All the Guitar Hacks

[@pabsg]

You said all guitar hacks but I don’t see myself anywhere in this video

[@fudgesauce]

As an old guy with arthritis, the advice I got about a light touch was this: first play with too light of a touch, such that you get fret buzz. Then increase your pressure just enough that the buzz stops. That is how much force you need. Of course, in the heat of battle it is common to grip too hard, but do this at the start of each practice session to remind yourself you don't need a vice-like grip to get the notes out cleanly.

[@Ottophil]

Took me a while to learn to stop squeezing so hard. Both the pick and my left hand. But I feel now that I’m loosened up, my dynamics have improved

[@michaelmetal71]

@fudgesauce same here fighting arthritis in my wrist so far so good,but what really helped was putting extra lite strings on all my guitars 🎸 i have 9-42 on my electrics and 10-47 on my acoustics like BB says why you working so hard

[@fudgesauce]

@@michaelmetal71 -- I play bass, so 40/60/80/100 *are* the light strings.

[@221b-l3t]

I would go even thinner if you have arthritis. 8 gauge. I'm young but I still love them.

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

More people NEED to know about the mechanical pencil trick on the nut. I do it once a year on my guitars. I've been doing it since I started playing in 2001. Never had a tuning problem!

[@scuffed2597]

The nose oil and behind the ear work!!! The use of the natural oils that protect us has been useful in so many ways.

[@scuffed2597]

Around the hairline works well, too! It helps with immediate burns, too!

[@muddyexport5639]

Thanks for excellent info. Footnote: I started out on the piano in 3rd grade, 9 years old (now 76), and my piano teacher taught me to count 1/8 notes like, "one-eee-and-uhh, two-eee-and-uhh. You are the first person outside of her students that counted eighth notes that way. Clarinet private lesson teacher, band instructor, symphony conductor, all did the Lawerence Welk, "and-a-one-and-a-two...etc... Probably only interesting to me but it is, so there you go... "Thank you boyz. uhh-hum" ;~)

[@johnhricko8212]

I use "diddle" for 2, 4s, etc., and "diddle-ah" for 3s. .... then try to rub your belly and hit your head to those poly-rhythms. NOW you can swing, baby - YEAH!....

[@jimsarchive]

Hack: To clean the dust off your headstock, use a dry paintbrush.

[@connorhart7597]

To customize your guitar, use a wet paintbrush on your headstock

[@221b-l3t]

As a model boat builder I will add, those wide makeup brushes that are super soft. They work great for model boats since even a paintbrush might ruin some rigging.

[@sirram_e]

dude the uke thing i could never wrap my head around... thank u sooo much

[@KarstenJohansson]

Usually it isn't tuned like a guitar. But if you do, as SG did here, then you can think of it in terms of guitar. Some people refer to ukes tuned this way as a guitalele. Sungha Jung made them fairly popular when he was still a little kid.

[@bazzer124]

Learned the over/under cable wrap technique 40-some years ago in the Navy. It's called flaking. Mountain climbers use it to prevent ropes from snagging. Very informative video. Knew a few things (like the strap and amp cord) but most informative overall. Thanks, Sammy! Cheers....

[@FacePomagranate]

Wear earplugs during soundcheck so that when you perform with earplugs, the levels are set so you can hear them with earplugs.

[@Neptune7_]

These recent videos of the past few months have been a huge change in quality, pacing, and quantity. Hats off to you, SammyG!

[@nickrouse8426]

I love the major 6th interval a lot too! ❤

[@marlan3rd]

Well done. Very informative and practical, things that I would have never thought of.

[@ilikelittlebikes]

I love slightly weird guitars.. that Antigua looks gorgeous

[@Retrovoider]

5:30: another thing with this is if make a mistake while recording or are coming up with a song on the spot, do the same mistake three or so more times and it'll sound intentional. Really only works while jamming but sometimes "incorrect" things sound amazing! Also amazing - and hilarious - tip with the nose lmao

[@This_Guitarist]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video, thank you.

[@edylle]

Man, at 1:00, you unintentionally played a riff from the song "Olhos Certos", by Brazilian band "Detonautas". I find it amazing that, knowing music theory like this, we can understand how a certain music was conceived.

[@eddywinter5153]

OMG - where has the 'Super-glue Hack' been all my life. This coupled with the 'play lighter' approach is awesome. Yep, Band-practices went to a whole next level once we started listening back to the recordings of ourselves. Thank you, as ever, Sammy G! 🙂

[@robswystun2766]

Going to try to lighten my touch so I don't get hand cramps when I play.

