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Born in the Manitoba prefecture of Canada, samuraiguitarist, Steve-san Onotera, honed his discipline under the study of the country's most powerful musical sensei.
Bred on rock, raised on the blues, trained in jazz, samuraiguitarist creates incredibly innovative videos that showcase his talents on the guitar. 
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How do you expect me to order "big bens nut sauce" and not get some crazy questions.
what about mine
Obi-Wan Kenobi yours is too
Nostalgia
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I literally almost *p e e d* 😉 my pants when he said that
"Ah shit, forgot my capo.
Good thing I packed some chopsticks!"
I'm sure the closest asian eatery would have some haha
use a pencil
*kapoo*
you can also use a pencil
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put a sticker on my case that says "please throw gently" works every time
2:04 Now those are some luscious locks hot damn
2:04 of course you carry chopsticks everywhere.
David Nwokoye rubber band and a pen/pencil works just as well 😀
Green Bastard chopsticks!
David Nwokoye Its very common in Asia espicially in Japan
SHOPPUSUTIKKE
Mori Chan of course... In Japan. He's in Canada.
His hair...! is beautiful...
He looks so much better like that!
He's asian slash.
Looks like jim morrison
Smash hype!!! Richter best character!
Asian Dave Grohl
2:54 KNOT a big deal
He did it again haha
Hahahaha
10. Lube AND nut
Dennis Benassi NUT SAUCE
JAW SAUCE
RAW SAUCE
That's how you get Big Ben's Nut Sauce
Dennis Moonlight thank you
I have one for everyone... use the bigger paperclips on your strap to hold extra picks. One paperclip can hold 3-4 picks, I use 3 paper clips for different sizes picks, I never have to fumble around to grab a new one when I inevitably drop one. Plus it's easier to switch picks for different songs/parts. Hope this helps ya'll.
Why am I watching this I can't even play the f-chord
Dior Sauvage dude trust me you'll get it. I've only been playing a year now but I find it funny that I once had trouble with the f chord. One day pretty soon the f chord will be a joke to you if you stick with it
i can't even play open eadgbe !
Nobody can. It's a myth.
I can play songs but I cant remember the names of cords
Madenlp SAME
The cable thing is actually what made me a fan of yours.
Also, string winders often have a notch built in to pull bridge pins. Real useful.
Instructions unclear, tied myself to a railroad with cable.
I hope you didn't remove the ground though
Great tip about periodically unplug and re plug back in, I've had the annoying crackling but didn't think about the tiny arching of the contacts
I will second the velcro cable ties. I have a bag of those and use them for every cable I have. (music, electrical, computer, etc).
I would actually advise *against* the Fragile sticker though, studies have shown that packages actually get *worse* treatment with those stickers. And as a shipping manager I can also confirm this. Custom molded flight case would be awesome though.
The phone on the pickups is brilliant, I'm going to start using that trick at practice!
You missed a great one: Grolsch washers instead of straplocks. Much better and much cheaper. Got it from Wilco's guitarists.
Agreed though any washer (or two) will do ... cheaper, less likely to get lost and lower profile when putting yr guitar down etc.
Another one missed is to ALWAYS tune UP to the note, this eliminates string slack which will otherwise flatten the string after a bend, and if tuning by ear (always good to practice this now & again) you train your ears to hear the pitch approach accuracy from one direction, may sound weird (especially in writing) but it works.
This is fuckin genius!
You mean the orange rubbers on the beer bottles?
I have red ones, but sure.
Good excuse to buy some beer. Cheers.
So happy that i found this channel as a guitarist i found so much answers to questions that noone could explain me as good as you. Of course nothing wouldn't e so good without your music production. Thanks, continiue that way :D
Forgot capo:
Samuraiguitarist: let’s see, I have a hair tie and a stick
Me: bar chords
Hi Sensei, I'm an electronics engineer, and to the people saying that third prong causes the hum, they're living in a Topsy turvy town. The third prong ELIMINATES the hum. You can't totally eliminate it, but it reduces it to a negligible point. Also it is a safety ground. This has been your musical PSA
Thanks for the tips it’s super helpful!
every one of these tips is on point. Nice video!
