The Captain Meets

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 Introducing Rick Beato!
» 1:25 Your Early Inspirations!
» 3:20 How Did You Study Music?
» 5:40 What Were Your Plans After Graduating?
» 7:49 Learning Production?
» 9:00 Do You Still Do Production & Recording?
» 10:05 What Were Your Early Career Goals?
» 11:32 What Brought You To KZbin!
» 13:56 Your First Interview?
» 16:41 About Rick's Son's Perfect Pitch
» 19:35 Meeting Steve Vai?
» 22:25 A Little Bit About Gear!
» 23:43 A Bit About Steve Lukather
» 27:34 Doing Live Shows
» 29:10 How is Your Channel Evolving?
» 30:58 Thank You Editors!
» 33:00 Your Favourite Kind of Videos to Make?
» 35:03 Let's Talk Gear!
» 35:22 Your First Guitar?
» 37:16 First Gigging Rig?
» 38:53 Most Sentimental Guitar
» 40:05 Is Guitar Just a Tool?
» 40:31 Discussing Plectrums!
» 42:22 Playing Parts While Producing
» 44:33 Best Guitar You Own?
» 45:12 Filming Guitars in Portrait?
» 48:06 About Amps!
» 53:34 Music & Future Generations
» 1:00:08 KZbin Video Backgrounds!
» 1:01:52 Thanks Rick Beato!
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[@AndyH2O]

This episode should be called "What Makes Rick Beato Great". Excellent interview, what a knowledgable and interesting guy.

[@TheDilligan]

This is great. I know their format is "The Captain meets whoever" but it would be cool if they changed this one.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

RIck should do a video on "What Makes a Music Store Great". Seriously, I've been in hundreds of music instrument stores and some of them have been absolutely fantastic and others complete dogs. I would love to see a great video on the breakdown of what the big differences are.

[@Superjet113]

Ringo is my favorite Beato...

[@solvirgo9372]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@georgewilkins4231]

And mine. Ringo.

[@Maddy29]

Ha ha ha ha. Beato is my favourite Beato

[@basildog007]

PRAISE RANGUS 🙏

[@caprise-music6722]

Hahaha

[@rustyshackleford5104]

The ultimate crossover of two of my favorite channels! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@bertoabarzua5372]

Me2

[@maspesasmasperras5554]

Beato is not american tho

[@edwardjons8684]

@@maspesasmasperras5554 That’s a view, I suppose. 😂

[@anthonyglennmollicasr.425]

@@maspesasmasperras5554 He is North America😉

[@christopherowens9593]

I know!❤

[@Scottuz]

I knew Rick was in the UK after watching him visit Abby road Studios, but didn't presume to think we'd see him on the channel. great stuff Lee

[@Thisworldthisweek]

He actually standing in for James O Brien on LCB all week.

[@punkywozza4330]

If I knew he was going to be at Andertons I'd have gone to meet him, Only live the next town over.

[@SpaceCattttt]

AbbEy Road. FFS. Does every Zoomer make this mistake??

[@kaiserjoe2316]

@@Thisworldthisweek "Hi. I'm Rick Beato and this week we're going to be talking about 'what makes this politician an asshole?'" That would be great.

[@kaiserjoe2316]

@@Thisworldthisweek oscillation, dicordance and ringtone... Just in case i'm misundertood, James O'Brien kicks ass. Can't wait for a GB News, talkradio, Daily Mail/Express bot to come-a-running.

[@Yupppi]

Nice! It's funny to watch when two people who professionally interview people all the time sit together and interview one another, how the sense of timing is perfect. Like Captain asks something and sits quiet listening to as long as the talk comes, and Rick just stops right away when he comes to the end of his point and he's so coherent with his story telling, and Captain immediately catches the ball and throws it back. It's so smooth sailing.

[@segueoyuri]

one hour flew by!

[@TheMirolab]

It's called a conversation. It used to be pretty popular a long time ago.

[@ragnarberglund820]

Contrast that to the interview with Paul Reed Smith!

