What are some more red flags for guitar players? 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

You forgot the most dangerous red flag- glancing at the guitars section when you only planned to buy some strings

I can't tell if this is actually a guitar store or still just Tyler's home studio

I tried to start a band with a friend of mine, but he refused to tune his bass. Owning a bass was his only qualification, and he had no practical knowledge about playing, so I tried to explain why tuning up is important in a band setting--but he just wasn't having it. He kept saying he wanted to do it "his way." I think he had it in his head that he was going to defy any and all musical convention, and I just couldn't convince him that uniform tuning is generally necessary for playing in harmony with another instrument.

This guitar still has the strings it came with, 5 years on and going strong!

Thanks again for stopping by and having some fun in our shop! It was really hard keeping a straight face! 🤣

I once had a friend who bought a Gibson Les Paul Standard (we were both 14yo, so it was insane). I was jealous for a while, but one day when I visited him and tried the guitar, I said to him that he needed new strings. He looked at me dead in the eye and said "they are original Gibson strings"... Over the years they got rusty. Still haunts me.

nah this can’t be me, my mustang is blue

I was 15 years old. A high school sophomore. My dad had JUST bought me my first guitar. It had been in my hands all of a week. I was a band nerd, so I had some music theory knowledge, but zero experience on guitar. That didn't matter to my bass player buddy (who could actually play) he insisted I form a band with him. I kept telling him "dude, I don't know how to play yet." "don't worry bro. It's easy. You'll get it." At our first practice, before hitting a single note, the band tells me "Oh dude, you should sing!" "What? I know even less about vocals than I do guitar. no way man. You guys, I need a lot more practice before I'm in a band, much less fronting the damn thing." But they insisted. They absolutely ignored my pleas. We had one practice and they set up a gig, despite my constant protests. We did the gig and the band was like, "dude you are awful. What the hell are you even doing here! You're out of the band!" They were PISSED at me. I'm like, "You idiots dragged me into this! I literally told you all when we got here that it was going to be awful and I shouldn't be in this." I'd be another 5 years before I was in a band again...... happy ending: that band that set me up just to berate me opened for my new band. I lost count of the red flags in that story, but there's a bunch.

Playing like you really suck, and doing it convincingly, is a talent in itself.

Here's one. "Hendrix is over rated, he can't remember his solos that's why he always plays them different every time" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

"If it's not a Fender, GIbson, Epiphone, Squier, PRS, or Ibanez, it's a ripoff" -my educated guitar friend

i've played guitar for 18 years going from basic "horse with no name" all the way up to Lamb of God on a fender strat that was more that worth it's 250$ price tag at guitar center (yes guitar center has great deals, you just have to look for them). Well, into my 4th year recording and producing home studio tracks I had a guitarist come in and utterly rip me for not being "able" (rather never wanting) to tune a guitar by ear. Knowing the inconsistencies ones own ears are plagued with after hours of audio playback. Dude proceeded to not let me forget it for even a second, to which each time I would happily remind him that his ears were either sharp or flat depending on the cloud serpents location that day. Fortunately, he eventually understood part of proper recording was a proper tuning which no matter your "harmonic testing" could never be as consistant of a tuner or spectrum reading. He eventually realized tik toc harmonics and acoustic body drumming didn't make for an instant hit album. He now works for state farm.

Tuning by ear is totally valid, no point trying to find a tuner when you can quickly do it yourself. Just don’t be that guy who “can tune by ear” but does so while the guitars plugged in and cranked tf up

Trying to remove the cable without turning the amp off first

I thought everyone already knew tone wood doesn’t effect the sound of solid bodies years ago. Weird to see someone defending it, especially in 2021.

I actually used to do that with the tone knob. I wasn't sure what it did, so I kept it at 10 for the longest time. I changed it to 5 and now when I play it, it actually sounds way better to me.

Love how Bethany is trying not to laugh at the end of the video.

