Reviewing a guitar but I know nothing about guitars

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  • Опубликовано: 8 янв 2022
  • The other day I posted a RUclips poll asking what instrument you play (if any), and 70% of the people who answered said GUITAR/BASS. So, in honor of that, I wanted to play a guitar myself. I just have to say... I have SO much respect for you guitarists. This instrument doesn't make any sense.
    WHY IS THERE A VOLUME KNOB ON YOUR INSTRUMENT?!
    Thank you so much to Donner for sending me the Donner Seeker & pedals!
    Here's a video of me actually trying to play guitar: • Effects Pedals to Use ...
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  • @pashasoofi30
    @pashasoofi30 2 года назад +5281

    The guitar is made of guitar

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +341

      LMFAO YES EXACTLY

    • @MrTabasham1990
      @MrTabasham1990 2 года назад +49

      Failing your wisdom check in DnD

    • @jhonnykarisma2489
      @jhonnykarisma2489 2 года назад +22

      @@MrTabasham1990 He just rolled a nat 1 in perception

    • @Glamosapien
      @Glamosapien 2 года назад +21

      Actually its the other way round

    • @_lun4r_
      @_lun4r_ 2 года назад

      Lol
      Now unpin this comment

  • @beenis08
    @beenis08 2 года назад +2746

    "The colors more important" spoken like a true guitarist

    • @brianworden7022
      @brianworden7022 2 года назад +39

      That is how I picked my epiphone dot.. I could of supported my local guitar shop but wanted the aquamarine one and they didn't have one so I got it second hand online. Next guitar will be a P90 equipped guitar maybe a tv yellow Les Paul Special and because my friend is employed by Gibson at MesaBoogie I will have him get it for me for 50% off because they get a ridiculous employee discount.

    • @Fausto_4841
      @Fausto_4841 Год назад +9

      I mean, it is just another strat

    • @imoffendedthatyouareoffended
      @imoffendedthatyouareoffended Год назад +7

      @@Fausto_4841 how I feel about anything fender and Gibson.

    • @Governmenttruth
      @Governmenttruth Год назад +2

      I would´ve chosen the same colour.

    • @g.3521
      @g.3521 Год назад +8

      I got a butterscotch tele, and although it plays fantastic I hate the colour... i'd rather play like shit, but a beautiful shit

  • @LunatiqueRob
    @LunatiqueRob 2 года назад +2782

    This needs to become an entire channel, where people review stuff they know absolutely nothing about.

    • @viciousdope66
      @viciousdope66 2 года назад +69

      I will totally watch that!!!

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 2 года назад +11

      I'd Soo00o watch it!

    • @dinamitemaster
      @dinamitemaster 2 года назад +141

      That's just regular journalism

    • @leftundersun
      @leftundersun 2 года назад +35

      With knowledge people asking hard confusing questions

    • @pohartur5423
      @pohartur5423 2 года назад +4

      @@dinamitemaster Sooo truee

  • @guitarguy9030
    @guitarguy9030 2 года назад +480

    this is definitely one of the guitar reviews ever made

  • @CesarCordova
    @CesarCordova 2 года назад +2115

    Yes, the harp needs a whammy bar, that would be wild!

    • @larrybstreetfish5852
      @larrybstreetfish5852 2 года назад +50

      A Bigsby!👍

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +180

      I'm getting the Gamechanger Bigsby pedal soon :)

    • @larrybstreetfish5852
      @larrybstreetfish5852 2 года назад +9

      @@emilyharpist 🔥👍

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 2 года назад +6

      @@emilyharpist I was literally coming here to recommend this, can't wait to see the video!

    • @mj-132
      @mj-132 2 года назад +8

      I once talked to a harpist wo built his lever harp with an extra thin soundboard to achieve a whammy bar effect when pressing it, but of course this only works for bending upwards.
      I wonder if you could build a harp with the.. the big vertical stick?... made out of a car or motorbike suspension and some kind of huge lever that can compress it to slacken the strings...

  • @gammabreaker7026
    @gammabreaker7026 2 года назад +2186

    With 20+ years of experience working next to a guitar shop, I can confirm that this guitar review is on point.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +79

      😂❤️

    • @riswandakafa9750
      @riswandakafa9750 2 года назад +22

      true. especially when she evaluated the bridge 😂

    • @Hello-ue2xt
      @Hello-ue2xt Год назад

      @@riswandakafa9750 lol, I was thinking like, isn’t that the fretboard?

    • @vsfalfred
      @vsfalfred Год назад +3

      @@NubsWithGuns Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not that way. I hate so much about the things that you choose to be

  • @The_Petrichor
    @The_Petrichor Год назад +120

    This is so chaotic I love it. When you ripped the screen off and held it out like a baby with its broken toy like, "Fix it, but it's mine so I'm still holding it, but you fix, I hold."

  • @josephpyatt3685
    @josephpyatt3685 Год назад +188

    That walking bassline was pretty impressive for someone who's never played before.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  Год назад +79

      Thank you!! My dad taught me when I was 13 and that’s all I remember lmao

    • @josephpyatt3685
      @josephpyatt3685 Год назад +22

      @@emilyharpist that's really cool you still remember. ☺️

    • @microcolonel
      @microcolonel Год назад +2

      @@emilyharpist Guess you were 13 recently, go Dad.