[@sirfizz6518]

Interviewing will tend to hone one's conversation skills

[@WillyPDX94]

When Rick interviews geniuses like Pat Metheny I can see how blown away they are with the depth of understanding Rick has of their music. Most interviewers only ask journalistic questions like "who were your influences" or "how do you learn guitar"? But Rick will want to discuss an interesting chord substitution or unusual phrase on some deep cut from an album recorded by the artist 20 years ago. Watch Metheny's face light up, his body language relax, and his attention focus fully on the discussion. Same thing with Sting. These genius musicians recognize a kindred soul and someone who truly appreciates and understands their work. Hard to beat that. ✌❤

[@darringodden7225]

When my youngest son was starting out this shop allowed him to play top line guitars. 15 years on he has the most amazing collection of gear and that's what he spends his money on. Great video

[@olivertate4983]

What a man, he can even rock double denim in the UK

[@petergraham9267]

A Masters Degree in Jazz Guitar......now THAT explains a LOT! 😳😎😎😎👍

[@scwebb]

It’s Rick’s goal to appear on literally every other music YT channel now 🤣

[@planzed.2]

I hear you but the reality is he has a massive following & in many ways he’s spreading love & awareness for these smaller channels just by being in them - he will pull his crowd in & that can’t be bad 😎👍

[@matthewrotherham1]

Pat Finnerty would have him on (BEATO!)

[@soundpainter2590]

@Plan Zed .2 Rest assured, He Loves you with all his heart. & there's NOTHING he won't do for you... Seriously.

[@chuckyinges]

Has he appeared on Norman's Rare Guitar yet?

[@mielv4491]

we love to see it

[@bestboy897]

rick is a legend and he deserves all the success very passionate and knowledgable guy

[@KramerPacer2]

rick made me understand modes despite my former teacher tried to force it on me and i never understood it. and all of that for free. such a mvp, such a great influence for me.

[@RedSinter]

I just love Rick he brings the soul ❤️ to all the music I grew up with, with only a few exceptions and that's ok... He's a few years younger than me. But what he covers from my youth through my married years is priceless. I think I can safely say as long as we have Rick Music everything is in good hands. Thanks to Andertons for this interview. Rick brings the Synergy and the more.

[@prettylady8133]

Rick doesn't get nervous because he see's them ALL as people; not famous people. That's why these "Famous" people respect him and his fans as well.

[@maxx.mazzeo]

The story from a student to an excellent music and art communicator, what a journey

[@istvanstevanturo3023]

In fact, this is not an interview, this is a perfect example of a good conversation of two greats. Thank you both :)

[@jmplautz]

Would have loved to have watched Rick do the $1000 challenge. When it comes to gear, he doesn't typically have a budget. So, watching him piece together something would be interesting. Where would he spend his money?

[@zeppelinboys]

he'd probably spend more on the amp, and get a decent but cheap guitar. but who knows?

[@tvlife19]

I've never clicked on an Andertons video faster than this amazing interview. Rick Beato is awesome!

[@TomTowles]

Holy fuck, what a great mashup. Two of my favorite channels collide

[@geofharris5546]

hahahahaaaaa..! :D

[@bikallamichhane8602]

Two of my best youtube folks in the same video.. idk how i can contain my excitement 😢

[@eccentric0official]

He’s popping up everywhere! His channel is incredible and so is he as a musician.

[@skylark183]

Wow Rick on Andertons how cool is that

[@paulanderson6511]

Beato is a treasure here in Atlanta and you Lee are a great interviewer. You give space for the person to breathe just like a good classic rock song needs to! Thanks for this. Both of you keep up the great content.

[@kernowchris]

Beato at last. I've been looking forward to this for ages. Rick is a Legend. Top work Mr Anderton.

[@Amish_Trivedi]

Love the series, love Rick, but representing the US well in the Canadian tuxedo :P

[@LeeHutchingsdrumsUK]

Rick Beato. Rocking the double denim since 2016.

[@sirgaryo]

What a great interview !!! The Anderton’s Channel and Rick’s own channel are simply two of the very best music channels on KZbin, this episode is just superb ! 😍🎸👌🔥🔥🔥

[@araphelt]

Love watching Lee do interviews. He's seems to approach them like a fan would and he always seems to steer to the personal rather than the superficial. Thanks Lee.

[@zeppelinboys]

loved the one with his father

[@jozjonlin3170]

I've been subscribed to Rick's channel since he had well below a million subscribers. I've been amazed at his growth but the growth is because he's real and provides value in his music education as well as entertainment. It's a perfect crossover appeal for musicians.

[@direnova6284]

Me too, I wonder how many people he has helped in their exploration of music, he certainly has contributed to my understanding of composition.

