When I walk in, I become intimidated and will buy a guitar before plugging in. I'm 29 and have been playing since 94. I don't want to be that guy. I hate it.
For whatever reason the furtive way he looks around reminded me of the way some tigers do when they're about to investigate something or move one of their kills. You may look timid but I bet you're the most dangerous person there... :)
Shout out to guitar stores for tolerating our BS like this. I remember being 15 and going to guitar center with no money or intention on buying anything. Just grabbing whatever looked cool off the wall and jamming on the amps. Really helped me nail down what instruments are comfortable for me and gain a somewhat entry level understanding on operating amps/equipment.
Ha, the day I went looking for a Stratocaster; had a whole crowd gathered when I blasted off PROUD MARY with all of the bar chords sliding down the fingerboard! I told him I needed a narrow neck guitar to get a better sound!! WELL DONE, Jared!; You hold that guitar like a real PRO. You should hove been at the Brass Ring years ago, when Delaney and Bonnie were preforming there. I was working with Ben Benay on some originals arrangements; I played a few melodies for him on violin, and he knew I was teaching myself guitar; He said he wanted to show me something that the "guitarists like to use to impress the girls' with!" HE SHOWED ME THE BAR CHORD, ha the Major, the Minors, the 7th; (and yes, the C#Minorj, with a diminished 7th"....THEN he clamped a capo on; WOW Guitar made Easy! WHEN I SHOWED MY FEMALE FRIENDS AND STUDENTS THAT BAR CHORD sliding up and down the fingerboard, I think live band performances lost a major part of their screaming girl fans! Like to see you use that CHEATER BAR in some of your new videos! Have fun-And I was told that "cheater bar" was just a bar where people hung out to cheat on their spouses.!. "You're the Reason I'm Not Married!" "I Saw the Light" (with fake fiddles, ha!) "Why Are You Cheatin' on Me?" Heartaches " Acapella and "Opera at it's Worst!? "Your Fine Feathered Friends" fer som pickin' with a capo! FredGold&LyndaFaye
@@kiyoo3132 not all introverts are shy :-) Oh to inform you: there are different types of people. Some are more extroverted and have just a little introverted side, which they don't show, some are introverted and extroverted which depends on the environment(like friends where you are going insane or for example a class with attractive people where you go into shy mode) and then there are introverted people which may are very little extroverted :-)
I feel so seen with the shy beginner.. haha I was trying to buy my acoustic before even learning ANYTHING so I was literally just strumming strings so I could at least get a sense of it, and dude was like "let me hear what you got!" and I'm like "I got nothing I'll go now thanks" lol
Similar situation to me :D I went for an amp, as I got an electric guitar a few weeks ago, and the store guy just went "Alright, lets hear it!" and I'm like "Uhm, I started a couple weeks ago and know a grand total of 3 half-riffs" :D
My first experience was GREAT.. I already had a guitar from a friend so I learned with that.. When I wanted to try other guitars, I went to good ole' Guitar Center.. It was so loud! The first song I learned was 'Teen Spirit'.. It was easy and didn't hurt to play.. I played it in Guitar Center, my first time ever in public and people grouped around me! I had my first concert! It felt awesome to turn around and see a bunch of people, including GIRLS!!!!!, watching me play... When I walked in, it was the most intimidating place I've EVER been... I walked out a rock god! lol
That was me. I was just looking for a western guitar, that fits me. I'm a small person and just wanted a guitar that don't hurt my upper arm while playing. The nice seller understand and reached me different ones. But I was so shy to try because I couldn't play a single chord.
@@thecloofer1255 Wait what do you mean I was agreeing because I am one of those people too- I am scared to death of making a mistake and everyone being like 👀👀👀
@@Jay-yo1yx ha! I meant that in that I was agreeing with you. The employee was cruel for turning up the volume. Sorry for the confusion! Solidarity! Lol
2:51 if there's one thing i love as much as my family, it's that twangy fender tone. Jared found the tone of my dreams😂 Seriously, I want to marry my fender telecaster😍
I owned a music store for 4 years, this is so spot on hilarious. On the flip side, I opened the store because I got sick of going to a store, wanting to play a guitar. The guy working at the store would shred, then hand it off to the customer. This happened in every store I went into. So I opened my own store.
@@Soldano999 Ha, the day I went looking for a Stratocaster; had a whole crowd gathered when I blasted off PROUD MARY with all of the bar chords sliding down the fingerboard! I told him I needed a narrow neck guitar to get a better sound!! WELL DONE, Jared!; You hold that guitar like a real PRO. You should hove been at the Brass Ring years ago, when Delaney and Bonnie were preforming there. I was working with Ben Benay on some originals arrangements; I played a few melodies for him on violin, and he knew I was teaching myself guitar; He said he wanted to show me something that the "guitarists like to use to impress the girls' with!" HE SHOWED ME THE BAR CHORD, ha the Major, the Minors, the 7th; (and yes, the C#Minorj, with a diminished 7th"....THEN he clamped a capo on; WOW Guitar made Easy! WHEN I SHOWED MY FEMALE FRIENDS AND STUDENTS THAT BAR CHORD sliding up and down the fingerboard, I think live band performances lost a major part of their screaming girl fans! Like to see you use that CHEATER BAR in some of your new videos! Have fun-And I was told that "cheater bar" was just a bar where people hung out to cheat on their spouses.!. "You're the Reason I'm Not Married!" "I Saw the Light" (with fake fiddles, ha!) "Why Are You Cheatin' on Me?" Heartaches " Acapella and "Opera at it's Worst!? "Your Fine Feathered Friends" fer som pickin' with a capo! FredGold&LyndaFaye
hahah this happened to me when i got my first guitar. the guy shredded on it and handed it to me... and i was hooked. I was way more than a shy beginner. I just wanted to learn from scratch, so having the possibilities laid on to me at that moment was eye opener
Yeah me too. Mainly cause I don't like playing/noodling loudly in public. It's tough to try out an amp with a guitar and have it be quiet. You don't want to "that guy" at guitar center who plays way too loud. I believe in not intruding on people's ears.
Great stuff. One inaccuracy though: I doubt an employee would mock a beginner. Being guitar lovers, we are always happy seeing new people wanting to learn the instrument.
Felt the same way when I was in a GC playing Cannibal Corpse and Nevermore trying out some guitars, while some older dude was busting out Randy Rhoads style licks and riffs like it was no one’s business. I feel his playing was more welcome in the store.
@@coffinfeeder7732 I think that has a lot to do with it. I don't feel like I'm shy as in embarrassed, but rather I'm trying to be courteous. I am pretty heavily punk rock influenced and feel like unless it's what you're paying or expecting to see, it can be kind of intrusive. So I head to the acoustic room at GC while it's left unattended!
Yea it's weird isn't it..... I played over 30 years.... and can still feel sometimes "low confidence" in the guitar shop lol.... I guess its something we do mostly on our own.... hence being nervous around other skilled or even beginner players can be nerve wracking.... and fingers become jelly 😂....
Love to see a video about the 10 types of guitar store staff. There’s the confidence destroyer, who demoes his own skill instead of the instrument, then the too busy dude who will get to you when they’ve finished inventorying the picks, or the simply too cool to speak to customers dude who is talking to the other cool store staff and ignoring you, the one who can’t stop saying “dude” or “bro” the condescending git who starts a conversation with barely concealed contempt for your musical choices. List goes on 😂
Lemme ask you something, has this happened to you? As either rhythm or lead guitarist have you ever been playing and feel your confidence getting higher for whatever reason (trust me it happens especially when try something new) some asshole two amps away gears up and cranks that bitch just enough to be slightly louder than you and begins to play faster and flashier as if to taunt you, AND IT WORKS. (Notice how I didn't use the word better)
@@jamie6506 Idk man, but remember I used the word flash and not better, because (in my opinion at least) I'll take rhythm or even a simple solo over shredding any day (before anyone feels like pulling someone like Dimebag outta their ass and "call me out" His best solos are much simple in comparison to some modern guitarists that I've come across in these shops, don't ask me to name em because I didn't take the time to memorize something I didn't enjoy)
when i was looking to buy my first bass the lady sat me down next to a man who was clearly a professional, playing like a 4k bass and i had never even touched one prior to that i was MORTIFIED he ended up turning around, tuning the guitar for me, and even teaching me how to play a few basic things, and i ended up buying it a few weeks later. I still wish I could go back and thank him.
