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I had a friend who bought a guitar to impress girls, never had any interest in music, musicians, or anything related to it, I tried my best to teach and motivate him, I even get back into playing after a 10 years break, gave him exercises and theory lessons I would use to myself, he said it was boring and refused to practice, he thought that guitar skill would come magically or something idk, 2 months later and he had given up. Your initial video is 100% correct, Instruments take dedication and you can't have dedication for something you don't have passion about.
Honestly, the amount of people thinking that playing an instrument and learning music doesn't take efforts, and you just go up a stage and play is absurd
My classmate has 3 guitars. He doesn't play them. He only learned the basic chords to play some easy songs to impress somebody. I tried to teach him barre chords. He was trying for 5 min but then just gave up. Im sad for guitars collecting dust
This is usually the case, when I picked up guitar it was mainly my personal will and motivation to start learning a skill during COVID. Practice eventually got me into classic rock, punk rock and other genres that involve guitar playing to constantly fuel that passion I once had from the start up until now. I met a friend through work that plays guitar longer than I did, and the conversations we had were mostly guitar or that specific genre-centered topics. Even as a beginner knowing a handful of guitar players, it allows one to venture in that sort of content, whether to improve or to just discover new music to listen to. People really jump to conclusions because they don't think the long term effects of picking up guitar. It is natural that if you don't have interest in a certain skill, you tend to give up further down the road.
Sitting here smoking cigarettes with a 57' telecaster in my lap that I only know 4 chords on. Who the fuck is Jenny Page? I'm gonna be a rockstar remember my name.
I think a lot of people take it as "gatekeepy" because they think of it like you're trying to quiz them at a concert about their band Tee. I took it as being into guitar means having an understanding of what you like and want to play, which is a good indicator on how much you wanna learn. I started back recently and that video got me to dive deeper into bands and artists I like to really understand their guitar playing.
When i was little, i would make guitar bodies out of cardboard and screw them to wooden shutter boards, about the same size as a guitar neck. Then i draw frets and inlays, pickups, and knobs. Bend a coat hanger into a trem arm, turn up the headphones, and be a rock star for hours and hours. Now i build guitars! Lol
@@dragonfx310 Lmao! You should have seen these things, they were ridiculous! I would draw the frets on, they were all crooked and spaced funny. I drew fret markers like hearts diamonds clubs and spades, or like hot rod wheels, i loved Hot Wheels back then too! They were all in the wrong places, but. I always got that 12 fret inlay somewhere in the right area!
Foolproof way to determine if something is for you or not: Ask yourself "Do I enjoy/love doing this?" If your answer is positive, it's likely that the thing is for you. If otherwise, you should most likely stop doing said thing.
For some, for people like me i really really thought i loved playing basketball and lied to myself. But really, it was just for approval from my father. i loved getting. So this list of things helped me realise i actually enjoy guitar yk.
very true. i used to paint all the time for years, i was a teen prodigy at it, and I'm still pretty good at it when i occasionally still do it. but i always dreaded doing it and i hated doing it 😭😭 i play the accordion now and it's honestly my favorite thing to do. practicing accordion is the only thing i consistently do everyday.
I think the main issue is that the short somewhat gives the impression that you shouldn't even touch a guitar if you're not willing to give your all about it, which feels like thinking in absolutes. Either you're die hard or you're not, which gives the impression of gatekeeping. I admit I'm not a serious guitar player, and probably by your definition not even a guitar player at all, since I only play when I'd like to. I play simply because I like the sounds that I make on my guitar. I have a few of guitarists or bands I can name that I like listening to and I consider to be my heroes, like Muse, MCR, Rolling Stones, Beatles, etc. and I do think about their music a lot, but I don't practice that much. Like I said, I don't consider myself as a serious player as I feel like I don't deserve to call myself that, but I do find that my life is better by simply being able to play casually. I think by making it sound like there is no space in between feels like you're denying people the pleasure of simply playing the guitar casually, which I think can be a bit unnecessary. But then again I'm a casual player who finds myself stumbling across a creator who's clearly talking to people who are much more serious than I am. And judging from the other comments in this video it seems like your methods works for them so I'm sure you know more than I do.
This was my impression of the short as well. It feels absolute and I'm so tired of absolutes. I have many interests and hobbies and I switch between them depending on my mood. You shouldn't be required to devote 100% of your free time to something in order to say you enjoy it. It would be a bit different if you planned to earn money from this hobby, but not if it's just for your own enjoyment.
I’ve been at guitar for 5 months now. The dopamine segment is so true. I’m a fire sprinkler engineer currently and I spent the previous 3 years audio engineering. The 10 years prior I was a fire sprinkler inspector. All these things taught me is these things do not come easy. I remember my first month of guitar I battled with myself like dude I’m never going to get better. But the best things in life do not come easy. My basketball coach used to tell me “ if it was easy everyone would do it” and I’m 5 9 and I could dunk on a regulation rim. If you love something u will figure it out. If you want instant gratification this is not the thing for you but if you want instant gratification nothing worth while is for you.
I have practiced guitar for the last 5 months at least an hr a day most of the time more. Now I have so many chords I can play and switch between and now getting into bends and slides. Power chords and even started learning music theory. I never knew music theory in my 30 years of life and it’s so crazy I’m glad I picked this up. As I get better it does get me more intrigued and I’m starting to have more fun no doubt. But like I said above that’s what happened with everything I’ve ever done. It does become more fun once you get the hang of it. There is also a lot of pain that comes with it to. But pushing thru to find the fun is super pleasurable
I did not progress for years then quit because I wasn't serious. When Covid hit, I finally started learning scales and legato. It took me 2 years to comprehend, but because I built muscle memory around scale and legato, now I'm pretty good at improv. Good luck to you
You can literally just say "Periphery" and hit the 5 guitarist quota. Misha, Jake, Mark, Nolly and Spencer all write/play lmao. The bar is set so low that you'd have a hard time even tripping over it.
Damn it feels like I'm watching a self improvement video. And its not that 10mins quick edits bs with background music, talking about the top 10 ways pf getting whatever goal. Its a genuine video. I really do appreciate the video dude. Even though I have no idea who you are, have a good day brother.
Those people have completely missed your point, either intentionally or ignorantly. The important thing is, people that are here to learn have understood you and appreciated what you said.
Not really That's just the *short*comings of the video format. People, who learn and are just getting started or love theory for some reason, probably won't know 5 famous guitarists. People, who only practice using books or have been playing for a long time might not consume a bunch of youtube content on guitar. Not to mention people, who are yet to fall in live with guitar, being gatekept by this unnecessary negativity. Now I personally can name my pernambuco, tarrega, sors, villa lobos and lauro off the top of my head, if you give me some time and I do consume a bunch of youtube as I am still learning and am chronically online, but everyone's situation is different in that regard. As you see without him elaborating the original statement just is too raw, wich is why the feedback was so negative. This came out way longer than it needed to be, but "chronically online" I guess. and I'm passionate about this so It's fine.
Brandon's hardcore, like my jazz instructor, but he's correct. ANYTHING that you have interests in - you'll research and invest time in without it being a chore. I've played guitar for the last 13 years, and piano for 7. I've mostly been on stage for keys in an r&b band, but I'm a rocker first and can freely name my influences. If you don't invest time - you DON'T like it much.
