This is actually a gimmicky pedalboard that seems extremely useful. The main benefit I see is that, depending on the gig or setting you're playing in, you can pack the appropriate sized pedalboard easily. The downside I see is that wiring could be a hassle with changing things around constantly.
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Genuine question. If you weren't aware of the existance of the "guitar triller", and you heard that track you wrote, what would you think it was used to make that sound, and/or how would you recreate it? I'm curious.
The triller reminds me of Tony Levin's "Funk Fingers" -- he sawed off two drumsticks, affixed velcro to strap them to his two plucking fingers, then went to town. He actually recorded some some songs with it (eg, Peter Gabriel's "Steam") en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_fingers
I bought the Picasso Guitar Bow a few months ago. It's such a unique tool. A lot of reverb & delay goes along way with it. Gives it a little more sustain. I use mine with a Boss RC-300 so I'm able to stack multiple tracks and harmonize.
@@graydeotto2820 somewhat. It’s made for acoustic. Back and forth motion and all. You’d have to have something similar with an electric for it to be effective. Otherwise, the sonic Ebow would be better
@@mytandasouder4485 never heard of them before but did check them out. I can definitely hear that ebow on some of the tracks like “Cherry” and “Loud Pipes”.
the chordinero is basically a cheat code for open string math rock stuff and I'm loving it. Add trying to combine it with weird tunings and you basically have a whole new instrument!
Would love to see how the the mix between some gadgets would sound, like the Passerelle Bridge with the Pickasso Bow and maybe some other weird combinations, maybe it turns out nice
i’m pretty sure the passerelle and the triller would sound near-identical to a dulcimer; however, with the large bends made possible by the passerelle, it would be very interesting to see how the sound quality and character differs.
Chordinero is a Songwriters dream. I want it now. Also, that pirate rock thing kinda had some polyphia vibes and also kinda reminds me of fairy tail, I want a full version of that
I absolutely love the passerelle! It's not gimmicky at all after you get used to it and learn the techniques. For example Alexandr Misko managed to produce an extremely technical and beautiful cover of the theme from Titanic. I've also made a few videos imitating the sound of the guzheng or koto, along with a short tutorial video. I am having so much fun with it!
7:15 I hope I don't leave the wrong impression when I say this, but if you are titled "the samurai guitarist" then this attatchment pairs well with your channel. (I would love to get one too if I played more accoustic)
My Personal Thoughts: Spoilers btw (lol duh) The Guitar Triller: As a percussionist myself, this thing is actually really cool. I love the articulation you can get with it. The Pickaso Bow: After so many years of gadgets failing to make your guitar sound like a violin, I’m glad someone finally got it right. Well done, Pickaso. Very well done. The Harpad: This thing seems really useful. It looks like it can help your guitar sound more full .text text text text This thing seems really useful. It looks like it can help your guitar sound more full .text text text text The Passarelle Bridge: I love the sound of a Koto, and the fact that you can make your guitar sound like one with this is amazing. The Chordinero Capo: I absolutely agree. This thing is by far the best gimmicky guitar gadget ever. Like you said, having to rethink the layout of your instrument all because of an open tuning is a huge hassle, and definitely can’t be fun. This thing fixes that, and it does even more. I’d love to get one for myself.
3:54 "The devil pulled out his *guitar* and said 'I'll start this show!' And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow. When he dragged that bow across the strings, it let out an evil hiss, then a band of demons joined in and it sounded something like this..." -Charlie Daniels, in 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Duuuude you missed out on huge combination song using all of those together 🤘 I'm still waiting for "violin" to kick in on the pirate theme =) While typing this it could actually ve your next collab. Challenge Paul and others and send them your gimmick selection of the year to see what they come up with!
I have all 3 versions of the Chordinero and it is far and away the best tool for a guitarist. Whether is on an acoustic baritone, an acoustic 8 string, an electric 8 string, or a lefty 6 on a 9 string, it’s amazing. Highly recommend it it everyone.