When i bought was buying my bass i was too shy to play them and some guy offered to "play it so i could hear it from a listeners perspective", I asked him to play certain songs on two or three different bass so i could hear them. He really saved me
Man I feel that. For the love of god, surfing with the alien etc, disappears and I only just remember how to play enter sandman or smoke on the water 😂
I'm the dad that loves metal and supporting his 10 year old son in his quest to become a guitar lord. So I go into the store and listen to everything the dudes behind the counter tell me because the only musical history I have was playing drums in concert band and singing in a hard core punk band during the 90s. I already understand I know nothing... but I love everything.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I walked into a guitar store and had the honor of seeing the next up and coming Jake E. Lee trying out a Gibson or Fender, and then never seeing them again.
"The Pick Thief" doesn't actually exist. What you're referring to are the Pick Goblins. They can't be seen because they instantly disappear when you look at them, and their entire purpose in life is to hoard as many picks as possible. Many a guitarist has known the plague that is the Pick Goblins, and the only way to prevent them from stealing all your picks is _to buy more picks._
I’ve got a friend in his 40s that is an incredible musician that used to play Go-go music in a band in DC back in the day. He personally doesn’t own a single instrument, but plays keyboards, bass, and drums equally well. He also plays completely by ear. He has no idea what notes he’s playing but everything he plays at the very least sounds like it’s perfect. I asked him how he keeps his skills up if he doesn’t own an instrument, and he said he stops at the Guitar Center that’s a few blocks away a couple of times a week and they let him play whatever he wants for as long as he wants. I ended up going there with him once one evening when we got off work early. We walk in the store, and the entire staff lit up the second he walked in. One guy said “Hey Mark, come check this out!” and they had a vintage Fender electric piano someone had brought in to sell on consignment. Mark walks over and starts ripping all these Ray Charles tunes out of it, and sounds completely FANTASTIC!! He’s playing for about an hour straight, and everyone in the store has come over to watch and listen to him play. I’m talking at least 30 people. Eventually one woman comes over and gives him her card and asks if she can book him to play at a wine tasting party she’s having at her place. He told her he didn’t own a keyboard, and she immediately asked if she could rent the Fender he was playing. They said they couldn’t rent that one, but they had another one very similar to it she could rent. Mark was like “Yeah, I’ve played that one a bunch of times…” Apparently he got booked out of that store 2 a month or so and used their rental a bunch of times. She asked him if he knew some R&B tune I don’t remember the name of, and he just played it, never having played it before in his entire life. Later on I asked him how he did that, and he going on about he pretty much has a photograph memory for music, and he sees the notes being played as a color in his head, and he knows where that color lives on the keyboard or on the neck of a bass and just goes to it. It was pretty cool to see.
My father played guitar all his adult life (I was his best student) I took him to a guitar store when he was in his late 80s and, true to form, he sat down and wanted to try a few of the axes…I put an ES 335 in his hands and he started playing standards in his Jazzy chord & melody style; head down & oblivious to the crowd gathering around him many of whom probably never heard anyone play like that in such an informal setting; quite a departure from the usual guy making noise as he butchered Whole Lotta Love on the fluorescent green Ibanez; everyone in the shop exploded in applause after he hit his last major 7th glissando; he was pleasantly surprised & humble but did compare the Gibson negatively to his beloved ‘65 Epiphone Casino which is now mine (dad played ‘til he passed @ age 95)
Lol thanks! I have only been playing for 8 or 9 months and now I'm playing for my church band😆😫 Acoustic guitar is the first insterment I have ever played😳
@@saltissalty3833 its a lot of fun😉 I was tempted to give up but im glad I stuck to it! Once you get the basics down your start to learn real fast good luck!
@@saltissalty3833 The first year (give or take) is the hardest part of learning guitar. If you can stick with it that long you have it licked. I used to just strum chords while watching TV, just to get used to switching chords & not watching my fingers. Any time with the guitar in your hands is good. Good Luck!
Lowkey do love the questions guy becuase they just fucking love music and are happy to be there. Even if its annoying sometimes its always a positive experience
Don’t be shy at guitar stores, beginner or not. The workers there are there to help not tear you down, don’t be afraid to talk. I’ve seen about 1,000 comments about being shy.
@@beaner203 Your best bet is to go talk to a worker and ask them what would be a good guitar for a beginner. And remember, take your time in a store better come back another day than buy a guitar in a hurry. It's not fun if it's not a guitar you want to play!
imagine you’re walking into a guitar store, and you hear this otherworldly sound. you wonder “what is happening? is this place a portal to another universe?” turns out while walking around you see a pedal enthusiast just screwing around
I remember buying a Squire Bullet Strat to take apart and make a new guitar out of, and the guy who was helping me out was like "Do you want to play it to make sure you like it?" And I was like "Nah, it's good." (Plus, I've already bought one before.) After I bought it, he let me know I had free tune-ups for a year. Which, I guess was good to know, in case I screwed up building my own guitar.
@@Vigilante311 Long and McQuade in the North side of Saskatoon. It's my main music shop that I go to. I actually just got some Ernie Ball strings from that place yesterday for the guitar I made.
I probably took "shy guitar" guy to the another level. I'd researched the crap out of various guitar models online, watch RUclipss, etc. Then go to the store and play one tab riff and one chord riff. If I didn't like it, I'd go home and repeat the process until I found one that did what I expected both in sound and comfort. Then I'd ask store to check out, inquire about the additional cost for guitar case, and go on my way. The entire experience would be In an out within 15 min. Being in stores like this around actual good guitarists can be intimidating. So I try to go in and out as quickly as possible. Exactly what I did with my most recent guitar purchase. I have not been back for about 5 years since the guitar still sounds great and is decently maintained.
Amen, I didn't know anything about amps and trusted the wizards tending the shop to make the string music thingy work, when I bought one the guy told me I could do that and I felt like such an idiot.
3:13 "One Riff Guy" cracked me up. I worked in a guitar shop for a short while in the early 90's and pretty much every kid that picked up a guitar would play that riff over and over again. I've only recently gotten to the point where I can actually listen to the song. You missed the "I can get that cheaper online guy"
@@Rogeramirez LOL...I thought that was just a joke from the "Wayne's World" movie. I don't think I heard that song at all when I worked at the guitar shop, but I felt like putting one up for "Enter Sandman."
One of the things that puts me off going to a guitar shop is trying something and then disappointing the shop staff because I want to get it cheaper online.
@@SamOwenI I agree. I try not to be that guy...or any of them for that matter, but I've probably been guilty of all...except the dude with no respect. I'm very careful in a guitar shop. Usually if it's not far off I'll get it just because of the convenience of it being right there.
@@moistressVT I think what made Enter Sandman worse was the fact that it's really not that complicated of a riff so most anyone could learn it, so it didn't matter if they were new at playing or not. I'm sure many early 90s metal fans would admit that's the first riff they learned to play.
Ifs just I remember a time when I was afraid to let music be heard because I was the shy beginner.. and I had people make fun of me.. we should enforce lifting us up... I mean cmon people I another 20 years it will be all midi and computer... no artist.. because they were 2 shy and afraid..
