Chapman Exposed: My experience with Chapman's online "POWER".
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2020
- Episode #1 of the Vanilla Sausage Podcast.
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Here is the vid I left up on why I think Guitar is in danger in rock and metal. Oh, and don't go after Chappers in comments. It's not really a big deal. Haha. ruclips.net/video/YCoqAjrGOo8/видео.html
Because NAMM is vidcon. The medium has become the goal.
Not a stab at people that use social media youtube etc, but i get the feeling that music , expression and innovation have been replaced with people basically playing the piano on a fretboard. Reminds me of the skateboarding scene when it became a strange paint-by-numbers-olympic-dance-sport thing. No fun. Thats my half baked haven’t-had-coffee-yet “hot take”. Vidcon.
@@vasilislolos yep I wish people would concentrate on songwriting over tone chasing. I get it's appeal though, since I'm a victim of it. Haha.
I dont know, maybe i am jaded because i just watched a video of the Ibanez booth where they basically became musicman. There is a strange thirst to cater to something that doesn’t exist ? I love people sharing skills, music and opinions on youtube. I love your channel. I love it when they become huuuuuuuge. But there is a hollow emptiness hovering somehow. I mean your channel really helped me, and even when i did not know what a “chapman” is i saw a dude with dreads making his own instruments and i was like “yeah, go get it rah!” We need some “rock” and youtube is keeping it alive in the popular mind. Buuuttttt it also feels like an “E! Behind the music” is about to happen. “WHEN RUclipsRS USED TO RULE THE WORLD”. Blah. Rant. Gonna get coffee. Your channel is vital and crucial and. I DO want to snag one of your pickups because i want to be part of this music diy selfpublish wave.
Speaking of "underground"... I don't remember, but did you ever get around to listen to bands like King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, black midi, Psychledic Porn Crumpets, The Murlocs, Tropical Fuck Storm and some others? Alternative rock is really blooming imo
@@jonnyguitar4464 Gizzard, black midi etc are relatively mainstream these days. That's how weak the scene is. The mainstream is currently smaller than the old underground.
I for one am glad Chapman became available at Guitar Center. It gave me the chance to find out for myself how horrible their guitars are.
Just a bunch of one humbucker,Hard tail, reverse headstock, teles and strats. Literally nothing special at all. Bested by Squier Contemporary series, and they're made literally in the same building.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Chapman is the David Brent of Internet guitar.
Wow, exactly.
hahaha,so true. Guilford is not that far from Slough, maybe they'll do a collaboration someday.
This
hahahahahah, man did I laugh with this comment! It's actually very accurate with a little sprinkle of Alan Partridge :D I wonder if he is going to "Bounce Back"!
James F 😂😂😂😂😂🥳
I read his ‘bio’ on his page, and as soon as I read “playing in the best, most prestigious studios all around the world”, he lost me forever.
Haha.
And don’t get me started on his fandangled juice health kick that was meant to turn him into Jocko Wilink!
That is so Posh British
man, so happy you are making a a whole series of "Vanilla Sausage" thematics, "Vanilla Sausage" is by far the best description on modern music I have ever heard! Keep on it!
Haha. Thanks man.
I always thought he was just a guitar salesman/reviewer, not a bonafide "rock star" who plays with Alice Cooper, The Darkness et al.
Local hero. Super duper cool in his circle, maybe a tad beyond it. Just a dude with cool connections to everyone else. I’ve never heard Rob play and gone “god damn, I wish I could do that”.
Stoked to be a patron!
You are the man. You have faced more neckbeard metal gatekeepers than anyone online. Haha.
Boom!
really? wowza.
aren't you the dude that runs ads for intervals? and you're here on the "heavy metal is dead" and there are no more guitar virtuosos train? thats incredible.
@@ZekeSkyBandOfficial weanie
Recently discovered you channel, love it. Not a bunch of advertisement disguised as ''review''. Just some great researches and a guy sharing his passion.
What a awful sounding and egoistic creature Rob is..his whole talk is just "Me, my, mine, I this I that.." 🤢 🤮
Rob Chapman and Jeff Kiesel apparently need to go bowling together.
Hey Jeff want to go bowling
They're like sado masochists. As far as their careers. They're their own worst enemies.
To be fair, if Dovydas lived in the 70s/80s and did his one-man-band bits like he does here on RUclips, he would probably be regarded as a guitar legend today.
Mike Varney would have signed him right away
He is a well rounded musician. I think if were to focus just on guitar he could be considered a "great" today. I once had a roommate like him, listen once and play it they are very talented.
