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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2024
- A chronological compilation of guitar videos from the past 2 decades.
I recently digitised old video tapes and found recordings of my guitar playing that I've never seen before. From 2008, most of the clips are from TH-cam/Social media posts.
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▼▼ Check out my music plz ▼▼
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I can't monetise much on my channel because of copyrighted music so if you want to support me, go to my Bandcamp:
rysmusic.bandcamp.com
Or if you prefer, you can send contributions via PayPal at:
www.paypal.com/paypalme/rysmusic
Any and all support is greatly appreciated. Thank you ❤️
Discord server link if you wanna chat: / discord
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I also play bass in a pop punk band if that's your thing: open.spotify.com/track/0mNqRS...
And Discordian Album if you like metalcore: open.spotify.com/album/3lKT1n...
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Timecodes
0:00 - Year 1 | Age 9
1:09 - 2 Years | Age 11
2:20 - 3 Years
3:09 - 4 Years | Age 13
4:40 - 5 Years
5:45 - 6 Years | Age 15
10:08 - 7 Years | Age 16
13:32 - 8 Years
16:03 - Through the Fire and Flames
19:06 - 10 Years
21:49 - 11 Years
23:05 - 12 Years | Age 21
27:09 - 13 Years
27:33 - 14 Years
29:10 - 15 Years
30:27 - 16 Years | Age 25
31:13 - 17 Years
32:28 - 18 Years
35:38 - 19 Years
37:32 - 20 YEARS
39:03 - Thank you
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It would only be natural to thank the people who have been a part of the journey. So in no particular order, thank you to:
Dear old mum, Charlotte, Shane Prusinski, David I, Callum G, Dad and the Alborough fam, Keith C, Jamie B, Gwen T, Samantha P, Chris J, Mike Summers
Discordibois: Ellie, Kivi, Sam & Rick (James & Tom honourable mention)
22 Dropout lads: @EzraBriggsMusic, Neil & Jack (and Jim)
20YTL lot: Sally-Marie, Alan, Rick & Jakob
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Cover songs in the video:
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple, American Idiot - Green Day, Song 2 - Blur, Laid to Rest - Lamb of God, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold, Canon Rock, Once In a Lifetime - Dragonforce, Cyanide - Metallica, Midnight - Joe Satriani, Entrance of the Conflagration - Trivium, Lost - A7X, Forsake Not the Dream - Trivium, Beast and the Harlot - A7X, Through the Fire and Flames - DragonForce, Kirisute Gomen - Trivium, Indiscriminate Murder is Counter-Productive - Machinae Supremacy, Hail to the King - Avenged Sevenfold, I'm Awake - Intervals, Fable - Intervals, Prayer Position - Periphery, Sweet Tooth - Intervals, The Stage - A7X, 22 Faces - Periphery, Every Piece Matter - Plini, Last Call - Plini, Leave No Stone - Intervals, Rubicon Artist - Intervals
Originals in the video:
22 Dropout - Ghosts
Discordian - Cut/Stitch/Repeat, Wickerman's Lungs
RYS - Catalyst, Constant, See Through, Steadfast, Enigma, Polygon
UK guitarist - เพลง
Hiya, Thanks for watching and for all the really great comments. I've been reading all of them.
I thought I'd share a little more info here
The guitars I have had over the years are:
2004 - My first cheap, beginner Encore guitar
2005 - A cheap knock-off version of a Flying V worth about £70. I can't remember the brand but it definitely doesn't exist anymore
2008 - A budget Jackson Randy Rhoads black with gold pinstripe. ~£230
2009 - Ibanez RG350EX
2011 - Ibanez EGEN8
2014 - Schecter Demon-7 7 String guitar. I had this for a couple of years but sold it.
2017 - Ibanez RGDIX6PB
If you want to support me, you can go to my Bandcamp:
rysmusic.bandcamp.com
Any and all support is appreciated ❤
Edit: sub to Ezra, former singer of 22 Dropout www.youtube.com/@EzraBriggsMusic ❤
Edit 2: A few people have brought up the fact that it's not necessarily about amount of years played, but the amount of hours. This is absolutely true. I never really had strict practice routines so I can't give a totally accurate number of hours - but at a guess I'd say I've clocked 15-20k hours in 20 years. That's an average of 2 to 2.7 hours per day.
Edit 3: Didn't realise my Discord server link was broken this entire time. If you want to keep up-to-date and chat shit, join the server ✌👇
discord.com/invite/qk7M6QBYky
Inspiring ! Props.
You could definitely tell the sound change when you found the Jackson and it kept climbing 🤘🔥
Insane talent.