Hillarious video. I remember stores where banners on the wall quoted "No Stairway to heaven, No Smoke on the Water" and more. I walked into a specialized Bass Guitar Store in Frankfurt once, just to see what they caried. Two guys were having a Blues session and the staff clearly had a difficult time. They had a Status Bass on display with the usual Traee Elliot Stack sitting right beside it. Asked if I could have a go with the Status, to which they happily agreed. Some Mark King Lines later the Blues Session was over. Staff was very happy and me as well, having been able to at least have a go with the Bass of my dreams. 😀
these videos were my childhood man now i’ve rediscovered you guys bc of stevie t another childhood yt i haven’t watched in years and he had a dragged under song and broken halos brought me to the band and i love it. can’t wait to share the amazing music w my family. hope you’re doing good jared, thank you bro for everything you were a huge influence on me for so long. and i love it so much bc i don’t have too much from my childhood that was special to me at least compared to others but your videos and other guys too really filled a gap in my heart. i love how your videos are a great example of how creators hold so much power in the content they create. the pedal guy with the les paul is the best example the entire skit the noises you made 7 years ago ring through my head like i’ve heard it a trillion times. but in an old friend kinda way. my point is when you’re filming a video that’s raw in nature and you may take more than one take but you can’t really grasp that every single action will be extremely significant in someone else’s life. probably a big part of why i love music. and so are you you’re a goofy guy who loves music that’s exactly who i was as a kid lol i love the videos man you really made me who i am today fr.
I mean it's part of customer service you're supposed to talk to people and relate to people. But I could only imagine pretty much douchebags like this going in there.
Kazekage basic customer service probably. Honestly I’m a drummer with hardly any knowledge on other instruments, (at least at the time of hire) and they had no problem starting me right away and having me sell guitars. Probably depends on the store as well
TheAngeee Benjieee tbh dude I have no idea. I went in as a drummer looking to just sell drums. I’m really not that knowledgeable on guitars. I don’t work at GC anymore 😂
There's a guy who works at the Guitar Center in Omaha who every single time I'm in there, just has to say something to me about how loud I'm playing even though I just played one note. Its not like its my fault that the first amp I plugged into was already turned up just loud enough that he can't hear the phone ringing.
I used to be somewhat like the shy beginner, but my local guitar center basically thinks of me as a regular face, and I really enjoy being there because of the friendly environment there, and I always play a ton, got like 2 of my favorite guitars there too
This is gold!!!! After playing bass for around 4 years, I’m the try different basses but nothing sounds better than my Warwick bass guy. Definitely feel the beginner from years ago. Very entertaining video.
Proud to say that, after 3 years, I've moved past the Shy Beginner phase. Now I'm the I'm-Going-To-Sit-In-A-Corner-And-Play-Whatever-The-Hell-I-Want-As-Terribly-As-I-Want-Without-Any-Shame Guy Progress.
Im the shy beginner and when the assistant stares at me I get intimidated and I end up buying whatever and comes home regretting what I bought and begging my parents to buy another guitar since I didn't like the first one I bought. Fok
weoweearth Same here dude. 5 hot girls at a party asked if could play something for them. I was like shit i can't even play when my best friend ask me.
Lol that moment you show up in front of like 100 people thinking it'll be fine and you'll think of things to play, only to find out you really can't play much and are actually not very good at all...yeah it's just me right? :$
This has nothing to do with the video but i'm not a native english speaker and i remember watching this video years ago and not even understanding half of it and now everything's clear to me, it's so satisfying
I know what you mean man, when Ozzy was looking for a new guitar player back in 87 in came down to ZAKK and me. I actually beat ZAKK in the head cutting dual, but Sharon liked ZAKK's hair better so he got the gig.
Will Walters do you mean rhythm guitarists? And wdym they don’t get laid? Lmao Motley Crue? Steel Panther, Bruv Metallica?! There were ALoT of Rhythm guitarists that got pus all the time.
Dude knowing the worth of guitars and caring for instruments... it hurts me so much when a guitar, specifically, gets hurt bro. I love playing and it HURTS
well in defense of the guy that's done his homework, almost every guitar source tells newbies to do their homework first so they know what strings, pups, tuners ECT that they need for their guitar before they go in. that being said my gc has awesome people who I enjoy getting opinions from.
Steve B that's not what this is, Steve. It's a new player who's about to learn the hard way that 1.) you won't play and sound like your influences by having a carbon copy of their rig 2.) trying that is lame as shit, and 3.) the gear costs a lot more than the money their parents gave them.
I work at a used and rare bookstore and SO much of this transfers over. The amount of people who go straight to the antique leather-bound books and start grabbing them when there’s clearly a sight saying they range from $100-$3000…. Unless you are seriously considering on spending the money for a product: Do. Not. Touch.
The Shy beginner is so on point. When I was just starting and literally knew nothing at all yet, the guitar center employee cranked up the amp loud when I was trying out guitars for the very first time in my life 😂
Happened to me too, but it was on drums. I sit down to mess around, not knowing anything about how to actually sound good, and some lady walks up with her kid and was like “watch this honey, he’ll show you how it’s done!” It was very awkward. Lol
I know, but with me the store was with no customers and so all the employees came to me and wanted watch me and I was just starting to learn how to play 😂
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When i walk in guitar store i magically forgot all the chords and what's my name
I never have this problem, you can't forget what you don't know in the first place ;)
Hhaha me too😂
When I walk in, I become intimidated and will buy a guitar before plugging in. I'm 29 and have been playing since 94. I don't want to be that guy. I hate it.
Jelena Trisic same! I get so nervous playing around other people, that I just blank out.
Same haha i turn into the 1 riff guy 🤣🤣😂😂🤘🏼🎸
The shy beginner one hit too close to home
Same
Introvert problems, I also am shy
For whatever reason the furtive way he looks around reminded me of the way some tigers do when they're about to investigate something or move one of their kills.
You may look timid but I bet you're the most dangerous person there... :)
When the guy ran away laughing... ouch.
I knoooooow dude, I'm still a novice and I honestly would probably have to buy the guitar first and take it home just to test it 😩
Im a drummer, not a guitar player, but when he dropped that guitar....
No.......
High five from a fellow drummer
Rocky Leasdale me too dude!
I appreciate you bro
I know I cringed so hard especially because my dad is a guitar player and he’s done that once with his Wolfgang. (Also hello fellow drummer)
Yeah that's not cool. Rock on people ✊
Shout out to guitar stores for tolerating our BS like this. I remember being 15 and going to guitar center with no money or intention on buying anything. Just grabbing whatever looked cool off the wall and jamming on the amps. Really helped me nail down what instruments are comfortable for me and gain a somewhat entry level understanding on operating amps/equipment.
So a time waster then :)
@@Soldano999dude get off your high horse he was 15
Ha, the day I went looking for a Stratocaster; had a whole crowd gathered when I blasted off PROUD MARY with all of the bar chords sliding down the fingerboard! I told him I needed a narrow neck guitar to get a better sound!!
WELL DONE, Jared!; You hold that guitar like a real PRO. You should hove been at the Brass Ring years ago, when Delaney and Bonnie were preforming there. I was working with Ben Benay on some originals arrangements; I played a few melodies for him on violin, and he knew I was teaching myself guitar; He said he wanted to show me something that the "guitarists like to use to impress the girls' with!" HE SHOWED ME THE BAR CHORD, ha the Major, the Minors, the 7th; (and yes, the C#Minorj, with a diminished 7th"....THEN he clamped a capo on; WOW Guitar made Easy! WHEN I SHOWED MY FEMALE FRIENDS AND STUDENTS THAT BAR CHORD sliding up and down the fingerboard, I think live band performances lost a major part of their screaming girl fans!
Like to see you use that CHEATER BAR in some of your new videos!
Have fun-And I was told that "cheater bar" was just a bar where people hung out to cheat on their spouses.!.
"You're the Reason I'm Not Married!"