    • @skinblanketed
      @skinblanketed Год назад +5

      @@emilyharpist The full-body pause-and-scoop you did in preparation and execution of that bend was pure gold. Flippin nailed it. 🤝

    • @YearsOVDecay1
      @YearsOVDecay1 Год назад

      @@emilyharpist you're hot.

  • @Philtoid
    @Philtoid 2 года назад +2376

    As a drummer, lemme give you a brief yet professional introduction to how a guitar works.
    Stringy long things go Brrrr twang twang. Pedal on floor make it do CHUGGA MESHUGGAH DUGGA . Eerm what else. Twisty end headstock bits do something probably. Make sure to tune up whenever the lead singer is talking. There are some twisty dials and a flicky lever for when you get bored. Big square box makes loud noises aaand then just wait for the ladies to line up after the show. Boom.

    • @BorghBorgh
      @BorghBorgh 2 года назад +363

      4/4 solid explanation

    • @alfredbernardy215
      @alfredbernardy215 2 года назад +180

      You forgot the large, long noodle and the bread sticks below the strings.

    • @cyberfutur5000
      @cyberfutur5000 2 года назад +113

      :D
      The worrying about this is, that that's pretty accurate to how most guitarists I know (me included) would describe a drum set... little changes in terminology here and there, change "stringy things" to "golden plate things", and "tune while the singer talks" to "hit and kick all of those, when the guitar (or bass) is tuning" but all in all pretty close. Whats bad about this is, I think you were kidding, we are just kida ignorant, I guess :/

    • @Philtoid
      @Philtoid 2 года назад +35

      @@cyberfutur5000 😅 spot on mate

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +95

      😂👏❤️

  • @SoundAuthor
    @SoundAuthor 2 года назад +608

    This is the single greatest guitar review ever made.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +19

      LMAOOO stay tuned for more!! 😂❤️

    • @zekaron
      @zekaron 2 года назад +6

      @@emilyharpist we'll need to use the nuts on our guitars to stay tuned... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @urfriendlyneighborHoodCNYgeek1
      @urfriendlyneighborHoodCNYgeek1 2 года назад

      @@zekaron 😏

  • @vladimirpoutine7522
    @vladimirpoutine7522 2 года назад +244

    As a guitar player, I'm absolutely loving the harp with the distortion effects. Sounds bad ass.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +17

      Thanks!!! My whole channel is harp through effects!

  • @paolo37
    @paolo37 Год назад +140

    Thanks, a very informative and solid review. Some highlights, in time order:
    - Flexing your knowledge of guitar companies, such as Les Paul, Fender, Humbucker and Square.
    - Nuts: there's six of them. But, most importantly, are they solid? Yes.
    - Doesn't fall into the pickguard gotcha question. Good. That's where you can tell an amateur reviewer from a pro.
    - TIGHT ACTION. Ok.
    - RIP beloved tuner.
    - The guitar strap should always be approached with some fear, care and respect. Unlike the tuner (see above).
    - Let's check again the nuts. Are they still solid? Yes.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  Год назад +19

      Lmfao thank you for this

    • @Big98Bob
      @Big98Bob Год назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @dbeardsleyor
      @dbeardsleyor Год назад +1

      The last thing you want is a guitar with six flabby nuts. When the tuner breaks during unboxing, that is some valuable product review feedback. 😂

    • @evanredmon3877
      @evanredmon3877 Год назад

      - Gently caresses guitar neck like a Price Is Right model when asked "Do you like the bridge?"

    • @djomoisan
      @djomoisan Год назад

      🤣

  • @eatmarth
    @eatmarth 2 года назад +645

    If I could get a series of Emily struggling to open things I think I would be happy

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +77

      LMFAO once I do more unboxing videos I'll make a compilation 😂

    • @user-po8gk5rt2i
      @user-po8gk5rt2i 2 года назад +2

      @@emilyharpist sounds like a plan 😂

  • @jamesprosser7236
    @jamesprosser7236 2 года назад +327

    “That’s a solid bridge… It’s what you travel on to play!” - 😅 I love it because that actually makes sense! Please do more of these 🙏😊

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +23

      Hahah I KNOW RIGHT?!? Petition to change the guitar parts terminology??? 😂❤️ I kind of want to try a bass next lmao

    • @peglegpeete9122
      @peglegpeete9122 2 года назад +7

      @@emilyharpist get a 6 string Bass. not 4.

    • @jamcam9
      @jamcam9 2 года назад +6

      @@peglegpeete9122 a six string fretless. That'd be hilarious.

    • @anonymoushuman7794
      @anonymoushuman7794 2 года назад +3

      @@jamcam9 just start playing primus on it

    • @Moonless_Future
      @Moonless_Future 2 года назад +3

      @@emilyharpist Upright bass!

  • @EytschPi42
    @EytschPi42 2 года назад +422

    I've clearly been doing reviews ALL WRONG... well done!!!!

    • @Briansgate
      @Briansgate 2 года назад +13

      Harp review incoming, Henning?

    • @viciousdope66
      @viciousdope66 2 года назад +2

      It’s HENNING! The legend! Much love for you, man!