At what point does making a video mocking playing Stairway to Heaven, Wonderwall, Smoke on the Water, and Sweet Child O’ Mine in a guitar store become as self-unaware about being cliche as actually playing those songs in the guitar store?

Reverb into delay can absolutely be done, and can create a more ambient sound. Putting the tuner at the end of the signal path can be beneficial if the tuner is a buffered pedal at the end of a long signal chain.

You know when you upgrade to a new guitar and your scared about breaking it and then you turn around and hit your headstock on something and think it’s broken but it turns out it’s fine.

Why does Tyler manage to look like every snobby dbag that walks into guitar center?

"Clean tones are for dweebs." *cranks gain to cover up their mistakes* *open chords with fuzz pushed to 10*

My favorite: "Tone comes from your fingers, so all gear is the same thing!"

"...perfect for my coffee shop gig!" She was trying hard to not smile.

“I Don’t know why people waste their money on strings, I haven’t changed mine in 2 years “

This is a hill I will die on: All songs should be acceptable when someone is trying out a guitar. Idc if its stairway or wonderwall. That might that persons fav song! They deserve to be able to try it on that guitar!

I feel like this is Tyler's real personality. It suits him, and he pulls the look off perfectly. It is now clear that his KZfaq persona is fake and in this video we get a glimpse of who he really is. :)

As much as I'd want to believe in tone woods, Spectre Media Group did a test and found the stupid plywood box and speaker (Speaker Cabinet) has the greatest effect on guitar tone.

Glenn Fricker made a video recently that kinda puts that whole tonewood debate to rest. He used two custom made guitars with completely identical hardware, but different neck and body materials, and he offered to give one of those guitars to the first person that correctly identifies timestamps at which he switched between them in the mix. Of course, absolutely no one got it right because the wood doesn't affect the tone in any way when it comes to solid body guitars. Especially when they're distorted.

Here's a red flag: "I'm also a bass player" *Proceeds to play a famous guitar solo on the bass)

biggest red flag was when my old band's (I was playing bass) rhythm guitarist thought the fretboard dots meant "minor scale". there was a bit when him and the lead had to harmonize. he was getting frustrated bc we were telling him he was wrong, so I started writing on the marker board some notes for understanding for harmony and fretboard markers. next day I was kicked out of the band🤪

I would argue that players who obsess over the difference between different fingerboard woods are MORE of a red flag than those who discount them, when the difference is not only so subtle as to be almost imperceptible, but also what differences there are can be completely adjusted for by rotating the EQ knobs about 0.5 degrees. Also the moment you slap any sort of distortion or effects on the guitar, wood differences might as well not exist.

Last time I was in a guitar store, someone started playing King Crimson’s “Fracture”. That took some stones, I’ll say. People have written whole books about trying to play that.

Biggest red flag is simply elitism and gate keeping. The kind of person who tells you not to do the tried and true "xyz," or "that brand sucks so you suck for playing it" etc. Also, I've never heard somebody scoff at wood choice just because it "makes no difference." I don't personally buy into tone, and I love the different aesthetics that different woods give off. Quilt maple, royal ebony, purple heart, wenge, burl... They all look good in different configurations. As far as functionality goes, paulownia and basswood are definitively lighter and likely very kind to bad backs. Never worth dunking on someone for their choice in wood. Now I'm wondering if there's a paulownia bodied headless that would be extra-kind to someone's back. lol

I go to five star every Wednesday for lessons and at 1:32, that is the actual practice room I practice in!

The biggest red flag is closing your car door by the window 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

I think the first red flag would be walking into a guitar store where the “Open” sign is turned off.

I'll play whatever song I want how about that?

1:45 is actually true. Tonewood affects the sound of the guitar the least, if at all.

I can relate to the big amp situation I desperately want a stack but combos are easier and less expensive in some cases

Omg, your sneakers are always on point, we've seen the guitars, we really need to see that sneaker collection tho

When did tuning by ear become a red flag? I don’t think I’ve ever tuned an instrument in a store with a tuner. I guess the employees all think I’m a jackass. Then again, I don’t pick up things that I wouldn’t actually considering buying.