So happy to see someone else knows how to wrap cable.
HE HAS A MIKU PEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO HEAR YOU PLAY WITH IT!!!!!
GuitarGirl Pretty sure he played it in his weird guitar pedals video
GuitarGirl yeah me too
But why
Thanks for the handy tips! As a fellow Canadian I may have to try that Via rail tip!
Similar to the hair tie and chopstick capo, I used to use a pencil and a rubber band in high school when I forgot my capo.
Thanks for the guitar tips!
Bought a Gibson Sg from California knowing that I'm from France... Should I start writting a song about how I received it with a broken headstock ?
vuriby I don't think anyone would care unless it had a really interesting backstory
Jeremy Garcia the joke is that Gibsons have broken headstocks
When I worked at the music store I saw so many SG's with broken headstocks. I think its a design problem. The good news is a quality luthier should be able to fix it and you won't even know it happened. Still sucks though!
If everyone wrote a song about their broken Gibson headstock, it would probably equal the population of Canada.
One can break a Gibson headstock by sneezing on it too roughly.
Putting your phone next to the pickup is something I've never even imagined. Absolutely brilliant.
Great video! I use a hair elastic to keep my rolled up cables. Loop under a plug; around the bundle; loop end over the same plug. You can go round twice, or loop behind the plug before going round; to set the tension based on the amount of rolls bundled in the hand. Yes, I'm on a budget.
You make some awesome videos man ! helpful for a guy switching from bass and beginning a guitar journey at 37 also a Fellow Canuck there bud !
Your hair is magnificent, no homo
You can compliment other men without bringing your sexual orientation into the equation
@@kaffepause its a joke, it aint that serious
@@kaffepause it's a joke
I lost it when he mentioned "big ben's nut sauce" like I understand that it's a real and useful product but the name is just so hilarious
When I learned to play I had vynil and cassette to choose from. Wow, it was a pain. But in retrospect it was so good for me, it really helped me to learn how to play by ear.
I used to do the pickup listening trick at band practice. On some guitars you can even yell through the pickups, I've experienced it works better with EMGs, but as far as I know they are basically "rail" pickups with thick rails(found a video of someone taking an EMG apart) so it should work with passives. My brother's old Les Paul copy also works great for that
I can’t figure how on earth you do that cable winding thing
Have you made a video on how to deal with hand pain while playing like tendinitis
Zebes 26 this is a great idea. im only approaching my 30's but due to the nature of my jobs, playing guitar, and other hobbies, i can slowly feel my hands deteriorating.
I'm very reluctant to start offering medical advice. I simply am not qualified, and if I get it wrong it could potentially lead to real problems. My advice is talk to a Doctor. I had some wrist issues about a year ago and with the help of a sports MD they were all cleared up.
Just some tips on how have you been playing until now would be great, thanks for the reply anyway
Zebes 26 this is really a case by case thing. Every one is different as is every injury. I have dealt with it myself and the only advice I give is to make sure your instrument is properly set up, use a lighter gauge string if needed, and never practice through any sharp pains. Stop if it hurts.
There was a warm up I learned that helps with this, if you go to play let's say an open G cord/C cord or any power cord where you press down hard start by just setting your hands over the string like hitting a harmonic and slowly press down until you hear the cord come out fully not only will this help your hands but it will fix some intonation issues you may or may not have
Electrical tape, very useful especially for knowing what cables are in what inputs and outputs. And also for keeping cables tied down to the ground without much damage
ALRIGHT MAN!!!! @ 2:09 the big hair reveal .... it's the first time I've seen it down ... & as always great tips/hacks for guitarist
Glorious hair dude
1:00 found this out by accident because I was watching Marty Schwartz with my pickups facing my phone
NiIgaVusser holy crap exactly the same here and then I continued to blast his voice with distortion though my house. Also __
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I'm clueless when it comes to guitar hardware, is that dangerous for the pickups at all?