If you rely on others to dictate how you choose/feel you are wasting your life over what others say and do. The reality is if you want to improve at a quick/steady rate and this goes for anything just do it and not rely on motivation, motivation is inconsistent and also a double-edged sword, if you are motivated but fail a lot you most likely will have a negative response to whatever you are doing but if you keep a good mindset/having fun (Practice can be fun and should be) you will grow faster than you think. I see a lot of people who say they hate practicing well it's probably not for you. You also shouldn't spend your entire day practicing we have around 4 - 6 hours of proper focus before diminishing returns can set in due to fatigue and can pick up bad habits that can also form more often because you are trying to compensate for your fatigue this goes for learning anything. If your goal is to master something you will need to devote a large portion of your life to it, if you say you don't have time you probably aren't serious about it we get 24 hours in a day you can choose how to use them making excuses as to why you can't do this and that will only set you up for failure it's a self-fulfilling prophecy and a mindset that will in the long run make you hate it. Especially now when everything is fighting for your attention and designed to keep you addicted to it, it's better just to cut out a lot of social media you can still use them but if you are spending hours a day on them, you aren't doing anything better for yourself you can watch 100 videos on how to do something but watching it doesn't actually help you improve. A lot of people will also say it's how they relax. Replace that time with learning something they are truly passionate about. Your favorite subject in school was most likely the one you did the best in/had the most interest in or had the most fun with. Basically, if you actually care about improving anything, cut out the fluff that takes your attention away It's around 23 minutes for your brain to actually refocus on a task after getting distracted and you have to be willing to give up your "free time" to actually improve and learn if it is a hobby for you are okay cool but if it's a hobby it shouldn't be causing stress it should be doing the opposite if your hobby causes you to stress you are doing it wrong and are setting yourself up to hate whatever your hobby is this is universal to learning anything/mastering it. Never rely on motivation rely on action the ones who grow the most have a better mindset and actually dedicate themselves to it and make time for it
I tried playing many years ago when i was around 14-15. Didnt have the drive to do it. Picking it up again at 32. Been making great progress and appreciate your videos. Thank you for putting em up.
Your mind is in the right place but so many people forget that music is a personal thing. Its something some people do for a hobby, for fun, or for any smaller reason. Why should someone have to dedicate themselves completely to enjoy it?
A better title to this video should be "How to tell if you can become a professional guitar player". The nice thing about is that the guitar can be played as a casual hobby where you learn a few notes to play a few songs or you can be serious about it and put a lot of time in to it to become professional. Never discouraged someone from trying something.
I agree with Brandon, I started my guitar journey like 5 years ago, I was bullshitting and then as of lately (2 years ago) I’ve delve deeper into it and learned about different players. It felt like a natural transition to know. I’ve gotten a bit better-not where I wanna be but I’ve grown a lot. Keep dropping bars Brandon 🤘🏽
I totally agree to the points your making. You have to have the drive or you'll never actually learn much... not just guitar but anything in life. The more care and attention to something the better you will be.
22:17 “if your gonna let someone on the internet have that much influence over you” okay brandon we all agree however, we have to take in context your position to your audience you are a seasoned, educated guitarist who knows a lot about the instrument. So if someone who I know is smarter than me about a topic tells me i probably don’t have the love I “think” I do I’ll be more inclined to be influenced by the educated guitarist rather than some random dunce on the internet.
😂 good lord, he is here to teach, not be your leader in life. You guys make such a big deal about nothing based on your feelings. I hate that B felt he had to explain himself to 'loser mindset" people, if you were passionate about playing an instrument, you would be able to recite a few musicians who you aspire to play said instrument like. end of story, on with the lessons.
@@DoubleD42 im just critically thinking ab the media I consume I love brandon content he’s shaven years of learning off my guitar journey but im calling bs when I see it
@@DoubleD42I get his point, and I am into guitar and can name guitar players but it legitimately is like asking, oh you like x? name every x whatever. like you said it's not that big of a deal but to act so shocked about the reception is just poor people reading skills
actually getting more into the video he seems fairly insecure and taking things too seriously ironically, people that say it's gatekeepy aren't "sensitive" it just is the classic gatekeepy thing to say and I promise you they aren't actually turned away by his words, moreso his attitude which is so comically common among other guitar players I've seen throughout my life, just way too inflated an ego for literally zero purpose, having a skill anyone can learn does not give you the right to be this egotistical
To me it's more about one thing, the sense of satisfaction when you play something that sounds pretty good, especially if you made it up yourself. But it doesn't matter what it is,if you play it and like it then you'll naturally want to keep at it and improve. If you don't really feel it then probably guitar isn't for you, why do something that doesn't float your boat? Some of the ideas I get happen when I'm nowhere near a guitar, then I can't wait to get home and try it. I may not be particularly good but nonetheless guitar is for me and I've never once questioned otherwise. I've no idea what point I was trying to make but have a great day.
I almost gave up because i'm left handed. I had to learn to play right handed, and it was very akward and uncomfortable at first. I'm glad I stuck to it
In my teenage years I used to think learning guitar wasnt that hard, everyone seemed to be trying to learn it. 20 years later, I personally know maybe 3 guitar players who actually know what they are doing. And learning it myself now... damn it is hard work. Fun work, frustrating work, demanding work, and well-worth-the-effort work (for me).
I really like this video. Talking about dopamine and how it affects people's desire for guitar is very accurate. TikTok (and TH-cam Shorts) brain has fucked a lot of people into instant gratification. I specifically got into guitar about a year and a half ago for this reason. Besides having a fascination with guitar for a long time, I really needed to try something I was not good at and that would take time. My main problem is I don't want to go get lessons, so I have been brute forcing a lot of steps to learning. But even doing the bare minimum theory has proved to be infinitely rewarding. I simply will never get bored of the guitar because it will have something new every time.
There are different approaches to practicing on an instrument. The most important result is to be inspired by the process and your personal discoveries and ending with a smile. That’s what motivates people to do it again on a consistent basis. There’s no “one size fits all “ method to learning. It’s important to seek out a regimen or teacher that accentuates positivity and brings out your passion to devour more knowledge. Also, there can be a vast variety of goals for learning an instrument. For example, an amazing vocalist might benefit greatly from learning basic cowboy chords to accompany the simple folk or country songs they connect with. The end result is not necessarily about guitar or some penultimate mastery of any chosen instrument, but MUSIC. In the larger sense, it’s down to being proficient and fluid enough to serve and enhance the music you love to play. If you play with other musicians, the most important aspect to hone in on is critical listening and honoring the people you’re playing with by shutting the fuck up an maintaining space until you can create a part that fits the ensemble. When you do find that part, play it with confidence and authority. Keep your eyes on the drummer and be a vital component of the rhythm section. Try not to be a wanker, at least until the appropriate time comes for guitar wanking…
People definitely went overboard with this short, I'm a bassist so I can't say it fully applies to me, but all of your points are fair and it's not gatekeepy
I think it was Eric Clapton who said (something like) "If you can walk past a guitar and not want to pick it up, then you're probably not a guitarist".
I don't need someone to tell me. I can play for hours on end without running out of stuff I want to play. I always come back to learn a song that's stuck in my head every couple of months. I love it and it's the same as riding a bike. I can never forget it.
Nobody likes being disciplined, but everyone likes having discipline. Being able to control yourself and understand what things really mean beyond the surface level is very important!! It's why I love the intensity of this channel. Can't wait for the age reveal at 1mil.
