Every Phase of a Guitar Player's Life
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Which phase are you in?
Music is Win well, they just cut my balls off but I’m slowly fulfilling my dream of becoming a choir singer-guitarist hybrid!
I’m the rekindled spirit! Stopped playing 4 years ago, but I started again because of the crisis. I’m so stoked to play again
I can play great blues jams in one position of the pentatonic scale, so I'm pretty much Johnny Hendricks now
Still teaching!
just getting started on my youtuber phase...notice me senpai!
I’m in the “ I know what I’m doing and how to play some Metallica solos but when people notice me I forget what a guitar is” phase
Bro ong you lose 30% of your playing powers when people watch or you record yourself😂
Thatoneguy Who Can confirm the “watchful eye” debuff also applies to when friends come over and you try to play an FPS or something
@@thatoneguywho3434 forreal. Why is that?
that is literally me I couldn't have put it better myself
@@thatoneguywho3434 never fails
I’m the guy who thinks he’s good until he tries to record himself and realizes he’s not nearly as good as he thought
No. He isn't a good player. Ok at best. Not that it matters. EDIT: I should not have even left a comment. Congrats to him
Everyone is better without an audience.
OK, and? I do the same and it just provokes me to do better man. Figure out where you are having issues and why. I had to video record my hands so i could figure out what I was doing wrong. Just don't stop...
Keep practising, practice makes perfection! Don't give up, trust me guitar is worth it
I know your profile picture
Currently on the "Learning an entire song and attempting to sing it while playing only to lose the ability to strum and hearing how terrible my voice is" phase
Also the "listening to a song and imagining myself and friends playing it on a stage, and then attempting to learn it only to find out it's really difficult and none of your friends play any musical instruments" phase
Literally me. You got this tho
Me too man me too 😂
Yuppers
exactly me
This is to relatable XD
I'm in the "I need to understand music theory but it's confusing but I want to get better from random metal songs" phase
Aren't we all? 😅
im in the i want to learn to play guitar to play anime OP but its intermediating
@@kevsimoes most are actually decently easy. You can often play most by ear
@@shira254 yea .I have been playing from ear since a week now
I’m in the *”person who has a classical guitar and tries and play metal songs”* phase
Thrash Metal on an acoustic sounds like middle-eastern music.
pull a tenacious d
@@malignanttrog yea
I was similar once.... about a week ago before I bought a epiphone les Paul.
I feel you
I'm at the "I suspect I should start learning music theory" phase.
Same
same lmfao
same lol
Same
Brooooooooooo i was looking for a comment just like this!!! Same phase man
Im in the "really want to get better but am learning off TH-cam and have no clue what to be practicing so I just keep learning different songs and riffs and watching theory videos that don't stick" phase.
dam i felt that, like lookin in a mirror.
i get you. try learning a really hard song that you don't think you can do. just taking that step takes you out of the idk what to play phase because it sorta opens your eyes a little, trust me.
I just started playing about a week ago. I'm using Justinguitar's lessons to learn. Very well structured.
@@Greg-tj8rg Marty music is a great TH-cam channel for learning guitar also
@@shira254 I’m doing this right now actually. One on acoustic, one on electric. In Dreams by Sierra Ferrell and Antpile by Kublai Khan respectively. It’s been equal parts fun and frustrating. When I go to long without playing (whenever my fingers stop hurting) I itch to get back to it.
I'm in the "strumming random chords that sound good together" phase.
that's not a phase thats always
@@shira254 “it’s not a phase mom” 🙄
@@jeeptoe What is Jeep toe?
I'm in the "I should have actually studied how to play guitar instead of learning my favourite songs" phase
Yeah me too
Same, I really need to practice scales but always just end up playing a song I learned
thats why doing classical guitar and music theory is the really good way to learn. you get technique and stuff along with learning what music and what happens. then you can go off and learn pretty much any song you want, and just chill. which is what i did/ am doing. classical guitar is also really good tho just saying
Same💀
@@juanRodriguez-cf5pm When I picked up the guitar like a few days ago now, I had no idea what I was doing, and I have the bare minimum of music theory in my head-so I bet it will take month for me to get music theory correctly.