2:40 I feel personally attacked, guess I should find out what they do.

A: I live there. I was just in there last weekend. B: I just played that EVH. C: We are like guitar eskimo bros now. That is a wonderful shop. My favorite.

Well I’m glad you informed me of this because the first thing I want to do when I walk into a guitar store is play Stairway to Heaven, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Smoke on the Water, and Wonderwall all at the same time

When I first went to a guitar center there was this guy named Diego who was really pushy. I was looking around with my dad just to see what I want (I was planning on coming back next week to buy something, I just wanted to have an idea of what I’ll buy). He was so pushy that even my dad started to get annoyed. So i asked him if he worked on commission. He was hesitant but he nodded. He didn’t annoy us afterwards. I came in next week, and there he was. I picked out a guitar, gave it to him, and told him to sell it to me. I felt sorta bad for him since all he wanted was money. So he sold it to me. Thanks Diego from guitar center!

Okayyy, so I started playing jazz guitar this year for my music school, I'm going into music therapy. For my ensemble class we have to read sheet music, there is no other way around it. I know it's a joke and it's funny, I found it funny, but I think that sheet music can be extremely useful, just not in all contexts it's necessary. Love your videos!!!

Looking at only the most expensive guitars because they are obviously the best.

*pulls up in a mustang* well, that's the biggest red flag.

2:03 - he really felt it when waving the flag there when you 'accidentally' hit the other guitar when putting the guitar back in place. 😂

I am 62 and retired from being a patrol Sgt on police department Started playing in 5/22 Love your videos and content Keep it going thanks

I would literally never put a delay after a reverb and any audio engineer knows that it’s super common to put a reverb into a delay especially when mixing. Not a red flag at all. Modulation before distortion on the other would be kind of bizarre but at the end of the day there’s really no rules to effects, if it sounds cool then it sounds cool.

Tuning by ear is what I learned in my first year 25 years ago. This is not a red flag, rather something I personally believe would help many musicians (in general).

Let's be honest here. There was a while there where Page was out of his mind on smack for many of Zeppelins shows and it showed in his playing. Not saying he's not one of the GOATs but God damn was his playing a fucking mess sometimes.

Bethany almost cracking up every time will never not get me lol

Tone woods don’t matter in electric solid body guitars. ✅

That walk with overexaggerated swagger from the store's door to it's guitar section is awesome but a red flag

This was fucking hilarious. The intense waving of the to my flag, it got me every time😂 with the fucking zoom and everything 😂

EVERY TIME A FLAG CAME UP ON SCREEN, MY CAT WENT CRAZY !

My favorite from years hosting an open mic "I don't tune a guitar because I am a professional player and us professionals just play what we hear."

First "keep shreddin'" came back, and now Blayze...the earth is healing

„Today is payday, so I'm gonna buy a pack of strings and maybe a pick” *comes home with three pack of strings, nine picks, two slides and a third capo to the collection* *and a mandolin*

My grandfather could perfectly tune a guitar by ear. Dude had a great ear.

when I was in a band everyone would tune to me rather than worrying about tuning to an exact drop d or c with a tuner. As long as we were all in tune with each other, it didn't matter much if we were slightly sharp or flat, we had no backing tracks, or keyboard player to worry about. As long as we were all in tune with each other, and each was intune in relation to its own strings.

Confession, when I bought my tele and tried it in one of the demo rooms I literally tried three amps scratching my head wondering what the hell was wrong to get no sound... completely forgot about the volume knob on the guitar. Felt. So. Stupid!