To say something like this to an absolute beginner may be unreasonable, but after a few months or whatever time it takes for someone to truly give it a go, all of the points are completely valid. For me, I have always been interested in music since very early on, what i mean is, about the same time my peers spent playing video games, i spent listening to music. Almost all of the music i liked had guitar and I was very interested in melodies and individual instrument parts in the songs i was listening. I always wanted to play guitar, mainly because I wanted to make my own music with it. But life got in the way and I always had some problems that prevented me from starting. At the age of 25 something broke in me, I guess I realized the train is running away from me, Im getting older and I may never do all the things I wanted to do, so I stopped putting things on hold and picked up a guitar for the first time in my life. If you asked me to name famous guitar players at that point, I dont really know if I would come up with any, I could name a lot of bands and songs that inspire me, I would probably even know the faces of a lot of the players that play them, but I would not know their names. A few months after starting guitar, I could give you a list. Presumably if you are interested in guitar and just starting out, not knowing things is not a sign of disinterest and with time you are gonna learn more and more, if after a year, you werent interested enough to learn anything, then I would say whats the point. When the guy at the interview asked you that, presumably you already knew to play guitar and if you were into jazz, should have known these players, but for someone picking up a guitar for the first time, they dont need to know any to start playing, and once they do, they will come across them and remember.
I think you have a point on not knowing any guitar players. For the first 6 months or so of my self taught journey, I didn't really have any guitar players I was a fan of, but recently, after hearing Tim Henson, Marcin and Ichika, my motivation for practice is just sky high, and I've even started going to a music teacher to speed up my growth. Maybe it's not necessarily a tell-tale for if guitar is for you, but if you like guitar, you should definitely try to find inspiration from longtime players.
What people also need to realise is the fact that a lot of this short form content HAS to be super quick and shallow to fit in more info. I believe that he was intentionally not explaining a lot of his thoughts and not drifting from the main focus to fit all of the points in 60 seconds. Also, being slightly controversial ALWAYS boosts engagement and encourages discussion in the comments section. Any reasonable human should be aware of this
I think you can also interpret the first point in a different way. As a very new guitar player I saw your short and couldn't off the top of my head name 5. But I wanted to figure out more about guitar and after like a week of scrolling and listening to people and stories about Hendrix, Page, Clapton, May, David Gilmour and so many more it actually made me more motivate to learn and I even started learning the forbidden riff for when I need to go to a guitar store again.
Gatekeeping to me is when the set some barrier you have pass to do it. Like money is keeper, if they make it too expensive to get into that gate I can't get by. That was reality in my childhood for guitar. Didn't have the money to buy a guitar let alone some lessons. Now is awesome, guitars are easier to get and all the online content. Not just lessons but inspiration too.
As someone who started only a few months ago can confidently say practicing more does help a lot, the days I played for 3-4+ hours I learned 10x more and improved 10x faster than if I just played one hour or less.
ive got mad respect to this guy, im fourteen and have been playing guitar for around 6 years now and i love it. Brandon has helped me develope an unfathomable understanding of the whole guitar. Ive never heard an invalid point from this man. idc if im glazing hes goated asf. yall gotta subscribe or sum if youre tryna learn guitar, he dumbs things down a lot for all of us intellectual minions.
You are 100% correct. Guitar is not for everyone and a new player quickly finds out how difficult this instrument is. I grew up playing tenor sax and was semi-professional during college. When I later started playing guitar I was shocked as to how complex the process is. Highly rewarding but you have to put in the time and learn things that other musicians can bypass. Practice is not fun or easy. You have to have a teacher create a practice plan for your level of experience and you have to do that plan. The gains are at such an incremental pace that you don't see any change until months have passed by. Then suddenly you realize you can stand the sound of your own playing. Also, the only teachers I remember were the music teachers in my life. Not one of them was nice. They demanded discipline, yelled at us, threw their conductor batons on a regular basis...and made us better. I've carried that discipline to all aspects of my life and it has made be better in everything. Totally worth it.
As a Berklee student, you’re absolutely right. I would like to add that there comes a certain point where some of these can be bent but you need to have years of experience. I know many people that don’t have to practice for gigs, yet they’ve played for tens of years. I know other guys who pickup new instruments and don’t have those influences for that instrument but they have had years to play and learn music elsewhere.
Everyday I'm thinking about how I can improve my practice - longing to play as much as the longing I feel to turn on and listen to the music that inspired me to play to begin with ....pete loeffler, chino, zach hansen, dave grahs, ross roland, gavin rossdale, bernth, mark tremonti, slash, van halen, paul reed smith... Your monkey's uncle, or a relative who also inspired you to play. Depression sets in for me when life gets in the way and I had to skip a practice. 100% thanks for the vid, gave me nothing but reassurance that I'm on the right path.
When I first started I was trying to teach myself classic rock and I couldn’t motivate myself to practice every day. A couple months in my grandad started teaching me bluegrass and ever since I’ve been obsessed. I practice 5-6 hours a day and listen to guitar music when I’m not playing.
i was really felling like not trying today like there is tomorrow but I have always been motivated by you thank you so much brandon I am actually wanting to quit my dopamine reception I will always be thankful for your content and trying harder to progress each day
My biggest struggle with learning guitar is the fact I’ve learned everything online and have no clue what I need to learn to get better I know just learning scales isn’t right just mastering chords isn’t right I can hammer on pull off do trills bend I can do pinch harmonics but I have no clue what I should be learning
I started playing guitar when I was 10 when I convinced my dad to by me a 30 dollar mini classical guitar. After a month I lost interest and playing felt like a chore, a month ago I got the motivation to pick up my guitar at 14 y/o after watching a thedoo video and I now just look at down on my bed and playing random shit, I have a teacher that I meet once a week that understands me, I learn alone very good so I learn songs alone at home and she teaches me techniques and music theory
i think a better title for the video would have been "the difference between hobbyist and pro guitarist" but yeah ur points are 100% correct if you actually wanna become good at guitar.
It's all about priorities. I have a 9-5, I go to the gym, I read & write, cook & clean and socialize with family & friends but at the end of the day, I always make time for guitar, whether it's an hour or 30 minutes. If I wait for time to clear up, I'll never have it. I believe you don't have to do it for hours on end, only if your schedule allows, but if it does really matter to you, you'll do anything to get it done. That's what I think a hobby is. Am I gonna be famous and play in front of large crowds in sold-out arenas? Definitely not, I'm not a musician, I just like playing guitar. I can't sight-read an actual composition, only tabs. That's good enough for me.
Basic understanding of language means you have to assume or interpret context. OBVIOUSLY if you love guitar ya love it, whatever, do you. But in this day and age what you said is gonna apply to like, 95% or more of the population. Yeah there’ll be some random old dude who doesn’t know what an internet is who couldn’t give less of a shit about doing anything with his guitar besides playing old blues tunes. Maybe he knows no famous guitar players, has no consistent practice routine, etc. God bless this man. However. If you’re watching this, I hate to say you’re not this man, not even goddamn close! So for all the rest of the 95% of us, this shit is pretty much correct lmao
You remind me of one of my favorite football coaches. He was a great motivator and very tough. It made me work harder when everyone else was out partying and more importantly game time come to play hard! 👊🏿
Personally I agree with the points but I also find influences optional. Although I agree that it will be a lot easier if you have influences but personally I couldn't name any guitarists until only very recently (I've been playing for about half a year), but everyone had influences although they don't understand/know their name. As for someone who takes up a lot of guitar media I can actually speak for both parties cause I didn't watch any guitar media for a while after I started. But as soon as I started watching people like you and bernth I started vastly improving because the guitar was on my mind more than before. Finally for the point of me enjoying practicing it comes in waves. Cause when I'm stuck on that one solo or that one riff that I just can't do it kind of ruins my will to play but I keep practicing cause I know that soon enough I'll figure it out or I start playing a new riff or a new solo and take the first one later when I have improved.
if you wanna play guitar and you don't do these things. just prove him wrong, dont whine and moan and call it "gatekeeping" just do it. if you really wanna do it, you shouldnt give a fuck about what other people have to say, its your hobby, your passion. And at the end of the day thats the whole point of the video, if you wanna play guitar you will play guitar regardless of what people have to say.
