This Advice Took Me YEARS to Learn

[@Mikey-wg2xu]

The happiest guitar player on KZbin (Maybe tied with Tommy Emmanuel). Love the smiles and pure joy when you play Tim. 😁

[@ndtealmusic]

Jay Leonard J.?

[@StanslaMichael]

A true Master. How fortunate we are to have lesson's. Much appreciated.

[@thechuckster6838]

The great and powerful, Tim Pierce!! Thanks for the lessons.

[@dudleybarker2273]

lyrical. there is no other way to describe Tim's playing. a master craftsman at the height of his powers, it's a real pleasure to see the joy he derives in passing on this knowledge. thanks, man.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

He has a fantastic combination of melodic and technical skill, then he ices the cake by having fun.

[@jasonwilliamshuck]

yes! Tim creates melodic MUSIC and just happens to use a guitar most of the time as the tool to bring it into the world. legendary.

[@rahard]

yeah. how does he find those notes? mind boggling. that is one of the reasons I am visiting this channel.

[@miller8084]

It’s hard to adequately express how important and helpful this lesson is. Thank you for hitting the bullseye of both educating and entertaining!

[@lorenzodw2853]

Man, this is an amazing time for being a guitarist. All these informations were barely available when I first started playing guitar in the late 90’s. You had to know people in the (local) industry and/or read guitar magazines. Now you just turn on your computer and here’s Tim. One of LA finest. Do we always really appreciate the value these videos? Thanks Tim, I know I’m better musician because of your videos!

[@kmfrazz]

This is possibly the greatest segment on tone I’ve ever seen, simple and extremely effective. I’ll have to change my approach to picking, but the few hours I’ve tried it have made a huge difference. Hearing the notes bloom puts a smile on my face. When I picked hard and heard the “choking” Tim mentioned, it was eye opening. Thank you sir.

[@juanblanco3187]

Man Tim I hope your really as happy as you project. I get a big ole smile every time I see you Bro.Thanks a Million Tim.

[@cantemirash]

Yeah, his smile is such a joy. It's contagios. Love it

[@flashbak01]

@@cantemirash That naturally emanates from people who love what they do. :)

[@mt1825]

Tim Pierce is a monster and must have played 24x7 for about 100 years - each time I hear some nice guitar on a record I always happen to see that he played it. Thank you Tim for your contribution to the music industry and for sharing your experience 😎👍❤️

[@JoePariseauMusic]

GREAT advice Tim!!! I just sent this to literally ALL of my students!

[@ItsNoidd]

I told my wife that watching your channel was going to increase my size and sustain. When I grabbed the guitar she was disappointed.

[@pratikbhosle3792]

Too good bro...

[@sparcove]

lol😂

[@BrianGallagher]

she probably suspected there were strings attached

[@HazHarpo]

@@BrianGallagher 😂

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Well, Austin Powers can recommand you an expander device. Wife would like me being of lesser size and sustain

[@rawkinj6609]

Tim's Bob Ross moment: "Picture your pick as being the wing of a butterfly" 🦋🔈🤟 so inspiring man!! Thanks again!

[@andrelousada]

Thats why playing with fingers makes everything so expressive!

[@BaronVonQuiply]

Tim always looks like he's having the time of his life playing the intro solos =)

[@ModernGolfer]

Everyone watching will need to decide whether they should follow Tim's advice, or not. But, with 1,222 song recording credits from at least 1974 - 2019 (Allmusic Apr. 2020), pretty sure Tim's advice has stood the test of time. 😉

[@dcb6string]

Right and what songs? I mean the songs represent some of the great recordings in history. Unbelievable bio and catalogue! Gem of a man and and gifted teacher as well

[@DrewArmstrongMusic]

I think the best thing about your videos is how much fun you always have

[@RC32Smiths01]

This is very important for making a fleshed out tone, and that's what I believe we all strive for. Amazing! Although I do wonder, will you ever make anymore stories on the tracks you played guitar on in the near future?

[@GuitarOverdrive]

Your sheer enthusiasm is so contagious. Thanks for another great set of tips.

[@ivanposa8101]

Tim is such a cool guy. His love of playing and teaching shines through.

[@blizzbee]

There's only good vibe in this channel

[@seangarden1043]

Mr. Pierce, you continue to joyfully impart a lifetime of learning and experience with such an open heart. Being part of your youtube is like having (Name All Your Guitar Heroes) as part of the family, patiently instructing us, who we can go to or ask right in our home! Respect!!!

[@MrDinoWodini]

Thanks Tim. Another great instructional technique video. Super. Beautiful tone on that Gibby. Keep your smiles going. Its infectuous.