So excited for your TON video!
The only fallout I noticed with Chapman is the man's dreadlocked scalp
It was so gross looking
"'Blah blah blah I hate the drama...' you clicked on this s**t so fast that your finger has f**kin whiplash'"
Fantastic.
Instant sub!
Hehe
The blank picture frame behind chappers is so symbolic. Glitzy presentation, no content. Love it CoT!
What song is being played at the beginning and end of video?
Here you go: ruclips.net/video/IhCKAO0irIQ/видео.html
Glad to see that you’re willing to put your opinions out there no bs. Salutes
Chapman.....plays nothing musical. Likes to show off how fast he can play pentatonic scales.
Bleh, the man's got riffs
and thats the problem today....you can't get a music deal unless you got a degree. LOL
Actually, he's just made a solo album, not sure if it's out yet, but i've heard clips, and it's goddamn GREAT. Something about every song representing a landscape or something. From what i've heard it's really damn good.
@@Northernmight lol no
Yeah technique isnt art. It's just technique. Nothing more. Pointless on its own.
Dude, your channel rocks, I actually prefer it over all the above mentioned.
Thanks man.
Pardon my ignorance, but what song is played at the end of the video? Killer riff!
Thanks man. Here you go ruclips.net/video/IhCKAO0irIQ/видео.html
You're the best, keep it comming!!
this is the first video i have seen on this drama. and I really only watched it to support Circle Of Tone.
I hope Rob changes a bit, he did some cool videos 2 years ago. The Brag-pollogy is pure cringe.
I absolutely respect the fact that you can have a different opinion than someone and not translate it into a full on grudge. Different opinions are how we learn and grow as human beings, hating on someone for having a different view on something doesn't accomplish anything. Great video, thank you
Thanks Carmem.
Chappers is like the kind of guy who was always sponging a tenner or score from u for years, then once he gets a bit of money wants nothing to do with you.
I thought that as soon as I saw him in dreadlocks.
@@alien4422 dreadlocks?
It's more about being social media entrepreneurs then music, too many bedroom "guitar covers" channels that overreach beyond showing their progress and influencers, gear demos etc.
Hardly any creativity anymore
I thought it was funny when Owen posted his video, as well as the Rolling Stone article talking about how rock is dead, all of the guitar RUclipsrs ran and made a video declaring themselves the new guitar heroes. Haha, umm no, those guys are glorified guitar salesmen. If rock isn't dead, it's definitely on life support. Just look at the Grammy's last night. The only rock bands featured were either fossils, or it was Gary Clark Jr's terrible rock song. They even had Ozzy come up to give away the Grammy for best Rap/sung performance. I was like, wow they couldn't have him do the metal performance, or even the rock performance category? Yeah, Indy and country are huge right now, and they were basically non existent last night with the exception of a few fossils. But RUclipsrs are going to save us with their 10 minute commercials for gear or "10 things djent guitarists do" videos, or Scandinavian Satanic progressive porno grind on a banjo videos.
Millions of "10 riffs you should not play at store" type of videos make me fucking sick.
So, serious question: what do you want to see? What do you believe people should be doing?
@@thestuffmikedoes2309 I think people should be doing their videos without the stupid gimmicks that everyone is doing (50 randoms all doing "toss a coin to the witcher" in the weeks after Netflix releases The Witcher) and Buzzfeed type clickbait & lists.
Creativity isn't following a set of rules for content, wherher that's me saying or the social media textbook
Agree
Subscribed. Guitar is dead!
That's why I'm trying to push guitar into trap, edm, hip hop realm
Thanks for watching man. I go a bit deeper into why EDM and RAP are stealing potential rock fans in this vid. Part of it is the old sex drugs rock n roll aspect. A bit of danger and it's not a sausage fest. The promise of fun and danger is missing in metal and rock imo. ruclips.net/video/YCoqAjrGOo8/видео.html
BTW, I think EDM and guitars can be the next big thing. Igorrr has been around for a while but thier new release gives me hope. If we can get more creative with the fake drums I would not complain so much. Haha. ruclips.net/video/Osqf4oIK0E8/видео.html
Guitar is dead. Play bass
Bass?! Glenn Fricker on suicide watch! =D
@@stigmatvm228 Davie is having a massive effect on bass playing imo. So many kids and non playing people watch his bass videos. They are hilarious and he can play like a mthrfkr.