I'm totally bummed if i can't get 4 hours of practice in a day. Totally consumed by it now. After not playing much the last 20 years I'm back in 100%. Learned more in 6 months than i did the first 10 years of playing. TH-cam FTW!
You've got to be able to handle yourself not playing well in the beginning. That's why its best to start young when you dont really hear how bad you are. When you start older you've got to forget how bad it must sound to other people.
i understand their frustration to a point if the title was more like "signd you may not ;ike guitar as much as you think" then maybe the responses may have been lighter? but yes do not let someone tell you its not for you. if someone tells you a video game isnt for you do you just delete it and quit? no you dont so who cares if you meet some of the criteria mentioned if you want to play the guitar and someone says this is why it isnt for you...just play it. we live life letting social media tell us what to do and how to feel. take a breather
I AM a bassist! Guitar is NOT for me!!! I watch because you ARE hilarious!!! Guess what?.....I have learned more from watching your videos than I have in all of the time I've have not put into playing guitar! I PLAY MUSIC!!! I can play many instruments, the one I play almost every dang day....BASS!!!! My point, I watched initially because I was entertained, but as a musician I keep watching because you TEACH ME THINGS!!!!
I only know like 2 famous-ish players, but im doing pretty good in terms of keeping myself motivated and i love practicing first thing in the morning. My guitar is literally a part of my daily routine, i play when stressed, when happy, when i want to and when i don't. I love yr videos btw, favorite content to watch❤❤
I love guitar and I've been obsessed with playing guitar for 4 years at this point but I wouldn't necessarily say that guitar music inspires me a lot. Like I didn't grow up loving blues rock or anything like that so pretty much only until like 2 years ago I was in the same boat as you.
I think it depends also on the level of player you want to be? If you just want to play some somgs then thats about as far as youll get( and thats fine). But if you really want to get good you have to make it a lifestyle. No one gets to be amazing at something by doing it half assed.
Keep rocking fam. Keep telling the truth I hate to practice until I start doing it then it becomes fun. Lol Learning right hand muting technique I incorporate it going through the circle of fifths with arpeggios
I don't practice because I suck, and I suck because I don't practice. How do you practice, when every time you practice you want to throw the goddamn instrument through a fucking window?! The whole point of practice is to get better by repetition. But I can't play the goddamn thing the same way twice! So how the hell am I supposed to get better?!
I don’t understand I hate every single point you made was perfectly valid. I don’t know if consuming guitar contact online though is a valid indicator, because I know people who are professional guitarists who couldn’t give less of a shit about online guitar content. But seriously though I mean if you can’t name a single guitar player then you’re obviously not interested, I really don’t see why people are being triggered by that comment😂.
The people commenting on that short are probably dudes who couldnt name 5 guitarists because they are currently in their 1 month guitar phase, they just dont realise it yet...
i practice maybe 10 hours a day since i staet practicingit now im30 4 weeks ago.. i am going faster theni thought but i really like to do it.. even i cant play 1 song yet. i even didnt try. i do what most say is boring, and i like it because in 4 weeks iam really fast already. i started with the open chords with week 1 but it took me 3 days or so and in the first 2 weeks i had bar chord F and G then i did the spiderwalk alot and still everyday because my 3rd and 4rd finger sucked .. then i start learning scales, i also know the caged system,and some solos and riffs. it is only week 5 now, i still cant play songs or very nice solos,but because it looked easier then it was i knew i had to practice alot and i just started.. now have to work on me left hand speed somemore and then i think i better understanf videos that say how i play a song and what yo do next etc and willbe able to follow it.. also learned the notes on the fretboard but for me its not boring. i have more problem eating and going for a walk outside and not playing only 24/7😂 just start with the boring things and you will go so fast that you start to love it.. all is my 5th week.. and you cant learn to much with guitar..🎉 i still suck, but i working on that hahaha and i have to say the caged system is super easy but its not much.. there is much much more that is not in that caged
I was actually just practicing my strumming and chord switching while listening but yeah keep up the content. Your tutorials are a bit too wordy(?) at times but very good.
The short is about how Brandon himself would know if guitar isn't for him. It's a puzzle piece fit for him. People would take that puzzle piece and try to apply it to their own puzzle and find that the piece don't fit quite right. and why would it? The piece he gave represents him beliefs. If you want to find the piece that represent you, then use Brandon's piece as a baseline or start from scratch. Some people don't understand this so they post complaints of an ill fitting piece that was never meant for their puzzle. No one is truely right or wrong. They're just posting their own opinions perhaps in an attempt to form their own puzzle piece.
min 23:50 i would not agree with Brandon. For example i really love guitar, but my family of 4 needs to eat something, so my priority is to feed my family and provide. and i practice only after they are fed and happy. I really don't have that much time, because of priorities. But i really love guitar. i get better fast at it. i don't feel like it's a burden to practice, but i just cannot spend all my time on a guitar.
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I think rather than famous ones, you should just say to name guitarists you like. Fame does not matter, how much a guitarist influences you does
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I had a friend who bought a guitar to impress girls, never had any interest in music, musicians, or anything related to it, I tried my best to teach and motivate him, I even get back into playing after a 10 years break, gave him exercises and theory lessons I would use to myself, he said it was boring and refused to practice, he thought that guitar skill would come magically or something idk, 2 months later and he had given up.
Your initial video is 100% correct, Instruments take dedication and you can't have dedication for something you don't have passion about.
This was my first student at guitar. Wanted to play to impress girls. Didnt work for him. Didnt touch the instrument since then.
Honestly, the amount of people thinking that playing an instrument and learning music doesn't take efforts, and you just go up a stage and play is absurd
My classmate has 3 guitars. He doesn't play them. He only learned the basic chords to play some easy songs to impress somebody. I tried to teach him barre chords. He was trying for 5 min but then just gave up. Im sad for guitars collecting dust
This is usually the case, when I picked up guitar it was mainly my personal will and motivation to start learning a skill during COVID.
Practice eventually got me into classic rock, punk rock and other genres that involve guitar playing to constantly fuel that passion I once had from the start up until now.
I met a friend through work that plays guitar longer than I did, and the conversations we had were mostly guitar or that specific genre-centered topics. Even as a beginner knowing a handful of guitar players, it allows one to venture in that sort of content, whether to improve or to just discover new music to listen to.
People really jump to conclusions because they don't think the long term effects of picking up guitar. It is natural that if you don't have interest in a certain skill, you tend to give up further down the road.
Sitting here smoking cigarettes with a 57' telecaster in my lap that I only know 4 chords on. Who the fuck is Jenny Page? I'm gonna be a rockstar remember my name.
Wait. Is your name Jenny Page?? Or did just spell Jimmy Pages name wrong?? Lol.
@@DrSuess360 Its a joke, its misspelled on purpose.
57 tele... as someone who owns a 2023 telecaster i am jealous
I think a lot of people take it as "gatekeepy" because they think of it like you're trying to quiz them at a concert about their band Tee.
I took it as being into guitar means having an understanding of what you like and want to play, which is a good indicator on how much you wanna learn. I started back recently and that video got me to dive deeper into bands and artists I like to really understand their guitar playing.
