5 Licks GUARANTEED To Get You Out of a Plateau | Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Here are 5 guitar licks to help get you out of a plateau and bring back the motivation to keep playing. It doesn't matter where you feel you are in your playing or how successful you are, you are not alone. Every musician goes through this phase of near depression where you feel you are going nowhere. So I have done my bit to try and combine 5 (more like 10) licks to help you get back on track and help you out. They are a challenge but they are chosen specifically because they go very well together.
Gear: Guitar: Charvel Super Stock So Cal Amp: Yamaha THR10X
I’m a guitarist from the UK, completely self-taught and have been playing since I was 12. I play Hard Rock including AC/DC, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne and more modern influences including Alter Bridge and Steel Panther.
I graduated with a First Class (BA Hons) Music Business Degree from the University of Sussex, studied it at BIMM Manchester.
At uni, I helped arrange a masterclass for Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind guitarist Gus G and played an important part in the preparations for a Guthrie Govan clinic. Personal highlights of mine include playing on stage with Steel Panther in January 2018 and when I got the opportunity to spend the day with Steve Vai on his Passion and Warfare Anniversary Tour.
Since launching the channel properly in 2015, I am very pleased to have received positive comments from Sam Coulson (Asia), Michael Starr (Steel Panther), Rick Graham, Henning Basse (Firewind Lead Vocalist) and other notable figures in the guitar world.
I teach subscribers complex rock licks, provide other tuition videos and demonstrate exciting kit and equipment for shops such as RichTone Music in Sheffield, Sounds Great Music in Cheadle.
I’m a connoisseur of fine guitars and I am very proud to be known on RUclips for being a user of Charvel Guitars, Yamaha THR amps, EVH Gear and Stormshadow Guitarworks.
Instagram: @guitarmancam
I started playing when I was 12, I am now 50. I had a record deal when I was 19 back in the hairband 80's. When the Seattle seen started, I decided to start working as a fine artist and gave up music. I am now working full time as an oil painter and have been very successful. I decided to start playing guitar again and am dumbfounded as to why I ever stopped, now that I see how much I love it again. My thinking in the past was anytime I spend playing guitar should be spent painting. That was 20 years ago. I was wrong. I have been back at it for close to a year now and it took me a bit of time to get back in shape. I decided to be a better player than I was before and have watched your videos for help.You have helped me a great deal Cameron. Your lessons are fun and inspiring. I can't thank you enough.
What band where you in
You must be a really smart person to be able to choose two art forms to make a living at. Most people can’t even make money at one art and have to learn a trade or starve.
Paint up your guitar!
@@craigstark22 or play us a picture
My girlfriend said. "You watch him play more than you play your own guitar." I said. "yes, I have given up!"
Don't give up! Pick up that guitar!
Nah bro we all need a break and even when ur watching u can still be studying but if u ain't as good as remembering exactly what he does than slow the video down to help u write the licks down. Alot of times when we take a little break we comeback even better. So really u haven't gave up because ur still fascinated with guitar.
Man... I try to remind myself that most of us want to be awesome but it’s mainly competing with those who want to be awesome too. People want a great song rather than just being able to hear someone jam on a guitar. Cam is far beyond a ridiculous player, no doubt. Wish I could come close!
NEVER give up, what else is there but music ? NEVER give up, you gotta keep playing, how bad do you want it ? Well then go get it, it's yours!!!! NEVER give up.
Me also. Why would I go to all that trouble, time and gear when I can just listen to cameron play all the chops I've dreamed of. I just wish I could have realized before I wasted 40 years and a boxcar full of gear
I like the optimism of brits.
You call it a plateau, we call it a slump.
Yea and when I go fishing, I send out invitations and light the fire before I've even cast the first line ;)
Ty Cameron. Im 48 and picked up the guitar again a few years ago. I come from a musical family. I have gone through some traumatic things in my life. My 3rd brain surgery last march.
My dad who put a guitar in my hand at 10 years old, put that fire back in me again. Guitar has been the best therapy that any hospital could have gave me. I credit you, Steve Stine. And Andy James for taking me to my third level of playing. I was stuck in a rut for years and quit. I always thought if we had you tube in the 80's it would have been the cats meow but i spent 4 hrs at a guitar center jamming on black friday and realized that isnt true. One either has it or they dont. It doesnt mean that one cant become a great player. They just have to work harder.
Times have changed. When i was in a music store in the 80's and i heard a shredder playing, i was in his face saying show me and show me more. Not today. They stand around watching acting scared or jelous. Sad.
