trimmed the strings

[@krautnation]

andrew holt Funny, I’m staring at my snark right now too.

[@jeffreylebowski7459]

Me too. Guilty as charged...

[@theharvardyard2356]

Same, hanging off my quilted, abalone bound headstock to boot

[@elcidbob]

Only reason my snark doesn't live on my mandolin is that it won't fit in the case with it.

[@stanphillips7277]

When I was getting started playing in the late 80s as a 17 yr old my older brother (10 yrs my senior, he played mostly cowboy chords and a few Zeppelin riffs like heartbreaker.. Zeppelin is probably my favorite band so I worshiped him as a 7 yr old for playing just basic stuff) had some super talented friends, one of which became a mentor to me. Gave me my first guitar and had me promise to "not let it collect dust' I didn't and my brother whom I was living with wouldn't help me learn, he'd make up some excuse. He was afraid I'd learn and surpass him. In spite of that I did that anyway. In a nutshell he can't get along with anyone for long and I moved to Miami where my mom had just gotten a good job managing apartments through a woman who had a son a year younger than me Mark. He was learning to play and subscribed to magazines and had tabs , I bought "the guitar handbook" and my estranged brothers friend would visit as we'd become friends. I'd known him my whole life so he was more of a brother to me than to me than my actual brother was. He'd show me stuff, answer questions, generally look out for me as I jumped the hurdles we do along the way. Mark and I became friends but I realized that he was passionate about music, but tone deaf. On top of that he was rhythmically challenged, couldn't play in time. He didn't notice, but through him I met a few other kids and we all noticed but although he knew he couldn't sing, he couldn't be convinced about his timing. So he would say things like "I'm saving up for a floyd rose and then a Marshall stack with a boss pedal board with ...and I'm going to get an Ibanez this or a bc Rich guitar and change pick-ups." All the while he wasn't improving as a guitar player. He thought the better the equipment the better the musician. I didn't know half of what he did about gear but I practiced constantly. He learned songs I couldn't play yet, but he would play the right notes , from tab, but his timing was everywhere. I had a Headway (strat style, chinese I think) guitar and I ran it through my stereo clean cause I had no amp. I got a guitar before the amp and traded my first guitar for a Digitech processor with a peddle board and a cool looping effect. The distortion sounded like a buzzsaw but I at least had it. So I never cared about gear and tone , I cared about learning. So my peeve is putting gear including the guitar ahead of learning to actually play well. Of course you don't want to start with a guitar that sucks and lose interest, or one with no truss rod that is more of a toy. But within reason I think learning to play on like Rhett said a Squier Affinity is fine with a practice amp, rather than be an encyclopedia of gear knowledge and still suck. I'm finished, I'm going to practice ✌️🎸☮️💖🙏🎸

[@1yamawai1]

right off the bat-----"peeve's" why would you think you need that apostrophe?? ;)

[@Darrylizer1]

You guitarists are so hilarious! We drummers never do stupid stuff, ever.

[@DBCisco]

lol

[@krautnation]

Darrylizer1 Unless it’s a guitarist playing the bass, because you know it’s easy, I’m a guitarist so of course I can play bass. SMH

[@DBCisco]

@@krautnation lol

[@markv.5962]

simmer down or we wont let you hang out with us anymore

[@gdsurfer85]

As a drummer also, I actually find alot of things annoying about drummers, being critical of my own abilities inherently makes me critical of other drummers.; I should add that the concept of being or doing something annoying is completely abstract because what is annoying to one person might be pleasant or endearing to another. Anyways find your own personal style and rock on

[@handsomerube]

Guitarists who stare at you after playing a run expecting a reaction. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SciFiArtman]

HAHAHA! Absolutely! Especially sad when the whole band is made up of smoking players! Yes, we know!

[@valvenator]

Ha! I recently watched a YES concert video where Steve Howe would do that constantly after each of his 'cool licks' like it was something spectacular that everyone should be amazed at even though he pulled off that same lick about 150 times during the past year.