I love how he filmed the guitar center part at his house and it actually looked like guitar center
All it needed was some background music
The ultimate band nerd flex
true it's just missing the 4 other guitarists playing the tuning song
@Caleb CAROTA yeah lol
@@yontis1329 and that one kid playing Smoke On The Water in the corner
I’m at the, “I’m 32, and I’ve practiced with my mom one time, but she told me I remind her of my guitar god uncle who passed away long before I was born, and now I’m completely determined to earn the right to play his old guitar she still keeps” stage. Love you mom.
thats so sweet
this was surprisingly nice
I've played guitar for 3 years. I started at 13, I was in my "prime" at 15, and slowly started forgetting everything. I was in the failure stage, and I knew it! And I hit it hard! So seeing that other people deal with it, made me feel better. I have finally, after 3 years of not touching my guitar, started playing again! I got my mojo back, relearning solos I used to know, working my way back to shred, and enjoying different styles of music I learned to appreciate over the years. I hope I can get further in my musical journey. That doesn't even mean I need to make money from it, just to improve.
Good luck with your journey man!
same, when i was younger i was pretty clean w it, then when i started high school i didn't pick up my guitar for a year and i forgot everything.
I was an on and off player for years but recently I have been playing consistently for over 6 months with one exception. I practiced daily until I hit the failure stage about two months ago. I had no desire to play and I was sick of the same songs and the same chords and the guitar in general. The old songs sucked and new songs I wanted to learn either had chord shapes that were too tough and I couldn't transistion chords well enough to get through it. I quit for about a week and knew I was burnt out and not making progress. Ater all the time I invested I wasn't gonna quit so I picked up the guitar and then over the next few days I was more comfortable with the guitar than at any point previously. It all clicked and the feeling of picking up the guitar was a mix of forgetting the old bad habits and realization that I can play any song if I slow it down enough and stay patient. The pressure was gone and I was having fun learning. I was playing chords and not buzzing any strings and learning new chord shapes in minutes and transitioning them decently enough while keeping rythm well. I'm very comfortable with my current skill levels and can finally finish songs begining to end. Keep up the practice and good luck!
Something similar happened to me except I never stopped playing but at 15 I thought "Yeah I'm good enough I wrote all the riffs and solos for the garage high-school band and can play fast solos and stuff" little did I know there was SO MUCH ROOM to improve. Now at 19 I can blow my 15 year-old self out of the water any time any day when it comes to guitar playing. There is always something to learn.
Good attitude. I've walked away from it for years, sold my gear, got serious about golf. Love of music is what draws me back. I look back and can't really pinpoint when the improvement happened. There's a big difference between okay, semi-proficient and eiw, that was tasty and it just kinda flowed without much effort. I never set out to specifically learn vibrato for example. It just seems like it just happened. "When did come about?" Is what you ask yourself.
im starting one called, "the guy who starts to learn something, but is terrible at finishing it"
Shit, now THAT is relatable!
Ha! Yup
Sounds punk!
AKA "The guy who knows all the riffs/intros but never plays a full song".
I always love reading comments like these, it helps that I'm not the only one doing exactly this xD
*im starting a new phase called “only learning the recognizable part thats like 30 seconds gang”. who’s in ?*
Lmaoooo
30 seconds is a stretch. I mean I have to store it and clean it and find a buyer. Idk man. Best I can do is 7?
bashpr0mpt lol same
Literally
*cries*
I'm currently at the "Teenage guitarist who loves to play but barely has any gear to play" stage
I’ve got a guitar I was given for free and a cheap amp (and absolutely no guitar skills at all 🔥)
Same but problem is I only have a classic guitar
@@genkiwhatifs3285 thats me indeed. I can play dozens of rock songs. But I have a classic guitar.
That's an awesome stage! How I'd love to be a teenager again lol 😅 no but seriously: get ONE good guitar and amplifier on the used market. If you've got tall hands i recommend a fender scale length guitar, just because you get used to the larger scale right from the beginning, or a shorter scale if you have mid sized or small hands, which isn't a problem at all, it sounds the same after all, it's just easier to improve on shorter scales then. I've been at the almost no gear stage, we've all been there (unless dad's a guitar collector lol). I'm 42 now and i've owned many guitars over the years. I can recommend any with a two point tremolo or jazzmaster type vibrato (just because tremolos/vibratos/whammy bars are awesome and fun to play with). If you find the time go to a local dealer from time to time to try out which guitar plays easily. Try the ones you can't afford NOW, you might find them used in good shape out there. At the guitar store you might often find people who will help you, or people selling used guitars too. Just don't let them sell you the first guitar you touch. But if it's a good store they won't pressure you to buy anything. Btw you don't necessarily need an amplifier, you can get a good(!) audio interface (like Motu M4) for much less then a good(!) amplifier. Add cheap Mackie monitor speakers and you can play through your PC/laptop and have hundreds of sound- and recording possibilities. (I'd still prefer a real amplifier - it doesn't need to be loud or tall - instead of the audio interface in the beginning, but that's just my old thinking.)