I saw it as gatekeepy because it literally was a "name three guitarists, poser!" type question, whether that's what we intended or not.
When i was little, i would make guitar bodies out of cardboard and screw them to wooden shutter boards, about the same size as a guitar neck. Then i draw frets and inlays, pickups, and knobs. Bend a coat hanger into a trem arm, turn up the headphones, and be a rock star for hours and hours. Now i build guitars! Lol
I read that as you used to make guitar boobies and attach them to things. Weird.
I love this, man. Now that's passion.
twoodfrd? Is that you?
@@SquirrelDarling1 I don't think so?
@@dragonfx310 Lmao! You should have seen these things, they were ridiculous! I would draw the frets on, they were all crooked and spaced funny. I drew fret markers like hearts diamonds clubs and spades, or like hot rod wheels, i loved Hot Wheels back then too! They were all in the wrong places, but. I always got that 12 fret inlay somewhere in the right area!
Bro is a real one for keeping it real and explaining himself.
this made me realize, if a guitarist plays in a band, i basically never know them by name
I still don't know the name of the guitarists in greenday, MCR, paramore, blink182, and others. lmao.
But I can name metal guitarists.
@@Marta1Buck Cmon Tom DeLonge isn't a tough one.
@@marcusmaynard1526 without Googling it just now, I wouldn't know lol
@@Marta1Buck tbh guitar is more important than vocals in metal so it makes sense being able to name guitarists there
Foolproof way to determine if something is for you or not: Ask yourself "Do I enjoy/love doing this?" If your answer is positive, it's likely that the thing is for you. If otherwise, you should most likely stop doing said thing.
Basically the universal way to know if you like something or not
For some, for people like me i really really thought i loved playing basketball and lied to myself. But really, it was just for approval from my father. i loved getting. So this list of things helped me realise i actually enjoy guitar yk.
very true. i used to paint all the time for years, i was a teen prodigy at it, and I'm still pretty good at it when i occasionally still do it. but i always dreaded doing it and i hated doing it 😭😭 i play the accordion now and it's honestly my favorite thing to do. practicing accordion is the only thing i consistently do everyday.
I think the main issue is that the short somewhat gives the impression that you shouldn't even touch a guitar if you're not willing to give your all about it, which feels like thinking in absolutes. Either you're die hard or you're not, which gives the impression of gatekeeping. I admit I'm not a serious guitar player, and probably by your definition not even a guitar player at all, since I only play when I'd like to. I play simply because I like the sounds that I make on my guitar. I have a few of guitarists or bands I can name that I like listening to and I consider to be my heroes, like Muse, MCR, Rolling Stones, Beatles, etc. and I do think about their music a lot, but I don't practice that much.
Like I said, I don't consider myself as a serious player as I feel like I don't deserve to call myself that, but I do find that my life is better by simply being able to play casually. I think by making it sound like there is no space in between feels like you're denying people the pleasure of simply playing the guitar casually, which I think can be a bit unnecessary. But then again I'm a casual player who finds myself stumbling across a creator who's clearly talking to people who are much more serious than I am. And judging from the other comments in this video it seems like your methods works for them so I'm sure you know more than I do.
This was my impression of the short as well. It feels absolute and I'm so tired of absolutes. I have many interests and hobbies and I switch between them depending on my mood. You shouldn't be required to devote 100% of your free time to something in order to say you enjoy it. It would be a bit different if you planned to earn money from this hobby, but not if it's just for your own enjoyment.
I’ve been at guitar for 5 months now. The dopamine segment is so true. I’m a fire sprinkler engineer currently and I spent the previous 3 years audio engineering. The 10 years prior I was a fire sprinkler inspector. All these things taught me is these things do not come easy. I remember my first month of guitar I battled with myself like dude I’m never going to get better. But the best things in life do not come easy. My basketball coach used to tell me “ if it was easy everyone would do it” and I’m 5 9 and I could dunk on a regulation rim. If you love something u will figure it out. If you want instant gratification this is not the thing for you but if you want instant gratification nothing worth while is for you.
I have practiced guitar for the last 5 months at least an hr a day most of the time more. Now I have so many chords I can play and switch between and now getting into bends and slides. Power chords and even started learning music theory. I never knew music theory in my 30 years of life and it’s so crazy I’m glad I picked this up. As I get better it does get me more intrigued and I’m starting to have more fun no doubt. But like I said above that’s what happened with everything I’ve ever done. It does become more fun once you get the hang of it. There is also a lot of pain that comes with it to. But pushing thru to find the fun is super pleasurable
started in school three years ago, barely progressed. I just recently started to accually get into guitar.
I did not progress for years then quit because I wasn't serious. When Covid hit, I finally started learning scales and legato. It took me 2 years to comprehend, but because I built muscle memory around scale and legato, now I'm pretty good at improv. Good luck to you
school guitar is not the best, they teach super basic exercises and songs that are 300 years old nobody has ever heard of before
@@whimsicalytthank you, you just brought back bad memories lol!
You can literally just say "Periphery" and hit the 5 guitarist quota. Misha, Jake, Mark, Nolly and Spencer all write/play lmao. The bar is set so low that you'd have a hard time even tripping over it.
Or John, George and Paul. That's 3 right there in the most famous band in the world....
Damn it feels like I'm watching a self improvement video.
And its not that 10mins quick edits bs with background music, talking about the top 10 ways pf getting whatever goal. Its a genuine video.
I really do appreciate the video dude. Even though I have no idea who you are, have a good day brother.
Those people have completely missed your point, either intentionally or ignorantly. The important thing is, people that are here to learn have understood you and appreciated what you said.
Not really
That's just the *short*comings of the video format.
People, who learn and are just getting started or love theory for some reason, probably won't know 5 famous guitarists.
People, who only practice using books or have been playing for a long time might not consume a bunch of youtube content on guitar. Not to mention people, who are yet to fall in live with guitar, being gatekept by this unnecessary negativity.
Now I personally can name my pernambuco, tarrega, sors, villa lobos and lauro off the top of my head, if you give me some time and I do consume a bunch of youtube as I am still learning and am chronically online, but everyone's situation is different in that regard.
As you see without him elaborating the original statement just is too raw, wich is why the feedback was so negative.
This came out way longer than it needed to be, but "chronically online" I guess. and I'm passionate about this so It's fine.
Brandon's hardcore, like my jazz instructor, but he's correct. ANYTHING that you have interests in - you'll research and invest time in without it being a chore. I've played guitar for the last 13 years, and piano for 7. I've mostly been on stage for keys in an r&b band, but I'm a rocker first and can freely name my influences. If you don't invest time - you DON'T like it much.
Bro... you nailed it. Guitar is hard and you do have to put the work into it to progress. You have to be consistent. 🎶💯
If you rely on others to dictate how you choose/feel you are wasting your life over what others say and do. The reality is if you want to improve at a quick/steady rate and this goes for anything just do it and not rely on motivation, motivation is inconsistent and also a double-edged sword, if you are motivated but fail a lot you most likely will have a negative response to whatever you are doing but if you keep a good mindset/having fun (Practice can be fun and should be) you will grow faster than you think. I see a lot of people who say they hate practicing well it's probably not for you. You also shouldn't spend your entire day practicing we have around 4 - 6 hours of proper focus before diminishing returns can set in due to fatigue and can pick up bad habits that can also form more often because you are trying to compensate for your fatigue this goes for learning anything.