I have the same age as you, after I barely got just good enough for the stuff I liked playing, I stopped practicing and never got out of my confort zone. I noticed you got better when you got the jackson, the same thing happened to me after almost 2 years with a crappy no name strat to a fender mexican strat. Thats an advise I give everyone, dont even bother with crappy intruments even though guitars these days are way way better than 10years ago. I just got back into guitar and bought the cheapest squier strat for 150 euros and its just as good as my mexican strat after I setup the action, bridge and intonation.
Great video. Branching out to acustic and blues jazz and classical will help you and challenge your already perfect abilities. Hats off for dedication and determination 👏 🇺🇸 😎 🔥
How many guitarists watching this laughing because Smoke on The Water was the very first song you played, and exactly like he was doing it?
Yeah, Smoke on the Water had just been released and I rode my pedal bike 30 miles round trip to buy that record. My Mom dislikes that song to this day. hahahaha !
@@firebald2915👍😊
@@firebald2915 I'll never forget how I got goosebumps on the back of my neck when I first heard that riff when I was 12. Opened up the world of heavy rock to me. Purple, Sabbath, Alice Cooper, etc. It took a while to get a hold of the cassette and i think I still have it. Just have played it a billion times. Luckily my dad had an electric guitar so I could learn it. I was also taking organ lessons and found the sheet music and pretended i was Jon Lord.
bassists too!
I learned a song by John Denver first. I was a sheltered 14 year old, my mind was blown when I eventually heard Stairway and had to learn how to play like That. Been a wild ride ever since.
And that boys and girls, is what 20,000 hours practice looks like.
Yeah but can he play FOGHAT's Slow Ride thats the question.
Bro’s hands start teleporting after 2 years
the fact that it is self taught truly shows the motivation, determination and patience to truly become better version of yourself.
This dude had a lot of phases.
Just about every phase that was popping that year haha.
I think that was cool to see him find his identity while also finding his love and skill with the guitar. I’ve watched this like 5 times now because the progress is insane. But it shows how much time was invested in all of this. The 2022 one is my favorite.
yep lol
I don't understand what you mean by that.
His style and type of music remained consistent almost from the beginning. He got more proficient with time but consistency is what I see and hear ...
Could’ve bought a house in 2004 but you decided to play guitar
How do you know he didn't buy a house?
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He was 9-
@@Ekaterina_plays_gamesno excuses
The kid was 9 years old like come on, that’s just immature of you to say.
Your hair style journey was really fun to watch
I was playing guitar hero, you were becoming a hero.
Moral of this story: NOTHING good happens overnight 👍
Besides you being made.
@@skeeskeexd2502 not Ted Bundy
Al bundy
Yes
Very true!
i mean you can create life in just a few seconds...
Just wanted to say, as Mum, this was a real love. I had no problem at all encouraging my son learning to play music.
He spent many, many hours on something he really loved and enjoyed.
It's been great watching all the improvements over the years. I had no problem with the noise, sitting listening to rehearsals, being a roadie and turning up to all the gigs. It's been brilliant. This all took a lot of practice, time and patience but it's all fantastic 😊
PS: I can play the first few notes of Smoke on the Water ...maybe that's where it all started! 😊
Thanks mum ur the best
But I know for a fact you got sick of hearing that Through the Fire and Flames solo. You told me
😂 surely not x
Damn momma chill like that too
@@RYSmusic dont let Herman hear that XD
Great job Mum.
20 years later, you're still staring down at the fire in the sky.
THEY BURNED DOWN THE GAMBLING HOUSE
This just inspires me to keep going, I’m 7 years in right now, started playing in 2016 with a cheap acoustic, did 3 lessons, learned G, C and D major chords, E minor, and then I stopped with the lessons and immediately tried my hand at learning songs. In December of 2017 I got my first electric guitar, gracefully handed down to me by my grandfather before his memory faded due to dementia, along with a Nova 500 Tube Amplifier. I played that guitar as much as I possibly could, through many many frustrating nights where I wanted to break the thing, but I kept pushing. I suddenly got a hunger to play, and with the coming of my first paycheque from my first job at 15, I bought a new guitar of my own, an Epiphone Les Paul 100 in vintage cherry burst. It happened to be hanging on the used guitar rack at Long & McQuade down from William Shatner Avenue in Ottawa, Ontario, in a “small” city called Kanata. The according to the salesman I bought the guitar from, a guy had come in, bought the guitar and returned it not even 3 days later. No damage to the guitar, it was mint condition. Marked down to $308 before tax. My mother begged and pleaded with the salesman to take a chunk off of the price, as it was my first guitar purchase, and she didn’t want to see me paying too much for a guitar that may have something wrong with it, obviously this didn’t turn out to be the case, and so my faithful Les Paul became ‘The Beaut’. Now down the road I’ve played the guitar so faithfully and so roughly that the selector switch no longer clicks into the neck frequencies, and two of my tone knobs are loose and well worn. In 2019 I bought my first amplifier, a Fender Mustang GT100. It’s an electronic amp with 200 amp setting slots that you can customize with EQ, Pedal effects, filters and pretty much everything else you could ever want to dial on your amp for a tone. I am still using this amp and am having a hard time deciding on my next piece of equipment, so I guess it’s gonna stick for a while.