"I Saw the Light" (with fake fiddles, ha!)
"Why Are You Cheatin' on Me?"
Heartaches " Acapella and
"Opera at it's Worst!?
"Your Fine Feathered Friends" fer som pickin' with a capo!
FredGold&LyndaFaye
@@kieferrea4819 i was just kidding. That's a humoristic video we all fit one or several of these categories.
That’s important marketing. The enthusiastic teenagers are the customers of tomorrow.
The shy beginner one feels like a personal attack
The shy beginners is just an introvert; I know because I'm a introvert.
Dude I felt super called out.
Lol that was totally me
@@kiyoo3132 not all introverts are shy :-)
Oh to inform you: there are different types of people. Some are more extroverted and have just a little introverted side, which they don't show, some are introverted and extroverted which depends on the environment(like friends where you are going insane or for example a class with attractive people where you go into shy mode) and then there are introverted people which may are very little extroverted :-)
@@americanteehee5699 I am
Imagine all of these dudes being in the same store at the same time
*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*
a.k.a. what I experienced at Guitar Center about a month ago
Lol yeah that's life at a big guitar center
Let's just burn down the store with everyone in it.
@@oferzilberman5049 I'll take the guitars first. Then we can burn it down
Once I was shy beginner. Now, I am one riff guy.
Maybe someday I'll learn to play
Harrison Lane lolol
No better time to learn than now
Wish u luck
Don't quit. 1 riff will turn into 2 and so on. Just wait till you get to the Dimebag phase, it's awesome.
I think that’s 99% of us 😆
I feel so seen with the shy beginner.. haha I was trying to buy my acoustic before even learning ANYTHING so I was literally just strumming strings so I could at least get a sense of it, and dude was like "let me hear what you got!" and I'm like "I got nothing I'll go now thanks" lol
Similar situation to me :D I went for an amp, as I got an electric guitar a few weeks ago, and the store guy just went "Alright, lets hear it!" and I'm like "Uhm, I started a couple weeks ago and know a grand total of 3 half-riffs" :D
Everyone starts somewhere! Your stories are very relatable.
Ended up buying a Gibson Les Paul without trying it since I was still learning. Didnt want to be judged or talked into playing lol.
My first experience was GREAT.. I already had a guitar from a friend so I learned with that.. When I wanted to try other guitars, I went to good ole' Guitar Center.. It was so loud! The first song I learned was 'Teen Spirit'.. It was easy and didn't hurt to play.. I played it in Guitar Center, my first time ever in public and people grouped around me! I had my first concert! It felt awesome to turn around and see a bunch of people, including GIRLS!!!!!, watching me play... When I walked in, it was the most intimidating place I've EVER been... I walked out a rock god! lol
That was me. I was just looking for a western guitar, that fits me. I'm a small person and just wanted a guitar that don't hurt my upper arm while playing.
The nice seller understand and reached me different ones. But I was so shy to try because I couldn't play a single chord.
Man, that Shy Beginner one. I felt myself shrinking when the other guy was like, "Here, I'll turn that up for you."
Oh my god same like NO IM FINE I CAN HEAR IT JUST FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE AHAHAHA 😅😅😅
@@Jay-yo1yx that was just cruel. I have totally been that guy. (still am)
@@thecloofer1255 Wait what do you mean I was agreeing because I am one of those people too- I am scared to death of making a mistake and everyone being like 👀👀👀
@@Jay-yo1yx ha! I meant that in that I was agreeing with you. The employee was cruel for turning up the volume. Sorry for the confusion! Solidarity! Lol
@@thecloofer1255 OHHH okay okay I didn't know which tone you meant it in lmaooo- Sorry about that!
when he dropped the guitar I died a little inside
Icepaw40 i think everyone did, when bands on rock concert smash their guitar im like: WHYY NOOOO WHYYU such a boutifull guitarr...
same
Icepaw40 i thougt i was the only one lol
Icepaw40 same
yea. felt the same
The “one riff guy” killed me when he done the banjo 😂
MrGashead321 what’s the name of that song?
@@ShadowShroud05 Metallica Enter sandman
2:51 if there's one thing i love as much as my family, it's that twangy fender tone. Jared found the tone of my dreams😂 Seriously, I want to marry my fender telecaster😍
Lamb God that’s a little weird but it does have a good sound
@@charliel3248 I've been called weird since my first years of primary school😂 Come on it sounds SEXY though😂
I owned a music store for 4 years, this is so spot on hilarious. On the flip side, I opened the store because I got sick of going to a store, wanting to play a guitar. The guy working at the store would shred, then hand it off to the customer. This happened in every store I went into. So I opened my own store.
Yeah many of these guys lack basic commercial skills.
Like asking people what they're looking for and if they have a budget.
@@Soldano999 Ha, the day I went looking for a Stratocaster; had a whole crowd gathered when I blasted off PROUD MARY with all of the bar chords sliding down the fingerboard! I told him I needed a narrow neck guitar to get a better sound!!
WELL DONE, Jared!; You hold that guitar like a real PRO. You should hove been at the Brass Ring years ago, when Delaney and Bonnie were preforming there. I was working with Ben Benay on some originals arrangements; I played a few melodies for him on violin, and he knew I was teaching myself guitar; He said he wanted to show me something that the "guitarists like to use to impress the girls' with!" HE SHOWED ME THE BAR CHORD, ha the Major, the Minors, the 7th; (and yes, the C#Minorj, with a diminished 7th"....THEN he clamped a capo on; WOW Guitar made Easy! WHEN I SHOWED MY FEMALE FRIENDS AND STUDENTS THAT BAR CHORD sliding up and down the fingerboard, I think live band performances lost a major part of their screaming girl fans!
Like to see you use that CHEATER BAR in some of your new videos!
Have fun-And I was told that "cheater bar" was just a bar where people hung out to cheat on their spouses.!.
"You're the Reason I'm Not Married!"
"I Saw the Light" (with fake fiddles, ha!)
"Why Are You Cheatin' on Me?"
Heartaches " Acapella and
"Opera at it's Worst!?
"Your Fine Feathered Friends" fer som pickin' with a capo!
FredGold&LyndaFaye
hahah this happened to me when i got my first guitar. the guy shredded on it and handed it to me... and i was hooked. I was way more than a shy beginner. I just wanted to learn from scratch, so having the possibilities laid on to me at that moment was eye opener
Played for 10 years, played tons of live shows.
Still the shy beginner.
Austin Lawson o
it’s all about not finding someone better than you in there man
same lol minus the shows
20 years of playing behind and still the shy guy
Yeah me too. Mainly cause I don't like playing/noodling loudly in public. It's tough to try out an amp with a guitar and have it be quiet. You don't want to "that guy" at guitar center who plays way too loud. I believe in not intruding on people's ears.
I’m not a beginner at some instruments, but I still act like the shy beginner when someone walks by.
Same here I get way to nervous !
yeah it sucks because i wanna have my privacy
Joaquín Koller some people just don’t understand that 🤷🏻♂️
It's ok guys it"s better not to show off
Same. I’m decent in my room, but once someone watches me I get self conscious and my mind goes blank. 😩
The ‘one riff guy’ hit home for me. I like maintaining eye contact with random people while repeatedly playing the Come As You Are intro.
J Falcon you can't be serious....
MEEEEEEEEEEE AAAAAAJSJSJSHHSHS
Bold 🤣🤣 that was the first riff I learned as well
Now that. That was a personal attack
I was the "two riff guy" at one point
Great stuff. One inaccuracy though: I doubt an employee would mock a beginner. Being guitar lovers, we are always happy seeing new people wanting to learn the instrument.
he did not mock him he just get sick after hearing that :D
Yeah, just say you are a beginner and need some advices with x budget. I bet they will help you with all their hearts.
this isn't realistic
there aren't 3 kids playing different drum sets in the next room
Mj F bro ikr!
