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17:36 notice how the video is not really frozen its just chappers sitting down really still.
160k subscribers in 2014. Fast forward 5 years and he's at over 700k. Well done Chappers!
I really enjoy Rob's take on the biz. He's a great player and fun teacher with a really honest attitude.
I love the opening advice. It's the exact same thing Steve Vai has said many times. You don't become a great guitarist by playing what you hate, you play what you love. Rock on, Rob.
Lol! My mom laughed at me because I moved my jaw when played guitar, but I just noticed that Rob does that too :D
Same here, I make faces :P
That just means your guitar is a part of you.
haha! I do this too, man!
Ha! i do that too, my brother has a video of me playing that for 3/4 of the video he zoomed in on my jaw without me knowing
That's not so bad... apperently I make grunting noices... and my parents laughed they're ass of haha xD
Been playing for like 10 years and I still learned a lot from this. Thanks Chappers!
I just want to say as a guy who’s always wanted to learn the basics of guitar playing but has always kinda tooled around with them instead of actually learning how to play, this is an awesome vid. Great explanation and walkthroughs for even someone as bone-headed as myself
im a irish novice guitar player. chappers ur a hero! i enjoy ur videos alot. big ups on the edit quality dude. very slickly done!
Thank you Chappers! It's incredibly awesome of you to give your lessons as you are now. I hope one day we get to jam.
Rob I see youve perfected the action of playing guitar like you are singing. The breif pauses and well composition, beautiful
Rob, you are truly an inspirational bloke and the reason (with captn!) I own a bunch of guitars which I can't play (yet!). Thank you for getting me in to learning guitar about a year ago, it has given me many hours of fun and a lot more to come before I get any good on it :)
Hey Rob! I'm a huge fan of yours and Anderton's channels and just wanted to let you know that watching your videos really inspires me to play and create. Seeing someone who is so passionate about guitar is very helpful. Keep rockin'!!! \m/
Finally it is great to see a player that has his own style if playing making a tuition series on youtube hope to learn alit so i can get my chops better. Very excited!!!
Well,for my first guitar my parents bought me an amazing piece of machinery,the Yamaha EG112 in Classic Black with a White Pickguard,a standard tremolo,22 medium frets,2x single coils,1x Humbucker (all pickups from Yamaha),1x Volume control,1x Tone control,5 way switch,Standard Tuners,Rosewood Fretboard,Maple Bolt-on neck,Alder Body,Chrome hardware..Amazing guitar for Blues,Classic Rock AND some types of Metal (not anything too harsh and difficult)This guitar did it's best for about 5-6 years and i have to say that it still plays today like a champion but i've had my new one for 1 year now,a Jackson SLATXSDQ 3-7 TP which is a 7 string guitar with: Basswood body,AAA Quilted Arched Maple Top,Graphite reinforced Maple neck,Rosewood Fretboard with Piranha inlays,24 Medium Frets,648mm Scale,2x Seymour Duncan Blackout Humbuckers (Actives),3 way Toggle Switch,1x Volume 1x Tone control,Black Hardware,with Floyd Rose Special 7 Tremolo,The guitar is finished in a Light Trans Purple..this guitar completes me!
I love how he sits still at the end instead of just using a screenshot xD
Fuck, i didn't even notice that until you pointed it out.
Man, he's good at that. :)
Love the ending - it made me chuckle.
I was thinking about picking up an axe fx2 but I might just need the Silverback instead that tone is to good to be true
The clap trick is GENIUS and I can't imagine how much time I would have saved, as opposed to meticulously looking at my guitar's fretboard to synchronise everything.
Thank you so much Rob. Money is tight for me, so you doing this for free is AMAZING. Thank you so, so, so much!
That is one great piece of guitar but greatest is your choice of body,hardware design and pickups. It all seems to be a natural order of how and the why! Here's hoping you and wishing the very best in life for ya I've very much enjoyed the vids you and ur chum have set the table for what true guitar heroes are all about, you simply entertain at highest level of bringing the points across, THANKS!
Thanks Rob for doing this free, you are a cool dude, I love your attitude and all your work.
Best first guitar.. Epiphone Les Paul special II It's really good for a first guitar!