LMFAO!!! You are HILLARIOUS!!! "...imagine having 10 fingers on your chording hand. This may have some health implications... nevermind that..." LOL!!!!
At the end of your video for the worst 5 gimmicky guitar gadgets, you should give the jellyfish pick a sufficient send off by burning/shooting/drowning? dealers choice. But afterwards you never have to talk of it ever again!
if you do end up continuing the series, you could do gimmickey guitar gadgets combined, like I'm fairly sure the pickaso and the passerelle bridge would sound awesome together :)
Pedro Aznar one of our best Argentinian musicians, has a song called Muñequitos de Papel, which is all played with a similar "gadget" to the triller, a screwdriver! It sounds exactly the same (except that he plays bass), but it is definitely worth a listen.
*please react (alip_ba_ta) he is an acoustic guitar fingerstyle player, and every time he covers the song like the original song, there is no edit, no cut and his real name is alif gustahyat, he has been recognized by dragon force, queen, etc. (THANK YOU )* 😊
🎧 Podcasts? 🎧 Does this creator have a podcast on Google or can anybody recommend any good Podcasts along this or any other interesting genres? Any will do. I'm very open and broad minded. Many thanks 🙏😉
I love how you make up Random weird genres and they just sound amazing Also I would’ve never thought to use the weird bridge thing For country music awesome
Damn, it seems like the chordinero does what the voice capo said it would. I might have to get that since the voice capo was such a cool idea but was built like garbage
Funny, with the 12 string piece you played, I heard a distinctive bend, but was watching your fingers...NO BENDING done there. Guess it wasn't video'd live.
I really like your mini prog rock composition for the harpad, I would pay to hear a full version! Also it made me think that the only reason I've had a love affair with prog rock is to replicate the way I felt listening to Yes as a kid, but now I think I'll never be able to :(
I had a box with springs that would make an acoustic guitar sound like it had reverb. It was fun, but I knew I would never play out with it - and I would never rehearse with it either - so I sold it. It sold surprisingly quicly. Then I saw two more at auction so I snatched them up and sold them too. Thank goodness. It would have been embarrassing to end up with TWO of them when I was trying to clean out my closet.
normal pick: Put it beside your guitar, Next minute.... GONE! jellyfish pick: Throw it away.. Next video, I HATE JELLYFISH PICK then proceed to throw it again and again.
The harp pad had me thinking about the fretboard explorer harp rail. Might be a little late if we're coming to the end of this series, but I've really enjoyed mine. Rather than the extra set of strings set over the neck to make it a '12-string' this rail clamps on the body and adds drone strings. Saw your video about the Emerald Synergy X-20 - this is similar but is a conversion device for a regular acoustic guitar.
Kaki King rules. A friend of my sisters that we grew up with dated Kaki back when her career was taking off. She was super cool and generous with the money she was suddenly making. When she performed on David Letterman, she brought all their friends along. So my sister got to come with. They were picked up by a limo, spent the night at a five star hotel, and hung out backstage of the David Letterman show.
Personally I’ve found that the ToneWoodAmp is a great gadget that inspires my writing even 5 years after buying it. Yes, it’s more expensive but it’s worth it. Have you tried it? I recently even deliberately let the reverb/delay get a bit out of hand to create feedback in a musical way on the acoustic and even used it in a recording. Kind of like the Ebow but much a more fun, organic and controlled sound.
Show D'Addario that love, check out the XPND pedalboard here ddar.io/samurai1
Ok
I am also a D’Addario user. That was possibly the only ad I didn’t skip. :)
That's a sweet design.
Been waiting for something like that for years!
This is actually a gimmicky pedalboard that seems extremely useful. The main benefit I see is that, depending on the gig or setting you're playing in, you can pack the appropriate sized pedalboard easily. The downside I see is that wiring could be a hassle with changing things around constantly.