[@steevyboy1]

This popped up on my FB memories penned by Bill Bruford today. Maybe it explains why Allan went through so mane changes of equipment. "Allan wasn't easy, but if it was easy it wouldn't have been Allan. Like all creative musicians he was restless and relentless in pursuit of 'the perfect sound', the one that he couldn't get out of his head, the one that would never leave him alone,."

[@chrisduitsman2918]

Losing guitar picks, and then finding them in the strangest places is mine.

[@MW-wv8pb]

Omg I can't believe this wasn't absolutely #1 for everybody.. they literally fall into another dimension.

[@marksmith7789]

You find them lol?

[@chrisduitsman2918]

@@marksmith7789 sometimes lol

[@chrisistopher]

guitarists that dont practice with a metronome but complain about drummers that dont practice with a metronome

[@garyhope2]

As a drummer, I'm surprised how many musicians have such a bad sense of time. Plus, I think the majority of drum solos are boring. It's much harder and more interesting to play with and accent the music than just pound out another boring drum solo. I exclude Joe Morello and Max Roach from this statement.

[@chrisistopher]

@@garyhope2 i completely agree, drum solos are usually quite lame and consist of nothing but normal fills that would sound much more interesting with other instruments being played together and as a drummer myself one of my pet peeves is when im playing in time and the guitarist isnt but then im the one to blame cause "im the drummer"

[@m0j0b0ne]

Sounds like someone needs to watch the 'John Bonham on a grid' video.

[@chrisistopher]

@@m0j0b0ne drummers are one thing and John Bonham is another

[@chrisistopher]

@@user-mm8vw1ow1x all musicians should at least be able to stay in time

[@freeelectron8261]

I guess the little guitar tuners have replaced the headstock cigarette :)

[@BiffTech05]

Not in my reality they haven't.

[@MisterBrain]

Do those Fender Roadworn guitars have the "cigarette burn on headstock" feature?

[@liammcclay7639]

MisterB no

[@ShutterSnapped]

I have never taken a music theory course or play any instrument yet I enjoy watching pretty much every Rick Beato video.

[@CavyWheek]

He is an entertaining guy. It reminds me of the writer John McPhee, who wrote articles for New Yorker and also wrote books. The guy could write about anything and I was riveted. He wrote an article about tire recycling once and I couldn’t tear myself away from it. Sometimes it’s the person and how they tell a story that is interesting and entertaining.

[@earache70]

Speaking of wireless guitar rigs. When I was a kid in the 80s playing in my high school cover band, everyone in the band got a wireless, including the singer w/wireless mic. We played at a house party outside where there was so much space for them to run around, everyone got far enough away from me, the drummer, that the sound delay between us became an issue. No one had thought of that beforehand. I couldn't quite come up with an effective way to motion to them while playing drums to get them to come back to me! It was pretty hilarious.

[@dinosaurwizard]

when people mess with your volume/tone settings without asking

[@overdueresidue]

If it’s the knobs on a guitar get over it, if it’s the amp it’s a bit annoying but you should know how to set your tone anyway.

[@rappy007]

Bandmates that tune by ear and their band has a keyboard player.

[@ahmadelhamshary62]

James Rapacon 😁

[@NoizyInSeattle]

Hell yes!

[@kitemanmusic]

Buy them a tuner for a birthday present.

[@charlesbranch4120]

OK, y'all talked me into adding a pitchpipe to my kit that I could throw at that guy.

[@HabAnagarek]

Oh MY GOD.

[@stevethompson7059]

So my two guitar player pet peeves: 1. Playing Too Loud, so we finally solved it by these methods.1. In ears, 2. tilting our amps up to our ears, or putting the guitar amp on a 3 to 5 foot stand so the guitarists can hear your sound in your ears directly and not blasting the rest of the band, especially blasting the lead singer who is in front of the guitar amps. I am older and now have constant ringing in my ears from the ( other ) guitar player in the band. 2nd pet peeve. Too many pedals and constantly making adjustments during rehearsal. I used to be the guy with all the pedals and those knobs, adjustments, and forever adjusting my tone. I finally at a whim, bought a Digitech ELMTXPV-01 an all in one unit. It was a revelation using it, not much of a learning curve. Now I just use factory created patches that I find before rehearsal for each song, write it down on the song page, and with one knob or foot switch click, I have that same exact tone every time. At rehearsal, call the song and I just dial in the patch for the song. I can create new patches if I want, that does take time, but once I put it in memory it's there forever, almost forever or until it breaks. And finally the unit is easy to set up, no batteries to change and very small and light to carry to gigs or rehearsals too. lol I am older now and just want everything to be easier.