Sorry for the ‘life story’, I just felt a huge smile spread across my face as I was listening to you play “Forsake Not The Dream” by Trivium. I just learned Matt Heafy’s solo last year and am working through learning a lot of the songs featured on “In Waves”.
I encourage anyone who feels like throwing out their guitar, or giving up, or breaking their equipment, to just put it down, walk away, and come back later. Do that as many times as it takes to accomplish your first song, then keep going. You CAN do this. No matter who you are. I am 7 years into playing and still struggle, I still get frustrated, and I still get mad and want to smash my guitar because “it doesn’t play right”. It’s a frame of mind most of the time.
For those of you who physically can’t play, I am sorry that I don’t have a solution and I hope you still enjoy music in some form. I personally don’t know what I’d do without the ability to listen to music, and I truly take it for granted.
Being allowed to take this journey and reflect on where we started is part of the reward, thank you for posting this video. Please remove my comment if you feel it’s spammy, I appreciate anyone who took the time to read. 🤘🏻
Well im intro singing, and i feel the same. It's frustration, the more you try the more mistakes you do and you feel like giving up. But that's experience. I take lessons, excersises and so on but they're not tuning me into what i desire. Everytime i give up and self release from the expectations i can come back later and do good, it's not logical but it's the way It Is.
good stuff brother 🤘
Dude I legit thought you said "I am 7 years right now" and thought you were trolling with all that text cuz "ain't no way a goddamn 7 year old wrote all that" 😭
dude's been playing for as long as i've been alive
Get older nub
thats sad
@@sleeve9097..no?
@@sleeve9097..no?
@@sleeve9097 Being young is sad? Who hurt you James.
And people still can't imagine the hours of practice between each of those recordings. Congrats man! This is so wholesome
Yeeeh, it's a lot. Thanks mate!
I have been playing about 16 months and will often send people i know clips of my progress lol. 50 seconds of me playing something that sounds half decent has hours and hours behind it lol
@@RYSmusic i just came across this video. im also self taught in music. thanks for proving to others that being self taught is the way to go (:
This is an argument I've had with many friends who've said "You're lucky you are talented".
Like, Bitch, did you forget from 13 to 24 how I literally sat in my room 3/4 hours per day everyday through summer after summer. Refusing to go out, meet chicks, go swimming, go to parties, do anything with you? Thats not "talent". Lol It was me sacrificing every waking second of my free time when not in school because learning music was _that_ important to me.
You never stopped. Awesome 😎😎😎😎😎😎
i went through a 2 minute unskippable ad for this it was worth it
You worked hard for this viral hit of a video. Good job, and thank you for sharing this.
Thanks dude
You are lucky to have recorded these. A lot of people don't realize how cool it is to look back on stuff like this.
He found the meaning of life through guitar. When we have proven to ourselves what we are worth that’s when we realize life is worth living.
Comment feeding the algo..every child learning to play an instrument needs to see this
As a 45 year former touring Guitarist I must say this (Documentary) is priceless and reminds me of so much. I’m 60 now and still love playing to my Grandchildren. When they see vids of me all through the 80s- early 90s they can’t believe it.
Excellent Video!!🙏🙏💯💯
You're lucky. All of my recordings, 35mm films, songs, my original guitars from the 70's & 80's were destroyed in a fire. I knew one person who had a cassette tape of my band's second album, everything else is lost to history. Three of my Grandsons live with me and I bought them a guitar - oldest, a bass, middle, and drums - youngest in 2017. Their band "Dusty Rugg" is doing pretty well locally now. They are 19, 18, and 17.
@@willwilburn9473that’s horrible :/ thank god for the digital age
*And* rocking the Ronnie James profile picture. Love it 🤘
You at age of 9 was better than me at my 29 🤣 I'm so lazy jesus christ!
Many get to a point where they can play a few tunes/covers and maybe write some of their own stuff and that's it. Just want to do more than that, make yourself practice every day (even for 15 mins) and try to learn something new each week. Not meaning a song. Maybe a new "sweep", progression or .... ANYTHING!
All that adds up. Believe me.
And WOW, this guy playing is unbelievable. He went above and beyond. Can't wait to see the 25th anniversary of his playing too!!!!