Electronic ones too.
Ummmmm. I wasn’t here
lmao that is so true
Now hang on that describes me hard
The guy who comes in everyday, looks at everything for hours, doesn’t talk to anyone and goes home and buys everything cheaper online.
Enda Coughlan honestly talking to people is my favorite thing about guitar stores
That’s me. But living of min wage is hard :(. I would buy from my local store if I could but they are pretty pricey unfortunately.
Definitely me
That’s definitely my dad😂😂
Checking the prices first
Been playing for 15 years. Have no stage fright or issues playing shows, but at the guitar shop I'm still feel like the "shy beginner"
Felt the same way when I was in a GC playing Cannibal Corpse and Nevermore trying out some guitars, while some older dude was busting out Randy Rhoads style licks and riffs like it was no one’s business. I feel his playing was more welcome in the store.
@@coffinfeeder7732 I think that has a lot to do with it. I don't feel like I'm shy as in embarrassed, but rather I'm trying to be courteous. I am pretty heavily punk rock influenced and feel like unless it's what you're paying or expecting to see, it can be kind of intrusive. So I head to the acoustic room at GC while it's left unattended!
This
Yea it's weird isn't it..... I played over 30 years.... and can still feel sometimes "low confidence" in the guitar shop lol....
I guess its something we do mostly on our own.... hence being nervous around other skilled or even beginner players can be nerve wracking.... and fingers become jelly 😂....
I would never ever attempt to play in these stores. I'd rather just buy the instrument and go. 😂
Love to see a video about the 10 types of guitar store staff. There’s the confidence destroyer, who demoes his own skill instead of the instrument, then the too busy dude who will get to you when they’ve finished inventorying the picks, or the simply too cool to speak to customers dude who is talking to the other cool store staff and ignoring you, the one who can’t stop saying “dude” or “bro” the condescending git who starts a conversation with barely concealed contempt for your musical choices. List goes on 😂
I lost it with the Sandman riff played on the banjo.
Same
More like Enter Alabama
Try Todd Taylor playing crazy train banjo
Rob Scallon approves
The ukulele one also lits
“Shy beginner”
Yes. I play in the safety of my home where I won’t get judged 😂
Only he without riff can cast the fir.... wait... uhhhhh and I bet you're better than me. Cause I can't play lol
Same😂
That is 100% me haha
Fuck I felt attacked when I saw that
same..
>Played guitar for five years
>Acts like a shy beginner because other guitarists are scary
I just....I’ve never related to something so much
Yup
Lemme ask you something, has this happened to you? As either rhythm or lead guitarist have you ever been playing and feel your confidence getting higher for whatever reason (trust me it happens especially when try something new) some asshole two amps away gears up and cranks that bitch just enough to be slightly louder than you and begins to play faster and flashier as if to taunt you, AND IT WORKS. (Notice how I didn't use the word better)
Marinko The_Uncanny67th It happens quite often. Trumpet players like to pull that one, too. Why are people like this?
@@jamie6506 Idk man, but remember I used the word flash and not better, because (in my opinion at least) I'll take rhythm or even a simple solo over shredding any day (before anyone feels like pulling someone like Dimebag outta their ass and "call me out" His best solos are much simple in comparison to some modern guitarists that I've come across in these shops, don't ask me to name em because I didn't take the time to memorize something I didn't enjoy)
when i was looking to buy my first bass the lady sat me down next to a man who was clearly a professional, playing like a 4k bass and i had never even touched one prior to that i was MORTIFIED
he ended up turning around, tuning the guitar for me, and even teaching me how to play a few basic things, and i ended up buying it a few weeks later.
I still wish I could go back and thank him.
When i bought was buying my bass i was too shy to play them and some guy offered to "play it so i could hear it from a listeners perspective", I asked him to play certain songs on two or three different bass so i could hear them. He really saved me
Ahh you met the bass goblin. He’s a mystical creature but he always senses when he’s needed and shows up just in time!😊
Don't lie we've all been the one riff guy for at least a month in our lives.
But at least it actually felt like the "watch me shred guy" despite being shit hahahaha
@@XxXBlocPartyXxX haha, playing sunshine of your love or smoke on the water over and over again😂 "watch me shred"
Yea when i started guitar i played "perfect" by ed sheeran for one whole month lol
not me, I never actually bothered to learn any songs, i played my own stuff from a day one;
I can relate 😂
When he said "gtfo" I could hear the anguish in his voice
Wolfie Shadowslps that was the sound of a broken soul
Wolfie Shadowslps we all could
I know it sounded so real.
It sounded like he was holding back his laughter as well some how as well
That's... the point
Me at home: *skill of James Hetfield, John Petrucci, Synyster Gates and Jimi Hendrix combined*
Me in guitar store: *can't play smoke on water*
Nothing to worry man he jus holds different guitars but you holds precious earned skills to play them
i have the same thing but with drums
me at home: can play tom sawyer and hot for teacher
me while shopping for drums: can't play yesterday
so true
Same but in front of anyone
Man I feel that. For the love of god, surfing with the alien etc, disappears and I only just remember how to play enter sandman or smoke on the water 😂
I'm the dad that loves metal and supporting his 10 year old son in his quest to become a guitar lord. So I go into the store and listen to everything the dudes behind the counter tell me because the only musical history I have was playing drums in concert band and singing in a hard core punk band during the 90s. I already understand I know nothing... but I love everything.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I walked into a guitar store and had the honor of seeing the next up and coming Jake E. Lee trying out a Gibson or Fender, and then never seeing them again.
Haha! Every time I pass into a guitar store "Philip Nakas" I look at instruments. My favourite instruments are guitars
Who is Jake E Lee?
Why don't you have enough money? Due to coronovarious or something else?
@@marialenaho5249 Ozzys old guitarist
I guess that they just check out the instrument and than they buy it online for eshop price.
"The Pick Thief" doesn't actually exist.
What you're referring to are the Pick Goblins.
They can't be seen because they instantly disappear when you look at them, and their entire purpose in life is to hoard as many picks as possible.
Many a guitarist has known the plague that is the Pick Goblins, and the only way to prevent them from stealing all your picks is _to buy more picks._
That just gives us more to steal
_Hehehehehe_
@@Stormfire1777 I'm coming for you
@@arjun.1751 we will keep coming back. there is no escape
It’s an accident I swear
I could feel everyone gasp and cringe when that guitar dropped
Exotic Excision sameeee
ruclips.net/video/wUtXr6yZFHM/видео.html watch this guy's face go from "haha" to "😱"
I'm sure it was the cheapest guitar they had, but I still cringed pretty hard. And I cant even play guitar lol
No, since this is my 582nd time watching this video I’ve gotten used to it
I used to have a stagg Les Paul copy and when I was practicing with it one day I put it on my guitar stand and it fell down splitting the neck in 2
I’ve got a friend in his 40s that is an incredible musician that used to play Go-go music in a band in DC back in the day. He personally doesn’t own a single instrument, but plays keyboards, bass, and drums equally well. He also plays completely by ear. He has no idea what notes he’s playing but everything he plays at the very least sounds like it’s perfect.
I asked him how he keeps his skills up if he doesn’t own an instrument, and he said he stops at the Guitar Center that’s a few blocks away a couple of times a week and they let him play whatever he wants for as long as he wants.
I ended up going there with him once one evening when we got off work early. We walk in the store, and the entire staff lit up the second he walked in. One guy said “Hey Mark, come check this out!” and they had a vintage Fender electric piano someone had brought in to sell on consignment.