[@1badsteed]

This had me howling with laughter! 1st gig we played, we were playing Take It On The Run by REO. When the solo hits, I stepped forward, onto my cord, unplugged it! I started laughing, plugged back in and caught up. I play in church. That plexiglass is VERY important. In most churches, the drums will overpower all other instruments. Love the channel Rick.

[@jimmyd1626]

When you're trying to rehearse and band members can't stop playing in between songs. Cut that S@!t OUT!!!

[@michaelquintana1178]

LOL

[@calgarytalent]

Drives me up the fucking wall. Somebody just noodling endlessly between songs.

[@tazbrinkerhoff1398]

That right there is the biggest pet peeve ever! Noodling is for home and fun, rehearsal is business!!!

[@ArSaSixNine]

and to top it off. whatever the fuck they play is half assed attempts to play a certain song. Fucking drives me crazy, or they do the same thing over and over again

[@derekglenbailey1811]

“Road worn” guitars. People want the street cred without the practice and play time so they put 100 years of wear on a brand new guitar. It’s dumb

[@oisinmcphillips2090]

I've never seen anybody with a roadworn guitar try to pass it off as a real thing. Modern poly finished guitars don't age like nitro finished ones. Most people don't want to wait twenty years to get their guitar to look how they want.

[@oisinmcphillips2090]

@stavros741 I'm not gonna play a guitar if I don't like how it looks. Stop being a pedantic ass

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

They don't want to earn their chops, they just want to look like it...

[@devolve42]

@blob darkass Unless it's a Parker Fly (RIP).

[@devolve42]

@stavros741 I used to be that way but it got too stressful. Now I just keep in mind that all things are temporary and nothing lasts. Sooner or later something is going to happen to a pristine guitar. It's going to get scratches, chips, dents, and gouges. The *first* noticeable blemish is like a kick in the face. The 100th one is kind of cool.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

The wireless thing makes more sense if you have been shocked a few times! I thought it was always about mobility, but it makes sense if you have played somewhere that has a half-ass electrical system! Nothing quite like being shocked on the lips by a microphone!

[@ericreganiguess1703]

I eagerly await any and all "What Makes This Song Great?" videos. But these Three Amigo videos are rising the charts rapidly. I love the chatter between these cats (Dave and Rhett) and RB. I've never played a single chord on the guitar - not one. But I love the hell out of these conversations. Great insights. The truth is that I absorb all of Rick's videos. It's easy to be enthused by somebody is so enthusiastic about their craft/ their art.

[@wiloo82]

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[@MrTimSeeker]

Spending an extra $500-$1500 for a guitar to look like someone dropped it and dragged it off the back of a pickup truck for 5 miles. I never got it, and still don't. I've even seen videos of "craftsmen" giving away a few tricks; like gluing a rock to the end of a stick, holding the rock against the guitar, and whacking it with a hammer a few times.

[@qwertyasdf66]

It's the same with jeans.

[@stevenlabrousse2275]

Only time I considered it was when I picked up a Fender Roadworn Tele. Didn't care for the look necessarily, but the feel of that neck? Yeah, I can understand people beating up the neck finish a little bit.

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

I agree on the spending lots of money to make it look cheap thing. I CAN see relic-ing a guitar that is already beaten a bit and you don't really like it's boring stock look but it seems to inspire you to give it a different kind of worn-in look. If you're going for more of a punk vibe or something and you want it to look more like it has some miles but not just it was poorly cared for and dropped a couple times real bad around the house kind of miles, then I get it. Also when it plays great but it's just some god-awful color, I can understand wanting to change that but maybe not going to some expensive finish kind of solution. I just think there's nothing worse than having a guitar that looks really worn in but not being able to play well enough to appear as though you put all those miles on it. You can be good and have a pretty, shiny new guitar but not really the other way around, IMHO. I would be very embarrassed to play a guitar that looks too good for me. Like I need to be worthy of it, and if I can't play than my guitar better not suggest otherwise.