So me. I'm even getting worse each year 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe Jesus is what you may be missing?
video on how to spend 20 years and never become a guitarist
@@scotgoramdamn, you're right. I'll ask Jesus for some private lrssons. He's a guitarist at a local death metal band. But teaches guitar
You just became one of my favorite guitarists. @17 year mark is where you REALLY start to shine.
Thank you so much ❤️
Wow! As a mom, I can only imagine how proud your mom must be. The depth of your love of music and dedication is incredible and admirable. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey with us. ❤
It's cool we live in an age where you can have this entire experience documented and formatted in a way for us to enjoy it like this. Incredible content.
Exactly right there was so many of us this young guy was lucky enough to document 20 years of his life on rolling video
That's 20 years of deliberate practice, not just passing through hoops. Dude, that fact alone is applaudable. Cheers to the metal community \m/
It’s always inspiring when you see people so passionate about their work.
Dude, it was genuinely amazing to watch how your playing developed. I, like I'm sure many of the other people who watched, see so much of how I started in what you've shared. Of course your skill is leaps and bounds beyond me, but to see the progression is amazing and inspiring.
This was fascinating. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a well documented study on progress from point A to point B. Incredible and kudos to you for sticking with it and sharing this time capsule.
Love this comment. Thanks mate
@@RYSmusic very true im blown away. and you're alive to boot.
@@RYSmusic
I thought that was Randy Rhoads in the thumbnail
It was more like from point A to Z.
@@aaronbrown8284that would imply hes learned all he could learn 😅
I can tell this man loves that guitar. He's been playing it for 8 years and I imagine more to come. Beautiful partnership.
nice maff
8 years? do you know what the title of the video is???
@Dj992Music Yes, but if you notice, he has been playing that one guitar for 8 years. I said "that" guitar, not "the" guitar.
@@ChevalierDuNoir46 yep that's my bad, sorry brother! carry on
@@Dj992Music He has been playing the same singular guitar for 8 years, which can be seen watching the video. Nice job.
That's incredible showing us through the stages of learning to play guitar.. what memories this brings back for myself
Being a self taught guitarist is the superior method, nobody to tell how to play or telling you the "correct" way. You just being yourself and learning and developing your own style. I'm self taught for 10 years and happy with the progress I've made so far. I'm able to play along and keep up with my favorite bands.
As this guitar boi’s partner of 10 years it’s amazing to see how much he’s grown as a person and artist. It’s truly inspiring to see his unwavering passion for music ❤️
From boy to slug
🐌🎸
@@RYSmusic When do you become a beautiful butterfly?
@@ViciousTuna2012 slugs don't become butterflies so never 😢
Hi girlfriend/ wifey
This is one of the best things I've ever seen. Not many people have a record of their development as a guitarrist, much less the time and will to put it together and upload for the world to see. You're amazing, keep at it!
Thanks man! Yeah, I'm pretty thankful that younger me started posting on TH-cam from 2008 just for fun. I wouldn't have any of this otherwise
@@RYSmusic Definitely a great idea from a young you. You got yourself a new fan! :D
This is super amazing
So glad you put this together. Gonna get my grand kids to watch. This is going to be inspirational to everyone. Super wicked video. Awesome talent!
@@tee_jay6677 thank you
I agree. This was really amazing, to see the development in so many steps. And there is another one, Tina S ... if you didn't see hers, do. This one is amazing for sure, but that one is shocking.
Videos like this are so important! It's proof of the hard work, effort, and time it takes to be a musician!
Everyone can do it, but not everyone is willing to!
Amazing job Rys! Keep on rockin'!
Thanks for the journey, young man. I enjoyed your progress. Thanks for posting.
Remember when you got your first really good guitar, all of the sudden it was playing itself. You know when it happens when you suddenly play better than you did. And when you finally learned that solo it made you so confident you never want to stop playing. Nice presentation, Respect.
That was my schecter for sure
Oh ya man.. bought that cheaper version of my favorite guitarist's signature guitar and that kept me practicing.
First guitar: Starsound Stratorcaster. Second guitar: ESP LTD MH-50. Difference like night and day. The cheapo LTD is still a banger guitar 15 years later!
I got a real busted guitar right now and I’m dreaming of that new, dreamy guitar.
This is cool, who wouldn't want to look back on their musical journey.
I am a self-taught guitarist. Started during my 17th year, on a Takamine acoustic/electric guitar. Continued to improve all the way through my military career as a helicopter pilot/instructor, up until 67 days before my 26 year retirement, from the US Army, when I was partially paralyzed in a training accident. My right arm and hand ( my strumming hand ) are totally paralyzed. I have a wall full of my guitars, just hanging there, and praying for a miracle, a miracle that I know will never happen. To all of my fellow guitarists, play your hearts out, as if it were your last day of playing.