Whatever happens to your subscriber count, please keep making videos. All biases and opinions aside your videos are great and no one else does what you do as well as you do
Thanks Max.
I'm just interesed....what is your opinion on Gojira?
Great drummer and solid riffs. They have been going since the 90's. Old school ish.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE Yeah. I know Thanks for the reply. Great video btw. I wasnt asking because of the whole guitar is dead thing. Just curious. I fucking love them. Such mind blowing riffs. Also Mario is a beast behind the drums. Bought tickets to Korn just to see Gojira play before them. Could give a rats ass about Korn though. Bill Kelliher from Mastodon he wrote some amazing riffs too, I know Mastodon is not new by any means. Just curious again.
@@egoszmotyike Mastadon are awesome. I pref the old stuff (like a true neckbeard)
I totally agree with your point about the modern metal scene. It's like a series of molds (genres). All you have to do is buy a logo, create your DI tracks, midi etc., pour it into your mold of choice and upload it to the world. It's just sad.
That's a nice vanilla sausage recipe.
Today’s music is so formulaic and boring and dead. It has no life in other and they can do the same sounds at a gazillion miles an hour…. Back in my DAY…!
I feel like the only person who never, never, never, never EVER liked Rob Chapman.
Don’t get me wrong, he’s a fine player.. in that ‘80s-‘90s Los Angeles studio musician kind of way. Heh..
But I never cared for his content, and as a “guitar personality “ he was never watchable for me. None of this controversy surprises me.
Me too, always come across as a bit of a snake to me
Not the only one, He always seemed like a bit of a dick to me, conceited and a bit thick. Plus his pentatonic pub rock noodling was boring.
Yeah he is sorta nerdy creepy Thought that was his schtick
Hear, hear,~
Feel exactly the same way about his style and playing; memories are so short that it's already been forgotten what put guitar based Rock on the ropes in the first place,- music directed at frustrated, bored, 15 year old boys, with all the lyrical and musical finesse of your average, current ,throwaway Rap/R&B hit.Myopic and self referential, where the spoiled, whining, emotionally lost and spiritually void white and black communities come together as one.Ebony and Ivory,~ both SUCK.
Captain Lee has maintained composure many times hanging out with Chappers.
Been waiting for your perspective on this, shit isn't half hitting the fan for old chappers!!
I think it's clear from watching Rob over the years and watching all this fallout that Rob transposed from being a guy who felt like he was lucky to be there to a guy who felt you should feel lucky that he's there. In the beginning when Rob first met Joe from Riff City at NAMM he was over the moon that Riff City was on board and as Rob was desperate to get retailers in the US to carry his guitars. A few other small retailers came on board as well but Riff City was different, Joe appeared to be fully invested. I think Rob was able to take advantage Joe's commitment. In some ways Rob reminds me of a high priced attorney, after a few years of billing $500 for even the simplest and smallest tasks you begin to get used to the idea that your time is highly valuable and what would seem like a simple, common task that you wouldn't think of charging for now is billed by the minute. Ultimately the problem that Rob is facing is he built his channel, brand, and company on his personality and appeal, which now has seen it's stock plummet. I'm interested to see how this continues to unfold and will check back with your channel and others in the future for any updates. Peace out.
Yep it sucks for Riff City. Good speculation there. Honestly I think Chappers will bounce back stronger and his channel will grow after a short term downturn. The subs he's losing will slow and new people discovering his old content will sub etc. It's a blip. Plus the internet kinda like big ego's. Guilty pleasure.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE nope out of biz
Can’t wait
Thanks for being the only youtuber I've seen so far not to be so dewy-eyed and naive about the business end of the accusations. I hate that a big part of why guitar youtube has been having a meltdown since Christmas revolves around accusing a businessman of being a businessman...
Also love you channel!
It's entirely possible to be a good, successful businessperson without being a total twat. It's fairly rare, but it is possible. ChappedAss EMBRACES being a total twat and clearly gets off on it, so fuck him. Sideways.
Thanks for watching and understanding. It sucks for Riff City but it's tough out there.
@@dystopiagear6999 Most of the time, companies with ostensibly kind and generous people in them and companies with ostensibly unkind and selfish people in them end up behaving very similarly because what makes it brutal out there is the very nature of competition between profit-driven corporations and the necessities which such competition engenders. It doesn't mean that you can't or shouldn't morally criticise individuals (and here I wouldn't defend Chapman), but their business decisions are seldom a particularly telling expression of their moral characters. And I think a lot of youtubers were conflating legitimate moral concerns with basic business decisions.