Mark walks over and starts ripping all these Ray Charles tunes out of it, and sounds completely FANTASTIC!! He’s playing for about an hour straight, and everyone in the store has come over to watch and listen to him play. I’m talking at least 30 people. Eventually one woman comes over and gives him her card and asks if she can book him to play at a wine tasting party she’s having at her place. He told her he didn’t own a keyboard, and she immediately asked if she could rent the Fender he was playing. They said they couldn’t rent that one, but they had another one very similar to it she could rent. Mark was like “Yeah, I’ve played that one a bunch of times…” Apparently he got booked out of that store 2 a month or so and used their rental a bunch of times.
She asked him if he knew some R&B tune I don’t remember the name of, and he just played it, never having played it before in his entire life.
Later on I asked him how he did that, and he going on about he pretty much has a photograph memory for music, and he sees the notes being played as a color in his head, and he knows where that color lives on the keyboard or on the neck of a bass and just goes to it.
It was pretty cool to see.
Did she sleep with him too?
“Get two for the price of seven”
Sounds like a great deal to me
Ill take it
gibson marketing team
6:58 fingrrrrrrrr
🤣
3:30
0:59 you can see he is holding himself from going back, we all know the pain of letting a guitar hit the ground
On the strings too
Not to mention the sound of a headstock crack...
We all know.
My dog always knocks down my bass and it’s pain
@@woahthere7895 my friends laid it on the ground and it almost got stepped on
I did not let them touch it again
After working at guitar center for years, I can confirm that all of these stereotypes are completely accurate.
former gc employee here too. and the regular people don’t ever really get it.
@@paulk1181 guitar center isn’t a real guitar store. It’s music Walmart.
@@kishascape gatekeep much?
@@kishascape I found one that had a loud room with a Mesa Triple Rectifier in it. That is how you sell axes.
@@kishascape then what is
My father played guitar all his adult life (I was his best student) I took him to a guitar store when he was in his late 80s and, true to form, he sat down and wanted to try a few of the axes…I put an ES 335 in his hands and he started playing standards in his Jazzy chord & melody style; head down & oblivious to the crowd gathering around him many of whom probably never heard anyone play like that in such an informal setting; quite a departure from the usual guy making noise as he butchered Whole Lotta Love on the fluorescent green Ibanez; everyone in the shop exploded in applause after he hit his last major 7th glissando; he was pleasantly surprised & humble but did compare the Gibson negatively to his beloved ‘65 Epiphone Casino which is now mine (dad played ‘til he passed @ age 95)
Ahhhhh so you’re the Story guy
Cool story!
sweet story
I like your story! Wish my Dad cared about me growing up like yours must have
To all the shy beginners: any "good" player has been there. Stick with it, the rewards are worth it!
Lol thanks! I have only been playing for 8 or 9 months and now I'm playing for my church band😆😫
Acoustic guitar is the first insterment I have ever played😳
I'm getting my first guitar tomorrow. It's going to be hundreds of hours of practices.
@@saltissalty3833 its a lot of fun😉 I was tempted to give up but im glad I stuck to it! Once you get the basics down your start to learn real fast good luck!
@@saltissalty3833 The first year (give or take) is the hardest part of learning guitar. If you can stick with it that long you have it licked. I used to just strum chords while watching TV, just to get used to switching chords & not watching my fingers. Any time with the guitar in your hands is good. Good Luck!
My goal is to play fly me to the moon in 3 AM with the guitar while looking at the moon,but im noob
The no respect dude: **drops guitar**
Literally anyone who plays an instrument or has respect for instruments, music, etc.: *0-0*
I felt physical pain when I saw it.
yeah jared looks like he cringed a bit too
my brain hurts everytime i watch that part
>_
Yeah, that was an involuntary trigger for me.
*smoke out the ears*
7:43 should have been called "The Pick Pocketer"
You're going places.
Yeah. He really fucked that one up
Missed opportunity
yyeeesssss
Yo that's good
Lowkey do love the questions guy becuase they just fucking love music and are happy to be there. Even if its annoying sometimes its always a positive experience
Don’t be shy at guitar stores, beginner or not. The workers there are there to help not tear you down, don’t be afraid to talk. I’ve seen about 1,000 comments about being shy.
Yup, they’re all shy and beat themselves up over literally nothing because they have no self esteem, lmao.
You clearly don't come from brutal areas man lol. Every man for himself at stores like that.
@@robertemerson1087 That's not how it works at all. Not everyone needs to be a show off prick.
What do i do if ive never played a guitar ever
@@beaner203 Your best bet is to go talk to a worker and ask them what would be a good guitar for a beginner. And remember, take your time in a store better come back another day than buy a guitar in a hurry. It's not fun if it's not a guitar you want to play!
imagine you’re walking into a guitar store, and you hear this otherworldly sound. you wonder “what is happening? is this place a portal to another universe?” turns out while walking around you see a pedal enthusiast just screwing around
sounds like a post rock song lmao
average shoegaze/post-rock fan
I was a pedal enthusiast for a long time, until I finally skipped the middle man and switched to synths. 🎹
When he let that guitar fall over that shit made me wince, just hurt mah soul
they had to almost break guitar to make a funny video clip
@@vadiks20032 I bet it was like $100 squire
beef nacos+ it was his $200 ibanez
Blue Jay me too I bet he felt horrible doing it too
Well it was probably one of his own
The one riff guy one was so funny with the dude doing such a good job of explaining to him the different details XD
Can’t forget about the employees who play for hours and then don’t let you try the guitar
I remember buying a Squire Bullet Strat to take apart and make a new guitar out of, and the guy who was helping me out was like "Do you want to play it to make sure you like it?" And I was like "Nah, it's good." (Plus, I've already bought one before.)
After I bought it, he let me know I had free tune-ups for a year. Which, I guess was good to know, in case I screwed up building my own guitar.
Christopher Knight LMFAO I was like where is this going
@@joshjlmgproductions3313 do you remember where you got the guitar?
@@Vigilante311 Long and McQuade in the North side of Saskatoon. It's my main music shop that I go to. I actually just got some Ernie Ball strings from that place yesterday for the guitar I made.
@@joshjlmgproductions3313 nice ill check it out, never know maybe ill be in saskatoon someday
1:00 when the guitar dropped so did my heart
same omggg
I mean, it was just a Fender lol.
@@AB-80X it’s still a fricken crime! You could get death row!
A cheap Yamaha Pacifica
That “Get the f*ck out” was filled with more anxiety than I imagined.
I probably took "shy guitar" guy to the another level. I'd researched the crap out of various guitar models online, watch RUclipss, etc. Then go to the store and play one tab riff and one chord riff. If I didn't like it, I'd go home and repeat the process until I found one that did what I expected both in sound and comfort. Then I'd ask store to check out, inquire about the additional cost for guitar case, and go on my way. The entire experience would be In an out within 15 min. Being in stores like this around actual good guitarists can be intimidating. So I try to go in and out as quickly as possible. Exactly what I did with my most recent guitar purchase. I have not been back for about 5 years since the guitar still sounds great and is decently maintained.
I’m the shy beginner. So shy I won’t play in a guitar store.
Robert Cairns im so shy i only play in my room
@@ciocio-san Same dude.
I'm not even a beginner, I just don't like playing in front of people.
Learn drums, go to guitar center and just start blastin em!!!
@@ciocio-san dude, when I play in front of people, my brain seems to shut down and forget ALL of the songs I know.
I'm a little disappointed that the one riff guy wasn't playing One
Really? Talk about an awful joke
@@nu-agegamer3548 that’s the point
@@csmolen I don't care tbh
@@nu-agegamer3548 why'd you comment then
@@nu-agegamer3548 r/whoosh
Note : the real shy beginner actually only uses headphones to avoid anyone actually hearing him :P
The real shy begginer doesn't even know it's possible to play with headphones.
I know this because I found out like 2 months ago
Amen, I didn't know anything about amps and trusted the wizards tending the shop to make the string music thingy work, when I bought one the guy told me I could do that and I felt like such an idiot.
