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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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!
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 :)
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 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
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.
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.
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)
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.
I usually skip the in-video ads, but that pedal board looks cool! About a year ago I needed a capo so I picked up a plastic one at Hard Off for about 300 yen ($3 USD)... "nOtHiNg WiLl gO wRoNg" I thought... worst capo ever, not enough pressure, but it does sound very close to a banjo, and instead of throwing it out after I got a new REAL capo, I kept it and still use it as an effect.
I would die for a compilation of all of your improvised tunes with information about what inspired it! It would be a great sample of a ton of interesting styles :)
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
These actually were all pretty cool. I’d like to see how many of them work with bass too. The ebow is great especially with a fretless but it can be tricky for short quick notes so that picasso bow might be able to solve this issue.
you can combine the guitar triller and the passerelle bridge to mimick a hammered dulcimer! Aaah, now I wanna know what it'd sound like! Also that harpad solo was sick
pickasso bow + passerelle bridge is basically a new instrument, it's a guitar but with enough bridge to play individual strings with a bow. Seems super neat.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone use a guitar triller like that, most of the videos have them attacking from above. even more versatility has been discovered
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!
Nice to see all the good gadgets together in one video. The 12-string one sounded especially legit text text text text. Nice to see all the good gadgets together in one video. The 12-string one sounded especially legit text text text text.
This wins the comments section.
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!
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'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!
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!
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
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
I love the song you created for the Harpad. Belongs in a boss battle of a video game.
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
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.
Pirate rock is now a genre I need to explore more.
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.
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.
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 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.
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!
That trilly plastic thing lets the hammer bounce off the string. I think that's what those piano mimicking devices lack. The hammer rebound.
Thanks for pronouncing D'Addario correctly.
We whole-heartedly second that statement!
I like how you give the toys a fair shot, not just dink around with them and claim they suck, as many others do.
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!
You should make a song using all of them combined. That would truly be a sight to behold.
Man! Pirate Rock really is your genre!! I need a full album of your stuff, aye! Captain!
man, time really flies. The first gimmicky guitar gadgets video introduced me to your channel yet here we are
I don't think we've ever heard our guitars played quite like this... until now! Thanks for opening our minds, Sammy G 🤯
Would have been cool to hear The Allman Brothers use the Pasarelle Bridge, sounds like it would have been perfect for them.
Kaki King and Samuraiguitarist - now that's a collab we need to see.
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!
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 :)
That Koto bridge thing absolutely needs to be used on an 8 string, or even a 9 string guitar.
I like how he throws away the jellyfish pick every time only for it to show up in the next guitar gadget video 😄
The tone you dialed in for the Chordinero presentation sounds sooo good. Would totally hear it in some post rockish music. Great vid as usual 🖤
The ‘Sammy G pays his bills’ progress bar got me to not skip the ad. You’re great at what you do, keep it up brother!
Hey! Thank you so much Samurai! Glad to have you in our creative family!! 🤟
Man, all those compositions were really good but they last one deserves to be a full song!
This series is was what got me into guitar three years ago, thanks sammy g
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
7:20 Sweet home Alabama is now Sweet home Kanagawa
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 :(
As soon as you started using that pickaso bow i got flashbacks to beginner violin class... Sent shivers down my spine xD
This video was brilliant! A bunch of gadgets I’d never have known nor cared about and you showed how they could all be useful. Brilliant
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"
The best gimmicky guitar gadget I own is a boss ds1 that someone painted and named the "BMW boost"
the part you played for the harpad was really great. would love a full version of that
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
Rhe Chordinero is beyond amazing!! Brings you to new tonal landscapes in seconds. Love it!!
The extendable pedalboard looks like it deserved a place in the ranking. Congrats on the sponsorship
I need that Chordinaro. As soon as you showed it on screen I knew it was made to take your arpeggios to the next level.
Great little riff thing you played for #3. Not gonna lie that melody blew me away.
I love that you always flick the jellyfish pick in the same way.
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.
gotta say, you really showed off the Chordinero's high points. that was the best sounding pirate rock anyone ever played.
That piece you put together with the Chordinero was really good!!
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.
Damn that electric guitar looks so gorgeous. I had a hard time paying attention to the gadgets because I was admiring the guitar haha
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)
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.
I usually skip the in-video ads, but that pedal board looks cool!
About a year ago I needed a capo so I picked up a plastic one at Hard Off for about 300 yen ($3 USD)... "nOtHiNg WiLl gO wRoNg" I thought... worst capo ever, not enough pressure, but it does sound very close to a banjo, and instead of throwing it out after I got a new REAL capo, I kept it and still use it as an effect.
i really dig what you’ve done with the harpad. sounds so good
I would die for a compilation of all of your improvised tunes with information about what inspired it! It would be a great sample of a ton of interesting styles :)
I absolutely love that prog-rock ditty with the Harpad!
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
Man!! Your compositions are out of this world. Very unique.
That song at the end was very Canadian. I loved it. pretty cool gadget.
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
Much love to D'Addario for sponsoring Sammy.
Loved the Sweet Home Okinawa demo!
"Bottom 5 worst gadgets" has TH-cam Short written all over it
The guitar triller can be done with a drumstick to a point. Sigur Ros uses a drumstick on bass guitar in their song "hafsol".
Usually when an ad pops up I go skip, skip, skip. But the timer made me giggle so I watched it.
Great to see you playing in styles you don't usually indulge in
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! 😁
Just noticed the “Sami pays his bills time” bar at the bottom, nice one Sami 👍
Aside from the gadgets, I loved hearing the massive range of styles you can play. Very cool!
These actually were all pretty cool. I’d like to see how many of them work with bass too. The ebow is great especially with a fretless but it can be tricky for short quick notes so that picasso bow might be able to solve this issue.
The Guitar Triller is a dulcimer hammer, pretty much. Very cool idea. Sounded super nifty!
Great video! Looking forward to concluding the series with the top 5 works of all time!
Thank you so much! These gadgets are so fun to use.
Am I the only one who wants a full version of that last song? That shit slapps.
you can combine the guitar triller and the passerelle bridge to mimick a hammered dulcimer! Aaah, now I wanna know what it'd sound like!
Also that harpad solo was sick
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?
pickasso bow + passerelle bridge is basically a new instrument, it's a guitar but with enough bridge to play individual strings with a bow. Seems super neat.
It took me like 20 sec to notice you're wearing a shirt with yourself on, i don't know why but that made me giggle hysterically.
That pseudo 12 string prog song sounded awesome.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone use a guitar triller like that, most of the videos have them attacking from above. even more versatility has been discovered
Noooo.. the series needs to continue.. there must be so many gimmicky guitar gadgets waiting to be discovered by SammyG..
Okay.. that harpad is dope AF
Holy crap Sammy G turned into Rob Scallon for a second at 8:40
Yo what that Harpad clip was insane that sounded awesome
Some very clever ideas and you did great demonstrations. Wow
1:00 that plumbus killed me 😂😂
I'm only a learner (23 years now!) but i like the roadie 3 tuner. Great for alternate tunings on my ukuleles and guitars.😁
Loved your cameo in the opening scene of Cowboy Bebop
Ah yes, the greatest compliment a person can give: text text text text
gadgets aside, this was possibly the most creative and interesting playing/compositions you've had in a long time. well done!
the first one would sound sick if you tried it using that tosin abasi selective picking style technique. sick video man! thanks for the cool content
The violin thingy sounded phenomenal