+RoniTiihonen I just bought one recently. It sounds great, feels great, and with a price tag that is as nice to the eyes as the guitar itself. It's a GREAT beginner guitar, and it looks like its big brothers and sisters - Les Paul Standards :)
I'd say go with the one with p90's. Awlays a better choice :)
+RoniTiihonen I started on the special II also and I'm still surprised at what you can squeeze out of it for the price.
Zoey Chevalier actually it's fucking shit.. :D
This is some great info for people starting out. I had to learn this stuff the hard way. By which I mean ruining a couple of guitars before I got it.
Great video rob only one thing im gonna mention and maybesome beginner will see and and i can help em out. Not all truss rods are the same, some high quality truss rods set indifferent factories adjust drastically different, and companies like esp are very fond of double action truss rods. I would strongly reccomend anyone just learning to adjust the setup to PLEASE stick to 1/8 or 1/4 turns on the truss rod to begin with. If you turn a very sensitive single action truss rod a 1/2 turn the wrong way rright off the bat, depending on adjustable rage you very well may have just ruined your truss rod.
SOURCE: multiple years teching for people with low and mid range guitars. I will say now if you torque half a turn on a lower end jackson from their chinese factory you might break it loose, trust me, they set thir trussrods extremely sensitive. My js227 can go from flat to over done reliefon a 1/4 turn
I have a Peavey Bandit.And A Marshall DSL 40. Both combo amps. Love both of them.
Guitar teacher, Dallas Texas.
Of course, depending upon your budget: Amp: Fender Twin 100 w. (Somewhat 'industry standard'. Smaller wattage for perhaps home or parties). Not to indicate other brands are not good, e.g., "modeling" amps ... (changeable sound characteristics).
Guitars: Not like the bad old days! Most guitars, even the cheaper ones are great to reasonable!
Personally, I prefer 3 pickups. Pizzo's are good too.
Low 'action'. In fact the lower the better but just b4 buzz happens. (Work smarter, not harder).
Anyway, just my $0.02's worth. :~)
Thanks soooooo much for these video's. I have spent the last year teaching myself, however I feel I'm now at a point where I need some structure to what I'm doing rather than just learning/playing songs I like. Your video's are really helping me with start to learn the scales/kinda theory stuff.
im a bass player myself, can do a few riffs/licks on guitar, but hardly anything. My first bass was a dean edge 09 in their big boxed rig. That bass is sick, buying brand new is under 200 bucks and it plays as well as a high end squier that costs twice as much. Its really a super nice axe too, glad i have it.
Chappers this is awesome stuff! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge and experience. Greatly appreciated! :)
Cant wait for the rest of the series!
Most important thing is playing everyday! At the beginning it may not be fun, fingers get sore and such but once you get a good handle on playing. A whole world opens up!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
GODO JOB CHAP I FOLLOW YOU FROM ARGENTINA. ALWAYS WATCH OLD AND NEW VIDS FROM YOU AND ANDERTONS. THANKS FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE. GREAT PLAYING TOO. THATS WHAT IT TAKEZ TO BUILD GUIITARS. KNOWLEDGE. CHEERS AND SALUTE
This is a great video for beginners. I remember some seriously pathetic choices I made when I first started out. My best purchase has to be the Blackstar HT50. Brilliant amp especially boosted with a tube screamer. Also for those who want a good les paul but don't have the budget for a Gibson yet, look at Japanese copies made in the late 70s to the 90s. Orville and Tokai are both phenomenal.
the largest problem with the brands you have mentioned are they are ridiculously overpriced to the point were you can get a prs, gibson ,fender easily for the cost of an orville,bunny,tokai and you will get as good or better quality.
you must be selective though and buy what fits you and your style/budget and sounds good.
i bought a brand new gibson sgj sight unseen and i disliked it so i traded it for a guitar that
suited me far more but at a comparable sound/style.
Actually I've got one 'orville by gibson' which I bought for $550 and a Tokai I bought for $800. I know they usually sell for a lot more but you can easily find them for cheaper and their quality is second to none. For the prices I bought them at I could have only bought a Mexican fender, Epiphone or a very low end Gibson. That surely was not worth it. Low end gibsons are pathetic. They usually have rough fret ends, shoddy finishing and just bad attention to detail.
my 69 les paul custom i got for $600,but its long gone now and worth about $18,000.
i picked up a 90's studio with ebony neck,alpine white for $400 but i traded it for a mesa combo amp which i love.