To this young man: Brother, you are beyond awesome, with a God given talent. Simply amazing!!! 👍
Man that sucks, I thought I had probs having a little finger that won't bend properly due to a martial arts accident in my 20's.
All i'm gonna say is for six months I used to put my guitar on and experiment playing with just my fretting hand (high gain makes it easier and you get really good at controlling feedback) I got pretty good at it for a while and I was making/playing over "music" so I was happy, yes when I got the use of my hand back i went back to playing badly as usual but I had some new techniques to show off with, here's hoping u at least get some use back in your arm so you can strum/pick somewhat, good luck in the future dude.
Teach guitar lessons to kids and give away your guitars one by one. By that you spread your passion and even mulitply it. Might have a healing effect.
Hope you get the miracle you're wishing for.
It must be more difficult for you to erk joff.
Oh, well. Work on your rizz and you can get all the pretty ladies to do it for you.
😎👍
Im not from the USA but im just going to say, thanks for your service. You gave everything for your country and came out on top. Im really sorry to hear about your arm, I hope you will be able to play your guitar again. Take it easy my friend ❤❤
Self-discipline required for this progress is the most amazing part.
Great Job with That RIGHT hand at 2011 ....dang son Proud of muh boy.
Wow. Finally, someone adds an actual Guitar progression video thats realistic and you didnt become SRV after 12 months 😂 (just after 6 yrs 😉). Awesome to see such progress over a lifetime. I dont feel so bad for sucking now after 3 years lol.
I'm self taught also this is great, I took a much different path but it takes alot to be self taught. Good job I'm now 53 and started at 12. We didn't have internet so playing with others was a must.
@user-tc6di4rq7g thats what I lack atm. I have no one to jam with and learn/share with
From my childhood i loved guitars more than anything but sadly my parents were anything but supportive. I bought my first guitar at the age of twenty after having seen Earth Wind and Fire in concert. The lead guitarist played the Voodoo Child solo and within a week of seeing that, and the sound of voodoo child still ringing in my ear's i went and bought my first guitar. So grateful to have done so. these days i'd probably be suicidal if i had'nt of followed that dream of learning to play.
i always wanted to make music aswell, playing this or that just for the sake of rythm and notes, but my parents had different reasons to not support me in that kind. i was 29 already when i finally bought an ukulele and i am so grateful i was able to take that step because every now and then i think back and feel lucky i can fulfill my dreams by myself.
i didnt see much improvement after 5 years.
guitar isnt as easy as everyone thinks but
ur determination to do better is amazing!
never stop trying
This journey is exactly the same one many of us took, even joined a band and opened for some bands, played some venues. some of the best years & times of my life. Now I hear and see my sons taking this same evolution. Hearing the screeching of strings when they first started to now yrs later, they sound awesome. Good job, never stop.
Damn! Nothing more gorgeous than watching someone playing the guitar from nothing to super kick ass! Practicing pays off! CONGRATS!!!!
Thanks man, I appreciate it ❤️
You are a true inspiration to pick up my guitar and play !!!!
You’re a living breathing example of the answer to the question I’ve heard so many times. “How do you do that?”
Except I’m a drummer.
This is proof that finding your passion and feverishly practicing it is the only way.
I’ve heard some people claim you’re born with it. 😂
They can only be referring to the passion it takes to be obsessed enough to spend years on muscle memory.
Music is a sickness and you definitely have it man. Seriously, thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it tremendously. 🤘🏻
Don’t ever stop
i agree man. Im a singer, and i drum (very average), but what about that bloke with the beard who makes youtube vids.. that bloke is something else, what do you make of him.?
@@jamiew1664 are you talking about rdavidr?
Saying someone is born with something is such a good way to discredit all that time they sacrificed to actually become good at whatever
@@jamiew1664el estepario siberiano? Incredible dedication to his craft. One of the best
@@yesdeere1376 don't mention that hack, go watch a real drummer like eloy casagrande instead
Loved watching this and loved reminiscing about my own guitar playing journey. Great vid!
One day you'll be as good as me
source: I've been playing two weeks
That’s the dream 🤞
Love your humor bro....😊
Dude, I've been playing Bass since 1975 and my wife and I just ran across your video. Clicked on it for fun. That was a fun ride watching you grow from the always faithful smoke on the water to a surgeon. I love your style and sound. Really love your precision and dedication.
What got you to think to record all those years is beyond me but one of the most entertaining backgrounds to your story.
Keep it up man. You have earned every damn bit of what's coming as you continue to grow and clearly entertain the masses.
Hats off man.
Can you give me tips on bass, i’m learning for school and i’ve been playing for about 2 months!
@@issafizza5484 the best tip I ever heard and eventually followed is..
Never keep it in the case. Keep it on a stand right next to you.