Thanks for the cable wrapping-lesson. Will save a lot of trouble and time and nerves and cables. :-)
You're the best, my friend. I really admire your videos... please keep being awesome!
Holy fuck, I thought the bun was a ball of pure energy....not hair
Miku pedal. Very nice.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! And your Telecaster too.
Been using the pickup trick for ages now. Very useful always :)
2:06 Majestic af
Wow, I didn't expect him to have curled hair....
Fr3akymet4l me neither lol
I've always done the "cable strap tuck" between the strap and guitar body, but once I started using StrapLoks, the cable no longer gets "trapped" between the guitar's body and the strap. So, a couple years ago I also started attaching my cable to my strap with a cable tie before plugging it into the jack. It not only makes it even more difficult to pull the cable out of the jack, but it also helps protect the jack AND the cable's ¼" jack from being damaged, especially if you run the cable tie through one of the strap's unused button holes near the end of the strap.
Grear tips... I like the emphasis on not removing the ground because not many people are aware of the safety issues 🤙
About 3...
Try Audacity. It's free, regularly gets updated and has a ton of other features. If you just need to slow something down, load a track, select the part you want to slow down and apply the percentage you want it to get slowned down by. Doesn't change the pitch, looping also possible. I tried the other two programs recommended but they were either only demos or outdated as hell
Audacity is a great program for vocals! I've done voice acting with it
The whole time i was watching this i kept saying things like “no way” 😂
Great video!! The Anytune app is what me and my professors use for transcribing.
#4 blew my mind.
Also I gotta look into that Via Rail thing. Had no idea they did that. That's super cool of them.
“You will create a series of knots, which is KNOT a big deal”
Removing the earth from the amp? Wtf? People really do that? I play guitar but to earn a living I'm an electrician and I spend a lot of time adding earth wires to stuff that people haven't wired up properly. The thought that someone would deliberately remove the earth wire from an amp makes me shudder. It's there for a reason and I know because I have got electric shock through my guitar strings using a faulty amp before.
In my house is just one earth plug, it is for the wash machine. It is stupid but i don't know how to fix this. Is it expensive to let a professional root my wall socket?
Easy frequency It's easy to put an earth wire into a socket and connect the other end to one of the cold water pipes. The problem is hiding the wires inside the walls so they can't be seen and this is where the expense comes in. You should remove the face of the socket and take a look behind it. You might get lucky and there could be a spare wire for the earth in there, depending on who originally wired the house.
I use the cold water pipe to earth myself to get rid of the emf in my body. I just touch them and feel my body comes to rest. I have a old house from the 70s. I use a stop box and extension cable. I don't like the noise my amp make when it is not rooted. Thanks for the reply.
Barry McNicholl if you're going to make an absolute answer ask some questions first some amplifiers have that third prime just for support some houses don't come with the third prime and if you only have a $20 amp you're probably not going to get the house rewired but your heart is in the right place it's in your pocket LOL
Easy frequency if you are really worried about your amplifier getting get an extension cord with a ground for your amp make sure that the ground is actually connected to your electrical it may just be there because that was the only plug the electrician had the ground wire is to prevent arcing like lightning or Sparks otherwise it's relatively safe
wow, that pickup life hack saved me! Subbed sensei.
always useful!
make your own nut sauce: a 2 dollar tube of graphite for lubricating locks, a pea sized dab of Vaseline or silicone o-ring lube, mix the tube of graphite after cutting it open with one of the other ingredients, load into an eye dropper, et voila! nut sauce for about 4 bucks as opposed to 15.99. what you have made is a lifetime supply not only for you but for your children, grand children, and friends.
No thanks. I'll just buy some. I can also cut down a tree and build my own guitar, but I think I'll just buy one of those too
Any chance of a colab between you and Adam Neely? I think it'd be awesome!