Now that Sammy read the harpad fake quote out loud, it became a real quote and they never have to change it.
lmfao
They already changed it when I went to the site.
Lol text text text
But the harpad sounds absolutely amazing, a little clunky though
I definitely want to see a "bottom 5" list. I want to see the jellyfish pick return
Yes! It would definitely be a fitting end to the jellyfish-saga. One last rant in the classic passive-aggressive Sammy G style.
I would absolutely watch that! I worked in a guitar store for years, and some seriously weird stuff would filter through every now and then.
Seeing Sammy G trash talk the jellyfish has become such a staple of the channel to me lmao, what a goofy gimmick it is.
It can't return until it leaves.
Please just make a top worst list but make it a 10 second video and just list the jellyfish pick!
I'm expecting the 5 worst guitar gadgets to include only the Jellyfish pick. In 5 different colors.
Yes, I figured it would be all the five worst things but I never thought about all the colours!
Make this top comment!
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This wins the comments section.
Imagine if the Worst list is the Jellyfish pick 5 times and he just finds a new thing to hate every time he counts down
The only pick that’s hard to lose
I also carry a Plumbus with me to every gig. Couldn't perform without it. Best thing I own
What, better than your guitar??
What kind of shleem are you using? The stock shleem sounds kind of dark and I'm trying to brighten up my tone.
...rewatches the entire video to catch the Plumbus mentioned...
Doh!
@@tyrantstomper I use the semour duncan hot shleems personally, they sound great
I used to but I trapped the fleeb in the lid once. Needed a to go back and be re-dinglebopped. Nightmare!
We need companies to donate some new guitar accessories to Steve so he can make more of these videos.
Who's Steve
@@videosefilmes22 it's Sammy Gs real name
@@rileyscherer129 I always thought his real name was Samuel
I can build a pedal that's so bizarre it's basically unusable but he didn't respond to my message asking to send him one for free
@@videosefilmes22 nope it's Steve. Really threw me for a loop when I found out
Find a violinist who can sound like a guitar and play a duet
Genuine question. If you weren't aware of the existance of the "guitar triller", and you heard that track you wrote, what would you think it was used to make that sound, and/or how would you recreate it? I'm curious.
Flamenco maybe
A teaspoon.....
I'd probably think it was an effect like a delay or an echo.
A pick
my first thought was it sounds like a gate pedal set to 16/32nd notes
The triller reminds me of Tony Levin's "Funk Fingers" -- he sawed off two drumsticks, affixed velcro to strap them to his two plucking fingers, then went to town. He actually recorded some some songs with it (eg, Peter Gabriel's "Steam")
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_fingers
That's what I was gonna say...I use a drum stick, lol
I bought the Picasso Guitar Bow a few months ago. It's such a unique tool. A lot of reverb & delay goes along way with it. Gives it a little more sustain. I use mine with a Boss RC-300 so I'm able to stack multiple tracks and harmonize.
Have you tried it with electric or just acoustics?
@@graydeotto2820 somewhat. It’s made for acoustic. Back and forth motion and all. You’d have to have something similar with an electric for it to be effective. Otherwise, the sonic Ebow would be better
@@jamierawls1918 my favorite use of the ebow is "ratatat" I remember first hearing their music and thinking to myself... "wtf, how?"
@@mytandasouder4485 never heard of them before but did check them out. I can definitely hear that ebow on some of the tracks like “Cherry” and “Loud Pipes”.
@@jamierawls1918 yeah they make some unique sounds! Thet put on a hell of a show to! Kinda trippy haha
the chordinero is basically a cheat code for open string math rock stuff and I'm loving it. Add trying to combine it with weird tunings and you basically have a whole new instrument!