If your goal is to master something you will need to devote a large portion of your life to it, if you say you don't have time you probably aren't serious about it we get 24 hours in a day you can choose how to use them making excuses as to why you can't do this and that will only set you up for failure it's a self-fulfilling prophecy and a mindset that will in the long run make you hate it. Especially now when everything is fighting for your attention and designed to keep you addicted to it, it's better just to cut out a lot of social media you can still use them but if you are spending hours a day on them, you aren't doing anything better for yourself you can watch 100 videos on how to do something but watching it doesn't actually help you improve. A lot of people will also say it's how they relax. Replace that time with learning something they are truly passionate about. Your favorite subject in school was most likely the one you did the best in/had the most interest in or had the most fun with.
Basically, if you actually care about improving anything, cut out the fluff that takes your attention away It's around 23 minutes for your brain to actually refocus on a task after getting distracted and you have to be willing to give up your "free time" to actually improve and learn if it is a hobby for you are okay cool but if it's a hobby it shouldn't be causing stress it should be doing the opposite if your hobby causes you to stress you are doing it wrong and are setting yourself up to hate whatever your hobby is this is universal to learning anything/mastering it. Never rely on motivation rely on action the ones who grow the most have a better mindset and actually dedicate themselves to it and make time for it
Hey man don't read the comments honestly. There will always be hate and there's no reason to fill your head with hate.
I tried playing many years ago when i was around 14-15. Didnt have the drive to do it. Picking it up again at 32. Been making great progress and appreciate your videos. Thank you for putting em up.
Your mind is in the right place but so many people forget that music is a personal thing. Its something some people do for a hobby, for fun, or for any smaller reason. Why should someone have to dedicate themselves completely to enjoy it?
A better title to this video should be "How to tell if you can become a professional guitar player".
The nice thing about is that the guitar can be played as a casual hobby where you learn a few notes to play a few songs or you can be serious about it and put a lot of time in to it to become professional. Never discouraged someone from trying something.
I agree with Brandon, I started my guitar journey like 5 years ago, I was bullshitting and then as of lately (2 years ago) I’ve delve deeper into it and learned about different players. It felt like a natural transition to know. I’ve gotten a bit better-not where I wanna be but I’ve grown a lot. Keep dropping bars Brandon 🤘🏽
This video just inspired me to pick the guitar to practice. And that’s all that matters: keep your passion!
I totally agree to the points your making. You have to have the drive or you'll never actually learn much... not just guitar but anything in life. The more care and attention to something the better you will be.
you know youtube isn't for you when you get copyright strike from yourself for reacting to your own video.
22:17 “if your gonna let someone on the internet have that much influence over you”
okay brandon we all agree however, we have to take in context your position to your audience you are a seasoned, educated guitarist who knows a lot about the instrument. So if someone who I know is smarter than me about a topic tells me i probably don’t have the love I “think” I do I’ll be more inclined to be influenced by the educated guitarist rather than some random dunce on the internet.
😂 good lord, he is here to teach, not be your leader in life. You guys make such a big deal about nothing based on your feelings. I hate that B felt he had to explain himself to 'loser mindset" people, if you were passionate about playing an instrument, you would be able to recite a few musicians who you aspire to play said instrument like. end of story, on with the lessons.
@@DoubleD42 im just critically thinking ab the media I consume I love brandon content he’s shaven years of learning off my guitar journey but im calling bs when I see it
@@DoubleD42I get his point, and I am into guitar and can name guitar players but it legitimately is like asking, oh you like x? name every x whatever. like you said it's not that big of a deal but to act so shocked about the reception is just poor people reading skills
actually getting more into the video he seems fairly insecure and taking things too seriously ironically, people that say it's gatekeepy aren't "sensitive" it just is the classic gatekeepy thing to say and I promise you they aren't actually turned away by his words, moreso his attitude which is so comically common among other guitar players I've seen throughout my life, just way too inflated an ego for literally zero purpose, having a skill anyone can learn does not give you the right to be this egotistical
To me it's more about one thing, the sense of satisfaction when you play something that sounds pretty good, especially if you made it up yourself.
But it doesn't matter what it is,if you play it and like it then you'll naturally want to keep at it and improve.
If you don't really feel it then probably guitar isn't for you, why do something that doesn't float your boat?
Some of the ideas I get happen when I'm nowhere near a guitar, then I can't wait to get home and try it.
I may not be particularly good but nonetheless guitar is for me and I've never once questioned otherwise.
I've no idea what point I was trying to make but have a great day.
100% agree. How could anyone not know famous players of their instrument?
I almost gave up because i'm left handed. I had to learn to play right handed, and it was very akward and uncomfortable at first. I'm glad I stuck to it
In my teenage years I used to think learning guitar wasnt that hard, everyone seemed to be trying to learn it. 20 years later, I personally know maybe 3 guitar players who actually know what they are doing. And learning it myself now... damn it is hard work. Fun work, frustrating work, demanding work, and well-worth-the-effort work (for me).
I really like this video. Talking about dopamine and how it affects people's desire for guitar is very accurate. TikTok (and TH-cam Shorts) brain has fucked a lot of people into instant gratification. I specifically got into guitar about a year and a half ago for this reason. Besides having a fascination with guitar for a long time, I really needed to try something I was not good at and that would take time. My main problem is I don't want to go get lessons, so I have been brute forcing a lot of steps to learning. But even doing the bare minimum theory has proved to be infinitely rewarding. I simply will never get bored of the guitar because it will have something new every time.
There are different approaches to practicing on an instrument. The most important result is to be inspired by the process and your personal discoveries and ending with a smile. That’s what motivates people to do it again on a consistent basis. There’s no “one size fits all “ method to learning. It’s important to seek out a regimen or teacher that accentuates positivity and brings out your passion to devour more knowledge. Also, there can be a vast variety of goals for learning an instrument. For example, an amazing vocalist might benefit greatly from learning basic cowboy chords to accompany the simple folk or country songs they connect with.
The end result is not necessarily about guitar or some penultimate mastery of any chosen instrument, but MUSIC. In the larger sense, it’s down to being proficient and fluid enough to serve and enhance the music you love to play. If you play with other musicians, the most important aspect to hone in on is critical listening and honoring the people you’re playing with by shutting the fuck up an maintaining space until you can create a part that fits the ensemble. When you do find that part, play it with confidence and authority. Keep your eyes on the drummer and be a vital component of the rhythm section. Try not to be a wanker, at least until the appropriate time comes for guitar wanking…
you are 100 percent correct....I would ask anyone who wants to play guitar, what player would you like to sound like
My answer would be Johnny cash or colter wall
Wow that was as real ("serious") I've ever seen you! You are right Brandon.
People definitely went overboard with this short, I'm a bassist so I can't say it fully applies to me, but all of your points are fair and it's not gatekeepy
I think it was Eric Clapton who said (something like) "If you can walk past a guitar and not want to pick it up, then you're probably not a guitarist".
I don't need someone to tell me. I can play for hours on end without running out of stuff I want to play. I always come back to learn a song that's stuck in my head every couple of months. I love it and it's the same as riding a bike. I can never forget it.
Nobody likes being disciplined, but everyone likes having discipline. Being able to control yourself and understand what things really mean beyond the surface level is very important!!
It's why I love the intensity of this channel. Can't wait for the age reveal at 1mil.