You have such an interesting take on everything mentioned and because I can't buy you a pint I'm gonna subscribe.
Cheers!
That was a great podcast man! Rock on!
Problem is just like Top Gear: it all stopped being about cars/guitars a long time ago...
Top Gear was never about cars - they were just props.
@@brymills when it started in 1977 it was about cars, not presenters, it gradually morphed into something else
It was utter shit when it was just about cars
And Elvis not dying soon enough.
I'm not saying Top Gear was a fun watch when it was just about cars but there's a tipping point that's difficult to balance on in the same way successful youtube channels of course find it difficult to balance content with presentation/personalities because the presentation style is what brings the popularity.
Subscribed to your channel because of this video. More specifically, two reasons:
1. Your comment about why modern country is popular (easy to hate that stuff, but your take was ego-free and pragmatic).
2. Your comment about KDH twisting his mustache a little too much. It's the perfect description.
Thanks for your honesty, and having what appears to be a refreshingly intelligent, down-to-earth personality on RUclips.
I see you have one of those Seismic Audio 2x12's. How are they? Planning on buying one
Highly recommend. Underated.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE Nice to hear. What Kind of speakers you got in it?
@@a.kguitars930 I think it's 70's blackbacks. Make sure you get the ones with the metal handles, corners etc.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE Ok got it. Thanks for the info!
I really enjoyed that - thank you for sharing. Been a subscriber for quite a while now and it's nice to see that someone else shares a lot of the same opinions as me, so I'm definitely looking forward to more episodes. Be sure to hit me up if you're ever across the waters in Ireland \m/
Will do man. Cheers.
🤘🤘🤘
well damn, you rock man... subbed
Love the content dude. And I’m sorry to hear that your not growing as fast as you want. I think if you want to grow more you’re going to have to do up the video productions and start doing add companies on social media. (Not sure if you’re running ads already) It’s a great way to build an audience.
Also adding some music in the background
Thanks man. Good advice.
Well I'm hooked. Next episode plz
I've got ZERO respect for Rob Chapman... He's a complete tool.
His guitars sound like shit
I don’t know who he is, but he seems arrogant.
The dude has always rubbed me the wrong way. The only thing he did that I watched were the Andertons reviews, which have exploded since they moved on.
Oh look, a new Acker vid....
Those blindfold challenge vids were rigged to promote Chapo guitars or a product they were promoting for the week.
Matt Fields i hated the anderton videos and tried to purge "chappers" from search results
I fucking hate Anderton's. Because the only reason I ever knew they existed was due to looking up reviews for a practice amp I thought I might like. I bought the amp from someone else, like it just fine. But I have come to truly despise Anderton's if for no other reason than that because of them I now know Rob Chapman is a thing. (there are other reasons too, but that's enough.)
Any possibility that you can make a video on how guitar can be revived, hope for guitar?
And whats charts was his band in. The uk youtube djent songs by mutiple creators chart
Speaking of vanilla sausages the charts are so all over the place these days that Ed Sheeran has broken most records. One song got 2 billion streams in one month. Modern day payola goes a long way when the music business is a monopoly. Ironically we can learn from Ed because he knows his way around a chorus (when he's not stealing one).
It's so funny how guys like Chapman think they are the future of guitar when in reality they're the ones killing it. What made those musicians of the past relevant was the fact that they were out there gigging, playing for real people making an impact in society, not making content for the nerd bedroom guitar community. And they did it by making exciting and daring music associated with great attitude and charisma. When i first saw Jimmy Page playing those loud cool riffs, sweating on stage with his low hanging Les Paul to a mesmerized audience, i though that was the coolest thing ever and it made me dream of being like that one day, and i'm still dreaming at age 41. Chapman is nothing like that, he's just a nerd, middle aged, slightly overweight bloke sitting down doing gear demos, there's nothing inspiring there. Even when i saw him play live with his bands the same discripion aplies, the only diference is him standing up. Don't get me wrong, i've seen many of Chapman's videos but only for informative reasons, never for the music or his charisma (actually i think Captain Lee is a lot more charismatic without even trying) . Sorry for the big rant but i too miss the days when music was exicting and relevant, and yes there are many great bands right now but they're not the nerdy lame bedroom youtube guitarists. The good bands are the ones still traveling around in shity vans, playing to half empty rooms for a couple of beers and gas money, strugling to survive totatly ignored by the "guitar comunity". Cheers man, keep fighting the vanilla sausage and calling out the bulshit.