Would love to see how the the mix between some gadgets would sound, like the Passerelle Bridge with the Pickasso Bow and maybe some other weird combinations, maybe it turns out nice
Was just thinking that exact same thing right before I scrolled to see your post
i’m pretty sure the passerelle and the triller would sound near-identical to a dulcimer; however, with the large bends made possible by the passerelle, it would be very interesting to see how the sound quality and character differs.
I had the same thought but with a violin bow as opposed to the shorter draw of the Picasso bow, great comment my man!
Chordinero is a Songwriters dream.
I want it now.
Also, that pirate rock thing kinda had some polyphia vibes and also kinda reminds me of fairy tail, I want a full version of that
Check out some open tunings, like FACGCE, never meant by american football is one in that tuning. Essentially the same thing, just with open strings
@@chloebaloneyxx ah neat.
Fun stuff.
Pirate rock is now a genre I need to explore more.
That trilly plastic thing lets the hammer bounce off the string. I think that's what those piano mimicking devices lack. The hammer rebound.
I absolutely love the passerelle! It's not gimmicky at all after you get used to it and learn the techniques. For example Alexandr Misko managed to produce an extremely technical and beautiful cover of the theme from Titanic. I've also made a few videos imitating the sound of the guzheng or koto, along with a short tutorial video. I am having so much fun with it!
it sounds the most musical to me
th-cam.com/video/LxB8ek3W2kU/w-d-xo.html recommendation
I know that deep down you really love the Jellyfish pick because no matter how many times you throw it away, it always shows up again.
7:20 Sweet home Alabama is now Sweet home Kanagawa
Thanks for pronouncing D'Addario correctly.
We whole-heartedly second that statement!
I love the song you created for the Harpad. Belongs in a boss battle of a video game.
I don't think we've ever heard our guitars played quite like this... until now! Thanks for opening our minds, Sammy G 🤯
I like how you give the toys a fair shot, not just dink around with them and claim they suck, as many others do.
7:15
I hope I don't leave the wrong impression when I say this, but if you are titled "the samurai guitarist" then this attatchment pairs well with your channel.
(I would love to get one too if I played more accoustic)
My Personal Thoughts:
Spoilers btw (lol duh)
The Guitar Triller: As a percussionist myself, this thing is actually really cool. I love the articulation you can get with it.
The Pickaso Bow: After so many years of gadgets failing to make your guitar sound like a violin, I’m glad someone finally got it right. Well done, Pickaso. Very well done.
The Harpad: This thing seems really useful. It looks like it can help your guitar sound more full .text text text text This thing seems really useful. It looks like it can help your guitar sound more full .text text text text
The Passarelle Bridge: I love the sound of a Koto, and the fact that you can make your guitar sound like one with this is amazing.
The Chordinero Capo: I absolutely agree. This thing is by far the best gimmicky guitar gadget ever. Like you said, having to rethink the layout of your instrument all because of an open tuning is a huge hassle, and definitely can’t be fun. This thing fixes that, and it does even more.
I’d love to get one for myself.
Would have been cool to hear The Allman Brothers use the Pasarelle Bridge, sounds like it would have been perfect for them.
3:54 "The devil pulled out his *guitar* and said 'I'll start this show!' And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow. When he dragged that bow across the strings, it let out an evil hiss, then a band of demons joined in and it sounded something like this..."
-Charlie Daniels, in 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia
"Bottom 5 worst gadgets" has TH-cam Short written all over it
Duuuude you missed out on huge combination song using all of those together 🤘 I'm still waiting for "violin" to kick in on the pirate theme =) While typing this it could actually ve your next collab. Challenge Paul and others and send them your gimmick selection of the year to see what they come up with!
I have all 3 versions of the Chordinero and it is far and away the best tool for a guitarist. Whether is on an acoustic baritone, an acoustic 8 string, an electric 8 string, or a lefty 6 on a 9 string, it’s amazing. Highly recommend it it everyone.
I like how he throws away the jellyfish pick every time only for it to show up in the next guitar gadget video 😄
LMFAO!!! You are HILLARIOUS!!! "...imagine having 10 fingers on your chording hand. This may have some health implications... nevermind that..." LOL!!!!
