BEST Guitar For Shredding? How To Hold Your PICK? | X-MAS Q&A Special
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Welcome to the very first Q&A session, time to answer some of your awesome comments! Among other topics, we check out the best guitar for shredding, how to hold your pick, and the best guitar exercises. Looking for something to practice over the holidays? Join us here: / bernth
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Excellent performance
Very grateful to you
U are very talented god bless you
How long time must be practicing for beginners
I practice on an Fender Acoustic with high action, so when I get on my Schecter MK7 Keith Merrow signature I can fly.
Being disabled, I can only practice for 15 minutes at a time. Really hard to get better. Your videos are a huge help. 🤘 You are a great teacher.
it's not how long but how well you practice. I can tell you there are probably millions of musicians out there who practice 12 hours a day and don't get better and people who practice for one hour effectively will be much better.
You do your best with what you have :)
@@pedrosilvaproductions true that, would rather play 1 hr for 12 days than, 12 hr a day.. consistency is key.. 🔑
Merry Christmas🎄 to the best and most humble guitar teacher 🤗❤️
Pretty certain Jesus Christ was MORE humble and being he created music would be a better teacher.
@@zarlodious1 Even though they were playing music way before his birth but okay.
@@lucifermorningstar.3622 Jesus created Lucifer doofus. My God is uncreated yours is a creation of my God. You dun goofed, I backtraced it!
Nice
Agreed!..Bernth is really nice and humble.🤗....haha nice side comments there.,🤣 Yeah Man Jesus Christ is the best...he is the reason for the season and he is were we find our purpose in life...he "owns" Lucifer in everything. lol 😁 😈
0:15 is me trying to impress my grandmother
“It’s all about the journey “...so true...once I realized that, it made all the difference in my life... I’ve been on this journey (playing guitar) for over 30 yrs and I’m still learning...some things I’m good at and some things I totally suck at...but it’s all good.... I wouldn’t want it any other way!!!
It takes two lifetimes to master the guitar, I’m on my second life and still practicing. Thank you for teaching us epic and important lessons.
I had a strat with a fairly thicc neck and i wondered why I couldn't get to shredding so good, later I bought a jackson warrior with a super thin neck and a low action which i set to be as low as possible and it helped me a ton, I changed my pick to jazz 3 and it really stood out, the difference is s huge.
Man I can't thank you enough. 20 years, and the sweep shred door has finally been unlocked. I've been experiencing writers block for over 7 years now. Same old stuff, just run through, and done. Now my folders are filled with goodies to pick, and choose from to work on, and evolve. You're a gift my friend.
You are such a cool guy. Very talented, dedicated, it's easy to relate and understand anything you explain, great teacher, and humble. Thanks for all the help. Cheers from the island of Puerto Rico.
My best guitar teacher love from Indonesia sir
Thank you so much for everything, Bernth. And congrats on the eventual 200K!
Here's to a new year with more practice!
Thank you Raghd, happy holidays and thanks for the support! :)
I prefer my Suhr 80s shred variants. The necks are not wizard thin, but still very fast. As long as the radius is pretty flat, I’m good. I have gone from low action to medium. It helps clean up my playing and makes it easier to grab the strings.
Merry Christmas Bernth, I just want to Thank you for rekindling my love for guitar playing. I played most of my life classic rock & metal. I set my guitar down for almost 10yrs. After finding you and your lessons on RUclips I can't get enough. Been practicing last couple weeks relearning so much and the importance of proper technique. I can't thank you enough!!
You come across as an extremely intelligent and articulate person. Thanks for helping all of us improve with your wisdom!
I never paid much attention to neck thickness myself. I generally play Jacksons so whatever thickness their necks are is what I'm used to. I do like a slightly wider neck though. My formal guitar training was in the form of classical guitar so I got really used to the wider fingerboard and the slightly wider string spacing.
There's never end in playing music. Because the feel is something with no end and you can teach yourself in the feel and always find new and new kind of understanding, emotional conditions and etc. Love you, greetings from Bulgaria! You are for me the best teacher with open heart ♥️. I Wish one day to meet you. Iam playing from 1 and maybe 2 months. Now iam playing solos of the band "Death" and when I found your exercises the playing started to become really easier!♥️
Merry Christmas Bernth! And thanks for everything
God bless you! Don't get tired of sharing your talent.. Long live MetalHeadz!