[@MrZerohour1967]

Tim, the best thing about this video is watching the smile on your face when you cut loose in that solo at about 2:38. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and your talent with us.

[@sanmicos]

I love how you are always smiling when you play. It's not an arrogant 'look at me' smile, but a warm 'wow, I just love playing guitar' smile. Top musician.

[@Cajundaddydave]

Great stuff Tim! Been playing now for over 50 years and still always learning.

[@billwarkentin3630]

Thank-you for the left hand muting tip, Tim! I'm an at home hobbyist, and I found that very useful!

[@timpierceguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Guitarreference]

Supreme lesson and playing on the use of dynamics! Always great listening to you Tim, Thank you for sharing!

[@joeywilder9708]

Man that’s 1 of the most beautiful les Paul’s I’ve ever seen

[@85herooftheday]

Seriously. That top is some art.

[@FlashGrover]

what he said - gorgeous LP!!

[@AndrewCCM]

Yep. Agreed

[@kelleybryan4775]

Saw that he traded it in at Normans for another Guitar

[@paulcowart3174]

@@ohplezz had a 97 just like it 44 hundred

[@stevendpruitt9896]

6:01 ... here let me do this thing that makes you and me both smile! Love this guys passion for the craft!

[@AmandaKaymusic]

"Picture your pick being the wing of a butterfly." What a line. A lecture one told me to turn up. I have spent a fair bit of time hearing how I like to sound without having practiced long enough to sound the way I want to so tend to play quietly. He told me to play louder so I could hear my mistakes. : ) Now I think about it, the tone really does change with heavier playing. I still tend to play gently rather than fiercely but do turn the AER up to "hear my mistakes". If I am just noodling acoustically, which is what I usually do in writing mode, I still tend to play gently except I bought a more flamenco feeling cheap nylon with a little higher action that rings out some sweet harmonic tone when pushed. I'm loving how she pushes me to work harder. Each guitar does change how I play. They all have that spot and hold where they're at their best. Thanks for another inspiring clip Tim.

[@Guitargate]

Tim. That run around 2:40 was outstanding!

[@christianjonesmusician]

Thanks Tim! Met you at Norm’s a few years ago. Thank you for being so accommodating and approachable. Hope to bump into you again soon.

[@joemkoenen]

One of my favorite lessons you have shared...Great information Tim. Thank you!

[@woodlander]

Tim, all I can say is thank you. This is an important thing to keep in mind. You provided some great examples of the concept.

[@dgmg1578]

Tim this is Doug from Denver you are spot on every band I've ever been with I just always had to talk about the importance of Dynamics

[@limpindug]

Top teaching again, great video, keeping it easy to understand, thanks and stay safe to be well. Respect

[@tonypurcell1049]

Where have you been all my guitar life? If I only had this advice before! Thanks for the course Tim, worth every penny.

[@strato4925]

you are the best TIM !!! Best wishes from Vienna

[@jpetes9046]

What a GREAT lesson. Thank you Tim, for sharing your knowledge and experience this way!

[@thumbody1]

I've been playing seriously for 50 years and I love your insights. I still learn things from you. Thank you Tim.

[@HeikkiRHackman]

Awesome playing in the beginning. My mind expanded! Thank you Mr Pierce. I subscribed.

[@tedybear335]

Hello and thank you from France, Tim. Take care!!

[@johnrumler7479]

An absolute joy to watch you play!!

[@derwolfenbaron3014]

Another awesome and educational session Mr. Pierce. Makes perfect sense! Thank you taking the time Sir.🎸🎸🎸🎩

[@carlosprex]

Tim, I´m gonna say it on four words: You are the man.

[@EllisRiverMedia]

Thank you Tim. Great segment.

[@spencerkoch1]

This looks like a different Les Paul than Tim traded/sold to Norman's rare guitars. Tim's LP was guitar of the day on 4/14/2020. Lemmo did a great job playing it too!

[@desmondwalsh8798]

Tim. Basically the best tone I ever heard. This lesson is invaluable. Thank you!!!!!

[@tgs2012]

I love Tim’s beautiful and dynamic style! Always inspires me to be better.

[@kahlesjf]

Love the melodic leads you play to introduce lessons and demonstrate techniques. Amazing.

[@danteluza]

This is one of greatest, eye opening, enlightening (not so) secret I’ve came across. I first heard it when you were talking to Rick Beato about it. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@DenisAhmet]

Thanks TP, I’ve started playing again after many years, this will really help get back to playing musically, feeling it and above all more enjoyable.