Sometimes i feel like I consume too much guitar content 😂😂
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I feel like a lot of these people are talking about guitar as a casual hobby, while your point was more about guitar as a passion
To say something like this to an absolute beginner may be unreasonable, but after a few months or whatever time it takes for someone to truly give it a go, all of the points are completely valid. For me, I have always been interested in music since very early on, what i mean is, about the same time my peers spent playing video games, i spent listening to music. Almost all of the music i liked had guitar and I was very interested in melodies and individual instrument parts in the songs i was listening. I always wanted to play guitar, mainly because I wanted to make my own music with it. But life got in the way and I always had some problems that prevented me from starting. At the age of 25 something broke in me, I guess I realized the train is running away from me, Im getting older and I may never do all the things I wanted to do, so I stopped putting things on hold and picked up a guitar for the first time in my life. If you asked me to name famous guitar players at that point, I dont really know if I would come up with any, I could name a lot of bands and songs that inspire me, I would probably even know the faces of a lot of the players that play them, but I would not know their names. A few months after starting guitar, I could give you a list. Presumably if you are interested in guitar and just starting out, not knowing things is not a sign of disinterest and with time you are gonna learn more and more, if after a year, you werent interested enough to learn anything, then I would say whats the point. When the guy at the interview asked you that, presumably you already knew to play guitar and if you were into jazz, should have known these players, but for someone picking up a guitar for the first time, they dont need to know any to start playing, and once they do, they will come across them and remember.
I think you have a point on not knowing any guitar players. For the first 6 months or so of my self taught journey, I didn't really have any guitar players I was a fan of, but recently, after hearing Tim Henson, Marcin and Ichika, my motivation for practice is just sky high, and I've even started going to a music teacher to speed up my growth.
Maybe it's not necessarily a tell-tale for if guitar is for you, but if you like guitar, you should definitely try to find inspiration from longtime players.
What people also need to realise is the fact that a lot of this short form content HAS to be super quick and shallow to fit in more info. I believe that he was intentionally not explaining a lot of his thoughts and not drifting from the main focus to fit all of the points in 60 seconds. Also, being slightly controversial ALWAYS boosts engagement and encourages discussion in the comments section. Any reasonable human should be aware of this
"Idk what to tell you man 😮💨" spoken like a true music teacher lol
I think you can also interpret the first point in a different way. As a very new guitar player I saw your short and couldn't off the top of my head name 5. But I wanted to figure out more about guitar and after like a week of scrolling and listening to people and stories about Hendrix, Page, Clapton, May, David Gilmour and so many more it actually made me more motivate to learn and I even started learning the forbidden riff for when I need to go to a guitar store again.
Dude was tweaking like homelander unironically
Gatekeeping to me is when the set some barrier you have pass to do it. Like money is keeper, if they make it too expensive to get into that gate I can't get by. That was reality in my childhood for guitar. Didn't have the money to buy a guitar let alone some lessons. Now is awesome, guitars are easier to get and all the online content. Not just lessons but inspiration too.
As someone who started only a few months ago can confidently say practicing more does help a lot, the days I played for 3-4+ hours I learned 10x more and improved 10x faster than if I just played one hour or less.
I needed that “just leave”. Now I’m motivated again.
ive got mad respect to this guy, im fourteen and have been playing guitar for around 6 years now and i love it. Brandon has helped me develope an unfathomable understanding of the whole guitar. Ive never heard an invalid point from this man. idc if im glazing hes goated asf. yall gotta subscribe or sum if youre tryna learn guitar, he dumbs things down a lot for all of us intellectual minions.
You are 100% correct. Guitar is not for everyone and a new player quickly finds out how difficult this instrument is. I grew up playing tenor sax and was semi-professional during college. When I later started playing guitar I was shocked as to how complex the process is. Highly rewarding but you have to put in the time and learn things that other musicians can bypass. Practice is not fun or easy. You have to have a teacher create a practice plan for your level of experience and you have to do that plan. The gains are at such an incremental pace that you don't see any change until months have passed by. Then suddenly you realize you can stand the sound of your own playing. Also, the only teachers I remember were the music teachers in my life. Not one of them was nice. They demanded discipline, yelled at us, threw their conductor batons on a regular basis...and made us better. I've carried that discipline to all aspects of my life and it has made be better in everything. Totally worth it.
As a Berklee student, you’re absolutely right. I would like to add that there comes a certain point where some of these can be bent but you need to have years of experience. I know many people that don’t have to practice for gigs, yet they’ve played for tens of years. I know other guys who pickup new instruments and don’t have those influences for that instrument but they have had years to play and learn music elsewhere.
Everyday I'm thinking about how I can improve my practice - longing to play as much as the longing I feel to turn on and listen to the music that inspired me to play to begin with ....pete loeffler, chino, zach hansen, dave grahs, ross roland, gavin rossdale, bernth, mark tremonti, slash, van halen, paul reed smith... Your monkey's uncle, or a relative who also inspired you to play. Depression sets in for me when life gets in the way and I had to skip a practice. 100% thanks for the vid, gave me nothing but reassurance that I'm on the right path.
"we'll never meet in real life"
I'm making this happen just to prove him wrong, I'm in the sane town already
Nah your Tiktok was actually the most based and real hot take youve ever published.
I agree. like if sombody is on tiktok 4 hours a day insted of playing guitar there is no way that they can say they love guitar
When I first started I was trying to teach myself classic rock and I couldn’t motivate myself to practice every day. A couple months in my grandad started teaching me bluegrass and ever since I’ve been obsessed. I practice 5-6 hours a day and listen to guitar music when I’m not playing.
i was really felling like not trying today like there is tomorrow but I have always been motivated by you thank you so much brandon I am actually wanting to quit my dopamine reception I will always be thankful for your content and trying harder to progress each day
My biggest struggle with learning guitar is the fact I’ve learned everything online and have no clue what I need to learn to get better I know just learning scales isn’t right just mastering chords isn’t right I can hammer on pull off do trills bend I can do pinch harmonics but I have no clue what I should be learning
I love Steve Satrianni , Joe Hendrix, Jimmy Bonamassa, Kendrick Lamar and Joshua ( a kid down the street that plays the guitar really well)
Bro, i cant even remember my own birthday...
I started playing guitar when I was 10 when I convinced my dad to by me a 30 dollar mini classical guitar.
After a month I lost interest and playing felt like a chore, a month ago I got the motivation to pick up my guitar at 14 y/o after watching a thedoo video and I now just look at down on my bed and playing random shit, I have a teacher that I meet once a week that understands me, I learn alone very good so I learn songs alone at home and she teaches me techniques and music theory
i think a better title for the video would have been "the difference between hobbyist and pro guitarist" but yeah ur points are 100% correct if you actually wanna become good at guitar.
It's all about priorities. I have a 9-5, I go to the gym, I read & write, cook & clean and socialize with family & friends but at the end of the day, I always make time for guitar, whether it's an hour or 30 minutes. If I wait for time to clear up, I'll never have it. I believe you don't have to do it for hours on end, only if your schedule allows, but if it does really matter to you, you'll do anything to get it done. That's what I think a hobby is.
Am I gonna be famous and play in front of large crowds in sold-out arenas? Definitely not, I'm not a musician, I just like playing guitar. I can't sight-read an actual composition, only tabs. That's good enough for me.
everything you said makes complete sense. Ignore the idiots of the internet my friend.