[@nickrouse8426]

Rather than the glue, I've found that CLIPPING MY FINGERNAILS works great.

[@madgeniusmusic]

Great video as always Sammy.

[@sirram_e]

The nose oil trick works so well.. use it all the time... i also put some oil in a rag sometimes

[@southernpanda33]

8:36 I have a set of those D’Addario earplugs that can switch between -10db and -20db. They work great.

[@PilotsWorld]

I find the "record yourself" tip can also have the opposite effect. I've had friends record me live and while I walk off stage thinking I bombed it, I can watch the video and realize that actually I just made a few small errors and recovered so fast that no one would notice.

[@MisterJWJ71]

I used to put my cable through my strap like that but it wasn't to keep 5he cable plugged in. In my case ut was because i had crappy cables that had bad connectors in the solder points between the cable ends and the contacts on the plug. Putting the cable through my strap like that helped keep the connection while i played.

[@221b-l3t]

If you buy cheapo canles I really recommend you resolder them. You end up doing it anyway. Just add some solder to the joints and sometimes you already see one all frail and near failure. Had a cheap cable that after three monthsy a single strand was soldered to the jack and had broken. Redid it and it's now my main cable that gets treated horrible. Stuffed into the gigbag, stepped on etc... If the iron is hot it takes 30 s per jack and after that you have a rock solid cable. The cable itself won't fail unless you cut it but the jacks are where they fail and the jack itself is also nearly failure proof so it's almost always the connection and in cheap cables they save on quality control. So do your own quality control and fix it.

[@SymphanyinSorrow]

Nose oil... slick idea!

[@jamesonpace726]

I know about 1/2 of these & the rest are great. I thank you, oh great samurai guitar ancient secret wizard man....

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

When I wrap a cable, instead of doing the overhand underhand thing, I just roll the cable between my thumb and first finger so it coils the opposite way, like the underhand thing does.

[@CINEMARTYR]

Is this a reupload? 🤔

[@marki7661]

If u lock your guitar case and don’t know the combination, and you don’t happen to have another key around to use, just take the 7 minutes and flip through each number from 000 to 999. My wife was a locksmith, It’s was funny how many people came in and paid a bunch of money for her to pick their combination padlocks and suitcases open…sometimes she would do it right in-front of them and they would clearly feel dumb lol

[@scottbogfoot]

The airtag should be in the guitar, if there's a cavity underneath a pickgaurd that would never be found. Or if acoustic velcro inside

[@seanmiller7187]

Don't gate check your guitar. Obama signed a law requiring airlines to let you bring your guitar on the airplane.

[@vandorb12]

United kills guitars.

[@cambienvenu]

Where does it go? Is it able to stay with you or does it go into overhead? Really curious

[@seanmiller7187]

@@cambienvenu Overhead bin. I have to admit I have a little schadenfreude when someone thinks they found an empty overhead bin only to find my guitar case. :)

[@nuthinbutlove]

Years ago airlines and musicians were frequently bumping heads about this. At the time I was touring and flew multiple times a week. I once downloaded a letter from the Musicians Union in regards to allowing my instrument on the plane and was forced to show it when an agent was giving me a hard time. He laughed at it and told me they're rules allow them to reject items. Bottom line, gate agents are in control and if you ask for a supervisor you'll end up missing your flight while waiting on one to show up.

[@seanmiller7187]

@@nuthinbutlove Bottom line, airlines have to obey Federal Law. By the way "they're" means "they are."

[@JohnvanCapel]

The AirTag thing isn't actually that much help against theft - the anti-stalking measures in newer versions of iOS and Android, plus the noise that AirTags make now when the owner isn't nearby, means the thief will just find it within the span of a few seconds. Still a good idea for "regular" lost luggage incidents, but by no means are they a theft deterrent. They're apparently not supposed to be.

[@Mullewarp]

And even if they work you have to convince the police to do something. A friend of mine got several instruments stolen including here I-Pad. She was able to track the I-Pad, but the police said, the place is in such a big apartmenthouse, they can't search every flat in there.

[@SMor42]

Look up how to remove the speaker from an AirTag. It's very easy apparently, but something they are reportedly going to make much harder on the new version coming out next year.

[@GyattYachtOffical]

With the uke trick, its the Same with Mandolin except backwards.

[@joybuzzer]

for #1, do not do that with locking tuners!! You will regret it.