Right I wish I'd known more starting out. After the loads of money I've spent chasing the brand name gear I've found my fave axe is a 2004 Epiphone SG "Elitist" for $600 used. This was built at the Fugi Gen factory in Japan. I've since learned that they are making instruments to high specification there. Yet the price ranges on their instruments are most affordable. Google for Fugi Gen and you can see what they are building currently. Oh yes, Chappers is onto something as well with his gear at the Korean manufacturer.
Hey mate, yeah I've heard fugigen is making guitars again. That epiphone elitist of yours must be brilliant. Though I have to say that I'm big on the les Paul shape, so I really only buy les pauls or copies of them. Fugigen makes their own shapes. they're probably solid guitars though.
I started on the most underpriced beginner guitar ever. A Squier Bullet Strat. I bought it for $130 at guitar center and It sounds amazing. Especially for the price. I would highly recommend it for beginners
Great stuff Rob. It's always refreshing to see someone that "pushes" the gear that is right for the player, and not just what has a name brand attatched. Im sure much the same as others, I own expensive gear and affordable gear and love them all the same. 12 Cabs?? (haha first and foremost, you must have one awesome girl that you can do that without getting your balls in a vice lol). I almost had a Geargasm after the vid of your gear you put out awhile back. I've been playing for awhile (hah not well mind you) but I always enjoy your vids and find them to be informative and just a nice relaxing part of my day. Cheers!
this is a long story so i'll put the TL;DR at the top...
TL;DR: Listen to Chappers, folks… the man knows what he's talking about
now the long bit.
I definitely recommend this way of doing it. Buying everything separately is 100% better for you as a player than buying a starter kit. starter kits are cheap, yes, but they're also cheap because it's low quality equipment. i started with a fender squier / frontman 10 watt amp starter kit, and for months it sat there completely unused because i wasn't overly keen on the way it looked, the way it felt or the way it sounded…
i think it was 6-8 months after i got it that i even tried to play anything significant on it, then, although i was starting to want to play it more, i found it wasn't suitable for what i wanted to play, mainly because it only had 21 frets, and partly because it had typical fender Single/Single/Single coil pickup configuration which meant i had to spend more money on a more suitable guitar; but at this stage, because i already had an amp that was good enough to get a reasonable sound out of, it opened up a huge world of possibilities in terms of guitar choice that i previously had absolutely no idea about.
i ended up going for an epiphone korina explorer because i thought it looked great. unfortunately, it was set up terribly, the strings were in poor condition and the intonation was abysmal. i asked about it in the shop and they said 'no it's fine, that's how it's supposed to feel' (had i known then what i know now i'd have called him a whole manner of profanities as well as a poor salesman)
fortunately by that stage i'd progressed far enough that i was actually enjoying playing, but it was partly due to the pressure of being given this guitar in the shop and being told 'this one's great, this is perfect for metal' and having the guy in the shop stood arms folded staring over my shoulder that pushed me into getting it in stead of trying something else out... but it was actually my THIRD guitar that got me started big-time. a Vintage Raider from the Metal Axxe series, which is a significantly cheaper guitar than the other 2, but because it was set up correctly and looked how i wanted a guitar to look it encouraged me to actually play it frequently (even though it had a floyd rose bridge!)
11 years on i now have 13 guitars, and the squier and explorer are no longer part of that collection.
another tip; construction is important for how your guitar feels, but just because it's a bolt-on neck doesn't mean it's not a good guitar. look at 90% of Ibanez guitars; they're incredible quality and because the neck joint is well moulded to the way a hand is shaped it's barely noticeable.
Great series, like old skoool chappers videos but better mate !
May the force be with you
the video at does not stop.. you are just trying not to move.. i laught so hard xD
Bruh thanks so much for pointing that out xDDDD
what you forgot to mention is that you are a cracking chap who I'd like to have a beer with sometime ;-)
Cheers from Germany!
By the time I watched this video , you have 300k Subs ! Congrats ! It's been great watch you grow :)
thought this was gonna be "just buy a chapman". Great video, Chappers!
Im completely new to guitar and recently made the mistake of buying a starter pack to my guitar isnt the best, however, this video has been very informative as to how I can improve it (with the string tension thing) and as to how I can buy my next guitar. Ive boiled it down to a Chapman ML1, a chapman ML3 Modern, a Les Paul and an SG.