Basic understanding of language means you have to assume or interpret context. OBVIOUSLY if you love guitar ya love it, whatever, do you. But in this day and age what you said is gonna apply to like, 95% or more of the population. Yeah there’ll be some random old dude who doesn’t know what an internet is who couldn’t give less of a shit about doing anything with his guitar besides playing old blues tunes. Maybe he knows no famous guitar players, has no consistent practice routine, etc. God bless this man. However. If you’re watching this, I hate to say you’re not this man, not even goddamn close! So for all the rest of the 95% of us, this shit is pretty much correct lmao
I know a shit ton of bands but not too many guitarists even though the bands are metal/very guitar centric. Appreciate this video.
this is one of the realest channels on TH-cam 😂
You remind me of one of my favorite football coaches. He was a great motivator and very tough. It made me work harder when everyone else was out partying and more importantly game time come to play hard! 👊🏿
Personally I agree with the points but I also find influences optional. Although I agree that it will be a lot easier if you have influences but personally I couldn't name any guitarists until only very recently (I've been playing for about half a year), but everyone had influences although they don't understand/know their name.
As for someone who takes up a lot of guitar media I can actually speak for both parties cause I didn't watch any guitar media for a while after I started. But as soon as I started watching people like you and bernth I started vastly improving because the guitar was on my mind more than before.
Finally for the point of me enjoying practicing it comes in waves. Cause when I'm stuck on that one solo or that one riff that I just can't do it kind of ruins my will to play but I keep practicing cause I know that soon enough I'll figure it out or I start playing a new riff or a new solo and take the first one later when I have improved.
Keep speaking your fucking mind dude .
if you wanna play guitar and you don't do these things. just prove him wrong, dont whine and moan and call it "gatekeeping" just do it. if you really wanna do it, you shouldnt give a fuck about what other people have to say, its your hobby, your passion. And at the end of the day thats the whole point of the video, if you wanna play guitar you will play guitar regardless of what people have to say.
Dude, thanks for the video. Don't listen to the guys who complain about the truth.
I'm totally bummed if i can't get 4 hours of practice in a day. Totally consumed by it now. After not playing much the last 20 years I'm back in 100%. Learned more in 6 months than i did the first 10 years of playing. TH-cam FTW!
Hell yeah Brandon!!! Fook the haters!!!!!
You've got to be able to handle yourself not playing well in the beginning. That's why its best to start young when you dont really hear how bad you are. When you start older you've got to forget how bad it must sound to other people.
All good points . Also good for you to be just authentic because I don't like the double face youtubers play. Rock out man
i understand their frustration to a point if the title was more like "signd you may not ;ike guitar as much as you think" then maybe the responses may have been lighter? but yes do not let someone tell you its not for you. if someone tells you a video game isnt for you do you just delete it and quit? no you dont so who cares if you meet some of the criteria mentioned if you want to play the guitar and someone says this is why it isnt for you...just play it. we live life letting social media tell us what to do and how to feel. take a breather
Meanwhile me a chad still playing even though I know I suck
24:50 god bless he was accepted in music school
I AM a bassist! Guitar is NOT for me!!! I watch because you ARE hilarious!!! Guess what?.....I have learned more from watching your videos than I have in all of the time I've have not put into playing guitar! I PLAY MUSIC!!! I can play many instruments, the one I play almost every dang day....BASS!!!!
My point, I watched initially because I was entertained, but as a musician I keep watching because you TEACH ME THINGS!!!!
Wtg keep learning from the biggest loser teacher
@@ronpfeiffer9157 Must have struck a nerve. Womp womp
I can tell guitar is your world and I respect it all the way through 🫡
I only know like 2 famous-ish players, but im doing pretty good in terms of keeping myself motivated and i love practicing first thing in the morning. My guitar is literally a part of my daily routine, i play when stressed, when happy, when i want to and when i don't. I love yr videos btw, favorite content to watch❤❤
I love guitar and I've been obsessed with playing guitar for 4 years at this point but I wouldn't necessarily say that guitar music inspires me a lot. Like I didn't grow up loving blues rock or anything like that so pretty much only until like 2 years ago I was in the same boat as you.
@@spreadwuvokay 🤝
I think it depends also on the level of player you want to be?
If you just want to play some somgs then thats about as far as youll get( and thats fine). But if you really want to get good you have to make it a lifestyle. No one gets to be amazing at something by doing it half assed.
5th criteria:
If you playing guitar while shitin'... well buddy... you know it... guitar is for you :)
Keep rocking fam. Keep telling the truth I hate to practice until I start doing it then it becomes fun. Lol
Learning right hand muting technique
I incorporate it going through the circle of fifths with arpeggios
Its my first time watching a long form video from brandon
If the initial video upset you, then guitar is definitely not for you!
I don't practice because I suck, and I suck because I don't practice. How do you practice, when every time you practice you want to throw the goddamn instrument through a fucking window?!
The whole point of practice is to get better by repetition. But I can't play the goddamn thing the same way twice! So how the hell am I supposed to get better?!
Play it slower. It might suck but thats why playing guitar is hard
I don’t understand I hate every single point you made was perfectly valid. I don’t know if consuming guitar contact online though is a valid indicator, because I know people who are professional guitarists who couldn’t give less of a shit about online guitar content.
But seriously though I mean if you can’t name a single guitar player then you’re obviously not interested, I really don’t see why people are being triggered by that comment😂.
Dude I sleep with my guitar - no diddy 😂
The people commenting on that short are probably dudes who couldnt name 5 guitarists because they are currently in their 1 month guitar phase, they just dont realise it yet...
i practice maybe 10 hours a day since i staet practicingit now im30 4 weeks ago..
i am going faster theni thought but i really like to do it.. even i cant play 1 song yet. i even didnt try.
i do what most say is boring, and i like it because in 4 weeks iam really fast already.
i started with the open chords with week 1 but it took me 3 days or so and in the first 2 weeks i had bar chord F and G
then i did the spiderwalk alot and still everyday because my 3rd and 4rd finger sucked ..
then i start learning scales,
i also know the caged system,and some solos and riffs.
it is only week 5 now, i still cant play songs or very nice solos,but because it looked easier then it was i knew i had to practice alot and i just started.. now have to work on me left hand speed somemore and then i think i better understanf videos that say how i play a song and what yo do next etc and willbe able to follow it..
also learned the notes on the fretboard
but for me its not boring. i have more problem eating and going for a walk outside and not playing only 24/7😂
just start with the boring things and you will go so fast that you start to love it..
all is my 5th week.. and you cant learn to much with guitar..🎉
i still suck, but i working on that hahaha
and i have to say the caged system is super easy but its not much.. there is much much more that is not in that caged
I was actually just practicing my strumming and chord switching while listening but yeah keep up the content. Your tutorials are a bit too wordy(?) at times but very good.
No need to explain. You are on the money
If you can’t name 5 famous guitarist, you shouldn’t even be anywhere close to a guitar, except you’re a new.
The short is about how Brandon himself would know if guitar isn't for him. It's a puzzle piece fit for him. People would take that puzzle piece and try to apply it to their own puzzle and find that the piece don't fit quite right. and why would it? The piece he gave represents him beliefs. If you want to find the piece that represent you, then use Brandon's piece as a baseline or start from scratch. Some people don't understand this so they post complaints of an ill fitting piece that was never meant for their puzzle. No one is truely right or wrong. They're just posting their own opinions perhaps in an attempt to form their own puzzle piece.
min 23:50 i would not agree with Brandon. For example i really love guitar, but my family of 4 needs to eat something, so my priority is to feed my family and provide. and i practice only after they are fed and happy. I really don't have that much time, because of priorities. But i really love guitar. i get better fast at it. i don't feel like it's a burden to practice, but i just cannot spend all my time on a guitar.
I'm just starting to play guitar to have something to do and as I get older to learn a new skill
Excellent content here. I always ask questions to assess interest before investing my time in teaching any skill