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42 2 года назад +9

      I‘ve written several harp pieces actually. I dated the harpist for the Boston Symphony, so I am familiar with the instrument!

    • @Briansgate
      @Briansgate 2 года назад +3

      @@EytschPi42 If anyone else said that, i would accuse them of either bragging or lying. You saying it, I can believe it.

  • @johnt.campbell316
    @johnt.campbell316 2 года назад +58

    What's funny is, what she said the "nut" and what the "bridge" were... kinda do make sense. If I didn't already know guitar, and she told me those things I'd just be like, "Yep."

    • @TheJjcczz
      @TheJjcczz Год назад +2

      To be honest I’ve been playing guitar for over 10 years and had never heard the term nut until this video. I always just called the nut the neck bridge

    • @Billiamwoods
      @Billiamwoods 7 месяцев назад +1

      Guitar words make no sense. Like when the guy handed her what's commonly called a "tremolo arm", which does not have anything to do with tremolo.

  • @m1chacha
    @m1chacha 2 года назад +572

    Wow, for someone who knows nothing about guitar, you sure did pick up a walking bassline quick!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +181

      LMAOOO my dad is the singer/guitarist in a Rockabilly band and he taught me this one riff back when I was 14 😂❤️

    • @m1chacha
      @m1chacha 2 года назад +8

      @@emilyharpist nice! Well I look forward to seeing your progress!

    • @Jeymez
      @Jeymez 2 года назад +2

      michacha: i started out on bass, certain chords on guitar are similar to bass,
      but that's where the similarities end. bass is more about harmony and finding a rhythm, bass is actually easier to start than guitar,
      but they say is the most difficult to master.
      the only hard parts about guitar, are some of the stuff you see in Jazz or Country.
      rock and metal are pretty straightforward, but playing lightning fast not everyone can do. i can play, but im nowhere near as good as those those big guitar channels.

    • @jazminefields3359
      @jazminefields3359 2 года назад +2

      Came here to say this/look for this comment lol, crazy how you just kinda threw that down no problem lol

    • @yobrethren
      @yobrethren Год назад +1

      ​@@Jeymez Quite accurate i think
      I've only played guitar, but i definitely see how bass is harder to master, though it's a lot easier to start than on guitar - calluses are about as hard to build i'd figure, but the style of play is way different
      And about the jazz, i agree as well, it's absolutely no biggie learning some easy shapes and linking up two hands, now deliberately creating and understanding other chords that are more intricate than your 7th chords or something like that - that's a lot harder than you'd think. I recently learned a little tune which is just 4 chords, but figuring out how to play each of them and then bending your fingers to correctly play them in tempo took some time

  • @dinkalicious
    @dinkalicious 2 года назад +102

    40 year guitar dork here; I love this. I bought a violin on a whim a few years ago thinking "I play guitar, how hard can it be?" It's pretty hard...

    • @olubibabalola
      @olubibabalola Год назад +4

      Tell me about it! Same here. At least it was a less painful experience than my cousin, who having never swam before, decided "how hard can it be?" and jumped in at the deep end. Fortunately my dad pulled him out promptly, but he said it was the longest 30 seconds of his life.

    • @needlesinmyeyes7272
      @needlesinmyeyes7272 Год назад +3

      Yeeeeah hammering on does not work at all with violin like it does guitar lol violin is so much more delicate

    • @glennhecker4422
      @glennhecker4422 Год назад

      I, too, am a 40 year guitar dork! Apparently we both started around the same time (early February, 1982, in my case).

    • @clarkem4119
      @clarkem4119 Год назад +1

      > I bought a violin on a whim a few years ago
      So, what do you think of the soundpost? (points to the neck)
      How about that tailpiece? (points to the scroll)

    • @cgoebbert
      @cgoebbert Год назад

      I started playing music on violin at 9-10yrs old. They took it away from me b/c I was trying to play it like a guitar. Big props to Emily for taming the 44 string beast! 🙏🎸(WTF Apple?!! No harp emojis?!! 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️)

  • @wesleyalan9179
    @wesleyalan9179 2 года назад +673

    As a guitarist for over 25 years, I found this to be absolutely hilarious 😂
    Thanks,I needed this laugh!
    "Pickgard??" You made that up!" 😫
    "6 solid nuts!" 😆
    It was all solid gold! Thanks!🤣

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +33

      Hahah thank you so much for watching!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😂❤️

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 2 года назад +1

      @@emilyharpist ❤🤟😁

    • @markdouglas8073
      @markdouglas8073 2 года назад +18

      How a bout that bridge?!

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 2 года назад +5

      @@markdouglas8073
      ...lol🤣🤣👍👍🤟
      I'm gonna have to watch this again now! Too funny!

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 2 года назад

      @@discomallard69
      🤣🤣😉👌

  • @TomboLP
    @TomboLP 2 года назад +69

    As a guitar maker based in Tokyo, let me say that this is my favourite guitar review ever. Thank you!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +6

      hahah thank you so much!! 😂❤️ I really appreciate that; I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

  • @kayzinwillobee
    @kayzinwillobee 2 года назад +161

    That was adorable and hilarious. You should do more videos like this. Emily reviews and pretends to know about things she knows nothing about. I see a million subscribers in your future.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +21

      HAHAH I love doing these shitpost reviews 😂❤️

    • @tigerboi9694
      @tigerboi9694 2 года назад +2

      @@emilyharpist Dooooo iiiiiiittttt this was really great X'D

    • @izzajoker
      @izzajoker 2 года назад

      Saxophone next!