I think guitar forums had a huge impact on the vanilla sausage aspect too. That's where the sm57 vintage 30 addiction really started doing the rounds. Mids mids mids rules etc etc. We need songwriting and swagger to come back to the guitar scene. Tone chasing and gear worship did a number on me but I want to learn from my mistakes.
Just do u. Dont give a crap about whats going on for other guys sure u can chime in like oh thats kewl but u have to ask urself are u dedicating urself to ur music or their music. Idolism in music especially for musicians is a major pitfall for them. U begin to find urself not even working towards ur own dreams and agendas. Other people/musicians will take advantage of ur inabibility to differentiate between what u want/need to do and their own agendas. U will find urself never fully accomplishing what u set out to accomplish. Most go into it with a clear goal but over time because of peoples influence in their lives by either indirect and/or direct means begins to rattle u down. Ur initial interests become warped to the point where u forget what u were truly interested in and what made it worthwhile. Its ok to collab but u have to draw the line when its no longer 50/50 even when ur not the one being taken advantage of if u see urself beginning to get more out of it and u know that its wrong than u need to either find a way to keep it 50/50 or move on so u dont become someone who begins to let other people do the things u can do. Only u know what u want. I dont understand designating others to things u can already do unless ur in a band which in that case its even amonst the band mates and everyone suggests around parts doesnt just make strictly their own part standalone. Partnerships where the whole meaning behind the word team is totally skewed. There should never be someone acting as a manager or leader in a 2 way or how much ever way project where ur not a band or act and taking advantage of the others involved in a way to where u can take a backseat and relax is not right. Think about it long term u can use all the people u have made bridges with until no one wants to be used by u anymore and those bridges collapse under u, or u can be used by almost everyone forever ignorant to it all and never able to go up in life with ur music. Some of the best ways are to push ur way in with no regard for the situation. Sieze the chaos and use ur music to trample the world. If u love ur music and i mean ur own music gives u that feeling(u know that feeling). Than others will feel it even more so. U dont need to do anything besides what u know is truly right inside ur heart as a musician. That should be the sharpest thing that pierces past all the meaninglessness that believing in false words from people who think they know u and have labled what ur capbable of as never changing or reaching the place they put as ur cieling. All u need to do is go higher. Phase those people out if u had a past relationship and u know they are bad news because if ur gunning for the biggest catch u can make in life than those are people who should get a bite. This platform is mixed in good and bad. For me when it comes to music especially guitar it feels like most everyone ive subbed to has just been a time killer. Ive found really unique channels where i ca listen to them but a majority of the ones i originally subbed to became less and less important. Music isnt dead. Rock isnt dead. Metal is by no ways by any means dead. But people are not taking it seriously. Its a huge mix uve got more commercial sounding metal and uve got some really technical/simple metal that cuts through it. It depends on what side of the coin are u for, Rock and Music too. U cant kill something that was never dead to begin with as long as Music exists and sound Metal will be here Rock will be here. Whether its popular depend on the effect of time and who comes forth to make big on keeping it in sight for many of the people who found the scene by unconventional means. Id never be playing heavier music if it werent for people saying check this out. In High School i was strictly Jazz/Blues/Rock. Finding Metal was a major game changer. It introduced me to more creative ways to play guitar and i stopped tuning my guitar to just standard or drop or open tunings. Theres a metal gig happening near my place, Motionless In White and Beartooth. Im gunna def. check it out. I support dudes who tour constantly.
Perfectly said!
Amen...Killing it with ZERO touch, feel, or soul
Page stole so many licks, riffs...Zeppelin stole a TON....truth
“Why is the metal genre being propped up by people in their 60s and 70s?” And NO ONE can argue with this!!!
Where’d you get your drum samples from? Lol just kiddin my dude..
The Vanilla Sausage factory.
It's all about streaming now. All of the guys you noticed doing well with the algorithm do streams along side their videos. Idk if you stream already, and if so, sorry for the redundancy. Heard good things from the guitologist about ya. Subscribed.
I came to your channel for The Damned and stayed for the laid back honesty 🤷♂️
Thanks man. It's a shame this video already has almost three times the views of my Damned vid. Sign of the times on how do get views. Haha.
I'm more offended by the quality and price tag of a Chapman guitar, he cant compare a well known company which generate millions and have existed for well over 20/30 years with his "company" born yesterday and at the same price tag as an esp, jackson or ibanez guitar.