[@michaelrains64295]

What a lovely way to spend an hour on Sunday afternoon. Great interview from two of my favorite music-oriented channels. Thanks.

[@pensive_]

Amazing interview. Thanks

[@anthonyzurro3182]

Captain Lee keep interviewing people like Rick and other musicians keep up these great interviews. Great content.

[@hartleysloan8191]

Wow! Two of my favorite KZbin channel personalities together! Love Andertons and Rick Beato!

[@Yakushev15]

Rick and Lee!! Who would have thought...?? My best video buddies ever - always generous, funny and clever. This video is simply THE BEST! Thanks!

[@JazzGuitarFan72]

My two worlds have just collided! Great interview.

[@pierreschnehage8152]

49:00 Rick really knows mics & placement. That means you need to know where all instruments emit sound from... Respect, Rick.

[@neilquarrell7551]

What a great interview. Love Rick, love Lee's cheeky style. As a 60 year old guitar player, You guys are the best. Cheers

[@rocket69218]

My kids aren't as excited about music because they consume it totally differently. For us getting an album you wanted when you were young (often for a birthday or christmas) was super exciting, so was leaving school, getting your first job and getting your pay packet on a friday and going record shopping on a saturday. So was going to a friends house to get a tape of an album they had..... My kids can hear anything they want any time they want, so it just seems to mean a lot less for that reason.

[@sagittated]

Related: we didn't have nearly as many options to entertain ourselves, so much of our time was spent listening to music by default. In the 80's, we had this explosion of options with cable TV, VCRs, and home video game systems. But we didn't have 1% of the options we have now. Your records and cassettes were always available (thanks, Sony walkman) and reliably entertaining.

[@Buccarado]

Overstimulation kills dopamine. It's just how it is these days.

[@charlesbranch4120]

I agree, replacing a 2008 OEM car stereo with a new Sony unit, I wanted the same functions (AM/FM/CD/Bluetooth) and the CD player units are being replaced by multimedia (Bluetooth or USB connected internet download music). The truck now has a much better sound system, and in the rural west of North America, sometimes radio reception is unavailable, and a CD is always good.

[@guitarreilly]

ok boomer

[@TheKamillosdanny]

​@@guitarreillyno, no boomer. I'm sixteen and today's music industry sucks.

[@WharfRat4]

I don't think people give Lee enough credit for just how good he is as an interviewer. I doesn't matter who he interviews (KZbinrs, grunge metal players, people using modelling gear, his Dad ...), you always get a really good look at who they are and what motivates them. I don't say this as a casual observer. I also interview people, run seminars, train people etc as part of my job and considering Lee is probably(?) untrained in that area, he's a natural.

[@xxrobodave]

Rick is a gem. He brings such insight to music and breaks it down to such interesting detail that your average non-musical joe (like me) can appreciate. His love for music is infectious. Top guy.

[@Vortexafternoon]

I also learned on 12-string! I still own it, 30 years later. A President 12-string acoustic.

[@jace76ful]

I love seeing rick get all this love he totally deserves it. He is such a champion for music good music. Love it!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

His son Dylan is what drew me to Rick in the first place. I was talking with my friends and one of my buddies said the strangest thing. He said that all American car horns were the note F sharp. He had heard someone else say that and I started thinking about other common sounds we have that are so well known that everyone knows it. So I searched "how to identify pitch by ear" and it took me to Rick's channel with his son and when I was finished watching, I was speechless. It was one of the most incredible talents I have ever seen. Like watching Bach or Beethoven or Mozart as a child. A prodigy by definition. So I subbed and craved more of them. And then the rest was history

[@gringopablo]

Yes! Two of my favourite music channels togheter! 😉

[@firstnamenonapplicable5138]

The one that sells stuff and the one that teaches you how to use that stuff

[@planzed.2]

@@firstnamenonapplicable5138 😂 yes this!

[@christopherweise438]

@@firstnamenonapplicable5138 - Then he needs Keith Williams to come on and tell them how they don't need all that gear.

[@daves.2111]

Here is what I love about Rick and his videos… As someone who has always loved and been passionate about music, but has little/no technical skill or training, I can watch his videos and feel included in the conversation even though at times he is speaking a “language” I don’t even understand. It’s almost like learning a foreign language (i.e. music theory) by immersion.