You will be shocked at how that one little thing will transform your life.
Man, you’ve got the gift. This is some truly great guitar playing. 👍
Beautiful compilation of clips - what a joy to witness your journey - having that love for music is a real gift. Thanks for sharing!
This video should be shown in all schools from now on to teach pupils how you can achieve anything you want to in life through perseverance & commitment. This doesnt only apply to music, it applies to art & anything else you would like to learn in life. Well done 👋👋👋 (self taught bassist).
There's literally thousands of videos like this of athletes, artists, tradesmen, musicians, designers, engineers, architects, gardeners, and a hundred other crafts that show this exact kind of progression through consistent progressive overload.
I love this stuff. I'm a high school teacher and this idea is almost the number one thing I try to cram down my kids' throats.
Over the years, I've become fairly discouraged. Every year
Mom must be very proud of her little boy...👏👏👏👏👏
His? Hahaha😂
@@StuartwasDrinkell Je m'excuse mais l'anglais n'est pas ma langue première et à la vitesse à laquelle on écrit parfois des erreurs peuvent survenir.😊😊😊
@@fabienlamour3644 désolé, je n'avais pas réalisé... pas de problème. en anglais, le dire pour maman était drôle. ça m'a fait rire! tu as bien fait!
@@StuartwasDrinkell Mais non c'est OK . J'aime bien ne pas trop faire de faute tant en français qu'en anglais. Celle-ci m'a échappé. Merci de la remarque surtout faite avec humour.👍👍👍
this thread is the strongest anglo-french diplomatic relations have ever been within the past 400 years btw
I bow down to you as a master that you have been learning your craft as beautiful progression of the mind on your documented journey
It’s awesome you stuck with it! That’s awesome dedication.
where you were after only 3 years is amazing
I’m impressed man, you steadily improved, stuck with it and became a killer player. Not a lot of people have the will and drive to stick with learning an instrument. The time, practice and dedication it takes makes it fairly difficult. As a fellow guitarist, I’m really proud of you man and you are well beyond where I ever was.
I started playing at 12 and was dedicated to rhythm playing. Metallica was (and still is) my favorite band and I idolized Hetfield, so I really wanted to model myself after his playing. Like you, I learned everything by ear. Since I’m an old fart, I was learning using cassette tapes, which wasn’t easy. Thankfully CDs became popular not too long after and made life a lot easier. At maybe 4 years I could play Kill em All straight through to the end of Justice pretty flawlessly, the Rhythm parts at least, I didn’t touch solos except for Fade to Blacks beginning solo because it was easy and some smaller solos in Orion. I learned the Black album when it came out also. Peppered in I learned entire albums from earlier Anthrax (like Among the Living), Megadeth (Rust in Peace), various Iron Maiden, Motley Cru, Guns and Roses, etc. just random songs I liked here and there. In High School I’d spend a minimum of 3-4 hours a day playing. I was bullied heavily in HS, and guitar was my escape, my emotional outlet. If I had a particularly bad day, I’d actually play the first 4 Metallica albums, in order, without skipping a song. That was usually a 5+ hour session, but by the end I felt better, all the anger and hatred and everything else just melted away. It saved my life, literally.
I did become a fairly proficient rhythm player. Unfortunately for my guitar playing, I got married young at 21, had a kid at 22 and my playing time took a huge hit. I’d still play sometimes, I’d record some stuff, but work, a kid, a wife….i just stopped playing regularly. Then I had to sell all my equipment to pay bills when I became disabled and couldn’t work, I was left with nothing to play. Every time I’d manage to get gear and start again, something would happen and I’d have to sell to cover bills.
Now I’ve been without a guitar or amp for at least 7 years, and I miss playing. I really miss that emotional outlet and just playing in general. I have some arthritis in my hands, so I don’t even know if I could play, but I want to try one day. When that will be I have no idea, we live paycheck to paycheck, since I’m on disability which pays like a joke. Losing 2/3rds of your salary when going on disability isn’t really conducive to being financially secure. I do miss it though, a lot. I’m hoping someday I’ll be able to afford something like a Harley Benton and an inexpensive modeler or maybe software and start playing again. I want to learn new songs, I want to relearn old songs I used to know so well.
Either way, amazing journey, I wish we had a video camera for me to document my progress, but I started playing in 1985 when those were really expensive and my parents were never into the whole video taping thing.
Thanks for the comment man, sounds like you were getting really good at it and I'm glad you had it as an outlet. I really hope you do pick it back up again someday. Even if it's going back to some simpler stuff, I'd be proud that you tried ❤️
@@RYSmusicGod bless you! Jesus saves sinners!
God bless you! Jesus saves sinners!
@@RYSmusic i adore how you encourage your subscribers, stay real and true to yourself.