[@kitekrazee]

Higher price because it's like the artist's guitar. I've seen some used Ingwie Strats in GC. I guess they didn't like that scalloped fret board.

[@coreys2686]

I paid C$350 in 2002 for a Squier P-J bass made in Indonesia that I'm told (by long-time gigging, work-a-day musicians) sounds just as good as a $1500 Fender. The price of the rig means nothing if the input is crap.

[@satansrobotho]

Video pet peeve: when Editor typed "peeve's" in the intro with a possessive apostrophe rather than just adding s to pluralize :D

[@IamNemoN01]

satansrobotho Haha, joke’s on you. Mr. Peeve is the camera man. 😎

[@petercadieux783]

Yes! Thank you.

[@ToddtheExploder]

satansrobotho Yup. Also, misspelled words and poor or no punctuation.

[@OhNoNotFrank]

As this is not my native tongue, should I have used apostrophe after his last name here?: Angus Youngs marathon runs... Just curious and find different answers online.

[@hammerpocket]

@@OhNoNotFrank yes

[@Breakbeats92.5]

They play you four riffs and say, "choose the one you like best for the bridge of the song, whatever you guys like, we'll go with that." "We like the 4th riff you played," we say to the guitarist. To which he replies, "well, I kind like the 2nd one, if I invert the chords I think we got something." And were like, "well if you like that one why did you even bother telling us that your gonna go with the one we like!!!!!! AAAAARRRRHHH!

[@jamesmayle3787]

The Bible is truth Please read at least Genesis Mathew and one book of the Bible you chose yourself. This is an extremely important spiritual milestone to get through in life. Much of what is important is never talked about in church. To fully understand the truth in Jesus Christ’s words you must put them into action in your own life. That means you’ve gotta at least heard them. You have to look yourself. Three books bare minimum, how could you say you seriously tried if you won’t read at least that much. It is important. God uses these three books as a secret reading requirement to see who’s serious. Please do not be one of the ones who get to their afterlife reviews without having passed this milestone. There’s a lot of grace to be had with just this one act. It shows a lot to God. That you’ve at least tried. It is important. Also, to be forgiven we must forgive. It’s another milestone that’s important. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. That’s what it’s all about, love. Everyone in life hurts people without wanting to, and the people who’ve loved you deserve forgiveness. Parents are actually important here. You have to genuinely look inside and forgive from the heart. For free, no apologies, bribes, etc. just mean it inside. It teaches your soul important lessons. It has to be done as an adult though. Above 20yo. Below 20 you don’t have enough understanding of the world and much more. Your real journey doesn’t even start until then. That’s when the real temptations of sin kick in. That’s why it’s so important to do the inner work Jesus Christ taught as an adult. It’s personal choice then. That’s when your faith is matured and it can be properly harvested. Please trust me. Break down before Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness. It is all true. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life.

[@cardbored_]

I''ve been using Lava Tightrope custom "solderless" cables for years, when I first made them I did have issues but I shortly learned that I was simply not making them right. You have to cut the inside wires to the perfect lengths and push the hard wire in until it snaps and then twist. Soon as I learned how to make them properly they've been going strong for over 3 years on my board and I have TONS of them because I run a Boss ES8 so every pedal has to have 2 cables with 4 jacks total. You are TOTALLY right about your fingers being destroyed! LOL, especially with the lava ones because they give you this chinsy little cutter that you have to use to strip them and then twisting on the gnarled ends will DESTROY your finger tips.

[@rbtguthrie]

#1 - Noodling between songs. #2 - Noodling between songs #3 - (guess)

[@jamesfox9922]

Playing an awesome intro to a great song that the band don't even know how to play....

