I play triangle, and you'd be surprised, it gets pretty rough out there! (JK) (:

Beef with triangle players "ain't no Ting!" 😄

Tonesteel

That’s funny!

It’s the lead triangle players with the attitude - and I’m so over the fake triangle videos they’ve been posting. It’s like a contest to see who can do the fastest triangle gymnastics. It has to stop. I’m making my call out vids soon. The rhythm triangle players are still keeping it real... don’t get me started on the spoons cats....

Bruhh imagine if twitter was around during the 80's ''shred'' era, that would of been a wholesome community!

@Michael Miller You know I waited until I was about 49 before I took my guitar playing serious. I got on this here You Tube contraption and spent a lot of time talking with other players and getting advice and for the most part it was great. But I have noticed that especially these past 3 years it has gotten really bad. It just seems that the guitar community is filled with a bunch of people who really just hate other people who have a different opinion than they do. I used to belong to a Facebook group of guitarists as well and I was shocked by some of the things people were saying to one another. The post that was the final straw for me was one of a young 14 year old who had just been given their first ever acoustic guitar and they made a video of their playing. Of course it was horrible lol, but the comments that young man received were totally uncalled for and I had had enough at that point. Now with all this calling out of fake guitarists and this new channel "exposing" big names in the You Tube world, I fear You Tube is going to be such a toxic environment that most people will stay away from it.

@@alabamahebrew sadly the KZfaq purge is real in the political arena but it'll come for the guitar community if these shenanigans continue. It's sad because i have learned so much from great players like Levi, Zoupa, MusicisWin, Paul Davids, etc, etc....all brilliant and amazing players but it has taken its toll. Tina S has bowed out because of the toxic nature which is really sad because she is a super player. I hope this pettiness solves itself without KZfaq's blunt intervention.

Guitar Community needs more women. It's a big flustrated sausage fest.😎

@@guitarocd9984 That'd probably add even more drama and tension between the males...

Or transcribing 👌🏻

Same with GAS, we would all be better off practicing.

No... Let them fight.

benjamin amen

"practising" 😀

Yep! He is a more versatile guitarist (Rob just plays high gain and rips solos much to Capt dismay it seems at times). Danish Pete and the Capt have a better chemistry anymore. You can tell they respect eachother. Rob respects noone but himself.

we all do

Hell yeah, he's a great player with tons of feeling in his playing.

Yeah and danish pete really is a professional guitarist while Rob's a dude in a band. That and DP isn't a dick.

I agree.

Most hilarious comment of the year so far!!

reel squawk would donate

Update: he got the stand

Steven Kerksiek but what if, instead of buying a stand, he buys a prs?

It doesn’t look like it has a head, so why bother.

And Rob - when I get you in that Hell in a Cell there’s gonna be no running to mommy! I’m gonna best you like you’ve never been beaten before put your shoulders down for the 1 2 3 and leave with the belt. ..... Cue Rob’s lawyers for threats....

@@LeviClay Duke it out guitar "crossroads" style, Personally i find Rob's playing safe and very pedestrian so i'm giving the Jack Butler role to Clay....LOL we all know Butler felt sorry for Ralph and screwed up on purpose but damn he sure as hell shredded out some great stuff with Butler's bag.🤘🤘🤘

And....... Trust Dovydas to put in a winger like that. This is blowing out of proportion...... I think we are all in for a slamming ride. I wonder who gets the belt.... Lee runs off with it after everyone passes out from their own ego farts.

This levi chap would absolutely chin chappers

This promo interuption was sponsored by Shure, Sennheiser, Slim Jim's, Snickers and Hooters... because we need ring babes one way or another.

I’m a casual observer of this, and not only is that true, it’s obvious. I watched some guitar KZfaq videos when I got back into guitar two years ago and was planning to buy one. And I watched some of the guitar videos from these KZfaqr. I’m planning to get one for my girlfriend and suddenly I see all these videos about the dramas in the community. Like, what the fuck is going on here?

@@cjaquilino it's called the internet

It's not you....... This shit is gay

Bingo

They are being delusional. It’s difficult to hear that someone they’ve admired is a jerk, who took money from his fans for something he obviously had the cash for.