Good luck n have fun! 😉
PS: or maybe forget about the tremolo first, you need some patience with tuning those. (And easy to tune tremolos aren't very musical in my opinion, but that's a boomer opinion too lol)
currently in the "using seven nation army as a warmup before spending 2 hours watching and practicing online lessons i end up already knowing how to do" phase
How is this so accurate 😭
This guy literally uses his house as guitar centre. If that’s not I flex idk what is
True
Well he did say
Guitar center is you home
He just took that phase to literal
Yes
Its just for fun my friend 😊😊
@@cmdrw0lf708 exactly brother
Anyone else in the “i can play good sitting down but standing up crippled my ability to play” phase? No? Ok
I can't play well sitting down. Is that weird?
Yeah i spent probably a solid month playing only standing up to get out of that.
Our drummer has the same problem
I don’t have a strap for mine yet so it’s basically physically impossible for me to play while standing lmao
sam frieden 2nd this, I spent a week or two playing only standing before it clicked.
I'm in the "I'm decent but super self-critical, so it's complicated" phase.
Also, "the failure" phase is my entire guitar career save for a few moments. I just kept going because the sus2 chord sounded amazing. Plus, I also skipped a few phases at the beginning.
Man I've played since 7th grade, self-taught. Used to play every single day for hours, but when I went to college, life got so busy I barely played for years. I am rusty as hell, and trying to get back into it. Might be back at square one, but my goal is to one day play Canon Rock by Jerry C! Best of luck to everyone either just starting their journey or getting back on the horse :)
@Bobbyjustbobby stick with it bro ur gonna be a beast
4 weeks in how's it going :)
Same bro I started early in high school and dove in head first, by the time I graduated I was a fucking wizard man. I don't say that to sound like a douchebag I really did nothing but play for hours and hours would skip school and could lay on my bed with my guitar and spend literally all day not moving. At some point I just got bored with it I felt like I had taken it as far as I could went from acoustic to electric back to acoustic got into the open tunings the tapping slapping all types of weird shit playing slide and suddenly one day there was just nothing left to learn I felt like. It's been years now I always think about getting back into it
I've completed Cliffs of Dovers and canon in D rock. I wish i had the courage and confidence to record it back then when i was shy. Now I do have some muscle memory but damn im so rusty.
Am in 10th grade and have been learning since 6th grade, self taught and just know one song on finger style T-T
It is terrifying how accurate this is. It's like you attended college with me.
Phases 1-4 anyway, lol
He’s definitely on to something.
"Guitar Center is your home now"
No you literally have a Guitar Center in your livingroom.
Chicken Tendies “the little guitar shop down the street” is your home now
🤣
I'm in the "I got an Amazon acoustic guitar and have been playing for a month and still can't make a single chord happen and I want an electric guitar" phase
Funny thing Is I have a cheap electric guitar I'm selling with an amp lol (I still use the cable obv). Just bought a new guitar and don't use the amp because I play on my pc.
Ha man no worries. I have electric and acustics....but if I'm finding something hard I'll go back to this shity nylon 80quid guitar. And practice on that..that was the only way I could play the police every breath you take.....go forth and play all different guitars. Experience will come with different shapes I found anyway
I suggest grind on the acoustic before u get an electric, acoustic guitars just makes you're chords and notes very precise plus u get the power in your fingers aswell and then shift to electric so it'll be SOOO easy as it was for me and manyyyy other's.
Just saying you do what you're comfortable in tho
This is me rn 😂
If you get an electric guitar, get Rocksmith! Guitar Hero with a real guitar.
I remember almost giving up, but I still ran through a few riffs here and there, then I came across the simplest crazy train intro riff ever, and I was like “I wanna learn this” now we’re here.
Hilarious, I mostly practiced rhythm guitar stuff and did lessons from Justin Guitar and Metal Method. After a year I started feeling bored of my routine so I decided I've going to spend the next few months mostly learning a handful of new songs from start to finish. Crazy Train on Rocksmith was the one that kept me from putting the guitar away. Playing that song makes make actually feel like I'm at intermediate level now. I think I'll do Enter Sandman next, I can sight read it on Rocksmith and it is FUN, but I don't have it memorized yet.
I'm in a constant state between "failure" and "rekindled spirit".
Bro same
keep pushing, it's worth it
Same dude lmao
same
I feel this.
4:15 When you have so many guitars you can fool your audience into thinking that you're in Guitar Center
Is crazy how accurate this is for almost every single player. During these stages you feel like you're the only dude who's had to deal with the struggles but we are all one in ghe same haha
I just recently got into guitar and really want to give up on it already, but seeing this video makes me realize that almost everyone has gone through this but still end up being good
Keep it up! It’s hard in the beginning, but well worth it! I got my first guitar when I turned 19, and played it daily until my fingers ached. It was slow at first, and I wished so hard ilI could play like my idols right then. But slowly over the course of the next few months I got better. I started getting songs down and finally felt like I was making real progress.