[@SwBeyond]

Nah. You're talking about drummers. Song is finished *blast beats*.

[@danieljensen2626]

I just turn my volume off so no one can hear me noodle.

[@EvaluateAssimilate]

@@danieljensen2626 ah, amen. the mantra of the considerate guitarist 🤟

[@leannemo7382]

Noodling during practice or actual gigs?

[@leavnsmallville78]

My top 5: 5. Constant complaints about having enough room on stage (esp. when the 'stage' is a carpeted part of a basement next to the water heater) 4. Noodling instead of listening when parts are being worked out 3. Thinking that the rest of the band will just like, pause (?) when you cross up a run on a solo 2. "But, my amp can't breathe." ...k maybe not a cranked twin reverb in a 150 seat club then. 1. Stringing together the rig takes twice as long as setting up the drum kit, you don't help set up the rest of the stage and you always bum my gaffer tape and zip ties after I put my cases back in the truck. Thanks for listening, you guys are the best, really :)

[@michellecrickmore1180]

The one thing that just drives me crazy is seeing any guitar and especially an acoustic that the player has left the string ends long not having clipped the ends to where they are just waving in the wind like shiny cat wiskers on the head stock looks so unkept and ......ugh I just wanna slap him silly......

[@The_ScapeGoat]

That's annoying because if you change strings because you care about the tone of what you're playing then you should also care about the visual aesthetic for the same reason. It's part of the "punk rock" image that is no different from any other cliched genre.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

I can't have long strings. I can hear them bang around on quieter sections....

[@nevarmaor]

Guitar players who "retune" my guitar when they borrow it to play a song after I just tuned it. I was going to say 'guitarists' but they're not,

[@chrisscott6961]

Playing riffs in between songs of songs the band doesn't know and the crowd starts screaming for it......

[@tomcoryell]

Chris Scott I Hate That!

[@TheSpoonwood]

" 300 foot Ego ramp" haha

[@aixpert291]

SpoonWood Gennaro /laughs in angus young

[@bntsearls]

Axle Rose, requires one for every show, then doesn't show up. Go figure

[@jeffarcher400]

I know a guy who doesn't clean his guitar....ever. When I played it my fingers got tacky so I looked closer. Imagine years of pizza,ribs, fried chicken all layered like geologic history crusted on the fretboard. You could tell where on the neck he played most as the grime was polished away. Crud came level to the fret tops which were oxidized black. I commented that his guitar could be toxic and wiped it with a rag. It looked like I cleaned a bike chain. He acted like the guy who feels cleaning the bbq ruins the flavor.

[@sgsoundvisuals]

I'm so guilty of the first one; I've had that silly tuner on the head stock and , the capo , and flowers , doobies and the occasional female garment. But I can change... This is currently my favorite channel . Thank you for all the amazing content !

[@mxkguitar]

In my defense, I will tell you that I am always wireless! i spent 90% of my playing time being connected by a cord. I am 61 years old now, tired of fighting the wire around my ankles, and most importantly, can't afford to fall! LOL So...that's that, and now I feel better! Love the videos! Thanks!!! ;-)

[@michelleinwi6919]

Mark Kapsha safety first!

[@RollerCoasterFenatic]

Agreed!!

[@samzuvich4445]

a 5 doller battery makes it all ok dosnt it?

[@bryanlasermagiktyler3132]

wired or wireless it doesn't matter just whatever works for you I can understand I have wireless and wired I love the sound of both I've noticed there's a little bit of a delay with the wireless that you don't get with the wired but other than that it's all good

[@doctornova3015]

I actually play at a theater in Branson where I stand on a 4x4 platform fora few hours a day . Having the wireless saves some valuable space under my feet. With the cable there I step on it constantly, it will then pull me down and threaten to pitch me off of the platform. I even tried a curly cable. Made it worse. I'm actually more inclined to use a cable when I have more room to move.

[@rickthelearner5631]

Rick, how about making a video about cheap instruments and making music?