Yeah and he has basically no quality control, a lot of people have been complaining, stay well away from chapman guitars
Thank you for staying honest, respect my man!
Thanks man.
Came out of curiosity
Stayed because you're doing another video on Type O Negative
Subbed, but not because of riding the scandals to youtube stardom,
but because I want to hear someone talk about Type O Negative. Looking forward to it.
Haha. Thanks man. You may like my old video on October Rust era: ruclips.net/video/KhEMp0zXuck/видео.html
ALL I ASK is people have the ability (and humility) to laugh about their own bullshit, a skill you have in spades, and Chapman is missing completely. I just know that when he says there are lots of exciting guitar players out there, there's a tiny little Sméagol inside his brain that whimpers and prays someone will say "Chappers, for instance", which of course will never happen, 'cause we're ALL geeks and wannabes, and no one more than a guy who needs to trumpet his imaginary triumphs. Over here in the US, we already have a President who does this kind of shit. It hasn't worked out so great.
I was about to say, I would not be one bit surprised if Trump is one of ChappedAss's biggest heroes. I'll wager El Crapo pretends in public to hate him because political correctness and he has a couple "colored" friends, but I bet in private he gets half a chubby reading all those ridiculous tweets and brags.
@@dystopiagear6999 I wouldn't speculate, but they share some personality traits.
What exactly hasn't worked out with Trump? Too many hurt feelings? Enjoy the next 4 years bud..
@@NEH85 Yeah, I'm not here to discuss with neanderthals.
@@JohannesLabusch Typical derogatory nonsense. The default response of the defeated.
Ahahahahaha "what about five finger death punch" made me crack up
Did you ever respond to Mike the music snob? Would love to see that video
I was going to but we just had some back and forth via emails and comments. Perhaps a future podcast.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE looking forward to it regardless. Both of your opinions are valid.
Appreciate your ability to be honest with yourself man. I may disagree with some of your opinions, but I absolutely respect and admire your ability to be self-aware and stick to your guns. Good stuff, thank you.
Thanks Jacob.
Exactly. Sometimes CoT is just plain wrong - and then he admits it, tries to learn from it, and moves the fuck on. Y'know, like grown-ups are supposed to do.
Chapman has simply taken a small amount of media popularity, YT subscribers, he’s sold a small number of guitars, their figures aren’t threatening the big suppliers, he’s stretched all of that as far as possible and then started to believe his own hype. None of it was built on solid foundations, none of it was guaranteed. He made some ill judged public statements, he over stated his position, he ended up having a trial by social media and he was found wanting.
A shame, he could’ve been a positive influence, he could’ve collaborated widely with artists and content makers, instead he’s pissed it all away by letting his ego loose. I don’t think he’ll retain his subs, he has been sidelined by Andertons, they are now stronger without him.
He was never going to be the next fire and brimstone character, he’s simply not that influential.
Holy Shit is bully rock a new genre? I have a new channel and made a video on this right away to test how much traffic it would create and even though I got a lot of thumbs down I learned people love them some drama on the You Tubes. The six hundred thousand dollar question is how do you turn those people onto your actual content?
Good stuff bruh.
Love it.
Just say no to crappers
Your Alice in Chains was awesome! I used to like Chapman, but his ego became unbearable. Pride comes before a fall. Oh, and if he was so minted, why did his wife have to get impressionable kids to pay for singing lessons?
Great vid man, nail on the heed
Thanks Cameron.
just subbed, lots of good levity in this vid. drama in the coffee shop of youtube guitar land.
Haha. For real.
Your "coffee shop atmosphere" comment is absolutely spot on. Its all safe. How ironic when its meant to be about the guitars - one of, if not, the biggest symbol of adolescent rebellion. Oh well, wheres my latte?
Yep. I want music to grab me by the scruff not hand me a vanilla sausage.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE I met several of these youtubers including one that lives in Norway and does collabs with Rob and his guys they are all part of this clique and all they do is cover other peoples songs.
And nobody cares about their written material the one Norwegian youtuber got popular because he made a metal version of Totos Africa which coincidentally was collabed by a guitar player in Chapmans band.
And all of them want to sell you guitar courses ALL OF THEM I mean good god most of this is shit you can look up for free such as basic chords and basic scales to get you started.
Never liked Chapman. Only ever watched him for the guitars on Andertons.
Do you know Rob Chapman? And if you don't how do you know you dislike him? Can you answer that question?
kenneth eginton don’t like his RUclips personality. Is that better? Could be the nicest guy in the world, doesn’t mean I like watching him though.