From my local guitar store employee "You can always come back here for free lessons"

Ha ha, first red flag for me was to just pick up any guitar without asking, just a common courtesy! Ha ha, that coffee house gig was a classic!

the bg music raping my ears

Red Flags for Everyone: Content creators who constantly criticize new guitar players and make fun of their, albeit, silly habits. We get it guys, you're all more experienced and it's an inside joke making newbies look silly. Well done.

When someone starts to accompany your playing by playing the same thing

Missing the car door is class. Glad you left it in.

Tuning by ear is gloriously convenient if you actually know how. Still need a tuner if you’re gonna record though.

Next challenge: make an entertaining video on the GOOD guitar player flags.

I very much enjoyed the acoustic player video you did. Not exactly sure what it was titled but being an acoustic owner/player, it was spot on! Been a subscriber since 🤘

When you go to the “jam session”, and ask what key they’re playing in, and they look at you like you’re an alien.

"theory kills the creativity, man! none of the big ones know how to read sheet music!"

If someone stopped me from playing any riff, that would be a red flag on the store. They'd just lose a sale. I like stairway. I like sweet child o mine. You sick of hearing it? Not really my problem. I've worked retail, and had to put up with all sorts of crap. Some kid wanting to know if their favorite song sounds good on a prospective new guitar isn't that big of a deal. The joke was funny on Wayne's World 30 years ago. It's become a little outplayed since. I couldn't imagine someone actually being serious about it.

“Would you like to purchase a warranty for this pedal?” “Yes.”

Hehe. You again. Thanks for making my afternoon a little less sad.

Love this channel, love every one of your red flags EXCEPTTT... ppl with perfect pitch can easily tune a guitar without a tuner.

My uncle’s friend works at five star guitars! It’s a cool shop

Jeez Tyler don’t scare me like that! I almost died when you hit that guitar 💀

Tone wood doesn't actually matter on solid body electric guitars. Especially on the neck. It's just if you want a different feel under your fingers I think. As soon as you put distortion on, the wood matters even less! If you disagree you're a blues dad

I remember about 20 years ago going into Waltons in Dublin and this guy standing like a statue wearing sunglasses and just shredding as fast as he could on a Flying V so loud that people where leaving the store including myself and my friend. The staff where just ignoring the fact that he was just playing the most irritating garbage at ear splitting decibels

I'm sorry, but no tonewood propaganda. A block of concrete with the right pickups will sound pretty good.

"I'm gonna put my plectrum on the table so I can find it tomorrow"🚩🚩🚩🚩

Half stack for a coffee gig o man I'm in tears and those red flags lol

what song is he playing at 1:24?

Somthing for me is going to guitar center every day and not getting what I need and keep buying a guitar that I really don’t need but also I’m a really big fan your channel got my into guitar and now I’m rocking it!! Thank you so much tyler

The sunglasses on inside was too real 😂😂😂😂

Thats exactly how id expect blaze to pull up when going to the guitar store 😂

Tuning by ear is something of a lost art, which makes me sad. When you're just testing out a guitar, it just has to be in-tune with itself. Wait, that's a red flag isn't it...

Jimmy Page is a sloppy live player!

The " The people who hate gibson have never owned one" along with the people who mock you when you don't know music theory.

“Oh, you like Fender? I’m a Gibson guy. I’d literally never play a fender.” Or vice versa

Eddie Van Halen tuned by ear, and what is interesting is he typically tuned his guitar to itself rather than standard tuning. But then again ... none of us are Eddie Van Halen, so we probably cannot pull that off the way he did.

There's the... "Nah, I don't need to plug it in, I know if it's good playing it like this acoustically, thank you!" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

OMG I laughed soooo hard! Probably out of fear that this would be me he's referring to......, hilarious!

1:45 "tonewood" is indeed a miniscule if at any difference in actual tone.... Go check out specter sound studios where he gets exact same guitar made out of different woods, you can't tell a difference. I think it's more of giant production having inconsistent winds on the pickups or how close the tolerances between parts like how the neck sits in the body or how high/low the pickups are set when you go play in a store. Also how dead the strings are.