So I've been a super strat and strat player all my life. Well this year I finally tried a Gibson explorer and couldn't figure out why it was so easy to play. The short scale length made it effortless. What a great feeling neck. Too bad explorers are not my thing.
Yes, I would love to buy your practice book on paper.
Lots of love from India ❤️keep Rocking 🤘
Can you make another video of how to master sweep picking please and thank you for teaching here in youtube you are so helpful.
Thank you very much and merry Christmas
Thanks man, you are so humble
Merry christmas❤
I tinkered with guitar a few times when i was a kid but i never got anywhere. Excellent youtube teachers like yourself would have helped immensely. I just picked up guitar again this September at age 48. I’ve gotten much further in these few months than i did when i was 16. With your instruction, i know i will stick with it this time and become a confident player. Thanks for developing and sharing your effective teaching style.
5:38-5:45 will be a game changer for many
Bernth ! Your pick adjustment just immediately helped me!! My right hand fingers were causing unwanted noise which I failed to solve for the longest time, thanks so much!
I love guitar books, comb-bound preferably. and I'd buy a Bernth practice book.
Hey my friend, just to wish you and your familly a great christmas, full of beer and Heavy Metal and all the best!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹🎄
Congrats on reaching 200k subs Bernth! You helped me at least improve my playing a bit. Rock on!
I appreciate your honest analysis to improving your playing. I really connect with that. This is why I love your channel! Thank you for sharing your process/progress of improving your playing. Merry Christmas, take care!
I play an ESP LTD M-200 and love it I have more improvement on this guitar than ever before
I love my books and buy them regularly when i find one i want.
Latest purchase - Beato Book by Rick Beato, and Hall Leonard Jazz Guitar Method. (I also bought a Frank Gambale book recently just because it was written by Frank)
I know im extremely late but I prefer a thicker neck and a 14 inch board radius... 25.5, ss frets ebony and jumbo frets make a huge difference. I like to have the action low enough but not low enough to cause issues with the strings.
4:15 lmaoo
Best comment of 2020 😂
My best advice on neck size is don't think about it, just feel it out. Try many guitars. When the right guitar and neck hit your hands you will know it instantly. There will be no hesitation, you will know immediately. The physical connection of hand and neck is the most intimate a musician may have with a guitar. It should feel so good it makes you need to hold the instrument.
Books yes. Pdf plus videos. I just bought MAB speed kills and its fun to watch a short video and the work on the excercizes.
Keep it up! Everything you put out is a gold mine.
Hi Bernth, I have Ibanez Steve Vai Jem Jr guitar. And I loved it so much. You are awesome guitar player and Guitar tutor. Thank you🥰
I ended up selling my Ibanez prestige RG with the wizard ii and super super low action and i bought a Strandberg Boden with Fishman Fluence Modern pickups...for me, this guitar just unlocks my fingers and allows me to play stuff i couldn't imagine even trying on my strat or LP...
I really love the Strandberg after at first being really kind of skeptical of the whole thing. I'm super happy with my decision now and the Fluence Moderns are amazing sounding.
I have the fluence pickups in my Ibanez prestige frozen ocean. They sound absolutely amazing; especially since I've used emg's for years. The Fishman fluence gives you the best of both worlds. I was thinking about getting a Boden, probably the Plini, because I really love the unusual Australian blackwood finish. But I had yet to play a guitar with the Enduro neck, so got the prestige you can see in my profile picture. I'm still wanting one, especially when I keep seeing comments like yours over and over again in regards to the neck playability.
You are my inspiration. 💕
that 'holy night' intro shattered the windows in my living room.
You are one of the best guitar channels on RUclips
I hope your channel will grow quickly because you deserve it. Best wishes!
thin neck, if you have arthritis or carpel tunnel or small/medium length fingers, if you're healthy with long fingers, ZW or PG are pretty fast with a thick neck
I love the Q&A format. Thanks a lot Bernth for the insights and answering the stupid but fun questions. (Mona Lisa and piercings)😂.. I just want to say keep it up, I learned a lot just watching your videos..and by my own little opinion. Learning is better online than books. Coz you actually see how its done.😉....Merry Christmas and more power to your channel.👍🎄
Thanks for bieng a good teacher....
Watching here and listening carefully....from phillipines.....
Thanks bro!!!!
Amazing video as always and a really great tip for how to hold the pick. One of the things that most guitarists forget (including myself). I'd really love to see a dedicated video on that matter with close-ups and all. Happy new shredding year!