8 years later, and playing is still my favorite thing to do. It’s a great way to let out stress and your feelings, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
That only comes with preserving through that initial rough stage. I hope you keep at it, and enjoy it!
@@IkeRetsam Im thinking of getting a starter pack from fender just so I can learn. Should I?
@@sebastianfr2896 yes, then if u pursuie it get New stuff after that
"you should just put the guitar in the corner"
*looks back at my guitar in the corner*
Lol
Go pick it up. It's never too late. I started playing when I was 14. Met my future wife at the age of 23. Over the next few years the band i had faded away. Weird thing is no one ever quit the band. The practices went from everyday as a teenager, to once a week in my early 20s, once a month, then eventually it was just an after-thought. One marriage, two kids, 15 years and a divorce later I started slowly replacing the equipment I had sold off. Now, I'm playing again. Unlike everything else in life, the guitar is always there when you need it.
Yess 🤣
Y to same
@@craigpaulson3503 dude you should write a book, you sound inspirational
Tyler: “i’m not gonna make a TH-cam Rewind”
*Everybody liked that*
Continues to put one at the end of the video
I swear every time I see one of Tyler’s videos I immediately wanna practice for hours on end. Currently in a student/intermediate stage and loving every second of it. Keep shreddin’ everybody. 🤘
I’m in that the “you are starting to take an interest in the mechanical workings of a guitar simply because you finally were able to restring your guitar correctly” phase
I’m in the “I can play 5 songs amazingly and nothing at all else” phase.
Me and you both man😂
Ahh the Nothing Else Matters phase
I can play 500 songs but not to perfection😂😂😂😂 so we’re kinda the same
The simply guitar phase lmfao
I can play 1 song somewhat good
I'm at that post-novice stage where everyone around me that plays is better than me but everyone that doesn't play at all thinks I'm pretty damn decent.
My best way of describing it is "I can easily impress most children".
Deadass, I'm just barely climbing out of this stage
that is.... horribly relatable
yes
That's exactly how I feel, what is the next stage after this???? Intermediate?
@@GHMetallica37 According to JustinGuitar, I'm Post-Beginner-Pre-Intermediate. :p I've completed all the Beginner material but everything in the Intermediate section is distinctly above my level. That might be a function of the fact that he skips from grade 2 to grade 4 at the moment so I'm probably a JustinGuitar Grade 3 somewhere.
This thing just summed up my entire story. I watched stranger things and decided to pick my guitar back up. (It was broken for a year so I decided to finally buy a soldering iron and fix the jack) Ive been playing like crazy for the past few days. Hope I’m moving on to the next level 🤟
BRO!!!! This video healed me in ways that I cannot even articulate. Just THANK YOU. There's so much lacking in the "mindset / self-mastery" aspect of becoming the best "musician" you can be.
"Guitar center is your home now"
Actually his home is a guitar center.
Pink Floyd The Best quarantine creativity + racks of guitars = home is my Guitar Center. Bravo Tyler.
My phase be like:
1. Passionate but the parents can't afford a guitar.
2. An adult beginner.
same
3. drugs
@@commentfreely5443 that was my 1st step
Comment Freely How do I get there??
The "I feel like a Drop D riff master and should get on a band" phase. Hahah
i always come here when i feel down about my guitar journey and every time this video makes me reborn, trust the process guys, im sure theres some place for all of us to be a big rockstar
3:25 is where I am in my own guitar journey. On Boxing Day, I bought an Epiphone SG Signature Ebony and I have been slashing the scales pretty much every waking hour. I was given another SG, my favourite flavour, Cherry Red to play while Anastasia Ebony gets her action adjusted. I liked CR so much too that I have decided to rent her until I can afford it in my budget to adopt her. Thank you for all of your great tips and keeping everybody entertained. You deserve every fan and follower that tunes in to watch. You've earned our respect. May 2023 be an even more blessed year for subscribers and new tips and tutorials. -Stephen Nice from Toronto/Canada.
I’m in the “playing only acoustic because I don’t have an electric guitar yet” phase
I'm here too bro
Relatable
Same
Me too, but not for long!!
i’m in the playing only electric because i don’t have an acoustic phase😂
I’m the “I can play all of this song apart from the solo” guy
👍👍👍me too hahahaha
True
That’s me lol
Yep! I e learned I can play the song and just forget the solo verse and stick the riff back in and it sounds just fine! Lol. If I practice a solo literally a hundred times I can half ass play it, but I know it’s not right, and that’s what motivates me to try harder
Hem... I'm the one who can play solo but don't even know the name of 5 cords...