WHY DO YOU HAVE AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF JELLYFISH PICKS
At the end of your video for the worst 5 gimmicky guitar gadgets, you should give the jellyfish pick a sufficient send off by burning/shooting/drowning? dealers choice. But afterwards you never have to talk of it ever again!
The best gimmicky guitar gadget I own is a boss ds1 that someone painted and named the "BMW boost"
if you do end up continuing the series, you could do gimmickey guitar gadgets combined, like I'm fairly sure the pickaso and the passerelle bridge would sound awesome together :)
Ah yes, the greatest compliment a person can give: text text text text
One good use I can think of for the Pickaso Bow is using it to imitate Jimmy Page’s bow use without destroying an actual cello bow.
Back in the 90's I pretty much begged my teacher to show me Kashmir and he was like "Eh nah that shit is played with a violin bow or something"
Pedro Aznar one of our best Argentinian musicians, has a song called Muñequitos de Papel, which is all played with a similar "gadget" to the triller, a screwdriver! It sounds exactly the same (except that he plays bass), but it is definitely worth a listen.
Aznar is a genius!
Man! Pirate Rock really is your genre!! I need a full album of your stuff, aye! Captain!
I would love to see you play with the chordinero capo, the Japanese sounding bridge thing, and the bow all at once
I don’t think the chordinero and bridge can be used together
The koto and bow could be awesome together
@@Chris-mc2dt you'll never know if you don't try
@@paperkidpainting3922
I mean, like, physically.
@@Chris-mc2dt lmao
Noooo.. the series needs to continue.. there must be so many gimmicky guitar gadgets waiting to be discovered by SammyG..
You should make a song using all of them combined. That would truly be a sight to behold.
Zither players/hammered dulcimer players looking at the triller like "YES - WE DO THAT TOO"
My "gimmicky" guitar gadget that I own is a capo that helps change strings on me acoustic
It's a nice "gimmic." Also, are you a pirate?
How does a capo help?
The Harpad is discontinued. The GoFundMe campaign closed and they stopped paying for their website.. that's a shame. I was gonna buy one.
If anyone was wondering, the “Poop” pedal makes everything sound like NBA Youngboy
*please react (alip_ba_ta) he is an acoustic guitar fingerstyle player, and every time he covers the song like the original song, there is no edit, no cut and his real name is alif gustahyat, he has been recognized by dragon force, queen, etc. (THANK YOU )* 😊
That Koto bridge thing absolutely needs to be used on an 8 string, or even a 9 string guitar.
🎧 Podcasts? 🎧
Does this creator have a podcast on Google or can anybody recommend any good Podcasts along this or any other interesting genres?
Any will do.
I'm very open and broad minded.
Many thanks 🙏😉
Try some longer, more drawn out notes with the guitar bow...
*Also, Chinese country music needs to be a thing.*
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💪🙏
Am I obliged to torture my guitar player with some of these? AM I? Seems likely.
I love how you make up Random weird genres and they just sound amazing
Also I would’ve never thought to use the weird bridge thing For country music awesome
The picasso bow really makes my skin crawl, even though its cool.
You can use BBQ sticks instead of the guitar triller. Messed around with it for some time.
Damn, it seems like the chordinero does what the voice capo said it would. I might have to get that since the voice capo was such a cool idea but was built like garbage
Funny, with the 12 string piece you played, I heard a distinctive bend, but was watching your fingers...NO BENDING done there. Guess it wasn't video'd live.
EXPOOOOOSED
What pirate rock song is being played at 9:19?
You need a shirt of you wearing a shirt of you wearing a shirt. Of the shirt you are wearing
The guitar triller can be done with a drumstick to a point. Sigur Ros uses a drumstick on bass guitar in their song "hafsol".