[@RacerX888]

I gave up on solderless cables in the 80's after using Belden solderless cables and ends. I couldn't stand them and eventually tried soldering them to keep them from separating all the time. For strings, I always find Fender Bullets last longer because the ends are not wrapped, but encased in a little bullet which prevents them from stretching or unwrapping. They also seemed to stay in tune longer than regular strings. And a hint about not destroying your strings. Before playing wash your hands with soap and water, dry them and then spray them with rubbing alcohol and wipe them off completely. That will take all the oils off your hands and keep you from rusting your strings prematurely.

[@rayg6497]

Talking about equipment reminds me of what I was told when I first started golfing. Spend less on the clubs and more on the lessons.

[@JgHaverty]

Eh, this is seemingly decent advice; but not really reasonable honestly. If someone can afford a top of the line guitar AND get great lessons? Why wouldnt they? At best this argument becomes "well you dont know if youre really going to stick with it, so spending a bunch of money on an expensive guitar youre never going to play is a waste of money"; but at the end of the day its not your paycheck someone else is spending on their gear, really shouldnt bother yourself with others purchases.

[@rayg6497]

@@JgHaverty If a person can do both, they should. But if they have to choose, then the lessons will help them more.

[@JgHaverty]

@@rayg6497 Yeah, Honestly your comment is the most rational and reasonable; and mine was just stemmed from irritation at some other people "deciding" what a person "deserves" by some arbitrary merit of "skill"...

[@andykenny5674]

Mine is the guitarists who hang around in guitar shops (“mates” of the owner) who lean on the counter and smirk at anyone trying out the gear at the shop. We had a few of those shops round here at one point, and guess what? They’ve all gone out of business.

[@andykenny5674]

j freed ....and the success of any business is customer perception. Nothing worse than feeling intimidated by other musicians, especially when you’re looking to be inspired by a new instrument. A very famous bass player once said “get the best instrument you can afford, because nothing will crush your passion quicker than something that’s barely playable”. Why oh why do the owners of these places allow such damaging things to happen right under their noses? It’s totally beyond me. The best places have got private booths for customers to sit in peace and properly fall in love with the instrument and thrash to their heart’s content.

[@andykenny5674]

Luke Robinett ...dead right mate. My biggest thing about any guitar is whether it’s got music in it or not. I’m not interested in impressing anyone with my playing, just if I can come up with some half decent new stuff that makes me happy playing it. I’ve still got the Fender Tele that I played in a shop 30 years ago with those virtuosos laughing at me.

[@Euthymia]

Oh do I ever detest that phenomenon. Nothing like it to get me to turn on my heel and leave the shop without buying anything. Although, true story: about 20 years ago I was in the San Francisco Guitar Center trying out a trem pedal with an indie rock guitarist friend who was looking to buy one. I dialed up a spot-on "How Soon Is Now" and one of the younger GC floorwalkers came trotting over to us with an astonished look on his face asking "dude, how are you getting that??" At first I wasn't sure if he was serious, but then I showed him, simple, just get the rate and depth right then time your strums, lift your pinky drop it back down, it's all in the timing, etc. He said he was grateful to hear someone playing something other than the same dozen Stevie Ray Vaughan or tired metal licks. "You're the first person I've heard play something COOL." One of my proudest moments as a guitar player, I'm actually kind of embarrassed to admit.....

[@Zettel9016]

Don't be embarassed. You were in the Flow; and in this state all things become magically right and true, even the exceptionally small things like this seemingly innocuous encounter that suddenly validated your existence as a musician/human being.

[@robertbikers9502]

@@Euthymia I love that song.

[@terrydactylspontaneous2596]

Guitarists with loads of guitars, amps and pedals saying you don’t need loads of guitars, amps and pedals.

[@wolfsilver6304]

Oh shiiijat, Roasteeed (It's usually because someone gives them that or they have to get it, but I love your comment)

[@wolfsilver6304]

@Jeremy Boyd that also is a big factor

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

@@wolfsilver6304 A producer owning and operating a studio does need loads of guitars, amps and pedals, though, even if they'd only play a simple rig themselves.