I'm a beginner and I just found out because tou made this comment
DraXure Z same😂😂
Very true
Omfg the one riff guy part I love how you switch to a bass uke and banjo with the same riff SO ACCURATE
The one riff guy is easily the best part of this video
Curious Otter when he played the bass it was amazing
Me when I’ve been playing for only 2 months and call myself a guitarist. Same song too
Wieseley I play bass and I absolutely love it I’ve been playing a couple riffs but mostly the same three
Especially when he played it on the banjo XD
Get two for the price of seven
3:13 "One Riff Guy" cracked me up. I worked in a guitar shop for a short while in the early 90's and pretty much every kid that picked up a guitar would play that riff over and over again. I've only recently gotten to the point where I can actually listen to the song.
You missed the "I can get that cheaper online guy"
There's a guitar store in Chile where you can find banner inside that says "Prohibido tocar Stairway to heaven" (Forbidden to play Stairway to Heaven)
@@Rogeramirez LOL...I thought that was just a joke from the "Wayne's World" movie. I don't think I heard that song at all when I worked at the guitar shop, but I felt like putting one up for "Enter Sandman."
One of the things that puts me off going to a guitar shop is trying something and then disappointing the shop staff because I want to get it cheaper online.
@@SamOwenI I agree. I try not to be that guy...or any of them for that matter, but I've probably been guilty of all...except the dude with no respect. I'm very careful in a guitar shop. Usually if it's not far off I'll get it just because of the convenience of it being right there.
@@moistressVT I think what made Enter Sandman worse was the fact that it's really not that complicated of a riff so most anyone could learn it, so it didn't matter if they were new at playing or not. I'm sure many early 90s metal fans would admit that's the first riff they learned to play.
The shy beginner skits was mean... the employee should've kept up with a little motivation.. we all had 2 begin somewhere...
Hell I'm still the shy beginner, even at home I'm still shy af lol
@@Unknown-gf1ci feels bro, feels
and how was it mean, ITS A SKIT BRO. ITS FOR CONTENT
Ifs just I remember a time when I was afraid to let music be heard because I was the shy beginner.. and I had people make fun of me.. we should enforce lifting us up... I mean cmon people I another 20 years it will be all midi and computer... no artist.. because they were 2 shy and afraid..
Bro, it's just a joke...
Hillarious video. I remember stores where banners on the wall quoted "No Stairway to heaven, No Smoke on the Water" and more. I walked into a specialized Bass Guitar Store in Frankfurt once, just to see what they caried. Two guys were having a Blues session and the staff clearly had a difficult time. They had a Status Bass on display with the usual Traee Elliot Stack sitting right beside it. Asked if I could have a go with the Status, to which they happily agreed. Some Mark King Lines later the Blues Session was over. Staff was very happy and me as well, having been able to at least have a go with the Bass of my dreams. 😀
I remember when the shy beginner used to feel like a personal attack.
Can't tell if that is a subtle flex that you're not a beginner anymore or if you've simply accepted your role as a shy beginner
@@iceberglettuce890 ya it’s a flex btw. This is my other account.
I’ve been playing for 4 years and it still is an attack
..I remember when I could breathe .
😶
as a beginner bassist I feel this 💀
I am definitely the one rift guy or the shy beginner
same
Same lol
Same, although I'm not so much a beginner but still shy
Same
feel you
Legend says that he's still playing enter sandman riff
Lets hope 035 never lands on his dictionary
@@gilapo27 what?
Legend says that you're still followin' the damn train!
@@lucasrojas7060 and legend says yu stil a bitch
Ok so i would like your comment.... But its 169 likes, soo.....
these videos were my childhood man now i’ve rediscovered you guys bc of stevie t another childhood yt i haven’t watched in years and he had a dragged under song and broken halos brought me to the band and i love it. can’t wait to share the amazing music w my family. hope you’re doing good jared, thank you bro for everything you were a huge influence on me for so long. and i love it so much bc i don’t have too much from my childhood that was special to me at least compared to others but your videos and other guys too really filled a gap in my heart. i love how your videos are a great example of how creators hold so much power in the content they create. the pedal guy with the les paul is the best example the entire skit the noises you made 7 years ago ring through my head like i’ve heard it a trillion times. but in an old friend kinda way. my point is when you’re filming a video that’s raw in nature and you may take more than one take but you can’t really grasp that every single action will be extremely significant in someone else’s life. probably a big part of why i love music. and so are you you’re a goofy guy who loves music that’s exactly who i was as a kid lol i love the videos man you really made me who i am today fr.
As a Guitar Center employee
Yes
jakedrums12 SAME lol.
I mean it's part of customer service you're supposed to talk to people and relate to people. But I could only imagine pretty much douchebags like this going in there.
What kind of experience do you need to get a job at Guitar Center?
Kazekage basic customer service probably. Honestly I’m a drummer with hardly any knowledge on other instruments, (at least at the time of hire) and they had no problem starting me right away and having me sell guitars. Probably depends on the store as well
TheAngeee Benjieee tbh dude I have no idea. I went in as a drummer looking to just sell drums. I’m really not that knowledgeable on guitars. I don’t work at GC anymore 😂
Works at a guitar store:
Customers: plays guitar
Employee: *HEY*
Guitar store employees are like minifigures in a Lego City commercial
There's a guy who works at the Guitar Center in Omaha who every single time I'm in there, just has to say something to me about how loud I'm playing even though I just played one note. Its not like its my fault that the first amp I plugged into was already turned up just loud enough that he can't hear the phone ringing.
@@LowgaenSchmidt wow I'm from outside of omaha and I know exactly what guy your talking about
In the end it doesn't matter what type of player we are. We all still get the " learning the guitar seemed so slow at first" RUclips ad
Megan I've been getting that for the past few months! Like omg, RUclips I already know how to play guitar 😂😂😂
Megan oh my hell yes. Gag me with a field mouse and barricade the cave door lol
yea it doesn't Linkin Park what kind of player we are
Not if you have an adblocker
"I've always wanted to learn how to play the guitar, but the beginning seemed so slow and frustrating"
I used to be somewhat like the shy beginner, but my local guitar center basically thinks of me as a regular face, and I really enjoy being there because of the friendly environment there, and I always play a ton, got like 2 of my favorite guitars there too
I didnt realize they filmed in a guitar store, I thought it was Jared's house
George Dajavs Dude, they just designed his house to look like a guitar store and just put all of his guitars in there
@@PossiblyStephen no they didnt, at the end he plugs the guitar store
@George Dajavs - I'm pretty sure @The Autism Is All Here was just joking.
r/wooosh
@@PossiblyStephen You have reddit... great...
I wanna hug shy beginner.
Delta here I am .w./
hug me coward
Sad Pupper *hugs back*
Ksamantha *hugs everyone*
God all of you are cringe
When he let that guitar hit the floor ohh man that hurt my soul
I don't even have a guitar and it hurts my soul
Probably a cheap squier
They still gonna sell it tho lol
This is gold!!!! After playing bass for around 4 years, I’m the try different basses but nothing sounds better than my Warwick bass guy. Definitely feel the beginner from years ago. Very entertaining video.
You forgot the 'Stairway to heaven guy'
You mean everybody
I'm pretty sure that's the riff the shy beginner was playing.
Hey! No stairway
@@benmassine9491 I think he was trying to play enter sandman
*"NO STAIRWAY...DENIED..."*
Proud to say that, after 3 years, I've moved past the Shy Beginner phase. Now I'm the I'm-Going-To-Sit-In-A-Corner-And-Play-Whatever-The-Hell-I-Want-As-Terribly-As-I-Want-Without-Any-Shame Guy
Progress.
same here
Congrats , your a guitar player. Lol
Righteous!
I used to be that girl but now I wait for the world to sleep, hidden in a dark room with locks and sound proof walls girl.