Chapman, you get much more versatility with it.
However, between the ML1 and ML3?
Not sure..
Pop into Andertons and have a whizz with them!
Two videos in one day, it's not December yet!
Now it's 3 in one day woohooo
Now it's 4 in one day! yeah!!
Poof my mind has been blown
$ for $ or pound for pound, Chapman guitars are amazing. Especially for Rock Blues/Rock & Metal.
Just started getting into the RUclips thing a bit. Been watching your stuff. I dig it brother.
your a very nice chap keep up the work!
ive got a Harley Benton Heavy guitar and its fine its Thomann's brand
and a Ephiphone Explorer got it from my brother!
rock on~
After 10+ years I still have my first guitar. Its a Fender acoustic still my primary acoustic guitar even though I have others. If you buy something that's a bit shit you'll only want to buy a better one a couple months down the road.
I like fairly high action. I've finally figured that out after 5 years. Everyone always told me to get a low action but I could never wail on it. With a higher action I have more girth in my sound. At least that's what I feel and hear.
Well I didn't know if that was a question, but you have the right answer! What you feel is right and sounds right to you is what you should get!
Everyone told me EMG 81/85 sucked, but when I defied all opinions and i bought a EMG equipped guitar, I instantly fell in love with EMG active pickups!
Have you thought about using Anderton's store to give some examples of equipment on video? I know you have done a million reviews, but having a half dozen guitars laid out and talking about the differences between the various models would be useful for someone who is overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices out there. Something similar with small amplifiers would also be helpful. That would give people a baseline that they could build upon.
Can't wait for the lessons!
Im not new to guitar.... But Rob.....youre awesome!
same hear
Chapman, you're a hero.
Also, on the gear? I just nabbed me a Squier Bullet Telecaster. That thing is so good for the money, it's unreal. The frets are a little "eh" on the bottom, but I can deal with that easily. The pickups are actually not garbage (not great either, though), and I'm super happy that I have a guitar for strictly Drop C.
Great show, love it. I don't play yet but you have inspired me to start.
does part 2 exist? i cant seem to find it.
I just bought my first electric guitar a few days ago. It's a Johnson Stratocaster, it's a copycat of the Fender Stratocaster. I really like it and it seems to play well
Yes!! Thanks Rob for making this series and also please read the pm I sent to you.
that "les pauls" finish should fade to that "winey"color from the "tele" next to it, rather to that brownish orange. love your stuff and your guitar line, keep it up
Doubled your subs in about a year...not bad lol
+Daniel DeMayo What if he had gone from one sub to two subs
+Ryan H lol
Very informative video, thanks for uploading this Rob, you're super talented bro.
Rob will have a skullet soon haha. Great video dude!
400k now, amazing work dude
Thanks for the great vid Rob, very insightful!
gotta love the end credits :D
Nice vid... Kind of... But generally good job Rob... I got two guitars, Chapman ML-2 on the way ;-) However, my 'go to' guitar is a Schecter... Not a 'high end' Schecter... A white Blackhawk... I also have a Fender Strat Custom Shop... For gigs, yeah, Strat for looks and for the band's sound... My $100 Schecter for playing MY type of music! Set up beautifully, plays sweet... As does my Strat... But the Schecter is my 'go to' guitar on a daily basis! Roll on my Gold Top ML-2
Recomending small valve head? Which is most of time one channel, one trick amplifier that is more expensive then some decent solid state combo or multi effect? Plus you must also buy head, speaker cabinet and overdrive, distortion?
Totally agree, especially for a beginner. There are a ton of great solid state (more dependable) combos out there. Any Peavey is usually a good buy, particularly in the used market. Also a lot of other brands from Fender, Roland, Line6 etc. etc.
Also, a beginner could easily mismatch a speaker cab as well as use a guitar cable instead of speaker wire (a common mistake I've seen even experienced players make).