I'm definitely in the novice phase. As you said, the obstacle I'm currently dealing with is that I'll sit down to learn a new song and then I realize that Nirvana song I learned last week is about a million times easier to play and sounds just as cool
I watch this video every time I have a bad day on the guitar. I’ve played off and on since 1995 but life happened military, family, etc. I think I was at the failure part in the store and have forgotten most everything I had learned. But now I’m doing this for me and no one else and bad days this keeps me going. Thank you for this video it brings a smile to my face.
I'm at the "I'm too broke to buy an electric guitar so I use my deceased grandpa's shitty acoustic guitar with an irreplaceable nut so every note on the E string sounds like a banjo" stage
Noob i went past that stage two weeks ago
@Ashley Alian same
i’m at the i’ve been interested for years but i’m finally about to get one & start teaching myself about guitar phase
Stop talking about me
@@martin1069 hahahaha
I'm at ''do I play with a pick or fingers'' phase
I'm the fingerstyle snob phase... after playing fingerstyle acoustic for some time I have partly found my way back to the electric guitar to learn blues and classic rock but am too proud to play with a pick even if that's beneficial in some cases... I don't know why but it just feels inferior to me. Like putting on support wheels on your bike. :P
Dude i can’t play with pick at all, i know that pick is sometimes better, but i still use my hands cause pick is just so awkward
@@emperorpalpatine666 yeah i know its just awkward on my grip, and i often hit the strings weird
I was at that phase a couple weeks ago, I chose to grow out my fingernails xD
my dad told me not to use my nail because it makes you're guitar playing sound bad, and he did it because he didn't have a pick
This video really helped with something I've been struggling with. I'm at the stage I need to form a band. I grew up playing sax right on through college, born again musician on guitar, been playing the Statocaster two and half years. Guitar made me a better musician by far but I haven't played guitar in a band yet, and I feel that's the step between where I'm at now and being a better guitarist than I ever was a sax player--even attending Berklee on a Performance scholarship.
You just motivated me to still follow the path of music although im close to 30. Thanks. You're great, man!
I’m 32 and just bought a new guitar. Starting from scratch learning music theory
Tyler: Guitar Center is your home now
Also Tyler: "Has a guitar center for a home
I'm in "Trying to play metal songs (like holy wars) with classic guitar" phase
Hell yea
Im in "im selflearning the ukulele (because i dont have enough money for an actual guitar) and playing punk rock songs and riffs on the uke"
Good luck bro, I went through it during 2 years
We were all there
hahahahahahaha i felt this
Man I had that « give up » stage almost 10 years ago as a kid. Just rekindled my spirit last week. Let’s go
I'm in the "second day of electric guitar, my fingers hurt and my wrist feels like it can't rotate even slightly but I remembered my open chord strings off by heart so I'm practically Clapton" stage.
I’m in the “decent at guitar but don’t know any scales or chords” phase
Start with learning the six basic open chords, G A B C D E, then the F and B power chords near the open strings. Then start with the minor pentatonic scale after you have those down. That’ll give you enough to play around and improvise a bit. Then move on to full barre chords and understanding the CAGED system. That’s what I’d recommend. After you have good understanding of those, you’ll be able to improvise fairly well up and down the neck. Major scale is also important. Most importantly just have fun with it.
Lol same I know all the simple open chords but nothing else and can play a couple songs and make a nice sounds with chords
Im he use to be at this phase level. learn more techniques, and youll have so much more fun
Same here dude I can play the main riff from enter sandman but I cant play other chords
Basically all chords on the E strings bar chords to be exact but I cant play any other chords
@@MaxilentProductions you just said everything I was looking for in 1 paragraph.
“It does not matter how slow you go,as long as you don’t stop”-
Confucious
Thank you, you've enlightened me.
that's what she said
I am 40 years and picked an old dream of mine as a hobby,
Phases dont seem to change regardless how old you are :D .
I am in back and forth between failure and rekindle. I know consistency is the key (as a martial artist over 15 years) so I keep practicing and try to learn the songs I like to keep it fun
I've been playing for six years now and I'm in the trade-in/trade-up category. I really felt it when he said "you're not really advanced enough to know what any of this gear does for you"
I’m in the “I played guitar when I was 10 and then didn’t touch it for 8 years and now the only guitar I have is a hot pink 3/4 size acoustic that actually doesn’t sound horrible” phase
Yep I’m right there with you but it’s a broken shitty little acoustic for kids that’s not pink.... been about 15 years since I’ve played...