  • @AlanW
    @AlanW 2 года назад +122

    Emily, your guesses as to the names of things was perfectly reasonable. There's honestly no logic behind them as far as I can tell, and I've been playing and working on guitars for like 35 years.
    Also, the color, which *is* the most important part, is spot on!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +13

      Hahaha right?! The bridge location makes WAY more sense!! 😂❤️

    • @latheofheaven1017
      @latheofheaven1017 2 года назад +10

      I love the twisted anatomy of guitars. The head is connected to the neck. Fine. But then the neck connects to the body via the heel. Ezekial? Where were you when we needed you?

  • @big_red01027
    @big_red01027 2 года назад +251

    6:24 It took me a couple months to get to this level, and she's doing it out of the box.

    • @andreaalexis1484
      @andreaalexis1484 Год назад +86

      Playing music is like learning language- picking up a new instrument is easier when you know a similar one already

    • @Dizastermaster.
      @Dizastermaster. Год назад +37

      @@andreaalexis1484 Her dad taught her how to play it, trust me, you would have NO idea how to play that on guitar without actually learning some guitar first

    • @REJECTFALSEICONZ
      @REJECTFALSEICONZ Год назад +18

      keep in mind she knows a stringed instrument already! I bet you're doing awesome

    • @carpinado3089
      @carpinado3089 Год назад +14

      @@Dizastermaster. a bit of theory and/or a good ear and it’s possible for almost anyone

    • @beelzemobabbity
      @beelzemobabbity Год назад +6

      @@Dizastermaster. not really. She already plays an instrument, with some common sense you can figure out that moving up and down gives different notes. If you arent tone deaf you can sound out a song

  • @edrosa3485
    @edrosa3485 2 года назад +19

    Russ is having a ton of fun...
    That tuner working after the screen was yanked off is impressive.

  • @richardashton6189
    @richardashton6189 2 года назад +88

    For someone who is a guitar newbie, when you start at 06:15 I've heard a *lot* worse from other beginners

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +20

      oh thank god hahah that gives me hope!! I really want to learn how to play -- I grew up on Rockabilly music (my dad was a huge influence) and that ONE blues lick has lived in my brain for over 15+ years 😂

    • @richardashton6189
      @richardashton6189 2 года назад +9

      @@emilyharpist There's no questioning your already existing musicality, ear for sound, sense of rhythm and more so you've already got all the attributes to smash it on guitar. Why not start with some old Rockabilly licks? You've definitely got the pedals to give you that classic slapback sound

    • @Jokiander
      @Jokiander 2 года назад

      @@emilyharpist That was one of the first licks my old man had taught me on guitar, so I was pleased to hear you play it. From what I know It was made famous by Eddie Van Halen in his song "Ice Cream Man"

    • @Cris18Martinez
      @Cris18Martinez Год назад

      when i started playing guitat i could barely fret anything

  • @caiodacosta6951
    @caiodacosta6951 2 года назад +50

    this channel is a blessing

    • @gumshake689
      @gumshake689 2 года назад +4

      ai que kiko

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +3

      ❤️❤️❤️ These comments and the community on my channel are a blessing ❤️ Thank you so much!!!! I love you guys ❤️❤️❤️

    • @gab_ale
      @gab_ale 2 года назад +1

      KIKO!!!!

  • @josejalaeno73
    @josejalaeno73 2 года назад +12

    I was so proud when she correctly labeled the humbucker pickup (it bucks the hum) ☺️☺️

  • @bonnibloop_
    @bonnibloop_ 2 года назад +39

    who would ever need another guitar review, this one perfectly describes every guitar in deep detail

  • @travisnorman
    @travisnorman 2 года назад +129

    "I think that's a solid nut..." 😂 oh Emily. I think YOU TWO are solid nuts! This is entertaining and fun to watch, I am enjoying the heck out of this! 😁😁

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +13

      😂😂 Thank you Travis!! You're a pretty solid nut yourself!! :)

    • @smugslider3690
      @smugslider3690 2 года назад +5

      everyone in these replies are solid nuts

  • @curiousfungus
    @curiousfungus 2 года назад +20

    As someone learning guitar it helps a lot actually seeing someone who isn’t familiar with them but still has musical experience reviewing one. You might not think this is too helpful as a review but it really is. Thank you so much.

  • @chrisfelix9009
    @chrisfelix9009 2 года назад +35

    As a guitarist this was one of the best videos I've seen all year

  • @RaccoonHenry
    @RaccoonHenry Год назад

    absolutely adorable!! plus that demo at the end was very cool!

