The Evolution Of EVERY Metal Guitarist

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[@ApothecaryTerry]

I've been at the first solo phase for 15 years and I expect to stay there for many more!

[@Kotsakosmart]

hahahahahh my thoughts exactly

[@Will-lh4lh]

Ha actually knew this was my first solo

[@cagdas135]

Kudos on the consistency. Good for you!

[@dantefurtado6957]

Yo también

[@johnpacino4491]

15 years first solo phase gang unite! 🙌

[@superhydroyeast]

I'm at the "uses a compressor once and acts like a music producer " phase

[@Virtualj3rkoff]

Been playing for 10 years but still chasing THE tone

[@SausageFingers420]

It's neat when you actually find it. Took me 15 years.

[@Virtualj3rkoff]

@@SausageFingers420 I thought I found it a couple of times but then after a few days of messing around with the tone, it starts to sound like shit again :D

[@Vivi_9]

Spent years chasing tone until I got decent enough to realise I was the tone all along

[@liamphillips2339]

The tone was really just the friends we made along the way

[@Fandirek]

Believe it or not, I actually auditioned for the Graham Dongle Band back in the day, but I could never get the solo to "Granddad Island" quite right. Then one day I stumbled upon your lesson on KZbin that broke the thing down note for note. It was brilliant. While watching it, I thought to myself, "Wow, this guy has it all figured out, HE should be playing for the Graham Dongle Band!". Fast-forward just 4 months or so, and you've actually been invited by Graham Dongle himself, to shred with the Graham Dongle Band! So happy for your success man!

[@niallscottanimation]

The endless, relentless sweeps on "A Basket Full of Bunnies" is what stumped me. Meanwhile Brad here could do it double time no sweat.

[@ToxinBoy]

I'm in the "wondering what would have happened if I haven't gave up learning guitar at the age of 10" phase when I'm 37 already.

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

I'm in the "wondering what great things I could have achieved if I gave up learning guitar when I still had the chance" phase.

[@ccclaw13]

This hits close to home. I played until I was 18. Even had Rusty Cooley as a guitar teacher. I'm 36 now wondering the same thing

[@SausageFingers420]

You'd have less money and less space in your house/apartment/dumpster.

[@kevinshanholtzer]

I switched careers to something radically different at 32 years old and am succeeding better than I expected. There is no 'would have' unless you allow it

[@leilaniunger1528]

Being a flute player for many years, I was always fascinated with the guitar. I once dated a guy who went to school and had many guitars. I simply asked him if he could teach me the basics like chords I didn’t quite understand. He whipped out a notebook and started writing music theory and told me first you need to learn mixolydian chord progression 🤣

[@calowenby1654]

Haha great story.

[@AirborneAshes]

i mean yeah that's how it is

[@stergiosrap1]

We love your videos, keep working hard

[@a.j.leclair5426]

I picked up my first guitar in 2003 it was a fender strat. I played she hates me by puddle of Mudd, well my version of it with single notes then I discovered power chords and that's when it clicked for me I was hooked. Well done Mr. Hall

[@aadeniscool]

The "only downpicked" solo was the most accurate thing that I have ever seen.

[@AmadChima]

I’m in the “stuck in a rut for several years” phase… thanks for opening my eyes to that! *sobs quietly*

[@PaulFarrerMusic]

Still learning my first solo. After 25 years of playing.

[@SausageFingers420]

Hey, some people are Kirk, some people are James.

[@SpokenFlesh]

Yeah, hate learning solos, just learn scales and impovise instead)

[@Super.AmmarI0]

holy shit how is the tone chasing phase so accurate? 😂

[@TheLoneGunman9]

What a roller coaster

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Love the quote from Albert Lee’s signature tune “Country Boy” Did you hear about the time he jammed with Eddie Van Halen? Even Eddie couldn’t keep up and graciously conceded 😮

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Me at 14: decided on a career as an electrician. Me at 15: discovers the electric guitar and decides that becoming a rock star is a much better career choice.

[@ethanskelly467]

I sort of skipped the band and solo parts and went right to getting my first decent guitar

[@SpacemanXC]

Bro i can't believe you got to play for Dongle. Saw them in 06' and they melted my face.

[@sadjj]

1906 ? same they were spectacular and blew their contemporaries away

[@onionheadguy7094]

@@sadjj saw them in 1890 when their original drummer was still in the band

[@onionheadguy7094]

@thesnesman5235 so jealous

[@TheMegaGamingWizard]

Dude its scary how accurate all these phases are. As a guitarist who started at 11 years old, I deem this worthy.