[@ed.z.]

Excellent observation regarding learning music should be seen as learning a new language. Alphabet Letters are the notes, words and phrases are motifs, sentences are musical phrases, paragraphs are themes, compositions are songs or tunes.

[@CesarHuescaMusic]

GREAT episode!!

[@LeeHutchingsdrumsUK]

Years in the making, it was well worth the wait. Bravo.

[@davedavem]

Of all the people Lee has interviewed, Rick is the one for whom I'd never run out of questions.

[@rogerramjet6615]

Great interview. What Rick says about session musicians playing on famous records is very true. As Bernard Purdie said, ''There were 4 drummers used on the Beatles recordings and Ringo wasn't one of them''. Bernard himself played on 21 of them.

[@Fret-knot]

Superb interview. Great to see Rick on Anderton's.

[@daydream5460]

Rick is amazing, positive and listens to his guests!

[@brachashighhopeshomestead226]

as he SHOULD!!

[@paulhunter3247]

Brilliant! How cool to turn the tables on Rick… and couldn’t think of a better guy to do it than the Captain!

[@TheRealHucasys]

Wow, Rick Beato at Anderton's, talk about crossover...! COOL 🖤

[@andreborges2881]

Boomertopia. Together these two are top boomer, really, And I love it! Cheers, mates, from Brazil.

[@paulandermusic]

One of the best youtube music conversations I have ever seen

[@jimmygillard]

YES! My 3 fave music channels - Beato, Andertons and Justin Hawkins!

[@mauricerobillard612]

Thanks for that great chat that gives us a little more insight on Rick

[@tinaward1430]

Lee and Ricky sitting in a tree... GCDCDCG..... 🤩

[@andybaker5800]

Geddit 😂😂

[@akwamarsunzal]

@Rickbeato I appreciate you! Thank you for being you and for sharing you on KZbin!

[@michaelfessenden8601]

Had one in my hand watching the video

[@nuddz]

Great interview 2 of my 1st youtube channels and still 2 of the best hands down!!

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Genuine conversation, interesting insights, Rick is great and The Captain did very well, as did all the crew.

[@tonycoleman7535]

Love Rick top dude very knowledgeable 🎸🎸🎸🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🎼🎼🤘🏼🎹🎹🥁🥁🎼🎼🎼

[@KenMcConnell]

Thank you Rick, for admitting you need to use picks with more grip. I have the same problem and I'm 57.

[@anfiorsceal]

yea, maybe your fingertips get dryer as you get older.... but textured plastic can feel "itchy" .... curiously I've found that Acrylic doesn't slip at all in my fingers so I'm using Gravity picks for that - the tip shape and bevel is critical though.

[@AadilJaved]

The fact that @RickBeato acknowledged the issues with external add-ons and the lack of PCI-e's on a Mac is on point. As always, love the Captain Meets videos.

[@johnwillcoxon1509]

Great episode, Ran into him at the Aristocrats show, in Atlanta, told him his channel educates me, and infurites me, both, in a good way! Cheers!

[@djole02]

I just want to say I really enjoyed every second of this video!

[@RetireMentalityChallenged]

Yah. This had to happen. Great interview guys!

[@danielelise7348]

Good to hear someone ask the guy who asks the questions,the questions.😏❤️

[@chitlun]

This is glorious! Now a top 10 parts played by producers I’d love to see…

[@phishphan5732]

2 of my favorite KZbin channels together ❤️… Rick is who I wanted to be if I didn’t choose architecture in college. Lee and Rick, are my favorite KZbin folk, just SO real and genuine.

[@Severinate]

''What makes this song great'' is such a great series...

[@joedamore7653]

This was simply great. The questions, the flow, both true professionals anticipating what the audience wants to hear and some things we needed to hear, but didn’t know we did. Excellent job Lee!

[@rwamhoff71]

I LOVE Rick Beato and Anderton’s … OMG This is so awesome!! Thank you BOTH 🎉❤

[@dadtimejamtime]

Happy Easter to me! 🎉 ❤🎉

[@melissayost4888]

Great interview. So cool. Rick is beyond the beyond. Please pass on my comment. Oh, I mainly play acoustic guitar but my electric is a Gretch. Thank you Brian Setzer. It simply talked to me.

[@blackcreekmusic783]

Always great to watch Anderson's videos and always great to see Rick, it's a guaranteed great watch!!