Well, the one was really more for his band mates, who likely aren't as well off. And people could simply choose not to donate. The one where there was supposed to be a video posted to show him being presented with the gift, that never happened, isn't a good look though. What was promised should have been delivered. Not sure if people were able to request refunds for that one though? To be clear, I am not here to hate on Rob, but I can understand Levi's animosity considering what happened, but at least Rob did let it go in the end and did not push it. I enjoy a lot of what Rob puts out as well, but there is no denying that he could have handled things better. If he had just said something like, 'I am sorry, I overreacted to some people's criticism', that would have been a much better way to handle it. Or, probably better yet, he could have just ignored the video he responded to altogether.

@@davel_ggw Why did a wealthy man like Chapman just not give HIS BANDMATES a loan ?

Well, obviously some fans were willing to help out, so why not let them? I have supported many artists I love over the years by buying albums, official merchandise, and tickets to shows, not because I had to, but because I wanted to. I know those are not quite the same thing as simply giving money, but it is just a different way of supporting a band trying to make a living.

Need to do something about it... it’s trying to join my chest hair

He's just waiting for the time when he can slap on a hat and sunnies ....Then do that cover of "La Grange" he's always wanted to! 🎉🕺🎸🎊

@@LeviClay weave the beard into your chest hair and strum it like a harp

@@LeviClay beards and tatts are so cliched. Even Chappers has a beard these days.

Jason Heeney lets not do that

I get what you are saying, but it isn't that general. He named the topic he doesn't care about. In the video, he clearly stated, that he doesn't care about some topics but he cares about the threatening stuff. For that reason, the "i don't care" statement, does not apply to the whole video. Just wanted to say that, because your comment isn't really true but got so many upvotes and in reality - i don't care about your comment ;)

😂😂😂

It’s quite obvious that he doesn’t think chapman is a good guy...

Yep. The contradictions are kinda painful. I came to see if there was substance behind the clickbait, and it amounts to little more than a grudge with Rob. I might not like several of Rob's videos, but I have zero interest in anything else this guy has.

@Baggins- Hey man, I was just watching a movie called "Starfish". It was the top recommened sci fi film on a review site. 20 minutes in, I said this blows and shut off. If you think this is sad and pathetic, why don't you just get lost?

@@Cozzmos I seriously have no idea what you're trying to say. Regardless, I was simply pointing out how silly these he said/she said internet debates can be. As for the "pathetic" comment, I was quoting the guy in the video. You should watch it. It was a pretty solid reply, despite the logical inconsistencies in the delivery. 😉

He was on there so much because Lee Anderton is a director of Chapman Guitars, not something that they highlight.

Thank fuck

Yup

@@RushfanUK wow. I did not know that.

The timing is deceptively hard, looking forward to the video

You should be glad u got this instead.

The video title is SOOOO misleading?

0-3-5 ... you’re welcome

😂great shout 😂

And all he had to do was tell the truth about where his guitars were made from the get go.

Ye, this is becoming really sad and pathetic...gosh, lmao. Oh dear :).....You have until 9 AM ? Geeeeeeee

Jr high stuff

Too right. I love his cover of Lucid Dreams. Just perfection!

yes he fuckin does

I would be so sad if we ever had Kmac drama. He's our precious little boi.

his EP is so heavy

@@bendjamin808 The EP is in heavy rotation at my home studio.

well, they make a living on it

well social media is everywhere in today's society, if you say it's meaningless you must be in denial

@@maaaaaap It still doesn't equate to real life or isn't a substitute for ways of real communication, and it never will.

never said it is a substitute, just a vital part of communication especially for people who make their living from internet