[@TheDarkEternalKnight07]

The best part of this was the KZbin video of Rock Discipline playing in the background lol. Petrucci probably taught many guitarrists with that.

[@DaLoveDonkey69420]

You sir, are a lovely madman who makes genuinely funny and talented videos, thanks for all you do my dudes!

[@tonykuriger573]

Love the "Rock Discipline" reference.

[@mattgrundy27]

That first bit cut DEEP in my soul.

[@onerandombruh]

I went through a big break... Dreams breaking, that is... Whatever, I just left everything behind.

[@gnutscha]

omg this is SO TRUE, all the phases made me roll on the floor

[@daniloberserk]

OMG, this is way to true. I'm in the tone-chasing phase yet, starting the technique-grinding phase.

[@pabloemilioescobargaviria6033]

The tone chase phase touched me on a spiritual level

[@nigeltufneljunior]

LOL the music school part was hilarious, by which I mean both the funny walk and the comment when leaving music school 😆 Great video Bradley!

[@calowenby1654]

Person: How many times did you watch this? Me: Yes.

[@adrypopeyesbiscuit9300]

Nothing like a long day and some Bradley Hall to sweeten the day.

[@wafflemanofficial3130]

I started playing seriously back in May, haven't learned a solo and haven't done anything with my band but I've been in my tone chasing phase for months

[@simoncampbellguitar]

Mate. You manage to combine relatable (kinda musical) comedy with amazing playing. You are a legend and I hope that you keep it up so we can all draw inspiration from your cringe/epic content. Never change

[@udaswoop]

Had my first guitar 28 years ago and still at the 'Learning Your First Solo' phase.

[@The_Mechanix]

The john petrucci guitar vid is so accurate 😂

[@letmeecookbroooo]

insteracting with camera is so true, i used to do it as kid , i would talk to my audiance even i had none, and i would say , you are about to wittness a greatist guitarist of all time :D i was like 10 years old :D

[@jordanbyrd4422]

Dropping the guitar for the video..that’s commitment

[@AirborneAshes]

just out of the post music school disappointment hiatus, now moving into the i need every type of guitar zone

[@silverspork86]

Accurate. Even the falling asleep with guitar and jp rock discipline

[@jimmyandroid24]

you just got a new subscriber cheers!

[@MoStBlEsSeD]

lmao man you make my day most times with your content thanks brother

[@kevgmei]

Pretty accurate. Not at the big break yet, though. Still in my pretty ok sometimes stage.

[@andrewdavies3091]

Omg this so accurate it hurts (apart from the big break and selling out part, never got that far)

[@Nickball97]

I'm in the middle of being in a rut for several years (literally went through all previous phases as described in the video) so I hope big break is coming soon

[@maartenn2217]

I still haven't got my first guitar but am deep in the "play every solo in D-bluesyish scale" in my saxophone journey

[@dimdimis2936]

You 're a genius!

[@jakobj55]

shit went from 0 to 100 real fckn quick

[@Offline877]

Freshly new out of a 13-14 year rut and back at the leaning stages of playing the guitar

[@jabileeric5061]

Bro, that went from zero to one thousand just like that. He had us in the first half!

[@justinc1337osu]

I've just went from tone chasing phase to technique grinding phase tgese psst few weeks lmao

[@althulhu8537]

Nice to finally discover your brand of strings. Pick gauge reveal next?

[@Farvann]

Wait... I know that cap!

[@louisyoung1916]

@@BradleyHallGuitar Of all the things to go viral, it had to be that hat. Better that than the bean porn, I guess. 😀

[@kellyrose53]

The guitar strap failure 🤣😂

[@ultralyrics1]

Awesome content!!!!!

[@toddbennett6073]

This is so accurate! 😅

[@PeterCleff]

It hurts how accurate this is.

[@Major_Fuzzz]

IDK why but the Bean Porn thing got me rolling

[@wearenotundone]

john petrucci's rock discipline is like my bible

[@Incog2k6]

I'm legit stuck between the "technique-grinding" and "bass" phases, lmao. Scary how accurate your parody vids always are 😅.

[@KirantheMetalhead]

I'm currently playing in your first band phase. I'm trying to start a band with my friends but one of them only likes rap music. Plus they're both too special to know how to write a song. Also I love you Bradley your the best youtuber to ever exist!