@@OneShotOkie Get back at it and buy a el guitar
Same here ,only i swapped the guitar for more books
OMG
One year ago when I startet again I was same lol
It's weird. I've noticed when you reach a point in a skill where you feel like you're making no progress and take a break from it. You always come back way better when you get back.
Idk if I was way better, but I took a handful of years off and when I came back it felt fresh and fun again. I learned my pentatonic scales up the neck, got a modeling amp and a few songbooks. It's not an every day thing, but my guitars are on a hanger and a rack ready to go instead of being out of sight.
I think that's the same with almost everything because that happened to me with skating. I wasn't really making any progress then I stopped for half a year then when I got back into it I started learning way faster.
Has a happened a few times, most notably when I was developing my sweep picking. Practice so much I started feeling worse. Put the guitar down for a few weeks, pick it back up and instant improvement. Crazy.
I quit playing for a couple years then when I came back I could instantly play some things that I couldn't wrap my head around before. kinda crazy.
Your brain will literally refuse to remember any more after it’s learned too much in one thing too quickly, it gets no reward so it literally isn’t capable of learning it
I've been watching this video every few months for the past two years , and each time I was able to relate to one of the phases ! Last time i watched , was last summer and realized i was begining the quiting phase , but at the time i didn't think i would play again ! 3 or 4 weeks ago I heard one of those crazy solos that i use to love , and the addiction came back ! now i'm back at playing 5 hours a day !!
keep shreding !!
Fun fact about picking up the guitar again : trying to play what you could before tends to peel the skin off your fingers ! good luck cleaning the guitar after that 🤣
I am in the rekindled spirit right now for sure. I met some new friends and watched them jam out one night and also discovered a couple new bands and I really want to get back into it. I forgot how fun it was!
This was oddly touching. Realizing that the kid who was better than me actually also sucked was amazing.
I’m in the “I literally play the bass why am I here” phase
Because it can apply to anyone using an instrument.
Same here mate
Glad I’m not alone lol
Technically a bass is a guitar Technically
@@yahiaabokerisha bass is better
I loved that it wasn't a skill level video but in general the phases you go through
Been playing for 32 years. Still a cover band gunslinger, going on 22 years. Taught lessons for 20 years - started out part time, as I already had a full time job - then teaching became my full time job, then part time again for a while, and finally stopped.
I got really tired of teaching after a while, though it had its good moments and I taught hundreds of students over the course of 20 years, some who have gone on to become pro musicians and guitar teachers themselves. Now I have a 9-5 in something unrelated to music.
I've been through many phases with playing as well. Started out doing only hard rock and thrash metal. Gradually progressed to lighter rock, classic rock, blues, and even a bit of jazz, country, and classical, though rock and blues are my main styles.
Been through many many phases of different equipment - pedals, rackmount gear, solid state amps, tube amps, different guitars... Mostly I bought new gear because stuff broke after a while or I just wanted to consolidate and simplify...
I used to use mostly solid state amps (mostly Peaveys) but after years of abuse every one of them broke eventually...
I've finally reached the point of "I don't need any more gear"...
Guitars:
-1992 USA Fender Floyd Rose Classic series Strat
-2007 Ibanez Prestige RG-1570
-Ovation acoustic/electric
-Mitchell acoustic/electric
- Several others not really worth mentioning here
Pedals:
-Boss GT-8 circa 2005
-TC Electronics Mimiq Doubler
That's it for live gigs, have several stomp boxes that stay home.
Amps:
-Peavey Classic 30
-Fender Twin Reverb, 1968 reissue
-Fender Super Champ X2
-Vox AC-30 (it's a lemon - sits in my closet, needs to be repaired again)
I’m stuck in the “I can play technical songs and write decent riffs but can’t have too much fun with it because it’s all the same lick in a different section of the fretboard because I know absolutely zero theory and can’t read sheet” phase
That’s a very specific phase JAJAJAJA
can relate.
me too man
Try different tunings and your problem is gone.... for some weeks at least. Im in that phase too
@@JanXD what if I'm in that same phase and cannot up or down tune to save my life
I started at the age of 11, but I told my mom I want to become a musician. She,then replied back with “How will you earn money? Don’t you think of me when I’m old? “ I was struck and stuck at “ THE FAILURE “ . No more drives and eager to learn new songs for a long time. Now I’m back at the age of 16 because I hate school so much right now and want to enjoy life again. So glad I pick myself up.