Yessss you're the only other person besides my dad who touts the over under technique!
Love that Sherwood!
Lube the nut
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the nut sauce
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Instead of buying cable ties, look to purchase a roll of double-sided velcro. You can then make any length you want with a quick cut of your scissors. Completely reusable and usually cheaper.
Thank you for sharing knowledge on the ground plug. Someone in my home town died a few years ago because they snipped the ground off their amp and got electrocuted. Great video, thank you for sharing!
That cable wrapping technique is clutch!
I was just about to travel with my guitar and the first tip 😘
4:13 is that a MIKU???
I can't believe you actually have the Hatsune Miku pedal!!! I have one too!
Big Bends Nut Sauce is magic in a tube. Since I got it, I have not had one broken string, no tuning issues and it stays put. The graphite thing can get messy after a while.
Like how you used the Korg Miku pedal for your example.
At the end of each playing session run a cloth through the strings of your guitar. This will remove some of the dirt in the strings and lengthen they life. Keep this cloth in your guitar bag/case, it'll come in handy
Also, loosing the strings when you're going to travel will protect the strings from temperature changes that might be detrimental
Detuning isn't necessary with good guitars.
Joel da Silva Thanks
I tried the pencil lead thing on my guitar but now my d string buzzes when I play it open
probably a little chunk of grapithe in the nut. press your string against the headstock a few times, or pull on the neck, it should lodge it out.
I had the same problem. It turned out the string vibrated better which is good but not if your action is low. Just raise the bridge a bit or loosen the truss rod to accommodate. You may have to fix the intonation after.
Rest From War OFFICIAL Maybe what they say about the graphite chunk is the case. If not, another thing what comes to my mind is that you may have accidentally touched something near your bridge, while your strings were off of your guitar that could've caused this problem.
This doesn't necessarily have to be the case, but on my Les Paul for instance, the screws where the bridge with saddles is on, can be twisted in a little deeper, so that the action became a little lower. The nut could have a little deeper groove on the D string, while your E and A strings don't seem to have any problems.
Good luck!
Two rubber bands doubled over
Great sensei serie as always ! Another life hack is cleaning your guitar strings with a microfiber cloth (you can buy it at any supermarket) : it enables your strings to sound good for a longer period of time and you will save a lot of money :)
Whoa, you unleashed the mane!
"Big Ben's Nut Sauce"
Didn’t know you could do number 2, I’m going to have to try it out
Your my favorite guitar Chanel on RUclips. Cause A u put time an effort into makin the videos B you lowkey got jokes and C you dive further into understanding the guitar and not just how to play it. Keep it up samurai god
When he took off his band he looked like Kirk Hammett.
Jesus he does
Yes, Kirk Hammett after he rode around with his head hanging out of his car window lol
the miku pedal lol
deadlyclaris Thought I was the only one who noticed
Holy shit! The via rail thing is awesome I had no idea you could do that!
I actually carry my guitar in a gig bag and then place it securely above the carry on bags on the overhead luggage compartment. Haven't had any damages and have traveled quite a few times with both acoustic and electric guiitars.
So I took your advice and broke of the ground on my cable....
What do I do now??
Get a new cable
4:32.... HAHAHAHAHAHA WTF?!?!
Semper Fi big bens nut sauce😂
Semper Fi you’re twelve:)
I learned that knot trick when working at an audio visual IT job I’ve used it for every single cable I’ve had to wind up for years including guitar cables
Periodically twist your knobs back and forth to clean the contacts. Buy contact cleaner for the jack. Slide a little piece of wire insulation down the string for tremolos to extend string life (SRV trick). Slide a polish cloth under the strings to get the grease off the neck.
Well in return for all the awesome advice, I'll give you RUclips advice. The 10 minute mark. Your channel is amazing, and if you make your videos 10 minutes or longer, RUclips's algorithm will help you get more views.