@@maaaaaap I think there's a point to be made here as well as some misunderstanding as to what is vital and/or relevant. Food is vital for life, as is water and air. There are no substitutes. We didn't make it that way, it just is that way. Human interaction in physical form is vital for good mental and psychological health. Again, that's not how we made it, it just is that way. So, in regards to social media, its vitality as a form of interaction and communication is not the same as face to face interaction. Any vitality and relevance that it has is only there because that is what we have given it, and that is a very different thing. It's not there naturally, but is there because we have made it that way. Social media, facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube, these are not real life face to face interactions. If they went away tomorrow we would be okay, we'd survive. But, take away true face to face human interaction in real time and the world and the people in it would suffer tremendously. There is a difference between the two and people have forgotten that. In fact, a great many will place more emphasis on social media than face to face contact and communication. What is electronic and virtual has, to far too many, become more real than what is actually real. People have forgotten that social interaction takes place in real time in the real world. True Social interaction is a Face to Face matter, not something that is done electronically. That is not social interaction. Social interaction is not obtained within electronic social media. True, social media is a form of communication, but it is only vital in the sense that we have made it that way, and that doesn't make something truly "Vital". There is a distinct difference, and it's this difference that people no longer understand. Social Medial in all of its forms is simply a tool. Communication via social media is also only a tool. Face to Face Social Interaction and communication is not a tool, it's a necessity for us as humans. There is no substitute and it is and always will be more vital than any online interaction in any form. You cannot have physical sex online, nor can you share a meal with someone online. Notice that I said "with someone". To share a meal with someone while physically being present with each other is an experience that cannot be replicated online. Having a video chat is not the same as sitting across the table with someone, and texting is little more than a postal letter, just much quicker. It's not a substitute for in person face to face communication. For some people this electronic social interaction and communication is 'vital' to their business. But in the sense of what is real and what is virtual, it has no vitality other than what we as a people give it, and it is this fact that has been forgotten. People have substituted meanings of words to mean completely different things in order to accommodate all of this technology, but at the risk confusing levels of interaction to being the same thing, which they are emphatically not. What's worse, people wont even understand what it is that I am saying at all, or they'll miss the import of it completely. It'll all go right over their heads. For those people all I can suggest is that they look up a steak or some kind of wonderful meal online, find a good one, and then try to eat that virtual representation through the use of their computer, tablet, smart phone, etc. Oh....yeah you can order it and have it delivered, but at that point it's no longer virtual and is no longer just a part of the virtual world. Once delivered it's right there in your face in front of you ready to be eaten. If you are hungry, the virtual representation of it does you absolutely no good at all. It's only when it becomes an actual physical reality in front of you that you can partake in all it's savory goodness. If you think that social media and social interaction of any kind is any different than the scenario in the above paragraph, then you have lost touch with the real world, and that's the problem. One is in the real world, the other is in an electronic virtual environment. They are not the same, cannot be the same, and they do not possess the same level of realness. Social media, social media communication, KZfaq, these have all become substitutes for the real thing, but people have come to rely on them as their sole forms of communication and interaction, thinking and believing that they are as real as real can be. Sure, the effect of it definitely has an effect on the world around us, but they are not real in the same sense. It's this confusion about the levels of realness in our world between that which is physical and that which is virtual that is part of the root of many of these online problems. To say social media is meaningless isn't about being in denial. It is, instead, about being able to differentiate between those aspects of life that really truly matter, and those things that do not. There are things that matter simply because of what they are, and there are other things that matter only to the extent that we have given them value. The things that matter for what they are cannot be ignored. Things that matter because of the value that we have given can change quickly and quite drastically. But those things that matter because of their intrinsic nature are not things that we can survive without. We can survive without Social media and KZfaq. We cannot survive without each other in the physical sense. We have to live in the real world, not the virtual world, and as soon as we forget that, which we have, then we are all in big trouble.

Clamster McWinkle haha Jared fucked up

Jesus was a carpenter. I bet you he could make a bitchin Telecaster.

I know a few luthiers that aren't far away from mere carpenters.

This is like the best thing I've ever read.

Jesus doesn’t exist. It’s actually elves that die.

Baby yoda*

same! he can't be serious.

Well said.

No

I thought him quite amusing until the gofundme video for the stolen bags and realised he was the worst type of scrounger - a wealthy scrounger.

Someone called him an "e beggar".

If his guitar playing was half as good as his scamming, he'd be the most famous guitarist ever in the universe.

