I love this guy. Without him, I'd still be without an electric.

he's in my country but hes based in newcastle and i live in oxofordshire, i dont think u can get further away!

I bought Yamaha waiting for it because of him. Awesome

Went to the comments to say the same. And I'm not living in a rural area or so.. There is no such a good store in Seattle area.. People for some reason buy more and more online. And you can't go to tge store and pick something is really yours from many. When I was looking for an amp, i had to go to different cities to try different blackstars. No marshals 1, 5 and 20 to try, etc... And in this vid they have them all in the same place ))) And that's Seattle, grunge capital...

@@sillymesilly how good r u now?

yes i have been playing for about 5 years now and learning new things every day , best advice practice and set goals you can reach .

Ryan Haydon how long does it take a fast learner to be able to improvise and make up solos like pages solos?

@@bringbackshaming about 15 mins if your proper fast

Ryan Haydon I’ve been playing just over 2 months. I always wanted to learn but I have painful hands from doing massage therapy for 15 years and also I have an autoimmune disease that causes swelling and pain in my wrists and fingers. But I’ve become so into music. Mainly rock at the moment. This past year I went through something very serious and difficult and I would just listen to music all day at work. In my car. At home. Been to at least a dozen concerts in the last 6 months and I started to notice the energy from the band or the crowd and it is an amazing feeling when you are in the moment as everyone else is all together experiencing what’s happening together for that 2 hours or so and no one is worried about their problems or what’s happening outside of that venue. Your all just there together and in the same moment and I felt that energy this past summer and it was so powerful that a band and music has this much power. It’s therapeutic and healing and it literally saved me this year. Kept me busy. Happy. And because of this I’ve decided to learn guitar finally ( I suck so far lol) I held a guitar for the first time in my life in my first lesson just over 2 months ago and I immediately fell in love with it. And I was doing well learning fast with what my teacher started me on. But now getting involved in power chords I cannot get my fingers to work right. I have big hands and long fingers but I cannot get my fingers to stretch out to make a power chord. My teacher was literally forcing my fingers to go to the right spot but as soon as he let go the fingers just went where they wanted to lol. Ugh it’s so friggin frustrating and I try so hard to get them to work w me but they just will not go where I need them to. And also I tend to strum a bit hard. I’m working on that. I just wanna be able to sit and play an entire song even the slowest song ever made. Just to be able to do it and feel better about my progress. However I have had a flare up for 2 weeks so I wasn’t able to practice let alone go to my lessons because of the severe swelling in my fingers. It’s better now. But my last lesson I felt like an idiot because I fell behind and was playing like it was my first time again. I feel like I’m letting my teacher down or he thinks I am not taking it seriously when that’s not the case. I watch tons of KZfaq videos for beginners. I bought a fender guitar kit so it came w the amp and a 3 month free online lesson gift card. I’ve downloaded apps on my phone. I’ve been trying to get information and learn from wherever I can to fill in the space between my half hour lesson once a week which frankly is not nearly enough time for a lesson. But if I want an xtra lesson or do an hour obviously I have to pay for it and I already feel like it’s expensive for a half hour weekly lesson that I shouldn’t need to be looking elsewhere to learn things. I hope that makes sense. Don’t get me wrong my Teacher is awesome. He is a young man. Very sweet and patient w me. He sees I get frustrated when I can’t do something right so I think that’s why he is so patient and kind to me and we do get along and laugh and have fun. I love when I play and he starts playing along w me. And we sound cool together. Well he does not me so much. But it’s still fun. And that’s the point of playing in the first place. Ok so I know this was really long and anyone reading it is probably asking what my point is. I guess I just would love any feedback or advice about getting better and not getting so frustrated with myself and also tricks maybe someone knows that I can do to get my fingers to stretch out to form a god damn power chord. God it takes 5 minutes to get one strum of a power chord how am I going to be able to play a whole song or just a simple riff if I can’t get my fingers to work right? Ugh HELP PLEASE! I do desperately want to be able to play and sound decent. I don’t care if it doesn’t sound good but at least decent so I feel like I don’t suck. Or suck less lol. I apologize for the long message. I felt I should explain my experience as of yet so that any tips or advice would be beneficial if you know what exactly is my situation. That’s all. I appreciate you reading this and look forward to hearing back please 🙏 Thank you , Jill

Aaron Hill hey I saw your comment. Did you get a reply. I’d love to know the answer to your question as well. Good luck with your playing. Hope you are doing well. And thank you 😊

This is incredibly overlooked! Great point.

Have to agree 100% ☝🏻

I have my guitars right next to my bed. One night I literally dreamt of shredding like Hendrix and I haven’t stopped playing since then ;)

when i stare at my guitar it kills a part of me inside. because i know under that beautiful black paint its made of asponite lol. and i cant afford a real one lol

@@ihatejesus1980 a guitar made of asponite? im confused. whats asponite? plywood?