Good kid lmao 😂 😂
how about "the guy that legitimately wants to buy something but can't try the product out because a bunch of fuckwits are crowding the store"
Laterallus Can definitely relate to that
Laterallus me
The just wanna hear what this damn guitar sounds like but 3 people are all competing for the airwaves so you can't hear it.
relatable
Laterallus God I hate that
I feel like I watch this video one or twice a year and still laugh every time. Love the video 😂😂
Im the shy beginner and when the assistant stares at me I get intimidated and I end up buying whatever and comes home regretting what I bought and begging my parents to buy another guitar since I didn't like the first one I bought. Fok
i've never related something like this on such a spiritual level
I wish i had that kind of money
@@MrSmart199 well my parents wouldn't actually buy me another one..there are good cheap guitars though
Isn't it possible to give it back?
You need to grow a backbone
3:30 “two for the price of seven” lmao what a good deal
Ikr😂😂😂
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND!!!
The pedal enthusiast just wrote a Pink Floyd song.
Very true.
Man some pink floyd guitar solos are some of the most technical solos ever made back then
Haha charade you are
or u2
Another disotion before the delay in the wall
I knew a guy who was all these guys combined. And yes, he was loud and shy at the same time. One of the greatest mysteries of my existence.
*has played every day and practiced guitar for 5 years*
I'm the shy beginner whenever someone asks me to play
same here i hate when people ask me to play them something i draw a blank and get nervous but i love playing so it sucks
weoweearth Same here dude. 5 hot girls at a party asked if could play something for them. I was like shit i can't even play when my best friend ask me.
*or I play the most complicated piece I know in a hushed tone*
Megan I play almost everyday and have been playing for 7 years and I'm the shy beginner
Lol that moment you show up in front of like 100 people thinking it'll be fine and you'll think of things to play, only to find out you really can't play much and are actually not very good at all...yeah it's just me right? :$
What happened to playing Stairway to Heaven and Smoke on the Water.
“yea i can play guitar”
Access was denied
Its forbidden
STAIRWAY DENIED
No stairway it’s forbidden
I lost it when he started playing "that one riff" on the banjo 😂3:43
Enter sandman by Metallica
Arthur Morgan I think everyone knows that riff my guy
Josh Wilkerson Lmaoooo likewise
me too , it was really funny
Try this one:
ruclips.net/video/3JFb_aOn6rc/видео.html&ab_channel=SteveSeagulls
This has nothing to do with the video but i'm not a native english speaker and i remember watching this video years ago and not even understanding half of it and now everything's clear to me, it's so satisfying
Woo!!!! Progress!!!
Shy beginner hits me way too hard even thought I have played for years
Sound Of Notes I agree! I've been playing 3 chord Monte Punk Rock for 30 years but I still feel a nube every time I go to an instrument shop.
Sound Of Notes lol the feels even though im just a kid.
The “Back in the Day” guy:
“Yeah, back in 86’ I got sick when Metallica was doing their bassist tryouts, but congrats to Jason anyway”
I know what you mean man, when Ozzy was looking for a new guitar player back in 87 in came down to ZAKK and me. I actually beat ZAKK in the head cutting dual, but Sharon liked ZAKK's hair better so he got the gig.
"Yeah, I tried out, but I got the feeling I was 'too good,' so I, Les Claypool, started the band Primus."
i ate a guitar
3:43 lol at the one riff guy only knowing how to play one riff, but he took the time to learn it on the banjo which is in a complete different tunning
the three middle strings are just the same as the ones on guitar
And the ukulele, too.
I never held a guitar in my life and yet 0:58 made my eye twitch💀
I’m always self-conscious when I go into a guitar store just because I don’t want to be *that guy*
GamingToMyAbilities Exactly!
Trust me, you're not. THAT guy knows that he's THAT guy and he doesn't care.
"the watch me shred" guy, is also known as "does he know any chords?" guy
emma duncan. That’s right. Rhythm Guitarists Rise Up
Chords are for the 2nd guitarist in the band, the one that never gets laid.
Will Walters do you mean rhythm guitarists? And wdym they don’t get laid? Lmao Motley Crue? Steel Panther, Bruv Metallica?! There were ALoT of Rhythm guitarists that got pus all the time.
I'm not a guitarist but Jesus Christ 0:58 actually hurt me.
No Wonder Austin Said "Get The **** Out!"
Yeah
Dude knowing the worth of guitars and caring for instruments... it hurts me so much when a guitar, specifically, gets hurt bro. I love playing and it HURTS
@@_unknown0fficial_750 I just hope it was broken anyway or something. It still gives me nightmares.
0:59
Dropping the guitar hurt my entire body and the deepest part of my soul
OW
I've been playing 10 years and I'm still the shy beginner
TheJarhead133 I feel you
TheJarhead133 samee
I’m not a beginner, but I’m still shy and have bad anxiety
CMANIAC1 need scales to shred brother
Ditto
You're missing that one guy that walks in and has like a list of all the gear their idol uses and wants all of it verbatim
slizzybeans xo I hate that fucking guy, seriously I get at least 1 of them every other day.
well in defense of the guy that's done his homework, almost every guitar source tells newbies to do their homework first so they know what strings, pups, tuners ECT that they need for their guitar before they go in. that being said my gc has awesome people who I enjoy getting opinions from.
Steve B that's not what this is, Steve. It's a new player who's about to learn the hard way that 1.) you won't play and sound like your influences by having a carbon copy of their rig 2.) trying that is lame as shit, and 3.) the gear costs a lot more than the money their parents gave them.
Shit...
Somethings a little off
Oh I know. The workers care
For real
XD
🤣🤣🤣🤣
oof
*two for the price of seven*
I work at a used and rare bookstore and SO much of this transfers over. The amount of people who go straight to the antique leather-bound books and start grabbing them when there’s clearly a sight saying they range from $100-$3000…. Unless you are seriously considering on spending the money for a product: Do. Not. Touch.
The Shy beginner is so on point. When I was just starting and literally knew nothing at all yet, the guitar center employee cranked up the amp loud when I was trying out guitars for the very first time in my life 😂
Oh_My_ Pickles ikr it’s like an anitiation basically
Happened to me too, but it was on drums. I sit down to mess around, not knowing anything about how to actually sound good, and some lady walks up with her kid and was like “watch this honey, he’ll show you how it’s done!” It was very awkward. Lol
Fifteen years of playing and still cant play in a guitar store.
@@AidanMillward Me too. 20 yrs.
I know, but with me the store was with no customers and so all the employees came to me and wanted watch me and I was just starting to learn how to play 😂
You missed the "ALWAYS HAVE TO PLAY SWEET CHILD OF MINE" and the "GUITARS WERE MADE FOR JAZZ MUSIC" people.
and the "ALWAYS HAVE TO PLAY STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN"
yeah can't stand for this jazz erasure.
3:31 “2 for the price of 7”
that’s a deal you can’t beat😂
Guitar Centre cant compete
Very often, the shred guy and the loud guy are the same dudes.
Me whenever I go to a guitar store:
Clerk: “do you need any help?”
Me: “NO” [leaves the place walking fast]
that one.. that one hurt to read.. is too close for comfort still a thing?
Tanyami I think it is
@@tan-yami I guess
My girlfriend and I play a game,before we go in,we pick numbers on how many times I get asked if I need any help
I'm like "the shy beginner" type even though I'm not a beginner 😂 I can't play with people around me
Same. It's not like I am really going to impress anyone.
same
Same.
@@jimscobie6646 yep same
@@jimscobie6646 well i take that back i actually did impress this one girl at school
I was waiting for Smells Like Teen Spirit and I was not disappointed.
Same
I was waiting for Smoke on the Water lmao
i love smells like teen spirit
@Kurt Cobain It is a bit overplayed, but that doesn't mean it's a bad song :)
I’ve been playing for 30 years and at times I’m still the shy beginner!