I started playing this year. I’m 11 it’s really fun Idk if I want to become a master but rn I’m aiming for intermediate to maybe start a band in highschool for fun. I already play piano. I try not to give up even when it’s difficult. Anyway I hope you can pick it back up well and have fun with it. Just chill and don’t stress yourself with it. Bye 🤟🏾
You go boy. Chase your dreams lil man there’s just one life, don’t let them stop you. And if music can’t finally solve your life, it will never be too late to end up with a common job, with a common life, but at least you will have no regrets if you try your best. Peace
@@kevinfuso9923 lil man? Wow
@@mus1kal_the0ry xd
I usually tell them that i already made much money that you did at my age
Im 15 and i had a band, its just amazing when i tell people that i used to earn some money doing the thing that i love, just dont give up
The theory says that if you believe in yourself, you are going to win.
(People used to pay us bcs we were a cover band and we were good at it, we didnt earn that much but enogh to buy me a good guitar on christmas with my own money :) )
sr, currently watching this video AGAIN on 2022; woluf you please never die? I´m a huge fan!
I'm currently in the Rekindled Spirit phase! I used to play in my early teens about a decade ago, but I never practiced as much as I should and fell off after a while. Then I watched Bocchi the Rock and it's lit a fire under me again 😅
I’m the “metal music sounds awesome and I want to play guitar but I literally just got a piano” guy.
Check the Toxicity - SoaD covers on piano! Vkgoeswild was phenomenal
Js22 dinky
Orange crush rt20
go to a pawn shop and trade it
"You've found musical nirvana... not the band, that was back in the novice days"
Aight who snitched on me
I saw your comment as he said that part
people underrate the difficulty of some nirvana, aero zepplin, love buzz, swap meet and countless other early nirvana tracks can be real killers
@@eliamor1782 ya, love buzz is a beast
I’m in the “pick it up again and get on with that theory, and figure out that dammed caged system and circle of fifths so I can get on and get great stage”.
I'm at the "I played for a few months then moved on to bass" phase. And it will probably stay like that.
I realized that guitar wasn't my instrument and bass had me more intruiged. No clue why. The different techniques and the role it plays. Idk I just love it.
yep i'm with you on that
"The Gear Addict"
that's a weird way to spell Rob Scallon
I'm just kidding, I love you, Rob
i’m in the ‘trying to learn solos with no knowledge of scales’ phase
you should teach yourself scales!! they're sooo fun. super easy too
they easier than u think
Coco how should u start
k well I’m just self taught, I just taught myself from reading books lol
Scales are great.
I was at the failure stage for about 10 years until relatively recently. So I'm back to novice, but somewhere in between novice and intermediate.
I realised I can't get away with playing half barres forever, so I'm now consistently playing Barre chords on my acoustic, though my melody lines leave a bit to be desired.
But I'm very much energized to learn! I think it's not being a little brat that's doing it, and playing through the initial pain instead of whining abt it.
I watched this video once before and I thought that I’d never reach any of these phases. I was so good at guitar, I told myself. Then I was at the failure stage. I just passed that stage a couple days ago. I started guitar April 9th with no lessons. The thing that has helped me improve the most is TH-cam tutorials. Not TH-cam shorts fake tutorials but real, longer than one minute tutorials that give you advice and visual representation
Im the "learns the first 20 seconds of a song guitarist"
Same here. I can play alot of intros but few full songs.
Same here bro, tons of intros and licks, zero full cover
wait.. there are other kinds of guitarist???
rip to us
Same, good fun tho
I'm in the "wants to learn a bunch of songs but keeps playing the same 3 riffs when I pick up the guitar" phase
most relatable comment I've ever seen
"Alright Ill play a lil, maybe Ill keep learning that song I really like" Picks up guitar and plays the same 3 riffs for 15 minutes. "Alright thats enough for today"
Same for me, but instead of riffs, I just play the same song over and over again for months, until I master it and get bored, then I leave the guitar to gather dust
And then I find another song...and repeat
I had a guitar over a year practiced for about 4 months then gave up for half of the year until couple months ago bc I didn't have the spirit anymore and now I've been practicing and it just makes me happier bc work is kicking my ass
I started playing guitar when i was 12 or 13, it's been a long time since then and i have anxiety issues from when i was little, and when i used to go for guitar lessons or practice it i just felt that i don't even know what anxiety is and i just used to be happy. Then i had the failure phase, didn't pick up the guitar for 4/5 years, I somehow got the spark back and i started playing again, started from scratch and again whenever i played Guitar i felt like i was in another world where none of my problems Exists and yeah it's my happy place which helps me w my anxiety and makes me super happy
For any great guitarist, the “failure” phase happens more than once.
never happened to me...
Ben Parsons sane :/
I guess I'm not a great guitarist.
I don’t think EVH or SRV had to worry about failing
I've already had my first failure, I think I'm approaching my second one, but I'm never going to quit
But we all have one thing in common,
*We all love the guitar* 🎸
Jesus Christ loves you all, repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand !!