Yeah, but if you're stoned, playing Hendrix in bed, with the landlord banging on your door, that's truly epic..

@@Dr.M.VincentCurley LOL LOL LOL

im in a wheelchair, so i must skip this one lol

@@dustinshadle732 whahaha my idea (and excuse) for not standing as well hahaha :-P

@@fernandverweij4392 nice to meet another enemy of the stairs!

Hollyweird doesn't call nice people...

Late to the party, but he reminds me of Russel Brand

@@vgcreviews8277 A MUCH better version of him. On top of that Dagan is a guitar player.

Russel Brand without the sarcasm and mean streak.😂

Dagan’s hilarious, I hope he’s getting paid heaps 😎🎸👍

You'll have a cracking ear by the time you've learned any one song 😂😂😂

So true thx

Just wait 20 years, & make your own relic for free. Even better: Start a band, get gigs, & get paid to make your own relic! You know, like the pros do!

I have some guitars that I've played for over 30 years. I had only a few incidents over the years at gigs but I had the spot repaired by a luthier immediately. Most of my guitars look played but qualify as excellent condition. To each his own.

Just play Smells Like Teen Spirit once a day and you'll feel awesome

Eventually we will...suck less! Whoo!

This is not the most practical solution, but a scalloped fingerboard will really force you into a light touch. If you ever get a chance, you should try one.

That is a fantastic idea that I'm definitely going to use. Thank you 😊

With a last name like McBane, how can you go wrong?

@@Dr.M.VincentCurley Batman could find you

@@nedu3905 its Mc... Mc... Bain.. which is the alcoholic and domestically abusive form of the arch villain, who has no power at all really because he spends all of his money on whiskey and never pays his henchmen.

@@Dr.M.VincentCurley oh, on this case it's all safe

I appreciated that too (as a female guitar player). Women can rock out too!!

I tried that, my phone blew up in shame.

" Looper is preferred " !!!

Yasss this is true with ANY instrument...

@@Cristasphoto well most of the advice in this video is applicable to most instruments

Nice version of Russell Brand 🤣🤣🤣

Wow. That really does suck.

I am only commenting because this is a trip....I sold my first real guitar. A black MIM strat and then picked up a Gibson LP studio which I hated and sold like a week later. And my mother has also become a shell of her former self because of prescription drug abuse. This is really weird. Any how glad you are still playing and so am I. It’s cathartic for me.

This took a dark turn and I'm sorry and also glad to hear about that

Hey there. I’m a recovering drug addict and I understand what you’re going through. I lost my pops to alcohol and drugs in 1999 when I was 18. I hadn’t seen him since I was 13. Drugs tear apart families and do nothing but harm. I feel for you. Keep your head up and keep playing guitar. My prayers are with you. I too lost my first guitar when I was in the Army. I pawned it to go to Korea. It was a 1997 Ibanez JS in Hot Rod Red. That guitar could almost pay for my car now. Lol. My momma bought me that guitar as well. Maybe one day you’ll be able to play sweet music for your mom. 😉

I understand what you mean with it not being a real first guitar like the first one I ever played was some crappy broken strat copy, but i learned so much on my dean full hollow

True words. I had bc mockingbird. Everyone hates that model, but it's got a curve in the bottom....excellent lazy lap guitar....now its 3x the price

Still have my very first an epiphone sunburst acoustic, my #1 regret was selling my 1996 Rickenbacker 330/12

My first was an esteban, I dont think I could even find a buyer if I wanted to sell it

@@allaion2897 Dun didi Lun didi lun lun lun

@@BOBANDVEG what is that supposed to be from?

Ikr (I like ur pfp btw 😂)

@@daganhunt2468 Haha right

Thanks for the confidence. I have just began to learn and that’s my plan. I am a disabled vet and have nothing but time sitting around. Once again thanks!

@@gregorypolk2467 sorry to hear about the disability, all the respect to you . And no worries I just past on the words of a friend of mine that told me the same thing . Don’t put the guitar down , the first weeks are the most awkward be prepared for that cheers Gregory

True story

It’s not sad

Same here. I've found just practising scales etc and bei g really conscious of pressing as light as necessary on the strings to get a clear sound helpful. Even just five minutes everyday of a scale for a week... And not playing songs etc to avoid the temptation of playing (and pressing) hard... It helped massively... Good luck!

Matt Short thanks good tip. Will try it

Ditto

" In the beginning and their after, alway's keep those greasy finger's near the fret bar's " !!!

Is it in London? If so then it's on my list for places to visit.

Oh yes, I'm also guilty of those "10 minutes that turned 40". Anyway, as you say, touching the guitar everyday is the key