Damn that electric guitar looks so gorgeous. I had a hard time paying attention to the gadgets because I was admiring the guitar haha
I really like your mini prog rock composition for the harpad, I would pay to hear a full version! Also it made me think that the only reason I've had a love affair with prog rock is to replicate the way I felt listening to Yes as a kid, but now I think I'll never be able to :(
What happens if you use the Pickaso with an electric guitar?
Hearing Sammy g say prog was a heart attack and a half in the best way possible
Am I the only one who wants a full version of that last song? That shit slapps.
Holy crap Sammy G turned into Rob Scallon for a second at 8:40
Kaki King and Samuraiguitarist - now that's a collab we need to see.
I've actually seen Yvette Young use the Chordinero. It's awesome.
Where did you see that? Was that online or IRL? I know she has one but wasn't sure if she's actually played it in public :) /Joakim, Chordinero
That pseudo 12 string prog song sounded awesome.
Much love to D'Addario for sponsoring Sammy.
Why would you stop making these
Who else would listen to a full version of that last song. Just sayin
9:35
Oh someones there in the background
I had a box with springs that would make an acoustic guitar sound like it had reverb. It was fun, but I knew I would never play out with it - and I would never rehearse with it either - so I sold it. It sold surprisingly quicly. Then I saw two more at auction so I snatched them up and sold them too. Thank goodness. It would have been embarrassing to end up with TWO of them when I was trying to clean out my closet.
If there were a way to make the paserelle bridge move up and down the neck, that would be amazing.
All of these gadgets are cool as hell!
Thanks! 😁
Ah yes. Rynyrd skynyrd is my favorite band
i think the picaso p/ck would be better on a nylon string because the steel strings make an irritating noise
Thank you so much! These gadgets are so fun to use.
I carved a triller for myself out of rosewood. It's okay, but definitely falls in the category of gimmick.
Please use that PASSARELLE BRIDGE with YOUR MICROTONAL GUITAR...
How about Flatwounds on an Acoustic
For a bass player, two of them would be a tuner pedal and a new set of strings.
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normal pick: Put it beside your guitar, Next minute.... GONE!
jellyfish pick: Throw it away.. Next video, I HATE JELLYFISH PICK then proceed to throw it again and again.
I love that Sammy G doesn't only show the thing and go "Is good!", but tries to show how it could be used in a musical setting...
Loved the Sweet Home Okinawa demo!
The harp pad had me thinking about the fretboard explorer harp rail. Might be a little late if we're coming to the end of this series, but I've really enjoyed mine. Rather than the extra set of strings set over the neck to make it a '12-string' this rail clamps on the body and adds drone strings. Saw your video about the Emerald Synergy X-20 - this is similar but is a conversion device for a regular acoustic guitar.
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Kaki King rules. A friend of my sisters that we grew up with dated Kaki back when her career was taking off. She was super cool and generous with the money she was suddenly making. When she performed on David Letterman, she brought all their friends along. So my sister got to come with. They were picked up by a limo, spent the night at a five star hotel, and hung out backstage of the David Letterman show.
Personally I’ve found that the ToneWoodAmp is a great gadget that inspires my writing even 5 years after buying it. Yes, it’s more expensive but it’s worth it. Have you tried it? I recently even deliberately let the reverb/delay get a bit out of hand to create feedback in a musical way on the acoustic and even used it in a recording. Kind of like the Ebow but much a more fun, organic and controlled sound.
I already know that the worst guitar gadget in the next video will be the Jellyfish pick
Dude, please write a full album of that pirate rock Sammy G style... and take my money!
The Harpad blew my mind.
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Bottom 5 list:
5) jellyfish pick
4) jellyfish pick
3) jellyfish pick
2) jellyfish pick
1) jellyfish pick
Okay.. that harpad is dope AF
Nooooo!!!! Don't end this...we need more gimmicky, more HUFO, more engineering skills....more Samuraiguitarist 😁