[@wolfsilver6304]

@@derpimusmaximus8815 Indeed what I meant when I said "or they have to get it"

[@stevesorrell9835]

terrydactyl spontaneous "Need" is subjective 😹. It's an addiction!

[@larryfleming7295]

High and in good spirits!! Yall are putting a smile on my face ☺

[@bikesndrums]

Others have said it - guitarist "noodling " between songs - it could be the opening lick or chords - it could be that bridge that they aren't sure of - I (drummer ) am waiting to count off the next tune - and there is no eye contact. and noodling. Drives me nuts.

[@glenfarina3027]

Guys in the opening act who put their drinks on my amp!

[@kilovoltjoe]

AAggggggg...hated that

[@warrenmorphis4208]

Stage tape...Magic Marker...and a sheet of paper solves that bs - "DO NOT SIT DRINKS HERE !!!"

[@calamarideity]

Objectively awesome and great guitarists that figure, "Hey, I'm a great guitarist -- That means I'm also a great songwriter and singer."

[@connormckee4431]

I can’t believe you’d go after zakk wylde like that

[@HeleneLogan]

@Justin Last That's a really great explanation, I think!

[@xpicklepie]

I played with a guy who always forgot to turn his volume off when he put his guitar on a stand. He'd walk 7 steps away, hear the guitar scream out with feedback, then sprint back to turn it down.

[@LeicesterStanhope]

Had to chuckle over the wireless worship gig thing: I performed Miraculum at the Christmas concerts for a local parish. The last performance, I wandered between the altar and the audience for show. I got fired for "overshadowing the eucharist." Epic fail.

[@bayareablues2255]

This kind of reminds me of the old guys in the balcony on the Muppets! ;-)

[@grumpyolman7670]

Huh?! What?! Take a bath, ya Hippie!

[@hamiltonmays4256]

BayAreaBlues Good old Statler and Waldorf (not sure which is which)

[@SciFiArtman]

Discussing 40 year old headaches, like they just discovered them! Get on the train, kids!

[@JetPackDino]

Beato would actually make a pretty good Sam the Eagle.

[@BrianBroskie]

Skilled guitarists that memorize 1000 cover tunes but can't jam freely or improvise

[@loontil]

so true usually dudes who think women love them coz they play the guitar ugh

[@takaorobinson8719]

I know a guy who sings and plays in front of stores and despite knowing a grip of songs without a tuner, he is helpless.

[@takaorobinson8719]

That seems to be a lot of people. Guy says "let's jam" but can't be bothered to learn the chord progresson so we can trade off,.so now it's "noodling" time and he is in his own little world.

[@kitekrazee]

@@takaorobinson8719 I find that more common.

[@toneseeker4968]

@@loontil I've stole a lot of women because of my guitar skills... depends on your definition of love. I even married 2 of them (of course at different times).

[@gregorymccasland2874]

If I had the luxury of bringing my guitar to Dave for a setup and he swapped out anything...I’d be a fool to question it. If I ever get to bring my guitars to you, do whatever you think is best. If I can afford it, rock on. I’ll defer to the expert.

[@waynewhiteside]

My pet peeve is gear snobs. I played with Peavey Bandits live for many years. I joined a band in the late 80s and they didn't want me to go on stage with my Peavey amps. They said at least take the big Peavey logo off. They were embarrassed. I had a great sound using them with a Telecaster. Eventually, they came around. Sometimes at a gig, another guitar player would come up during a break and ask how to get my guitar sound. I'd tell them they need a clean amp like a Peavey. They would reply, I can't go on stage with a Peavey man! lol I need my Marshall.

[@InstruMentalCase]

On the Allan Holdsworth comment: It's basically become the same situation you've seen for years in Gypsy Jazz guitar -- Django's style is essentially the basis of the entire sound, but thousands of players now exist within that genre who emulate him while still developing their own unique voice. I think the same can be said about players who have taken substantial influence from Holdsworth in their soloing style, such as Tim Miller, early Alex Machacek, Paul Masvidal, Fredrik Thordendal, Derryl Gabel, etc. When a player like Holdsworth is so innovative that their style births an entire subgenre, a lot of amazing players within that movement get dismissed as clones because people are too lazy to truly listen and discover what makes them unique.