  • @simonpark843
    @simonpark843 2 года назад +111

    Electric guitars are weird to someone who isn't familiar with them, but they're just fun things to mess around on. You don't have to do things the way anyone else does them, and I'm assuming you still have your Telecaster as well, so you can compare the two and hear the differences between them. I use my guitar the way some people do knitting or whittling or something - it's therapeutic. I don't play anything that could be considered listenable or even musical, it's just sound I can make and listen to through headphones. If you don't even worry about the conventional aspects of what part is what and just spend time playing around with them, they're extremely enjoyable things to have lying around your house.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +16

      Yes!! The Telecaster is Russ’s guitar but now I have MY OWN 🔥 it’s definitely therapeutic and I can’t wait to learn how to play it better - I just can’t believe how bad the guitar strings hurt my fingers 🥺 even on my worst days with hours of practice on harp, I build up callouses, but these guitar strings have like a “BITE” to them if that makes sense?

    • @cactustactics
      @cactustactics 2 года назад +7

      @@emilyharpist it could be the string winding (it's like a wire wrapped around a core, the thinner strings are just the core) which is kinda like little teeth! You also just might want to put some fresh ones on there, they could be a little degraded and scratchy since they came on the guitar, but Russ could probably tell you if they're good or not
      Do the harp calluses happen in a different place? I'm guessing you play more with the pads of your fingers than the actual tips? I've never touched a harp :( but I'm thinking like playing a bass, but a very big one

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +8

      @@cactustactics YES the calluses usually happen on the pads of your fingers, the trick about playing harp and what harp teachers commonly say is that "you want as much flesh on the string as possible" to get good tone, so I think it's in a bit of a different spot than guitar calluses which are closer to the fingertips

    • @cyberfutur5000
      @cyberfutur5000 2 года назад +3

      I think this is a healthy opinion on electric guitars, even if you know how it works and how to play. This is why people like george harrison, david gilmour or jimi hendrinx are remembered quite fondly. Thats the spirit that took this instrument from being just a louder guitar to the center piece of most music for decades. :)
      And regarding the strings, I guess those wich came with that just guitar aren’t that nice. There are quiet big differences, maybe try some elixir (my personal favourite) or ernie balls. Or try around with gauges. The thinner the less pressure is needed. And it doesn’t take thaaaat long for your finger tips to get used to it

    • @cactustactics
      @cactustactics 2 года назад +2

      @@emilyharpist Yeah guitar calluses tend to be more like on the ends of your fingers - and the advice there is to use the tips of your fingers so there's minimal contact, so the opposite of harp! Gotta keep them out of the way of the other strings
      You'll get used to it though! You're probably pressing harder than you need to as well, you'll get more comfortable with it
      I've got flatwound strings on a bass - they're like the rounds but the winding is flat instead of bumpy, which is supposed to make them feel more comfortable. And they are, but oh god THE FRICTION. Turns out when your finger's in contact with the entire surface it's a little bit grippy when you're sliding

  • @sepehr1718
    @sepehr1718 2 года назад +20

    The screen protector ripped the screen off😂😂😂

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +1

      LMAOOO I wasn’t ready for that 😂

  • @11202
    @11202 Год назад +5

    This channel is the most pure fun I am so so glad I stumbled across it. Truly you guys brighten my day up each video you upload and if it's not too cheesy and old to say this reminds me of the golden era of RUclips where it was people having fun for others to experience the fun.
    Cheers for being a pleasant salve to my horrid depression and PTSD

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  Год назад +1

      I’m so glad you’re enjoying the channel!!! Thank you so much for being here with us; I really appreciate you 🥺❤️

  • @matthewmacdonald9851
    @matthewmacdonald9851 2 года назад

    That was the best thing I've seen on YT in a long time. Your facial expressions when you reacted to the tuner breaking and discovering the vibrato bar were just priceless.

  • @Jokesonyou6666
    @Jokesonyou6666 2 года назад +195

    If u invent a whammy bar for a harp you’ll probably be the first person to innovate the harp in awhile 😂 also this reminds me of when i got my first guitar im just glad i researched for months before i picked one out tho😂 good luck learning guitar

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +34

      Hahah thank you!! I actually am going to start practicing; I really want to play guitar! 🥰🎶 and I have a whammy-bar-like pedal coming soon (gamechanger audio Bigsby pedal)!

    • @SlimeyGuitarStrings
      @SlimeyGuitarStrings 2 года назад +6

      ​@@emilyharpist Bjork's harp player used a whammy bar and an ebow. (I think?) It's on the last song of the live at the royal opera house performance if you search for it.

    • @Reriiru
      @Reriiru 2 года назад +1

      @@emilyharpist First time I saw a pedal harp I thought "they must work like a whammy, you unfix them, go up and down and they let you bend". Turned out quite a bit more benign, but you probably could kinda do it like that, you'll get a bunch of stuff between a natural and a flat for example. You could create a mechanism that more aggressively turns some strings up and down, especially down. Kinda imagine divebombing on a harp with a pedal. Would be cool.

    • @phantomdracula
      @phantomdracula Год назад +1

      Wharp. lol

  • @travisnorman
    @travisnorman 2 года назад +31

    K I'm double commenting because this review has left me smitten with you two as a couple. I could listen to Russ giggle at Emily hamming it up with the guitar all day. I too chuckle whenever my partner is goofing around with one of my guitars. Love it!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +4

      Hahaha I LOVE IT 😂👏❤️ thank you so much, Travis!!

  • @hanktorrance6855
    @hanktorrance6855 Год назад

    Love your expressiveness, you are always filled with child-like wonder and excitement!