Cameron, our time isnt gone until they close the casket. Peace and keep the leasons coming
Cam you have always been a beast of a player, but you're playing is really taking off and coming into it's own. It's awesome to watch and wish you continued success. Thanks for sharing all these great ideas with us.
Thank you so much Isaac! It's such a pleasure making these videos and sharing with everyone my ideas and theories despite being completely self-taught. All the best and thank you! :)
i have enjoyed every single video of yours that ive seen!
Thanks so much Jeffery! :)
Well done, Love from Palestine ❤
Can You Show Your Amp / Effects and Settings 💥 🎸💥 Perfect Sound
I thought he's gonna play Seasons in the Abbys by Slayer at the beginning.
Covid-19 self quarantine = discovering great vids like this 👍🏻
Enjoying your vids, I'm improving a lot, thank you! (Side note: if I'd known you were tuned to Eb before I started trying to copy you that might have saved me an hour of confusion!)
Cam is the man! Love your content. Thanks Brother
Your guitar playing is what i wish mine will be one day, i always try to learn licks from your amazing improvised solos, Cheers =)
Thanks so much Yoni! Keep playing and learning the licks and riffs that inspire you to keep going. :)
love ya cam. your amazing. please please when you teach use a standard tuning so its easier for the majority to follow along. i would utilize your lessons much more often! stay awesome. forever a sub!!
Your skill level is where l want to be , but im afraid l wont live to be 140 yrs old
Very enjoyable to watch. Now if I had the time to practice 😅
Dam good vid enjoyed it and your playing thanks
As always, thanks for sharing Cam. Quite a bit of the stuff you've shown I use as exercises to try to build speed and coordination, but this stuff being based on pentatonics, I might actually be able to incorporate into my own playing. Looking forward to spending a bit of time with this lesson and my guitar when the wife and kids give me some free time!
So good at demonstrating techniques. The best mate. You can feel it just by watching better than anybody else trying to teach moves
Awesome man! This is kind of thing that i needed so baaadly... I had very strict electric guitar teacher, but since ive left I cannot move forward. I am still at the point where he left my skills. Thanks, hope I move forward. You are beast !!!
Thanks Cam. I love lick #3. That's a really cool way to ascend. Thanks for sharing - always inspiring!
Damn brother, I know you don't have a clue who I am, but you have helped me more than you could possibly fathom, so glad you are doing what you are doing... THANK YOU
Really appreciate the comment Greg!! Thanks so much! :)
You're not THE Greg Easter are you? 🤪🤪🤣
Awesome advices like always man :)
I once saw Nirvana in Calgary , Alberta , right when " BLEACH" came out .
I said to myself , " Either quit , or get great ."
I did quit .. 4 months later , I picked the guitar up . It was as though I had been practicing AND learning . I was nimble and agile and thoughtful and INTO IT ! The break did not hurt me . It did give me a little perspective . Basically , don't be a baby . Try harder . That is ALL>>>>
This is quickly becoming my favorite youtube channel.
Hey Cameron do you use anything to stablize your floyd? Like a tremsetter?
No nothing at all. I leave my guitars as stock
I have a suggestion for your teaching on YT, slow down the lick and call out the string and fret - because you use your ring finger in place of the pinky a lot it's hard to follow when played fast. It's a great lesson and could be made easier to follow especially for us guitar challenged folk.
For me, old guy brought up on Clapton etc., lick #3 is the most lyrical and does not require massive speed to sound great. Thank you kindly!.
This is gonna come in handy when i get my new kramer the 84 next week!! Thanks my man, great as always.
Awesome Julian! I hope you enjoy the licks and the new axe. :)
I've been trying these licks,they are indeed killer,and improved my playing a little.Hope someday I'll be as good as u🙌🙌keep uploading
What is your action like? Higher or lower?
I've been playing for years as well, I'm good but not as good as I want to be. I love playing like EVH but have trouble doing those long stretches with those spock hands as I call them. Also, for some reason I have trouble memorizing full songs and playing them back. I still get stupid fingers when people watch me play.
Listening to other musicians, guitarists, instruments, etc.... this helps also. Get an acoustic guitar and build up your finger strength. Learn how to play fingerstyle and other combinations. Don't limit yourself. You will find yourself in a hole with no way out. Never think that you are a great player regardless of what other people say. Always look at yourself like you can NEVER stop learning. MASTER the learning-process and apply it to everything you do. Take a few breaks here and there. It took me a long time to realize that you can get yourself caught up into a deep 'musical-burnout' ... you won't even know you are entering into it... until it's too late. There are signs. Watch for them. As with anything, you must pace yourself and continue climbing the mountain that has no peak.