Thank you for posting this . Its makes me feel so much better about my practice. I only been playing 2 months and its taking me forever to learn simple songs
Hey Man.... watching this is inspiration for an old timer like me. I'm just starting my guitar journey at 46. I played around with my dad's guitar as a kid, but never did it seriously. I am learning for my church, with encouragement from a few other's. Through The Fire and Flames is one of my favorite songs. Awesome!
Watching YOU GROW Up with the guitar as your appendage was absolutely amazing bro. Hope you and your band go far
I’m 67. When in my teens I played the drums. But my true love was doing what you did. Guitar. You stuck to it and became very proficient. You should be proud. 👍👍
Lol my first was an Elvis Presley song and then I remember he was drafted ..
he is very good right ❤
@@jasongeyer2111
Eddie Van Halen (self taught) VERY GOOD! 👍 But that’s just an ole drummer’s opinion.
I hear ya there. I picked up the guitar at age 12, a 25 cent garage sale Yamaha acoustic, then switched to the bass at 14 and the guitar at 15 because I found the bass boring and lost interest.
Played the guitar every day religiously until I was about 20, then abruptly stopped one day and didn't pick it up again until much later.
My lesson to young kids today is don't give up on your passions; you never know where they will take you, and you can only get better at them with time, practice and patience.
Such a cool video of your journey! Enjoyed every minute, definitely will be watching from now on!
In the late 70's I was blown away when my neighbor played Smoke on the Water on my front porch, and I was determined to learn guitar ever since lol. I have no recordings, we were dirt poor back then. Now I'm still jamming, praising God by His love & mercy (my biggest fan and the best, in my case) - Keep it up, your chops, composition and timing are top-notch ... Way to go on your progress and thanks for sharing!
What an inspirational video! Thanks for sharing your experiences.
What an awesome journey! Thank you for sharing it!
I will come back here when this video will have 100 million view.
It's getting close
almost 100k
1 million views!!
Come back
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Колоссальный прогресс! Молодчик! Терпение и труд = МАСТЕР!
Откуда известно 20или 21 год прогресса .вонлайн режиме показыватьжизньнадо.
Я за полгодаодну подобную вещь разучить могу;
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Nice progress! Keep it up, bro!!! The coolest thing is... that i listen to all the parts in the video carefully, until the end, towards the end of the video! Found own instrument, own vibe? own sound... Soulful!
So great to see such a progression of a little artist to a deeply talented musician! Thanks for sharing and all the best!
this is absolutely beautiful man, wow. to see you go from the age of 9 to a complete monster through the years edited together like this is eye opening. i have an 8-year-old daughter, this made me emotional to see the possibility of potential through time.
When you hit through the fire and flames I was like “he has officially achieved the status of master”
So satisfying to watch the progress!
Cool to watch you progress like that. Thanks for sharing your journey. Keep the FUN in it.
You’re the embodiment of the saying ‘Practice makes perfect’
Practice Makes Improvement
I'm 37 and have played guitar for maybe 22 years or so but I progressed up until sweep picking, two hand taps, legato and all that but eventually joined bands that were more hardcore/punk oriented and even now play in a noise rock band. I never fully learned to articulate alternate picking at shred speeds but I also went a different direction in composition as well.
I love seeing and can respect the evolution in your playing.
I remember trying Petrucci's "Flight of the Mosquito" and nearly mastering Yngwie's "Far Beyond The Sun" and Death's "Defensive Personalities" but it all came back to punk and grungy noise rock for me.
I'll forever respect this kind of talent.
Thanks for sharing.
You have to do it now! I have am getting better at painting really fast, painting things beyond my talent level. Super uncomfortable! Get on that sweep picking and two hand taps...whatever that is LOL You'll look back and be like...I did it!
Hardcore/Punk all way fella!! Can't beat it!!
@@Paul-rt4ix I'm a total noiserock/protogrunge kinda player which certainly borrows from punk/hardcore concepts. I'm intentionally sloppy but accurate and play very fun stuff with a groove.
Check out my band TVSEXDEATH if you're interested!
We actually got new material coming soon.
Don't know if it means anything from a faceless stranger on the Internet, but definitely go for it and stick to what you like, man.
This was one of the best videos i have ever witnessed. This took me back following the years through the video thinking about the past. Sick video and congrats.
Oh WOW!!! This was so cool to watch. I admire the love of music and the sheer dedication it took to be this good. At 46, my husband recently has the guitar bug! Going by this amount of time spent and the practice it’ll take…. he’ll probably be 86 by the time he reaches anywhere near this level! Props to your mom too for having your back all these years! You guys rock🤘🏼🖤
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
I had a 3-4yr obsession with guitar in college, 8hr a day, just grinding…loved it.