  • @fionnagrant6636
    @fionnagrant6636 Год назад

    The algorithm got it right for once! I'm so glad your video popped up in front of me! I love this. You are so funny and talented. Thank you to you both for creating this stuff.

  • @scottkidwellmusic9175
    @scottkidwellmusic9175 2 года назад +45

    Emily doesn't know her own strength... loved the parts identification (I think Russ set you up).
    Welcome to the whole new world of guitar!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +7

      HAHAHA HE TOTALLY DID 😂❤️ I can’t wait to practice more!!

  • @j.wilcox3547
    @j.wilcox3547 2 года назад +10

    This is single handedly the best guitar review I've ever seen and heard. Thank you.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      😂❤️ so glad you enjoyed it!!

  • @nicholasluna2141
    @nicholasluna2141 2 года назад +2

    Halfway through the video and I made a playlist titled “favorite videos”. Yours is the first in there. I’m dying rn. God bless

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +1

      HAHAH so glad you enjoyed it!! 😂❤️ thank you for being here with us!

  • @goryburk
    @goryburk Год назад

    Great review Emily.
    I'm definitely interested in the Donner Multi Effects Pedal Multi-Pad100. Thanks for testing it with your harp.

  • @Icebadger
    @Icebadger 2 года назад +5

    Love the difference in explanations for the pedal. Goes from all of the details and possibilities to "and it's shaped weird". Phenomenal review

  • @sixstringedthing
    @sixstringedthing 2 года назад +6

    This channel just keeps on getting better. You two are hilarious.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +1

      we appreciate you!! 😘❤️

  • @nuthinfayce
    @nuthinfayce Год назад

    That had to be the most adorable guitar review I ever seen.... my favorite channel...

  • @crypticrhythm
    @crypticrhythm Год назад +4

    this came up on a list from a JHS premiere you were on, and I know this was posted a while ago but OMG I needed this today.. thank you and keep playing (whatever you want)! Thank you!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  Год назад +1

      Haha thank you so much! This is one of my favs on the channel haha. Have a great day!

  • @homesweetplanet
    @homesweetplanet 2 года назад +7

    This is the best guitar review video I have ever watched! So wholesome and full of light-hearted humour.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      hahah thank you so much!! I really appreciate that and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! 🥰❤️

  • @justinkroboth360
    @justinkroboth360 2 года назад +15

    This, seriously, was so cute and adorable and hilarious. It made smile. Seeing someone who is amazing at one instrument jumping into another is always delightful. The soundtrack choice (e-Shop!) was premo, too! :D

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +2

      hahah thank you so much, Justin!! 🥰❤️ love that e-shop music 😂

  • @deathinsight
    @deathinsight Год назад +1

    Every once in awhile, the RUclips algorithm introduces me to amazing things. This is one of those times. Instantly subscribed!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  Год назад +1

      Ahhh thank you so much!! I’m so glad you’re here!! 🥰🎶

  • @EduardoMartinez-dm5pp
    @EduardoMartinez-dm5pp Год назад +1

    Watching this on a regular office day... and you two just made my day, thank you folks!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much!! I’m glad to have made your day better :)

  • @omgitsbees
    @omgitsbees Год назад +14

    So this is my first ever Emily Hopkins video I have watched, and she nearly killed me with the tuner screen coming off. Holy smokes did I laugh really hard. This was wonderful, and very cute. I know its been awhile since you made this video, but I hope you have been enjoying guitar and learning a lot!

  • @myworms
    @myworms 2 года назад +14

    That looks like very good beginner gear. I was really impressed with that multi effects pedal. Very intuitive controls. Like he said, it’s a great place to start.

  • @dietcoke8114
    @dietcoke8114 Год назад +2

    this is literally the most honest guitar unboxing review I've ever watched

  • @MillerCustomGuitars
    @MillerCustomGuitars 2 года назад +2

    This is honestly one of the best, most honest guitar reviews I have ever seen. I love your beautiful naïveté.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      lmfaooo thank you so much!! 😂❤️ thanks for being here with us!

  • @johnfritz15
    @johnfritz15 2 года назад +10

    Thank you for one of the greatest reviews in the history of RUclips.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +3

      hahaha so glad you think so!! 😂❤️ thanks so much for watching!

  • @stevyreno7913
    @stevyreno7913 Год назад +3

    Oh my gosh, I laughed way too hard at this "review"! But not in a derisive way. That was the most adorable guitar review I've ever seen! When you completely pulled the screen off the tuner, I was in the floor! Excellent! You're a great harpist and a lovely guitar "reviewer". 😉🤩

  • @jimboscull5459
    @jimboscull5459 2 года назад

    This... pleases me : ) so wholesome, excellent review!