Looking back 5 years, I wish I went with a small tube head/combo rather than a solid state for my first amp. A couple amps/guitars later I still have my first electric (2009 gibson melody maker) but long gone is my little finder champion 20. I wish I had spent the extra little money on a better amp. It was a waist of money.
gc44atl You are talking about something crappy, total starter gear. I meant something proper like Boss GT10, GT-100 or Peavey Bandit, Hughes Kettner Edition Blue. HK is my amp, it even "overdrives" clean channel and second channel cleans with volume pot even if it is solid state.
wiziek I totally agree with you again. And a decent solid state amp will be more versatile, dependable and probably more powerful than a small head and separate speaker cab. Also a lot of combo amps have an extension speaker output. You'll easily be able to do small clubs and coffee shops. My 1st small amp was a Roland Cube 40 (the orange one) from the '70s. I still use it for smaller jazz gigs and it's never let me down in close to 40 years! Of course I've since collected other amps both tube and solid state.
Enjoying your videos man.
This is an excellent lesson!! Just wondering why it abruptly ends at the 17th minute while seemingly still having stuff to say. Is this a free abridged version payable full version.
Please help I think this guy explains things really well and would love to absorb his teachings to completion.
Love your thoughts on a set up.
Thanks for sharing Chappers!
Great video and advice as always
What pickup is in the neck position of the trans black ml-1? It sounds great. I love all of the videos! Thank you for all of the lessons and inspiration.
Why do so many guitar companies manufacture the same old standard fare? Usually a Strat, Tele, or L.P. style. There are some who have moved ahead of these 1950's designs such as Ned Steinberger, Peter Malinoski, Chris Forshage, Steve Klein, Ulrich Teuffel, Michael Sankey, Rick Toone, Jon Bondy, Rick Canton et. al. These are just some of the forward thinking guitar designers off the top of my head. They're making improvements in the ergonomics of guitar design, making the guitar easier to play for longer periods, better balance - no more neck heavy designs - iow "form vs function". The electric guitar is a relatively new instrument, yet SO many manufacturers are stuck with using the 1st few designs. Sure they work, but there's a lot of room for improvement as the builders I mentioned above and others are proving. I hope more guitarists open up to some of these new and improved (imo) designs. It would make them more accessible, more common and maybe even more affordable if they become more standardized. That's my rant for today! Peace :0)
I thought I was only person that thought brands like Fender and Gibson were stuck in the 50's or 60's
No, there's a few of us out here. Mind you the numbers are small! It's as if most guitarists are stuck in the past. Glad to hear from you! The electric guitar has been around long enough to make some forays into the future. Although I love the sound of some tone woods, we are in the 21st century where alternative materials and designs are available. Look what Ned Steinberger, Modulus, and others have done with graphite blends. Ergonomically what Steinberger did by removing the headstock and placing the high precision 40:1 tuners onto the body (behind the bridge) he's given us a truly balanced instrument. The neck doesn't dive,and there's a kickstand for playing while seated. Employing graphite rods to his newer instruments gives stability while maintaining the warmth found in wood. There are many forward thinking guitar and bass makers/luthiers out there, such as Chris Forshage, Curtis Scoons, Mike Sankey, Uli Teuffel, Rick Canton, Strandberg and many others. I hope these "unusual" designs become more mainstream. Their form is about functionality, balance, comfort, and tone. I'm playing a Hohner G3T Headless, Steinberger Synapse, and a Raines "Ergo-Travel". I'd like to get one more of higher quality such as the Carvin Holdsworth Headless, a Forshage Orion, a Curtis ReKleiner, or something made by Mike Sankey. Into the 21st century, we're here!!! :0)
Loveable Chunks There's a few of us out here. Mind you not as numerous as the ol' Fender & Gibson alumni! Good to hear from you. Electric guitar has been around long enough to make some forays into the future. Although I love the sound of some tone woods, we're in the 21st century where alternative designs and materials are available. Look at what Ned Steinberger, Modulus, and others have done with graphite/epoxy blends. What Steinberger did ergonomically by removing the headstock and placing the high precision 40:1 tuners on the body, behind the bridge, he's given us a truly "balanced" instrument. The neck doesn't dive, and there's a plate/kickstand that folds out for playing while seated.
Steinberger's newer instruments are made of wood, but employ graphite inserts along the neck and a phenolic resin fingerboard for ultimate stability while maintaining the warm sound of wood.
There are many forward thinking luthiers/guitar&bass builders out there; such as Chris Forshage, Mike Sankey, Curtis Scoons, Uli Teuffel, Rick Toone, Rick Canton, Strandberg, Ken Parker and many others.