Kudos to you for sticking with it for so long. You must really love it over all else!
You must have got really good during that time. Did you stop playing?
God damn! Now, that's what I call effort that has paid off. You evolved into one of the best guitarists I've seen on TH-cam. Great tone, great technique. 10/10
Love to see the progress, very inspirational!
You're dedicating is the most inspirational ❤️
we're close in age, but I didnt start playing guitar till summer in 2023. So when were 49, you'll have 40 years under your belt, and Ill have 20.
I dont ever want to stop. I know many and more guitarists simply quit, they never make it past a few simple chord changes. I love seeing you childhood players that have stuck with it.
It makes me wish I had started when I was younger, but I know that I have some time left on this planet, and I'm not gonna be an old man wishing "If only I had started in my 20's"
I practice for at least 30 minutes to an hour every day, and I study "theory" every time I get on youtube.
I just picked up a 6 string bass so I can start learning that too. Music is really fun, and it's a passion that MANY people would have if they just allowed themselves the pleasure.
Damn, great for you sir ;)
I'm also gonna start improving my guitar skills from now on. I'm 19 btw
And I'm starting to play the ukulele while studying theory so that in the future I can buy my guitar and start having a "base"
Sometimes i record my progression in my channel btw
glad to see your progress. true practice and talent!
Epic to see how you have been working so hard to get to a level that is crazy good man. SALUT
Determination, Dedication, Discipline...Has bestowed upon you MASTERY. VERY impressive! And to have documented it all through video spliced together to see the progression over such a long span of time. Just great content all around BRAVO!
lol your emo phase was funny as shit dude
I couldn't even do it right. I only ever listened to Dragonforce and Trivium
Pretty damn close though
LMFAOOO ❤😂
Everyone’s emo phase was funny as shit
its not a fazzze
Bro, you're phenomenal! I am one of those players that picks it up and sets it back down for a long time and then picks it back up again. Life happens so fast, and priorities constantly change. But, it's always fuckin rad, and fun to see an amazing player like you, and your progressions. Good shit man! Love your taste in music, and love the music you've made as well man! Keep doing you're thing, I'll keep listening!
Enjoyed watching the hair change as much as the progress through time. Fun vid.
Какой прекрасный путь! Сколько труда и терпения вложено. Браво!!
i love how your musical taste is forever evolving and the learning never stops..the passion is uncanny, your a true guitarist sir
ROCK ON, and Great footage, BRAVO
This was a really cool showcase of your guitar learning experience. And ending with one of my favorite guitar songs (Rubicon Artist - Intervals) which was really cool to see. Nice work!
I envy your passion. I'm older and played longer but was never committed. i would play continuously for months or years when i was young but would also rest for years. The thing that i neglected for so long was the one who saved me. I got into depression in 2015 to present and playing guitar was the only thing that made me happy. Life is really interesting.
That's a shame man but I'm really glad it has helped you so much
so cool you have a *_loooooong-term_* record of your development as a technician, then guitarist, then musician and finally artist . . . you have something special you can look back on, add to and be proud of . . . thank you for sharing your journey
Fantastic little calendar of your progress - you clearly had the drive and desire to excel at your instrument! I'm wishing I was a kid again - I was self-taught before TH-cam and all of the other online resources and it was a different world when learning a song was tuning your guitar to whatever pitch a song was recorded in and zeroing in on a part, picking up the needle and moving it back - all my rock records seemed to have pops & scratches around the parts I was learning! Then jam with the boys and try to make it happen. I didn't have the patience and perseverance that you have shown, but then that's the difference between an old weekend blues plucker and an accomplished guitarist! Great job, and you will only get better!
This is so dope. Makes me want to start practicing more technical stuff! It's so cool to have all these memories on video. keep shredding, bro
This is very touching. My son started at your age, but that was in 1984. He went through the same progression. Now, in his late 40s, he is a thrilling virtuoso, and has never put it down. You brought back so many beautiful memories of our life with our growing virtuoso, from being barely able to hold his Kramer, to the face melting guy we are so joyful to have in our family today. Thank you
I have been playing since I was 12, but nothing like you came out of it. But, I’m just grateful that I made it to where I am today.
hard work, dedication, and Practice and the willingness to never give up has made you a near perfect guitarist. This is so awesome that you put this video together documenting your rise as a guitarist. I bet your parents are so proud of you, they probably didn't expect THIS when they bought you that first guitar. Good job.
VERY COOL YOU KEPT PROGRESS VIDEO THIS LONG. Wish we had good video cameras in 94 when i started playing and knew i would continue for 30 more years.
Awesome progress and congrats to sticking with it.
And you had the sense to record yourself ur a Legend dude.Destined for big things man!