  • @feistyburrito9732
    @feistyburrito9732 Год назад +1

    You have such a nice uplifting smile. Thanks for the amusing content 🙏😊

  • @chrispysaid
    @chrispysaid 2 года назад +3

    This was the most wholesome guitar review I've ever seen. I never felt like I was being sold anything at all, ever, but I kept wanting go play it with her.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      HAHAH thank you so much!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! 😂❤️

  • @rockyrucker2789
    @rockyrucker2789 2 года назад +14

    The reactions to everything was awesome! Donner should give her a bass too!!!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +4

      Hahaha thank you so much!!! Bass next?? 🤔❤️

    • @rockyrucker2789
      @rockyrucker2789 2 года назад

      @@emilyharpist if you thought guitar was interesting, jamming on bass is a whole other experience! Pretty sure Donner has some cool colors for them too :)

    • @BigBlockMopar
      @BigBlockMopar 2 года назад

      @@emilyharpist Definitly get a bass! Then challenge Charles Berthoud to a 'Slap&Tap' BASS-Challenge!! Or Davie504 :))))) These guys are way cool.
      Charles Berthoud Channel;
      ruclips.net/channel/UCAi_uNeDWRXj8C8yw358gWw
      Davie504
      ruclips.net/channel/UCgFvT6pUq9HLOvKBYERzXSQ

  • @hhattingh
    @hhattingh 2 года назад

    The most honest review I've ever seen. My new favorite channel

  • @RyanSmith-jh3ix
    @RyanSmith-jh3ix 2 года назад +1

    I've been a guitar and bass player for almost 20 years and I have to see, this is the number one best guitar review I have ever seen...and I've seen a LOT of guitar reviews.

  • @NeilGuise
    @NeilGuise 2 года назад +8

    This is currently the greatest gear review of 2022👍

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      LMAO so glad you think so!! 😂❤️ we had so much fun with this hahah

  • @lakejizzio7777
    @lakejizzio7777 Год назад +7

    As a person who is playing guitar since 10 years. This is exactly how I review a guitar as well.

  • @bassemb
    @bassemb 11 месяцев назад +1

    Eyyy this was the first video of yours that I watched. It was randomly recommended to me when you uploaded it.

  • @jackduxbury1632
    @jackduxbury1632 2 года назад

    Tones at the end were Doooooope! Killer Video 🙌

  • @Aquanaut_band
    @Aquanaut_band 2 года назад +7

    3:35 just causually playing spokky scary skeletons and nobody notices

  • @Fogmaster1990
    @Fogmaster1990 2 года назад +6

    Nice!!! We need a whole series about you reviewing new instruments/opening boxes! 🥂 ❤️ 🎸 🎷 🎹 🎧🎺🎻🪗🎮

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +2

      Hahaha I would LOVE that!! 😂❤️

  • @davidwilkey7389
    @davidwilkey7389 2 года назад

    Sold! You're a natural at this!

  • @chrisblue1515
    @chrisblue1515 Год назад

    This is fun to watch! Thanks!

  • @DJSockmonkeyMusic
    @DJSockmonkeyMusic 2 года назад +4

    This was a lot of fun to watch. The guitar is so much less complicated than the harp! Your clean tone was actually pretty good. Your terminology was hilarious. Thanks you Em, you never fail to entertain.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      hahah thank you so much, Nate!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 😂❤️

  • @sjlefebvre
    @sjlefebvre 2 года назад +5

    That's one of the most entertaining guitar reviews I've ever seen! You need a tremolo arm for your harp!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +1

      hahah I WISH!! 😂❤️ I do have the Bigsby Pedal coming soon!

  • @CrazyAlvis
    @CrazyAlvis 2 года назад +2

    Your channel is one of my favourites
    I love all the weird pedals you demo

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      Thanks Aaron!!! I love ALL the weird pedals!!

  • @PrinceWesterburg
    @PrinceWesterburg 2 года назад +1

    That was actually one of the most refreshing things I've seen on RUclips to do with guitars in 16 years! :D

  • @harveycan5820
    @harveycan5820 2 года назад +3

    You are indeed a musician! It's like a harp you can sling around your shoulder and still get through a doorway :)

  • @iainholmes2735
    @iainholmes2735 2 года назад +5

    Looks a nice package. I like strat-types with humbuckers. They cancel the noise between 40 & 60 Hz. Cheers from London!

  • @JRM112
    @JRM112 2 года назад +2

    Yes, color is important! And I love the doom harp at the end. Fabulous!

  • @TheDantheman12121
    @TheDantheman12121 2 года назад +1

    Best guitar review I ever saw. Thank you for this. Also love the fact that they send 6 nuts.

  • @rev.joelanderson5342
    @rev.joelanderson5342 2 года назад +3

    Oh wow! This is my favorite guitar review of all-time.

  • @Bad.At.Guitar
    @Bad.At.Guitar 2 года назад +30

    I love the polytune. Before buying the polytune I would tune once a year, a few days before the equinox. Now I tune ALL the time. Before I warm up, after I warm up, during the bridge, during the solo, it really doesn't matter. Think you're playing a Gminor? Think again. That fifth is a microtone flat my guy. Amaj? More like, A MAJOR problem with your intonation. My friends don't talk to me any more, but who needs company when you have perfect pitch?

    • @ruthiesutka108
      @ruthiesutka108 Год назад

      this is a whole stand up comedy bit and i’m here for it.

  • @pthomas36
    @pthomas36 2 года назад

    I knew this was going to be fantastic from the moment you started opening the side of the box that didn't have tape on it. I get the feeling though, that you'd be playing pretty decent guitar after not a lot of time. This video was adorable and I loved it!