Quite agree. When he speaks, it sets off alarm bells. He sounds like a door-stepping politician.

ola is the only one worth watching anymore

I'm starting to think Chapman has paid shills to defend him online. It just seems so fake the amount of "inspired me to play, I love you Rob" comments I see. Go look at the video exposing him and it's really quite obvious. Either that or these people are blind sheep to not be able to see through it all.

@Michael Miller not entirely.. But you're right and he wasn't wrong to do that but following that he never really inspired me to play or buy his guitars.. It just made me wonder why so many comment with nothing but praise for him.

@@joshuamichael4312 I love that when there are two opinions the one that isn't yours is obviously sheep

OLA Rules!

How dare you.

Exactly. No idea what this dude is crying about.

Rob Chapman is a liar and uses the threat of his large fan base to try and silence smaller channels who speak out against him. What are you not getting?

You can't just make accusations like that without some proof. He has never used his "fan base" to silence smaller channels. That's so fucking stupid. Grow up...

@@SpinGoldmusic he literally threatened to do it, screenshots showing he said this are in the video. Also if you watched the original audio audit video you can see all the proof you need that he lied multiple times. Hell, even in Levi's video there is proof he is a liar.

No - I don’t like Rob because of something he did. But it hasn’t been a part of anything I’ve done online and it could have been something I milked to death. But I’m not going to sit here and watch the man lie so his followers will attack Kelan. Outside of that ONE thing I made no comment. I could talk about his guitars. His crowdfunds. ANY of the stuff Kelan talked about... but I don’t care about any of that. I’m not out to get Rob. Just want him to stop lying to people. Own what you did. “Yes I posted that status because I was angry that someone called me out on my actions and lots of people agreed with him” Not “People threatened to kill me REEEEE”

I dont know Brad, he did say he doesn't like him. But you can not like someone but have no beef with them. Some people just dont see eye to eye. Clash of opinions, clash of personalities. Whatever. No beef just respectful disliking. 😊

Wow, Brad, you've really latched onto Chapman's coat-tails. It's sad to me because you really don't need to! You have your own channel which is highly respectable. Witnessing you seemingly aligning yourself with a snake oil elitist and known liar like Chapman - and even bothering to go defend his holy honor in other channels - is just disturbing to see.

The Guitologist at no point did he say he hated rob chapman. He said he didn’t like rob. At 11:00 he said he had no personal beef with rob. it is entirely possible to have no immediate personal beef with someone you don’t like. P.s I mean no disrespect Brad. I love your channel and I’ve learned a lot about amp repair from you (I build amps and pedals) I just didn’t really get your comment

The Guitologist he no longer has a dispute but hates him. Makes sense to me.

Yes, let’s sit by while one of the biggest people in the community sends his fans to harass a teen of of KZfaq. Good job. You’re working to make the world a shittier place 👍🏻

The old "mark of Cain", getting old testament with it.

I can't say I completely disagree with your mentality here, but Karma Houdinis exist....usually the people in the higher echelons of society

@@TheBfutgreg man it sure seems that way don’t it?

Rays Metal Tracks The internet shouldn’t be a platform to unleash a smear campaign on someone you don’t know, based on a few shaky facts and a whole lot of speculation and exaggeration. It seems to me the way some people operate on the internet is akin to road rage. The sense of anonymity seems to permit people to unleash horrific abuse on other people with no conscience. It’s the moral equivalent of the 80 year old driver, driving at 30mph in a 60mph zone, who gives you the finger and blares their car horn angrily when you overtake them. They’ve suffered a momentary lapse in manners. We can do better people.