[@jfo3000]

Totally agree, a new genre under Holdsworth is a good thing for the growth of guitar. Then there is also EVH, massively influenced by Holdsworth, changed hard-rock guitar forever. Allen was The Big Boss, with an imagination far beyond.

[@jamesmayle3787]

The Bible is truth Please read at least Genesis Mathew and one book of the Bible you chose yourself. This is an extremely important spiritual milestone to get through in life. Much of what is important is never talked about in church. To fully understand the truth in Jesus Christ’s words you must put them into action in your own life. That means you’ve gotta at least heard them. You have to look yourself. Three books bare minimum, how could you say you seriously tried if you won’t read at least that much. It is important. God uses these three books as a secret reading requirement to see who’s serious. Please do not be one of the ones who get to their afterlife reviews without having passed this milestone. There’s a lot of grace to be had with just this one act. It shows a lot to God. That you’ve at least tried. It is important. Also, to be forgiven we must forgive. It’s another milestone that’s important. If there’s love in your heart you forgive. That’s what it’s all about, love. Everyone in life hurts people without wanting to, and the people who’ve loved you deserve forgiveness. Parents are actually important here. You have to genuinely look inside and forgive from the heart. For free, no apologies, bribes, etc. just mean it inside. It teaches your soul important lessons. It has to be done as an adult though. Above 20yo. Below 20 you don’t have enough understanding of the world and much more. Your real journey doesn’t even start until then. That’s when the real temptations of sin kick in. That’s why it’s so important to do the inner work Jesus Christ taught as an adult. It’s personal choice then. That’s when your faith is matured and it can be properly harvested. Please trust me. Break down before Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness. It is all true. Jesus Christ is the way truth and life.

[@thomasandresen8373]

"Hey, everybody. I'm Rigby Otto, I'm Brett Soul, Davon Righto." The magic of KZbin translation.

[@marcelroodt]

Rick could easily go and play shows or start an alternate channel under the pseudonym Rigby Otto

[@thomasandresen8373]

@@marcelroodt Right, just what I was thinking. It could be a doctor Beato and mr. Otto kind of a thing.

[@joemalone5330]

I took a lesson with Jeff Hamilton years ago and we talked about his live recording on Ray Brown Trio Bam Bam Bam. I said how much I loved his sound on the recording as we were talking about calf skin heads and different woods etc... he then told me that he played that gig on plastic Remo heads and a Remo synthetic drum kit. Then he said "just goes to show you, you take your sound with you".

[@interestedlen8823]

This is one of the funniest, most candid conversations on KZbin... Lovin it!

[@mattball7341]

Funniest thing I had ever seen was running an E drum mesh kit with a Plexi Shield around it.. I literally LMAO

[@groovydjs]

Maybe he needs those sounds for his gig but still wants 118db of sound blasting at both sides of him. I can totally relate to his situation.

[@spivvo]

Never mind guitarists... singers that walk on your cables and pissed audience members that get up on stage....

[@MrFrankvomit]

I actually encourage people to come up sing in the mic ect as long as I'm able to give the audience an exciting performance all is good. I has an old singer that used to stand on my cables on purpose so I couldn't move around cause he thought it was funny.

[@glynnsmith4560]

pissed up audience members who land badly in an attempt to play on your conscience..

[@SirWinstonBeech]

Singer that doesn't practice with the band, ever, and at the gig jumps in 8 bars early derailing a 15 piece horn and rhythm section.

[@supernoobsmith5718]

OMG yes, except it's always the bassist with me. That's MY main reason for considering wireless.

[@christurner2398]

Just catching up with this one. I have to admit I use a wireless system, not for gigs but in my living room. It's the best way to play while there's a 4 year old running around. No tripping up etc.

[@aspnmn1]

I used a wireless rig for a while because I use to get tv signal coming through my amp. I'd be playing and all of a sudden I'd hear very quietly the Cosby show through my amp. My cables were actually acting as an antenna!