[@garryfmacdonald]

Thanks Tim. You are such a helpful and knowledgeable person.

[@dominiquebellaud7489]

I dig those advice you share with us , mostly because they are common sense and easy to apply. And the attitude that goes along with those is awesome.

[@mr.rudolph630]

This idea of holding the pick like a butterfly's wing is the best advice I've received in months. Thanks Tim. I loved the whole video and look forward to more advice.

[@DaveThomspon]

Absolutely love the tone you have on this video! Plus after 55 years of playing thanks to you I have discovered the mystery of soft and hard picking in a solo. Never to old to learn. Thanks

[@TheFeelButton]

Great stuff Tim! I always look forward to your vids!! 👍😊✌

[@timpierceguitar]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@afringedweller]

Your sounds are magical. Thanks for sharing.

[@israelr6636]

Wow, this is so helpful and great to understand. Thank you Tim for another awesome lesson.

[@dpurrington]

This is gold. Thank you, Tim!

[@vampolascott36]

Brilliant tips. Thanks for sharing your musicianship.

[@MrJOJOBOOTS]

Tim I love your video's so much. I've never gained so much guitar knowledge in such a short time, my playing has improved so much because of you and , I just want to thank you. your a great guitar player and, teacher all the best

[@perrymahoney7772]

Great advice and playing there, Tim. How come you’re not even more famous 😄? I could listen to your playing all day. Could you tell is about that gorgeous Les Paul too, please?

[@jamesreaves5534]

Excellent!! God Bless Jimmy in NC....

[@flaviocatalanoguitar]

Awesome, totally agree! Light touch, light drive and loud amps are the way to go for me too!

[@brettneuberger6466]

Super helpful and I love how joyful you are when playing. Plus, you’re an incredible guitarist!

[@erg8252]

Great Tips, they're changing the way I play Guitar. Amazing! Thank you Tim.

[@normbarrows]

Good advise. I've been doing these things for decades. They do help.

[@davidjudson6710]

Played for 50+ years but learned something new today. Great video and advice. Thanks Tim. David

[@guitarlohk]

Tim is tasteful guitarist and distinct session player whose sounds are easily recognised on many albums such as Peter Cetera’s. His signature tone is that nice in between clean and dirt so that he uses his picking dynamics to control the guitar tones. This lesson is a good reminder to players to practise picking dynamics. Joy of guitar playing in a band is to hear that the guitar parts merge nicely with the music and the band.

[@ayoungethan]

Tim tells guitarists everywhere to turn their amp up. Guitarists everywhere turn their amp up. Tim tells guitarists everywhere to play more softly with nuance and dynamics. Guitarists everywhere didn't hear him because they turned their amp up.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

If there was no master volume on my amps, it'd make no difference, I even have one that is graduated to 11... But I don't like to play too loud, so, at home, I will only use a single EL84 per channel, thus, when you use the EV speakers, each being as loud as a Greenbacks-loaded 4x12, hopefully there are the Audax F30PA12 loaded cabs: they have only 95.3dB sensitivity and are as accurate as the EVs, it's even why I keep 'em

[@Andluth]

I need the video on left hand muting! Thanks for sharing your experience and expertise .

[@joekyleboston]

Thank you so much Tim! Huge gift to us. Thank you. And yes, if you're willing, a muting video would be awesome!

[@gregorglasbruch6917]

Thanks a lot Tim for all these great tips. Actually, when I started playing it worked out the other way round for me. In the 70s I started playing live with a strat, I had no idea about other guitars with humbuckers, no compressor was available. I had a strong desire to have a sustaining and soulful sound even at low volumes, and my strat did not help me a lot to get this accomplished. The only way to do it was an open amp and very soft picking, so this became very natural to me from the very beginning, even this natural that I did not explore more aggressive picking for a very long time. For I also wanted to play fast without sacrificing my tone I was more or less forced to pick light and fast at the same time. Now after 50 years of playing I think I was very lucky that I learned this lesson very early. It has helped me a lot, I still pick very light regardless of the guitar I use. Definitely recommended to any player to try it out and go this way. Again thanks a lot, best regards - stay healthy Klaus

[@ralvknights]

Big thank u to Mr Pierce for sharing. I like playing dynamics a lot, but hadnt realize it actually translated as bigger tone. I was just liking soft playing. The muting trick also very handy. The clean amp with enough gain... oh boy that tip is monumental. Thk u a million.