Don Harrold, I couldn't agree more regarding so many "keyboard warriors". Sometimes it amazes me what folks will write, knowing they are safe retreating behind a screen name and laws that protect their anonymity. Honestly, I don't watch much content from Chapman - but he always seemed like a nice enough guy in his videos, and his line of guitars (the ones I have played) seem like a pretty good bang for the buck. I rarely subscribe to the daily rant of he-said,-she-said that we often find on so many pages these days. Sadly it seems that even the guitar community is not immune to crossing a line to boost view counts. For some reason I felt compelled to comment on Rob's response video. (sidebar: guitar is a hobby of mine, and like most, I don't make a living in music or in the public eye, such as KZfaq. I guess I struggled understanding what Rob refers to "online power", and I think that kind of irked me a bit, which may have been the cause for my post). I don't know Kelan, so I cant stand behind 100% of his claims. I think what also may have been weighing on my mind was the potential for trusted personalities on KZfaq who could be getting behind gear that they are being financially compensated for. I may have been feeling some of that frustration when I wrote my post. I would never want to damage the reputation of another person. Its just really not in my nature. I apologize if any of my comments came off as an intention to put someone down. Thanks Don, I appreciate the reminder. :)

Rays Metal Tracks what a wonderful articulate and intelligent reply. Such a rarity. Happy new year!

@@donharrold1375 Those keyboard warriors and shaky facts are exactly why people respond so well to evidenced, well researched videos such as KDH's. He put it all out there, but not before doing diligent research and making no claims except for those he was certain of. It was sad to see that Chappers has so many issues with the truth, but it's good to know that he has no hesitation to lie in order to get what he wants. As a guitarist and a guitar purchaser, I'm glad to have that information.

fuckin brilliant

Don’t get me STARTED on the Reaper vs Pro tools argument alongside the Android vs IPhone argument

Holy shit... you’re right 😂

And would said orphanage really want guitars? I’m guessing no.

@@LeviClay Also, the term Statutory rape, doesn't exist in UK law. My wife is a lawyer and confirms this. It is an American term. In the UK it would be called Under Age Sex. As a concept, lawyers understand both but neither term travels. Therefore my guess is that the person who made that allegation probably doesn't own a passport and is about as far away from a legal degree as I am from playing accurate Clapton riffs (hint : I've been playing for a year.)

He might, but Rabea let's his playing do more of the talking. I wouldn't waste my time either.

Honestly, this is *identical* to the drama on makeup tutorial KZfaq. KZfaq guitar community can’t talk shit about teen girls.

You left it a good few years before you stood up and said something 🤡

Hell yes!

Pepperidge farms remembers

what did they say? I don't have a twitter account

@@cnutella9947 riffcityguitar.com/rob-chapman-exposed-our-side-article-sp-mp/

Rob is a narcissist and a liar . period .

Yer poor bloke got fucked over by Chapman which is a dam shame

Possibly at midnight at some crossroads...

PLAY THE BEST SONG IN THE WORLD...!

Link? Cheers.

I will welcome you with open arms.

U mean the slapp community?

Sheetzn Gigglez the slapp community is what you call Davie504’s fanbass

Pick, fingers or slap? 4, 5 or 6 strings? Passive or active? Answer one of those incorrectly and flea shows up an whips you with a low E string.

JIMMY CHEN //dont care wat you do as long as your bass guitar has more than one string // cause im the greatest tea chest bass player that ever lived //cheers

ScARry YIKES!!!

I can’t believe that you cared enough to click on it... along with 100k other people... 🤔 Bring back national service indeed

@@LeviClay manchild answer.

Rick does it just as a fun hobby lol. If KZfaq did tomorrow he's still fine and dandy. Idk about Eller though, I dont know much on him. Same can be said for Chapman though, if KZfaq disappeared he still has his guitar brand.

That's why I never relied on YT in that regard . YT could go away forever, and it would have 0 impact on my music career, which is going really nice if I don't say so myself . Rock on !

TrippyTheShroom Rick Beato sells his book through KZfaq, and that’s supposedly his only or his main income source. So it’s not at all a hobby.

@@reecedoyleguitar Rick Beato also started a "members club" where tons of people pay him a monthly fee kinda like a Patreon. And he is making bank on that also. Def NOT a "hobby" LoL! He is doing quite well with his KZfaq business.

@@reecedoyleguitar the guy is a fairly prolific music producer and has ties/connections with bigwigs in the music industry. He could go out today and get a well paying job at a label somewhere or through his own recording studio. He's well off enough without KZfaq is my point and if KZfaq disappeared, he would be perfectly fine.