HAha! It's tough out there on the RUclips streets!! It's tough everywhere brutha! Well done as usual.
Glad you liked it man.
Really?? He claims guitar is better than ever?? Fuck me! I'm 53 and I signed a contract with a record label called BMG Ariola in 1991 and they said to me: " Is there anything you need a better guitar, amp, something?" I was 23 and my gear was so-so and I said "Yeah, I could use some better gear" and you know what they said? They told me to go to a shop of my choice and choose what I wanted and they would pay for it - Can you fucking imagine what that's like for a 23 year old musician? Try that nowadays.
Chapman... gonna need some popcorn
Glorified shop assistants are not rock stars.
That's a pretty good burn.
Exactly! But the problem is people love obnoxious personalities or else this salesman wouldn't have sold a single one of his guitars. We used to want to play guitars played by rock stars (or something close enough), now people want to play youtubers' guitars? Wtf?!
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@@srxiii2261 but he started with reviews right? With all his gear in his flat or whatever. Showing different guitars amps and pedals. Thats what i remeber monkey lord lessons yeah that's right he did lessons too! Im guessing andertons liked his stuff or maybe rob knew them and they had a mutual relationship before hand. Either way youtuber got a lot of traction and a business picked him up.
I guess over time with andertons of course he was able to meet more people (different brands, artists etc etc) and rob blew up even more! So i guess eventually (after making his own brand of course ) his ego just got bigger and bigger slowly
it's not like chappers just blew up over night no it took time and effort to get as big as he did! Its not like the 80s or 90s anymore!
Its the internet age man and at some point i think rob was just like the everyday guitarists, looking for deals, looking for ways guitarist can improve just having fun with music. However i guess all of his sucess just went to his head. This whole situation is crazy
I really like the way you can aim some digs at yourself - plus, you totally have a point on the state of modern rock guitar.
Thanks man. It's strange how sensitive metal and rock has become. Perhaps Grunge feelies ruined the ethos after all?
What about newer bands like Animals as Leaders and Periphery?
It's niche that is mostly liked by musicians. A tiny area of the music scene in the grand scheme of things. Plus you may like this video I did ruclips.net/video/lyRFGCaOlMM/видео.html
And this is what I think of Periphery etc ruclips.net/video/xe35J51Xbkk/видео.html
I’m no expert but from what little I’ve seen Chapman seems to display classic signs of narcissism, and from that perspective he probably truly believes he is in the right and everyone else is wrong.
You're not an expert yet you can make a clinical diagnosis based on a few video excerpts? Oh, and these are "classic signs" no less! Like you know the history and development of this psychological process and presentation!
What the HELL was so "cringe" (as someone else commented here) about his video response? You know, the one that was bastardised by some loser with nothing better to do with his time than edit Rob's original? Really, what was so bad about it? He's stating facts about his music experience and career. Are people so scared about anyone having success? Or are we just not allowed to speak about our success? Heaven forbid I speak about my accomplishments!!! I might get diagnosed with a mental disorder!!!! Gee I just love social media. It is such a force for good in the world. It hasn't created any warped opinions in the world and it has led to movements that are so nice and friendly and it is a boon to the world!! Social media is so cool.
I believe most RUclipsrs are a little narcissistic.
Seemed like internet drama to me. I did read that article though one day. Which actually besides a little bit of Robs response video is my basic understanding of the whole thing. I'm not a avid watcher of Robs videos other than Andertons. I didn't think his response was even too damning. But i think you're spot on, it's business. Idk, sometimes even your friends can get in their own little bubble and do something that might be kind of a dagger to you, but whatever. Humans. Sure as hell have seen much worse in the business. I didn't bother with any of the channels videos the algorithm put their thumbnails on my front page. I actually almost hesitated to even watch this video, but i generally enjoy your videos and pretty much thought that from the type of guy i gathered you are that your response would be pretty much what it was, lol. Maybe Rob has an ego, like 100's of millions of other people, maybe he's just trying to portray a positivity to what you can achieve with hard work. It's ok to be proud of what you achieve, and while it's also refreshing when people are humble, some people just aren't, or just don't come a cross that way. Oh well.
Nice breakdown. I kinda like it that Chappers blows his own trumpet.
is like movies, every other movie is a remake or reboot. I really see your point, there are a few exceptions, but for the most part everything is rehashed
One thing I have learned from Rob- "My Truth" is not "The Truth" lol
No disrespect to anyone, however, I think there's a good chance that this channel will end up with more subs than the Chapman channel.