I love my standard fender telecaster neck very much for metal.
I have started playing guitar 2 months ago and was positively surprised by the versatility of an "unmodern" guitar. Noise sometimes becomes a problem, but the playability of a Tele fits me very much.
Love it! Always been fascinated with pick placement in peoples hands.
Hi Bernth.. my comment is Merry Christmas have a good day there. I am a plumber Music just hobby to me but I do like play guitar. Jamming : )
Merry Christmas. I have an Ibanez RG but have found the same as you. Playing Thicker necks actually removes a lot of the tension. At the end of the day there are guys out there shredding on pretty much anything. There is no one size fits all - whatever feels most comfortable will be what is best for you. It's a also a tiny difference but I think I also prefer a narrower nut. Again, there is no right or wrong just whatever suits you.
Merry Christmas mate and thanks for the awesome uploads and contribution to the rebirth of my guitar journey.
Awesome!!! Thank you, Bernth for answering my question!! I’ll change how I hold my pick now as per your recommendation!! Love the channel very much!!! Keep up the great work!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
It's deffo easier but my brain prefers thumb to pad because it sound's clearer but I need to stick with this anyone having this problem 😔
My fave guitar teacher
Also ich muss sagen, was Du hier an der Gitarre zeigst ist schon allerhöchste Kunst. Respekt!! Hätte ich einen Hut, würde ich ihn vor Dir ziehen. Weiter so - und fröhliche Weihnachten
I like the girth of a rounded schecter neck. Feels like I have a better grip on bar chords and it comfortably contours to my hand.
I went from an ibanez M80M, an ibanez premium of some sort and a schecter demon 7 that I had hot rodded to a Standberg Boden Metal seven and an E-II horizon NT-7 B Hipshot in purple sparkle.
The Standberg was absolutely fundamental to unlearning some bad habits and the E-II was super beneficial in learning how to be more open minded not to just individual specs but more on how they feel combined with one another. It’s been my go to recently. It’s been a great year for practicing!
That's just awesome! By far one of the best teachers on youtube! Great way to End the year :)
Merry Christmas and Happy new Year!
I love the way you explain bro 👍🏼
Hope we get one of these this year!!!
Hablo español y muy poco inglés pero siempre trato de ver tus videos. Gracias Master 🤘🤘🤘
everything online, nowadays.
10:30: Only exception is: I got two books for music theory, but no, normally, I would not use books.
Hey Bernth! I found this video really insightful! I been a member of this incredible community for a couple months now and in that span I have seen a noticeable difference in my technique. Thanks so much for the content. You're a great teacher!
Congrates for 200.000 Bernth!
wish you all the best for your music carrer!
you‘re good guy and badass guitarist🤘🏻🎄🔥
I think the Kiesel standard neck is the perfect middle ground. I started with wizard necks and slowly gravitated towards thicker ones. Kiesel standard allows for a relaxed hand while also being able to shred easily.
"Confidence"good question. 1-Start slow. 2-Try not to look at the fingerboard all the time [ to do this pre-structure your pattern]. 3- when performing face the crowd.That's how I got it. Before I leaned it I was kicked out of few bands. Now m happily retired.
Thank you so much for all the lessons, iv been playing for most my life and since watching you I'm a 1000% better guitarist because of your amazing lessons. Thank you sir
Been grinding the picking exercise from the summer started at 30 bpm now I am in the 70bpm area 😁
Wooowww😮😮😮😮...amzing studio decoration👍👍👍👍👍👍
I would buy a bernth excercise or course book for sure
A very Merry Christmas to you and your family
Merry Christmas to you ! To answer one of your questions, I think nowadays lessons on Patreon are much better and more efficient than a book. Love your content on Patreon by the way. Dankeschön for sharing all your tips. I recently wondered a lot about holding my pick.
Regarding the question of Guitar books - yes I definitely use them and like them very much - youtube videos are great as an addition but I love Sheet Music in all it's forms. I buy a lot of paper Sheet Music and also for my Kindle.
He did not forget the open chords!!
Great video! Since you asked, I would absolutely buy your book if you made one. There is still something about a book or sheet music on a stand.
This is great Bernth! Love it and I would be glad to hear more stuff like this from you. Thanks for what you do for all of us and happy holidays fellow shredders!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Merry X-Mas
I’ve never really thought about neck thickness removing tension, but it makes sense. I’ve always tended to prefer thin necks, but am always up for retooling!