Correct, he's the worst type of scrounger - a wealthy scrounger.

I bought that red Chapman explorer a couple years ago from riff city. Thank goodness they had such a good return policy because that was the worst playing and sounding guitar I ever had the misfortune of playing. I sent it back within two days. I lost all respect for Chapman after having that piece of shit for two days.

It's legal action against the consequence of freedom of speech. You're within your rights to tell someone to go die, but if you think at the very least there's not gonna be a discussion about what you said, then you don't know how freedom of speech works.

@@leewhitworth9142 Just want to point out i was joking about how he begs money from his fans on crowd funding sites but i did hear the guy took down his videos so i would think he trying to sue the guy.

Right. By the way, I was replying to Bigboss1992, maybe should've made that clearer, haha.

Focus on making the community better? I try that too and people just moan. It’s ALMOST like people just love moaning 🤔

Transcribes Gambale - 1k views in a fortnight. Points out that Chapman is a bit of a dick - 4k views in a few hours. The 'community' has spoken. Perhaps Levi could just focus on a subset of the 'community' that only appreciates the first video but does it exist in significant numbers? I've sometimes wondered if it was worth experimenting with two channels. I think he has some of the best educational content on YT but it does unfortunately get a bit lost in the shuffle for casual viewers. How he doesn't have 250k subs is one of the great mysteries of the interwebs...

@@LeviClay " It’s ALMOST like people just love moaning " well that's the pot calling the kettle black, dude.

Another condescending twat chimes in with his insipid advice.

@@DaveyMulholland How on Earth is any of this condescending? I don't have a problem with any of these content creators. I just want them to go back to making actual guitar videos rather than posting drama.

Diddums

I was a fan of Chapman on KZfaq for years and bought several Chapman guitars, but when the man threatens to sue people he disagrees with and now cries about how he HAD to abandon his family on Christmas to make an urgent response video to some kid's Content Cop parody about him, he comes across as pathetic.

@@inevitableveganfuture3915 He does. And now it transpires that in the response video, Mr Chapman still wasnt very forthcoming about the truth. And when Joe Leech of Riff city guitars poated a comment calling Chapman out in it, the post got deleted........ Underhanded......very sneaky and a complete control freak. Yea business deals go bad. But when those deals go bad because of actions taken by one party that effects the other, when they are supposed to be friends......thats not just business, thats personal. And that is a shitty thing to do. And thats just one part of all this mess.........

Ive seen it buddy. Thanks though.

Where is the comment from Joe Leech on here? I'm not seeing it.

Conor Heduvan - 😂👊🏽

Hahaha!!

I can almost forgive the fanbase thing, "Me and X thousand people think you're wrong" has some substance to it (even if we cannot ignore the inevitable death threats and other nonsense that it can lead to) but I think it's even more of a bitch move to threaten someone into silence with legal action. The financial stresses of defending yourself from even a frivolous claim can be crippling, when Chappers threatens to sue people he is revealing himself as a thin-skinned idiot, but he has enough money to make the financial ruin of his detractors a reality.

Because I’m not using them to justify actions? But please, feel free to continue scrolling down. Or check my Stevie T video.

Woah woah woah... where did I say he threatened my life? And where did I “tell him” anything?

"My truth" AKA alternative facts.

M McBride I agree whenever someone says “that’s my truth” I always think in my head “what a Pratt”. The truth is the truth

😂

Ikr. Like any charity can have too much money. Especially one researching an as yet incurable condition. And Rob Chapman gets to decide that's the case.

*REDACTED*

I thought Patrick Stewart's response was the classiest. He had a bucket of ice, a pair of tongs, a tumbler, a bottle of Chivas Regal, a chequebook and a pen. He poured himself a glass of whisky on the rocks and wrote a cheque. He didn't utter a single word in the video. Classy as heck and deliberately avoiding any controversy.

and the lemon of London

Certainly a better case than defamation. But that becomes a LOT harder to argue when you’re: 1. A public figure 2. The communication wasn’t made directly to you or even mentioned you.