[@pinkttamburini]

I watch Rick's videos all the time and went to see him in London ... awesome dude! Thanks for the interview. 🤘🏻

[@joealexander8266]

When Rick went to Abbey Road I knew some awesome interviews in England were coming up. This is great, thanks Lee and Rick for this treat. Now if Rick happened to stumble upon Guthrie Govan as well (Lees interview with him gets replayed regularly here already)...

[@morganbartfield5457]

I like Mr Beato's channel, he's very natural and doesn't try too hard to people please. Great knowledge of music and bands and presents his topics really well.

[@alexjackson8841]

Rick produced and wrote records for shinedown 😯

[@Slappaccino]

This channel just keeps getting better and better!

[@Paul-D]

I think aside from Ricks excellent knowledge and ability to teach - another huge part of his success is his age. Hes the musician dad SO many of us across the world wished we had.

[@Anddrew914]

Rick is absolutely the internets cool music uncle.

[@cracknigga]

asolutely. i have zero musical people in my family and having a dude like that that i know would be so amazing.

[@phishphan5732]

@@Anddrew914 add Uncle Larry ! Tom Bukovac.

[@Paul-D]

@@phishphan5732 x10000 for uncle larry haha

[@Anddrew914]

@@phishphan5732 Never heard of him, Thanks for the recommendation.

[@lenablack4264]

Yes Finally!!!

[@fairenoughthenwhat]

A great talk. Thanks so much Lee.. I'm really glad I took the time out to watch it.

[@dougckelly]

Thanks guys, I'm enjoying the recent cross-over theme videos with other youtubers. The Andertons takes over TPS was great as well.

[@leftwrite]

Brilliant interview. Thanks!

[@craigrik2699]

Man, I didn’t want this interview to finish, thanks guys

[@ericwilliamson9869]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!

[@faroukadil3583]

I like This Friendly Talking -The Analog Vs Digital Realm And The Guitar ,The Strings ,The Amps, Nice Interview.

[@priorwitness]

This was brilliant! At around the 52:00 this was an excellent point about amp vs plugins. I had this conversation just the other day. I own a real Mesa, and I will never get rid of it as long as plugins cannot generate the same feel as an amp can. I get it - in a mix there isn't much of a difference anymore, but I get more inspiration and excitement from playing thru an amp than I do from a plugin.

[@florian-anwander]

Confirmed (though I am mostly on keyboards and only playing guitar some times). About the topic of getting acoustic feedback from a plugin via the studio monitors which he mentions there: that won't work because the plugin has some latency. So the feedback will be the same as if you'd try to get feedback when using a delay pedal which does not provide the original signal.

[@johancarlson2774]

I've said it before, Lee is an excellent interviewer! So is Rick, and I followed his channel for a while as well. This feels so real, just two people truly loving what they do, and truly interested in the conversation they're having. None of them are trying to show off. Cheers, guys!

[@eduardoprieto5267]

Wow, I am the seventh child of eight. And in the 60's just like Ricardo my three sisters had the Beatles on daily. Also, my brothers play on the record player hollies , hendrix, bb king, and all the mid to late 60's prog rock. So I started banging away on all percussion instruments from snare to bongos. At 16 picked up the guitar. Now at 63 I'm still playing. Thank you chuy (Jesus) for the blessing. God bless one and all.

[@steverobinson7040]

Love Rick Beato he’s just brilliant. Great interview Captain !!!

[@andyracksthecams]

I think it was time for this video. The Andertons Nord Electro 5D video was great. I bought one after that!

[@sciampa8127]

Rick is a national treasure.

[@KabirGuitarist]

A really interesting chat. Rick Beato is a fantastic music educator and his Sting interview was exceptional, as was his breakdown of Larry Carlton’s Kid Charlemagne solo. Great to see him on the Anderton’s channel! Lee is a great interviewer - the Yolanda Charles video springs to mind for its brilliance - more of this kind of content please!

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I am hella stoked on the idea of some Beato recording and mixing educational material. Seriously.

[@s2diosrecords]

Holy crap, yes!

[@Papo_Bostero]

Watched, liked and subscribed to both of your channels for years

[@bretspangler8717]

There is no joy in playing the guitar with a bad sound and the opposite is very true when you are getting great tones, it can be mesmerizing and almost hypnotic.