@@ArmaniThomas7 shut
@@ArmaniThomas7 keep your imaginary friends to yourself
@@ArmaniThomas7 he's fake and dead😂😂😂🤣
@@browhat2454 how can he be fake if hes dead lad🤣🤣and dont worry bro im not an offended christian
Currently in the intermediate phase. I was on hiatus for 2 years, and when I entered high school, I saw people shine with the guitar. I could've been like them had I not stopped practicing. This exact thought is now driving me to make myself worthy of my Gibson once again.
2 years later and you’re at 4 mil!! keep it up dude:)
“Beginner trying to fret without touching the other strings”
this gives me chills to think back to
I'm a beginner aswell watching this to see the other phases ahead of me.
Phase one for me was watching the US festival in 1983 and deciding that I wanted to be a rock star! Phase two was playing guitar in my bedroom for 35 years.....
Same but I spent 35 years crying in my room...
@@greyisthicc2882 i love you💛 read bout Spirituality law of attraction maybe then u wont cry ☯️🌺🦄
@@nyzer1620 is it good
@Johnny Pippet some what? drugs? 😂😂 i only smoke weed bro 💜
36 actually, I should know since that’s my birth year 😊
I'm in the "I'm broke so I'm trying to shred and play solo from Stairway to Heaven on an acoustic( for 2 years now)" phase.
Every time i sit down to learn music theory i feel like throwing this guitar into the corner of the room but i love her too much...
...so I continue to play my favorite songs lol
Showing this to my guitar class this week.
I'm in the "this guitar has 4 strings" phase
davie504 wants to know your location
Da 🅱️ass
Might be a ukulele
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I’m in the “tried to learn when I was a kid but gave up and now I’m a stubborn 20 year old slowing surpassing my 13 year old self” phase.
same
Bro same, I just turned 30. Only problem is I have way too much money now...I can’t stop buying pedals
@@slipknot73745 interesting flex
LMAO
Thats me.Was 3 years off getting my final diploma,now starting from scratch at 19 again
I picked up my first guitar a week ago. I learned 2 songs so far and still struggling with finger switching or chord switching. BUT the second and third day I struggled to even switch from G to D and this last couple of days I've been able to do it better. It's amazing what practice does for you. Don't give up fellas and gals.
Those calluses are coming in.
bro i've watched this video about 5 times and still excites me
im in the "*excited to get a guitar*" phase
I'm in the learning intro of a song phase and not actually learning how to play
Same
@@skysmindgarden same manw
Same
update: i got guitar like a month ago and turns out learning is harder than i imagined so
I’m in the “Started playing when quarantine started and quickly learning that I’m an awful online-only learner”
Yo I feel called out- 💀
At least we’ll have a new skill!
Keep at it homie!
I got a friend who plays guitar he said he'd teach me guitar. That was two weeks ago though. He's always really busy so I don't ever get any lessons. Yea I started playing during quarantine this year too, though the only way I can learn is from youtube rn.
It takes time patients and practice you’ll get there
I remember when I began. It was almost like something magical was happening. I had a nylon string classical and took my etudes from band and learned them on guitar. Just something about the process and watching it flower really gave me an almost religious zeal about it. It was a gift from source. I’ve always felt that music was magic. It’s a gift that’s greater than any one person. It’s for us all. Never forget that fact, my friends. Music was given to us all. Now get busy, create. 🎅
Well, you kind of nailed it. Right now I am practicing again and realizing all the music I used to wail on that I did not know the rhythm underneath. I am 55 now and after dropping the guitar for 10 years, I now practice on my back porch every night. I just realized that my focus on my job was so demanding, the creative side of my brain was just non-existant. I am glad to report I am now jamming again and getting myself back to a balance. Yes kids, you too can say no to work as it is another four letter word....
This is giving me a really strong 2012 College Humor Vibe.
Its because tyler and mike trapp are the same person
@@ianleonard3264 lmao I would never think to make that connection but I see it
I’m in the “too broke too buy new strings” phase
It's like $13 for a new set of strings my guy, that's like 1 meal at McDonald's lol
I'm in the "too broke to buy a guitar" phase. Even though I've found several sets on amazon that have the guitar, amp, strings, strap, and pick for around $100 (which I know is dirt cheap), I have no job as a result of being 13 and henceforth cannot purchase a guitar. I'm sure if I softened my dad a bit, I could probably get one, though.
@@jaysonthibert3159 he probably spends his money on useless stuff like cigars , weed ex...
@@jaysonthibert3159 my dude, ernire balls are like $5 lol
aren't we all?
one of your best videos ever. kept cracking me up