This was a really good lesson.
Tuned half step low. You probably mentioned it, I was trying to follow the lick, didn't even realize, my fingers in (A flat) Lol
As a ole timer, I find something new to learn on guitar every day!
Thanks for another inspiring video...!!!
Rock on son! And I say that because I'm old enough to be your dad.
I had that charvel MIJ but from 1989 with same champagne color and I sold It to a foreigner lol. Mine had a fenderish sound in single coil mode and a Schaller Tremolo, was good and light. Not the best Guitar imo but newer Ones i think are better.
Holy SMOKES, good buddy, can you take it easy? For f*ck sake you're melting my brain with these licks
You are a magnificent guitar teacher kind sir. You sparked my love for guitar again. You always bring a fresh content and hope you'll keep it up. Thanks heaps !
I appreciate your talent.
Tasty nuggets here. Thank you good sir. Lick 3 is gold. Love the possibilities in each of these ideas.
One thing to get out of a plateau is just Richie Blackmore it lol just play off of feel and go nuts. Video tape it so u remember the licks and riffs later , learning other people's songs and techniques is great but coming up with ur own songs and sounds is alot of fun ... doing this really got me playing outside the box.
Any Aldrich/Sykes inspired lessons coming down the chute? Two of my biggest hero's!
Wooow, Amaziiiing!.... thansk u always inspiring to be better... nice!
Thank you very much! ☺
I dont speak english but i understand, thank for your time thank i try play these licks, sorry my english i know is terrible
This was probably the first time I’ve seen a scale played as a sweep motion arpeggio.
Can you help me solve the mysterious pattern you use on the 9:08 ? I just keep trying to get it...Thanks for the vid!
Them sparkles really shine off that silver ... the deep metallic purple only shines good when lights hit it.
Lick 4 neo classical riff would sound nuts descending all the way down to the 1st fret!
Pentatonic, gin and tonic, sometimes platonic, all concepts and patterns every gigging guitarist needs to know
Aha, at 4:03 you so innocently sneak in the finishing blues lick. Nice! :)
How is the bridge pickup tone on the 22 fret compared with the 24 fret charvel ?
Thank you this really helps me im dealing with a platue right now appreciate it!
I'm not sure if u already have but can u make a lesson on those arpeggios u played at the start. Love ur videos man
Nice sharing.. cool licks
Best 14 year old guitar teacher I've ever seen!
Great video. Clear and straight forward. Great player and nice lad too. Restored my faith that it still is Great Britain. I want a Charvel but not sure I could live with this finish. Sorry dude. Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot Jason, really appreciate it! Thankfully Charvel offer a huge range of finishes on their guitars. The Super Stock So Cal I am playing in this video is actually discontinued. :)
@Mike Smith Great stuff! I know you'll love it!
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What a intro!! So awesome!
Thank you James!!
I have plateaud for the last 36 years man. Thanks for the video!
Your lessons always seem to be what I need to break out of a rut and get motivated again!
That's really kind of you thanks so much! :)
Awesome bud! But it would be better if you had some tabs to download or tabs on your video to follow.
4:55 it is Ritchie Blackmore's phrase, he used them a lot in 70s.
Amazing playing and tone!! What are you playing thru??
kinda cool how you can hear your bracelets rattling as you play
Super tasty intro!!
Thank you! ;)
I've seen your playing progress mate from when i 1st subscribed to your channel when you had around 1k subscribers now you're on 18k... Awesome from your fellow UK Fan 😉👍🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Thanks so much Dave! It's been a lot of work but I will be doing an awful lot more! :)
Your playing is so clean.. Many Hours? Very good
These scales are really what I wanted to have in my skills!!! Very very nice! Could you please write the tablature? Very good job man :)
Cam covered his thought on tab a few days ago in this video ruclips.net/video/LDL3uqh8UYM/видео.html
I like the way you have your echo set up. What are your settings?
Yngwie when he heard the random pedal point sequence 🤤
I see Cam Cooper, I click "like". Simple. :)
Very kind of you Luke! Cheers! :)
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HOT LICKS!
So awesome!
Thank you!!