  • @Reckless22
    @Reckless22 2 года назад +2

    Review of the tuner, very useful! Very honest! Huge thank you! Besides, great video!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад

      thank you so much for watching!! ❤️

  • @Rehevkor
    @Rehevkor 2 года назад +52

    As someone who also doesn't know anything about guitars (or playing instruments at all), this is a fantastic review and I now wish to own a guitar.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +1

      😂❤️ thank you so much for watching!! I'm gonna start practicing now~

    • @presidentgarfield
      @presidentgarfield Год назад

      By the way she did misslable all of the parts

  • @bearnando
    @bearnando Год назад +4

    As a Cello player I can tell it's very weird when you first get a guitar after playing a different instrument for so long. Emily looks so happy she's radiant, so adorable.

  • @themysteriousoa4466
    @themysteriousoa4466 2 года назад +1

    Although this is my second video from this channel, this is literally the most precious thing I’ve ever seen, and I can’t be mad! 🤭 This is so cute!

  • @arendestes
    @arendestes Год назад +1

    I love how much fun you had and totally dove in without knowing what you were doing. Your experience as a musician really helped you to be able to play a simple melady straight out of the box. I'm a guitarist. It was funny watching from experience. Way better than my first interaction with a guitar. Lol

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  Год назад

      hahah I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! we had a lot of fun with this video ❤️😂

  • @apathtrampledbydeer8446
    @apathtrampledbydeer8446 2 года назад +4

    Always being blown away and amazed by her harp playing, it is good to see that she is a normal mortal like the rest of us.
    Still a quarter Harp-demi godess.

  • @bricelory9534
    @bricelory9534 2 года назад +13

    Very fun and heartwarming! Keep on being genuine!
    I hope other "Emily Explains Instruments She Clearly Knows Everything About" will come down the road! I learned a lot about guitar. Still not sure why Russ shoved a big Allen Wrench in your guitar though.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +2

      LMFAOOO I would seriously LOVE to make that a series 😂❤️

  • @anthonypisani9840
    @anthonypisani9840 Год назад

    Excellent review, you done very well, keep up the good work.

  • @MichaelJacques
    @MichaelJacques Год назад

    Best guitar review EVER! So fun to watch.

  • @aquaterraadventures3861
    @aquaterraadventures3861 Год назад +3

    As a long time guitar player, this is the most honest review I've seen in a long time. ( not being sarcastic )

  • @denverrandy7143
    @denverrandy7143 2 года назад +4

    That sounded great on the harp...and she did do that country chord progression right away!!!great job

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +3

      Hahaha I grew up on Rockabilly music 😂❤️

  • @adrianmcgachie
    @adrianmcgachie Год назад

    I just giggle at the nuttiness and honesty behind each review, like innocent wonder!

  • @robertglass3944
    @robertglass3944 Год назад

    I'm 60. I've been playing guitar since I was 5. Ive watched a lot of guitar reviews, and this is, hands down, my favorite guitar review I've ever seen.
    Thanks for the laughs. Good job.

  • @Znijik
    @Znijik 2 года назад +37

    I would be incredibly impressed by whatever genius out there who wants to invent a harp with a whammy bar while having it still be in tune.

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +9

      Hahaha RIGHT?! I’m going to be trying the Bigsby pedal by Gamechanger audio with my harp as soon as it arrives!! 🙌

    • @JGHFunRun
      @JGHFunRun 2 года назад +3

      Locking tuner harp

    • @SisterRose
      @SisterRose 2 года назад +2

      Aftermarket Bigsby harp mod

    • @SisterRose
      @SisterRose 2 года назад +3

      I'm trying to think how you could do this like. You could have ridiculously expanded range lever or harp mechanisms all connected to some kind of big chord that pulls on them at once. Or like somehow design the half the harp to just be floating like a Jazzmaster frem. Absolute mad science.

    • @SisterRose
      @SisterRose 2 года назад +1

      Baritone Harp VI for playing Djent

  • @d-mack7053
    @d-mack7053 2 года назад +6

    I love your videos and love unboxiing videos from anyone. Being a guitar and bass player I would love to see videos of you learning that thing. PROPS TO TO DONNER for how they are getting involved!!!!!

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +4

      Hahah thank you so much!! 🥰❤️ I can’t wait to practice more guitar (do your fingertips ever get used to the pain of the tiny strings digging into them?!? 😱) Donner has always been so amazingly supportive of these sort of “shitpost-style” videos 😂

    • @theclovercross
      @theclovercross 2 года назад +2

      @@emilyharpist as a friend of guitarists they seem to think having developed thick skin develop on your finger tips be a good thing ( like you can get from shoes kinda?)

    • @emilyharpist
      @emilyharpist  2 года назад +3

      I get callouses on my fourth fingers and thumbs from the harp, but they go away after a while and they’re never that severe. I feel like with guitar they’re gonna be there for the rest of your life 😂

    • @soveriegn777
      @soveriegn777 2 года назад

      @@emilyharpist Pretty much.😎

  • @imoffendedthatyouareoffended
    @imoffendedthatyouareoffended Год назад

    The harp and wah pedal video was great, this is gunna be awesome haha.

  • @artfulnotion
    @artfulnotion Год назад

    OMGosh, this my first video I seen! Super adorable! 😍 Liked and subscribed!