I hope these designs become more mainstream. Their form is about functionality, comfort over extended periods of practice/playing time, and tone! I've been playing a HohnerG3T Headless(Steinberger licensed), a Steinberger Synapse and a Raines Ergo-Travel guitar. I'd still like to get 1 more higher quality ergonomic....maybye a Forshage Orion, Carvin Holdsworth Headless, Curtis ReKleiner, or one made by Mike Sankey. We're well on our way into the 21st century!!!
***** Yes, and all those instruments you mention, like the electric guitar, have been around only since the 1950's!!! (sic) The electric guitar IS one of the newer instruments around. Ergonomically the old styles are awkward to different degrees; today there are forward thinkers who are aiming at making an electric guitar where form and function merge. People such as Steve Klein, Christopher Forshage, Rick Toone, Mike Sankey, Ned Steinberger and so many others are building electric guitars that are comfortable, ergonomic, and lightweight in design. These instruments are necessary for those who play and practice for extended periods of time. Try standing up with a LP around your neck for 5 or 6 sets a night and it will affect you physically... sooner or later. If it wasn't for ergonomic instrument design there would be many fine guitarists with RSI and other injuries such as CTS that would have to stop playing their favorite/first instrument. Also the tuning mechanisms are much improved upon, especially with headless ergonomic electric guitars. In place of the 18:1 ratio tuners, they have a 40:1 ratio minimum. Electric guitars are known for their unstable tuning.
Out of the instruments you mentioned there has been time to improve on their designs. The violin used to be played seated with the instrument on ones lap, perpendicular to the floor, and bowed across much like that of a cello... an uncomfortable and inefficient position which was changed to it's present day playing position. Do you really think the first versions of violins, trumpets et al didn't have improvements made in their designs?
So, maybe you'll start to understand the adjustments and changes needed to improve upon the Electric guitar, a relatively new instrument... :0)
Just start watching some of your videos love you guys! Was wondering if your company builds acoustic guitars at all?
How about a low watt "budget friendly" Silverback? Maybe 15 watt valve amp between 300-400?
Goddamn that Silverback sounds amazing.
That scared the shit outa me at the end of the video I had it up quite high xD
Your haircut amuses me.
Who done the casing on the Dark Terror ? Looks Damn good.. and some much needed
wear and tear protection..Good shout man.
you got a bit of Cream in the opening jam of yours
epiphone and squire are making some great affordable guitars right now for under 200 dollars. just a tip though even if you find a guitar with good reviews always check for imperfections in store I found a Gibson recently in guitar center with scratch's all over and part of the nut was broken off and it was not per-owned either. if you still want it with the imperfections you might get a deal on it from the store.
thats how i picked up a $500 ibanez for sub $200
Jonathan Weaver cool deal.
This is actually part Two, Chappers. You've made of thse videos years ago.
You really like that Gilmour-style bending, don't you?
I would have a chapters guitar over a Gibson or a fender, I tried some out and they are great.
Me too!! Personally, id get the prologue with the optional epilogue too ;)
how to buy a guitar:
step 1. go to Chapman guitars
step 2. buy one.
step 3. shred
a little to expensive a biginner guitar isn it xd
haha yeah I know, guess if you are a wealthy beginner! it was intended at as joke ;)
I know haha
Haha yea I know right? I don't think it's no secret as of now and for a while now PRS SE's are the best quality plus value and affordable beginner or even gigging guitar on the planet IMO. I have and have had several guitars from different name brand and off brand manufacturers at different price points and I have never had a problem ever with a PRS SE so far they always perform flawlessly in every situation and I don't expect that to change anytime soon
@@fabianrudde1331 According to Chappers cost shouldn't be a factor...you should buy a guitar that excites you and makes you want to play (preferably a Chapman) :D
Lol I remember my first ever guitar. A 1/4 size nylon stringed classical guitar that cost the school £20. It was a crappy piece of shit, but because of it I was able to get a great teacher and pick up my cousin's second hand Maison guitar, which I still have. That's a beautiful electric acoustic with a very Beatlesey look and sound, although it's perfectly capable of performing Slayer. Remembering this kinda makes me sad that I switched to bass, but I love my Aria CAT too, and the style suits me more.
There is always a benefit to getting HEAD rob !!!
Rob ... Please elaborate on your involvement with Yngwie Malmsteen as a session player.