[@matthewhubbert8588]

Useful as. Thanks my good man. Greetings from New Zealand

[@owenjacka2658]

Just commenting to let people know that I’ve just subscribed to Tim’s masterclass, and it’s absolutely brilliant! There’s an insane amount of brilliant content, and for only 19 dollars a month! Insanely good value compared to the prices of some online courses! Thanks for making such a brilliant Tim, genuinely such an inspiration.

[@timpierceguitar]

Owen I just saw this comment and I want to thank you so much... going to add some new lessons to the master class in the next couple of weeks... thanks , Tim

[@jimwilkey7294]

Amazing player and great with his explanations. Thank you 👍

[@YousifAlsharqi]

As always Tim. Amazzzing tips. Keep the good stuff up. Greetings from middle east

[@sebastianfibes2126]

Thanks Tim. Saved to Tim Pierce Guitar and Best Guitar Lessons.

[@Pauler23]

Thank you Tim, very helpful advice, I'm guilty of not paying attention to my pick dynamics so this has prompted me to address it!

[@peoplespoet1974]

I appreciate your natural 70's finesse. I may be fast, quadrads, etc...but playing smooth is super important. Thank you for your work here.

[@olivierjezequel]

Thanks ! Your playing is always so tasty and your advices eyes opening. Discovering your channel few weeks ago has already had a positive influence on my playing. I think you have reshaped my idea of a guitar hero, and you are damn high on my list.

[@waltercalvey8965]

THANKS TIM !! LOVE YA' BROTHER ! ! ! ! ! !

[@TeleCustom72]

Some great points (and playing as always). I’m definitely in the hitting strings too hard camp - I grew up playing thrash metal, so it was all about playing full-on all the time. More aggression, more chunk. It’s something I’m working on.

[@rudiyantohalim736]

Nice tips, i'll surely gonna give it a try cause i've a tendency to hit hard. But through the video, i can't stop starring at the Beautiful LP u are playin Sir...what a beauty 👍👍👍

[@JesseRedmanBand]

Great stuff. I've been playing forever. It's never too late to learn new techniques from the best.

[@DarrenHowseMusic]

Man, Tim Pierce channeling his inner Guthrie Govan! Both incredible guitarists. Thanks for the video, Tim!

[@denniscoverband4369]

Tim you are a master! My favourite lesson of yours among the many. Much respect from Canada 🇨🇦 :)

[@JRHARDY]

Great info as usual Tim! Thank you (although not a big fan of shooting 4K with all the zooming in and out in frame)

[@daveberkheimer2166]

This video reminds me of an interview I saw of Joe Pass. He talked about the fact that late in his career he decided to play through the house PA systems rather than travel with an amp. When asked why, he said that for one, he was just simply tired of dragging an amp around everywhere he went. It was the second reason that reminds me of this video. He said that he could never understand guys who played loud and pointed the amp right at their heads because, and I'm paraphrasing here, "why would you want to hear every little noise that you make when playing guitar..... I would rather hear what the audience hears". To be honest, I simply hate playing loud. And for my money, with all the technology that we have at our fingertips. it isn't necessary to play loud to get the sound your looking for.

[@shadwellsong]

Thanks, Tim, you make me a better player! Love your vibe man!

[@timjx3675]

Probably one of the most useful lessons i have come across 👍 thx Tim !

[@robertshamansky1912]

One of my guitars only sounds good when I don’t pummel it. Adjusting my pick attack took a while to master but it’s way more satisfying when I play now. This little trick works on all my guitars 😄 Your volume knob is your best friend too 🤣

[@jeffeager]

So good, Tim! Thank you for this lesson 🤘

[@analogman9697]

Best lesson I've had in 50 years...thanks!

[@tonykirby4245]

I love this guy when he's in his zone. Awesome!!

[@seanmurphy.]

I bought a TC Spark Boost a couple of years ago and realised how much I change my touch when my tone is more responsive. It's pretty much my always on pedal now, makes it easier to break up even at lower volumes and has forced my playing to be that much more expressive and precise, as it is so unforgiving when you make a mistake or dig in too much. Amazing tips as always, Tim. Thanks for being a constant source of inspiration and education. Much love from Australia.

[@colindias4820]

Watching you play is inspiring. . amazing stuff. .

[@jeffteza8644]

Great video TIm. I've been playing for 30 years so I get the muting, but keeping the amp volume high and controlling the music with touch is solid advice that I see EVH and others (as well as yourself) are comfortable with. I tend to have 2 dynamics (loud and soft) but you've pointed out that it is MUCH more than that. Thanks for the pro insights.

[@Rainb0wSeven]

Carl Brown is my favourite KZbin teacher BUT there's no-one I enjoy watching play more than Tim! I'm pretty sure there's nobody who loves playing guitar more than he does.