Thank you! :)
Nice playing and tips. For those playing along wondering why your guitar sounds different... the tuning is dropped by a semitone :) Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb
What kind of delay u use in the beginning? Sounds huge
How are u recording your videos with the yamaha, room or direct out? Your videos are a big influence thanks!! My 10x will be here tomorrow :)
Thank you Mark! I'm recording my THR10X direct in to Cubase 6.0 which came with the amp. :)
@@CameronCooper OK that's what I thought.. that may be why some say they can't get the same sound out of their 10x from the speakers. Or duplicate your sound. I will find out today when the amp arrives thanks!
holy crap what a beautiful guitar!!!!
Would love to see a tutorial for what you played from 0:28 - 0:32! Killer stuff, as always!
I dig this guys playing...super cool
Hey!! Buddy please make lesson on " How to build speed and finger synchronization " 💗💗💗💗 from India
Cam this is absolutely fantastic stuff! Thanks for some inspiration and fresh ideas!!
You're very welcome thank you! :)
Cameron, is that Charvel modded? I have standard Seymour's in my Charvel but can't get that Biting tone...
Hi - this particular So Cal is the Super Stock version released in 2014....its slightly different than a normal So Cal in that it has as JB and 59 combo of pickups, rather than SD Distortions.....we also own Japanese So Cals with Dimarzio pickups and one with EMG's..... the silver flake Super Stock does have a very biting tone naturally...fairly raw...its got attitude!
That is the awesomest Charvel Super Strat I've ever seen! Awesome silver Sparkle with black face and Rosewood board! I'm Jelly!
I wanted to learn guitar. But after seeing this at 49, i realized I just don't have the time. Your talent is great.
You can do it!! It does take time and sacrifice to get there
Ever got hold of any of the ibanez jems or rgs ??? I tried one of the charvels and although the satin finish on the neck was stunning ... it was a bit to fat freling . Those ibanez necks dont mess about
I had an ibanez RG2620, it's the only guitar I ever sold.
Great video Cameron ! ! Excellent playing . . . . . . phrasing is spot on. It was a joy to watch and I've played with some of the best (back in the day). I've been on a plateau for years now. I have a lot of great equipment and have somehow allowed my plateau to override my love for playing. Arrrrrg ! ! ! Ugggggg ! ! ! Thwaaaaaap ! ! ! ! For this great video you get a Thumbs up and a scribe my brother ! !
These remind me of the first descending pentatonic run I learned in the 70s from Led Zeppelin “good Times bad Times” The triplets after the break I’m sure you know what I mean and the EB string Ascension is similar to “rock you like a hurricane” you’re right that’s guys have been doing this and when I was learning to play almost everything was minor pentatonic we were doing Judas Priest, iron maiden, scorpions, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, etc. etc. Van Halen mixed it up a bit and then Randy Rhoads and of course Malmsteen he baffled most of us because after you play “free bird” or “flirting with disaster” 200 times this stuff is second nature but a very good lesson for people starting out in this generation of altered tunings 7 & 8 string guitars, arpeggios major, minor and harmonic minor and of course the modes many of the better sounding kids today have at least a basic grasp of theory, would’ve killed to have this kind of info back then
Dang dude I sure do love your playing.
Don't take this the wrong way! I F@*KIN' ❤ U MAN!!
Cheers Tim!! :)
Excellent channel. I'm getting frustrated: if only you could also teach these magical set of notes you put between each lick :)
Thanks! This video really helped inspire and motivate me out of my plateau. Also, really love the sound you have going on there out of that Yamaha amp? wow. 👍👍🤟🤟
Hey man, just want to leave a quick Thank You! I'm adding the Zyck Wylde stuff to my repertoire, really helpful! :) I like your videos. You've got a good angle on music on the guitar and sure know how to rock! Keep it up...
Fantastic playing bro!
Understand this guy has got the number one amps and pedal boards ok so he his a very good player yes but win ypu have all the right equipment like this guy
I only use a Yamaha THR10X in my videos. Ha some expensive rig that is only £210
Thanks, these are cool. 😎👍💯
What are you playing in the intro at Stone the 32 second Mark? I've heard this before, but can't see what your doing?
Now let's be honest how many hours a day do you practice..not like me 20 minute here n there right.
It's all I did for years. I didn't party or spend my youth socialising with people. I just stayed at home and learned to play. It was my favourite thing to do
I’ll be studying this later
That's smashed it bro sweet for the ideas..already bought a new flavour to my playing.. 🎸
Brother you look like Captain America ' Nice Solo sir i love it
Do I? And thank you!