[@ZebraGoat]

That clip from About A Boy really threw me off lol. Been awhile since I've seen it, true classic

[@addiekerby8292]

THIS IS SO ACCURATE! MY FIRST SONG WAS IRON MAN AND MY FIRST SOLO WAS MASTER OF PUPPETS

[@mattperkins8177]

Currently re-entering the technique-grinding phase after just recently coming out of the rut phase

[@austinhancock5814]

Man. My first song was iron man by black sabbath. I feel so attacked

[@MegaJani]

The phrase "bean porn" holds so much pure horror in itself... I can barely sharpen my strings now

[@enzodimarsili2512]

this is SO fckng accurate

[@SomeDaveDude]

0:51 - yep

[@SeRgU123]

Im on the chasing tone phase everytime im recording a new cover or writing a song. Its like 'man i can made It sound better or different' every single day.

[@t00by00zer]

Nailed it. 😆

[@hestrueyouknow3690]

god i love hearing brad swear

[@negativexmilitia1]

I've completed the few years in a rut phase and I'm in a crossover grinding theory/endless tone search phase.

[@Voidaram]

Forever on that technique grinding phase

[@victormaslyaev1525]

😂 awesome, man! 🤘thanks!

[@That_oneguy_mane]

I’m at a stage where I have a few riffs down and my greatest achievement is cowboys from hell solo. Although I need to be a lil faster. I don’t like the idea of learning a ton of different stuff at once. When I learn something I try to make it to where I will remember how to play it, and 9/10 times it sounds good. And I don’t have enough money to get a tone

[@Ouvii]

I'm in the "oh, searing pain in my left arm while playing guitar isn't normal, I guess I'm throwing away 10 years and relearning as a lefty to play around my injury" phase

[@metallibasscovers]

“Getting stuck in a rut” is how I look and feel when I fail trying to record a song cover for the hundredth time.

[@assasinstom4443]

It’s been 7 years, still waiting for a decent guitar 🤙🤙

[@mastopeth2223]

I gave up on the tone chasing phase and jumped right into acoustic life. Things are much simpler here.

[@ChristofferKeizer]

This is quite accurate.

[@acermonolsen362]

Good lad. Thanks for the lulz!!

[@robertbogomolec8763]

I stopped at the tone chasing phase, started playing classicalal guitar instead and never looked back since.

[@finngallagher9867]

Nowhere, I play bass

[@Samskys777]

The unregistered hypercam made the first band section way funnier than it has any right to be 😂

[@gianlucav2083]

Bonus round between extended range and acoustic: extended range acoustic phase

[@damascusraven]

You forgot the downtuning and "how much distortion can I possibly add?" phases.

[@bluephoenix3865]

The second Stevie t🤣🤣❤️❤️

[@PeterAbud]

I'm in my Bass phase. Shout out to Clay Gober from Polyphia for inspiring me.

[@crappyeditor]

Im everywhere before music school. And im never going to music school...still shred my first $200 epiphone sg that i bought a few years ago.

[@failedabortion1894]

I guess I passed "Learning my first solo" (which _was,_ in fact, the MoP solo) and now I'm trying to get good enough to be able to play in a band

[@RustBunny]

You should have known that beans would haunt you in the end.

[@reav3rtm]

Still at tone chasing phase. 25 years and counting.

[@jagannathaniyengar4369]

So all along, Bradley was actually recording the happenings of Rowan Atkinson's bedroom… no wonder he has that big a collection. I received a couple of videos.

[@AlexiCult]

Tone-chasing FTW!

[@Zimzephyr]

This is too real.

[@andrevandervlies5700]

I'm at the "tune a baritone uke to GCEA to make it sound kinda like a guitar"-stage...

[@Cooper-cs6dp]

I can actually still play the first solo ive learned, although ive gotten better at playing it. Learned it 3 years ago when i was 11. Amon Amarth - Live for the kill

[@doom-mantia]

Never change, Bradley 😂😂

[@efthkon9142]

Nice one.

[@Phartas]

It’s so funny. After 27 years of hearing metal I start to learn guitar and after now some weeks of learning finger techniques and standards I wanted to have a sense of achievement down load the tabs from iron man and played. And it sounds originally like yours 😂. Now I am scared for the next steps…

[@gazsharpe3871]

That fart at the end still gives me the fear.

[@KanoKnife]

You nailed my voice!

[@comment.highlighted]

This is joyfully true 😈