Love your channel keep up the great work 😃
Hey man, I appreciate that, but I believe your info is outdated. The algorithm is always changing and the most up to date info I have is that 6-8mins is the current sweet spot.
I think I'd also prefer to have a shorter higher quality video than a longer worse one that the algorithm likes more. Thanks so much!
Quality over quantity... It would be worse if he pad it with useless stuff just to make it longer.
Matt Roberts i agree with samuraiguitarist plus in my opinion the longer the video the less i want to watch it
I think the 10 minute thing is so popular because then you can fit in more ads.
Hey sensei :) would be awesome if you collab with music is win
It may happen sooner than you think ;-)
SenseiIsWin confirmed
OMG that'll be awesome
Itai Levy.617 Use a pencil and a elastic rubber to attach that pencil tightly to push the strings. #ProblemSolved
samuraiguitarist Really!!?
Great video!
Chopstick capo is some next level stuff man. 🤘🏻
The third prong fell off of my bass amp and it sounds awful now. That tip does not work!
Does *knot* work
Stop using that amp until you replace the power cable
monoprice sells the power cables for amps for really cheap. i bought like 5 for under $20US so when i have buddies over to play or inevitably lose one, i have a bunch of extras.
supernintendo64 Its a really cheap epiphone practice amp and Its not worth it
Tom Nook the amp may not be worth it, but your life is worth it. Don't use the amp until you replace the power cable. In a U. S. 120V three prong power cable you have the Line, or Hot wire which provides the voltage to the appliance, in this case your amp, this is a black wire, and it is connected to the right blade of the plug, when looking at the prong side of the plug, with the rounded "Ground" prong on the bottom. Next is the Neutral wire, which provides the return path to ground for the electricity coming in from the Line wire. The Neutral wire is white, and is connected to the left blade of the plug. The third wire is the Ground wire, and is connected to the rounded prong on the plug. The green wire is connected to the chassis of the amp, and provides a path to Ground should a short occur between the "Live side" of the electrical circuit and the chassis. This helps protect you from being hit by 120 VAC, at an average of 10-15 amps. It only takes 1/10th of one amp to stop the heart, and if you touch the "live" chassis, say to adjust the volume, or tone controls, the path-to-ground now travels from the chassis, through your arm, down your body while crossing your heart, and out the bottom of your feet. At the least it hurts, at worst it is deadly. I don't know your knowledge level on the subject, but should you want to know more about the basic wiring, and why it is important, you could start here:
www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.dummies.com/programming/electronics/components/alternating-current-in-electronics-hot-neutral-and-ground-wires/&ved=0ahUKEwilmcK2xtjVAhVC7yYKHc3DCxoQFgh6MBU&usg=AFQjCNEtkVFko2eQSL4610aF_UCOropgpQ
Straplocks.
3:42 remember to think about getting a clock with an LED display as many gigs or shows you’ll play will be dark and have lighting affects which can make it hard to read the clock
Use the rubber gaskets from flip top beer bottles as strap locks. You can find them on a Dutch beer called Grolsch. They work like a charm. And they're perfect for weird back side strap buttons on an SG for example. I wouldn't recommend doing guitar flips with them but your guitar will be secured. I don't recommend doing guitar flips period.
"Its perfectly straight"
Can't relate
Sorry I had to, it was an opportunity😂
Lmao bro I was thinking the same thing
Asian Jared Leto
How about using velcro stuck together (the sticky sides, not the hook sides) as harmonic dampeners or using the thin stuff as cable ties. Lots of videos telling you how to do it.
That free travel thing is soo cool!
Next video: how to wipe your own ass
*Good tips and tricks video*, keep it up, m8
I learned how to wrap a cable from sountech. Helps immensely
Damn brudda, You're good... A train on top of the game. Respect 🙏
gear ties are pretty dope for cables too. Relatively cheap and they aren't as inconvenient as twist ties. Cable straps are still bae though.