I appreciate the pep talk man. Thanks David.
I clicked on the video because you uploaded it, not because of the titel.
Thanks man.
You are welcome.
Keep up the good work.
I'm really curious what you think of a band like Baroness? They're slowly evolving and I can't really define a 'genre' on them. They also got loads of shit about their last albums' mixing. So yeah lemme know!
Greetings from Belgium! 🤘🖤
They are a good band. The key is they have hooks and choruses.
Your opinion on Black Fast? Probably one of the "new" bands that I actually like.
Honestly I'm jaded with blackened thrash (esp the Brazilian underground which is saturated by it) but they do it better than most.
I think you're right.
Everyone benefits from controversy on the internet.
Yep. It also happened in rock with minor feuds between bands like Blur and Oasis or GNR vs Motley Cru etc. It's often fun.
That r.o.s. gig footage showed perfectly what's killing off the music scene for me..... everyone watching through their phones.
More bothered about coming away with something for their Instagram than actually experiencing anything.
Well, discovering the Chappers & Captain videos encouraged me to get back into guitar after not playing for a few years...
Rob might be bit of a git, but his apparently honest excitement about music inspired me to finally study some scales and learn how to start soloing!
Yep I said it myself that Chappers inspired me to start doing vids.
I love that people still think the dislike button does anything.
Circle of Tone is the best channel on circles.
Clicked on it faster than a “you up?” Text from a lady friend
But at least you don't sell shit guitars trying to make people believe they are good
motto sierra like who?
@@kultiras4978 like who ?? Like Chapman ,who else we're talking about here?
@@mottosierra1372 I wouldn't say they're shit. I mean, I can't give an exhaustive review of the range, but I own an ML-2 standard and... it's absolutely worth the £350 I paid for it (sale price, yay).
That said, in the main, it's the manufacturer who deserves the credit for that, because they're actually building the damn things. Is it the best guitar I own? No. It Chappers a knob? Seems that way.
really like to read that you like the guitar its a matter of taste obviously but i just read bad things about that chapman guitars but i do not own one so I cant speak by myself
@@mottosierra1372 Well, a lot is subjective, that's true. I understand not wanting to take a punt on one without trying it out first - until 2018(I think), Andertns was the closest Chapman dealer to me, and that's like an 8 hour drive to get there.
On the points where you can be objective about a guitar - tuning stability and so on - I think it's on a par with similarly priced LTDs, Schecters and the like. Which are, so far as I'm aware, being made in the same factory anyway. And also good for the money.
It is, all things considered, a great time to be a guitarist on a budget.
First time seeing a video of yours, to my recollect. But I enjoy that your saying what’s on your mind, and that you are humble about some stuff. The only thing I didn’t like was the edited cuts of Chapman’s video. Taking some of that out of context(whilst I know that video was a little wild) makes it look worse than what he was explaining at the time. But there’s nothing wrong with people getting checked and then also standing up for themselves. RUclips isn’t just a past time. It’s peoples full time job. Sometimes you have to stand up for that shit too. Sometimes you make mistakes and need to be called out for em.
I look forward to your type-o negative video
My finger DOES have whiplash! lol Great song reference plug for Metallica's old stuff there.
I actually bought a ML Pro Modern lunar, because I liked how it sounded being played by Rabea.
That guitar was one of the shittiest wastes of wood I ever purchased.
I checked out the ML1 Pro(strat-style)at a local music shop. It was a lifeless and unexciting dust-collector. I've come across as a decent amount of Korean and Indonesian-made guitars that had way more personality than a Chapman. Sorry you had to buy it to find out the hard way, but you live and learn!
I think that last video was miles dimitri baker not Lucas Mann
am i the only dude here already totally fucking stoked for that Type O Negative video????
Exactly what I’ve been saying. He could’ve kept Riff City in the loop. I’m no fan of Rob or Joe. I noticed an issue way back 2 yrs ago at namm when I saw Rob sitting outside of namm with his cronies. Joe walked by and Rob yelled hi Joe and Joe said hi and kept walking. Typically, Joe would have his face in that camera thinking he was a celebrity. They’re not celebrities. Imo. But I knew there was an issue with their relationship.
Type o negative!!!! HYYPEEED!!! When is it coming🥵
Probably a week.
One drummer I play with sometimes is also a wrestling promoter.
A bit of Kayfabe can be entertaining in the live music world just like wrestling.
I've long suspected some of it goes on with youtube guys as well.