No love for the Gretsch Electromatic series for a low/mid starter?
i just bought a fender mexican standard telecaster (found it in the video that you and Lee made) and i can't put the thing down. I should probably be doing my homework right now but the grain in the neck is amerzing
Good use of product placement. My name is Chappers, Rob Chappers...
how do you start playing the same time you start teaching?
You can't
+Jacob Betz Unless you're rob chapman
at 14:31 i actually punched my screen trying to grab that guitar to prevent it from falling
Rob, you've forgotten about Ibanez. Their low/mid range models are very good for beginners ;) Did not want to nitpick or anything, just saying.
having played guitar for awhile.. but admittedly gave it a break for several yrs.. is it better to have a rackmount setup and cab or head, cab and a few pedals or just a combo?
Tbh although you are 100% correct that you should buy head and cab separately I'm on a budget of £300-£350 for an amp (I'm using a really horrible amp atm I'm not using the best guitar either but tbh I don't mind it as it's nice to play just needs a bit of fret polish). I believe the blackstar ht5r combo is my best bargain as I spoke to my guitar teacher and he said buy a low wattage valve amp as I was looking at high wattage solid state amps beforehand but anyway more to the point are there any brittishy valve amps that have a fx loop, three band eq more than one channel and built in reverb that I can get as well as a 2x12 cab for under £400
Jamie MacMillan If you can find any check out Bugera amps. I have a Vintage 22 combo which is a 22 watt 2 channel amp with normal and bright inputs, 3 band eq with mid boost and presence knob and master volume, built in reverb, fx loop, and you can cut it from 22 watts to 15 watts. Its pretty much a jack-of-all-trades amp, the drive channel really comes alive with a tube screamer pushing it. Mine cost less $380 so it should sit in your price range.
Jeremy Cantrell thanks I'll check it out
Jet city JCA22h head and cheap 2x12 etc with v30s or speakers of your choice. The head does dirty classic rock to modern metal if you push it with a tubescreamer (boost) type pedal. It also does cleans but will break up once you crank it up... Hope this helps!
I don't have any pedals atm so I'd have to buy a tube screamer I'm going towards ht1r combo atm due to the fact the ht5 would be above a manageable volume level and my dad goes mental if he thinks I'm playing too loud plus it means I have more money for better gear
i have esp ex-50 andd i love it
Just out of interest man I was wondering what your opinion is on epiphone because I have three of them and I have been playing guitar for seven years and they still sound awesome and still play great and I've played lots of high end guitars and I haven't felt any more exited so I was wondering if it is worthy just to keep playing epiphone ???
There's nothing wrong with epiphone. The real problem is that wood isn't as high quality as some companies so it might fare well to huge weather changes and touring like better quality wood so necks might warp and bend but epiphone aren't bad guitars at all especially for the price. If you're set on keeping your guitars really maybe see if there are any better pick ups that might suit what you like and just some small things like if the nut is just a plastic one switching it out for a bone or brass one or whatever you want just to get a little better tone. Otherwise epiphones are fine instruments :) my first electric was an Epiphome ES-335 and I loved that thing :)
BEEST CHANNEL remember that epiphone was its own company that made its own high end guitars. Epiphone has some fucking great guitars. The only thing that changes is people's budget and the place where it was manufactured. I would recommend one of those Epiphone Dot Studios. AMAZING.
What happened at the end? Is there another part coming? Ended kind of abruptly.
Recommendations, what about epiphone?
What about Ibanez?
I was at a 2014 Ibanez launch last night and the guy was saying in the US Ibanez have around 75% of the bass guitar market and Fender have around 15 20 % of the bass market and the other brands fight over the rest.
As for the guitar Ibanez have around 45% Fender are 55% and the rest fight over what left in the US.
It's all about trying each one of them and find what you like it. In my opinion they have really good price-performance models, I have a Gibson Les Paul Studio, and a Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro and I would tell you that I love the Epiphone.
oh it's all ok, I just found it a bit strange that the 2nd largest guitar seller in the US at least doesn't get a shout out.
but it's ok I'm not fussed about it.
I'v owned a Epiphone Les Paul custom in silverburst, maybe I can help. What genre do you play?
Classic vibe tele or strat
rob, as a session player. how do you play the songs that you dont know(something that have not even be release to the public). can you explain the procedure. im really curious. thank you :)