[@RedbeardMaximus]

Nose oil works a charm but boy howdy does it chud up your strings. Good in a pinch/live but not one for the practice sessions unless you wanna be restringing weekly!

[@Citadel1974]

2:32 - if you're operating at 10, there's no where to go. Unless you're Spinal Tap. In which case why aren't you already at 11?

[@verdigrisgaming7891]

Why is guitar so fun bro 😮

[@sirram_e]

The RAIN delay trick

[@grapefruitsimmons]

If i cancel my dojo membership that i got last month, and re-signup will i get those courses? I got nothin extra when i signed up and kinda not happy about it

[@Crunch104]

That light coloured Strat has a beautiful finish! What's the name of that colour?

[@Jasontheguitarist87]

I think it's Antigua.

[@bazzer124]

Antigua. Some love it, some hate it. Me? Meh. Cheers....

[@jasperwest2141]

I've done the nose trick! I once said that to my sister, her boyfriend and their cute friend. The 2 girls gave me an 'ew' face but my sisters bf (a saxophonist) gave me a chuckle. Anyways, my sisters friend probably still thinks I'm gross.

[@connorhart7597]

DAMN RIGHT LOOK AFTER THE FUCKIN PLANET! No music on a dead planet.

[@MuFFe4014]

uhm sir... thats a pen in the thumbnail....

[@JeffBristow]

Attempted to sign up for the Dojo but the teachable platform is not accepting any of my payment methods. I will try again tomorrow.

[@riffsfoundhere]

SAMMY G! I understand that you live in Canada, but down here in the more southern United States it is much more humid and will cause graphite in the nut slot to actually clump up and cause string buzz and extra friction causing tuning instability. Could you recommend Big Bends instead, or at least explain that it does the opposite in more humid areas?

[@nuthinbutlove]

I actually had a guitar tech in Texas reach me about graphite in the nut slots and used it in the decades I lived there and have continued to use it since. Never had an issue. Maybe you're using too much.

[@anofsti]

I hate the over/under technique - doing the underhand thumb-roll is so much faster and works for all cables, hoses and ropes

[@dylanjones4267]

Did he mean secure your cable?

[@christianvance1614]

Why did the neck of that guitar look fake! That lighting is crazy or sumthin haha

[@FocusYoutube-ed6yv]

0:45

[@atanjacket]

@12:00 Windows 95, Windows 95

[@thatbenbro]

What if we're already members? Do we have to cancel and resubscribe to get the courses for free?

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Pencil nut lube : c'mon: there are graphite nuts around for decades, as well as rolling nuts... Gotoh even makes a nice one with brass-bell rollers which is great for those who like brass-bell nuts

[@jonw8694]

C'mon? C'mon what? It's a hack, and it works. Suggesting that you completely replace your nut isn't a hack.

[@no_nameyouknow]

Yeah but if you don't have one of those mechanical pencils are like 50 cents.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

@@no_nameyouknow For sure, a $13.98 self-lubricating Graph Tech nut can't compete $50ct pencils, although, if you consider this likely 1979 Antigua-Strat, on the long term... BTW, I used the pencil trick 35 years ago then installed a roller-nut

[@nuthinbutlove]

Not everyone can afford those

[@reesespuffs8998]

While graphite nuts are fairly affordable (as far as nuts go), not everyone has the skill required to replace a nut on their guitar, nor are most people comfortable with modifying their guitar in the first place.

[@johnborger]

I don't think about a ukulele. 😀

[@azbluesdog]

Open strings are not for the closed-minded.

[@TerenceA72]

Tricks, secrets and Hacks. That's me done with this channel. Anyone who calls themselves a teacher then uses any of those terms isn't worth listening too.

[@zyxwvut4740]

Yeah, that's called content. 🎸

[@akmadsen]

The latest videos haven't been my cup of tea either - too little substance and far too much "learn X, Y, Z in 73 seconds with this secret trick", or "X things everyone gets wrong" for my taste. However, I can obviously only speak for myself, but I think we owe it to Sammy G to be a little more constructive with our feedback. I've enjoyed many of the less "typical KZbinr" videos, like the silly pedals videos, or the ridiculous guitar gadget reviews, the HUFOs, etc. and I hope to see more like those, but maybe they've been performing poorly and that's why we're seeing less and less of them. The algorithm is a harsh mistress and I know he has a family to feed.

[@nuthinbutlove]

​@@akmadsen💛

[@nuthinbutlove]

Bye 👋😁