I think you’ve written many books! I have all the guitar grimoire series for reference, and I have created a printed version of every Bernth 2020 lesson for practice variants and reference as well. I guess I’m very old school, but it works for me and helps put a tangible view on where I’ve been and where I want to go!
Thanks for a great year!
Solar 1.6 REALLY nailed it for me. Regarding neck thickness. Also Jacksons are really nice. Don't like Schecters but tried only one, has this D shape I don't like. For me the perfect guitar - 25.5, C shape neck, non neck heavy.
As always another great video. Like many of the people commenting your videos have been an inspiration and I've practiced every day since discovering your channel a few months back. What I admire most though is your humble attitude and willingness to teach and encourage. I'll be looking forward to more of your videos next year 😊
Oh and to answer your question about a book, I've been doing your 10 Steps to Shredding and find this excellent... the perfect balance, using a workbook to support the video tutorials
Hey Bernth, can you make an example of a concrete daily practice session? Thank you!
Loved the q n a. On neck size, when I strted playing it was on big fat fender necks, and than I strted trying and liked a slimmer more med. sized tighter string spacing of lp's as I progressed a little, though it did take some getting used to, keeping everything as clean with my fretting hand I got used to it and really like those for playing now also. Now I'm on to taking my playing up another level or 2 if I can with some work, I'm strting to grab and play some really thin necks, I find they're great for playing what I'm already good at playing, but for string new exercises and learning new songs I find it a little easier to go back to a fat neck, and as I progress and get better than I have an easier time of keeping things clean and clear on the slimmer necks. I've even found a wide neck with an extra string can be useful to learn and exercise on with the added string, and I'm working my way towards my 1st 8 string which should be a new even wider neck experience, but I'm nothing if I'm not forever learning right. :) Also, on hard copy books I still love them, and know many do for most anything new I try to learn. I'd definitely be interested in any you published. There's something to be said for being able to quickly and easily grab some hard copy reference materials off a shelf any time it's needed. Cheers Bernth. Keep up the great vids, I'm sure they're a huge help to many, as they are to myself bud.
merry christmas all!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🤘🤘🤘
BOOKS hands down!
this might sound weird but i think a slightly thicker neck helps with left hand muting, cuz it forces your left hand to stay a bit lower against the strings
Omg almost 200,000 subscribers...... I remember seeing 20 subscribers...kickass man. Told ya it wasn't gonna take long with the content, quality and platform you're offering🤘
Big fan
Merry Christmas!
So informative and great examples that inspire me as a guitarist playing for book trailers about comics, I like those lively fierce riffs and speeds!
I have 3 electric guitars that I enjoy shredding on, they are a first year edition Jem, a Wild Audio Odin, and a Dean Razorback. These all have a baseball feel to the necks as they have no finish on the back of the necks. I keep the action similar on all three although they have slightly different thickness with the necks. All three are amazingly sounding guitars.
Thanks Bernth for another helpful video. More q and a videos in the future if possible please. Thanks again and all the best for the New Year
Not a fan of thin necks, i produce much richer vibratos with thicker necks.. I learn alot from your videos and trying to change my pick hold also.. Thanks, God bless you
Your new found choice of guitar is interesting as I believe the AZ has a 12 inch fretboard radius. Always thought that whatever you are comfortable with will be what you play best on. There is no one size fits all.
Thanks So much Bernth. You and Jake Lizzio have been one the best youtube guitar teachers. If you could please share some alternate picking exercises pdfs for free that would be so great.
Great video a Bernth, as usual!! I have to comment on the ebook topic, YES they are still a thing!! I would definitely buy some exercise books from you!! Some of the better ebooks i own i actually printed out. Nothing beats having a physical book in front of you. I find it really annoying having to scroll on the computer etc. Guess im just old school ahaha
Happy Holidays!! Thanks for all the help throughout this year!!!!🙏🤘🤘
I wish you the same, happy I can help :)
When I study theory I usually resource to books (also because I travel a lot so I can carry the info with me everywhere or on my kindle). For excercises I mostly check videos. Still I have some cheat sheets on my kindle ;)
This is awesome! Thanks for making this video and yes, please keep them coming. You are a great teacher, man!
Dir auch viele Grüße, deine Übungen haben mir wirklich geholfen, einfach großartig
Merry Christmas. I really enjoy your channel, I've learned a lot, much thanks.